Tigers Struggling as War and Wages Hit Detroit Spring
Del Baker faces a disintegrating club as Hank Greenberg’s departure and age and salary disputes hit the Tigers. Only Bill Hitchcock and Murray Franklin show promise amid a crowded pitching staff and lingering holdouts. Rudy York ends his holdout and bats, while Tebbetts handles catching.
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Fla
del Baker
Detroit Tigers
Cincinnati Reds
Hank Greenberg
Tigers
Cleveland
Bill Hitchcock
Murray Franklin
Baker
Kansas City
Phil Rizzuto
Gerald Priddy
Johnny Strum
Yankees
Franklin
Hitchcock
Del
University of Illinois
Lou Boudreau
Pinky Higgins
Short
Jimmy Bloodworth
Washington
Rudy York
Louis
Buck) Newsom
Johnny Gorsica
Luther
Bud) Thomas
Coe Grinnell Coaches Aid Drake Relay Staff
Eleven top track coaches were named to supervise lane and heat drawings for Drake Relays on April 24 and 25. The university section includes Frank Hill Northwestern Ed Weir Nebraska Karl Schladman Michigan State Clyde Littlefield Texas and Ralph Higgins Oklahoma A and The general college division adds Lloyd W Olds Michigan Normal Lester Duke Grinnell Bob Berry East Texas State Teachers and George L Rider Miami. Iowa college division selections list Art Dickinson Iowa State Teachers Bill Davis Coe and Duke.
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Des Moines
Drake University
Frank Hill
Northwestern
Ed Weir
Nebraska
Karl Schladman
Michigan State
Clyde Littlefield
Texas
Ralph Higgins
Oklahoma A
Lloyd W. Olds
Michigan Normal
Lester Duke
Grinnell
Bob Berry
East Texas State
George L. Rider
Miami
Iowa
Art Dickinson
Iowa State
Bill Davis
Coe
Duke
South English and Keswick Vie For North Keokuk Title
South English and Keswick square off at Kinross on March 24 to decide the North Keokuk County conference championship. Both teams finished tied for first in league play with seven wins each. South English overall record 12 wins 3 losses. Keswick 15 and 3. Coachs Frank Cortesio of Keswick and Hal Marshall of South English.
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Eyedal
the Gazette
South English
Keswick
Kinross
North Keokuk
Frank Cortesio
Mystic
Parsons College
Hal Marshall
Missouri Valley
Omaha_university
Keokuk
Eswick
Great Lakes Sailors Rally To Defeat Bradley 41
The Great Lakes naval training station basketball team rallied in the second half to beat Bradley 41 to 24 in their final game of the season. Accurate shooting by Frank Baumholz and Ernie Andres helped erase a 20 point Bradley lead at halftime.
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Peoria
Ill
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Bradley
Frank Baumholz
Ernie Andres
U of
Luisett 10 Make Tourney Showing In AAU Bid
Hank Luisetti returns to national spotlight as he joins the Bartlesville Oilers in the AAU tournament second round. Salt Lake City and 11 other games finalize the field with 16 teams remaining. Defending Hollywood 20th Century meet Portland Signals. Fort Collins Palaces and Chicago Y Clippers stun openers.
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Denver
Hank Luisetti
Cage Glory
Luisetti
Stanford
Bartlesville
Okla
Oilers
Salt Lake City
Fred Scolari
San Francisco Salesians
Scolari
Denver Legions
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Hollywood 20Th Centuries
Portland Ore
Signals
Fort Collins
Colo
Palaces
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Clippers
Shreveport
Morris-Dickson
Ricks College of
Rexburg
Ido
Southwestern Tech
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Quachita
Morris-Dicksons
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Calif
Golden Staters
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Pensacola
Fia
Naval Training Station
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Kaon
Silver Streaks
Chapel of the Oaks
Milwaukee
Wis
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Pullman
Wash
All-Stars
New Mexico Highlands
Las Veras
Los Angeles
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Kutls
Midland
Mich
Chemcal City AG
Rick Colleges
Rexbure
Ida
Seattle
Alpines
Denver University
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Faultess
Quachita College
Arkadelphia
Ark
Dallas
Tex
Peppers
Colorado College
Colorado Springs
Sartlesville
Soulh
Siegel Soderquist To Officiate At U State Cage Tourney
Vic Siegel and Rudy Soderquist of the University of Iowa were named to officiate at the Iowa state YMCA basketball tournament set for the university fieldhouse on Saturday. Four district winners advance to the state event. Clinton swimmers have led the YMCA swimming and diving meet in recent years with another state meet scheduled April 11 at Hawkeye pool.
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Iowa City
INS
Vic Siegel
Rudy Soderquist
University of Iowa
Iowa State Y. M. C
Des Moines
Sam Barry Sworn in as Navy Officer
Sam Barry is commissioned as a lieutenant commander in the Navy and ends his tenure as USC football coach to head to Annapolis, with departure planned for Wednesday or Thursday.
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Sam Barry
Los Angeles
INS
Navy
University of Southern California
Annapolis
Clinton county 4-H basketball tourney set for DeWitt gym
The Clinton county 4-H basketball tournament will be held in the DeWitt high school gymnasium Friday and Saturday with 13 teams participating. Coach N. T. Baird of DeWitt high school will officiate and Supt. O. W. Beauchamp will supervise wrestling bouts.
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Dewitt
Clinton County
DeWitt High School
N. T. Baird
Supt
O. W. Beauchamp
Business Girls Rally to Beat Les Amies 30 25
The Business Girls defeated Les Amies 30 to 25 in a club girls basketball league game on Monday night. The win improves the Business Girls record while Les Amies suffers the setback.
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Business
Les Amies
Trickey and Chapman Named Co-Captains of Iowa Basketeers
Ben Trickey of Marshalltown and Tom Chapman of Storm Lake were elected co-captains for the 1942-43 Iowa basketball team at a luncheon by the Quarterback club. Chapman, the season MVP, set scoring records and finished third in the Big Ten. Trickey, nicknamed Little Ben, broke the 27 point single game mark against Chicago.
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Iowa City
Ben Trickey
Marshalltown
Tom Chapman
Storm Lake
Iowa
Trickey
Chapman
Vic Siegel
Rudy Soderquist
Big Ten
Little Ben
Chicago
Jetter
Catholic High School Names New Athletic Board Directors
In Davenport and Des Moines dioceses changes to the Iowa Catholic High School Association board were announced. Rev. Sebastian Menke of St. Ambrose Davenport will lead as director, succeeding Rev. John McEniry. Rev. Joseph Pound Ottumwa will replace Rev. Harold OConnor Lost Nation on the board with additional appointees Rev. A L Davidsaver Osceola and other members Rev. Vernon Peters Dubuque Rev. Bernard Collins Cedar Rapids Rev. Philip J Dailey Sac City Rev. Edward Lilly Sioux City and Rev. B V Schomer Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Board of Control
Iowa Catholic High School Association
Davenport
Sebastian Menke
St. Ambrose Academy of
John B. McEniry
St. Ambrose Academy
Joseph Pound
St. Mary’s High School
Ottumwa
Harold O’connor
Lost Nation
Bierman Seeks Kansas City Grid Game With Jayhawks
Kwinn Henry received a proposal from Major Bernie Bierman for a Kansas Jayhawks versus Iowa City cadet team game. Henry tentatively set September 19 with a night venue in Kansas City and would seek university sanction to add a 10th game to KU’s schedule.
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Jayhawks
Iowa City
Lawrence
Kan
Gwinn Henry
Kansas Athletic
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Iowa Naval Cadet Induction Center
Towa City
Henry
Kansas City
K. U
Exhibition Baseball Scores Across Florida and California
Multiple spring training games reported in St. Petersburg Sarasota Sanford Daytona Beach and Anaheim with results ranging from Detroit versus St Louis to New York vs Boston and Cleveland vs Boston plus Chicago matches. Games feature pitchers Sunkel Fischer Adams Dannney Blaemire Terry Judd Karl Milnar Desautels Lamanna and more with totals varying by innings.
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Sarasota
Fla
New York
Boston (A
Sunkel
Fischer
Adams
Dannney
Blaemire
Terry
Judd
Karl
Clutier girls win state title in thrilling tourney finish
Clutier earns a state championship as Betty Mundt's aunt cheers from the stands. Mundt's 75 points and a clutch three with 15 seconds left force overtime against Ankeny, sealing the dramatic victory for the Clutier team and signaling a historic peak for the town’s basketball program.
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Clutier
Betty Mundat
Betty Mundt
Ankeny
Iowa Boys Sectionals Show 16.7 Percent Gate Drop
Des Moines AP reports gross receipts from 92 Iowa high school sectional basketball tournaments in early March totaled 33 350, a 6 7 percent decline from 40 075 in 1941. Travel costs dropped from 10 225 to 7 582, offsetting part of the loss. After federal taxes 3 787 and other expenses, net earnings were 16 864 vs 17 559 in 1941.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa High School Athletic Association
New Singles Leader In ABC Standings
Changes in the 42nd annual American Bowling Congress standings continued Monday night with F and N Tavern of Dayton Kentucky moving into second place by totaling 2 861 on games of 994 969 and 898. Joe Kaminski of Youngstown Ohio led the singles with a 692 series and shared the all events lead at 1 889. Russ Shuster of Youngstown finished fifth in singles with 673 and an 800 series.
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Columbus
Keglers
F & N Tavern
Dayton
Joe Kaminski
Youngstown
Russ Shuster
Two Pioneers Named On Scots All Opponent Team
Monmouth Midwest conference champions select Grinnell players Paul Patterson and Hugh McCartney to the first team. Cornell’s Bobby Anderson earns first team guard honors, while Dick Houden and Earl Bodine from Cornell make the second team.
Sports Promotion Sparks Writers Clash Over Coverage
After a New York track writers meeting on a navy relief benefit meet, the piece notes writers may soften criticism when they promote events. It mentions Les MacMitchell and Gil Dodds attempting a world record, and previews Ray Robinson versus Norman Rubio with Jacobs arranging a Detroit bout.
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Hugh Fullerton
NEW York
Coliseuum
Les MacMitchell
Gil Dodds
Cleveland
Ray Robinson
Norman Rubio
Mike Jacobs
Robinson
Harvey Dubs
Windsor
Detroit
Mike
Ray
Don Stewart
Tulsa
Okla
Monroe McConnell
San Diego
Calif
Union
Boots Poffenberger
West Texas State Favored in 1942 Invitational Clash
In Manhattan West Texas State is a slight favorite to beat Creighton in the 1942 invitational tournament at Madison Square Garden. The night also features Long Island University and West Virginia competing for the Metropolitan Blackbirds title as the field advances to next week’s games.
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NEW York
Manhattan
West Texas State
Creighton
Madison Square Garden
Long Island University
West Virginia
Metropolitan Blackbirds
City College of New York
Western Kentucky
Toledo University
Rhode Island State
Five Hawk Tankers Near Finish Line
Five Iowa swimmers and divers prep for a home meet versus Northwestern. Capt. Vic Vargon and Leo Biedrzycki dive, Dick Wenstrom sprint, Cyril Noon breaststroke, Ed Mahoney backstroke.
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Iowa City
INL
Iowa
Northwestern
Vic Vargon
Leo Biedrzycki
Dick Wenstrom
Cyril Noon
Ed Mahoney
Coast Conference May Scrap 1942 Football Schedule
The Pacific Coast conference may curtail or scrap its 1942 football schedule due to army crowd limits in the West defense area. Conference members will meet in Portland next weekend to discuss the crowd limit and football policy.
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SAN Francisco
Pacific Coast
West Defense
Portland
Svecs Hold 12 Point Lead In YMCA Badminton League
Foursome holds a 12 point advantage as Serbousek’s beat Greer’s 9-4 and Svec’s beat Booth’s 8-4 in Monday night action. Last games of the season are set for next Monday with Booth’s vs Greers at 5:30 pm and Serbousek’s vs Svec’s at 1 pm.
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Svec
Serbousek
Greer’s
Svyec
Booth
Greers
Connie Mack Orders Spiked Shoes Mailed Home
Anaheim, California telegrams report Connie Mack sent Dick Siebert's spiked shoes to St. Paul Minnesota. Siebert asked for the footwear in a letter interpreted as retirement from baseball if the Athletics terms were not met. Mack also sought infielders Jim Wasdell and Phil Cavaretta in separate negotiations.
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Calif
Ins
Connie Mack
Dick Siebert
St. Paul
Minn
Connie
Mack
Jim Wasdell
Pittsburgh
Phil Cavaretta
Chicago Cubs
Bud Ward Promoted to Corporal at Fort George Wright
Spokane authorities announce Marvin Bud Ward the national amateur golf champion has been promoted from private first class to corporal at Fort George Wright.
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Spokane, Wash
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Fort George Wright
Tuesay
Lawton Carver Urges Leniency for Drafted Baseball Stars
Lawton Carver argues readers should refrain from boos at players deferred for the draft, citing Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio debates as examples. He says many athletes deserve respect for serving or contributing, and urges trust in athletes and in Uncle Sam to decide who should play.
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Boston Red Sox
Williams
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Yankees
DiMaggio
Yankee
Uncle Sam
Driscoll Tops League with 651 in Red Crown Bowling
George Driscoll Jr. led the Red Crown Industrial league with a 651 series, legs 225 212 214, while Brown 618 and Tony Miller 616 trailed. George Lodge 611 and Howard Lancaster 610, Holsinger 602. In the women's division Elias led with 550, followed by Hasek 515 and Buchan 507.
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Brown
Lincoln
Tony Miller
George Lodge
Howard Lancaster
George Holsinger
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Ruth Ann Hasek
E. Deatch
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F. Kline
Amerian Legion League
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Gninntey Waco
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RED Crown Industrial
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Kenmore Golf
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Whipple Insurance
Seabee Bakery
Kozy Tan No. Lec
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Rejsa Pharmacy
IBI
Guaranty Ban High. Com
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Johnson Utit Company
Lancaster High Driscol
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Ed. Wheeler
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Wilson & Co
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Latiner Boiler Makers
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Ovak’s Amusement
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Avira
Eague
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Balster Furniture Co
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M. Clark
Lafayette Cafe
Ary Ann's Eat Shop
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Dew
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Conn Inducted Into Army Enlists at Fort Wadsworth
Billy Conn, top challenger to Joe Louis, was inducted as a private and sent to Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island, beginning his military service.
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New York
Billy Conn
Joe Louis’ Crown
Fort Wadsworth
Staten Island
Smith Named Captain of Tipton Cage Five
Tipton Hilbert Tipton high school selects Smith as honorary captain for the basketball team. Senior graduates listed include Smith Carl Wehde Milo Phelps Bob Bismiller Wes Marquette and Merlin Ruchotzke.
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Tipton
Hilbert Smith
Smith
Carl Wehde
Milo Phelps
Bob Bismiller
Wes Marquette
Merlin Ruchotzke
Stanford Wins Coast Title With 40 35 Victory Over Beavers
The Stanford basketball team secured the Pacific Coast Conference championship by defeating Oregon State 40 to 35 in a deciding title game at Palo Alto.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Ins
Stanford University
Oregon State Beavers
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