Bowl tilts mocked for selfish exploits in wartime
Considine argues bowl games are large commercial ventures exploiting athletes and audiences. He claims promoters hoard most profits while funds for players and fighters are diverted to staging costs. He urges charity use and honoring wounded and needy veterans instead of lavish exploits.
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Bob Considine
New York
INS
Peipt
Chamber of Commerce
Pasadena
Angor
Valparaiso U Cagers Claim Nation's Tallest Team
Valparaiso University spends the season boasting the tallest squad in the nation with an average of 6 feet 5 inches per man. Captain Don Warnke stands 6-10 and Milt Schoon 6-9, while Bob Dille leads scoring at 6-3. Coach Loren Ellis prioritizes rest and discipline as the players juggle work and class.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Army
Loren Ellis
Valparaiso University
Indiana
Ellis
Don Warnke
Milt
Long Goon) Schoon
Bob Dille
Dille
Valparaiso
Albert Schmidt
Alvin Schmidt
Nick
Occupation Occupy Wins Futurity and 1943 Feature
John Marsh of Chicago rode Occupation Occupy to victory in the 1942 Futurity. Occupation’s full own then won the 1943 feature at 1 Park, marking back to back wins for the stable in major races.
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John Marsh
Chicago
Occupation’s Full Own
McAvoy's 646 Stands Out in Bowling Week
Holiday season bowling was sparse but notable scores emerged. McAvoy led the American Legion league with 181 214 251 for a 646 series. Langham and Hammar, two transplanted majors, boosted Niagara Smoke Shop to high marks with 254, 631, and 611 series across events.
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McAvoy
Ellis
C. Briggs
Ray Langham
Virgil Hammar
Niagara Smoke Shop
Langham
Hammar
al Brink
Lincoln Commercial Loop
Johnny Pesky Receives Sandlot Man of the Decade Honor
John Pesky former Boston Red Sox infielder was named by the National Baseball Congress as its man of the decade. The semipro group's tenth anniversary award honored Pesky for his achievements with the Silverton Oregon Red Sox in 1938 and 1939 and other top sandlot players and teams.
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Wichita, Kan
John Pesky
Boston Red Sox
National Baseball Congress
Pesky
Silverton
Ore
Red Sox
Jake Early Faces Army Draft While Catching Knuckleball Pirates
Washington catcher Jake Early, 28, trained to report to Camp Croft, S C, for induction or rejection as he contends with a rotation of four knuckleball pitchers. He recalls 122 games caught for the Senators and notes the potential battering from mothballing night games amid draft uncertainties.
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New York
Jake
Camp Croft
S. C
Washington Senators
Early
King’s Mountain
N. C
North Carolina
Draft Board
South Carolina
Senators
Dutch Leonard
Johnny , Niggeling
Mickey Haefner
Clark Griffith
Yankees
Connie Mack
Buck Newsome
Athletics
Army
Angelo) Giuliani
The 1943 Iowa hunt for game riches and limits
A 1943 review notes strong sport in Iowa with record quail and pheasant seasons. It highlights heavy quail populations extending the season, robust pheasant shooting after 37 open days, good catfishing, and rising rabbit and duck numbers aided by an early November storm driving migrations.
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Iowa
The
Conservation Commission
Spirit Lake
War impact on returning sports stars in 1945 era
Historical note analyzes how top athletes in boxing baseball tennis golf hockey and football might return after World War II. It weighs age postwar prospects for Joe Louis Jimmy Bivins Melio Bettina Bobby Feller Ted Williams Joe DiMaggio Hank Greenberg and others including Sammy Snead Ben Hogan and Muzz Patrick.
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New York
INS
Tilden
Joe Louis
Bobby Feller
Joe DiMaggio
Ted Williams
Hank Greenberg
Johnny Beazley
Billy Conn
Dick Wakefield
George McAfee
Norman Standlee
Chicago Bears
Angelo Bertelli
Sam Snead
Ben Hogan
Muzz Patrick
Don Budge
Jimmy Bivins
Melio Bettina
Conn
Williams
Wakefield
Beazley
Hank
Charlie Keller
Dreadnaughts Arrive For Cedar Rapids Wrestling Show
A cedar rapids wrestling card features Maurice Tillet the French Angel and six heavyweights totaling 1515 pounds. Tillet faces Jack Ross of Boston, with Wladek Talun of Poland matching 290 pounds against 250 pound Canadian, plus George Mack and Jerry Gordon opening. Referee Alex Fidler will oversee the 8:30 p.m. event with advance tickets at the 312 Grill.
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Maurice Tillet
Angel
Cedar Rapids
Tillet
Jack Ross
Boston
Wladek Talun
Poland
Talun
George Mack
Chicago Wildman
Jerry Gordon
St. Louis Adonis
Alex Fidler
312 Grill
Lou Gordon Rejected by Induction Center for Bad Knee
Former star football player Lou Gordon was rejected at the Chicago induction center due to a knee injury. Gordon played tackle for the Chicago Cardinals, Chicago Bears, and Green Bay Packers during his career.
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Chicago
INS
Lou Gordon
Armed Forces
Gordon
Chicago Cardinals
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
Waite Hoyt in Line for New York Air Job
Waite Hoyt, Brooklyn born former Yankee ace, is seen as the vocal broadcaster for the Yankees and Giants on their home air. Hoyt's career includes World Series appearances with the Yankees and Athletics, six wins, twelve games, and a record 18 innings in a four game series.
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New York
INS
Waite Hoyt
Yankees
Giants
Yankee
Cincinnati
Hoyt
Brooklyn
Yanks
Athletics
Chief Bender
Lefty Gomez
Red Ruffing
Dick Rudolph
Braves
Ruffing
Cage Leaders Play In Y. Loop Monday
Basketball games in the YMCA league at the Y gym begin at 7 PM Monday. Undefeated Link Belt Speeder faces Iowa Engineering at 8 PM. Second place Colonial Bakers meet Iowa Manufacturing at 9 PM. Non-resident teams Alburnett and Keystone open the program.
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Link Belt Eder W.L
Colonial Bakers Ee
Alburnett Eee
Iowa Engineering Co
Keystone Te
Weeerereesene
Iowa Manufacturing
Eeuan Universal Engineering
Rers
Wilkinson
Ense
Schweitzer
Elbers
Edik
Colonial
Musial Tops NL Slugging as 1943 Figures Finalized
In the 1943 official stats release Stan Musial of St. Louis wins the NL slugging title with a .562 mark on 347 total bases in 617 at bats. Big Bill Nicholson leads NL RBIs with 128, just ahead of Rudy York in the AL.
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Bill Nicholson
Cubs
Stan Musial
NEW York
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis
Nicholson
Rudy York
Bob Elliott
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Billy Herman
Musial
Augie Galan
Dodgers
Dick” Bartell
Vince DiMaggio
Sid Gordon
Mel Ott
Cincinnati
Oil Bowl scoreline shows SLI dominant over Aggies
The recap notes SLI leading 24 to 7 against Texas A&M after Wayne Marshall converted, Bob Pillow added a Mississippi State score, and Vincent Buckley of Rice delivered a late run before Dark scored again. The text references touchdowns and field points as Arkansas and Missouri State react to the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Marshall
Arkansas University
SLI
Bob Pillow
Mississippi State
Dark
Aggies
Lousiana
Holiday Armatrone
Nedenes
Rien Reininger
Yames
Eeseessenns
Esa Richand
Waskioy
Arkansa
M Cromer
Vueorine
Billy Davis Dead Former prizefight trainer dies in crash
William Ignatius Connolly 61 known as Billy Davis dies from injuries in a traffic accident. Funeral arrangements were being made in Miami after his Friday night death. he trained top ranking prizefighters.
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Miami
Fla
INS
William Ignatius Connolly
Billy Davis
Connolly
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