National College Basketball Invitational Opens with 32 Teams
Small colleges from twenty five states and Hawaii begin the 11th annual National Basketball Invitational in Kansas City. Thirty two teams compete over six days with five games required for the title. Skipper Patrick reports Aquinas gains finals as field includes teams from across the nation.
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Kansas City
United States
National
associacNAL _ Yoo
Hawaii
Far Northwest
Pacific Coast
College of Pu
Aquinas tops Notre Dame 39 29 in late rally at De Pere
Aquinas Blugolds beat Notre Dame 39 to 29 led by Danny Spika seven field goals and a free throw for 15 points aided by Peterson 14 and Collins. Spika and Peterson fueled a second half rally while Zimowicz fouled out late, leaving Aquinas in control for a Sunday night matchup versus Eau Claire St Patrick or Milwaukee Marquette.
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DE Pere
Wis
Yy Blugold
Danny Spika
Ei Catholic
Shennances Notre Dame
Milwaukee
Spika
Mike Peterson
Jack Collins
Aquinas
Ted Zimowicz
Ted
Milwaukee Don Bosco
Ike Skemp
Tom (Sabu) Bruha
Tom Larkin
Eau Claire St. Patrick
Milwaukee Marquette
Notre Dame
Peterson
Collins
Collins Woi
Blugolds
la Crosse
Beaverf
lGapinksif
Skaftf
Ozimowicz
Ssiarkiewiesg
Temp
Aqutinas
al Reed
Green Bay
Howard Ysebart
Wisconsin Upsets Gophers to Take 45-43 Victory
Wisconsin defended hard to rally from a 27-21 halftime deficit and beat Minnesota 45-43 in the final conference game. Don Rehfeldt led Wisconsin with 16 points while Bob Haarlow added 12 and stood out on rebounds in his last college appearance. Minnesota’s Harold Olson and Jim McIntyre each scored 11, as the Badgers improved to five wins and seven defeats while Minnesota ends at nine and three.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Gophers
Badgers
Gopher
Harry Grant
Harold Olson
Son
Bob Haarlow
Don Rehfeldt
Jim McIntyre
Ft Ptight
Skoog
Markham
Orants
Jschneider
Meintyrece
Hacarowf
Salovick
Onordt
Mitchellg
S Rehfeldt
Olson
Osamare
Wiscen
Skoor
Grant
Mitchell
Schneider
Haarlow
Rehfeld
Beloit Falcons Draw First Round Tilts In NAIB
Beloit college and River Falls Teachers from Wisconsin will play first round NAIB tournament games. River Falls meets Cedar Falls Iowa State Teachers at 12 55 p m in the lower bracket while Beloit faces Aynesburg Pa college at 2 20 p m in the upper bracket. The field includes Hawaii Miami New Britain Teachers and others with no clear favorite declared.
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Kansas City
Beloit College
River Falls
Wisconsin
Cedar Falls
Iowa State
Beloit
Aynesburg
Get Sound
Tacoma
Wash
University of Portland
Ore
San Jose State
California
University of Hawaii
NAIB
University of Miami
Fla
New Britain Teachers
Connecticut
Midwest
Midlands
Wis
Teachers College
Nate DeLong
Southwest Missouri State
Springfield
Hamline University
St. Paul
Minn
Lawrence Tech
Detroit
Brigham Young University
Indiana State
Terre Haute
St. Thomas College
ABC To Hear Case On Enduring White Only Rule
Atlantic City dispatch reports ABC officers convene a special hearing to consider admitting a Negro member to the American Bowling Congress. The 63 director board and about 700 delegates will vote at the one day convention, amid long-standing white male eligibility rules.
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Atlantic City
N. J
ABC
ABC Board of Directors
Los Angeles
Detroit
Charles Carow
Brooklyn Catholic Youth Organization
Bowling League
Father Carow
Arthur Stagbar
Honolulu
Convention Hall
Trenton
Judge Veglahn Sets Luther Point Scoring Record
Decorah Iowa Special Arnold Veglahn a Luther College senior from La Crosse Wisconsin led scoring for Luther and in Iowa conference play with 374 points for the year and 225 in 11 conference games He broke the Luther career scoring mark with 1020 points surpassing Norm Everson and may help Luther in possible playoff with Iowa State Teachers Morningside or Dubuque heading toward a Kansas City tournament bid.
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Arnie Veglahn
Luther College
la Crosse
Central College
Norseman
Veglahn
Iowa
Luther
Decorah
Big Arnold
Wis
Norsemen
Central
Norm Everson
McFarland
Iowa State
Morningside
Dubuque
Kansas City
Minnesota prep district meet continues Monday in two divisions
In Caledonia and Harmony, Eastern and Western divisions resume with two games each. Mabel faces Caledonia and Spring Grove meets Houston in the East. Harmony takes on Preston and Chatfield plays Lanesboro in the West. Semi finals are Wednesday with Friday finals at Harmony. Harmony beat Canton 40-25, Chatfield over Wykoff 56-28, and Mabel defeated Rushford 46-20.
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Caledonia
Minn
Minnesota
Poe
Mabel
Spring Grove
Houston
Harmony
Preston
Chatfield
Lanesboro
Canton
Wykoff
Rushford
Invitations Sent For YMCA Spring Tournament
Local officials sent invitations for the annual YMCA spring basketball tournament a 12 team event. The meet starts in the last week of March.
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YMCA
Bowling Scores from Holy Trinity Ladies League
Handicap scores for Holy Trinity Alleys show Team results with White Bear and Royal Ice Cream among entries. High team scores listed reach 446 and individual highs include D Paul 168 and Mekvold 422, with several players posting 600s and 700s in a mixed tally.
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Holy Trinity Ladies’ League
Holy Trinity Alleys
White Bear
Royal Ice Cream Oo
Your Uncle's Place
Schachingers
Hoeschiers
Lchodesky
PF. Huegel
M. Mekvold Aan V
Thompson Five Stops Richardson in Central ninth grade league
Thompson Five edged Richardson 41 to 39 in the Central ninth grade league at Hixon annex gym. Thompson scored 19, Funmaker and Mason had nine each for Thompson, while Richardson and Hawkins led the losers with 14 and 12. Bibby’s team defeated Petrosik’s 25 to 15. Stoda had 11 and Bibby seven. Playoffs are scheduled next week to decide the loop champions.
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Thompson
Richardson
Hixon Annex
Roger Funmaker
Mason
Hawkins
Bibby
Petrosik’s
Stoda
Wagner
Lipovetz Defends Gridiron in National Discussion
La Crosse State Teachers College athletic staff member Ferd Lipovetz joined Dr Chauncy Maher and Dr Arthur H Steinhaus in a Chicago Daily News debate defending football. Lipovetz argued football is less strenuous than many sports and may aid some hearts based on earlier research with Aquinas Central and local college teams. Maher and Steinhaus, Chicago heart specialist and physiologist at George Williams College, challenged the notion of an athlete heart and cautioned that training cannot cure a condition.
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la Crosse State Teachers College
Ferd J. Lipovets
Chicago Daily News
Lipovetz
Chauncy Maher
Arthur H. Steinhaus
Aquinas
Central
Litz
Maher
Chicago
Steinhaus
George Williams College
Stein
College Basketball Scores From Around the Nation
New York University defeated Fordham 87 to 5 in a surprising result. Pennsylvania beat Columbia 57 to 47. Navy edged Army 42 to 40. Pitt topped West Virginia 34 to 32 in overtime. Princeton beat Cornell 44 to 38. Villanova won 43 to 36 over St. Bonaventure. Southern Conference finals saw North Carolina State 55 over George Washington 39.
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New York U
Fordham
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Navy
Army
Pitt
West Virginia
Princeton
Cornell
Villanova
St. Bonaventure
North Carolina State
George Washington
Root River Loop Organizes For 49 Baseball Season
The nine team Root River baseball league organized in Caledonia for 1949. Members include Caledonia Houston Black Hammer Hokah Brownsville Nadine Winnebag o Eitzen and La Crescent. Earl Moore of Winnebago named president Alvin Grob of La Crescent vice president and Winston Rieder of La Crescent chosen secretary treasurer. Season play begins May 2.
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Caledonia
Minn
Root River Baseball League
Houston
Black Hammer
Hokah
Brownsville
Nadine
Winnebago
Eitzen
la Crescent
Earl Moore
Alvin Grob
Winston Rieder
Luther Cage Quint Gets AAU Meet Bid
Decorah Iowa special Luther College Norsemen basketball team accepted a bid to the AAU tournament in Oklahoma City starting March 14. The Norsemen champions of the Iowa conference chose the AAU bid over a four team playoff to decide the Iowa representative for the Kansas City tournament.
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Decorah
Hamlet Peterson
Luther College “Norsemen
Luther
Oklahoma City
Norsemen
Iowa
Kansas City
Iowa Hawks Edge Michigan 63 62 on Mason Free Throw
Iowa upset Michigan 63 62 in a Big Nine finale as Charley Mason hit a late free throw with 30 seconds left. Frank Calsbeek led Iowa with 29 points lifting the Hawks from a halftime deficit to win and avoid sharing the title with Northwestern. Michigan rallied late but fell just short.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Michigan
Hawks
Charley Mason
Northwestern
Illinois
Frank Calsbeek
Calsbeck
Mason
Wolverines
High School Hoops Battle Ends In Close Defeat
The article reports a high school basketball game featuring St. John’s Military Academy and a team identified as Cae yyee Geee. St. John’s falls by a narrow margin 22 to 8 in a lopsided final score, with players noted for limited scoring in the period.
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St. John's Military Academy
Boxing Angel Boosts La Crosse Boxing Scene
La Crosse promoter Casey Gregorich nicknamed an angel by fans, organized a strong last month boxing card described as one of the best promotions in years. The event showed local fans prefer club fighters who mix it up.
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la Crosse
Casey Gregorich
Angel
Former pug Casey eyes boxing push in La Crosse
Casey, once a pug himself, envisions spreading boxing in La Crosse with the local box club. He notes the last show ran at a loss, and he is on vacation in Texas while plans for a summer outdoor event and a headline scrapper are discussed to boost attendance and funding.
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Casey
la Crosse
Pagliaro and Canning Spark a Table Tennis Exhibition
Lew Pagliaro and Hamilton Canning staged a crowd pleasing table tennis show at Logan High School gym on Saturday night. The event, sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and city recreation department, featured trick shots and strong rallies. Pagliaro won the first match 21 16, Canning the second 21 16, then the final set went to Canning two games to one after a masked mayor cameo and local players joining in.
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Lew Pagliaro
Hamilton Canning
Logan High School
Junior Chamber of Commerce
City Recreation Department
Pagliaro
Canning
Masked Marvel
Marvel
Charles Beranek
Don Halstad
Ed Wheeler
Marty Garelich
Plan YMCA Handball Tournament March 21
La Crosse YMCA hosts a singles handball tournament on March 21 with two divisions A and B. Entries close March 15 at 5 p m. The handball committee will draw pairings and schedules, with games best two of three. Entry fee 50 cents. Committee members include George Lassig Schilling Bob Wallace Alon ing Pete Seiber and Ted Griffin.
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la Crosse
George Lassig
Schilling
Bob Wallace
Aloning
Pete Seiber
Ted Griffin
Idle Hour Vogue Tie In Shuffleboard Tie
Idle Hour and Vogue battled to a 6-6 tie in the Ladies Standard Shuffleboard loop on Thursday evening. Whitey's Bar beat the Dog House 7-5 while 123 Club routed Shamrock 11-1. North Star defeated Blue Moon 8-4. Schedule lists Whiter's Bar at Vogue Dog House at 123 Club North Star at Shamrock Idle Hour at Blue Moon.
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Idle Hour
Vogue
Whitey’s Bar
Dog House
123
Shamrock
North Star
Blue Moon
Whiter’s
Vogue Dog House
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