Proposed Alsab Count Fleet Match Race in Chicago
Walter Walsh suggests a summer 1943 1 1/8 mile matchup between Alsab and Count Fleet at Arlington and Washington Park for a $1.5 million stakes amid war effort support. He envisions Lincoln Park or Soldier Field as venue if interest grows, noting fans would flock for a historic clash of champions.
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al Sabath
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Collins Radio Faces Iowa Manufacturers At Daniels Park
In a tune up before Sunday’s Iowa City clash with the Seahawk nine, Collins Radio baseball artists host the champion Iowa Manufacturers tonight at Daniels Park. Rebek is expected to pitch against Reid or Loufek for Collins.
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Iowa City
Seahawk
Collins
Iowa
Daniels Park
Rebek
Reid
Loufek
Urgent call urged to secure commitment today
A push insists on making a direct phone contact now to secure at least one commitment rather than waiting for Narragansett or New York to act first. The speaker urges immediate action and swift engagement.
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Narragansett
New York
Pennsy Ring Heads Undecided on Montgomery Title
Philadelphia boxing officials voiced uncertainty over recognizing Bob Montgomery as title holder in Pennsylvania. Leon Rains said the two-man commission could confirm, refuse, or conditionally recognize Montgomery pending a fight with Sammy Angott, after Montgomery had already earned New York recognition by defeating Beau Jack.
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Philadelphia
Leon Rains
Pennsylvania Boxing Commission
Bob Montgomery
New York Commission
Montgomery
Sammy Angott
Rains
New York
Beau Jack
Garrison Honors Girls and Boys Basketball Letter Recipients
Athletic letters awarded in Garrison to girls recipients Geraldine Flickinger Marian Thompson Florence Alcott Marilyn Hansen Leah Mae Barkdoll Avis Armstrong Florence Frederickson and Dorothy Fry. Boys recipients are Leland Fry Theron Culp Donald Flickinger Harold Gilliatt and David Schirm.
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Geraldine Flickinger
Marian Thompson
Florence Alcott
Marilyn Hansen
Leah Mae Barkdoll
Avis Armstrong
Florence Fredrickson
Dorothy Fry
Leland Fry
Theron Culp
Donald Flickinger
Harold Gilliatt
David Schirm
Lefty Rozek Dominates As Armstrongs Edge Becks 1–0
Lefty Rozek struck out 10 in a three hit shutout duel with Marion Heines as Armstrong junior Legion defeated Becks 1 to 0 at Daniels Park. Callen drove in the lone run in the fifth, Rozek and Callen led Armstrong hitters, and Heines yielded eight safeties in a tight pitchers duel.
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Armstrong Junior Legion
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Red Cross Net Tourney Here Over Weekend
Thirty-two players including six naval cadets from the Iowa City pre flight school will compete in the Red Cross Memorial weekend tennis tournament at 1 p.m. Saturday with women's singles starting at 3 p.m. Saturday. Proceeds go to Linn county Red Cross. Matches will be held at the Country club and Franklin high school courts plus three association courts. Entry fees range from 25 cents to one dollar per event. Notable seeds include Russell Knapp and Dora Jane Hamblin.
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Iowa City
Red Cross
Association
Eugene Brown
Country Club
Franklin High School
Gross
Russell Knapp
Dora Jane Hamblin
Cedar Rapids
Chicago Promoters Eye Savold Nova June Bout at Wrigley
Chicago promoters Irving Schoenwald and Jack Begun opened talks to sign heavyweight Lee Savold of Paterson New Jersey and Lou Nova of Van Nuys California for a 10 round duel in Chicago on June 28. They have leased Wrigley Field for the event after Savold’s indoor season appearances in which he stopped Nate Bolden and Lem Franklin twice.
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Chicago
Lee Savold
Paterson
N. J
Lou Nova
van Nuys
Calif
Irving Schoenwald
Jack Begun
Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs
Savold
Nate Bolden
Lem Franklin
Red Peppers Hot Sport Chatter Near Wartime Letters
Johnny Fryrear reports in detail from the west coast boxing scene and Hollywood wrestling circles with notes on Lupe Gonzales Shans and Zurita Vasquez bouts. Speck Collogan updates from an overseas base, while Kenny Blackman and others discuss teams and local sports. A congressman critique of army football policy angles into the piece.
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West Coast Navy
Speck Collogan
Johnny
Los Angeles
Sid
Hugh Nichols
Hollywood
Cedar Rapids
Hollywood Legion
San Diego
Unclear rhetoric on military leadership and free speech
A passage argues that lawmakers favor speech when convenient but generals control army building. It attributes a blunt remark to Weiss, suggesting it may have caused unintended disruption and reflects tensions between civilian and military authority.
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Weiss
Valley Track Meet Tonight at Clinton Under Lights
All four Cedar Rapids high schools compete in the Mississippi Valley conference outdoor meet at Clinton. Franklin and McKinley look strongest with Franklin favored to top the standings. Franklin fields Hopkins Cole McKay and top relay teams while McKinley relies on Madlock Lee Blakey Davenport for points in hurdles sprints and jumps.
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Clinton
Franklin
McKinley
Thunderbolts
Chuck Hopkins
Cole
John McKay
John Madlock
Lee
Blakey
Davenport
Golden Bears
Johnny Allen Suspended and Fined for On-Field Incident
New York AP Johnny Allen veteran Brooklyn pitcher was suspended 30 days and fined 200 by National League president Ford Frick for his role in an eighth inning argument during Dodgers Pirates game in Pittsburgh. Les Webber and Rube Melton were fined 75 and 50 respectively.
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NEW York
Johnny Allen
Brooklyn
Ford Frick
National League
Dodgers
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Frick
Les Webber
Rube Melton
Allen
George Barr
Barr
Webber
Melton
Fred Fitzsimmons
Waner Injured in Dodgers Pirates Practice Spikes
Paul Waner suffered a deep gash on his right foot when Albie Glossop stepped on his foot during a practice drill for the Dodgers before the Dodgers Pirates game. The spike wound required at least six stitches, doctors said, after Waner and Glossop chased a fly ball.
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Paul Waner
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodger
Freddy Fitzsimmons
Waner
Albie Glossop
Paul
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Only 3 Hawk Gridders Left For Fall Grind
IOWA CITY UP Whoever is selected as acting head football coach at the University of Iowa will have no more than five major letter winners back from 1942 when practice begins next fall. Three of the most outstanding players of last season with a chance to compete again are Bob Liddy guard Mon ticello Bill Barbour Mason City end and John Staak tackle Davenport. If no army or navy trainees are allowed to compete the Hawkeyes will have only three seasoned regulars at best. Recent Iowa veterans headed to the armed forces include Dick Hoerner Dubuque fullback Roger Kane Mundelein IL guard Bob Yelton LaPorte IN tackle and Jim Ferguson Downers Grove IL fullback.
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Selec
University of Iowa
Bob Liddy
Monticello
Bill Barbour
Mason City
John Staak
Davenport
Army
Navy
Hawkeyes
Iowa
Armed Forces
Dick Hoerner
Dubuque
Roger Kane
Mundelein
Bob Yelton
LaPorte
Ind
Jim Ferguson
Downers Grove
Attention to Be Sold at Auction
NEW YORK AP Attention to Be Sold at Auction will be sold at public auction Saturday. Conqueror of Whirlaway in the 1941 Arlington Classic and a possible starter in the Suburban Handicap at Belmont park is listed among horses from the estate of the late Mrs Parker Corning to be offered along with four others.
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New York
Whirlaway
Belmont Park
Parker Corneing
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