American Leaguers Hold Margin in Grapefruit Play
The American league led exhibition play 27 to 20 after five wins in six games. Highlights include Joe DiMaggio and Joe Gordon homers for the Yankees in a 4 to 3 win over St. Louis, and Bob Kennedy homering for the White Sox in a 6 to 2 triumph over the Cubs in Los Angeles. Pirates beat Athletics 7 to 2 at Hollywood, while Phillies routed Navy base sailors 12 to 6 at Miami Beach.
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Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
Miller Huggins
Luke Appling
White Sox
National
Sarasota
Fla
Boston Red Sox
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Petersburg
Yanks
Joe Gordon
Washington Senators
New York Giants
Miami
Deland
St. Louis Browns
Boston Braves
Bob Kennedy
Muriel Jones
Chicago White Sox
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Athletics
Pete Coscarart
Vince DiMaggio
Pirates
Miami Beach
Phillies
Naval Air Base
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Lakeland
Black Hawks to Donate 1942 43 Profits to Charity
Chicago Black Hawks will give all profits from the 1942 43 season to a war relief fund. Major Frederic McLaughlin, club president, said the amount should reach 40000 to 50000 dollars. He aims the money to aid families of American and Canadian soldiers, with distribution to be decided.
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Chicago
Chicago Black Hawks
National Hockey League
Frederic McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Canada
United States
Wilson Hi Y Ettes Triumph In Interscholastic Tourney
Wilson Hi Y Ettes beat McKinley 29 16 in preliminaries at the YWCA Saturday morning Roosevelt advanced by forfeit over Franklin 2 0. Wilson advances to face Roosevelt in the finals next Saturday at 10 a m.
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Wilson Hi-Y-Ettes
McKinley
Hi-Y-Ettes
Y.W.C.A
Wilson
Roosevelt
Franklin
Jersey Kegler Notches 727 At Columbus
Junie McMahon of Lodi New Jersey posted a 727 series in the singles at the 42nd American Bowling Congress championships in Columbus Ohio. He opened 247 235 245 after a 577 doubles tally with Andy Varpapa of Detroit, as August Ehlke of Milwaukee surged to first in all events with 1939, then 215.5 average over nine games. Other top placers included Sam Richardson and Cass Schaff Detroit 1250 in doubles and a 1227 team score.
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Columbus, O
INS
Junie McMahon
Lodi
N. J
Andy Varipapa
Detroit
McMahon
August Ehlke
Milwaukee Kegler
Ehlke
Sam Richardson
Cass Schaff
Vatripapa
George Adamich
Charles O'Donnell
Glassport
Joseph Wrbank
Milwaukee
Keglers
Charles Zeman
Chicago
Frank Chilmer
Lon Maxey
Bloomington, Ill
Damon Runyon
ABC
Columbus
John Hubbell
Canton
New York Giants
Carl
Eddie Brannick
Giants
Buddy Hassett
Yanks
Plumbers Union
Dick Wakefield
Big Ten
Detroit Tigers
Dan Parker
New York Mirror
Green Bay
Wis
Springfield
Mark Roth
New York Yanks
Babe Ruth
Bob Repass
Decatur
Washington Senators
Vernon Stephens
St. Louis Browns
Connie Mack
Denver Recaptures National AAU Title
The Denver Legions won the 1942 National AAU basketball championship, defeating the Phillips Oilers 45 to 32 in the final. Hank Luisetti was held to four points as Bob Marsh shut down the star, earning Marsh a spot on the second all American team. Gruenig of the Legions was MVP and leading scorer with 20 points.
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Denver
INS
Denver Legions
Hollywood
20Th Century-Fox
Hank Luisetti
Bartlesville
Bob Marsh
Luisetti
Marsh
Bill Strannigan
Legions
Ace Gruenig
Bill Martin
Oilers
Jack McCracken
Gruenig
Jack Harvey
The
Tee Connelley
Golden States
Frank Lubin
Grady Lewis
Holy Cross Game Moves to Worcester on Sept 26
The Dartmouth Holy Cross football showdown shifts from Hanover to Worcester. The game will be played on September 26 at the Worcester venue, confirming the relocation for the season.
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Worcester
NEA
Dartmouth
Holy Cross
Hanover
Navy Turns Sports Leaders Into Naval Instructors
More than 200 prominent American sports figures report to the U S Naval Academy for an indoctrination course to train as physical instructors at four Navy pre flight schools. Notables include Bernie Bierman Sam Barry Tex Oliver Ernie Messkomer Jim Crowley Bear Bryant Cliff Keene Larry Snyder and many others.
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Washington
INS
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Navy Department
Navy
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Justin
Sam" Barry
University of Southern California
Tex Oliver
University of Oregon
Ernie Messkomer
Temple University
Jim Crowley
Fordham University
University of North Carolina
University of Georgia
University of Iowa
St. Mary's College
St. Mary’s
Calif
Bierman
Thomas J. Hamilton
Naval Academy
Stastny to Pitch For C R Bunnies
The Cedar Rapids Bunnies open spring training April 1 at Daniels park with players aged 16 to 18. New additions include Harry Burgess Joe Pickart John Frueh Frank Stastny and catcher Joe Kenney. Stastny the MVP in the American Legion last year will be the chief pitcher. Holdovers include John Schloss Harvey Niles Marvin Smith Melvin Penrod and Paul Schloss scheduling games at 220 Wilson avenue SW.
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Cedar Rapids
Missouri Approves Great Lakes Game for Oct. 31
The University of Missouri athletic committee approved a football game with the Great Lakes Ill. Naval Training Station team for Oct. 31 and postponed selecting the site until a future meeting.
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Columbia, Mo
University of Missouri Athletic Committee
Great Lakes, Ill. Naval Training Station
Height of Inconsistency for Dick Fisher
In 1940 Dick Fisher starred as an Ohio State football halfback and helped Paul Brown’s Buckeye varsity reach success. In the basketball season that followed he faded as a scorer, showing how football and basketball may not mix for the same athlete.
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Sclumbus. Co.ap
Dick Fisher
Ohio State
Fisher
Paul Brown
Buckeye
Fremont police judge nets seven 300 games in bowling run
Dick Winkelman, Fremont’s leading bowler since 1928, has bowled seven perfect 300 games on local lanes Nos. 3 and 4. His daughter Dionne cheers him as he chases more strikes in league play and national events, with a season high 858 and 34 strikes in 36 tries. He holds state singles 1937 and all-events 1939 titles, and averages 211 and 207 in Fremont leagues.
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Wide World Features
Fremont
Neb
Dick Winkelman
Dionne
Creighton University
Daddy
Winkelman
Ning
Major coaching changes hit colleges as war advances
The article details widespread coaching shifts nationwide as World War II expands. Navy recalls Major Swede Larson to active duty and assigns Middies to backfield coach John Whelchel. Yale, Holy Cross, Stanford, Washington, USC, Minnesota, Nebraska, Illinois, Purdue, Duke, Tulane, Maryland and others announce replacements or promotions as military service reshapes staff. More than 200 coaches prep to report to Annapolis for naval aviation instructor roles, with many more to follow by September.
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Swede Larson
John Whelchel
Yale
Spike Nelson
Army
Holy Cross
Joe Sheeketski
Hank Scanlon
Philadelphia
Pacific Coast
Stanford
Clark Shaughnessy
Maryland
Jim Lawson
Washington
Jimmy Phelan
Pest Welch
Southern California
Sam Barry
Jeff Cravath
San Francisco
al Tassi
Middle West
Minnesota
Bernie Bierman
Marines
George Hauser
Nebraska
Biff Jones
West Point
Glenn Presnell
Illinois
Bob Zuppke
Ray Eliot
Purdue
Mal Edward
Elmer Burnham
Duke
Wallace Wade
Eddie Cameron
Tulane
Red Dawson
Claude Simon
Shaughnessy
al Heagy
al Woods
Jack Faber
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Naval
Hawkeye Swimmer Ties U S 60 Yard Freestyle Record
Iowa City AP Don Wenstrom Hawkeye sprinter ties the national intercollegiate 60 yard freestyle mark with 28.6 seconds as Iowa defeats Northwestern 48 to 36 in the final meet of the year. The meet also features Wolter and Fahrbach double wins for Northwestern and a pool and university record for Wenstrom.
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Iowa City
Don Wenstrom
Hawkeye
Iowa
Northwestern
Wenstrom
Waldemar Tomski
Michigan
Towa
Wildcat
Varzon
Kemnitz
Amundsen
Becker
Mahoney
Mackay
Noon
Bell
Miller
Tyle
Fahrbach Yarree Sty
Fuller
Lounsbury
Reias
Former Boston shortstop Bill Urbanski runs a tavern
Perth Amboy New Jersey report notes Bill Urbanski once a Boston shortstop now operates a tavern. The brief mentions his past major league connection and current business venture with minimal additional detail.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
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Bill Urbanski
Boston Are
Sutherland Near Navy Commitment After Examinations
Brooklyn Dodgers coach Jock Sutherland, 53, disclosed he has taken navy physicals in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and hopes to be accepted for duty. He formerly mentored at the University of Pittsburgh and now heads the Dodgers.
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Pittsburgh
INS
John B
Jock” Sutherland
Brooklyn Dodgers
Navy
University of Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Walker Team Downs Oelwein Merchants 53 to 31
The Walker town basketball team defeated the Oelwein Merchants Friday by 53 to 31 in a game reported by The Gazette. Walker led throughout and secured the win with solid defense and steady offense.
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Walker
Walker Town
Oelwein Merchants
Priddy Looks Like Third Base Cinch
Gerald Priddy shines at second but struggles at third as Joe McCarthy defends his flexible infield strategy. The Yankee manager notes third base is tougher than it appears and recalls Priddy and Rizzuto forming a record setting double play pair.
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Grayson
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Nea
Gerald Priddy
Joe McCarthy
McCarthy
Yankees
Ossie Bluege
Cincinnati
Wally Berger
Bill McKechnie
Gerry Priddy
Scooter Rizzuto
Priddy
Walter O. Briggs
Kansas City
Detroit
Gordon
Rizzuto
Phil Rizzuto
Dunker to join Army. Hoosiers lose MVP pitcher
Bloomington Indiana basketball and baseball star Don Dunker will be lost to the army before Indiana starts its season. Dunker won five of Indiana's seven Big Ten baseball games and was the most valuable player last year, leaving a void for the Hoosiers.
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Bloomington
Ind
Don Dunker
Indiana
Army
Hoosiers
Odds and Ends From the Sports World This Week
A collage of sports notes touches drill from naval cadets to Coe football stars and Monmouth basketball success. Names include Joe Singer Hans Lobert Frank Frisch Bill Olson Clyde Kluttz Ernie Lombardi and Vernon Stephens with references to the Pirates Giants Yankees Browns and Springfield Three-Eye league efforts.
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Joe Singer
Corpus Christi
Texas
Pittsburgh Pirates
Frankie Frisch
Max, Butcher
Elbie Fletcher
Bobby Woll
Monmouth Cagers
Woll
Monmouth
Beloit
Lawrence
Bill Olson
Decorah
Wisconsin
Shorewood High
Milwaukee
Olson
Decorah High
Luther
George Hackenschmidt
Rassler
Frank Gotch
Nice
France
Phils
Hans Lobert
Bill Chandler
Marquette
Clyde Kluttz
Decatur
Boston Braves
Ernie Lombardi
Kiwanis Club Leads Class D Team Event
In the second weekend of the city bowling tournament Kiwanis edged Trinity Methodist as 615 by K Farquhar and 542 by R Benson powered a 2554 total. Other leaders shifted in Class A B C, with Benedict Engineers and Lakeview topping in their divisions. The schedule runs from 10 a.m. to midnight today as the tourney continues through next weekend.
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R. Benson
Kiwanis
Trinity Methodist
Lon Lovan
M. Kline
Frank Thompson
C. Bachman
Bill Mrstik
George Holsinger
L. Lodge
A. Zrudsky
L. Naso
F. McMillen
Iowa Manufacturing
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Wilson
Lakeview
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Acutten
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Bedine
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Jones
Kennedy
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G. Torney
Iowa Girls Basketball Finals Shuffle Sparks Regional Grievances
The piece argues finals qualifiers cluster near Des Moines while vast eastern and northeastern Iowa are underrepresented. It notes the Girls High School Athletic Union runs the event with limited official roles and questions district pairings, box office impact, and the need for greater schoolmen awareness of girls prep sports.
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Iowa Falls
Steamboat Rock
Iowa
Avoca
Wiota
Iowa State High School Athletic Association
G. L. Sanders
Grover
F. P. Hagan
Allerton
C. R. McIntire
Oakland
A. E. Rankin
Hampton
Des Moines
Snead and Wehrle Reach Best-Ball Finals
Defending champions Sammy Snead and Wilford Wehrle defeated Chandler Harper and Sam Bates one up in 36 holes to advance to the national amateur professional best-ball final in St. Augustine. In the other semi-final, Bill Nary and Fred Haas won one up after 37 holes over Medalists Al Brosch and Harry Offutt.
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Fla
Sammy Snead
Wilford Wehrle
Chandler Harper
Sam Bates
Bill Nary
California
Fred Haas
New Orleans
al Brosch
Farmingdale
N. Y
Harry Offutt
St. Petersburg
Washington Wins Hoosier Cage Title
Washington captured its second straight Indiana state high school basketball championship by defeating Muncie Burris 24 to 18 in the final minutes in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Washington
Muncie Burris
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