Varga Retains Lead in Miami Golf Open
Johnny Bulla of Atlanta shot 31 34 65 to run within three of leader Varga after 54 holes in the Miami Open. Varga, who works at night to play, posted 210 with Wade Sahpon Craigiday and Steve Wares close behind as Wood slipped to 219 and Ensign Willie Turnesa led the amateur bracket at 215.
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Johnny Bulla
Atlanta
Steve Wares
Varga
Wade
Sahpion Craigiday
Sebaraee
Bulla
Pnce
Wood
Sammy Byrd
Detroit
Joe Earhardt
Norristown
Joe
Tony Penna
Dayton
Willie Turnesa
Christiansen
Golden Gloves Boxing Plans Grow This Winter in Cedar Rapids
The Gazette reports Golden Gloves returns for a ninth year, moving from four nights to two big shows in Cedar Rapids. Burlingham calls local boxers to join, listing contacts in Waterloo Des Moines Marshalltown Ottumwa Casaville and Dubuque. An entry blank is printed for mail-in entries as ticket details will follow.
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Des Moines
Marshalltown
Ottumwa
Casesole
Dubuque
Burlingham
Lake Avenue NE
The
Gazette Today
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Sin
Red Sox to Train At Tufts College
Eddie Collins announced the Boston Red Sox will hold spring training at Tufts College for a second year. The team will also use Baltimore Oriole’s park for next year’s windup and aim for two weeks of outdoor work. Report date is March 13 under manager Joe Cronin, with indoor sessions at Medford College cage.
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Boston
Eddie Collins
Boston Red Sox
Tufts College
Collins
Baltimore Oriole
Sox
Joe Cronin
A College
Medord
Baseball Heads Worrying About Postwar Setup
New York AP reports baseball clubs fear a flood of returning players after the war while scouts sign more young players. Clubs expect a rapid adjustment as leagues emerge from wartime hibernation and some servicemen may not return to the game. Hank Greenberg's fate is noted as uncertain.
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New York
Joe An
Bob Fellers
Ted Williamses
Hank Greenberg
Ice Follies founders rise from skating roots to stardom
Eddie Shipstad Oscar Johnson and Roy Shipstad recount eight years on the road creating the Ice Follies. They describe early misadventures with Sonja Henie and a San Francisco crash, the show's 1926 origins, and its expansion to a multinational hit drawing millions. The trio, all in their 30s and 40s, left ordinary jobs to build a high earning waxwork of skating entertainment. Bess Ehrhardt, later Mrs Roy Shipstad, joined the act during its early hotel show days.
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New York
NEA
Eddie
Roy Shipstad
Oscar Johnson
Chicago
Sonja Henie
Heinie Brock
Duck
San Francisco
Oscar
Roy
Coi
Eddie Shipstad
Oscar Johnet
Madison Square
Tulsa
Minnesota
Duluth
Sulearn
Cage
Irl
Skotline
Bess Ehrhardt
Baseball clubs prepare for returning players and expanded farms
The article argues major league teams will not risk veteran rosters and will rely on tryouts and scouting to find young players who will be ready when the war ends. It notes likely broader farm systems and club takeovers to manage returning players and a surplus of talent.
Leahy Daley Named Grid Men of Year by Detroit Club
Frank Leahy Notre Dame coach and Bill Daley Michigan fullback were named coach and player of the year by the Detroit Times Quarterback club. Leahy won the Don Scott Memorial trophy. Fritz Crisler received the Harmon trophy from Louis Harmon. Daley, a marine trainee, could not attend.
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Detroit Club
Detroit
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Bill Daley
Michigan
Detroit Times
Leahy
Don Scott
Ohio State
Harmon
Tommy Harmon
H. O
Fritz) Crisler
Wolverines
Louis A. Harmon
Flyer
Daley
Curran Dickerhoof to Receive Degrees
Iowa City reports three former University of Iowa athletes will receive academic degrees in December. Gene Curran of Chicago is a 1940 41 42 football guard now in the Army and earns a bachelor of science in medical education. Richard Lord of Evanston, a Hawkeye cross country member, earns a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering and will be the only major letter winner to appear in person.
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Gene Curran
Chicago
Sehaive
Ae Cheere
Richard Lord
Evanston
Hawkeye
Lord
Persor
Stanford Coach Marchy Schwartz Takes Oil Company Post
Marchmont Schwartz head football coach at Stanford, awarded a one year leave of absence to join an oil company in Wichita Kansas as public relations officer. Schwartz, a Notre Dame all American, has been director of physical education since Stanford dropped football last summer.
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Palto
Badgers Defeat Marquette In Tight Milwaukee Showdown
Wisconsin topped Marquette 40 37 at Milwaukee avenging an earlier loss. Desmond Smith led in scoring with 11 points while Ray Patterson sparked a late rally in 11 minutes. Bill Downey paced Marquette with 10 points as the Golden Eagles suffered their first loss in three.
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Wis
Wisconsin
Marquette
Badgers
Ray Patterson
Desmond Smith
Bill Downey
Death of Clifton J. Wylie Son of Three-Eye League President
Clifton J. Wylie 42 son of late L. J. Wylie longtime Three-Eye League president died in a Springfield Illinois hospital Saturday. He formerly served as Decatur city comptroller and is survived by his father and his 15 year old son Rob.
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Clifton J
Jake” Wylie
L. J. Wylie
Springfield
Decatur City
Rob
First Fiddle Captures Louisiana Handicap at New Orleans
Mrs E L Mulrenans First Fiddle won the 15000 added Louisiana handicap at Fair Grounds in front of about 8500 spectators. The gray colt outsprinted Reaping Glory and Salto to win by two lengths with payouts of 4 80 3 40 and 2 60. Bettors poured roughly 127990 through the mutuel windows on the feature race.
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E. L. Mulrenan
First Fiddle
Louisiana
H. P. Bonner
William Helio Salto
Fiddle
O. K. Sugar
Latent
For Once Form in Racing Prevailed In Miami
Black Bady year olds finished according to the money and second to favored Black in a brief Miami race report.
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Miami
Dobbs Aiming To Break Passing Records At Cotton Bowl
San Antonio AP Glenn Dobbs returns from flu ready to chase passing records in the Cotton Bowl. He trails and aims to pass marks set by O'Brien Schwenk and Sinkwich with 189 attempts 105 completions 1402 yards and 29 touchdowns in 10 games.
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Texas
Glenn Dobbs
Randolph Field
Dallas
Glenn
Davey O’brien
Texas Christian
Bud Schwenk
Washington University
St. Louis
Frankie Sinkwich
Georgia
Dobbs
Oklahoma
Schwenk
O’brien
North Texas Aggies
Sinkwich
Eer Dobbs
Toronto Tops Hawks in Hockey Battle
Toronto defeated Chicago 8 to 4 in a National Hockey League game before 8,618 fans. New Leafs goalie Johnny Marcis, an 18 year old St Michaels college junior, helped rise to the occasion as Bodnar, Davidson, Ingoldsby and Boothman led the late scoring surge.
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Cleveland
Hal Newhouser
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Olds
Cedar Rapids Raider
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Don Black
Philadelphia
Orval Grove
Lee Ross
Chicago
Steve Sandra
St. Louis
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White Sox
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al Milnar
Bobo Newsom
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Newsom
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Ont
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Hawks
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Bentley
Davidson
Allen
Peried
Ingoldsby
Boothman
Dolph Camilli tops NL in strikeouts and walks in 1938
Dolph Camilli led the National League with 107 strikeouts and 110 bases on balls in 1938, demonstrating marked plate discipline and power for the season.
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Dolph Camilli
Giants and Redskins Clash in Frostbite Eastern Showdown
New York Giants meet Washington Redskins at the Polo Grounds with 55,000 fans watching to decide the Eastern title and a possible playoff spot versus the Bears. Giant guard Charley Avedisian is sidelined by flu, while end Frank Liebel returns with a mask and Washington battles injuries ahead of kickoff.
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Polo Grounds
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Dick Farman
De Paul Dominates Indiana 81 to 43 at Chicago Stadium
DePaul, led by George Mikan with 27 points and Jack Dean with 17, routed Indiana 81 to 43 before 10 220 fans at Chicago Stadium. Northwestern topped Notre Dame 48 to 32 in the opener as DePaul extended its seven game win streak.
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George Mikan
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Northwestern
Otto Graham
Benny Schadler
Notre Dame
Beanpole Mikan
Mikan
Jack Dean
Dick Peed
Illinois
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Valparaiso Seeks Cancelation of Bunker Hill Basketball Return
Valparaiso University officials asked the faculty athletic committee to cancel a scheduled return game with Bunker Hill naval air base after threats by base players following a Dec. 14 one point loss. Athletic manager M. E. Zimmerman and coach Loren Ellis cited postgame intimidation and warned of potential injuries if Valpo remained undefeated before the Jan. 8 rematch.
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M. E. Zimmerman
Valparaiso University
Bunker Hill Naval Air Base
Naval
Valpa
Zimmerman
Loren Ellis
Bunker Hill
Valpo
D. Campbell
Io Oe
Rice Believes He Is Through With Racing
Ensign Joseph Gregory Rice, Notre Dame standout known as the South Bend express, says he is likely finished with racing. Now in the merchant marine at Kings Point, he trained little and expects any comeback to be near impossible if war lasts another year.
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Joseph Gregory Rice
Notre Dame
U. S. Maritime Service
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Sweden
Gunder Hagg
Merchant Marine Academy
Kingspoint
Long Island
Greg
Johnny Nicholson
Nicholson
South Bend Express
Hagg
Maritime School
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Hagglo
Lawrence College Defeats Loras 56 49 in Iowa
Lawrence College Appleton victoriously outpointed Loras College 56 to 49 in Dubuque. Jim Weaver led with 22 points while Loras trimmed the margin late, narrowing a 12 point gap to seven. Bucholtz and Wareh each added 12 for Lawrence.
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Lawrence College
Appleton
Wis
Loras College
Jim Weaver
Loras
War Bucholtz
Dave Wareh
Cornell Defeats Penn State 65 to 35 in MT VERNON
Cornell College rolled past Penn State 65 35 as Cadet Heaston led with 12 points while Jack Oxenreider scored 21 for PSU. The Big Red pulled away in the second half after a tight 20 17 halftime margin.
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Cornell College
Penn State
Jack Oxenreider
Cadet Heaston
Cornell
Penn Defeats Cornell 57-51 in Tough Convention Hall Tilt
The University of Pennsylvania Eagles beat Cornell 57 to 51 at Convention Hall on Saturday night. Center Bill Forsyth scored 16 for Penn, while Cornell’s center Bob led with 20 points for the visitors in a hard fought game.
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University of Pennsylvania
Cornell
Convention Hall
Nies
Bill Forsyth
Penn
Takels
Bob
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