Die-Hard Backers Of Whirlaway Rally For Derby Fight
Sid Feder reports Whirlaway gains Derby stock as a 12-horse field is set for Churchill Downs sixty seventh Blue Grass classic. Ben Jones trusts Eddie Arcaro to unwind his mile speed in the stretch amid horse rumors and field quirks.
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Hawks Tune Up For Gopher Series With Luther Game
Iowa City based Haw key baseball team faces Luther in Decorah then travels to Minnesota for Friday and Saturday games with the Gophers. Iowa aims to stay atop the Big Ten standings as hitters post a .351 team mark from Clarence Dunagan and others while pitchers hold opponents to .197.
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Iowa City
INS
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Hawkeye
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Des Moines
Rudy Radics
Bill Welp
Lefty O'Doul May Lose Sight After Hotel Fracas
In Hollywood the San Francisco Seals manager Lefty O'Doul was struck in the left eye by a bottle during a cocktail room altercation at the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel. Doctors feared potential loss of sight as he and friend Edward Ramies described a stranger provoking a dispute after the Seals 12 9 defeat to Los Angeles.
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Outside Foes Thump Big Ten Diamond Teams
Big Ten baseball teams opened non conference play with four wins in seven games. Northwestern and Illinois fell by one run while Indiana lost narrowly. Illinois beat St Joseph 2 to 1. Wabash upset Indiana 12 to 3. Minnesota edged Nebraska 2 to 1. Michigan beat Michigan State 4 to 3. Purdue topped Butler 11 to 4. Ohio State defeated Miami 9 to 4. Notre Dame beat Western Michigan Teachers 8 to 1. Upcoming weekend games include Illinois at Chicago and Purdue at Indiana.
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Big Ten
Northwestern
Fielding Yost Celebrates 70th Birthday in Ann Arbor
Fielding H Yost longtime Michigan athletic director turned 70 on Wednesday. Reports say he may become athletic director emeritus as he plans to retire at year’s end. Yost reflected on aging and sports while citing Ford and his career choices in a birthday statement.
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University of Michigan
Yost
Henry Ford
Darkhorses Fall in Crucial ABC Bowling Standings
In St Paul, Frank Ferguson of Detroit led early with 236 and 245 but finished with 157 for 637, behind Fred Ruff’s 745. Wichita entries Lou Kosanky and Jack Cipolla chased a top 10 spot, Kosanky posting 278-233 then 198 for 672, Cipolla totaling 675. Standings remained unchanged as the seven day tournament continued.
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Minn
American Bowling Congress
Frank Ferguson
Detroit
Fred Ruff
Ruff
Lou Kosanky
Jack Cipolla
Wichita
Kosanky
Cipolla
Tama County Track Meet Moved To May 8
OLEDO R. B. Clift announced a date change for Tama county track meet to May 8 on the Juvenile Home field. The shift aligns with third district American Legion and auxiliary joint meetings in Toledo hosted by LeRoy Beinig Post No 72 and its auxiliary, serving as an added attraction.
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Tama County
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Toledo
the Legion
Eastern Trip Dispatch to Atlantic City Health Convention
Mount Vernon VP Glenn Cunningham athletic director and student health supervisor at Cornell College departed Wednesday to attend a health and physical education convention in Atlantic City.
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Glenn Cunningham
Cornell College
Atlantic City
Yale proposes fan-coach seating plan for visiting teams
Yale athletic director Ogden Miller says coaches may be seated in the stands during a 1941 football game if one opponent agrees. Possible participants include Virginia Army Pennsylvania Princeton Cornell Brown Harvard and Dartmouth.
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Umpires to Meet in Cedar Rapids Thursday
Chief Umpire Kenny McGuire of the Cedar Rapids Softball Association calls a final meeting of his umpires for 7 30 pm in city hall. All are urged to attend.
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Cedar Rapids Softball Association
City Hall
Sixteen Hawkeye Trackmen Named On Eastern Trip
Sixteen University of Iowa track men were named to travel to West Point for a quadrangular meet with Army Columbia and Dartmouth. The squad features pole vaulters and sprinters including Ken Slembeck Jack Movers and Ralph Todd, with multiple lettermen listed from Iowa City and Des Moines to Osage and Charles City.
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University of Iowa
West Point
Ida Grove
Vince Harsha
Onxford
George Vacik
Wet Branch
Joel Hinrichs
Walthamsburg
Fedo Mahoney
Kansas City
Kan
Bob Fiel Osage
Dick Spender
Des Moines
Wilson Keube Luzerne
Irvin Wolf
Sterling
Grinnell Meet Draws 282 Athletes in Interscholastic Track
The 33rd Grinnell Interscholastic Track Meet and 2nd JC Invitational attracts 282 competitors this Saturday. About 222 high school athletes from 14 schools and 60 junior college entrants will compete. East High Des Moines leads with 28 prep athletes, while Wilson JC of Chicago sends 12 to defend the Jaycee title. Notable records include 9.8 seconds in the 100 yards and 21.8 seconds in the 220 set in 1914.
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Cedar Rapids
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Valles
West Des Moines
Mike Simitz Rolls 632 In ABC Meet
Mike Simitz led Cedar Rapids bowlers in singles with a 632 score as games of 191 206 and 235 propelled him in the American Bowling Congress tournament in St Paul Minnesota Tuesday afternoon Lee Gearhart and Frank Stinek topped doubles with 1156 for the delegation.
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Cedar Rapids
Lee Gearhart
Frank Stinek
Bill Terry Seeks Infield Help From Billy Herman
Chicago target Billy Herman eyed by Bill Terry as the Oklahoma Aggies eye a Big Six conference bid. Other notes include Fritzie Zivic’s $63,100 earnings from eight fights, Ernie Lombardi’s taped ankle, Leo Durocher’s charity gift, and Tom Lieb leading Florida papers features on football.
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Bill Terry
Chicago
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Oklahoma Aggies
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Boston Traveler
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Joe DiMaggio
Maris Russo
Phil Rizzuto
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Braves Name Restored for Boston Club
The Boston National League club, reorganized by new stockholders, will revert to the "Braves" name after five years as the "Bees" following a stockholders meeting. Officers elected include President Bob Quinn and Vice President Francis Ouimet with Joseph F. Conway as treasurer and John Quinn as assistant treasurer.
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Boston National League Baseball Club
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Bees
Bob Quinn
Francis Ouimet
Joseph F. Conway
John Quinn
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