Four NFL marks smashed in season record updates
Philadelphia walloped four all time NFL records as Chicago and Washington top the charts. Chicago racked 27 first downs for 239 total yards this season and 4.55 yards per rush, while Washington’s Sammy Baugh set a new attempts record with 313 passes in 11 games. Sid Luckman’s 26 interceptions and Steve Van Buren’s 912 rushing yards also marked new career highs, with Beattie Feathers’ 1,004 yard single season goal within reach.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Sammy Baigh
Baugh
Kwenk
Bears
Sid Luckman
Schwenk
Luckman
Steve van Buren
Beattie Feathers
WIAA delays prep boxer's ace limit enforcement
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association delays for one year enforcement of a new rule setting 16 as the minimum age for high school boxing. A state study will assess prep ring activities to decide if the rule takes effect next season. The board also approved $12,000 in injury benefits and discussed coverage beyond athletics. Secretary Paul Neverman cited 209,000 pupils in the state.
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Milwaukee
Board of Control
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
WIAA
Eee Ee Ae
Paul Neverman
Marinette
Viola City Quintet Beats Kollers 62 53 in Close Nailbiter
Viola Wisconsin special story reports Viola city team edging Kollers quintet of La Crosse 62 to 53 as home players surged late. Tommy Spence of La Crosse scored 24 points, with Iola’s Don Lepley among top scorers.
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Viola
Wis
Viola City
Kollers Quintet
la Crosse
Tommy Spence
Iola
Don Lepley
Braun-Bailly Cup sweepstakes dominate La Crosse bowling results
Braun and Bailly teamed to win the La Crosse 600-700 sweeper at Pla-Mar Sunday by posting a 1,146 margin. Bonadurer and Pohlman were second with 1,112, Root and Schneeberger third with 1,106, Heilman and Anderson fourth with 1,102, Anderson and Stackowitz fifth with 1,089. Other marks included Wittenberg-A. aist 1,089 and Weisbecker-A. ais 1,078. high seniors were Weigel 215 and Dona hue 213.
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R. Braun
B. Bailly
la Crosse
Pla- Mar
Bill Bonadurer
E. Pohlman
Jess Root
E. Schneeberger
L. Heilman
J. Anderson
A. Anderson
C. Stackowitz
H. Wittenberg
A. Aist
S. Weisbecker
A. Ais
B. Mehren
M. Jerse
R. Lowell
V. Tanke
R. Horder
A. Caulum
D. Weigel
G. Donahue
Unbeaten Team List Grows As Week Ends
The nation’s unbeaten, untied squads total 13 after a weekend of decisive results. Notre Dame routed Southern California 38 to 7 for its ninth straight win as Pepperdine blanked Loyola Marymount 13 to 0 to extend to nine. Jacksonville Teachers also posted its ninth win with a 7 to 0 victory over Florida State. New Hampshire dropped a game but finished its regular season. final unbeaten teams include Penn State, Michigan, and others across conferences.
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Cameron
Okis
Aggies
Missouri Vaekey
Michigan
Penn State
Pepperdine
Notre Dame
West Chester
Denison
Leres
Iowa
Jacksonvillie
Aja
Tehre
New Hampshire
Westeryan
Montclair
Bracken's Sweep Wins National Dog Trials
Bracken's Sweep, a black Labrador retriever from Englewood New Jersey, won the seventh National retriever trials. The event, held at Crab Orchard Lake in Newfoundland and Labrador, ran 12 sessions as the longest national trial yet. The dog, owned by Daniel E. Pomeroy and handled by Cotton Pershall of St Louis, edged three other finalists. Finalists included Arden Black Panther and Black Roland, with all 21 entrants successfully retrieving every third offered.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Byen
Englewood
N. J
Daniel E. Pomeroy
Bracken
Cotton Pershall
St. Louis
Cashton Caps Tri-County Clash with 37-Point Rally
Cashton erased a two point halftime deficit to beat Ontario 59 to 49 in Ontario Wisconsin. Cashton surged with 37 points in the second half led by 12 points apiece from its scorers while Joe Ott topped Ontario with 15 points. The report notes a historical nod to St. Louis Cardinals pitchers dominating the National League crown from 1942 to 1945.
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Ontario
Wis
Cashton
Tri-county
Joe Ott
St. Louis Cardinal
Cardinals Crush Eagles 45-21 to Tie NFL Lead
In NFL action the Chicago Cardinals crushed the Philadelphia Eagles 45-21 to tie the Chicago Bears for the Western division lead as Pittsburgh and New York also boosted their standings. The Steelers led the Eastern half after 17-7 over the Boston Yanks, while the Giants and Packers won big in other National League games.
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NEW York
Cleveland Browns
Yankees
Chicago Cardinals
Chicago Bears
Windy City
Philadelphia Eagles
Green Bay Packers
Cardinal
Eagles
Los Angeles
Bears
Chicago
Pittsburgh Steelers
Boston Yanks
Steelers
Gies
Packers
Charlie Trippi
Mal Kutner
Pat Harder
Paul Christman
Trippi
Kutner
Christman
Harder
Pittsburgh
Yanks
Johnny Mastrangelo
Joe Clamp
Steve Lach
New York Giants
Washington Redskins
Detroit Lions
Governali
Paul Governali
Sammy Baugh
Baugh
Notre Dame Seen as Top Irish Team by West Coast Experts
West coast observers crown Notre Dame as national champion after the 38 to 7 win over Southern California. They call the 1947 squad perhaps the greatest, noting a nine game slate and 291 points for versus 52 against while Michigan awaits the Rose Bowl matchup with the Trojans.
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Bill Becker
Los Angeles
Notre Dame
Southern California
South Bend
Michigan
Wolverines
Associated Press
Frank Leahy
Leahy
Trojan
South Bend Ramblers
Major League Conclave Signals Three Way Baseball Deal
New York awaits the annual major league conclave where a three way deal may surface involving Dixie Walker, Billy Cox and Eddie Waitkus. Clubs plan to discuss rule tampering with high school players and the Pacific Coast League bid for major league recognition amid other major topics. Major and minor league plans and amendments to baseball law will be reviewed as executives gather in New York.
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New York
David Harums
Dixie Walker
Brooklyn Dodgers
Billy Cox
Pittsburgh Pirates
Eddie Waitkus
Chicago Cubs
Sparks
Leslie O'Connor
A. B. Chandler
Chicago White Sox
O'Connor
Chandler
Pacific Coast
Clarence Rowland
St. Louis Browns
Miami
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Durocher
the Brooks
Los Angeles
Clark and Miller Signed for Ten Round Battle
Promoter Frank Balistrieri announced Roy Miller of Kansas City Mo and Dave Clark of Cincinnati will meet in a 10 round 160 pound bout on December 17 at the Riverview rink arena in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Roy Miller
Kansas City
Dave Clark
Cincinnati
Frank Balistrieri
Riverview Rink
Port Wayne 63 Moline 49 beat listed score
Saturday results show Port Wayne defeating Moline 63 to 49 and New Britain Newfields winning 80 to 74 over Toledo NL. Bridgeport Newfields 67 over Syracuse NL 62, Waterbury Coppers 48. Association of America 73 over Baltimore 65, New York 114 over Providence 85.
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Moline
New Britain Newfields
Toledo
Bridgeport
Newfields
Syracuse
Waterbury Coppers
Curling Club Seeks Help for Tuesday Night Opening
La Crosse Curling club members are asked to lend a hand tonight at seven oclock to Into in circles and get the club tinge to for the opening of long Tuesday night.
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la Crosse
Curling Club
Westby Bowling Cashton Ladies League Report
Casshton Alleys handicap results list Butter Balls 617 680 711 008 Nyal's Tavern 670 666 671. High single Ruth Erickson 166. High Tea in League R Erickson 456 FP. Bourdevant 362 M Cole 412 M Weber 353 M Hunter 390 V Erickson 352 Co Myers 377 M HMehn 352 E Melby 376 L Mashak 349.
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Cashton
Nyal's Tavern
Ruth Erickson
R. Erickson
FP. Bourdevant
M. Cole
M. Weber
M. Hunter
V. Erickson
Co. Myers
M. Hmehn
E. Melby
L. Mashak
Packers Tighten NFL Struggle With Lions Victory
Associated Press reports a tight NFL snarl as Green Bay beat Detroit 35-14 to sharpen the Eastern division race while Chicago clubs bear down for the top in the West. Bears drop lead with a 17-14 loss to Los Angeles. Philadelphia falters against the Cardinals as Pittsburgh battles. Next Sunday features Cardinals vs Bears for possible first place.
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Pirates
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Giants
White Sox
New York
Braves
Indians
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Saints Nes
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Meyer's Auto Service
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Washington
Co. Schurz
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Bjorkman’s Dairy
Reinsvold
A. Sver
Stet
Next
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A. Watson
R. Se
Tri-State
Ora’s Shoe Store
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Wehrs Bros. Chery
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C. Bendel
Whitehead
Cleveland
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Essen
Buffalo
San Francisco
R. Fletcher
C. Riddle
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L. Redessem
Los Angeles
Chicago
R. Lonkoske
R. Bendel
C. Dessner
Hemker
OK. Krueger
York
Souinas
Niesen's
Cotty’s Tavern
Kapanke’s Grocery
Dodgers
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Burns
F. Schroeder
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Red Sox
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H. Schroeder
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G. Arms
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Cullman's Supply
Boy's Teachers College League
Pia
Joe & Ken's Tavern
Newburg's Tavern Bao
Wolves
King Pins
Mindoro
Mustangs Ass Rad
Fairy Pine
Chip’s Lagers
Conoco Service
F. W. Schroeder
Darling's Boys
W. Clements
A. Arentz
Wey
R. Roberts
W. Chaplewsky
Blinky's
R. Steigerwoild
K. P. Ruppenthal
Purgelders
W. Schroeder
L. Schaller
L. Barnes
E. Bcumita Sié
Schumann
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Windis
F. Brady
Ia. Sauerbret
J. Schumann Msh
Rhode
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Allen
Johnson
PF. Lipovetsz
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Detroit Lions
Bears
Cardinals
Pitts
Burgh
Steelers
New York Giants
Redskins
Packers
Eagles
Jack Jacobs
Clyde Goodnight
Bob Forte
Nolan Luhn
Ted Fritsch
Packer
Walt Schlinkman
Ward Cuff
Cuff
Fritsch
Lions
Bill Margucci
Ralph Heywood
Bob Westfall
Bob Waterfield
Packers Triumph Over Lions 17-7 In Rainy Detroit
Green Bay built a 17-0 lead as Ted Fritsch and Walt Schlinkman scored for the Packers who improved to 6-11. Detroit reached the scoreboard late, while Chicago and Los Angeles won as other league teams moved in the standings. A 14,055 crowd braved cold rain to watch.
Midwest Missouri College All Stars 158 Kansas College All Stars 0
Saturday results include Notre Dame 28 over Southern California 7 and a 20 all tie between Utah and Arizona. Hardin-Simmons defeated Arizona State 42. Kentucky edged Villanova 24. Missouri Kansas bowl coverage notes Sunday action of Midwest and West teams.
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Missouri College
Houston Tops Canton Five 40 37 In HF Loop Thriller
Harmony holds first in Houston Fillmore loop after a 40 37 win over Canton Five. Canton rallied from nine down in final minute but time ran out. Earl Wanless led Canton with 18, Don Johnson scored 14 for Harmony. Peterson beat Mabel 53 28 to move to second place. Lyle Rolfshus and Linda Don each had 18 for Mabel. Caledonia defeated Rushford 32 24 as Oseth 11 and Longueville 7 led the winners. Stevens 11 and Carsons 9 topped Rushford. Spring Grove game postponed due to icy roads. next meeting Dec 17.
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Harmony
Minn
Houston - Fillmore County
Canton
Earl Wanless
Don Johnson
Dean Morem
Bob Crotty
Peterson
Mabel
Sunny
Linda Lyle Rolfshus
Don Lageson
Jim Smaby
Rushford
Caledonia
Caledonians
Invaders
Glen Oseth
Bud Longueville
Johnnie Stevens
Rocky Carsons
Houston Spring Grove
Frank Clause Leads National All Star Bowling Tourney at halfway
Chicago report shows Frank Clause, 34, former Detroit teacher, atop the seventh annual National All Star individual bowling championship after 24 games with 2487 total. Walter Ward of Cleveland trails by 20 pins in second at 2447, with Ed Brosius Jr. of Chicago third at 2442 and other leaders listed for the 12 game semi finals beginning Wednesday.
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Chicago
Frank Claw
Detroit
Clause
Walter Ward
Cleveland
Andy Varipapa
Hempstead
N. Y
Joe Wilman
Berwyn
Prank Clause
Ed Brosius, Jr
Buddy Bomar
Leo Rollick
Bill Kenet
Vern Anderson
San Francisco
Steve Nagy
Eddie Batten
East Orange
N. J
George Morrison
Midland Cage Teams Prep For December Showdowns
Kansas City hosts the Big Six meet December 18-20 with Oklahoma A. & M. invited to join and face Iowa State in the opening round. The All-College in Oklahoma City December 29-31 features Oklahoma A. & M. as defending champions competing in both early-season tournaments to gauge favorites in Midland and Southwest college basketball.
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NBA
Midland
Oklahoma A
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Aggies
Iowa State
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