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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1944

Page

14

Iowa Pushed to Trim Denver Quintet 60 to 41

Iowa defeated Denver 60 to 41 as Dick Ives led a late surge with nine field goals and three free throws while Loftus led Denver with 15 points. The Hawkeyes built a 24-8 lead, with rough midgame play and several fisticuffs prompting early showers before order returned.

Iowa Denver P. Gradford Hendricks Dick Ives Spencer Ives Wilkinson Brothers Ned Postels Loftus Petp Tres H. Brafford Beewald Leptuse C.wilkinsonc Breeder Culbertson P Braffords Ilkinson Will Wilkinson Ibertson H. Wilkinson Seegall Schraeder Bratori Helftime Town Jack North Hishlend Willey Hartzell Albis

Bell Wins 38th Straight with Unanimous Decision

Cleveland welterweight Tommy Bell extended his streak to 38 straight with a unanimous 10 round victory over Chuck Hunter of Cleveland. Bell, in his first fight in five months, was even through five rounds then dominated rounds six through ten, with serious trouble for Hunter in the eighth and ninth.

Cleveland Tommy Bell Ohio Chuck Hunter Bell Hunter

Island Coast Guard 30 Beats Staten Island Marshall 57

Coast Guard team dominates Staten Island Marshall 57 to 30 in a late game. Illnies Nerma 3 leads turnover stats while Purdue and Kansas suffer low scores amid a noisy crowd.

Associated A Late & Island Coast Guard Staten Island Marshall Beochton Westminster Virginia Richmond Ind Illneis Nerma Moorhead Mayville N.D Gaines Neb Kearney “Mankato M. Bemidji

Sports results across cities show multiple riders and point totals

AP report lists riders from Brooklyn to New Bedford with scores and placements. Names include Phil Terrarova Leo Francis Danny Alridge Jerry La Starsa and others with points like 127 156 1468 148 152 1435 and 135. The scattered data cites towns such as Brooklyn White Plains Newark Cleveland Hartford Trenton Jersey City Newport and New Bedford with various riders earning points in a sequence.

Associated Press Brooklyn Phil Terrarova New York T.K.C Leo Francis Panama White Plains Danny Alridge Newark Jerry la Starsa Cleveland Teammyr Bell Town Obie Check Hunter Hartford Conn George “Red” Deotz Joe Bennett Trenton Henry Jordan Philadelphia Oscar Sages Newport R. I Jersey City Dom Amoroso Jerey City Carmine Fatta New Bedford Mase Norman Lee Montreal al Freda Worcester

Red Pepper's Pro Football War Sparks League Clash

A columnist riffs on a looming turf war among football leagues led by the National and rival circuits. He cites high salaries and speculative profits, mocks claims of big money in pro football, and details how teams like the St. Louis Cardinals farm system obscured profits to avoid taxes.

Red Grange Jimmy Crowley Chick Meehan Elmer Layden Jack Cuddy U. P Green Bay Bears New York Washington Philadelphia Cuddy Hokum St. Louis Cardinal Houston Uncle Sam

Y Beats Seahawk Volleyball Team at the YMCA

The YMCA volleyball team defeated the Seahawk squad again at the Y gym with scores of 15-10 15-8 and 15-12. Two Seahawk regulars were unable to travel.

YMCA Iowa Y Gym Seahawk

Collins Beats Dolan Scoring For Speeders

Collins defeats Speeder 45 to 41 in Allied league play at Quaker gym. Joe Dolan led Speeder with 25 points as Collins surge late to win. Forev led Collins with 17 points and Syd Schweitzer, home on leave, was Speeder’s top scorer last season.

Joe Dolan Speeder Collins Quaker Gym Swift Syd Schweitzer Navy Syd Forev Quaker Vesey Hipple Pone LaPlant-Choate Wilson Lathrop O'Connor

N. C. Dickers for Snavely's Return

UNC athletic officials and Carl Snavely, former Tar Heel coach, plan to conclude a conference in Chapel Hill on his possible return next fall. Snavely left UNC after two years to coach Cornell under a three year deal.

Chapel Hill N. C University of North Carolina Carl Snavely Cornell Snavely Tar Heels

Ellis Beats Schick In Camp Ellis Basketball Clash

Camp Ellis, Illinois, saw the home team remain undefeated with a 51 to 29 victory over Schick hospital Clinton. Pvt. Edward McDermott of Springfield led scorers with 15 points.

Camp Ellis, Ill Camp Ellis Schick Hospital Clinton Edward McDermott Springfield

East Iowa Prep Beat Highlights Fall in Conference Action

Report from Franklin to Dubuque covers late season prep hoops with 49 points across three conference games keeping a top scorer lead. County tourney notes list Crawfordsville and Kaiona as title contenders with H E Ross in Wellman slated as tournament manager. Lisbon remains undefeated in girls and Olin faces Lowden twice.

Franklin Wilson Dubuque Rose ‘Toa Ueremer Jan Rees Crawfordsville Kaiona Went Chanter H. E. Ross Wellman Lisbox Lisbon Olin Goming Lowden Minnie

Chester team edges Kalona Kubes 36 to 23 in strong tie

DeLong led Chester with 12 points as the team defeated Kalona Kubes 36 to 23. Wellman Wildcats dropped a 4 to date with Thursday games noted and upcoming matches listed against Richland Keota Brighten.

Kalona Kubes DeLong Chester Ce Wee Geeta Eaeweee Wellman Wildcats North Meee Richland West Chester Keota Brighten

Ninety Six Nominated for Santa Anita Handicap

Ninety six top thoroughbreds from across the nation are nominated for the $100,000 added Santa Anita Handicap, the featured race of the 55 day meeting starting December 30. The mile and a quarter renewal on March 3 will include winners of 58 major stakes this year.

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Notre Dame Sets Record in 91 44 Win at Loras

Notre Dame crushed Loras College 91 to 44 in Dubuque. Center Vince Boryla led scoring while Paul Gordon added a late 1 handed basket to seal a new Irish scoring record. Guard Billy Hassett suffered a knee injury likely ending his season.

Notre Dame Loras Sciuth Bend Ind Loras College Dubuque Vince Boryla Paul Gordon Billy Hassett

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