Des Moines Leads In Numerical Power At State Track Meet
Des Moines East High leads the state meet in numbers with 13 men in individual events and five relay teams at Clyde Williams field Ames Saturday. Roosevelt and East Des Moines field athletes in every relay, Davenport and Roosevelt rank next with nine individuals and five relays. Many schools show large delegations including Sioux City Central Ames Ottumwa Dubuque Keokuk and Thomas Jefferson. May 10 district marks loom as favorites target records with Dick Hoerner at Dubuque aiming to beat the discus standard set in 1940.
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Keokuk
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Council Bluffs
Franklin
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls
Jack Colman
Thunderbolts
Dick Hoerner
George Gast
Osage
Drake Looms Strong In Iowa Track Meet
Drake University's track team, with a strong runner lineup, is favored to win the forty second Iowa collegiate meet at Iowa State Teachers College. Grinnell College and Iowa Teachers vie for second. Dubuque, St. Ambrose and others are seen as threats in field events. Preliminary events start at 10 am with finals at 1 30 p.m.
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Upper Iowa
Hawks Track Squad Heads to Minnesota Meet
Iowa City AP reports an 18 man Hawkeye track squad left for a season finale dual with Minnesota in Minneapolis. The Hawks, 0- latest laps, face a weaker Gopher squad though they remain underdogs. Traveling list includes Schlauder Kouba Lapham Fiel Wolf Markovitz Spencer Hinrichs Moyers Clay Wilkerson Todd Vacik Mahoney Kuhl Steinbeck Goenne.
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Nebraska Favored In Big Six Track Championship
Lincoln Nebraska AP reports the Big Six track and field championship opened with Nebraska the favorite to defend its two year title at Memorial Stadium. Missouri and Oklahoma were seen as chief threats as coaches and officials discussed moving the meet smoothly.
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Touring Bears Slow Luther In 6 2 Victory
California Bears beat Luther 6 to 2 as Norse errors mulled the game. Penney led Luther with a first inning run, but Carey held California scoreless three innings before the Bears pushed ahead in the fourth. Cates produced two RBIs with a third inning error and two singles, Folven homered, and McBroom drove in a run as California pulled away.
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Fure
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Anamosa Trackmen Awarded 12 Varsity Letters
Anamosa high school track coach Walter Schwank awarded 12 varsity letters to trackmen. Recipients include John Blayney John Dumont Howard Larson Larry Jessen Fred Kinser Keith Shover Kenneth Smykil Karl Smykil Russell Brown Edward Kromminga and John Russell. Kromminga was elected captain and may wear a white star on his blue A sweater.
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Walter C Schwank
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John Blayney
John Dumont
Howard Larson
Larry Jessen
Fred Kinser
Keith Shover
Kenneth Smykil
Karl Smykil
Russell Brown
Edward Kromminga
John Russell
Kromminga
Nine vie for Open berth at Happy Hollow in Omaha
A field of nine golfers including six pros and three amateurs tee off at Happy Hollow Monday seeking a National Open qualifying spot. Pairings have Frank Siedlik against Jack Pollard, Max L. Crouch versus Frank Cormaci, John Jacobs III against William Schuchart, and Al Beister with Thomas Sanderson and Irvin Ziegman in the final group. Jacobs is two time Iowa amateur champion.
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al Beister
Grand Island
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Irvin Ziegman
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Rain Washes Out M and J League Game
Thursday rain washed out the Quaker Oats versus Engineers game. LaPlant Choate and Town Manufacturers are slated to play at 5 30 this evening.
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Peacocks Face Luther in Key Upper Iowa Clash
The Upper Iowa Peacocks, led by coach Doc Dorman, clash with Luther in Decorah in one of two crucial season games. Rolling Miller or Dale Anderson will start on the mound, with Dailey or Timm catching. Infield captains Russell Castor and George Caswell anchor first and second, while Buell at short and Harkins at third flank the infield. outfielders include Ronald Schueler, Vance Rimmer, and others.
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Morgan Castor Lead Peacock Hitting As Drake Game Is Cancelled
Charles Morgan and Castor pace the Peacock batting with averages of .410 and .375. The June 2 game versus Drake is cancelled and Parsons will play in Fayette instead.
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Four Varsity Men At Cornell Receive Golf and Tennis Letters
Cornell committee on athletics awarded varsity letters in tennis to Dick Sampson and Ed Fredrickson who recently won the Midwest conference doubles title in Beloit. Golf letters went to Rudy Vodicka and Chuck Spletter with freshmen numerals earned by Tom Johnson George Huntington Jim Eyre and Phil Horton.
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Tom Johnson
George Huntington
Jim Eyre
Phil Horton
Lesnevich Beats Christoforidis For NAB Title
Gus Lesnevich of Cliffside New Jersey outpointed Anton Christoforidis of Greece in a 15 round Madison Square Garden bout to win the National Boxing Association recognition. The fight drew about 5 000 fans and completed a three bout series by the New York state athletic commission to choose a successor to Billy Conn. Christoforidis faced few chances and was close to a knockout on several occasions.
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Cleveland
North Liberty Bud and Walt Triumph In Big Win Over Oakdale
North Liberty Bud and Walt beat Oakdale 18 to 2 on Wednesday. Bob Rinehart pitched and Lloyd Rinehart caught for the winners. Donald Musgrave hit a home run. Bradsbury pitched for Oakdale with Neighbors catching. Bud and Walt face Coralville Sunday at home.
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