Monroe Heads to Viking Tourney for 1953 Cage Run
Monroe is poised for a regional berth in the 1952 53 state high school basketball tournament setup. Five teams enter the Stoughton tourney with Monroe Evansville Edgerton Fort Atkinson and Stoughton. only four advance, likely dropping Evansville after Monroe beat them.
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Monroe
Stoughton
Edgerton
Evansville
Fort Atkinson
Madison
East
Jefferson
Watertown
Wisconsin
Beloit
Middleton
Brodhead
New Glarus
Oregon
Albany
Argyle
Belleville
Blanchardville
Brooklyn
Jubo
Monticello
Orfordville
Verona
Blackhawk
Shulls
Burlington
Delavan
Elkhorn
Janesville
Kenosha
Lake Geneva
Mukwonago
Whitewater City
Middleton-Reedsburg
Baraboo
Madison Central
Madison West
Mt. Horeb
Portage
Reedsburg
Richland Center
Wisconsin Delis
Platteville
Boscobel
Darlington
Dodgeville
Fennimore
Lancaster
Mineral Point
Prairie du Chien
Menasha
Menomonie
Spooner
Stevens Point
Tomah
Whitefish Bay
Board of Control
WIAA
Cliff Fagan
Cambridge
Johnson Creek
Phillips
Waterford
Unbeaten and untied teams listed for 1952 season
Fifteen colleges finished the 1952 football year without a loss or tie. Among them are Georgia Tech, Peru State, East Texas State, Michigan State, Northeastern Oklahoma State, Rochester, Beloit, Clarion, Idaho State, Lenoir Rhyne, Shippensburg, Maryland State, Westchester, Fairmont State, and St Norbert.
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New York
Georgia Tech
Peru
Neb
Teachers
East Texas State
Michigan State
Northeastern
Okla
State
Rochester
N. Y
Beloit
Wis
Clarion
Idaho State
Lenoir Rhyne
Shippensburg
Maryland State
Westchester
Fairmont State
W. Va
St. Norbert
Soltau Breaks Leg For 49ers In NFL Loss To Steelers
Gordon Soltau star end for the San Francisco 49ers fractured a bone above the right ankle in yesterday's NFL game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Soltau
San Francisco
Gordon Soltau
San Francisco 49Ers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Little Four Loop Formed in Grades Two
Saturday morning action in the Little Four League featured two close Gray reserve games for seventh and eighth graders. The Celtics fell 15-13 to the Globe Trotters while the Badgers beat the Lakers 11-8. Scorers included Mike Keegan six for the Celtics, Captain Ron Bregenz er equal for the Globe Trotters, Ken Luenberger five, Ken Potts two, John Niffenegger two, Dave Croak four for the Celtics, Nathan Hare two, Tom Lovelace one, Gene Baker four for the Badgers, Dana Ingwell two, Delbert Amans two, Pete Ienatsch two, Floyd Coplien one, Dave Cox five for the Lakers, Gregory Blum three.
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Celtics
Globe Trotters
Badgers
Lakers
Mike Keegan
Ron Bregenzer
Packers Falter In Third Period
In Los Angeles the Rams built a 17-14 halftime lead into a 45-27 rout of the Green Bay Packers. Dick Lane intercepted two passes in the third quarter returning one 80 yards for a score as Bob Mann and Night Train Lane sparked the surge. Dan Towler capped a drive with a two yard run. Packers added two late touchdowns to avoid a larger margin.
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Los Angeles
Green Bay Packers
Los Angeles Rams
Rams
Ram
Night Train
Lane
Tobin Rote
Bob Mann
Packers
Babe Parilli
Jack Dwyer
Green Bay
Dan Towler
Joe Reid Hospitalized After Brain Concussion
Joe Reid, center for the Dallas Texans, is in a semi conscious state at St. Marys Hospital Philadelphia after a severe brain concussion suffered in yesterday's game with the Philadelphia Eagles at Shibe Park.
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Joe Reid
Philadelphia
Dallas Texans
St. Mary’s Hospital
Philadelphia Eagles
Shibe Park
Major Leagues Say Big Program Stymied Trades
Major league owners and managers left Phoenix after the convention windup while hopeful to complete trades despite a heavy legislative agenda. Eight clubs claimed they were reasonably certain deals would go through, though several, including the Yankees, suggested trades would be limited. The biggest move involved St Louis and Detroit exchanging players for Browns, with additional trades between Washington and the White Sox and Pittsburgh and the Cubs.
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Ariz
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
New York Giants
Boston Braves
Chicago
White Sox
Cincinnati
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Fred Saigh
George Weiss
New York Yankees
Dodgers
Warren Spahn
Braves
Murry Dickson
California
E. J. (Buzzy) Bavasi
Gabe Paul
Reds
Harry Perkowski
Joe Adcock
Paul
Reurn
Bavasi
St. Louis
Detroit
Johnny Groth
Virgil Trucks
Hal White
Browns
Bob Nieman
Owen Friend
J. W. Porter
Washington
Mike Fornieles
Chuck Stubbs
Clyde McCullough
Chicago Cubs
Dick Manville
Cash
Big Ten Teams Open Race For 1952-53 Conference Play
Big Ten teams have a week to prepare for an enlarged 18 game conference schedule. Iowa and Michigan start league play Saturday night in Iowa City. The four new round robin games reduce non conference dates and alter early season plans.
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Chicago
Iowa
Michigan
Iowa City
Wessels Named AP Back of the Year in 1940 Poll
New York Oklahoma's Billy Wessels crowned outstanding back of the year by the Associated Press postseason poll. He also holds the Heisman and Cleveland TD Club awards and was chosen first-team All-America. Minnesota's Paul Giel runner up with 25 votes. Maryland's Jack Scarbath third with 10.
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Oklahoma
Billy Wessels
Associated Press
Wessels
Wessles
Minnesota
Paul Giel
Maryland
Jack Scarbath
Scarbath
Notre Dame
John Lattner
Lattner
Jack Parker
Mississippi State
Jim Sears
Southern California
Leon Hardemann
Georgia Tech
Tommy O’connell
Illinois
Don Heinrich
Washington
Alan Ameche
Wisconsin
Sophomore Sparks MSC to 62 51 Win
In East Lansing Michigan State sophomore center scored 19 in the first three quarters and led the Spartans to a 62 51 victory over Marquette. Coach Pete Newell pulled him after the 44 34 third quarter lead. Marquette’s Russ Wittberger top scored with 21 points.
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Mich
Michigan State
Marquette
Bob Armstrong
Spartan
Pete Newell
Russ Wittberger
Hilltoppers
Gehrmann Sets Indoor 1000 Yard Mark in National Records
Don Gehrmann, formerly of Wisconsin, established a 2 minutes 8.2 seconds indoor 1000 yard record. The Amateur Athletic Union certified 182 new national marks across events.
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Gehrmann
Mark
Spokane
Wash
Wisconsin
Don Gehrmann
Amateur Athletic Union
Chiefs Tie Bruins in IHL Thriller
The Milwaukee Chiefs and the Troy Bruins battled to a 4-4 tie in the International Hockey League. Moe Irving scored for the Chiefs in the third period to knot the game.
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Chiefs
Bruins
Troy
Milwaukee Chiefs
Troy Bruins
Moe Irving
Rams Protest Uniforms Before 45-27 Win
The Green Bay Packers protested the Rams uniforms before a game in which Los Angeles still defeated Green Bay 45 to 27. Rams wore yellow home jerseys, causing confusion for Rams blockers as Tank Younger noted, though no scoring play hinged on it.
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Rams
Packers
Los Angeles
Green Bay Packers
Los Angeles Rams
Ram
Tank Younger
Kennedy named to All America Academic team
New York reports guard Bob Kennedy of Wisconsin selected to the All America Academic team as a defensive platoon member noted as a B plus student in engineering at Wisconsin.
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New York
Bob Kennedy
Wisconsin
Kennedy
Basketball Scores From Early A B C 1930s Card
Fort Wayne defeated Baltimore 103 to 91 while Boston lost 88 to Milwaukee 83. Syracuse edged Philadelphia 82 to 74 as Rochester beat Indianapolis 82 to 79.
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Syracuse
Milwaukee
Ft. Wayne
New York
Rochester
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Baltimore
Boston
Indianapolis
Wide Open Field For Cage Ranking This Season
Kentucky sits out after NCAA ruling on subsidization and eligibility. La Salle, Kansas, Kansas State, Illinois, Notre Dame and Seton Hall emerge as contenders with notable results and standout players like Tom Gola and Walt Dukes shaping the early season race for No. 1.
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New York
University of Kentucky
Kentucky
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Wildcats
LaSalle
Philadelphia
Explorers
Madison Square Garden
Tom Gola
Fred Iehle
Jack Moore
Norm Grekin
Iehle
Gala
Grekin
Niagara
Kansas
Clyde Lovelette
Kansas State
Drake
Midwest
Illinois
Notre Dame
Indiana
Jack Stephens
Irish
Seton Hall
Walt Dukes
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