Navy, Purdue, Cyclones Picked by Robertson as Likely Winners
Orlo Robertson predicts Navy to beat Georgia Tech and Illinois to top Pittsburgh while naming Ohio State and Purdue as strong Big Ten contenders. He bets on Army over Duke, UCLA over USC, and a slate of Friday Saturday Sunday upsets including Drake over Gustavus Adolphus and Temple over Syracuse.
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Coe College Basketball Teams Prep for 11 Game Schedule
Coe College announced an 11 game regular schedule plus three scrimmages for the basketball season. Coach Willis Lamb says 18 players reported for practice with workouts starting after Homecoming on November 13. The list includes games against Monmouth, Iowa Wesleyan, Wartburg, Augustana, Upper Iowa, Carleton, Cornell, and Navy Preflight, plus an Army unit squad at Coe.
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Cyclone '40 Captain Killed in Air Crash
Lt. Tom Smith 22 captain of 1940 Iowa State football team died in an airplane crash at Santa Catalina Island. His father A H Smith was advised. Smith was single. brother Arthur Jr and father survive.
Return of Dr Eddie Anderson to Hawk Eye job stirs Iowa papers
The Iowa papers debate Dr Eddie Anderson returning to coaching after the war. Stay at home voices defend the right of fighting men to reclaim jobs, defend Madigan, and condemn rumors. Notre Dame vs Dartmouth row is noted with Ed McKeever defending his players to satisfy fans.
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Stevens Returns as Army Back for Fort Warren Meet
Roger Stevens, star ground gainer for the Hawkeyes last year, returns to Iowa City to lead Fort Warren against the Iowa Seahawks as Lt. Comdr. Jack Meagher works on tactics to stop the Waterloo triple threat. Cadets may enter as needed. holdovers from the homecoming game are expected to boost attendance. Four new backfield candidates join Iowa Preflight for the Sunday game, including Keith Simon and Bob Dioone.
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Arlington Lassie and Washington Park Stakes Raised to 20000
Boosted stakes increase values for the 1945 Arlington Lassie and Washington Park's Princess Pat Stakes from 15000 to 20000 added money. Both events grossed around 38000 in 1944, with Arlington Lassie at 38020 and Princess Pat at 38460.
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Madigan Trains Iowa for Purdue Homecoming Upset Bid
Iowa football coach Slip Madigan directs a light practice as the Hawkeyes prepare for a homecoming game against Purdue. He stresses mental attitude as a possible psychological edge, noting Purdue’s veteran lineup and defensive focus on Ed Cody and the Schultz-Dimancheff passing combo. Forrest Masterson, 220, is named game captain.
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Dodds Brothers Meet Guest Star For Distance Race
Gil Dodds world champion miler and Boston divinity student will appear as a guest star at a triangular cross country meet featuring University of Chicago Culver Academy and Wheaton College. His 17 year old brother Mike Dodds races for Wheaton and Gil will handicap the race to aid the National War Fund.
Indianapolis Caps Edge Bisons 2-1 In Opener
The Indianapolis Capitals beat the Buffalo Bisons 2-1 in the AHL opener before 7,357 fans. Bill Jennings scored early in the first period, and Byron MacDonald added a second goal for a two-goal lead before late Buffalo pressures.
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Don Webster
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Byron
Butch) MacDonald
Moose Sherritt
Johnny Sorrell
DiMaggio Moves to Debarkation Ward
S/Sgt Joe DiMaggio, one of baseball's great sluggers, is under medical observation at Hamilton Field pending transfer to a debarkation hospital. He arrived by hospital plane from Hawaii en route to a general Army hospital and was given a 24 hour family visit pass.
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MacArthur Scores Technical Kayo on Tunney Theories
General Douglas MacArthur clashed with Gene Tunney over military training theories during a New Haven talk. Tunney said a December discussion with MacArthur shifted his view on athletics in war prep, noting football and boxing as key for future warriors.
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Owner Buys Insurance on Redskins Star Baugh
Washington Redskins owner George Preston Marshall announced buying a $100,000 life policy on star quarterback Sammy Baugh. The policy covers Baugh during proposed weekend airplane trips from his Sweetwater Texas ranch to Redskins games this season.
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George Preston Marshall
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Clemson Upsets South Carolina At State Fair 2018
Clemson Tigers defeat South Carolina Gamecocks 20 to 13 in an upset at the State Fair in Columbia. Bill Rogers opened scoring with a 15 yard run, Mack Rogers tied the game with a one yard plunge, Sid Tinsley added a 42 yard Clemson score, and Rogers finished with a late touchdown as Clemson pulled ahead. Charles Herdegen scoring for Carolina in the final period.
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Mueller to rejoin Tigers after army discharge
Les Mueller, released Saturday from the army on a disability discharge, announced Thursday he will rejoin the Detroit Tigers pitching staff next season.
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