Brooklyn Five Admit Cash to Bet on Akron Game
Five Brooklyn College players signed a statement admitting they received $1,000 to throw the Akron game. Edward Heffernan and Louis Andreozzi announced the admission, with plans to fix the St. Francis game. Barnett Pearlstein Leder Green and Stanley Simon identified. two others were detained with two gamblers Rosen and Stemmer.
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Brooklyn
Chicago Black Sox
Edward Heffernan
Louis Andreozzi
Kings County
Brooklyn College
Akron
Boston
St. Francis
Madison Square Garden
Tom Kanaly
Boston Garden
Bernard Barnett
Larry Pearlstein
Robert Leder
Jerry Green
Stanley Simon
Barnett
Pearlstein
Harry Rosen
Harvey Stemmer
Rosen
Richard Fennelly
Detec
St Patrick's and IC win Dubuque Openers
St Patrick's and Immaculate Conception of Cedar Rapids opened the Diocesan tournament in Dubuque with narrow victories over Sacred Heart and O S V A. The Shamrocks won 36 to 31 while IC edged 31 to 25 as Waterloo foes resisted. Semi finals set for Tuesday feature St Patrick's versus St Columbkille at 8 30 p m and IC against Cascade at 9 30 p m.
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Dubuque
St. Patrick’s
Immaculate Conception
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Sacred Heart
O.S.V.A
Shamrocks
St. Patrick's
St. Columbkille
Cascade
Allen Reiterates Demand for Czar
Lawrence Kansas AP reports KU coach Phog Allen again urges college presidents to appoint a czar akin to baseball's Judge Landis to shield college athletics from professional gambling stigma. He places blame on athletic directors coaches and faculty representatives for failing to protect college sports.
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Lawrence
Kan
Brooklyn
Phog Allen
University of Kansas
College Presidents of America
K. M. Landis
Five Boston collegians charged in St Francis game betting scheme
John Carroll James Cone and three others were arrested after a plot to fix the St Francis game emerged. They admitted an anonymous call offered easy money and outlined staged payments totaling $5 1000 to fix the Akron and St Francis games with bets orchestrated by Stemmer and Rosen. Brooklyn had earlier beaten Western Michigan Western Kentucky and Texas Christian at the garden.
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Tives John Carroll
James Cone
Stemmer
Barnett
Akron
Rosen
Boston
St. Francis
Leder
Green
Pearlstein
Brooklyn
Western Michigan
Western Kentucky
Texas Christian
Garden
Northey Becomes First Major Star Drafted Under 4-F Rule
Philadelphia slugger Ron Northey of the Phillies, 25, was inducted into the army becoming the first major league player drafted under the re exam rule for 4-F athletes. He had been twice deferred for physical defects before the draft.
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Philadelphia
Ron Northey
Phillies
Monday
Fights for Jennings Shots Highlight St Patrick's Win
St Patrick's Irish push past Sacred Heart of Waterloo 36 to 31 with Johnnie Naughton and Spaight scoring, while SC Greyhounds edge OLVA Cardinals 26 to 20 as Rozek Jennings and McAreavy spark late runs. Class B results note Independence 39 Ossian 22 and Monticello 39 Marshalltown 30 with high scorers Brannon and Stoll.
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Greyhounds
Cardinals
O.L.V.A
Jennings
McAreavy
S.C
Bob Jennings
Rozek
Greys
Weber
Waterloo
Independence
Ossian
V. Brannon
McCullough
Monticello
Marshalltown
G. Stoll
Oregon Cager Tops Nation In Scoring With 373 Points
Dick Wilkins of Oregon leads the national college scoring race after adding 28 points in two games against Washington. He has 373 points this season on 166 field goals and 41 free throws in 31 games, with George Mikan of De Paul close behind at 320 points in 15 games.
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NEW York
Dick Wilkins
Oregon
Wilkins
Washington
George Mikan
de Paul
State Prep Finals Set for Des Moines Week of March 22
The final state high school basketball tournament will be hosted at Drake Field House Des Moines March 22 23 and 24 announced by the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Eight officials will oversee the games two per contest with no official handling more than two games.
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Des Moines
BOONE
Drake
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Clarion
Osage
Eagle Grove
Davenport
East Des Moines
Roosevelt Pool
Illini football end Srednicki killed in Belgium action
Illinois officials announce that Jim Srednicki, Illini football end in 1943, was killed in action December 26 in Belgium. The news confirms a wartime death of a former college athlete.
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Champaign
University of Illinois
Jim Srednicki
Illini
Belgium
Heiden Score Still Stands in Petersen Bowling Classic
In Chicago, Al Heiden held the top mark at 1,577 after 11 of 54 squads completed the Petersen individual event with a $43,200 purse. Three others joined the upper echelon with 1,521, 1,513 and 1,505 to reach the upper flight.
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Chicago
al Heiden
al Krbee
Jerome van Becelaere
Joseph Angilieri
Go doy arrives with new ring technique in Miami
Arturo Godoy heavyweight champion of South America arrived in Miami from Santiago claiming a new ring style described as less more, more poonch. He plans to go to New York later this week to arrange bouts outside New York before meeting prominent opponents such as Lee Oma, Joe Baksi, and Tami Mauriello at Madison Square Garden.
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Miami
Fla
Arturo Godoy
South America
Santiago
Chile
Poonch
Joe Louis
United States
New York
al Weill
Lee Oma
Joe Baksi
Tami Mauriello
Madison Square Garden
Purdue Caps Fourth Home Tilt 45 34
Purdue beat Wisconsin 45 34 to pull even at .500 in conference play and tie for fourth. At Lafayette Purdue’s pace overwhelmed the Badgers, with Billy Gosewehr, Paul Hoffman and Red Anderson fueling an early 8 4 lead. Gosewehr scored 13 points in his last game before army duty.
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Purdue
Chicago
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Big Ten
Wisconsin
Boilermakers
Badgers
Iowa
Ohio State
Illinois
Wis
Northwestern
Billy Gosewehr
Paul Hoffman
Red Anderson
Badger
Gosewehr
Army
Hoffman
Fepl
Matthews
Patterson
Anderson
Bachman
C Johnson
Hagge Sullivan
Hinga
nuUrseNe Smith
F Goering
Eintot
Cunke
Hollinger
Corn
Grimm
Ane
Smith
Johnson
Lullilam Haarlow
Glenn Adams
de Paul Wil
Jones Clinton Meet Sets Wyoming Gym Playoff Schedule
WYOMING The Jones county boys basketball teams will play at the Wyoming gym Wednesday through Saturday for the Clinton county championship. Opening games include Olin Martello and Wyoming Oxford Junction on Wednesday and Anamosa Center Junction and Monticello Onslow on Thursday. Semi finals Friday and a consolation game before the Saturday finals. Lost Nation East and West winners meet to decide the boys and girls titles with Wheatland and Calamus battling Friday night for the West honors.
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Wyoming
Jones County
Wyoming Gym
Olin-Martello
Wyoming-Oxford Junction
Anamosa Center Junction
Monticello-Onslow
Clinton County
Wheatland
Calamus
Grand Mound
Delmar
Elwood
Marshalltown Seizes Northeast Lead in Prep Poll
Marshalltown Bobcats rise to the Northeast top after a 37 to 32 win over Mason City. Waverly, Waterloo West, Dubuque, Clear Lake and Cedar Falls follow, with Ottumwa leading the Southeast and Atlantic topping the Southwest in the AP poll.
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L. E. Skelley
DES Moines
Marshalltown
Bobcats
Select’ Company
Atlantic
Central
Sioux City
Ottumwa
Iiowa
Mason City
Webster City
Waverly
Waterloo West
Dubuque
Clear Lake
Cedar Falls
Creston
Panthers
Little Maroons
Northwest
Sheldon
Bulldogs
Mt. Pleasant
Muscatine
Iowa City
Davenport
Burlington
Greyhounds
Clinton
River Kings
Ventura
Charles City
Elkader
Maynard
Maquoketa
Onslow
Ackley
Nashua
Treer
Holy Family of
Immaculate Conception
Geneseo
Harlan
Abraham Lincoln
Council Bluffs
Bedford
East Des Moines
Dowling
North Des Moines
Viota
Audubon
Manning
Missouri Valley
Riverton
Orient
Eanning
Giladen
Redfield
Richland Township
Noralk
le Mars
Storm Lake
Hornick
Algona
Honor Roll Spencer
Fort Dodge
Boone
Ames
Rockwell City
Spirit Lake
Esthereee Rock Rapids
Armstrong
Paullina
Sloan
Pella
Newton
Honor
Lyons
Delmar
Elvira
St. Mary's
West Branch
College grid scores show varied results across regions
AP summary lists scattered results from East to Southwest with multiple colleges and bases posting scores such as Georgia Tech 47 Tulane 26 and Kentucky 78 Georgia 37, plus service teams like Florence AAB and Chanute Field posting notable tallies.
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South
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Catawba
Wake Forest
Shaw Field
Florence
Columbia
Newberry
News
Lejeune
North Carolina
Kentucky
Georgia
Marshal OR
West
Virginia Tech
Louisville
Georgetown
Louisiana State
Mississippi
Hospital
Purdue
Wisconsin
Bunker Hill Nas
Camp Atterbury
Southwest
Arizona
Davis Monthan
M-J League Seeks Sponsor After Universal Exit for '45
The M-J league posted a "For Rent" notice Monday after Universal Engineering withdrew, creating a vacancy filled by President Lee Winger once a sponsor is found. Winger plans to hire four umpires and implement a two‑week alternating schedule, with games at Daniels Park starting May 6 and a three‑round schedule ending in a three‑way playoff.
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M-J
Universal Engineering
Lee Winger
Winger
Board of Control
Chine Stodola
Mearen Ahrens
George Garen
Daniels Park
M-1
Legion
Jim Doyle
LaPlant-Choate
Howdy Michaels
Iowa Manufacturing
LeRoy Clausen
Speeder
Bill Elholm
Collins Radio
Frank Kerres
Quaker Oats
al Schueler
Iowa Engineering
Tom Elwood
Wilsons
Bill Waite
George Hawkins
Barrow Declines as Baseball Commissioner Candidate
Edward G Barrow eliminated himself from consideration for the major league commissioner post as opposition to a quick landing grows. Ford Frick remained a leading candidate but faced resistance among National League owners amid a split over selecting from within baseball or outside.
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Leo AH
Petersen
New York
Edward G. Barrow
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Phil Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Warren G. Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Barrow
New York Yankees
United Press
Ford Frick
National League
East Iowa Prep Beat Wyoming Monmouth Girls Score Summary
In Wyoming Monmouth led 34 18 at halftime with a 14 7 run in the second period. Bahnsen and Nissen led Monmouth while Peterson topped Wyoming. Clutter Chelsea and Olin each posted strong halves and individual high scores for their teams. Marengo and Olin both posted notable halves with Homer Clark and Luckstead among the top scorers for their sides.
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Wyoming
Monmouth
Halts
Bahnsen
Nissen
Peterson
Wyom
M. Johnson
Herzberger
Clutier
Chelsea
Clutter
Hanzelka
Fetter
Pavelicate
Scene Chelsa
G. Dvorak Viisersesser
Kithcart
Verre
Olin
Martelle
Olln
Smattelie
Homer Clark
Joura
Macomber
Marengo
Luckstead
Jacobs A
Revelations of a college game fixing scheme disgust and warning
A column denounces a scheme to throw a basketball game to help a gambling syndicate, citing Brooklyn college and promoter Ned Irish. It blames college executives for allowing outside pro moters to profit, calls for a national sports czar, and urges strong measures to restore integrity in collegiate athletics.
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Trish
Madison Square Garden
Phog Allen
Kansas
Foghorn
Minnesota
Michigan
Ohio State
Illinois
Coe
Bar of Justice
Baggott to Replace Ary in Seahawk Five
Seahawk forward Ary will be replaced by Bob Baggott in the starting lineup for the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln Tuesday night. Ary is home on leave and expected back in time for the Drake game Monday, his last before primary training. Other starters are Joe Holland, Wayne Weaver, George Pugsley, and Jim Klein.
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Iowa City
INS
T. S. Ary
Bob Baggott
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Lincoln
Ary
Drake
Joe Holland
Wayne Weaver
George Pugsley
Jim Klein
Arch Moore and Others Fight in Mixed Results Roundup
The boxing roundup lists Arch Moore favoring a technical knockout over Bob Jacobs in San Diego while Danny Barnfield edges Joe Amico in Holyoke and Dixie Oliver defeats Colon Chaney in Washington. Multiple brief bouts across cities follow, including TKO and outpoint decisions in Providence Newark Philadelphia Detroit Chicago New Orleans San Francisco.
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Associated Press
New York
Archie Moore
San Diego
Calif
T.K.O
Bob Jacobs
Philadelphia
Holyoke
Mass
Danny Barnfield
Joe Amico
Providence
Louis Long
Chicago
Jimmy Nelson
Cleveland
Baltimore
Joe Carter
Rome
Louis
Kid" Cocoa
Puerto Rico
Washington
Dixie Oliver
Colon Chaney
Indianapolis
Newark
N. J
Bulle Bort
T.K
Joe Griffo
Gene Burton
Tavis
Scranton
Santa Bucca
Detroit
Ruby Garcia
Harridge confirms son wounded in tank action on western front
Will Harridge president of the American League announced that Capt. William Harridge was wounded in tank action on the western front. He said he received direct word in a letter from his son aboard a hospital train.
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Chicago
INS
Will Harridge
American League
War Department
William Harridge
Western Front
Final Sectional Pairings Listed For Boys' Teams
Iowa pairings for boys sectional basketball tournaments set for Feb 27 28 and Mar 1 2 3 include Sigourney Williamsburg Keokuk byes in various Class A and B matchups across east Iowa with teams such as Manchets er Lamont Elkader Strawberry Point Volga City Hopkinton Greeley Edgewood Ar lington and others drawing byes or facing opponents like Maquoketa Monticello Jesup Winfield Mount Pleasant Wayland Brighton Cotter and Mount Union. The listing details pairings for Sigourney Manchester Elkader Volga City and multiple communities with several byes noted.
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Boone
Iowa High School Athletic Association
East Iowa
Sigourney
Williamsburg
Keoin
Webster
Farson
Thornbure
Hedrick
Parnell
Martinsburg
Ollie
North English
Packwood
Ainsworth
Wyman
Wyoming
Maquoketa
Monticello
Oxford Junction
Center Junction
Olin
Epworth
Monmoth
Lost Nation
Hopkinton
Sacred Heart
Elwood
Andrew
Notre Dame Plans Surprise Against De Paul Mikan
Notre Dame coach Clem Crowe will start 6'8 Bill Roberts to counter De Paul star George Mikan in a key Chicago stadium clash. Mikan averages 32 points per game as De Paul seeks another win in a four-team Big Ten round robin with Northwestern and Purdue also on Friday night.
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Chicago
Clem Crowe
Notre Dame
de Paul
Crowe
Bill Roberts
George Mikan
Roberts
Mikan
Chicago Stadium
Northwestern
Purdue
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