Honor Counts Hit By Four Bowlers
Four bowlers helped set new high marks across leagues with top honor counts. Burt Bacon led the Major League with a 627 series and 264 high game, while Al Mielke posted 615 for the night.
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1956
Page
7
Four bowlers helped set new high marks across leagues with top honor counts. Burt Bacon led the Major League with a 627 series and 264 high game, while Al Mielke posted 615 for the night.
Ollie Matson of the Chicago Cardinals builds toward the NFL ground gaining title with 818 yards on 161 attempts after a 70 yard day. He trails Rick Casares of the Bears by one yard as Bears and Cardinals clash in a pivotal midseason game. Ed die Brown extends the Bears passing lead, while Norman Van Brocklin tops punters and Lindon Crow and Herb Hacker lead in interceptions.
Brodhead moved into undisputed first in the State Line League by edging New Glarus 65-55 as Albany toppled Blanchardville 58-52. Monticello beat Belleville 66-64, Orfordville defeated Brooklyn 52-45, and Juda narrowly topped Argyle 53-52. Dick Kneubuehl and Sid Wheeler led Brodhead with 16 points apiece. Harold Mosher and Larry Gransee paced Albany. Jim Zweifel scored 23 for Monticello. Don Marti led Argyle with 21. Gary Pass had 17 for Brooklyn.
St Victor’s grade school cagers dominated Fort Team 43 20 at Ft Atkinson to move to 4 0 this season. Howard Olsen led with 14 points followed by Bill Stocker 13 and Dick Blum 12 in a balanced attack. Stocker tops season scoring with 9 points per game. next games Shullsburg Dec 15 at Armory and then Mineral Point away.
Adios Harry a pacing stallion owned by J. Howard Lyons of Greenwood Delaware led harness racing in 1956 with $129,912 in earnings, the highest single season total for a pacer. He notched 18 wins from 30 starts and won the $75,000 Eastern Pacing event. other top earners included Dotties Pick, Diamond Hat, Scott Frost, and Noble Adics.
Fred Cone, 30, returns from retirement to play both running and kicking for Green Bay. After a slow start eight games into the season he surged with 92 rushing yards against Chicago and added a field goal and three conversions. He eyes another chance Saturday against the 49ers and a potential contract extension next spring.
Wisconsin Conservation Department reports from Crossley SD Surveys that 70.6 percent of fishermen and 62.3 percent of hunters would approve higher license fees if used for more hunting and fishing grounds. The agency seeks legislation to raise licenses and add revenue sources including a pheasant tag and trout stamp to yield about $1.85 million annually.
Eddie Machen, 24, favored to beat Johnny Summerlin in Syracuse to edge toward a shot at Floyd Patterson. The bout, set for 9 p.m. CST at the War Memorial, will be telecast on ABC. Summerlin, 24, Detroit, is 30 6 2 and ranked eighth. Machen is undefeated in 18 pro fights and ranked sixth nationally. Cas D Amato, Patterson's manager, favors a Jackson bout but will accept Norris promoted fights if not too soon. Patterson likely defends no earlier than June. winner of Machen Jackson could face Patterson.
Daily classified notices reveal a range of bargains and listings. Readers can find sale items, service offers, job ads, and personal notices across categories in The Times.
George Breen of Buffalo broke the 1500 meter freestyle world record in a heat with a time of 17 minutes 52.9 seconds, edging Murray Rose who swam 17:59.5. Rose led the day with an 18:04.1 in a trial heat as the two prepare for Friday's final.
Marquette college basketball previews a second win seeking visit from DePaul of Chicago. The Warriors beat St. Norbert 77 to 53 in their opener, overcoming early shooting woes after coach Jack Nagle called it first night jitters.
The wood preservative industry in the United States employs more than 14 000 workers. This figure reflects broad employment across manufacturers and allied services in the sector.
Hungarian Olympic athletes in Melbourne weigh asylum options as the United States signals openness to political refugees. With two days to decide whether to stay in Australia or return home, several plan to depart on chartered planes after Friday, led by Ja nor Somogyi who expects about 30 teammates to join him.
Co captains Pat Levenhagen and Dave Howard of the 1956 Wisconsin football team will participate in post season games. Levenhagen will play in the East West Game while Howard joins the North squad for the North South classic.
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