All Tournament Teams Named From 1947 State Meet
Davenport stars Fred Buck Harold Green and Paul Strathman join the AP first and second teams with Sioux City center James Scroggs and Sioux City guard Wally Piper. Ottumwa’s Jerry Long and Dowling’s Ed McCluskey plus Danbury’s Elton Tuttle and Steamboat Rock’s Jesse Knight fill remaining spots. Riecks leads Danbury to consolation win over Ottumwa.
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L. E. Shelley
Iowa City
Davenport
Sioux City Central
Associated Press
Lawrence “Pops” Harrison
Iowa
Clayton
Chick” Sutherland
Iowa State
Fred Buck
Harold Green
Blue Devil
Paul Strathman
Sioux City
James Scroggs
Wally Piper
Dick Riecks
Buck
Riecks
Danbury
Ottumwa
Record Attendance At Iowa State Boys Basketball Meet
Iowa City officials report total attendance near 82 000 for the boys state tournament with 16 000 in a single session, a record even as Davenport won the Class A title. Danbury standout Dick Riecks led scoring with 51 points across four games, Fred Buck of Davenport tallied 41 and Harold Greene added 39 as Bill Frazier of Des Moines Dowling had 20 in two games.
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INS
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Danbury
Ate Fred Buck
Harold Greene
Bill Frazier
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Davenport Girls Win AAU Tiff
In St Joseph Sunday two top seeds rolled to easy wins as the Nashville Goldblumes routed St Joseph Goetzes 51 6 and the Atlanta Sports Arena club defeated the Dallas Hornets 49 10. Davenport AIC edged Topeka MacKenzies 35 32 in overtime.
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Iowa high school all state basketball team selections announced
Hundreds of coaches and officials contributed to the Iowa Daily Press association all state team amid intense debate over star talent. Honorable mention was limited, spotlighting top players while noting a broader pool of outstanding performers.
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Iowa Daily Press Association
Commonwealth
Iowa
1948 Bowling Tourney Awarded To Cedar Rapids
The Iowa Men's Bowling Association awarded the 1948 men’s state bowling tournament to Cedar Rapids at its annual meeting in Burlington. Cedar Rapids bowlers dominated early results with a 2804 team score by the Black Hawk team setting the pace. Henry Freitag of Davenport led singles with a 654, while Leonard Berg and Harold Roeth topped doubles with 1,241. Leo Lunardi of Davenport led all-events with 1,799 and Cole Trailers of Des Moines led team competition with 2,834.
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Iowa High School Athletic Association
Arch Grimes
Monticello
Boone
Grimes
Iowa High School Activities Association
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Men’s Bowling Association
Assation, Pease
George Baker
Dewns T Secret
Black Hawk Beer
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Black Hawk
Clark Haddy
Tom Stastny
Ernie Rejsa
Bill Lana
R. Randall
J. Lindsey
Bohlander
Henry Freitag
Dareneees
Leonard Berg
Harold Roeth
Ducae
Leo Lunardi
Davenport
Cole Trailers
Des Moines
Quaker Oats Split Doubleheader With Cascade
In Cascade Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats teams split Sunday. The Quaker girls lost 39-32 while the men won 44-42 in overtime. Mary Kremer scored 23 for the Slick Chicks and Vern Hendryx scored two overtime field goals for the Quaker men. Two games set for Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to decide league titles.
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Quaker Oats
Cedar Rapids
Quaker Girls
Mary Kremer
Slick Chicks
Doris Noska
Vern Hendryx
Quaker
Link Belt
Collins
Maquoketa Valley League Considers Six-Club Loop
Cascade area brief notes a vest pocket edition of the Maquoketa Valley baseball league may mark its seventeenth straight season. Four towns Anamosa Epworth Worthington Cascade discussed a six team loop with Dyersville and Monticello planning to join. A league organizational meeting is set for Cascade on March 31.
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Cascade
Maquoketa
NBA Notifies Zale He Must Defend Title
Washington AP Tony Zale, world middleweight champion, was informed by the National Boxing Association that he has not defended his title in six months as required. NBA President Abe J Greene asked Zale's manager Sam Pian for plans, noting the last defense was September 27 against Rocky Graziano at Newanters Stadium. Possible challengers mentioned include Jake LaMotta Marcel Cerdan Aaron Georgie Abrams.
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Tony Zale
National Boxing Association
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Abe J. Greene
Sam Pian
Rocky Graziano
New
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Greene
Jake LaMotta
Marcel Cerdan
Georgie Abrams
Frisco VFW Champion Upsets Maryville In Missouri Match
San Francisco earned a dramatic victory Monday as the VFW team defeated Maryville Missouri in a key contest. The win highlighted Frisco’s early season form and sent the crowd into a cheering frenzy.
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Omaha
Neb
San Francisco
Maryville
Cards and Red Sox Set for Spring World Series Exhibition
The St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox, world champions of their leagues, prepare for an exhibition tilt in St. Petersburg. Peers like Brec heen Dickson and Pollet showed top form in prior wins as teams field prospects before the season.
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Murry Dickson
Howie Pollet
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Red Sox
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Bobby Doerr
Gambling Charges After Kentucky Prep Meet
Kentucky high school sports community reels after 34 arrests, including three coaches Virgil McWhorter Harry Meacham and Jean Demoisey on gambling charges from the KHSAA basketball tournament in Louisville. Most arrestees were students with two professional gamblers fined $2 to $25 each.
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Kentucky
Carl Heustis
Heustis
Heusis
Virgil McWhorter
London
Hazel Green High School
Harry E. Meacham
Carrollton
Jean DeMoisey
Lawrenceburg
Kavanaugh High School
McWhorter
Demoisey
Meacham
Russell Bridges
Fort Thomas
State High School Association
Houstis
Iowa U Tankmen Double Winners at Kansas City Invite
The University of Iowa men won the Kansas City Athletic Club Invitational swimming title with 39 points, defeating Nebraska and St. Louis Downtown YMCA. Walter Ris set new marks in the 100 and 220 yard freestyles while the 300 yard medley relay team of Cohkoe Armbruster and Holmwood also conquered a meet record. Iowa then captured the Iowa AAU championship 51 48 over Iowa State College.
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Associated Press
University of Iowa
Kansas City Athletic Club
Missouri Valley A.A.U
Walter Ris
Burt Amgwert
Lincoln
Neb
Y.M.C.A
Ris
Iowa
Dan Cohkoe
Ed Armbruster
Don Holmwood
Iowa A.A.U
Ames
Iowa State College
Cedar Rapids
Vic Ghezzi Wins Open Golf Prize at Greens
Vic Ghezzi of Kansas City Kansas won $2 000 for finishing first in the $10 000 Open Golf tournament at Greensboro North Carolina He posted rounds of 72 and 73 on Sunday to total 286 Stranahan of Toledo Ohio amateur finished second with 288 Carried by INS report from Greensboro.
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Kansas City
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Toledo
Ohio
Baseball rift tests Chandler authority in Havana hearing
In Sarasota the baseball hearing opened into charges against Branch Rickey Leo Durocher Harold Parrott and other Dodgers with Yankees boss Larry MacPhail pressing for witnesses. Chandler vowed a legal style probe with a decision in the next 10 days to two weeks amid talks Rickey may seek dropping charges.
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Happy” Chandler
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Chuck” Dressen
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McKinley Jr Hi-Y Upsets Roosevelt In OT Victory
McKinley Jr Hi-Y defeated Roosevelt 34 to 30 in overtime to open the annual Jr Hi-Y tournament at the YMCA. Abraham scored 25 points including four in the OT. Ferguson led Roosevelt with nine field goals. Next rounds set for March 26 and 29 at 4 p.m.
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Phillips Oilers four players named to AAU All-American
Denver fans bid farewell to the Phillips 66 Oilers after their fifth straight AAU cup win over Oakland Bittners 62 41. Four Phillips stars Marty Nash Bob Kurland Gordon Carpenter and Cab Renick were selected to the AAU All-American team at the playoffs end.
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Oilers
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Okla
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Bittners
Marty Nash
Bob Kurland
Gordon Carpenter
Cab” Renick
Garden NCAA Champs May Vie For U S Crown
Kentucky enters as an 11 point favorite to defend its National Invitation title against Utah at Madison Square Garden. Utah coach Vadal Peterson seeks to exploit Kentucky’s depth and reserves while West Virginia rivals NC State in the consolation game. The NCAA tournament final may follow Tuesday night with Holy Cross facing Oklahoma and a potential Garden meeting of the two champions for the national crown.
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New Class B Doubles Leaders in Women's State Bowling Field
In Davenport on Sunday, ORence Schmidt and Evelyn Reinhart of New Hampton moved to first in Class B doubles with a 937 total, 28 pins ahead of Inez Jackson and Maxine Jackson of Davenport. Cedar Rapids teams competed but did not post high totals across team, doubles, and singles.
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Wns
Orence Schmidt
Evelyn Reinhart
New Hampton
Inez Jackson
Maxine Jackson
Cedar Rapids
Kramer Wins Singles Crown At Miami University Tennis
National champion Jack Kramer of Los Angeles defeated Billy of Wilmington 6 4 to win the men's singles title in the University of Miami tennis championships in Miami Florida.
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Fla
Jack Kramer
Los Angeles
University of Miami
Billy
Wilmington
Del
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