Arcadia Cagers Upset Aquinas 39 to 37 in Tight Duel
Arcadia high school edged Aquinas 39 to 37 at home after a late rally by Latreese Aquinas failed to close the gap. Don Galuska led Arcadia with 19 points while Mike Angstman, held to no field goals, contributed in the victory as Aquinas saw its pre-Christmas slate end at five wins and two losses.
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Arcadia
Wis
Latreese
Aquinas
Armory
Arcadia High School
Blugolds
Jack Collins
Michutamen
Emp
Frank Schiffer
la Crosse
Seco Ge Etna Cna Oagela
Don Galuska
Blugold
Star
Mike Angstrtman
Galuska
Collins
Skemp High
Angst
Spike
D Galumac
Angers Peterseone
Geluskag
Pernholsg
Raja Pratap’s Call for Hindu Muslim Unity Stirs Debates
Indian patriot Raja Mahendra Pratap returns from 30 years in exile and advertises in newspapers a plan to establish Hindu Muslim unity. The move prompts discussion on religious cooperation and political reform in the homeland.
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Raja Mahendra Pratap
India
Uni
Yankees To Outbid NFL Teams For Panelli
Santa Clara California West Shrine game publicity notes on John Panelli indicate potential interest from the Yankees as a bidding option ahead of New Year’s Day in San Francisco. Panelli gave a vague reply and smiled at the possibility of joining professional football.
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Yankees
NFL
John Panelli
Santa Clara
Calif
San Francisco
Panelli
Grand Old Connie Mack Turns 86 Quiet Birthday
Connie Mack, aging baseball legend, marks his 86th birthday with a quiet celebration. Family and club associates join in a low key observance. Mack is noted for a long career as player manager and current owner of the Athletics and Shibe Park.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Connie
Mack
Athletics
Shibe Park
1948 Track Stars Dominate Olympic and AAU Honors
Athletes set multiple records as U S runners swept 24 men s track events at London and AAU meets. Harrison Dillard won both 100 meters and 60 yard hurdles indoors, while Porter and Cochran captured hurdles titles. Bob Mathias and Dodds highlighted decathlon and mile feats, with Patton and McKenley breaking records in sprints and 400 meters.
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New York
London
United States
Harrison Dillard
Big Porter
Northwestern
Roy Cochran
Los Angeles A.C
Bob Mathias
Tulare
Calif
Parson Gil Dodds
Madison Square Garden
Boston K. of C
Mel Patton
Southern California
Fresno
Herb McKenley
Jamaica
Dillard
Rhode Island State
Mass
Gridders Travel VIENNA Schedule With Four Nations
The Austrian national football team plans four scheduled games next year as announced by the football association. The tour includes matches against four countries, with details to be finalized.
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Vienna
Football Association
123 Club Defeats Stork Club In Shuffleboard Circuit
In the Standard Shuffleboard league on Tuesday the 123 Club beat the Stork Club 10 to 6. Other scores include Dog House 12 over Whitey’s 4, Vogue 11 over McKil’s 5, and North Star 10 over Idle Hour 6.
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Stork Club
123
Dog House
Whitey’s
North Star
Whitehall Ski Hill Officially Named
Whitehall Wisconsin special report notes Winter Sports Inc directors name the ski hill and winter sports property near Toe Lane. Preparations for the new winter wonderland include a warming house electric lights for night skiing and a tow set to be completed this week. The rebuilt scaffold awaits the Central Ski Association tournament scheduled for January 30.
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Whitehall
Wis
Winter Sports, Inc
Central Ski Association
La Mont Hanson Leads Sparta Bowlers With 612 Set
La Mont Hanson rolled 189 192 and 231 for a 612 series in Sparta Wisconsin. Eddie Ras posted 566 while Baumbach had 561 and Les Erickson 556 in the local bowling standings.
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Sparta
Wis
la Mont
Rowley Routs Onalaska 48-30 Behind Bott's 18
Rowley's basketball team overwhelmed Onalaska in Wisconsin as Bob Bott scored 18 points to fuel a 22-7 halftime lead and seal a 48-30 victory.
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Rowley
Onalaska
Wis
Bob Bott
Bott
Wisconsin Five Faces UCLA Five Tonight In West Coast Trip
Northwestern and Wisconsin play Big Nine teams on the Pacific coast with Wisconsin meeting UCLA while Northwestern faces Southern California in Los Angeles. Ohio State heads to Denver after two wins over California as Purdue and Minnesota also post non league victories.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Southern California
UCLA
Ohio State
Denver University
California
Buckeyes
Berkeley
Bears
Columbus
Denver
Los Angeles
Badgers
Bradley
Loyola of
San Diego State
Peoria
Braves
West Virginia
Purdue
Indiana
Drake
Des Moines
Bulldogs
Minnesota
Gophers
St. Mary's
Towa
Texas
Chris Han
Chicago Stadium
Notre Dame Navy
de Paul
Midway Bar Defeats Oxford Crew 15-1 in Shuffleboard
Midway Bar routed Oxford Bar 15-1 in the American Shuffleboard League feature match on Wednesday night. Elmer Olson Nic Gust B Tischer and R Rossman scored four points for Midway Bar while Levi and Ogen contributed one for Oxford. Other results include The Bungalow Inn 15 Wall's of Holmen 1 with Nelson Gullickson Nagle Nagle tallying for the winners. Ritters Heiser Wittenberg three points. Melody Mill 10 Matt Koelbl 6 with Siminn Halmrast leading the victors. Willows 7 Five Mile House 9 in a close setback.
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Midway Bar
Oxford Bar
Elmer Olson
Nic Gust
B. Tischer
R. Rossman
Levi
Ogen
the Bungalow Inn
Wall's
Holmen
Nelson
Gullickson
Nagle
G. Evenson
Shuda
Veena
Gaon
Hagen
Spring Grove Bowling Hits Midway Mark
Spring Grove bowlers reached the midway point in three men’s leagues last week. High single score was 225 by a member team, while Scratch Doc Schmidt posted a three game total of 660. Prize money from league treasuries will be distributed to winners.
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Spring Grove
Sinn
Seecia
Gesonsen
Three Grove
Solie
Maples
H. Bent
Doc Schmidt
VAH Sparta Fives To Play Tomah VAH Sparta Fives
The Veterans Administration hospital basketball team from Tomah will visit Sparta teams next week. The Eagles perform December 26 and the Trojans December 29 at the local court before about 300 patients. The Tomah Vet five carries four straight wins and seeks January dates. Frosty Mades invites teams for January 2 19 23 and 26.
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Tomah
Wis
Veterans Administration Hospital
Sparta
Eagles
Trojans
Vet
Stevens Point Seaisan College
la Crosse
AFL
Salvation Army
Norwalk
Wilton
Hospitalhe Tal
Frosty Mades
Red Wings Lose Four of Five In NHL Slump
Injury riddled Detroit Falls 5-2 to Boston as Red Kelly Ted Lindsay and Gordie Howe sit out. Bruins end six game winless streak and close to leaders while Chicago threatens from third place with New York Rangers game and Montreal on tap. Lynn Patrick debuts as Rangers coach.
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Detroit Red Wings
Dannor
Red Kelly
Ted Lindsay
Gordie Howe
Red Wings
Boston
Bruins
Detroit
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago
Wings
Hawks
New York Rangers
Montreal
Rangers
Lynn Patrick
Syracuse Player Jerry Rizzo Suspended After Referee Punch
Denver action saw Syracuse guard Jerry Rizzo suspended from the National Basketball League after punching referee Ralph Fowler during a game against the Denver Nuggets. Denver won 60 to 54.
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Jerry Rizzo
Syracuse
NBL
Denver
Ralph Fowler
Rizzo
National Basketball League
Doxie Moore
Denver Nuggets
Boston Yanks to Play Thlts at Polo Grounds
The Boston Yanks will play at the Polo Grounds in New York next season sharing dates with the New York Giants. A meeting with Giants officials will set a lease and date division after holidays. Each team will host six games with one matchup where the other New York club visits. The Yanks name will be dropped pending a new designation.
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Polo Grounds
New York
New York Giants
Collins
John V. Dent
Football Giants
Horace Stoneham
Baseball Giants
Boston Yanks
Been
Money and pay ruin college football says Clark
Lincoln Nebraska—Coach George Patsy Clark of Nebraska says paying athletes harms performance and ambition. He cites scholarships and jobs as acceptable, but not outright pay or free rides. He notes a west coast incident where a QB contract led to a $7,000 total cost and team dissension, but refuses to name the school.
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Lincoln
Neb
George
Patsy
University of Nebraska
Oney
Clark
Associated Press
University of Illinois Grid
New Albin Preps Sweep Lansing in Doubleheader
New Albin swept both ends of a basketball doubleheader against Lansing in New Albin Wisconsin. The girls won 28 to 19 as Donna Thompson scored 22 points while Jean Cooper led Lansing with eight. In the nightcap New Albin’s boys earned their seventh straight win 34 to 27 with Jerry Donovan scoring 21 and Glenn Wendall adding nine for Lansing.
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New Albin
Wis
Lansing
Donna Thompson
Jean Cooper
Erry Donavan
Glenn Wendal
Beloit Quintet Topples San Diego State 61 45
Beloit beat San Diego State 61 to 45 as center Bontemps led with 19 points. Hutchison and Rundell added nine apiece for Beloit while the Aztecs, on a jammed midwestern tour, faded after a strong start and trailed 29-11 at halftime.
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Beloit
Wis
San Diego
Calif
Golds
Aztecs
Bontemps
Hutchison
Rundell
Fuchs Misses 300 as Anita Calum Tops 600 in League
In Pla-Mar alleys Men’s Classic, John Fuchs missed a 300 by one pin after a string of strikes, finishing 643 for three games with 213 and 142. Anita Caulum, La Crosse’s top bowler, posted a 619 three-game total for Swanson Heavy Movers in the Ladies Classic at Pia-Mor.
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John Fuchs
Pla-Mar
Kegler
Fuchs
Anita Caulum
la Crosse
Swanson
Trenchfoot Golf Tourney Matches Pros and Amateurs
Racine Wisconsin hosts its third trenchfoot golf tournament at Kilbourn Country Club this Sunday. A mix of professionals and amateurs from Racine Milwaukee Rockford and Evanston Illinois will compete as snow blankets the course and players brave the cold. Don Huff leads the event as tournament chairman and notes a long entrant list is forming.
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Racine
Wis
Kilbourn Country Club
Don Huff
Milwaukee
Rockford
Evanston
McGregor Tops Clermont Five 63 43 in Home Victory
McGregor high school beat Clermont here Tuesday 63 points to 43. The Tigers led 33 16 at halftime as Bachtell scored 21 and Anderson 15 for the winners. In the girls game McGregor won 26 25 for their eighth win in nine starts. Waalk led with 15 while Kittleson and Olson had 10 each for Clermont.
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McGregor
McGregor High School
Clermont
Bachtell
Anderson
Invaders
Clermont Girls
Kittleson
Olson
Dolly Waalk
Nate DeLong Remains River Falls Basketball Highlight
Nate DeLong, 6'6 center for River Falls State Teachers, tops the college in scoring last season with 28.1 ppg. This year he averages 24.2 over eight games, pushing his career total to 1,585 points in 67 games. His best game this season is 42 points against Newburg Studios, while a 14 point night at Minnesota Duluth followed by fouling out stands out as a setback. River Falls sits 6-2 and heads to the Mankato tournament on Dec 31 and Jan 1.
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River Vae
Wis
Nathan
Dalen, Jr
Big Nate
River Falls
Colle
de Long
Newburg Studios
Minneapolis
St. Mary’s College of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Duluth
Mankato
Pro Basketball Scores and 1948 49 South Carolina Schedule
Pro basketball results list Washington over Providence 102 77 and New York over Minneapolis 97 79. National League scores include Syracuse 58 Denver 4 and Waterloo 50 Hammond 45. The University of South Carolina basketball schedule shows 22 opponents for 1948 49.
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Association of America
Washington
Providence
New York
Minneapolis
Syracuse
Denver
Waterloo
Anderson
Dayton
Hammond
University of South Caroline
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Adam Hat Agency
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Lacrosse Tribune
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Alaska
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Albin
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le Cresse
Wisny A Ae Y Compeany
Anita Callum
McGregor Preps
St Mary's
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City Cab
Eddie
J. Christman
M. Pitreerraid
Voss-Barnett CO
North Third St
Nate DeLong
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