Cromwell and Davenport Reach Iowa State Cage Tourney Semi Finals
Cromwell and Davenport advance to Friday night Class A state semifinal showdowns at Drake Fieldhouse. Cromwell edges Clarinda 27-26 in a tense finish while Davenport stomps Everly 43-33 as Holstein and Mason City also win to set up late dictation toward the final.
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Son City
Cromwell
Iowa
Ralph Martin
Clarinda
Hawkeye
Drake
Davenport
Holstein
Mason City
Holy Family
St. Mary's
Iowa City
Paul Moon
Blue Devils
Everly
Mason City-Holstein
Dick Oulman
Verdean Goettsch Oulman
Don Schmitt
Goettsch
Oulman
Ray Wehde
Us, Inc
Goettsch and Wehde lift Holstein past St Marys
Holstein with Goettsch Ray Wehde and two Wehdes overpower St Marys Ramblers. Holstein leads 11-10 after Goettsch tip-in, then dominates on both boards and defense. St Marys hangs briefly with Chadek Brack, but Holstein’s fast breaks and shooters seal the win.
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Goettsch
Wehde
Gene Asprey
Eldon Steen
St. Mars's
Holstein
St. Mary's
Wehdes
Ramblers
Ray Wehde
Bill Bock
Jim Chadek
Tony Brack
St Mary's
Pirates
St. Marys
Davenports Overpowers Everly For Key Victory
Davenport breaks away in the late third quarter to topple Everly as Peewee Day and Roger Crowe pace the Blue Devils with double digit tallies. Jack Spencer directs Davenport’s floor game while Everly’s Klett Jessen lead their own scoring efforts.
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Everly
Davenport
Peewee Day
Roger Crowe
Day
Crowe
Spencer
Doyle Klett
Jessie Jessen
Dasenport Ohh
Klett
Cromwell Cagey Mullen Victory Seals Cromwell-Clarinda Duel
Cromwell center Rex Mullen made a one hand pivot shot with a minute thirty left breaking a 25 all tie. His donation put Cromwell ahead as Maurice Green Way added a late free throw for Clarinda. Bob Hendren fouled out for Clarinda and Cromwell declined the free throw.
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Rex Mullen
Clarinda
Cromwell
Mullen
Maurice Greenway
Bob Hendren
Mohawks fend off Holy Family despite early foul outs
Mason City upsets Holy Family as Oulman dominates inside and scores reach 13 while Schmitt and Meloney foul out early in the third. Cross disrupts the defense, Barbour held scoreless until late, and Holy Family trails by six before the key fouls.
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Holy Family
Schmitt
Leon Mcloney
Oulman
Gene
St. Wenceslaus
Meloney
Henry Mataloni
Waterboy
Mickey Cross
Cross
Bill Barbour
Barbour
Danny Vega
Maroons
Mason City
Wass
Vemat
Odine
Dimarco
Studer
J. Brown
Harrer
Guiman
Melenes
Holman
Baldwins
G.oulman
Mataloni
Shipley
Mettler
Klein
A Sutherland
Ais
D Quiman
Al Budolfson Named Captain of State's Big Six Cage Team
Al Budolfson, last season Big Six all conference forward, is elected captain of Town State's basketball squad for next year. He shares the captaincy with Gordon Nicholas of Lawton. Budolfson hails from Rolfe. Ward Sear of Des Moines is named captain of the next season's swimming team and competes in the national meet at Michigan State College.
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AMES
al Budolfson
Budolfson
Gordon Nicholas
Lawton
Rudolfson
Rolfe
Ward Sear
Des Moines
Sear
Michigan State College
Iowa amateur golf tournament dates set at Hyperion club
The Iowa Amateur Golf Tournament will be held at the Hyperion club in Des Moines from July 7 through 12. Directors of the Iowa Golf Association set the dates at a Thursday meeting. Johnny Jacobs of Cedar Rapids is noted as the defending champion from Cedar Rapids Country Club in 1940.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Hyperion Club
Iowa Golf Association
Johnny Jacobs
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Country Club
First No-Hitter Of The Season Draws Headlines
AP report notes Bennett Jaynes of Morganton High School pitched a 2-0 win over Forest City in the season’s opening no hitter. Other items include debates on Smoky Joe Wood’s Hall of Fame case, coach salaries, Mike Jacobs’ broadcasting shift, and colorful sports chatter from New York and Florida.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Bennett Jaynes
Morganton
N.C
Forest City
Smoky Joe’ Wood
Dana X. Bible
Texas A
Florida
Domingo Valin
Pat Comiskey
Miami
Delano’s
Turnverein
Hayward
Calif
Famous Globe Trotters to Meet Sioux Indians in Cedar Rapids
The Original Globe Trotters visit Cedar Rapids to face the Sioux Indian Travelers from the Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota, at Coe Gym Friday night. Tipoff is 8:15 pm with doors opening 6:30 pm, drawing a large crowd after a previous game here drew over 600 fans.
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Globe Trotters
Cedar Rapids
Rosebud Reservation
South Dakota
Trotters
Y.M.C
Coe Gym
Danny Dennis
Cleo Johnson
Dennis
Johnson
Moore son of Yankee great on UT pitching staff
Udell Moore, son of Wiley Moore, joins Billy Disch's Texas Longhorns pitching corps. He is noted as a capable basketball player as well, highlighting multi sport talent in Austin.
State Cage Meet Highlights
Des Moines notes 5500 attend evening session at Drake field house for boys state tournament. Floor shortened to 88 feet from last week operation cutting four feet each end to boost gate receipts. Coaches and college observers include Ralph Martin era alumni Dick Pollack Battista Angelo and Lamb Williams Raffensberger. Spencer of Davenport stands out as top guard with strong on court telepathy with Wehde brothers Roy and Ray.
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Des Moines
Drake Field House
Drake
Ralph Martin
Coe
Dick Pollack
Saccaro Brothers
Battista
Angelo
Clarinda
Martin
Pollack
Chardan
West Liberty
Sheffield
Roosevelt Sponsors Sport Nights Tonight In Rough Rider Gym
Roosevelt athletes present a multi event Sports Night at Rough Rider gym starting at 7 with a boys vs girls volleyball match rope jumping and tumbling. Two wrestling matches and a comedy act lead to a 1937 Roosevelt vs 1939 players basketball climax. Doors open at 7.
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Roosevelt
Rough Rider
Cornell College
Exhibition Baseball Alice? Text reports multiple spring games
Exhibition baseball scores from Texas Florida and California sites include Minneapolis, St. Louis, Syracuse, Newark and Chicago teams. Box scores show varied pitching and hitting lines, with runners left on base and late-inning rallies across Harlingen Yort Lauderdale Miami Beach Hollywood venues.
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Ban Antonio
Tex
Minneapolis
Boston
Kelley
Botnett
Tauscher
Denning
Sullivan
Earley
Williams
Berrer
Mass
Harlingen
St. Louis
Toledo
Ostermuelier
Caster
Philadelphia
Byrne
Davis
Sears
Fallon
Beck
Blanton
Lambert
Livingstone
Warren
Hollywood
Calif
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Lee
Amatead
Haynes
Tresh
Bowman
Klinger
Lanahan
Behultz
Catholic Cage Meet Reaches 2nd Round
The 18th annual Catholic high school basketball tournament at Loyola University enters its third day with two first round games and eight second round matchups on Friday. Top clashes include Central Catholic vs St George and Holy Rosary vs Abbey Canon City, while St Mary's faces St Joseph Oil City and St John's Cathedral meets Leo. Consolations follow for first-round losers at St Ignatius gym. The event marks the progress toward potential titles as Cretin High edged Spalding 34 to 31 in two overtimes.
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Chicago
Loyola University
Central Catholic
Fort Wayne
Ind
St. George
Evanston
Holy Rosary
Mission
S. D
Abbey
Canon City
Colo
St. Mary’s
Lynn
Mass
St. Joseph
Oil City
St. John's Cathedral
Paterson
N. J
Leo
Catholic Central
Hammond
St. John’s
Northeast Catholic
Philadelphia
McCooey High
Hannibal
St. Michael
Union City
Campion Academy
Prairie du
Cornell to Pick New Athletic Director Monday
Chicago AP report states Cornell college Mount Vernon will choose an athletic director after a faculty committee and president meet Monday. President John Magee has interviewed many applicants, including Paul Stagg, son of Amos Alonzo Stagg, though Stagg is not the sole candidate among about 75 applicants.
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Chicago
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
John Magee
Paul Stagg
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Stagg
Springfield
Mass
Magee
Notre Dame Football Profits Questioned by Official
Notre Dame's profits from football in 1940 totaled 524 483 dollars in receipts with 312 568 dollars in expenses. Net athletic revenues for the year reached 211 915 dollars. Additional income from other sports estimated at 40 000 to 50 000 dollars.
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame University
John J Cavanaugh
Notre Dame
Faculty Athletic Control Board
Boxing Results From Northeast Circuit Meet
In Barre Vermont Ken Overlin, middleweight champion in New York, defeated Larry Kellum in a non-title bout. Rochester reports Uosd Pine stopping Harris Blake, Ruffalo scores are noted with 16.
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Barre
Ken Overlin
New York
Deccatur
Larry Kellum
Montana
Rochester
Akron
Harris Blake
Ruffalo
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