Blugolds Set for Seventh Victory in Tilt With Viroqua
Aquinas High School aims for its seventh win of the season as the Blugolds host Viroqua on the local hardwood at 8 PM A preliminary B team game starts an hour earlier. Coach John Michuta may start Bill Skemp Myron Pergon Whitey Skaff and Jim Temp with guards Mike Skemp Tom Bruha.
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Aquinas High School
Viroqua
Aquinas
John Michuta
Lourdes
Logan Rangers
North Side Crew
Rangers
Bill Skemp
Chiprewa Falls
McDowell
Myron Petergon
Whitey Skaff
Jim Temp
Blugold
Mike Skemp
Tom Bruha
Dick Jacobson
Tom Reidt
Blackhawks
Eitland
Lavonne Lewison
Dave Swanson
Jerry Reed
Aldin Klahn
Cliff Gald
Harlan Mehlum
Roger Mueller
Dick Endicott
Dick Hembre
Aocuinas
Jim Jirsa
Dave McPeak
Warren Delagrave
Bob Gilbert
Doug Oldenburg
Fireman Joe Page Dominates 1949 World Series Preview
In a memo to Yankees general manager George Weiss, Jack Hand notes Joe Page’s star turn in 1949 World Series films. The piece cites Page’s salary chatter, his postseason appeal, and the film’s trimmed length, while mentioning teammates and director Lew Fonseca. Also reflects on Gene Hermanski’s close play and Ford Frick’s measured response.
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New York
George M. Weiss
New York Yankees
Joe Page
Fireman
Joe
Page
Hopalong Cassidy
Yanks
Weiss
Lew Fonseca
Handsome Joe
Bobby Brown
Allie Reynolds
Tommy Henrich
Phil Rizzuto
Norse Seek Revenge As Luther Hosts Auggies
Luther college basketball aims for revenge against Augsburg after a 59 50 defeat. Don Nylund led with 16 points, Vince Schroder added 11 as Luther rolled past Bemidji State and Augustana to improve, with Paul Sherry likely to start at center.
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Decorah
Luther
Minneapolis
Auggies
Iowa State
Efburg
St. Olaf
University of Guatemala
Bemidji State
Augustana
Rock Island
Don Nylund
Cook, Minn
Gale Legion Defeats Tomah in Fourth Victory Run
Galesville Legionnaire beat Tomah 49-41 in Galesville Monday night to run their record to four wins in five starts. Gerry Sylvester scored 15 for Gale while Bleyer had 16 for Tomah as the Legionnaires led 12-5 at first, 27-13 at halftime, and 39-27 after three quarters. Wednesday the Arcadia National Guard visit Galesville for an 8:15 p.m. game with a 7:15 p.m. alumni contest. Next Tuesday the Legionnaires travel to Cashton.
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Tomah
Wis
Galesville Legionnaire
Tomah City
Galesville
Gerry Sylvester
Gale
Bleyer
Arcadia National Guard
Legionnaires
College Basketball results roundup with scattered scores
A compact recap lists numerous men's college basketball results across teams and matchups. Notable scores include Oklahoma over CCNY 67 63, St Johns 67 Washington State 44, Syracuse 80 Princeton 48, Iowa State 64 Northwestern 54, Temple 45 Nebraska 63 Colorado State 43, and Colorado U 4 Bowling Green 74 a wide-set, era-tinged snapshot of games on a single page.
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Oklahoma
CCNY
Temple
Nebraska
Colorado State
Washington
Michigan
North Carolina State
Indiana
Oregon State
St. Mary's
Loras
Western Illnois State
Quincy
Minn
Tchrs
Carthage Tilinois College
Shurtleff
E .U. Ti
Northern Tehre Northland
Wis
Hibbing
Mission House i
Northern Michioe Sa $ M
Tlinois Water
Southern Illinois
Hartwick
Muntington
Cedarville
Sean Seaeee
Albion
Mich
Bellevue scores 51 as Ray's Advertising routs Sheehan's
Ned Bellevue tallies 51 points to spark Ray's Advertising to an 83-27 victory over Sheehan's in YMCA senior boys league action. Freybler leads Sheehan's with 13. McCann's 12 paces Ramblers over Temps. De Molay's Keeler tops Quinn's with nine.
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Boys Recreation
YMCA
Nets
Ray's
Sheehan's
Ramblers
Temps
de Molay
Quinn
Sport Shop
All-Stars
Red Shield
Freybler
Sheehan
Bellevue
McCann
Amundson
DeMolay
Keeler
Walsh
Dwyer
Magner
Terlson
Chatt
Louis Returns To Form In Exhibition Victory Over Hoosman
In Oakland Al Hoosman says Joe Louis hits as hard as ever after Louis stops him in 2 16 of the fifth round in a 10 round exhibition before a near sellout crowd. Louis weighs 223 1 2 pounds, Hoosman 211 1 2, with Louis forcing the pace and leaving questions about a comeback or a meeting with Ezzard Charles.
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Oakland
Calif
al Hoosman
Joe Louis
Hoosman
Brown Bomber
Louis
Oakland Auditorium
Housman
Ezzard Charles
Charles
Marshall Miles
Joe
Ohio State Gridders Tug Through California Rain
Ohio State football players endure wet drills in Pasadena as two conditioning sessions under coach Wes Fesler spark praise despite several players catching colds. Star runner Vic Janowicz and Halfback Jimmy Clark show strong form while center Bob McCullough fills in for an ailing Jack Lininger. Fesler keeps practices open to Coast reporters.
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Pasadena
Calift
California
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Tom Watson
Wes Fesler
Ohio
Fesler
Jimmy Clark
Vic Janowicz
Bob McCullough
Jack Lininger
Columbus
Lancaster Beats Prairie Five 47 45 In Close Wisconsin Clash
Prairie du Chien High School lost a tight Southwestern Wisconsin Conference game 47-45 to Lancaster. John Glynn scored 10 for Prairie, while Jim Hatch led Lancaster with 17 points as the teams traded the lead to halftime 22-21.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Prairie du
Three Man Race For Scoring In NHL Races
Montreal reports a tight three man chase for top scoring with Ted Lindsay of Detroit leading at 33 points, Doug Bentley of Chicago on 31, and Maurice Richard of Montreal on 30. Richard has 22 goals in 29 games. Turk Broda tops shutouts with five as Durnan and Lumley trail. Lindsay also leads in penalties. Boston last won the NHL pennant in 1909 and has only two since.
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Montreal
Ted Lindsay
Detroit
Red Wings
Doug Bentley
Chicago
Maurice
Rocket) Richard
Lindsay
Bentley
Richard
Turk Broda
Toronto
Maple Leafs
Bill Durnan
Harry Lumley
Burnan
Lumley
Phillies face cold shoulder from rival clubs at meeting
Philadelphia Phillies president Bob Carpenter laments reluctance of other clubs to trade players or do business. He says top teams avoid deals with a pennant threat, noting the Phillies finished third last season and were treated politely but without substantive talks.
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Philadelphia
Bob Carpenter
Philadelphia Phillies
New York
Phillies
Bob
Carpenter
Syracuse Eyes Annual Collegiate Regatta Move
Syracuse University would consider hosting the annual inter collegiate regatta if relocated from Poughkeepsie. Athletic director Lewis P. Andreas said he is not pushing the move but would welcome it. A regatta board is studying a Marietta College request to shift the race. Syracuse could stage it on Lake Onondaga with 32 crews from 11 colleges last year.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Syracuse University
Poughkeepsie
Lewis P. Andreas
Andreas
Marietta College
Marietta
Onondaga
Northland Tops Hibbing 64 57 in Monday Night Clash
Northland College defeated Hibbing junior college 64 to 57 to snap a five game skid. Hibbing trailed after a 27 27 halftime tie as Franklin Day and Dick Quall each scored 18 for Hibbing while Les Howard led Northland with 16 points.
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Ashland
Wis
Northland College
Hibbing
Minn
Northland
Franklin Day
Dick Quall
Les Howard
Prep Cager Scores Winning Goal Unaware Of Father's Death
Columbus Linden-McKinley star Johnny Weber scored the winning field goal against Arlington 48 45 while his father Arch J. Weber 53 collapsed and died minutes earlier from a heart ailment as he watched the game.
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Columbus
Arch J. Weber
Johnny
Linden - McKinley
Arlington High
Weber
Linden
Buffalo Grid Group Appeals To Big Business
Leaders of the Keep the Bills in Buffalo effort urge big business support as the drive nears its $500,000 goal. At $234,575 raised or pledged so far, organizers plan a Philadelphia meeting with Bert Bell after half the goal is reached. L F Ratterman sent a $10 check for two shares. his son George played QB for Bills in college and will join the New York Bulldogs next season.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Bills
Art Rich
Buffalo Bills Football Club, Inc
Philadelphia
Bert Bell
National-American Football League
Bell
L. F. Ratterman
Cincinnati
George
New York Bulldogs
High School Scores From Associated Press Roundup
Wisconsin high school games include Kohler 46 over Vaiders 35 and Wisconsin Rapids 50 over Nekoosa 35. Other results feature Lancaster 47 over Prairie du Chien 45 and Mt Horeb 58 over Fennimore 30 while Hartland beats Cedarburg 40 and Plymouth defeats Elkhart Lake 30. India faces a salt famine.
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Associated Press
Kohler
Vaiders
Sheboygan Falls
Chilton
Cedarburg
Hartland
New Holstein
Kiel
Plymouth
Elkhart Lake
Loyal
Pittsville
Maryheart
Wisconsin Rapids
Nekoosa
Lancaster
Prairie du Chien
Mt. Horeb
Fennimore
Boscobel
Darlington
Holmen Hands Mindoro 44 27 to Stay Undefeated
Holmen high school completed the first Coulee conference round undefeated with a 44-27 win over Mindoro. Ronnie Hendrickson and Tom Skogen led Holmen with 12 points, while Mindoro’s Paisley scored 10 and Kirchner nine. Melrose defeated Onalaska 41-21 to share second place behind Holmen.
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Holmen
Wis
Holmen High School
Coulee
Mindoro
Ronnie Hendrickson
Tom Skogen
Paisley
Kirchner
Melrose
Onalaska
Joe Kelly Drills With East All Stars In San Francisco
Seventeen members of the East squad including Lineman Joe Kelly of Wisconsin began workouts in San Francisco for the annual East West Dec. 31 charity game. Coaches Tuss Mee Laughey Dartmouth Andy Kerr Lebanon Valley and Bernie Bierman Minnesota led the informal session after arriving by train.
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San Francisco
Joe Kelly
Wisconsin
Tuss MeeLaughey
Dartmouth
Andy Kerr
Lebanon Valley
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Milano Inn women post national high in Indy bowling
The Milano Inn quartet in Indianapolis rolled 3,090 to set the national season high for five members. With 1,062 1,064 and 964 games, four players topped 600 series and a fifth had 588, placing second only to the Nopears Enterprises’ 3,132 in IWBC all time rankings.
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Indianapolis
United States
Milano Inn
Nopears Enterprise
Grand Rapids
Mich
Milano Snn
Shuffleboard results and league standings update
Shuffleboard News reports Monday night results across AMERICAN LEAGUE and REBOUND LEAGUE. Matches include Ray and Sam's 14 Fritz 2 and Russ' U Bar 13 Baldy's 3 with top scorers listed as Shuda Olson Powers Powers, Bosshard Wenzel Chase Witzke Shuda Dahiby, Solie Frick Bates Ganey, Powell Gilbertson Larson Hovind. Rebound League shows Victoria Hotel 9 Gur Corner 7 Gladstone 11 Shangri La 5 Joe's Tavern 12 Zephyr Bar 4 with no 4 point winners. The New York Giants hold 13 pennants since 1900, leading the National League.
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Sam
Fritz
Russ
U Bar
Baldy's
Club Grigi
Wayside
Ed's Tavern
Monitor
Shimshak
Sportsman
Temp’s
Webb
Ara
Dugan's
B. Shuda
Olson
Powers
Bosshard
Wenzel
Chase
Witzke
Shuda
Dahiby
Solie and
Frick
Syl Bates
Ed Ganey
Shimshak's
Powell and Gilbertson
Larson
Hovind
Victoria Hotel
Gur Corner
Gladstone
Shangri-La
Joe's Tavern
Zephyr Bar
Cedar Falls Routs Decorah In Northeastern Iowa Clash
Cedar Falls defeated Decorah 37 29 in a Northeastern Iowa conference basketball game. A strong fourth quarter, led by Don Lomen with 12 points and Kelly with 10, sealed the win after a tight first half. The Vikings next face no regular schedule until after Christmas. Sydney plans to replace all streetcars with 70 passenger buses.
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Decorah
Cedar Falls
Kelly
Viking
Mikan Extends Scoring Lead Over Groza in NBA Stats
New York reports show George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers with 651 points and a 28.3 average leading Alex Groza of Indianapolis who has 632 points and 24.3. Both shoot .448 while Dick Mehenn of Waterloo leads shooting at .465. Groza once dropped 43 points in a game against Rochester last month.
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George Mikan
Minneapolis Lakers
Alex Groza
Indianapolis
National Basketball
Assooe
Laker
Groza
Dick Mehen
Waterloo
Iowan
Andy Phillips
Chicago
Jim Seminoff
Boston
Dick McGuire
Rochester
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Bernatz
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Duane Boeler
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Ralph Twite
Merline Nehring
Lyle Hanson
Gale Legion
Drake
Preeno State
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SMU
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Kansas State
Tehra Em
Voss - Barnett CO
Phils
Ayck MacKay
Buffalo Grid Group
Associated National Association
York
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Minnealis
Port Yne
St Louis
Anderson
Trin
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Winston Zeman
Bob Hanson
Butch Ellison
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John Gunning
Bill Byam
Mahlum
Shuffleboard News
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Sydney
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Coa Oe G. Mikan
A. Growa
Joe Fulks
Philadelhia
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Ken Sailors
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P. Hoffman
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Corbys
Corby
Corby's
Seasons Greetings
Canada
JAS. Barclay & CO. Limited
Peoria
Illinois
Ormiuce
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