Chicago Maroons End Long Winless Streak with 65 27 Triumph
Chicago Maroons upset Chicago Technical College 65 to 27 in a hastily scheduled game to end a 20 game losing skid in intercity play. The victory breaks a 40 game conference drought dating back to 1940 and comes as students return from holidays.
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Univer of
Maroons
Neary
Chicago Technical College
South Michin Boulevard
Illinois Tech
Minnesota
Purdue
Little Norway Ski Experts Shine Again in 1942
By Hugh Fullerton Jr New York AP trains at Little Norway in Canadian woods highlight Royal Norwegian athletes. Kjell wins six mile country race by five minutes. Ola and Sigurd rose to fame last year. Many soldiers dream of returning to Norway to liberate it as service reports from Great Lakes, Murmansk, and Pacific theatres reveal.
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Sigurd
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Terain
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Hure
Great Lakes Oval
Frank Baumholz
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George Ring
Jim van Arse
Ernie Andres
Alaska
Jim Currie
North Atlantic
Bill Menke
South Pacific
Wilbur Schumacher
George Sobek
Caribbean
Bob Callihan
Lee Huber
Amphibious Command
Pacific
Bob Davies
Bob Dietz
Gilbert Huffiman
Ed Riska
Harold Hull
State College to Host Eastern Intercollegiate Boxing
Pennsylvania State University will host the Eastern Intercollegiate boxing tournament on March 11.
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State College, Pa
NEA
Pennsylvania State
Cubs Lose Catcher to Navy Service
Cubs catcher Clyde McCullough reports for active Navy duty next Friday after a 90 day deferment due to a broken leg. He was inducted Friday and likely will be assigned to the Great Lakes naval training station for primary schooling.
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LLP
Clyde McCullough
Chicago Cubs
Navy
Great Lakes
McCullough
Seahawks Roll Past Denver 47-18 in Iowa City
Iowa Seahawks cruise to a sixth straight win, defeating Denver 47-18. Murphy and Bidewell lead with 10 points each as Seattle dominates the first half 24-4 and holds Denver to one field goal before intermission. Hefley scores seven for the Pioneers while Bidewell shines with a strong floor game.
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Iowa City
Iowa Seahawks
Denver University
Paul Murphy
Carl Bidewell
Seahawks
Denver
Pioneers
Arlo Hefley
Bidewell
Cape Girardeau
Stanford Denies Stagg to Coach Football There
Athletic manager Al Masters of Stanford denies radio claim that Amos Alonzo Stagg will coach Stanford next fall. He says the coach will be either Jim Lawson or Marchmont Schwartz or both, and notes Lawson left to become a naval officer while Schwartz is on leave for war work.
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Calif
al Masters
Stanford University
Bill Stern
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Stanford
Stern
Stagg
College of the Pacific
Masters
Jim Lawson
Marchmont Schwartz
Lawson
Clark Shaughnessy
Schwartz
Kansas
Maple Leafs Tie Bruins For Second In NHL
The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Rangers 4 0 to climb into a tie with the Boston Bruins for second place in the NHL standings. Leafs struck three goals in the first eight minutes and added one more in the final period.
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New York Nets
Marquette Loses Close Twice to Iowa and Purdue a Season
In Milwaukee the Marquette football team fell to the strongest opponents, losing twice to Great Lakes foes Iowa Seahawks and Purdue, after a schedule featuring tough conference rivals.
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NEA
Marquette
Great Lakes
Iowa Seahawks
Purdue
Purdue Favored To Win 1943 44 Big Ten Title
In Chicago previewing the 1943 44 Big Ten race Purdue is projected as the favorite based on three factors: coach Piggy Lambert’s six titles, a balanced lineup with Lodge Haag Hoffman supported by Friend Kennedy and Frazer, and the league’s easiest schedule. Northwestern, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio State and others vie for top spots amid wartime roster shifts and an anticipated scoring race led by Lodge Haag Schadler Patterson Strack Shrider Kirk and Ives.
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Northwestern
Piggy Lambert
Lambert
Bill Lodge
Charley Haag
Paul Hoffman
Paul Friend
Jack Kennedy
Stephen Frazier
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Ohio State
Town
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Minnesota
Dick Foley
Walton Kirk
Illini
Iowa
Otto Graham
Ben Schadler
Ray Patterson
Dave Strack
Dick Shrider
Howard Judson
Stan Patrick
Arnold Risen
Jack Dugger
Dick Ives
Paul Shields
George Tipton
Great Lakes Sailors Fall to Northwestern in 54-36 Loss
Northwestern built a 24-19 halftime lead and pulled away in the second half. Otto Graham and Ben Schadler led the Wildcats with five baskets each in a 54-36 victory over the Great Lakes Sailors in Evanston.
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Northwestern
Great Lakes
Schaefer
Lautenbach
Otto Graham
Ben Schadler
Graham
Schadler
Wisconsin Cagers Edge Notre Dame In Tight Finish
In Milwaukee 6300 fans watched Wisconsin beat Notre Dame 47 to 45 as Des Smith scored a late hook shot for the margin while Leo Klier led scoring with 23 points and Bob Gallagher coupled a tying field goal with Clarence Dykstra’s free throw for the winning margin.
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University of Wisconsin
Notre Dame
Bob Gallagher
Clarence Dykstra
Wisconsin
Leo Klier
Des Smith
Klier
Smith
Badgers
Shadle Inducted Amid Emmetsburg High Changes
Emmetsburg high school coach Shadle was inducted into the Army Women. His successor has not been named.
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Emmetsburg
Eos
Cee Shadle
Army Women
Little Giant sports almanac returns with wild predictions
In a cheeky recap of the year Whitney Martin reports the Little Giant sports almanac promises next year’s events with farce and rumor. It hints at fights at Madison Square Garden, two old foes Billy Conn and Joe Louis, and a wildcard year for major and minor leagues amid laughter about bets and misprints.
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Baseball On Verge Of Challenge From Pro Football
New York reports Branch Rickey warns football may eclipse baseball as the national pastime. He urges planning, expansion of minor leagues and promotional effort to keep baseball premier in schools and colleges, noting pro football’s rise and potential new stadiums.
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Dickie Meade Seen as Rising Florida Apprentice Rider
Coral Gables reports Dickie Meade brother of Don poised to become a top apprentice rider in Florida racing circuits this season.
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Coral Gables
NEA
Dickie Meade
Don
Florida
Bowl Games Close Gridiron Marathon with 300000 Fans
New York AP reports the 1943 season ends with bowl games from Miami to San Francisco on January 1 1944. Over 300000 fans attend major bowls including Sugar Bowl New Orleans Rose Bowl Pasadena Orange Bowl Miami and Cotton Bowl Dallas. Contenders include Georgia Tech Tulsa Texas A and M LSU and Washington with Prokop LeForce Hoernschemeyer Van Buren and Flanagan among noted players.
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San Francisco
New Orleans
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Dallas
Houston
Pasaena
Georgia Tech
Tulsa
Bill Alexander
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Clyde LeForce
Pacific Coast
Washington
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Bob Hoernschemeyer
Andy Kerr
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Steve van Buren
Texas University
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Iowa State Beats Drake 43-20 in Basketball
The Iowa State Cyclones defeated the Drake Bulldogs 43 to 20, holding Drake to two field goals in the second half. Lloyd Kester led Iowa State with 15 points while Price Brookfield debuted with nine. The Cyclones led 16 to 11 at halftime.
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Lloyd Kester
Price Brookfield
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Mollenhoff
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Hawkeye Cage Team Prepares For Denver Five Clash
Iowa basketball seeks to extend its undefeated Big Ten slate hosting Denver in Iowa City. The Hawks average 62 points a game while Denver units feature taller starters, and star guard Jack Spencer plays with a bullet wound in his arm. The game closes nonconference play before the January 7 8 Big Ten schedule versus Minnesota.
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Jack Spencer
Spencer
Pops Harrison
Davenport
Minnesota
Wisc
Hefley Cmoet
Secivcategets
Pavia
Civandes Ee
Fini
Novak Bromgre
Vis Huber
Jockey Ted Atkinson Reaches 200 Winners in 1943
Atkinson became the second jockey to win 200 or more races in 1943 scoring aboard Gornil a $19.70 winner at Tropical Park Miami. The 27 year old Canadian trails Johnny Adams by 28 in the annual standings.
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Gornil
Tropical Park
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