Lourdes Edges Aquinas In Final 15 Seconds
Oshkosh All-Stars beat Toledo 71 48 in a National League game. Indianapolis Kautsky’s crushed Fort Wayne Zollners 65 39. George Mikan scored 24 as Chicago Gears beat Youngstown 60. Rochester Royals beat Detroit Gems 65 54 led by Wes Holtzman with 19.
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Oshkosh All-Stars
Toledo
Indianepols Kautsky’s
Fort Wayne
Ind
Zollners
George Mikan
Chicago
DePaul University
Gears
Youngstown Bears
Rochester
N. Y
Royals
Detroit Gems
Wes Holtzman
City College of New York
Saley Sinkers Top Blunders in Logan League Play
In Logan Intermediate action the Saley Sinkers defeated the Blunders 59 to 32 as Burch and Saley led with 21 and 20 points respectively. St James ousted the Logan Freshies 52 to 20 with Smith scoring 14. Zollners beat Dem brow Boys 38 to 30, Smith 18 for Zollners and Geardy 14 for losers. DeMolay down Hokah Hoopsters 36 to 18, Thrailkill 10 as winner. Indians edged St Johns 23 to 21, Stuehland 12 for winners. Foresters beat Flappers 14 to 12, Zirbes four for winners.
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Saley Sinkers
Burch
Saley
Mosher
St. James
Logan Freshies
Smith
Wigand
Zollners
Dembrow Boys
Geardy
DeMolay
Hokah
Thrailkill
St. John's
Stuehland
Foresters
Flappers
Daran Zirbes
Saphner
Galesville Edges Blair 21-19 In Narrow Nonconference Victory
Galesville high school won its eighth game of the season by edging Blair 21-19 in a nonconference clash at Galesville. The first period ended 4-2 and the halftime score was 11-10 with Galesville holding a slim lead. Blair’s Herried top-scored with 9 points.
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Galesville
Wis
Blair
Reading
Herried
Independence Blair Cop Cage Triumphs
Independence and Blair Cop cage teams posted wins in Sunday games. Independence, sponsored by the Catholic Youth Organization, defeated Arcadia 47 to 21. Whitehall fell to Blair 43 to 37 in Blair.
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Independence
Blair
Whitehall
Wis
Catholic Youth Organization
Arcadia City
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Whitehall City
Johnson the Big Train dies after long illness
Walter Johnson known as The Big Train and a Hall of Fame pitcher for the Washington Senators died at Georgetown Hospital just before midnight at age 59 after an eight month battle with a brain tumor. He starred from 1907 to 1927, recording 413 wins, 3,497 strikeouts, 113 shutouts, and a 1.14 ERA in 1913, and later managed in the major leagues.
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Walter Johnson
Washington Senators
Kansas
Georgetown Hospital
Johnson
Supreme Court
Clark Griffith
Senators
Humboldt
Weiser
Idaho
Wags
Senator Livery
Boston
Senate
Holmen City Team Defeats Melrose 53-34
Holmen Wisconsin special report Holmen city team defeated the Melrose city team 53 to 34 last night. The winners led 13 to 3 after the first quarter 25 to 10 at the half and 37 to 23 at the start of the fourth. Warren Selbo scored 13 and Harold Nelson 10 for Holmen while Tollefson added 11 for Melrose.
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Holmen
Wis
Holmen City
Melrose City
Warren Selbo
Harold Nelson
Tollefson
Melrose
Indians Open Cage Season In Decorah Showdown
Coach Floyd Gautsch leads La Crosse State Teachers against Luther in Decorah Iowa tonight at 8 p m with a 6 30 p m B team clash. Notables include Bob Novak and Arnie Veglahn. Norsemen aim to rebound after a close St Thomas loss and Augsburg win as they prep for Winona and a Jan 11 meet in Superior.
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la Crosse State Teachers College
Decorah
Indians
Luther
Bob Novak
Jim Boden
la Crosse
Jack Weier
Hank Lukes
Glen Schwanberg
Decorah College
Arnie Veglahn
Norm Everson
Rufe McDowell
Ollie Ulvilden
Gautsch
al Willers
John Paulin
Paw Swartz
Mike Kalosh
Bruce Salter
Rex Richie
Bobby Dohr
Harry Albertine
Jim Seri
Jim Smith
Wallace Wegner
Hamiet Peterson
Norsemen
St. Thomas of
St. Paul
Augsburg College
Harlem Globe Trotters
Winona
Superior
Pro Basketball Scores From National League Night
Toledo defeats Oshkosh 71 to 48 while Fort Wayne loses 72 to 39 against Chicago. Detroit edges Rochester to 54 while Indianapolis posts 65 and Youngstown 60 in other games.
Elks Stag Features Dr Eddie Anderson Address
Dr Eddie Anderson head football mentor at the University of Iowa spoke at the 11th annual buffalo steak athletic stag of La Crosse Elks Club 306. He discussed football facets, urged support for coach Harry Stuhldreher, praised Notre Dame and Iowa, and showed Iowa Notre Dame game films with notes on players and team strengths.
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University of Iowa
Charley Karns
la Crosse
Elks
Karns
la Crosse Elks Club 306
Elks Club
Anderson
Ray Plamadore
Elks Quartet
Hawkeye
Davey O’brien
Iowa Notre Dame
Iowa
Notre Dame
Army
College Basketball Scores From Various Colleges
East City College of New York 78 Montane 61 Georgetown 70 Boston College 546 Washington-Jefferson 63 Salem West Virginia Holy Cross 61 Harvard 40 Nevada 55 St John’s Brooklyn 49 Geneva 64 Bethany West Virginia 57 Ohio University 105 Marietta 25 Ohio Wesleyan 69 Wooster 45 George Williams Chicago 49 Illinois Tech Missouri Tehrs 80 Simpson Si on Adolphus 44 Jamestown Indiana Wesleyan 60 St Joseph’s Indiana Dubuque 37 Platteville Wisconsin Tehrs 35 Stout 47 Carleton 44 Iowa Wesleyan 46 Tarkio Missouri 42 Naperville Illinois Tehre 42 Carroll 33 Luther 51 Grand View 44 Morningtide 65 Omaha 31 Fort Sheridan 55 Loras 51 St Mary's Minnesota Tehrs 54 Camp McCoy Wisconsin 28 Superior Wisconsin Teachers 43 Duluth Tehrs 31
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Georgetown
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George Williams
Chicago
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Morningtide
Omaha
Fort Sheridan
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Minn
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Superior
Duluth
Tomah and Sparta Triumph In Gateway Conference Doubleheader
In Tomah Wis two Gateway conference clubs won as Portage fell 33 28 and Sparta edged Reedsburg 45 45 in a late night doubleheader. Tomah's Stanley led Portage with 12, while Bray scored the decisive late bucket for Sparta and led with 13 as Benedict and James added 10 and 9.
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Portage
Reedsburg
Stanley
Johnson
Invaders
Heal Quandt
John Schadler
Tom Curry
Dick Davis
Jack Bray
Bray
Dave Benedict
James
Benning
Schroeder
Bettina and Zivie Victorious in Ring Action
In Buffalo Melio Bettina aged 188 stopped Joe Muscato in the third. In Memphis Fritzie Zivie 150 outpointed Bobby Britton 156 over ten rounds in Miami.
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N. Y
Melio Bettina
Beacon
Joe Muscato
Memphis
Tenny Fritzie Zivie
Pittsburgh
Bobby Britton
Miami
Osseo Edges BAF Team With Last-Second Gift Toss
Osseo defeated Black River Falls 30 to 29 in Osseo Wisconsin. Larson was fouled at the horn and hit the second gift toss to seal the win. Osseo led 5-3 after the first quarter and 13-10 at halftime. Hagen McKevitt and Irvingberg each scored 8 for Black River Falls while Larson totaled 12 for Osseo.
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Wis
Black River Falls
Larson
Hagen McKevitt
Irvingberg
Basketball Scores From Wisconsin Matches
St Norbert beat Pulaski 42 to 22. Durand defeated Mondovi 42 to 40. Osseo led Black River Falls 30 to 29 with Galesville at 20 and Hiair 16.
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Pulaski
Durand
Mondovi
Osseo
Black River Falls
Galesville
Hiair
Badgers Name Negus Most Valuable Gridder
Fred Negus of Martins Ferry Ohio was named most valuable player at the Wisconsin football banquet. Clarence Esser of Madison was elected captain for 1946 after four seasons as right tackle. Negus, a 205 pound junior, earned all conference honors in 1942 and again at Michigan as a Marine trainee in 1943.
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Wis
Fred Negus
Martins Ferry
Clarence Esser
University of Wisconsin
Negus
Chicago Tribune
Badgers
Michigan
Esser
Whitehall Edges Arcadia In Close Mississippi Valley Game
Whitehall beat Arcadia 37-35 in a Mississippi Valley contest. Johnson led Whitehall with 14 points and Sabotta had 10 for Arcadia. Augusta defeated Thorp 43-27 with Young scoring 15 for Augusta. Mondovi won over Durand 42-20 led by Erickson with 23 points.
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Wis
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Arcadia
Ay Whitehall Crew
Johnson
Sabotta
Augusta
Thorp
Dave Young
Kenneth Bachmeyer
Mondovi
Durand
Mississippi
Erickson
Abbot
La Crosse Archery Club Election At Meet December 12
The La Crosse Archery Club will hold its semi annual meeting and board election on December 12 at Hunters Lodge. A dinner precedes the business session and a film program by Fred Baer features bow and arrow adventures including a moose hunt and bear sightings. The event begins at 7 30 p m.
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la Crosse
Lourdes edges Aquinas 40 39 in squeaker
Lourdes high school basketball team edged La Crosse Aquinas 40 to 39 at Rochester in a last minute win. Don Leonard drew a foul and hit the deciding free throw with 15 seconds left as Leonard led Lourdes with 15 points and Gentling added 10 while Knutson paced Aquinas with 12.
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Rochester
Minn
Lourdes High
la Crosse
Aquinas
Don Leonard
Lourdes
Leonard
Lourd
Gentling
Tommy Wolf
Jim Knutson
Jimmy Warner
Rudy Horschak
Graf
Blugolds
Logan
Rangers
Ryan
Wanner
Lenard
Ospikar ’ Es
Igratt
Woll
Horschak
Trippi Wins Maxwell Memorial Football Award
Charley Trippi of Georgia won the Maxwell Memorial Football Club award as the top gridiron player. The Pittston, Pennsylvania native left Pennsylvania to star for Georgia in the Sugar Bowl and earn All American honors. The trophy was presented January 14, succeeding Army’s Blanchard and following Blanchard’s teammate Glenn Davis as 1944 winner.
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Charley Trippi
State of Pennsylvania
University of Georgia
Maxwell
Frank Sinkwich
Southland
Georgia
UCLA
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