Michigan Wolverines loom as top team in Western Conference
The Michigan Wolverines led by Bennie Oosterbaan return 23 lettermen as they seek to defend the conference title. Key veterans at halfback and quarterback battle for spots while new backs and a veteran defense aim to sustain a 23 game winning streak despite graduation losses.
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Michigan
Bennie Oosterbaan
Dick Rifenburg
Ed McNeill
Dom Tomasi
Pete Elliott
Gene Derricotte
Negro Flash
Wolverines
Alvin Wistert
Oosterbaan
Charlie Ortmann
Milwaukee
Leo Koceski
Tom Peterson
Racine
Don Dufek
Dick Kempthorn
Peterson
Don
Bill Bartlett
John Ghindia
van Summern
Bartlett
Rhindia
Walta
Teninga
Kempthorn
Harry Allis
Oswald Clark
Irvin Wisniewski
Wistert
al Wahi
Lloyd Heneveld
Don McClelland
Bob Erben
Tony Momsen
Rendler Shines In 23-0 Win
North squad dominates South 23 to 0 in Green Bay at City Stadium in the fourth annual state high school All-Star game. Rendler stars on offense and defense for La Crosse Aquinas with clutch returns and a key interception.
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North
South
Green Bay
Wis
City Stadium
Bob Kennedy
Jim Pope
Dean Showers
Ray Greenblatt
Rollie Bester
Don Bodway
Lloyd Rathburn
Tommy Rendler
Burt Hable
Harland Carl
Darwin Destache
Frosty Ferracca
Floyd Rathburn
la Crosse Aquinas
Tommy Rendher
Rendier
Ero
Andyrkoski
Don Schaefer
Bill Messner
Green Bay East
Ahe
Rollie Bestor
Fond du Lac
Green Bay Central Catholic
Destache
Lineups on 1G Kennedy high school grid
The lineup includes C Mudge Milwaukee Washington RG Lutterman Manitowoc RT Tech QK Gree LH Rathburn Green Bey West RH Bestor Fond du Lac FB Bedway Appleton SOUTH LE Beyler. Madison West LT Levenhagen West Allisdale 1LG Raftree Madison East RE Schulz Madison West QB Schaefer Madison Edgewood LH Esser Madison Edgewood RH Pepitone Beloit FB Kadrich Waukesha.
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Kennedy
C—Mudge
Milwaukee
Washington
Lutterman
Manitowoc
Rt—Tech
Gree
Rathburn
Green Bey West
Bestor
Fond du Lac
Bedway
Appleton
Le—Beyler
Madison West
Levenhagen
West Allisdale
Raftree
Madison
Re—Schulz
Schaefer
Edgewood
Esser
Madison Edgewood
Pepitone
Beloit
Kadrich
Waukesha
City High Schools Begin 2nd Week Of Grid Drills
With one full week of practice in the books La Crosse three high schools move into the second week of football drills. Logan leads in contact work as Coach Rod Martin pushes scrimmages and punter search while Aquinas and Central limit contact with light drills ahead of Sept. 9 to Sept. 17 opener dates. Central enjoys an extra week before facing West High at Madison.
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City
la Crosse
Logan
Aquinas
Central
Red Raiders
Rod Martin
Martin Ranger
Swanson
Rangers
Martin
Winona
John Michuta
Blugold
St. Augustine
Austin
Minn
Michuta
Walter
Babe) Weigent
Weigent
Madison
Aussies Rally To Edge U S In Davis Cup Thriller
In front of 8,000 at Forest Hills, John Bromwich and Sidwell Sidwell Tillie Cidaes won a dramatic five setter 3-6 4-6 10-8 9-7 9-7 to stave off defeat for Australia and keep the challenge round alive. Gardnar Mulloy and Billy Talbert pushed hard, but Sidwell's net play and Bromwich's angles carried the match.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
John Bromwich
Tillie Cidaes
Sime Wcar
Vewmei
G&g Ith Liu
Billy Talbert
Gardnar Mulloy
Sidwell
United States
Down Under
Talbert
Mulloy
Talbot’s Alley
Ponder Wins American Derby In Fast Track Record Ride
Ponder clinched the three year old championship by a two and a quarter length victory in the $88 450 American derby. He ran 1 1/4 miles in 2 00 3/5, breaking Fervent's 1947 event record by a fifth of a second. Ky Colonel was second, Johns Joy third, in a five horse field. De Luxe was sidelined. Brooks guided Ponder from fourth to the lead near the finish as the favorite paid $2.60 and $2.20.
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Chicago
Ponder
Ky Colonel
Johns Joy
Mr. Smug
Shakeme
de Luxe
Steven Brooks
Brooks
Two Top Negro League Teams Meet in Winona Minn
In Winona Gabryck park hosts the Negro American League game between Chicago American Giants and Cleveland Buckeyes. Both clubs feature strong rosters with veterans and rising stars, a key standings match in the 1930s league.
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Winona Park
Winona
Minn
Chicago American Giants
Cleveland Buckeyes
Gabryck Park
W. S. Welch
Chicago
Irish Sports Writer Captivated by Dodgers Cardinals Game
Arthur McWeeney of Independent Newspapers visited Ebbets Field to witness Brooklyn’s dominant win over St Louis. He praises the Dodgers for precision and pace, notes Don Newcombe’s dominant pitching, and remarks on the decorum and color of the event.
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Arthur McWeeney
Independent Newspapers
Dublin Ireland
Ebbetsfield
Raschi's Catcher Turns To Softball
William and Mary star Vic Raschi once pitched with Johnny Korczowski as his catcher. The former top prospect quit baseball for coaching and now leads Mathew Whaley High in Williamsby as a softball league catcher and coach.
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Williamsburg
Vic Raschi
New York Yankees
William and Mary
Johnny Korczowski
John
Mathew Whaley
Arizona and Texas Tech schedule 1950 1951 football games
The University of Arizona and Texas Tech agreed to meet on the football field in 1950 on November 18 at Tucson and on October 27, 1951 at Lubbock Texas.
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Tucson
Ariz
University of Arizona
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Tex
Cashton and Coon Valley Open Best-of-Three Playoff
The Little Eight baseball playoff opens in Cashton with Cashton hosting Coon Valley in a two out of three series. Cashton holds a 6-0 half title while Coon Valley has 5-1 in the first round. Bob Schroeder of Cashton will start, with Gordon Henley for Coon Valley.
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West Salem
Wis
Cashton
Coon Valley
Bob Schroeder
Cashton Chucker
Don Brietenfield
Gordon Henley
Pip Wuest
Packers Favored Over Steelers In Exhibition Clash
Green Bay the slight favorite on the eve of a Sunday exhibition against Pittsburgh with about 15 000 fans expected at the impromptu benefit for the Pittsburgh Community Chest. Both squads will be without two stars due to injuries with Da vis Jansante for Pittsburgh and Jacobs Canadeo for Green Bay.
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Pittsburgh
Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Community Chest
Steelers
Bob Davis
Val Jansante
Packers
Jack Jacobs
Tony Canadeo
Green Bay
Philadelphia Eagles
New York Giants
Chicago Bears
Cincinnati
Bears
Mer cer Tennille Wins National Doubles at Grand America Trapshoot
Mer cer Tennille of Shreveport La wins the National doubles championship at the Grand American trapshoot in Vandalia Ohio with 96 of 100. M W Ray of John Day Ore is runner up with 95 and seven others tie for third at 94. Mrs Isaac Andrew wins women’s doubles with 84 of 100. Charles Mason defeats Rudy Etchen in a shootoff for professional title. Mason’s only miss came from loading error.
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Vandalia
Miami Valley
America
Mercer Tennille
Shreveport
M. W. Ray
John Day
Ore
Vic Reinders
Waukesha
Wis
H. W. Dirlam
Truman
Isaac Andrew
Spartanburg
S. C
Charles Mason
Dallas
Tex
Rudy Etchen
Los Angeles
Calif
Mason
Port Arthur Pucksters Claim NHL Laurels in Town
Port Arthur At Ontario home Port Arthur is noted for Pentti Lund winner of the Calder trophy as top NHL rookie and Edgar Laprade holder of the West Side trophy as the Rangers most valuable player both residing there Laprade previously won the Calder Cup three seasons back.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Pentti Lund
Edgar Laprade
New York
Yankees Maintain First Division Streak Amid Turbulent Season
The Yankees have not dropped from the first division in decades, continuing a long standing league presence. Unclear text follows, with garbled OCR data failing to provide additional verifiable details or dates.
Jockey Sammy Boulmetis Tops Monmouth Park Meet Wins
Oceanport N J jockey Sammy Boulmetis led Monmouth Park riders with 31 winners during the 47 day meeting. Johnny Gilbert and apprentice Willie Downs tied for second with 23 wins each and a gold wrist watch was awarded to Boulmetis for his top performance.
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Oceanport
N. J
Sammy Boulmetis
Monmouth Park
Johnny Gilbert
Willie Downs
Zahn's State Sunday Tilt at 21st Ward Diamond
Zahn's Sheet Metal, leading local girls softball, hosts McGuire's Sport Shop from Winona Sunday at 3 p.m. Gloria Kline opens on the mound for Zahn's, a hurler who has paced the team all season. Diamond is at 15th Street and South Avenue.
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Zahn
McGuire's
Winona
21St Ward
Gloria Kline
15Th Street
South Avenue
All-Stars Meet Cuban Giants In Season's Exhibition Final
The Brooklyn Cuban Giants defend their pride against the City league All-Stars in a Copeland Park exhibition Monday September 5. In the first meeting the All-Stars upset the Giants 7 to 5 behind Babe Harnish who pitched the full game. Sloppy Lindsay leads the Cuban lineup with former Indy Clowns and Black Barons star power, joined by Fred Chisham Will Carter and Babe Davis as key players.
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Brooklyn Cuban Giants
All- Stars
Copeland Park
Brooklyn
Babe Harnish
Giants
Sloppy Lindsay
Indianapolis Clowns
Theam Black
American jockey Longden wins Blandford Stakes at Curragh
Johnny Longden aboard Pink Larkspur upset Irish Derby winner Beau Labrear in the Blandford stakes for three and four year olds. Pink Larkspur clocked a new Irish record for 12 furlongs at Curragh, finishing ten lengths ahead of Aeolian with the favorite far back in the nine horse field.
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Curragh
County Kildare
Ireland
Johnny Longden
Ocean
Beau Labrear
Longden
Pink Larkspur
Johnny
Aeolian
Dimaggio brothers clash in All-Star hitting show
Dominick Dimaggio leads his brother Joe Dimaggio of the Yankees in hitting in the early All-Star games. In three games Dominick has four hits in eight at bats while Joe, across 11 games, has nine hits in 37 plate appearances. Their averages stand .500 and .243 respectively.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Dominick DiMaggio
Joe
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Anger Wins Felker Yachting Trophy For 3rd Time
Oshkosh sailor Tom Anger won the Felker Yachting Trophy for the third straight year aboard Win-Some-Too on Lake Winnebago. The class A yacht finished six minutes ahead of the second place boat B'Gosh, with other local skippers from Oshkosh Neenah and Fond du Lac in the results.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Tom Anger
Anger
Lake Winnebago
Tom Wyman
B’gosh
Frank Kuehl
Winnebago
Ed Malone
Fond du Lac
Jack Kimberly
Neenah
Sea Gull III
Bill Kellett
Blackhawk Loop Bowling League Opens Season at Pla Mer Alleys
Blackhawk Loop bowling league opens its season Monday evening at Pla Mer alleys with first games on the 9 p.m. shift. All league bowlers are requested to be present.
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Blackhawk Bowling League
Pla Mer
Blackhawk League
Mineral Point Eyes Football Prospects Under Coach Eddy
Clare Eddy, in his second year as Mineral Point high school coach, expects a mediocre 1950 campaign. The team, small and lacking speed, features 12 letter winners from 55 candidates with Pat Gillespie and Claire Thomson returning as key players. Schedule includes Sep 16 Dodgeville, Sep 23 Lancaster, Sep 30 Boscobel, Oct 7 Dodgeville, Oct 14 Mt. Horeb, Oct 21 Cuba City, Nov 1 Fennimore, Nov 11 Darlington.
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Mineral Point
Wis
Clare Eddy
Mineral Point High School
Southwest Wisconsin
Eddy
Point
Point Gridders
Pat Gillespie
Claire Thomson
Pat Walsh
Lowell Terrill
Louis Coogan
George Thomas
Curly Schmitz
Francis McDonald
Warren Benson
Francis Basting
Charles Fine
Dale Carey
Tom Dolan
Charles Spitzbarth
Ed Hughes
Larry Argall
George Wentlandt
Jim Walsh
Jim Johnson
Joe Pond
Jim Bolan
Dodgeville
Lancaster
Boscobel
Mt. Horeb
Cuba City
Fennimore
Darlington
Jimmy Chann Cops Second Straight Motorcycle Crown
Jimmy Chann of Bridgeton New Jersey won the 15 mile National Motorcycle Racing championship at State Fair Park in Milwaukee with a time of 11 minutes 18 seconds. Bill Miller of Mountville Pennsylvania finished second and Bill Tuman of Rockford Illinois was third. Other finishers included Paul Albrecht Sacramento California Fred Louis Nashville Tennessee Buck Brigance Charlotte North Carolina Joe Weatherly Norfolk Virginia and LeRoy Ickes Kalamazoo Michigan.
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Milwaukee
Jimmy Chann
Bridgeton
N. J
State Fair Park
Chann
Bill Miller
Mountville
Bill Tuman
Rockford
Paul Albrecht
Sacramento
Calif
Fred Louis
Nashville
Norfolk, Va
Leroy Ickes
Kalamazoo
Mich
Claud Dawson
Waco, Tex
Win Young
Costa Hesa
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Sox
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Bloomer
John Kleinheinz
Marshfield
Hugo Wimmer
Sheboygan Central
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Greenwood
Carl
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Ted Schroeder
Frank Sedgman
Pancho Gonzales
Bromwich
Malloy
American Giants
Art Pennington
Portland
Felix McLaurin
Lloyd (Ducky) Davenport
Johnny Wilson
Sam Hill
Chicago Nation
Tommy Sampson
Clyde McNeal
Lyman Bostock
Jesse Douglas
Greach McKinnis
Gentry Jessup
Eugene Smith
Harry Rhodes
Lonnie Summers
Ted Radcliffe
Buckeyes
Ernest Long
Vibert Clarke
George Jefferson
Archie Ware
J. Brown
Leon Kellman
Bill Reynolds
Dave Hoskins
Johnny Scott
Willie Grace
Tommy Harris
Pablo Bernard
Charlies Marvray
Sam Jethroe
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al Smith
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Felker Yachting Trophy
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Jimmy Chann Cops
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Michaels Stern
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