Grapefruit League Attendance Holds Up In Exhibition Games
Early grapefruit league box office looks strong with major league teams drawing solid crowds. Service members flock to games in Tampa and St. Petersburg, with the Reds and Indians drawing 4 732 in opening action. The Yankees lead attendance with 12 799 paid for seven home and road games.
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Sarasota
Star Irish Gridmen In Marine Reserves
SOUTH BEND Ind UP An gelo Bertelli brilliant sophomore back and Bob Dove an all American end nominee were among the seven Notre Dame football players inducted in the U S marine corps reserves Thursday Other Irish gridders sworn in were Wally Ziemba varsity center of last fall Larry Sullivan and Lou Rymkus top candidates for the tackle berths on the 1942 team Mike Hines reserve tackle and Bob Webb reserve guard The players likely will finish their college work before being called.
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Bob Dove
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U. S. Marine Corps
Wally Ziemba
Larry Sullivan
Lou Rymkus
Mike Hines
Bob Webb
War Causes Grinnell To Lose Grid Rival
Colorado college and Grinnell college suspend football relations for the war duration. The home and home schedule is canceled with Grinnell to visit Colorado Springs in 1943 and Colorado College to visit Grinnell in Iowa, with a pledge to resume after the war.
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Iowa City Gym Coach Baumbertner Laments Losses
University of Iowa gymnastics coach Albert Baumgartner had an airtight alibi for the team’s failure to win this year. He lost 11 men to the armed forces.
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Iowa City
Albert Baumgartner
University of Iowa
Iowa Falls Tops Postville In Sub-State Thriller
Iowa Falls defeats Postville 33 to 30 as Bill McCullers leads with eight points and strong defense. Arbe Bareis adds 11 for Postville, with final scoring honors but falls short despite late pushes.
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Iowa Falls
Postville
Bill McCullers
Arbe Bareis
Toledo Cagers Star In New York Field
Toledo University Rockets beat Rhode Island State 82 to 71 at Madison Square Garden to reach the semifinals of the fifth National Invitation Tournament. Western Kentucky State upset City College of New York 49 to 46, earning a semi final date with Creighton. Toledo will face West Virginia University.
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Rockets
Rhode Island State
Madison Square Garden
Western Kentucky State
City College of New York
Kentucky
Creighton University
Toledo
West Virginia University
Yale Cats Coaching Staff Shakeup Dismissals At Yale
The Yale Athletic Association announced the dismissal of baseball coach Joe Wood after 20 years and golf coach Ben Thompson after 10 years. Tennis coach Bill Hincliff will retire after 28 years with Yale effective June 30.
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Yale Athletic Association
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Ben Thompson
Bill Hincliff
Yale
Trainer Jack Blackburn III Hospitalized With Pneumonia
Jack Blackburn III, trainer for heavyweight champion Joe Louis, was admitted to Provident hospital Thursday with pneumonia. Physicians described his condition as fair.
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Chicago
Jack “Chappy” Blackburn
Joe Louis
Provident Hospital
Raiders Pitchers and Records Highlight 1941 Season
Cedar Rapids finished second in the Three Eye league in 1941, with a road 35-26 mark and a home 37-23 record. The Raiders won 40 of 51 games against Waterloo, Moline and Clinton, but trailed in the overall pennant race due to results versus Evansville, Decatur, Springfield and Madison. The article notes Cedar Rapids scored 688 runs, had strong pitching, and outlines home and away splits, hinting at the upcoming 1942 season with a six-team lineup and 129-game schedule.
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Y W C A Cage League Nearing Finish Line
The final round of the Y W C A basketball league is set for next Tuesday and Thursday at 6 15 PM. This week the Y W C A team tied for first with Sanitary at 49 49, Becks beat Armstrongs, Paris defeated Quakers 7 10, and in pro boxing Lorenzo Strickland of New York won a points decision over Buddy Thomas of Washington DC in Atlantic City New Jersey.
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Quakers
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Lorenzo Strickland
New York
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Washington, D. C
Dubuque Rams overpower Keystone in substate opener
In Davenport Keystone drops a first round sub-state game to the Dubuque Rams 38 to 27 after a tight first half 18 15. Don Albers leads Dubuque with 13 points while Bill Pender and Ed Streeter pace Keystone in a game hampered by missed free throws. Muscatine cruised past Delmar 48 18 to reach the semifinals.
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Clinton YMC A Swimmers Triumph Over Cedar Rapids
Clinton YMC A defeats Cedar Rapids 42 to 33 at Clinton with two state records set in 160 yard relay and 180 yard medley relay. Kenneth Marsh wins multiple events for Cedar Rapids while Clinton's Morrison and Bel claim diving and sprint victories. several top placements noted for Cedar Rapids and Clinton rivals.
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Cedar Rapids Swimmers Enter State Indoor Meet
Six Cedar Rapids swimmers will compete Saturday in Des Moines at Roosevelt High School. Ray Yeakle and Wallace Emmons race boys events while Kenneth Marsh Junior Mikas Frank Howland and L. P. Lyman swim in the men's division. Proceeds from the meet go to the Red Cross.
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Roosevelt High School
Ray Yeakle
Wallace Emmons
Kenneth Marsh
Junior Mikas
Frank Howland
L. P. Lyman
Red Cross
Adams Funeral Home Moves to Second in ABC Standings
In Columbus Ohio Adams Funeral Home Akron climbs to second in the five-man division with 2965 points at the American Bowling Congress meet The all events leader is Joe Wilman Chicago with 1897 points Other standings include Schultz Hudson Norwood 2879 and Gimbel Recreation Cleveland 2892 in team events plus singles and doubles leaders George Theel Joseph Kaminski and Harvey Braatz-Louis Stizzi
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Joseph Kaminski
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Feud Between Kansas and Colorado Coaches Reignites
Kansas coach Phog Allen and Colorado mentor Frosty Cox clash over team roots amid NCAA Western playoff pairing. Iowa City hosts four YMCA district champs Davenport Waterloo Ottumwa Cedar Rapids for state title, with Hopkinton mothers honoring the basketball team at a banquet led by Supt. Tomlinson and Coach Ray Steele.
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