Baseball in Wartime Defined by Reynolds and Landis
New York Inland State review notes at a New York base ball writers dinner that baseball in 1944 must serve the war effort without special privileges. Quentin Reynolds and K M Landis argue the game should honor the law of the land and welcome back draftees without exemptions while keeping fans informed and engaged.
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New York Baseball Writers
Quentin Reynolds
K M. Landis
Landis
Reynolds
New York
Bizerte
Brooklyn Dodger
Ebbetsfield
Dickey Signs 1944 Contract With Yankees
Dependable Bill Dickey, oldest Yankee regular, will return with the world champions in 1944. The veteran catcher signed his contract Tuesday for about 20 000 dollars, his 17th season with the club. He acted after a brief talk with President Ed Barrow who confirmed the same salary as last season.
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New York
Bill Dickey
Ed Barrow
Otto Grahams Swan Song Timed For Northwestern Tilt
Chicago report notes Northwestern captain Otto Graham will play his final collegiate game against Camp Grant at Chicago Stadium. His loss could cost Northwestern the Big Ten title as he anchors the Wildcat offense and rebounding. The piece includes praise from Nick Kearns and references to pre war Midwest sports legends.
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Bob Meyer
Chicago
Midwest
Otto Graham
Northwestern
Camp Grant
Graham
Otto
Ilinois
Michigan
Purdue
Towa
Tom Harmon
Nic Kinnick
Andy Phillip
Johnny Kotz
Bruins Tie Fourth With Canadiens Victory
The Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3 to 0 to move into a tie for fourth place with the Chicago Blackhawks and stay in the hunt for the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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Boston
Boston Bruins
Chicago Blackhawks
Montreal Canadiens
Four Northwestern Athletes to Leave for Armed Forces
Northwestern University announces four football stars Captain Lynne McNutt Joe Vodick Nick Vadick and Harry Franck and three trackmen will be called to active duty February 26 Juniors and seniors will receive commissions and transfers Vodicks move affects the basketball team as leading reserve and will miss March 3-4 games Iowa leads the conference McNutt Franck Rue and Sherrill Smith will depart the track squad adding to looming losses including Otto Graham before March 1.
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Evanston
Lll
Lynne McNutt
Joe Scriba
Nick Vadick
Harry Franck
Northwestern University
Naval Rotc
Vodick
Northwestern
Iowa
McNutt
Franck
George Rue
Sherrill Smith
Wildcats
Otto Graham
American Loop Opens April 18 21 Schedule Released
The American League baseball season opens April 18 and 21 with games set across eight cities. League President William Harridge announced from Chicago after a postwar planning meeting in New York. The 154 game schedule runs through Oct. 1 with matchups including Cleveland at Chicago and Chicago at St. Louis.
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Chicago
INL
League
William Hardridge
New York
Cleveland
St. Louis
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
Boston
Ives Near Hawkeye Scoring Record
Dick Ives, freshman guard for the University of Iowa, needs 55 points to reach 300 for the season. He stands one point shy of the all time Hawkeye scoring mark after 12 games, having 245 this year to tie Tommy Chapman.
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Iowa City
Dick Ives
University of Iowa
Hawkeye
Tommy Chapman
Ives
Seahawks Lose Al Shirley This Week
The Iowa Seahawk basketball team will be without leading scorer Center Alf Shirley for Wednesday night’s game against Augustana College of Rock Island Illinois. Shirley has been transferred to the Ottumwa naval air station.
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Iowa City
Iowa Seahawk
Alf Shirley
Augustana College of
Rock Island, Ill
Shirley
Ottumwa Naval Air Station
Seahawk Cagers to Play Doane at Iowa City Saturday Night
Towa City AP The Seahawk basketball team schedules a game here Saturday night against Doane College of Crete Nebraska in a non conference matchup.
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Seahawk Cagers
Doane
Iowa City
Towa City
Towa Seahawk
Doane College of Crete
Neb
Strief Named Drake Relays Committee Chair in Des Moines
Des Moines insurance man William B Strief was named chair of the 1944 Drake Relays committee by Director M E Easton. The committee has held several meetings in preparation for the thirty-fifth running of the relays set for Friday and Saturday April 28 and 29.
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Des Moines
INS
William B Strief
M. E
Bill) Easton Easton
Red Peppers Retrospect on Greatest Sports Feats
The column reviews an Associated Press poll naming Bobby Jones, Babe Ruth, and Cornelius Warmerdam among the top all-time sports feats. It notes Jones edged Ruth in first place votes, highlights Ruth's 60 home runs in 1927, and debates Owens versus Warmerdam for third, while praising the 1914 Boston Braves as a standout team achievement.
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Associated Press
Bobby Jones
Cornelius Warmerdam
Boston Braves
Jones
A.P
Five-Foul Rule Adopted for State Tournaments
Basketball standings show Davenport leading the Mississippi Valley Conference with Clinton and Dubuque in the top trio. Franklin, Dubuque, and Davenport vie for position as weekly games feature McKinley Roosevelt and Iowa City clashes while top scorers Shuttleworth and Burridge pace the charts.
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Franklin
Dubuque
Rams
Thunderbolts
Davenport
St. Ambrose
Clinton
Iowa City
River Kings
McKinley
Roosevelt
Schulz
Scokers
Shuttleworth
Burridge
IL GE BK
Liddle
Price
Ase
Stagg to Receive Grid Scribe Award
Stockton California AP Coach A A Stagg of the College of the Pacific is chosen by the National Football Writers Association as the top contributor to football in the last year. The award will be presented Thursday by Bill Leiser of the San Francisco Chronicle. Lt Comdr Tom Hamilton of the navy previously won in 1942.
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Stockton
Calif
A. A. Stagg
College of the Pacific
National Football Writers’ Association
Association
Bill Leiser
San Francisco Chronicle
Tom Hamilton
Navy
Tinker Improves in Influenza Battle at Orange General
Joe Tinker, famed Cubs double play member, is improving from an aggravated influenza attack. He was admitted to Orange General Hospital on January 26, with attendants reporting progress Tuesday night.
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Orlando, Fla
Joe Tinker
Chicago Cubs
Orange General Hospital
Tinker
Hawkeyes Face Real Test in Buckeyes
CHICAGO AP reports a curious World War II era note as Kenesaw Mountain Landis replies to five Army sergeants seeking tickets to the 1944 World Series. The exchange highlights wartime attentions and a promise to meet at the series.
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Hawkeyes
Buckeyes
Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain
Landis
Rodney N. Lewis
Philip H. Candiloro
James C. Putnam
Will G. McFillen
Steve J. Nester
APO
New York
Kenesaw M. Landis
Three Bowlers Hit Big Scores In Local Leagues
Otto Krumbholz of the Eagles No. 1 posted 668 pins in the Lincoln Commercial league with 243 233 192. Frank Kerres led the Lincoln Classic with a 680 series as Richardson and others posted strong totals in nearby clubs. Multiple teams such as Sterular Service and Palumbo reported high scores in a busy bowling Tuesday night.
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Lincoln
Otto
Krumbholz
The
Eagles
Frank Kerres
Richardson
Classic League
Sterular Service Et Ta. Mfg. Co
Ream
Nelson
Rebelski
Lindsey
Mercer
Wacner
Mely
Schrader
Livers
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Sramek Bakery
Palumbo
Emery
Rous
Gordin Ee Ajgi
Dale
Stolba
Scolaro
F. Alonso
Drew Kroupa
Hesse Hulterg
Hardiman
Shope Oo
Tyrdik Sess
Crooks
Eat Knowles
Clem
Hopper
Stanek
Novotny
Bill Henry of Rice Sets New Point Scoring Record
Bill Henry of Rice scored 41 points to set a Southwest Conference single game scoring record as Rice defeated Texas A and M 67 to 33. The previous mark was 36 points by Johnny Adams of Arkansas two years earlier.
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Houston
Tex
Bill Henry
Rice
Texas Aggies
Johnny Adams
Arkansas
Basketball Scores From Various Colleges and Navy Posts
The roundup lists multiple college games and service teams with scores including Baldwin Wallace 69 over Akron 68 and New York University 42 over unspecified. Other results feature Delaware 61, Canisius 40, Long Island 38, and Virginia Tech 50 with scattered military and naval air station teams such as USS Ottumwa and Fort Belvoir in action.
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Camp Mytes
Minn
Richmond
Kes. U
North Vera Iia
Davidson
Louisiana State
Camp van Dorn
Virginia Tech
V. ME. K
Rice
Texas Aries
Southern Methodist Gl
Baylor
College of Idaho
Whitman
Northwest Nazarine College
Ika
Pacific College
Coe Cagers Host Wartburg in Saturday Night Clash
The Kohawks of Coe meet Wartburg Knights on the Coe floor at 7 30 p m Saturday in a bid to return to the victory path. Wartburg beat Coe 59 34 earlier this season at Waverly as Coe seeks bounce back after a loss to Upper Iowa. The game was moved up from March 4 after Cornell’s weekend contest was canceled.
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Coe
Wartburg Knights
Wartburg
Hawks
Waverly
Upper Town
Peacocks
Iowa
Loras College
Dubuque University
Upper Iowa
Willis
Harris Lamb
Cornell
Ottumwa Cagership Central Five Rally Past Central College
The Ottumwa Skyers defeated Central college 43 to 40 on Tuesday night for their third win over the Dutchmen. Central led 25-19 at halftime, but Ottumwa surged in the second period with a late scramble and a ripped jersey incident. De Grazia led Ottumwa with 19 points.
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PELLA
Ottumwa, Naval Air Station
Central College
Dutchmen
Central
Skyers
de Grazia
Ottumwa
Hawkeyes Face Buckeye Scouting in Columbus Challenge
Iowa coach Pops Harrison eyes a tough Big Ten road test at Columbus against No. 1 Ohio State. He notes OSU leads in offense, Iowa sits second in defense and third in scoring. Rebounding edges and key matchups with Grate, Risen, Dugger, Bowen, Ives, and Danner shape the strategic focus.
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Iowa City
Ohio
Harrison
Iowa
Northwestern
Purdue
Ohio State
Columbus Auditorium
Buckeyes
Jowans
Don Grate
Arnold Risen
Buckeye
Jack Dugger
Bob Bowen
Harold Olsen
Dick Ives
Dave Danner
Five-Foul Rule Approved for Iowa State Tournaments
DES MOINES UP Authorization of the five-foul rule in all Iowa high school basketball tournaments was revealed by the board of control of the Iowa High School Athletic association. Twelve players are eligible per team, but the rule change allows many teams to carry only ten players on their squads.
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Johnny VanderMeer
VanderMeer
Vander Meer
Davenport
Springville
Mt. Vernon
Linn County
Draker
Orioles
Mt. Veron
Des Moines
Board of Control
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Weatherly Fielder Sears Gas Rationing Conviction News
Roy Weatherly of the New York Yankees has six months of gasoline rationing imposed by the Office of Price Administration after an OPA hearing found he submitted a false address to obtain extra gas. Weatherly, aged 29, was allowed 100 gallons last year for a Texas trip but was later rejected on an address claim. He was re classified 1 A by the draft board three weeks ago.
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Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Ruth
Cleveland
Roy Weatherly
New York Yankee
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Charles A.rogers
Weatherly
Texas
Rogers
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