Stevens Point Panthers Rout La Crosse Central 36 to 27
Stevens Point Panthers defeated La Crosse Central 36 to 27 in Stevens Point Wisconsin. Jim Moore scored 12 points to pace Point while Bob Lind led Central with high scoring honors. The win keeps Point undefeated in the 1944-45 Wisconsin conference season.
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Stevens Point Panthers
la Crosse Central
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la Crosse
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Panthers
Stevens
Wisconsin
Kon
Jim Moore
Ken Kulick
Bob
Lands
Horner
Schulte
McKenrire
Kareong
Bigelowg
Schroders
Central
Stevens Pom
Tomah Defeats Logan 35 to 26 In Gateway Clash
Tomah High School Rangers beat Crosse Logan 35 to 26 at Tomah led 9-4 after first period 18-12 at halftime with Cramer scoring 12 for Tomah Ken Dobbs 9 Dick Brown 6 and Dick Twite 5 for Logan Sparta over Westby 34 to 25 in West Central clash Basil La Bansky 11 for Westby Theige 12 for Westby led scoring Viroqua tops Manston 38 to 16 in West Central action
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Sparta
Viroqua
Tomah
Wis
Crosse Logan High School
Basketball Rangers
Logan
Hale F. Quandt
Rangers
Cramer
Mark
Davis
Bochm
Ledger
Ken Dobbs
Dick Brown
Dick Twite
Westby
Basil la Bansky
Spartans
Sum Sparta
Stannard
Erickson
Fitees
Ue Bruce
Illinois Faces DePaul in Chicago Preseason Clash
Illinois meets DePaul in Chicago as coach Doug Millis' 1945 Whiz Kids seek another preseason win. Ray Meyer’s DePaul, led by center and high scorer, aims to counter Illinois size and speed with a strong inside game. Michigan returns to play Western Michigan. Indiana hosts Kentucky. Wisconsin hosts Notre Dame.
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Smet
Doug Millis
Great Lakes Beach
DePaul
Prevince DePauw
India
Marquette
Bimois
Howee
Ray Meyer
de Paul
Geathove
Illinois
Mexikan
Mikan
Wyoming Bet Mills
Flini
Wisconsin
Notre Dame
Indiana
Kentucky
Innisville
Michigan
Iowa
Nebraska
Lincoln
Great Lakes
Savold Beats Dorazio In Ten-Round Decision In Minneapolis
In Minneapolis Lee Savold, the St. Paul heavyweight, outpointed Gus Dorazio over ten rounds. Savold used the long reach to control the bout while Dorazio had moments in the late rounds. The verdict boosted Savold's standing as a top heavyweight in the era.
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Gus Dorazio
Minneapolis
T. Paul
Lee Savold
St. Paul
Gus Philadelphia
Dorazio
Wilmer
Philadelee
al Jordan
Irwin
Walter Holba
Milwaur
Y Riley
St. Louis
Gannon
Scott OM
Genovese
Toronto
al Barbour
Teen
Chicago
Deci- Androff
Minne
Salem high school base brigade cruises to victory
Salem Wisconsin Special report: Salem High School base brigade paced by Todd McEldowney cruised to a one sided victory over Galesville Came. The Salry led at the half as Miramson and Lacia scored for Galesville. After trailing early Coulee conference rivals topple Ban-Me 22 to 15. Pooler led winners with several counters while Bjorkman contributed on Bangor roster.
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Court Todd McEldowney
Galesville
Sary
Miramson
Lacia
Madras
Coulee
Laska
Jead
Pooler
Bjorkman
Bangor
College Basketball Scores And Team Totals
Readable lines show multiple college games with scores. Southern Illinois Normal 33 Illinois Wee evan 32. DePauw 78 Berlhem 22. Navy 58 Kellogg Field 2 Missouri 40 Westminster 26 Central Michigan 61 Arms 4 Jown Wensievan 54 Parsons 42 Mayville Teachers 36 North Dakota State Whitman 67 Washington State Idaho University Brigham Young 35.
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Arms
Jown Wensievan
Parsons
Mayville Teachers
North Dakota State
Nightball Boomerang in Owners Faces in 1945
Night baseball faces mixed fate as owners plan more after dusk games. Washington's Clark Griffith foresees most Senators home games at night starting May 10 except Saturdays and holidays. Giants and Cards lead attendance in pre night light era, with varied results across leagues and teams.
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Clark Griffith
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
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Cleveland
Giants
Cards
Phillies
Randolph Field Opens Metropolitan Debut Against 2nd Air Force
Randolph Field, top service football team, meets 2nd Air Force at the Polo Grounds in New York. Expected crowd tops 30,000 as the Texans chase an 11th straight win led by Bill Dudley. game helps raise war bonds totaling 79.75 million. Colorado 2AF led by Glenn Dobbs seeks upset after March Field and 3rd Air Force results.
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Taylor Tops Hixon in Trempealeau Valley clash
Independence high school defeated Merrillan 42 to 25 on Friday night led 19 to 11 at halftime. Key scorers were Bob Elstad and Dick Dusenberry with 13 each, Ralph Sobotta 14, while Merrillan relied on Kearney and R Illbeck with eight and seven. In Hixton Taylor won 33 to 14 as Glen Kensmoe scored nine for the visitors.
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Independence High School
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Dick Dusenberry
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Kearney
R. Illbeck
Trempealeau Valley
Hixton
Taylor
Anita Caulum rolls third 600 series this season
Anita Caulum led the Ladies' Recreation league at Recreation alleys with games of 226 204 and 196 for a 626 series. It marked the ninth 600 series of the season by La Crosse women bowlers.
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Recreation Alleys
la Crosse
Marks To Fall In Cage Loop
The National Basketball League season opens with Le Roy Edwards setting a free throw record and Mel Riebe chasing the scoring mark. Fort Wayne leads the Eastern division. Oshkosh tops the West with strong starts, while Pittsburgh and Cleveland trail in points.
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Oshkosh
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Akron Bears
Mel Riebe
Cleveland
Chuck Chuckovits
Fort Wayne
Pittsburgh
Sheboygan
Greco Ruffin Fought To Draw In New York Ring Show
Johnny Greco and Bobby Ruffin fought to a ten round draw at Madison Square Garden aligning with a crowd of 17 957. Ruffin eked out a late rally while two judges scored the bout even and the referee gave the win to Ruffin 6 rounds to 4. Each boxer earned about 25000 from the gate of 86489.
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Bobby Ruffin
New York
Montreal
Madison Square Garden
Ruffin
Ver- Greco
Zollner's Extend Lead With Victory Over Pittsburgh
Zollner's strengthened their Eastern Division lead in the National Basketball League by beating Pittsburgh 53 to 42. Zollner's outscored the second place team in a steady defensive performance to widen their advantage.
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Pittsburgh
Fort Wayne
Zollner
Stuhldreher to Address La Crosse Sportsmen Monday
Harry Stuhldreher, famed Big Ten coach and former Wisconsin head coach, will speak to La Crosse sportsmen Monday evening. The La Crosse Junior Association of Commerce hosts its first annual Football Stag at the Avalon ballroom at 7 30 with Stuhldreher as guest.
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Big Ten
University of Wisconsin
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Junior Association of Commerce
Avalon Ballroom
Pp. m. Stuhldreher
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Four Horsemen
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Keeler
Washington Redskins
Stuhldreher
Buckeyes
R. W
Tubby) Keeler
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Jaycee
Tom Caswell
Ray Weimar
Bodega
Wittenberg
Paschal May Be Out Sunday in Giants Packers Tilt
The New York Giants worry over Paschal ankle injury as a possible out for Sunday's playoff at the Polo Grounds. Packers arrive rested from Virginia and prepare to counter Giants strong defense with a versatile backfield led by Laws and Camp. Over 50,000 fans expected to attend the eastern clash.
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Green Bay Packers
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Polo Grounds
Bill Paschal
Paschal
Steve Owen
Steve
Packers
Virginia
Curley Lambeau
Lambeau
Snead and Walkup Tie Lead in Richmond Open
Sam Snead and Jimmy Walkup Jr tied atop the Richmond Open after 36 holes at Richmond Country Club. Snead, returning from navy service, fired a 69 while Walkup opened with 68 and 71 to reach 139 strokes, sharing the lead going into the third round.
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Calif
Sam Snead
Dark Horse
Jimmy Walkup, Jr
Ponte
An Antonio
Tex
Richmond Country Club
Snead
Navy
Hot Springs
Army Navy Gridders Tangle In Hawaii
Army and Navy football stars practice for the Jan 7 Poi Bow game at Pearl Harbor to close a year’s sports program. The Pacific Ocean area grid championship will be decided as the climax to an 111-sport program in which the Navy leads with seven titles.
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Army
Navy
Mondovi and Black River Falls Win Mississippi Valley Games
Mondovi defeats Arcadia 17 to 12 after a rough start, led by Stan Hanseman with eight and Fred Rockwell six. Black River Falls edges Gusta high 30 to 26 as Rich Emmaneil scores 19 and Roger Van Gordon and Allen Konko add nine each.
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Roger van Gordon
Allen Konko
Black River
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Oshkosh Hosts Lawrence in College Basketball Opener
Oshkosh State Teachers College faces Lawrence College Appleton at home tonight in a season opener after several seasons of inactivity.
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Wis
Oshkosh State Teachers’ College
Lawrence College of
Oshkosh
Upper Iowa Defeats La Crosse Teachers In Rough 32–24 Showdown
Upper Iowa University cagers toppled La Crosse State Teachers 32 to 24 on Friday night. Francis Murphy led Iowa with 11 points while Francis Schermerhorn, Dick Schliepsick and Dave Clubine contributed nine, eight and seven respectively. Don Holloway was limited to two free throws as fouls mounted for both sides.
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University Cagers
Leon Miller
la Crosse
Don
Hap) Cooks
Francis Murphy
Iowa
Francis Schermerhorn
Dick Schliepsick
Dave Clubine
Don Holloway
University
Nichols in Navy engineering program at Houston school
Hamilton J. Nichols Jr one of Rice University All-America guards is enrolled in the Navy engineering program at the Houston Texas campus.
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Hamilton J. Nichols, Jr
Rice
All-America Guard
Navy
Houston, Tex
Two Unbeaten Teams Tangle Tonight In Big Conference Showdown
The Aqui nas Blugolds, undefeated with four straight wins, face seven straight West Central Conference leader Tomah. Tomah’s roster includes Davis, Cramer, Mark, Boehm, Curry, Schmikla, Dayton, Smith and In reserve Knutson, Warner, Horschak, Grabinski, CotteeS with Cotter high on omy eve ning. The Sieeolae hardwoods host the matchup.
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Logan Tomah
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Tomah
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Cramer
Boehm
Blugolds
Jim Knutson
Jim Warner
Rudy Horschak
Virgil Grabinski
Cotter
Tennessee 11 Leaves For Rose Bowl Tonight
Knoxville notes that coach John Barnhill leads 38 players to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena to face the Southern California Trojans on New Year’s Day, marking a high stakes postseason trip for the Volunteers.
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Knoxville
Tenn
John Barnhill
Santa Claus
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