Army Awarded First National Title Named First In 95 Votes
Army tops AP final poll as national champion with 1 165 points, Notre Dame ninth, Navy fourth, Ohio State second. The Cadets beat Navy 23 7 in Baltimore, finishing undefeated. Bainbridge, Iowa Preflight, USC, Michigan, Notre Dame and Fourth Air Force trailed.
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Eight Iowa Officials To Big Ten Meet
Eight University of Iowa representatives will attend the Big Ten conference meeting in Chicago on Thursday and Friday. Participants include athletic director FE F Dad Schroeder. faculty rep Karl E Leib. coaches Ed Madigan Slip Madigan and George Bresnahan. baseball coach J E Davis. swimming coach David Armbruster. wrestling coach Mike Howard. business manager Charles Galiher. The two day session will cover football coaches meetings athletic directors faculty representatives and business managers and set the 1945 schedules for baseball track wrestling and swimming.
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Cyclones Edge Tall Gophers For First Win
Iowa State, sparked by Orlyn Feurerbach, defeated Minnesota 42 to 41 in Ames before 3,000 fans. The Cyclones led from the start and the six foot six inch Muske and six foot seven inch Eilen were held to limited scoring as Feurerbach scored 12 points to seal the win.
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Navy Cadets Sail in Secrecy for Army Victory Game
West Point publicists disclosed that 2,300 Navy cadets rode by troop ship to Baltimore for the Army 23 to 7 win over the Midshipmen. Officials said secrecy prevented rail strain and prepared future officers for life aboard troop ships.
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Cowley Maintains NL Scoring Lead With 25 Points
Boston Bruins' Bill Cowley remains the National League's top scorer with 25 points after last week, two ahead of Montreal's Toe Blake. The update, released Tuesday, highlights Cowley's steady scoring pace as the season progresses.
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Lyons Coach Seeks Away Game This Friday
Lyons coach Russell requests a Friday away game for his Lyons Clinton squad. The team, runner up in the Tlowa league for two years, returns five lettermen this season.
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Russell Rty
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Nelson Beats Jim Ferrier in San Francisco Open
Byron Nelson won the 14th San Francisco Open in Oakland prep for a $7,500 event, finishing one stroke ahead of Sgt Jim Ferrier after a final round 69. Ferrier faltered on the 16th hole allowing Nelson to clinch the title with 281. Sam Snead and Willie Goggin shared third at 287.
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Hot Springs
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Chicagoan Holds 35 Pin Lead in National Bowling Title Race
Chicago bowler Joe Sinke led the field with an 18 game total of 3877 in the all star match game tournament with a $2000 prize and national crown at stake. He topped Cpl John Supple by 35 pins and John Small of a by 18 games. The preliminaries include 120 bowlers from 20 states and 48 advance to the semi finals.
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Bresnahan on All Lists of Ball s Greats
Roger Bresnahan, famed catcher for McGraws Giants and ally of Christy Mathewson, died in Toledo at 64. He is remembered as a premier backstop and a leading figure among early baseball pioneers. Funeral services set for 9 a.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament church in Toledo.
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Orville Rust Awards Honor Football and Cross Country squads
In an honor assembly Monday morning coach Orville Rust presented varsity and freshman-soph football letter awards plus cross-country runners. Six of 19 varsity lettermen joined the National Athletic Scholarship society—Dostal Gris sel Jennings Lenz en Rust and Scott. Other letter winners include Albright Barron Cabelka Caldwell Gable Ginsberg Kolosick Schein Nowadzkys. Freshman-sophomore letter recipients listed with names such as Battin Cohrs Davis Pluegai Hollander Lamb Littell Mead Merritt Naxera Nowadzkys Rick Shive Stites Thompson Westrom Phelanne Dorman and others. Girls' rules meeting planned by Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union in Coggon with schedule games and demonstrations included. The article also notes scores and standings from the EIGHT LEAGUE and Wapsie regions with Onslow and Des Moines teams mentioned.
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National Athletic Scholarship Society
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James Grissel
Grant Jennings
George Lenzen
Rod Rust
Charles Scott
Dick Albright
Bill Barron
James Cabelka
Don Caldwell
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Louis Ginsberg
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Robert Schein
Bun He Ueworth
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Robert Tucker
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Hollander
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Robert Littell
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Richard Merritt
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Richard Rick
James Shive
Jack Stites
Cedar Rapids Washingtons 1920s grid run recalled by Novak era
Bill Kelly of Minneapolis stirs memories of Cedar Rapids Washington Highs record setting games from 1920 to 1924 under Leo Novak. The retrospection highlights scores against Manchester Spirit Lake St Ambrose East Waterloo Iowa City Coe and others as a legendary prep football era unfolds.
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College Basketball Scores From Associated Press
Iowa State 42 Minnesota 41. Green 75, Lockbourne Army Air Valparaiso 52, Bunker Hill NAS 46. Fort Brage Fopecanet Center 43, North Carolina State 27 DePaul 21, Chicago Naval Station 41, Washburn 40, Kansas 35. Puerto Rico Servicemen All-Stars 42 Havana U. 38. Olathe Kans Naval Air Station Clippers 52 St. Benedicts 25.
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Drake Tops Detroit In Close Michigan Contest
Drake University defeated the University of Detroit 41 to 38 in a nip and tuck Michigan basketball game. Edling led Drake with 16 points while Stefko added 8 points, as Drake built a 22-15 halftime edge and held on after a strong start by both teams.
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DePaul Opens 1944-45 Schedule With Wyoming Clash
DePaul, led by center George Mikan who poured in 22 points in a 61-41 win over the Chicago Naval Station, begins the 1944-45 intersectional season with a Friday doubleheader against Wyoming. Illinois and Great Lakes also loom as strong early-season opponents.
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Guard Inherits Captaincy For Army 1945
John Green a Shelbyville Kentucky guard age 20 was elected Army captain for the 1945 season. He succeeds quarterback Tom Lombardo of St Louis after squad balloting. Green started every game and was a steady mainstay of the Cadets pace.
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Shelbyville
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Tom Lombardo
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Bertelli First to Sign With L A Pro Team
Lt Angelo Bertelli Notre Dame quarterback and 1943 passer becomes the first player to sign with the Los Angeles unit of the proposed All America pro football conference. He is currently serving with the United States Marines in the Pacific war area.
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Hockey Fight Looms Over NHL Policy War
Boston Bruins General Manager Art Ross warned that American teams led by Boston New York Chicago and Detroit plan to ignore Canadian clubs in NHL policy and officer elections predicting the next league president will be American He claimed the Americans would rally to install their chosen leader and criticized Canada for limiting opportunities for American players and executives
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Jabs and Names Highlight Undeveloped Box Scores
A fragmented boxing recap lists numerous fighters including Tony Galente Jack Surek Lee Murray Yancey Henry and Freddie Polowiteer with scattered locations like New York Montreal and Detroit. Partial results show several boxers and point totals but many details are unreadable.
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Shelter Cove Beauty Crowned National Field Dog Champion
Shelter Cove Beauty, a golden retriever owned by Dr and Mrs L M Evans of St Cloud Minnesota, won the national field dog championship in the finals held in Barrington Illinois on Monday.
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