Franklin Thunderbolts Reach State Finals in Iowa City
Franklin defeats Hull 36 28 to clinch a spot in the state finals at the University of Iowa fieldhouse. Led by Jim Kolesick 12 and Billy Shuttleworth 11, Hull’s Calsbeek 16 kept the Wildcats competitive as Franklin pulled away in the second half. Waverly and Harlan also advanced with substantial rallies in the semi finals.
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University of Iowa
Thunderbolts
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Go-Hawks
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Franklin Calsbeek
Whildcat
Cedar Rapids
Franklin
Wildcats
Shuttleworth
Jennings
Rustmen
Mackie
Kolesick
Bill Fletcher
Calsbeck
Liddle
Winnie Toms
Jim Phillips
Orville Rust
Billy Shuttleworth
Ken Faber
Henry van Maanen
Dick Rust
Gazette-Blumenshine
Franklin High
George Liddle
Rust
Kull
Northwest Iowa Schol
Mort Cooper Signs Cardinal Contract
St Louis INL Mort Cooper star pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals announced he signed his 1944 contract after holding out for 17500 dollars. He declined to reveal his exact salary but said he would report to the Cardinals training camp in Cairo Illinois this weekend.
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Morton Cooper
St Louis Cardinals
Cooper
Sam Breadon
Cardinals
Cardinal
Cairo
Franklin Reaches State Final as Cinderella Eagles Edge Waverly
At the state prep finals Johnny O'Donnell notes Franklin's surprising final round appearance while Davenport's 56 11 team, known for track and baseball, watches. Attendance lags behind 1940s records, with many predicting Waverly to win the closing game as Franklin forges a tougher path with a single defeat.
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Franklin
Davenport
Waverly
Town City hosts Big Ten flavor as Hawkeyes triumph
The report notes disappointing showing by Jim Strotman of Waverly unable to score against Haley's rival in a strong Big Ten dominated event at Town City. Cameraman Del Blumen reports Franklin's Thunderbolts felt they played poorly yet still secured a narrow win.
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Waverly
Thither
Haley
Comet
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Town City
Eric Wilson
Hawkeye Sports Publicity
Iowa U
Franklin
Thunderbolt
del Blumenshine
Bolts
Dartmouth Indians Meet Ohio State In NY Invitational Final
Unbeaten Dartmouth, Eastern league titleholder, carries a 16 game win streak into the New York Invitational basket final at Madison Square Garden. Ohio State, Big Ten champion, reached the title game after Dartmouth overwhelmed Catholic University.
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Hanover
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Soldiers of
Buckeyes Top Owls in Low-Scoring Varsity Tilt
Ohio State defeated Temple 57-47 after a tight first half. Don Grate scored 17 points to pace the Big Ten champions while Temple led 21-18 before fading in the second half. Dartmouth led Catholic University 28-12 at halftime.
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Garden
Ohio State
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Owls
Jim Joyce
Dick Koecher
Buckeyes
Don Grate
Dartmouth
Catholic University
Ottumwa Navy Defeats Wisconsin Boxing Team 5-3
Ottumwa naval air station halted Wisconsin Badgers 25-match winning streak with a 5-3 victory before 2,500 fans. Paul Estep scored a second round technical knockout over Ed Marquardt. Bill Loftus forfeited to Charles Hayes.
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OttumWa Naval Air Station
University of Wisconsin
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Wisconsin
Badgers
Otumwa
Paul Estep
Ed Marquardt
Bill Loftus
Charles Hayes
Zurita in Gotham Seeks Lightweight Title Bout Payoff
Juan Zurita arrives in New York from Mexico City as the new NBAA lightweight champion. He plans a 10 round non title bout with Beau Jack at Madison Square Garden on Friday with Jack the 2 to 1 favorite.
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Juan Zurita
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Mexico City
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Jabs Roundup From Boston to Philadelphia
Boxing notes list bout outcomes across multiple cities. Henry Armstrong outpointed Ralph Zanelli in Boston, Willie Roache stopped Joe Miller in Worcester, Jerry Vachon knocked out Nobby Mall in Augusta, and other results including Ed Lee versus Rosen and Milton Balti more.
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Jenry Armstrong
Los Angeles
Ralph Zanelli
Providence
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Wilmington
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Joe Miller
Syracuse
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Jerry Vachon
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Roson
Norfolk
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Ed Lee
Camp Pendleton
Lee Rosen
Baltimore
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Harry Teanes
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Walter (Cahey) Lewis
New York
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Strooklyn
Iowa State Five Wins Opener in NCAA Tourney
In Kansas City the western regional opener saw Utah defeat Missouri 45 to 36 while Iowa State edged Pepperdine 44 to 39. Roy Wehde led Iowa State with 13 points as the Cyclones rallied from a halftime 19–15 deficit to pull off a tight victory.
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Ray
Price Brookfield
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Ronald Jonles Ulinois
Ed Hess
Denver Legion and Phillips Reach AAU Finals
In Denver, veteran independents Phillips 66 and Denver Ambrose Legion advance to the National AAU title game after defeating Army teams in the semis. Phillips beats Colorado Springs army 72 48 behind Gordon Carpenter 21 points, while Ambrose Legion tops Fort Warren 52 35 with Bob Fruenig adding 23 points.
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Big League Clubs Open Exhibition Games This Weekend
The third wartime baseball season begins with an Evansville show Window as the Detroit Tigers host the Chicago White Sox in a two day series. Manager Steve O Neill plans Paul Trout and rookies Henry Hresko and Bill Kasepochuk with Jimmy Dykes naming rookies Graumann Wittmer and Ed Lopat for mound duty. Additional exhibitions set for Saturday include Philadelphia vs Curtis Day and Coast Guard, Chicago vs Detroit, Baltimore vs Philadelphia, Cleveland vs Pittsburgh, St Louis vs Toledo and St Louis vs Fourth Ferrying Command.
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Evansville
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Chicago White Sox
Steve O'Neill
Tigers
Paul Dizzy Trout
Henry Hresko
Bill Kasepchuk
Jimmy Dykes
Sox
Charles Graumann
al Wittmer
Ed Lopat
al Frederick
Philadelphia
Curtis Day
Coast Guard
Alt
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Detroit
Al_Frederick
Baltimore
Int
Muncie
Cleveland
Pittsbaven
Cape Girardeau
St. Louis
Toledo
Cairo
Fourth Ferrying Command
Memphis
Match Games for Worlds Bowling Doubles Open
The first leg of the home and away series for the world doubles championship opens in Milwaukee. Defending champions Nelson Burton and Frank Mataya of St. Louis face challengers Ned Day and Rudy Pugel of Milwaukee who were runners up in Chicago last spring. Day is the world match game champion and Pugel has the best average in his Milwaukee all star league.
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Nelson Burton
Frank Mataya
St. Louis
Ned Day
Rudy Pugel
Burton
Mataya
Chicago
Day
Pugle
Bartolo to Meet Terranova in Boston Rematch
Sal Bartolo of Boston and Phil Terranova of New York agreed to a 15 round title rematch at the Boston Garden on April 14. Terranova will receive 55 percent of gate receipts and Bartolo a $12,500 guarantee, after their first bout grossed $35,154.
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Sal Bartolo
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Phil Terranova
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Rio Valenti
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Puerto Rican team to tour U S next winter
The Puerto Rican sports commission announced a U S tour for a Puerto Rican basketball team to promote good neighbor policy. Scheduled games include Florida Alabama State Mississippi State Louisiana State Arkansas Oklahoma A&M Missouri and Kansas State Teachers.
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United States
Florida
Alabama State
Mississippi State
Louisiana State
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Oklahoma Aggies
Missouri
Kansas State
Fort Wayne Zollners Meet Brooklyn Five In Pro Final
In Chicago the Fort Wayne Zollners and the Brooklyn Eagles advance to the finals of the sixth annual professional tournament. Brooklyn beat Harlem Globetrotters 63 41 with Bob Tough scoring 32 to tie the tourney record while Fort Wayne edged New York Rens 42 38. Bud Jeanette may miss the final with a sprained ankle. Tough added 12 field goals and eight free throws. Brooklyn, all service men on furlough, hit 21 of 24 from the line.
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Michigan Favored In Purdue Relays
Michigan brings 26 athletes to La Fayette with five Big Ten champions and a mile relay quartet as Notre Dame eyes ending its one year title run. Purdue leads with 27 entrants followed by Town Preflight 23 and Notre Dame 16 among others.
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National Football League Adds 422nd Player to Service
CHICAGO INS The Nation 1 football league Saturday contributed its 422nd player to the armed forces when Louis Rymkus regular tackle for the Washington Redskins reported for boot training at the Great Lakes naval training station. The professional football star a
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Louis Rymkus
Washington Redskins
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Notre Dame Alumnus Drafted by Chicago Board
Notre Dame alumnus, listed as residing in Napanee Indiana, was inducted by a Chicago draft board. The brief item notes his enlistment status and location as part of a domestic draft record.
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Chicago
Napanee
Ind
Dodds Seeks Two Mile Glory Despite Indoor Mile Setback
Gil Dodds, the Boston divinity student, failed to beat Greg Rice's indoor two mile mark at the Knights of Columbus games, clocking 14.3 seconds over the 8.51 mile. He said fatigue and short training time for the longer distance affected him while finishing ahead of Jim Rafferty and near the top in a field that included Jimmy Wisner, Bill Jamison, and Rudy Sims.
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Gil Dodds
Greg Rice
Knights of Columbus
Boston Divinity
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Plank
Parson
Jim Rafferty
New York A. C
Jimmy Wisner
Baltimore
Bill Jamison
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Smithville
Une
Ed Conwell
New York University
Claude
Buddy) Young
University of Illinois
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Conwell
Herb Thompson
Jersey City
Coast Guard
Bill Hulse
Rudy Sims
Chicago
Radio stars headline Saturday night broadcasts across networks
Andre Kostelanetz and Lily Pons lead the Boston Symphony broadcast at 7 30 p m on Blue and KXEL with guest conductor and vocal. Milwaukee workers hear the symphony from afar followed by Spotlight Bands featuring Louis Armstrong and his orchestra. George Jessel appears with Groucho Marx program at 7 p m on EBM. Lionel Barrymore's Mayor of the Town at 6 p m on CBS and WMT. Arthur Rubinstein and Nan Merriman on The Music America Loves Best at 6 30 p m on Blue and KXEL. Iowa state basketball final Franklin Cedar Rapids vs Waverly on WSUI at 8 45 p m with a consolation at 7 30. Gounod Faust on Chicago Theater of the Air at 8 p m over Mutual and WGN. Charles A Halleck to speak on Grade Labeling for Public Affairs at 9 45 p m over CBS and WBBM.
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Radio Programming Hour by Hour March 25 1944 26 1944
A detailed schedule lists broadcasting across WHO WGN WMT KXEL and more for March 25 1944 and March 26 1944. Entries include worship news programs music programs lectures sermons and variety segments with times from early morning to late night and multiple stations such as WHO WGN WMT KXEL and others. The schedule features religious services concerts quizzes dramas and news updates interwoven with sports and public affairs.
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