Purdue Edges Iowa for Big Ten Wrestling Title
Purdue won the Big Ten wrestling championship at Northwestern to claim their second title 18 points ahead of Iowa 17 with Illinois third 16. Mike Rajcevich won the 175 pound title for Purdue. Romero Macias of Iowa repeated at 128 pounds.
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Iowa
Evanston, Ill
Northwestern University
Patten Gymnasium
Boilermakers
Illinois
Mike Rajcevich
Ben Mottelson
Bob Roberts
Romero Macias
Hawkeye
George Voorhees
Illlnois
Hugh Wilson
Indiana
Rajcevich
George Bollas
Ohio State
Ken Bryman
Northwestern
Ray Gunkel
Les Schmidt
Burwell
Miineis
Hill
Wisconsin
Macias
Tews
Veerhees
Ulineis
Manson
Mottelson
Nelison
Minnesota
Counsel
Iown
Setene Indiana
Roeberts
Galles
Ea Gofeetes Harkness
Ilinois
Raicevich
Eaten
Abell
Bellas
Schmidt
Mlinois
Pavene
Liang
Voorhees
Cantorelli
Hanson
Ghannon
Motteisen
Pardee
Demora
Wilson
Nelson
Idiomescia
Falk
Roberts
McMahon
Roman
Schieffel
Rakcevich
Boillas
Gunkel
Governes Aldworth
Ruffin Retirement Shocks Boxing Fans in New York
New York report states lightweight Bobby Ruffin of Astoria, age 24, has quit boxing without giving reasons and will issue a signed statement Monday. Promoter Mike Jacobs claimed a 10 round scheduled with Chalky Wright on March 30, which Ruffin denies having signed. Fans suspect Ruffin’s move stems from failed negotiations for a light weight title bout with Juan Zurita, winner to claim the NBA crown.
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New York
Bobby Ruffin
Astoria
N. Y
Mike Jacobs
Ruffin
Chalky Wright
Los Angeles
the Garden
Jacobs
Juan Zurita
Mexico
Loras Clinches Iowa Title With Big Win Over Dutch
Loras College clinched the Iowa conference basketball title by defeating Pella 68 to 38. The Duhawks led 33 to 9 at halftime as Wayne Knipschield scored 21 points. Pella’s effort was hampered by missed free throws and a dominant early run by Loras.
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Loras
Iowa
Pella
Duhawks
Simpson
Wayne Knipschield
Central
Knipschield
Riney
Sullivan
Gee
Katano
van Dokumburs
Walton
Webster
Antiielnis
Hartzell
Wright
Alan Ford Shaves Weissmuller Time
Alan Ford, a 20 year old Yale naval V 12 trainee, set a new world record in the 100 yard freestyle with a 49.4 second clocking in a 20 yard pool. The feat lowers Johnny Weissmuller’s 1928 standard by four tenths of a second. Ford had earlier set world marks in 40, 50 and 60 yard freestyle events at the Payne Whitney pool in New Haven.
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New Haven
Conn
Alan Ford
Ford
Yale
Naval
Johnny Weissmuller
Coe suffers tough loss as free throws doom team
Coe shot poorly, missing 15 of 21 free throws, foiling a comeback in a tight defeat. Coe connected on six of 11 charity tosses, marking their second winless streak in 11 games while preparing for a final clash against Loras in Dubuque. Dede Klein, a veteran in the American Hockey League, has played for 15 clubs including the Pittsburgh Hornets.
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Loras
Dubuque
Dede Klein
Pittsburgh Hornets
Rafferty Caps Mile in New York A C Games
James club meet at Madison Square Garden features Rafferty winning the mile in 4 13.9 after a late surge over Rudy Simms while Herbert settles for third in the 500 yard run behind Elmore Harris and McKenley. Beetham cruises 880 yards in 1 57, O Leary second. Barneye Ewell wins 60 yard dash. Kinzele clocks 7.7 for 60 yard hurdles. Cavanaugh flagged for elbows in one mile relay. Rhode Island State disqualified and Tech gains lead.
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NEW York
James Boys
Rafferty
Herbert
New York Athletic Club
Madzon Square Garden
Rudy Simms
Columbia
Pine Oval
Elmore Harris
Shore A.C
McKenley
Joe Herbert
Rhode Island State
Jim Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Charles Goldie
MIT
Rhode Island
Booth Crimmin
Tech
Missouri Pushed Two Extra Periods By Cornhuskers
Lane Bauer scored twice in the second overtime to lift Missouri 55-54 past Nebraska in Columbia. Trailing 44-44 after a late foul shot, Missouri surged through the extra periods as Breeman led Missouri with 14 and Peterson paced Nebraska with 13.
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Missouri
Columbia
Lane Bauer
Nebraska
Bauer
Breeman
Tiger
Peterson
Husker
Guidale
Breeder Urges Track Review in War Time Racing Ban
Washington AP Rep. Barry has asked War Mobilizer Byrnes to review the horse racing ban. He included a breeder David Buckley letter arguing a continued ban harms war work, noting 5,000 workers could be kept if racing resumed. Buckley cites absenteeism as broader, tied to money and leisure seasons.
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Barry
D-N. Y
Jimmy Byrnes
Congressional Record
David A. Buckley
New York
Buckley
Pirates Finish in NL First Division 36 Times in 45 Years
The Pittsburgh Pirates have secured a first division finish in the National League 36 times over the past 45 seasons, illustrating a long-standing pattern of consistent competition and steady performance across decades.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Czar Hunters Won’t Hurry and Delay Commissioner Search
The major league committee choosing Landis’s successor signaled no rush amid pressure from eastern owners. P. K. Wrigley vented irritation at Stoneham and Rickey, while committee members Breadon Barnes and Bradley weigh down the Western panel. The panel aims to trim the field to three or four candidates for league-wide review, with a reluctance to disrupt current baseball management.
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INS
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
P. K. Wrigley
Cubs
Horace Stoneham
Giants
Branch Rickey
Dodgers
Stoneham
Rickey
Wrigley
Sam Breadon
St. Louis Cardinals
Don Barnes
St. Louis Browns
Alva Bradley
Cleveland Indians
Bradley
New York
Ford Frick
Will Harri
Leslie M. O’connor
Landis
Bruins Rout Rangers as Clapper Nets Three Goals
Boston Bruins, in fourth place, defeated the New York Rangers 6-1 at the Boston Garden before 11,000 fans. Capt. Dit Clapper, veteran defenseman, scored three goals to solidify the Bruins’ hold on the final playoff berth in the National Hockey League.
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Rangers
Dit Clapper
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers
Boston Garden
National Hockey League
Jug McSpaden, Snead Tie At Gulfport Open Halfway
Gulfport Miss AP Harold Jug McSpaden and Sammy Snead each 136 after 36 holes in the Gulfport Open. Snead held a 65 Friday and par rounds Saturday while McSpaden posted 34-34. Byron Nelson and Claude Harmon tied for second at 137 with Harmon 70 and Nelson 68. Demaret and Byrd shot 68s in round two. Strazza 139. Furgol and Haas 141.
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Miss
Harold “Jug” McSpaden
Sammy Snead
McSpaden
Snead
Byron Nelson
Claude Harmon
Chick Rutan
Irmingham, Mich
Ed Furgol
Detroit
Iowa City Track Meet Recap At City High Victory
City High won the Iowa track meet led by a baton anchor from Hawk Eye lineage. Rickie Wilson of VU High starred with a 22.9 for 226 yards, while Shaver won the mile and other events saw Northwestern and Chicago athletes place. Various times and placements listed show a vivid, mixed results program.
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Versity High
Iowa City
City High
Chan Coulter
Hawkeye
Iowa City Blasts Waterloo in Benefit Basketball Showdown
Iowa City independents defeated Waterloo 60 to 31 at the Y M C A gym in a double header feature. Hendricks led Iowa City with 21 points as Cedar Rapids LaPlant Choate beat Waterloo Transmissions 57 to 47 with Selken scoring 30 for center. Rice led Transmissions with 16.
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Iowa City
John Deere Tractors
Waterloo
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Iowa
Selken
Rice
Cedar Rapids Y M C A defeats Dubuque Y in volleyball
Monticello high school gym hosts a Cedar Rapids Y M C A volleyball match. Cedar Rapids team wins 3 games to 1 with scores 15-5, 14-16, 15-9, 16-14. Capt. Lee Winterberg and Henry Gundling lead a lineup including Fred Taylor Rev C V R DeJong Roy Harger Roy Walker Dr J V Skien and Lawrence Grayson.
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Cedar Rapids Y. M. C. A
Dubuque Y
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Lee Winterberg
Henry Gundling
Fred Taylor
C. V. R. DeJong
Roy Harger
Roy Walker
J. V. Skien
Lawrence Grayson
Drake Repays Schick Soldiers 47 to 38
DES MOINES AP Drake avenged an earlier defeat by beating Schick Hospital of Clinton 47 to 38 Saturday night as Bud Reif and Bill Yinger each scored 10 for Drake. Chet Stewart of Army paced the visitors with eight points as the score was tied 21 all at halftime.
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Drake
Schick Hospital
Clinton
Bud Reif
Bill Yinger
Bulldogs
Chet Stewart
Oklahoma Aggie
Army Cagers
Buckeyes Top Indiana 24 Points Behind Risen’s Drive
Ohio State seized control after a 4-0 start against Indiana and led by as many as eight in the second half. Arnold Risen scored 24 with nine field goals and six free throws while Jim Copeland and Kralovansky kept Indiana from closing, as Ohio State moved to eight conference wins against two losses. Indiana dropped its eighth Big Ten defeat.
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Ohio State
Arnold “Stilts” Risen
Don Grate
Grate
Risen
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Kralovansky
Jim Copeland
Rangy
Buckeye
Hoosiers
Missouri Downs Kansas in Big Six Track Duel
In Columbia Missouri overpowering Kansas 74 to 30 as Missouri claims ten firsts and a share of another. Bill Bangert set a meet record in the shot put with 51 feet 5 and a half inches. George Quinn won the mile and two miles in 4 39 83 and 10 21 3. Harry Exler doubled in the broad and high jumps with 21 feet 10 inches and 5 feet 10 inches.
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Columbia, Mo
University of Missouri
Kansas University
Bill Bangert
Missouri
George Quinn
Tigers
Harry Exler
Veterans Letters From War Fronts Sailor Tales At Sea Station
A mosaic of notes from former Keystone, Marion, and Cedar Rapids figures reflects life in a Pacific theater and home front chatter. Letters from George Nemec, Cliff Patrick, Dick Schaefer, Johnny Fryrear, Obie OBrien, and others reveal hospital stays, ship transfers, poker games, and softball games amid wartime duty.
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Louis Balik
Cedar Rapids
Fleagle
St. Vence
Earl Carr
Len Novak
St. Wence
Art Skelly
C.R
Bernie Kozberg
Southwest Pacific
Bill Kelly
Art
Carl Kane
South Pacific
Don Kinch
Oceanside
Calif
Mike Kaplan
Keystone High
California
Golden Gloves
Bob Condon
Ted Vesely
Hawaii
Jack Parrish
Condon
Florida
Dick Schaefer
Marion Golden Glover
O.K
George Nemec
GI Gazette
Clifford Patrick
Nemec
Patrick
Iain A. H. Zachar
Guam
Bill Basley
Johnny Fryrear
Seattle
Bill Enright
Johnny
Obie O’brien
Bob Brown
Obie
India
Helen Pyle
Marion
American Red Cross
Rajahs Best
Vale of Kashmir
Life Magazine
Raymond Hibbing
Paulina
Coe
Cherry-Burrell
Pearl Harbor
Elmer V. Barthelmes
U. S
New Guinea
Barthelmes
Coe Corner Reaches World War II Veterans and Relatives
Lieutenant Roger F Hahn writes from Europe as cold conditions test his foxhole comfort and pride in Coe College ties. Other Earlville alums Charles Laxson and Ruth Laxson share service, while Merwin Woodward and Perry D Woodward advance in the Navy and Army. Cpl Harold Rutherford reports in France and Lt Edward Knock dies in England. Chaplain Frank Hladky recalls England Scotland and a naval ceremony.
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Ig Courier
Ing
Hahn
F. N. Hahn
Earlville
Kohawk
Charles M. Laxson
Enth Army
France
Winn
Laxson
Carl M. Laxson
Ruth
Coe
Coe Cosmos
Merwin Woodward
C. S. Woodward
Nineteenth Street
Navy
Kent
Ohio
Woodwards
Perry D. Woodward
Cpl
Harold L. Rutherford
Grace Rutherford
Eldora
England
Cpl. Rutherford
Frank P. Hladky
Supreme Headquarters
Jenneman
SHEAF
Hladky
Scotland
Reneual Aunavek Ae Ee
Edward D. Knock
American Military
Knock
Holland
Iowa
Caananae Aun
Miami
Arizona
Owa
Ramblers Triumph In City Championship Final
Wilson High School Ramblers defeated McKinley 52 to 47 to clinch the city public schools championship. Franklin beat Clinton 26 to 24 to strand River Kings in Valley conference lead. Iowa City ousted Roosevelt 56 to 32 as title bid strengthened. Illinois crushed Ohio State 56 to 41, lifting Iowa Hawkeyes to first with seven wins and one loss.
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McKinley
Frankin
Clinton
River Kings
Iowa City
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Licking
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Ohio State
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Pat
Raider
Cleveland
Don Winslow
Iowa VII
Little Rock
Ark
Ellsworth Vines
Jim Balik
Carrie Balik
Sixth Street
Balik
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Beart
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G. D. Finnigan
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Charles Beetham
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Milt Padway
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Barney Ewell
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Jug
Shaver
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