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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1949
Page
7
Albany high school held off Orfordville 44 to 43 at Orfordville to stay in front in State Line league play. Sisson and Schesser led Albany with 14 points each while Holden scored 10 field goals and four free throws for Orfordville.
Brodhead trampled Evansville 59 to 37 in a non league game at Evansville. Evansville's Mc Caffrey was top scorer with 19 points, while Brodhead’s Markham also had 19. Box score details follow.
Argyle under coach Fred Rehmsted extended their win with a 45 to 29 victory over New Glarus, led by Gene Lane's 17 points. Haur scored 19 for New Glarus with seven field goals and five free throws as the Glarners dropped the non-conference clash.
Juda high school defeated South Wayne 35 to 23 in nonleague play. Chambers led Juda with eight field goals and two free throws while Moe scored two field goals and four charity tosses for South Wayne.
Blanchardville defeated Hollandale 33 29 in a State Line league contest. Hollandale star Schneider led scoring with 14 points while Blanchardville’s Soper and Jerenby contributed nine and ten points respectively.
Wisconsin center Don Rehfeldt scored 21 points to lead the Badgers over Kansas State 56 to 48 at Madison. Kansas State led 33 32 late in the final period before Rehfeldt sparked a comeback. Wisconsin missed 20 free throws. Michigan beat Miami Ohio 79 48 as Don McIntosh and Leo Vander Kuy led with 17 and 16 points respectively.
Philadelphia light welterweight champion Ike Williams summoned before the state athletic commission to account for fears of a fix in Monday night’s title bout with Freddy Dawson. Williams, a 135 pound reigning champ from Trenton New Jersey, faces official scrutiny over alleged irregularities surrounding the match.
Fort Atkinson 40 Whitewater City High 37 Portage 33 Reedsburg 28 New Diggings 32 Galena 11 Cobb 53 Mt Hope 41 Belmont 35 Livingston 23 Lancaster 49 Bloomington 42 Benton 39 Cassville 32 Wisconsin Dells 40 Mauston 29.
Dallas clerk William Lillard, 22, led 46 bowlers to the semi finals of the national all star tournament with 4 959 in 44 games. Tony Sparando and Joe Norris trailed with 4 936 and 4 934. Semis set for 12 games today with 14 survivors joining champions Schwoegler and Varipapa. In the women’s division Marion Ladewig tops the opening round with 1 593 pins for 37 43 Petersen points as the title contest proceeds Thursday.
The Majors led Tuesday bowling with four 600 games including George Redman’s 611, Vic Carson 609, Wenger 604, and Amid Mueller 603. Badger league saw Katherine Thacker top with 484. Other teams and bowlers posted scores across Badger Hotel Ludlow, Maple Grove, Dutch Maids, and more as seniors and juniors competed.
Dubuque Iowa men upset Wisconsin Tech 69 to 46 on Tuesday night as the hosts controlled the game from start to finish.
Monroe's newly formed Hi Y basketball team opened its season Monday night by defeating Co K of the minor municipal league 29 to 27. The Y led all game, holding a 15 to 10 halftime edge. Gil Goodman scored 14 for the winners, with Teehan eight, Davis five and Eichholtz two. Hyland led Co K with nine, while Maurer and Maurer added six each.
Monroe high school basketball, coached by Lee Mitchell, seeks its first conference win as Wisconsin High of Madison visits at eight. Both squads have split their first two games and expect a close contest with Monroe improving and favored by public opinion to narrow or upset the visitors. A preliminary Jefferson B team game follows.
Des Moines announces Edward Bagdon, a 23 year old Michigan State guard, as the recipient of the Dr John H Outland trophy awarded annually by the Football Writers Association of America.
New York reports Leon Hart of Notre Dame will be awarded the Heisman Memorial Trophy as the outstanding college football player of the 1949 season in a ceremony tonight.
The Philadelphia Athletics seek an outfielder in a major move. Vice President Roy Mack disclosed the club is negotiating with St. Louis and New York. St Louis reportedly rejected $200,000 for Roy Sievers, while the A’s may offer Brownies players and up to $300,000 for Bob Dulinger Jerry Priddy and an outfielder.
Joe Louis weighs nearly 20 pounds above title fight weight and meets Pat Valentino in a ten round exhibition at Chicago Stadium tonight.
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