Hawks Dominate Iowa Sports in 1944 Poll Picks
DES MOINES AP Iowa basketball under Lawrence Harrison topped the 1944 AP editors poll with 180 points, edging Waverly in state sports honors. Iowa finished 14 4 in the Big Ten, set a 103 31 single game scoring mark over Chicago, and totaled a 951 season point total. Dick Ives and Dave Danner led scoring. Ives set conference records with 208 points, while Danner had 193. The Navy Hawkeyes football squad and Iowa State Cyclones ranked high in the annual tally. The Gohawks and Matt Brandes earned recognition for season success and coaching honors.
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Pops” Harrison
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Cedar Rapids
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Army air forces Sgt DiMaggio to report for rehab at Atlantic City
New York Yankees announced Saturday that Sgt Joe DiMaggio will report next week to the Army rehabilitation center at Atlantic City New Jersey for re examination and treatment of a stomach disorder contracted in the Pacific theater.
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Marion Indians beat Tipton Tigers 40 to 29 in varsity game
Marion Indians and Tipton Tigers traded the lead through a tight first half 12 10 before Marion pulled away. Don Heeren scored 19 for Marion and Naber 12 for Tipton. Reserve game 35 21. Marion prepares to face Springville on January 5.
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Tipton Tigers
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Springville
Sorensen Scolaro Surpass 600 Mark In Major Bowling
Hank Sorensen and Gus Scolaro topped the Lincoln Major league Friday night with 620 and 617 series respectively. The event featured multiple high scores as teams Lincoln Matos, Jowa Mutual, Colonial Baking, and others posted totals and handicaps across the card.
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Bookies Forecast Tennessee Odds in Rose Bowl Contest
New York writer Pat Robinson notes Broadway bookmakers post early lines for major bowls. Tennessee is a 18 point underdog at USC in the Rose Bowl, while Tulsa faces Georgia Tech by six, Duke's Sugar Bowl line favors Alabama by 12, and Oklahoma Aggies lead Texas Christian by six in the Cotton Bowl.
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Rams Star James Hitt Killed in Germany
James Hitt former Cleveland Rams end and Mississippi College star, killed in action in Germany November 30. He and three brothers were captains of the college football team and all earned four letters in football.
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Mass
James Hitt
Cleveland Rams
Germany
War Department
Hitt
Mississippi
Three Bowls On Air For G I Listeners
Los Angeles based report says three New Year bowl games will be broadcast to G I Joes worldwide. The Rose Bowl in Pasadena the Orange Bowl in Miami and the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans will be aired, according to Col Thomas H A Lewis commanding officer of the armed forces radio service.
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G. I. Joes
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Armed Forces Radio Service
Pasadena
Calif
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Fla
New Orleans
Jabs Roundup Of Boxing Results From Cities
Boxing results report multiple bouts across cities including Harold Green and Rocky Graziano, Norman Silver and Marcel Fournier, Angel Aviles, Joe Carter, Charley Cates, LeRoy Wade, Tony Olivera and Luis Castillo with decision wins and points tallies.
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Brooklington
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Worcester
Mass
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Washington
Angel Aviles
Mexico City
West Palm Beach
Fla
Norman
TH Ho” Silver
Marcel Fournier
Montreal
New Orleans
Holman Williams
Detroit
Joe Carter
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New
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Charley, Cates
Oakland
Calif
LeRoy Wade
Hollywood
Tony Olivera
Luis Castillo
Drake and Loras Fall in Indiana Cage Battles
Drake loses 62 to 42 at Valparaiso while Loras College falls 39 to 38 to Murray Teachers in Terre Haute. Dave Wareham tops Loras with 17 points as Valparaiso jump starts to a 7-0 lead and builds a 36-24 halftime margin. Officials listed as Allen, Dienhart.
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Robinson Gains TKO Over Foe In Seven Rounds
In Boston, Ray Sugar Robinson defeated Georgie Martin of Boston by seven round technical knockout in a scheduled 10 round welterweight bout. Robinson, a Harlem Negro, dominated, but paused in the third round to avoid a KO. Martin weighed five pounds more and stood six inches taller, yet fought from a crouch to blunt Robinsons whirlwind attack.
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Tunney Gets New Post More Time For Fleet Visits
Commander James J. Gene Tunney is appointed to a new naval post enabling broader fleet visits in support of the navy’s physical training program. He becomes special assistant for physical training to Vice Admiral Randall Jacobs, replacing his prior role as officer in charge of the physical training section of the bureau for naval personnel.
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Gene) Tunney
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Tunney
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Christmas Radio Lineup Highlights with Barrymore and Baker
Nadine Subotnik and Iones Barrymore star in a festive CBS WMT broadcast of A Christmas Carol with Barrymore as Scrooge and Agnes Moorehead as Mrs Cratchit. The evening features Navy dedication Meet Your Navy at 6 30 and holiday music from Barry Wood Patsy Kelly and Guy Lombardo with multiple city stations listing schedules.
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Radio Listings for December 23, 1944 Evening Schedule
Hour by hour program guide for WMT WHO WGN KXEL and others on December 23 1944 listing shows from 6 a.m. to 10:45 p.m. including Mayor of towns News Carnival Eyes WGN Carols Natl Dance and various arts and music programs with hosts Kenny Baker Ed McConnell Arthur Hale Patsy Kelly Ginsburg and more across networks CBS NBC and MBS with local station mappings and times.
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Close finishes in Allied Industrial basketball slate
Spectators watched two tight men’s games as Iowa Mfg. edged Wilson 30 to 28 and Iowa Engineering beat La Plants 31 to 28 at the Quaker gym. Speeder girls opened with a 26 to 12 win over Wilson sextet led by Elliott’s 15 points. Naughton and Hermsen starred for Iowa Mfg. in the Wilson win. The night ended with Iowa Eng defeating Quaker boys by three points. Hogan led with 12. Friday card lists La Plants vs Quaker girls, Collins vs Iowa Mfg. girls, and Iowa Eng vs Quaker boys.
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Iowa Engineering
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Iowa Eng
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Colorado Defeats Mizzou in Key Big 7 Doubleheader
Colorado's Buffaloes routed Missouri 64 to 43 in Kansas City, as Nebraska Huskers arrived to face Kansas State in the second game of the doubleheader at Municipal Auditorium.
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Minnesota Beats Huskers in 55 54 Win
In Chicago, Minnesota edged Nebraska 55 to 54 as Arnie Lehrman hit two free throws at the buzzer to seal the Gophers win after a tight finish. Nebraska tied at 51 late in regulation and at 53 in overtime before Lehrman’s decisive shot. Purdue fell 60 to 47 to the Great Lakes team at Lafayette Indiana.
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Island Coast Guard, Camp Bradford Fight to 61 All
Basketball scores from multiple facilities show Island Coast Guard beating Bainbridge Navy 61 while Camp Bradford Navy ties 61. Loyola New Orleans edged Gulf Coast Air Station 63 with strong showings from Drake and Valparaiso. Missouri Eastern, Murray Teachers, and Fort Leavenworth affiliates posted notable margins.
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Ginger Rogers to Head New 3 Million Picture Company
Hollywood gossip notes Ginger Rogers plans to head her own producing company to be filed in Sacramento as the Ginger Rogers Producing Company with Leila Rogers part of the setup. The firm will release through RKO and include earnings participation for Rogers productions.
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Christmas in Fox Holes by Edgar A. Guest
The poem envisions Christmas in war torn fox holes. It recalls the first Christmas in a stable and calls for peace on earth and goodwill. It asks angels to bring hope to soldiers awaiting a brighter Christmas Eve.
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Weekend Showings at Local Theaters Feature Classic Films
Paramount presents Kismet with 1 15, 5 30, 7 45 and 10 pm showings plus shorts. Iowa screens Together Again and Strange Affair while Holiday Inn and True to the Army play across State Palace venues with Christmas Holiday and Three Men in White featured. Rialto shows Frontier Outlaw and Her Primitive Man with Frontier Bad Man in sequence. Times for Jam Session and Tumbling Tumbleweed, Escape to Danger and Charlie Chan in the Secret Service appear with midnight and 11 30 pm marks across theater listings.
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Kismet at Paramount Portrays Sophisticated Bagdad Romance
Ronald Colman stars as Hafiz and the Prince of Hassir in this Technicolor musical. Marlene Dietrich glitters as the grand vizier’s mistress, with James Craig disguised as a gardener’s son and Edward Arnold as a crafty vizier ally. The film layers two love stories amid opulent Bagdad sets with dance numbers and bold performances.
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Bolte Gymnastics Captain Dies In Service
Lt Rudolph Bolte once Davenport man and 1934 IOWA gymnastics captain is confirmed dead after being marked deceased on mail at Iowa City. He served as an army paratrooper in the European theater, becoming the tenth major Iowa winner to die while in service.
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INS
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Hartnek Named New Boys Town Boxing and Swimming Supervisor
Paul Hartnek, a heavyweight boxer and former Creighton football star, will join Boys Town next week as a boys supervisor and instructor in boxing and swimming. He will oversee athletic activities and mentor children at the Omaha institution.
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Neb
Paul Hartnek
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