Kentucky cagers form own NBL club in Indianapolis
Five Kentucky stars from the 1948 champions signed to join and own a new Indianapolis NBL team. The group includes Alex Groza Wallace Jones Joe Holland Cliff Barker and Ralph Beard. They will be guaranteed 50000 in operating funds and must still pick a team name and backers.
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IHSAA Votes To Continue Summer Baseball Program
Boone Iowa May 28 The I H S A A board voted to continue the summer state baseball championship after a member poll 285 to 200. The plan remains supplemental to spring and fall tournaments with eligibility rules for graduates and eighth graders.
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Oelwein’s Rice Extends Unbeaten Tennis Run
George “Dusty” Rice of Oelwein won his fourth straight singles match 6-0 6-2 against East Waterloo’s Wexter as the Huskies secured a 6-1 team win. East had one doubles win before darkness ended the play with remaining matches canceled.
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Dusty” Rice
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Darland Chosen to Lead Oelwein Basketball Program
Oelwein high school completes next year’s coaching assignments with Jack Darland replacing George Dutcher as head basketball coach. Dutcher stays as football coach while Jim Nelson remains assistant in football and coach for freshman-sophomore basketball and tennis. Fred Teufel continues as track coach and Darland also takes charge of golf.
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Two Fishermen Share a Trout at Decorah
Decorah man Roger Sampson and Des Moines fisherman W G Cornish fished opposite banks on Trout Run Wednesday. A single trout grabbed both hooks at once, leaving Sampson with half ownership and the tale to tell. Sampson gave his half interest to Cornish.
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Hettrick Cleared To Return To Competition
Iowa City Gene Hettrick City high star in three sports is back in competition after a temporary ineligibility due to a school records error. A telephone poll by the Iowa High School Athletic Association board of control approved his reinstatement.
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Renaud Resigns as Coach at Alburnett
Robert Renaud has resigned as athletic coach at Alburnett High School after three years in the post. His wife, a faculty member, also resigned from her position.
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Alburnett High School
Wartburg Golfers Fall to Decorah in Narrow Match
Wartburg varsity golf fell 9 to 5 at home against Decorah on a par 70 course. Emil Luttenvoll led Wartburg with a 76 and earned medalist honors. matches included tubenvoll and Jelstad posting 3 0 wins for Decorah, with Prideaux and Halverson delivering key victories for Wartburg.
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Wartburg Beats Luther 11th-Inning Baseball Thriller
Wartburg wins 6-5 in 11 innings at Luther as John Michaelson drives in the tying run with Lloyd Spier then Al Braunschweig scores the winner on a hit to right. Luther suffers its second straight road loss in a tense extra inning clash.
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Illinois Tech appoints Sonny Weissman athletic director
Chicago reporting Bernard Sonny Weissman, 43, was named to succeed John J. Schommer as athletic director at Illinois Tech on Thursday. Weissman has served as assistant AD since 1937 and will lead the program as it competes in college sports.
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Sonny” Weissman
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Ocean Drive Won't Run in Derby Field
Trainer Ivan Parke said Ocean Drive will not run in the Kentucky Derby and Olympia's favorite will start alone. The field lists 12 definite entrants with two other possibles as weather-friendly conditions loom at Churchill Downs.
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Louisville
Ivan Parke
Olympia
Ocean Drive
Derby Trainers Favor Mud Track As Heat Tests Lively Field
Strip and sun favor mud conditions with Tom Smith and Hirsch Jacobs backing Model Cadet and Palestian respectively while Sam Sechrest notes Duplicator could run if rain comes. The rest of the field prefers a fast track with Parke eager to push Olympia from the gate.
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Rutgers Elects William Hatchett Senior Class President
William Bucky Hatchett, noted as a Negro football basketball and track star at Rutgers University, was elected president of the senior class on Thursday. He has been a prominent athlete and campus figure at New Brunswick.
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William “Bucky” Hatchett
Rutgers University
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