St Paul Ace Top Star in Midwest Boxing Card
George Markos 135 pounds headlines at the Avalon in St Paul facing rising foes as Chicago and Milwaukee fighters fill a stacked eight round main event. The undercard includes Cy Lewis, Marlin Pettis, Bud Turner, Bill Flaherty, Lou Lindell and Roy Thomas in six and four round bouts with several local contenders hoping for future title chances.
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George Markos
the Avalon
Markos
Matt Daugherty
Milwaukee
Sodaways
Midwest
Flanagan
Charlie Riley
St. Louis
Mittman
Clever Glen
Miguel Acevedo
St. Paul
Proctor Heinold
Pat Murphy
Mel Hammond
Willie Roache
Nor Mastrain
Red Grant
Raymond Russ
Jackie Graves
Austin
Cy Lewis
Minneapolis
Roe Monsoor
la Crosse
Roy Thomas
Mel Patton Quits Track for Family Support
Olympic 200 meter champion and holder of the U S 100 yard record Mel Patton will retire from track after one final USC season to support his wife and daughter. He ran 9.3 for the century in Fresno last year and 21.1 for 200 meters at the Lendsa Olympics where he helped the U S 400 meter relay win.
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Los Angeles
Mel Patton
Southern California
University
M. Patton
Fresno
Calif
International Amateur Athletic Federation
U. S
Dons Sign Two Backfield Players in Pro Football Move
Los Angeles Dons announce signings in the All-America pro football conference. Fullback Hosea Rogers, 26, 198 pounds, joins the squad alongside back Bob Kennedy, 20, a 9 second sprinter.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Dons
Hosea Rodgers
Bob Kennedy
Caledonia Amateur Boxing Show Set With 11 Bouts
Loretta high school athletic association presents its first boxing show of the season Thursday in Caledonia with 11 bouts and 33 rounds. Lyle Busch of Rushford faces Del Meathe of Red Wing in the main bout, and several Red Wing, Caledonia, and Rushford fighters appear in supporting matches.
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Caledonia
Minn
Loretta High School Athletic Association
Sev
Lyle Busch
Rushford
del Meathe
Red Wing
Busch
Merv Ganrude
Wayne Colden
Ganrude
Colden
Mikan Still Leads NBA Scoring By Wide Margin
Big George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers holds an 889 point lead in the Basketball Association of America scoring race through Sunday, with Fulks of Philadelphia 110 back and Zaslofsky of Chicago over 300 behind. Mikan also leads in field goal percentage at .427 as Wanzer slips to .408. The Knicks lose to St. Louis 79 71 as Belus Smanley hits pivotal jump shots.
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George Mikan
Minneapolis Lakers
Basketball Association of America
Fulks
Philadelphia
Max Zaslofsky
Chicago
Zaslofsky
Mikan
Big George
Bob Wanzer
Rochester
New York Knickerbockers
Washington
St. Louis
Madison Square Garden
Belus Smanley
Bombers
Pro Basketball Results From Associated Press Monday
St Louis beat New York 79 to 71 in pro basketball action reported by the Associated Press. The contest featured strong defense from the Blues and late scoring to seal the win.
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The
Associated Press
Association of America
St. Louis
New York
Prairie Five Tops Boscobel In Low-Scoring Game
Prairie Five led 10-9 at halftime and 16-11 at the end to defeat Boscobel. Teammates Darlington and Hoeab contributed scoring while Dodgeville was later beaten 50-33 by the same team.
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Ee Saneae
oGur & He
Min Syae
Darlington
Mi Hoeab
Dodgeville
Ray and Sam Shufflers Top Third in Monday League
Ray and Sam Shufflers move to third place in the Monday division of the American board league with a 160 over Monitor bar. Fritz' bar won 13-3 over Temp's as Halmrast and DeBoer and Skoy and Anderson won. Dugan's Dugout upset Club Gysyl 9-7 with Ganey and Bates each three wins.
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Sam's
Monda
American Board League
Monitor Bar
B. Shuda
B. Peterson
Fritz
Bar
Temp’s
Halmrast
DeBoer
Skoy
Anderson
E. Temp
G. Konop
Frolic Inn
Shimshak’s
Powell
Franklin Five Defeats Black River Falls Boosters 44-41
Franklin squad edged the Black River Falls Boosters 44-41 at home with Butch Ellison W Rollefson and Tollefson leading the winners while Allan Konkland and Bob Ininger paced the Boosters. Boosters meet Naval Reserve in La Crosse Tuesday and local Legion moves to Neillsville Wednesday.
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RAF
Black River Falls
Wis
Butch Ellison
W. Rollefson
Tollefson
Allan Konkol
Bob Ininger
Boosters
Naval Reserve
Naval Armory
la Crosse
Neilisville
Ranger and Hawks Battle for Southeast Prep Cagers
Winona High School hosts a boys basketball clash as the Ranger and Winona teams square off in a preliminary game at seven. Rod Lingenfelter leads the Hawks who ride a nine game win streak, while Jim Thomas defends the Rangers with strong rebounding and scoring near 15 points per game.
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Rangers
Winona
Win
Hawks
Osota
Rod Lingenfelter
Gordie Addington
John Anderson
Noel Holst
Red Lee
Chuck Knopp
Lingenfelter
Ranger
Jim
Skinny
Syracuse Tops Sheboygan in NBL Clash
Syracuse rallied in the closing minutes to beat Sheboygan 75 66 before about 800 fans in Rockford Ill Adolph Shayes and Ed Peterson sparked the decisive run as Peterson led Syracuse with 15 points Shayes added 13 while Paul Cloyd 14 and Mel Schoon 12 led the visitors scoring.
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Ill
Syracuse
Sheboygan
Adolph Shayes
Ed Peterson
Peterson
Shayes
Paul Cloyd
Mel Schoon
Slate Shuffleboard Tourney in BRF
Four nights of shuffleboard planned in Black River Falls Wisconsin begin Tuesday in Olaf Ringleka hall at 8 pm. Entry fee is 1.00 dollars with prize money awarded to winners.
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Black River Falls
Wiscae
Jack River Falls
Olaf Ringleka
BRF Legion Tops Taylor Outfit 38-34 in Close Battle
Norma led BRF Legion with 15 points as Black Kite Falls Legion defeated Taylor 38-34 on Sunday. E Olson scored 14 for the Taylor outfit.
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BRF Legion
Taylor
Ern Lke Tang Se Ogyaa Pecal
Norma
Legion
E. Olson
Mum's The Word On Pro Football Peace Talks Begin
Pro football peace maneuvers dominate the AAFC NFL parley opening in Chicago with a secret huddle and no comments from officials. Rumors swirl on continued six team leagues, possible franchise shifts, and a potential single czar to oversee both leagues.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Allan
AAC
National Football League
NFL
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New York Giants
Pittsburgh Steelers
Los Angeles Rams
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Washington Redskins
Chicago Cardinals
New York Yanks
Philadelphia Eagles
Cleveland Browns
San Francisco 49Ers
Green Bay Packers
Bert Bell
Philadelphia
Outcasts Keep Lead in YMCA Y Boys League
The Outcasts beat the Dobbers 39 31 to stay top in the YMCA senior boys basketball league. Scheel scored 15 for the winners and Peterson 12 for the Dobbers. Quinn's Sporting Goods stayed in second by beating Zamboa's 47 26 with Lyden at 15 and Michalke 14. DeMolay five edged Horschak's All-Stars 33 30 in overtime, Flannagan with 15 for the winners.
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Scheel
Peterson
Quinn’s
Sporting Goods Store
Zamboa’s
Jim Lyden
Quinn
Michalke
Nick Horschak
Flannagan
Hawks Top BYF 42 36 In Final Game
Moran of BYF and Otto of Hawks each scored 14 points to share top scoring honors as the Black Hawks defeated BYF 42 to 36. Keller added 13 for the Stars.
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Stars
Blackhawks
BYF
Moran
Otto
Hawks
Whitehall Student Named To Luther College Basketball Squad
Whitehall Wisconsin La Verne Nelson son of Mr and Mrs Ben C Nelson of Whitehall has been named a member of the Luther College basketball squad. Nelson majors in chemistry and minors in German and mathematics at the college. The piece mentions the first pile bridge built in America still standing at York Maine, built in 1761.
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Wis
America
York
Maine
Three Basketball Games Set for Cashton Court Tuesday
Three games are scheduled at the Cashton Community Hall Tuesday night. The main event features Bangor versus the Cashton Eagles at 8 p.m., with the Eagles aiming to avenge a 46-33 season opener loss. The Cashton Warriors then face the Commercial Tavern team from the La Crosse recreation senior league, their 27th game of the season with six defeats. A 7 p.m. preliminary pits the Cashton and Bangor high school B teams.
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Wis
Bangor
Eagles
Cashton Warriors
Commercial Tavern
la Crosse Recreation
Warriors
Mauston Leads Juneau County Basketball Round
Mauston captured first in the Juneau County circuit with a 5-1 record after a 56-39 win Sunday. Bud Whereatt of Camp Douglas topped scoring with 106. Nesedah joined the league, expanding to six clubs with Adams Friendship and Elroy.
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Mauston
Wis
Juneau County
Serics
Bud Whereatt
Camp Douglas
Necedah
Adams Friendship
Elroy
Ae Wen Oe
Kearse Named Pilot for Grand Forks Ball Club
Grand Forks announces Ed Kearse as manager of the Northern league entry for 1949. Kearse previously led Ventura in the California State League, bringing managerial experience to the Grand Forks club.
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Grand Forks
N. C
Ed Kearse
Ventura
Mendsay League High Scores Reported in Local Play
A jumble of scores shows Northfield 2639 and other team totals from regional games. Readable fragments indicate teams like Land and Land High across a mix of matches with mentions of Penske installations and eve numbers.
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Carrol Land
Troll Land
je—Penske
Northfield
Ceventv
Learve
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