Fort Wayne Zollner Piston win over Sheboygan Red Skins 48 to 44
Fort Wayne Zollner Piston top team in the league edged Sheboygan Red Skins 48 to 44 in a doubleheader opener at the auditorium. Ed Dancker scored 20 for Sheboygan, while Bobby McDermott hit key baskets for Fort Wayne, and Mel Riebe led Cleveland Chase Brass with 32 in the following game.
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Fort Wayne Zollner Piston
Sheboygan Redskins
Sheboygan
Fort Wayne
Riebe
Ft. Wayne
Bobby McDermott
Hoppe Builds 98 Point Lead Over Cochran in Billiards
Willie Hoppe of New York leads Welker Cochran of San Francisco by 98 points in the 2150 point non-title three cushion match. Hoppe gained a 36 point overall edge by winning both blocks 50 42 in 51 innings and 50 22 in 42, giving him a 100 to 64 margin in the Detroit phase.
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Detroit
Willie Hoppe
New York
Welker Cochran
San Francisco
Cochran
Hoppe
Frosty Peters to Marry Alice McLaughlin in Ann Arbor
Margaret Alice McLaughlin of Fairmont Minnesota and Forrest I Peters a former Illinois football star will marry in Ann Arbor February 13. Peters recently received a medical discharge from the army and served as physical education director for the Army Air Force unit at the University of Michigan last summer. He starred as a drop kick specialist for Illinois in 1928 and 1929.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Margaret Alice McLaughlin
Fairmont
Minn
Forrest I. (Frosty) Peters
University of Illinois
Peters
Army
Army Air Force
University of Michigan
Illinois
Archery Club To Meet Sketch Club Tonight
De La Crosse Archery Club will meet tonight in the rooms of the Mens Sketch Club at 22214 Main street. Non members wishing to join are invited to attend. The membership committee will report plans for the year and discuss improving the target and field ranges. Members use facilities offered by the Vocational Archery Club at Logan High School on Thursday evenings.
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la Crosse
Mens
Main Street
Logan High School
Yankees Expect Keller For 1943 Season
Ed Barrow says Charley Keller has not been officially drafted or notified by his draft board. Keller is 1 A and a six month deferment would hinge on his essential status at his war plant. Keller's case will be reviewed after six months as the Yankees plan for him to return next season.
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Keller
New York
Ed Barrow
Yankees
Charley Keller
Maryland
Rowland Elected Pacific Coast League President
Clarence Rowland elected president of the Pacific Coast Baseball league for ten years at 12500 dollars a year. The former Chicago White Sox World Series manager in 1917 and Cubs scout since 1932 said he would ensure a square deal for all clubs and aid struggling teams, even by staging carnivals on the fields.
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Sacramento
Calif
Clarence
Pants
Rowland
Navy officer builds vast golf center in South Pacific
Navy Lieut Roland F Logan who trained West Point teams finished a nine hole golf course at a fleet recreation center in the South Pacific. The center may be the largest outside the United States and includes nine softball diamonds two hardball fields four basketball courts and facilities for tennis volleyball soccer boxing handball horseshoe pitching and swimming.
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New York
N. Y
Navy
Roland F. Logan
West Point
Fleet Recreation Center
South Pacific
Logan
United States
Cubs Consider Nashville High Pitcher Hank Stone
Jimmy Hamilton a former Cubs scout now with the All American Girls Professional Baseball League recommends a pitcher for a Cubs tryout. The candidate Hank Stone from East High Nashville Tenn is a cousin of Rose Virginia Way who coached the South Bend team in the girls league last season.
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Jimmy Hamilton
Cubs
Hank Stone
East High
Nashville
Joe Neville Plans Pacing Race at Delaware Track
Joe Neville aims to stage a three year old pacing race at his Delaware track modeled after the Hambletonian. He hopes the event will grow into a major financial and publicity venture within a few years after its 1946 inception. Prof. Philip O Badger backs college baseball as the sport drawing NC AA attention. Union College guard George Haas Jr. stands 6 foot 4 and averages over seven points per game.
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Pacers
Hambletonian
Delaware, O
Philip O. Badger
A. A
N. C.A
George Haas, Jr
Mule Haas
Union College
N. Y
Eddie Hickey Leads Navy Pre-Flight Offiers Team
Eddie Hickey, former Creighton U. coach, has organized a capable basketball squad among Iowa Navy Pre-Flight officers. Notable players include Bob Timmons, Seahawks football end. Lieut. (JG) Alton Elliott, ex Syracuse captain. and Ens. Ivan Hoolen, four-letter man from Oakland City College. Marine Correspondent Charles McKenna notes a PT boat torpedo encounter in the South Pacific with a Boston crew member recalling Charley O Rourke powering through Tennessee.
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Creighton U
Iowa Navy
Bob Timmons
Seahawks
Alton Elliott
Syracuse
Ivan Hoolen
Oakland City
Ind
Charles McKenna
South Pacific
Boston
Charley O'Rourke
Tennessee
Boxing results from multiple cities wrap night of fights
In Baltimore Dan Merritt was stopped by Joe Baksi after six rounds. Newark saw Mike Belloise decision Frankie Bove while Fred Schott beat Billy Thomas in New York. Trenton featured Larry Lane over Henry Jones and Ross Strickland over Harry Gary. Chicago results included Jerry Pittro over Roy Lewis and Vic Soyko knocking out Sammy Scully. San Francisco had Willie Joyce stopping Victor Grupico. Scranton reported Cannonball Joe Reddick stopping Freddie Wilson while Eddie Clark outpointed Georgie Tomko.
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N. J
Mike Belloise
New York
Frankie Bove
Fred Schott
Paterson
Billy Thomas
Trenton
Larry Lane
Henry Jones
Ross Strickland
Harry Gary
Chicago
Jerry Pittro
Basketball Results From Depocrates Press
Ursinus 53 Philadelphia Marine Depot 30. Camp Thomas Seabees 55 Mass Institute of Tech 34. Virginia 635 Virginia Tech 55. Montclair Teachers 58 Upsala 34. Midwest St Thomas 5 Concordia Moorehead Minn 36. Iowa Pre Flight 33 Iowa State 27. Oklahoma 45 Nebraska 35. Norman Navy Zoomers 25 Oklahoma A and M Olathe Naval Air Base 48 Missouri 35.
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Midwest
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Minn
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Iowa State
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Nebraska
Norman Navy
A. & M. Olathe Naval Air Base
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Aquinas Blugolds Prepare for Campion after St Pats win
Aquinas Blugolds toppled St Pats of Eau Claire 43 24 and practiced Monday for Wednesday’s 8 p m home clash with Campion Academy on their court. Leaders Ing ham and Simones scored 22 with Ingham 12 and Simones 10 while Shimshak guards the pivot and Wall jasper Quinn handle guards.
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St. Pats
Eau Claire
Wis
Campion Academy
Ken
Hambone) Ingham
Carroll Walljasper
Frankie Quinn
St. Pat
Blugold
Loretta High Cage
Caledonia
Minn
Curly Lambeau Targets 1944 Packers Championship
Green Bay coach Curly Lambeau, already planning for 1944 after the 1943 season, vows football is a year round job and aims to rebuild a pennant winning machine following his last title in 1939. He scouts and bets on new gridders to push the Packers back to the top.
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Wis
E. Lambeau
Packers
Green Bay Pilot
Lambeau
Steagles May Hold Training at Two Rivers Wisconsin
Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Steagles possibly resume fall training at Two Rivers Wisconsin. Harry W. Thayer Eagles general manager announced in a broadcast that Wisconsin offers advantages and a return is possible. The planned westward trip was canceled this year due to training routine difficulties from the merger of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia elevens.
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Two Rivers
Green Bay
Wis
Harry W. Thayer
Eagles
Thayer
Wisconsin
West
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Bench Warmers Decide Salt Lake City Football Title
In Salt Lake City three high schools field A B and C squads graded by size and skill. Each team plays all games and every result adds to a combined standings tally. A school's A team may win all its games yet lose the championship if the B and C teams perform better against rivals.
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Salt Lake City
Bears Win Championship Share Led Pro Football
Green Bay with Washington and New York players shared large post season payouts after the Bears downed Washington in the title game. Each share amounted to 1135.81 dollars for the Chicago Bears participants and 754.60 for Redskins players, with Green Bay and New York dividing 3433.98 total among their rosters.
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BEARS
Green Bay
Wis
Washington
Chica Zoans
Redskins
New York
Isbell Tours Banquet Circuit After Packers Fame
Cecil Isbell former Packers star and Purdue backfield coach tours Indiana and nearby areas on the banquet circuit He has also appeared at football dinners in Wisconsin during trips from his Purdue duties and NFL era notoriety.
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Isbell
Green Bay
Wis
Cecil Isbell
Packers
Indiana
Purdue
Wisconsin
Motorbike Daredevil Transforms to Ice Revue Comic
Farmer Joe Walters, 62, once a fearless motorcycle performer, now stars as a comedian with Sonja Henie’s Hollywood Ice Revue in New York.
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New York
Joe Walters
Sonja Henie
Hollywood
Central Red Raiders shuffle first five after loss to Tomah
Mark Sutton reorganizes the Central Red Raiders after a 28 to 20 defeat by Tomah. New starters include Tex Carlsson at center, Bunny Bachmann and Dave Solie at forward, Vince Schrader promoted to the first squad, and Dick Zischke in the backcourt amid other positional moves. Jim McIntyre Bigelow Tostrud Matteson Miller among hopeful guards.
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Mark Sutton
Centralites
Tomah
Edward
Tex) Carlsson
Sutton
Bunny Bachmann
Dave Solie
Harlan Michaels
Jim Hanson
Vince Schrader
Dick Zischke
Carlsson
Harry Schultz
Bud Graham
Ben
Rabbit) Overton
Bob Larson
Schultz
Ben Keeler
Jim McIntyre
John Bigelow
Mel Tostrud
John Matteson
al Miller
Byron Nelson Clinches San Francisco Tourney
Camp Grant, undefeated midwest basketball team, aims for its 14th straight win tonight against Marquette at Elgin Illinois. Sponsored by Women's Ord nance Workers Post 30 Elgin, the game funds athletic equipment for overseas servicemen.
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Camp Grant
Midwest
Marquette
Elgin
Women’s Ordnance Workers Post 30
Warriors
Rockford
St. Ambrose
Caterpillar Tractors
Peoria
American Grid League To Resume Operations
The American Professional Football association plans to restart in 1945 after suspending during 1942 and 1943 for the war. President Joe Rosentover of Passaic NJ says a July meeting will set definite plans as five clubs attend and new franchise applications come from Reading, Hartford, Baltimore, and Trenton.
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American Professional Football Association
Joe Rosentower
Passaic
N. J
Rosentover
Associaton
Newark Bears
Chicago Bears
Jersey City Giants
Cleveland Rams
Paterson Panthers
New York Giants
Long Island Indians
Boston Yanks
Wilmington
Clippers
Reading
Hartford
Conn
Baltimore
Trenton
Schoolboy Rowe Joins Uncle Sam's Navy
Thirty two year old Lynwood Rowe of the Philadelphia Phillies passed his pre induction physical in El Dorado Arkansas and has been assigned to the navy. The veteran pitcher, married with two children, joined Beaumont in 1932 and later starred with Detroit. when he reports for duty was not announced.
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Little Rock
Ark
Lynwood
Four Fouls Just Mean A Three Minute Rest
Chicago officials report De Paul and Marquette plan to suspend the four fouls rule. Coaches Ray M of De Paul and Bill Chandler of Marquette agree to bench players for three minutes after each fourth foul for experimental play and spectator appeal.
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Chicago
de Paul
Marquette
Ray M
Bill Chandler
Chandler
Crecente
Way back in the winner’s Circle with $2400 in Bonds
San Francisco reports the 194 champion of the National Open, Way back, won by six strokes. Toledo ace Harold McSpaden finished second at 281 with rounds of 70, 70, 71, and 70. Sam Snead and Lloyd Mangrum tied for third at 283.
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Byron Nelson
Champioon
San Francisc
Toledo
Prsional Golfers’ Association
Ghey
Harold “Jug
Thorson And Silbaugh Lead Cashton Bowler
Cashton Wisconsin special report names Len Thorson and Swede Silbaug top scorers with a 621 series from games of 200 223 198. Other high totals include Erickson 596 Wais 579 and Jerander 538 while Westby split six from Melvina and nearby matches saw Ful O Pep Tav ern and Playboys both win two of three.
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Wis
Len Thorson
Swede Silbaug
Cashton Thorson
Tota
West
Melvin
Thorsy
Les Erickson
Bill Wais
Harvey Jerander
Bill Wavra
Roy Erickson
Stub Ballsrud
Gi Schendel
Harvey
Pete Vogler
Bob
Bud Hagen
Ted Torkelson
Alvin Frydenlund
Vic Lunde
Don Breitenfiel
Verne Link
Paul
Finest Floor Man South Orange N J
Coach Honey Russell considers Bob Wan zer now of Colgate the fine floor man and whether he ever coached at Seton Ha
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N. J
Honey Russell
Bob Wanzer
Colgate
Seton Ha
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