Class B Sub-State Entries Appear Evenly Matched
Iowa City St Mary's one of the favored entrants in the Iowa boys high school finals. Eight of 16 class B district winners advance to substate tourneys at Spirit Lake Cedar Falls Des Moines and Ottumwa with the other eight on Friday. St Mary's of Iowa City is a southeastern sizzler expected to meet Laurel, Central Catholic Ottumwa and Montrose as the bracket develops.
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Abe Simon Ready to Royale Louis Despite Doubts
Detroit story previews heavyweight title bout as Abe Simon, 6 feet 4, 255 pounds, declares he cannot be hurt by Joe Louis and will challenge the champion in a 20 round or less bout at Olympia arena Friday. Simon notes his never-been-knocked-down record and predicts Louis cannot hurt him.
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Linn County 4-H Basketball Tournament At Springville Saturday
The Linn County 4-H club basketball tournament will be held Saturday starting at 9 30 a.m. in the Springville high school gymnasium. Seventeen clubs are eligible to compete. The Happy Workers of Alburnett have won the championship three years in a row. An all star squad will represent Linn County in the 4-H district meet on April 5 in Cedar Rapids.
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Davenport Girls Win State AAU Basketball Title
Davenport headed the field to win the state women’s AAU championship, defeating AI B of Des Moines 30 to 24. The AI of Des Moines entered as the defending champion and led by strong play in spots, but Davenport dominated the contest from the opening whistle and secured the crown.
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Sports Jabs Report From Columbus Bout Notes
In Columbus a series of rough exchanges drew attention as Roscoe Tales and Buddy Walker clashed in a bout described by AP. Slugging, jabs and blows landed amid scattered scoring, with Billy Davie and Johnny Dandee also cited in a chaotic card from regional venues.
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Boston
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Cooper Mangrum Pace Golf Field
Cooper and Mangrum led the North South Open after a first round 68 four under par in cold wind at Pinehurst. Twenty four players shot par or better as play resumed after greens thawed with Sam Snead Nelson Heafner Thomson and Hogan among leaders at 69 to 71.
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Rough Riders Hit By Colds Before Substate Tilt
Roosevelt High School basketball players battled a cold outbreak that disrupted practice. Emory Sample and Martin Thorson returned to classes after two days at home, while others remained sidelined. The Rough Riders, coming off a 28-26 district finals win over Waterloo East, prepare for Thursday’s sub-state matchup against Mason City at Cedar Falls as St Wenceslaus and Red Hawks also drill ahead of the tournament.
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St Louis May Be Burdened With Joe Louis Plan
A roundup of sports notes: Joe Louis vs Tony Musto could land in St Louis as a training focus while Connie Mack recalls a profitable Philadelphia trip. Patty Berg headlines praise for a lecture tour in the southwest. Don Elser seeks an eastern head coaching post for 1942. Boxing plans and minor league gossip wrap the column with reflections on football, racing, and college rivalries.
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Cedar Falls sub state tourney seats held for Roosevelt fans
Local Cedar Falls fans may sit in the Roosevelt high school section at the sub state tournament Thursday. Principal Fred Kluss said sponsors should reserve 150 seats for Cedar Rapids followers. Roosevelt will send two buses and over 60 students or staff. ticket prices vary by session from 40 to 75 cents.
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Parochial Coaches Rule Sparks IHSA Debate
Keystone protests St Wenceslaus IHSA membership arguing coaches must teach at least two classes. The issue centers on eligibility and fair application of coaching rules after George A Brown’s departure. The protest aims to ensure constitution compliance across members and tests the association’s future policy.
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Pace Cools Off In A.B.C. Competition
ST PAUL INS After a sizzling siege of pin toppling in the first five days four 700 series were rolled the 41st American Bowling Congress settled to a normal pace Wednesday awaiting hot shot teams this weekend Frank Fellhofer 48 year old St Paul Kegler in his first ABC shot into fifth place all events 1826 Detroit Grubaugh team led five man standings 2829 Hilla Kallas and Frank Caravella of Milwaukee topped two man standings 1289 Kallas also led singles 727 George Tishock Milwaukee led all events 1961
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Coe Golf and Tennis Schedules Set for Seven Meets
Coe college announces seven athletic schedules for golf and tennis this year led by Moray L. Eby. Don Belknap to supervise both sports with meets spanning April to May. Events include the Midwest conference at Beloit Wisconsin May 16 and 17 and key matchups against Grinnell Cornell and Iowa State Teachers.
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O Connor Honored as Drake Honorary Captain
Des Moines updates report Walt O Connor, Missouri Valley scoring champion and three year Drake guard, named honorary captain for the 1940 41 Drake basketball team. He scored 129 points in 12 conference games and 189 in 20 games.
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Creighton Cagers Thump Iowa State In All Midwest Clash
Creighton defeated Iowa State 57 to 48 as Ed Beisser led the Bluejays with strong inside play. The win advances Creighton toward a western final, with Washington State and others in Friday matchups. Iowa State, one of the Big Six holdouts, was held to limited scoring by Creighton’s defense.
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Roosevelt High Sports Night pits 1937 and 1939 city champs
Roosevelt High presents a Friday night program featuring a fundraising basketball game between the 1937 city champion girls and the 1939 city champs, plus volleyball, rope jumping, tumblers, comedy act, and Cornell mat team matches with Gene Tornquist referee under the Sports club and R club sponsorship.
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Sixteen Teams In A A U Cage Meet Round Two
Denver based round two results show sixteen teams remaining in the 1941 A A U national basketball championship. Scores include Phillips Oilers 72 over Hammond Indiana Youngstowns 18 and Kansas City College of Commerce 52 over Des Moines in Con Los Angeles cliftens 59 over Omaha Hellngers 44. Other games feature Twentieth Century Fox 50 over Phillips U Enid Salt Lake City Eekera 37, San Francisco Elks 35. Shreveport Morris Dicksons 49 over Milwaukee Bradleys 41. Roanoke Lesson Mawks 39 over Oakland Golden Gates 38. Ascension Gophers 40 over St. js Rangers paneen neries Olympic club 53. Martina 56 over Portland re. Bredfords Beacons Pisa 45 over Midland Mich Mentile Savidgeea 52 over Boise Ida. Junior vonki and Athens 52 over New York Ohrbachs Los Annelies ockneeda 41. Greeley Colo wise Wilsons 48 over Chicago Acme Bteers Denver Legions SI over Dayton O Delcoa 16.
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Crack Cage Teams Battle In Garden
New York early round action in the national invitation tournament features Seton Hall vs Rhode Island State and Long Island University vs Westminster at Madison Square Garden. Seton Hall rides a 19 game winning streak this season and a 42 game streak over three campaigns as the lone unbeaten team in the event. Rhode Island State has won 21 of 24 with a 74 point per game attack. C.C.N.Y. and Ohio U. reached the semifinals in the opening doubleheader before 15,751 fans.
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Bill McKechnie High On His Own Ball Club
Cincinnati Reds manager Bill McKechnie predicts a World Series repeat in 1941 saying the Reds have the best pitching balance in the league and can win again. He rejects trading pitching for hitters, cites Derringer Walters and Thompson and notes Joost Mattick Werber infield, with Myers gone to Chicago as justified. He prepares his batting order for the day against Detroit and comments on potential additions like Mize Greenberg or DiMaggio.
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Eastern Iowa Basketball Washington Tourney Round One
The first round of the Eastern Iowa Basketball Tournament at Washington features Wayland vs Sharen 44 45 and Pleasant Plain 52 against West Chester 48. Cemais 39 Merchants 55 Beth Wash Katona 43 Rob Air Washington 28 Cannevalle 421 Gibson JA Masburg 4 Washington Whites 36 win aburg 75 Wayland 32. Davenport, Es-Cards, Washing Cities Service Otters, Washington 23 Grandview 23. QUARTER FINALS JenEnville 47 Kalena BM Sant Plain 34 Cardinals 38 Wittamsburg 28 Martimsberg 2 Crawherdeville 38 Cities Service Oiler.
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Tama Tournament Draws 1,707 Gate
District basketball tournament in Tama drew about 4,700 spectators last weekend according to Superintendent E. H. Nelson. Estimated attendance was 1,400 on Thursday and Friday nights, and 1,900 on Saturday night. Gate totaled 1707.75 dollars, Tama’s share 469.12 with the rest to the Iowa High School Athletic Association.
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Softball Association Plans Meeting Thursday
The Cedar Rapids Softball association will hold an organization meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday in the fourth floor court room of Memorial coliseum. Players managers and sponsors are invited to attend.
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