Big Ten contenders emerge in weekend hoops action
Northwestern Wisconsin and Illinois stand out as potential leaders in the upcoming Big Ten race after strong weekend wins. Great Lakes and Marquette excite non-conference play as Wisconsin defeats Marquette 40-37. Purdue suffers first loss to Great Lakes 58-52. DePaul routs Indiana 81-43 behind George Mikan 27 points. Illinois rallies past Missouri 39-29 with Dick Foley scoring 16. Minnesota beats Iowa State 31-28 on free throws. Iowa routs Monmouth 54-29 led by Dick Ives 12 field goals.
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Illinois
Midwest
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Marquette
Bud Foster
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Herman Schaefer
Paul Armsto
Indiana Aces
Otto Graham
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Graham
Ben Schadr
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Indiana
George Mikan
Dick Peed
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Missouri
Dick Foley
Foley
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Iowa State
Gophers
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Iowa
Hawkeyes
Monmouth
Former Seahawks Earn 1943 Marquette Grid Letters
Milwaukee AP report notes thirty members of the 1943 Marquette football squad receiving varsity letters at a Sunday night dinner. Notables include tackle Bill Kramer and end Chuck Chesbro who earned awards with the Iowa Seahawks earlier. end Jim DeArmon who lettered at DePauw before transferring. end Bill Combs a three year letterman at Purdue who later played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1942.
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Marquette University
Bill Kramer
Chuck Chesbro
Iowa Seahawks
Jim DeArmon
DePauw
Bill Combs
Purdue
Philadelphia Agles
Iowa Prep Athletes at San Antonio Cadet Center
Two Iowa high school athletes train at the San Antonio aviation cadet center. David Walton of Ames captained his high school grid team in 1942 and was an all state guard, while John W. Kirkwood of Des Moines, a Roosevelt alum, won the 1942 state high school tennis doubles title.
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Iowa
San Antonio
Rose Bowl Officials Named For Big Game
The Rose Bowl announced the four officials for the game. Referee Tom Fitzpatrick of Utah will officiate, umpire Verne Landreth of Friends, head lineman Ralph Coleman of Oregon State, and field judge George Hicks of California.
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Tom Fitzpatrick
Utah
Verne Landreth
Friends
Ralph Coleman
Oregon State
George Hicks
California
Basketball Scores From AP Rundown of College and Military Games
AP feeds list results across colleges and service teams with scattered scores. Penn beat State 81 34. Temple 37. Yale 39 46. Colgate 68 53. Kentucky 38 Cincinnati 20. Coast Guard 52 John’s 44. Navy and Oklahoma shows. UCLA 58 Redlands 39.
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Wey
Army Air Field
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Ren News
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Southern Ucla
Univ of Redlands
Old Ballplayer Phil Mack Remains Hopeful Ahead of Birthday
Connie Mack, nearing his 81st birthday, reflects on aging and the wartime future of the Philadelphia Athletics. He notes many regular players will be new next year, hopes to rebuild with returning service members, and still aims to win another championship despite uncertainty.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Light Cage Week in Iowa
With holiday layoffs starting four basketball games are on tap in Iowa this week. Drake meets St. Ambrose Monday in a bid to end a three game slide while St. Ambrose visits Central at Pella Tuesday. Drake then faces undefeated Sky Flyers at Ottumwa NAS Wednesday followed by a Sunday clash with Ottumwa NAS. Dick Ives scores 24 as Iowa overcomes Monmouth 54 to 29. Other Saturday results include Minnesota beating Iowa State 31 to 28, Lawrence College over Loras 56 to 49, Cornell Navy defeating Penn 65 to 35, and Western Union routing Sioux City air base 52 to 33.
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Bill Easton
Clark Mollenhoff
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Bert Shaker
Bob Ogren
Kiron
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Pella
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Monmouth
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Iowa State
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Jack Oxenrider
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Sioux City Air Base
Hawk Cagers On Slim List of Undefeated
In pre holiday college basketball action a number of unbeaten teams fell from the ranks while several others extended win streaks. Great Lakes and Norfolk Naval Training Station posted long runs, DePaul and Iowa showcased strong offensives, and Kentucky moved into prominence in the South as teams across the nation faced remaining schedules.
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Greyhounds Clash With St Pats In Shamrocks Arena
The Immaculate Conception St Pat's game opens tonight as the Greyhounds visit the Shamrocks. A reserve game is set for 7:00 with the varsity matchup at 8:00 on the Shamrocks court.
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Greyhounds
Shamrocks
Local High Schools Prepare Dual Basketball Night
Four city teams clash in inter city and Mississippi Valley Conference games. Franklin visits Roosevelt in a 7 00 sophomore bout and 8 00 varsity tilt while Wilson hosts McKinley. Franklin seeks a second straight win after beating McKinley. Roosevelt aims to rebound from a loss to Clinton River Kings. Wilson and McKinley also meet in the other city showdown with a 7 30 first game and sophomore follow up.
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Golden Gloves show shifts in wartime year
A long review on Golden Gloves boxing amid wartime conditions notes a smaller field over two days, the influence of Uncle Sam training values, and trainer Jim Burlingham guiding a new Iowa Manufacturing team with veterans like DeLayne Shaheen. smaller interest in pro bowls contrasts with enduring enthusiasm for fighters and local contingents from Des Moines and Cascade.
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Uncle Sam
Secon
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Navy
Jim Burlingham
Burlingham
DeLayne Shaheen
Jim
Bob Turner
Bob
Iowa Manufacturing
Redskins Not Ready to Face Bears in Camp
A Washington Redskins preview notes the Bears likely superiority after a hard loss to the Giants. It highlights Sammy Baugh’s passing and two crucial quick kicks, attendance rise, a torn jersey incident, and light betting chatter. Also mentions local sports notes and a basketball court mixup with Cotton Vig and twin Dave Vig.
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George Marshall
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Hollywood
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Ralph Zanelli
Boston
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Washi
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al Woolard
Commerce
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Kearns Field
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Deverne
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Woolard
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Bears Glad to Get Redskins in Finale
Chicago players cheered the news that Washington will be their opponent in the world series. The Redskins clinched eastern honors by beating New York 28-0, and the Bears hope to avenge last year’s playoff loss and their only defeat of the 1943 campaign.
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Hank Smith
Ballyhoo
Southern Cal
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Chicago Bears
Washington Redskins
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Bears
New Yorkers
Redskins
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Zivic Faces Zanelli in Boston Ring Show
Fritzie Zivic meets Ralph Zanelli of Boston in a ten round feature at New England city. It marks the 179th bout of Zivic's professional career.
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Pittsburgh
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Fritzie Zivic
Ralph Zanelli
Boston
New England
Zivic
Varga Wins Miami Open as Byrd Finishes Second
Steve Varga Jr a professional golfer and airline radio operator wins the $5,000 Miami Open with a 280 total after four days and 72 holes. Sammy Byrd of Detroit is runner up at 283 earning $750 in war bonds. Johnny Bulla ties for third at 284 with Willie Turnesa. Gene Sarazen scores 300 in what may be his final tournament.
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Fla
Mns
Steve Warga Jr
Miami Springs Country Club
Varga
Sammy Byrd
Detroit
Johnny Bulla
Atlanta
Willie Turnesa
Hollywood
Craig Wood
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Tony Penna
Dayton
Willie Goggin
Melbourne
Gene Sarazen
Brookfield
Mass
Appling Tops 1943 AL Batting Crown In Wartime Season
The 1943 AL batting champion is Luke Appling of the Chicago White Sox with a .328 average and 192 hits in 585 at bats. Dick Wakefield is second at .316 for Detroit, while Rudy York leads Detroit with 34 homers. George Case of Washington earns the stolen base title with 61 and scores 102 runs as Wakefield piles up 91 runs and 275 total bases.
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INL
Luke Appling
Chicago White Sox
Luke
Dick Wakefield
Detroit
Ral Hedgin
Chicago
Rudy York
Charlie Keller
George Case
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Case
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Johnny Pesky
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
George Uhle Named Coach for Washington Senators
Manager Ossie Bluege confirmed that former Cleveland Indians pitching star George Uhle will join the Washington Senators next year as a coach. He will be assigned mainly to work with rookie pitchers according to Bluege.
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Ossie .Bluege
Washington Senators
George Uhle
Cleveland Indians
Senators
Bluege
Detroiter Bowler Crimmins Jailed After Fatal Hit Run
John Crimmins, last year’s outstanding bowler per the Bowling Writers’ association, was jailed on negligent homicide charges after his car struck and killed Vincent Breaux 26, of Warren township. Witnesses said he was driving very fast and that Crimmins, 41, appeared obviously drunk though he denied intoxication and memory of the crash.
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Bowling Writers’ Association
Vincent Breaux
Warren Township
Crimmins
British Parachute Troops Play Soccer Behind Front
In Italy a British Eighth Army unit staged a unique sports visit as parachute troops landed to join a home team for a match. Sgt Major Joseph Smith said the arrangement blended training with pleasure as players, recently airborne, stripped to the waist to play a battlefield style game won from the Germans during the Sangro advance.
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Eighth Army
Italy
Joseph Smith
London
Mason City Shares Lead in Big Seven
Des Moines Roosevelt and Mason City tied for top basketball honors in the Big Seven after Roosevelt beat Fort Dodge 21 to 18. This week features Waterloo East at Cedar Falls Tuesday and Des Moines North at Ames Wednesday, with Waverly visiting Mason City Thursday.
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Roosevelt High
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Ames
Waverly
Pro Golfer Lloyd Mangrum Defies Induction to LA Open
Lloyd Mangrum, a leading professional golfer, says he will remain entered in the Los Angeles Open championship to be played January 7 to 10, despite orders to report for a medical examination before induction into the armed forces.
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Los Angeles
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Armed Forces
Lloyd Mangrum
Redskins Clinch NFL Title Showdown With Giants Rout
Washington Redskins crushed the New York Giants 28 0 at the Polo Grounds to secure the eastern conference title and set a championship meeting with the Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field. Amy Baugh passed for 199 yards and led scoring drives, while Anvil Andrew Farkas scored three times for Washington.
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NEW York
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Giants
Washington Redskins
Polo Grounds
Redskins
Washingtonians
Chicago Bears
Chicago
Wrigley Field
Amy Baugh
Anvil
Andrew Farkas
Ted Lapka
Bob “Masterson
Washington
Tuffy Lehmans
Willie Wilkin
George Smith
Farkas
Baugh
Masterson
Wilbur Moore
Clyde Sugart
Len Younge
Reds
Lapka
Toronto Leafs surge in NHL standings with week wins
The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Chicago Black Hawks 5-2 to take undisputed second in the NHL after ending Chicago's seven game home win streak. Toronto also defeated Chicago 8-4 Saturday night, while the New York Rangers topped Detroit 6-2 and the Montreal Canadiens widened their lead with a 3-1 win over Boston.
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Detroit Red Wings
Montreal Canadiens
Boston Bruins
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