Civilian fitness urged by Navy Preflight coach
Navy Preflight school coach Lieut. Hartley Price urges civilians to develop endurance flexibility and agility through home gym work and a broad program. He compares civilian fitness unfavorably to military standards and outlines tests including situps pushups squats and a grueling endurance sequence. Local instructors and University of Iowa expert Prof. C H McCloy weigh in on civilians’ lag in physical conditioning.
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Hartley Price
University of Ilinois
Navy
Lieut. Price
Lieut
Price
A.A.U
Sam Sturgis
Ann Arbor
J. F. Akers
Bloomington
Neb
Joe F. Calvetti
Newburgh
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Thomas K. Cureton
Hainois
C. H. McCloy
University of Iowa Physical Education Department
Germany
America
Myron Gollub
Iowa City
Baseball On Tap For Typhoons In Ames Schedule Near May First
Baseball becomes the next varsity sport for the Iowa State college naval training school, with the Typhoons under Chief Boatswain's Mate P. J. Christman opening their schedule around May 1.
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Iowa State College
P. J. Christman
Saratoga Track Closed For War Time
Governor Dewey approved a pact by New York racing officials to shift Saratoga’s August meet to Aqueduct or Belmont to save tires and gasoline. The plan closes parking at metropolitan tracks Empire and Jamaica and requires patrons to use public transit. The move follows a National Rubber Administration request to curb suburban track openings until wartime fuel concerns ease.
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Thomas E. Dewey
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William M. Jeffers
Dewey
James C. Hagerty
Saratoga Springs
Hawk Tankmen May Get Another Walters
Iowa City report notes Bernie Walters of Rockford Illinois Hawkeye freshman has returned to the university after army service denial due to a disability. He may debut in the NCAA championships in Columbus Ohio March 26 and 27. Bernie is a former Illinois state high school breaststroke champion. Ray Walters, his brother, won the 1936 NCAA 50 yard freestyle and Big Ten titles before being reported missing in the Southwest Pacific last April as an army air force pilot.
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Walters
University of Iowa
Ray
Bernie Walters
Rockford
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Ohio
Illinois
Southwest Pacific
Army Air Force
Catfish Of Iowa A Rich Creek Of Fisheries And Parks
Iowa anglers pursue catfish across species including blue, channel, shovel-head and large flat-head varieties. The blue cat weighs up to 80 pounds, channel cats dominate, and shovel-heads reach near 100 pounds in state waters. The first Iowa state park opened in 1919, with 42 parks in 1933 and 86 by today totaling over 35,000 acres, as spring bird counts rise.
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Iowa
The
Conservation Commission
Boundary
Calvetti Voted Best All Around Cadet Gymnast at Iowa Preflight
Iowa City officials name Cadet Joe Calvetti the best all around gymnast at the Iowa Preflight school. Calvetti, a former University of Illinois athlete, set 18 individual records including 13 in one week.
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Seahawk
Joe Calvetti
University of Illinois
Iowa
Calvetti
Dodgers Kept In The Hunt By Camilli Ranch Tie Up
Rubbing Alcohol Quick Branch and Dolph Camilli spark momentum for the Brooklyn Dodgers as Camilli lands a ranch utility job for farm salary parity. The veteran infielders and Durocher’s telepathic defense promise steadiness, while aging Arms and Dahlgren trades mark a shift in values shaping the pennant race.
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Melton
North Carolina
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Camilli
Dodger
Reds
Army seeks private citizens shotguns for government use
The Army Ordnance Department calls on shotgun owners to sell standard 12 gauge guns to the government. Browning Arms Co in St Louis will inspect and pay up to 42 50 for automatics and pump action guns, 30 for double barrel hammerless, with instructions to tag and ship, and a list of disqualifications.
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U.S.A
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Browning
Mills, Ex-Browns Pitcher, At Fort Monmouth Signal School
Howard Mills former St. Louis Browns southpaw is attending Signal Corps school at Fort Monmouth New York.
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N._Y
NEA
Howard Mills
St. Louis Browns
Signal Corps
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