Purdue Drops Indiana Cagers To Tie With Ohio State
Purdue defeats Indiana 45 to 34 to pull level with Ohio State at 9-2 in the Big Ten race as Michigan and others finish their games. Indiana suffers its first loss in 10, while Ohio State beats Michigan 42-28.
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Indiana
Ohio State
ESC
Chicago
Hoosiers
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Boilermakers
Buckeyes
Burdue
Bill Menke
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Tiingis
Dehner
Iowa
Northwestern
Hawkeyes
Grade League heats up as finals loom in three divisions
Huron's grade school league enters home stretch with close races in all divisions. Lincoln A clinches title by beating Jefferson A 16 to 13 on the Sef fergun court, boasting a seventh straight win under Coach Reinertson. Jefferson A still unfinished, C division tight with Lincoln and Jefferson tied. Lincoln B leads but faces Jefferson B and Wilson. Tournament set for next week at Union High School gym with preliminary rounds Tuesday and Wednesday and finals Thursday. first and third finishers compete Monday night, second and fourth Tuesday.
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Jefferson A's
Seffergun
Reinertson
Dribblers
Wilson A's
Jefferson A‘s
Lincolns
Jeffersons
Tommies
Lincoln
Lincoln C
Washington C
Lincoln B
Jefferson B
Wilsons
Wilson
Uutron High School
Moray
Uorth
Ted Williams and Other Baseball Notes from New York
A collage of baseball and sports notes highlights Ted Williams as a Red Sox possibility and mentions Slapsie Maxie, Burleigh Grimes, Van Mungo, Rudy York’s position shift, Ernie Lombardi, Maxie Rosenbloom, Dempsey, Taub, and Bill Terry. It also notes college basketball coach disputes, Oklahoma-bound Missouri players, North Carolina and Georgia Tech links, and Santa Henie’s home, with Cards lacking ex Yankee farm system members.
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Ted Williams
Minneapolis
Red Sox
Lew Tender
Miami
John K. Tener
Dodgers
Burleigh Grimes
van Mungo
Harald Kuese
Boston Transcript
Jerry Nason
Boston Globe
Illinois
Ernie Lombardi
Joe Jacobs
Tony Galen
Bill Terry
Giants
Yankee
Brookings Prepares For State B Basketball Tourney
Brookings Athletic Director Bob Coffey announced readiness for a record audience at the state B basketball tournament to be staged at State College March 10 to 12. Housing options include Brookings hotels and area towns Vulga and Arlington with overflow plans.
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State College
Coffey
Brookings Chamber of
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Arlington
Caffey
Jack Joanson
Brookings Chamber of Commerce
College Armory
Armory
Eats
St Francis Favored To Repeat In Catholic Tourney
St Francis Indians, favored to win a third Catholic high school basketball title, open against St Alatha of Howard in the state tourney March 10. Other first round pairings include St Mary's Salem vs Notre Dame Mitchell, St Thomas Madison vs St Marty Dell Rapids, and Holy Rosary Pine Ridge vs St Stephen Gettysburg. Officials listed: Supt T B Knowlton and John Burns.
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Rem
St. Francis Indians
St. Alatha Cagers
Howard
St. Mary's of Salem
Notre Dame
Mitchell
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St. Marty's
Dell Rapids
Holy Rosary of
Pine Ridge
Greyhounds Defeat Vikings In South Dakota Clash
Yankton College beat Augustana Vikings 42 to 34 to move to sixth in the conference standings. The Greyhounds led 13 to 8 after the first period and 28 to 14 at halftime. Buddy Elkiing led the Vikings with 19 points while Willard Acera scored 18 for Yankton.
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Fen Zi
Yankton College
Augustana Vikings
Rupies
South Dakota
Greyhounds
Vikings
Hounds
Buddy Elkiing
Willard Acera
Illinois Congressmen Push Army-Navy Game in Chicago
Illinois lawmakers press to move the 1949 Army-Navy football game to Chicago after a state legislature resolution cites a clear demand in Illinois and the Midwest. The drive traces to former Kankakee high school pals Harry Stella and Alan Sergnes becoming Army and Navy captains.
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Washington
Illinois
Chicago
Middle West
Harry Stella
Alan Sergnes
Kankakee
Army
Navy
Halla to Run at Midwest Meet in Naperville
Yankton College distance ace Halla, coached by Carl Youngworth, enters the Midwest Intercollegiate indoor track and field meet at North Central College Naperville Illinois on March 3. He aims for wins in the two mile and mile while eyeing a clean sweep after last season scoring eight points and a track fall.
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Carleye
North Central College
Naperville
Halla
Yankton College
Carl Youngworth
Tunner
Yankton Collage
Hastings College
Hastings
Neb
Gilligan Defeats Archibald In Non Title Bout
Ham burg featherweight Jimmy Gilligan scored a clear decision over world champion Joey Archibald in a 10 round non title fight. Gilligan weighed 127 pounds to Archibald’s 124 as New York boxing officials weighed in after Henry Armstrong’s abdication. Archibald’s title claims loom in a crowded division.
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Burra Alo
Jimmy Gilligan
Hamburg
Joey Archibald
New York
Giligan
Pawtucket
New York Boxing Commission
Archibald
Henry Armstrong
Sniiiiill
Szabo tops Campofrede in Wilmington wrestling match
Hungarian wrestler Sandor Szabo 216 defeated Nick Campofrede in a last night bout in Wilmington. Both competitors were injured after their decisive exchanges, with Szabo claiming victory in a closely fought contest.
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Associated Press
Wilmington, del
Sandor Szabo
Hungary
Nick Campofrede
Pre tourney jitters grip eight eastern squads in Aberdeen tourney
Eastern Conference coaches and fans forecast outcomes for the Aberdeen NCAA style tournament set for March 24-25 in the Aberdeen school civic auditorium. The piece recalls 1933 events with Wipf, May, Zerr, Schmit, and Brookings’ near upset, noting Mitchell, Sioux Falls, and Huron as past contenders and detailing key players such as Bendush, Mitkelson, Lange, and Jacobsen in a richly loaded, era-focused recap.
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Aberdeen School-Civic Auditorium
Golden Eagles
Cy Holgate
Wipf
May
Eagles
Zerr
Schmit
Aberdeen Quint
Marion
Douglas Trish
Brookings
Brookings Bobcats
Bob Coffey
Lassen
Ace
Bobcats
Marion Quint
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Emil Bendush
Ralf Mitkelson
Wood
Warriors
Miller
Yankion
Huron Tigers Win 1937 Tournament Game Over Mitchell 29-16
In the 1937 classic at Simzx Fells Coliseum Huron Tigers toppled Mitchell 29-16 as Watertown, Aberdeen, and Sioux Falls stars shined. Huron held a 13-8 halftime edge while fans watched standout defensive work from Richards of Sioux Falls and Hoffman of Aberdeen.
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Shearer
Mitchell Canter
Mardo
Leslie Lange
Kernel
Yankton
Sioux Falls
Michell
Huron
Soderquist
Rapid
John Trish
Huron Tigers
Rapid Cravy Cobblers
Kernels
DiMaggio Plans Early Departure To Yankees Camp
San Francisco February 28 Joe DiMaggio star outfielder for the New York Yankees said he had not signed his contract but would leave for the team’s training camp in St. Petersburg on Thursday. He offered no reason beyond saying the deal was “all cut and dried.”
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Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankee
Yankees
St. Petersburg
Indoor Tennis Meet Is Jinxed
New York February 28 bad luck haunts the national indoor tennis championships. Sabin and Mako were top selections for a final, but Mako missed with a grippe and withdrew. Sabin and Wood seedings stand. Bowden is the lone survivor in the lower half as quarterfinals loom. In Camden, The Golden Terror 303 defeated Babe Zaharias two straight falls.
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Wayne Sabin
Porvans
Ore
Star
Don McNeill
Oklahoma City
Sabin
McNeill
Frank Bowden
Orient
Gene Mako
Sabin No
Mako
Seventh Regiment Armory
Gus Ganzermuller
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Jack Tidball
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Jacobs Expected To Reveal Plans For Title Fight
Miami Beach February report says promoter Jacobs will announce Tony Galento challenging Joe Louis for the heavyweight title in June. Scribes invited to Jacobs cabina five hours after sunrise for the official word and contract details. The bout may land in New York City. Louis’ manager confirms a New York location under a Lateline.
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Tony Galento
Joe Louis
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Philadelphia
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Galento
John Roxbaroush
Yawim Deixoci
New York
Regional Play Starts Tonight in Class B Basketball
Regional competition opens tonight with first round games across districts in Regions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Matches feature Milbank, Langford, Ipswich, Redfield, Sioux Falls area teams, and Gregory hosting several early rounds with finals set for Friday night in Arnou.
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Gregory
Ar‘nour
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Mabidge
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Dupree
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Bronkings
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Faulkton
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Howare
Toltan
Woonsnekut
Mi Vernon
Wood
Bridgoenter
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Armweir
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Rosebud
Philip
Mur Custer
Wanblee
Luftspring Defeats Genovese In Toronto Welter Ring
Toronto welterweight Sammy Luftspring, 47, outpointed Frankie Genovese, 149, in a Toronto bout. Johnny Paycheck, 191, Des Moines, outpointed Charley Massery, 199, Pittsburgh. Jimmy Gillingan, 127, Hamburg, N J defeated prey, grein 124, Pawtucket.
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Toronto
Sammy Luftspring
Frankie Genoveso
Des Moines
Johnny Paycheck
Bes Moines
Charley Massery
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
N. J
Jimmy_ Gilligan
Hamburn
Prey
Grein
Pawtucket
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