District crown thrills as Davenport blue devils lead
Davenport Blue Devils win district title 43 to 25 over Muscatine on Muscatine court. Nevada defeats Ames 31 to 26. East Sioux City ends Trinity 23 game win streak 44 to 36. Ol tally of district champs across Class A and B sets up eight sub-state spots for the Des Moines state finals.
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Muscatine
Little Muskies
Blue Devils
Davenport
Nevada
Iowa
Ames
Abraham Lincoln
Council Bluffs
Don Radtke
Atlantic
Ottumwa
Centerville
Postville
Clarinda
Fort Dodge
Iowa City
Melrose
Diagonal
Richland
O. C
Warner
Lads
Conway
Des Moines
Gilbert
Ellsworth
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Strawberry Point
Center Junction
Keystone
Cornellyblutts
Titonka
Harris
Fort Dodss
Aldden
Livermore
Yaron
Ae Indianola
Willamson
Van
Mason City
Cedar Lake
Iowa Falls
Hansell
Swalesdale
Delmar
Yarmouth
New Hampton
Janesville
Waterville
Storm Lake
Rolfe
Cherokee
Pepgraen
Brooke Consolidated
Pomeroyle
Three-I Chieftains To Meet at Decatur
Tom Fairweather, president of the Three-I baseball league, announced the first spring meeting will be held Sunday in Decatur Illinois at 10 a.m. Schedules for the coming season will be discussed and L J Wylie, president of the Decatur Commies, expects to attend while ill.
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DES Moines
Tom Fairweather
Three-1 Baseball League
Decatur
Fairweather
L. J. Wylie
Decatur Commies
Wylie
Minnesota grid star Joe Mernik praised as place kicker
Denver reports former Minnesota football standout Joe Mernik, famed for his place kicking on the 1940 squad, now serves as a middleweight boxer at the Army Air Corps Technical School based at Lowry Field.
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Denver
Minnesota
Joe Mernik
Army Air Corps Technical School
Lowry Field
Hauser Named Acting Coach At Minnesota
University of Minnesota regents name Dr. George Hauser acting head coach for the duration of the war. He replaces Bernie Bierman who becomes athletic director at a naval training station in Iowa City. Bud Wilkinson joins the staff, Louis Keller becomes acting athletics director, and Dallas Ward may be replaced as army service looms.
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Minneapolis
Regents
Louis F. Keller
Frank McCormick
United States Armed Forces
Wilkinson
Minnesota
Dallas Ward
Gopher
Ward
Bierman
McCormick
Bresnahan’s Pupils May Get the Idea
Hawkeye Coach George Bresnahan appeared before Police Judge William J. Smith on a speeding charge and was fined five dollars. The event took place Saturday in WA City as Bresnahan connected with his runners.
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Bresnahan
Hawkeye
George T. Bresnahan
William J. Smith
IHSAA Selects Six Sub-State Tournament Sites
DES MOINES AP Assignment of six of the eight sub state boy s basketball tournaments this week was announced by the Iowa High School Athletic Association board of control. Sites: Atlantic Creston Davenport Humboldt Ottumwa Nevada. Remaining sites to be chosen with pairings in today s meeting.
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Des Moines
Davenport Blue Devils
Board of Control
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Atlantic
Creston
Davenport
Humboldt
Ottumwa
Nevada
Postville
New Hampton
Mason City
Lemars
Sioux City
East High
Trinity
Dixie Howell Resigns as Tempe Coach After Four Seasons
Millard Dixie Howell announced his resignation as head football coach at Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe, effective June 1, citing waning student interest due to the war and budget limits. He plans to take a managerial job with the Albuquerque baseball club in the West Texas-New Mexico league.
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Tempe
Ariz
Millard
Dixie
Howell
Arizona State Teachers College
University of Alabama _ star
Albuquerque
N. M
Cedar Rapids Debate Sparks Local Sports Chat
Cedar Rapids debates hot sports topics with Nedra Eggers duckpin record and praise for Zobl and Shanahan. Dvorak and Kozberg weigh local legends, Waterville teams shine, and prep cagers vie for all state honors as readers report on fast breaks and pitching.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington, D. C
Nedra Eggers
Maquoketa
Hodge-Podge
Chuck Zobl
St. Wence
Bob Shanahan
St. Pat’s
L. W. Dvorak
Second Street
Wenceslaus
Zobs
Shanahan
Pisarik
Joe Severn
Kitch
Walt Hogan
Harold Larkin
Zobi
Zobl
Bernie Kozberg
Sebern
Roosevelt
Liddle
Franklin
Red Fee
I. C
Bill Folkers
Wilson
Kozberg
Dvorak
M Relays Set For April 11 Separate Classes
Mechanicville hosts the eighth annual M Relays on April 11 with a new format. Class A and B schools compete separately. B division open to schools under 150 students. Trophies awarded to track team winners in each section and to all winning relay quartets. Entries close April 10. Past champions include Lyons Clinton University High Anamosa Vinton and Toledo Juvenile Home.
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Mechanicsville
D. C. Gemberling
Lyons of
Clinton
University High of
Iowa City
Anamosa
Vinton
Toledo
Center Junction and Dubuque Capture District Tourney Honors
Center Junction defeated Keystone 39 to 32 in class B and Dubuque routed Strawberry Point 41 to 31 in class A to claim district titles at Coe College. Center Junction rode a fast break led by Glen Andrews and Paul Paulson’s 13 points to win. Keystone’s Don Albers led with 15. Dubuque built a 10 point first half edge as Ed Streeter and Bob Patton sparked the victory while Bill Pender topped scoring with 14 and Streeter added 12.
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Center Junction
Keystone
Coe
Dubuque
Strawberry Point
Jones County Five
Glen An
Drews
Paul Paulson
Andrews
Don Albers
Ed Streeter
Bob Patton
Rams
Bill Pender
Streeter
Bill Morris
Clutier Girls Win State Basketball Title in Dominant Finale
Clutier’s Tama County sextet captured the girls state championship with a 40 to 26 victory over Viota, pulling away after intermission. Delena Zmolek led with 14 points, followed by Betty Mundt with 13 and Leona Kriz with 11 as Viota’s Maxine Armstrong scored 11.
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Dorothy Hadecek
Pauline Dostal
Martha Novotny
Leona Kriz
Ramona Mochal
Verna Mae Vorba
John J. Schoenfelder
Betty Mundt
Delena Zmolek
Margaret Dvorak
Rita Zmolek
DES Moines
Clutier
Viota
Tama County
Delena
Clutier Conserllation
Betty
Leona
Ramona Mechal
Maxine Armstrong
Wiota
Maxine
Clutier and Viota Reach Girls State Final In Convincing Semis
Clutier’s high scoring front line and Viota’s efficient scoring advanced to the girls state high school basketball championship with decisive semifinal victories here Saturday. Continued on Page 2.
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DES Moines
Clutier
Viota
Barry to Head Navy Program at St. Marys
The navy department says Justin M. Barry and Harvey Harman will be commissioned officers in the navy physical fitness program. Barry becomes director of athletics at St. Marys College California while Harman takes a top post at the pre flight training school, UNC. Barry built winning teams at Knox College and Iowa before leading USC basketball football and baseball and being named head football coach last year.
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Aston
Marshalltown
Newton
Grundy Center
Hudson
Buckingham
Genesee Consolidated
Marvin Felderman
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Chicago Cubs
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Nashville
Hauser
IHSAA
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Red Peppers
Hot Sport
Tait
Allamakee County
Esquire Sports
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Ed Hines
Ed Barrows
George Collins
Elgin Strong
Glenn Cunningham
Cornell
Madison Square Garden
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Leo Mangan
Gene Venzke
Paul Derringer
Carl Hubbell
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Buddy Boyle
Roger Welty
Milwaukee
Claude Ellison
Bobby Carew
Roland Taylor
Des Moines Boys
Benton County Observer
Bob Feuerbach
Barnacle Bill
Bill DeCorrevont
Northwestern University
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Chicago
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Golden
Cole
Hal Rogers
Colorado Mines
Faye van Tuyl
Coe Field House
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Stocker
Severin
R. Haack
Koeppen
L. Haack
John Clover
Numa
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Havelock
Steamboat Rock
Seymour
Clutter
Wilota
Mundt
Strong
Zmolek
Mueller
Kriz
Armstrong
Brunere Coomes
Hadacek
Q Andersons
Vorba
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Noiens
Novotny
Rj Dostal
Rupe
Rowan
Gibson
Bowsen
Blozevich
Hackerse Strickler
Tometich
Kaufman
Stoulil
Baldwin
Maryville
Beall
Cor
Ted
Barry
St. Mary’s
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