Armed Services Pulling Big Ten Grid Talent
The V-12 program is diverting college football stars to military training, draining Wisconsin and Minnesota rosters as players transfer to Michigan Northwestern Purdue and Notre Dame Illinois and others. Notables include Elroy Hirsch Jack Wing and Vic Kulbitski among Wisconsin and Minnesota stars shift toward service training at Michigan and Notre Dame. Notre Dame plans to retain some reserves and George McAfee may join Wolverine ranks as naval instructor. Purdue expects a 350 strong Devil Dogs contingent for training with potential grid stars among them.
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Herb Hein
Cliff Anderson
Herman Frickey
Dick Kelly
Bill Garnaas
Chuck Delago
Gophers
Vic Kulbitski
Mac Wensk
McAfee
Wolverines
Johnny Gee May Help the Pirates
PITTSBURGH UP The Pirates lost two pitchers by the draft this week but hope a 75000 experiment can pay off. Johnny Gee six foot nine inches portsider has applied to Baseball Commissioner Landis for reinstatement. Shelved since last July Gee has trained at Forbes Field and manager Frankie Frisch gave the go signal. If he delivers at the price tag he could ease the Pirates pitching woes caused by Johnny Lanning and Jack Hallett. Gee said his arm never felt better and the club approved his on mound work.
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Gee
Forbes Field
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Benswanger
Pirates
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Jack Hallett
Corsairs
Frisch
Nova Lee Savold Fight Postponed
CHICAGO UP Promoter Irving Schoenwald announced the indefinite postponement of the heavy freight bout set for June 28 between Lee Savold of Paterson New Jersey and Lou Nova of Van Nuys California. Savold is reported ill and Nova has trained in Chicago this past week.
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Irving Schoenwald
Lee Savold
Paterson
N. J
Lou Nova
van Nuys
Calif
Schoenwald
Savold
Nova
Strikeout Race Highlights HUS FAR League Leaders
The season's top strikeout duel features Harold DeWoody of La Plant Choate and Ivan Reid of the Iowa Manufacturers. Reid has 40 strikeouts in 23 2/3 innings with 3 victories and 1 loss, while DeWoody leads with 50 strikeouts in 35 innings and five straight wins. Batting pace shows Don Ludemann with 3 homers in five games and Fleming of La Plant Choate posting a .684 average with multiple three and four hit games.
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Harold DeWoody
la Plant-Choate
Ivan Reid
Iowa
Reid
Wilson’s
DeWoody
Red Kenney
Universal Engineering
Bill Rucker
Max Smith
Don Ludemann
Fleming
Riverland to be euthanized after serious hip injury
New York AP trainer Moody Jolley said Riverland the five year old gelding who broke his hip cap in last Saturday's Carter handicap at Aqueduct would be destroyed. Four veterinarians concluded the injury was too serious for recovery and the $6,000 bargain horse from Harold A Clark's Miami barn would be put down. Clark had $40,000 in insurance on Riverland, who after three racing seasons earned nearly $100,000 and once defeated Alsab and Whirlaway within five days.
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Moody Jolley
Riverland
Carter
Aqueduct
Harold A. Clark
Miami
Clark
Howard Wells
Kentucky
Alsab
Whirlaway
Baumgarten Retained As National Bowling Charity Chairman
Elmer H. Baumgarten of Milwaukee was retained Saturday as national general chairman of the Bowlers' Victory Legion to raise funds for overseas servicemen recreation and charitable causes.
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Elmer H. Baumgarten
American Bowling Congress
Bowlers’ Victory Legion
Jamaica race track daily play totals and 27 day sum
An average daily play of $1 238 299 brought in $33 434 081 to the Jamaica race track in 27 days.
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Yankee Prisoners In German Camps Treated Fairly Well
Dr. Ethan T. Colton of the YMCA War Prisoners Aid activity, visiting Cedar Rapids, says German camp authorities treat American prisoners fairly. Camps are clean, with showers. prisoners set up living arrangements, religious services are provided, and Red Cross aid reaches prisoners through neutral mediators.
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Y.M.C.A. War Prisoners Aid
Cedar Rapids
Colton
Germany
United States
Y.M.C.A
Y’s
International Red Cross
Red Cross
Minnow care tips and outdoor notes from Forest Field
FRANK POWERS invites readers to share methods for keeping minnows alive, detailing container size and density. The column notes sightings of a buck deer near Indian Creek Valley, growing rabbit problems, and a Fish and Wildlife Service leaflet on protecting victory gardens from pests. It praises Sports Afield ideas on emergency rations, features Beanie the retrieving dog, a boot drying trick, rising starling populations, historic fly rod lengths, and cooling water guidance for dogs in hot weather.
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Victory Gardens
Fish and Wildlife Service
Chicago
Ill
Soldiers and fishing rights amid wartime pride in Iowa
A letter notes Camp Roberts permits free fishing for soldiers near the camp, mocks local censorship, and praises Iowa for granting service members free fishing. The writer jokes about the few fish in nearby streams and extols state spirit as wartime effort. He urges readers to boast “I’M FROM IOWA.”
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California
Roberts, Gratis
California Chamber of Commerce
Towa
Iowa
U. S
Private Blair Challenges Gunder Hagg To Obstacle Race
Private David J. Blair of Camp Stewart, a mile champ who runs with GI gear, issued a race challenge to Swedish star Gunder Hagg. Blair, a former Dartmouth sprinter, won Stewart’s mile on a hot sand track in 6:31, carrying war paraphernalia to prove troops’ conditioning.
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David J. Blair
G. I
Gunder Hagg
Blair
Dartmouth
Medford
Mass
Stewart
Hagg
AAATC
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59th National Intercollegiate Tennis Championships Preview
Chicago reports that the 59th annual National intercollegiate tennis championships will boast top level competition rivaling Forest Hills. Northwestern's tournament chairman Paul Bennett spoke Saturday night praising the field and the event's stature as a premier summer tennis showcase.
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INS
Forest Hills
Paul Bennett
Northwestern
Swim Classes At Ellis Pool Open Tuesday
Free swimming starts 11 a m Tuesday at Ellis park pool. Thirty enroll first class in beginner division with five lessons. New beginner class July 8. Mrs Henry Kenyon, Red Cross instructor, leads. Free swim 9 11 Tuesday and Thursday mornings for all. Women’s class to start on demand. Beginners advised to arrive after 10 15. Names in first beginners class include Eugene Murphy Dennis Murphy Wayne Bryant Phyllis Brown Doris Mae Oswald Harlan Lahner Janet Younghutst Patricia Hoy Virginia Hoy Sally Williams
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Phyllis Brown
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Virginia Hoy
Sally Williams
Cronin and Appling Belt Way into Headlines
Veteran stars Cronin of the Red Sox and Appling of the White Sox delivered clutch power in a mixed set of games. Cronin, nearing 37, hit a pinch homer in each game of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletes, while Appling sparked a late rally against the St Louis Browns with key hits, highlighting enduring value of seasoned sluggers.
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Red Sox
Ted Williams
Air Corps
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Philadelphia
H Ik York
INS
Joe Cronin
Luke Appling
Softball Schedule Features Busy Week at Ellis Park
A week of ideal ball weather produced 30 games across Ellis Park leagues. Tonight opens with LaPlant Choate against Collins Radio in the Industrial league, followed by Wilson CIO vs John Beck in Open Teague. Cherry Burrell leads Open standings with Armstrongs close behind as the week unfolds through midweek.
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John Beck
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Armstrongs
Century Engineering
Quaker Oats
Cherry
Cherry Burrell
Wilsons Cio
Indusrial
Collins Radio Ae
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Universal Ens
Lotte US CO
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