Buck Cheadle Guides Roland to the State Semis
Buck Cheadle, Chickasaw Indian coach of Roland, steers a compact squad with versatile players like Kenny Levi and Gary Thompson through the state tournament. He relies on year round practice, smart bench management, and minimal emotion to outmaneuver larger double A foes, leaving spectators impressed by his calm leadership.
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Roland
Davenport
Buck Cheadle
Spencer
Cheadle
Keokuk
Marion
Gary Thompson
Dave Peterson
Don Holland
Stan Tiernagel
Tweet Brothers
Story County
Buck
Kenny Levi
Oklahoma
Dave
Peterson
Gary
Giants
Bill Logan
Cedar Rapids signs Negro player to baseball club
Cedar Rapids plans to add a Negro player this year as General Manager Jim Meagan announced the signing of Jim Rabbit Fishback from Flint, Michigan. Fishback, 22, from Cincinnati, is a 5 10, 178 pound right throwing switch hitter who played second, short and third and hit .263 for Flint last season. He previously played for the Globetrotters' baseball team and trained in Cincinnati at the Stowe gym alongside Ezzard Charles.
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Cedar Rapids
Jim Meagan
Indians
Jim “Rabbit” Fishback
Flint
Mich
Meaghan
Fishback
Cincinnati
Withrow High
Globetrotters
Stowe School
Ezzard Charles
Giants Face Keokuk Dundee in Semi Final Showdown
Iowa City report details the 1952 state high school basketball semifinals with Davenport defending champion and Keokuk advancing. Roland and Dinsdale edged through their games while Keokuk overwhelmed Marion 55 39 and Davenport defeated Ames 64 47. Logan scored 26 in a strong tournament run as Keokuk seized momentum late.
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Roland
Bob Goudell
Spencer
Goudell
Davenport High
Solvay Stole
Charlene Hall
Cleone Michelson
Iowa City
Giants
Davenport
Keokuk
Blue Devils
Iowa
Tiny Dinsdale
Wales-Lincoln
Plan
Hull
Glenwood
Grundy Center
Dinsdale
Dubuque
Danville
Ames
Cherokee
Meet the Preps Too Much Keokuk and Too Much Logan
Iowa City coach John Paul Jones praised Tama county powerhouse Keokuk and Logan after a semifinal win over Marion. Quotes from Hippie Monticello and others highlight Keokuk's dominance and Logan's standout performance.
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Keokuk
Marion
Les Hipple
Little Six
Bill Logan
Too Much
Logan
Lefty
Jack Ogden
Roland-Spencer Buck Cheadle's Roland Crew Dominates
Roland-Spencer Buck Cheadle's Roland team overwhelmed Spencer 46 to 33 in first round action. The Rockets controlled 6-4 Bob Carpenter to 11 points and used height advantage to clamp down on the opposition. Carpenter nearly matched a tournament single game scoring mark with 32 points against Wales-Lincoln in earlier play. Continued on Page 16, Col. 1.
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Buck Cheadle
Roland
Spencer
Bob Carpenter
Wales
Lincoln
How Keokuk Stopped Leff Dont Ask Leo How Keokuk Stopped Leff
Iowa City report details Monticello coach Leo Cabalka baffled by Keokuk guard Bobby Williams holding Marion's Hugh Leffingwell to two points in the first quarter. Williams said Leffingwell beat many defenses in years, including man to man and zone schemes, and Leffingwell later set a state free throw record with 17 conversions.
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Keokuk
Bob Williams
Marion
Hugh Leffingwell
Williams
Leo
Leffingwell
Three Baseball Clinics Are on Tap Next Week
The Iowa High School Athletic Association will sponsor three baseball rules meetings next week. Harold G. Schmickley, assistant secretary for the S.H.S.A.A., will conduct the meetings. The schedule covers March 24 to March 29 with sessions at Morning Sun, Ottumwa, and Osceola high schools in the listed times.
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Gus Schrader
West Waterloo
East Des Moines
Augus
Second Avenue
Bernie Polansky
Bob Navratil
Jim Tilson
Ic.r
Jim Fishback
Blumenshine
Gazette
del Blumenshine
David Goliath
Marsion Club
Curt Hoeppner
Stan Davis
Untir
Marion Keokuk
Bob Christensen
John Paul Jones
Kings
John Paul
University of Iowa
Tama County
Jones
Les Hippie
Hipple
Leo Cablalka
Monticello
Don Shupe
Chiefs
Bill
Paul Moon
Bob Bach Beitinewen
Acery Unde
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Harry Oakley
Jack Je °Anoek
Bai Lorammon
Pid Bopilliams
Jack McIntyre
Eene
Aes
Keokuku
Roland-Spencer
Roland Con
Omaha
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University of Omaha Board of Regents
NCAA
Aaa
Bock Beer
Milwaukee
Grain Belt Distributing Co
Second Ave
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Rochester
Michaels Stern
O Meara
Aly
Leff
Don Sulhoff
Cabalka
Osceola High School
Gabardines
Raglans
Dartmoor
Alpera
WMT
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