Free Season Tickets for Clergy Rally Cedar Rapids Team
Jim Meaghan, Cedar Rapids Indians general manager, plans free season tickets for ministers and priests to boost attendance and reduce rainouts in 1952. The move aims to foster support and spread team schedules while pastors view baseball as wholesome recreation and juvenile delinquency deterrent. University of Iowa ranks high in Big Ten standings despite small enrollment, with Illinois Michigan Michigan State leading. a table shows sport points and enrollment shifts, plus praise for Chuck Darling's record-breaking Big Ten scoring.
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Etty
Jim Meaghan
Cedar Rapids
Jim
Cedarapids
Meaghan
University of Iowa
Hawks
Purdue
Indiana
Northwestern
Iowa
Eee CinSeeess
Michigan
Mid
Seera
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Chuck Darling
Big Charlie
Charlie Johnson
Minneapolis Star
Iowa Center
Darling
Grundy
North Iowa Cedar
Grinnell
Jake Bergman
Dick Ritter
Orville Allen
Iowa All Stars At Coe Tonight Feature Matchup
Iowa All Stars meet Belle Plaine semi pros at Coe Fieldhouse in a basketball feature. Game at 8 p.m. Tickets cost 1 dollar for adults and 50 cents for children. Frank Calsbeck will center the all stars with Fred Buck and Skip Greene at guards. Belle Plaine's lineup includes Klinzman Drahn Deaton Davis Oxenrider and Bruns on the front line.
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Ev Cochrane
Pinky Clifton
Iowa All-Stars
Belle Plaine
Coe Fieldhouse
Coe College Club
Frank Calsbeck
Hawkeye
Fred
Buck
Skip Greene
Davenport
Lloyd Klinzman
Glenn Drahn
Les Deaton
Jim Davis
Jack Oxenrider
la Vera Bruns
All Time Yankee All Star Team Named by 48 Writers
Babe Ruth Bill Dickey and Joe DiMaggio head an all time Yankee squad chosen by 48 veteran writers marking the club’s 50th AL anniversary. The trio are unanimous picks with Bob Meusel earning the remaining outfield spot and Gehrig Lazzeri Rizzu to Rolfe, Ruffing Pennock Gomez Murphy Crosetti among the rest.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Babe Ruth
Bill Dickey
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankee
Yankees
Bob Meusel
Babe
DiMag
Earl Combs
Tommy Henrich
Willie Keeler
Lou Gehrig
Tony Lazzeri
Phil Rizzuto
Shorstop
Red Rolfe
Red Ruffing
Herb Pennock
Rawlings Faces Carter In Chicago Boxing Showdown
Chicago heavyweight Luther Rawlings, the tallest lightweight contender, seeks a knockout win over stocky champion Jimmy Carter in a 10 round non title bout at Chicago Stadium. Carter defends the crown seldom, with 53 wins and 21 knockouts, ahead of a possible title shot this summer.
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Chicago
Luther Rawlings
Jimmy Carter
Rawlings
Carter
Ike Williams
Art Aragon
Essionals
Waterloo tourney pace heats up in substate finals
In Waterloo the substate basketball tourney tightens as four first round games finish within six points. West Union edge Oelwein 57-56 and Grundy Center overcome Grinnell 55-54 to set Thursday’s class A final.
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Waterloo
Heartstop
Hippodrome
Dubuque
Marshalltown
Fayette County
Karl Moe
West Union
Oelwein
Grundy Center
Grinnell
Orville Allen
Grundy
Readlyn
Holy Family of
Mason City
Bombers
Oelwe
Upper Iowa
Jerry Platt
Tom Cline
Leon Jorgenson
Jorgensen
Ray Nissen
Ritter
Roger Tharp
Glen van Fossen
van Fossen
Big Norman Bergman
Orville
Chariton
Fort Dodge Corpus Christi
Ogden
Lake Mills
Ottumwa
Muscatine
Boone
Council Bluffs
Abraham Lincoln
Marion
Ottumwa Catholic
Davenport and Roland Seek Sub-State Finals Berths Tonight
Defending champion Davenport meets Clinton at Iowa City to chase a third straight title while Roland aims for a finals berth at Ames in a busy sub-state slate. One class A final and three B finals plus five first round games are on tap, with close Tuesday results and several upsets.
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Davenport
Clinton
Iowa City
Roland
Ames
Blue Devils
Davenpoe
Boxholm
Mapleton
Cherokee
Sioux City
Spencer
Hull
Alton
Marion Faces Tipton In Key Substate Clash
Marion aims to avenge a prior defeat by Tipton as the Indians meet the Tigers in a class A substate semifinal to determine a berth in the state tournament. Coach Les Hipple’s squad, boosted by strong inside and fast-break play, seeks its 24th win against a Tipton team that beat them earlier this season.
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Marion
Tipton
Tigers
John Sissel
Hipple
Hugh Leffingwell
Indians
Hughie
Russ Leeks
Ottumwa
Leffingwell
Bill Lundquist
Bob Christensen
Leeks
Jerry Peck
Seeks
Immaculate Conception
Les
I.C
Central
Cedar Rapids Rivals Wilson McKinley Clash in Substate
Cedar Rapids Wilson and McKinley meet in a class AA substate game at the Iowa fieldhouse at 7 p m. The winner faces Davenport or Clinton at 8 15 p m. Clinton has lost to Davenport in seven straight tournaments. Both substate finals will be held Friday night at Iowa City.
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West Waterloo
Mason City
Wahawks
Mohawks
Des Moines East
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Wilson
Cedar Rapids McKinley
Iowa City
Glenwood
Hawkeye
Corning
McKinley
Iowa
Davenport
Ice Skaters Gather For Iowa Skating Association Meeting
Local ice skaters are invited to Roosevelt high school cafeteria at 7 30 p m for the Iowa Skating Association social meeting. Participants will display medals or trophies from the last two seasons and the season’s team trophy will be presented by Dick Yoakam of KCRG.
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Iowa Skating Association
Roosevelt High School
Dick Yoakam
KCRG
Rammelsburg Rolls 709 Series in City Classic
Chuck Rammelsburg of 914 H Avenue NW bowled a 709 series in the City Classic at Bowham, with games of 200 253 and 256. It marked his first 700+ series in 20 years, and he helps lead Silver Corporation toward defending the state team title. Harley Westphal then struck for 708 in the Link Belt Speeder circuit at Parlor City, his second 700+ series this season with 14 straight strikes in two games.
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Lost Nation
Dinsdale
Tama County
Chuck Rammelsburg
H Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
Bowham
Rammelsburg
Silver Corporation
Jack O’brien
Clark Haddy
Carl Berry
Lou Kacere
Roy Laub
Healing
Harley Westphal
Parlor City
Westphal
Forty eight attend first softball meeting for C R Loops
Forty eight enthusiasts gathered Tuesday to view film of the 1951 World Series and begin organizing Cedar Rapids softball leagues for 1952. Ray Hamad presided in the Chamber of Commerce hall as plans for an umpire clinic in April and 16 inch slow pitch leagues were announced.
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Jim Meaghan
Cedar Rapids Indians
Chamber of Commerce
Ray Hamad
Cedar Rapids Softball Association
Les Keller
Playground and Recreation Commission
Keller
U S Faces Shortfall To Send Olympic Team
The United States trails its Helsinki Olympic fund by $600,000 after raising only $100,000 of $700,000. Olympic Manager Robert Kane announced the figure as New York promises flow in, with Gov. Dewey accepting honorary chairmanship to spur contributions.
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New York
Sns
United States
Helsinki
Robert Kane
Olympic Fund
Thomas E. Dewey
State Committee For Funds
Notre Dame Star LeRoy Leslie Joins 1952 Collegiate Squad
Chicago AP reports Notre Dame ace LeRoy Leslie becomes the first selection for the 1952 collegiate team to face the Harlem Globetrotters in a coast to coast series set March 30 to April 13.
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Chicago
Notre Dame
LeRoy Leslie
Harlem Globe Trotters
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