Cream of Field in Ottumwa Tournament Faces Big Three
Des Moines AP report outlines a 32 team high school basketball path to the 1944 state finals across Ottumwa Creston Laurens and Cedar Falls. Key matchups include Ottumwa hosting Burlington and Muscatine with a potential semi against Burlington. Local favorites Waverly Montour Sioux Center also featured with first-round pairings set at Cedar Falls Laurens and Creston.
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Hampton
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Mason City
Edgewood
Hopkinton
Northwest Iowa
Swea City
Eagle Grove
Hornick
Hull
Everly
Storm Lake
Bedford
Corning
Southwest Iowa
Panthers
Wiota
Roosevelt
Harcourt
Manning
Harlan
Westside
Iowa State Teachers College
Amy Brehmer Tops Scoring In Des Moines Tourney
Amy Brehmer of Hartley piled up 95 points in four games to captured the girls state high school tournament scoring title. Phyllis Armstrong of the Viota champion finished with 84 points, while Coon Rapids won the consolation 39 to 38 and led team scoring with 187. Wiota defeated Gowrie 44 to 25 for the title and totaled 166 points.
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Amy Brehmer
Hartley
Phyllis Armstrong
Viota
Coon Rapids
Wiota
Gowrie
Basketball Scores roundup from Associated Press
Scores from several games include Muhlenberg 47 over Cornell 46 Colgate 39 over Dartmouth 59 Holy Cross 31 Tufts 55 Brown 48 Phillips Oilers 47 Leavenworth Flyers 56. Also results from Invita tion PEO at Cleveland with Aberdeen Fearing Grounds 58 Brooklyn Bases 41 New York Renaissance 72 Dayton Bombers 55 and New York Renaissance 68 Aberdeen 49.
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Aberdeen Fearing Grounds
Brooklyn
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Dayton Bombers
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Ile
Delaware county hoops letter sparks Hopkinton win over Durant
A Davenport game capped Hopkinton 43 33 over Durant as a letter from Hopkinton praising area teams spotlighted Delaware county basketball. The note lauded Oneida Greeley Delhi Colesbury and Manchester A teams, while detailing Hopkinton's strong season and player scores. Muscatine upset Davenport in state prep action, reshaping local buzz.
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Hopkinton
Durant
Davenport
Delaware County
Gazette
Wiota Welcomes State Champion Basketball Team
Wiota hosts the 1944 state champion Wiota girls after defeating Gowrie 44 to 25 in Drake Field House finals. Team members Phyllis Armstrong Dennis Coomes and Gert rude Foster plan to return next year. Lois Stiffe, Leona Campen and Frances arl finish their championship season.
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Wiota
Cass County
Wiotans
Gowrie
Drake Field House
Budge Beats Segura In Practice Showdown At Heights Casino
Lt Don Budge, tennis champion, tops Francisco Segura of Ecuador 7 9 6 3 6 1 in a Sunday practice match at the Heights Casino They will meet in a Red Cross tennis show at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night with proceeds for charity.
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Don Budge
Francisco Segura
Ecuador
the Heights Casino
Red Cross
Madison Square Garden
Postponed Iowa AAU cage tourney games moved to Monday
Two first round games will be played at the Jewish Community center in Des Moines. Huxley meets Camp Dodge at 8 p.m. and Kelley faces Packs of Fort Dodge at 9 15 p.m.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Marion Relay Carnival set by Dottie Ireland
Plans for the Marion relays advanced with official selection and program setup. George Bresnahan to referee Moray Eby head finish judge Fred Winter head timer C B Vernon Marion superintendent chair of games committee A W Salisbury clerk of course Jacob Schwartzen truber clerk of field Everett Scherick director Willis Hulin assistant. Twenty-five schools have indicated entry with invitations to 75 mile radius aiming for more.
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Marion Relays
George Bresnahan
Moray Eby
Fred Winter
C. B. Vernon
Marion
A W. Salisbury
Jacob Schwartzentruber
Everett Scherick
Willis Hul
Games Committee
A. W Salisbury
Leonard Pauly
Bill Barnard
Clarence Paulsen
Orville Rust
Willys Hulin
Linn County
Michigan Repeats In Big Ten Track Championship
In Chicago the Michigan Wolverines clinched the Big Ten indoor track title at the University of Chicago fieldhouse with 75% points, far ahead of Illinois 40-42 and Purdue 19, Ohio State 12, Iowa 8-14, and Chicago no score. Claude Young of Illinois topped individual scoring with 14 points, winning the 60 yard dash and broad jump and taking second in the 70 yard low hurdles.
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Chicago
MNS
Michigan Wolverines
Big Ten
Wolverines
University of Chicago
Illinois
Purdue
Ohio State
Iowa
Claude
Buddy) Young
Iowa Reverses, Will Not Enter NCAA Playoff
The University of Iowa will not participate in the western NCAA basketball playoff at Kansas City March 24-25. Six players face obstacles including an injury, study conflicts, and upcoming military service, prompting the decision after a prior reversal. The Hawkeyes would have represented the Rocky Mountain district, which is not sending a team this year.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Kansas City
E. G. Schroeder
Schroeder
Hawkeye
Rocky Mountain
Dodds Springs World Mile Mark At Knights Of Columbus
Gilbert Dodds the Boston student parson and indoor speed ace ran the world mile in 4 07.3 at Madison Square Garden. He shaved a tenth of a second from Glenn Cunningham 1938 mark and beat no one in the race. The Garden track hosts eleven laps to complete the mile, shorter than Cunningham’s oval record.
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Gilbert Dodds
Boston
Dodds
Knights of Columbus
Madison Square Garden
Glenn Cunningham
Chuck Fenske
Leslie Mac Mitchell
Cunningham
Garden
Casey Wins Title In Seventh Midwestern Badminton Meet
Chicago AP reports 26 year old St Louis war worker Dick Casey retained the men's singles title, defeating Joe Tiberi 15 to 11 in the seventh annual Midwestern badminton tournament held Sunday.
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Dick Casey
St. Louis
Joe Tiberi
Oo i
New Champs Crowned In Pin Tourney At Lincoln Lanes
Women’s city bowling tourney concluded Sunday at Lincoln Lanes with new champions in each session. Pabst Blue Ribbon team led team totals at 2398, C Sco laro posted a 545 series, and doubles winners were B Kacena and A Phillips with 1038. All events champion was Georgia Frasinger with 1534.
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Pabst Blue Ribbon
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Phillips
Georgia Frasinger
Leta Nezerka
Jos Ri Buchan
M. Nelson
S. Clark
M .Johnson
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Serovy
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G. Winger
RF. Dailey
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D. Nemec
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J. Turdik
Colby
C. Hillbrun
G. Buchan
World Series in Basketball Like a Circus Opens
AP report notes the season opening for two weeks in New York and Denver with 16 top college teams and 37 to 40 A A U teams. It highlights players like George Mikan, Don Otten, Bob Kurdland, Dick McGuire and Fred Sheffield, plus the wartime booking and crowd draws of about 120000 in New York and strong sellouts in Kansas City and Denver.
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A. A
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Kansas City
George Mikan
de Paul
Chicago
Bob Kurland
Oklahoma Aggies
Don Otten
Bowling Green
Utah
Fred Sheffield
Mikan
Paul Krumske Tops Meisters In Tenpin Tourney
CHICAGO AP The Meister Braus team dominated the Victory Tenpin tournament led by Paul Krumske who posted a 1 008 per game average and an overall 1 302 in the event. The Meisters won 6 048 points to dethrone Detroit Strohs, securing 2 000 prize money. J and J Parking of Cleveland was runner up with 5 840 and 1 000 prize. Chene Trombly from Detroit placed third.
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J. and J. Parking
Cleveland
Chene- Trombly
Detroit
Draw Set for Eastern NCAA Tourney Seeding in New York
In New York the draw for the eastern NCAA basketball eliminations on March 24-25 will likely be made Monday. Teams slated are Dartmouth, Temple, Ohio State, and Catholic University. Eastern and western winners meet March 28 with a likely final clash March 30 at Madison Square Garden, alongside the Madison Square Garden national invitational tourney ending March 26.
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New York
Dartmouth
Temple
Ohio State
Catholic University
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