Wartburg Downs U S A 50 33 win over Carleton
Wartburg in the Iowa intercollegiate circuit defeated Carleton 63 to 23 as Drake scored 12 players with Frank Stefko leading with 12 points. Wartburg beat Upper Iowa 50 to 23 and Penn College crushed Parsons 75 to 21. Western Union beat Northwestern Junior College 35 to 23. The piece also notes pro football finance issues and local community happenings in Independence.
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Des Moines
Drake Huniversin
Carleton
Cowen Wee Green
Cagers
Drake
Frank Stefko
Chuck Todd
Carls
Wartburg
Upper Iowa
Knights
Olmstead
Wartburz
Schliepsick
Penn College
Parsons
Harry Baldwin
Rangers
Jack Oxenreider
Western Union
Northwestern Junior College
Two Red Hurlers on League Toppers List
William K. Walters and Edward B. Heusser head the National League leaders for wins and earned run average respectively with the Cincinnati Reds. Walters topped the league with 23 victories, while Heusser posted 13 wins with a 2.28 ERA.
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New York
Wiliam K
Bucky) Walters
Edward B. Heusser
Cincinnati Reds
Walters
Heusser
Iron Man
Ace Adams
Iron City
New York Giants
Bill Voiselle
St. Louis Cardinals
Red Bird Mouie Corps
Cincinnati
Mori Cooper
Big Louie Peterson to stage 33rd Alley Classic
The Chicago promoter announces the 33rd Petersen individual bowling classic from Jan 27 to Feb 1 with 1723 entrants and $42,200 in prizes. Top award is $5,000 plus a $300 diamond medal and a $100 squad prize, part of a career totaling $326,500 in purses.
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Chicago
Louie” Peterson
Big Louie
Petersen
Peterser
Football Power Struggle Reaches National Meeting
At the National Football League annual gathering in 1944 club owners moved to control players on active and reserve lists, signaling a push to secure talent amid competition from rival leagues and baseball moguls. The swift signing of insecure players followed, intensifying the gridiron power play.
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all-America League
Jim Crowley
United States League
Red Grange
Trans-America League
Chick Meehan
Audiron
National League
Ibzi
XN Uonart
Rich Harvesi
Lenny
Xyou
Green Bay
Chicago Bears
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
iReg US
Jack Cuddy
Uniter
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Ollie Scholz
Maire Drug CO
Wiley Gavis
Ation
Strong Tire Shop
Frederick
Don Strang
South Frederick
Lynn Silka
Oelwein Daily Register
Wartburg Downs
Dan Topping
Brooklyn
Mexis Thompson
Rane
Independence
Londa Rugat
Allen Kline
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Lutheran Church
Farm Bureau
Faibank Township
Hazel King
Partridge
F. W Peters
Catherine
Rockford
Hianors
Totaist
The
Baptist Ladies Guild
Lillie Bradley
Clarence Soden
American Legion
Legion Hall
Carl Nourse
Adolph Touchgraber
Herman Buchholz
Bill King
O. H King
Tom Spence
Celwein Elevator & Feed Store
Frederick Avenue
the Prince of Peace
Cere
Sion
DeKalb Agricultural Assn
Oelwein Seed Processing Plant
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