Maynard Blue Devils Run Past Randalia Quintets
Maynard Blue Devils won both team games against Randalia on Monday night 55 to 15 and 32 to 0. Bob Buenneke led scoring with 20 points, Paul Buenneke added 5 goals, Hennager and Hoth excelled on defense and passing, while Randalia’s McFadden topped their side with 6 points.
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Maynard Blue Devils
Randalia
Maynard
Bob Buenneke
Blue Devils
Hennager
Hoth
McFadden
Paul Buenneke
Fom
Stanley Fairbank Split Doubleheader
Stanley High School defeated Fairbank 49 to 16 as Sheldon led Stanley in scoring and Han top scored for Fairbank. In the girls game Fairbank won 43 to 16 with Griffin pacing Stanley and Wierk leading Fairbank.
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Stanley High Schoolers
Fairbank
Stanley
Sheldon
Han
Fairbank Sextet
Stanley Fems
Griffin
Wierk
Attendance up 15 percent in wartime sports 1944
United Press survey shows six major sports football basketball baseball hockey softball and horse racing attracted 15 percent more fans in 1944 than 1943. Totals for 1939-44 season watchers across softball major league baseball pro football NL hockey basketball and college football reached about 239.6 million, the largest wartime figure yet. Softball and basketball led crowds with 105 million and 140 million turnstiles respectively with the Cleveland tournament drawing 49 thousand as an all time high.
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Chicago
United Press
New York
Illnois
Sofibal
Cieveland
Coaching School Highlights At Des Moines Event
Eddie Mick former Creighton coach now helming Ottumwa Navid Air Station team will lecture at the High School Athletic Association coaching school and officials clinic. Josh Connor Vida coach of last spring state champion girls team and J H Jarman Seymour girls coach to discuss girls basketball in morning session. A triple header basketball event featuring Reherd Slater Coon Rapids Seymour and Marshalltown Pella at Drake Field House will close the program.
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Des Moines
Eddie
Mick
Creighton University
Ottumwa Navid Air Station
High School Athletic Association
Josh Connor
Vida
Steam
J. H. Jarman
Seymour
Hawkeyes roll past Denver for fourth straight win
The University of Iowa basketball team defeated the University of Denver 60 to 41 for their fourth consecutive victory of the 1944 season. Led by forward Dick Ives and guard Jack Spencer, Iowa held a 12 point halftime margin and dominated early, with Denver pressing throughout the game.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
University of Denver
Hawkeyes
Dick Ives
Jack Spencer
Subterfuged defense pits Da Grosa against Army's T formation
In a striking overlap of timing Holy Cross appoints John Ox Da Grosa as head coach the same day Army is named sports team of the year. Da Grosa unveils a new volatile defense the subterfuged defense designed to counter the T formation by shifting alignments. The piece notes Army's success with the T and foresees a football era where Da Grosa's scheme could rival or surpass it.
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U. S. Pat
Jack Cuddy
United Press
New York
Roddesses
John
Ox) da Grosa
Holy Cross College
Army
U. P
Fellows
Pilot da Grosa
Crusaders
Worcester
Mass
Jad‘diebucks
Boston
Earl Blaik
da Grosa
Holy Cross
Da Grosa’s D Defense Stuns Opponents At Holy Cross
A description of a flexible defensive scheme coined the D for Da Grosa, designed to counter varied attacking formations. It proved successful last season as Holy Cross remained unbeaten by college teams, with ties to Dartmouth and Brown and losses only to service teams. The piece notes the defense’s ability to disguise strength and disrupt blocking assignments.
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da Grosa
Holy Cross
Crusaders
Dartmouth
Brown
Pacific Paradise in New Zealand Labeled by Visiting Marines
Marines who toured Pacific Paradise in New Zealand describe it as a serene Pacific paradise before returning home to the United States, noting its welcoming environment and scenic coastlines.
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New Zealand
United States
Waldh Thomas Prest Patents Key Jess Watch In 12 Percent
The inventor Waldh Thomas Prest patented the key Jess watch in twelve percent, but the device did not gain popularity until the end of the century.
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Messess Waldh Thomas Prest
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