Seahawks Defeat Cyclones 51 to 34 in OT Tournament Action
Iowa Seahawks rally after a 17 17 halftime tie to beat Iowa State 51 34. Stan Miasek scores 23 as center lead secures seventh straight win. Drake tops Bradley Tech 53 43. Creighton beats Morningside 41 32. St Ambrose over Augustana 45 36. Peru Teachers beat Wartburg 38 36.
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Iowa Seahawks
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Stan Miasek
Seahawks
Jim Stark
Cyclones
Towa
Drake
Bradley Tech
Creighton
Morningside
St. Ambrose
Augustana
Peru
Neb
Wartburg
Bradley
Bulldogs
Steve Bindas
Harry Wilcoxson
Bluejays
Jerry Caveny
Stubby Salerno
Joe Demaine
Norm Matheis
Gale Stevens
Harold Knovalinka
Sersig
Northwestern Tankers Meet Sailors Tonight
Northwestern University swimming opens its 10 meet season at Great Lakes Illinois with freshmen relied on. Captain Graham Davis the only returning letterman will swim the 220 and 440 with Don Kaufman state 200 yard champion as opponent.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
Great Lakes
Graham Davis
Northwestern
Don Kaufman
Zaharias and Nelson named top athletes of 1945
Mildred Didrikson Zaharias named outstanding woman athlete of 1945 by AP poll of 70 editors. Byron Nelson chosen World No 1 male athlete, polling 161 points to Doc Blanchard’s 150. Hal Newhouser and Glenn Davis follow in rankings.
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NEW York
Mildred
Babe” Didrikson Zaharias
Associated Press
Zaharias
Ann Curtis
San Francisco
Byron Nelson
Miss Curtis
Forest Hills
Brenda Helser
Patty Berg
Pauline Betz
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Austin Bealmear
Nelson
Doc Blanchard
Army
Blanchard
Hal Newhouser
Detroit Tigers
Glenn Davis
Phil
Self
George Stirnweiss
Bob Fenimore
Frank Parker
Gail Bishop
Maurice Richard
Ted Atkinson
Jerry Niles
Paul Richards
Tommy Holmes
Dave Ferriss
Gunder Hacoc
Billy Tolbert
Sammy Baugh
Charlie Robbins
Immaculate Conception Cagers Host Iowa City St Marys
The Immaculate Conception cagers entertain St Marys Iowa City on the Greyhound court Friday night at 8:00 p.m. A curtain-raiser for seventh and eighth graders begins at 7:00. St Wenceslaus hosts St Martins Cascade with girls at 7:00 and boys at 8:00.
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St. Mary's
Iowa City
St. Wenceslaus
St. Martin's
Cascade
Center Point Dominates In Prep Basketball Roundup
Center Point girls and boys sweep multiple matches at Delhi Toledo Calmar Van Horne Hartwick and Alburnett venues. Notable performances include Center Point defeating Alburnett with centers and forwards contributing high scores, while Alburnett and Delhi showcase strong halves and highs by Dvorak and Burke. Sixth straight win for Center Point boys.
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Deeee
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Anderson
Center Point Joys
St Ambrose Edges Augustana In Davenport
St Ambrose pulled ahead late to defeat Augustana 45 36 in Davenport on Thursday night. The game stayed tied seven times in the second half.
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Davenport
INS
St. Ambrose
Augustana
Byron Nelson Plans South African Links Tour
Denton Texas Byron Nelson announced he accepted an offer of 10000 dollars plus expenses to tour South Africa in April with fellow golfer Bobby Locke for a series of links exhibitions across the country.
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Denton, Texas
INS
Byron Nelson
South Africa
Bobby Locke
Luckman signs with Bears for two more years
Sid Luckman veteran quarterback disclosed Thursday to have signed with the Chicago Bears for two more years and Friday revealed he spurned offers from three All America conference clubs Brooklyn Chicago and Buffalo.
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INL
Sid Luckman
Chicago Bears
Brooklyn
Chicago
Buffalo
Fight Over Site of Louis Conn Fight Escalates
New York boxing scene centers on Joe Louis and promoter Mike Jacobs as tensions rise over where the Conn Louis title bout will be held. Eddie Eagan says Louis may discuss scoring rules alone, while Jacobs hints New York as site. The dispute fuels lingering rifts with excluded managers and evolving venue talks.
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Sns
Joe Louis
Mike Jacobs
Billy Conn
Commission
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John Roxborough
Julian Black
Louis
Jacobs
Eagan
Mike
Conn
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
Yankee Stadium
Eddie
Baseball Trades Expected After Tax Era Opens
Rumors place major shifts in baseball talent next spring as teams seek to move players for cash amid new tax rules. Cleveland and St Louis figure prominently with trades involving Jeff Heath, George Case, Jim Bagby and Cardinal pitchers. Rudy York’s market value and Hank Greenberg’s move to first base also draw attention as managers reassess rosters and power.
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Jeff Heath
George Case
Senators
Jim Bagby
Red Sox
Vic Johnson
St. Louis
Jimmy Brown
Walker Cooper
Cardinal
Greenbacks
Sam Breadon
Rudy York
Detroit Tigers
Rudy
Tigers
Hank Greenberg
Bengals
Wakefield
Evers
Mullin
York
Lou Boudreau
Meath
Heath
Yank Magazine Names All-star Grid Eleven
New York AP report lists 25 top college football coaches choosing an all star eleven. Ends Richard Duden Navy and Max Morris Northwestern. Tackles Tom Dean SMU and Albert Nemetz Army. Guards Jack Green Army and John Mastrangelo Notre Dame. Center Vaughan Mancha Alabama. Backs Pete Pihos Indiana Jake Leicht Oregon Glenn Davis Army Pelix Blanchard Army.
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Yank Magazine
Richard Duden
Navy
Max Morris
Northwestern
Tom Dean
Southern Methodist
Albert Nemetz
Army
Jack Green
John Mastrangelo
Notre Dame
Vaughan Mancha
Alabama
Pete Pihos
Indiana
Jake Leicht
Oregon
Glenn Davis
Pelix
Doc” Blanchard
Chicago Eries Out Point Triumph Over DePauw Five
The University of Chicago rallied to a 55 to 54 victory over DePauw University. Trailing 40-32, Chicago tied and led late as Big George Raby hit a mid floor field goal at the whistle for the go ahead. Fred Degraw scored 17 for Chicago.
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University of Chicago
DePauw University
George Raby
DePauw
Fred Degraw
Mo Valley League May Reverse Its Freshmen Rule
The Missouri Valley conference opens a two day winter meeting in St. Louis to decide on delaying the 1946 freshman eligibility rule. The plan would allow wartime resumption to include all students and revisit football schedules with Creighton and Washington uncertainties. Drake will be represented by Ed Barrett and Vee Green.
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Missouri Valley Conference
Artie ‘Eilers
Eilers
Creighton
Washington
Drake
Ed. Barrett
Vee Green
College Basketball Scores From Around the Nation
Readable score snippets show Pittsburch and Bethany 67 to 306, Navy 74 over Bainbridge NTC 67, Iowa Seahawks 51 Iowa State 31, Creighton 82 over Morningside, Drake 43 Bradley 43, St. Ambrose 45 Augustana 36, Peru 84 over Warthurest Jamestown 46, Concordia Wisconsin 423 Mission House 38, Fort Hays State 40 Kearney Tech 33, Nebraska 51 Winds 62, Georgia Tech 52 Clemson 38, Colorado A and M 52 Kansan State 43, New Mexico 2? Arizona 37, Marshall 50 Maryland 13, Lehigh 17 Franklin Marshall 38, Maxwell Field 66 Craig Field 23.
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Illini defeat Nebraska 62 to 51 in Lincoln
Illinois improves to win 62 51 at Nebraska after leading from the 18 minute mark. Joseph Brown scores 18 for the Huskers while Illinois guard Burmaster adds 15 as the Illini pull away in the second half with reserves contributing late.
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Pat Patrick
Whit White
Ted Olmstead
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Neb
University of Nebraska
Illinois
Joseph Brown
Huskers
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Burmaster
Nebraska
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Menke
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Leddy
Ool Olson
Tid Rodriguez
Ilnois
Schneider
Rent Burmaster
Seyler
Edwards
San
Grid-eye to Track First Downs in Rose Bowl Tilt
A new device called the grid-eye appears on the USC Alabama sideline. It eliminates yardage-chasing by replacing yardsticks with an optical T-square style sighting tool. Navy used it years earlier and it has seen action in the Chicago All-star game and a recent pro title game in Cleveland.
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Iowa City
Great Lakes
Navy
Philadelphia
Utah
St. Joseph's
Utes
Vern Gardner
St. Joseph’s
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Los Angeles
INS
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