Logan Beats Blair In Wisconsin State Tournament Tilt
Logan triumphed 58 to 45 as Blair kept pace until late. Nehring and Thomas led Wisconsin fieldhouse action with strong late push. La Farge contest 33 29 closing defense. Logan totalled 24 field goals to Blair 14 while Blair sank 17 free throws. Merlin Nehring Jim Thomas and Ralph Twite starred.
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Gratis
Merlin Nehring
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Ralph Twite
Dark Horse Badgers Tie Bucks For Big Nine Indoor Title
Wisconsin and Ohio State shared the Big Nine indoor track crown as co champions with 38 points each. Don Gehrmann led Wisconsin with two wins including a 3:18.4 final leg in the mile relay, breaking conference and armory marks, while Mal Whitfield and Duff led Ohio State with multiple wins. Illinois and Purdue followed in the standings as events highlighted a tight meet.
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Ohio State
Badgers
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Gene Whipple
Mel Goldin
Gehrmann
Bob Mansfield
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Harry Cogs
Mal Whitfield
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Purdue
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Indiana
Northwestern
Iowa
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Herb Barten
Barten
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Charlie Peters
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Jim Urquhart
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Dick Ity
Johnny Murphy
Don Laz
Tom Bennett
Harry Cooper
Norm Wasser
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Cooper
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Charles Peters
Clark Rice
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Senateens
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Don Leuthold
den Las
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Paul Miller
Don Washington
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Walt Purdue
John Lindquist
Tllinois Armory
John May
Lou Tllinois
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Dave Norton
Ed Jones
Liord Duff
James Mitchell
Dom Laz
Llinois
Lawrence Busby
Ed Alvested
Ed Deilly
Jay Whiteker
Harry Cogswell
Mal Whit
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Tom Cae
Bill Buster
Leroy Vranek
Ed Cook
Walt Klink
Ron Mevrer
Prank Harder
Bob Comer
Don Phelipp
Paul Neff
Lee Hofacre
O'D
Logan Defeats Gillett Advances in State Night Matchup
Logan topped Gillett 52 to 37 as Rangers advance to face Kimberly in the sectional round. Blair’s Strand led Blair with 25 points including key free throws while Nehringhed and Thomas added 17 and Darrell Slette added eight. Logan led 19 16 after the first period and Blair stayed within reach at the free throw line.
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Kimberly
Gillett
Rangers
Blair
Nehringhed
Thomas
Twite
Ick Blair
Strand
Darrell Slette
Rangers Over Blair In Tight Basketball Battle
In a hard fought matchup Blair trailed 34-27 at halftime as Canto Strand and Slette kept Blair in play. Logan scored 17 in the final period to seal a decisive Rangers win while Lancaster used a late push to edge La Farge in a separate consolation game.
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Rangers
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Lancaster
Larry Marshall
Eau Claire Wins Sectional Over Osseo
Eau Claire high school earned a spot in the state tournament in Madison by topping Osseo 62 to 34 in a WIAA sectional basketball game played Saturday night in Eau Claire.
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Lancaster Edges Fire in Tight Region Game
Lancaster rallied to win as Zenz scored nine and Hatch and Marshall each posted 18 for Lancaster and La Farge respectively. Pederson led La Farge with eight points as Glynn added four for Lancaster in a rough, low scoring consolation battle.
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Hatch
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Browns Limber Up in Rain Delays Practice in Burbank
In Burbank California the St. Louis Browns tuned up under damp skies as morning drills included sliding practice and bunting while the afternoon session was halted by rain delaying the workout.
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Calif
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Phillips 66 Five Tab AAU Favorite Heads National Field
Phillips 66 Oilers emerge as clear favorite as 37 teams enter the national AAU basketball tournament with Phillips likely No. 1 seed after six straight titles. Tournament manager Bud Browning notes more entries to come before pairings. Browning coached Phillips to five straight wins before retiring, now led by Cale Renick with a 46 3 mark and an Industrial League crown. Other entrants include Central Caterpillar Diesels Peoria Indiana Allison Jets Markle Boosters Miller's Laundry Luther College Missouri Valley Sioux City and Georgetown College among others.
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Decorah
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Georgetown
Midwestern
Nebraska
Nebraska Wesleyan College
Lincoln College
Sioux City
Missouri Valley
Wichita
Central College
Fayette, Mo
My Request And Caillou Roge In Dead Heat at New Orleans
In the LeCompte handicap at the New Orleans fairgrounds My Request and Caillou Roge dead heated by a nose. Rabied finished third three lengths back as the photo finish confirmed the outcome. Ena owned by F. OW ii paid $8.80.
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DeLong Ranks Fourth in nation scoring list
Nate DeLong of River Falls State Teachers College posted an average 24.7 points per game to place fourth in the nation for individual basketball scoring. George King of Morris Harvey College in West Virginia led the rankings with higher averages through February 26.
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National Collegiate Athletic Bureau
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Dan Spika
Aquinas
Nehring
Begi
Lawrence Makes Pitching Impression At Detroit Camp
Lawrence the Wisconsin product and Detroit Tigers rookie right hander took his turn on the mound during batting practice in Lakeland Florida teaming with Tigers stars Virgil Trucks Art Houtteman Hal Newhouser Dizzy Trout and Ted Gray. Hitting was uneven as Aaron Robinson and Harvey Riebe were stung by line drives off Trucks offerings during the workout.
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Jimmy Lawrence
Detroit Tigers
University of Wisconsin
Detroit
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Art Houtteman
Hal Newhouser
Dizzy Trout
Ted Gray
Tiger
Aaron Robinson
Harvey Riebeed
College Plans Spring Sports At La Crosse State
La Crosse State Teachers college gears up for spring with baseball and football drills starting Monday. About 100 baseball players and nearly as many track and football athletes are expected, with tennis and golf to begin indoor work soon. Coach Van Galder will lead inside football sessions as the 1949 roster gains last year’s second place squad.
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Leon Miller
Bob
Nudge) Novak
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Ordin
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Colored Five In Y Tilt In Chicago Benefit
Chicago's Colored Collegian basketball team travels to the YMCA gym for a Saturday night benefit game against the local All-Stars. Proceeds go to the boys' membership fund. The Collegians boast stars Buzz Matthews Tony Peyton Stoop Jones Duke Heasley George Watkins and Victor Krafft.
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YMCA
Collegian
Collegians
Buzz Matthews
Tony Peyton
Stoop Jones
Duke Heasley
George Watkins
Victor Krafft
Chisox Assess Injured Roster Ahead of Season
In Pasadena the Chicago White Sox review injuries including Pat Seerey who is recovering from elbow surgery five months ago. Manager Jack Onslow says he is not worried about Seerey’s progress or the team’s readiness for the baseball season.
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Calif
Chicago White Sox
Pat Seerey
Jack Onslow
Seerey
Big Dial Wins Fort Lauderdale Handicap at Gulfstream
George M. Jacobson’s Big Dial won the $7,500 Fort Lauderdale Handicap by four lengths at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. The colt, a son of Big Pebble, led from the start in Miami.
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Fla
George M. Jacobson
Big Dial
Big Pebble
Fort Lauderdale
Gulfstream Park
Logan's Jim Thomas tops city scoring with 251 in 17 games
Jim Thomas nickname Skinny of Logan high school led the city prep scoring race for 1948-49 with 251 points in 17 regular season games. He stood 6'7" and made 101 field goals plus 49 free throws, holding the top mark as Logan claimed the city title.
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Logan
King of City Prep
Jim
Skinny
Thomas
Ranger
Merlin (Hambone) Nehring
Knute Schneider
Ider
Mike Skemp
Schneider
Rangers
Lamont
Myron Peterson
Aquinas
Lorin Wuensch
Red Raiders
Jack Collins
Ralph Twite
Charlie Weigent
Central
Raider
Cornell Wins Mat Title in Midwest Conference Meet
Grinnell hosts as Cornell captures eighth straight Midwest conference swimming title with wins in six weight classes scoring 43 points. Beloit collects seven firsts and two seconds for 48 points while Carleton, Ripon, Lawrence, Knox also place. Coe Monmouth not entered.
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Monmouth
Farmers Receive Aid Amid Mexican Peasant Crop Struggles
Mexican government pumps support to peasant farmers facing corn crop shortages. Officials announce targeted relief to boost yields and stabilize rural livelihoods.
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