Danbury Upsets Clinton In State Tournament Thriller
Danbury, the smallest Class B school, stunned Clinton 25 24 to reach the semifinals with Iowa City Waverly and LeMars. Barry and Tuttle led Danbury’s late surge as Clinton blew a late lead. Iowa City beat Harlan 53 32 and Waverly edged East Sioux City 35 33 in OT.
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Roy McHugh
Iowa City
Danbury
Lowa
Clinton
River Kings
Ames
Waverly
LeMars
Harlan
East Sioux City
Goliaths
Marshalltown
Barry
Burridget
Reichs
Lutz
Tuttle
O.petersen
Schuyler
Pienens
Sextong
Price
Sexton
Reicks
Pieper
Burridge
Watts
Ralph Hibbs
Leon
Henry Boone
Woodbine
Chuck Kramer
Harlan Davis
Laurie
Dale Strotman
Dan Thompson
Duane Brandt
Brandt
Strotman
Go-Hawks
Sioux City
Western Iowa
East
Cyclones
Little Hawks
Bob Krall
City High
Lansing
Harland
Gazette
Bob Freeman
Iowa City High
Gene Gettys
Danbury Upset Pleases Coach in Iowa City
In Iowa City coach Wayne Beery predicts Danbury can beat Clinton and become the lone Iowa team to defeat the River Kings. Bettors favored Clinton with large point spreads, while fans expected a lopsided game that did not materialize as anticipated.
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Danbury
Elton Tuttle
River Kings
Therol Peterson
Tuttle
Barry
Skip Sexton
Reicks
George Schuyler
Berries
Mike O’reilly
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Woodbury
Beery
Dottie Ireland
Iowa City
State cage tourney sparks debate on B versus A teams
The writer argues over class B teams joining state finals and the role of smaller schools in basketball. He cites Montour and Marshalltown, notes the democratic mix of small and large programs, and proposes seeded entries for major conference winners to balance competition and rewards.
Ottumwa Navy to Join Permanent Naval Sports Conference
Washington AP reports a peacetime naval air training conference will include eleven stations competing in six sports. Baseball starts May 10 with home and away games through July 20, football kicks off October 5, five conference games plus other opponents. Participating units include Ottumwa Iowa and other training stations in Corpus Christi Pensacola Miami Fort Lauderdale Banana River Jacksonville Ward Island Hutchinson and Memphis.
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Navy
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Pensacola
Miami
Fort Lauderdale
Banana River
Jacksonville
Florida
Ward Island
Hutchinson
Kan
Memphis
Pirates Unconditionally Release Veteran Pitcher Max Butcher
San Bernardino California veteran pitcher Max Butcher has been released unconditionally by the Pittsburgh Pirates. General Manager Ray L. Kennedy announced the decision Friday after the right hander, who had held out, sat out the training season at his Huntington West Virginia home.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Max Butcher
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ray L. Kennedy
Huntington
W. Va
Former Hawk Grid Coach Jess Hawley Dead at 58
St Charles Illinois reports the death of Jess Hawley former Dartmouth and Iowa football coach at Orange General Hospital in Orlando Florida Hawley 58 was president of Hawley Products Co Survivors include his widow a son Jesse Jr a daughter Clara Hawley and a brother Don Hawley from Geneva He coached at Dartmouth 1923 to 1928 and at Iowa 1911 to 1915.
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ST. Charles, Ill
INS
St.Charles Business Associates
Jess Hawley
Dartmouth
University of Iowa
Orange General Hospital
Orlando
Flas
Hawley
Hawley Products Company
St. Charles
Geneva
Ill
Babson Park
Fla
Jesse. Jr
U.S. Navy
Clara Hawley
Don Hawley
St. Paul
University of Minnesota
Iowa
Gopher Cage Tourney Advances Four In Minnesota
In Minneapolis four teams Austin Mountain Lake Stillwater and Lynd won opening round games to reach the semifinals of the Minnesota high school basketball tournament. Austin faces Mountain Lake while Lynd meets Stillwater on Friday at the University of Minnesota field house.
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Iowa
Minneapolis
Austin
Mountain Lake
Stillwater
Lynd
University of Minnesota
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Bill" Heins
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Shorty" Johnson
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