Cedar Rapids star drivers head for Mississippi Valley indoor
Four Cedar Rapids high schools will send a large contingent to the Mississippi Valley Conference indoor meet in Iowa City Thursday night at 7. Franklin and Roosevelt detail a broad squad with hopes for strong point totals while McKinley and Wilson also field sizeable teams. The event features 14 contested marks with five for first, three for second, two for third and one for fourth and doubles in relays.
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Iowa City
Orville Rust
Thunderbolts
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Rust
Sabford
Ewart
Nolan
Pinch
Hamel
Sorenson
Littell
Holloway
Battin
Ellingson
Westrom
Phelan
Caldwell
Naxera
Lewis
Pickford
Dorman
Peterson
Browz
Roosevelt High School
Sam Cooper
Muir
Jim Edmunds
Dale
Krohn
Marks
Yeakle
Hinton
Nelson
Bob Edmunds
Barnes
McDonald
Drew
Dawson
Kephart
Parker
Gaskill
McKinley
Leonard Pauly
Paulu
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Breckner
Delbridge
Dutton
Clayton
Richard Jones
Kacena
Locatell
Lorenc
Prybil
Sedlacek
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Ray Sorenson
Sundberg
Tresna
Anderson
Fikers
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Thad Miller
Levi
Gaines
Keith Brown
Bundy
Anderle
Prochaska
Steen
Ipson
Clinton
Davenport
Ward Dash
Swanson
Stee
Tuesel
Baxter
Danbury Wildcats Lose Key Players From State Champs
Losses by George Schuyler and Jack Barry dim the Danbury Maroons but Elton Tuttle Dick Reichs and Skip Sexton return for next season. Tuttle dominates rebounds while Reichs is praised as a top dribbler though debate remains over Schuyler. The piece compares Danbury to Clinton and Iowa City, notes crowd energy, and suggests a fix for Tuttle's free throw shooting.
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Roy McHugh
Danbury
George Schuyler
Jack Barry
Elton Tuttle
Dick Reichs
Skip Sexton
Tuttle
Dean Burridge
Clinton
Reichs
Schuyler
Sexton
Iowa City
LeMars
Wayne D. Beery
Exhibition Baseball At Anaheim And Lakeland
Exhibition games across multiple sites feature teams such as Louis, Detroit, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Toronto, St. Louis and Kansas City. Lineups include players like Dietrich, Caldwell, Goletz, Kae, Strineevich, Wilkie, Lanning, Lee, Eaton, Mordaiski, Mueller, Scott, Riebe, Mulcahy, Man, Hoerst, Peter, Bevins, Wade, Silvestri, Hamlin, Cook, Johnson, Compton, Rosar, Hall, and Mass. Scores vary with several games ending in low totals and others reaching double digits, reflecting a busy early spring exhibition schedule across Florida and California venues.
Cartridge production cycle and tolerances in watchmaking
A .30 caliber cartridge requires an 11 day production cycle and 90 operations, many of which involve tolerances used in fine watch making.
Foxworth Shines in Golden Gloves Duel at Madison Square Garden
In the 19th annual inter city Golden Gloves, 20 year old Bob Foxworth of East St. Louis impressed experts with a pro style and power punching, defeating Robert Isler of New York by knockout in the 133 pound bout while Western Dreamers led Eastern contenders 10-6 before a crowd of 19,216. Foxworth’s performance marks him as a top prospect among the 1946 contestants.
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Bob Foxworth
Joe Louis
Barney Ross
Madison Square Garden
Foxworth
Robert Isler
Marcelone
Cliff Hart
Julius Menendez
Jee Bert
Lubby Grant
Robert Isier
Gees East
Tony Lee Ee Am
Chandler Exonerates Phils in Basinski Deal
Baseball Commissioner Albert B. Happy Chandler absolved the Philadelphia Phillies on charges they offered infielder Eddie Basinski a deal while he held out with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Brooklyn claimed the Phillies had made a definite offer to Basinski.
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Fila
INS
Albert B. “Happy” Chandler
Philadelphia Phillies
Eddie Bass
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn
Phillies
Basinski
Sporting News Makes Wilkinson All American
IOWA CITY AP Herb Wilkinson star guard on the University of Iowa basketball team Tuesday was named on the all American team selected by the Sporting News. Wilkinson all Big Ten guard and Iowa's MVP, teamed with Charlie Black of Kansas at guards Leo Klier of Notre Dame Wyndel Gray of Harvard at forwards and George Kok of Arkansas at center.
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Iowa City
Herb Wilkkinson
University of Iowa
Sporting News
Wilkinson
I Iowa
Charlie Black
Kansas
Leo Klier
Notre Dame
Wyndel Gray
Harvard
George Kok
Arkansas
Minnesota Prep Final Draws Record High Crowd
Officials said the Austin Lynch finals of the Minnesota state high school tournament in Minneapolis drew 16,091 fans, the largest single game crowd in U.S. prep history. Weekend attendance neared 61,264, suggesting a record eight-team event.
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Austin-Lynch
Minnesota
University of Minn
House
United States
Iowa City
Seven sessions versus Illinois crowd at 48 thousand
Indiana drew 30 thousand for its four team meet while Illinois attracted 48 thousand and both meets ran as 16 team events. The comparison highlights strong regional attendance differences in collegiate basketball meets.
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Illinois
Indiana
Two More Des Moines Teams Win at St. Joe
The 18th annual Women’s National AAU basketball tournament moved to the second round in St. Joseph Missouri with seeded teams advancing. Chatham Blanketeers defeated Kansas City 39 to 14 while Des Moines Dr Swetts beat Follett Hopefuls 50 to 28. Phillips 66 won 40 to 29 over Denver Dry and Des Moines Service Opticals beat Jacksonville Fletchers 51 to 14.
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Des Moines Dr. Swetts
Chatham
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Phillips 66
Denver Dry
Des Moines Service Opticals
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Fletchers
Joyce Stops Zollo in Boston Welterweight Bout
Willie Joyce of Gary Indiana defeated Bobby Zollo a Providence fighter at Boston Garden ending Zollo's 24 fight win streak before a near capacity crowd in a welterweight matchup.
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Red Peppers Proposes Fair Play for Small B Schools
In Iowa City Ernest Prehn, Northwood superintendent and athletics figure, advocates extending finals access to small class A and B schools. He argues B and small A teams lack fair routes to state finals, noting Northwood, Anamosa, LeMars and others face overwhelming odds against larger schools. He suggests guaranteed spots for small schools and a possible champions tournament or conference-based paths to finals.
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Iowa City
Ernest Prehn
Northwood
Prehn
Association Board of Control
Mason City
Vinton
Anamosa
Monticello
Manchester
Independence
Mt. Vernon
Tipton
Elkader
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Dubuque
Waterloo
Davenport High
LeMars
Sioux City East
Central
Sioux City
Harlan
le Mars
Marshalltown
Waverly
Ames
Beloit Relays Return Set For May 25 at Strong Stadium
Beloit Wisconsin Beloit college officials announced the seventh annual Beloit relays will resume with a meet on May 25 at Strong stadium.
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Ins
Beloit College
Strong Stadium
Mikan Leads Gears To Opener Victory In Tourney
Chicago American Gears anchored by Big George Mikan won 69 to 58 over Pittsburgh to advance to the World Championship quarter finals. Anderson Chiefs beat Cleveland Allmen 59 to 46, Dow Chemical of Midland topped Indianapolis Kautsky's 72 to 59.
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Chicago American Gears
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Dow Chemical Co
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George Mikan
DePaul
American Gears
Pittsburgh
Anderson Chiefs
Ed Stanczak
Cleveland
Allmen
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Indianapolis Kautsky’s
Phillies Buy Catcher Hemsley From Yankees
New York Yankees announce the sale of Rollie Hemsley, 39, to the Philadelphia Phillies for an undisclosed sum. Hemsley joined the Yankees in 1942 and served in the Navy the last two years. His departure leaves nine other catchers at the team’s two training bases.
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New York Yankees
Rollie Hemsley
Philadelphia Phillies
Yanks
Braedenton
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Softball Meeting for Cedar Rapids Fraternal Groups
Fraternal organizations and clubs seeking to field a softball team in the Cedar Rapids Softball Association are invited to send representatives to a meeting of the Fraternal League Wednesday at 7 p.m. The session will be held in the Playground and Recreation Commission office at City Hall to decide eligibility rules and elect officers.
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Cedar Rapids Softball Association
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