Kohawks Fall to Wartburg 37 27 in Tough Conference Clash
Coe College suffered a 37 to 27 defeat by Wartburg as sloppy shooting and poor passing doomed the Kohawks to a second straight loss. Only 1 made field goal in 25 attempts after an 18 18 first half tie. Ted Olmstead tallied 12 for Wartburg and Lowell Koch added 13.
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Kohawks
Wartburg Knights
Knights
Coe
Wartburg
Ted Olmstead
Lowell Koch
Olmstead
Koch
Augustana
Rock Island
Luther
Decorah
Keller
Marshall
Och
Hussong
Becker
Warren
Langie Clancy
Red Sonnett Equaled Mexico City Track Record in Alvarado
In the Alvarado handicap at Hipodromo De Las Americas, Red Sonnett ridden by Phil T. Chinn equaled the track mark for 5 furlongs with a 1 04 1/5 time, paying $2.60 to win. Cuban jockey Fernando Fernandez rode four winners on the day, matching his prior day's feat.
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Mexico City
Phil T. Chinn
Red Sonnett
M. Dabaque
Slight Edge Given Navy in Lily Bowl Battle in Bermuda
In Hamilton Bermuda Navy favored by about a touchdown to beat Army in the Lily Bowl gridiron championship of Bermuda. About 8000 fans, roughly a quarter of Bermuda’s population, expected at the stadium as Navy seeks its second straight win after last year’s 19 0 victory while Army edged the Navy 14 13 the prior year.
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Navy
Bermuda
Hamilton
Army
United States Army
Bluejackets
Marquette Defeated at Home by Western Michigan
In Milwaukee, Western Michigan Broncos upset Marquette 48 to 45 ending Marquette's two year home win streak. The Hilltoppers fought to close the gap late but stalled in the final minutes sealing the upset.
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Miwaukee
Wis
Marquette University
Hilltoppers
Western Michigan Broncos
Marquette
Western Michigan
Canadiens Pound Chicago Black Hawks 10-1
Montreal Canadiens crushed Chicago Black Hawks 10-1 to stay atop the NHL standings. About 10,000 fans braved sub-zero weather to witness Montreal’s highest scoring game of the season.
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Montreal
Montreal Canadiens
Chicago Black Hawks
National Hockey League
Canadiens
Stone, Ex-Big Leaguer, Dies at Clinton Home
Clinton, INL George Stone 67 retired banker and former major league baseball player died in Clinton Saturday. Born in Lost Nation he played for the Sox. In 1906 he began banking at Coleridge Nebraska and retired recently before moving to Clinton to live.
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Clinton
INL
George Stone
Lost Nation
Sox
Coleridge
Neb
Lve
Westminster Cancels Hamline Exhibition Over Pro Players
Westminster college at New Wilmington Pa cancels its Feb 8 game with Hamline university Boston Garden due to Hamline employing two professional players Howie Schulz and Rollie Seltz. Hamline coach Joe Hutton condemns AAU action predicting widespread loss of amateur status for New York colleges.
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New York
Westminster College
Hamline University of St. Paul, Minn
AAU
Dan Ferris
Hamline Club
Howie Schulz
Brooklyn Dodgers
Rollie Seltz
Rochester Red Wings
Grover Washabaugh
Westminster
New Wilmington
Hamline
Boston Garden
Boston
Mass
St. Paul
Joe Hutton
Hamline University
Ace
Dasea
Ferris
Madison Garden
Hutton
New York College
Cedar Rapids GI News and War Front Notes
A jumble of letters from Cedar Rapids and Iowa soldiers abroad highlights war updates, hometown tributes, and home front doings. Names like Lt Art Harmon Scotty McLeod Bob Hogan and Charley Valght appear alongside inquires about missing letters and hints of battles from Peleliu and the Pacific. Community notes report marriages births divorces and new local appointments amid wartime shortages and weather.
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Cedar Rapids
Art Harmon
C.R
Iowa
Irma Keith
Kinton
Oakland
Calif
Navy Hospital
Springville
Hopkinton
Scotty McLeod
Gazette
FBI
Concord
N. H
Roy Patrick McHugh
Sports Department
Infantry
Louisiana
Bob Hogan
Monticello
Max Crain
Oelwein
Scott
Maquoketa
Pacific
Carl Dueser
Hawaii
Towit
Mike Rocco
Frankie Golad
Roger Schrodermier
France
Roger
Burlington
Marion Brewer
South Pacific
GI Gazette
Bob Gillam
Brewer
Coe Corner Honors Lt Col Stuelke and War News
Coe College notes Lt Col Heron R. Stuelke, Nashua, promoted to lieutenant colonel December 9. He commands an infantry battalion in the New Netherlands East Indies after a year in the Pacific and earned the Bronze Star last July. The column mentions other alumni in service, deaths, and current postings across the U.S. and overseas.
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Heron R. Stuelke
Coe
Nashua
Stuelke
New Netherlands East Indies
Pacific
Coe R.O.T.C
Council Bluffs
Fort Snelling
Camp Dodge
Fort Leonard Wood
Camp San Luis Obispo
Calif
States
W. H. Stuelke
Cedar Rapids
Charles Jame
West Liberty
Richard M. Lane
France
St. Lane
Ft. Belvoir
Bernard C. Che
Dora Ohe
Monticello
Camp Maxey
Texas
Louis D. Burkhalter, Jr
Fort Ord
F. M. Flanagan
N. J
Kenneth P. Roberts
Dallas
Roberts
Naval Air School
Secret Draft of League Pact Nears Major League Approval
A tentative secret draft of a new major league pact will go to club owners for approval at a New York meeting on Feb 3. The 10 member committee from both leagues prepared the document and will reconvene Feb 2 to finalize it before joint league consideration. The plan keeps Landis’ successor issue on hold with a temporary three man committee in charge.
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Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
New York
Harridge
Landis
Ford Frick
National League
Griffith Is Chosen Grid Man of Year for 1944
Major John L. Griffith, late Big Ten commissioner, is named football’s Man of the Year for 1944 by the Football Writers Association of America. He led wartime athletic support, opposed recruiting, and helped keep college sports active during World War II.
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DES Moines
John L. Griffith
Football Writers’ Association of America
Bert McGrane
Football Writers’ Trophy
Carroll Widdoes
Ohio State
Gen
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Washington
Big Ten
Griffith
National Physical Fitness Committee
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The
Athletic Journal
Drake
St Ambrose Set To Challenge Cornell In Hoops Tuesday
Cornell prepares for a home game against St Ambrose Tuesday night as the Davenporters previously topped the Hills top cagers 56 39 on their floor earlier this season. Key players include Carroll Hawkee Chuck Carlson and Chuck Jacet with new recruit Don Merchant and Danny Kaiser vying for starting roles. The Ottumwa air station Skyers visit Saturday night before the Tuesday matchup.
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Mt, Vernon
Cornell Cagers
St. Ambrose
Cornell
Davenporters
Davenport
Mac” Taggaret
Purple
Bob Durben
St. Catherine’s
Racine
Wis
Navy
Mike Franchuk
Quincy
Mass
Siendenden
Danny Kaiser
Don Merchant
Fort Wayne
Ind
Durben
Carroll Hawkee
Chuck Carlson
Chuck Jacet
Kan
Freddie Coble
Ottumwa
Skyers
Seahawks
Open 10 000 Invitational Set for Atlanta April 5
A $10 000 invitational golf tournament sponsored by the Buckhead Lions Club will be held in Atlanta April 5 to 8. Cobb Torrance says a course choice will be announced later. The 72 hole event runs 18 holes daily for four days with PGA approval.
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Atlanta, Ga
INS
Buckhead
Lions Club
Atlanta
Cobb Torrance
Racing Magazine Suspends on Ban
Sally Collyer owner of Collyer's Eye says the racing magazine will suspend publication due to the ban on race track operations. He notes all his publications are discontinued for the time being.
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Chicago
Sally Collyer
Collyer’s Eye
Collyer
Burns Named Notre Dame Athletic Trainer
Hugh Burns, athletic trainer at Xavier University in Cincinnati, has been appointed Notre Dame athletic trainer succeeding Scrap Iron Young. A 1939 Notre Dame graduate, Burns has served at Xavier since 1940 as announced by athletic director Ed McKeever on Saturday.
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South Bend
Ind
Hugh Burns
Xavier University
Cincinnati
Notre Dame
Eugene
Young
Ed McKeever
Burns
Xavier
Anamosa Raiders Rally Past McKinley 39 38 Victory
Anamosa Raiders edge McKinley Golden Bears 39 38 in a tight night game. McNamara scores 14 and O'Brien 13 for Anamosa as Wayne Harger leads McKinley with 14 points. It marks Anamosa's first home win to reach 4 3.
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the Gazette
Anamosa
Anamosa Raiders
McKinley Golden Bears
Cedar Rapids
McKinley
Art Wall
McNamara
O’brien
Raiders
Wayne Harger
Ryan
Great Lakes Tank Team Beats Wolves in Ann Arbor
Great Lakes tankmen defeated the University of Michigan 44 to 40 at Ann Arbor. Ray Mondro, formerly of Wayne University, won the 200 yard breaststroke beating Wolverine Big Ten champion Hank Kessler.
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Mich
Great Lakes Tankmen
University of Michigan
Ray Mondro
Wayne University
Detroit
Uing
Hank Kessler
Wolverine
Big Ten
Prep Cage Scores and Totals From Marquette Waterville Bout
Marquette led Waterville at halftime 10 to 2? final notes show Marquette and Waterville scoring points with Lowden and Oxford Junction referenced. Losers' high and winners' high appear but OCR makes specifics unclear.
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Guttenberg
Gaegiing
Aca Girts Ag
Guiten
Schmafe
Marquette
Waterville
Waterville i
Wien
Lowden
Oxford Junction
Ieraen
Nebraska Backs Biff Jones Return as Coach
Col Lawrence Biff Jones, Army athletic director at West Point, received a vote of confidence from the Nebraska university board and athletic council after efforts to oust him. They invited him to return when his Army service ends, and campus sentiment opposed removing him. The Daily Nebraskan denounced the pressure group behind the move.
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Neb
INS
Lawrence “Biff’ Jones
Army
West Point
Get
Athletic Council
Nebraska University
Jones
Regents and Athletic Council
Nebraska
Cornhusker School
Nebraska Post
Daily Nebraskan
Dartmouth's McLaughry Returns From Marine Duty
Dartmouth's 1945 football staff will feature D. O. Tuss McLaughry as head coach after serving in the Marine Corps. Athletics director William H. McCarter announced a nine game schedule. McLaughry previously coached Dartmouth in 1941 and 1942, was on leave at Parris Island, and is due for discharge Feb 1. Earl Brown acted as interim head coach during his absence.
Yankees Queen Passes Pre Induction Test
Mel Queen, 26 year old Yankees pitcher, passed his pre induction examination Saturday and will return to Wellsburg to await his call. He joined the Yankees last August and won six games. he is married with two children.
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Huntington
W. Va
Mel Queen
New York Yankees
Queen
Yankees
Wellsburg
Wings Stay Close To Canadiens With 5-2 Win
Detroit Red Wings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 as young goalie Harry Lumley stood out with sharp goaltending to keep pace behind the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL standings.
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Toronto
Harry Lumley
Detroit Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal Canadiens
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