Iowa Hawkeyes Start Drills for NCAA Western Playoff
The University of Iowa basketball team begins practice for the NCAA Western Regional in Kansas City on March 24 and 25 under Coach Pops Harrison. Iowa will face Pepperdine or Arkansas in the opener with possible move to New York for the March 28 final if they advance. Missouri invited for the fourth Western slot. decision pending by the Missouri board of curators.
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Flock of Records Fall as Hawkeye Cagers Run Race
The all civilian Iowa team finished second in the Big Ten and set multiple Iowa records. Freshman Dick Ives led scoring with 208 conference points, a single game 43 and 19 field goals, 327 season points. Teammate Dave Danner added 270 points overall and 193 in conference play. The Hawkeyes totaled 951 points in 18 games breaking the prior mark, with 604 conference points and 392 field goals.
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Michigan Trackmen Favored to Repeat As Big Ten Champs
Chicago INS reports unbeaten Michigan is a strong favorite to win the Big Ten indoor track title at the University of Chicago fieldhouse on Saturday. The Wolverines seek a dominant decade with eight titles in ten years despite wartime roster losses. Illinois is viewed as the closest challenger after last week’s 66-37 defeat. Preliminary rounds start in the afternoon with finals at night due to wartime schedules.
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Army and Navy miss June IC4A meet outdoor IC4A clash
Army and Navy will not compete in the outdoor IC4A meet in New York on June 10 because the date follows their commencements. The piece notes their indoor dominance last weekend and explains scheduling conflicts. Mentions other sports tidbits and mock rumors about coaching moves and baseball management.
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Baltimore Sun
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Alquest
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Culver Military Academy
Hanover
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Oklahoma Aggies
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Auburn
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Six Coe Basketball Men Receive Letters
Six Coe varsity C letters were awarded at a Sinclair Memorial chapel program. The six include starting lineup Dave Birch Leo Cabalka Marvin Doschadis Bob Greene and Dietz Newland. Frank Westpal senior manager also received a letter. Doschadis named honorary captain. Birch absent due to Navy V-12 departure.
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Sinclair Memorial Chapel
Coe
Dave Birch
Leo Cabalka
Marvin Doschadis
Bob Greene
Dietz Newland
Frank Westpal
Willis Lamb
Rosalee Gill
Doschadis
Birch
Navy
Detroit Wings Defeat Bruins To Strengthen Standings
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Boston Bruins 8 to 4 on Tuesday night to solidify second place in the National League hockey stretch drive and hinder Boston’s Stanley Cup playoff bid. Detroit jumped to an early lead and never relinquished it before about 10,000 fans in Boston.
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United Press
Detroit Red Wings
Boston Bruins
New Englanders
Red Wings
No Place For The Faint Hearted Clongowe Beat Blackrock
In a Dublin football game Clongowe led late as Father Charles Barrett collapsed and died. Near game end J P Dorna father of a Blackrock player also collapsed and died. Clongowe won the bitter contest.
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Blackrock
Charles Barrett
J. P. Dorna
Clongone
Iowa Athletes Awarded Letters In Three Winter Sports
Seventeen major and seven minor letters awarded to Iowa athletes in basketball swimming and wrestling. Ten Hawkeye basketball players receive major letters and five minor. swimmers earn five major and two minor. two wrestlers gain major awards. 24 total winners include 16 freshmen led by Danner, Grafton, Herwig, Hughes and Ives among others.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Dad) Schroeder
Hawkeye
Iowa
Dave Danner
Jimmie Grafton
Moline
Ill
Lloyd Herwig
Lake Mills
Tom Hughes
Omaha
Neb
Dick Ives
Diagonal
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Dubuque
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Ft. Dodge
Ned Postels
Mankato
Minn
Jack Spencer
Davenport
Donald (Bucky) Walter
Bill Anderson
West Branch
Allen McCord
Robert Gildea
Bill Sangster
Carroll Allen
Tiffin
Joe Gottsch
Shenandoah
Hubert Norman Clinton
Lee Meis
Sioux City
Paul Thompson
Bernard Walters
Rockford
Merle Homan
Parkersburg
Bob Rigler
Kenilworth
John Lee
Langham Leads Lincoln Classic with 661 Pin Game
Ray Langham of Colonial Bakery topped three bowlers over 600 pins in the Lincoln Classic League Tuesday night earning 661 on 185 268 208. Frank Stanek posted a 627 for his seventh straight 600 series as Kroupa of Crooks D-X added 614. Colonial Bakery won two of three vs Stamek Bakery.
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Russell Ruff Recovering From Meningitis In Naval Hospital
Des Moines friends report Russell Ruff former Lincoln high school head coach is recovering from spinal meningitis at an eastern naval hospital. He joined the Navy a year ago after coaching at Atlantic high school for several years.
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Blind wrestlers set for Eastern intercollegiate meet
Bethlehem Pa AP two blind men headline the Eastern intercollegiate wrestling championships at Lehigh University. Bert Barkovich of Penn led 8-0 last season with one loss this year while Charles Hall of Penn State is 1-3.
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Charles Hall
Penn State
Sammy Baugh Flags End Of Grid Career At Ranch In Texas
Sammy Baugh, famed quarterback for TCU and the Washington Redskins, says he is through with football. He plans to stay on his 3000 acre Sweetwater area ranch producing beef and not return for a ninth season. He attends Hereford cattle sale and holds draft deferment as a rancher, is married, and has two children.
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Boxing Roundup Sparks Jabs Across Cities
Associated Press notes fights in New York Newark Jersey City Buffalo Denver San Jose. Notable bouts include Buddy Farrell defeating Jerry Florelio by decision in Newark and Jackie Jurich scoring a technical knockout over Hugo Ortiz in San Jose. The report lists fighters and weights with scattered locations.
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Montreal
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Slip Madigan to Return as Iowa football coach
Slip Madigan plans spring football and optimism surrounds Iowa U as he nears a renewed contract. He aims to recruit high school talent, assess medical students and veterans alike, and use campus ties to attract prospects while stressing conditioning and education benefits amid a seven month lead to the season.
Dodgers' Walker Rejected for Military Service
Fred Dixie Walker of the Brooklyn Dodgers was rejected for military service at Fort McClellan. He was disqualified due to shoulder and elbow injuries from baseball and kept for days while X rays were reviewed. Walker, from Birmingham, is married with three children and brother of Harry Walker of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Ala
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Brooklyn Dodgers
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Dodgers
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St. Louis
Girl Cagers Begin 1944 State Tournament in Des Moines
The 1944 girls state high school basketball tournament opens in Des Moines at 1 p.m. with Grover facing Coon Rapids in the first round. Steamboat Rock defends their title as 15 teams compete, and nine teams missed practice due to a snowstorm delays Tuesday night.
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Coon Rapids
Steamboat Rock
Holdout Jim Bagby Tops AP All-Big Ten Outlook
The AP survey shows Jim Bagby of the Cleveland Indians as the lone major avowed holdout amid cautious signings across MLB. Most clubs expect to land their hires, with several players seeking more money and others nearing deals, as winter negotiations wind toward spring training.
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New York
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Cleveland Indians
Associated Press
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Snow Delays AAU Cage Meet With Two Early Games
DES MOINES UP Des Moines Moose led by Gene Braught defeated Newton 63 to 33 to reach the semi finals while Boyt-onthank of Des Moines upset Massena 47 to 31 with Bill Slater adding 12 points. Remaining first round games Camp Dodge versus Huxley and Kelley Cats Des Moines versus Tobin Pack Fort Dodge were postponed to Monday with semis and finals set for Wednesday March 15.
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Tom Harmon Receives Silver Star for Gallantry
Hollywood AP reports on Lt. Tom Harmon wearing the Silver Star earned for gallantry in action against Japanese aircraft. He reportedly fought six enemy planes alone, saved his formation, shot down two, and bailed out behind enemy lines during a 10 day furlough.
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Hollywood
Tom Harmon
Army Air Forces
War Department
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Basketball Scores East and Midwest Rivalries Highlight Playoff Chase
Mitchel Field leeds East with 24 points as Fort Hamilton edges to 42. Grenview NAS loses 46 to Fort Sheridan 42. In Cleveland Fort Wayne shot 42 to 3 for Cleveland Chase Brass, while Sheboygan and Oshkosh clash at 40 and 43 with Marine Barr 43. Intermountain AAU in Osdoran features Dow Chem Collegians 36 and Navy Eckers 44 with Weber Navy Cadets 24.
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Pirates Pitcher Bob Klinger Cleared for Navy Induction
Bob Klinger of the Pittsburgh Pirates passed the pre induction physical at Jefferson Barracks on Wednesday and was accepted for service. The public relations office said he would likely be called to report within about 30 days.
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Big Ten Coaches Weigh Spring Football Plans In Chicago
Big Ten coaches meet in Chicago to decide spring and summer drill lengths and to set dates for outdoor track championships. Directors of athletics discuss tennis golf and baseball amid manpower shortages and consider overall athletic continuity.
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John L. Griffith
Big Ten
LaPlant Choate Girls Win Allied Crown in 1943-44
La Plant-Choate upset the defending champions Wilson 31-30 in a Tuesday playoff at the Quaker gym to clinch the Allied Industrial league title for 1943-44. Key scorers were La Throp and Crozier with O Connor adding 10, while Wilson led early on.
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Joe Gordon Ordered to Report for Induction Exam
Joe Gordon former Yankees second baseman received notice to report for a physical examination at the Portland army induction station on March 16.
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Joe Gordon
New York Yankees
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Freshmen Pace 1944 Big Ten All Star Team Picks
The AP selected a young 1944 Big Ten all star squad dominated by freshmen and including two from Ohio State. Otto Graham Northwestern and Don Grate Ohio State led the first team with Danner Risen Hoffman at forward, center, and guard roles. Second team features Bowen Ives Patterson Schadler Wendland with Grate as standout vote getter.
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Frankie Sinkwich To Take Army Test
Frankie Sinkwich, star of the Detroit Lions, prepared to report at Fort McPherson for induction. The former Georgia All American, now married with one child, recently received a medical discharge from the Marine Corps and is among 119 draftees from Clarke County.
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Bartell to Enter Navy in Three Weeks
Alameda California AP reports Dick Bartell veteran shortstop of the New York Giants passed his pre induction physical and expects assignment to the navy within three weeks. Bartell 36 is married with two children a 12 year old son and a daughter.
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