Eric Knight Edges Moon Maiden In Tight Sprint
At Tropical Park Florida Eric Knight nosed ahead to win by a nose over Moon Maiden in a thrilling finish to the meeting Arthur Murray won the South Miami Purse in a 1 42 flat mile and 70 yards on a dried track while Isidore Bieber's Moon Maiden took second with Legation fading to fourth after a strong early run. The day’s handle reached $407,434 and the Adams silks held another double with trainer Hubert Trent.
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Cohoes Adds Two Games To Schedule
Cohoes High expanded its basketball slate with two games against Nott Terrace High School of Schenectady. Friday features a clash with La Salle Institute in a Principal's league game at the Cadets' Fourth Street gym. Mooney, in his debut year as coach, has Cohoes at 2-1 this season after wins over Mechanicville and Waterford, with a loss to Catholic High. The Nott Terrace game is set for Saturday in Cohoes, followed by a second meeting February 12 in Schenectady.
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Compulsory Military Training Abolished at Iowa State College
Ames Iowa UP Athletes director George F Veenker announced a new voluntary athletic program effective today that will replace compulsory physical education for all men at Iowa State College. The eight sports include bowling basketball boxing calisthenics handball track volleyball and winter activities. He said universal military training is unlikely after the war and the current hardening program will not be continued.
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Nat Stockholders Reelect Griffith As President Of Washington
Washington baseball club stockholders yesterday reelected Clark Griffith for his 24th term as president and named his 32-year-old nephew Calvin Griffith as vice president. Calvin, promoted from concessions duties, had been assistant secretary of the Senators and managed minor league teams in Chattanooga and Charlotte. Griffith called 1943 the most profitable season in a decade with high revenue and home attendance, drawing 583000 fans.
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Former Irish Track Star at Columbia Enlists as Athletic Officer
Ensign Oliver Hunter, former Notre Dame miler, appointed athletic officer at Columbia University's V-7 Naval training station. He will compete on indoor track circuits when duties permit as Marshall vs. Bolden headline a January 18 10 round light heavyweight bout at the Arena. Proceeds go to the national infantile paralysis fund.
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Quint Drills for Twin Bill as RPI Prepares for MIT Worcester
Rensselaer Tech basketball under Coach Ed Donald hones for a twin weekend series in Cambridge against MIT and Worcester Polytech. The Engineers seek a third win after a break, carrying a 2-0 series lead over MIT in historic meetings and aiming to rebound from a prior defeat to Colgate. They have previously beaten Trinity and Williams.
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Boys Club 5 Triumphs Over Waterford Fourth Streeters 54-21
Fitch leads Troy Boys' Club Intermediates with 15 points as they defeat Waterford Fourth Streeters 54-21 at State Street gym. Cardnato adds 9, Williams 8. Kennedy 8 and Clauth 6 top Waterford scoring. Referee Gordon officiated. halftime score 10-1.
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Tech Tankmen To Meet Union In Pool Series
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute engineers resume drills for a weekend double. They host Union College in the 23rd renewal of the pool series on Friday, then travel to Williams College in Massachusetts on Saturday. RPI leads Union 15 of 22 meetings, with recent scores including 60-15 and 62-13 victories.
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Ben Jones Tops Trainer For 1943
Ben Jones of Calumet Farm is named top trainer of 1943 as his horses earned $207,915 that year and $1,206,591 over four years. Whirl Away retired earlier, but Mar Kell Nellie L Son of Peace Twilight Tear Miss Keeneland and others added to a season of Missouri magic and high earnings.
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Dill Traded To Rangers in NHL AHL swap
New York Rangers acquire 188 pound 23 year old defenseman Bob Dill from the Buffalo Bisons of the AHL for Gordon Davidson and Roger Leger. Buffalo also gains rights to two unnamed Western Canadian amateur players. No cash changes hands. Dill, from St Paul Minnesota, will join the Rangers for tomorrow’s game against Detroit after an indefinite suspension for striking referee Gordon Parsons.
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Race Entries and Results at Tropical Park
Race card details from Tropical Park listing purses from 1000 to 1500 dollars across nine races. Entries include numerous horses with fractional times, weights, and jockey or trainer notes, reflecting a dense program of claiming allowances and stakes across sprint and route distances.
Dear Joe: A wartime letter from Whitney Martin to Joe Dey
A World War II era missive from Sergt. Jon Smith in the Pacific Area recounts sports gossip and daily life. It notes bowl games and upsets, baseball players joining the service, Branch Rickey’s comments on pro football, a near boxing match, Gil Dodds and Gunder Haegg awards, and general camaraderie. The letter ends with a personal sign-off from Whitney.
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Trackmen Near Peak Says Huff
Oklahoma City veteran coach H J Huff, a 1907 national sprint champion and 1908 Grinnell graduate, says track performance is near peak due to better tracks and coaching. He notes conditioning and delicate training cycles. Huff foresees future records limited, with athletes possibly matching Jim Thorpe speed and Jesse Owens results, but not much beyond current marks.
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Luckman Takes Over Duties As Ensign
Sid Luckman, star quarterback of the Chicago Bears, assumed new duties as an ensign in the U.S. Maritime Service yesterday. He reported aboard a station at Sheepshead Bay and began service under the wartime program.
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Smith the bowler at sixty still strong with 207 average
Jimmy Smith, born in Oliver Street New York, still headlines bowling lore at age sixty with a 207 average. He rose from pinboy in Bed ford Brooklyn to world champion multiple times, setting records and earning praise as a legendary figure in bowling history.
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