Three Big Ten Teams Lead Cage Race Pace
Purdue Northwestern and Iowa pulled ahead in the Big Ten race after weekend sweeps. Northwestern beat Wisconsin 60 38 led by Captain Otto Graham and strong play from Bernie Schadler and Jerry Carle. Purdue routed Indiana 62 43 as Bill Lodge led with 22 points. Iowa outplayed Minnesota 37 29 behind Dave Danner’s 16 points. Michigan upset Illinois 52 45 to reemerge as a title threat.
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Chicago
Purdue
Northwestern
Iowa
Ohio State
Dutch Lonborg
Wisconsin
Wildcats
Lonborg
Otto Graham
Graham
Bernie Schadler
Jerry Carle
John Ward
Badgers
Patterson
Indiana
Bill Lodge
Paul Hoffman
Dennis Horn
Minnesota
Gophers
Dave Danner
Pop” Harrison
Michigan
Illinois
Tom King
Bud Foster
Hiins
Notre Dame
Haineis
Dubuque U Tops Iowa Conference Basketball Race
Dubuque Spartans lead the Town conference standings after two wins over St. Ambrose. Wartburg West Union and Loras join undefeated squads. Iowa Wesleyan tops second division with two wins and one loss. Elwyn Jacobs leads scoring with 47 points in three games, followed by Phil Sturm with 37.
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DES Moines
INS
Dubuque Spartans
St. Ambrose
Dubuque
Wartburg
West Union
Loras
Iowa Wesleyan
Simpson
Parsons
Buena Vista
Upper Iowa
Penn
Central
Elwyn Jacobs
Klemme
Phil Sturm
Jacobs Sturm
Schmidt
Kanzlarich
Wagner
Clark
Jelich Wins Senior Ice Skating Title
Frank Jelich of West Allis Wisconsin captured the senior men’s skating title at the tri state meet sponsored by the Chicago Catholic Youth Organization Jelich won both the 440 yard and mile events while Bob Nutting of the CYO took the 880 yard title West Allis finished sixth in team standings with 100 points Champaign Urbana led with 150 points John Martin and Scotty Wallace also earned podium finishes Veronica Rossman and Betty Taft were notable in the girls events.
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Chicago
Frank Jelich
West Allis
Wis
Chicago Catholic Youth Organization
Jelich
Bob Nutting
Cyo
West Allis Skating Club
Champaign-Urbana, Ill
John Martin
Champaign- Urbana
Scotty Wallace
Veronica Rossman
Wes Allis
Betty Taft
Cyclones Lead Big Six After Week Two Showdowns
Iowa State sits atop the Big Six with two wins as Oklahoma and Missouri win big. Kansas, stunned by Missouri, seeks rebound at Olathe Navy Station. Oklahoma downs Kansas State 61 28 at Norman. Nebraska loses to Price Brookfield led West Texas State 56 24.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Tigers
Bruce Drake
Norman
Nebraska
Stillwater
Iowa State
Ottumwa Naval Air Station
Olathe Naval Station
Kansas State
Fort Riley
McPherson
Jayhawks
Columbia
Paul Collins
Dan Pippin
Price Brookfield
West Texas State
Brookfield
Cyclones
Huskers
Doug Nelson
Sooners
Wildcats
Lou Otto
Armed Forces
Town State
Louis Not Ready To Hang Up Gloves
Joe Louis the heavyweight boxing champion says he will not retire if the war ends while he is in his early thirties. At 29 now, he expects to stay connected to boxing and help younger fighters with the experience he has gained. He wants to remain in the game and “towe boxing everything.”
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Jacksonville
Fla
Joe Louis
Joe
Louis
Davenport Blue Devils 49 15 win tops MVC standings
Davenport defeats Dubuque 49 15 to claim undisputed first in the Mississippi Valley Conference while Dubuque drops to a second place tie with Cedar Rapids Wilson. Ramblers beat Roosevelt 46 20 as Clinton, Iowa City, Franklin, and McKinley post league wins.
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Davenport Blue Devil
Dubuque
Scott County Lads
Rams
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Ramblers
Roosevelt
Iowa City
Clinton
Franklin
McKinley
L. Pet
Davenport
Clinton i
McHinley
Hawkeye hoopers post two wins over Minnesota
Iowa fans celebrate a weekend double victory in Minneapolis as coach Pops Harrison reshapes the offense around Dave Danner to counter Minnesota’s plan to stop Dick Ives. The piece weighs the Big Ten title chase and looming army draft implications for players like Ives, Danner, Postels, Herwig, and Spencer.
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Minnesota
Dick Ives
Iowa
Hawk
Pops Harrison
Dave Danner
Harrison
Towa
Ives
Danner
Donnybrook
Iowa City
Hawks
Merchant Marine
Ned Postels
Skip Herwig
Jack Spencer
Yankees Spokesman Defends Farm System Postwar Baseball
George M. Weiss vice-president of the New York Yankees argues the farm system underpins postwar baseball. He cites its role in Major and minor league stability, player development, and supply of replacement talent, noting historical instability and later success of chain-store ownership models. Threats to the farm system are framed as threats to baseball itself.
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Atlantic City
N. J
George M. Weiss
New York Yankees
Husky
Weiss
Yanks
Yankee
Chicago
Pearl Harbor
Se Bulla and Dodson Lead Cedar Rapids Golf Meet
High school golf meet in Cedar Rapids features Se Bulla and Dodson atop standings as St Patrick’s Irish face Immaculate Conception in a return game on the Greyhound court. The I C five beat the Shamrocks earlier 32 20 with a reserve tilt at 7 00 and the varsity at 8 15.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Patrick's Irish
Immaculate Conception
Greyhound Court
I. C
Shamrocks
Wilson Ramblers
Mt. Vernon
Wilson
Maroons
Koch
Three High School Football Rule Changes Adopted
The National Interscholastic Football Committee approved three changes to high school football rules. A free kick retaken after a five yard penalty if not touched by a receiver. encroachment in the neutral zone clarified with no touching or delaying the snap. and a handed pass behind the line no longer counts as a forward pass if handed to an eligible player behind the line, except for passes traveling through the air.
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Chicago
National Interscholastic Football Committee
H. V. Porter
Porter
Rawlins Named Head of National Prep Athletic Affairs
E R Rawlings of Pierre S D was elected president of the national federation of state high school athletic associations. He succeeds E R Stevens of Independence Kansas after 15 years in the role. Walter B Spencer of New Haven Conn was elected vice president. War conditions have not reduced high school football schedules for 1944.
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Chicago
E. R. Rawling
Pierre
S. D
National Federation of State
Novotny Leads Lincoln Alleys Past Waterloo Five in Special Match
In a Cedar Rapids contest Lincoln Alleys edged Waterloo Five 2697 to 2691. Walter Harrison led Waterloo with 656 while Joe Novotny topped Lincoln with 638. Other scores include Pfeffer 630 and Parro 535 for Lincoln as the tough timber limited scoring.
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Lincoln Alleys
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Walt Harrison
Joe Novotny
Waterloo Pfeffer
Peterson
Scolato
Bland Ve
Novotny
Kinden
Hoppe
Art Parro
L. Schrader
Harmset
Barber Wins Bear Mountain Ski Meet
Merrill Barber, member of the 1940 Olympic ski team and 1942 national all around champion, won the Bear Mountain Invitational. He edged Sgt. Torger Tokle by 19 points as Tokle, returning to jumping after 1942, struggled with form. Hans Strand won the veterans class over Kyrre Tokle.
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Bear Mountain
N. Y
Merrill
Mezzie) Barber
Barber
Brattleboro
Sgt
Torger Tokle
Tokle
Hans Strand
Kyrre Tokle
Torger
Navy
Billiard Match Resumes Between Hoppe and Cochran
World three cushion champion Willie Hoppe of New York and Welker Cochran of San Francisco will resume their 1 900 point match Monday. They ended eight blocks Saturday in Kansas City with Hoppe leading 400 to 342.
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Chicago
Willie Hoppe
New York
Welker Cochran
San Francisco
Kansas City
Hoppe
Iowa Preflight and College Teams Schedule Weekend Action
Iowa week schedule lists Drake at Iowa reflight and other pairings including Simpson at Cornell Wartburg at Ellsworth and Ottumwa Naval Air Station at St Am. Matches span Tuesday to Saturday with multiple campus and military teams facing regional rivals in August events.
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de Paul
Chicago
Great Lakes
Western Michigan
Marquette
St. Thomas
Ohio State
Pittsburgh
Kentucky
Notre Dame
Camp Grant
Navy Pier
Iowa
Loras
Fort Sheridan
Lawrence
Simpson
Glenview
Ilinois State Normal
Fort Custer
Northwestern
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Purdue
Drake
Ilinois
Valparaiso
Augustana
Concordia
St. Ambrose
Tonigit
Towa
Central
Penn
Camp McCall
Buena Vista
Cornell
Wartburg
Ellsworth
Ottumwa Naval Air Station
Lee Naval Air Station
Iowa State
Cornell Navy
Dubuque
Upper Iowa
Cor
Bums Hear Durocher Across the Seas and Other Sports Snaps
AP reports Leo Durocher will miss Bear Mountain training due to USC tour while players hear him anyway. Hank Armstrong eyes a comeback against Saverio Turiello in Kansas City. Dick Farman returns from nerve surgery for Redskins next season. George Mikan childhood marble champ now might hinge his back. Bill Werts laments baseball prices. Monday Matinee Stan Cofall rises in football circles. Giants face class D connections amid chain-store baseball talk. Fearless Peter to return next summer. Dolly Stark moves to sports broadcasting in New York. Tarzan Taylor shares a joke about penalties and huddles.
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NEW York
Leo Durocher
USC
Dodgers
Bear Mountain
Hank Armstrong
Saverio Turiello
Kansas City
Dick Farman
Redskins
Ralph Brizzolara
George Marshall
George Mikan
DePaul
Stan Cofall
Tris Speaker
Cleveland Boxing Commission
American Pro Football Association
National League
Giants
Peter
Doc Parshall
Doc Gullinger
Dolly Stark
Louisville Quintet Wins Pin Tournament at Schalk Bowl
The John G. Epping team from Louisville Ky led after three quarters with 3 975 total to win the eighth annual Ray Schalk holiday bowling sweepstakes. First prize was 1 000 with Mobilgas of Chicago taking 700 for second after a strong final shift finishing 3 947.
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Chicago
John G. Epping
Louisville
Ray Schalk
Mobilgas
Los Angeles Open leaders at 210 battle tight finish
John Bulla an Atlanta pilot and Leon Dodson of Kansas City led the field with 210 while Sammy Byrd tumbled to 212 after a 75 in round three. Craig Wood shot 67 to join Byron Nelson at 211 as others trailed. Nelson’s nephew David Newell was seriously injured in Dallas. An 18 hole playoff would be planned if a two man tie for low score persists.
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Los Angeles
John Bulla
Atlanta
Slim Leonard Dodson
Kansas City
Sammy Byrd
New York Yankee
Dodson
Bulla
Craig Wood
New York
Children’s Hospital
Detroit Moves Up In Hockey League
Detroit Red Wings rise to fourth place in the NHL with a 4-2 win over Chicago. Montreal extends its lead after a 6-5 victory against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Toronto crushed Boston 12-3 while Montreal defeated New York in earlier action 8-2.
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Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Blackhawks
Montreal Canadiens
New York Rangers
Madison Square Garden
Rangers
Montreal
Toronto
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
New York
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Denner
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Noffman
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Wendland
Dubuque U
Onn Dubuque
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Wesleyan
Dottie Ireland
Little Allen Seabrook
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Wilson Cagers
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Tipton
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Seeeee Se
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Vinton
Marion Co
Monticello O
Oneida
Buck Creel
Delhi
Hopkinston
Earlsville
Colesburg
Greeley
DeWitt
Illowa
Cardinal
Grapplers
Galesburg
Earlville
Buck Creek
Pale Cagers
Ely
Langton
Truhlan
Ross
Palo Girls
Reynolds
Lee
Toddville
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Coggan
Miller
Handerson
Price
Trefy
Center Junction
Oxford Junction
Serbousek
Boys
Steffens
Oxford
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A. A. Stagg
Stagg Field
Chicago U
Midway
Red Peppers
By Tait
Hawkeye
Minneapolis
Army
Dick Foley
Illini
Bill Terry
Bill
Misera
Terry
Vinegar Bill
Yank
Strong
Jack Cuddy
Se Bulla
Mit
Vernon
Wilson, Pat's
Lincoln Alley
Luther
Wen Wesleyan
Durocher
Hugh Fullerton, JR
William
Tarzan Taylor
Marquette A
Taylor
Louisville Quintet
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