Pairings Listed For Girls Sectionals In Eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa girls sectionals reveal Steamboat Rock defends title vs Green Mountain Feb 10 at Conrad with nineteenth annual event. First round byes and pairings span Cedar-New Sharon to Wyoming Monticello with 64 meets opening Feb 9 and Cresting to Des Moines March 8.
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Corroy
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Parnell
Solon
Atalissa
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Tiffin
Nichols
Iowa City
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Epworth
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Troy Mills
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Ely
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Pale
Rowley
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Sacred Heart
Monmouth
Onslow
Center Junction
Olin
Oxford Junction
Ohio State Falls to Northwestern in Conference Tilt
Ohio State suffers a 16 point scoring loss as Northwestern's Nick Vodick leads with 16 points while Grate adds 12. The defeat ends OSU’s 0-1 conference start and breaks the Buckeyes’ grip on the league’s first place tie.
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Nick Vodick
Northwestern
Grate
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Tigers Schedule Exhibition Games With White Sox Cubs Pirates
The Detroit Tigers announced nine exhibition games against the White Sox Cubs and Pirates. Six games are at Evansville training camp with White Sox March 25-26 Cubs April 1-2 and Pirates April 8-9. Additional games against Pirates at Muncie April 14 and in Detroit April 15-16.
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Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Tigers
Evansville
Ind
White Sox
Pittsburgh
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Great Lakes swim team defeats Michigan in dual meet
Great Lakes naval training station triumphed over the University of Michigan 48 to 36 in a weekend dual meet. Bill Smith starred with a Michigan pool record and a near world mark in the 220, swimmimg 2 07.8 and clocking 1:55 for the 200.
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Great Lakes
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Major League Camps Open Across North for Training
Major league clubs announce winter to spring training sites with only three changes from last year. Phillies train in Wilmington Delaware, Athletics in Frederick Maryland, Yankees in Atlantic City New Jersey. Cubs and White Sox share French Lick Indiana base, with other teams at Bloomington Lafayette Evansville Muncie and more.
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Uncle Sam
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Robert M. Carpenter
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American Will Sweat Off Their Surplus Weight In the Hoosier State
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Choate School
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Governing Setup In Semi Pro Ball May Be Juggled
In Wichita Kansas Ray Dumont president of the National Baseball Congress said the post of high commissioner of sandlot baseball may be abolished and a five man commission created. The plan will be discussed at the NBC directors annual meeting in Chicago January 30 to February 3. Sisler would remain affiliated with the national semipro game if the post is abolished.
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Ray Dumont
National Baseball Congress
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Congress
Chicago
George Sisler
National Association of Umpires
National Association of
Sisler
Something New In Cage Wolves and Players’ Wives
Iowa City a Navy training station officer team led by Lt Eddie Hickey discloses a new basketball twist the officer’s wife. He recalls Creighton benches with “put in Beisser” and says fans now shout demands about his own husband. Detachment to Ottumwa Ia set for next Monday.
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INS
Eddie Hickey
Hickey
Creighton University
Omaha
Navy
Iowa City Naval Training Station
Creighton
Beisser
Naval Training Station
Ottumwa
Valparaiso Beats Ft Sheridan 71-60 in Regular-Season Game
Valparaiso Crusaders, led by coach Loren Ellis, edged Ft Sheridan 71 60 on a Friday night. Valpo, fresh from a win over DePaul, held a slim halftime edge and stretched the lead late in the game as Rosenblum and Schedrowitz fouled out for the Soldiers. The win aimed to prep for Notre Dame at South Bend Wednesday.
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Ind
Valparaiso University Crusaders
Ft. Sheridan
Loren Ellis
DePaul
Chicago
Rosenblum
Long Island University
Schedrowitz
Marquette
Valpo
Notre Dame
South Bend
Kell to Receive Trophy as Slugger in Baseball Honor
In Durham North Carolina George Kell a Lancaster Inter State League star who batted .396 will receive the tenth annual Louisville Slugger trophy as organized baseballs top slugger Kell will advance to the Philadelphia Athletics and minor league regulars. His closest competitors were Hal Gruber of Bristol in the Appalachian League and Ben Visan of Batavia in the Pony League both hitting .369.
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Durham
N. C
George Kell
Lancaster
S. Kell
Philadelphia Athletics
Hal Gruber
Bristol
Ben Visan
Batavia
Hawkeye State clash as Dubuque routs Penn 54 to 39
Dubuque's basketball team defeated Penn 54 to 39 despite Penn center Jack Oxenreider from Des Moines scoring 27 points, reclaiming nerves after a 19 to 18 second period. Randy Flashy led the Dubuque attack with 25 points.
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Penn
Oskaloosa Cla University
Jack Oxenreider
Des Moines
Iowa
Randy
Hawks Hold Illinois to Rebound in Big Ten Tilt
Iowa overwhelms Illinois 42 25 after a slow first half as Danner and Ives pace the Hawkeyes with 14 and 13 points respectively. Ned Postels shines on defense while Lloyd Herwig erupts for eight quick points late. Iowa next faces Indiana at Bloomington.
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Illinois
Iowa
Iowans
Midwest
Danner
Spencer
Judson
Ives
Hawks
Ned Postels
Illini
Patrick
Kirk
Indiana
Bloomington
Minos
Amber Light Wins New Orleans Race
Amber Light, chestnut from Dixi ana stable, wins the McDonough at the Fair Grounds in five and a half furlongs in 1 06. Frank's Boy and ponpeco finish second and third as Amber Light earns $2,210 from a $3,000 added event. Odds paid $2.60 and $2.20 for the winner.
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Dixiana Stable
Amber Light
McDonough
Fair Grounds
Frank
Pons Peco
Hoppe Extends Lead Over Cochran in Detroit Billiards
Willie Hoppe defeated Welker Cochran 50-48 in 44 innings to finish their Detroit exhibition series. The win capped a 50-26 matinee block and gave Hoppe a 600-477 lead in Detroit standings. They shift to New York Monday with Hoppe ahead 1850-1654 as the cross country tour continues.
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Willie Hoppe
Welker Cochran
Hoppe
New York
Cochran
Gophers Rally to Dominate Huskers 45 32
Minnesota controlled play after a 25 14 halftime lead and opened the second half with a five point burst to clinch a 45 32 victory over Nebraska. Bill Wright led Minnesota with 15 points while Al Artman scored nine for the Huskers.
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Neb
Nebraska
Minnesota
Cornhuskers
Gophers
Bill Wright
al Artman
Huskers
Wright
Rice Owls Dominate Aggies In Southwest Conference Clash
Rice Owls crushed Texas A&M 63 to 33 in College Station. Bill Henry led with 27 points, boosting his season total to 103 as Rice built a 24 to 11 halftime margin and kept Aggies from stopping his longarm sweeps.
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Rice Owls
Texas Aggies
Bill Henry
Rice
Aggies
Henry
Owls
Texas Holds Off TCU To Record Fourth SWC Win
Texas defeated Texas Christian 79 70 in a tight game. Jeff Kemp scored 23 points and Joe Crowley added 16 as the Longhorns pulled away late to stay unbeaten in Southwest Conference play. Joe Wich led the Frogs with a strong effort.
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Texas Christian
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Jeff Kemp
Joe Crowley
Texas
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Crowley
Joe Wich
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Central Quintains Beat Iowa Wesleyan 49 39 in Conference Game
Central College rallied from a 17 to 20 halftime deficit to overpower Iowa Wesleyan 49 to 39 in an Iowa conference clash Saturday night.
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Iowa Wesleyan
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Northwestern Tops Purdue 36 to 29 in Big Ten Action
Northwestern defeats Purdue 36 to 29 in a conference game. Great Lakes beats Michigan 48 to 34. Montreal trounces Boston 6 to 2 in a hockey matchup. New York earns a 5 to 1 victory over Terente.
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Great Lakes
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Boston
New York
Terente
Ned Day Rolls His 19th Perfect Score
Ned Day national match bowling champion rolled a 300 game in Rochester in a match with Herbie Kay and Dr. Harold Lunde of Mayo Clinic as a tune up for the Petersen classic in Chicago.
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Ins
Ned Day
Chicago
Day
Herbie Kay
Harold Lunde
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Dodds Sets Record For Two Mile Jaunt
In Boston, Gil Dodds of the Boston AA ran 9 43.6 in the Centennial two mile at the YMCA games, setting a new track record. MIT runners Arthur Swartz and Ken Joseph finished second and third, 300 yards back, while Ted Vogel of Tufts was unable to run due to illness.
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Gil Dodds
Boston A. A
Arthur Swartz
Ken Joseph
Dodds
Ted Vogel
Navy
Tufts College
New England
Bulldogs Upset Carleton 39 28 in Des Moines Showdown
Drake halted Carleton's seven game winning streak with a 39 to 28 victory in Des Moines. The Bulldogs led 21 to 12 at halftime and withstood a late Carleton rally to secure the upset.
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Carleton
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Drake
Peta
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Cubs To Play Sox Series April 13 16
Chicago Cubs and White Sox announced spring training exhibition schedules subject to wartime travel limits. Cubs to face Detroit in Evansville April 1-2 and Cincinnati in Louisville April 9, with the two Chicago clubs delaying their joint pre season series until they return to Chicago.
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Pittsburg
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Detroit
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Rangers Upset Maple Leafs 5–1 on Toronto Ice
The New York Rangers, in last place, defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5 to 1 on their home ice Saturday night. It marked the second time this season they beat the Maple Leafs on their own rink.
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New York Rangers
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Miami Edges Indiana U. 52-50 on late Bruning shot
Miami University of Oxford defeated Indiana University 52 to 50 in Bloomington as Glen Bruning hit a one handed pivot shot from the foul circle in the final two seconds. Indiana had rallied to tie late after trailing by six but could not complete the comeback.
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Miami University
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Ohio
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Glen Bruning
Miami
Shaughnessy predicts minor circuits can hold up this year
New York AP President Frank Shaughnessy of the International League rejects gloom for 1944 saying his clubs are in better shape than last year and could continue play with government orders. He notes signings include 4-Fs and Pearl Harbor era fathers while Branch Rickey warns leagues may lose players and face shutdown due to shortages.
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Frank Shaughnessy
International League
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Pearl Harbor
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
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American Association
Pacific Coast
Hambletonian to Return to Goshen in 1944
The Hambletonian trotting classic will be held in Goshen New York on August 9, 1944. After a year at Empire City due to wartime restrictions, Goshen once again hosts the event along with Saratoga and Westbury resuming racing. The schedules for all three meets require approval by the New York state harness racing commission.
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Goshen
N. Y
Empire City
Saratoga
Westbury
New York State
Harness Racing Commission
Indians Pick Lafayette, Indiana for Spring Training
Cleveland Indians vice-president Roger Peckinpaugh announced the club will return to Purdue University in Lafayette Indiana for spring training this season. Players report to Manager Lou Bou dreau on March 13 with 31 men on the roster. Three players Cris Hocker Al Smith and Gene Desautels are on the verge of induction.
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Roger Peckinpaugh
Cleveland Indians
Purdue University At Lafayette
Ind
Peckinpaugh
Indians
Lou Boudreau
Cris Hocker
al Smith
Gene Desautels
Petersen Bowling Meet Opens In Chicago With 32 Starters
The 31st Petersen individual classic began in Chicago on Saturday with 32 of 1,280 bowlers in the field as Charley Boehm of Highland Park Michigan led the opening squad with 1 546. The event features a 32008 prize fund and Ned Day of West Allis Wisconsin as the top title favorite.
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Charley Boehm
Highland Park
Mich
Ned Day
West Allis
Wis
White Sox Spring Training Schedule Announced
Chicago White Sox players will depart March 16 for French Lick Indiana to start spring training. Vice president Harry Grabiner said the personnel traveling would be announced later. The club will open with exhibition games March 25 and 26 against the Detroit Tigers in Evansville Indiana.
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Ind
Harry Grabiner
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Tigers
Golden Gloves Event Picks Cedar Rapids Team For Iowa Showing
Iowa Manufacturing delegates name Golden Gloves entrant to a Cedar Rapids squad led by Bill Veenstra of Blairstown, 1940 175 pound champion. About 50 boxers train for the Des Moines staged show at the Jewish Community Center February 9 to 11. Two Des Moines teams join the lineup. Doug Shaheen, a 135 pound welterweight from Roosevelt High, joins the armed forces squad after being drafted.
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Dickey Picked Yankee Dickey as New York Player of Year
New York AP William Malcolm Dickey a long time New York Yankee catcher chosen as the chapter’s player of the year by the New York baseball writers. He will receive the award Feb 6 at the annual dinner in New York. Dickey, 37, first catcher to win the trophy, hit .351 in 85 games last season. He will report to manager Joe McCarthy in March for his 17th season with the Bronx Bombers.
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William Malcolm Dickey
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Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
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Hulse sets indoor mile mark at Metropolitan AAU meet
Bill Hulse of the New York A.C. won the indoor one mile at 4:15.6 in the Metropolitan AAU championships at the 13th Regiment Armory, the fastest armory track time and second in meet history. Jim Rafferty finished second with 4:17.1 despite an injured ankle. Rudy Simms of NYU was third. Ensign Ollie Hunter led the 3 mile, and Navy V-12 trainee Lawrence Schmidt won the 1000-yard race.
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New York A.C
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Hulse
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N.Y.A.C
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Alfred Daily
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York Detroit Ace Classified 1-A Ready For Uncle Sam
Rudy York of Detroit, a hard hitting outfielder, has been classified 1-A by his selective service board and is ready to enter the armed services. He plans to serve where he can do the most good and expects induction within 60 days. He is married with three children and spends winters at his farm near Cartersville.
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Selective Service Board
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Appling Says Army Induction Cost Him 150 Dollars
Pvt Luke Appling star White Sox batting champ said it cost him 150 dollars to be inducted into the army. He forgot to transfer papers from Chicago after the season and spent 150 on train fare hotels and meals to reach Fort Sheridan for the call to duty.
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