Action promised in Idaho high school basketball tourney
Idaho prepares for a dramatic class A race with Boise defending champ and a field led by Madison Rexburg Nampa and Caldwell. Districts set through February with subdistricts, district meets in March and regional bouts at Lewiston Boise and Pocatello before the March 18-20 state playoff in Pocatello.
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Ed Haroldson
United Press
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Idaho
Ed Grider
Idaho High School Athletic Association
Braves
Idaho Falls Tigers
Nampa
Madison Bobcats
Rexburg
Bobcats
Pocatello
Preston
Bob Bunker
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Bruins
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Coeur d'Alene
Twenty Get Letters For American Falls Football Team
Twenty high school football players at American Falls received letters for the 1947 season in a February 3 assembly. Coach Ronald Pierson handed out the awards reflecting a campaign that included a Fifth District championship and only two losses. Recipients included Don Ringe Leon Morriss Bill Campbell Linfield Crowder Bill Schroeder Neil Sterr Roy Davis Don Payne Lavere Clark Jeff Stanger Warren Littlefield Wad Schluter Wade Quinlan Duane Havlicak Bill Sikes Don Curtis James Reed Clarence Schroeder oe Dobeck and Gerald Eng.
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American Falls
Ronald Pierson
Don Ringe
Leon Morriss
Bill Campbell
Linfield Crowder
Bill Schroeder
Neil Sterr
Roy Davis
Don Payne
Lavere Clark
Jeff Stanger
Warren Littlefield
Wad Schluter
Wade Quinlan
Duane Havlicak
Bill Sikes
Don Curtis
James Reed
Clarence Schroeder
Oe Dobeck
Gerald Engand
Perfect Alibi for Once in Fort Wayne
Jerry Danehy wore a string on his finger all day to remember a task but his wife forgot to give him the letter to mail. The item reflects a mundane reminder narrative from Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Jerry Danehy
Montana Plans Ball Park Remodeling for Pioneer League
Billings officials award a $65,805 contract to Boespflug Construction Company to remodel the athletic park for the Pioneer league team. The project adds 4,200 backrest seats, new entrances, dugouts, offices, concession space and dressing rooms for teams and umpires, aiming for season opening readiness.
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Billings
Mont
Boespflug Construction Company
Walcott Near Return Title Bout With Louis at Yankee Stadium
Jersey Joe Walcott is set to sign on Monday for a return title fight against Joe Louis at Yankee Stadium on June 23. Negotiations were nearly finished after a lengthy conference at 20th Century headquarters.
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New York
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Joe Louis
Yankee Stadium
20Th Century Headquarters
Subway Transit Sees Heavy Use During New York Snow Storm
During the December blizzard that dumped 25.8 inches on New York City, the subway system carried 47,872,180 riders in one week as other transport modes faced shutdowns and delays announced by the Board of Transportation.
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New York
Board of Transportation
Pirates and Country Club Air Share Old City Baseball Lore
In New York, John Lardner recalls Pittsburgh’s baseball culture steeped in drink and rowdy lore. Hank Greenberg reflects on late 1940s Pirates, Ernie Bonham, and fellow players nodding to a past of barrooms and highball toastings under Pie Traynor and Paul Waner.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Hank Greenberg
Yale
Greenberg
Pirates
Hank
Ernie Bonham
Pie Traynor
Traynor
Paul Waner
Waner
Abraham Lincoln
General Grant
Paul
Francis Frisch
Frisch
Newsome Looks For Spot Again
New York dispatch reports Bobo Newsom, once a key pitcher for the Yankees, was released unconditionally as he was deemed too old, fat, talkative, and easy to hit. His midseason arrival had filled a gap in a sore-armed staff but his departure ends a brief chapter with New York.
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New York
Bobo the Hobo Newsom
Yankees
Harry Mendel
Harry
College States Final Tilt At Home
Idaho State College Bengals play Broadway Clowns in their final home game at 8 p m in the high school gym. Clowns, Harlem Globetrotters farm team, boast a fast squad and likely entertaining play. Bengals miss Herb Booth and George Rhoade but Sherman and Vesser say others are ready for a possible win. Next Saturday they face Southern Idaho College of Education from Albion at Rupert.
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Idaho State College
Bengals
Broadway Clowns
Clowns
Harlem Globetrotters
Herb Booth
George Rhoade
Dutch Sherman
Johnny Vesser
Southern Idaho College of Education
Quiftet
Albion
Rupert
Senior Scouts Open Tourney Opens With Ward Wins
In Pocatello the Senior Scouts tournament opener saw the Thirteenth Ward beat the Fourth Ward 31 to 15 at Franklin gym. The Fourteenth Ward defeated the Eighth Ward 37 to 19. Assistant scout-commissioner Jesse R. Warnick noted upcoming games: Fourth Ward versus Eighth Ward on Monday and Thirteenth Ward versus Fourteenth Ward on Tuesday.
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Pocatello Stake
Franklin Gymnasium
Jesse R. Warnick
Putnam District
Warnick
College Basketball Scores From Idaho Meet Roundup
Idaho defeated Oregon 55 to 52 while Idaho Frosh beat Boise J. C. 48 to 33. Tulsa surpassed Creighton 40 to 36 and Nebraska edged Kansas 61 to 57. Oklahoma A and M won 85 to 29 over Drake. Washington? none.
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Oregon
Frosh
Boise
J. C
Tulsa
Creighton
Nebraska
Kansas
Army
Harvard
Missouri
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Drake
Iowa
Purdue
Texas
Christian
Roach Abood Fight Signals Boxing Revival in NY Row
Lavern Roach beat Tony Janiro at Madison Square Garden to push toward a clash with Marcel Cerdan as promoter Sol Strauss lines up the March bout. The Marine duo Roach and Abood, former boxing teammates, symbolize a returning vigor in a sport under pressure from the Hogan Eagan crackdown.
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Harry
NEA Sports New York
NEA
Lavern Roach
Johnny Ahood
Roach
New York
Frank S. Hogan
Eddie Eagan
The
Boxing Commission
Underworld
Abood
Tony Janiro
Madison Square Garden
Sol Strauss
Marcel Cerdan
Cerdan
Anton Raadik
Chicago
Mob
Cauliflower Alley
Ahood
Lavern
Washington
Johnny
Cherry Point
N.C
Washington, D.C
North Carolina
Janico
Aboad
Six Day Bike Race Returns to New York After Ten Years
The six day bike race returns to New York with 14 teams guided by Wild Bill Anderson and Stan Bransgrove. Riders from France Italy Greece Canada Australia the United States Poland Belgium and Sweden join the event at 22nd Engineers Armory Broadway. Veterans Alf Letourner and Gerry Debaets noted as passing era. The revival sparks local excitement amid a busy Garden calendar.
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United Press
New York
Damon Unyon
Yeling Enterprises
Wild Bill Anderson
Sweden
Stan Bransgrove
Australia
Chicago
Pearl Harbor
Alf Letourner
Gerry Debaets
Alf
Debaets
Tim
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