Curling Club Ends Season With Banquet
La Crosse curling club closes its season with a Tuesday night banquet at Fire side. The group enjoyed a strong campaign running from December 23, 1948 to March 18, 1949. Isenman led Wa paca and Utica nationals placements noted.
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la Crosse
Jim Arenz
Roy Whitlock
Tom Skemp
Leftyajewski
S. and H
Ed Lassig
Ossie Wuest
Arenz
Heiseman
Frank Schneider
Rolland Puent
Sagen
M. Rosene
Guy Sagen
Krajewski
Gregorich
Pete Isenman
Ferd Lipovetz
Walt Wittich
Milt Eyseth
Lassig
Lipovetz
Isenman
Wapaca
Utica
N. Y
Kuseth
St. Paul
Galesville
Dickinson Named Field Manager for Tomah Baseball Club
L F Dickinson, vocational shop instructor at Tomah high school, is appointed field manager by the club board. He succeeds Earl Wilson and William Boehm. Lighting material has been ordered, towers to be erected within a week or ten days. Eight 70 foot towers will hold 120 lighting units of 208000 watts. A May dedication program is planned.
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Tomah
Wis
L. F. Dickinson
Dickinson
Earl Wilson
William Boehm
Milward Finishes 11th in Jacksonville Open
Jim Milward from Green Bay Wisconsin finished 11th in the Jacksonville open golf tourney on Monday earning a $240 prize. His total score was 70 72 69 73 for 284 while Cary Middlecoff of Memphis won the event with 274.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Jim Milward
Green Bay
Wis
Milward
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Tomah to Host Richland Center In Top Boxing Bout
Tomah Wisconsin hosts Richland Center in what promises to be a top bout Friday night. Richland Center is 7-3 after a decision over Portage, whom Tomah beat 6-4 earlier. A substitute for R Tester is needed in the 92 pound class with R Benjamin and Witz vying for the spot. Eleven bouts planned with three exhibitions at 116 124 and 140 pounds.
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R. Benjamin
Witz
Richland Center
Oshkosh All-Stars Take Lead With 61 47 Win Over Denver
Oshkosh moves into sole possession of first in the Western division by defeating Denver 61 47. The All-Stars, led by Bob Carpenter with 20 points, clamp down late holding Denver without a fourth quarter field goal. Tri City Blackhawks idle with two games left to play.
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DE Pere
Wis
Oshkosh All-Stars
Denver
All-Stars
Tri City Blackhawks
Tri-Cities
Oshkosh
Nuggets
Bob Carpenter
Logan Basketball Team Honored By Caledonia Street Merchants
Logan's state tournament runner ups to Hurley were honored by Caledonia Street Merchants before 300 backers in the old north side school gym. Erin hosted. Clark Van Galder of La Crosse State Teachers College gave the main address.
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Clark van Galder
la Crosse State Teachers College
Caledonia Street
Logan
Hurley
Caledonia Street Merchants
North Side
Erin
Clark van Glader
L. F. Peppard
God Bless America
Carl O. Pederson
Charles A. Beranek
Madison
Wisconsin
van Galder
Keglers Win 65 Prize After Big Spending for Alaska Team
Seven engineers from Alaska plus five teammates traveled 10 600 miles to the American Bowling Congress event in Atlanta City New Jersey. They spent 5300 to win 65 and raised funds by raffles and bingo to cover the trip and jeep prize. Captain H W Brown of Dayton Ohio led the group with Arthur Ziegler sitting out some events. Ziegler later played doubles and singles.
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James P. Hackett
Atlanta City
N. J
Anchorage
Alaska
H. W. Brown
Dayton
Army
Civil Engineers
Capt. Brown
Engineers
Donald . Smith
Denver
Colo
Nathaniel Hawkes, Jr
Trenton
Oris King
Seattle
Wash
John J. Loughlin
Chicago
Wayne Sterling
Salt Lake City
Utah
Arthur Ziegler
San Francisco
Ziegler
Brown
Twelve Cage Teams Open Junior College Meet
Hutchinson Kansas hosts the second annual National junior college basketball tournament opening with twelve teams from across the nation. California, boasting a 35-3 season record, is among the favorites along with Benton Harbor in a third-year showdown.
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Hutchinson
Kas
Calif
Benton Harbor
California
Berghausen Dies Prominent Milwaukee Boxing Figure
Albert Whitey Berghausen, a notable boxing trainer and corner man during Milwaukee’s heyday as a boxing hub, died Monday at age 60. He was found in his hotel room and death appears from natural causes. Berghausen was a longtime trainer and second in the ring era.
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Milwaukee
Albert
Whitey) Berghausen
Berghausen
Joe Walcott Heads to Hot Springs to Lose Weight
Joe Walcott sails to Hot Springs Arkansas with manager Fe Bocchicchio and trainer to shed pounds before a planned 21 day bath regimen. He aims to reach fighting weight for a heavyweight title bid against Ezzard Charles with a site to be chosen for a promoter sanctioned by the National Boxing Association.
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Philadelphia
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Hot Springs
Ark
Jersey Joe
Fe- Bocchicchio
Walcott
Ezzard Charles
Beloit Aces Land All Midwest Posts
Beloit college stars Ron Bontemps and Johnny Orr lead the AP all Midwest Conference basketball team as coaches select the squad. Bontemps set a new scoring record while Orr earns a third straight first-team nod, joined by Don Armstrong, Kermit Weiske, Jack Thurnblad and others from Carleton Ripon Lawrence Grinnell Knox and Beloit.
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Beloit
Wis
Beloit College
Associated Press
Ron Bontemps
Johnny Orr
Bontemps
Johnny Erickson
Don Armstrong
Monmouth
Kermit Weiske
Ripon
Jack Thurnblad
Carleton
Orr
Wayne Weaver
Lawrence
Frank Schlaffer
Deve Dun
Grinnel
Kendeen
Knox
Clarence
Sour) Anderson
Two 600s Reported in Bacon and Hanson Scratch League
In Sparta Wisconsin Monday night two 600 series were recorded in the Bacon and Hanson scratch league. Herb Kuehn bowled 204 199 and 205 for 608 and Eddie Fuence 208 177 and 216 for Mengelt of West Salem totaled 597. Lou Apple’s 234 was the high game.
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Sparta
Wis
Bacon and Hanson
Herb Kuehn
Eddie Fuence
Mengelt
West Salem
Lou Apple
Kentucky and Illinois to clash for eastern NCAA title
Kentucky and Illinois, two high scoring teams, meet at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night to earn a shot at Oklahoma A and M in the western champion’s berth. Illinois edged Yale 71-67 and Kentucky defeated Villanova 85-72 to reach the eastern final. Groza and Arizin led scoring while Yale’s Lavelli fought hard before Illinois pulled away late.
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New York
Kentucky
Illinois
Madison Square Garden
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Seattle
Wash
Aggies
Kansas City
Wildcats
Illini
Garden
Chicago
Loyola
Villanova
Ing
Yale
Alex Groza
Jim Line
Arkansas
Kansas State
Louis to direct International Boxing Club after tour
Joe Louis becomes director of the International Boxing Club in Chicago. He plans a Chicago Stadium bout in mid April and may stage a heavyweight title fight with Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott in Chicago in June. Louis hints at further exhibitions in Italy later in the year after a 50,000 mile tour grossing about $590,000.
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Joe Louis
New International Boxing Club
Heavight
Beth Lay
St. Paul
Hubert Hood
IBC
Louis
Chicago Stadium
New York
Midwest
Arthur Wirtz
Jim Norris
Detroit
Olympia Stadium
Ezzard Charles
Jersey Joe Walcott
Joe
Best Bet
Sandy Saddler
Olympia
Italy
Naples
Florence
Averag
Marquette Board Fails To Pick Line Coach
The Marquette University athletic board adjourned at midnight after failing to agree on the choice of a new line coach.
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Marquette
Milwaukee
Marquette University Athletic Board
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