Blue Devils Tie Roosevelt 13-13 In Kingston Stadium
Davenport loses its 23 game win streak as Roosevelt roars to a 13-13 tie at Kingston Stadium. Charlie Dostal stars with 21 tackles and key fumbles while Roosevelt gains momentum in a single wing offense to deny Davenport a shutout and preserve its 6-1-2 season record.
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Roosevelt
Davenport
Blue Devils
Kingston Stadium
George Hidinger
Raiders
Charlie Dostal
Cedar Rapids
Dostal
Trent Winegar
Reggie Gibson
Phil Montgomery
Jim Kelly
Rider
Devils
West Branch Beats Tipton 34-25 In Wamac Conference Clash
West Branch, 34 25 over Tipton, completed an eight win nine game season. Keith Schiele and Don Thomas led scoring with two TDs each for West Branch, while Tipton's Larry Streets Phea Frederick Jim Fields and Jack Kohl found the end zone. West Branch scored in every quarter.
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The
Gazette
West Branch
Tipton
Bears
East Iowa
Keith Schiele
Don Thomas
Schiele
Thomas
Dick Krall
Larry Streets
Phea Frederick
Jim Fields
Jack Kohl
Kohl
Td—Schiele
Krall
Xp—Thomas
Lloyd
Td—Streets
Frederick
Fields
Felt
City leaders outline plan to bring major league baseball to Los Angeles
Seek Team reports Mayor Norris Poulson and Supervisor Chairman Burton Chace proposing city county cooperation to land a major league baseball club in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Norris Poulson
Burton Chace
Board of Supervisors
Fighter Watson Jones accuses promoter of fixing fights
Watson Jones testified that promoter Babe McCoy forced dives and sent him to fight in Portland, Tacoma, and Topeka. Jones broke down, claiming he never cheated yet paid McCoy, who seeks license revocation as the state athletic commission hears charges of fixed matches and undercover management.
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Davey Arends
Arends
Kelly
Riders
Davenrt
Roosevelt
Los Angeles
Watson Jones
Babe McCoy
METS
OY Wees
Bappeeewee Jones
State Athletic Commission
McCoy
Olympic Auditorium
David L. Luce
The
Commission
Joe Kahut
Portland
Ore
Harry “Kid” Matthews
Tacoma
Pat McCafferty
Topeka
Mr. McCoy
Stinker
George Hansford
Frank Lieberman
Hansford
Chicago
San Antonio
Enrique Bolanos
Bolanos
Patty and Remy Reach King Gustav V Tennis Semis
In Paris Budge Patty, now living in Paris, defeated Xavier Perreau-Saussine 11 9 6 4 6 4 to reach the semifinals of the King Gustav V tournament. Paul Remy, a French Davis Cupper from Millburn New Jersey, beat Pablo Ere 6 2 6 3 6 1 to advance as well.
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Paris
Budge Patty
Los Angeles
Paul Remy Friday
Patty
Xavier Perreau-Saussine
Remy
Pablo Ere
Millburn
N. J
Packers’ Howton Ferguson nursing injuries ahead of Bears clash
Green Bay stars end Billy Howton and fullback Howie Ferguson are nursing ankle injuries while preparing for Sunday's game with the Chicago Bears in Chicago.
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Green Bay, Wis
Billy Howton
Howie Ferguson
Green Bay Packlore
Bears
Chicago
Interception Run Back Lifts Fort Dodge to 6 0 Victory
Fred Gephart returned a 45 yard interception for a touchdown to lift Fort Dodge over Cedar Rapids Franklin 6 to 0 on Friday night. Fort Dodge finished 5 wins and 4 losses, repulsing three Franklin scoring bids as Franklin played shorthanded. Neslund punted five times for a 46 yard average, helping secure the victory.
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Davenport
Devils
Bill Carter
Roosevelt
Bob Savel
Fort Dodge
Fred Gephart
Cedar Rapids
Franklin
Ft. Dodge
Roger Helm
Phil Shinn
Jim Neslund
Berrios May Face Higher-Ranked Opponent Next
Miguel Berrios of Puerto Rico earned a unanimous 10 round decision over Elorde at Madison Square Garden in a bloody bout that opened the door to a rematch with Cherif Hamia of France, who defeated him earlier this year.
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New York
Miguel Berrios
Puerto Rico
Elorde
Madison Square Garden
Cherif Hamia
France
Hamia
Berrios
the Garden
Miguel
Eastern Iowa Prep Roundup Nips and Splits Across Small Towns
Stanley-Wadena edged Stanley 36 34 in a boys game Everett 15 Falk 11. Stanley girls 60 36 Schwartz 28. Waena Cen Point V Horne 65 41 Sevit 42 Domer 20. Center Point Van Horne girls 65 41 Sevit 42 Domer 20 boys 57 54 McNeil 14 Dutton 16. Riverside Atalissa girls 47 43 Atalissa boys 56 36 Havel 22 Arnold 21. Hazleton St John 66 40 Meier 29 Klein 20 reserve 40 30. Fairbank Quasqueton boys 65 61 Woods 22 Neil 21 girls 59 42 Bedherman 30 Benz 18. Lamont two wins over Rowley Estling 14 boys 50 39 Hopkins 16 girls 55 37 Bosquin 23. Edgewood girls 48 39 Jewell 31 Tim mons 15 Colesburg
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Stanley
Wadena
Everett
Falk
Schwartz
Messerli
Cen. Point V. Horne
Center Point
van Horne
Glorene Sevit
Jalaa Domer
Dale McNeil
Dutton
Riverside
Atalissa
Karla Havel
Fairbank
Woods
Neil
Quasqueton
Brown
Bedherman
Benz
Lamont
Buchanan County
Rowley
Jim Estling
Sy Hopkins
Marilyn Helms
Janet Bosquin
George Washington
Richmond
West Virginia State
Salem
Pepperdine
San Diego
NAS
Central Okla
Emporia State
William Jewell
Baker
College of Emporia
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Kan
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Marshall
Toledo
Emory Henry
West Virginia Tech
Bridgeport
Wilkes Pa O. West Chester
Bloomsboro
McPherson
Bethany
St. Vincent
Carnegie Tech
Warrensboro
Springfield
Central
G—Mechanicsville
Morley
Atkins
Walford
v—Atkins
G—Van Horne
Iowa City St. Pat's
Cossrove
J——Lansing
Ridgeway
B—Lansing
Wancoma
Ft. Atkins
Rochester
Philadelphia
Aurora girls dominate Brandon in 103 28 victory
Aurora girls defeated Brandon 103 to 28 as Murray scored 35 points. For the boys, Aurora won 62 to 40 led by Lang with 30 points while Wiedow and Gerstenberg added nine each for Aurora.
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Aurora
Brandon
Murray
Donovan
Lang
Wiedow
Gerstenberg
Lisbon Girls and Boys Sweep Solon In Twin Narrow Wins
Lisbon beat Solon 45-43 in the boys game with Dave Andre scoring 15 for Lisbon while Solon’s Randle had 15. In the girls game Lisbon won 49-42 as Donna Carbee tallied 20 for Lisbon and Krob 19 for Solon.
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Lisbon
Solon
Dave Andre
Randle
Donna Carbee
Krob
Parnell Boys Top Chelsea 46 33 Behind Finnegan
Parnell boys defeated Chelsea 46 to 33 as Terry Finnegan scored 14 points. Conway led Chelsea with 14. In the girls game Chelsea won 46 to 41 with Shirley Wilkinson scoring 24. Parnell’s Shirley Long and Myrna Weldon added 18 each.
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Parnell
Chelsea
Terry Finnnegan
Conway
Shirley Wilkinson
Shirley Long
Myrna Weldon
Tama South Iowa Cedar Kings Clinch South Iowa Cedar Title
Tama South Iowa Cedar Kings, 41, defeated Belle Plaine 41-6 to clinch the South Iowa Cedar championship. The Tomahawks built a strong defense, holding Belle Plaine to seven rushing yards and 93 total yards, with Butch Loftus and Stan Zhorne scoring multiple times and a late safety sealing the win.
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Tama South Iowa Cedar Kings
Belle Plaine
Tama
South Iowa
Ladora-Conroy Split Piowa Conference Games
The Ladora boys beat Conroy 36 to 28 with D Zuber and Black each scoring eight. Rus Humselman led Ladora with 20. Ladora girls won 53 to 20 powered by Marge Brown with 30 while Rathjen scored 17 for Conroy.
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Ladora
Conroy
D. Zuber
Black
Rus| Humselman
Marge Brown
Rathjen
Fayette-Denver girls edge Denver 44 42 in final minute
Bonnie Olson scored a late basket to lift Fayette past Denver 44 42 as Diane Olson led Fayette with 30 points while Clark posted 20 and Matthias 18 for Denver. Fayette also won the junior high girls game 29-25.
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Fayette
Denver
Bonnie Olson
Diane Olson
Clark
Matthias
Atkins routs Walford in boys and girls games
Ron Ness scored 16 to lift Atkins to a 72 24 victory over Walford in the boys game. Rotter added 10 for Walford. In the girls contest Atkins won 68 24 behind Audrey Krug’s 29 points while Houser scored 16 for Walford.
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Atkins
Ron Ness
Walford
Rotter
Audrey Krug
Houser
Walker Palo split in pair of games
Palo won the boys game 57 to 47 while Walker captured the girls tilt 31 to 26. Rita Michael scored 17 for Walker girls and Linda Mc Clurg and Young each added seven for Palo.
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Walker-Palo
Walker
Palo
Rita Michael
Linda McClurg
Young
Martelle Sweeps Shellsburg In Basketball Doubleheader
In girls action Martelle defeated Shellsburg 54 51 behind Schwirtz 31 points with Mary Ellen McCormick scoring 22 for Shellsburg. In the boys game Martelle won 64 56 as Randall posted 24 for the winners and Marlin White 22 for Shellsburg.
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Shellsburg
Martelle
Schwirtz
Mary Ellen McCormick
Colesburg Defeats Edgewood in Double OT Thriller
Colesburg edged Edgewood 39 37 in double overtime to win the boys game with Sampson scoring 18 points for Colesburg. Ray led Edgewood with steady play during a close contest.
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Colesburg
Edgewood
Sampson
Ray
Alburnett Sweeps Viola In Mixed Basketball Twin Games
Alburnett swept Viola in a boys 30-19 win and girls 67-22 victory with Andrew scoring 10 in the boys and Donna Flitsch 24 for the girls. For Viola, Zimmerman led boys with eight and Pringle added 10. In Amana versus Victor, Victor won the boys 40-27 as Bob Hull had 13 and Fred Naurah 15 for Amana, while Amana edged Victor girls 38-34 led by Carol Zuber with 18 and Joyce Bendsinger 20 for Victor.
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Alburnett
Viola
Andrew
Donna Flitsch
Zimmerman
Pringle
Victor Amana
Victor
Amana
Bob Hull
Fred Naurah
Carol Zuber
Joyce Bendsinger
Norway Millersburg Twin Hill Basketball Scores
Norway beat Millersburg boys 51 29 led by Les Smiley and Bob Lee with 11 each Montrose 13 for Millersburg Millersburg won girls 45 39 with fans leading winners 23 Schoemaker 18 for Norway Grand Mound Bennett 52 50 over Bennett Vanderbilts 14 paced Grand Mound Don Lilienthal 16 Bennett girls 47 36 Ann Sievers 23 Tinter 11 Crossthwaite 10 led Grand Mound
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Norway
Millersburg
Les Smiley
Bob Lee
Montrose
Schoemaker
Grand Mound
Bennett
Vanderbilt
Don Lilienthal
Ann Sievers
Tinter
Crosthwaite
Notre Dame Stars Toast Knute Rockne in NYC Luncheon
Prominent Notre Dame alumni Harry Stuhldreher and Jim Crowley join other former players to honor Knute Rockne at Touchdown Club of New York luncheon next Tuesday.
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Honor Rockne
New York
Notre Dame
Harry Stuhldreher
Jim Crowley
Knute Rockne
Touchdown Club
Darling Leads U S Olympians Past Kirby Shoes 88 59
Darling Paces victory as Chuck Darling scores 20 points 16 in the first half to help the United States Olympic basketball team defeat Kirby Shoes 88 to 59 in Long Beach. Russell adds five points as the Olympians extend their win streak to 10 over Kirby Shoes before traveling to Melbourne for the Games.
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Long Beach
Calif
Bill Russell
A - Olympians
Kirby Shoes
Darling
Olympians
Kirby
USC
UCLA
Melbourne
Prep football results across Mississippi Valley conference games
Multiple state football scores feature C R Roosevelt and Davenport tied 13, Clinton 28 over Moline 7, Iowa City 17 over East Moline 10, and Tama 41 over Belle Plaine 6. Other notable results include Rock Island 47 over St Ambrose 12 and Nevada 47 over Story City 6.
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Mississippi Valley
C.R. Roosevelt
Davenport
Ft. Dodge
C.R. Franklin
Clinton
Moline
Iowa City
East Moline
South Iowa Cedar
Tama
Belle Plaine
Montezuma
Toledo
Rock Island
St. Ambrose
Belmond
Clarion
Bettendorf
Sterling
Burlington
Fairfield
Council Bluffs
A. L
Chariton
Knoxville
Centerville
Albia
Carroll
Jefferson
Creston
Atlantic
Denise
Harlan
D.M. East
D.M. North
Grinnell
Washington
Ida Grove
Sac City
Mount Pleasant
Fort Madison
Nevada
Story City
Sidney
Hamburg
Shenandoah
Red Oak
Toma
Waverly
Hampton I
Waterloo East
Waterloo West
West Branch
Tipton
George Washington Cruises Past Richmond 32-6 in Conference Clash
George Washington University converted three fumbles an interception and a blocked field goal into touchdowns to crush Richmond 32-6 in a Southern Conference game. The win kept GW's championship hopes alive as they advance with one league game left while leading West Virginia holds a 3-0 mark.
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Washington
Georgeashington University
Richmond
Colonials
West Virginia
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Dennis Smith
Bob Curie
MsCuhiouga
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Jack Gro
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Donatt
Gary Gardner
Allen Havercamp
Jo Payton
Jim Welhelm
Rosevelt
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Trent Winesor
Joe
Igram
Chuck Dostal
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Tom Jones
Gordon Dolley
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Gary Bea
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Hamon
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Olympic
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Interon
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Horne
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Chuck Darling
Russell
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