Norton Leads Old Style Lager to New Season Mark
Emmett Norton opened his record solo with nine straight strikes then added a 277 for Old Style Lager as the team posted a 1047 second game and a new season mark. Norton totalled 608 with a 171 and 160, while teammates Greenwald, Bacon, Mielke, and Lee contributed. Hazel Wuetrich starred in the Badger league with a 535 series, and other top totals included Dunn, Brecklin, German, and Wagner across leagues.
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Mark
Russ Myers
Maple Grove
Banc Maris Teneve
Myers
Bernard Lee
Norton
Rees Construction
Ralph Greenwald
Bert Bacon
al Mielke
Hazel Wuetrich
Lee
Bob Dunn
Ainsworth
Night Hawks
Ed Brecklin
Night Owls
Bing German
Ninneman's
Harold Wagner
Post Office
Doak Walker Named 1948 Heisman Trophy Winner
Doak Walker, SMU halfback and All America star, wins the 1948 Heisman Trophy with 778 votes from sports writers and broadcasters. North Carolina’s Charlie Justice is second with 443, and Penn center Chuck Bednarik is third with 336.
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Doak Walker
New York
Southern Methodist University
Walker
Charlie Justice
North Carolina
Chuck Bednarik
Pennsylvania
Wants Ads Promise Big Returns For Small Outlay
Local classifieds promote affordable want ads claiming substantial work and opportunities for readers willing to invest little money.
Brodhead Heads Brooklyn in Drab Non conference Win
Brodhead high school defeated Brooklyn preps 35 to 29 in a low scoring non conference game. Sanford Erickson led Brodhead with nine points while Norton Strommen and Dick Markham added eight each. Brooklyn’s Charley Freidig led with 11 points as Low ell Neath added seven and Fred Armstrong six.
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Yopeesasy
Loach
al Erickson
Brodhead High School
Brooklyn Preps
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Sanford Erickson
Norton Strommen
Dick Markham
Steve Stair
Ralph Greenhilgh
Charley Freidig
Lowell Neath
Fred Armstrong
Brodhead
Brodhead B's
Juda Triumphs Over South Wayne 37 to 32 in Nonleague Game
Juda varsity defeats South Wayne 37 32 in a nonleague contest. Ed Jordan scores 20 points to lead Juda while Del Meier and Linci cum post 14 and 10 respectively. South Wayne led 12 11 after one, but Juda surges to a 30 26 edge by end of third.
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Yoperary
William Clements
Juda
South Wayne
Ed Jordan
Bob Schilt
Lincicum
del Meier
Orfordville Narrowly Defeats Evansville 31 30
Orfordville high school posted a 31 30 non league win over Evansville last night. Orfordville led 9 2 early and 25 17 at halftime as Evansville fought to close the gap. Coach Kent Austin led the visitors in the tight contest.
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Orfordville
Evansville
Kent Austin
Schuetze's Top Brennan's 38 17 In Tight Clash
Schuetze's held a slim 6 5 lead after one quarter and 13 8 at the half then pulled away for a 38 17 victory over Brennan's. Charley Dwyer led Schuetze's with 14 points while Eugene Thorp scored nine for Brennan's. Duane Davis paced the Judo Merchants with 13 in a 32 21 win over Wagner Construction.
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Schuetze
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Juda
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Mike Newman
Roy Figi
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Sheldon Zimmerman
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Wisconsin Five Opens Against Ripon Tonight
The Wisconsin Badgers basketball team hosts Ripon College in the season opener the first of four non conference games in 11 days at the Wisconsin Field House. Expected star Kermit Weiske, last season’s 352 point scorer, leads Ripon.
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Badgers
Ripon College
Loyola of Chicago
Notre Dame
Southern California
University of California At
Los Angeles
Illnois
Champaign
Kermit Weiske
Ripon
Heroic Performers On AP All America Team Back in 1948
The Associated Press all-America selections show no single college contributing more than one player to the first eleven in 1948. Returning from the 1947 team are three players including Bill Fischer of Notre Dame, as colleges like Michigan and Notre Dame fail to dominate the slate.
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Tedsmits
New York
Associated Press
1948 AP All America Team Names and Geographic Spread
The 1948 AP All America selections list Dick Rifenburg Michigan at end Buddy Burris Oklahoma guard Charlie Justice North Carolina halfback Fischer Walker as backs and Doak Walker SMU back. The first team includes Poole Nomellini Franz Bednarik and Justice as standout players with regional balance noted across the nation.
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Dick Rifenburg
Mich
Leo Nomell
Paul Burris
Charles Bednai
Rod Franz
William Fischer
Barney Poole
Mississippi
Bobby Stuart
Doak Walker
SMU
Charles Justice
No. C
Art Murakowski
N. W
Middle West
East
South
Southwest
Pacific Coast
Associated Press
Michigan
Buddy Burris
Oklahoma
Charlie Justice
North Carolina
Fischer
College football all star selections feature multiple team players
Army's Bobby Jack Stuart and Northwestern Michigan’s Art Murako ski hold spots on two teams. Notre Dame California and Michigan ship players across first and second team backfields with Ortmann Sitko and Hart among notables. Honor mentions go to Wisconsin's Bob Wilson and Clarence Self while California’s Jack Jensen appears on the third team.
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Army
Art Murakoski
Northwestern
Michigan
Notre Dame
California
Rifenburg
Charles Ortmann
Milwaukee
Fischer
Kil Sitko
Leon Hart
Jack Jensen
Franz
Clyde Scott
Arkansas
Ortmann
Sitko
Johnny Rauch
Georgia
Bob
Wilson
Wisconsin
Clarence Self
Badger
Lon Darling Steps Down as Oshkosh All-Stars Coach
Lon Darling, pioneer of the National Basketball League, announces quitting as active coach after Oshkosh All-Stars fall 75 65 to Anderson Packers in Milwaukee. He will remain business manager if requested by the board. team sits 8 4, second in the Western division behind Waterloo.
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Wry
Lon Darling
National Basketball League
Oshkosh All-Stars
Anderson
Oshkosh
Waterloo
Reedsburg Baraboo Richland Center Lead Southern 10 Standings
Reedsburg Baraboo and Richland Center topped Monroe and Edgerton as the Southern 10 finished its first round. Reedsburg beat Wisconsin High 46 18 at the UW Field House, Baraboo defeated Ft Atkinson 43 23, and Richland Center edged Southern 32 29.
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Baraboo
Ichand Center
Monroe
Edgerton
Reedsburg
Wisconsin High
University of Wisconsin
House Court
Ft. Atkinson
Richland Center
Southern
Lee Mitchell
Cheesemakers
Wisconsin Freshmen name captain for 19 year old Appleton QB
Madison James Hammond, 19, of Appleton, a 192 pound quarterback, was elected honorary captain of the University of Wisconsin freshmen football team last night.
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Madison
James Hammond
Appleton
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin halfback Dreyer accepts bid for North in Blue-Gray
Montgomery Alabama reports that halfback Wally Dreyer of the University of Wisconsin yesterday accepted a bid to play with the North in the annual Blue-Gray Classic in Montgomery on Christmas day.
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Dreyer
Montgomery
Ala
Wally Dreyer
University of Wisconsin
Purdue and Michigan players accept bids in Big Nine
Other Big Nine stars who also accepted bids yesterday were End Robert Heck of Purdue and Center Dan Dworsky of Michigan.
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Big Nine
Robert Heck
Purdue
Dan Dworsky
Michigan
Pitt Names Captain Hamilton as First Choice for AD
The University of Pittsburgh yesterday designated Capt. Tom Hamilton of the Navy as its first choice for athletic director. Chancellor Rufus H. Fitzgerald said Hamilton will be offered the post soon as he can properly receive the invitation.
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Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Tom Hamilton
Navy
Pitt
Rufus H. Fitzgerald
Hamiton
Sonn Opens Training for Conn Exhibition
Chicago crowd expected Billy Conn to start training for a six round exhibition at the International Amphitheater on December 10. Heavyweight champion Joe Louis is slated to begin training tomorrow.
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Chicago
Billy Conn
Tojay
International Amphitheater
Joe Loui Louis
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