WIAA Sets 1956 Basketball Sites and Dates
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association announced dates and sites for district regional and sectional basketball tournaments for 1956. Monroe is slated for one of two regionals Beloit or Fort Atkinson Stoughton, with district sites listed across the state and finals in Madison March 15 17 won last year by Eau Claire.
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Badger Notre Dame Tilt Unfinished Vigil For Victory
Badgers aim to beat Notre Dame in South Bend for the first time after eight straight losses. Wisconsin seeks its first win after a 67 63 setback to Butler while Notre Dame opened with a 71 17 defeat to Detroit and Manns. Capt Stephen absent this year alters Irish lineup from last season, otherwise similar 72 61 victory.
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Eastern Pro Title Goes to Cleveland
The Browns clinched a sixth straight Eastern Conference title led by Otto Graham with strong support from a Giants assist. They defeated Pittsburgh 28-37, while the Giants edged Washington 27-20 to improve to 7-4. The Rams and Bears led in the West with Los Angeles 7-3-4 and Chicago 7-4, as Los Angeles beat Baltimore 20-14 to stay alive, with Chicago topping Detroit 21-20 and Green Bay and Philadelphia also winning.
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Madison West Tops Edgerton In Non Conference Tilt
Madison West defeated Edgerton 71 61 in a non conference game played at Edgerton Saturday night Edgerton did not play in the first round with Stoughton Ft Atkinson Monroe Middleton Wisconsin High and Jefferson Friday night
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St Victor’s Tops Darlington 25 23 in close clash
Monroe squad edged Darlington 25 to 23 on Darlington’s home floor despite key players out ill. Kenney Hefty scored six late points to spark a final rally as Monroe improves with upcoming games against Gratiot Public and Mineral Point. coaches Fred Huber and Rev Donald Lins led the team.
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Joe Louis Plans To Wed Christmas Day
Former heavyweight champion Joe Louis, 41, and Rose Morgan, 42, will marry in New York on Christmas Day. Louis proposed after a Las Vegas club opening where he has an interest. The couple, both Black, have a daughter and a son. Morgan was previously married once. Louis is in town for the Paul Andres Bob Satterfield bout as he supervises training.
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Olson confident to outslug Robinson in title clash Friday
CHICAGO The Chicago Stadium title bout pits welterweight great Bobo Olson seeking a third win over Sugar Ray Robinson on Friday night. Olson, in final week of drills, predicts a strategic slugfest and an early KO bid while noting Robinson’s conditioning at 35 and vowing to press the attack through 15 rounds. He also transcripts prior bouts with Robinson and downplays his June knockout by Archie Moore as a past misstep he wishes to forget.
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Five Teens Die In California Mishap
SHAFTER Calif Five teenagers died when an auto traveling at 90 to 95 mph struck a heavy truck and trailer. The top of the car was sheared off as it rammed beneath the trailer loaded with cotton. Victims, all from Shafter, include Finis Loran Ashmore 19 driver Ronnie Colvard 18 Freda Brown 17 Marvin Taber 18 and Viola Bernice Taber 15.
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Bays Top 49ers By 29-7 Margin Defense Sparks Packer Victory
Green Bay defeats San Francisco 28-7 at Kezar Stadium as three second quarter touchdowns and a late strike by Tobin Rote propel the Packers. The win secures Green Bay’s best finish since 1947 but Los Angeles clinches the western title race. Rote connects with Breezy Reid for a 60 yard third period score. Pat O’Donahue blocks a punt, Len Szafaryn returns, and Fred Cone adds three extra points.
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Green Bay Stops Frisco Threat as 49ers Hit Fifth Straight Loss
Green Bay limited the Frisco threat and forced a turnover on Joe Perry’s fumble at the goal line. The 49ers managed one long drive after the second half kickoff but could not mount another scoring surge. San Francisco remained tied for the Western Conference cellar with Detroit, each at three wins and eight losses.
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Chimney thief hammers away bricks at two homes
Tenants report a man claiming landlord approval dismantled one chimney and half of another, hauling off 4000 bricks in a pickup. Landlord Sam L. Campise asked police to locate the supposed workman, who denied the hiring. Beloit College upset Wheaton 80-68 in a Wisconsin college basketball note.
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