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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1949

Page

7

Winfield Moorhead Trail Forest City in Iowa Tourney

In the state tournament first round Oak City? Upsets mark the day as Winfield surprises Waverly 90 to 45 while Ottumwa edges Davenport 41 to 37 and Moorhead upsets McGregor 38 to 35. Forest City defeats Ankeny 52 to 42. semifinals set for Friday with Ottumwa vs Moorhead and Forest City vs Winfield.

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Thompson Shines as Forest City Tops Ankeny in State Tourney

Forest City star Herb Thompson dominated Ankeny in the quarterfinals, out rebounding and guarding Ray Fontana, aiding a 52-42 win. He and teammate Rye combined for 35 points, while Dean Rie contributed 16 for Ottumwa, as four of the top teams advanced.

Kester Winfield Ankens Forest City Dean Rie West Waterloo Thompson Rye Thiy

Favor Aggies For Western NCAA Title

The West four team playoff begins with Oklahoma A M Aggies versus Wyoming at 8 pm CST. Oregon State and Arkansas meet at 9:30 pm. The Western winner faces the Eastern regional champion in Seattle for the national title. Eastern games are in New York with Illinois vs Yale and Villanova vs Kentucky.

Kansas City Oklahoma A M. Aggies Wyoming Cowboys National Collegiate Athletic Association Aggies Oregon State Beavers University of Arkansas Razorbacks Seattle Wash New York Ilinois Yale Villanova Kentucky

Pro Cage Standings National League Western Eastern

West division shows teams such as Oshkosh Syracuse and Tri Cities with win loss records. East division includes Hammond Sheboygan Dayton Waterloo and Denver with various point totals and standings.

PRO Cage National League Western Easter Pet Anderson Oshkosh Syracuse Tri-Cities Hammond Sheboygan Dayton Waterloo Denver

DiMaggio To Start Season In Yankees Center Field

Dr George Bennett said Joe DiMaggio should be ready to start the New York Yankees season in center field in St Petersburg Fla He cautioned DiMaggio not to rush the heel injury and advised removing the third heel cleat to reduce jars DiMaggio has trained lightly after flying to Johns Hopkins for an evaluation following March 1 workouts

ST Petersburg Fla George Bennett Joe DiMaggio New York Yankees Bennett DiMaggin DiMaggio DiMag Johns Hopkins

Bonnie Ace Signs with Chicago Cardinals

Stephen Charsky star end from St Bona Venture College signs to play with the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League.

Chicago INS Stephen Charsky St Bonaventure College Chicago Cardinals

Fontana Leads Scorers In State Basketball Tournament

Iowa City reports Ray Fontana Ankeny junior center led scoring at the quarterfinals of the state tournament with 39 points in two games. Lawrence Nelson Ottumwa posted 12 attempts with 6 makes for a .500 average. Johnnie Thurber Montezuma topped free throws with an .800 mark for ten attempts. Fontana was second at .78 per game in tenth averages, Winfield led in shooting at .327, Ottumwa held the top free throw average at .625.

Iowa City Ray Fontana Ankeny Fontana Lawrence Nelson Ottumwa Johnnies Thurber Montezuma Chrissinger Winfield Wray Alverly Johnston Hammersley Ottumwa Weldon Gorden Stenser Davenport Ferguson Davis Pratt Moorhead Lauritzen Laurensen Orhead Snyder Charles City Hildreth Nelson Ottumwa Soo Lindsay Davenport Weldon Lark Fort Edge Lauritsen Stenger Davenport Ui Butterfield McGregor Sherres Chrissinger Winfield Ant Hildreth Rowray Waverly Bester Winfield Hin Winfield RIK Thompson Forest City Rosas McGregor Forest Thorber Montezuma Fontana Keny van Thompson Fore City Bakedeaux Kester Winfiel al Ferguson I Oss McGregor Ompson

Drake Grid Helpers Quit To Join Kawal

Drake University two football assistants Bob Friedlund and Malcolm Strow resign to join Al Kawal at Temple University. Kawal left Drake for Temple two days earlier, replaced by Warren Geer who will choose two assistants. Chuck Orebaugh remains freshman coach. Friedlund played under Kawal at Michigan State. Strow joined from Pueblo Junior College last fall.

Des Moines INS Drake University Bob Friedlund Malcolm Strow Bulldog al Kawal Temple Uni Versity Kawal Drake Temple Warren Geer Geer Chuck Orebaugh Friedlund Kawal Michigan State Strow Pueblo Colorado

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