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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1948
Page
13
Superior University travels to La Crosse Saturday night for a conference clash at State Teachers College. Tipoff is 8:00 pm with 6:30 pm pregame. La Crosse features John Schumann and Bill Knapton at guard and center Ed Olson leading the Indians rivalry.
La Crosse's AFL club hosts the Bearded House of David quintet Saturday in Logan Gymnasium in a top exhibition. Ed Cunningham leads the AFL team with 21 wins and three losses. Ken Ingham and Jim Sciborski are among Aquinas and Central high standouts. Guard detail includes Wateski and Johnson as to guards, 6:45 p m prelim, 8:00 p m main game. tickets at local stores.
Shangri La shufflers upset the favored Our Corner team 13 to 7 on Thursday night in the American shuffle board league. Hotel Victoria lost 13 to 3 to the Gladstone crew. Rex Bar and Bachelor’s club tied 10 to 10. Monday night results include Ray and Sam’s 2 to 4 over Club Gysyl and 10 to 10 lates, plus Freddie’s 13 to Arnie’s Bar 3 and Ed’s 14 to Rustic Inn 2.
High honors go to Fred Kabat Jr for a 65 series and Gerry Heilman with a 597 over three games at the Sports Bowl week of Nov 28 to Dec 3. Other top marks include Bob Brieske 650, Olsen 642, Jungbluth 640, Wittinger 633, Stellick 627, Mickelstad 624, Mehren 622, plus numerous 600s among men and women in this weekly feature.
National college bowl season opens with six games tomorrow featuring junior colleges and smaller programs. Highlights include the Little Rose Bowl between Compton Junior College and Duluth Junior College, and the Little Sugar Bowl pitting South Georgia against Little Rock Junior College. Other matchups feature Kilore vs Hutchinson in the Texas Rose Bowl and the Grape, Fish, and Silver Bowls plus a Texoma game in Denison.
A field of 139 golfers began the $10,000 Miami Open with pro Stan Straszcewski of Winsted Conn and amateur Frank Stranahan of Toledo Ohio sharing the lead at four under par 66. The 72 hole event unfolds at the 6,735 yard Miami Springs course. Some fish can survive when frozen in ice.
In a Chicago hearing ordered by Commissioner A. B. Chandler, Leo Durocher and Freddy Fitzsimmons will explain alleged tampering related to Fitzsimmons’ midseason move from Boston to New York. Chandler defends the probe as baseball protection, not persecution, while New York club officials may be summoned to testify.
Wisconsin defeats Missouri 66 to 53 to earn its third nonconference win. Don Rehfeldt scores 17 for the Badgers, with Jerry Fowler leading Missouri with 12 points. Wisconsin hosts Loyola of Chicago next, then Notre Dame. Missouri visits Washington University in St Louis.
Marquette football picks three unanimous all opponent choices from opponents Center Bob Wilson of Wisconsin Halfback George Guerre of Michigan State and Fullback Szulborski of Purdue. The roster includes Bob Heck Purdue Leo Skindany Pittsburgh ends Ross Nage St Louis Bob Gain Kentucky tackles Edward Bagdon Don Mason guards Wilson center Al Di Marco Iowa quarterback Guerre and Wally Dreyer Wisconsin halfbacks Szulborski fullback.
In New York at the Garden a 15 round bout between Joe Baksi and Ezzard Charles could decide a logical challenger to Joe Louis. A knockout or clear decision would advance the winner toward a title shot, while a dull contest may end both men's hopes.
Whitewater Teachers defeated Oshkosh Teachers 58 to 56 in the conference opener. Oshkosh led 29 to 24 at halftime, Whitewater surged in the second half, and Eugene Molinaro led Whitewater with 14 points while Jim Adams topped Oshkosh with 15.
Camp Douglas city team held the lead most of the game and won 36 to 33 over the Sparta Eagles. Photel la scored 14 for Camp Douglas while Ziegler scored 19 for Sparta.
Jim Bauer, averaging 155, delivered a perfect 300 game in Milwaukee. His other two scores were 145 and 132, totaling 577 for the series, leaving him short of a 600 series.
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