Iowa seeking football coach as board weighs options
The University of Iowa athletic board indicated no coach choice yet after a meeting in which a committee is handling the search. Informal talk points to Elmer Layden as a possible adviser and navy preflight loans discussed, with a Sept. 25 opener vs Great Lakes approved for an eight game schedule.
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University of Iowa Athletic Board
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Dad” Schroeder
Iowa
Elmer Layden
Layden
Navy
Iowa City
Iowa U
Great Lakes
Hawks
Novikoff Signs Cubs Contract for 1943 Debut
Lou Novikoff ended a two month holdout by signing with the Chicago Cubs. He hoped to meet manager Jim Wilson to gain approval for a 1943 debut against the New York Giants. Terms were undisclosed but speculated around 8000 to 8500 dollars with retroactive pay beginning January 1.
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Lou Novikoff
Chicago Cubs
Jim Wilson
New York Giants
Novikoff
James Gallagher
Lou
Wilson
Vagrancy wins Belmont stakes at Belmont Park
Vagrancy Belair Stud’s long striding daughter of Sir Gallahad III secured the topweight of 126 pounds and won by two lengths in the $3,000 Bateau at Belmont Park before 14,377 spectators Monday.
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New York
Belair Stud
Sir Gallahad III
Belmont Park
Game Monday Postponed in Damp Park Field
Managers in the M and J leagues postponed the Monday game at Daniels Park due to a damp field. Six postponements now in the books as eight games completed. League Secretary George Hawkins announced a Sunday doubleheader with Wilsons facing Universal Engineers and Lighters meeting Iowa Manufacturers starting at 2 p.m.
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Lighters
Tom Elwood
Daniels ‘Park
George Hawkins
Wilsons
Universal Engineers
Iowa
Three Congressmen Seek Sports Plan
A four man congressional committee planned to urge the war department for a broader athletic program. Sen Mead and Reps Disney Weiss Monroney will press for equal Army athletics as Navy. Weiss and Dilwey advocate better organized sports for war workers to boost production.
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War Department
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Weiss
D-Pa
Monroney
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Army
Navy
Dilwey
Co-Champs Fourth In Big Ten Race
Iowa and Michigan remain tied for fourth in the Big Ten baseball standings after finishing schedules. Ohio State leads and can clinch by one win against Purdue. Iowa has 6 wins in 10 and Michigan 3 in 5, with Minnesota still in four games left to affect fifth place.
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Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Ohio State
Purdue
Hawkeyes
Wolverines
Minnesota
Franklin Golfers Defeat Wilson in Kenmore Dual Meet
Franklin High School beat Wilson High School 355 to 383 at Kenmore on Monday. Franklin scorers included Hines 84 Frayman 86 Brooks 92 and Meek 93 with Kohrs and Ferguson also playing. Wilson's Smith 90 Havlik 91 D Smith 94 Tetly 108 led their side.
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Ferguson
Smith
Havlik
D. Smith
Tetly
Iowa U honors 20 Hawkeyes with major letter awards
University of Iowa board awards major I letters to 14 baseball players and six track members. Baseball honorees include Capt Harold Lind Ottumwa and Clark Briscoe Schenectady with others from Cedar Rapids Davenport and Mapleton. Track recipients feature Bob Bowles Des Moines and Hubert Cline Shenandoah among several Iowa athletes. Freshman letters also awarded to a group including John Caslavka Minden and Tom Thorson Newton.
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University of Iowa Board of Athletics
Hawkeye
Harold Lind
Ottumwa
Max Landers
Marshalltown
Harry Rinkema
South Holland
Clark Briscoe
Schenectady
Tommy Farmer
Cedar Rapids
John Quinn
Davenport
John Sanders
Postville
Don Thompson
Mapleton
Lyle Ebner
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Henderson
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Olin
Jack Kenney
Max Smith
Rake
Roy Stille
Schaller
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Ames
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Petersie
Bob Bowles
Des Moines
Hubert Cline
Shenandoah
Lee Palmer
Aywooil
Harold Fiala
Waterloo
Dick Boerner Dubuane
Ken &Teinbeck
Rubic
Richard Nee
Webbster City
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Eagle Grove
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Rex Whitworth
Cambridge
England
Giants Donate Blood To Red Cross Leaders Charge
Sixteen New York Giants players led by manager Mel Ott gave a pint of blood apiece to the American Red Cross on Monday.
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New York Giants
Mel Ott
American Red Cross
Cyclone Track Scoring Led by Richardson in 1943
Lee Richardson of Council Bluffs topped Iowa State College track scoring in 1943 with 32 percent of points. Bob Lary Marion and Harold Matejka Omaha led others, while Everett Norcross set a Big Six indoor broad jump record of 23 feet 4 inches. Dankel won the 2 mile, Gast the javelin, and the mile relay team of Meyers Matejka Gibson and Lary took first in the outdoor meet.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Richardson
Dankel
Gast
Jim Meyers
Matejka
Jack Gibson
Lary
Pirates Lose Two Men with Injuries
At Shibe Park Philadelphia Elbie Fletcher of the Pirates is to be discharged from Jefferson hospital after a brain concussion and a forehead gash from a wall collision. Johnny Wyrostek suffers a separated shoulder and will be out for about five weeks as per hospital staff.
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INL
Elbie Fletcher
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jefferson Hospital
Phillies
Shibe Park
Fletcher
Johnny Wyrostek
Pinky May
Minor League Softball Race Gets Underway
The minor softball league opened with a full slate despite mud and cold. Highlights include First Trust and Savings Bank beating Rock Island Shops 4 2 behind Clemmer two hit pitching, Church of Brethren 8 6 over Light Co rally, Y M C A 11 8 over Coop Dairys windmill pitcher Gensicke, and Barnhizer clearing the bases for a circuit shot. Eagles B team could not appear and gave Calvary Baptist a win. Wilson CIO defeated Loftus 8 1 in industrial play. Open league night game Eagles versus Cherry Burrell postponed. activities resume Wednesday.
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Church of Brethren
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Barnhizer
Eagles
Calvary Baptist
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Loftus Company
Wilson's
Prep Sports Close Year With Multiple Local Meets
McKinley and Roosevelt high track teams duel this afternoon at 4 on the McKinley track. The Ilee Valley conference meet at Clinton follows Friday night with four schools competing. City track and tennis meets run June 1 2 at Franklin field, then June 5 sophomore meet at Franklin, and June 6 city golf at Kenmore.
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Roosevelt
Clinton
Coe Field
Franklin Field
Franklin
Kenmore
Navy Postpones Exhibition Game Between Great Lakes and Giants
The Great Lakes navy base announced the postponement of an exhibition ball game scheduled for Tuesday against the New York Giants. The move affects the planned matchup as teams had prepared for the event at the base in Great Lakes Illinois.
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Navy
Great Lakes
New York Giants
Whirlaway Plans Return to Racing Career
New York report says Whirlaway, the famed racehorse, is near a comeback with trainer Ben Jones at Belmont. Aiming for an over night sprint option of six or seven furlongs, Whirlaway must prove fitness after four months out with a left foreleg injury.
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Whirlaway
Ben Jones
Ben
Belmont
Whirly
Missouri
Moneybags
New Orleans
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