Navy Unit Brings Veteran Talent to Cornell Eleven
A new Cornell football squad trains for its season opener against the Iowa Preflight Beehawks. Navy returnees and civilians join coach Walt Koch and aides to sharpen a squad rebuilding on Hilltop turf with veterans like Johnny Warren and Ed Quant in key positions and a long list of Navy and civilian guests contributing to practice sessions and planned schedule.
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Walt Koch
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Charey Zoda
Johnny Warren
Belle Plaine
Ed Quant
Chicago
Melvin Osinga
Appleton
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Floyd Hillman
Cedar Rapids
Bums and Braves Split Double Bill Saturday
The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Boston Braves 5 to 4 in the first game while the Braves won 4 to 2 in the nightcap. Art Herring earned the win in relief, Eddie Miksis drove in the deciding run, and Dixie Walker's three run homer sparked the Dodgers. Butch Nieman and Charley Workman homered for Boston.
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Boston Braves
Dodgers
Braves
Art Herring
Hal Gregg
Eddie Miksis
Dixie Walker
Woody Rich
Tommy Holmes
Charley Workman
Butch Nieman
al Zachary
Huskers Hunt Pass Game in Squad Tilt
Nebraska’s intra-squad scrimmage shows strong air play as the orange B team dominates the first team 13 to 0 and defeats the green thirds 6 to 0. The first string closes with a 7 to 0 win over the green thirds.
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Lincoln
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Orange
Five Tons of Popcorn Sought for St Louis Fans
Harper, a Sportsmans Park concessionaire, advertises for 10 000 pounds of white or yellow corn to supply popcorn for an all St Louis series. He cites ceiling prices diverting corn, increasing demand from movies, and a goal of five tons producing about 70 000 bags for Browns fans during the September home stand with extras for the world series.
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Peru Navy Loses To Lincoln Wings In Second Battle
Peru Navy Teachers V 12 trainees fell 26 to 7 as the Lincoln Army Air Wings blitzed the first half to seize four touchdowns. Lew Mayne scored twice with Henderson and Creevy adding a TD each. Petruczi connected for a late Navy score.
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Lincoln
Neb
INL
Navy
Lincoln Army Air Wings
Lincoln Airmen
Lew Mayne
Hendry
Creevy
Petruczi
Cubs Beat Cardinals 9-5 In NL Clash To Take Series Lead
Chicago Cubs slugged 11 hits including three homers off second-flight Cardinals pitchers to win 9-5 and move 2-1 in the series. Frank Secory homered twice, Don Johnson added another, and Johnny Hopp also went deep as Chicago powered past St Louis.
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Chicago Cubs
Cardinal
St. Louis
Bill
Seene
Frank Secory
Cubs
Don Johnson
Johnny Hopp
Dan Litwhiler
Hollywood Scores On Bomber Fumbles To Maintain Mark
Hollywood beat the Seattle Bombers 21 to 7 to stay undefeated in the American professional league. Seattle led 7 7 at halftime but Hollywood pulled away in the final two quarters with two touchdowns from recovered fumbles in the end zone by Deen McAdams.
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Rangers
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Seattle
War time letters from Cedar Rapids and environs
Letters from Cedar Rapids area service members describe boxing and counter punching drills amid training at camps in Louisiana and Hawaii, homefront reminders, and tribute to the French Forces of the Interior. Parachute jumper writes of Noemfoor operation and flying wings.
Reds Beat Pirates Twice In Twinbill To Trim Lead
The Cincinnati Reds swept the Pittsburgh Pirates 2 1 and 3 1 in a Saturday doubleheader, cutting Pittsburgh’s lead to 2 1/2 games. Frank McCormick and Eric Tinton homered for the Reds in game two as Arnold Carter held the Pirates to seven hits. Ray Starr pitched for Pittsburgh as Thomas De La Cruz tossed one hitter for Cincinnati in the opener. Catcher Ray Mueller extended his consecutive game streak to 136 with three hits and scored the deciding run on a disputed play.
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Pirates
Frank McCormick
Eric Tipton
Cincinnati
Arnold Carter
Ray Starr
Thomas de la Cruz
Max Butcher
Ray Mueller
Ballanfant
Giants Lose Twin Bill to Phillies as Ott Injures Back
The New York Giants drop both ends of a Sunday doubleheader to Philadelphia 5 2 and 2 1 in ten innings. Manager Mel Ott injures his back in game one and will be out of action indefinitely. Al Gerheauser earns the win in the opener and Gabby Stewart drives in the decisive run in the nightcap, with Tony Lupien scoring on a fourth inning hit.
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New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Giants
Mel Ott
Phillies
Dick Barrett
Johnny Allen
al Gerheauser
Gabby Stewart
Tony Lupien
NFL Opens 1944 Campaign in Green Bay
The National Football League starts its 1944 season in Green Bay with the Packers facing the Brooklyn Tigers. Green Bay split two pre season games, beating the Boston Yankees 28 to 0 after a 20-7 loss to the Washington Redskins. The Tigers, formerly the Dodgers, have gone 1–2 in non league play.
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National Football League
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Brooklyn Tigers
Green Bay
Wington Redskins
Boston Yankees
Brooklyns
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Pro football schedule previews tough start and big day
The article notes a string of recent results including a win over an Army all star team in Abilene followed by losses to the Washington Redskins and Fort Warren. It previews the league's first big day on Oct. 8 with five games, listing early matchups like Bears at Packers and Browns vs Card Pitt in Pittsburgh, plus a Boston night game and Detroit at Green Bay in Milwaukee as the season opens.
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Bernie Herron
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Louis Soukup
Roger Welty
Golden Glover
Dubuque
Camp Polk
McCoy
Joe Coniglero
Cincinnati
Shreveport
Max Baer
Maxie
Harry Meyer
Meyer
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Frank Klem
Max Klem
Max
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Louie James
College Inn
Louie
Idna Mae ‘ Johnson
Ft. Benning
Bob
Chuck Ziegas
Columbus
Ziogas
Chuck
Otto Hartwig
Anamosa
Richard Hartwig
Hawaii
Walt Judnich
Army
Abilene
Texas
Washington Redskins
Fort Warren
Wyo
Chicago Bears
Green Bay
Cleveland
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Pittsburgh
Boston
Passing Practice Bears Fruit in a Hawk Squad Game
Iowa City Iowa AP Satur day under a hot sun Iowa's Hawkeyes finished a week with an intra squad scrimmage John Stewart on both teams threw four touchdown passes to End Ken Rose and two to End Don Cannery The second team challenged the first string with strong runs by Jim Hansen and blocks by Stan Mohrbacher Blackie Schneider and Vince Owens also showed well
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John Stewart
Ken Rose
Don Cannery
Slip Madigan
Hawks
Jim Hansen
Omaha
Stan Mohrbacher
Hawk
Blackie” Schneider
Monticello
Vince Owens
Dubuque
VonLackum Wins C C Handicap Championship
Dr. J. K. VonLackum won the Cedar Rapids Country Club handicap championship in a four flight playoff final. He defeated Ed Wadsworth 2 and 1 on Saturday afternoon.
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J. K. VonLackum
Cedar Rapids
Voiselle Aims For 21st Win And Rookie Record
Giants pitcher Bill Voiselle, approaching his 21st victory, seeks a milestone against Philadelphia after a season surge from a rough previous year. The rookie right-hander already tied or set several Giants records, including a string of strong starts and high innings pitched, with potential to surpass the Mathewson rookie benchmark.
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Phil Temple
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Cleatie Devine
Des Moines
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James McKeon
Vincent Horst
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Edward van Steenburgh
Larry Miller
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H. A. Bornemeier
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Youngwood
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Bob Moorman
Wessington Springs
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Voiselle Guns
Jack Cuddy
Bill Voiselle
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Voiselle
Jersey City
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Matty
Hal Schumacher
Larry Benton
Killian’s Men’s Store
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