Grinnell Invades Cornell Homecoming Day
Grinnell competes with Cornell in three events during homecoming, plus the freshmen vs sophomores flag rush. The daytime slate includes a 10 a.m. freshmen gridiron game and a 10:30 a.m. cross country meet, with the varsity football game at 2 p.m. Grinnell’s offense relies on Koch and Kachinskas while Cornell leans on strong defensive play and multiple backs.
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Cornell
Grinnell
Mt. Vernon
Jerry Defries
Herb Boegel
John Davis
Fred Gable
Lyle Ringgenberg
Don Kachinskas
Fred Schneider
Roger Witcome
Bill Nichols
Jack Koch
Charles Farnham
Kermit Fessler
Ed Quan
Marshall Jones
Rams
Cornell Ramlets
Cee
Pioneer
Monmouth
Cornell-Grinnell
Diagonal Back As Iowa Prep Tourney Threat By L. E. Shelley
DES MOINES AP Diagonal, a southwest Iowa basketball power with many state bids since 1931, readies a tall 1948-49 squad led by coach Dale Herrington. Newcomer Paul Baker transfers from Malvern. Ben Trickey joins from Marshalltown to coach drills. Jay LeClaire welcomes guests as the new gym hosts a Big Nine floor, built partly from the old Iowa fieldhouse wood with student help speeding opening.
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Iowa Prep
L. E. Shelley
DES Moines
Diagonal
Iowa
Dale Herrington
Herrington
Paul Baker
Malvern
LeClaire
Big Nine
State swimming championships set for Feb 19 at Iowa City
Iowa City hosts the 1949 state high school swimming and diving championships at the University of Iowa on February 19, announced by Iowa swimming coach Dave Armbruster. National League exhibitions note Waterloo 45 over Globe Trotters 33 and Tri City 68, Anderson 62 in overtime.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa
Dave Armbruster
Waterloo
Globe Trotters
Tri-City
Anderson
Three Undefeated Teams Face Stern Tests
California North Carolina and Georgia Tech stand to face tough road games as unbeaten squads clash with Southern California Duke and others. California visits USC in Los Angeles before 105000, with Tar Heels and Yellow Jackets also away, while Clemson and Baylor loom elsewhere among ranked mismatches.
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New York
INS
California
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Golden Bears
Bears
Southern California
U.S.C
Los Angeles
Tar Heels
Bob Neyland
Tennessee
Yellow Jackets
Wallace Wade
Duke
Murder
West Point
Virginia Poly
Cadets
Pennsylvania
Washington and Lee
Columbia
Cornell
Army
Dartmouth
Fenn
Yale
U.C.L.A
Oregon
Princeton
Virginia
Mississippi
L.S.A
Rice
Texas Tech
Southern Methodist
Texas
Boudreau Says Indians Were Lucky To Win
Lou Boudreau told Harvey Ohio crowds that the World Champion Cleveland Indians were a third place club in spirit and that luck carried them through the AL pennant and the World Series. He credited a strong infield drive for over 400 runs and healthy pitching as key factors.
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Harvey
Ill
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Boudreau
Waterloo Pros Face C R Quint Saturday Night
The Cedar Rapids Danceland pro basketball team hosts Waterloo in a National Professional Basketball league twin bill at Immaculate Conception gym. The amateur game opens at 6:45 p.m. with Waterloo featuring former Iowa stars including Jack Spencer and Clayt Wilkinson in a strong lineup with Shipp Boykoff Mehen Kubiak Lowther Hamilton Wareham Flick Curran.
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Cedar Rapids Danceland
Waterloo
Immaculate Conception
Danceland
Anamosa Legion
Jack Spencer
University of Iowa
Clayt Wilkinson
Iowa U
Cedar Rapids Prep
Charlie Shipp
Harry Boykoff
Dick Mehen
Tennessee
Leo Kubiak
Bob Lowther
Dale Hamilton
Dave Wareham
Gordon Flick
Francis Curran
Allied Cage League Deadline Set Monday
Teams intending to enter the Allied Industrial Basketball league must send in the $50 entry fee before Monday, it was announced Thursday by Paul Novak, the league's business manager. Novak said a 10 team entry was expected, although the Cedar Rapids Engineering team had not definitely entered. Other teams are Quaker Oats, Wilson and Company, LaPlant-Choate, Iowa Steel, Link-Belt Speeder, Cherry-Burrell, Iowa Manufacturing, Century Engineering and Fruehauf Trailer Company.
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Allied Industrial Basketball League
Paul Novak
Novak
Cedar Rapids Engineering
Quaker Oats
Wilson and Company
LaPlant-Choate
Iowa Steel
Link-Belt Speeder
Cherry-Burrell
Iowa Manufacturing
Century Engineering
Fruehauf Trailer Company
Wilton Junction tops Muscatine B 18 to 8
Wilton Junction defeated the Muscatine B squad 18 to 8 on Thursday as Jerry Hiltenburg threw three touchdown passes. Wilton Junction led 12 0 4 and Muscatine B scored 0 9 0 2.
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Wilton Junction
Muscatine B
Muscatine
Jerry Hiltenburg
Citation Dominates Pimlico Special In Walkover
PIMLICO MdUP Citation the year’s depleted field left Calumet’s champion unopposed for the Pimlico Special prize money of 10000 dollars. Eddie Arcaro rode the horse as he circled Old Hilltop once in a solitary, breezing run after the 3 p.m. post.
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Pimlico, Md
Citation
Calumet
Old Hilltop
Eddie Arcaro
Joe Louis to box Vern Mitchell in exhibition bout
Detroit promoter Nick Londes announced heavyweight champion Joe Louis will fight Vern Mitchell of Highland Park in a six round exhibition bout set for November 9 in Detroit. The event promotes local boxing action and features a reigning world title holder.
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Detroit
INS
Nick Londes
Joe Louis
Will Box
Vern Mitchell
Highland Park, Mich
Sterope Owner Calls Betting Fool’s Game After Cambridgeshire Win
J. B. Townley, owner of Sterope, which won the Cambridgeshire stakes, collected a $600,000 winning bet but called betting a fool's game. He spoke Friday after the race, reflecting on the risk and fortune involved.
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London (Ap
J. B. Townley
Sterope
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Vince Horst
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Bud Andrus
Virgil Smith
John Leschinsky
Bill Brotherton
Gordon Cummings
Ray Anderson
Dick Thorsen
Charles Zoda
Ben McAdam
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Dick Bishop
Chuck Foster
Don Ryerson
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Milwaukee
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Braumeiner
Milwaukee, Wis
Grain Belt Distributing CO
Second Ave
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Marshalltown
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Cleveland
Weat
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First Avenue
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First Avenue SE
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Allied Cage League
National Hockey League
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Chicago
Andyt Freeze
Thermo
Publicker Industries Inc
Philadelphia
Louis
Hogan Bros. Furniture
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First Avenue NW
J. L. Bracco
McLellan Stores Co
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