Tomah High Cages Central Raiders In 28–20 Win
Tomah High defeated Central Red Raiders 28 to 20 on the Hixon floor. Tomah pulled away in the second period after Central failed to score points in the quarter, then held on with strong fourth quarter play led by Schultz and Solie. Davis topped Tomah with 10 points, while Schultz also had 10 for Central in a rough, foul-filled finish.
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Central
Red Raiders
Hixon
Tomah High
Mark Sutton
Raiders
Tomah
Bunny Bachmann
Tex Carlsson
Harry Schultz
Ben Keeler
Davis
Suttonmen
Nave Solie
Schultz
Solie
Mark
Sowle
Rischette
Cramer
Central Sephs
Carlsson
Bachmann
Keeler
Campion
Kenny Doane
Spring Grove
Minn
High
Don Garin
Vince Schrader
Raider Sophs
Dahl
Dams
Bachm
Matteson
Sowley
Graham
Bigelow
Boxing veterans Roach and Cunningham On Rules and Ring History
NEA Sports Editor Billy Roche and veteran referee Bob Cunningham critique modern boxing rules and officials. They recall Sam Angott versus Willie Pep, old eras, and moments from 1890s battles including Tim Murphy and Johnny Eckhardt. They recount Bernstein memories of Sullivan and early boxing glamour.
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NEA
New York
Bob Cunningham
New York Boxing Commission
Cunningham
Billy Roche
Roche
Sammay Angott
Angott
Willie Pep
Pep
Angot
Ike Roche
Fourth Ward
Billy Smith
Elbows McFadden
California
Bob
Sammy Kelly
Coney Isand
Tim O’connell
Algeries
New Orleans
Tim Murphy
Johnny Eckhardt
Giv
Jack Adler
Murphy
Eckhardt
John L. Sullivan
Harry Hill
Houston
Crosby Streets
Boston
Bushwhacker Wins Crescent Mile in New Orleans Race
Bushwhacker romped to a surprise victory in the Crescent City handicap at New Orleans, running 1:55 2/5 for a mile and furlong. The upset paid $21.20, with Pop's Pick on track for $3.60 and Sugar Ration at $3.00 after a late scratch of Marriage.
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New Orleans
Bryan Sl. Wise
Brown
Chance Shot
Crescent City
Coward
Depuy
Fair Grounds
B. F. Whitaker
Pop
The
Dock Stable
Onalaska Tops Trempealeau In Coulee Conference Clash
Onalaska defeated Trempealeau 30 to 15 in a Coulee Conference game at Onalaska. Trempealeau led early 8 points, but Onalaska led 13-9 at halftime. Keith Bucklin scored 11 for Onalaska, with Gullikson six and Brudos and Warner five each. Jim Carlson led Trempealeau with 10.
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Onalaska
Wis
Coulee
Trempealeau
Keith Bucklin
Glen Gullikson
Don Brudos
Larry Pooler
Jim Carlson
Henie Partners New York: Buford McCusker Joins Revue
Sonja Henie brings Buford McCusker into the Hollywood Ice Revue as her partner. McCusker, developed in Hollywood, will join the army air force in two months.
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Henie
New York
Sonja Henie
Buford McCusker
Hollywood
McCusker
Army Air Force
Ohio State Dominates Indiana In 74 to 38 Victory
Ohio State trounced Indiana 74 to 38 before 2,024 fans as Don Grate led with 27 points advancing his season total. Guards Bob Bowen and Arnold Risen added 20 and 12 respectively while Ohio State built a 34 to 11 halftime lead and used reserves to seal the win.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Indiana University
Hoosiers
Bucks
Indiana
Don Grate
Greenfield
Ohio
Bob Bowen
Arnold
Buck
Ndiana
Ohio State Feft
Tipton
Dugger
Shields
O Grates
Re't
Ford
Caudillo
Risen
Lehman
Huston
Young
O'Bowen
Rowland
Plank
Mercery
Finks
Rage
Ohio State
Junetee
Peed
Brandenburg
Bowen
Fink
FE. C. Krieger
R. Hi. Rupp
Gophers Beat Badgers In 23rd Swim Contest
The University of Minnesota swimming team defeated Wisconsin 45 to 39 in Minneapolis to claim its 23rd dual victory. Solhaug overcame a half-lap deficit in the 400-yard relay to seal the win for Minnesota over Jenkins of Wisconsin in the final moments. First-place finishes included Regail Robb Evans in the 300-yard medley, Solhaug in the 50-yard freestyle, Tyrholm in the 200-yard breaststroke, Ruostaleinen in diving, and Nordquist Evans Thompsen Solhaug in the 400-yard relay. Middlemas swept three events for Wisconsin, while Gandse won the 150-yard backstroke.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Wisconsin
Solhaug
Gophers
Jenkins
Reigal
Robb
Evans
Tyrh
Zivic Fractures Hand In Jake LaMotta Bout
Detroit report says Fritzie Zivic suffered a fracture to the third metacarpal bone in his left hand during a 10 round defeat by Jake LaMotta Friday night. Match maker Jake Mintz cited X rays and two doctors confirming the injury.
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Zivic
Jake LaMotta
Pittsburgh
Jake Mintz
Fritzie Zivic
Detroit
Mintz
Seagle Plays in Scoring Wins for Toronto and Boston
In Toronto Seagle tallies as the Seagle side defeats Detroit 6 to 4. In Boston the Bruins overpower the Rangers 7 to 5. Bruins and Toront o teams push high scoring results in NHL action.
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National Hockey Seagle
Toronto
Detroit
Boston
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers
Falk Corporation 5 Trims Camp McCoy 35 to 25
Falk Corporation 5 opens with a strong lead and dominates Camp McCoy 35 to 25 at Logan High Gym. Milwaukee War Industries leaders after a 15 to 8 first half, Falk extended the margin as Camp McCoy rallied, with Steve Fabus scoring 16 and Paul Fabus adding eight.
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Milwaukee
Falk Corporation
Logan High
Camp McCoy
Falks
Milwaukee War Industries
Falks Face 76th Infantry in Camp McCoy Clash Sunday
Sunday afternoon the Falk team will play the 76th Infantry division five at Camp McCoy after a Saturday night preliminary where the 76th Quartermasters beat the 417th Infantry team 20 to 16. Scorers included Weil eight Loycano six Stier four Parkinson four and Konkel Hartnett and Fabus contributing.
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Stier
Weil
Loycano
Parkinson
Falk
76Th Infantry Division
Camp McCoy
76Th Quartermasters
417Th Infantry
Park
McCoy
Blaeske
Loyean
Hartnett
Konkel
S. Fabus
Weill
Hoerig
Hoover
Wisconsin Pin Classic Opens February 19 in Milwaukee
The Wisconsin State Bowling Association confirms the forty-second annual Wisconsin Pin Classic to be staged in Milwaukee due to wartime transportation. The event runs February 19 with entries due by January 31 at WSBA headquarters. Team play on Central Lanes and minor events on Strachota Regent Drives, with a 1821 team-entry precedent and a booster division offering $25 war bonds to winners.
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Wisconsin State Bowling Association
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
N. 27Th Street
North Avenue
North Second Street
Babe Didrickson Reinstated as Amateur Golfer by USGA
Babe Didrickson Za harias, wife of wrestler George, was reinstated as an amateur golfer by the United States Golf Association at its fiftieth annual convention. Morton B. Bogue, the new USGA president, said future championships would follow the association's rules. Didrickson had been deemed ineligible in 1935 due to professionalism in other sports.
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New York
Babe Didrikson
George Zaharias
United States Golf Association
Morton B. Bogue
Great Neck
Long Island
N. Y
Association
USGA
Pearl Harbor
Didrikson
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Florida
Two Veteran Packers Work In Shipyards During War
In Green Bay Wisconsin Joe Laws a longtime Packer and Tiny Engebretsen a former top 10 scorer are pictured daily commuting to Sturgeon Bay to labor in shipyards turning out vessels for war material transport. Laws just completed his 11th season with the club.
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Green Bay
Wis
Joe Laws
Packer
Tiny Engebretsen
Sturgeon Bay
Joe
Packers Turn Coaches Molenda and Kern Gain Ink
Green Bay Wis. former Packers stars Bo Molenda and Bill Kern earned much ink for coaching service teams on the Pacific coast. Molenda starred as fullback during the Bays championship run and Kern was an outstanding tackle.
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Green Bay
Wis
Bo Molenda
Bill Kern
Packers
Pacific Coast
Molenda
Kern
Purdue Subdues Gophers 43-17 in Western Conference clash
Purdue's Boilermakers dominated Minnesota 43 to 17, going 21-10 up at halftime. Charlie Haag led Purdue with 16 points as the defense held the Gophers to four field goals and nine free throws, while Ward Lambert's squad extended its conference win streak.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue
S. Boilermakers
Minnesota
Gophers
Ward Lambert
Charlie Haag
Bill Lodge
Haag
Boilermakers
Minnesota Purine
Kelly
Muske
Ofrazier
Lehrman
Gustafson
Snyder
Horn
Baglien
Sokolf
Geraghty
iCharch'la
Sol
Hofman
Sokol
Lodge
McPherson
Gale Robinson
Indiana
Rollie Barnum
Wisconsin
Old Grad Tops Hialeah Field at Palm Beach Handicap
Veteran jockey Eddie Arcaro ends a slump by guiding Four Freedoms to victory in the first division at Hialeah Park. Old Grad, the longshot from Camper stable, wins the second division by two lengths as the track bogs down in mud.
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Miami
Fla
Woolford Farm
Hialeah Park
Palm Beach
Eddie Arcaro
Greentree Stable
Four Freedoms
Camper
Woolford
Fleet
Hialeah
Walter P. Chrysler
Coronal
Millbrook Stable
Poacher
Dispose
Adulator
Cosmic strike defined in Toledo bowling scene
In Toledo bowling, a strike achieved without hitting the head pin is called a cosmic strike.
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PAGE
Lou Nova
Toledo
Tokle Recalls First Ski Jump In Two Years At Bear Mountain
Norwegian star Torger Tokle, home on furlough from Camp Hale, made his first ski jump in almost two years during the Bear Mountain meet. Tokle, a famed jumper who set records across the country, expressed thrill at the practice jump and remains optimistic about reaching 300 feet in flight.
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NEA Service
New York
Torger Tokle
Bear Mountain
Pine Mountain
Upper
Michigan Peninsula
Sergeant Tokle
Tokle
Camp Hale
Colo
Norway
Hudson
America
Ola
Royal Norwegian Air Force
Art Devlin
Lake Placid
Badgers Rout Wolverines In 42 31 Big Ten Cage Bout
Wisconsin defeats Michigan 42 to 31 in a men’s basketball game as part of Big Ten action. Illinois beats Chicago 69 to 32, extending Chicago’s 43rd straight conference loss while Stan Patrick scores 17 for Illinois. Chicago’s 10 minute rally proves too late.
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Wisconsin Badgers
Michigan Wolverines
Chicago
Illinois
University of Chicago
Maroons
Big Ten
Stan Patrick
Illini
Lou Deitelbaum
Hilltoppers Face Camp Grant and DePaul This Week
Marquette University basketball headed for two stern tests with Camp Grant at Elgin high school gym Tuesday and DePaul at Chicago Stadium Friday. They seek revenge for a 47 44 New Year’s Eve loss to Camp Grant and meet a DePaul squad led by George Mikan and Dick Triptow. Northwestern plays Notre Dame in the doubleheader.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Marquette University
Bill Chandler
Hilltoppers
Camp Grant
Elgin
Ill
DePaul
Chicago Stadium
Elgin National Watch Co
Warriors
Milwaukee Auditorium
Marquette
Stan Szukala
Mickey Rottner
Demons
George Mikan
Dick Triptow
Nebraska
Glenview
St. Josephs
Long Island
Arkansas
Chicago
English Cage League Formed by Air Force Flyers in England
Lieut. Joe Koffend Jr a former Midwest Conference statistician forms a basketball league with Eighth Air Force buddies in England. After receiving a Lawrence College ball in October the group reports rapid growth and the game offers relaxation for players and observers during wartime.
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Appleton
Wis
Joe Koffend
Midwest
Eighth Air Force
England
Koffend
Europe
Lawrence College
Bucknell Breaks Penn State Streak on Hardwood
Bucknell ends Penn State’s 24 game floor winning streak that dated back to February 1941 at State College Pennsylvania cutting the run short with a decisive game result.
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State College
Bucknell
Penn State
Wisconsin Badgers top Michigan 42 to 31 in Madison showdown
In a Big Ten clash at Madison, Wisconsin defeats Michigan 42 to 31 after a slow second period. Ray Patterson led Wisconsin with 16 points, while Russ Wendland added 11 and shut down Tom King, as Michigan suffers its third loss in four conference games. Half time stood 19-18 Michigan, with Wisconsin surging after intermission.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Michigan
Wolverines
Badgers
Ray Patterson
Badger
Russ Wendland
Tom King
Strack
Smith
King
Loushing
Thom'sons
Hirsch
Dykstraf
Seymour
Pat’son
Ketterer
Johnsong
Shrider
Selbo
Lund
Wendl
Loras College Defeats Lawrence 51 to 43 in Appleton
Loras College beat Lawrence 51 to 43 in Appleton. Jim Ovey led scoring with 21 points as Lawrence rallied late but fouled out guard Buchanan and star Ove. The Vikings built a 34 to 24 halftime edge with strong first half offense.
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Appleton
Loras
Iowa
Lawrence
Vikings
Jim Ove
Buchananan
Ove
College Basketball Results From Various Schools
Purdue defeats Minnesota 42 17 Indiana defeats Ohio State 38 Wisconsin tops Michigan 31 Drake beats Cornell 55 35 Central defeats Simpson 51 Penn State loses 15 to Pittsburgh 1 Great Lakes beats Marquette 45 34 Tilmots edges Chicago 69 32
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Associated Press
Purdue
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio State
Indiana
Drake
Cornell
Central
Simpson
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Great Lakes
Marquette
Tilmots
Chicago
Rieber Leads Rangers Past Lansing In 46 to 18 rout
Logan forces a lopsided win over Lansing 46 to 18 as every Ranger starter and three substitutes score. Captain Ronald Rieber tallies 11 points to lead Logan, with Hank Blank adding eight as the team closes weekend play with one win and one loss.
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Lansing High
Ranger
Carl Mattusen
Matthusen
Rangers
Logan
Lansing
la Crosse Crew
Ronald
Babe) Rieber
Hank Blank
Fett
Nelson
Fred
Klar
Efson
Schultz
Aschom
Meyer
Thorstin
Blank
Protsman
Rethl
Remen
Sens
Rieber
Adams
Bertelli Plans Pro Football After War
Holyoke transcript report quotes Angelo Bertelli Notre Dame star back saying he will leave college game after the war and turn to professional football. He spoke during a visit to his mother and sister while reporting to Marine officers training at Quantico Virginia to finish the second semester of his senior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyoke
Mass
Holyoke Transcript-Telegram
Angelo Bertelli
Notre Dame
Bertelli
Marine Officers Training School
Quantico
Nelson Holds Lead In Open Golf Tournament
Nelson leads the San Francisco Victory Open at halfway with a 36 hole total of 137 after a 69 in the second round to add to a 68 first round. Mangrum stands second at 141, while Fazzio and Bell are at 142.
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San Francisco
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Nelson
Harding Park
Lloyd Mangrum
Monterey Park Calif
George Fazzio
Pine Valley
N. J
Art Bell
Fazzio
Bell
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