21 Mar 1950
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1950
Page
1
Ankeny has not lost in three seasons outside state finals, with Ray Fontana averaging 26.7 points this year and totaling 2,495 points over 84 games. The piece notes Ankeny's recent runs, Melrose matchup, and other district notes while detailing rival teams and standout players from the state tournament context.
Game list shows Tuesday pairings: Des Moines vs Lakes City Central. Marion vs Loras. Melrose vs Ankeny. Wednesday features Keokuk vs Shelby. Davenport vs Newkirk. Montezuma vs Dinsdale. Dante vs Holy Family. Thursday pits winners of earlier matchups in successive rounds through eight forty five.
In Alexandria Egypt Gertrude Moran the California tennis star known as Gorgeous Gussie announced she has abandoned lace panties for tournaments. Moran stole the show in the Alexandria lawn tennis event wearing plain white shorts and shirt. She said she does not intend to wear them any more.
Hudson Ohio Mitchell Barnes son of Mr and Mrs D P Barnes of 347 Park Terrace Cedar Rapids has been awarded a varsity basketball letter at Western Reserve Academy where he played guard.
Portland Oregon sheriff's sale of the $2 million Portland Meadows horse racing plant drew a single bid of $476,000, purchased by the mortgage holder after the auction Monday.
Dinsdale Iowa faces Montezuma in a 7 30 state tournament game with extra speed and experience. Coach John Paul Jones, the sole Coe graduate in the meet, recalls a working class rise from campus jobs to lieutenant colonel rank. Dinsdale, the smallest school in the field with 47 students, has won 32 of 35 games and earned Tama county title, while tickets are scarce for the 252 reserved seats.
Tama, Iowa posts a 15 win 8 loss season while never trailing on the floor and only losses by eight via free throws. Montezuma, Grinnell, State Center, Dinsdale, Vinton, Belle Plaine among opponents. Tama’s tight margin in substate would have altered Sweet Sixteen with stronger results. Sage of Monticello forecasts state tournament path including Winfield, Sioux City Central, Marion, Ankeny, Montezuma and Davenport.
Marvin Westenberg, 39, a former heavyweight wrestler, underwent a delicate brain operation Tuesday at Boston City Hospital as doctors fought to save his life.
Iowa City notes that the 1950 high school tournament entrants may threaten multiple Iowa High School Athletic Association records. Players from Ankeny Shelby Davenport and Sioux City Central post top scoring averages and single game marks, with several already approaching or breaking long standing records.
Iowa State will send seven athletes to two NCAA championships this week. Bob Wilson defends wrestling honors at Cedar Falls after a 10 2 1 season. Roger Watts leads freestyle swimmers in the 1500 220 and 440 events. The relay team includes Bob Brown Dick Kullman Ed La Berge and Marc Schmidt with individual sprints for Brown and Schmidt. Sam Shiffler withdraws from swimming due to injuries from the Big Seven meet at Oklahoma.
The New York Giants edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 in San Bernardino as Marv Rickett hit two homers with four RBIs, Ed Fitzgerald and Dan O Connell also homer, Jack Harshman hit a round tripper, Jack Kramer earned the win in three innings. Elmer Riddle took the loss after two innings allowing eight hits and six runs.
KEWANEE Illinois Russell Tague of Eldridge who won the Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves feather weight championship will headline an amateur boxing card here April 12. The card is promoted by Mickey Grothe of Kewanee former Chicago Golden Gloves winner.
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