Inroads Could Wreck Hawk Gridiron Outlook
Iowa coach Eddie Anderson reviews spring drills showing 22 players in draft age and two lettermen lost to the services, while hopeful signs include 13 veterans back and a promising freshman crop. Several lettermen deferments and draft status shape the 1942 Hawkeyes season prospects.
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Hawk
OWA City
Eddie Anderson
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Anderson
Ross Anderson
Mason City
Army Air Corps
Bob Bender
Davenport
Navy Air Corps
Bill Burkett
Bill Strauss
Joe Byrd
del Dickerhoof
Ben Trickey
Gene Tunney
Bernard
Bus” Mertes
Bill Parker
Coast Guard
Parker
al Urban
Coast Artillery
Tom Farmer
Air Corps
Henry Miller
Bob Penaluna
Guard
Army Quartermaster’s Corps
Bob Lauterbach
Dick Hoerner
Dubuque
Jim Youel
Fort Madison
Youel
Iowa U Athletic Teams Fourth in Big Ten Standings
Iowa University sports teams averaged fourth place in the Big Ten championship for 1941 42 as spring action neared. The basketball team tied for second for Iowa’s best ranking since 1926. Wrestlers finished fourth, swimmers and gymnasts fifth, track sixth, and football also sixth in the title contests.
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Iowa City
INS
Iowa University
Hawkeyes
Iowa
Buck Newsom May Land in Brooklyn
AP report suggests Buck Newsom could be traded from Detroit to St. Louis and then to Brooklyn for 40 000 dollars and a player. The Dodgers seek a third pitcher to bolster their staff behind Whit Wyatt and Kirby Higbe, with Newsom promising 1940 form if he returns.
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Gaxle Talbot
Orlando
Fla
Buck Newsom
Brooklyn
Ebbets’ Field
Flatbush
Big Buck
Washington Senators
Bucky Harris
Fox
Clark Griffith
Newsom
Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
Buck
Jack Zeller
Tiger
Lakeland
Carolina
Zeller
St. Louis Browns
Harland Clift
Senators
Harris
Cecil Travis
Buddy Lewis
Roberto Estalella
Roberto Tight
Browns
Dodgers
Whit Wyatt
Kirby Higbe
St. Louis Cardinals
Wyatt
Higbe
Local Cagers Fall in Iowa City Battles
In Iowa City two Cedar Rapids teams lost to Iowa City foes in a milk fund benefit. Miller's Truckers beat the Quaker Oats crew 47 to 44 with Bud Lemons scoring 11 for the winners. Vic Siegel and R. C. King led Sidwell's of Iowa City in a rout of Standard Oilagers 44 to 18.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Miller's Truckers
City High
St. Mary's
Rudy Soderquist
Bill Wheeler
Vince Harsha
University of Iowa
Quaker Oats
Bud Lemons
Iowa
Vic Siegel
Sidwell's
R. C. King
Iowa Citians
Standard Oillagers
Amateur Boxers Hit Denver for AAU Western Championships
Thirty two top amateurs from eight states compete in the western AAU boxing tournament at the Denver city auditorium. Golden Gloves champions from Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska join Des Moines Kansas City and Omaha all star teams as they warm up for two-night bouts. Winners advance to the national tournament in Boston on April 13 to 15.
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Denver
INS
Boston
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Des Moines
Kansas City
Omaha
Denver City Auditorium
Rocky Mountain
New Mexico
Wyoming
Colorado
New York Ring Body to Review Abe Simon Fight
New York state athletic commission agreed to review manager Jimmy Johnston’s claim that Abe Simon was fast counted out by Referee Eddie Josephs in the heavyweight title bout with Joe Louis last Friday. Johnston will present press photos and fight films when he returns before the commission to support that Simon rose before the count ended in the sixth round.
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New York
INS
New York State Athletic Commission
Jimmy Johnston
Abe Simon
Joe Louis
Johnston
Simon
Eddie Josephs
Coast League Opens 1942 Season Under War Rules
San Francisco AP reports the Pacific Coast league begins the 1942 season Thursday despite wartime restrictions. A 5,000 crowd limit remains in effect while night games gain approval. Seattle Rainiers Sacramento and Los Angeles expected to compete for the title in a three way race.
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SAN Francisco
Seattle Rainiers
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Toronto Detroit In Hockey Finals
Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings reach the Stanley Cup finals after knocking out the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins. The series opens in Toronto with a seven game cap for the championship after two decisive wins by Toronto 3-2 over the Rangers and Detroit 3-1 over the Bruins.
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United Press
Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit Red Wings
New York Rangers
Boston Bruins
Toronto
Detroit
Leafs
Rangers
New York
Bruins
Boston
Sub-State Meets Draw $11,746.75 in Gate Receipts
Des Moines report shows eight Iowa high school sub state basketball tourney gate receipts totalled $11,746.75 with $2,153.75 travel expenses and $1,301.45 taxes. Nevada led with $2,030.15, Ottumwa $1,814.25, others: Humboldt $1,598.60 Davenport $1,480.60 LeMars $1,321.80 Atlantic $1,248.85 New Hampton $1,145.50 Creston $1,107.00.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lyle Quinn
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Nevada
Ottumwa
Humboldt
Davenport
LeMars
Atlantic
New Hampton
Creston
Purple Track Squad fields 11 lettermen for Cornell team
MT VERNON Thirty candidates for the Cornell college track team including 11 lettermen reported to Coach Paul Scott in his first season. Lead lettermen include Dave Clutterham Vance Wilson Peter Solmitz Harry Batey Howard Orms and Bob Howard. The squad also features Dick Loepp Gene Stevenson Bob Michaelson Dick Houden and Ernie Dahlberg. The Purple open their outdoor schedule April 11 at a triangle with Dubuque University and St Ambrose on the local track.
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MT. Vernon
Cornell
Paul Scott
Dave Clutterham
Vance Wilson
Peter Solmitz
Harry Batey
Howard Orms
Bob Howard
Dick Loepp
Gene Stevenson
Bob Michaelson
Dick Houden
Ernie Dahlberg
Chicago Teams Vie For Y Cage Title
In Chicago, the defending champion Clippers duel with the Wabash YMCA team in the international YMCA basketball tournament finals after Tuesday quarter finals where Clippers beat Flint 53 26 and Wabash beat South Chicago 42 37.
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Flint
Mich
Portsmouth
Davenport
North Larrabee
Anderson
Ind
Wabash
South Chicago
Memphis copy boy claims hole in one at course
Tom Mason of the Commercial Appeal told the sports desk he made a hole in one after playing golf only three times. He did not know the club used or what par means.
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Memphis
Lattner Tops Bowler Leaderboard with 656 Series
Bud Lattner led the Classic league with a 656 series and a 255 game, topping a field that includes Frank Kerres with 648 and Willie Hoppe with 633. Other 600s came from Lei pold 616 Stanek 612 Bob Vesely 607, with corrections noting Frank Stephenson for a 641 credited to Delbridge in Tuesday’s reports.
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Willie Hoppe
Leipold
Iowa Manufacturing League
Stanek
Lincoln
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Elks
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Frank Stephenson
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Wharton
Fox DeLuxe
Fox Head Tavern
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Pabst Blue Ribbon
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Willie Toppe
Lincoln Gazette League
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Brelders
News Room
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Hromek
Ump Harry Geisel Seeks Sheriff Nomination in Indiana
Harry Geisel, dean of American League umpires, announces a bid for the Republican nomination for Marion County sheriff in Indianapolis. He plans to pause baseball duties to campaign if he wins the primaries, citing numerous friends who say he has the qualifications.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harry Geisel
Geisel
Marion
Mechanicsville Dogs Triumph at Chicago Kennel Club Show
Mechanicville trainer Lee Scott entered two dogs at the International Kennel Club event in Chicago. Zip won first in the Chesapeake Bay Retriever puppy class and earned reserve best of breed. Chang took first in Chesapeake novice class and received the blue ribbon.
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Lee Scott
International Kennel Club
Chicago
Zip
Chesapeake Bay Retrievers
Chang
Chesapeake
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