Raiders Meet Central In 17th Intra City Series Opener
Central vies with Logan in the 17th intra city showdown with Red Raiders favored to extend their edge on home floor Hixon annex. Logan seeks to end a jinx away and pull upset using speed over height. Central leads in scoring through Schultz Solie Lind and Bright while Logan counters with John Bright Dobbs Olsen and Luehne in a balanced clash.
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Rand Logan High School
Ef South Siders
Hixon Hardgoods
Mark Crew
Glo
Carl Matty Matthusen
Logan
Aqui
Concervi Teetrsl
Red Raiders
Rangers
Gpeed
Neenees
Raida@s
Tagan
Thab
Hixon Annex
Raiders
Minneapolis North
Weasau
Eau Claire
Stevens Point
Madison West
Wisconsin Valley
Eight Midwest Cage Contests Are Scheduled
Western conference basketball bursts into a busy weekend with two games tonight. Purdue hunts first win over Navy while Minnesota travels to Nebraska. Saturday Notre Dame visits Iowa to face undefeated Iowa Hawkeyes as Minnesota hosts Great Lakes and Wisconsin meets Marquette in Milwaukee. Michigan battles Wyoming in Ann Arbor with Kentucky at Ohio State and DePauw fresh from Chicago meets DePauw in Indiana.
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Chicago
Ae —— Ee
Sime
Boilermakers
Sailors
Minnesota
Nebraska
Notre Dame
Iowa City
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Wildcats
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Cowboys
University of Wyoming
Raiders
Kentucky
Ohio State
Great Lakes
Midwest
DePauw
Greencastle
Ind
Blue Demons
Long Island
New York
Madison Square Garden
Holy Cross
New Players Sought by Blackhawk Chief
Salt Lake City report describes Al Oa Wes as a witness to a shooting case involving his brother Tom who raised a shot and pulled the trigger. Bucks tumbled earthward after the shot.
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Salt Lake City
Tom
Uptown Cigar Leads Uptown to 33 9 Victory in League Opener
In the La Crosse Municipal Basketball Senior league opening contests Uptown Cigar beat Pure Oil 33 to 9 at Logan High Gym. Uptown with Schmidt at 11 and Scharnke nine led, while Goggin had four for Pure Oil. Auto Lite defeated Roy and Sam's 30 to 14. Ottioaeel scored 13, back six for the losers. Jolivette and Meyer refereed.
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la Crosse Municipal Basketball Association
Uptown Cigar Store
Pure Oil
Auto Lite
Roy
Sam
Tinker Makes Third Comeback In Seven Years
Orlando report states Joe Tinker, member of the famous double play trio, is critically ill for the third time in seven years. Doctors say he is out of danger unless complications arise as he lies at Orange General Hospital with high blood pressure.
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Orlando
Fla
Joe Tinker
Godhardt Tops Camp McCoy Scoring Race
Pic. Charles Godhardt leads Camp McCoy scoring with 56 points through six games. Corp. Bill Hardy sits 14 behind in second while 1st Sgt.-Clark holds third with 29 points, two ahead of Pfc. Gene Markland. Godhardt has 21 baskets and 14 free throws.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Pic
Charles
Speed Height Clash Sparks Wisconsin Marquette Showdown
Wisconsin and Marquette square off Saturday at the Milwaukee auditorium in a state rivalry game. Wisconsin led the series 23 to 13 since 1918 and features Don Rehfeldt 6 foot 6 and Ray Patterson at forward with Gene Berce and Joe Evans as forwards, plus guard duo Bill Johnson and Bob Kline. Marquette coach Chandler retains the same lineup promising height and balance with Ken Wiesner possibly at center, while freshman Berce leads scoring alongside Pedro Prado and Bill Chandler Jr. in a three-guard set.
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de Pauw
Western Michigan
Broncos
Wildcats
Michigan
Wisconsin
Badgers
Marquette
Madison
Milwaukee Auditorium
Marnette
Bill Ncier
Hilltop
Chandler
Milwaukee Teachers
Hill
King Height
Gene Berce
Joe Evans
Pedro Prado
Bill Chandler
Bob Mesers
Ken Wiesner
Don Rehfeldt
Rehfeldt
Ray Patterson
Des Smith
Patterson
Bill Johnson
Iowa
Bob Kline
Marines Win Bougainville Basketball Championship In South Pacific
Marine air group on Bougainville crowned basketball champions after a 48–20 record in 50 starts. Corp. Fred G. Campbell, 24, Herrin Illinois, led the squad as player manager with eight years of experience. The team beat a Green Island Espiritu Santo title holder and claimed Solomon Islands and New Hebrides honors.
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Marine Air
Leatherneck
Green Island
Espiritu Santo
Solomon Islands
New Hebrides
Bismarck Archipelago
Corp
Fred G. Campbell
Herrin
Campbell
Corp. Campbell
Ted Heid
Appleton
Wis
David Hanson
River Falls
Headlinesman Episode Earns 1944 Sports Oddity Title
A year recounts oddities across sports led by the Army No tre Dame game where Head linesman Dr. Dave Reese suffered a broken arm after being caught between defenders. The season featured many curios including racing dead heats, unusual golf shots, and player transfers fueling the era’s quirky sports narrative.
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New York
Boston Braves
Associated Press
Army-Notre Dame
Dave Reese
Dayton
Ohio
Denison University
Doc Blanchard
Reese
Army
Notre Dame
Blair Crushes Hixton 47 to 5 in Trempealeau Valley Play
Blair defeated Hixton 47 to 5 as the worst Trempealeau Valley setback of the season. Blair led by periods 5 20 10 12 with Art Mathson and Amundson totaling 13 and 11 points. Hixton's Yeske scored three and Casper two in a lopsided rout. Merrillan beat Alma Center 23 to 13 in the same bill.
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Blair
Wis
Trempealeau Valley
Hixton
Art Mathson
Amundson
Yeske
Casper
Merrillan
Alma Center
New Players Sought as Tobin Goes On Warpath
CHICAGO (4) The Chicago Blackhawks chief Bill Tobin, angered by the team’s last place finish, warned players they face shipment to minor leagues or trades unless performance improves. Following owner Maj. Frederic McLaughlin’s death, Tobin vows sweeping changes and has already sent three players to minors with plans for two new signings within 10 days.
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Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks
Bill Tobin
Hawks
Tobin
Maj
Frederic McLaughlin
Don Greenwood Signs With Cleveland Rams
Champaign Illinois Don Greenwood University of Illinois quarterback signs with the Cleveland Rams in the National Professional football league. The contract includes seven thousand dollars plus a signing bonus and follows a conference with Rams coach Buff Donelli. Greenwood, an Army Air Forces discharge, will graduate from Illinois in February.
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Champaign
Ill
Don Greenwood
University of Illinois
Cleveland Rams
Greenwood
Army Air Forces
Buff Donelli
Rams
Illinois
Soldier Earns Medal For Duty At Camp Bowie
S Sar Richard Earle believes in honoring devotion to duty and endures wear and fear of the battlefield. He recalls being ordered to spend a day demonstrating GI washing to visiting spectators at Camp Bowie, a task he felt pushed too far.
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Camp Bowie
Texa
S. Sar
Richard Earle
Soldier jailed at Southend blamed on beer strength
Defense argues the trouble came from strong beer as a soldier jailed at Southend for bag snatching returns from North Africa where beer allegedly lacks hops. The note adds a wartime rallying cry Keep ’Em Flying.
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Southend
England
North Africa
Packers Fullback Fritsch Joins Oshkosh All Stars
Ted Fritsch, star fullback of the world champion Green Bay Packers, reports to the Oshkosh All Stars of the National Basketball League today. The former Stevens Point College ace plays as a guard.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Ted Fritsch
Green Bay Packers
Oshkosh All Stars
National Basketball League
Stevens Point Ae
Cashton and Norwalk Triumph in Monroe-Vernon Cage Clash
Cashton led Kendall 19-7 at halftime and 23-11 through the third before Kendall's rally narrowed the gap to 23-19. Walters scored 13 for Kendall, Bates had seven for Cashton. Norwalk crushed Ontario 34 to 15 as Ontario managed only two field goals and relied on charity tosses for eleven points.
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Cashton
Wis
Monroe-Vernon County
Norwalk
Kendall
Ontario
Walters
Bates
Standings Unchanged In Sparta Men's Pin League
SPARTA Wis. Special. With the top three teams winning all three games standings held firm this week. Dr J S Flood of Standard Oil rolled a 617 series on games of 209 236 and 172. Clair Van Antwerp of Super Market followed with 590 pins. Clemmons Martin Rick posted 574, Les Erickson of Pabst 567 and Pete Vogler of Cashton 564.
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Sparta
Wis
J. S. Flood
Standard Oil
Clair van Antwerp
Super Market
Clemmons
Martin Rick
Les Erickson
Pabst
Pete Vogler
Cashton
YMCA Boys Basketball Tournament Scheduled Next Week
The YMCA boys department sponsors a youth basketball tourney for players 14 and under during Christmas holidays. Games will be held in the YMCA gym Wednesday through Friday with teams forming now and captains meeting Clark Dobbins next Tuesday at 2 PM to receive rules and schedule.
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YMCA
Clark Dobbins
Mondovi Tops Durand In Key MVC Tilt
Mondovi high school outscored Durand 41 to 31 to claim the Mississippi Valley Conference win. Fred Rockwell scored 15 for Mondovi while Hansemann II added support. for Durand Dan Ward Heffermann and Bob Goodrich tallied nine seven and six points respectively.
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Durand
Wis
Fred Rockwell
Hansemann II
Dan Ward
Heffermann
Bob Goodrich
Augusta routs Osseo in home tilt 28 to 12
Augusta defends MVL title with a 28 to 12 victory over Osseo on its home floor as Emanuel pours in 14 points and Anderson adds eight. Leasum and Fuller each score four for Osseo while Arcadia dominates Black River Falls 38 to 18 on the road with McDonough scoring 17 and Peterson nine.
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Augusta
Wis
Mississippi Valley
Osseo
Emanuel
Anderson
Leasum
Fuller
Arcadia
McDonough
Black River Falls
Peterson
Haynes
Zahn
Lowe
Black River
Wisozki To Play For Cleveland Rams After War
Janesville star Ray Wisozki a former high school standout and Second Air Force tackle signed with the Cleveland Rams of the National League after the war. He weighs 240 pounds and stands over six feet tall and played college football at the University of Mississippi.
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Janesville
Wis
Ray Wisozki
Second Air Force Superbomber
Cleveland Rams
Wisozki
University of Mississippi
Aquinas Faces Independence in Key Clash Tonight
Aquinas seeks a fifth win in six games as undefeated Quint El Independence invades with Coach John Michuta’s Blugold five. Starting lineup likely includes four seniors and a junior led by Jim Smith and Rudy Horschak with backcourt options of Baum Sciborski or Nagle. Independence, coached by Babe Derouin, rides a strong Trempealeau Valley record into the toss up contest.
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Aquinas
Independence High School
Westby
St. Pat's
Sparta
Cotter
John Michuta
Blugold
Tomah
Michuta
Victory Avalanche
Brother Roger
Jim Smith
Rudy Horschak
Charlie Schmikla
Jim
Snake
Bob Baum
Jim Sciborski
Dick Nagle
Jim Knutson
Independence
Trempealeau Valley
Herman
Babe
Derouin
Akron and Baldwin Wallace Lead Scoring in Navy Airdrome Showdown
College basketball results include Akron 73 over Oberlin 48 and Baldwin Wallace 75 over Case 34. Also Watts shows Ottumwa Naval Air Station 55 over St Ambrose 47 with Alma 57 over Selfridge Field 52.
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Akron
Obderlin
Central Michigan
Oscoda Army Air Base
Washburn
Winter Gen
Baldwin-Wallace
Case
Ottumwa Naval Air Station
St. Ambrose
Bowling Green
Romulus Army Air Base
Alma
Selfridge Field Army Air Base
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