Monona eliminates Bancroft in Iowa tourney semifinal
Unheralded Monona upset defending champion Bancroft 3 to 1 in a semifinal of the Iowa high school fall baseball tournament. Bob Keller and Bill Freese combined for a two hitter to send Monona to the final bracket.
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Bancroft
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Waota
Maxwell
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Wiota
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Viota
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Cards Invited to Play Little World Series Champions
Baltimore Mayor Theodore R. McKeldin said he wired St. Louis Mayor A F E Kaufman inviting the world champion Cardinals to meet the Orioles in Baltimore at an early date. The plan, approved by the Orioles, would draw a larger crowd than the recent World Series and proceeds could support both cities War Chest Community funds. One Little Series game with Louisville drew 52 833 paid admissions.
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Theodore R. McKeldin
Thursty
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Cardinals
Orioles
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War Chest Community Fund
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Cornell Hosts Redmen Saturday at Hilltop
MT. VERNON Iowa Cornell hosts Simpson Redmen Saturday afternoon at Hilltop field. Coach Och may reshuffle the lineup with De Boer at center Clausson at fullback Rega back at signal hole and Schmitz and Chapman at the halves. Pravis nursing a leg may be replaced by Temple.
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Cornell
Simpson Redmen
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Rega
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Chapman
Pravis
Temple
W. Smith
Quant
Warren
Ashby
Bonnemier
Horst
Bonstead
Grinnell Girls Temper Hockey Game With Luncheon
Grinnell college faces the University of Town in a girls hockey game Saturday in Crinnell. A pair of luncheon events precede and follow the match with a coffee hour to conclude the day.
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Crinnell
Grinnell College
University of Town
Notre Dame Braces as Kelly Departure Tests Irish Depth
Notre Dame faces a looming loss as star back Bob Kelly leaves in late October. Acting coach Ed McKeever cites Kelly’s central role to the attack while Frank Leahy notes past midseason turnarounds. Joe Gasparella could assume quarterback duties with Danciewicz shifting to halfback as Maggioli and others prepare for late October departures and Navy and Army games.
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Ed McKeever
Navy
Kelly
Irish Express
Associated Press
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Angelo Bertelli
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McKeever
Luack
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Gasparella
Danciewicz
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Bill Chandler
Wendell
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Detroit Red Wings name three newcomers to lineup
Detroit manager Jack Adams announced three new players Ted Lindsay Larry Thibeault and Gerald Couture would join the lineup as the Wings prepare for remaining exhibitions to build teamwork Lindsay at 19 drew high praise from Adams who said he seems to have played pro hockey all his life Veterans Don Grosso Joe Carveth Murray Armstrong Syd Howe Carl Liscombe and Mud Bruneteau remain on offense while Bill Quakenbush Harold Jackson Flash Hollett and Cully Simon are the defense, Connie Dion set as goalie.
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Detroit Red Wing
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Lindsay
Toronto
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Murray Armstrong
Syd Howe
Carl Liscombe
Mud Bruneteau
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Harrold Jackson
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Cully Simon
Connie Dion
Cedar Rapids Football Schedule This Week and Next
Local gridiron listings show Friday games this week at 7 45 p m including Franklin at Roosevelt and McKinley at Iowa City High with Wilson open. Next week features McKinley at Franklin and Wilson at Cedar Falls with Saturday 7 45 p m Clinton at Roosevelt.
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Hawks Prepared For Sprinters In Whai Tilt
The Iowa Hawkeyes retooled positions to slow Illinois speedsters in Champaign. Coach Slip Madigan moved Jack Kelso to end, Bob Ireland returned at left guard, Paul Fagerlind shifted to right guard, and Herb Byers and Johnny Stewart alternated at quarterback. The squad also faced Purdue’s aerial attack with Lt Commander Jack Meagher drilling pass defense and potential duties for Don Samuel and Bob Sullivan if standards hold. AI Rawson drew attention as a likely major contributor for Iowa State against Kansas in Big Six action.
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Bob Ireland
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Herb Byers
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Oregon State
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Rawson
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Des Moines
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Thompson Restaurants bowlers set season high with 3211 series
Chicago based Thompson Restaurants quintet posted a 3211 series the highest of the season per ABC records, surpassing last season's high of 3207 also by a Chicago team.
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Thompson Restaurants
A.B.C
Conn Is Louis Postwar Project
Army sergeant Joe Louis, back from six months in Europe and the Mediterranean, said his first postwar project is to defend his heavyweight title against Billy Conn. Louis noted Conn once refereed a Louis exhibition bout in England but they did not fight. He added Mike Jacobs might not approve. Louis believes his chances would be good after the war.
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Joe Louis
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Conn
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Joe
Later Season Proposed for Iowa Duck Hunters
Bruce Stiles chief of the Iowa conservation commission told the Izaak Walton League convention that Iowa hunters may enjoy a later duck season next year if the state is placed in the intermediate zone.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Bruce Stiles
Fish and Game
Iowa Conservation Commission
Izaak Walton League
Iowa Duck Zone Dates Draw Fire Over Early Openers
Stiles defended Iowa’s northern zone dates Sept 28 to Dec 8 and intermediate Oct 14 to Jan 1, noting hunters prefer mild weather. He argued a single zone for the state would create a double season and defended hens ban during pheasant season amid 60 percent annual pheasant losses.
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Stiles
Iowa
Posthumous Stagg Award to Walter R Okeson
Walter R. Okeson former chairman of the National Football Rules committee receives a posthumous Alonzo A Stagg award in Bethlehem Pennsylvania The presentation honors his contributions to football rules and governance.
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Bethlehem
INS
Alonzo A. Stagg
Walter R. Okeson
National Football Rules Com
Lehigh University Hosts Eastern Football Ceremony
A Tuesday report notes upcoming events at Lehigh University where Eastern Football association arrangements are planned for Monday. The notice mentions Mrs Anne Butchart as a related recipient alongside committee and commissioner roles.
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Eastern Football Association
Anne Butchart
Lehigh University
Mittee
Cubs to Welcome Lowrey Back After Army Discharge
Chicago Cubs outfielder Harry Lowrey who hit .292 in 1943 has received a medical discharge from the army and will report for spring training with the Cubs next year, the club announced Thursday night.
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Harry “Peanuts” Lowrey
Chicago Cubs
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