New Coaches Debut In 1944 Midwest Grid Season
Five new coaches headline the 1944 Midwest football season opening with collegiate service squads. Meagher unveils his Preflight team to face Michigan at Ann Arbor while Brown leads Fort Sheridan at Great Lakes and Isbell, Widdoes, and McKeever take posts at Purdue Ohio State and Notre Dame respectively.
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Chicago
Midwest
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Mich
Midlands
Jack Meagher
Illinois State Normal
Illinois
Fort Knox
Indiana
Fort Sheridan
Great Lakes
J.g
Paul Brown
Meagher
Don Faurot
Notre Dame
Alabama Poly
Brown
Massillon
Ohio
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Cecil Isbell
Green Bay Packer
Purdue
Carroll Widdoes
Ed McKeever
Widdoes
Navy
McKeever
Fighting Irish
Frank Leahy
Pacific
Isbell
Texas
Boilermakers
Green Bay Packers
Elmer Burnham
Burnham
University of Rochester
University of Wisconsin
Harry Stuhldreher
Pat Filley
Matt Sutton
Minnesota
Tommy Cates
Williams Reports On Tuesday And Wednesday Practice
The account notes Pat Callaghan absent from scrimmage with a shoulder injury. Pete Gray, the famed one armed outfielder from Memphis Southern association, can catch them as well as any two handed gardener and is expected to reach the majors next year despite the war.
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Pat Callaghan
Omaha
Pete Gray
Memphis Southern Association
Hawkeyes Hold Second Scrimmage Under Madigan
Iowa City AP reports the Hawkeyes held a second scrimmage in two days under coach Slip Madigan. Johnny Stewart connected with Russ McLaughlin for long gains while Jim Hansen and Dick Woodard showed strong running and the line played well.
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Hawkeyes
Iowa City
Iowa
Slip Madigan
Hawks
Johnny Stewart
Russ McLaughlin
Jim Hansen
Omaha
Dick Woodard
Fort Dodge
Service members and families across the country
A long list of U S service members and spouses on leave or furlough visits relatives. Individuals include Aviation Chief Ordnanceman Henry Dmitruk and wife at 1007 Eleventh avenue SE Cedar Rapids. Ensign Harold I Mathey home on 10 day leave. Sgt Richard L Taylor visiting Great Falls after 18 day furlough. Pvt Robert Kalous with family visiting Solon. Col LeRoy E Hollan Jr in France. Lt James N Blackstone Jr chaplain in navy and moving to San Francisco area. A L Buck Cummings transferred to Fort Pierce. and several others with hometowns and addresses noted.
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Henry Dmitruk
Michael Dmitruk
Eleventh Avenue SE
Naval Communications Reserve
Collins Radio Company
Dmitryk
Pacific Fleet
Key West
Fla
Naval Air Station
Harold I. Mathey
D Avenue NE
Maritime Service
Calcutta
India
Suez Canal
Richard L. Taylor
J. L. Taylor
Seventh Avenue SE
Great Falls
Mont
Fort Nelson
B. C
Robert Kalous
Air Corps
Buckley Field
Colo
Leland
Kenneth
Anna Kalous
Swisher
Jerry Netolicky
Solon
Kalous
Bolling Field
Washington, D. C
Dearborn
Mich
Fort Pierce, Fla
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Walt Byers
Second Ave
Williams
First Base
Twiggs
Eia
Killian
Dmitrak
George Cummings
Fifth Avenue
Louis D. Leech
Farragut
Idaho
Ralph Wilkins
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Pvt
Frank T. Finn
Marines
Dennis
Fourteenth Street SE
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside
Calif
San Diego
Anthony Ipsan
Camp Roberts
Tommy
Barbara
Nancy
David
Third Street
The
Gazette
Gray Alan Wilson
Treasure Island
San Francisco
Second Avenue SE
de S. Wilson
Park Avenue SE
Richard J. Bouldin
Mountain Home
J. S. Bouldin
Oakland Avenue
Franklin School
John M. Frederikson
U. S. Engineers
New Guinea
Eighth Avenue SE
Donald L. Ament
England
Norway
John E. Schaller
John R Schaller
Southland Street
Schaller
Camp Gordon Johnston
Cpl
Ray R. Wortmann
Cedar Rapids
Norma
Montgomery
Ill
Taft Hotel
Ray H. Wortmann
Caribbean
Cpl Wortmann
Dorothy M. Wayes
J. B. White
Thirtieth Street
Lexington
Fort Crook
Neb
M.D. Peter
Pal
Herb Kirkland
C Street
OCD
J. F. Shallenberger
53Rd Street
Davis Shoe Repairing
Davis
Second Avenue
aNeld
Stein Bloch Suits
Stein Bloch
Arrow
Thomas
Newman
ADAMS
Society Club
Yvewman Sa le
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