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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1955
Page
11
Logan and Aquinas delivered a fast paced exhibition as spectators got their first intra city game of the season at the Mary E Sawyer Auditorium. Highlights included Ray Schoenfeld of Logan and Ray Cook of Aquinas battling for boards with Jim Lind Dave Skemp and Pete Hall also involved as the crowd saw a flood of action.
Logan uses size and staunch defense to defeat Aquinas 56 45 at Mary E Sawyer Auditorium. Ray Schoenfeld leads with 19 points and dominates rebounds while Jim Lind and Dick Lubinsky help as Dave Loomis adds 15. Bobby Halaska scores 21 for Aquinas.
Central Five aims for its fourth and fifth wins in a two game set at Mary E Sawyer Auditorium. Tonight Central plays Menomonie with Janesville visiting Saturday both games start at 8 pm after 6 45 pm prelims. Former Central football coach Bob Krueger will lead Janesville.
Logan used a late third quarter surge to build a 45 31 lead and held on as Aquinas rallied in the final period. Skemp Dunham Halaska and Schroeder led scoring for Logan while Loomis Schoenfeld and Halaska paced Aquinas. Free throw shooting defined the game with Logan hitting 22 of 30 and Aquinas 17 of 29.
In Winona Minnesota Duane Beeman won the featured boxing bout, defeating Willie Lawrence by decision after a two round lead. The card included Roger Williamson over Joe Bowman Jerry Fuller TKO Rex Norton Wally Haak KO Dick Abts Norman Burt over Jim Anderson and other 135 to 180 pound bouts in front of a local crowd.
Platteville defeated Whitewater 88 to 73 to remove the Quakers from the unbeaten list. Ron Emerson led Platteville with 20 points while Ralph Mundinger had 19 for Whitewater as Platteville built a 45-33 lead and held on. Whitewater stands 1-1 in conference play.
Eau Claire, defending Wisconsin College Conference champion, remained undefeated with an 81-49 win over Stout. After a close start, the Blugolds pulled away to lead 46-25 at halftime as Bob Morgan scored 22 points and Jim Bolm added 17 for Stout.
Lakers outlast Nationals 135 133 in three overtimes setting an NBA record for combined score 268. Syracuse and Anderson previously held the five overtime mark. Warriors beat Fort Wayne 80 73 as Eastern leaders. Moose Skowron homered five times for the Yankees season in review.
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