Intra Squad Scoring Sparks Iowa Iowa State Scrimmage News
Iowa and Iowa State split spring intra squad games with high scoring, 11 touchdowns by the Black and Gold teams at Iowa 47-26 while Iowa State topped the alumni 58-21. Cyclones show dangerous scoring promise ahead of fall with key veterans and two ex academy cadets contributing notably.
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Marion Hosts Loop Track Title Rivalry for Wamac Meet
Marion aims to dethrone Tipton as Wamac track champion at the annual meet on the Marion track Tuesday evening. Prelims start at 4 p m with finals under lights at 115. Tipton has long held the title, but Marion has defeated the Tigers this season and enters as a top threat alongside Monticello and Vinton as other favorites.
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Winter Fish Kill In Iowa Much lighter This Year
Des Moines report says the winter fish kill was the lightest in recent years with almost no major losses in shallow north Iowa lakes and streams due to higher water. Walleyed pike hatched in six days at Spirit Lake hatchery because of unusually warm spawning weather, far faster than the usual 18 to 21 days.
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Iowa
Iowa State Conservation Commission
Prep's 3 Hit Job Tops Delaware Play
Delaware prep baseball opens with Coleshure's 6-2 win over Hopkinton as Rich Sampson adds three hits and pitches. Delhi dominates Ryan 14-3 on five hitters. St. Lucas beats Ridgeway 10-5 amid rain delays. Quasqueton tops Jesup 15-7. Winthrop defeats Oran 9-1. several games postponed or moved due to cold and rain.
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Showdown Set for Big Seven Baseball Race Week
Kansas City AP reports a Big Seven baseball showdown begins with Missouri at Missouri Columbia against Nebraska while Kansas visits Manhattan to face Kansas State. Missouri leads 8-1, Nebraska 6-3, with six games left for Kansas and four for Missouri and Nebraska.
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Ilowa City Golfers Finish Sixth at Fairfield Meet
Special to The Gate Fairfield Iowa City golfers placed sixth in a six team Fairfield invitational with Ottumwa winning the event at 314. Iowa City's score was 381.
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Two-Hit Victories by Lemon Reynolds Spark All-Star Start
Bob Lemon of Cleveland and Allie Reynolds of the New York Yankees pitched brilliant 1-0 two-hit victories as the major league season opens with 26 shutouts. The Indians swept a doubleheader from the Browns to stretch their lead, while Reynolds nearly no-hit the Red Sox as Washington beat Philadelphia in 11 innings.
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Major Open Softball Opens After Weather Delay
Cedar Rapids softball season starts at Elis Park tonight with festivities at 7 15 led by the Cadet drum corps. Mayor Milo Sedlacek will throw the first ball to Park Commissioner Dick Tones. Wilson and Company vs Eby's Sporting Goods opens at P36. Alternate Major Open schedule in effect for week one with Atkins vs Whitey and a double header later.
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Dick Tones
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Nebraska assistants resign to take government and business posts
Ne braska assistant coach Néal Mehring resigns after 1948 service to take a government position in Lincoln. Trainer Blaine Rideout also resigns after 1948 years with the program to enter business in Dallas Texas.
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Iowa Names Bill Fenton Captain For 1952 Football Season
Iowa City end Bill Fenton was elected permanent captain for the 1952 football season, replacing the old system of game captains. A junior and pre medical student, Fenton may face med school after this year. The article also notes Chuck Darling receiving the Big Ten most valuable basketball player award at a club dinner in Iowa City.
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Darling
Bucky “O'Conner
Three I Standings Lead After Weekend Games
The Three I standings show Evansville at 6 8 and Keokuk 7 3 with Terre Haute 5 Burlington 3. Results from Sunday list Keokuk 7 Evansville 6 8 and Terre Haute 5 Burlington 3 while Davenport and Waterloo finish tied at 7 Waterlines at Cedar Rapids and Quincy rain delayed. Gameday notes preview Monday and Tuesday matchups including Cedar Rapids at Waterlan Davenport at Keokuk Terre Haute at Burlington and Evansville at Burlington.
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Waukon Golf Club Invites Top Teams for June Tourney
Waukon Golf Club hosts an invitational 27 hole tournament set for Sunday June 1 with 8 a.m. start. The event promises cash prizes and a field including Wallkon golfers with a 42 straight victory streak over three years in Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin. The club also plans a Memorial Day opening and a pre opening home tourney May 18 for men and women.
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Gazette
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Indians End Quincy Series At 8 Tonight
Cedar Rapids manager Jimmy Bloodworth planned to start ace lefty Bud Daley against the Quincy Gems in a single-game I- division clash at 8 p.m. A washed-out second game will be made up later. The Indians won the opener 11-2 behind Jackie Bowes nine-hit effort and backed it with 13 hits Saturday. Len Heinel snapped a 20 at bat hit drought with four hits in four trips. Broadcast by KCRG.
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Plan Nesting Colonies of Wild Geese in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa plans to establish permanent wild Canada goose nesting colonies in northern Iowa. A second flock of 40 geese is kept in large open pens near water with wing clipping. Biologists expect the geese to migrate and return home yearly, with the first 55 geese at Rice Lake now nesting and laying eggs.
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Cogswell ranks No 1 on Kohawk Net Squad
Sig Cogswell has moved to the top spot for Coe College tennis net squad replacing Henry Tamaki. Coe was set to play Dubuque in Cedar Rapids Wednesday and Cornell Friday after a Monday decision.
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Don Newcombe Posts Dodger Innings Pitched Record
Don Newcombe pitched 272 innings in the 1951 season the most for the Dodgers. He served in the army during that period and contributed a major portion of the workload.
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Ed Lipp Captures Blind Bogey Golf at Ellis Park
Ed Lipp posted a net 73 to win the Ellis Park Golf Association blind bogey event at the Ellis course Sunday. Bill Thayer and Dick Madlin tied for second with nets of 72 while Capt Brooks Pennick and William Butt shared fourth at 78. 109 players competed as Thayer posted the low gross 79. The Ellis Association plans another blind bogey next weekend and Art Andrews invites players to submit scores for the spring handicap.
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M J Tilt Postponed and Boardwalk Mile Highlight Day
The M J league game between Iowa Manufacturing and Wilsons was postponed by rain and cold and will be made up later. League play resumes Tuesday at 5 30 p.m. on the Daniels diamond with Swab Motors facing LaPlant Choate. Don Gehrmann won the Boardwalk Mile in Atlantic City in 4 05 3.
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Former Star Blames Fans and Alumni for Football Emphasis
Former Marquette quarterback Don Leahy blasts fans and alumni for excessive football overemphasis. He argues media coverage inflates minor missteps and supports limited out of season drills while defending spring practice as essential and inclusive for overlooked players.
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Marquette University
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20-Game Winners’ 1952 Starts Show Varied Fortunes
Seven of 13 1951 20-game winners appear strong after winter ball while five youths struggle. Don Newcombe sits out as he joins Uncle Sam. Sal Maglie leads with five straight wins and a 46–10 career mark. Wynn, Feller, Jansen, Roe, and Roberts also rise toward 20, while Lopat Raschi Garver Spahn and Dickson stumble. Trade whispers surround Dickson before June 15.
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