Midwest to Relax Veterans Eligibility Rules
Midwest Collegiate Conference faculty representatives voted to remove all eligibility restrictions for returning war veterans and 4-Fs in conference sports. All undergraduates meeting scholastic requirements may compete regardless of professional status or time in school. Coe and Grinnell opposed extending rules to 4-Fs. policy runs through June 30, 1946.
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Chicago
Beloit
Coe
Cornell
Grinnell
Knox
Lawrence
Monmouth
Ripon
Big 10 Seeks 160 Play Grid Game Change
The Western conference proposes major shifts in football rules including 160 plays per game and four quarters of 40 plays. Coaches urge standardization with NCAA rules committee and support kickoff with a two inch tee. Undergraduate participation in all star games is barred as a war-relaxed measure.
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Big 10
Chicago
National Football Coaches Association
Columbus
Ohio
N.C.A.A
East Iowa Prep Beat: Late Packetball Reports
High school packetball results from East Iowa include Wyoming 35 over Stanwood 24 at half, and Wyoming girls 25 to Stanwood 14 at half. North English 22 over Conroy 1 at half, and North English girls 18 to Conroy 1 at half. Millersburg 38 over Guernsey 24 with Millersburg girls leading 23 at half. Chelsea 21 over Van Horne 23 at half, Van Horne 13. Decora Waverly 18 to Decorah 14 at half. Lowden 87 over Lisbon 3. McGregor 25 over Monona 16 at half. West Union 35 over Elkader 0 with Elkader at half 19–13.
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Cee Eae
Wyoming
Stanwood
Wipnets
VonSprecken
Bannsen
Wissen
Chamberlain
Suneee Hinh
Herzbeiser
Enour
Sonene
North English
Conroy
Warner
Ceee
Martinson
Herdilake
Millersburg
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Ceeeee
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Harris
Greene
Nessecdrices
Chelsea
van Horne
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Hanzelka
Decora
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Brandes
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Lowden
Ree Tshon Ay Des aRaen
Alf
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Robert Bova
Btolte
Aatelt
Lisbon
Laverne
Stolte
Stroston
Vanderbere
Wapsle
Mecgregor
Monona
Vees
McGregor
Schwabtol
John Hill
Panners
Irons Waalk
Ag Osers’ High
Jasmine
West Union
Elkasder
Sessnese
Elkadéer
Jack Dittmer
Harlan Biermann
Upper Iowa
Letters Awarded to 27 Cyclone Gridders
Ames Iowa AP Varsity I awards were given to 27 members of the 1944 Cyclone football squad after Iowa State College athletic council approval. Major letters went to Dick Cole Cliff Dennis Jack Fathauer Howard Foy George Gallaher Walt Hauge Dick Howard Ken Keough Carl Knop Carter Kokjer Chuck Heidel Harry Kraus Joe Noble Carl Paetz Gene Phelps Carrol Preston Ralph Reese Jim Riding Tex Shifler Howard Voelker Rex Wagner Meredith Warner Chuck Wright and Student Manager Dick Joslyn.
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Ames
Cyclone
Iowa State College Athletic Council
Dick Cole
Cliff Dennis
Jack Fathauer
Howard Foy
George Gallaher
Walt Hauge
Dick Howard
Ken Keough
Carl Knop
Carter Kokjer
Chuck Heidel
Harry Kraus
Joe Noble
Carl Paetz
Gene Phelps
Carrol Preston
Ralph Reese
Jim
Neyland Promoted to Brigadier General in Calcutta Army Service
Col Robert R Neyland former Tennessee football coach now commands the Calcutta section of the army service forces. He has been promoted to brigadier general and is based in Greenville Texas.
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New Delhi
India
Robert R Neyland
University of Tennessee
Calcutta
Army Service Forces
Greenville
Texas
Ban on Forearm Blocking and All Star Participation Rule Change
The rule bans forearm blocking by offense and moves to eliminate folded arms from legal contact. A separate rule bans undergraduates from college all star contests effective January 2, 1945, not affecting Big Ten players invited to the East West Shrine game in San Francisco or the North South game in Birmingham during the holidays.
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Big Ten
San Francisco
Birmingham
Ala
Chiefs To Govern in Semi-pro Ball Region
Regionwide reorganization shifts governance of organized non professional baseball. A five member regional commission will oversee New England Mid Atlantic South Midwest and West areas replacing the long time high commissioner post held by Hall of Famer George Sisler. Sisler will take a new role to be announced January 1. J G Taylor Spink named for five year term to supervise the global program outside the United States.
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Wichita, Kan
INS
National Baseball Congress
Ray Dumont
United States
Dumont
George H. Sisler
St. Louis
Baseball’s Hall of Fame
St. Louis Browns
Sis‘Yer
New England
Mid-Atlantic
South
Midwest
West
GI Gazette Reaches New Heights with Service Letters
In the ongoing GI Gazette, letters from service members are shared from England New Guinea and California. Jimmy George writes from England and other veterans like Dan Kruidenier and Robert Procok recount naval and army experiences. Bronze Star recipient Lt Maurice W Flack and Marine Pfc Walter Votroubek are noted with brief bios and duties.
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New Guinea
Charles Lazio
J. Kent Cole
Robert Yaw
Floyd Ellis
134Th General Hospital
Mike Kaplan
Keystone
California
Buzz Verrimont
San Pedro
Coast Guard
Navy
San Diego
Mike
Dan Kruidenier
Public Safety
Calif
Naval Hospital
Kruidenier
Gordon Hughes
War era notes mix of moves and misfires in Guam and beyond
Sgt Jack Herbert in an anti aircraft unit moved from New Guinea to the Philippines per word to his parents Mr and Mrs William Herbert of 916 Nineteenth St SE O B Peal ex M 1 league official promoted to T 5 in Camp Crowder Missouri signal corps Pinocchle Dept mentions World War II discharged men and a dramatic Niagara game with Vince Gaffney dealing Freddie Musel a perfect club hand in a lighthearted row about war veterans and bets
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Guam
Jack Herbert
New Guinea
Philippines
William Herbert
Nineteenth Street
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Signal Corps
the Niagara
Vince Gaffney
Freddie Musel
South Pacific
Coe Alumni Notes From Warfronts Across the World
Coe College alumni share updates from service in Iran England and the Pacific. Capt Arshak Yazarian of the 133rd general hospital recalls meeting Major Murray in Iran. Lt Mick Starcevich USMCR reports being wounded on Guam and Purple Heart award. Lt Matt Starcevich serves in Admiralty Islands. Lt George Hidinger missed in action. Lt Evelyn Street nurses in England. Corporal George J Shultz runs entertainment and sports at the 49th General hospital in New Guinea and notes a life of open-air work and a shrinking waistline. Shultz is the son of G J Shultz of Walford and ex Coe ROTC band member. his Coe Alumni life membership is noted.
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Arshak Y. Yazarian
Edward S. Murray
Middle East
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133Rd General Hospital
Iran
United States
Major Murray
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Tokyo
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George
Coe R.O.T.C. Band
New Guinea
Dozen Deals On Fire for Major Meet
Dozens of major league clubs opened winter meetings in New York with at least 12 players on the auction block. Cleveland's Lou Boudreau reportedly offered Jimmy Dykes Bagby and Heath for Orval Grove and Thurman Tucker, while other talks involved Connie Mack and several teams including the Braves Cubs Dodgers Phillies and Cardinals over deals for Novikoff Miksis Brecheen and others.
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Pearl Harbor
Buffalo
Jim Bagby
Jeff Heath
Cleveland Indians
Don Black
Bob Estalella
Philadelphia Athletics
Phil Weintraub
Giants
Vince DiMaggio
Pirates
Lou Novikoff
Cubs
Harry Brecheen
Cardinals
Babe Phelps
Pittsburgh Jand Brooklyn Dodger
Frank Kelleher
The
Reds
Eddie Miksis
Dodgers
Chicago White Sox
Indians
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland
Jimmy Dykes
Bagby and
Heath
Orval Grove
Thurman Tucker
Boudreau
Connie Mack
Black
Estatella
Braves
Alva Javery
Boston
Novikoff
Miksis
Brecheen
Two Commercial Teams Unbeaten In Y Cage Play
Close scoring Friday in the Y Basketball league saw La Plant Choate beat Becks 36 32 and Armstrong defeat Y Dorm 29 20 for their second straight wins. Universal Engineering won 33 28 over Colonial Bread while Iowa Manufacturing topped Collins No 2 30 18 with Center Smith scoring 18 points for Armstrong.
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Beck’s
Armstrong
Y Dorm
Universal Engineering
Colonial Bread
Iowa Manufacturing
Collins No. 2
Smith
Eight Race Horses Die In Arkansas Fire At Oaklawn
A fire at two privately owned barns beside Oaklawn park in Hot Springs, Arkansas, destroyed eight race horses and badly burned stableman Eddie Smith. Horses Ball Player Allergic and High Gold were among the losses, all owned by Detroit sportsman H. H. Haag.
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Ark
Oaklawn Park
Eddie Smith
Harry Leider
H. H. Haag
Detroit Sportsman
C. E. Dale
Great Lakes Bluejackets Schedule Lincoln Air Field Five
The Great Lakes Bluejackets were set to host Lincoln Army Airfield five at Great Lakes Monday night after a prior cancellation. The Grand Island AAF game was called off when Grand Island lost most of its players.
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Great Lakes, Ill
INL
Great Lakes
Majors Likely to Move Slowly In Search for Landis Successor
Washington insight notes baseball owners will delay selecting Judge Landis’s successor for months or even a year. A secret meeting of 16 club owners signals caution, favoring advisory input from leaders like O’Connor Harridge Frick and elder statesmen. Many fear a rushed choice and expect a baseball man from within the ranks to lead, possibly a writer like Ford Frick or Jim Farley.
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Will Harridge
Leslie O'Connor
Judge Landis
Ford C. Frick
Landis
Bob Considine
Washington
INS
New York
Brooklyn
Ford Frick
Connie Mack
Clark Griffith
Ed Barrow
United States
Czar Landis
Cardinals
Tigers
Jimmy O'Connell
Jim Farley
All-America grid selections by Football Writers Association
The 1944 All-America team was chosen by 175 members across 26 states. Ohio State and Army share top representation with Horvath, Whitmire, and Blanchard as near unanimous picks, alongside Yale, Navy, USC, Indiana, Oklahoma A&M, and California honored on the squads.
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DES Moines
National Football Writers’ Association of America
Army
Ohio State
Yale
Navy
Southern California
Indiana
Oklahoma A
Football Writers’ All-America
Association
Bert McGrane
Les Horvath
Horvath
On Whitmire
Felix Blanchard
Mianantantianas
LG Stisllmio
Jack Dugger
Paul Walker
Don Whitmire
John Ferraro
Southern Calif
Bill Hackett
Joe Stanowicz
Jack Tavener
Glen Davis
Bob Fenimore
Okla. A. & M
Y M C A Notes Standings and Schedules for Basketball
The Optimist and Y M C A basketball teams will play their twice postpones match on Dec 14. Handball matches are listed for the week on the Y courts with teams such as Gaines and Zen and Colander and Bose. New members include Roland Gehrlich Lee Sloan Harry Covington Sidney Niles and many others with a formal induction at 6:00 Monday evening.
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Y.M.C.A
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Bhenefelt
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Zen- Colander
Bose
Maresh
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Walker
Uible
Daggett
Kriz
Day
Roland H. Qehlerich
Lee Sloan
Harry Coviington
Sidney Niles
Bar
Zimmermann
Robert Garoutte
Joe Stark
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Oma Eeoree
Oned Kahler
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Richard Humphreys
Bob Hodges
William Naughton
Earl Caywood
Dale Hadenfelt
Russell A.schneider
Merl Wise
Robert Ware
C. L. Morningstar
Forrest Clemens
Robert J. Vrba
Meeting notes and student athletic test results
President Far Nichols will present a brief directors meeting. Students passing swim tests include Charles Meare Bob Holmes Cecil Graham Bill Alexander James Deal Dean Finch Roger Bock James Bain James Buckley Eugene Bock and Jim Ostrander. High broad jump scores feature Jim Ham Richard Hamilton Dean Ker Roger Bock Hi Dykhuizen Tom Novak Jim Allen Jr Jimmy Buckley Bill Grundy Gerry Droz and Jerry Moon. Juniors D sanliton 100 trander 93 Deral Maloney Bob Lynxwiler 85 Bob Swaney oa.
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Bob Holmes
Cecil Graham
Bill Alexander
James Deal
Dean Finch
Roger Bock
James Bain
James Buckley
Eugene Bock
Jim Ostrander
Jim Ham
Richard Hamilton
Dean Ker
Richard Loutek
Hi Dykhuizen
Tom, Novak
Jim Allen, Jr
Jimmy Buckley
Bill Grundy
Gerry Droz
Jerry Moon
D. Sanliton
Trander
Deral Maloney
Bob Lynxwiler
Bob Swaney
Army Cagers Open Jan 10 with Standout Players
Army basketball coach Eddie Kelleher announces a 15 game schedule starting January 10 against Swarthmore. Star players Dale Hail Doug Kenna Billy Eckert Harley Damon and Pete Molnar return as the squad aims for another undefeated season and possible repeat as Eastern champions.
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West Point
Col. Lawrence “Biff” Jones
Army
Swarthmore College
Dale Hail
Doug Kenna
Billy Eckert
Harley Damon
Pete Molnar
Eddie Kelleher
Southern Rules On Eligibility Re Established
The Southern conference reestablished its wartime suspended eligibility rules at a Greensboro meeting, with provisions for returning servicemen and transfers. The conference uses a strict scholastic minimum, requires certified financial aid reports to the president, and bans athletes who have competed in a sport at one school from playing it at another conference school.
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Lexington
Greensboro
N. C
William Cooper
Virginia Military Institute
Brown tackle McMullen rides relief from team’s taunts
Providence AP reports Brown University football tackle Joseph McMullen who signals plays has endured teasing from teammates after three interceptions in six games without a rushing gain.
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Providence
R. I
Joseph McMullen
Brown
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