Frick Hopes for Best Yet Faces War Time Uncertainty
Ford Frick, national league president, weighs future baseball amid wartime. He cautions attendance may mirror war news but hopes for strong season. notes WWII differences from 1917 and recalls 1918 casualty surge that shortened baseball. He urges unity with defense effort and downplays criticism while preparing for possible shutdown if needed.
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Ford Frick
National League
YORK
Frick
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Barron Leads Golf Field at 36 Holes in Land of the Sky
Herman Barron of White Plains leads the Land of the Sky open after 36 holes with 137, five under par, two strokes ahead of Lawson Little. Ben Hogan sits tied for third at 140, with Jimmy Demaret Henry Picard and Bill Nary at 142 and 143 respectively as the field narrows toward the final round in Asheville.
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Asheville
N. C
Herman Barron
White Plains
N. Y
Barron
Lawson Little
Monterey
Calif
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Hogan
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Tex
Henry Picard
Bill Nary
Rancho
Santa Fe
Byron
Nelson
Toledo
Herman _Kelser
Akron
Chick Harbert
Battle Creek
Mich
Ralph Guldahl
Chicago
Jimmy Hines
Great Neck
Athletes Purchase Bill Knickerbocker by Athletics
El Paso Texas report notes Bill Knickerbocker, 31, bought by Connie Mack for the Philadelphia Athletics after a $7,500 Chicago White Sox payment. He fills a second base gap and is set for first action Sunday as the A's beat the Pirates 8 to 3 Friday behind Bob Delehanty’s home run rally with two on.
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el* Paso
Tex
Bill Knickerbocker
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
Chicago White Sox
Knickerbocker
Mack
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bob Dehneon
Two juniors make second IDPA team
The 1942 second all state high school basketball team includes six seniors and two juniors led by Center Bob Hendren of Clarinda and Forward AI Tofanelli of St Ambrose. Schools like St Ambrose Davenport Fort Dodge Trinity Sioux City Cla rinda St Joseph Mason City Livermore Bedford and Cedar Falls place players. The team averages 6 feet 1 inch height and 175.38 pounds with a 17.25 year age. First team averages are 6 feet 1 inch, 168.5 pounds, 17.25 years.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa Daily Press Association
Bob Hendren
Clarinda
St. Ambrose
Davenport
Fort Dodge
Trinity
Sioux City
St. Joseph’s
Mason City
Livermore
Bedford
Cedar Falls
Floyd Magnusson
Jim Harland
AI Tofanelli
Tofanelli
Muscatine
Footall
Magnusson
Dodger
George Birmingham
Ham
East Sioux City
Hendren
Cardinals
Hawkeye
Hopkins
Jim Pattee
St. Joseph's Mason City
Pattee
Duane Logue
Logue
Bob Salen
Iowa College
Hank Iba
Oklahoma Aggies
Salen
Fast guard leads Cedar Falls standout to top season
Cedar Falls star Jim Harland, a 6 foot 1 inch junior guard, posted 844 points over three years and 204 points in a season while averaging 18 points per game as a senior. He helped the team beat Missouri runners up Hopkins and played in Gene Fisher's double post system, earning a straight A academic record.
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Missouri
Hopkins
Jim Harland
Cedar Falls
Gene Fisher
McKechnie Selects Reds Outfield Trio for 1940s
Manager Bill McKechnie announced in Birmingham that Ival Goodman Mike McCormick and Gee Walker will be three of six Reds outfielders for the coming season. He indicated Harry Craft Hank Sauer and Jimmy Gleeson are likely to be the other trio to help fix the No 1 Redleg problem.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bill McKechnie
Ival Goodman
Mike McCormick
Gee Walker
Cincinnati Reds
Harry Craft
Hank Sauer
Jimmy Gleeson
Grinnell Beaten In DeMolay Meet
In Estherville Friday Cedar Falls beat Cherokee 43 to 30 Webster City defeated Grinnell 43 to 23 Waterloo beat Perry 41 to 22 and Emmetsburg edged Carroll 29 to 28 Semi final games set for Saturday night in the annual Iowa DeMolay basketball tournament.
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Estherville
Iowa de Molay
Cedar Falls
Cherokee
Webster City
Grinnell
Waterloo
Perry
Emmetsburg
Carroll
Frank Stanek Fires 706 in Lincoln Major Bowling
Frank Stanek posted a 706 total in the Lincoln Major league after opening 269 followed by 234 and a final 203 to lift his season high above 700. Langham earned second with 658 while Gus Scolaro and John Scolaro added 654 and 624 respectively as Burlingame led Red Crown Major with 613.
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Frank Stanek
Fox Head Tavern
Lincoln
Stanek
Ray Langham
Little Gus” Scolaro
John Scolaro
Matthews
Joe Novotny
Burlingame
Hal Tellier
Milwaukee
Taft Tap Room
Town Mutual Hish_ Hradec
Fehel
Pepsi Cola
Fielwestern
Little. Scolaro
Lincoln Alleys
Gil
John Beck
Hish Wright
Hamm's Beer
AF Eddy Paper Co
Jack Sprat Foods
Hish Simpson
TAZ
Schutz Beer Hish Sykora
Gulver Motor
High Warner
Town Steel
Universal Crusher
Hich T
Stastny Wat
Ala
Hirh Miller Lincoln Laplant-Choate League
W. L
Service Department
Offtegh Schmidt
Taylor
Delzel
Toronto Favored In Hockey Finals
Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings meet in the Stanley Cup finals with Toronto a 5 to 2 favorite after beating the New York Rangers in six games in the semi finals.
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Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit Red Wings
Leafs
New York Rangers
Rangers
Three Games Next Week for Hawkeyes
Iowa City schedule shows three games in five days from Tuesday to Saturday. The Hawkeyes host Bradley Tech on Tuesday then face Minnesota at Iowa City Friday and Saturday to open the Big Ten season.
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Iowa City
INS
University of Iowa
Minnesota
Hawkeyes
Bradley Tech
Feller Opens Navy Duty On The Mound In 13 1 Victory
Bob Feller, former Cleveland Indians star, pitched the first three innings for the Norfolk Naval Training Station as the team defeated Richmond University 13 to 1. He struck out three walked three and gave up one hit and Richmond’s run.
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Norfolk, Va
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Navy
Norfolk Naval Training Station
Richmond University
Feller
Richmond
Yale Tankers Seem Assured Of AAU Title
Yale leads the AAU swimming meet with 32 points after day one as 18 year old Alan Ford from Mercersburg Academy sets two records in the 220 yard freestyle. Adolf Kiefer of Chicago claims the 300 yard medley in a new American mark, while Ohio State’s Jim Counsilman takes the 220 yard breaststroke.
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New Haven
Johnny Higgins
Ohio State
Providence
R. I
Jim Counsilman
St. Louis
Michigan
Jim Skinner
Big Shots Listed To Appear In ABC Bowling Tourney
In Columbus Ohio the ABC bowling tournament resumes after a three day scoring drought. Top names Ned Day Hank Magino and Charley Daw lead the five man event as Heil Products of Milwaukee hopes to surge with veteran players. Sunday features minor events with Frank Benkovic now of Cincinnati and Milwaukee roots joining the quartet. Fred Ruff of Belleville Illinois, last year’s singles champion with .745, competes in both doubles and singles.
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Columbus, O
INS
ABC
Ned Day
Hank Magino
Charley Daw
Marino
Heil Products
Milwaukee
Frank Benkovic
Gil Zunker
Benkovic
Cincinnati
Fred Ruff
Belleville
Cyclone Stars Lead Ames To Milk Fund Tourney Win
The Cyclone Sporting Goods basketball team of Ames, aided by Iowa State stars Carol Schneider and Al Rudolph, beat Moline Turners 46 to 35 to reach the Ameri can Legion milk fund tourney second round. Schneider scored 17 points. In overtime, the Des Moines Cleaners beat Davenport Ramblers 45 to 39 after a 37 all tie.
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Muscatine
Cyclone Sporting Goods
Ames
Iowa State College
American Legion
Moline
Turners
Carol Schneider
al Rudolson
Cyclone
Schneider
Des Moines Cleaners
Davenport Ramblers
Louis to Fight Conn in June Under Army Plans
Army will profit about $50,000 from Joe Louis versus Billy Conn, with ten percent of gross receipts going to the Army. Louis and Conn may train at an Army camp, likely at a local reservation, with war department oversight and potential camp constraints.
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Joe Louis
Louis
Billy Conn
War Department
YORK
INS
Conn
Fort Dix
Simon
Jersey
Col Supplee
Col. Supplee
al “Bummy” Davis
Texas
Fritzie Zivie
Summit
N. J
Ottumwa Davenport Dual Tops State Track Meet Preview
Ottumwa and Davenport lead Class A in the state interscholastic track meet at the Fieldhouse Iowa City. Ames defends but is viewed as a dark horse. Valley High of West Des Moines defends Class B with 15 athletes. 45 schools and 473 athletes entered.
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Iowa City
Ottumwa
Davenport
Iowa
Bulldogs
Blue Devils
Ames
al Farrington
Bob Cockerell
Fort Madison
Des Moines
East
North
Roosevelt
Valley High
West Des Moines
Charles City
Indians Acquire Buster Mills in Trade for Rosenthal
The Cleveland Indians obtained Colonel Buster Mills, 33, a right handed hitter who batted .307 last season for Kansas City in the American Association, in exchange for Larry Rosenthal and cash. Mills, with prior stints with the Yankees and Red Sox, impressed in exhibition games this spring and influenced the purchase.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Buster” Mills
Kansas City
Larry Rosenthal
Cash
Mills
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Hardhitting
Indians
Washington Senators Open Spring with Key Lineup
Manager Bucky Harris starts his first string lineup against the Philadelphia Phillies in Orlando Florida. Buck Newsom will pitch while Bobby Estalella and Frank Croucher return from injuries. Harris plans this group for opening day to push the team into the first division.
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Orlando, Fla
Bucky Harris
Washington Senators
Philadelphia Phils
Buck Newsom
Bobby Estalella
Frank Croucher
Harris
Plan Practice Shoot at Fairfax Gun Club Sunday
The Fairfax Gun Club will be open for practice Sunday starting at 2 p.m. Members and guests may shoot in designated lanes after noon.
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Fairfax Gun Club
Exhibition Baseball Across Florida and Southwest Stops
A fragmented box score style report lists exhibition games with teams such as St. Louis, Detroit, Brooklyn, New York, Boston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago and more. Locations include De Land Lakeland Montgomery Columbia Dallas Phoenix Tucson and Ga. players named include Melton Warren Briscan Hanning Ferrell Macon and several Pitchers. The sheet notes game results, line scores, and noted observers or managers as part of spring exhibition play.
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de Land
Fla
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Melton
Warren
Livingstons Briscan, Hanning and Ferrell
College baseball scores mix as several games clear margins
Harvard defeated Pennsylvania 73 to 4 while Navy toppled Cornell 1 4. Indiana scraped St Joe's 3 in 10 innings. Clemson beat Erskine 81 1. Georgia beat Auburn 4 to 1 and Virginia Tech downed Shie U 5. North Carolina won 63 6 against Maryland.
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Harvard
Fennaylvania
Navy
Cornell
Pindiana
St. Josh's
Ind
Innnings
Clemson
Erskine
University of Georgia i
Auburn
Virginia Tech
Shie U
North Carolina
Ryland
Cubs Rookies Brace for Big Roster Cut
In Tucson Cubs manager Jimmy Wilson faces trimming 17 players before opening day as rookies fear the move. Ed Hanyzewski struggled in an 8 7 win over the White Sox after four runs and five hits in three innings, while Bill Nicholson went 4 for 4 with his fifth homer in seven games.
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Tucson
Ariz
Chicago Cubs
Damocles
Jimmy Wilson
Cubs
Ed Hanyzewski
Chicago White Sox
Hanyzewski
Eight New Members In Iowa U. I Club
The University of Iowa I Club adds eight new honorary members expanding total to 64. Recipients include Lewis H. Brown Greenwich Conn Joseph Gil Cooper Chevy Chase Md Adolph W Ahrens Cedar Rapids B F Thomas and Dean Thomas Traer A C Karkow A L Lagomarcine Carl N Stutz Davenport.
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Iowa City
Eight News
University of Iewa
I” Club
Lewis H. Brown
Greenwich
Conn
Joseph
Gil Cooper
Chevy Chase
Adolph. W. Ahrens
Cedar Rapids
B. F. Thomas
Dean Thomas
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al Tofanelli
Floyd Magnusson Pfort Dodge—Forward
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McKechnie
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Sramek's Foods A
Migh Matthews
Fox DeLuxe
Drew's Locksmiths
Hix
Ray Langsham
Gkoxview
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Fox High
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Ead Tavern
Quaker
Igh
Pee-Wee Reese
Brooklyn Dodger
Reese
Dorothy Walton
Louisville
Yale
Cyclone Stars
Army
Lawton Carver
Tilly Conn
Buster Mills
Washington
Senator
Lakeland
al Macon
Brooklyn
Wyatt
Head
Owen
Dapper
Hales
Qglesty
Walko
Montgomery
New York
fRorowy
Nranch
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Rogers
Connell
Galner
Cronin
Dunn
Columbia
Boston
Chase
Judd and Peacock
Riddle and Lakeman
Lamanno
Dallas
Krakauskas
Gromek
Hogans Carepenter
C. Hubbell
Danning
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Butcher
Helps
Besse, Harris and Warner
Chitaco
Lyons
Haynes
Treshi
Mooty
Fleming
McCullough
Cub
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