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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1944
Page
5
Army leads the national AP poll with 935 points and 77 first place votes as Navy ranks second with 759 points. Randolph Field tops the service division with 770 points, while Notre Dame falls to 11th nationally but holds 7th among colleges.
Paul Collins, Missouri quarterback, has scored five touchdowns in the last two games to push his team forward and seize the Big Six scoring lead with 54 points. Meredith Warner of Iowa State trails with 50 points as the conference leaders list shows Collins ahead of Warner and others.
IOWA CITY AP Seahawks seek replacements for two regulars due to an agreement not to use enlisted men in games with Iowa and Missouri. Chuck Woodward tops candidates to replace fullback Bus Mettes who played his last game Saturday against Bunker Hill. No tackle replacement lined up yet. The schedule closes with Missouri Saturday and Iowa on Nov 25.
NHICAGO UP Major Griffith, Big Ten athletic commissioner, said Allen Shafer age 17 died from an accident in Wisconsin Iowa game and that youth age is not to blame for football injuries. He noted older players injure more and recalled past Big Ten fatality in 11 years, Arthur Ehlers of Iowa in 1933.
Iowa City UP The University of Iowa football squad returned to heavy drills for the Minnesota game after the death of Allan Shafer Wisconsin quarterback who died following the Hawkeye Badger game. Coach Madigan and Athletic Director Schroeder attended Shafer's funeral. Scout Maury Kent warned that Minnesota's forward wall is powerful and noted Minnesota's 19 to 14 upset of Indiana.
Des Moines dispatch notes Marshalltown Bobcats finish undefeated with a 26 8 win over Newton to seal nine straight wins and Central Iowa conference title. Audubon adds 17 straight victories and a Coon Valley crown. Clinton River Kings and Webster City Lynx cap undefeated seasons with big finales. Other teams listed include West Branch Elkader LeMars Paullia Sioux Valley and St Columkille Dubuque among 17 unbeaten squads.
The Cedar Rapids Y M C A volleyball team beat Iowa Navy Preflight three games to two in Iowa City. Scores were 15-9 13-15 15-4 11-15 15-6. Cedar Rapids players included Capt. Lee Winterberg Howard Wilfong Dr. Jack Skien Henry Gundling Roy Walker and Bill Whipple with Preflight stars from Peoria Illinois and Portland Oregon.
Iowa State vs Oklahoma game loomed as 13 to 7 Sooners win in record books though footage suggests Dick Howard crossed the goal line before being forced out. The play came after a fourth and goal fumble recovery near the Sooners’ four as Joe Noble threw to Howard.
Washington report notes Joe Louis, world heavyweight champion, admits rust after a three round exhibition with Jimmy Bell. Louis says war duties slow his form and may prevent quick return to peak condition, citing fatigue, slow feet, and need for months of training.
NEW ORLEANS AP Georgia Tech and Mississippi State Tuesday appeared to have the inside track for bids to the New Year's day Sugar Bowl. President A B Nicholas of the Midwinter Sports association declined to name teams under consideration saying it would aid our competitors.
In a wozy grid year, Notre Dame faced heavy criticism after a 59-0 defeat by Army, prompting debate over whether fears of an undefeated season were viable. Navy is predicted to beat Army, with Navy's momentum and national claim at stake in the December showdown at Baltimore.
Ames report says Iowa State coach Louis Menze faces season setbacks as freshman guard Warren Herman of Gladbrook is called to active duty with the Army Air Corps. Herman was listed among the Cyclones’ early varsity ten.
Welker Cochran trails Willie Hoppe by five points as they enter Tuesday’s session of the 1000 point challenge match for the three cushion title. He won the two Monday blocks 61-50 and 51-50, bringing the total to Hoppe 500 Cochran 495 after the second block.
AP reports Sam Breadon president of the National League Cardinals announces postwar construction of a $1,000,000 park in St Louis with seating for 40,000. The project signals expansion and aims to boost the city's baseball infrastructure after the war.
Washington AP reports Lt. Ben Kinnick, marine flyer and Nile Kinnick Jr.’s brother, is missing since Sept. 17 while flying over Kavieng peninsula New Ireland in the South Pacific. Nile Kinnick, 1939 Heisman winner, was killed in 1943. The brothers are sons of Nile and Mrs. Nile Kinnick, formerly Adel Iowa now Omaha. George Kinnick, 18, studies at Colorado College to become a navy deck officer. Lt. Kinnick joined the Marines in 1942 after Iowa State College engineering studies.
A WaMaC conference composite basketball schedule lists numerous early season games from November through February. It covers matchups featuring Maquoketa, Monticello, Independence, Vinton, Manchester, Anamosa, Cedar Falls, Dubuque, Marion, Tipton, Anamosa, and other area teams with dates spanning Nov 17 through Feb 23. The schedule emphasizes in conference contests and interleague showdowns across East Iowa venues.
Lt Comdr Weems O Baskin former Mississippi coach reports to Ottumwa naval air station to relieve Lt James R Kitts as officer in charge of physical training.
Lawmakers from the house and senate planned to urge President Roosevelt to relocate the Army Navy game from Annapolis to a large city stadium to aid the sixth war bond drive. Rep Carter Manasco would push leaders to appeal, while Sen Edwin Johnson backed the idea and travel to the White House. The Dec 2 game at Annapolis seats about 15,000, and the White House signaled no change.
Al Galento rose to the top of seven wrestlers in a royal rumble at the Coliseum Monday night, defeating Speedy Campbell in 21 minutes for the final. The Masked Marvel fell early, beating Pat O Flaherty in eight minutes, while Red Ryan pinned the fourth-placer Al Caddell in 16 minutes. Ray Mason was first eliminated.
Philadelphia boxer Willie Joyce defeated Ike Williams by decision in a low light bout. Billy Arnold scored a technical knockout against Bob Wade in New York. Fernando Menichelli edged Laurien Gouchard in Newark with a decision victory.
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