Golden Gloves Opens Thursday Night in Cedar Rapids Coliseum
Cedar Rapids prepares the 1944 Golden Gloves tourney with 70 plus entries across 12 or more divisions. Defending locals and standout fighters from Des Moines Davenport Dubuque and Iowa City highlight a colorful field. The event runs Thursday and Friday at seven fifteen doors, eight o clock bouts, with semifinals and finals on Friday. Tickets go on sale outlets and at the Coliseum box office. Service men in uniform admitted free.
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Tait Cummins
Cedar Rapids Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Iowa
Mason City
Des Moines
Dubuque
Cascade
Iowa City
Creston
Waterloo
Council Bluffs
Ike LaSoya
Bill Veenstra
Blairstown
del Cockayne
Dave Linder
Bob Jackson
Sam Renalli
Davenport
Bob Turner
Don Fritz
Virgil Harris
Golden Gloves
George Bourland
Jerry O'Connell
Beeson’s
Beck’s
Armstrong's
312- Grill
Coliseum
Alex Fidler
Dres
Peter J McDermott
Frank Porter
James Johnson
Harry J. Cavan
Fred Statcup
Marty J. Martin
Iona A
Dykhuizens
Bud Osborn
Jimmy Gibson
Claude Kuebler
Kim Burlindha
Gilbert Martin
Ken Harmer
Oe McCormick
Aca
Fritz McPart
Tommy Caldwell
Dempsy Jones
Edward Giles J. Norman Bickert
D. &. Chalied
Golden Gloves Entry List Updates Pending Final Entries
Golden Gloves organizers publish an entry list subject to additions by 6 p.m. Thursday. Several names are omitted pending arrival of formal entry blanks and verification before final lineup.
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Golden Gloves
Breadon Re-elected President of St Louis Cardinals
The St Louis Cardinals board of directors re elected Sam Breadon as president of the team, a post he has held since 1920.
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ST. Louis
INL
St. Louis Cardinals
Sam Breadon
Golden Gloves looming as Des Moines prep builds up
The Golden Gloves tournament at Memorial coliseum nears with teams and entrants from Des Moines Dubuque and Town City. Twenty eight hopefuls are listed by clubs Roadside Settlement and Iowa theater run by Frank Hoffman. An earlier Dubuque show drew a sellout with strong crowd demand.
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J. Milton Moore
Des Moines
George Shade
Vernon Lucas
Leonard Jefferson
Fred Williams
Bob Jackson
Henry Prince
Albert
Hawks Eye Purdue Clash On Home Court Defense
Iowa coach Pops Harrison says his Hawks will have an offense ready for Purdue's top defense Friday night. He notes improved poise and accuracy at home and insists Ohio State defeats have not shaken confidence. He warns Purdue's fast pace and sharp shooting will test rebounding and inside finishes.
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Iowa City
INS
Pops” Harrison
University of Iowa Hawkeyes
Purdue
Ohio State
Harrison
Great Lakes Five Defeat DePauw 54 to 35 in Indiana
Great Lakes naval training station upset DePauw University 54 to 35 in Greencastle Indiana. Armstrong scored 18 points for Great Lakes and Van Hoorweghe added 13 for the Tigers as the Sailors built a 25 to 14 halftime lead and remained strong against Indiana opponents.
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Greencastle
Ind
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
DePauw University Tigers
Indiana
Purdue
Armstrong
Great Lakes
van Hoorweghe
Tigers
DePauw
Fefup
Fere
Ingram
Schaefer
Marston
Coleman
C.radcliffee
Smith
Montgomery
Joachins
O'Johnson
Curtis
Roberts
Lautenbache
Elford
Guthter
Dee Pauw
George Bender
Indianapolis
Walter Floyd
Ohio State Grid Coach May Enlist
Columbus AP report says football coach Paul Brown of Ohio State planned to enlist in the armed services rather than await a selective service call after being reclassified 1-A by his Massillon draft board. If he leaves, likely successor would come from his staff: Paul Bixler, Carroll Widdoes, Fritz Mackey, and Ernie Godfrey.
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Columbus, C
Paul Brown
Ohio State University
Brown
Massillon
Columbus Dispatch
Dispatch
Paul Bixler
Carroll Widdoes
Fritz Mackey
Ernie Godfrey
Bixler
Upper Iowa ace scorer to join army after last home game
Charles City born Johnny Bryan, star center for the Upper Town Peacocks, will play his final game for UIU as they face Dubuque on Wednesday. He departs for army duty Thursday after a three week furlough during which he appeared in seven games and scored 128 points for an 18.3 average. His Iowa conference average stands at 15.3 points per game across seven games.
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Frank Hoffman
Iowa
Roger Welty
Dubuque
Chicago
Army
Reg
Camp Polk
Little Roger
Golden Glovers
Fayette
Johnny Bryan
Upper Town Center
Peacocks
Davenport
McKinley
Roosevelt
Blue Devils
Mississippi Valley
Paul Moon
Clinton
Franklin Thunderbolts
Iowa City
Schulz
Blue Devil
Billy Shuttleworth
Franklin
City High
Schultz
Essesene Coseerses
WISON
Uote Dubuques Csers
Town City
Cue
Behulz
Shuttleworth
Burridge
Paulsen
Dav
Kremer
Foushee
Roos
Blakey
McK
McTaggart
Burda
Martin
Btruve
Will Sullivan
Speraw
Fletcher
Reed
Hoyle
Waner Reinstated by Dodgers With Brother in Camp
Brooklyn announces Lloyd Waner is reinstated and may join the Dodgers this season. He hopes for an outfield berth alongside his brother Paul Waner, who played for Brooklyn last season after being sold from Pittsburgh.
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NEW York
INL
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Lloyd
Little Poison) Waner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Paul
Big Poison) Waner
Kentucky Derby Entries Closed
Louisville AP reports nominations for the 70th Kentucky Derby closed at midnight Tuesday with expectations for a larger list than last year’s 110. Final three year old nominees require a $25 fee and Jockey Club registration. entry fees of $500 due by Derby Eve May 5.
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Louisville
Jockey Club
Various Army Navy and college basketball scores from multiple bases
A compiled list of basketball results featuring Bainbridge Maryland Navy Coast Guard St. Basil's Catholic University LaSalle and others. It includes scores for Fort Jackson Norfolk Naval Air Station Vanderbilt DePaul Valparaiso Great Lakes DePauw Kansas Fort Wayne and several military posts with mixed outcomes by location and team.
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Bainbridge
Navy
New York Dist
Coast Guard
St. Basil's
Catholic U
Rhode Island
State
Brown
Camp
Davis N.C
Maxton “Army Airase
South Carolina
Fort Jackson
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Peary
Vanderbilt
Tennessee Polytechnic Institute
Morehead
Marshall
DePaul
Valparaiso
Great Lakes
DePauw
Kansas
Fl. Leavenworth Flsers
Hamline
St. Olaf
Fort Wayne
Camp Ellis
Franklin College
Freeman Field
Western Michigan
Fort Custer
Algin
Percy Jones
Phillips
Texas Tech
Lubbock Army Air Field
Anamosa Tops Monticello In Torn-Open High School Night
Anamosa defeated Monticello 40-30 in a rambunctious boys game marked by intense court brawling and big runs. Frankie O'Brien led Raiders with timely threes and Myers sparked a late charge as Davenport’s district action and several area girls tournaments got underway in nearby towns.
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Dottie Ireland
Anamosa
Monticello
Monti
Lions den
Frankie O’brien
Wilkinson
Air Corps
Raiders
Myers
Anamos
Art Gesse
Monui-men
Lou Gehrig Tops Popularity Poll in War Bond Poll
New York AP reports the late Lou Gehrig won the war bond sports committee popularity poll ending at midnight with 14 825 votes. Mel Ott of the Giants finished second, Ward Duff of the football Giants third, while Babe Ruth Soiers and Christy Mathewson also placed.
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NEW York
Lou Gehrig
War Bond Sports Committee
Gehrig
Mel Ott
Giants
Ward Duff
Football Giants
Babe Ruth Soiers
Christy Mathewson
Grid star Paschal to face commitment hearing on assault charge
Atlanta AP reports William A. Paschal rookie Giants star faces a Thursday commitment hearing after an alleged slugging of a war plant worker who he said whistled at him. Paschal was released on $500 bond after a preliminary hearing before U S Commissioner David J. Meyerhardt.
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Atlanta
William A. Paschal
New York Giants
F C. Holloman
Paschal
U. S
David J. Meyerhardt
Five Former Hawk Athletes Listed On Casualty Roll
Iowa City college notes five former University of Iowa athletes among war casualties from World War II. Lt Victor Vargon, Lt Ray Walters, Robert Jones, Ensign Nile Kimnick, and Lt Bush Lamb are named. losses span the Middle East, South Pacific, Florida, North Africa, and sea. Lamb, a two time Big Ten javelin champion, played football for Iowa.
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Iowa City
INS
University of Iowa
Hawkeye
Victor Vargon
Army Air Forces
Middle East
Ray Walters
South Pacific
Robert Jones
Navy
Florida
Nile Kimnick
Bush Lamb
North Africa
Lamb
Iowa
Cleveland bouts feature Jack and Youngstown stoppage
In Cleveland Beau Jack outpointed Matte Berger 14334 at Augusta Georgia. Tom Bell of Lakeland stopped Chuck Hunter in Cleveland. In New York Frankie Terry outpointed Grote Red Doty. Willie Roache defeated Billy Marcus in Whitmington Delaware. Carubia edged Dom Vavella in White Plains. Jerry Darby stopped Henry Pratt in Pittsburgh.
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Cleveland
Beau Jack
Augusta
Matte Berger
Montreal
Tomm
Bell
Youngstown
Chuck Hunter
New York
Frankie Terry
Grote
Red Doty
Wartford
Conn
Willie Roache
Whitmbeton
Del
Billy Marcus
Ky Dartford
White Plainy
Ballessandro Carubia
East York
Dom Vavella
Poushkeepsie
N.Y
Jerry Darby
Ffenry Pratt
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt Trims City High in Double OT 25-23
Roosevelt Roughriders win MV Conference opener over City High of Iowa City 25-23 after two overtimes. Roosevelt led most of the game with a 14-6 fourth quarter edge before City High surged to force overtime. Bill Foushee scored 12 for Roosevelt while Freeman and Matthess had eight for City High.
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Roosevelt Roughriders
City High
Iowa City
Roosevelt
Muir
Roughrider
Paulson
Roughriders
Little Hawks
Bill Foushee
Freeman
Matthess
Frece Foushee
Freeman Fe
Martin
Matthess Speraw
Orr Peaier
Trumpp Petrazelka
Lee Ult
Lactna Dvorak
Hansel Sturm
Spud Chandler Enters Limited Army Service
Spurgeon Spud Chandler star pitcher for the New York Yankees, the previous season’s AL MVP, was accepted for limited service after a physical at Fort McPherson. Chandler, who won 20 games in the regular season and twice defeated the St Louis Cardinals in the World Series, will enter the army. navy and marine corps only accept men fit for combat duty.
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Atlanta
INS
Spurgeon
Spud” Chandler
New York Yankee
US Army
Chandler
Yanks
St Lews Cardinals
Fort Mcpherson
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Krist Accepted for Military Induction in St Louis
Howie Krist, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, said on Wednesday he has passed his pre induction physical and expects to enter the armed services within three weeks in Rochester New York.
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Rochester. NY
INS
St. Louis Cardinal
Howie Krist
Armed Services
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