Big Ten Cagers Set for Week of Key Showdowns
Top teams Pur due Northwestern Ohio State and Iowa remain unbeaten as Purdue hosts Illinois and Michigan visits Purdue while Ohio State faces Northwestern in Evanston. Grate leads OSU scoring. Patterson fuels Wisconsin as Iowa readies for Illinois.
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Purdue
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Ohio State
Iowa
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Illinois
Michigan
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Pops) Harrison
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Wisconsin
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Nebraska
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Oxford
Billiard Aces Head to Detroit in Hoppe Cochran Feud
In Chicago Willie Hoppe leads Welker Cochran by 1 250 to 1 188 as they resume their cross country feud. Hoppe held a four point edge 850 to 846 in Chicago and carried a comfortable 400 to 342 advantage from Kansas City. After finishing Detroit's 600 point six day stretch they plan to extend the tour to Newark.
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Willie Hoppe
Welker Cochran
Detroit
Hoppe
Kansas City
Newark
Louis to referee boxing in Des Moines Feb 2
Heavyweight champion Joe Louis is set to referee several boxing matches in Des Moines on February 2, promoter Pinkie George said. Louis, an army sergeant, has a one month furlough and will later tour army camps overseas.
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Des Moines
Joe Louis
Pinkie George
Louis
Kerrs versatile coaching style sparks East West game trend
Andy Kerr and Dr. George Hauser trained the East squad to run from an I formation into single or double wing and Notre Dame box sets. The prep work showcased wide variety in football attack strategies amid star players and varied coaching ideas from coast to coast.
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Andy Kerr
Andy
George Hauser
Notre Dame
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Howie Odell
Yale
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Baltimore Sun
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Frank Sinkwich
Georgia
Rudy York
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft
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Tenn
Billy
Nashville Banner
Thompson
St Patrick’s at Cascade Tonight
The St Patrick’s cagers travel to Cascade Monday night to face a strong Cascade Catholic squad. Both teams boast recent wins with St Patrick’s winning 39-15 over St Wenceslaus and Cascade replying 40-13 against Monticello Sacred Heart.
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Reinstatement of Babe Didrikson Highlights Amateur Sport Trends
LAWTON CARVER NEW YORK INS Babe Didrikson is reinstated as an amateur golfer by the United States Golf Association after a nine year wait since her 1935 ineligibility. The piece argues amateur bodies mellowing toward allowing former professionals and critiques endorsements and cross‑sport play.
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INS
Babe Didrikson
United States Golf Association
Jim Thorpe
Stockholm
Sweden
Babe
Pasadena
Iowa Cage Week Schedule Highlights Several Matches
Iowa hosts Preflight at Ottumwa NAS and faces Cornell at Loras while Carleton challenges Drake and Wartburg plays One. Central and Iowa meet, and Dubuque tests Drake as teams across Iowa state and nearby bases compete this week.
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Jane
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Bill Klem predicts great 1944 baseball season reforms unlikely
Baseball’s veteran Bill Klem, NL umpire chief, says 1944 will be spectacular with thrilling competition. He dismisses loss of stars to the war, urging tradition and saying the old players will return and new stars will rise. He supports four umpires per game and notes war-time service work and a successful sports quiz show for troops.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Bill Klem
Klem
Armed Services
Camp Grant and Iowa Lead Unbeaten College Hoops List
Camp Grant stretched its winning streak to 13 in a row as national rankings moved Iowa and Albright to seven straight while DePaul fell from the unbeaten line after Valparaiso upset the Demons 65 57 in Chicago. The week featured sectional play and notable results including Penn State over Pitt Temple over St John s Norfolk naval station over Norfolk naval air station and Duke Idaho over Washington State Rice over Arkansas and Ohio State wins over Indiana.
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East
DePaul
Little Valparaiso
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Valparaiso
Demons
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Rice
Arkansas
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Nelsons power over speed stuns DePaul at Valparaiso
Valparaiso topped DePaul 65 to 57 as seven Hoosier giants and a 5 foot 8 inch guard led a backboard dominated victory. Dille scored 28, Valpo improved to 10 wins in 12 games, despite a tough three game stretch against war plants in Wichita.
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Ind
Ellis
DePaul
Valpo
George Mikan
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Don Warnke
Milt Schoon
Albert Schmidt
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John Janische
Alvin Schmidt
Nick Hashu
Chuck Eades
Dille
Valpa
War Plant
Wichita
Kan
Coaches seek rule changes to aid passing in college gridiron
Lt. Harman, athletic director at Iowa Preflight, urges a coaches rule committee to allow passes behind the line. The piece notes Harman’s support for a new kick off rule and analyzes how a wider passing lane could equalize play and boost offense.
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Condr. Harvey Harman
Iowa
Coaches Association
Matty Bell
Davisport teams and Jones County tourney set pace in fall season
Davenport Blue Devils lead Mississippi Valley standings as unbeaten in conference play. Iowa City City Hawks rise to second after a 29-22 win over Dubuque Rams, Clinton River Kings edge Wilson 33-30. McKinley beats Roosevelt for first conference win. Tournament pairings for Jones and Johnson counties emerge, with Ana mos a and Mart ello heavy favorites in early rounds. Girls and boys previews include Tiffin, Sharon, and Olin contenders, plus Cascade Catholic and Delhi junior highs competing coast to coast.
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Paul Moon
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Unclear text fragment on family finances and earnings
Fragmentary OCR discusses allocating a portion of family income to Wer Bande on payday. Limited context. no clear names, dates, or concrete figures available.
Cyclones to Meet Seahawks in Return Navy Clash
Iowa State travels to Iowa City for a rematch with the Seahawks in a game that follows their 31 to 29 season opening win. Cyclones start Lyle Naylor Ray Wehde Price Brookfield Robert Sauer Gene Culman. Seahawks likely field Paul Murphy Harry Wilcoxon Al Shirley Bernie Nelson Richard Burk.
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Harry Wilcoxon
al Shirley
Bernie Nelson
Richard Burk
Jim De Swarte Wins Silver Skates Meet
Jim Del Swarte of the Champaign Urbana Skating Club won the men’s senior title at the Chicago Silver Skates Derby defeating Lowell Miller of Chicago and Clarence Gobuen of Camp Hale Colorado. Bernice Melewski of West Allis Wisconsin won the senior women’s event over Luetta Du Mez of Chicago and Lavergne Daum of Cleveland. Other winners included Jimmy Thomson Chicago boys’ midget Scotty Wallace Champaign Urbana boys’ juvenile Jack Carney Chicago boys’ junior George Fischer Chicago boys’ intermediate Mary Allen Chicago girls’ junior and Virginia Neazeng Chicago girls’ intermediate.
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Jim del Swarte
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Camp Hale
Colo
Bernice Melewski
West Allis
Wis
Luetta du Mez
Lavergne Daum
Cleveland
Jimmy Thomson
Scotty Wallace
Jack Carney
George Fischer
Mary Allen
Virginia Neazeng
Sooners Lead Big Six Tilt With Kansas In Lawrence
AP reports Allie Paine of Oklahoma and Charles Moffett of Kansas headline a top Big Six clash in Lawrence Friday night. Paine and Moffett lead scoring, Oklahoma tied with Iowa State at two wins, and the Sooners favored to beat the Jayhawks as title race momentum builds.
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Five Phillies Sign For Next Season
Philadelphia. Prospective Phillies for the 1944 season began receiving contracts. General manager Herb Pennock said 31 contracts were mailed. Five players including manager Freddie Fitzsimmons and pitcher Big Bill Lee have signed. Ron Northey remains unsigned and may keep his Camden shipyard job.
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Philadelphia Phillies
Herb Pennock
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Big Bill Lee
Ron Northey
Northey
Camden
N. J
Dawson Reinstated As Golfing Amateur
LOS ANGELES AP Johnny Dawson one of the nation s top golfers is reinstated as an amateur after two years. He received a telegram from the United States Golf Association following its executive meeting in Chicago. Dawson had become ineligible to compete in national amateur meets because he worked in a sporting goods store selling golf equipment. He changed his job two years ago and now works in real estate and insurance sales.
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Johnny Dawson
Dawson
United States Golf Association
Chicago
Nelson Leads San Francisco Golf Under Par After Third Round
Byron Nelson shot 68 to reach 203 eleven under par through 54 holes at Harding Park, extending his lead to five strokes. Harold McSpaden and Sam Byrd trailed as Lloyd Mangrum and Arthur Bell shared fifth at 215, with a large crowd watching Nelson approach the final green.
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McSpaden
Sammy Byrd
Yankee
Lloyd Mangrum
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Prince
Arthur Bell
George Fazio
Pine Valley
W. Va
Harry Bassler
Culver City
Calif
Johnny Bulla
Chicago
Bassler
W. A. Stackhouse
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Bulla
Ellsworth Vines
Joe Kirkwood Jr
Harry Cooper
Minneapolis
Harry
Rangers win as NHL teams post early 1946 results
The New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 8 to 6 to open the year with a win. Detroit Red Wings toppled the Toronto Maple Leafs 4 to 1, while the Chicago Blackhawks skated to a 1 to 1 tie with the Montreal Canadiens as three NHL games produced results.
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