page_title: 1944 in Michigan
section_title: Other
hierarchical_section_title: 1944 in Michigan / Sports / Other
caption_attribution_description: Portrait of boxer Joe Louis
context_page_description: Events from the year 1944 in Michigan.
context_section_description: Joe Louis - On November 14, in his first fight since 1942, Detroit's Joe Louis defeated Johnny Davis by a knockout after 53 seconds of the first round before 7,107 spectators at Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. Louis fought while on a 21-day furlough from his Army service.
  Michigan Open - Sam Byrd won the tournament at Orchard Lake on August 6.
  Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race – On July 15, the Manitour, a 64-foot yawl skippered by James H. Grove, crossed the finish line first with an elapsed time of 43:08.18. The sloop Vitesse II won the racing-cruiser division.
caption: Joe Louis
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