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position, was the team's high scorer for the second straight year, and he led the team from a last place finish the prior year to a three-way tie for the Big Ten
Conference basketball championship. The 1921 basketball team compiled a record of 16–4 and won both games against Michigan Agricultural for the first time in the history of the rivalry. In a summary of the 1921 basketball season, the University of Michigan yearbook praised Karpus' contributions:
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pulled more than one game out of the fire, during 1921. His performance in the first
Illinois game, when he threw nine fouls out of a possible eleven will stand out as one of the most brilliant individual records of the season. Karpus coupled to his basket shooting ability an uncanny knack at dribbling.
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As a junior during the 1919–20 academic year, Karpus was academically ineligible to play football in the fall. However, he again lettered in basketball and baseball. Playing at the forward position, he played in eight games, scoring 22 baskets from the floor and 31 free throws for a total of
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In any consideration of the players on the 1921 Varsity, Captain Joe Karpus leads, because of his high scoring ability, and the spirit which he put into the team. Karpus was the leading scorer of the team, both this year and last. He also ranked high in the
Conference. It was his foul shooting that
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that won the school's first conference championship in basketball. He was
Michigan's leading scorer in basketball during both his junior and senior seasons. Karpus later played three years of minor league baseball from 1921 to 1923. After graduating from Michigan, Karpus worked as a mechanical
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December, allowing him to participate in most of the basketball season. Despite missing several games, Karpus, playing at the forward
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Registration Card for Arthur Joe Karpus, dated
September 12, 1918, listed as University of Michigan student. Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 . Registration Location: Crawford County, Michigan; Roll: 1675134; Draft Board:
138:. His father, Stephen Karpus, emigrated to the United States in 1889 and worked as a sawmill hand in Bay City. His mother, Helen (Kitze) Karpus was also an immigrant. In 1900, Karpus was living in Bay City with his parents and three older sisters.
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and national championships. He also played center for the 1919 basketball team. In
February 1919, he made a basket in the second overtime period to give Michigan a 19–17 win over Michigan Agricultural College (now
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with his wife, Angeline "Angela" (Superzynski) Karpus. He listed his occupation at the time as mechanical engineer at a copper and brass manufacturer. From approximately 1937 to 1967, Karpus was employed by the
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for the Bay City Wolves in 1921, the
Saginaw Aces in 1922 and the Kalamazoo Celery Pickers in 1923. He maintained a .326 batting average and a .439 slugging percentage in 37 games for the 1921 Bay City team.
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noted of Karpus: "When a hit was needed in a pinch, Coach Fisher could usually count on Joe who handled third base in a remarkable fashion. It was Karpus' third year on the
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where he played for the football, basketball and baseball teams. As a freshman in 1917, he played at the end position for
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from 1917 to 1923, winning a total of seven varsity letters, three in basketball, three in baseball and one in football. He played for
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engineer. He was employed by the Michigan State Highway Commission from approximately 1937 until his retirement in 1967.
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529:"MICHIGAN MAY LOSE CAPTAIN: Basketball Outlook at Ann Arbor University Depend Largely on the Outcome of Examinations"
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75 points. At the end of the 1920 basketball season, Karpus was elected captain of the 1921 basketball team.
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Portrait of Karpus as captain of Michigan's 1921 basketball team.
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599:"Karpus Leads Wolverines to 37-24 Win Over Aggies"
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688:"A.J. (Joe) Karpus Retires".
533:The Christian Science Monitor
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