Gale Curling Club resumes annual Burns tournament
Galesville curling club members organize for the new season with nearly twenty teams from Galesville and Winona. Two leagues National and American will compete as the club sends one team to a Wisconsin event in Jan. 11 14. Skips and teams listed for each league.
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Galesville
Winona
Wau
Wisconsin
Galesville Club
GacKeeth
Anderson
Herman Toppen
Irvine Klein
Scott Hotchkiss
Arn@é French
George Gardner
W F. Barenthin
L. B. Smith
Ralph Alvin Young
Arthur
Y Daffinson
Leonard Redsten
Russell Park
Henry Redsten
Ray McKeeth
Joan Williamson
Sanford Dale
Garenee Brown
Earl Trimm
Rusgen Jenks
Don Gibson
Alton Jonmson
George Oliver
Alvin Douglas Butman
Robert Holmen
H. M. Jacobson
Melvin Daffinson
Howard Barenthin
W. BR. Shonat
William Kopp
Nat Carhart
Jennings Nichols
Oscar van Viedt
F. N. Norris
James
James Henderson
Tom Hunter
P. J. Server
Jester Nicols
Wayne Lyon
Roy Poss
Roy Smith
Lee Sacia
Ethan Sacia
J. O. Lund
Herbert Lyon
Grover
Rob Grover
Troy McWain
Rudolph Benrud
Joe McNehl
William Poss
Rob Sacia
Rowell Hunter
Thomas Hunter
Ray Harris
Art Gibson
Best Centers Are Opponents Best Centers Are Opponents
In Montgomery Alabama the sixth annual Blue football classic features centers Caleb Van Warrington of Auburn and John Tavener of Indiana. Warrington a 6 2 205 pivot man on the South line and Tavener 6 0 220 from Indiana are noted for power and pass defense. Coach McMillan leads the South staff with Lynn Walb Mt Northwestern and Carl Cornell as assistants while North stars include Y A Tittle Penn State and John Churkan Penn State.
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Montgomery
Ala
Caleb van
Tex) Warrington
Auburn
John Tavener
Indena
Warrington
South
Tavener
Indiana
A. N
Bo) McMillen
Carl
Charlie Trippi
Mird Air Force
Y. A. Tittle
State
Grays
Hoernschmeyer
John Churkran
Penn State
McMillan
Lynn Wal Mt
Northwestern
Cornell
Southern
Voviles
Wally Is
Georgia
Claude
Little ) Simons
Tulane
Lawrence Resumes Drill For Gophers Opening
SPPLETON Wis The fence college basketball squad resumes practice tomorrow after a respite with its sights Mitte and Great Lakes The first of the three men will be with the Gophers at its Jan 1 Jim Ove of last season's Lawrence team will be at center for Great Lakes.
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Sppleton
Wis
Fence
Mitte
Great Lakes
Gophers
Jim Ove
Lawrence
Milwaukee Common Council Praises Packers Victory
Milwau kee Common Council adopted a resolution commending the Green Bay Packers for their NFL win. A copy of the resolution was sent to Coach E L Lambeau.
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Milwaukee
Millikee
Green Bay Packers
National Football League
E. L. Mbes
Camp Wilson Tulsa Fullback a Big Problem for Georgia Tech
Tulsa fullback Camp Wilson, a major force for the Golden Hurricane, powers Tulsa’s running game and passing threats. He is a 2-way threat with speed on kickoff returns and a strong inside runner, totaling nine touchdowns in eight games and 573 rushing yards on 98 carries.
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Camp Wilson
Tulsa
Georgia Tech
Ben Funk
Miami
Iason
Golden Hurricane
Wilson
Iowa Seahawks
Southwestern
Texas
Henry Frnka
Teen 4-F Inductions Could Shift College Football Next Fall
Washington reports the War Mobilizer says college and professional 4-Fs may be re examined for service, potentially forcing younger players to carry teams next autumn. New Year bowls seem secure and no immediate action on football. Common 4-F disabilities include knee and shoulder issues, ear drum perforations, stomach ailments, and flat feet.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Office of War Mobilization
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
McCoy Cagers Host Uptown Quint In Sparta Showdown
Camp McCoy's basketball five returns from a two week layoff to host La Crosse Uptown Cigar Store cagers at Sparta High School gym. McCoy aims to halt a five game skid as Pic. Red Goddardt leads with 56 points and Bartman replaces Loycano at right forward in a lineup loaded with former La Crosse prep stars. Uptown, favored to win the municipal league crown, fields a strong lineup.
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Sparta
Wis
McCoy's
la Crosse
Sparta High School
Richland Center
McCoy
Schick General Hospital
St. Mary's College
Fort Sheridan
Lll
Wllneis Tech
Truax Field
Illinois Tech
Uptown Cigar Cagers
Uptown
la Crosse Municipal
Kentucky 50 Wyoming 68 at Lincoln Nebraska
Kentucky falls to Wyoming by twelve points in Lincoln Nebraska as Fairmont Nebraska and Stoutfield post 42 and 30 points respectively. AAP reports the results from the college basketball night.
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Kentucky
Wyoming
Lincoln
Fairmont
Holiday YMCA Basketball Tourney Opens With 17 Teams
Seventeen teams enter the YMCA Holiday Basketball tournament set to begin this morning at the Y gym. Quarterfinals are tomorrow, semifinals Friday morning, and the finals Friday evening. Teams include Hot Shots River Rats Junior Army Jefferson Lions White Eagles War Hawks Badgers LaCongas Panthers Batchelors Jefferson Midgets Ellison's Raiders Racketeers Manglers Eries Rams and High-Flyers.
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YMCA
Hot Shots
River Rats
Man o' War Owns Unique Personal Bank Account
A historic note states that the famous racehorse Man o' War is the sole horse recorded with a bank account in his own name, highlighting a quirky financial fact about equine celebrity.
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Man O’ War
Smythe Offers Reward for Maurice Richard Trade
Maj. Conny Smythe, Toronto Maple Leafs managing director, offers a $1000 reward to persuade Montreal to sell star Maurice Richard to Toronto for $25000. The bold bid aims to reshape the NHL by pairing Richard with Toronto’s roster.
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Toronto
Maj. Conny Smythe
Toronto Maple Leafs
National Hockey League
Montreal
Maurice Richard
Duke Whiz Kids Clinch Sugar Bowl Bid in Late Rally
Duke University’s Blue Devils, after four straight losses, won their final four games led by George Clark, Gordon Carver, and Tom Davis. Coach Cameron’s faster, open offense included a man in motion and a spread look, earning an invitation to face Alabama in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day in New Orleans.
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Durham
N. C
Duke
Pennsylvania
Cameron
Sugar Ressicko
Blue Devils
Lesses
Penn
Army
Otto Graham
George Clark
Gordon Carver
Tom Davis
Idaho Spuds Traded For Notre Dame Pigskin
In Twin Falls Idaho a football autographed by 33 Notre Dame players sat under the Christmas tree at Theodore J. Goeckner home. In exchange Notre Dame received a 100 pound sack of Idaho potatoes arranged by Mrs. Goeckner after meeting the Notre Dame agent in Toledo Ohio. The football was for her three boys Larry nine Bob seven and Patrick two. The agent cited a potato shortage as Idaho’s supply issue while noting footballs are hard to obtain locally.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Notre Dame
Theodore J. Goeckner
University At
South Bend
Ind
Patrick
School of
Fights Last Night in Various Cities
Reported boxing results show several decisions and knockouts across North American venues. Berger outpointed Robinson in Brooklyn, Mulligen stopped Jones in Jersey City, Palmer defeated Lasalva in White Plains, Parham stopped James in Chicago, and Rafferty outpointed Dobbins in Cincinnati.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
Maxie Berger
Montreal
Ernie
Cat) Robinson
Jamaica
N. Y
Jersey City
Jimmy Mulligen
Boston
Tiger Lou Jones
Port Chester
White Plains
Phil Palmer
Vancouver
B. C
Vince Lasalva
Mt. Vernon
Chicago
Charney Parham
Milwaukee
Tommy James
Doll Rafferty
Benton Dobbins
Cincinnati
Just Talk Says Stuhldreher Of Girard Going To West Point
San Francisco report on the East West game notes 1945 New Year contest to showcase the T formation. East coaches split backfield plans with Frank Dancewicz and Les Horvath leading one group while John Cannady and Earl Girard head another.
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Stuhldreher
Girard
West Point
San Francisco
Homer Norton
Orin
Babe) Hollinberg
Bob McClure
Nevada
Andy Kerr
Bernie Bierman
George Hauser
Frank Dancewicz
Notre Dame
Les Horvath
Ohio State
Bob Kelly
Dick Flanagan
Vic Kulbitski
Minnesota
John Cannady
Indiana
Earl Girard
Wisconsin
Bob Brugge
Jack Breslin
Michigan State
Dizzy Dribblers and Droops Dominate YMCA League Night
The Dizzy Dribblers defeated the Slapshots 36 to 2 as Ken Saley scored 20 points. In the second game the Droops received a forfeit from Julia's Boys after a 22 to 1 score shortage. Earl Powell scored the lone Sloppers point and Wayne Swinghammer led the Droops with ten.
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Tribune
YMCA
Dizzy Dribblers
Ken Saley
Don Betz
Julia’s Boys
Earl Powell
Wayne Swinghammer
Former ALBSB Head Injures Knee In Fall
EVANSTON Ill Henry P Edwards long time manager of the American League Baseball Service Bureau and former Cleveland sports writer is in St Francis hospital with a fractured knee cap from a fall on an icy street near his home. Hospital attendants say the condition is not serious.
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Evanston
Ill
Henry P. Edwards
American League Baseball Service Bureau
Cleveland
St. Francis Hospital
Edwards
Racing ban draws crossfire in sports round up
War Mobilization Director Byrnes questions anti racing policy while notes on Phil Watson playing with a cast and Tulsa U players headed to the Orange Bowl. Other items include ex push cart peddlers becoming fighters and jockey Johnny Longden musing about training.
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Hugh Fullerton
New York
James F. Byrnes
Phil Watson
Rangers
Toronto
Tulsa U
Hurricanes
Georgia Tech
Morris Reif
Danny Bartfield
Johnny Longden
Zollners Win No. 7 In NBL Battle
Fort Wayne Zollners top team in the Eastern division of the NBL beat Chicago 59 to 50 for their seventh win against one loss. Bob McDermott scored 20 for the winners while Dick Triptow led Chicago with 14.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Army Faces Scheduling Hurdles From High Scorers
The Army football program may struggle to fill future schedules due to star backs Glenn Davis and Felix Blanchard who have three seasons left, making opponents scarce and raising competitive challenges.
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Army
Glenn Davis
Felix
Doc) Blanchard
Outstanding Sports Figures of 1944 Headlines
The New York panel names Sewell as manager of the year and Ann Curtis as the top female athlete. Byron Nelson is the leading male golfer and Carroll Widdoes earns coach of the year for Ohio State. The piece notes Nelson’s $50,000 war bond take and Curtis’s 19 swimming records, including two world marks, while praising Sewell’s pennant drive and Widdoes’ wartime Ohio State leadership.
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New York
E Sewell
St. Louis
Browns
Byron Nelson
Jag McSpaden
Martin Marion
Hal Newhouser
Gil Dodds
Arne Andersson
Carroll Widdoes
Les Horvath
Alan Ford
Ted Atkinson
Ann Curtis
San Francisco
Mildred Didriksen Zaharias
Pauline Betz
Texas
Luke Sewell
Ohio State
Nelson
Toledo
Curtis Girl
Small Family Tops Fat Salvage Survey
A recent survey for the American Fat Salvage Committee shows the small two person family saves the most fat with limited red ration points each month. The young housewife under 25 saves about half as much as the 50 year old senior.
Cyclist Claims Record From Childhood Ride Length
Charles Jones of Llandrindod Wells Wales says he has ridden longer than anyone at eighty. He began at age six on a wooden bike and, before turning seven, undertook a bicycle tour of Wales visiting Aberystwyth Carmarthen Swansea and Brecon.
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Charles Jones
Llandrindod Wells
Wales
Aberystwyth
Carmarthen
Swansea
Brecon
Poole Praised As AP All-America Third Team Plebe End
George Barney Poole of Army, a sterling plebe end, is hailed as a future West Point football great and earned AP All-America third team honors.
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George
Barney) Poole
Army
Sterling
Associated Press
West Point
Wisconsin Star Girard Plans West Point Trial
Madison report says Earl Girard the Badgers star back plans to finish his Wisconsin semester then train at Cornell before aiming for the U S military academy. Coach Stuhldreher notes no confirmed departure and Girard is expected to return to Madison after the East West game.
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Madison
Wis
Harry Stuhldreher
University of Wisconsin
Earl
Jag) Girard
San Francisco
Wisconsin
Cornell
United States Military Academy
Stuhldreher
Girard
Cage
Florida racing ban costs state four million dollars
The racing ban will cost Florida a revenue loss of four million dollars or more, directing funds to counties, schools, and old age assistance. Gov elect Caldwell and Senator Pepper questioned the war effort benefit and called the 1943 shut down of horse racing untimely, coming after the season began.
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T . Fla
Florida
Spessard Holland
Holland
Millard Caldwell
Pepper
D-Fla
Charley Parham Stops Tommy James In Sixth Round
Charley Parham, from Milwaukee, defeated Tommy James of Chicago by technical knockout in the sixth round of an eight round bout at Marigold Gardens. Parham floored James twice in the second and once in the third before delivering a decisive body attack.
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Chicago
Charley Parham
Milwaukee
Tommy James
Marigold Gardens
Don Rafferty
Bennon Dobbins
Cincinnati
Marion Rhotes
Eddie Carson
Claude Ellison
Des Moines
John Hubbard
Mike Sopko
East Chicago
Ind
Jimmy Wilson
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