Sports Heads Study Collegiate Program During War
More than 500 college football coaches from leading universities gathered to discuss expanding athletic programs for wartime. The NCAA AFCA signaled cautious cooperation with government needs, planning intramural growth and possible changes to player eligibility while awaiting official guidance.
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American Football Coates Association
National Colleguate Athletic Association
NCAA
Herbert O. “Fritz
Crisler
Michigan
AFCA
Philip Badger
New York University
Samuel E .M. Crocker
Army and Navy Committee On Recreation and Welfare
Theodore P Bank
War Department
John L. Reynolds
Navy
Alumni Meet McKinley Tonight For Basketball Clash
Last year's alumni team meets the McKinley high school basketball squad here tonight at 8 pm. A preliminary between McKinley reserves and the Hi-Y will follow. St Wenceslaus resumes schedule Tuesday against Oxford.
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Des Moines and Omaha Reach A Z A Finals
Des Moines and Omaha advanced to the AZA final at Coe College gymnasium. Des Moines defeated Rock Island 28 15 and Cedar Rapids 41 23, led by Marvin Davidson. Omaha beat Waterloo 42 9 after a 21 15 win over Peoria HI. The championship game was set for Monday afternoon.
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Roosevelt High School
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Peoria
One Point Divides Top Hockey Teams
Three NHL teams stay tightly bunched after a 3-1 Rangers win over Detroit keeps New York within one point of Boston while Toronto holds the lead. The Bruins win proximity as Brooklyn edge Toronto 2-1 at Madison Square Garden remains tight atop the standings.
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National Hockey League
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Detroit Red Wings
Boston Bruins
Toronto Maple Leafs
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Hawkeyes Set to Test Nebraska Tuesday in Non Conference Clash
Iowa, riding a 4.38 scoring pace from a fast breaking quintet led by Tony Chapman and Sid Held, faces Nebraska in a non conference tilt here Tuesday night. Milt Wuebker, Leslie Livingston, Hartman Goeta and others round out the Hawkeyes squad as they aim to sharpen for the Big Ten opener against Michigan. Nebraska opened with a 49 28 win over South Dakota and has since lost to Indiana, Kentucky, UCLA and Oregon.
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Cornhuskers
Milt Wubt
Rollie Williams
Cather Senor
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Hartman Goeta
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Thompson Kall
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Youns
Maroons Stand Alone As Big Ten Season Opens
The Chicago Maroons enter the Big Ten race with the only undefeated record pre conference, while Wisconsin holds a 19 game win streak and the conference hopes to dethrone them. Other teams like Minnesota Northwestern Ohio State Indiana and Iowa prepare for Saturday openers and non league tuneups.
World’s marks set in Sugar Bowl track meet
New Orleans saw a Sugar Bowl track meet record set as Gregoy Rice lowered his 3 mile time to 14 minutes 13 seconds flat with Fred Wilt second. Cornelius Warmerdam cleared 15 feet in the pole vault, edging the former joint record and challenging Warmerdam’s best. The mile featured Les MacMitchell overtaking Walter Mehl and Campbell Kane. Fred Walcott won the 120-yard hurdles and Harold Hall took the 440-yard dash with a Rice sweep in sprint events.
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Sugar Bowl Mail
Gregoy Rice
New York
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Earle Meadows
Los Angeles
Glen Cunningham
Fred Walcott
Rice Institute
Rice
Houston
Tex
Harold Hall
Wolcott
Willian Cummins
Hill
al Derbolt
Colgate
Nebraska Coach Major Jones May Join Armed Forces
Baton Rouge AP report says Nebraska head coach Major Biff Jones underwent a physical at a nearby air base and may be called to service. He signed a five year contract in December and is on the army retired list while Nebraska officials discuss a successor.
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Army
Wartime Shift in Sports Outlook for 1941
The author foresees a sharp change as world events push sports aside for the war effort. He notes army policy on the West Coast canceling major events, the vast wartime cash impact, and a future where participation grows while spectator sports wane. The piece urges speedy full mobilization and sustained physical programs for Americans.
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California
Aes
Cornell Five Enters Keosut Cage Tourney
Mount Vernon dispatch notes thirteen Cornell College players led by Walton Koch depart Wednesday for an invitational at Keokuk Thursday and Friday. Despite a rocky season with losses to Beloit Chicago Teachers and Grinnell the team aims for the eastern Iowa northern Missouri small college field.
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Beloit
Chicago
Grinnell
Hilltoppers
Keokuk
Iowa
Missouri
Iowa Catholic tournament approved by high school board
The Iowa High School Athletic Association board approved a state Catholic high school basketball tournament for non public schools ineligible for the regular series. Four preliminary diocesan tournaments will produce two finalists. Other decisions included wrestling title to West Waterloo in 1942 and replacing the javelin with a football throw in interscholastic meets. The 1942 baseball finals are set for Manson May 21 22 and 24. The board will meet January 31 to locate the 1942 state basketball tourney.
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DES Moines
Iowa High School Athletic Association Board
Indy 500 race suspended for duration of war
The 500 mile Indianapolis speedway race scheduled for May 30 is suspended for the war duration. Capt Eddie Rickenbacker, president of the speedway and AAA contest board chairman, announced the halt and noted history of a 1917-18 interruption. A nationwide poll on continuing racing on AAA circuits is also being conducted.
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Chick Harbert Wins Beaumont Open Golf Title
Chick Harbert of Battle Creek Michigan captured the $5 000 Beaumont Open first prize in Beaumont Texas on Sunday his precise putting and iron play secured victory.
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Reds miss pennant by 10 timely hits in pinch moments
A Cincinnati publicity piece argues ten extra base hits in ten specific games would have clinched the pennant, noting the Reds failed to hit in key moments. It compares to 1940 champions and suggests redemption hinges on clutch hitters and Whitey McKechnie’s outlook for 1942.
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Eddie Joost
Joe Louis Named Fighter of the Year 1941
Joe Louis, the world heavyweight champion, is voted fighter of the year 1941 by 202 boxing writers across the United States, Canada, and Latin America. The article notes Louis’s seven outing year, the Conn upset, and rankings across weight classes with fellow stars like Billy Conn, Freddie Cochrane, Ray Robinson, and Gus Lesnevich highlighted.
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Lawton Carver Proposes Defense Stamp Fund Drive
A New York column urges football fans to buy $1 defense stamps during post season bowl broadcasts. The idea, cited by Buck Weaver of the Louisville Times, would fund ships planes and subs, letting Americans feel part of national defense as players move to military service.
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Iowa Tankers Help In Florida Victory
Iowa swimmers aided a 62 30 Western sweep at the Inter national aquatic forum east west relays in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Lopin scored twice contributing to the 200 meter freestyle relay and the 400 meter freestyle relay wins. Armbruster joined the second best 200 meter freestyle relay. Kemnitz took third in the 50 meter freestyle and Woodrow placed fourth in the 50 meter backstroke with Mahoney leading a first place 200 meter backstroke relay.
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International Aquatic Forum
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Unbeaten Leaders Meet In Ke-Wash Feature This Week
The Ke-Wash conference opens its second schedule with six teams. Ka lona hosts Richland in a battle of 2-0 leaders on Kalona’s floor. West Chester and Wellman both defeated by Avalanche and Richland beat Keota by ten. Wells man hosts Brighton. Keota visits West Chester.
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