Softball Association plans outlined at city hall meeting
The first general meeting of softball players and managers discussed plans for a fast Open league and a balanced men division. Teams named include Wilson and Company, Eagles, Collins Radio, LaPlant Choate, Quaker Oats, Armstrong's, Beck's, Coop Dairy, and Church of Brethren. A twilight division may follow as weather improves. YWCA Girls League represented with a big turnout and a Monday meeting set.
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Archie Baker
Softball Association
Wilson and Company
Eagles
Collins Radio
LaPlant-Choate
Quaker Oats
Armstrong’s
Beck’s
Coop Dairy
Church of Brethren
Y.W.C.A
Mildred Ferris
Y.M.C.A
State Cage Tourneys Net $67,000 Says Iowa AI AA
Boone AP report states state high school basketball tournaments grossed 76005.40 with net 67452.79 after tax. Sub state receipts led Cedar Falls 4963.80 while Laurens sectional topped 1301.15 and East Waterloo 1300.20. Davenport district receipts reached 2556.85 and Iowa City finals not listed. A coaching school will be held at Y camp near Boone in August.
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BOONE
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Cedar Falls
Laurens
East Waterloo
Davenport
Iowa City
Y Camp
Y M C A Swimmers Set for Annual Review Friday Evening
Y M C A notes announce fifty swimmers will compete in the annual swimming review Friday at 7 30 p m. Leader's club under James Graham headlines with Sea Scout water safety by Nate Worcester's Lions Sea Ship. Awards to 1943 River Swims champions Roy Hoff Ray Yeakle Bud Jones Shirley Long Gloria Bowers Rose Uynanek Edward Klouda Henry Shimek. Free learn to swim courses offered citywide.
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Y.M.C.A
James Graham
Nate Worcester
Lions Sea Ship
Richard Brague
Sally Henry
Beulah Detweiler
Neil Ross
St Joseph Aspirin Promises Quality and Low Cost
The advertisement touts St Joseph Aspirin as the world’s largest seller offering quality at a low price. It claims 36 tablets for 20 cents and 100 tablets for 35 cents, highlighting 10 cent units. It urges readers to buy St Joseph Aspirin.
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St. Joseph
Iowa fur season yields record takings and duck lore
The piece notes Iowa fur bearing animals totaled 979 315 pelts valued at 2 961 462 55, with muskrats leading in both count and value. Alaska report shows 291 108 furs worth 2 048 942 90, while last year Iowa’s haul rose by 560 861 pelts and 2 219 841 03 cash. Sheriff Jim Smith hosts a pensioning mallard, and the article invites readers to request the 1944 state conservation law booklet. It also previews spring fishing openings and a 1944 outdoors meeting in Columbus Ohio where duck hunting rules were discussed.
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Iowa
Gulliver
Horatio Alger
State Conservation Commission
Alaska
Buddy Baer Plans Another Marriage
Buddy Baer, hospitalized after an automobile accident, announced his engagement to Ruth Eleanor Boynton Phillips of Lake Worth and Dexter. He said the wedding will occur Sept 9 when his divorce becomes final. His fiancée is amid divorce proceedings and is employed at Morrison Field Army Air Base.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Segt
Buddy Baer
Ruth Eleanor Boynton Phillips
Lake Worth
Dexter
Baer
Joe Louis
Ream General Hospital
Morrison Field Army Air Base
Baseball's Turn To Try Unlimited Substitution Now
Article discusses a proposed unlimited substitution system across major sports and its potential impact on baseball. It envisions players entering and leaving freely, varied pitching matchups, and strategic use of fielding specialists, with commentary on fan and scorekeeper reactions.
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New York
Ray Dumont
Fans Ready for Big Night in Stanley Cup Playoff
Chicago fans pack the stadium for a record 19 000 attendance as the Blackhawks host the Montreal Canadiens in game three amid past playoff losses and debris protests. NHL President Red Dutton could order a forfeit if disturbances continue. The Hawks seek to extend the series with Toronto eliminated?
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Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks
Montreal Canadiens
Hawks
Montreal
Red Dutton
National Hockey League
Paul Thompson
Canadiens
Honolulu Seeks Pro Grid Franchise
Pittsburgh businessman Roland D. Payne, chairman of a tentatively organized new professional football league, said A. F. Brickner of Honolulu requested Honolulu be considered for membership. The league will review the inquiry when members meet to form a permanent organization after the war. Certificates of operation were issued to Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Baltimore, Washington, Seattle, New York, Cincinnati and Philadelphia at a recent meeting.
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Pittsburgh
Roland D. Payne
A. F. J. Brickner
Honolulu
Payne
St. Louis
Baltimore
Washington
Seattle
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New Mexico Preps Get Fitness Tests
In Gallup New Mexico AP reports high school athletes must meet or exceed one of 17 A A U standard records to earn a wartime physical fitness certificate. Standards include 100 yard dash 11.6 seconds running high jump 5 feet and running broad jump 17 feet with standing broad jump 7 feet.
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Gallup
N. M
New Mexico
O.O. Sabin
State High School Athletic Association
Amateur Athletic Union
Joe Louis Arrives in Great Britain Boxing Tour Opens
Joe Louis reaches Britain to begin a tour of army invasion bases with boxing exhibitions. Details of his London visit were not disclosed yet. British fans want a clash with Freddie Mills, but Louis remains assigned to troop morale duties under army special services.
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London
Sagt
Joe Louis
Britain
Louis
Freddie Mills
Army Special Services
World Wide Baseball Playoff Plan Explored
A plan to stage a world wide non professional baseball championship with 32 national champions would stage games in Washington D C and cities across the Americas and beyond by 1944. Ray Dumont president of the National Baseball Congress announced the proposal and said eleven franchises have been issued to decide national championships including the U S finals at Wichita August 11 to 23.
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Wichita
Kan
INS
America
Ray Dumont
National Baseball Congress
Dumont
United States
Washington
D. C
inter-American Affairs
South American
Australia
England
U. S
Toronto
Ont
Canada
Honolulu
T. H
Havana
Montgomery ordered to undergo protean pre-induction exam
Philadelphia AP reports world lightweight champion Bob Montgomery, reclassified from 3-A to 1-A, must report for a pre-induction physical next Wednesday. The 25-year-old fighter is married with a 3-year-old son.
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Philadelphia
Bob Montgomery
New York-Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Waner Sees Huge Season Ahead At 41 For Dodgers
Paul Waner says he expects a big season at age 41 with the Dodgers after 18 years in the majors. He notes weaker pitching and defense could boost his hits while reflecting on his .334 career average and 3,112 hits. Waner recalls his early days with Lloyd, the famous Waner brothers, and his long career.
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N. Y
Paul
Big Poison
Waner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Calvin Coolidge
Jack Dempsey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Flatbush Flock
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Honus Wagner
Eddie Collins
Nap Lajoie
Lloyd
Keystone
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