Dodds Beats Horse In Millrose Mile Time 4 10 7
Galloping Gil Dodds the theological student won the Wanamaker mile in 4 10 7 at the Millrose Games in Madison Square Garden. He surged from Bill Hulse on the final laps to beat his chaser across America last summer as 15 000 fans roared. Joe Hall won the half mile in 1 57 1 and Stanford's Johnny Fulton capped the 600 in 1 12 1.
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New Leader In Petersen Meet
Chicago report Harold Asplund, 38, of Denver, shot into the lead for the $5,000 first prize in the Petersen individual bowling tournament Saturday to unseat Chicago’s Leo Faetz who had led since Monday. Asplund grabbed the lead on the 10th frame of his final game by converting a five seven split with a spare or strike.
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DePaul Defeats Notre Dame 61-45 Behind Dean's 21
In Chicago, Jack Dean scored 21, leading DePaul to a 61-45 win over Notre Dame after a close first half. The Demons widened the gap with a burst of baskets as the crowd of 10,027 watched in a left-half deluge at the Chicago stadium. Northwestern beat Minnesota 57-32 in the opener.
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Wisconsin Tankers Edge Hawks in 49 35 Swim Meet
Wisconsin used six first place finishes in a nine event meet to defeat the University of Iowa 49 to 35 in Madison. Robin Middiemas swept the 110 200 and 400 yard freestyle races while Hubert Norman took two seconds and then won his leg of the 400 yard relay for Iowa.
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Troop 19 Wins Basketball at Harrison School
Boy Scout Troop No. 19 defeated Troop No. 4 in a basketball game at Harrison school last week by a score of 28 to 7. Players include Robert Roy and Robert Hee among the winning squad.
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Michigan defeats Ohio State by wide margin in swimming
Michigan defeats Ohio State 57 to 26 in swimming. Illinois? No, the text shows a separate score line with Notre Dame edging a track result. The fragmentary record lists several teams and scores, with Michigan and Minnesota noted and a New York Rangers versus Montreal hockey result partially captured.
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Michigan Narrowly Defeats Indiana 46 to 44 in Ann Arbor
Michigan edges Indiana 46 44 in a tight contest as Dave Strack scores 18 and nets the go ahead field goal with under two minutes. Tom King adds 12 for Michigan while Clyde Retherford leads Indiana with 14 points and Ro Brandenburg adds 11. Indiana suffers a seventh straight Big Ten loss as Sam Young exits with a knee injury.
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Northwestern routs Minnesota as Graham dominates
In Chicago stadium Northwestern used all 13 players to crush Minnesota 57 to 32. Otto Graham led the Wildcats with 17 points as the Gophers dropped their sixth straight conference game and trailed 27-8 at halftime.
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Nelson World Tie For First In Phoenix Open
In Phoenix Lord Byron Nelson shot 66 to give him a 137 total after 36 holes, tying Craig Wood who posted 68 to 69 for a 137. Ralph Robinson scored the tournament’s only hole in one on the second hole and finished with 69 after a 74 first day, for 143.
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Florida Track Has Million-Dollar Day
The Miami track drew 12 948 visitors and bettors who wagered over 1 million dollars on eight races and the daily double setting a Florida turf history high. Mutuel machines handled 1 005 525 dollars, surpassing the prior record of 959 007 from the 1942 season’s close.
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Service Man and Civilians Share Wages Debate
A clipped column notes Roger Newcomb heading sea duty as a seaman first class in New Orleans and Berta Brainerd laughing about Iowa weather beating San Diego. A reader laments rain under a leaky tent and includes a civic poem arguing civilians must buy essentials while service members get small pay and are asked to understand civilian costs.
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Alex Fidler
New Orleans
Berta Brainerd
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Cerl Kane
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Uncle Sam
Ives and Danner Rewrite Iowa Scoring Records
Iowa defeated Chicago 94 28 as Danner scored 32 to set a new Hawkeye single game record and Ives added 30 to help Iowa's second half surge. The Maroons were unable to respond as Iowa built a 75 18 lead early in the second half and extended to 58 points in the period.
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Great Lakes Tank Team Sets World Relay Record
Great Lakes naval training station swims to a new 40 yard relay record 3 minutes 24.8 seconds led by Bill Smith of Ohio State who split a 5 second 100 yard leg Yale’s 1941 mark of 3 minutes 26.2 seconds stood before the triangular meet with Lawrence College and George Williams College of Chicago Great Lakes won its sixth meet of the season with 66 points to Lawrence 41 and George Williams 21.
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Loras College Beats Wartburg 45 32 In Tight Finish
Loras College defeated Wartburg 45 to 32 Saturday night, pulling away in the final five minutes to secure the victory in the Iona conference basketball clash. Wartburg struggled with turnovers as Loras built a late lead.
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Two Champions Beaten in Y M C A Handball Meet
In the state Y M C A handball tournament at the local Y M C A courts, Don Steffa of Cedar Rapids defeated John Carr of Des Moines in the Class A singles final, while Steffa and Howard Wilfong beat Abe Marcovis and Van Thompson in the Class A doubles. Class B champions were Frank Levine of Iowa Preflight in singles and Forrest Diehl with Hal Leonard of Des Moines in doubles. Steffa, a two time Class A singles winner, earned the Armstrong traveling trophy for contributing to the titles. Wartime limits reduced entries to three teams, with Waterloo forfeiting all matches.
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Cornell N Wins Over St Ambrose Bees 53 to 40
A Cornell naval team beat St Ambrose College Bees 53 to 40 in Mt. Vernon. Cornell led from the start, held a 23 16 halftime margin, and Bob Debbolt topped Cornell with 18 points while Frank Downs led St Ambrose with 14.
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Tennessee U Plans To Resume Football
University of Tennessee coach John Barnhill announced he will field a football team next fall after a year without the sport. The decision follows a material survey and aligns with other Southeastern Conference schools resuming football after wartime layoff.
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Monmouth Girls Claim Narrow Victory In Final Minutes
Monmouth girls rallied to win 36 95 led by Lewden 18 and Steffens 24 with Gattschalk and Johnson contributing key points. Pieces and Lowden also scored as Monmouth topped opponents in a close four quarter contest.
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Belle Plaine Takes Benton County Title
Belle Plaine wins the Benton County boys tournament at Van Horne defeating Van Horne 33 to 25 led by Hunt with 14 points. Keystone beats Atkins 39 to 34 in consolation. Dysart tops Montour 35 to 31 in Tama County final. Geneva nails Dinsdale 39 to 24 for consolation. West Union slips past Maynard 19 to 18 in Fayette County finale.
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Mt Vernon Triumphs In Narrow County Basketball Thriller
Mt Vernon edges Springville 36 35 in a tight county meet battle as Koch and Hemenway lead the Maroons with scoring bursts. In the consolation, Viola holds off Toddville 27 24 to claim third place behind a late tip-in by Delbert Stuart.
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Western Michigan Upsets Camp Grant In Tight Rally
Western Michigan college basketball edged Camp Grant 45 to 44 in Kalamazoo. Marv Bylsma led Broncos with 14 points, Cawood added 11, while Stan Szukala topped Camp Grant with 11 as WMU held off a late Warriors rally.
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Whitey Kurowski becomes holdout
St Louis Cardinals star infielder George Whitey Kurowski returned his 1944 contract unsigned. The 1942 World Series hero hit .287 with 70 RBIs in 139 games last season and said the salary offered was not sufficient.
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Whitey) Kurowski
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