Bowl mania sweeps nation with 15 games this New Year
Football fans flood the warm coast to the 15 bowl program headed by the East West Shrine in San Francisco and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. California meets Ohio State as a key appeal while Oklahoma faces LSU in the Sugar Bowl. Major bowls offer clashes among top teams with big crowds and high betting.
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Eddie Lebaron
Allstar
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Ala
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San Jose
Texas Tech
Pasadena
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Associated Press
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Louisiana State
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Fla
Honda
Orlando
Flia
Galveston
Phoenix
Houston
Tomah Baseball Team Sets Early 1950 Meeting
Tomah Wisconsin special report notes a pre season meeting for all interested players at Tech Terrace on Tuesday night. William Boehm president of the Tomah Veterans Park Association invites all players to discuss plans for the coming baseball season.
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Tech Terrace
William Boehm
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Hawkeye Blue Devil Swanies Advance In Y Xmas Tourney
The Hawkeyes Blue Devils and Swanies reach the tournament finals bracket after Thursday wins in the MCA holiday basketball event. Bordwell scores 9 in win over St. Joseph's as St. Joseph's eliminated 28-5, then 13 in a 21-17 victory over the Vagabonds. Devils beat St. James 29-27 with Brose at 15. Swanies roll past St. James 53-20 with Pulver and Wartinbee at 14 each. Dickson tops St. James for the losers with 10.
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Swanies
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Brose
Dickson
Pulver
Wartinbee
Swanses
Pazandak Promotes Self as World’s Greatest Wrestler
Ex Gopher star Joe Pazandak headlines next Tuesday at the Avalon ballroom. He touts his claim with ink blotters reading Sgt. Joe Pazandak World’s Greatest Wrestler and Never Defeated. Francois Miquet disputes the title. five years in the Army and 604 days in combat back Pazandak’s war record. Other matches include June Byers vs Violet Viann. Stan Maysilack vs Danny Plebes. Tickets available at S and H Doghouse Howies Bar Midway Tavern Witterberg’s.
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Avalon Ballroom
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Kansas City
Violet Viann
Stan Maysilack
Danny Plebes
S and H. Doghouse
Howies Bar
Midway Tavern
Witterberg’s
College Basketball Scores From AP Report
Oklahoma defeated Kansas State 55 50 while Tennessee ousted Utah State 66 62 in overtime. Beloit beat Brigham Young 63 61 and Butler prevailed 57 53 over Purdue. Ohio State beat Harvard 58 48 and Vanderbilt topped Alabama 53 44. Texas won 49 4 over Taylor.
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Kansas State
Tennessee
Utah State
Beloit
Brigham Young
Butler
Purdue
Ohio State
Harvard
Vanderbilt
Alabama
Texas
Taylor
Kansat
Iowa State
Michigan
Nebraska
Culver-Stockton
Ottawa
Kas
Arizona State
Washington
St. Louis
New York Boxing Commission Sets Jake La Motta Title Fight Deadline
The New York Boxing Commission orders Jake La Motta to defend or vacate the middleweight title by February 1, with a June defense possible if he agrees. NBA commissioner Abe Greene awaits full member review as La Motta cites conditioning needs and two or three warmup fights. Ambiguity remains over whether the NY title and NBA recognition will align.
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Paterson
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la Motta
H. Jordan Lee
Greene
Marcel Cerdan
Villemain
Illemain
Viola tops West Salem in Tri-County clash 59 48
Viola, Wis special report, edged West Salem 59 to 48 in a Tri-County league game. B Lepley and Van Fleet led Viola with 23 and 16 points, while West Salem’s scoring was balanced with Newberg 15, Groth 10, Olson 9.
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Viola
West Salem
Wis
Viola City
B. Lepley
van Fleet
Newberg
Groth
M. Olson
Chances Ronzani Won't Be Packers Head Coach
Gene Ronzani said in Chicago that he has not been contacted by Green Bay Packers officials about a head coaching job. He noted he would be interested but no offers have been made. Packers publicity director Strickler said top officials are out of town and already have coaches under contract.
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Green Bay Packers
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Iron Mountain News
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Marquette Star
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California Bears Bring Strong Scoring Punch To Rose Bowl
Pasadena report notes California enters the Rose Bowl with a potent offense led by Bob Celeri and Lynn Was, totaling 3 708 yards and 305 points, while Ohio State counters with 2 122 rushing and passing yards from Krall and a 190 point tally in nine games. Critics cite defensive concerns for California against a Buckeyes lineup featuring Clark Janowicz and Klevay, as both teams prepare for explosive plays that could threaten Rose Bowl records.
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Toledo
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UCLA
Illnois
Brunk
Waldorf
Boots Erb
Charlie Erb
Don Robison
Schabarum
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Bucks
Culhane Cops Main Event In Rushford Boxing Show
Crowds packed the Rushford high school auditorium for the Rushford Boxing Club season opener. Local favorite Danny Culhane edged Ronny Flottmeier in a three round main event with a strong finish, while several other bouts ended in decisive wins for boxers from Lewiston Caledonia Altura and Rushford. The card featured strong performances from Wilbert Volkman Duane Kuecker and Ralph Palen, with the highlight being a competitive clash between local rivals Olson and Martin Luedtke.
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Rushford Boxing Club
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Flottmeire
la Crosse
Wilbert Volkman
Duane Kuecker
Kuecker
Volkman
Lewiston
Bill Leary
Caledonia Boxing Club
You Pugilists
Butch Guillume
Stan Mann
Jimmy Swenson
Ray Mechtel
Pat Schulte
Jerry Koenig
Cyril Palen
Walt Kerrigan
Palen
Ralph Palen
Joe Maahan
Kenny Guillume
Ray Winkler
Leary Club
Bernie Hennessy
Pete Daley
Olson
Martin Luedtke
Soldier Grove Stops Kickapoo Collegians
Soldiers Grove used sharp shooting by Paul Man to defeat Kickapoo Collegians as they held back the opponent on their home court. The victory came in a game reported from Wisconsin with strong scoring by the Soldiers Grove squad.
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Soldier Grove
Kickapoo Collegians
Soldiers Grove
Wis
Paul Man
Aquinas Central Alumni Quintets Battle Tonight
Aquinas and Central alumni teams clash at 8 p.m. in a feature holiday game. Notable former stars from both schools headline the lineups with several ex college players and top local talents aiming to impress in this charity alumni showdown.
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Holia Hee
Mark Sutton
John Michuta
Holmen and Melrose Cup Trempealeau Quintets in Wis. doubleheader
Holmen defeated Blair 54 to 32 while Melrose edged Taylor 27 to 23 in a Coulee conference boys basketball doubleheader in Melrose Wisconsin. Hendrickson led Holmen with 17 points and Zeman scored 10 for Melrose while Clipper and Clouse led Taylor.
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Taylor
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Johnson
Gullickson
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Zeman
Kunes
Clipper
Clouse
Beloit Tops Brigham Young 63 61 In Closest Rally
Beloit overcame a late deficit to defeat Brigham Young 63 61 in Beloit Wisconsin. Ronald Minson scored 24 points and Don Bontemps added 21 as Beloit erased a 49 44 edge with seven minutes left and forged a 55 55 tie before finishing the comeback.
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Wis
Brigham Young
Don Bontemps
Ronald Minson
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Minson
Utah
Black River Falls Edges Salem Lions 75 73 In Thrilling Thriller
Black River Falls defeats Salem 75 to 73 in a high scoring road game. S Young scores 30 for Black River Falls, D Lunbert adds 18, Newburg 29 for Salem, M Olson 18.
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Wis
Black River Falls City
Salem Lions
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Salem
M. Olson
Wisconsin Faces UCLA in Wisconsin Fieldhouse Tonight
Wisconsin basketball, coming off six wins in eight, meets UCLA in the second game of a doubleheader at the Wisconsin Fieldhouse. Iowa and Oregon open the twin bill as California completes its tour with three victories. Wisconsin beat California last season in San Francisco 49 46 and plays its final pre conference game before a Western Conference opener vs Illinois.
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Fights Last Night Report From Brooklyn Minneapolis and Tampa
In Brooklyn at Broadway Arena Joe Lindsey of New York outpointed Jack Porter of New York in eight rounds. In Minneapolis Gilen Flanagan of St Paul outpointed Lauro Salas of Monterrey Mexico in ten rounds. In Tampa Tommy Gomez of Tampa knocked out Big Bill Petersen of Chicago in one round.
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Joe Lindsey
New York
Jack Porter
Minneapolis
Gilen Flanagan
St. Paul
Lauro Salas
Monterrey
Mexico
Tampa
Fla
Tommy Gomez
Big Bill Petersen
Chicago
Indians Lead Early In Tilt
La Crosse State Teachers College basketball led early but trailed 48-43 to Iowa State Teachers in Cedar Falls. Nate DeLong was limited to eight points as La Crosse fell to 1-5. Jesperson paced Iowa Teachers with 14. The game followed a late foul-out-of-bounds call impacting possession.
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Otto) Schwanberg
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Iowa
Trempealeau City Quint Defeats Fountain City 40 35 in OT
Trempealeau Wisconsin led 14-6 20-19 30-23 before Fountain City forced 35-35 at end of regulation. After a stalemate in first overtime Trempealeau pulled away in second overtime to win 40-35. Dave Elkins scored 18 for Trempealeau with Fountain City’s player totaling 12.
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Wis
Trempealeau City
Fountain City
Dave Elkins
Fountain Cty
Independence City '5' Defeats Blair Legion in Loose Clash
Independence City '5' defeated Blair Legion by a loose brownball style contest. Jack Weier led visitors with 18 points while Kondahl added 13. Blair's George Hennings scored 13 and Dean Van Gordon had eight for Blair.
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Independence City
Blair Legion
Jack Weier
Kondahl
George Hennings
Blair
Dean van Gordon
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Milky) Knutson
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