Waverly and East Sioux City Win in Tourney Action
Two Class B state tournament openers saw East Sioux City Black Raiders roll Preston 42 23 and Waverly Go Hawks overpower Wiota 38 26. Montour fell 47 43 to Marshalltown as Class B play began with 6 500 in attendance at Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Montour’s
Marshalltown
Bobcats
Montour
Roy McHugh
Iowa University
Sioux City
Black Raiders
Preston
Waverly
Wiota
Carl Hinrichsen
Trojans
Wally Warner
Wicta
Burshtan
Orris
Peves
Waanene
Sore
Retmissen
Like Father Like Son Describes Van Duesen Duo
Iowa City history repeats in basketball as Jim Van Duesen of City High faces the state tournament while his father George Van Duesen played for Anamosa 25 years earlier. The piece notes former teammates, careers, and local figures weighing the outcome of the Clinton Ames clash.
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Dottie Ireland
Iowa City
van Duesens
Jim van Duesen
City High
Little Hawks
George van Duesen
Iowa A
Davenport
van Duesen
Milton Chesire
Anamosa
Ralph Belknap
Cedar Rapids
Glenn Russell
Leo Zimmers
Mason City
H. W. Leech
University of Iowa
Hawkeyes
Hawks
van Duesen, Jr
Jim
Iowa State
Sparkplug
Lansing
Expect Record Turnouts for Cage Tourney
Iowa City reports predicted record crowds for the state high school basketball tournament as Ames, the defending champion, meets Clinton in the first round. Officials forecast over 30,000 basketball fans attend the four day event ending Saturday night with the crowning of the 1946 kings.
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Iowa City
Ames
Clinton
Iowa
Wednesday Evening High School Tournament Schedule
The schedule lists Harlan vs Diagonal at 1, Danbury vs Crawfordsville at 9, Clinton vs Ames at to highlight second round pairings. Wednesday winners meet at 1 30 and 2 45. Thursday games feature Lansing Iowa City Harlan Diagonal Danbury Crawfordsville and Clinton Ames lower bracket with first night game at 7 30.
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Harlan
Diagonal
Danbury
Crawfordsville
Clinton
Ames
Lansing- Iowa City
Harlan-Diagonal
Danbury-Crawfordsville
Clinton- Ames
All-Stars To Play In Waterloo Tourney
An all-star Y M C A cagers team will take part Friday in the North Central area championship in Waterloo. The winner advances to the national Y cage meet. Cedar Rapids plays Red Wing Wisconsin at 7 30 pm with Charles City facing Waterloo prior. Semi finals and finals follow Saturday. Ted Cermak and Ed Doty coach Cedar Rapids.
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Y.M.C.A
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Red Wing
Wis
Charles City
St. Paul
Mikan Debuts With 17 Points For Chicago Gears
Big George Mikan, ex DePaul star, starred in his pro debut for the Chicago American Gears. He scored 17 points in a 68 to 60 win over the Anderson Chiefs of Indiana before leaving in the third period on five personal fouls. He signed a 60,000 dollar five year contract with the team.
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Chicago
George Mikan
DePaul
Chicago American Gears
National Basketball League
Anderson Chiefs
Indiana
The
Gears
Mikan
Stubborn Kurowski Holdout Could Be Traded This Season
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Whitey Kurowski is a holdout facing possible sale or trade as President Sam Breadon grows irritated. Kurowski, who hit .323 last season and is among top NL third basemen, argued for a higher salary, believing he is worth near the $16,000 earned by Marty Marion, after the team offered a raise from about $10,000.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
George Kurowski
Cardinals
Sam Breadon
Kurowski
St. Louis
Marty Marion
Favorites Survive In AAU Cage Meet
Denver AP reports the National AAU basketball tournament remains top heavy with original favorites after a second round. Sixteen of 64 teams remain with service outfits like Honolulu Marines and Mira mar-Pendleton Marines in contention, while Sacramento Senators exit after a Tuesday loss.
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Denver
Marcine
Honolulu
Phillips Lee
Bartlesville
Okla
Miramar-Pendleton Marines
Oceanside
Calif
Seattle
Wash
Fort Sheridan
San Francisco
Sacramento Senators
Milwaukee
Phillips 66 Oilers
Hollywood 20th-Century Fox
Diagonal Iowa City tourney notes on title contenders
Nine team field with Diagonal favorites and veterans. Notable figures include Pop Warner era teams at Diagonal and Waverly with coach Martin Brandes, Danbury Lansing Wiota debuts, Les Davis era East Sioux City, Kenny Dean Bobcats, and Cleo Cherryholmes Kenny Beenblossom guards. The piece surveys teams, coaches, and historical finals appearances.
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Roy McHugh
Iowa City
Harry Burrell
IHSAA
Livermore
le Mars
Francis Miles
Danbury
Lansing
Wiota
State Association
Little Hawks
Mt. Pleasant
Pop Warner
East
Sioux City
Les Davis
Milton Delzell
Chariton
Davis
Russ Dickinson
Iowa State College
Marshalltown
Bobcats
Kenny Dean
Waverly
Martin Brandes
Go- Hawks
Mason City
Davenport
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Brandes
Iowa
Sac City
Parochial Cage Squads Feted By K C Group
Cedar Rapids parochial basketball squads from St. Patrick's Immaculate Conception and St. Wenceslaus were honored at a Knights of Columbus No 909 sports meeting. Coach Vince Dowd and Father Breen spoke on athletics in education. Awards were presented to listed players from the three schools.
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Tait Cummins
Cedar Rapids
Knights of Columbus
St. Patrick’s
Immaculate Conception
St. Wenceslaus
Vince Dowd
Loras College
Father Breen
Loras
Dowd
Paul Pisarik
Ed Sterenchuk
Jerry Cisar
Robert Panek
Albert Stourac
John Busik
James Turka
Robert Kiimes
Dan Pfiffner
John Naughton
Gerald Mulherin
Donald Hayes
Dale Strouse
Richard Zenicek
Five Cornell Trackmen to Enter Purdue Relays Field
Five Cornell college speedsters head to the Purdue relays in Lafayette Indiana this weekend. Charles Zoda assists the squad entering the sprint medley hurdles and dashes with Johnny Sebern Dick Houden Chuck Jacot Lowell Reed and Ward Hemenway making up the field.
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MT. Vernon
Cornell College
Purdue
Lafayette
Ind
Charles Zoda
Johnny Sebern
Cedar Rapids
Dick Houden
Cornell
Naperville
Chuck Jacot
Lowell Reed
Ward Hemenway
Swanson Leads TNT to Top Spot with 17 Points
Swanson scored 17 points as TNT retained first place in the Old Timers league at the YMCA with a 40 to 28 victory over the Y Vets. The YMB Atomics and Collins Radio are scheduled to play at 7 15 p.m. tonight.
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Ben Stephens
Wendell Delzell
Leonard Swanson
YMB Tnt
Y” Vets
Swanson
YMB Atomics
Collins Radio
Exhibition Baseball Notes From Various Matches
A fragmented report lists several exhibition baseball results with teams such as Boston, Cincinnati, Detroit, Kansas City, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Brooklyn, Newark, Pittsburgh, Chicago, St. Louis, and Birmingham. Several games noted as canceled or delayed. some scores shown include Boston defeating New York and others, with multiple matchups across leagues.
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By_ United Frew
Aacranes
Boston
Cincinnati
Louis
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Philadelphie
Brooklyn
Paul
Ony York
Newark St. Jene
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Chicago i
St. Louis
Birmingham
Automatic pin setter debuts in bowling arenas
The piece explains an automatic pin setter inspired by wartime radar tech. It details two complete pin sets, a suction-cup system, an escalator, and an electric scoreboard that flashes strike spare or foul. The author notes a flaw in signboard wording mislabeling spares and splits and recalls Dom Fazzio of New Orleans in a humorous aside.
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ABC
Dom Fazzio
New Orleans
Fazzio
Dom
Eastern Bowlers Hold Top Places In ABC Standings
Eastern bowlers lead in most divisions of the 48rd American Bowling Congress championships as a 10 day scoring lull sets in. Standings list Wickline Motors Charleston W Va and Palmers Lance 1 Morgan N J among top teams.
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ABC
Buffalo
Wickling Motors
Charleston
W. Va
Harry Starbuck
Andrew Lychalk
Detroit
Ed Easter
Waukegan
Ill
Midwest
Meyer Larsen
Morgan
A.B.C
James M. Mead
D-N.y
Berenard Dowd
Congress
Linen Supply Co
Paterson
Wickline Motors
W.va
Palmers Lance
Pittsburon Et Juicus Dp
Morgan, N. J
Stanley Cagers Boost Red Cross Drive
The Red Cross drive in Stanley gained $38 from a basketball program. The girls beat the women faculty 45 to 25 with Griffin scoring 19, while the boys defeated the alumni 44 to 22 led by Eschen with 17.
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Stanley
Red Cross
Griffin
Walker
Eschen
Clark
Decorah Bowlers Set Five Year High In Tri State Tournament
Decorah team led by George A. Baker Cliff Natvig John Doerr Archie Johnson and H Herbranson scored 3 125 pins at Rochester Minnesota to establish a five year high in the Tri State bowling tournament Their nearest rivals were 80 pins behind the Decorah totals.
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Decorah
Rochester
Minn
Baker’s
Lumberjax
George A. Baker
Cliff Natvig
John Doerr
Archie Johnson
H. Herbranson
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Iowa City Center
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Olav Tiller
Max Sowers
Clinhen
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Ed Weepie
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Kehrer
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Bill" Heins
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Vernon Heights
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MT. Vernon Road
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