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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1946
Page
8
In a city league event Aquinas travels to Logan for the top clash as Central takes on Eau Claire while aiming a fourth straight win. Fifteen players from 14 teams were named to a city all star squad to face the Harlem Globe Trotters in an January exhibition.
Central high school’s Old Abes travel to Eau Claire to face the Suttonmen for a nod to halt a four game Raider run. Townsley Limey Town is back at center as Bendel Sutton Jr. and Minard share forward duties. Lyden Scheel guard the backcourt with Petry as reserve. Eau Claire’s lineup shifts include Wolf May Billmeyer Howard and Hanson. A junior B game is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Scattered results show Detroit a 66 to 40 win and New York Renaissance 61 over Philadelphia. Washington beat Rochester 87 to 48 as Fort Wayne and other teams logged varied scores with Buffalo and savings bonds noted.
The University of Iowa basketball team improved to three straight wins with a 67 to 51 victory over Detroit University in Chicago. Iowa trailed 26 28 at halftime before a quick 10 point burst early in the second period broke the game open. Kentucky and De Paul also posted results, with Kentucky winning its sixth straight.
Wisconsin hosts Notre Dame in a showdown between undefeated teams at the Badger field house. Wisconsin lists Cook Menzel HaarlowLautenbach Selbo and Lau tenbach or Krueger as starters with Lautenbach questionable due to illness. Notre Dame counters with Curran Kelly Curran as top scorer Curran’s 44 points lead the visitors.
CYO play continues Sunday with two unbeaten teams meeting as Holy Cross faces Blessed Sacrament at 1 p.m. St Mary’s, Saint Wenceslaus, and other matchups follow with St John’s and St Joseph’s in later games. City recreation department oversees the schedule.
Local bowler Bob Baley of the Service league registered an unusual feat last night at St Joseph lanes. He rolled three identical games scoring 152 in each game, an event noted as a bowling oddity by spectators.
Cobb defeats Livingston by eight points 30 to 22. Barneveld routs Montfort 35 to 26. Platteville leads Lancaster 51 to 22. Ripon beats Beaver Dam 33 to 25. Milton Union wins 36 to 29 against Janesville Bluejays.
American Legion quintet rose to first place by beating Peerless 49 30 while AFL defeated S and H 40 21 at Longfellow. Bill Oilers tied for second after beating Orange Crush 35 31. Fran Lupie led AFL with 18 points and Gene Rick/Bob Stuhr each had four for S and H.
Raiders edged N S Win hawks 28 to 24 after two overtimes at Logan high with Gordy Powell on 15 points and Robert Otto 11 for the losers. Streicher Fuller beat N S Devils 32 to 23 at Longfellow gym led by Chuck Huber with 18.
The Sheboygan Redskins defeated the Fort Wayne Zollners 65-56 in a rough National League game setting two conference records. Syracuse Nationals routed the Detroit Gems 60-40 in the other league contest. The Skins held Zollners to three points in the first quarter while scoring 18 and set a new NL free throw record with 27 made, surpassing the previous 24.
New York announcer notes Knute Rockne favored the 1929 quartet led by Frank Carideo with Marchie Schwartz Marty Brill and Joe Savoldi over the famous 1924 Four Horsemen praising Carideo as Rockne's supreme backfield choice in Notre Dame history.
Independence high school defeated Alma 45 to 25 in Wisconsin. Jim Kowahl scored 14 points to lead Independence, Rudy Semija added 10, Bochert had 9 for Alma, with early 12-5 and 21-7 periods setting the margin.
Beverly Hills California Hoagy Carmichael and Clark Gable played at Bel Air golf club. Carmichael scored a hole in one on the 140 yard third hole yesterday.
Wallace Wade recalls the 1931 game when Beattie Feathers, then a NC State star under Bob Neyland at Tennessee, grabbed a Duke pass and sprinted 80 yards for a touchdown.
The AP selections name Ted Fritsch with the Packers in the backfield alongside Glenn Dobbs and Orben Sanders as freshmen all pros. Bill Radovich Kinard Waterfield and Jim Benton Jim Poole and Riley Matheson join the All-Pro group reflecting NFL star power across the Dodgers Giants Rams Eagles and Packers. Clyde Turner is the unanimous center with Al Wistert and Frank Kinard anchoring the line.
Philadelphia Athletics plan a major rebuild to escape the American League cellar. Manager Connie Mack, 83, aims to build a strong farm system with seven new minor league clubs, despite a projected cost of about $1,000,000. Arthur Ehlers, new farm-system boss, says money will be no object.
Clemson head coach Frank Howard recalls a 11 fumbles recovered in one game on a rain soaked field in New Orleans during a Crimson Tide and Tulane freshmen clash. Howard played guard for Alabama.
AP roundup across divisions with East Long Island edging Oklahoma Aggies 47 to 46 and New York University beating St. Francis Brooklyn 50 to 42. Rhode Island State routed Quonset Naval Air 124 to 44 and more results from Midwest South and West.
Tomah Wisconsin, special report: twenty one letters awarded to members of the 1946 Tomah High School football team after a ballot by the starting eleven. Recipients include backs Dick Davis and John Schedler. ends Warren Rose and Bill Hoag. tackles Al Barta and Robert Pingle. guards John Rose and Fred Erpenbach. centers listed. honorary captain to be chosen later.
Chicago report says the Big Nine broke ground on 1948 and 1949 schedules with a four year Michigan Stanford Rose Bowl tie and six league games for Purdue and Indiana in those years. Six Big Nine teams draw Pacific Coast opponents including Michigan Iowa Minnesota Northwestern starting rivalries anew.
In a unique production choice, bottles shattered on screen are crafted from candy. Filmmakers use edible props to ensure safety while preserving action realism.
La Crosse 1945 46 city basketball champions Aquinas Blue Golds visit Logan Gym for an 8 p m tonight contest with the Rangers. Second teams meet at 7 p m in a preliminary tilt as both schools seek an early season win and rebound control figures to decide the outcome.
Illini coach Doug Mills and aide Wallie Roettger left for the Big 9 meeting in Chicago and Howie Braun scouted Missouri and Nebraska, so star forward Andy Phillip led practice. Mills praised Phillip saying his wartime leadership proves fit for guiding the team briefly.
The Swiss Olympic Committee set February 1 to 10 for the 1948 Winter Games in St Moritz Lausanne reports. Swiss ski officials may stage international meets there in February to acquaint competitors with conditions.
Frankie Palermo defeated Al Victoria by TKO in New York at Forum Arena. Bill Thompson and Wylie Burns drew in Philadelphia. Ray Surplock beat Don Ellis in Atlantic City. Eddie Montz stopped Al Mazerol in Pall River. Joey Maxim outpointed Dolph Quijano in El Paso.
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