Golf World Stunned by U S G A War Time Curtailment
The United States Golf Association cancelled its four major tournaments replacing them with three national holiday medal play events on Decoration Day Independence Day and Labor Day. Clubs will charge entry fees with proceeds to the Red Cross and amateur prizes may be won with defense bonds.
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United States Golf Association
New York
George W Blossom, Jr
Lake Forest
Harold W. Pierce
Brookline
Mass
America
Minneapolis
del Monte
Calif
Tulsa
Okla
Denver
Colo
Office of Civilian Defense
John B. Kelly
Red Cross
United States
U. S
Ed Dudley
Association
Los Angeles
Dudley
Chicago
George S. May
Tom O’shanter Golf Club
Pairings Set For Keokuk County Cage Tournament
SIGOURNEY Pairings for the Keokuk county high school basketball tournament were announced by Supt. E. B. Lynch. Upper bracket includes Thornburg bye Delta vs Ollie Richland vs Gibson Martinsburg vs South English. Lower bracket features Keota vs Keswick What Cheer vs Sigourney Webster vs Hedrick Kinross bye. Games run Jan 21 22 23 24 with finals Jan 24.
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Sigourney
Keokuk
Kinross
No Y League Schedule Trimmed For Week
No games are set before Friday in the Y M C A Commercial league. Defending champions the Standard Oilers remain unbeaten, while standings show Oilers at the top with Arm iatrans and Becl’s Acullas comets trailing.
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Standard Oilers
Tandings
Oilers Armiatrans
Becl
Acullas Comets
Allen
Motors
Marengo Fist and Game club plans second annual banquet
The Marengo Fish and Game club seeks to gather Jan 22 with buffalo meat as feature dish. Fred T. Schwab of the conservation commission and John Tobin of Vinton are on the program. A Rock Island engineer urges bird feed along his rail line between Reinbeck and Vinton to help pheasants during winter.
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Marengo Fist and Game Club
Fred T. Schwab
State Conservation Commission
John Tobin
Vinton
Rock Island
Reinbeck
Roy Derigo
Twelfth Street
Linn County Fish and Game Club
Doug Grant
WMT
Frank Welch
Linn County Fish
Linn County Fish and Game Club Elected Officials
The Linn County Fish and Game club elected new officers on Jan 2 led by President Ed Fay and Vice President Leonard Filipy. Members discussed wildlife issues, trapping concerns, and conservation enforcement including a recent arrest of eleven fishermen near Hardin City for spearing on the Iowa River with fines totaling $1100.
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Linn County Fish and Game
Ed Fay
Twelfth Street
Leonard Filipy
K Avenue
Georgy Barta
J Street
Bernard Smbeck
Third Street
Walter Harvey
Iowa River
Hardin City
Harvey
Grant Tyler
Eldora
Y League Champs Outshoot Packers
Standard Oilers beat Wilsons 38 33 on the Y floor as Seghi led Wilsons with 18 points and Drakos scored 10 for the Oilers. Alburnett defeated Becks 27 17 in the nightcap. other box score details accompany the game note.
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Standard Oil
Wilson's
Oilers
Phil Seghi
Wilson’s
Ozzie Drakos
Alburnett
Beck
Standard Oilers
Seghif
Richardsons
Stramelf
I Bisek
Novalsc
Drahos
Prohaska
Beltram
Wilson
Gillen
Brien
Everett
Narber
Benesh
Iowa State
Bewis
Ashlock
Thomas
Booth
Stick
Oilink
Bowers
Osting
Drake
Hense
Powers
QuaAns
D.thomas
Rockwood
Army Camps Will Play Best Football In 1942
George Halas predicts military camps will field the best football next fall. He notes pros will rely on older players while colleges field skeleton squads, and argues military training aligns with football tactics. He recalls Great Lakes 1918 and says service teams may challenge colleges in 1942.
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George Halas
Bears
Warry Grayson
New York
NEA
Halas
John T. Tuthill, Jr
Sid Luckman
Chicago Bears
Forts and bases boast notable football teams this season
Camp Shelby in Mississippi fielded a fair football squad coached by Ray Novotny of Elyria, Ohio. The 387th Division club mostly included ex Ohio players. Fort Monmouth and Pensacola Naval Air Station showed strong lines and talent, including Paul Kramer from Michigan. California had two strong outfits headed by Moffet Field.
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Camp Shelby
Miss
Ray Novotny
Elyria
Ohio
Fort Monmouth
Coast Guard
Naval Air Station At
Pensacola
Paul Kramer
Michigan
California
Moffet Field
Bears ready for action as service callups loom
Great Lakes and Fort Monmouth boast strong basketball squads. Great Lakes has already repulsed Notre Dame and Indiana. Ten Bears join the service immediately with others likely to be in action before the final whistle. Ex Ensign Halas quips of wrapping up the Bears in one big package against the Japs.
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Eielson
Mare Island Marines
Rockne
Notre Dame
Halas
George Gipp
Curly Lambeau
Green Bay Packers
Little Joe Brandy
Hank Anderson
Great Lakes
Fort Monmouth
Indiana
Bears
AIC Tecan To Play At Oxford Junction
AIC Tecan of Davenport will play the Nashville Business College girls basketball team from Nashville Tennessee Friday night in the high school gymnasium at Oxford Junction. Both teams are noted in the AAU tournament circuit. Jones county girls Margaret Macomber and Helen Joura of Olin play for the AJC team this season.
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Oxford Junction
A. I. C. Stones
Davenport
Nashville Business College
Nashville
Cedar Rapids Women Bowlers Launch Red Cross Defense Drive
The Cedar Rapids Women’s Bowling Association introduces a Red Cross activity drive inviting up to 400 members to join classes in first aid nursing home service and other wartime roles. Volunteers will form units of 15 to 20 with free enrollment and later participation in Red Cross programs nationwide.
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Red Cross
Cedar Rapids Women's Bowling Association
Lillian Hefner
Mefner
Hospital and Recreation Corps
Paul Huston
Hefner
Oklahoma A and M Wrestlers Win Midwest Meet Title
Newton Copple of Nebraska defeated Roy Reppert of Iowa State to claim the unofficial 145-pound title at the Midwest Collegiate wrestling meet in Ames. Oklahoma A and M captured the unofficial team crown with 18 of 20 wins and five individual titles. Minnesota and Town Teachers also won championships in various weight classes.
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AMES
Newton Copple
Nebraska
Iowa
Roy Reppert
Oklahoma A and M
Aggies
Minnesota
Leonard Levy
Toomey
Dubuque University
Leon Martin
Palmer
Oklahoma A
Martin
Town
Levy
Cedar Rapids To Host State Y Handball Tournament Again
Chairman Sam Johnson announced Cedar Rapids will host the state YMCA handball tournament for the twelfth consecutive year on February 7. Players from many towns will compete in singles and doubles with defending champions Paul Nissen of Cedar Rapids in singles and Abe Marcovis with Van Thompson of Des Moines in doubles. Eliminations to pick Cedar Rapids representatives begin January 19.
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Sam Johnson
Y.M.C.A
Cedar Rapids
Iowns YM C. Avs
Paul Nissen
Abe Marcovis
van Thompson
Des Moines
Henry Achter
Bob Kutchera
Johnson
Nissen
John Beck
Barrow Returns to Work After Cold
New York Yankees president Ed Barrow resumes duties at the club after a long cold kept him away from the Larchmont home. He returns to his desk and oversees team affairs.
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NEW York
NEA
Ed Barrow
The
New York Yankees
Larchmont
Wisconsin Names Odell Backfield Coach In Coaching Shakeup
Iowan Howard Odell will join the Wisconsin football staff as backfield coach and chief assistant to Stu Dreher as part of a broader reorganization. Art Mafield becomes football B squad coach, while Varsity Line Coach B Reagan shifts to director of freshman athletics. Frank J Dan, ex varsity backfield man, becomes Reagan’s assistant.
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Day
University of Wisc
Howard Od
University of Pennsylvania
Mason
Odell
Studreher
Art Mafield
Wisconsin
B Reagan
Direc
Frank J Dan
Reagans
Stuhldreher
Badgers
Jovna
Purdue
Diana
Marquette
Colum
Sracuse Odell
Sioux Cita
University of Pitburgh
John B Suterla
Harlow
Harvard
Coe George Munger
Pennesylvamn
Meee Wis
Harry Stuhtdreher
Lighters Wilsons Set Key Midweek Clash In League
Two unbeaten Allied Industrial basketball teams meet Wednesday as the Light Company and Wilson and Company face off. The Lighters own four straight league wins and a 40 point scoring margin, plus a 30 to 14 win over the Packers.
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Sly
Clifford Kephart
Rlanchester
Delaware County
Mac Billings
Delhi
Allied
Light Company
Wilson and Company
Lighters
Packers
Iowa Manufacturing
Collins
Paramount To Show Louis Fight Films
Paramount theater manager Hal Sheridan announced a special film of the Joe Louis Buddy Baer heavyweight championship will be added to the program today and run through Thursday matinee.
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Hal Sheridan
Paramount Theater
Joe Louis
Buddy Baer
Paramount
Army Denies Demps Waiver For Enlistment
Former heavyweight champion Jack Demps requests age waiver from Army recruiters in New York City. Col Herald Gilbert cites law restricting enlistment to men 18 to 34, noting current rules do not allow an 36 year old to join, despite new expanded draft age discussions.
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Washington
Jour Department
Jack Demps
Army
New York City
New York
Hearald Gilbert
Howey
Niav
Wwe
Waltonian Archer Officers Elected for Coming Year
Miles Fisher heads Waltonian Archer as officers for the next year were elected Friday. Valent serves as president, Walter Toode as vice president, Mrs Mable Seeg as secretary, and Russ Graham as treasurer. Directors include Mel Hallis, Bert Watkins, and Fred M Enders.
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Walton Ac
Valent
Walter Toode
Mable Seege
S Retary
Russ Graham Tie
Mel Hallis
Bert Watkins
Fred M Enders
Iowa
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Golf World
Keokuk County
Eastern Iowa
By Chuck Kosik
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Tenth
Mulberry
Dickinson County
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Dartmouth
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N. H
Naismith Memorial Fund
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Paddy Driscoll
Northwestern
Jimmy Conzelman
Chicago Cardinals
Charley Bachman
Navy
Hulas
Amazing Bears
Asa Bushnell
Big Six
AIC Tecan
Oklahoma
Barrow
Asme Ait Auto Electric Shop
Seventh Street
DIAL
Iowan
Howard Odell
Stuhldrehe
Sioux City
Wisconsn
Reagan
Pum Town Maniufacture
Cotuns Radio
LaPlant-Cheate Vw
Honeymead
Penrick
Ford
Quaker
Link Bet Syereder
Lizht Co
Wisco and Co
Ol Licht Company
Collins Radio Piena
Wiongud Company
Penick
Quaker Oars
Krimm
Kinchlows Mountaat
Beltroom
Libray
Groenenboom
ThalReynolds
Jo Pikt
Louis
Miles Fisher
Waltonian
Truss Fitting Service
Paramount Pharmacy Paramount Theatler Bldg
Petia
Iowa City
Wiit
Cen O
Crandic
Avdi
Cedar Rapids and
Iowa City Railway
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