Iowa prep teams push unbeaten marks into late season
Marshalltown and Ottumwa pace the field with six straight wins as Audubon, Clinton and others extend or threaten perfect records. Upsets hit East Des Moines with East High beating Fort Dodge, and Waverly and Le Mars press undefeated runs. Atlantic and Mount Ayr win to keep clean slates as Webster City defeats Clarion.
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Clinton Davenport clash looms as Valley title duel
Clinton faces Davenport Blue Devils in a pivotal Mississippi Valley Conference showdown on Clinton field. Roosevelt sits fourth after a 26-0 loss, as East Waterloo McKinley Wilson face Franklin Marshalltown and other league games unfold across Cedar Rapids Dubuque and other towns.
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Chicago Notre Dame Looms In Champaign Homecoming Tilt
Notre Dame and Illinois clash in Memorial Stadium as Bob Kelly and Buddy Young lead national title hopes. Crowd estimates range 50 000 to 70 000 for the Illini homecoming with Notre Dame aiming for a fifth straight win behind Kelly while Illinois relies on Young to upset the top ranked Ramblers.
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Chicago
Champaign
Northwestern Loses 11 Players to Navy V-12 Transfers
Northwestern university’s V-12 trainees lose 11 players including Bill Roper who has been Johnny Yangworth’s understudy at left half. Jim Meulendyke, civilian freshman fullback, ordered to report to the Navy Air corps. A few may be available for the Minnesota game. others affected include Ochman Jakubowski Shwayder Ayars Quimby Fulton Mondson Trout and Crum Weirman.
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Bob Fulton
Weldon Mondson
Norman Trout
Keller, Ex-Catcher in Three Eye League, Killed in Action
Ardys Art Keller former St. Louis Browns catcher and Three-Eye League player for Springfield was killed in action in France on Sept 29, friends learned. Keller had been inducted into the armed services last November and is remembered by Springfield allies.
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Art” Keller
St. Louis Browns
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France
Springfield
McDonald Poised for Seahawk Start vs Marquette
Iowa City AP reports Lt Comdr Meagher listing J B McDonald a possible starter for the Seahawks in Sundays game with Marquette. McDonald highlighted by a 43 yard interception return as he seeks to boost the team’s fighting edge ahead of a potential sixth straight win. Marquette's outlook worsens with two veterans out Johnny Rudan and Steve Enich sidelined by injuries.
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Hawkeyes Drill for Hoosiers' Single Wing
Iowa City AP Indiana uses a single wing attack with multiple plays as Slip Madigan's Hawkeyes stage drills for Purdue game adjustments. The first team works against Hoosier formations while the second defends. Paul Fagerlind's knee heals and may see action against Indiana.
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Paul Fagerlind
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Two D. M. Gridders Barred After Postgame Fight
Two Lincoln high school football players were banned from all 1943 44 competition after a postgame incident at Winterset that injured Des Moines referee Harold Cole. Cole, a Carlisle school official, was hospitalized with a badly injured eye and may lose sight in that eye. The Des Moines team lost 13 to 0 to Winterset, and another Lincoln player swung at Cole but missed.
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Winchell and Hoagland Win Flight Golf Titles
Final results from the Kenmore golf tournament announced Wednesday show J. M. Winchell defeating A. Houser 4 and 3 for the second flight title while T V. Hoagland edged L. Petrak 1 up for the third flight honors.
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T V. Hoagland
L. Petrak
Drake Eyes Change at Center for Doane Game
Des Moines report says Jim Allen a former Centerville service man may replace Jack Dale at center for Drake in Saturday's clash with Doane. Coach Vee Green stated the move on Wednesday.
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Centerville
Jack Dale
Drake
Doane
Vee Green
Red Peppers Hot Sport Chatter
Column questions postwar pro football boom and player salaries. It notes big clubs losing money now yet eyeing postwar expansion and fresh leagues. Bill Daley signs with the New York Yanks, Arch Ward’s all-America league, and National league reactions prompt discussion of player rights and salaries.
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New York Yanks
Arch Ward
Chicago
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Ward
National League
Younce Punting Pro Giants Into Eastern Crown
Salem police influence elevates Len Younce as top professional punter. Giants win over Brooklyn boosts their push for the Eastern division championship as Younce leads league with a 42.9 average and a 72-yard long punt. Frankie Sinkwich and Don Hutson remain scoring and rushing leaders.
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Sumner Visits West Union for Homecoming Clash
The West Union Bombers host Sumner Friday for the annual homecoming and final football game. West Union stands 3 1 with 1 loss and 1 tie while Sumner is 3 1. Activities include queen crowning in the afternoon and an alumni dance in the evening.
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Waterloo Plans New Muny Ball Stadium
Waterloo park commission announced plans to build a municipal baseball stadium costing 75 000 to 100 000 after the war. No site is chosen yet. The new concrete and steel structure replaces two burned wooden stadiums. Citizens raised over 50 000 in pledges to fund the project, to be invested in war bonds until construction begins.
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Waterloo Park Commission
Three Tackles Share Linemen of Week Honor in AP Poll
Ohio State tackle Russ Thomas Joe Stydahar of the Fleet City Bluejackets and Bo Cohenour of Fort Pierce Naval base share the weekly AP Linemen of the Week award. Thomas starred for the Buckeyes against Great Lakes with two fumbles recovered and full 60 minutes. Stydahar battered California as the Bluejackets upset the Golden Bears. Cohenour played both tackles for Fort Pierce as they crushed Miami and the Mayport Navy Aviators. Guards Wight and center Strohmeyer are noted among other linemen.
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Ohio State
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Fleet City
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Bo) Cohenour
Fort Pierce
Fla
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Iowa State
George Strohmeyer
Iowa
Young Classified 1-A Draft Call Expected in Spring
Claude Buddy Young Illinois sprint champion and star of the stop watch backfield has been classified 1-A and likely will be called early next year his local draft board said. The 18-year-old freshman has 10 touchdowns in six games and leads the Big Ten with 30 points though his board doubts he can defend his sprint titles next spring.
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Claude
Buddy" Young
Star of Illinois
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