Iowa and Indiana Battle for Big Ten Lead This Weekend
Iowa seeks a 10th straight win and sole or shared top spot with Purdue and Northwestern as Indiana hopes to break a conference losing streak. Iowa’s Danner and Ives pace scoring while Indiana struggles with 3 losses and no conference wins. Ohio State visits Michigan in another Big Ten contest as Great Lakes aims for its 19th win at Toledo.
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Chicago
Bloomington
Ind
Big Ten
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Purdue
Northwestern
Indiana
Lawrence
Pops) Harrison
Harry Good
Harrison
Nebraska
Western Illinois
Monmouth
Denver
Minnesota
Augustana
Illinois
Dave’ Danner
Dick Ives
Danner
Ives
Hoosiers
Ohio State
Michigan
Great Lakes
Toledo
Sailors
Western Michigan
Upper Iowa Five Seeks First Cage Win from Wartburg
Fayette Upper Iowa Peacocks aim for their first victory as they host the Wartburg Knights on the home floor Saturday night. The earlier meeting in Waverly ended 45 34 with Wendell Rieck Francis Schermerhorn John Bryan Leonard Woods and John Hennessy set to start.
Al Deitrich Heads Motorcycle Group
The Quarter Century Motorcycle club held its annual banquet at Hotel Roosevelt. New officers elected are Al Deitrich president Ben Pohorsky vice president Ben Durrell secretary and Ben Rubins treasurer. Dr C B Whelpley installed officers. Telegrams and letters were read from distant members. Fifty seven attended from scattered points and were entertained with race motion pictures.
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Quarter Century Motorcycle Club
Hotel Roosevelt
al Deitrich
Ben Pohorsky
Ben Durrell
Ben Rubins
C. B. Whelpley
Daytona Beach
Springfield
Preflight Boxers To Fight Ottumwa
The Iowa Preflight and Ottumwa naval air station boxing teams meet Friday night in the season opener at Iowa City. Coached by Lt. (jg) Dominic Napolitano the Seahawk squad lists eight cadets and one enlisted man with Charles Hayes as heavyweight team threat after a 103 win 106 loss amateur pro record.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Ottumwa
Naval Air Station
Dominic Napolitano
Notre Dame
Charles Hayes
Navy
Mungo Reports For Fort Jackson Preinduction Exam
Van Lingle Mungo, 32, longtime New York Giant pitcher, reported to Fort Jackson for his preinduction physical examination. He has pitched pro baseball for 16 years and is married with three children.
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Columbia
S. C
van Lingle Mungo
New York Giant
Fort Jackson
Mungo
Dodgers face upheaval as Herman enters 1A draft
Brooklyn Dodgers prepared for a major shakeup as veteran second baseman Billy Herman, 35 and a father, is reclassified to 1A and faces early induction. President Branch Rickey warns of further losses of regulars before training opens at Bear Mountain in March. The club also announces signee Howard Wafer, 21, a right handed pitcher from McKinney Texas, ex Army Air Corps.
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Bear Mountain
Brooklyn Dodgers
Branch Rickey
Billy Herman
Herman
Rickey
Dodgers
Howard Wafer
McKinney
Texas
Dodger
Wafer
Army Air Corps
Favorites Gain In Girls County Cage Tourneys
In first round results from Linn Benton Clayton and Cedar counties many favorites advanced. Linn County saw Coggan Center Point and Walker beat Ely Central City and Toddville. Coggan led with 29 points. Benton County at Garrison featured Newhall Norway defeating Blairstown and the McGregor girls downing Farmersburg 22 21. Clayton County McGregor beat Farmersburg earlier. Cedar County action included Stanwood West Branch Mechanicsville and Clarence forfeiting to Tipton due to scarlet fever. Other scores noted include Independence Lamont 25 21 Aurora 30 17 Hazleton Brandon 25 21 Jesup 42 10. Don Stewart named LA club president, succeeding Pants Rowland. Rowland becomes league president.
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Dottie Ireland
Linn
Center Point
Coggan
Walker
Ely
Central City
Toddville
Petrick
Benton County
Garrison
Newhall
Norway
Blairstown
McGregor Gals
Farmersburg
Clayton County
Stanwood
West Branch
Mechanicsville
Cedar County
Clarence
Tipton
Buchanan County
Independence
Lamont Lassies
Quasqueton
Fairbank
Brandon
Quasanetas
Aurora
Rowley
Lamont
Winthrop
Hazleton
Jesup
Linn County
Cozron
Cesses Ely
Halt Cosson
Cozeon Potelok
C. Point
Center Point Haars
Boyce
Halt Walker
Walker Templeman
Waterbury Teeseves
Alburnett
Palo
Lisbon
Troy Mills
Mcgregor
Springdale
Durant
Ageat Branch
Lowden
Tipton & Clarence
Phog Allen Pushing for Higher Baskets in Basketball
AP report details Dr. Phog Allen Kansas coach proposing 12 foot goals and other rule ideas. He notes two 12 foot baskets in use for 15 years to teach proper arching. The piece also weaves in light sports satire and anecdotes about baseball and boxing figures from the era.
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Hugh Fullerton
New York
Phog Allen
Kansas
Phog
Allen
Mark Roth
Yankees
Harold Parrott
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Bear Mountain
Parrott
Boss Branch Rickey
Harold
Dodger
Paul Amen
Army
West Point
Leo Durocher
North Africa
Quaker Teams Take Two In Allied Race Round One
In the Allied Industrial league first round Quaker teams won twice. The Quaker girls edged LaPlant Choate 26 25 in overtime after a 23 23 tie with Shirley Hippie and Myers each on 10 and O Connor of La Plant also at 10. The Quaker men beat Iowa Engineering 41 28 led by Vern Hendryx 12 and Dick Zvacek 10. A practice game saw LaPlant Choate beat Wyoming 27 23.
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Allied Industrial League
Quaker Girls
LaPlant- Choate
Shirley Hippie
Myers
Quaker
O'Connor
la Plant
Dorothy Fawcett
Iowa Engineering
Vern Hendryx
Dick Zvacek
Wyoming
LaFlant
Boxing roundup highlights scattered results from midwest bouts
A fragmented AP sports note lists several boxing results with misspelled names and cities. Benny Wylithams outpointed Henry Kid Robinson in Fall River. Bee Wricht defeated Bobby Simmons while Izzy Jannasie and Buddy Farrell earned decisions in Newark and Park New Jersey.
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Associated Press
Fall River
Mans
Benny Wylithams
Newark
Three-City Wartime Baseball Plan Emerges in Iowa Corridor
Ed Wilson of the Waterloo Courier proposes a Cedar Rapids Waterloo Iowa City three city wartime baseball loop with interurban travel to save fuel. He suggests M and J league cooperation with Seahawk teams and possible twin bills on Sundays. The note calls for reader feedback and discusses intercity competition and fan interest.
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Ed Wilson
Waterloo Courier
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Waterloo
M and J
Rath’s
John Deere
Wilson
Seahawk
Danels Park
Seahawk Cagers Face Tough Northwestern Test
Iowa Seahawk basketball, after a two week layoff, travels to Chicago to meet Northwestern on Saturday. Northwestern stands as the navy team’s hardest test in a 12 win run. Morice Winter replaces Bill Burk at guard with Murphy and Wilcoxen at forward, Shirley at center, and Winter and Nelson as guards.
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Iowa City
Iowa Seahawk
Chicago
Northwestern
Navy
Bill Burk
Morice Winter
Paul Murphy
Harry Wilcoxen
al Shirley
Winter
Bernie Nelson
Stengel resigns as Braves manager amid new ownership
Boston AP report says Casey Stengel resigned to avoid embarrassment after three new owners took control of the Boston Braves. President Bob Quinn and directors Joe Maney Guido Rugo and Louis Perini accepted the resignation and plan to seek a new manager after the February NL meeting in New York.
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Boston
Casey Stengel
Boston Braves
Stengel
Glendale
Calif
Bob Quinn
Quinn
Joe Maney
Guido Rugo
Louis Perini
Maney
Sbraves
New York
Braves
Iowa Steel backs Golden Gloves opening night ticket match
Iowa Steel and Iron works will match ticket purchases for opening night February 17, offering one free ticket per employee. Howard Halli Glenn McDonald and Joe Riley of Iowa Steel approved the plan after similar approvals at Iowa Manufacturing. Harmony Lodge No 831 Machinists suggested it, with Universal Engineering also joining.
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Golden Gloves
Iowa Steel and Ironworks
Iowa Steel
Howard Halli
Glenn McDonald
Joe Riley
Hall
Riley
Iowa Manufacturing
Harmony Lodge
Towa Steel
Universal Engineering
Petersen Classic Resumes Saturday After Interruption
The 31st Petersen Classic bowling tournament in Chicago will resume Saturday for $32,000 in prizes. Sponsor Louis Petersen predicts a 1,700+ score to win the $5,100 first prize, noting last week's leader Charles Boehm posted 1,564. Clare Edinger won the top prize last year.
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Chicago
INS
Louis P. Petersen
Petersen
Charles Boehm
Highland Park
Clare Edinger
Basketball results from regional contests
Great Lakes defeated Western Michigan 58 to 43. Oklahoma A&M led Arkansas 41 to 0 at halftime, while Dartmouth beat Camp Endicott 72 to 27. South Plains AAF posted 63 points against Texas Tech.
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Great Lakes
Western Michigan
Oklahoma A & M
Arkansas
Dartmouth
Camp Endicott
South Plains
Tex
AAF
Texas
Teeh
High School Cage Games Tonight Scoreboard
Wilson and Franklin meet in varsity action at 8 15 with reserves at 7 Also OcIewin at Immaculate Conception and St Pat s at St Wenceslaus three varsity games scheduled Roosevelt plays Dubuque all at 8 15 with reserves at 7.
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van Mungo
Rowland
LOS Angeles
Don,Stewart
Tulsa
Pants) Rowland
Rowhand
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Clarks Factory
Second Street
Chuck Faber
O'Connor Ingle O'Hipple
Strang Lathrop
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Fawcett
Oxley
Matteson
Newman
Rivellousertle
Humphries Victor
Raid
Hendryx Tyre Buchan i
Owers Arloff
Dean Epmeyer
Hense Locke
Kitch
Moses
Miller Vacek Halsch
Stephenson
Pol
Pecl Ae Paaons
Red Peppers Hot Sport Charter
Post Office Department
Esquire
Varga
Walter Johnson
Ray Schalk
Lou Gehrig
Eddie Collins
Hans Wagner
Pie Traynor
Babe Ruth
Tris Speaker
Ty Cobb
Schalk
Ruth
Hal Chase
Joe Jackson
Chase
Jackson
White Sox
Black Sox
Superman
Hippodrome
Old County City - Federal
New Guinea
Ladd Womacka
Bill King
Bucky Harris
Charley Grimm
Gabby Hartnett
del Baker
Muddy Ruel
Armstrong
America
Blucher Oxford
Armstrong's
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Eels
Hart Schaffner & Marx, & Hickey Freeman
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