Taliaferro Tops Big Ten As 1945 Freshman Star
Indiana freshman George Taliaferro led the Big Ten in all around backfield play with averages over 100 yards per game. He piled up 602 yards rushing and receiving, earning UP All-Big Ten honors and continuing Gary, Indiana’s line of notable backfield stars.
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Walter Byers
Chicago
George Taliaferro
United Press
Gary Stamp
Gary
Tom Harmon
Michigan
Gary Gallopers
Tom Kuzma
Taliaferro
Julie Rykovich
Notre
Harmon
Big Ten
Kuzma
Indiana
Hoosiers
Gary Negro
Bo McMilin
Hoosier
Purdue
Ed Cody
Ohio State
Ollie Cline
Navy To Decide Top Grid Scorer Honors
New York AP reports Walter Trojanowski of Connecticut can clinch the national scoring title with 132 points after the season, while Army’s Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard sit tied for second at 96. Connecticut finished its schedule as Army ends with Navy on Saturday.
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Purdue
Bob de Moss
Indiana
Cline
Bull Canfield
Wisconsin
Don Kindt
Canfield
Kindt
Rex John
Navy
NEW York
University of Connecticut
Walter Trojanowski
Army
Glenn Davis
Doc Blanchard
Connecticut
Army Ws
Red Hawks Fall To Co Dukes In Season Opener 46 30
In Dubuque St Wenceslaus Red Hawks lost 46 to 30 to St Columbkille Co Dukes in the opening game. Sterencuk led Cedar Rapids with 13 points while Panek added solid post play as the Red Hawks struggled from the free throw line converting only seven of 31 attempts. The Cedar Rapids squad began 5 0 and held St Wenceslaus scoreless early before the visitors pulled ahead at halftime. Snitel scored 12 for Cedar Rapids in the girls game, as St Columbille’s defeated St Wenceslaus 44 16.
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Dubuque
St. Wenceslaus
Red Hawks
St. Columbine’s
Co-Duke
Cedar Rapids
Stevencuk
Co-Dukes
Paul Kelloge
Sterencuk
Red Hawk
Panek
St. Wenceslaus Girls
St. Columbille’s
Snitel
Two Iowa regulars may miss opener against Augustana
Iowa basket ball coach Pops Harrison said two regulars from the 1943-44 squad may not play Saturday. Dave Danner, high scoring forward from Iowa City, is out with influenza. Ned Postels, guard from last season, has a sprained ankle.
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Hawk Cage
Iowa City
Iowa
Augustana College
Pops Harrison
Dave Danner
Ned Postels
Army, Navy lead AP grid poll with Army top pick
Army receives 809 points to hold first in the AP college football poll led by 80 first place votes. Navy second with 664, Alabama third, Indiana fourth and Notre Dame fifth. Oklahoma A&M, Michigan, Pennsylvania, St. Marys Calif, Texas follow. Ohio State falls from seventh to twelfth after a 7-3 loss to Michigan.
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NEW York
Associated Press
Army
Tom Stephenson
Elkhart
Ind
Truth
Indiana
Navy
Harold Harris
Knoxville
Alabama
Notre Dame
Harris
Philadelphia
Municipal
Big Ten
Oklahoma A & M
Michigan
Pennsylvania
St. Mary's
California
Oklahoma Aggies
Texas
Holy Cross
Duke
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Ohioans
Quakers
Cornell
Oklahoma
St. Mary’s
Tulsa
Missouri
Southern California
Tennessee
Clemson
Columbia
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
Louisiana State
Temple
Washington State
Wake Forest
Northwestern
Purdue
Jamboree Upsets Highlight Reinbeck Gym Event
In a North Iowa Cedar league jamboree at Reinbeck Gym the winners were Tracer Cedar Falls Teachers and Grundy Center. Reinbeck Ackley Eldora combined for a 40 to 38 score in the lower bracket. Downey led Reinbeck with six points in a 14 to 7 win over Traer. Van Eschen topped Ackley with eight in a 18 to 10 loss to Ackley. Grundy Center defeated Eldora 23 to 6 with Connerley scoring 14 for the winners.
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Reinbeck
North Iowa
Tracer
Cedar Falls Teachers High
Grundy Center
Ackley
Eldora
Traer
Downey
Voetberg
Teachers
van Eschen High
Lambertson
Schmitz
Connerley
Hogan Wins Playoff in Montgomery Golf Meet
Ben Hogan of Hershey Pennsylvania won the $10 000 Montgomery Invitational in a playoff with Harold McSpaden at Montgomery Alabama Hogan shot 68 to win the first prize of 2 000 in Victory bonds and reach 23 353 in earnings since leaving the army last August McSpaden shot 69 and has 30 998 since January 1
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Montgomery
Ala
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Hogan
Harold “Jug
McSpaden
Victory Bonds
Army
Rose Bowl Talk and Navy of College Football Hints
A pacific coast assessment says Army would beat the coast champs by a wide margin if invited to the Rose Bowl, with Alabama preferred by some for the Sugar Bowl. The piece cites St Mary’s and Oklahoma Aggies, Minnesota’s program under Bernie Bierman, and war era player concerns about freshmen and veterans, plus a Bud Boeringer yarn about Red Smith.
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Pacific Coast
Coast
Army
West Coast
Alabama
Pacific Coast Loop
Davis, Blanchard and Co
St.Mary’s
Oklahoma Aggies
Aggies
Herman Wedemeyer
St. Mary's
Bob Fenmore
Fenimore
Iowa
Bud Boeringer
Nebraska
Boeringer
Red Smith
Bud
Red
Notre Dame
Southern Cal
Red and the 60 Minute Guard Challenge
A college wrestling scene unfolds as Red sizes up a 250 pound opponent. He vows a quick shove to the nose and warns the big man that he will endure a full hour of intense, tough play to prove his guarding prowess. The wrestler greets the challenge with eagerness.
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Red
Biff Jones Will Not Return as Nebraska Coach
The World Herald reports Col Lawrence M. Biff Jones will not return as University of Nebraska coach or athletic director. From West Point he said the decision was made Sunday morning and he had no comment. He will be released from obligations under a contract through 1946 and the wartime policy to reinstate servicemen.
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OMAHA
the World- Herald
Lawrence M
Biff” Jones
University of Nebraska
West Point
N. Y
Biffer
Jones
Col. Jones
Armed Services
Purdue honors Dick Smith with major letter award
Dick Smith of Sioux City Iowa was among Purdue football players awarded a major letter at a banquet in the Boilermaker field house on Monday night.
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South Side Civic Club
Nile Kinnick
Lumir Struesky
Dad" Schroeder
Iowa U
Chester Myers
Lafayette
Ind
Dick Smith
Sioux City
Purdue
Boilermaker
Coe C Men s Club To Honor Gridmer Dinner for 1945 Coe Football Team
The Coe C Men s Club will honor the 1945 Coe football team and managers at a dinner at the Montrose hotel Wednesday at 6 30 PM. George Hallenbeck leads dinner arrangements and several high school officials and community figures will attend. Cap Hedges will be toast master as football photos from Mr. Fletcher are shown.
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Coe College
Coe
Montrose Hotel
George Hallenbeck
Armstrong’ Clothing Company
Bill Barnard
Wilson
Sam Cooper
Roosevelt
O. W. Rust
Franklin
Leonard T. Paulus McKinley
Fred A. Winter
William Quarton
WMT
Gurney Day
Y.M.C
Horace ‘Cap’ Hedges
the Hedges Company
Carl Lavell
Franklin High
G. C Fletcher
Rapids Chevrolet Company
Athletic Board of Control
C Ward Macy
Robert V. Drexler
Harris Lamb
Willis Lamb
A. W Meyer
Leonard W. Swanson
Dick Yager
Cap Hedges
Fletcher
Monticello High School Basketball Scores Report
At Monticello St Martin's 22 Sacred Heart 49 halftime leads show Sacred Heart ahead 32 21 in a contest. Winners' high Herard and Gearhart led losers with notable performances while Schmidt and Fagan shared top play for the winners.
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St Martin's
Cascade
Sacred Heart
St. Martin's
Herard
Wolf
Lish Schneider
Fagan
Gearhart
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