Big Ten Cage Opener Sparks Hawks Illinois Rivalry
Eight Big Ten teams start conference play as Illinois hosts Wisconsin in a rematch from Madison. Iowa aims for a fifth straight win at Minnesota while Purdue Northwestern Michigan Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin also play Friday. Saturday features Iowa at Minnesota and Wisconsin against Northwestern plus DePaul-Chicago doubleheader.
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Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin
Badgers
Lini
Madison
Champaign
Bud Foster
Doug Mills
Purdue
Northwestern
Michigan
Iowa
Minnesota
Indiana
Illinos
Chicago Stadium
DePaul
Amos Alonzo Stagg
College of the Pacific
Hawkeyes
Dick Ives
Lloyd Herwig
Gophers
Iowa Seahawks
Great Lakes
Town State
Quaker and Collins Girls Tie in Allied League Thriller
Quaker and Collins girls battled to a 32-32 tie in the Allied Industrial league with Quaker rallying late on baskets by Strang and Myers and Elmore adding a tying free throw. The Quaker men remained undefeated by beating LaPlant-Choate 57-28 led by Hendryx with 12 points. Iowa Manufacturing upset Collins 47-43 as Shorty Larson scored 17 for the winners and Hettler and Shedeck each had 12 for Collins.
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Chuck Faber
Quaker
Collins
Strang
Myers
Elmore
LaPlant-Choate
Hendryx
Fighting Manufacturing
Iowa Manufacturing
Shorty Larson
Bob Hettler
Flea Shedeck
Pirates pitcher Sewell returns 1944 contract unsigned
The St. Petersburg Times reports Truett Rip Sewell has not signed his 1944 Pirates contract. He previously indicated he would not play for less than $20,000, a figure higher than his roughly $12,000 salary last season.
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ST Petersburg
Fla
St. Petersburg Times
Truett
Rip) Sewell
Pittsburgh Pirates
The
Times
Sewell
French Angel Heads Southeast Wrestling Card in Cedar Rapids
The midwinter wrestling show at Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids features Maurice Tillet famed as French Angel with a 1515 pound lineup. Main bouts include Tillet facing a wrestler in one of three falls while Canadian Angel and Vladek Falun meet in a single fall match.
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Hetrogram
Angel
Jack Nexs
Doston
Vladek Falun
Owener
George Mack
Jerry Gordon
Alex Fidler
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
Maurice Tillet
Tillet
High School Cage Schedule Highlights Local Rivals
Roosevelt hosts Wilson with varsity at 7 30 and sophomore after. Town City meets Franklin for a sophomore game at 7 and varsity at 8 15. Clinton plays McKinley with a 7 30 varsity. Sophomores meet Tiffin at 8 30. St Patrick’s faces Sacred Heart at Waterloo.
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Roosevelt
Wilson
Town City
Franklin
Clinton
McKinley
Tiffin
St. Patrick's
Waterloo
Sacred Heart
Ambrose Tops Augustana 61–36 In Illinois College Game
St Ambrose defeated Augustana 61 to 36 as Carl Schmidt led scoring with 12 points. The contest unfolded in Rock Island with Ambrose grabbing the early lead and controlling the pace throughout the game.
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Rock Island, IL
St. Ambrose College
Augustana
Carl Schmidt
NCAA Urges Army to Ease Athletics Ban
The National Collegiate Athletic Association urged the Army to ease regulations barring trainees from intercollegiate sports. The resolution cites use of facilities by armed forces and notes Navy policy allowing V-12 and V-5 athletes on varsity teams. The association plans to hold tournaments in 1944 where feasible amid travel and manpower limits.
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New York
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Army
Armed Forces
Navy
N.C. A.A
William J. Bingham
Harvard
Bingham
Walter Okeson
Lehigh
Philip O. Badger
New York University
N.C.A.A
Yale
Northwestern
Cyclone Cagers Ready for Nebraska Clash
Iowa State travels to Lincoln after a win over Kansas State for a Big Six game against Nebraska. Coach Louis Menze lists the lineup with Ray Wehde Lloyd Kester Price Brookfield Robert Sauer Gene Oulman and a supporting traveling squad of Myers Naylor Roy Wehde Rae Chisholm Donald Nelson and assistant Clayien Sutherland.
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Ames
Kansas State
Iowa State
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Cyclones
Cornhusker
Cyclone
Louis Menze
Ray Wehde
Lloyd Kester
Price Brookfield
Robert Sauer
Gene Oulman
James Myers
Lyle Naylor
Roy Wehde
Rae Chisholm
Donald Nelson
Clayien Sutherland
Feldman Recovers Plans Return to Spring Training
Harry Feldman, 24, pitcher for the New York Giants, says a physician has pronounced him physically fit and he will report for spring training. Feldman left last season mid campaign and spent time in a sanatorium to recuperate after posting four wins and eight losses.
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Fort Limth
Ark
Ins
Harry Feldman
New York Giants
Giants
Mel Ott under fire for slow pitching strategy in Giants
Red Pepper criticizes Mel Ott for favoring slow breaking pitches over power arms for the Giants. The column cites Walter Johnson Bob Feller Dizzy Dean and others as examples, arguing speed plus control wins games and minor leaguers with slower stuff can still frustrate hitters.
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Mel Ott
Little Mel
Walter Johnson
Bob Feller
Ott
Stooges
Mel
Rip Sewell
Pirates
Sewell
Bill Nicholson
Cubs
Jim Tobin
Braves
Bill McKechnie
Cincy Reds
Tobin
Knucklers
McKechnie
Ray Starr
Fire ballers and soft throwing in Cedar Rapids baseball lore
Fans recall the era of hard throwing in Cedar Rapids with stories of Mike Naymick striking out about ten in six innings against Clinton while allowing six hits, five of which left the park. Byron Stephens battled Springfield, with Rabbit Smith and others hitting homers as Stephens exited after under two innings. The writer notes the excitement of fastball dominance and the crowd’s preference for controlled power over unchecked fireballing.
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Hill Park
Mike Naymick
Clinton
Byron Stephens
Springfield
Rabbit Smith
Brownie
Stephie
Cornell Navy Opens Season Against Upper Iowa Quintet
Upper Iowa hosts its first home game of the season facing Cornell Navy. The Peacocks are light with Freshmen as the squad and have played three away games, all close decisions, with a probable starting lineup featuring Joe Jackson Wendell Reich John Bryan Leonard Woods and John Hennessy.
Boxing Roundup From Multiple Cities Featuring Several Outpoints
In Boston Portland and other locations results include Dorsey Lay over Anselo Callura and Gus Jones over Billy Pappes by points, Nienry Chmielewah over Sonny Horne, Coley Welch over Johnny Finazzo, Lew Maxwell over Sammy Mamone, and Ruddy Farrell stopping Freddie Cabral. Various other bouts listed with outpoints and knockouts across New Jersey Maine and Massachusetts.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Dorsey Lay
Anselo Callura
Hamilton
Gus Jones
Billy Pappes
Reading
Boston
Nienry Chmielewah
Portland
George
Sonny) Horne
Niles
Jimmy Mulligan
Lowell
Bobby Howard
Worcester
Me—Coley Welch
Johnny Flnazzo
Baltimore
Ltaurife Cloutier
Manchester
N. H
Billy Nappler
Highland Park
N. J
Lew Maxwell
Newark
Sammy Mamone
Greenwich
Conn
College Basketball Scores From Various Military Posts
Dartmouth defeated Fort Devens 73 to 55 while Indiantown Gap Stevedores beat Brooklyn Army Base 41. Great Lakes 70 Sheridan 52 and Naval Air Station 63 Pennsylvania 26 also reported. Oklahoma A M 4 winning ...
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Fort Devens
Indiantown Gap
Stevedores
Brooklyn Army Base
Great Lakes
Sheridan
Weer Ta
Naval Air Station
Penna
Oklahoma AM
Phillips U
Bowling Green
Camp Eliia
Em Minn
Concordia St. Ambrose Ol
Augustana
Hampden-Sydney
Union Theological Seminary
New Hexley U
New Mexico Mines
ASTU
Nelson Rated Favorite in Los Angeles Open
Nelson favored to win the 1944 Los Angeles Open at Wilshire Country Club as 135 players, including Craig Wood and Jug McSpaden, tee off in wet conditions. Defending champions like Cooper and Wood appear among the field as the event runs four days from Saturday through Monday.
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LOS Angles
INL
Toledo
Byron Nelson
Wilshire Country Club
Funay
Nelson
Craig Wood
Harold
Jug’ McSpaden
Oakmont
Ed Dudley
Colorado Springs
Hines
Jimmy Thomson
Johnny Bulla
Stagg Explains His Success
CHICAGO. Alonzo Stagg, 81, coach at College of the Pacific, credits coastal players and good teamwork for his squad becoming one of the nation’s best. He calls them the first no jackasses team he has coached.
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Walter Johnson
Bob Feller
Iowa
Chicago
INS
Alonzo Stagg
College of the Pacific
Barwegen and Pihos Enter Army at Fort Sheridan
Two Big Ten stars from the 1943 season Pete Pihos of Indiana and Dick Barwegen of Purdue head to Fort Sheridan Saturday. Pihos starred at end for Indiana and Barwegen was Purdue's most valuable player. Both former Chicago high school players.
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Chicago
INS
Big Ten
Fort Sheridan
Pete Pihos
Indiana University
Dick Barwegen
Purdue University
San Francisco
Pihos
Hoosiers
Berwegen
Purdue
Hawks Open Big Ten Play With Minnesota River Rival
Iowa Hawkeyes travel to Minneapolis to face the Minnesota Gophers in the conference opener. Coach Pops Harrison brings a 10 man squad as Iowa seeks to extend a strong non conference showing while contending with a Minnesota squad missing forward Kenny Johnson due to scarlet fever. Dick Ives leads Iowa with 23 points per game and Danner also stars at forward alongside Spencer and Postels in the backcourt.
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INS
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Pops Harrison
Harrison
Gophers
Dick Ives
Dave Danner
Jack Spencer
Ned Postels
Lloyd Herwig
Kenny Johnson
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