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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1956
Page
5
Monroe’s Cheesemakers rallied to defeat Middleton 77 61 after a tight first period. Dave Fahs led with 34 points and Jerry Muenich added 19 as Monroe extended a 25 21 lead and outscored the visitors in every later period.
A roundup of late season Wisconsin high school results shows Beloit 67 over Madison East 59. Racine Park 67 over Jadison Central 44. Janesville 64 over Racine Horlick 73. Madison West 60 over Kenosha 73. and many others including Madison Edgewood 76 over Waupun 66 and Monticello 95 over Orfordville 38.
Pittsburgh was named to play in the Gator Bowl on December 29 in Jacksonville Florida. Glenn Marshall Jr the selection chairman said the other team would probably be named Saturday night or Sunday.
Fort Smothers wins 68 45 at Madison against Wisconsin High marking a Madison field house victory in six years. Sandvold with 22 and Ehler with 17 pace Fort as third period outburst seals the win. Jefferson edges Stoughton 62 56 behind Armstrong 23. Edgerton defeats Monona Grove 58 38 with Wilcox 14 and Johnson 8.
British railways will book trains for ladies only to accommodate women’s clubs on group outings. The plan aims to provide dedicated carriage space and schedule arrangements to support organized travel by female associations.
Dave Grams paced Monroe high school JV with 12 points in a 41-21 win over Middleton. Bill Carter added nine, Dick Muenich six, Pete Danner Beck five, with Cox Brennan and others contributing in a strong first-quarter lead. The team faces Ft Atkinson next Friday on Fort’s floor.
Blanchardville Eagles improve to 3-0 and Belleville slips to 2-1 after a 52-51 victory. Alvie Furrer scores 26 for Blanchardville while Ron Jorgenson adds 22 for Brodhead in a 70-55 win over Albany. Monticello dominates Orfordville 95-38 as Jim Zweifel nets 31. Don Schneider and Richard Kittelson lead 56-39 win over Brooklyn.
New Zealand covers 103 410 square miles and has a population of 1 940 700 placing it below the population of the city of Los Angeles. This comparison highlights NZs size and urban density relative to a major American city.
Bobby Morrow of Texas and Mildred McDaniel led a record U S track and field show at Melbourne winning key events. Morrow anchored the 400 meter relay in 39.5 seconds, beating the Olympic mark. McDaniel set a world high jump record at 5 feet 9 1 2 inches. The U S total reached 16 golds, while Nick Costes placed 20th in the marathon.
The Atomic Energy Commission constructs a 500 foot tunnel at the Hanford Washington facility to bury equipment that is too radioactive to reuse. The project aims to safely dispose of high activity components no longer fit for operation.
Floyd Patterson, at 21 the youngest world heavyweight champion, battered Archie Moore for 2 1 2 27 in the fifth round at Chicago Stadium to win the vacated title. Moore, 39, failed to defend as Patterson dominated with a left hook and a finishing right, securing a knockout amid 14 000 spectators. Patterson may face Eddie Machen Hurricane Jackson or Willie Pastrano as challenger, with a June defense possible.
St. Victor's grade school center Bill Stocker scored 12 points in seven minutes to lead the 28 16 win over Gratiot public school on the Armony court. Karl Mueller added six, with others tallying for a 3 straight victory. The B squad won 20 18 as Bernard Milz and Joe Machotka led scoring.
Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Redlegs and Luis Aparicio of the Chicago White Sox were named the majors rookies of the year for 1956. Robinson is a powerful outfielder and Aparicio is a slick fielding shortstop, both earning the top rookie honors.
About ten million people in the United States work in making selling servicing and commercially using motor vehicles indicating the broad scope of the industry across production retail and fleets.
Frieda Swiggum rolls 142 186 216 542 to win high series and high singles in the women's Progressive League, breaking the league singles record of 199 set in September. Martin's Sporting Goods led the team scoring with 756 pins in a 2 144 series.
MILWAUKEE The 1956 All Wisconsin high school football team will be announced Tuesday. The Associated Press selection by a new regional committee includes a 93 man squad with three full units of 12 players and a 57 player honorable mention list from hundreds of nominations by coaches and officials.
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