State Tournament Expected To Gross Big Revenue
Iowa high school athletic association projects 16 000 to 17 000 dollars from the state basketball tourney last weekend, with 12 to 12 percent more than 1938. About 7 500 attended the final session in Drake field house, and at least a thousand were turned away amid seating crowding. An unidentified woman fainted and Mrs J F Trefz suffered broken bones as officials consider relocating next year to a larger venue such as the University of Iowa fieldhouse in Iowa City.
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Iowa High School Athletic Association
D. Movies, Ia
Board of Control of
Drake
J. F. Trefz
Creston High School
Ted Saur
Fairfield
al Mitchell
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Mason City
Judge Grimsley
Sac City
Cooper
Mohawks
Sac City Indians Win Iowa Sportsmanship Trophy
In Des Moines the Sac City Indians earned the Iowa Daily Press Association sportsmanship trophy after a tight state tournament race. Center Jim Thynne led Sac City as they edged Ute for the award by three votes amid strong showings from six finalist squads.
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Frank Nye
Jews Daily Press Association
Des Moines
Creston
Diagonal
Towa Daily Press Association
Sac City
Indians
Mason City
Jim Thynne
Ute
Lyle Christinsen
Seventh Day Adventist
Marshalltown
Iowa Daily Press Association
Gazette
Oklahoma and Oregon Favored In Cage Meet
In Treasure Island contests Oklahoma and Oregon are favored to win western playoff semi finals in the N C A A tournament. Oklahoma faces Utah State and Oregon meets Texas with a possible Tuesday final pitting the two favorites to decide who advances to Chicago for the March 27 title game.
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Ohio State
Chicago
Viewing the Field Finals Highlight Creston and Diagonal
Two tired teams met in Des Moines as Creston defeated Diagonal after sweeping through semis with Marshalltown and Mason City. Jim Thynne of Sac City and Bill Stauss of Creston earned top honors while Maurice Cooper directed a controlled attack. The piece also notes a four day tourney plan and Cedar Rapids teams’ recent eliminations.
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Creston
Marshalltown
Diagonal
Mason City
Jim Thynne
Sac City
Bill Stauss
Maurice Cooper
Thynne
Notre Dame
Stauss
Cedar Rapids
Franklin
Ames
Rolfe
Roosevelt
Kalona
Iowa
Mike Simitz Leads City Bowling Meet With 619
Mike Simitz top score 619 in the city bowling singles on Sunday, follow ed by Jerry Kroulik 588. Simitz and Frank Stanek combined 1 164 to lead the doubles competition.
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Browns Lead Grapefruit League Pace This Spring
The St. Louis Browns sit atop the Grapefruit League after 56 exhibition games with six wins and no losses. Giants Cubs and Senators also remain undefeated, while Whitey Moore and Gene Thompson combined for a no hit game for Cincinnati. Bob Feller won his first start for Cleveland as exhibition play continues. The Yankees stand at 4 and 4.
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Citrus Belt
St. Louis Browns
Browns
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Washington Senators
Fred Haney
St. Louis
Giants
Philadelphia Athletics
Jersey City
Whitey Moore
Gene Thompson
Cincinnati Reds
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Athletics
Grapefruit Gladiators
New York Yankees
Paychek and Oliver Set for Des Moines Bout
In Des Moines Johnny Paychek ranked No 9 by the NBAA meets Art Oliver in a scheduled 10 round fight. The rivals have five prior meetings including two as amateurs with Oliver winning early and Paychek taking the next four. Covelli debuts in Des Moines in a 10 rounder against Johnny Wallace.
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Johnny Paychek
National Boxing Association
Art Oliver
Oliver
Paychek
Johnny
Chicago
Omaha
Frankie Covelli
Pinkie George
Covelli
Johnny Wallace
Kansas City
Dizzy Dean Hobbled by Shin Splints in Spring Training
The spring training scene features Dizzy Dean sidelined by shin splints limiting pitching work as Gabby Hartnett forecasts a slow recovery. Analysts question whether Dean can regain his former velocity and anchor the Cubs pennant pursuit this season.
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Dizzy Dean
Dizzy
Dean
Raiders Ticket Sales Near Four Thousand Mark
The booster campaign to keep baseball in Cedar Rapids shows 3977 tickets sold between noon Saturday and noon Monday. A dinner and meeting at 6 pm Monday will finalize the effort, with A. E. Morehouse, Reds manager, reporting $216 collected by his team. An auction of prizes, led by Bill Culver, is planned during the event.
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Cedar Rapids
AAA
A. E. Morehouse
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Bill Culver
Hee Ie
Million Dollar Gate Fueled by 300 Big Buyers
Mike Jacobs notes that for the Tony Galento Joe Louis fight at Yankee Stadium on June 28 about 300 patrons could supply well over half the $1,000,000 gate with multi thousand dollar ticket purchases. A shipbuilder spends up to $20,000 to gift seats to customers.
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New York
INS
Mike Jacobs
Mike
Tony Galento
Joe Louis
Yankee Stadium
Galento Remains No 1 Challenger in NBA List
Tony Galento stays ranked as the No 1 heavyweight challenger in the NBA quarterly list while undergoing Tuesday medicals by the New York athletic commission to test fitness for a Louis title bout. The NBA disclaims sponsorship of Galento, who has not lost since prior wins. Bob Pastor is restored as No 2, followed by Lou Nova, Max Baer and Red Burman.
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Tony Galento
New York Athletic Commission
Joe Louis
Rolypoly Orange
N. J
Barkeeper
Louis
Galento
Max Baer
Red Burman
Pastor
Dyersville Bowlers Win In Knights Of Columbus Tourney
Special to The Gazette Dyersville Knights of Columbus bowling team won the state tournament in Dubuque with the meet ending after three weekends Sam Palumbo of Cedar Rapids led singles with 714 and the next year’s event will be in Dyersville Team and doubles results feature numerous Dyersville entries with high scores and placements across divisions
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Knights of Columbus
Sam Palumbo
Cedar Rapids
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Pecesess
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Cascade
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Ial
Cubs Rally To Defeat Pirates 7 5 In Exhibition
Jim Gleeson hit a eighth inning homer driving in Steve Mesner as the Cubs beat the Pirates 7 to 5 in an exhibition. Rizzo Mueller also homered for Pittsburgh, while Swift labored in relief amid a Cubs rally after a rough seventh inning.
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Bill Swift
Steve Mesner
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Swift
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Pirates
Rizzo
Mueller
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Lillard
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Mancuso
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Sewell
Berres
Indians Blank A's 5 0 in Exhibition Clash
Cleveland pitchers led by Bob Feller held the Philadelphia Athletics to two hits as the Indians won 5 to 0 in an exhibition game in New Orleans. Drake Dobson Beckman shared the mound honors, with 15 Cleveland hits.
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Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
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Feller
Cleveland
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Hemsley
Pytlak
Browns edge Phillies in tight exhibition win in Florida
St Louis Browns beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2 to 1 in an exhibition game in Sarasota. Vanatta Marcum and Glenn shared pitching duties for the Browns, while Hollingsworth Passeau Smith and Atwood worked for Philadelphia.
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Glenn
Browns
Hollingsworth
Passeau
Smith
Atwood
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Atesworth Passeau
Fatewood
Clark
Spindel
Cardinals Fall 12 7 in Exhibition With Yankees
St Louis Cardinals lose to New York Yankees 12 to 7 in an exhibition despite three homers by St Louis. Slaughter and Adams homered for the Cardinals while New York piled 17 hits led by strong offenses.
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Kern Denies Quitting Carnegie as Pitt Coach Shuffle Gathers Pace
AP report says Kern denies plans to leave Carnegie Tech and stay at Pitt amid a coaching succession. Sophomores at Carnegie urge clarity on status while Pitt trustees near selecting a successor to Jock Sutherland. Bowser cited as inside track for Pitt football post as amateur policy tightens.
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Bill Kern
Pittsburgh
Carnegie
Pisescher
Pitt
Robert E Doherty
Kern
Boston College
Tech
Pitt Board of Trustees
John B
Jock” Sutherland
Charles Bowser
Bowdoin
Grove City College
Sutherland
Pop” Warner
Panther
Jock
Waterloo DeMolays Run Past Monticello In Narrow Win
Waterloo DeMolays beat Monticello DeMolays 29 to 16 on a Saturday night. Bohling scored five early for Waterloo to seize the lead, Gaylord added 10 points for Waterloo, while Schetzer and Lambert topped Monticello with six and five.
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Waterloo
de Molay
Lambert
Bohling
Gaylord
Schetzer
Entries Close Tuesday For Junior Tournament
The senior gold medal basketball tournament opens on the Y M C A floor tonight. Entries for the junior tournament close Tuesday, said George Clapp, the physical director. The junior meet is open to boys 17 and younger.
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George Clapp
Budge Defeats Perry In Cross-Country Tennis Match
Fred Perry, once a Davis Cup stalwart, fails to beat Don Budge in a touring match in Chicago. Budge wins by sets 6-2 6-2 5-1 6-4 before about 4,000 fans. Perry claimed a first set, but Budge dominated the rest.
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Chicago
Fred Perry
Don Budge
Perry
Budge
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