Cornell Mat Kings Honored By Tug Wilson
More than 250 people gathered in Bowman hall to honor Cornell's national championship wrestling team. Tug Wilson, Big Nine athletics commissioner, urged that the Middle West talent could form a world championship squad and praised coach Paul Scott and captain Dale Thomas. Numerous officials from Cornell, Coe, and the University of Iowa attended the event.
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Marion
Entire Ohio Town Will See Cleveland Perform
Cleveland Indians president Bill Veeck promised Newcomerstown Ohio that the town’s 4,564 residents would visit Cleveland to see a game this season. He set June 11 as the date for the town’s trip to see the Indians play the Boston Red Sox.
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Ohio
Newcomerstown
Cy Young
Veeck
Boston Red Sox
Prep Baseball Pairings Set
Boone AP Lyle Quinn Iowa High School Athletic Association released district tournament pairings for eight events opening Saturday. Matches include Montour Bell Plaines vs Dysart McCallsburg vs Nevada Center Point vs Eldora Mon tour vs What Cheer and more across Everly Brook consolidated Peterson Lake Park Quimb y Sioux Center Everly vs Lester Rodman vs Trinity Sioux City Audubon Audubon Cumberland Modale Treynor Bedford Danbury Percival Walnut Carlisle Carlisle Eddyville Richland vs Orient Van Meter Des Moines North vs Indianola Seymour Woodward Fort Dodge Breda Eagle Grove Grand Junction vs Laurens Cooper vs Fort Dodge Hays consolidated Storm Lake vs Stanhope Mason City St John s Bancroft Rowan Staceyville Corwith Mason City and Rudd Swea City Davenport Burlington vs Davenport MarteHe vs Morning Sun Cotter vs Lowden Morley vs Stockport Monona pairings to follow as soon as possible.
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Carlisle
Eddyville
Richland Township
Orient
van Meter
Des Moines
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Indianola
Seymour
Woodward
Fort Dodge
Breda
Eagle Grove
Grand Junction
Laurens
Cooper
Hays Consolidated
Storm Lake
Stanhope
Mason City
St. John's
Bancroft
Garner
Rowan
Staceyville
Corwith
Rudd
Swea City
Davenport
Burlington
MarteHe
Morning Sun
Cotter
Lowden
Morley
Stockport
Monona
Quinn
Hit Deterioration In Sportsmanship
A subcommittee of the third national conference of health in colleges charged that sportsmanship in collegiate sports has deteriorated to the point where behavior threatens social and moral values. The report cites booing bickering fights and rowdyism and a national scandal involving fixing of contests. It urges officials to refrain from gambling on games and from elevating emotional tones in athletic contests.
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New York
National Conference of Health In Colleges
Wiliam L. Hughes
Temple University
Delbert Oberteuffer
Ohio State
20 High Schools Compete in Marion District Track Meet
Entries from five schools push the Marion district meet to 20 competitors. Roosevelt of Cedar Rapids joins Manchester DeWitt Toledo and Loras of Dubuque. Defending champion Billy Dale headlines high jump. Craig Harper and Dave Fischer return in 440 and 120 hurdles. Prelims 9:30 am pole vault 11:15 am. finals follow with 100 yard dash at 2 pm. Fred Winter to start events.
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Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Manchester
DeWitt
Toledo
Loras
Dubuque
Billy Dale
Craig Harper
University High
Iowa City
Dave Fischer
Mt. Vernon
Bud Speran
Jack Hady
U. High
Bob Williams
Wilson High
Franklin
Thunderbolts
Fred Winter
Miss Borschel Re Named Head of Bowling Group
Leona Borschel was re elected president of the Cedar Rapids Women s Bowling Association at the annual banquet and meeting at the Roosevelt hotel. Officers named included Virginia Sowers as vice president Georgia Fox secretary Mary Heldt treasurer and Alice Brainerd sergeant at arms. Medals and trophies were awarded to city tournament winners with Florence Milke and Mary Blum as doubles champions Leta Smith as singles and all events champion.
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Leona Borschel
Cedar Rapids
Eleven Horses Vie In 57th Preakness Stakes
A field of 11 horses plus Jet Pilot aims for the Preakness at Pimlico with Derby top finishers including Jet Pilot Phalanx and Faultless among entrants. Odds place Jet Pilot and Phalanx near 2 to 1 favorites as See nav Contest Riskelater and others add depth to the mile and three sixteenths race.
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Pimlico Secretary’s Office
Uncle Remus
Phalanx
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On Trust
Cosmic Bomb
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Longden
Dodson
Riskelater
Balzaretti
Bullet Proof
Wright
Seenav
McCreary
Contest
Mehrtens
Guerin
Arcaro
Clark
King Bay
Campbell
Cornish Knight
No Boy
Cockayne Defends Iowa Welterweight Title With KO
Des Moines fighter Del Cockayne knocked out Diego Hidalgo of Burlington in the fourth round to defend his Iowa welterweight title. Cockayne endured two of Hidalgo’s flurries and two knockdowns before finishing with a piercing right hand, the rally weakening Hidalgo and sealing the victory.
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del Cockayne
Iowa
Diego Hidalgo
Burlington
Cockayne
Hidalgo
Point Teams and Morley Advance In District Baseball
Two teams Center Point and Morley moved toward district play in the high school baseball tournament. Lowden beat Clarence 3-0 in extra innings on the home diamond as Koch pitched two hits. Center Point shut out Urbana 4-0 on Zeiser four hitter with 16 strikeouts. Strawberry Point beat Volga City 7-3 at Manchester and Morley edged West Branch 1-0 at Solon behind Switzer two hits. Monona semifinals saw Monona topple Farmersburg 10-0 and Postville defeat Fort Atkinson 7-2 as semifinal action wrapped to clear Friday’s final ahead of Saturday district play.
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Center
Strawberry
Morley
Lowden
Clarence
Koch
Center Point
Urbana
Quasqueton
Zeiser
Strawberry Point
Volga City
Manchester
West Branch
Solon
Vic Switzer
Monona
Farmersburg
Postville
Fort Atkinson
Bertleson
Anderson
Kuester
Crambeer
Kurtlemeier Londen
Ruprecht
Hartig
Canes
Hawkeye Thinclads Set For Chase with Gophers
Iowa City notes announce 17 athletes for the qual track meet with Minnesota at Minneapolis on Saturday. It is the first Hawkeye Gopher outdoor dual since 1941. Dick Erdenberger, Charlie Mason, Clair Jennett, Tom Hall, and Dick McClanahan are listed as strong first place contenders. Iowa trails in shot and discus due to Dick Hoerner’s absence and lacks a top broad jumper or low hurdler to trouble Minnesota stars.
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Iowa City
INS
Minnesota
Minneapolis
George Bresnahan
University of Iowa
Zeno Colo Sets Ski Speed Record At Piccolo Cervino
Zeno Colo reportedly reached 94.8 miles per hour on the Piccolo Cervino glacier in Italy. Il Messaggero reports Colo claiming a world ski speed record after the run.
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