Terps topple Farleys 51 to 38 in city league action
In Logan and Longfellow gymnasiums the Terps upset the previously unbeaten Farleys 51 to 38 led by Schultz 17 Bland 14 Reihl 14. S and H beat Cargills 43 to 35 as Fick led with 16. Army Navy edged 7-Up 41 to 37 while Modern Laundry crushed Newburgs 73 to 30 and La Crosse Laundry beat All Stars 45 to 24.
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Terps
Farleys
S&h Triumphs
Logan
Longfellow
Stogie Schultz
Jim Bland
Bob Reihl
Farley
Schultz
Blank
Reicl
James
Farley Crew
Cargills
Gene Fick
Snyder
John Schmitz
Jacobson
Buck Ness
Joe Dingledein
Newburgs
Amundsen
Cocaine Leuntry
la Crosse Laundry
Cunningham
Dowell
Bergwall
Martin
Laundry
AFL
Orange Crush
Plium
Knispel
Smevoy
Perleys
Schulte
Fray
Dettinger
Anderson
Monsoor
I. Blank
O Larsong
Thorsen
Squiert
van Veghelt Pick
DeMerit
Schultag
Bergenye
Cargills Army-Navy
Pry
Beranek
Mittness
Rendiler
Craft
Erickson G
Ramioc
Pappas
Gueltzow
Thrailking Allens
Phelps
Hassey
Witeeee
Army-Navy
Med. Laundry
Newberg
Q Lin
JD Hedley
G Wagner
Carlson
Coe
All-Stars
Om Wrange Cresh
Pt Ingham
Kriamer
Om Plum
Grabhorn
F Tanke
Treangen
C Hinterberg
California Purdue And SMU Voted Most Improved Elevens
California Purdue and Southern Methodist are rated the most improved football teams of 1947 in the AP poll of writers coaches and athletic directors. Ohio State and Iowa named greatest disappointments. Lynn Waldorf faced a tough job at California after a 1946 season of seven losses in nine games.
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NEW York
California
Purdue
Southern Methodist
Associated Press
Ohio State
Iowa
Lynn Waldorf
California Bears
Southern Cal
Stu Holcomb
Boilermakers
Wisconsin
Notre Dame
Minnesota
Indiana
Doak Walker
Texas Christian
Texas
Matty Bell
Mustangs
Penn State
Iowa State
Min
Dr Bennett Warns Steel Masks Endanger Players on Every Play
Baltimore surgeon Dr George Bennett views hard football helmets with steel masks as dangerous and says injuries will rise unless masks are banned. He notes famous athletes among his patients and advocates replacing hard helmets with soft leather to reduce harm on contact plays.
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Baltimore
George Bennett
Bennett
Joe DiMaggio
Pete Rieser
Frankie Sinkwich
Blackie Among Best In Nation's Football Honors
Lisle Blackbourn Jr of Wisconsin tied for second in a national division scoring two field goals this season. Yale's Bill Booe and Iowa State's Harle Bolinger led with three apiece.
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New York
Lisle Blackbourn, Jr
University of Wisconsin
Bill Booe
Yale
Harle Bollinger
Iowa State
Americans Tighten Spending at Race Tracks in 1947
The Associated Press survey shows 25,704,853 paid admission to race tracks in 21 states in 1947, while bettors wagered $1,671,340,795, down from $1,830,287,455 the prior year as Americans cut back on gambling expenditure.
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New York
Theorses
Associated Press
Mutual
Pirates Buy New Orleans Franchise In Southern Association
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchase the New Orleans Pelicans franchise in the Southern baseball association for an undisclosed sum. Pelicans president A. B. Freeman announced the sale last night as part of expanding the Pirates farm system to a double A level and building a 20 club farm chain.
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New Orleans
Pittsburgh Pirate
Southern Baseball Association
A. B. Freeman
The
Pelicans
Pirate
Pittsburgh
Cities clash as Logan and Central seek lead in basketball
Logan and Central battle for city basketball leadership on the north side at 8 p m with Logan seeking to extend a five game win streak and defend its status while Central aims to improve a 2 2 mark after recent wins over Eau Claire and Saint Thomas High. The starting lineup features Logan’s Thomas and Nehring against Central’s Whiting Lyden and Minard with a deep bench ready for action.
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Logan
Central
Rangers
Ted Raiders
Win Brockmeyer
Wausau
S and H
Aquinas
Eau Claire
Mark Sutton
Jim Thomas
Thomas
Roger Whiting
Raiders
Merlin Nehring
Jake Misna
Jim Petry
Ralph Twite
Hank Smothers
Jim Lyden
Don Minard
Dick Larson
Ronnie Vandry
Ken Gilster
Dick Koepcke
Bob Jones
Schwanberg Tops Scoring For Indians In Early Season
Glenn Schwanberg, former Milwaukee high school star and La Crosse State Teachers forward, leads with 48 points in four games. Hank Lukes trails with 29. Schwanberg also has 21 field goals. Weier and Olson lead in fouls with 12 each. La Crosse has one win and three losses. coach Floyd Gautsch plans full-time practice after Christmas before Jan 7 Luther game.
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Glenn Schwanberg
Milwaukee
la Crosse State Teachers College
Indians
Schwanberg
Hank Lukes
la Crosse
Jack
the Wire
Independence
Weier
Ed Olson
Racine
Floyd Gautsch
Luther
Lukes Ss
Weiler
Novak
Fe Olson
Groupman
Schneider
Thrall
McEldowney
Knapton
Loomis
Dohr
Biandin
Mint
Muza
O Balter
Paulin
Willars
O. Sazama
Ae Ee
Whitewater State Teachers Defeat Milwaukee Extension 49 to 35
Whitewater State Teachers led most of the game against Milwaukee Extension and won 49 to 35. Guard Ray Dwyer led the Teachers with 14 points as they enjoyed a 21 to 13 halftime edge.
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Whiewater
Wis
Whitewater State
Milwaukee Extension
Whitewater
Ray Dwyer
Wolverines Plan Nine Drills Before Rose Bowl Trip
Michigan 44 man squad bound for Pasadena for nine practice sessions after long journey from Ann Arbor to Chicago and Albuquerque. Krisler’s team of 101 in travel party will use Huntington hotel as HQ with Brookside park first practice set for tomorrow afternoon.
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LA Junta
Colo
Michigan
Pasadena
Calif
Albuquerque
Fritz Crisler
Santa Fe
Ann Arbor
Chicago
Crisler
Huntington Hotel
Wolverines
Illinois
Brookside Park
Southern California
Fielding Yost
Iron Men
Stanford
Cleveland
Detroit
Des Moines
Arcadia Romps Past Alma 65 34 In West Wisconsin Tilt
Arcadia's power laden city team rolled to a 65 to 34 victory over Alma in a West Wisconsin circuit game. Christiansen and Haines scored 18 and 14 points to lead Arcadia, while Mickleson totaled ten for Alma Rivermen.
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Arcadia
Wis
Alma
Wisconsin
Christiansen
Haines
Mickleson
Becky Cremer Stars in Ski Film at Local Hotel
Local residents view a 75 minute technicolor film about the U S Olympic ski team tonight in the Crystal room of the Hotel Stoddard. Becky Cremer wife of La Crosse Snow Bowl head instructor Tom Cremer features as a star with veteran director Dick Durrance and narrator Lowell Thomas.
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Coulee
U. S
Crystal Room
Stoddard
America
Dick Durrance
Lowell Thomas
Thomas
Becky) Cremer
Tom Cremer
la Crosse
J Barton King Called A Great U S Cricketer
The piece lauds J Barton King as the best cricketer ever produced in the United States and ranks him among the world’s all time greats.
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United States
J. Barton King
Packers Will Not Land Name Players In Draft Tonight
Green Bay fans face a weak draft as the Packers hold late picks in the National League draft in Pittsburgh. The team is unlikely to select major names like Gilmer Lujack or Chappuis, with six teams chosen before their first man and extra picks after the bottom finish. Curly Lambeau explains the draft system causes the gap in their selections.
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Green Bay
Wis
Green Bay Packers
Gilmer
Lujack
Chappuis
Pittsburgh
Packers
George Strickler
Strickler
New York
Detroit
Washington
Boston
Los Angeles
Curly Lambeau
Philadelphia
Chicago Bears
Cardinals
Lambeau
Orange Crush Heads to Tomah for Clash With Vets
The Orange Crush basketball team led by Art Johnson travels to Tomah to face the Veteran's hospital squad Saturday at 7 p.m. A ten man lineup includes Krismer Grabhorn Rochert Boschert Grant Smevog Brady Falk Rednar Treangen. Sunday they play Blair in La Crosse at 1 30 p.m. with a twin bill following Sanitone vs La Crosse Laundry.
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Orange Crush
City Recreation Loop
Art Johnson
Tomah
la Crosse
Blair City
Longfellow Court
Sanitone
Kollers and Army-Navy clash in La Crosse league exhibition
A Saturday night exhibition on the YMCA court features Koller Super Market of the National loop against the Army-Navy team from the American circuit. Tom Spence leads Koller, Jack Fry heads Army-Navy, game at 7:45 with free admission and open to the public.
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la Crosse City Recreation Department
YMCA
Koller Super Market
Army-Navy
Tom Spence
Koller
Jack Fry
Frank Parenti Named Wisconsin Rapids Head
Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin Parenti named 1948 manager of the Wisconsin Rapids White Sox of the class D Wisconsin State league. Parenti previously led the club 1940 41 42 and coached Dayton in 1946 and Maroon of the Illinois state league in 1947. The team is owned and to be operated by the American League Chicago White Sox.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Frank Parenti
Wisconsin Rapids White Sox
Parenti
White Sox
Dayton Club
Maroon
Chicago White Sox
East All-Star Squad Heads West For New Year Play
Twenty four players from the East All-Star football team depart Chicago for San Francisco to meet the West All-Stars on New Year’s Day. Notre Dame leads Midwest selections with three players among the 11 Midwest men aboard, coached by Eastern and Western college figures.
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Chicago
Midwest
San Francisco
Oe Hospital
Northwestern University
Evanston
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Howard Odell
Yale
Andy Kerr
Lebanon Valley
Notre Dame
Johnny Lujack
George Connor
Ziggy Czarobski
Bob Smith
Hal Shoener
Iowa
Earl Maves
Wisconsin
Lou Mihajlovich
Howard Brown
Indiana
Larry Olsonoski
Vince de Francesca
Northwestern
Lou Agase
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Lynn Waldorf
California
Marchmont Schwartz
Stanford
Don Faurot
Missouri
Beloit Beats Marshall In Overtime 65 60
Beloit college defeated Marshall 65 to 60 in overtime after a 57 57 regulation tie. Forward Johnny Orr scored the deciding baskets in the extra period to seal the win, part of Beloit’s fourth straight victory. Marshall forward Eugene Games led with 17 points.
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Beloit
Wis
Johnny Orr
Beloit College
Marshall College
Orr
Eugene Games
Marshall
Price Hikes Force Frugal Purchases for Pop's Fun
With budgets stretched high prices limit splurges for Pop the breadwinner of the family. After essentials for the kids and their needs a small treat or gift may bring a needed boost and cheerful moments.
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Pop
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Luhman
Ee Ae
Modern Laundry
George Stupar
S and
Stupar
George Markos
Lawrence Gibson
Jaycee Golden Glove
Billy Swartz
Tribune
SMU
Nesota
Rutgers
Mississippi
Maryland
Ohio State Line
Buckeyes
Eddie Anderson
Gophers
EASY
Madison St
Blackie
Mack’s Radio Service
State Street
Ang
Ena
City Transfer CO
South Avenue
Pla-Mor
Pirate Club
Raiders Crew
Whitewater Peds Cup
Wolves
Becky Cremer
Green Bay ‘N
Bill Dudley
Lions
Giants
Tomah Vets
Wrecker Service
Mac
McKenzie
Chevrolet CO
South Second Street
Lanley de Liar
Olson's
Sporting Goods
South Third Street
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