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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1945

Page

7

Army completes perfect two season run with Navy win

Army routs Navy 32 13 to cap a perfect two year run and nine straight wins this year. Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis scored all five Cadets touchdowns as 102 000 at Philadelphia and 103 000 at Los Angeles saw Army and USC triumph while Alabama closes season unbeaten. Orange Bowl awaiting opponent for Holy Cross with candidates Miami Florida Tennessee LSU.

New York Army Navy Earl Blaik UCLA Doc Blanchard Glenn Davis Davis Presidentman Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Los Angeles’ Memorial Coliseum Southern California Trojans U.C.L.A Alabama Mississippi State Harry Gilmer Miami Holy Cross University of Miami Florida Tennessee Louisiana State

Hilltop Club Faces Tough Week Before Wisconsin Game

Milwaukee Marquette University drills intensify as coach Bill Chandler eyes even split in home and home series with Wisconsin after a 55 to 21 win over Ai college. The Hilltoppers lead 158 to 68 in three games and used the bench heavily.

Milwaukee Marquette University University of Wisconsin At Madison Bill Chandler Hilltoppers Ai College Chandler Marquette Badgers

Former Detroit Ace Tops Star Pin Meet

Pvt. Ther man Gibson a former Detroit bowling star now with the army air corps at Scott Field held a 58 pin lead on day three of the 58th All Star bowling tournament in Chicago. His 2,501 total topped 139 rivals including Connie Schwoegier Madison Wis 2,428 Frank Benkovic Milwaukee Wis 2,400 and Sgt Ed Easter Waukegan Ill 2,375.

Chicago Therman Gibson Detroit Scott Field Army Air Corps Gibson Connie Schwoegier Madison Wis Frank Benkovic Milwaukee Ed Easter Waukegan

Camp McCoy Hosts Mayo Yanks In Home Basketball Tilt

Camp McCoy Wisconsin to host Mayo General Hospital Yanks in a home and home series opener at Tomah High. Notable players include Pic Fortenberry Hoot Fortenberry Olympic veteran and All American, Lt Coleman, Lt Morrison, Nels Thinnes, and Sgt Johnny Sandona.

Camp Mccoy Wis Mayo General Hospital Yanks Tomah High McCoy Pic Joe Fortenberry Fortenberry Hoot Berlin Army Phillips 66 Oilers Gil Coleman Indiana State Teachers Earl Morrison Bradley Corp Nels Thinnes Miami University Oxford Art Stone 101St Airborne Division

Bing Crosby Delays Return as Radio Schedule Broadens

Bing Crosby remains off his NBC schedule amid vacation plans into 1966. He will not discuss future work while at his Hollywood return date. two guest appearances are set on MBS and CBB for charity and program promotion.

New York Bing Crosby Hollywood Bing NBC USC Arizona Army-Navy Philadelphia MBS Kenny CBB Patrice Muncel American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ABC Sec. Anderson Thomas Mitchell Don Voorhees Ezio Pinza CBS Joan Davis James Cagney James Stewart Bob Hawk Lum and Abner Perrell Amos and Andy Carol Bruce Robert Young Mrs. Cugat Walter Kiernan Elmer Davis Paula Stone Victory Matinee Johnson Family Arthur Hale

Peerless to face Salem City in league game Tuesday

Peerless Plays Salem in a recreation basketball league clash at West Salem high school gym Tuesday at 8 15 PM. Peerless is led by Don Thorsen and features Logan cager Joe Snyder with team mates Gordie Ralph Miller Ed Seeger and Bud Knutson.

Peerless Beers City Recreation Basketball League West Salem Salem City Peerless Don Thorsen Logan Cager Big Joe Snyder Don Gordie Ralph Miller Ed Seeger Bud Knutson

LSU Football Routs Opponents with Net 1549 Yards

Louisiana State piled up 1549 yards from scrimmage while limiting opponents to 490 yards in a dominant matchup. The surge featured strong performances by LSU playmakers as the team sealed a decisive win.

Baton Rouge Louisiana State

Indians Work For Opener At La Crosse Teachers

With the season opener set for December 7, Coach Gordie Bahr drills the La Crosse State Teachers College Indians to gel a smooth starting quintet. The squad features Don Hap Cooks as a top forward and welcomes back veterans like Francis Murphy, John Keppel, and Wally Hitt with several candidates vying for first unit spots. New additions from injuries join workouts including Jim Seri, Ray Baty, and Martin Raebel as potential contributors.

Gordie Bahr la Crosse State Teachers College Indians la Crosse St. Mary’s Winona Don “Hap Cooks Francis Murphy John Keppel Wally Hitt River Falls Bud Schultz Big Bob Hilke Aquinas High School Jack Foster Glen McCulloch Jack Horner Tom Kinney Gunder Hagen Toby Towsen Ted Timmons Indians Jim Seri Milwaukee Ray Baty Martin Raebel

Recreation Boys Cop Pin Boys Triumph Over Pla Mer

Recreation Alleys teams defeated Pla Mer 2040 to 1803 to claim the pins victory. B Rediske led all players with 445 for high three-game total while F Catterwick led Pla Mer with 429. D Volten posted the top single with 173.

Pla Mer B. Rediske F. Catterwick D. Volten

Local Labrador Reaches Final in National Retriever Trials

Black Roland a Labrador owned by E. C. Chennel of La Crosse Wisconsin stayed competitive at the fifth annual National Retriever trials in Shelter Island New York. The champion was Black Magic of Audion a black Labrador bitch owned by Mahion B. Kallace of St. Louis Missouri.

Shelter Island N. Y Black Roland E. C. Chennel la Crosse Wis Black Magic Audion Mahion B. Kallace St. Louis

Ex Glaces Grid Scorers Highlight Trojanowski Leads 132 Points

Walter Trojanowski of Connecticut University tops the college football scorers with 132 points from 22 touchdowns in eight games, completing his season on November 17. Army’s Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis finish near him with 114 and 108 points respectively, while Purdue’s Ed Cody and Oklahoma A M’s Bob Fenimore post notable totals in other regions.

New York Walter Trojanowski Connecticut University Trojanowski Army Glenn Davis Doc Blanchard Blanchard Navy Davis Conn Felix Blanchard Harry Ghaul Miami Midwest Ed Cody Purdue Missouri Valley Bob Fenimore Okia. A M

Independence CYO Five Routs Arcadia 58 27

Independence CYO defeated Arcadia 58 27 on Sunday afternoon in Whitehall Wisconsin. Roman Sobota led scoring with 24 points while Babe Derouin added 11. Bud Sobota topped Arcadia with 13 points and Pete Haines had six. Contact Herman Derouin at Independence High School for game arrangements.

Whitehall Wis Independence Cyo Arcadia Roman Sobota Babe Derouin Bud Sobota CYO Pete Haines Independence Herman Derouin Independence High

Laundry Bowlers Roll Over Rochester Team

Laundry Bowlers led by Captain Oscar Lyell capped three straight wins over Rochester Liquor Supply Sunday afternoon at Recreation Lanes. Elmer Gryphon posted a 689 series and a 246 best game, Al Jungbluth added 37, Andy Anderson 606, boosting the team over 3000 pins. Rochester’s high individual were H Rohde 612 and W Mundt 593 in a 2769 total.

Oscar Lyell Sanitone Modern Laundry Rochester Liquor Supply Elmer Gryphon al Jungbluth Andy Anderson Gryphon Rochester H. Rohde W. Mundt

Vogds Signs With Chicago All Americans in 1946

Signs indicate Evan E Vogds former Wisconsin gridder now a petty officer second class at Shoemaker California has signed to play with the Chicago All Americans in 1946 Vogds expects his navy discharge this month

Fond DU Lac Wis Evan E Red Vogds University of Wisconsin Shoemaker Calif Chicago All Americans Navy

College and pro basketball scores from weekend games

College results include Marquette 55 Ripon 21 and Wisconsin 67 Carroll College 25. Pro Sunday Rochester 56 Fort Wayne 34 and Harlem Globetrotters 37 Indianapolis Kautskys 36. State high schools show Fond du Lac 29 Shorewood 26 and Madison Edgewood 49 Beaver Dam 34.

Marquette Ripon Whitewater Wis Milton Butler Manchester Louisville Murray Techrs St. Louis Univ Camp Grant Camp McCoy St. Mary's Winona Minn Wisconsin Carroll College Concordia Moorhead Macalester Western State Teachers Iowa Wesleyan Chicago Illinois Tech Iowa Augustana Drake Central Minnesota South Dakota Univ St. Thomas St. Pauli Superior Michigan Michigan State Indiana Camp Atterbury Purdue Indiana State Wright Field Dayton Illinois Hamline Beloit Rochester Fort Wayne Cleveland Youngstown Harlem Globe Trotters

Sunday Football Results and Next Week Schedule

Sunday results include New York 28 over Philadelphia 21 Washington 24 over Pittsburgh 0 Detroit 14 over Green Bay 3 Cleveland 20 over Boston Yanks 7 Chicago Bears 28 over Chicago Cardinals 20 Next Sunday Boston Yanks travel to Philadelphia New York visits Washington End of season schedule

New York Philadelphia Washington Pittsburgh Detroit Green Bay Cleveland Boston Yanks Chicago Bears Chicago Cardinals Washington Philadelphia Sid Luckman Cardinals Bob Waterfield Cleveland Rams Packers Lions

Sports Scores Roundup From Weekend Baseball Matches

Weekend baseball results show Sunday games with Toronto, Chicago, and Boston posting wins. Detroit edged Montreal while New York beat Chicago, and Chicago defeated Toronto by eight to two.

Toronto Chicago Boston Detroit Montreal New York

Hutson Sees Swan Song In Packers Lions Clash

Don Hutson said this would be his last game and kicked a 15 yard field goal as the Green Bay Packers fell to the Detroit Lions 14 to 3. Hutson extended his scoring season to 97 points and finished with four receptions for 40 yards.

Hutson Packers Detroit Don Hutson Green Bay Packers Rays Detroit Lions Lions New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins Pittsburgh Steelers Bears Green Bay Don Peerless Don Fenbeck

Wisconsin 5 Battles Ripon on Madison Court

Wisconsin prepares for a game with Ripon after a 67 to 25 victory over Carroll College of Waukesha. Bob Cook scored 21 points as the Badgers opened the 1945-46 season with a strong second half, with Wally Niemuth set to replace Dick Bunke at center due to Bunke's illness.

Madison Wis University of Wisconsin Ripon College Madison Court Badgers Carroll College of Waukesha Bob Cook Pioneers Harold Bud) Foster Badger Carroll Aggregation Wisconsin Wally Niemuth Waupaca Dick Bunke Bunke

Wausau Grid Record Tops Alabama Claim

Wausau high school football team refutes Tallassee claim of a national record. The Lumberjacks extend their winning streak to 46, surpassing Tallassee’s 41 game run, and finish the season with 8 victories in the Wisconsin Valley Conference and a 49 game conference unbeaten streak.

Wausau Wis Wausau High School Tallassee Ala Wisconsin Win O. Brockmeyer

Eddie Karas Slated To Hurl For Brews

Eddie Karas the former Green Bay pitcher who won 14 games and lost six in the Wisconsin State league in 1941 has been discharged from the army and will train with the Milwaukee Brewers next spring President Rudy Schaffer announced. Karas was purchased by the Brewers at the close of 1941 but did not report due to his induction. He is a Chicago native six feet one inch tall and weighs 195 pounds.

Milwaukee Eddie Karas Green Bay Milwaukee Brews Rudy Schaffer Brewers Karas

South Paws Defeat Frank Tighe Co in Close Lane Match

The Peerless South Paws edged out the Frank Tighe Co on Pla-Mar lanes 2 474 to 2 420. L Semb led the losers with 513 in three games while B Bailly led the winners with 497. W Dobruz added the high single 192.

Peerless South Paws Frank Tighe Co Pla-Mar L. Semb B. Bailly W. Dobruz

Name Badgers As Ski Heads MILWAUKEE

Lloyd C. Ellingson of Menomonie Wisconsin was re elected secretary and John Hostvedt of Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin was re elected treasurer at the closing session of the 38th annual National Ski Association convention Roger Langley of Barre Massachusetts was re elected president The association awarded three major ski tournaments for 1945 including the National Ski Jumping championships to be held at Ishpeming Michigan and the Central U S Ski Association as host The 1947 Downhill and Slalom meet will be in Salt Lake City Utah and the North American championships will be at Lake Placid New York

Milwaukee Lloyd C. Ellingson Menomonie Wis John Hostvedt Wisconsin Rapids National Ski Association Roger Langley Barre Mass Ispheming Mich U. S Inter Mountain Association Salt Lake City Utah Lake Placid N. Y

Horse Improves Breed Of Orange SACRAMENTO

Unusual as it may seem the thoroughbred helps to improve the breed of the orange, the walnut and pure bred livestock. During the past decade California has received 26 500 000 dollars from racing with 23 500 000 dollars going into state county and district fairs where livestock and agricultural products are exhibited for prizes. At the last count there were 62 county and district fairs in California as against seven in 1933. In 1933 a few hundred breeders and growers exhibited whereas in 1940 60 000 were recorded.

Sacramento NBA California

Splits Defeat Strikes On Pins In Auto-Lite Match

Nick Strikes high total 457 led the Splits to an Auto-Lite match victory over the Strikes. The Splits totaled 1514 pins to 1423 for the Strikes and Rudrud rolled a top single game 151.

A. Rudrud

Fries rolls 713 in Appleton bowling event

Frank Fries bowled a 713 total in Appleton Wisconsin with a 280 single game to take individual honors in Big Ten bowling league matches.

Appleton, Wis Frank Fries

Aquinas Blugolds Open Season With West by Highs Hoop Battle

Aquinas with three lettermen led by Knutson Jim Knutson and Jim Sciborski face West by in a local 8 pm showdown. Coach John Michuta’s squad also includes Jimmy Warner Frank Keaveny Virgil Grabinski Rudy Horshak Ed Rendler and others competing for starting spots as Central and Logan prep Friday events loom.

Aquinas Blugolds West Aquinas St. Patrick Eau Claire John Michuta Knutson Jim Knutson Blugold Hoopsters Jimmy Warner Frank Keaveny Virgil Grabinski Rudy Horshak Ed Rendler Horshak Rendler

Good Tee Shot Has Its Reward

Salt Lake City notes a 397 yard 14th hole at the country club where a long tee shot gets you a ride in a parked station wagon to the top of a hill. Poor drives force a long climb up the steep fairway.

Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Country Club

Earley Returns to Notre Dame as Place-Kicker

Fred Earley, monogram-winning halfback on Notre Dame’s 1943 national title team, resigns from naval academy and rejoins the Irish. He is noted as a well known place-kicker and back with the program.

Notre Dame Fred Earley Naval Academy

MSU Tailback Russ Reader Transfers to Study Hotel Admin

East Lansing Michigan Russ Reader the MSU tailback transferred from Michigan to study hotel administration officials said Reader will enroll at Michigan State University to pursue a degree in hotel administration and continue his football career.

East Lansing Mich Russ Reader Michigan State Michigan

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