Knoxville wins class B indoor title in Iowa City
Knoxville high school edged Mt. Pleasant 4434 to claim the class B state indoor track championship led by Pew of LeMars who won the 50 yard dash and broad jump and ran on the winning 880 yard relay team Mt. Vernon’s Caraway added three top finishes as Eastern Iowa Conference teams dominated the meet producing three top five showings and no records were broken during the night
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Iowa City
Knoxville
Pew
LeMars
Caraway
Mt. Vernon
Overton
Mt. Pleasant
University High
Odebolt
West Liberty
Sigourney
Hampton
Pnison
Carroll
West Despines
Clinton Lyons
Tipton
St. Ambrose
Brighton
Pleasantville
Kephart
Pavers
Cresco
Edwards
Mt. Vern
Hannpson
Lyons
Behn
Tetrolte
Mt. Eras
West Des Moines
Pews
Michel
Stoltz
Bagyau
Denison
Arhme
Gdeboit
Prostisil
Ay Vernon
Carman
Holmes
West
Liberty
White
Utesch
Gunther
Rowe
Mt. Casant
Tina Hampton
Prunes Carroll
Wilson
Grock
Good
Knoxvill
Hays
Meyers
Browns Boss Seeks McQuinn Return or Cash from A's
St Louis Browns general manager Bill DeWitt demands either the return of first baseman George McQuinn from the Philadelphia Athletics or a cash settlement. Connie Mack and Athletics officials objection prompted DeWitt to propose taking the dispute to Commissioner Chandler. The issue stems from the October trade involving Dick Siebert who quit baseball for a radio job.
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Phoenix
Ariz
St.Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
George McQuinn
Siebert
Browns
Dewitt
Mack
Athletics
Baseball Moves Into Spotlight at Iowa U
Iowa City notes Coach Otto Vogel readies the Hawk baseball team for the opener against the Iowa Seahawks at Ottumwa. Vogel, longtime Iowa coach, eyes a top division finish with nearly 50 candidates and stars like Bob Faber and Clarence Dunagan leading the roster.
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Iowa U
Hawkeye
Ottumwa Naval Station
Bob
Moose" Faber
Big Ten
Lyle Ebner
Davenport
Jack Bruner
Waterloo
Vogel
Moose
Faber
Clarence
Doc
Dunagan
Hawk
Bucks Sweep NCAA Swim Crown In Yale Victory
Ohio State dominated the two day NCAA swimming meet at Yale pool finishing first with 61 points. Jack Hill and Miller Anderson each won two events contributing to the Buckeyes lead over Michigan 24 points ahead. Hale Hirose captured the 100 yard free. Melrose overtook Bob Anderson in the 25 yard Yale race and Kenny Marsh of Iowa failed to qualify.
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New Haven
Michigan
Michigan State
Williams
Navy
Army
North Carolina
Ohio State
Hale Hirose
Melrose
Stanford
Bob Anderson
Yale
Ray Thayer
Dick Weinberg
Anderson
Kenny Marsh
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Braves Name Sain to Pitch Opener in Brooklyn Clash
Boston manager Billy Southworth named Johnny Sain as his tentative starter for the NL opener against Brooklyn on April 16. Sain, a standout in spring training, is a former naval aviator. Southworth also praised pitcher Jim Walsh.
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Fla
Billy Southworth
Boston Braves
Johnny Sain
Brooklyn
Sain
Southworth
Jim Wallace
Cooper Ties Ferrier For Lead At Charlotte Open
Pete Cooper of Gainesville Florida shot 68 to move into a 206 total after 54 holes and tie Jim Ferrier of Chicago for first in the Charlotte Open. Ferrier posted even par to reach 208 after three rounds, while Lloyd Mangrum fired 64 to join Slammin Sammy Snead and Vic Ghezzi at 207. Lawson Little stood at 208 with Bob Hamilton entering the final round.
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N. C
Pete Cooper
Gainesville
Fla
Jim Ferrier
Chicago
Cooper
Ferrier
Lloyd Mangrum
Los Angeles
Slammin
Sammy Snead
Hot Springs
Vic Ghezzi
Knoxville
Cedar Rapids Considers High School Baseball Expansion
Debate swirls at McKinley and Wilson as baseball may launch at both schools with Cedar Rapids likely to field two teams. Roosevelt defends its state title while Coach Clem Carney schedules key games. Legion officials favor HS baseball and suggest post season options to select Cedar Rapids’ statewide representative.
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McKinley
Wilson
Fred Winter
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
East Waterloo
Iowa City
Legion
Legion Baseball
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Browns Ace Makes Jump To Mexicans
Vernon Stephens star shortstop of the St. Louis Browns signed a five year contract to play with the Vera Cruz Blues in the Mexican league owned by the Pasquel brothers. The deal amount and terms were not disclosed but believed to be around Stephens salary with the Browns. Stephens starts as Vera Cruz shortstop despite a dispute over a behavior bonus clause.
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Mexico City
Jorge Pasquel
Vernon Stephens
St. Louis Browns
Vera Cruz Blues
Blues
Stephens
Browns
Pasquel
Vera Cruz
Pasquels
United States
St. Louis
Girls Union Plans Two Tournament Changes
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union unveils two changes to the 1947 state tournament. Start moved to Tuesday afternoon, no morning games, and sessions capped at two contests. Drake Fieldhouse hosts Des Moines for the seventeenth straight year with finals March 4 to 8. A fall softball program for high school girls is discussed by IGHSAU president R H Chisholm.
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DES Moines
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Drake
R. H. Chisholm
Ighsau
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