Eight Hawk Swimmers to U S Meets
Eight University of Iowa swimmers board a flight to compete at NCAA meet in Chapel Hill North Carolina March 24 26 and the national AAU championships in Daytona Beach Florida later. Captain Wally Ris aims to defend NCAA and AAU titles while teammates Drayes Stassforth Brockway Garst Maine and others travel to both events with freshman Watson entering AAU as unattached.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
North Carolina
Florida
Chapel Hill
Hawks
Michigan
Wally Ris
Ris
Daytona Beach
Fla
Duane Drayes
Six Cyclones Ready For NCAA Swim Meet
Ames Iowa State Coach Jack Mi Guue leads six swimmers to the NCAA championships at Chipel Hill NC March 24 26. Roger Watts will swim three individual events and the 400 freestyle relay joins Sam Shiffler two time Big Seven diving champion in both the high and low board. The relay quartet Ron Smith Dick Kulvan Malcolm Schmidt and Fol la Berge will swim the 50 and 100 free events.
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Ames
Jack Mi Guue
Iowa State
Chipel Hill
Roger Watts
Sam Shiffler
Tow Beard
Ron Smith
Dick Kul van Malcom Schmidt
Fol laBerge
Braves Slump Hits Eighth Loss In Grapefruit Tilt
Boston Braves, defending NL pennant winners, dropped to 8 losses in 10 spring games with an 18 to 5 defeat by the Detroit Tigers in Bradenton Florida. Detroit rifled 18 hits, chased rookie Norman Roy in the first and took advantage of 10 walks and four Braves errors as Paul Trout and Jim Lawrence limited Boston to eight hits.
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Norman Roy
Boston
Paul
Dizzs" Trout
Jim Lawrence
Tigers
Braves
Monticello Area Prep Basketball Highlights
Grade School Girls results include Orford Junction 20 Morley 9 and Monticello 89 Wyoming 34. Jr High Boys show Toddville Marion Press 42 Cedar Bagids C 41. Indiana State Meet results: Jasper 62 Madison 61. Major and college games feature assorted exhibition and tourney outcomes across baseball and basketball with multiple teams scoring in the 40s to 80s.
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Morley
Olin
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Marion Press
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Sinclair
Walfor
Rosenwood
Indiana
Jasper
Madison
Kansas
Newton
Russell
Assell
Buhler
McCyne
Evans and Martin to Lead Western All Stars in MSG Game
Slater Martin of Texas and Bill Evans of Drake were named to the Western squad for the Herald Tribune Fresh Air fund all star basketball game at Madison Square Garden on April 2. The Eastern team will oppose them in the annual matchup.
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Evans
Texas
Martin
NEW York
Slater Martin
Bill Evans
Herald Tribune
Fresh Air Fund
Madison Square Garden
Mat Preview at YMB Thursday
Four Cornell wrestlers will demonstrate holds and two exhibition bouts at the Young Men's bureau meeting Thursday at 6 15 p m in the Chamber of Commerce Ray Foy will emcee An exhibition by Lloyd Wilson's McKinley squad and film showings of Olympic wrestling rounds round out the program, a preview to the national AAU tournament to be held at Coe fieldhouse April 8 9 Reservations by phone 5135.
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Cornell College
Chamber of Commerce
Cornell
Paul Scott
Purple
Ralph Sampson
Dick Small
Don Kettelkamp
James Salsbury
Ray Foy
Robert Salzbrenner
Glen Lutz
Lloyd Wilson
McKinley
Coe
YMB
Pro Association Lists Cage Draft
The Basketball Association of America opened its annual draft with 12 teams selecting 75 college players. Top choices from each team were announced, while remaining selections will be revealed by teams later. Notable names include Shannon, Groza, Lave, Gardner, Beard, McGuire, Orr, and Macauley.
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Basketball Association of America
Providence
Howard Shannon
Kansas
Pac' County
Oklahoma
Indianapolis
Alex Groza
Kentucky
Leo Barnhurst
Notre Dame
Fort Wayne
Bono Harris
Oldham
Western Kentucky
Tony Lave
Indoor Season Ends for Hawkeyes. Outdoor Schedule Announced
Iowa City Hawkeyes conclude indoor meets and plan outdoor workouts in the fieldhouse. Coach Francis Cretzmeyver lists outdoor dates including April 27 at Champaign, Drake Relays April 30 in Des Moines, and meets against Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Marquette, and national championships in Milwaukee and Los Angeles.
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University of Towns
Hawkeyes
Francis Cretzmeyver
Champaign
Drake
Des Moines
Iowa
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Iowa Northwestern
Louis Ends Exhibition Tour With Four Round Bout
Retired heavyweight champion Joe Louis will wrap up his tour with a four round exhibition in St. Paul Minnesota and return to Chicago to handle promotional duties. News on his five month run shows 41 exhibitions across the United States Jamaica Cuba the Bahamas the Dutch West Indies and the Dominican Republic grossing 590000 with a net share of 210000. The 50 000 mile trek attracted about 250 000 spectators.
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INL
Joe Louis
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Minn
Nea International Boxing
IBC
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United States
Jamaia
Bahamas
Cuba
Dutch West Indies
Dominican Republic
Black Hawks win 1948 49 scoring title
Roy Conacher of the Chicago Black Hawks compiled 68 points on 26 goals and 42 assists to claim the NHL season scoring crown. Montreal report from Black Hawk High notes the achievement as the team salvaged the lone honor possible.
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Roy Conacher
Chicago Black Hawks
National Hockey League
Mississippi Valley Track Meet Set For Friday in Iowa City
The 19th annual Mississippi Valley conference indoor track meet unfolds Friday at 7 p.m. in the Iowa Fieldhouse. Event order includes dash preliminaries, sprint finals, high hurdles, and relay races with finals scheduled through the evening.
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The
Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa
Foster charged but case dropped in Kansas City incident
Foster 23 native of Rule Nebraska and fighter based in Chicago faced a charge after a 22 year old Kansas City woman claimed an affair. Prosecutor Newcomer dismissed citing insufficient evidence and an inconclusive medical report. Foster had driven the woman from Kansas City to St Joseph after visiting relatives.
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Foster
O. R. Newcomer
Rule, Neb
Chicago
Tony Fellone
New York
Madison Square Garden
Betty Chatham Crowned Queen in 1949 AAU Tournament
Betty Chatham Blankettes of Jakin, N. was elected queen of the 1949 women's national AAU basketball tournament in St. Joseph Missouri.
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Citation Coaltown Match Approved by Calumet Manager
Calumet Farm General Manager Ben Jones gave full approval for a Citation Coaltown match if a suitable purse is arranged. Jones, whose son Jimmy trains Warren Wright four year olds, said conditions must prevent any event matching only the two horses. The question of which is the better horse arose after Coaltown.
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Miami
Fla
Coaltown
Calumet Farm
Ben Jones
Jones
Jimmy
Warren Wright
Requalified World Record at Gulfstream Park
Citation, who defeated his stablemate in the Kentucky Derby last year, has been sidelined since a minor leg ailment last December in California.
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Gulfstream Park
Citation
California
Boxers Trade Points in New York Bout Rumors
The Associated Press notes outcomes from a New York boxing card with several close decisions. Joe Baksi defeated Angelo Sotillo on points while Chuck Hunter and Tam Mauriello contested close calls. Other bouts featured Vaross and Brown in regional matchups.
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The
Associated Press
Newaee
Wille Brown
New York
Former Hawk Invites Anderson to Wisconsin
Iowa City notes Dr Eddie Anderson Iowa coach will speak at Northland college Ashland Wisconsin April 5 at invitation of Ross Anderson former Hawkeye football player now athletic director. Guests include Hurley basketball squad Wisconsin state champion coached by Carl Vergamin who earned two wrestling and two football letters at Iowa 1937 1939.
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Eddie Andereson
Iowa
Northland College
Ashland
Wis
Ross Anderson
Hawkeye
Anderson
Hurley
Wisconsin
Carl Vergamin
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