Shaughnessy Resigns Stanford for Maryland Football Post
Stanford coach Clark Shaughnessy will become athletic director and head football coach at Maryland, citing wartime uncertainty in western football. Jim Lawson succeeds him at Stanford as director of football with staff to be determined.
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Jack Faber
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Davenport Ramblers win state Y M C A tournament final
Davenport Ramblers defeated Ottumwa 61 to 38 in the state Y M C A basketball final at Iowa City. Dave Spencer led Davenport with 12 points and Jack Schluter added 14 as Davenport built a 31 17 halftime edge and remained ahead throughout. Davenport had beaten Waterloo 25 19 to reach the final, while Ottumwa edged Cedar Rapids 41 31 in the earlier round. Cedar Rapids beat Waterloo 39 34 in the consolation game.
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Toledo sets duckpin mark in Cedar Rapids tourney
Lucile Alpers of Toledo hit 246 pins to top 239 by Nedra Eggers of Cedar Rapids and 211 by a Washington, D C stenographer, earning the duckpin title that stays with Toledo until another surpasses 246. A Pensacola naval station letter from Nile Kinnick recalls Cedar Rapids links and notes early training and baseball prospects.
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Iowa
White Sox Sign Luke Appling After Agreement
Luke Appling agreed to terms with the Chicago White Sox and will depart Atlanta for the team’s training base. The deal’s figures were not released but likely reflect a compromise including adjustments to a reduced base salary and bonus terms. Last year Appling earned about $24,000 under city series and world series cuts.
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Illini Fencers Win Conference Crown
Champaign Illinois AP Illini fencers capture the Big Ten fencing title scoring 18 percent of the points. Northwestern trails after the meet as Ohio State finishes second with 13 12 Chicago and Wisconsin place third and fourth with 12 and nine points respectively.
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Centralia Cagers Win 1942 Illinois State Title
In Champaign, Dwight Edelman led Centralia to the state high school basketball title with a 35 33 victory over Paris. Edelman scored 16 points to top the Paris squad in a close championship game.
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Sub-State Finals Roundup From Iowa Regions
Final round results include Atlantic beating Manning 28 27 Creston's Chariton 38 25 Dubuque's Davenport 30 25 Livermore Titonka 30 29 Spirit Lake 30 18 Nevace Grundy Center 16 New Hampton 33 24 Ottumwa 30 28 overtime details are unclear with OCR errors in titles and scores.
Dartmouth and Stanford Win in NCAA Playoffs
Dartmouth defeats Kentucky 47 28 in New Orleans while Stanford tops Colorado 46 35 in Kansas City to claim western playoff berths. Penn State, led by Larry Gent 21 points, beat Illinois 41 34 in the eastern consolation, and Kansas edged Rice 55 53 in the western consolation.
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Ned Irish Wins Basketball Merit Award
Ned Irish, promoter of Madison Square Garden, was named the winner of the annual award for the man who has done the most for basketball. In his absence, Dr C Carlson of the University of Pittsburgh accepted the trophy on his behalf.
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University of Pittsburgh
Midland Sets Tropical Park Track Record
Midland wins the $7,500 mile and an eighth Coral Gables handicap at Tropical Park in 1 49 2/5, breaking the track record by two-fifths of a second. Jockey Leon Haas guides Midland to a five length victory over Signator with Llanero third and Our Boots fourth. The upset paid $6.40 for a $2 win ticket. place and show paid $4.50 and $3.60. Signator paid $10.80 and $6.50. Llanero paid $14.40.
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Davenport Leads Parade Into State Cage Finals
Davenport Blue Devils win 30 to 25 over Dubuque to head the Class A state tournament field. Ottumwa Spirit Lake Nevada New Hampton Charlton Atlantic and Livermore also advance from eight sub state brackets to Des Moines for the title meet.
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Big Coaching Turnover Hits Major Football With War
A United Press survey finds 15 top college football coaches leaving their posts, many joining the armed services or pursuing other fields. Names include Fordham’s Jim Crowley and Earl Walsh, with changes spreading across the nation and touching programs like Minnesota Duke Stanford and Nebraska amid wartime disruption.
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Toronto Opens Cup Playoff With Win
The Maple Leafs defeated the Rangers 3 to 1 in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs before 13,313 fans. The game kicked off the series with Toronto taking an early lead and holding on for the victory.
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East Iowa Girls Basketball District Tourney Controversy
East Iowa readers question the district tourney method used to select teams for the final round at Des Moines. The piece cites uneven representation with three adjacent towns from Appl anoose and Wayne counties and multiple towns within 30 miles sending teams, despite a north south line splitting representation. The author compliments Clutier for its 1942 title while criticizing the district system as arbitrary and uneven.
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Atlantic Faces Spirit Lake Thursday Afternoon
Sports schedule notes a Thursday slate with Atlantic meeting Spirit Lake at 2 p.m. Ottumwa visits Chariton at 3:15 p.m. Davenport hosts New Hampton at 7:30 p.m. Livermore-Arborville lands Nevada at 8:45 p.m.
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Sub-state basketball upsets highlight Iowa prep action
Livermore edged Titanka 30 to 29 at Humboldt on Behounek’s late fielder. Ottumwa beat Iowa City 30 to 28 on Gilroy’s overtime basket. Nevada defeated Grundy Center 24 to 16 and Spirit Lake toppled Lester 30 to 18. Atlantic held off Manning 28 to 27 as Whissler scored at the buzzer. Chariton beat Corning 36 to 25 and New Hampton beat Iowa Falls 33 to 28. Four district finalists rebounded into sub states under a new policy.
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Otumwa Bulldogs Stun Little Hawks in OT for State Tourney Bid
Charley Gilroy drove the length of the Ottumwa court and scored from the side with five seconds left in overtime, lifting Ottumwa 30 28 over Iowa City’s Little Hawks to clinch a spot in the Iowa high school state tournament. The game featured a tense finish after a 27 27 tie and a 23 21 Ottumwa lead through three periods.
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