Hoppe Stung by Rubin Upset in Three-Cushion Tourney
In Chicago, Willie Hoppe lost 50 to 39 to Arthur Rubin as the world's three-cushion billiards event moved into its second week. Rubin built a late rally after a tense 39 innings, handing Hoppe his second defeat in 40 championship games over three years.
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Willie Hoppe
Rubin
Chicago
INS
The
Mighty
Joe Chamaco
Mexico
Chamaco
Ralph Greenleaf
New York
Welker Cochrane
San Francisco
Hoppe
Brooklyn
Arthur Rubin
John Fitzpatrick
Los Angeles
Arthur Thurnblad
Kenosha
Wis
Jake Schaefer
Cleveland
Earle Lookabaugh
Cochran
Lookabaugh
Welker
Willie
Five Contests Headline Local Prep Basketball Night
Franklin faces McKinley in internecine city battle at the Thunderbolts gym with city championship implications. Roosevelt meets Clinton on the west side while Wilson hosts East High at Waterloo and Immaculate Conception plays O L V A Waterloo. Marion rookies visit Vinton as Johnny Fowler looms for the Indians.
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Franklin
McKinley
Thunderbolts
Roosevelt
Don Wolfe
Rough Riders
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Rink
Wilson
East High
Waterloo
River Kings
East Waterloo
Davenport
Dubuque
West Waterloo
Immaculate Conception
J. C
Greyhounds
Bluejays
Eldon Coffman
Marion
Vinton
Tri-Valley
Indians
Johnny Fowler
Wide Golden Gloves Interest Evidenced
Amateur boxing events surge as promoters report strong turnout in winter tournaments. Newark seeks big showdowns with six foot five Stanley Minski facing 310 pound Alberigo Casale as crowds rally for boxing action across New Jersey and beyond. Additionally, notes touch on baseball, horse racing, and other sports chatter shaping the 1942 season previews.
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Hugh Fullerton JR
New York
Newark
Stanley Minski
Catholic University
Cleveland
Alberigo
Rocco) Casale
Dodgers
Havana
Babe Kimbrough
Lexington
Herald
Alsab
Sun Again
Bless Me
Devil Diver
Wendell Lalime
Newport
Daily Express
Ted Williams
Infantry
Lou Boudreau
Indianapolis
Johnny McCarthy
Giants
Columbus
Donie Bush
Horace Stoneham
Johnny
Indians
Des Moines
Billy Davis
Minersville
Jack Brady
Jack
Curt Herrman
Ray Robinson
Jacobs Beach Boys
A.B.C
Congress
George Blake Fires Perfect 100 in Roosevelt Rifle Meet
George Blake shot 100 perfect rings in 100 attempts helping the Roosevelt rifle team place 491 of 500 in NATIONAL RIFLE association competition coached by Lloyd George. It marked the second perfect effort on the Roosevelt range this season alongside Louis Newman’s earlier 100.
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George Blake
Roosevelt
National Rifle Association
Blake
Louis Newman
Lloyd George
Stan Mohrbacher
Mohrbacher
Merchant's National Bank
Reddy
Charles Cosgrove
Cliff Cashen
Art Bliss
Ken Wagner
Miller
Parlor Cry
Refintne Co
Bel Company
Wagner
Marlon M't
Cent Heat
Eallip
Ish Kopenhaver
Jones Skelly Service
Hish Stephenson
Unzeitir Auto Service
Unzeith Auto Supply
Texaco Products
Leipol Ta Elec
See & Pr. Co
Langham
Merchant's Natiral Bk
Reddy Kitowatts
Rk AR Ostrove
Penick
Douglas Starch
Opfel Ae
Electric Motora Co
Gureno Grocery
I High
Stolba
Welch- Cook-Beals Co
Otis Quarry
I High Wagner
Earl's Barber Shop
Goodsear
Torney
Bupane Gas
Hish Norton
Baby Ruth
Coca Cola
Cxshen
Ladies Recreation League
Red Crown Alera Vermont Maid
McRaith
Quaker Lab O
Loveless
Guaranty Bank
Miles Sens
Penick Starch
Tefer
Tom Orayson
Wolverton
Collins Radio League
Lincoln Alleys
Holvenator
Hollingsworth
Hanson
Laufer
I. O. A. Foods
Withers
Orton
Foe
Colting Radio Aves
Dad's Root Beer Eee
Btar
Bahnsen eeeKe
Wood claims ghost championships amid war Open cancellation
Golf pro Craig Wood jokes that he holds ghost titles from events he won in 1929 1932 1933 1934 and 1940 that were never contested again as the National Open remains in limbo during wartime. He also notes a remark about luffa gourd fiber as a practical sponge.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Craig Wood
Oklahoma City
Wood
Australia
Marske to start for Kohawks in conference clash tonight
Midwest conference rivals Coe and Cornell meet for the first time this season on the Kohawks floor at 745. Coe coach Willis Lamb starts a revamped backcourt with Bill Marske and Eldora sophomore as Marske replaces the previous starter Jim Gallagher who will rotate with Captain Paul Tschirgi and Cowboy Cornell at forward for Cornell's coach Walton Koch.
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Midwest
Coe
Cornell
Kohawks
Willis Lamb
Bill Marske
Eldora
Marske
Jim Gallagher
Paul Tschirgi
Cowboy Cornell
Walton Koch
Tipton and Anamosa Lead Mid-Six Standings Tight Race
Tipton and Anamosa share the Mid-Six lead at 3 0, each undefeated in conference play. They meet once this year, with Tipton hosting Maquoketa next and both teams having one loss to an East Iowa foe.
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Tipton
Anamosa
Maquoketa
Pet
Tipton Tree
Manchester
Marlon
Monticello
Larson
Smith
Creighton Defeats Washington U Bears 45 to 30
Creighton University Bluejays moved atop the Missouri Valley standings with three straight wins after narrowly defeating the Washington University Bears 45 to 30 on Thursday night in Omaha.
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Omaha
Neb
Creighton University Bluejays
Missouri Valley
Washington University Bears
PATS QUINT HANDS CASCADE FIRST LOSS OF NINE
Cascade Catholic fell to St Patrick 38 25 as the Shamrocks defense clamped down in the opening quarter holding Cascade to one field goal. Joe Dolan led St Patrick with 16 points backed by Merlin Moran and Bob Shanahan.
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Cascade Catholic
St. Patrick's
Shamrocks
St. Patrick
Irish
Joe Dolan
Jim Curry
Bob Shanahan
St. Pat
Cascade
Bud Kurt
Eldred Lees
Dolan
Shanahan
John
Merlin Moran
Charles Quinn
Quinn
Lees
Ol Curry
J. Moran
Little
Nelers
Krumbholzf
Hemmer
Mor
M. Kennes
Gearhart
J. Kenney
McAllister
Shanahans
Gearharte
Burkes
Dovin
Curry
Shannahan
Kurt
Neelers
Bishop
Dubuque
Byron Nelson Tops Field in Oakland Open
Byron Nelson led the Oakland Open after the first round with a 67 and held a one stroke edge entering the second round. Ben Hogan, Mike de Massey, Bill Nary, and Lawson Little all shot 68 to stay close as top contenders pursued Nelson’s long-standing jinx on the California tour.
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Oakland
Calif
Byron Nelson
California
Toledo
Sequoyah
Texas
Nelson
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Mike de Massey
Morro Bay
Bill Nary
del Mar
Lawson Little
San Francisco
Little
Dick Metz
Jimmy Thomson
Horton Smith
Metz
Thomson
Smith
College Basketball Scores Reported By AP
Alabama 41 Georgia Tech 25. Washington and Lee 28 Virginia Tech 25. William and Mary 30 Virginia 21. Oklahoma A and M 41 Tulsa 13. Creighton 45 Washington St. Louis 30. Winds 55 Principia 26. St Ambrose 4. Northern Montana 1 Montana Mines 21. Texas Tech 31 New Mexico 30. West Texas State 78 New Mexico A and M 37. Abilene Christian 49 Southwestern Tex. 46.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Georgia Tech
Washington & Lee
Virginia Tech
William and Mary
Virginia
Oklahoma A
Tulsa
Creighton
Washington
St. Louis
Winds College
Principia
St. Ambrose
Town Wesleyan
Northern Montana
Montana Mines
Texas Tech
New Mexico
West Texas State
New Mexico A
Abuene Christian
Southwestern
Tex
Pairings Released For Johnson County Basketball Tourney
The Johnson County Schoolmasters club announced boys and girls tournament pairings to be played in Solon February 4 to 7. Boys matchups include Lone Tree Solon Center Cosgrove Shaupile Oxford Sharon Tiffin with Oxford the defending boys champion. Girls pairings feature Oxford Lone Tree and Sharon Tiffin with Oxford defending girls title.
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Gazette
Shueyville
Johnson County Schoolmasters Club
Solon
Lone Tree
Center
Cosgrove
Shuwopile
Oxford
Sharon
Tifin
Tiffin
Zivic Faces Rival as Robinson Fight Looms
Fritzie Zivic meets Ray Robinson at Madison Square Garden in a key welterweight bout Friday night. The winner likely earns a title shot on February 20 for charity, with Freddie Cochran as a possible future challenger.
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Zivic
Sid Feder
New York
Fritzie Zivic
Pittsburgh
Ray Robinson
Harlem
Madison Square Garden
Fritzie
A.A.U
Freddie
Red Cochrane
Elizabeth
N. J
Cochran
Mike Jacobs
Freddie the Red
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Welker Cochran
Graham Hovey
Fullerton
Roosevelt Range
Bill Campbell
Purple
Coe Cornell Connell
Pares Ischirgi
Ici
Houden Moss
Howard Marske
Anderson Lamprecht
Rodine
Sara Parks
Igh Patuba
Patterson Dental
High Clark
T Sands
Butterfly Cale
High Hlavary
Ins_ Co
Bever & Co
Lincoln Alless
High c J
Jemima
HOS High Bliss
Stivers
Lincoln Junior LE Bones Co
Service Press
High Bohlander
Macks Cafe Ae
Mellchar
Mooses
First Trust Bank Eee
Duster Bros
Beardsley
Fowa-Illinois Gas Electric League
Magic Chef
Johnson Rane
High
Mitraisky As
Ruud Maners
Roper
C. Miller
LA Plant-Choate League
Stark
Washington U
QUINT
West Side Irish
Jack Young’s Cigar Store
2Nd Ave
3Rd St
Merchants National Bank
Johnson County
New Man’s
O'coats
Newman's
Newman
Newman's Men's Shop
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