Aquinas Quintet Routs Cotter for Fifth Win
The Aquinas Quintet cruised to a 50 39 victory over Cotter halting a string of wins. Local high school action stacks up for weekend with Central Logan intra city clash on the north side Friday night and Aquinas hosting McDowell.
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Sparta Quints Split Sunday Tri County Basketball
Sparta city teams split Sunday action in Tri County play. The Merchants beat Viroqua 50 45 while Viola defeated the Trojans 66 60. Dick Kastberg led Sparta with 18 points and Paul Giegler added 16.
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Michigan State to debut in Big Ten grid with Iowa in 1953
Michigan State will open Big Ten football against Iowa at East Lansing on September 26, 1953, as the conference expands. The 1953 schedule also lists road games at Minnesota, Purdue, and Ohio State with home games against Indiana and Michigan. Coaches discussed extending league basketball play to 14 games and proposed football rule changes including free substitutions on fourth down and for defense.
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Kendall All-Stars Top Chocolate Coeds In Exhibition
The Kendall All-Stars defeated the Chocolate Coeds 65 to 34 in an exhibition game in Kendall Wisconsin. The article notes Army never defeated Notre Dame in their annual football series between 1932 and 1944.
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Aquinas Blugolds Grind Cotter Ramblers 50 to 39
Aquinas high school defeated Cotter 50 to 39 at the Catholic recreation court as the Blugolds control the game with a five of six start and a versatile scoring attack led by Mike and Bill Skemp. Ron Rietz led Cotter with 13 points while Aquinas starters and reserves contributed steady defense and fast breaks.
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Logan Central intra city basketball clash on Friday
Tickets for the Friday Logan versus Central game at Lo are on sale. Athletic Director Ray Nibbe says tickets are available at Wittenbergs and the S and H.
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Westfield Defeats Camp Douglas 36 to 31
Westfield earned a 36 31 basketball win over Camp Douglas in Wisconsin on Sunday night. Westfield led 20 17 after the first period and held on as Smith scored 17 points for Westfield while Budercatt added seven for Camp Douglas. Next Thursday Elroy hosts Camp City here.
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Mikan Leads Lakers To Top Of Circuit
George Mikan exploded for 59 points guiding the Minneapolis Lakers to wins over Denver and Philadelphia to seize first in the Central division. The Lakers, at 14–6, moved ahead of the Chicago Stags and gained a half game. Syracuse Nationals led the East with 17th win, while Fort Wayne Pistons beat Indianapolis and TriCity Blackhawks routed Denver Nuggets.
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Calumet's Coaltown Wears Piano Cloth On Shoes
The runner Calumet's Coaltown trains with piano cloth under his soles to reduce the sting of the track surface during workouts.
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Caledonia Harmony 5 Undefeated In FC Play
Caledonia and Harmony remain the only unbeaten teams in the Fillmore-Houston league. Caledonia beat Mabel 40-32 as Schroeder and Ness paced Caledonia with 14 and 11 points while Lind led Mabel with eight. Harmony defeated Houston 51-42 sparked by Arnie Veglahn 33 points.
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BRF Legion Triumphs Over Eau Claire 85-33
In Black River Falls, the BRF Legion defeated Long Sports of Eau Claire 85 to 33. Norm Krenz led with 27 points, Sam Young 21, and Howard Ebert 16 as BRF built a 22-8 first quarter lead and widened to 35-13 at halftime.
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Asia Net Battle Set for Calcutta Lawn Championship
The All-India lawn tennis association committee secretary T S Kakko announced an international Asia championship to be held in Calcutta late in December. Nine foreign nations including Great Britain France Italy Belgium Spain Yugoslavia the Philippines Indonesia and Iran will send players.
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Marquette Beats Houston In Thrilling 69 64 Win
Marquette defeats Houston 69 to 64 in a Saturday thriller at home aided by Big Dick Peterson who scored 21 points after replacing Joe Faupl. Pancho Ramirez added 13 and Lloyd Hendrix led Houston with 20 as Loyola fell to Wisconsin 68 55. The Saints drew 1 800 fans.
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