Seahawks Cop Track Duel at Drake 61-43
DES MOINES AP Iowa Pre-flight trackmen defeated Drake 61 to 43 at Drake Fieldhouse on Saturday. Vic Schleich led field events with a 49 feet 2%2 inches shot put while Don Welcher took second. Drake stars swept sprints and distance events led by Lee Hofacre who won three races and tied for first in the broad jump. Fred Feiler, national cross country champion, won both the two mile and one mile.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Drake
Cadets
Vic Schleich
University of Nebraska
Schliech
Don Welcher
Bulldogs
Lee Hofacre
Clinton High Prep
Fred Feiler
Leonard Weed
Southern California
Badgers Beat Wolverines 55 to 44 in Madison
Wisconsin avenges Friday loss by defeating Michigan 55 to 44 at home. Ray Patterson led with seven field goals, Gene Mathews and Bill Johnson added key late scores, while Michigan's Johnny Mullaney topped their attack with 11 points. Wisconsin improves to three conference wins in eight appearances. Michigan slides to seven defeats in 11 in the league.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Badgers
Ohio State
Michigan
Wolverines
Ray Patterson
Ohio
Northwestern
Gene Mathews
Bill Johnson
Bob Geahan
Don Lindquist
Mathews
Patterson
Johnny Mullaney
Boxers Stage Exhibitions In Gloves Tune-Up
Four Golden Gloves camps Quaker Oats CYO Iowa Manufacturing and Foxhead staged Friday night exhibitions for Quaker employees ahead of the February 2022 tournament. Notable bouts featured Max Netolicky and Dick Daley in a heavyweight showcase and Joe Stark versus LeRoy Woody in a 150-pound scrimmage, with additional matchups listed among other weight classes.
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Golden Gloves
Quaker Oats
CYO Gym
Iowa Manufacturing
Foxhead Tavern
Quaker
Max Netolicky
Dick Daley
Iowa
Joe Stark
Foxhead
LeRoy Woody
Bord Dankert
Don Hutchins
Ann
George Marl
Bob Kepr
Martine
Raye
den Barger
Bill Barger Am Seidane
Joe Shanklin
Swaley If
Howard Grinm
Roger Hartman
Bob Deppe
A Meiers
al Anderson
Praikie Frere
Boom Skating Year Closes on Tuesday
The playground commission will end its record skating year on Tuesday Feb 13 as warming houses at Roosevelt and Arthur rinks shut. The 1944-45 season lasted roughly twice as long as last year with a fourfold rise in attendance at city rinks. Roosevelt recorded 44 skating days and 35 392 attendees, Arthur 45 days and 16 129 attendees, totaling 1 521.
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Playground Commission
Roosevelt and
Arthur
Roosevelt
Conzelman Stars at Elks Sports Night Dinner
Jimmy Conzelman wowed about 300 Elks and guests with tall tales at the Elks Sports Night dinner. The St Louis Browns figure riffed on Two top and spring training misfires while noting players like Pete Gray and recalling baseball memories with notable sports figures in attendance. Exalted Ruler Lynn Swaney led the program.
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H. G
Cap" Hedges
M.c
E. W. DeNio
Bill Zuber
Homestead
New York Yankee
Jimmy Conzelman
Don Barnes
St. Louis Browns
Cy Slapnicka
Chicago
Cleveland
Canzelman
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Washington U
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Conzelman
Pete Gray
Jimmy
Yanks
Mike Chartak
Cubs
Bill Hoffer
Baltimore Orioles
H. G. Hedges
Lynn Swaney
Iowa Preflicht Sails to 59-36 Win Over Tigers
Iowa Seahawks beat Missouri Tigers 59 to 36 in Iowa City as Wayne Weaver sparked the comeback with 10 straight points early in the second half. Jim Klein led Iowa with 15, Weaver 12, Holland 12, while Earl Stiegmeier topped Missouri with 11.
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Iowa Preflicht
Tigers
Earl Stiegmeier
Missouri
Jim Kiein
Seahawks
Weaver
Joe Holland
Sailors Build Up Big Lead Coast To 65 29 Victory
GREAT LAKES ILUP The Great Lakes Bluejackets built a 38 14 halftime bulge over Lawrence College and coasted to a 65 29 victory for their 27th win in 31 starts. Guard Warren Ajax led with 18 points as Great Lakes opened 10 0 and was never threatened.
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Lawrence College
Great Lakes
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Purple Beats Carls 58 41 in Mount Vernon Showdown
Cornell's Purple beat Carleton 58 to 41 after overtaking Carls 15 minutes in. Carleton led 23 16 early, then Cornell surged, led 28 23 at half, and held Carleton scoreless for seven minutes in the second period. Carleton guards Farlow 19 Coble 18 led scoring. Stork Hawkee anchored defense. Jacot strong at forward.
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MT. Vernon
Carls
Cornell
Purple
Carleton College
Coe
Fred Coble
Carlson
Hawkee
Carleton
Bill Farlow
Coble
Stork
Jacot
Rafferty Victor In Hunter Mile Victory At Boston Meet
Jim Rafferty of the New York A.C. won the Hunter Mile in 4 14.3 at the Boston A. A. meet before about 8000 fans. Rudy Simms finished a close second with Ensign Tommy Quinn third. Earlier Jimmy Herbert, a 29 year old New York postal clerk, captured his third Hollis 600 title in a dramatic final lap sprint.
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Boston
Boston A.A
Jim Rafferty
New York A.C
Rudy Simms
Boston Garden
Ro Fertoy
Simms
Tommy Quinn
Bainbridge
Jimmy Herbert
New York
Elmore Harris
Long Brench, N. J
Crossword Puzzle Clues Mix of Bear Terms and Miscellany
Puzzle item lists diverse clues including a bear reference, music, memory, dental root, and various odd phrases. Entries hint at wordplay and crossfill, with obscure phrases like foot-like part, a North Africa city, a Roman official, and a railroad tie.
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Meadoe
Porress Peits
Mall Point Ecard
la -Aruit
North
Africa
Army Extends Cage Win Streak to 26
West Point Indiana Army's basketball team crushed the University of Rochester 79 to 42 to push its season mark to 10 straight wins and stretch the overall winning streak to 26 dating back to 1943. Doug Kenna scored 22 points to spearhead the rout as Army led from the opening tip and never faced a threat.
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West Point
N. Y
Ins
Army
University of Rochester
Doug Kenna
Jug’s 3-Under 69 Paces Open At Half Post
Harold Jug McSpaden led the New Orleans Open at halfway with a 69 to reach 137, edging Byron Nelson who matched Friday’s 70 for 140. Claude Harmon and Johnny Bulla trailed, while amateurs Ed Furgol and Fred Haas Jr. battled for position behind Denny Shute and Sammy Byrd.
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John Lewis Stone
New Orleans
Harold “Jug
McSpaden
City Park
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Ohio
Claude Harmon
Grosse Point
Mich
Johnny Bulla
Chicago
Craig Wood
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Ed Furgol
Detroit
Utica
Fred Haas, Jr
Haas
Denny Shute
Akron
Sammy Byrd
Luther crushes Peacocks 69 to 26 without top scorer
Decorah game report shows Luther without Eldy Pritz but still dominated Upper Iowa. Luther led 16 8 in the first half and pulled away, finishing 69 26. Key players include McCunniff and Fratzke with strong help from the bench, as Luther improves to 10 wins in 13 starts.
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Eldy Pritz
Luther
Upper Iowa
Peacocks
McCunniff
Norsemen
Epseick
Puay
Fratzke
Upper
Iowa
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Kwimerh'n
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Davenbaugh
Ulvilden
Dahl
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Nelson
Northwestern dominates Iowa in 58 26 swimming win
Northwestern swept most events at Evanston as Iowa added a few on Bernie Walters. Walters claimed high point honors with a 50 yard breaststroke third, while Art Koblish and Bill Heusner shared second. Michael Dally and teammates contributed to a strong Northwestern performance, including 300 yard relay and 220 free style wins.
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Iowa
Bernie Walters
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Michigan Wins Its Own Relays
Michigan tops eight midwestern schools at the inaugural Michigan Relays in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines win six events while Ohio State Notre Dame and Marquette claim two each. Marquette secures the high jump and 60-yard dash as Ken Weisner soars six foot six and Charlie Beaudry runs 6.3 seconds. Weisner equals the field house record set in 1940.
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Wolverines
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Marquette
Ken Weisner
Charlies Beaudry
Weisner
Don Carham
Loras Earns 53-40 Victory Over Drake Bulldogs
In Dubuque Iowa Loras College beat Drake University 53-40 to sweep the series leading 28-22 at halftime. The win marks Loras 15th victory of the season as Drake was held to limited scoring throughout the contest.
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Bulldogs
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Duhawks
Hawks Hold Off Hoosiers In Fast Big Ten Battle
Iowa and Indiana played a tight first half with a 23 22 score at the break. Postels Spencer and the Wilkinson brothers fueled a 6 0 Iowa run early while Ned Postels added nine points and Murray Wier contributed limited scoring. In the end Iowa's defense and late pace determined the outcome as the Hawks seized control and outplayed Indiana down the stretch.
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Spencer
Wilkinson Brothers
Herrmann
Indiana
Iowa
Ives
Herb Wilkinson
Iowans
Clayt Wilkinson
Murray Wier
Haws
Ireiana
Kralvansky
Wilkinson
Cold Weather Tales From Coast to Coast War Dispatches
Notes from Fort Pierce to Camp Cooke and Santa Monica reveal sailors and cadets braving cold in tents, letters from GI’s recount boxing in Panama and Iowa ties, changes of address, and plans for a new Iowa U communications center after the war. Readers hear from Don Trachta, Bob Gillam, Ed McHugh, and more about daily life, fitness, and service duties.
Hibbing Promoted Major in Seventh Air Force Link
COE CORNER reports Ruth Moon notes Hibb ing promoted to major while serving in the Seventh Air Force in the Central Pacific. Also details several alumni in military roles, postings in France India and China, and letters from Ensign LaFontaine and others about Christmas duties and home ties.
New Iowa bill targets slot machines and illegal liquor sales
In the 1940s report council, a proposed state bill would crack down on slot machines and illegal liquor sales. Cedar Rapids and Sioux City led state retail sales gains in 1944 while city school enrollment fell from 10,299 in 1934 to 9,532. Three juvenile boys face arrest for a crime spree including three car thefts. Burt R Day is dead. Two Cedar Rapids families, Harold Lymans and Robert Kellys, were freed from the Santo Tomas camp by American forces in the Philippines. Seventeen local women receive USO service awards as wartime morale work continues. Weather notes mention four inches of snow this week.
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Sioux City
Burt R. Day
Santo Tomas
Philippines
Harold Lymans
Robert Kellys
USO
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