Franklin Cagers Edge Roosevelt in Tight Final
Franklin defeats Roosevelt 31-26 as Billy Shuttleworth scores all ten points in the final quarter to overturn a 21-20 deficit. Liddle and Rust contribute key plays, while Roosevelt struggles at the line with eight of 24 free throws.
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Billy Shuttleworth
Thunderbolts
Roosevelt
Orville Rust
Cagers
Wilson
Roughriders
Franklin
Shuttleworth
George Liddle
Bill Foushee
Bud Speran
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Pealer
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Foushee
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Liddie
Rust
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Roosevelt Sophs
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Roosevelt Sephs
Franklin Sophs
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Beem LaBchieb
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Franklin—Shuttleworth
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Eperaw
Willa
Harria Lamb
Doerr Sets Record to Pace League Fielders
Chicago AP reports Bobby Doerr set an American League record with 349 consecutive chances at second base without an error, guiding Boston to strong fielding. He led keystone players with a .990 fielding average and 914 chances in 155 games, just shy of Melillo’s ML record.
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Chicago
Bobby Doerr
Boston Red Sox
Doerr
Oscar Melillo
St. Louis
Boston
Keystone Guardians
Melillo
Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland
Browns
Milton Byrnes
Dick Porter
Byrnes
Joe Kuhel
Chicago White Sox
Mickey Rocco
Lou Boudreau
Boudreau
Frank Crosetti
New York
Eddie Mayo
Philadelphia
Yankees
Bill Johnson
Wa Mac conference recaps heat up with close cage battles
Anamosa and Independence lead Wa Mac with two league wins apiece. Raiders beat Manchester 47 34, Independence topped Marion 35 31 as Maquoketa and Tipton also stay unbeaten, each beating Monticello. London Stanwood Tiffin Guernsey Victor rows noted as high scorers in eastern Iowa games while Rowan Urbana Richland Lost Nation Oxford Junction tally top performers.
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Independence
Raiders
Manchester
Marion
Maquoketa
Tipton
Monticello
Iowa
London
Garton
Stanwood
Billy Ranshaw
Tiffin
Teufel
Victor
Lone Tree
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Stamwood St . Save
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Ronald Q Lowden
Lowden Stoke
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North English
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Lockridge
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Oxford Junction
Oxford
Lost Nation
Reid
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Oxford Jet
Lest
Angott to Battle Jack on Jan. 28 at Madison Square Garden
New York boxers Beau Jack the lightweight champion and Sammy Angott the national title holder will clash January 28 in a 10 round overweight bout at Madison Square Garden Promoter Mike Jacobs announced. Jack will also fight Lulu Constantino in another overweight 10 round bout on January 7.
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Beau Jack
New York State
Sammy Angott
National Boxing Association
Madison Square Garden
Beau
Augusta
Angott
Washington, Pa
Mike Jacobs
Jacobs
Jack
Lulu Constantino
the Garden
Bobby Ruffin
Phils Seek Scouts and Big Rangy Players
Philadelphia Phillies general manager Herb Pennock says the club will hire baseball scouts and prefer big rangy players who can punch when needed and are not powder puffs at the plate. He adds scouts will be tasked with developing the farm system, but sizes are not specified.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Herb Pennock
Phillies
Pennock
Mack Tells of How He Passed Up Babe Ruth
On his eighty first birthday Connie Mack recalls mistakes and lessons in building the Athletics. He notes Chief Bender bought for 100 dollars and Paul Strand for 40000, and admits passing on two players offered by Jack Dunn that became Ernie Shore and Babe Ruth for the Red Sox.
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Mack
Babe Ruth
Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Athletics
Chief Bender
Harrisburg
Paul Strand
Salt Lake City
Connie
Receipts From Bowl Games Aid Boys in Service
Receipts from the January 1 bowl games will repay a debt to the Navy Department. The Rose Bowl plans to skim 45000 from gross receipts for United Service recreational improvements overseas. Washington and Southern California, plus other Coast Conference teams, share the rest. Randolph Field donates its Cotton Bowl purse to the Army Air Forces emergency society as a drive funds 12000 tickets for service men.
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Narold Claassen
NEW York
Navy Department
Washington
California
Randolph Field
Texas
Army Air Forces Emergency Society
De Paul Five Beats Navy Pier Five 58 to 37
De Paul University basketball team extended its win streak to eight with a 58 37 victory over Navy Pier Five of Chicago. George Mikan led De Paul with 18 points on five baskets and eight free throws as they led 26 21 at halftime.
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Chicago
de Paul University
Cagers
Navy Pier
de Paul
George Mikan
Brigham Young Defeats Omaha University In Midwestern Clash
Brigham Young University defeated Omaha University 45 to 40 in a midweek college basketball game in Omaha. The score was tied seven times as the rivals traded leads throughout the contest.
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Omaha, Neb
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Brigham Young University
Provo
Utah
Omaha University
Basketball scores from Associated Press roundup
A long AP score roundup lists high school and college games with multiple teams and final tallies. Notable results include Greeneville Army Air Base beating Maryland Hutchinson Best Naval Air Base 32 and Ray Pleid leading a 43 34 score at Texas over an unnamed opponent.
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Ray Pleid
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California
San Diesel Naval Training Sta
East West Shrine game stars boost Iowa legends at Frisco
The East West Shrine game, staged in Frisco on New Year’s Day, features numerous Iowa standouts from Nick Kutch in 1927 to Joe Laws later. The piece notes the series began in 1925, cites key Iowa players, and highlights the famous sneaky Bierman play and its strategic adaptation.
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Shrine Hospital
University of Iowa
Nick Kutch
Iowa
Kezar
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Herb Joeesting
Shorty Almquist
Minnesota
Glen Presnell
Nebraska
Bruce Caldwell
Yale
Kutch
Bill Glassgow
Little Bill
Bronko Nagurski
Frosty Peters
Illinois
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Harold Ely
Hank Broder
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Frank Baker
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Joe Laws
Green Bay
Laws
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Beattie Feathers
Tennessee
George Sayers
Dick Crayne
Riley Smith
Alabama
Heekin
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Beise
Milne
Sola
Mike Enich
al Coupnec
New Orleans
Bernie Bierman
Iowa City
Big Ten
Bud Higgins
Bierman
Gophers
Higgins
Coast Guard Boxer Outpoints Knox in New York Bout
Johnny Colan of the Coast Guard outweighed Buddy Knox in a points decision. The card also featured Leo Sawicki from Worcester knocking out Verne Atkins in New York, and BI Wilson of Wilmington stopping Jim Bowden in Jacksonville. Joey Haddad of Jersey City outpointed Leroy Bounders in Paterson.
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New York
Johnny Colan
U. S. Coast Guard
Buddy Knox
U. S. Army Air Force
New Bedford
Leo Sawicki
Worcester
Verne Atkins
Jacksonville
Fla
BI Wilson
Wilmington
N. C
Jim Bowden
Jersey City
N. J
Joey Haddad
Paterson
Leroy
Bounders
St Ambrose Bees Defeat Central Dutchmen In Iowa Conf
St Ambrose Bees outpaced Central Dutchmen 43 to 29 in a Iowa conference basketball win. The Bees led 24 to 13 at halftime after a tight opening ten minutes.
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PELLA
St. Ambrose Bees
Central Dutchmen
Iowa
Bees
Wilson Cagers Rally to Nip McKinley in City Clash
Wilson Ramblers erased a first half deficit to defeat McKinley Golden Bears 22 to 17 on their court. Struve led Wilson with a third quarter scoring burst and Havlik added key baskets as McKinley went scoreless in that period.
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Wilson High
McKinley
Ramblers
Golden Bears
Wilson
Andy Blakey
Ray Struve
Struve
Bob Havlik
Bears
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Dave Warren
Warren
Jerry Cimburek
Carl Berry
Havlik
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Wayne Harger
Claude King
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Stolte
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Nagurski Seeks Revenge in Pro Title Showdown
Chicago Bears face Washington Redskins in a Sunday championship game where Bronko Nagurski, returning after five years, aims to reverse his 1937 loss to Sammy Baugh and end his career with a victory. The famed fullback, 37, hopes for a fitting finale to his storied era.
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Chicago Bears
Washington Redskins
Bronko Nagurski
Bronk
Wrigley Field
Redskins
Sammy Baugh
Bronko
Bears
Sammy
Nagurski
Minnesota
Nag
Crimmins Pleads Innocent in Fatal Crash
Johnny Crimmins, 46, famed bowler, pled innocent in Detroit traffic court to involuntary manslaughter in a Sunday crash that killed Vincent Breaux. Judge George T. Murphy set exam for Jan. 11 and released Crimmins on $500 bond after the preliminary hearing. The warrant accuses him of driving at 50 mph and striking Breaux before crashing into a pole during a turn.
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Johnny Crimmins
Vincent Breaux
George T. Murphy
Crimmins
National Bowling Writers Association
Breaux
Iowa State Cagers Lose Lee Schneider
Iowa State College basketball fell to the armed services as reserve center Lee Schneider from Rock Island Illinois was drafted by the army. Schneider will report soon after January 1 ending his Cyclone career after the winter quarter.
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INS
Iowa State
Armed Services
Lee Schneider
Rock Island, Ill
Army
Camp Grant Cagers Top Redskins by Narrow Margin
Camp Grant defeated the Sheboygan Redskins 42 to 35 in Rockford Illinois. Guard Stan Szukala led Camp Grant with 16 points while Redskins forward Rube Lautenschlager scored 12. Camp Grant built a 16-8 first-quarter lead and led 28-20 at halftime.
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Rockford, Ill
Camp Grant
Army Basketeers
Sheboygan Redskins
Stan Szukala
Rube Lautenschlager
Redskins
Stagg Hailed In AP Poll For Comeback
Amos Alonzo Stagg, College of the Pacific coach, named the greatest comeback in 1943 AP poll. He edged Miss Berg in win share, while Navy lend‑lease talent aided his team after a 6–0 loss to Southern California. Other notable comebacks include Bronko Nagurski and the New York Yankees.
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Amos Alon
Zo Stagg
College of the Pacific
Stagg
Miss Berg
Marines
College of Pacific
Southern California
Fairways
Texas
Bronko Nagurski
Minnesota
Chicago Bear
New York Giants
Joe Gordon
Henry Armstrong
Great Lakes
Rip Sewell
Kansas U Plans To Revive Sports Schedule Through 1944
Kansas University will restore a full sports slate through 1944. Athletic Director Karl Kloos announced a football schedule featuring all Big Ten teams and a game with Denver University in Denver next September. The Jayhawks will also compete in Big Six indoor and outdoor track meets this winter and next spring.
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Karl Kloos
University of Kansas
Kloos
Denver University
Denver
Jayhawks
Giants May Use 4-F Flocking Catchers In 1945
New York Giants catchers Mancuso Berres Lombardi Stephenson likely to fill staff after Mancuso’s draft board rejection for physical reasons. Ott plans four 4-Fs in coaching and reserve roles to cover season needs.
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NEW York
New York Giants
Gus Mancuso
Texas
Mel Ott
Mancuso
Ray Berres
Ernie Lombardi
Joe Stephenson
Bruins Narrowly Top Maple Leafs In Home Win
Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 8 to 5 at Boston Gardens to extend their home unbeaten record behind a standout performance by Bill Cowley.
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INS
Bill Cowley
Boston Bruins
Toronto Mapleleafs
Boston Gardens
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