Local high school football drills prep for Davenport clash
Four area programs push toward season openers as Wilson Franklin Davenport McKinley and Roosevelt train 30 to 65 players. Barnard anchors Wilson with 12 lettermen and a tough line while Rust builds Franklin around a 65-man squad and transfers. McKinley weighs light but adds Bissell from Roosevelt and Roosevelt tunes to flexible formations ahead of Sept. 18 opens.
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Bill Barnard
Wilson
East Watersloo
Orville Rust
Franklin
Davenport
Barnard
Chuck Elias
Charles Basker
Floyd Doty
Joe Chmelicek
Bob Ennis
John Schloss
Dick Farmer
Don Ceynar
Bob Douglas
George Mayfield
Rudy Drahovzal
Rust
Soph
Illinois
John McKay
Joe Crowley
Dick Rust
Dick Mountain
Dean Barnhizer
John Liddie
Smith
Delzell
Lanning
Doran
Gray
McKinley
Clarence Paulson
Len Paula
George Miller
Warren Pugh
Bill Davenport
John Chehak
Ed Griffith
Fred Bissell
Roosevelt
Bissell
Golden Bears
Grinnel
Iowa City
Paulson
Don Wolfe
Wolfe
Dick Lewis
Tom Gallagher
Bill Haddad
Bob Beem
Bob Kime
Tom Phelps
Bill Taylor
John Sebern
Marshalltown
Roughriders
Mussolini's Son Heads Ring Setup
A report notes Mussolini's son elected president of a European boxing association based in Rome after the dissolution of the international boxing union. The item is part of a broader column mixing sports and wartime commentary with quirky notes from various figures.
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Mussolini
Bio League All Star Games Boost Relief Fund
Army emergency relief officials received checks totaling 112910 from the major league all star game and the Brooklyn Giants game played at the Polo Grounds. President Horace Stoneham presented the checks to Col. John T. Taylor. The all star game netted 39314 with 50000 for the baseball equipment fund. The New York Brooklyn relief game was worth 73595.
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NEW York
Army
Brooklyn Giants
Polo Grounds
Horace Stoneham
John T. Taylor
Salica Ordered to Defend Bantam Title by NY Commission
The New York boxing commission ordered Lou Salica to defend his bantamweight title and refused to recognize Manuel Ortiz as champion after Ortiz defeated Salica in a 12 round decision in Hollywood. The commission ruled championship bouts must be 15 rounds under New York rules.
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New York
New York Boxing Commission
Lou Salica
Manuel Ortiz
el Centro
Calif
Salica
Ortiz
Hollywood
California
New York Commission
Kenwood Challenge to Brethren Softball Champs
Kenwood Park Presbyterian team challenged the Church of the Brethren champions of Ellis Park church league after Kenwood won Marion church league title Tuesday night by avenging a 20 3 loss to Marion Methodist.
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Church of the Brethren
Ellis Park
Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church
Marion
Waterloo doubles up Springfield in twin bill shock
Waterloo defeats Springfield Brownies 6-5 in both games of a doubleheader shifting the Three Eye league standings. Cedar Rapids lost to Madison 6-5 as Monaco homered with the bases loaded. Evansville crushed Decatur 22-12 as the schedule shows Springfield at Waterloo and other matches on Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Waterloo
Springfield
Brownies
Cedar Rapids
Madison
Monaco
Decatur
Evansville
Two Tied for Lead In Scenic League
Postville Pirates win third straight as Monona White Sox beat Prairie du Chien to pull into a first place tie with St Olaf and the river team after Bud Fueling's sixth inning homer. Garnaville tops Waukon while Harpers Ferry falls to St Olaf.
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Postville
Monona White Sox
Prairie du Chien
St. Olaf
Harpers Ferry
Bud
Postville Pirates
Highland
Garnaville
Waukon
Monona
Harpers
Hirkland Monona
Decorah Golf Tourney Second Round Results
Oneota club championship in Decorah moves to the third round as second round play yields multiple match outcomes. Consolation flight results include Meier over Krome and Gilman over Weckert, with other tight wins and upcoming matches listed. First flight matches see Wilson edging Ingvoldstad in 21 holes and Lynch against Juve to be played, while second flight features Olson over Hauren and Luce dominating Piet.
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Decorah
Oneota
Sundya
Ken Meier
Thirst Krome
Rk. Gilman
Greg Weckert
G. A. Baker
R. M Dahiquisi
Eddie Nelson
Don Mey
C. P. Wilson Loup
En Ingvoldstad
C. A Juve
Joe Donlon
Bill Jansen
A. C Lynch
A. J Headington
George W Jahnsaon
Bob Olson
Ed Hauren
Don Lynch
Shima
Dr. G Ff. Luce
C. F Piet Cletus Busch
Normaid “Haht
Johnnie Ellington
B. B. Anundsen
I, N .Rounseville
Bob Rounseyville
Dean Cooley
W . T. Symonds
Mrs Johnson
Mel Halverson
Joe Wuerth
R. Alsyer
Wm. Johnson
H. A. Bradley
Purdue Loses Grid Letterman to Army
Purdue University shifts its football lettermen again as Hal Schumacher a veteran fullback from Chicago joins the army. Schumacher is stationed with Army personnel and his departure reduces Purdue’s returning grid strength.
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Purdue
Army
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Hal Schumacher
Chicago
Schumacher
West Side Pirates Fall At Reed's Park In Nonspecific Showdown
The West Side Pirates lost to Reed at Ellis Park on Tuesday by 10 to 9. Kenny and Virgil Jackson led the Pirates with the bats while Don Hamer pitched eight hits allowed. Final score noted through partial box details at Reed's Park.
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West Side Pirates
Reed
Eeat Ellis Park
Kenny
Virgil Jackson
Pirate
Don Hamer
Pirates
Reed's Park
Couppee Starts Navy Duty at Iowa Preflight School
Ensign Al Couppee, Hawkeye quarterback for three years, began a tour of duty as a platoon leader at the Iowa navy pre flight school in Iowa City.
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Couppee
Iowa City
al Couppee
Hawkeye
Iowa Navy
Camp Grant Lineup Highlight in Bears Clash
Camp Grant Illinois battlefield notes show the camp team starting against the Chicago Bears. Schumacher becomes the sixth undergraduate letterman to enter the armed forces and Coach Elmer Burnham will have only 17 letter winners when his squad reports a week from Wednesday.
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Camp Grant
Illinois
Chicago Bears
Schumacher
Armed Forces
Elmer Burnham
Ailing Mort Cooper Hoists Card Hopes
Morton Cooper fights through a chest illness and helps lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2 1 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers in 14 innings. The win tightens the pennant race as Cooper and the Red Birds rally after a scoreless duel, with Lew Riggs delivering the decisive run.
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Walker Cooper
Morton Cooper
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Mort
Dodgers
Mort Cooper
Carl Lundquist
St. Louis Cardinals
Cooper
Red Birds
Whitlow Wyatt
Wyatt
Mickey Owen
Dodger
Cardinals Rally Delays Bosses as Slaughter Delivers Tie
Enos Slaughter and Stan Musial ignite a late surge for the Cardinals in the thirteenth inning, tying the game with successive singles. Larry French relieves Wyatt, but Whitey Kurowski bunts home the go ahead run, and the Brooks fall behind as Marion scores on a fielder’s choice.
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Cardinal
Enos Slaughter
Stan Musial
Walker Cooper
Slaughter
Larry French
Wyatt
Coaker Tripplett
Billy Herman
Tripplett
Cooper
Brooks
French
Whitey Kurowski
Larry
Les Webber
Jimmy Brown
Terry Moore
Marion
Reach Finals in Girls' Net Meet
Mar cheta Donnelly of Venice and Doris Hart of Miami advanced to the finals of the girls national lawn tennis championship in Philadelphia. Hart overcame Betty Rosenquest 1-6 6-3 8-6 to reach the final and Donnelly defeated Shirley Fry 6-1 6-2 to join her.
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Philadelphia
Marcheta Donnelly
Venice
Calif
Pacific Coast
Doris Hart
Miami
Fla
Miss Hart
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Betty Rosenquest
South Orange
Miss Donnelly
Philadelphia Cricket Club
Shirley Fryv Akrons
Middle States
Cadet George Franck to Receive All Star MVP Trophy
Des Moines AP report: Cadet George Sonny Franck and his fiancee Miss Marjorie Barnes of Des Moines travel to Chicago for the 1941 All-Star MVP award. The romance began after a 1939 press photo showing Franck with a fowl and meat cleaver amid a gag line about cooking Iowa U's goose. Franck, a naval flying cadet at Corpus Christi, Texas, plans to play football with the naval base team this fall.
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DES Moines
Marejorie Barnes
George
Sonny
Franck
Chicago
Iowa U’s
Minnesota
Miss Ball
Iowa U
Battle Creek
Davenport
Mason City
Corpus Christi
Tex
Naval Air Base
Anglers Kick Off 34th National Angling Tourney in Chicago
Experts from across the nation begin a four day fishing contest for trophies and titles in the 34th national angling and casting tournament in Chicago. Defending all around champion is Tony Accetta of Cleveland Ohio who won the amateur all around title twice before turning pro.
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Chicago
Tony Accetta
Cleveland
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Ace of St. Louis Hill Corps
Old Dan Cupid
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