Waverly Go-Hawks Bow Wiota in Class B Tourney Showdown
Waverly defeated Wiota 38 to 26 as the Go-Hawks raced to an 8-0 start and dominated with strong defense and rebounding. Duane Brandt led Waverly with 10 points, flanked by Laube and Platte. Wiota’s Bob Armstrong scored 15 in a losing effort.
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Thompson
Harlan Davis
Dan Thompson
Raun Rasmussen
East
Viota
Little Giants
Waverly
Bullseyes
Duane Brandt
Go-Hawk
John Laurie
Waldo Platte
Chuck Kromer
Laube
Brandt
Platte Plain
Kromer
Bob Armstrong
Wiota
Armstrong
Bud Jorgensen
Jorgensen
J. J. O'Connor
Hank Iba
Go-Hawks
Dale Strotman
Kromers
Olaube
Coomes
Strotmane
Brandis
Taylor
Reed
Kramer
Strotman
Like Father Like Son Describes Van Duesen Duo
Iowa City history repeats in basketball as Jim Van Duesen of City High aims for state tourney while his father George played for Anamosa in 1921. The piece notes family ties, former players, and local expectations around the upcoming clash and future plans.
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van Duesen
Dottie Ireland
Iowa City
van Duesens
Jim van Duesen
City High
Little Hawks
George van Duesen
Iowa A
Davenport
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
All-Stars To Play In Waterloo Tourney
An all-star Y M C A basketball team from Cedar Rapids will compete in the North Central area championship in Waterloo Friday. Cedar Rapids faces Red Wing Wisconsin at 7 30 p m after Charles City vs Waterloo. Other games pit St Paul Minnesota against John Deere Waterloo and Sioux Falls South Carolina against Reinbeck. Semi finals and finals follow Saturday with Ted Cermak and Jed Doty in charge.
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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
Former DePaul star George Mikan scores 17 points in his professional debut for the Chicago American Gears in a 68 to 60 win over the Anderson Chiefs. He signs a five year, $60,000 contract but fouls out in the third period.
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Chicago
George Mikan
DePaul
Chicago American Gears
National Basketball League
Anderson Chiefs
Indiana
The
Gears
Mikan
Stubborn Holdout Kurowski May Be Traded
Whitey Kurowski the Cardinals third baseman is a holdout who may be sold or traded soon. President Sam Breadon shows irritation as Kurowski seeks a raise beyond about $10,000 with Marion earning around $16,000, while Kurowski contends his 1947 batting record supports higher pay.
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St, Petersburg
Fla
George Kurowski
Cardinals
Sam Breadon
Kurowski
St. Louis
Marty Marion
Record crowds eyed for Iowa high school tournament finals
Iowa City officials predicted record crowds for the four day high school basketball tournament. Ames defends its title by facing Clinton in the first round at 9 30 tonight as over 30 000 fans expected to attend across the state culmin ating Saturday night with the crowning of the 1946 champions.
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Iowa City
Montour
Speedstory
Marshalltown
Bobcats
Ames
Clinton
Iowa
Lansing- Town City
Harlan Diagonal
Danbury
Crawfordsville
Clinton- Ames
Favorites Survive In AAU Cage Meet
In Denver AP reports the round of 16 leaves original favorites in the National AAU basketball tournament with several service and college teams still alive. Fort Sheridan faces San Francisco Dardis, while Honolulu’s Marcine force and Mira mar-Pendleton Marines anticipate upsets as Seattle Alpine Dairy and others dodge eliminations. The American Basketball League also shows seven of eight teams remaining though Sacramento Senators were eliminated by Allen-Bradley Milwaukee.
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Denver
Marcine
Honolulu
Phillips Lee
Bartlesville
Okla
Miramar-Pendleton Marines
Oceanside
Calif
Seattle
Wash
Fort Sheridan
Ill
San Francisco
Ninth Trip for Diagonal to Pop Warner Title Run
Tournament notes from Iowa City compiled on 16 title contenders. Diagonal meets Liver more in opening round under an alphabetical pairing system. Notable entrants include Le Mars, Danbury, Lansing, Wiota, and Waverly with multiple finals appearances and former greats from Iowa State Teachers, plus young stars like Gene Hettrick and Don Hutson.
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Pop Warner
Roy McHugh
Iowa City
Harry Burrell
IHSAA
Livermore
le Mars
Francis Miles
Danbury
Lansing
Wiota
State Association
Little Hawks
Mt. Pleasant
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
Parochial Cage Squads Feted By K C Group
Knights of Columbus No 909 honored parochial basketball teams from St Patrick’s Immaculate Conception and Wenceslaus at a Cedar Rapids event. Speakers Vince Dowd and Father Breen noted athletics’ role in education and personal development, then awarded trophies to listed players from each school.
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Tait Cummins
Cedar Rapids
Knights of Columbus
St. Patrick’s
Immaculate Conception
Wenceslaus
Vince Dowd
Loras College
Father Breen
Loras
Dowd
St. Wenceslaus
Paul Pisarik
Ed Sterenchuk
Jerry Cisar
Robert Panek
Albert Stourac
John Busik
James Turka
Robert Klimes
Dan Pfiffner
John Naughton
Gerald Mulherin
Donald Hayes
Dale Strouse
Richard Zenice
Five Cornell Trackmen In Purdue Relay Field
Five Cornell college athletes head to the Purdue Relays in Lafayette Indiana to compete in sprint medley hurdles and dash events. The group includes Johnny Sebern Dick Houden Chuck Jacot Lowell Reed and Ward Hemenway with Charles Zoda guiding the team.
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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 Scores 17 as TNT Holds Top Spot
Ben Stephens Wendell Delzell and Leonard Swanson starred as TNT beat YVets 40 to 28 to stay first in the Old Timers league at the YMCA Tuesday night Swanson led with 17 points and the YMB Atomics and Collins Radio game was set for 7 15 p m tonight
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Ben Stephens
Wendell Delzell
Leonard Swanson
YMB Tnt
YMCA
Swanson
YMB Atomics
Collins
Exhibition Baseball Results From United Press Summary
Several exhibition games are listed with mixed results. Boston defeated Cincinnati in one game, while other matchups include New York over Detroit, Kansas City over Cleveland, and Baltimore over Newark. Multiple games were canceled or postponed due to rain and wet grounds.
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United Press
Qebeinnacht
Boston
Cincinnati
Wes Louls
New York
Detroit
Kansas City Assn
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Newark
Brooklyn
St. Paul
Assn
Eya
York
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Birmingham
Rochester
Automatic pin setter debuts in bowling lanes amid cheers
Ray Tait describes the new fully automatic pin setter with two pin sets, suction cups, and an escalator system. The device sights, tracks, and scores strikes and spares on an electric board while preserving bowling rules during splits and unusual placements.
Dykes Under Knife in Major Operation
Chicago White Sox manager Jimmy Dykes is reported progressing satisfactorily after a major operation to remove abdominal adhesions. The procedure was completed in Los Angeles, with doctors optimistic about his recovery and return to duties.
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Los Angeles
INS
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Eastern Bowlers Lead in ABC Standings at Buffalo Meet
Eastern bowlers dominate across divisions of the 43rd American Bowling Congress championships in Buffalo as leaders show strong averages. Midwest and other regions trail with booster teams unlikely to gain berths, and race stories circulate among team doubles and singles leaders while ABC rules on racial participation remain unchanged.
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ABC
Buffalo
Wickline
Motors of Charleston
Www Yaters
Harry’ ‘Starbuck
Andrew Lychalk
Detroit
Ed Easter
Waukegan
Midwest
Pris Oner
Meyer Larsen
Morgan
A.B.C
James M. Mead
D-N.y
Bernard Dowd
Congress
Stanley Cagers Boost Red Cross Drive
In Stanley the Red Cross drive gained $38 from a basketball program pitting high school girls against women faculty and boys against alumni. The girls won 45 to 25, led by Griffin with 19 points. Walker had 11 for the faculty. The boys prevailed 44 to 22, with Eschen scoring 17 and Clark topping the alumni with 9.
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Stanley
Red Cross
Griffin
Walker
Eschen
Clark
Decorah bowlers set five year high in Tri State tourney
At Rochester Minnesota on Sunday the Baker Lumber jax led by George A. Baker Cliff Natvig John Doerr Archie Johnson and H Herbranson topped 3125 pins to establish a new five year high in the Tri State bowling tournament Their nearest rivals trailed by 80 pins in the Decorah event
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Decorah
Rochester
Minn
Baker’s Lumber
Jax
George A. Baker
Cliff Natvig
John Doerr
Archie Johnson
H. Herbranson
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William Bill" Heins
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Shorty" Johnson
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