Immaculate Conception Tops Loras In Season Opener
Immaculate Conception Greyhounds beat Loras of Dubuque 33 to 23 in the S C gym to claim their fourth win. Ronnie Peck led with 14 points while Dave Schmitz scored 10 for Loras and Mike Walsh anchored I C with strong floor play.
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Immaculate Conception
Loras
Dubuque
S. C
Greyhounds
Bob Jennings
Aquinas
St. Patrick’s
Campion
Prairie du Chien
St. Mary’s
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
I. C
Hounds
van Combs
Husky
Dave Schmitz
Ronnie Peck
Schmitz
Peck
Johnny Wilcox
John
Ray Schmitz
Bever Avenue
Mike Walsh
Iowa City 5 Tops Indees in late basketball clash
Iowa City 5 drew 41 26 over Independence as Gene Brawner led the hosts with 15 points and Jack Sponer added 13 while wrestling with four fouls Three other eastern Iowa games produced tight finishes Morley edged Coggon 36 34 in a boys game and Morley girls won 49 48 Wanda Barger led Sacred Heart Monticello with 22 points as Marjorie Schneider paced the Sacred Heart girls past Oxford Junction 40 23 Ed Hudrick scored 18 for Oxford Junction boys in a 41 39 win Bud Chandler poured in 23 for Williamsburg in a 44 23 win over University High.
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Carl Franks
Independence Cagers
Independence High School
Fred Dienes
Ed Cornwell
Jack Soener
Bill Melvin
Dean Butterfield
Soener
Independence
City High
Iowa City
Gene Brawner
Jack Sponer
The
Indies
Iowa
Morley
Coggan
Wanda Barger
Coggon
Joyce Henderson
Cooper
Marjorie Schneider
Sacred Heart
Monticello
Oxford Junction
Wapsie
Ed Hudrick
Bud Chandler
Williamsburg
Ke- Wash
University High
Rick Ritter
Grinnell Grin Pele
Wwes
Chandler
Williams
Bill Wyman
Belle Plaine
Ed Hudvilik
Oxford
Wayne Woll
Sacred Heart Price
Arnold van “Antwerp
Jack Soaney
Independence Icks
St. Lucas van Uhlgenhake
Waverly
de Sales
Daleer
Fisher
Conetaks
Vic Schneider
Bader
Forse Howard
Fictim Hollingswort
Oelwein
Langham and Arntzen Named Cedar Rapids Sports Stars
Langham and Arntzen were named top Cedar Rapids athletes by the South Side Civic club for the season. Arntzen, a 39 year old right hander, went 25 and 2 as the No. 1 pitcher in the class A Eastern Iowa league and was named valuable player. Langham, a longtime Cedar Rapids bowler, captured the Corn Belt Classic title in Burlington last spring. The duo will receive medals at the 6:30 p.m. I.C.B.I. hall program, with an overall athlete of the year trophy to be awarded.
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Orie Arntzen
Ray Langham
Cedar Rapids
South Side Civic Club
I.C.B.I. Hall
Arntzen
Langhem
Long
Cedarpids
Burlington
Maxim Must Defend His Title in London Showdown
Cleveland boxer Joe Maxim, NBA American light heavyweight champion, may lose recognition unless he defends his title. The NBA said the Toledo Archie Moore Leonard Morrow winner becomes the logical world title challenger to Freddy Mills, with Maxim required to defend before London on January 24. Maxim said he will beat Mills for the world title in London and then face other contenders.
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Cleveland
INS
Joe Maxim
National Boxing Association
NBA
Archie Moore
Leonard Morrow
Toledo
Freddy Mills
England
Maxim
Mills
London
Kentucky Wins Set For Orange Bowl Bid
Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Miami Hurricanes 216 to secure a possible Orange Bowl invitation. The win, witnessed by 42 970 fans and Orange Bowl officials, leaves Kentucky at nine victories and two defeats. The committee planned further talks to choose an opponent for Santa Clara in Miami.
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Kentucky
MIAMI
INS
Wildcats
Cats
Santa Clara
Paul
Bear” Bryant
Bryant
Miami Hurricanes
Babe Parilli
Ralph Genito
Bill Leskovar
S.M.U
Tennessee
Nuggets Drop Fifteenth 101-81 in Denver Debut
The Denver Nuggets lost their 15th straight game of the season at home to the Los Angeles Lakers 101-81 in their first Denver game after 14 road defeats. George Mikan and Ken Sailors each scored 29 as the Lakers pulled away in the fourth quarter, turning a 50-48 halftime lead into a decisive win.
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Nuggets
Denver
Minneapolis Lakers
Lakers
George Mikan
Mikan
Ken Sailors
Hounds
Culver
Winter
Coin flip decides Taft JC Potato Bowl bid
In Bakersfield Taft Junior College won the Potato Bowl bid after a coin flip following a 13 13 tie with Boise JC. Athletic director Ed Simonsen called heads and the coin landed tails, granting Taft the opportunity to meet Boise in the Potato Bowl on December 3 in Bakersfield.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Taft Junior College
Ed Simonsen
Bakersfield J. C
Taft
Joe Cosand
Boise
Idaho
J. C
Wyoming Ready for Right Bowl Bid
Wyoming athletic director Glenn J. Jacoby said the Cowboys will accept a bowl bid if terms fit. He noted several offers came in but none appealed, and he denied contact from the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville Florida.
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Laramie
Wyo
INS
Glenn J. Jacoby
Wyoming University
Cowboys
Skyline
Jacoby
Punchers
Jacksonville
Fla
St Patrick's Downs St Wenceslaus In Iowa City Fight
St Patrick's of Iowa City defeated St Wenceslaus of Cedar Rapids 52-40 to hand the visitors their first loss in three starts this season. Cookey led St Pat's with 19 points, Norton added 12 for St Wenceslaus, and St Wenceslaus won the reserves 35-26.
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Iowa City
St. Patrick’s
St. Wenceslaus
Cedar Rapids
Earl Cooney
St. Pat’s Aone
Ray Norton
St. Vence
Cookey
Norton
Van Horne Raps Rider Five 45-25 in season opener
Freshman Marv Wilson led the Van Horne Hornets with 19 points and strong all around play as Cedar Rapids Roosevelt fell 45-25. Wilson grabbed rebounds, intercepted passes and shot from various spots while teammates Murty Gallahier and Bill Barnholdt supplied most of the scoring. Roosevelt’s Jim Martin kept them close early but Van Horne pulled away by halftime.
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Bill Seaton
van Horne
Marv Wilson
van Horne Hornets
Roosevelt
Cedar
Roughrider
Cedar Rapids
Hornets
Wilson
Ralph Brown
Murty Gallahier
Bill Barnholdt
Barnholdt
Duane Starnes
Jo Martin
Don Hickman
Jack
Carroll Bauserman
Len Wise
Gallahier
Jim Martin
Clem Carney
Etornets
Carol Bauserman
Roughriders
Detroit Boxer Felton Stops Virgo In Ten Rounds At Olympia
Detroit lightweight Lester Felton defeated Ross Virgo of Rochester New York by a ten round decision before 7 818 fans at Olympia stadium Friday night.
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Detroit
Lester Felton
Ross Virgo
Rochester
N. Y
Olympia Stadium
Valley conference picks named for All-Valley team
Davenport led with four first team players including Bob LeBuhn and Dick Meyer. Iowa City and Franklin each placed two on the first Valley team, Clinton Wilson and Dubuque contributing one each. Bill Fenton of Iowa City led voting as the all-state end, with center Bob LeBuhn near unanimous.
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Peck
Wilcox
Walsh
John “Pinky
Knowles
Schmitz
Burgmeier
Loras
Iowa Daily Press Association
S. C
Davenport
Gazette
Iowa City
Franklin
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Wilson
Dubuque
Bill Fenton
Bob LeBuhn
Bob Trent
Trent
LeBuhn
Dick Meyer
Edwin Lindsay
Dick Cilek
Tom Berdan
Gary Mishler
Bill Barnard
Clar
al Peremsky
Dieck Cilek
Dick Beert
Bob Phillips
Kennie Hay
Arry Mishier
Cage Results High School Parochial Football Scores Cedar Rapids
Parochial and high school cage results from Cedar Rapids and surrounding counties show Immaculate Conception defeating Dubuque Loras 33 23 and St. Pat's beating Oxford 44 23. Other noted games include Ottumwa Central 50 Iowa City St. MB 38, Monticello 40 Oxford Jct 23, and West Des Moines 48 Slater 27 with numerous uppercase team abbreviations and partial scores across multiple leagues.
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Cedar Rapids
Immaculate Conception
Debuque Loras
B—I. C
Franklin
Pat's
St. Weneceslaus
Iowa City St
Brian
D. M. East
Indianola
Metroseee
Forest City
Clarion
Kamrar
Steamboat Rock
Moon City
Webster City
Plymouth
Nora Springs
Boland
Nevada
Rt Lake
Storm Lake
Ater
West Des Moines
Waldand
Mt. Pleasant
Slater
Bolavada
Nashua
Mason City St. Joe
Ft. Dodge Corpus Rists
Bancroft St. John’s
Unclear Scoreboard Totals From Mixed College Matches
A fragment lists college results with East team scores 90 to 66 over Ft. Megmont, John Marshall 95 over San South American U 67, Quantico Marines 50, West 65 over Montana State Columbia 61 and Seattle Pacific 42, plus a National Association game where Minneapolis 101 defeated Denver 81.
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East
College
Ft. Megmont
John’ S
John Marshall
San South
American U
Quantico Marines
West
Montana State Columbia
Seattle Pacific
St Patrick's Tips Oxford In Opener
St Patrick's opened the basketball season with a 44 23 win over Oxford. Maury Clancy and Wayne Krumbholtz sparked the Irish with a fast break showing in the fourth quarter scoring 16 points. Krumbholtz led with 14 points, Jack Kramer added nine, while Terrell led Oxford with 12. A brief scuffle occurred during a timeout and was quickly ended by referee Dick Beall.
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Oxford
St. Patrick’s
Maury Clancy
Wayne Krumbholtz
St. Pat’s
Krumbholtz
Jack Kramer
Terrell
Dick Beall
Big Ten coaches and officials meet in Chicago
In Chicago, Big Ten basketball coaches and officials held their annual pre-season rules interpretations session. Twenty five officials joined Commissioner Kenneth L. Wilson for rule interpretation and officiating technique, viewing action film during aOfficials clinic. Coaches met with officials afterward as new standardized outfits were introduced for all Big Ten games. The gathering was to conclude Sunday.
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Big Ten
Chicago
Kenneth L. Wilson
Beuse Heads Davenport Three-I League Club Vote
Sheriff Walter Beuse of Scott county was elected president of the Davenport Three-I league baseball club. Paul Lagomarcino was named honorary president and chairman of the board. The group voted to incorporate as the Quad-City Athletic Association, with a team hereafter known as The Quads.
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Walter Beuse
Davenport Baseball
Davenport
Scott County
Paul Lagomarcino
Quad-City Athletic Association
The
Quads
New York Sun Picks Leon Hart and Emil Sitko for All Star Team
The New York Sun named Notre Dame stars End Leon Hart and Back Emil Sitko to its 1949 all star football team on Saturday. The selection notes Kien and John Sandusky as guards and highlights Stanley West of Oklahoma among others.
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NEW York
Notre Dame
Leon Hart
Emil Sitko
New York Sun
Kien
John ‘Sandusky
Stanley West
Oklahoma
Ag Ton Epie
Burlington 5 Tops Bolts In 51 28 Tilt
Burlington Grayhounds opened on their home court with a 51-28 win over Franklin of Cedar Rapids. Key performances came from Jim Knapp John Wilson and captain Tom Yager for Burlington while Franklins John Culver scored five long range attempts and Paul Foster led Franklin with 18. The sophs lost 38-36 in the preliminary.
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Burlington
Grayhounds
Franklin High
Cedar Rapids
Hounds
Jim Knapp
John Wilson
Tom Yager
Knapp
Wilson
Yager
Franklin Sophs
Elliot Day
Miller
Paul Foster
Franklin
St Louis urged to quit Missouri Valley by former Bears coach
ST. LOUIS says a one time Chicago Bear and current St. Louis coach urged the team to leave the Missouri Valley conference. Joe Maniaci called for an amateur football program and scheduling only teams with a real chance to win.
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St. Louis
Missouri Valley
Chicago Bears
St. Louis University
Billikens
Missouri Valley Conference
Joe Maniaci
Chicago harness tracks set 143 race nights in 1950
Maywood Park gains 60 nights from May 5 to July 13 after a court fight with Aurora Downs. Chicago Downs awarded 43 nights from July 14 to September 1. Aurora Downs schedules Sept 2 to Nov 10. Harness racing returns to Chicago area with opening May 5.
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Chicago
INS
Maywood Park
Aurora Downs
Illinois Harness Racing Commission
Chicago Downs
Sportsman’s Park
Bright Still Holds Best Rushing Mark at Drake
Drake sophomore Johnny Bright extended his lead in 1949 rushing and total offense. After nine games he had 1,950 total yards and 975 rushing yards, averaging seven yards per play, with Drake’s season ended two weeks earlier.
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Des Moines
INS
Drake
Johnny Bright
Bright
Announce Iowa Best Trapshooting Averages
Iowa trapshooting leaders were named by Henry C. Adams of the Iowa State Trapshooting Association after the season's finest averages from about 750 shooters. Regulation 16 yard targets list top marks including W Edwards Desa and J Harrison Sioux City Des Moines Bob Allen Des Moines with targets noted and division notes for varying yardages.
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Centerville
Iowa
Henry C. Adams
Iowa State Trapshooting Association
W. Edwards
Desa
J. Harrison
Sioux City
Sa Kookuk
Bob Allen
Des Moines
Senate Southwest. samen Sece Nth, Philander Sanity LA Vilier Beers o
In a fragmented clipping a Senate Southwest item mentions names and places such as Philander and Vilier Beers, with unclear context. The legible parts suggest a committee or candidate reference but lack coherent details for full summary.
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Senate
Samen
Philander Sanity
LA Vilier Beers
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John Lundgren
Burlington Hawk-Eye Gazette
Harold Tackleson
Thunderbolts
Guinby
Eciti
Ae Ae Geiwer
Ates
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