Class B Threat Has Averaged 51.3 Points
Richard Kunzman profiles the Class B boys basketball final eight, detailing each finalist's sectional, district, and substate routes. It notes Clarinda, Cromwell, Diagonal, Davenport, Everly, Holstein, St Marys of Iowa City, Mason City and Holy Family of Mason City and their point totals, game scores, and opponents in the path to the state tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naa D. Moines
Ieuir
Cromwell
Des Moines
Roosevelt
Clarinda
St Wenceslaus
Cedar Rapids
Holy Family
Mason City
Fairfield
Grinnell
Davenport
Sioux City
Nora Springs
Iowa Falls
Cedar Fall
New Market
Bedford
Thomas Jefferson
Council Bluffs
Shenandoah
Denison
Bridgewater
Orient
Zion
Williamson
Creston
Malov
Winta
Clinton
Lyons
St Mary's
Goose Lake
Maquoketa
Wilton Junction
Ottumwa
Everly
Calumet
Gaza
Sanborn
Curlew
Rembrandt
Storm Lake District
Hinton
Ledyard
Spirit Lake
Holstein
Alta
Lake View
Odebolt
Lake View Sectional
Emmetsburg
Storm Lake
Storm Lake Sectional
Sioux City Central
Webster City
St. Mary's
Iowa City
Lisbon
Calamus
London
Solon
Mechanicsville
Grandview
Nation
Laurel
Ottumwan Central Catholic
St Marys
Pont
Mrson City
Mant
Rockford
Waverly
Cedar Rapids Roosevelt
Nevada
Cedar Falls
Holy Family of
Plymouth
Rudd
Grafton
Otranto
Hansell
McCallsburg
St. Wenceslaus
Northwest Town
Pirates purchase Jimmy Collins from Angels for about 5000
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Frankie Frisch announced the purchase of utility infielder Jimmy Collins from the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League for roughly 5000. Collins batted .32 last season with over 100 RBIs, was briefly waived from the National League in 1939 after playing with the pennant-winning Cubs in 1928. The Pirates beat the Los Angeles team 10 4 to end a four game skid, with Bill Clemensen and Dick Conger pitching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OS Angeles Calif
Frankie Frisch
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jimmy Rips Collins
Los Angeles
Collins
Angels
Cubs
Pirates
Los Angeles Mondas
Bill Clemensen
Dick Conger
Zivic Kaplan Set For 10 Round Non Title Bout In Boston
World welterweight champion Fritzie Zivic will fight Mike Kaplan of Boston in a 10 round non title bout at Boston Garden on April 18. Match maker Rip Valenti announced the plan and noted that Zivic's handlers agreed to a possible return title match if Kaplan upsets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Fritzie Zivic
Mike Kaplan
Boston Garden
Rip Valenti
Valenti
Zivic
Kaplan
Hawkeye Athletic Teams Above .500 In Fall and Winter
University of Iowa athletic teams finished 26 wins and 23 losses in the recently concluded fall and winter sports season. Hawkeye swimming led with six wins in seven meets, five against Big Ten foes. Basketball went 12 and 8, wrestling 4 and 3, football 4 and 4, boxing 0 and 3, and track 0 and 4, all amid overall above average performance debates.
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Iowa City
INS
University of Iown
Hawkeye Swimmers
Ambler Sent Down By Reds In Trade Move
Cincinnati Reds optioned infielder Wayne Ambler to Birmingham of the Southern Association. Another recruit infielder, Charlhe Alenn, flew to his Nanuet New York home for a draft board physical examination.
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Tampa
Fla
Cincinnati Reds
Wayne Ambler
Birmingham
Charlhe
Alenn
Nanuet
Trutt and EFAW split 9 10 mark in Missouri meet
At Kansas City AP report notes Earl Meadows and Richard Ganslen clearing 14 feet 4 inches in pole vault but missing higher bars. John Borican wins 100 yards in 1 12, ties for two events, and Mel Trutt takes 2 mile in 9 10. Schnacke ties for high jump at six feet four.
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Kansas City
Earl Meadows
Los Angeles
Richard Ganslen
Roanoke
John Borican
Asbury Park
Robert Simmons
Nebraska
Mel Trutt
Des Moines
Efan
Stillwater
Okla
Lane
Columbia
Schnacke
Ames
Rogers
Lincoln University
Jefferson Civ
Wyman
Drake
Eleven Lettermen Report For First Cyclone Grid Drill
In near freezing weather forty Iowa State football candidates opened spring practice under new mentor Ray Donels. The group includes eleven letterwinners such as captain Laverne Lewis, Bill Barger, Stanley Brown, Bob Burrell, Paul Darling, Bob Kirkpatrick, Jean Lange, Bob Lechtenberg, Royal Lobroy, Bob Seaburg, and Lincoln Stewart. Douglass Kerr joins as line coach replacing Ed Bork and Clayton Sutherland, who arrived from Mason City. Donels succeeds Jim Yeager as head coach.
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Ames
Iowa
Ray Donels
Laverne Lewis
Clear Lake
Bill Barger
Leon
Stanley Brown
Grinnell
Bob Burrell
Gilmore City
Paul Darling
Estherville
Bob Kirkpatrick
Austin
Minn
Jean Lange
Sac
Want Billy Herman Badly
New York AP reports Billy Herman is targeted by the Cubs as a return option while Tony Canzonen plans another Times Square restaurant venture. The piece surveys showbiz and sports figures including Dempsey, Hal Chase, and Grover Alexander, with colorful captions and notes on recent Detroit events and a reference to Billy Herman.
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Endie Brietz
New York
Tony Canzonen
Times Square
Montreal
Lares MacPhiis
van Munro
Vincon
Los Angeles
Billy Herman
Cubs
Jack Dempsey
Broadway
Hollywood
Harry
the Horse
Danning
al Schacht
Detroit
Simon
Abe
Papa Simon
Bronx
Hal Chase
Arizona
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Veterans’ Hospital
B. M Atkinson, Jr
Lomsville
Grapefruit grapevine and baseball notes mix in daily buzz
A garbled recap notes a five percent tax on salaries proposal, Reds viewed weak with Ernesto Lombardi out, Schacht touring in a custom car, Cardinal pitchers Warnecke and Gornicki mentioned, a Gen George C Marshall photo appears, and Paul Waner is described as never having been on a rubbing table after six years in the majors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernesto Lombardi
al Schacht
Sticks
Cardinal
Warnecke
Gornicki
George C Marshall
Landis
Paul Waner
Coe Fresh Meet showcases intramural stars Friday
At Coe college gym the Globe Trotters travel to face the Sioux Indians, with the Kohawk freshman team meeting an intramural squad chosen by the Coe Cosmos. Don Belknap coaches the freshmen. start times set for 7 p.m.
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Globe Trotters
Sioux Indian Travelers
Coe College
Kohawk
Coe Cosmos
Coe
Don Belknap
Belknap
Bill Marske
Eldora
Jim Gallagher
Maywood
Til
Maurice Trickey
Iowa Falls
Vic Lowman
Clear Lake
Ray Stettner
Elgin
All
Bill Thomas
Chicago
Ferris Howland
Blue Island
Bob Voseipka
North Platte
Neb
Dick Lane
West Liberty
Bob Dudycha
East St. Louis
Ivan Kibbee
Frank Schieble
Ben Jump
Cedar Rapids
Reuben Leitner
Mount Carroll
Bob Ewall
High School Basketball Final Feats and Bowling Notes
Daven port and Holstein reach state finals in Des Moines with potential final clash. Roy McHugh bets Holstein loses. history hints at upsets in tournament play. The ABC bowling meet in St Paul features multiple 700 series, remarkable splits, and standout performances from Carey, Cooper, Lutz, and others, plus oddities like a 609 series and rare splits streaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Holstein
Des Moines
Roy McHugh
Boosters Rule A B C at 41st International Bowling Meet
Gov Harold F Stassen bowls in St Paul as boosters take over lanes at the 41st annual American Bowling Congress. Monday crowned Joe Kruk of Gary Indiana in second in all events with 1 922, while Stephen Turner added 1 286 in doubles. Standings show top teams and top event scores across five man two man and singles competitions.
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ST Paul
Minn
Harold F Stassen
Minnesota
St. Paul
Joe Kruk
Gary
Ind
Kruk
Stephen Turner
Schweising Ice Cream
Cincinnati
Walter C. Eden Insurance
Chicago
Brunswick Mineralites
Nurre Undertakers
H. C. Packee Insurance
Milwaukee
Elmer Koch
Ned Day
Hilla Kallas
Frank Caravella
James Lynch
Howard Wautherot
Detroit
Joseph Kruk
Ed Nowicki
Roman Kordus
George Tishock
James Berado
Edward Bock
Hammond
Russ Gersonde
Harry Crowley
Rudolph Konar
Exhibition Baseball Scores Across Multiple Cities
A roundup of exhibition baseball games played in Los Angeles Hollywood College Station Ontario St. Petersburg Sarasota and Tampa Bay with teams Chicago Philadelphia Boston Pittsburgh Detroit Baltimore and Cleveland matching up in practice contests. Pitchers Passeau Erickson Johnson Tost Coffman and Carden are listed among others with various run totals and box scores.
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Los Angeles
Chicago
Passeau
Erickson
George Lee
Martin
Haynes
Turner
Dickey J
Hollywood
Calif
Philadelphia
Johnson
D. Mills
McCrabb
Hancken
Tost
Brenzer
College Station
TEXAB
Holm
O'Brien
ST Petersburg
Detroit
St. Louis
Bridees
Thomas
Tebbett Warneke
Gornicki
Nahem
Hutchinson
Mancuso
Sarasota
Fla
Baltimore
Cint
Boston
Kerr Niller
Murller
Kracher Howell
Wagner
H. Newsome
Peacock
Berg
Yort Myers
Ela
Eienethis
Cleveland Atles
Crouch
Jones
Warren
Bagby
Heving
Hemsley
Megan
National Catholic Cage Title May Go To Chicago Quintet
The 1941 National Catholic prep school tournament at Loyola opens with Chicago area teams as top threats to defending champ Central Catholic Fort Wayne. St George Evanston and Lee Chicago emerge as strongest challengers, while Ed Stanczak is out for Central Catholic. Opening tripleheader includes St George Evanston vs Central Catholic Hammond and Fort Wayne vs Cathedral Superior, plus Holy Rosary Mission South Dakota vs Marquette University High.
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Chicago
INS
Loyola University
Central Catholic
Fort Wayne
Hoosier
Lee
St. George
Evanston, Ill
St George
Leo
Ed Stancczak
St. George of
Evanston
Hammond
Ind
Cathedral of Superior
Wis
Holy Rosary Mission of
South Dakota
Marquette University High School
Milwaukee
Iowans Play Today In Women's AAU Basketball Tourney
In St Joseph Missouri INS reports the defending champion Little Rock Flyers face Kansas City Gateways in a second round tilt. Other second round matchups include Cincinnati Merchants versus Davenport AI TC, Chapel of the Oaks versus Denver Dry Goods, Des Moines AI B versus Merit of Texas Quinlan versus Des Moines Thompsons.
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St, Joseph
A.I. B
Merit
Tex
Quinlan
Des Moines Thompsons
To Determine Iowa Pro Ring Champions
Des Moines report lists three top boxers in each of four divisions chosen Tuesday to fight eliminations for Iowa pro boxing titles. First show set for April 7 with Pinkie George promoting. divisions include lightweights and welterweights with boxers from Ottumwa Waterloo Melcher Des Moines Davenport Oskaloosa and Fort Dodge.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Pinkie George
Bare Lannins
Ottumwa
Johnny Ditchey
Waterloo
Dick Wilams
Melcher
Chet Jones
Jess Ackerman
Tony Vine
Davenport
George Hayes
Lenox
Jackie Dans
Bud Manus
Oskaloosa
Jim Galey
Jumna
al Powell
Henry Jones
Fort Dodce
Yankees Possess Potentially Powerful 1941 Club
George Kirkley notes the New York Yankees show ingredients for another champion ship team in 1941 or possibly 1943. Key questions include young pitchers development Rizzuto draft fate Dickey’s rebound and infield shifts with Gordon at first Rolfe at third and Crosetti ready if needed. Also details on Keller DiMaggio Henrich and Bordagaray in outfield plus a deep pitching corps led by Borowy Russo and Gomez with McCarthy shaping the staff.
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George Kirkley
ST Petersburg
Fla
New York Yankees
Yanks
Phil Rizzuto
Bill Dickey
Yankee
Rizzuto
Florida
Dickey
Buddy Rosar
Ken Sylvestri
Joe Gordon
Gordon
Red Rolfe
Joe McCarthy
Rolfe
Kansas City
Priddy
Sam
Frank Crosetti
Crosetti
Charley Keller
Joe DiMaggio
Tommy Henrich
McCarthy
Hank Borowy
Newark
Charlie Stancey
John Lindell
Don Henrickson
Borony
George Bailey
Red Branch
Allen Gettel
Steve Peck
George Washburn
Marius Russo
Ernie Bonham
Marvin Breuer
Russo
Bowling Leaders Shine Across City Leagues
Bob Vesely led Knights of Columbus with a 604 series on games of 236 179 and 189 at Lincoln alleys. Loufek of Cizek Insurance posted 595 with 220 183 192 as his team beat Louie’s Clothes Shop. Delbridge topped Red Crown Industrial with 596 on 192 217 187.
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Bob Wesley
Knights of Columbus
Lincoln
Loufek
Cizek Insurance
Louie
Raymond
Schlitz Beer
Leta Nezerka
Cedar Rapids Gas Co
Peoples Power of Moline
Red Crown
Lincoln League
High Thomas
Bannyerod
Helk
Hien Wheeler
Armstrons
Arene
Muche .S
Schu
High Shoemaker Service Dept
Trans
High Shaw
Cco
High “Edwards
Gordley
High Driscoll
Krumbholz
Guaranty Bank
Johnson Nut
Jeh Rovers
Hawkeye Motor Express
Hedrick's Tavern
Dub
Bupane Gas
Otis Quarry
High Norton
Lincoln Minor
Alte Universal Crusher Co
Zenlsek
Stolba’s Bakery
Omega
Brass
Franklin High School
Ae Eague
James Seers
Hick Slim
Igh Sherwood
OFC League
Nzier
Lucangearnes
Witwer's
Witwer
C. R
Marshalltown High
Preffer
Witer's
M'rsah
Witter
Kitas
Weston Ralston Co
R. Plastering Co
Parker
Minaha If
Benson’ Vee
Lions
Conop
High Tellier
Church League
Central Park
Calvary Baptist
High
Thompson
Hawks Swimmers to Race in Nationals
Iowa City coverage notes the University of Iowa swimming and diving team, led by Captain Carl Ahlgren and coach David Armbruster, will compete at the national collegiate championships in East Lansing. Ten or 11 competitors aim for a top six team finish, with entries in sprints, relays, breaststroke and diving. Povilaitis, a Big Ten runner up, challenges for an individual title, and a state rivalry with Michigan’s Jim Skinner factors into the meet.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
East Lansing
Midh
David Armbruster
Carl Ahlgreen
Don Wenstrom
Vito Lopin
Clyde Kemitz
al Povilaitis
George Poulos
Skinner
Iowa Boys To Play Harlem Globe Trotters in Oxford Junction
Three former eastern Iowa athletes Merl Muhl Bob Karstens and Mel Good will suit up for the House of David Bearded Aces to face the Harlem Globe Trotters Saturday night at Oxford Junction High School gym. The game starts at 7 30 p m local time.
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Oxford Junction
Cards Again Plagued By Infield Weakness
By GAYLE TALBOT. The St. Louis Cardinals struggle with an uncertain infield as Spring training shows no solid combination. Mesner's position shifts, Brown at third, Crespi at second, and Marion at short unsettle plans while Slaughter shines. Mize returns at first, Padgett moves to the outfield, and Grodzicki Showcases in exhibition.
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NT. Petersburg
Fla
St. Louis Cardinals
Billy Southworth
Southworth
Steve Mesner
San Diego
Jimmie Brown
Martin Marion
Detroit
Brown
Frank Crespi
Rochester
Mesner
St Louis
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Eddie Lake
Marion
Johnny Mize
Don Padgett
Mize
Padgett
Walker Cooper
Columbus
Gus Mancuso
John Grodzicki
Cards
Central America
Enos Slaughter
Michigan All Stars Lose 33-32 to Globe Trotters
Des Moines reports Michigan All-Stars led by Tommy Harmon lost 33 to 32 to the Globe Trotters in a touring game. Harmon scored six points and his brother Gene added a free throw in the contest.
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Des Moines
Tommy Harmon
Michigan All-Stars
Globe Trotters
Harmon
Gene
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