Swiggums Socks Rally Beats Browntown 64 to 30
Swiggum's Socks Browntown 64 30 as Swiggum's City major league team dominates Browntown. Dwyer scores 20 points on 10 field goals, while Clarence Soddy leads Browntown with 13 and Roy Figi tops Juda with 14. Waffle Shop defeats Juda Mer chants 38 31 with Larry Kitchen scoring 12.
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Swiggum
Browntown
Waffle Shop
Juda Merchants
Dwyer
Swiggums
Clarence Soddy
Roy Figi
Juda
Larry Kitchen
Baumgartner
Hardell
Ingeld
Estes
Binger
Soddy
H. Bruegger
B. Bruegger
Oka Browntown
Stauffacher
Goecks
Kitchen
Wilkie Ee
Wagner
Juda FG FT PF
Davis Hafen
Newman
Ray Figs
Ewer
Louis Fights Real Oma Says Manager
Tex Sullivan, manager of Lee Oma, said Louis is pulling out of a Detroit exhibition with Joe Louis because the retired champion wants real fights. Sullivan compared them to a real war and urged a Buffalo bout with Louis offering 35 percent of a $100,000 gate to attract Oma and secure big money. Valentino earned $6,000 for a Chicago bout, Sullivan noted.
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New York
Tex Sullivan
Lee Oma
Detroit
Joe Louis
Sullivan
Pat Valentino
Chicago
Louis
Valentino
Ezzard Charles
Lou
Oma
Buffalo
Michigan Approves Fishing Pact With Wisconsin
Michigan conservation committee approves a reciprocal agreement with Wisconsin to align fishing rules on boundary lakes and streams. Trolling with motors will be banned on six of 21 lakes to protect muskellunge, including Vieux Desert Mamie Crooked West Bay and Big lakes, while motor trolling remains allowed on the others.
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Lansing
Wisconsin
Michigan Conservation Committee
Michigan Commission
Lakes Vieux Desert
Mamie
Crooked
West Bay
Big
Michigan Lakes
Navy Picks Wilson As Best Opponent End
Navy names Army halfback Dan Feldberg and Wisconsin end Bob Wilson as the best opposing ends faced during the season. Leon Hart of Notre Dame received honorable mention despite winning the Heisman Trophy.
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Annapolis
Notre Dame
Leon Hart
Navy
Middies
Army
Dan Feldberg
Wisconsin
Bob Wilson
Five Bowlers Hit 600 and Durgin 515 in City Bowling Night
George Redman led an all 600 plus night with a 648 series 208 213 227. Lou Hackle 621 and H Kurth 617 followed along with Al Mielke 612 and Bill Rees 600. Durgin had 515 in women’s bowling. Many teams posted high scores as others added many scores including 569 581 515.
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George Redman
Redman
Lou Hackle
H. Kurth
al. Mielke
Bill Rees
Valeria Durgin
Oshkosh Pacemakers Beat Platteville 75 61 in Opener
Oshkosh teachers college conference opener ends 75 to 61 as Platteville outscored Oshkosh in the second half. Dick Wainwright of Monroe leads scoring with 19 points on eight baskets and three free throws. Doug Ritchie and Milton Lautenschlager add 16 each.
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Oshkosh
Teachers College
Platteville
Dick Wainwright
Monroe
Doug Ritchie
Milton Lautenschlager
LaMotta Villemain Bout Set at Madison Square Garden
Middleweight champion Jake Lamotta favored to win in a non title ten round bout with France's Robert Villemain at Madison Square Garden. Villemain expected to draw much of the 12 000 crowd as the crowd roots for the Parisian challenger.
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New York
Jake Lamotta
France
Robert Villemain
Madison Square Garden
Paris
UW Wrestlers Debut With 24 6 Win Over Northwestern
Wisconsin opened its season with a 24 to 6 wrestling victory over Northwestern. John De Witte pinned Frank Waples in the 121-pound class, Don Ryan pinned Ken Rogers in the 155-pound division, and Paul Peterson pinned Dick Powers in the 165-pound bout. Northwestern earned the heavyweight and 175-pound titles by decision.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Northwestern
Badger Grapplers
Wisconsin
John de Witte
Frank Waples
Don Ryan
Ken Rogers
Paul Peterson
Dick Powers
Big Ten Cagers Open Week With 14 16 Mark Feuds
Big Ten teams hold 14 wins in 16 games as they schedule non-conference battles tomorrow. Northwestern faces Colorado of the Big Seven while De Paul meets La Salle in Chicago. Indiana travels to East Lansing to clash with Michigan State as Ohio State tests Butler and Oregon State visits Minnesota.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Western Michigan
Ripon
Colorado
de Paul
St. Norbert’s
Ohio State
Illinois Wesleyan
la Salle
Philadelphia
Illinois
Toledo
Champaign
Norman
Okla
Oklahoma U
Indiana
Wabash
East Lansing
Michigan State
Spartan
Iowa
Lawrence Tech
Butler
Indianapolis
Purdue
Kansas
Oregon State
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Badgers
Madison
Loyola
Michigan
R. S. Weaver Dies At 65 Noted Track Star Leader
Robert S. Weaver longtime president of the national amateur athletic union dies in Los Angeles at 65. Weaver was recognized for 40 years as a leading starter in track and field circles.
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R. S. Weaver
Los Angeles
Robert S. Weaver
National Amateur Athletic Union
Weaver
Bowling stars clash in national all star match event
Chicago bowler Connie Schwoegler and New York veteran Andy Varipapa struggle early in the 64 game round robin as James McMahon leads the men’s field for a $2000 top prize. Mrs Marion Ladewig wins the national women’s title with a 24 game run and a 4 826 pin total.
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Chicago
Connie Schwoegler
Andy Varipapa
Hempstead
N. Y
Schwoegler
Varipapa
Kegler
James
Junie) McMahon
Tony Sparando
Woodside
New Glarus Visitors Over Weekend
Madison visitors Mrs Millard Tschudy and Kim spent Sunday afternoon in New Glarus. Mr and Mrs Warren Ruesca and Mr and Mrs Clarence Mayer visited Miss Arlene Erickson in Watertown. Dr and Mrs Fred Kundert of Monroe were here Sunday. Nathan Figi and Roger Hefty from Madison visited their parents over the weekend.
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Millard Tschudy
Kim
Fred Tschudy
Madison
Warren
Ruesca
Clarence Mayer
Ruesch
Arlene Erickson
Watertown
Fred Kundert
Monroe
Nathan Figi
Elmer Figi
Roger Hefty
Mrs
Thomas Hefty
Dunkirk Evacuation Abbreviates Allied Holdon in May 1940
About 330000 British and French troops were evacuated to England during the Dunkirk retreat in May 1940, marking a pivotal moment in the early World War II crisis.
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England
Dunkerque
Big Ten Trackmen Bid From Finland Planned
The Western Conference may send a 16 man Big Ten track team to Finland next August for dual meets. The proposal was made to Big Ten athletic directors at their winter meeting at Edgewater Beach hotel and others were expected to join for further deliberations.
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Chicago
Finland
Big Ten
Finnish Federation of Athletics of Helsinki
Edgewater Beach
Badgers Fall To Oregon In Low Scoring Tilt
Wisconsin from Madison falls 49 to 36 to Oregon State as Beavers hold lead through the second half. Rehfeldt tops Wisconsin with 11 points while Ballantyne leads Oregon with 13. crowd 11,500. Oregon State now to Minneapolis to face Minnesota. Wisconsin to Chicago to play Loyola.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Oregon State
Badgers
Don Renfeldt
Oregon
Dick Ballantyne
Bob Payne
Rehfeldt
Ballantyne
Beavers
New York University
Canisius
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Loyla
Chicago
Marquette
Kansas State
Gallow’s warning fear in Belgrade market place
Albanian premier Enver Hoxha has installed a gallows in Belgrade's main market as a warning to political opponents, according to the Yugoslav newspaper Politika.
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Belgrade
Enver Hoxha
Politika
X Ray Bullets Pick Off Atoms
A new monochromatic X ray method at the University of Illinois uses targets of metals like molybdenum and copper to produce single color rays that reveal hidden details in solids and even flesh and bone. Researchers say this ace X ray technique offers sharper viewing and selective targeting for different substances.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Urbane
University of Illinois
George L. Clark
Department of Chemistry
Radio receivers in automobiles outnumber home sets
Estimates place about 20 million radio receivers outside homes, with a large portion installed in cars. This indicates a major shift toward mobile listening and automotive electronics adoption.
British Labor Wins First By-Election Test in Bradford
Britain's Labour Party won its first by election test since the pound devaluation, delivering a setback to Churchill's Conservatives. Attlee and Churchill campaigned hard in a seat Labour already held since 1945, marking the 35th consecutive by election defense for Labour.
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Bradford
Britain
Labor Party
Winston Churchill
Conservative
Churchill
Labor
Attlee
Orangeville Social Snippets Include Local Guests
Mrs Glenn Bolender hosts and Mr and Mrs Gilbert Abraham with Alyce visit. Mr LaVern Baylor and Mrs Boyer host and guests attend Friday evening at the James Boyer home.
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Orangeville
Glenn. Bolender
Gilbert Abraham
Alyce
Kermit Wolf
LaVern Baylor
James Boyer
Derby Date Set for May 6 at Churchill Downs
Louisville officials announced the 1950 Kentucky Derby will be run on May 6 the traditional first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs. Churchill Downs directors made the decision at a meeting yesterday.
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Louisville, Ky
Churchill Downs
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