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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1950

Page

13

La Crosse Cagers Face Winona State After Opening Loss

La Crosse coach Clark Van Galder plans a tougher week after a 60-59 defeat to Dubuque exposing passing and rebound weaknesses. Winona State arrives Thursday with a 2-1 record and early momentum, while veterans Vondrashek Polus and Swota headline the lineup alongside nine lettermen.

Clark van Galder la Crosse Indians University of Dubuque Dubuque Winona TC Court van Galder Winona Warriors Mary’s Redmen

La Crosse grid stars gain Little All-American honor

La Crosse State stars Tom Curry and Captain John Knispel earned honorable mention on the Associated Press Little All-American squad. Curry rushed 1,137 yards in 113 attempts and scored 78 points, while Knispel, a 220-pound captain, was a top ground and punting ace and key two-way lineman for coach Clark Van Galder.

Tom Curry John Knispel la Crosse Capt Yes la Joe Pahr Valparaiso Tampa Fla Cal Roberts Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter Minn Curry Tomah High School Indians Knispel Curry Knispel Clark van Galder

Holy Cross Dominates St Johns in CYO Senior Play

Holy Cross routed St Johns 54 17 at Aquinas gym on Monday night led by Ed Cunningham with 16 points. Holy Trinity defeated St Marys 38 27 as Tom Flanagan scored 16 and Ken Rica 12. St James beat St Wenceslaus 38 30 with Frank Schiffer 11 and St Joseph edged by Blessed Sacrament 31 17 with Jerry Sweeny 13.

Holy Cross Aquinas St. John’s Ed Cunningham Crusaders Don Flottmeyer Holy Trinity St. Mary's Tom Flanagan Ken Rica Ray Joe Yeager St. James St. Wenceslaus Frank Schiffer Ed Rendler Jim Smith Jim Dunham Jim Jirsa Jim Zanter St. Wencel Blessed Sacrament St. Joseph Jerry Sweeny Jim Burns Jim Drendel St. Joe’s

West Salem Triumphs In Overtime Over New Lisbon

West Salem edged New Lisbon Hiawathas 66 59 in overtime after trailing 48 40 at halftime. The game stayed tight through regulation 56 56 before the extra period sealed the win for West Salem.

West Salem Wis New Lisbon

BRF Sets Cashton Mark with 101 Point Win

The Black River Falls Legionnaires defeated Cashton Warriors 101 to 54 in Cashton Wis Sunday afternoon. Sam Young scored 30 points, Dean Van Gorden 21, Hal Lambert 19 for BRF while Bob Wais 20, Jack Mee Kee 13 and Rocky Hundt 10 led Cashton. The game built BRF’s scoring record early and widened to a 48-33 halftime gap.

Cashton Wis Black River Falls Legionnaires Dean van Gorden Hal Lambert Bob Wais Jack MeeKee Rocky Hundt

Caseys Win 47 33 In Business League

Casey Car Sales defeated Montgomery Ward 47 33 in the Business Men's league Monday on the bucket power of Archie Arstad who scored 22 points. Dick Bunt had 13 for Ward. Giants beat the Merchant All Stars 40 26 with Smikla 16 and Bendel 11. Grathe had 10 for Merchant. In the final game Trane defeated Gateway Transfer 30 15 Tostrod 11 for Trane and Dellenbach nine for Gateway.

Casey Car Sales Montgomery Ward Archie Arstad Arstad Dick Bunt Ward Giants Merchant Smikla Jerry Bendel Grathe Longfellow Gateway Transfer Trane Company Tostrod Dellenbach Gateway

College Basketball Scores Roundup Of Varied Results

College basketball results include Kansas State 68 over Ohio State 51 and Drake 71 over Central 45. Other highlights feature Buena Vista 54 over Doane 47, Baylor 66 over Texas Wesleyan 64, and Millikin 99 over Texas College of Tyler 50 with many more scores across multiple colleges and universities.

Kansas State Ohio State Drake Central Buena Vista Doane Neb Baylor Texas Wesleyan Millikin Decatur, Ill Texas College of Tyler Northern Illinois State Whitewater Wis Tulane Birmingham Southern Loras St. Joseph's Ind Lawrence Lake Forest Texas Tech McMurry Texas Christian Hardin-Simmons Texas State

1950 Little All America Roster Highlights College Stars

The listing includes backs John Ford Hardin Simmons Joseph Pahr Valparaiso John Phillips Mississippi Southern Everett Tiland Western Washington ends Jack Butler St Bonaventure Pat Smithwick St Norbert Jerry Witty Loras tackles John Knispel La Crosse Art Michalik St Ambrose Lee Wachenheim Iowa Teachers guards Richard Miller St Bonaventure with several honorable mentions from La Crosse Kalamazoo Muskingum St Bonaventure Morningside Dubuque and Teachers colleges.

Itheran John Ford Hardin-Simmons Joseph Pahr Valparaiso John Phillips Mississippi Southern Everett Tiland Western Washington College of Education Tom Curry la Crosse Wis Phil Dillman Kalamazoo Bud Fisher Iowa Jacque Hetrick Muskingum Jerry Hanifin St. Bonaventure Dale Kelly Upper Iowa Tel Marchibroda Loren Moll Morningside Bob Purcell Dubuque Jack Butler Pat Smithwick St. Norbert Jerry Witty Loras John Knispel Art Michalik St. Ambrose Lee Wachenheim Richard Miller

Indians accepted for Cigar Bowl in Tampa

La Crosse State College will play Valparaiso in the Cigar Bowl in Tampa on January 1 after an announcement Monday. Coach Clark Van Galder held a team meeting to outline practice, gear updates, and travel plans. Flight or rail options were being explored for a party of about 40 players with Shrine officials covering most expenses.

la Crosse State College Tampa Fla Valparaiso Ind Clark van Galder TC Gym Van la Crosse van Galder Shrine

La Crosse Arrow Club Elects New Officers and Awards

The La Crosse Archery Club elected officers for the coming year: Earl Christiansen president, Bob Ringdahl vice president, Walt Wilder treasurer, Bob Snyder secretary. Awards went to Mrs. Robert Brown for first in both ladies target and field championships. Ann Wilder second in target. Esther Stephens second in field. Frances Snyder third in both events. Walter Wilder won the men’s target trophy and medal. Gerald McHenry second and Russ Bakkum third in target. Bakkum also took first in field. McHenry second. Earl Christiansen third. The club operates indoor range at the VFW basement, open Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Visitors learn free instruction.

Earl Christiansen Bob Ringdahl Walt Wilder Bob Snyder Robert Brown Ann Wilder Esther Stephans Frances Snyder Walter Wilder Gerald McHenry Russ Bakkum Bakkum McHenry Archery Club VFW Club

Tickets On Sale For Winona Central Basketball Game

Reserved seat tickets for the Winona Central basketball game Tuesday night are on sale at the S and H Ciar store. The game will start at 8 15.

Winona Central S and H Ciar

Arenz Shoes Edges YMCA 24 22 In OT

Arenz Shoes defeated Mari on's Cafe 24 to 22 in a senior boys YMCA game at the Y. Peterson led the losers with 14 points while Rymers scored five for Arenz. Balduzzi and McCabe dominated for Balduzzi's 38 14 win over Asbury Methodist.

Arenz Shoe Store Marion’s Peterson Rymers Arenz Balduzzi Asbury Methodist McCabe D. McCabe Methodist J. Peterson Trojans Globewakers Schlabach Christian Brothers Berg Scraw

Mabel Tops Caledonia 48 to 18 in Non-Conference clash

Mabel defeated Caledonia 48 to 18 in a non-conference basketball game at Caledonia. Dwayne Wolstad scored 10 points and Don Wold added eight for Mabel. Caledonia's Myron No by led the visitors with 18 points. Mabel also won the prelim 22 to 16 against Caledonia reserves.

Caledonia Minn Mabel Dwayne Wolstad Don Wold Myron No- By E Mabel

Shuffleboard Night Upsets Highlight Monday League

Wayside 6 Fritz Bar 10. Russ UO Bar 11. Midway 0 Dugan 1, Rays 13 with Sam. W Tavern 4 Boston 12. Rex Bar 6. Webbd’s 6 Four Point Winners: Pritz Wittenberg and Skay, Lokken and Russ B. Shuda and C. Baird. Ray and Sam Olson and Heck. Boston Eagop and Christie.

Fritz Bar Russ Uo” Bar Midway Dugan Ray Sam W. W. Tavern Boston Rex Bar Webbd Pritz—Wittenberg Skay Lokken B. Shuda C. Baird Olson Heck Eagop Christie

Onalaska Recreation Cage League Opens With Six Teams

Onalaska Wisconsin Special report notes six teams start the league. Monsoor Bros beat Quick Gas sales 39 to 33. Consolidated Dairies edged Ray's Bar 40 to 37. Onalaska Holt and Appliance defeated Outers Laboratories 27 to 23. About fifty players have joined. vacancies remain at the school gym next Tuesday for more entrants. Schedule shows Ray's Bar vs Quick Gas 7 pm, Dairies vs Outers 8 pm, Appliance vs Monsoor 9 pm. Public invited.

Onalaska Wis Monsoor Bros Quick Gas Sales Consolidated Dairies Ray’s Bar Onalaska Holw Outers Laboratories Bill Lambert Quick Gas Dairies Outers Onalaska Appliance

BRF Basketball Club Opens 1950-51 Season Plans

Black River Falls Booster club held its first meeting of the 1950-51 season to map the coming schedule. Returning players include Tom Ristuben Calvin Clark Jim Hagen Earl Doud Lione Peterson Alonzo Johnson Allan Konkol. new players John Ibinger Doug McDonald Bob Bathke Chuck Wasson George Waller Wayne Calhou. Konkol serves as manager with Clark as assistant. contacts for arranging games are welcomed.

Black River Falls Wis Tom Ristuben Calvin Clark Jim Hagen Earl Doud Lione Peterson Alonzo Johnson Allan Konkol John Ibinger Doug McDonald Bob Bathke Chuck Wasson George Waller Wayne Calhou Konkol

Winona Invades Central Tuesday In Local Prep Week

Winona travels to Central Tuesday for the only local prep contest of the week at 8 p m. Aquinas leaves to face Lourdes of Rochester Wednesday in Minnesota. Friday all three La Crosse teams go on road assignments with Aquinas at St Paul and Central at Eau Claire.

Winona Central Aquinas Lourdes Rochester Minn Minnesota

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