Eagan seeks three judges for Williams Gasilan bout at MSG
Eddie Eagan heads to the New York State Athletic Commission files to appoint three officials for Fridays 10 round non title bout between Lightweight Champion Ike Williams and Welter Contender Kid Gasllan at Madison Square Garden. Officials face a tough task after suspensions of two referees following last Friday's Lamontia Willemain fray. Williams led the first 1948 February bout and Gasllan evened the series January 28.
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NEW York
Eddie Eagan
New York State Athletic Commission
Solomons
Fles
Ike Wilams
Kid Gasilan
Madison Square Garden
Eagan
Jake Lamontia
Robert Willemain Fray
Willams
Ike
Reed
Ruby Goldsteinert
Golfer Ben Hogan to Leave Hospital Friday
Ben Hogan, hospitalized after a February traffic crash in El Paso, plans to leave Friday for home in Fort Worth. His wife Valerie announced the move. Hogan will travel by wheelchair from Hotel Dieu to a van for the Fort Worth trip, arriving about 4:30 p.m. SCT.
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EL Paso
Texas
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Fort Wath
Fort Worth
Washington-New York playoff clash and other sports results
Summary of results includes Washington 77 New York 71 in a best of three series opener, Minneapolis 77 New York 71 to move two games up, various league scores such as Darton 69 Denver 335 and Syracuse 74 Hammond 49, Muscatine Legion Tourney games, and hockey and tennis updates with college football and major exhibitions referenced.
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Association OF America
Washington
New York
Winneapolis
Minneapolis
National League
Darton
Denver
Syracuse
Hammond
Anderson
Oshkosh
Moline
Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats
Rock Island Centennial
Seir
Muscatine Legion
Atlas Prayer
Iowa City
Mickelsons
Ames
Macomb Junkers
Monmouth
Witness Central Railroad
Davenport
Muscatine
McKay Plumbers
Rock Island
Canton
Mediapolis
Kensinger Insurance Agency Contact in Tow Drawer Notice
Kensinger Insurance Agency advertises contact through Zeheerah the dresser phrase. includes phone number 6974 and reference to insurance policy matters. The odd wording suggests a garbled OCR item or humorous insertion in a local column.
Cerdan Fights Through Six Month Layoff To KO Turpin
Marcel Cerdan world middleweight champion, fresh from a six month layoff, easily defeats British rival Dick Turpin in Empress Hall in a non title bout. Cerdan gained control in the seventh round and finished with a left hook knockdown. Turpin required revival after the punch, and Cerdan also faced a 2000 dollar fine for weighing in at 163 1/4 pounds.
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London
Marcel Cerdan
Battler
Casablanca
Tony Zale
Dick Turpin
Empress Hall
Cerdan
Turpin
Turpins
Legion Sponsors Two Oxford Junction Teams
The American Legion will sponsor both the town and junior baseball teams in Oxford Junction this year. Slim Hunnaresen, former junior manager, will lead the senior club with Stanley Coon as captain, and High School Coach Clarence Devine will coach the junior team.
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Oxford Junction
American Legion
Legion Hall
Legion
Slim Hunnaresen
Stanley Coon
Clarence Devine
Boxers Start State AAU Meet at Clinton
Clinton Iowa hosts the state AAU boxing tournament with finals set for Friday. Defending champions Clarence Klare of Clinton in heavyweight and Russ Tague of Davenport at 126 pounds compete, with Alex Fidler from Cedar Rapids officiating as third man in the ring.
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Clinton
INS
Clarence Klare
Russ Tague
Davenport
Alex Fidler
Cedar Rapids
Brennan Named Mt. Carmel Head Football Coach
Chicago appoints Terry Brennan former Notre Dame star halfback as head football coach at Mt. Carmel High School. Brennan served four years as Notre Dame standout before taking the Mt. Carmel post.
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Chicago
Terry Brennan
Notre Dame
Mt. Carmel Catholic High School
Cerdan Stops Turpin In Paris Bout
Marcel Cerdan of Paris knocks out Dick Turpin inside the 163rd round of a boxing event in Great Britain. Johnny Holman of Miami outpoints Johnny Haynes of Chicago. Freddie Dawson beats Tommie Campbell in Los Angeles. Martinez knocks out Billy Cornwall in Blornton. Henry Davis wins on points over Manuel Ortiz in Honolulu.
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Associated Press
London
Marcel Cerdan
Paris
France
Dick Turpin
Great Britain
Miami Fla
Johnny Holman
Chicago
Johnny Haynes
Los Angeles
Freddie Dawson
Tommie Campbell
Des Moines
San Jose Calif
the Martinez
Honolulu
Menry Davis
Manuel Ortiz
el Centro
Calif
Junior High Basketball Tournament Roundups
Newhall rallied late but Watford advanced to the semifinals after a four point finish. Van Horne defeated Norway 50 to 17, Vinton beat Newhall 53 to 15, and Belle Plaine beat Atkins 34 to 13. Semifinals set for Thursday at 7 PM, finals and consolation Friday.
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Poeebay Sacong
Walford
Orway Belle Plaine
Atkins
Vinton
Newball
Belle Plaine
van Horne
Newhall
Shellsburg
Watford
Norway
Lettermen at Strawberry Point Baseball Camp
Strawberry Point high school holds baseball workouts led by Coach Iain Shafer with 11 lettermen. Regulars include pitchers Tom Olson and Ray Schmidt. catchers Harold Schuchmann and Al Trumbles. infielders Charles Kueh Lavern Alderson Arlo Haught and Bill Kramer. outfielders Micky Eder Elmer Richardson and Dale Harvey. Schedule lists April 19 county at Volga City and other spring games through May 20 at Dundee.
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Strawberry Point
Iain Shafer
Strawberry Point High School
Tom Olson
Ray Schmidt
Harold Schuchmann
al Trumbles
Charles Kueh
Lavern Alderson
Arlo Haught
Bill Kramer
Micky Eder
Elmer Richardson
Dale Harvey
Polidor Signs With Chicago Cardinals
Chicago signing report states halfback Bob Polidor, veteran of 51 years in college football at Rochester Temple and Villanova, joined the Chicago Cardinals on Wednesday.
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Chicago
Bob Polidor
Rochester
Temple
Villanova
Chicago Cardinals
Cedar Rapids Boat Club Plans Eastern Iowa Boat Show
The Cedar Rapids Boat club sponsors an Eastern Iowa Boat and Sports show April 16-17 at Memorial coliseum. Admission is free. Exhibits include boats motors fishing tackle and hunting gear with expert demonstrations. Officers elected for 1949 are Car roll Garberson commodore Joe Long second vice commodore H L Johnson third vice commodore Merrill Lund secretary Charles Nunn treasurer.
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Cedar Rapids Boat Club
Iowa
Memorial Coliseum
Y.M.C.A
Carroll Garberson
Joe Long
H. L. Johnson
Merrill Lund
Charles Nunn
Clarence Beeson
Bun Laurel
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Cyclone Awards To 65 Athletes
Iowa State honors span basketball wrestling and swimming with major letters and numerals for 65 athletes. Names from Ames Des Moines Cedar Rapids and other cities appear among awardees, led by captains and standout performers across all three sports.
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Ames
Iowa State
Ball
Hungar Tettern
Ord Anderson
Don Ferri Piu Charles Herbert
Pseors
Kester
Don Uls A. Huse
Bob Petersen
Clinton
Ulsphaise
Leonae
Islain Hs
LeMars
Ager Umeral
Des Olnez
Maywood
Eldon
Clemen Mare
Lugano
Jim
Davenort Ordon
Dan Youngblade
Othan Toux
Praneis Jorgenson
Wiota Koch
Kianning
Gene Paets
Ralph Porter Hiting
Ind
Dick Vail
Cedar Rapids Wrestling
Dave Mane Ames
Ralph
Jim Gaffney Marenco
Bill Bollinger
Dick Orr
Maquoketa
Darrell Quinn
Traer
Herb McDermott
Atlantic Swimming Mator
Rorer Watts
Sam Snitffer
Bob Wyant Charters
Cownie
Howard Johnson
Des Moines
Ed LaBerge
Malcolm Schmidt
Ames Rush
Mith Spencer Howard Lambert
Waterloo
Ed Howes
Clinton Earl Jerek
Dick Kullman
Fort Dodge
Tom Norris
Springfield II
Wisconsin Duos Lead ABC Doubles With 1332 Series
Donald Van Boxel of Green Bay and Gene Bernhardt of Sturgeon Bay grabbed the doubles lead in the American Bowling Congress tournament with a 1332 series. They toppled longtime leaders Charles Carnegie and Ed Montgomery of Philadelphia who had a 1306 total since Feb 18.
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Atlantic City
Donald van Boxel
Green Bay
Wis
Gene Bernhardt
Sturgeon Bay
Wisconsin
Charles Carnegie
Ed Montgomery
Philadelphia
van Boxel
Bernhardt
Kip Taylor Named to Oregon State Football Staff
LeVerne Kip Taylor former Michigan State end coach and top football scout hired by Oregon State to replace Lon Stiner Keene. He will join the staff and arrive for spring practice beginning April 11.
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Corvallis
Ore
Leverne
Kip” Taylor
Michigan State
Oregon State College
Lon Stiner Keene
Taylor
Oregon State
Giants crushed by Browns 22 to 9 in spring tilt
New York Giants manager Leo Durocher raged as his club was routed by the St Louis Browns 22 to 9 in Phoenix. The Giants, noted for hitting yet weak in pitching, were battered by a Browns offense led by Hardened stars while Durocher faces pressure as his contract nears expiry.
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New York
INS
Leo Durocher
Durocher
New York Giants
Phoenix
Ariz
Ulalts
Wee Leaen
St. Louis Browns
Casper Q. Milquetoast
Leo
Giants
Burt Shotton
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Browns
Sheldon
Jones
Monte Kennedy
Calmar High Names Russett Basketball Honorary Captain
Randal Russett, Calmar High School's only senior on the basketball squad, was named honorary captain for the final year. He is one of eight cage letterwinners on the Calmar team.
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Calmar
Randal Russett
Cage
Pro Cage Standings Show Eastern Western League Gaps
National League standings by region show teams like Oshkosh Tri Cities Sheboygan Hammond Waterloo Dayton and Denver with varied win totals. Readouts indicate uneven performance across divisions.
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Oshkosh Quietenn
I Tri-Cities Racuse
Sheboysan Iammond
Waterloo
Dayton
Denver
Hawaiian Davis Defeats Ortiz in Hawaii Non-Title Bout
Henry Davis, 24, the Hawaiian featherweight champion, scored a sensational unanimous decision over Manuel Ortiz in a 10-round non-title bout in Honolulu. Ortiz suffered cuts as Davis dominated with strong aggression, while Davis’s team sought a title bout with Willie Pep, who was offered $20,000 for a future match.
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Honolulu
Henry Davis
Manuel Ortiz
Willie Pep
Sam Ichinose
Pep
Lou Viscusi
Davis
Ortiz
Coe Thinclads Face Six Meets This Spring
Coe College track squad, returning from spring vacation, prepares for a six-meet schedule over six weekends. The opener is the third annual Coe Relays on April 16, followed by the Coe Cornell dual on April 23. Coach Harris Lamb plans to enter a mile and a half mile relay at Drake Relays April 29-30 and may field other athletes in Drake events. The team relies on four returning point-winners from last year’s Midwest meet: Chilly Hopkins, Marv Levy, Merle Buck, and Ralph LaCombe, with Wilbur Gregor having graduated.
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Coe College
Coe
Drake
Lamb
Chilly Hopkins
Marv Levy
Merle Buck
Ralph LaCombe
Hopkins
Hawks Enter AAU wrestling meet in Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa will field seven varsity wrestlers and at least two unattached freshmen at the national AAU senior championships in Cedar Rapids April 8 and 9. Top entrant Joe Scarpello, an Olympic team member, has three straight Big Nine 175 titles and AAU 165 crown in 1942.
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Iowa Teachers College
Keith Young
Cedar Falls
Fort Collins
Colo
Young
Iowa
Bill Nelson
Bill Smith
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Hawkeye
Joe Scarpello
Scarpello
Bob Geigel
AAU
Junebug
Perrin
Ralph Thomas
Russell Tharp
Tharp
Manuel Macias
Davenport
Charles Muhlstock
Woodmere
Brooks Speaks At Marion Fete
Marion Lions Club banquet honored the city basketball squad and coaches at K V cafe Monday night. Bob Brooks of KCRG praised the team’s growing Cedar Rapids following and radio broadcasts that drew wider fan support. Coach Les Hipple called this group the best he has had, with Frank McLeod as chief assistant. Ken Murdoch served as toastmaster.
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Marion
Lions Club
Bob Brooks
KCRG
Cedar Rapids
Brooks
Les Hipple
Hipple
Frank McLeod
Ken Murdoch
T Severson
Buckeyes Open Spring Football Drills Indoors
Ohio State University football team begins spring drills with 100 players in Columbus. The squad worked indoors due to weather and will move outdoors next Monday to continue the session.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
Bucks
Sports Banquet Set at Elkader
Elkader public school and St. Joseph's parish school host a 6 30 p m sports banquet sponsored by the Elkader Service club. Rollie Williams assistant athletic director at the University of Iowa will speak and a film of the Iowa Boston University game from last season will be shown.
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Elkader
Elkader Public School
St. Joseph's
Elkader Service Club
Rollie Williams
University of Iowa
Iowa-Boston University
McIntyre Drafted By Rochester Royals
Jim McIntyre star Minnesota center has been drafted by the Rochester Royals of the Basketball Association of America officials announced Wednesday He will study for the ministry if he does not change his mind and play professional basketball The Rochester draft would take effect only if he opts to sign with the club
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McIntyre
Rochester
Minneapolis
Jim McIntyre
Minnesota
Rochester Royals
Basketball Association of America
Wednesday McIntyre
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