Monroe Defeats Edgerton to Grab Third Place
Monroe high school tops Edgerton 49-39 to seize undisputed third in the Southern 10. Wisconsin High slips past Ft. Atkinson 30-28, Reedsburg trounces Stoughton 56-23, Baraboo and Richland Center split fourth with Wisconsin Dells 44-34 and Portage 41-40. Geske leads Edgerton with 18, Vogler tallies 21 for Monroe. Next up, Monroe hosts Ft. Atkinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsburg
Stoughton
Baraboo
Wis. Dells
Rich
Center
Portage
Edgerton
Lee Mitchell
Monroe High School
Walloping
Tobacco City
Wisconsin High
Ft. Atkinson
Fort
Richland Center
Wisconsin Dells
Dells
Ted Down
Vegler
Edgerton Defeats Monroe Vestry 20 9 in League Basketball
Edgerton led 6-3 after the first period and 9-3 at halftime as Wilcox scored seven for the winners. Bud Pilz and Roger Ruch led Monroe with three points each while the team missed 10 of 13 free throws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgerton
Monroe High School
Wilcox
Bud Pilz
Roger Ruch
Little Cheesemakers
Monroe
UW Boxers To Hold Contenders Tourney
Wisconsin boxing opens its season with a contenders tournament next Friday night as candi dates vie for spots before the all university meet and the Feb 19 Badgers opener at Penn State. Coach John L Walsh reports 130 candidates. top names include 1948 NCAA champions Steve Gremban Don Dickinson Cal Vernon and John Lendensk y. Vito Parisi skips this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Badgers
Penn State
John L. Walsh
Steve Gremban
Don Dickinson
Cal Vernon
John Lendensky
Helen Hunt Leads Bowlers With 471 in Local Leagues
Helen Hunt of Hunt's Produce topped the Progressive league with 471 on 149 131 191 while Esther Kubly led the VFW Auxiliary with 452 and Vic Ellingson paced the Sportsman's league with 549. Also listed are team and player scores across VFW Auxiliary, Progressive, and Sportsman's leagues with high performers and team tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Hunt
Hunt
Monroe
Esther Kubly
VFW
Vic Ellingson
Borden
Val Durgin
Helen Burkhard
B. Kubly
Leone Loveland
Cleora Rutsch
Progressive League Corner Cafe
Martin’s Sporting Goods
Trukenbrod’s Pharmacy
Burgess Battery
Monroe Clinic
Commercial Bank
Johnson’s
Hunt’s Produce
Anderson Body Shop
Clarno Goldenrods
Betty Roward
Ida Casanova
Zelma German
Mary Hackle
Goldie Robinson
Sportsman’s League
Monroe Hotel
Local
Borden’s
Huber Brewing Co
Wenger and Kramer
Beckman’s
Willis Berndt
Rockow
Holcomb
Klessinger
College basketball scores recap from AP report
Marquette defeats Michigan State 68 to 59 while Cornell (Iowa) tops Ripon 55 to 47 and River Falls beats Crosse Twirs 71 to 57. Knox edges Lawrence 52 to 51 and Beloit shocks Carleton 68 to 47.
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Cornell
Iowa
Ripon
River Falls
Crosse
Knox
Lawrence
Beloit
Carleton
Conzelman Lured From Cardinals To Advertising
Chicago reports Jimmy Conzelman resigns as Cardinal coach to join D Arcy Advertising Co as an account executive. The 49 year old, who played and coached pro football since 1920, departs after 1948 contract talks and notes he seeks a normal family life.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Jimmy Conzelman
Chicago Cardinal
D’arcy Advertising Co
Cardinal
Ray Bennigsen
Jimmy
Bennigsen
Conzelman
Phil Handler
Buddy Parker
Dick Plasman
Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles
Medal for Wausau Coach Brockmeyer Receives Honor
Win O. Brockmeyer of Wausau Wisconsin high schools earned the Helms foundation first annual special award of merit for his coaching. The Los Angeles based award cites a 12 year record of 67 conference wins with four ties and no losses.
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Los Angeles
Win O. Brockmeyer
Wausau
Wis
Helms Foundation
Baker Paul Helms
Brockmeyer
Wisconsin high school basketball scores from many games
A roundup of scores from Wisconsin high school boys and girls games including Rhinelander 40 Tomahawk 27, Aquinas 52 Central, Logan 47 Menominee 43, and many others across Green Bay, Madison, Milwaukee, and beyond with multiple teams like West Allis Central, Racine Horlick, and Madison East posting results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio
Pardeeville
Randolph
Paynette
Livingston
Ridgeway
Cambridge
Deerfield
Johnson Creek
Deforest
Marshall
Middleton
Oregon
Sun Prairie
Verona
Waterloo
Loci
Arena
Prairie du Lac
Black Earth
Waunakee
Spring Green
Sauk City
Mazomanie
Sparta
Westby
Viroqua
Tomah
Lake Geneva
McHenry
Genoa City
Whitewater College
Racine Horlick
Madison East
Madison Central
Kenosha
Threats Meet In Big Nine Tonight
Four of the Big Nine's top title contenders clash in the season's first full-round games. Illinois leads after a 62-50 win over Wisconsin and then travels to Indiana while Michigan visits Minnesota. Ohio State hosts Northwestern, Purdue goes to Iowa, and Creighton visits Wisconsin in a non-conference matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago —i
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio State
Northwestern
Purdue
Iowa
Creighton
Ex Heavyweight Boxer Held on Murder Charge
Philadelphia report says 31 year old ex heavyweight boxer Dorazio Dorazio Dorazio was arrested on a homicide charge in the fatal beating of a brewery worker Albert Blomeyer at the C Schmidt and Sons plant. Detectives said Blomeyer died after a fight in the engineering department. Dorazio allegedly told investigators people taunted him and mocked his boxing career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Gus Dorazio
Joe. Louis
Dorazio
Albert Blomeyer
James Martin
Thomas Blong
Blomeyer
C. Schmidt and Sons, Inc
Beloit Snow Shortage Clouds Annual Ski Meet
Beloit prepares for the Big Hill ski meet with talent from Norway Finland and Sweden led by Peter Hugstedt Lahti winner of the St Moritz Olympic jump. Snow reserves were reduced by recent rains and organizers seek fresh snowfall to stage the event.
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Beloit
Peter Hugstedt
Lahti
Norway
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Matti Pietikainen
Leo Laasko
Finland
Wilhelm Hellman
Bengt Jarderholm
Sweden
Beloit Ski
Brodhead Legionnaires Fall at Walt's Beloit
The Brodhead Legionnaires lost 54 to 37 to Walt's of Beloit in a Southern TriCounty League game. Beloit led 31 to 16 at halftime as Ray Hawkins scored 12 for Brodhead and Mickelson led Walt's with 13 points.
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Brodhead
Brodhead Legionnaires
Walt’s of
Beloit
Ray Hawkins
Mickelson
Milward Cards 78 in L A Open First Round
Los Angeles professional golfer Milward carded a 78 in the first round of the $15,000 Los Angeles Open. He posted two 39s as E. J. Harrison led early with 69.
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Milward
Los Angeles
Jim Milward
Green Bay
E. J
Harrison
Brodhead Notches Fifth Straight Win In Conference Play
Brodhead topped Juda 42 33 to extend its league winning streak in the State Line conference last night. Belleville defeated New Glarus 54 41, Hollandale beat Orfordville 44 39 for its first win, while Blanchardville routed Brooklyn 41 36.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodhead
Juda
Blanchardville
Brooklyn
Belleville
New Glarus
Hollandale
Orfordville
Juda Bows to Brodhead in State Line clash
Juda High School fell 42 to 33 at home as Brodhead High kept an unbeaten State Line record. Sanford Erickson led Brodhead with 12 points, Ed Jordan topped Juda with 15, and Don Albright plus Bob Schilt added six each.
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Juda
Brodhead High School
al Erickson
Invaders
Brodhead
Sanford Erickson
Dick Markham
Norton Strommen
Ed Jordan
Don Albright
Bob Schilt
Isaac Es
Lols Wakes
Judo
Blanchardville Upsets Brooklyn 41 to 36 in State Line clash
Blanchardville High School defeated Brooklyn 41 36 in a surprise State Line Conference game. Lloyd Hendrickson led Blanchardville with 13 points while Charley Freidig paced Brooklyn with 13. Blanchardville built an 18 11 first quarter lead and held a 37 27 edge entering the final period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Merlin Duerst
Blanchardville High School
Blanchardville Boys
Ralph Greenhalgh
Invaders
Lloyd Hendrickson
Blanchardville
Ole Stenbroten
Rollie Trumble
Dean Watrud
Charley Freidig
Lowell Neath
Fred Armstrong
Roger
Belleville tops New Glarus in State Line clash 54 to 41
Belleville high school varsity defeated New Glarus 54 41 in a State Line conference game. Belleville led 17 16 after one quarter and 32 23 at halftime, with Bob Stuessy scoring 16 points and Eugene Haur leading New Glarus with 15.
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New Glarus
Belleville
Bob Stuessy
Bill Adams
Frank Milz
Rodney Schwerin
Paul Milz
Eugene Haur
de Rollie Disch
Hollandale Triumphs In State Line Upset
Hollandale five upset Orfordville 44 to 39 in a State Line conference game last night. Coach W R Nodolf guided the upset squad as Hollandale broke into the win column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollandale
Hollandale Prep
Orfordville
W. R. Nodolf
De Long Leads River Falls Past La Crosse in Conference Win
River Falls Teachers defeated La Crosse Teachers 71 to 57 in a conference game. Big Nate De Long scored 17 points while teammate Newman Benson led with 23 points.
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DE Long
River Falls
la Crosse
Big Nate de Long
Newman Benson
Burns fuels third period surge in win over Orfordville
Cyril Burns led a 13 point third-quarter burst as Hollandale toppled Orfordville 44 to 39 after trailing 12 9 at the first break and 24 21 at halftime. Burns scored 70 on nine baskets and two free throws while Carl Schneider and Walker Skaife added eight and seven respectively. Pete Marones led Orfordville with 17 points.
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Monroe
Bob Rieder
Invaders
Ernie Vogler
Vogler
Cheesemakers
Jim Staffon
Allie Stauffacher
Bill Hogan
Geske
Cyril Burns
Carl Schneider
Walker Skaife
Pete Marones
Orfordville
Benny Ewing
Bob Krunsvola
Hollandale
White Sox Acquire Bevens From Yanks
Chicago White Sox obtain pitcher Floyd Bevens from the New York Yankees on a conditional deal. Bevens, 31, can be returned if his shoulder cannot be rehabbed, adding veteran stability to a young pitching staff.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Floyd
Bill) Bevens
New York Yankees
Sox
Brooklyn
Cookie Lavagetto
Frank Lane
White Sox
Bevens
Yankees
NCAA reprimands 14 member schools over recruiting practices
Fourteen member schools face warnings from the NCAA compliance committee for violating the year old sanity code. Clarence P. Houston reported the measure to the NCAA executive board but did not name the schools. The code aims to curb promises of aid to attract star athletes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Clarence P. Houston
New York
Moth Larvae Active Above Seventy Degrees
The article notes that clothes moth larvae become active at temperatures exceeding 70 degrees. It emphasizes the temperature threshold and its relevance to fabric upkeep and moth control.
Seven-Team Wisconsin State Baseball Loop Looms in 1949
The Wisconsin State Baseball League considers a 1949 schedule with seven teams as Manitowoc and La Crosse decline franchises. La Crosse stockholders cite facilities needing a lighting system and grandstand, while Manitowoc cites lack of funds. Janesville withdrew in December after Cubs farm system cuts.
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Marinette
Janesville
Manitowoc
la Crosse
Oshkosh
Chicago Cubs
U. S. Gift Packages Piling Up in Sweden
Stockholm reports hundreds of thousands of American gifts intended for Berlin and Germany’s eastern zones are stored in Sweden as Soviet authorities refuse transit. Europe’s cold chain faces spoilage as 31,170 bags were sent to Sassnitz from Malmoe on Christmas Eve. Officials attribute the hold to Sweden‑Germany through transit not conforming to postal convention.
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Stockholm
Berlin
East Germany
Sweden
U. S
Malmoe
Sassnitz
Germany
Baltic
Trelleborg
Balloon Downed Over Milan Blamed on Competitor’s Trigger
In Milan three shots ripped an advertising balloon tied to a city office. The balloon collapsed and fell. Advertising firm officials told police a rival with an itchy finger caused the incident.
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Milan
Italy
Bobby Jones Likely To Miss Masters Tournament
Atlanta reports golf great Bobby Jones probably will miss the Masters at Augusta April 7 to 10. Jones is recovering from neck surgery to repair a displaced disc and remains to be judged ready for competition.
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Atlanta
Bobby Jones
Augusta
Jones
McKenley Suspended By New Jersey AAU
The New York Times reports Herb McKenley world record holder for the 400 meters and 440 yards is suspended by the New Jersey Amateur Athletic Union where he is registered.
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McKenley
New York
New York Times
Herb McKenley
New Jersey
AAU
Plants Draw Over Half Their Mass From Air
A plant derives more than half of its weight from the air a process driven by photosynthesis. The remaining mass comes from soil water minerals and nutrients absorbed by the roots. This shows how atmospheric carbon and other gases contribute to plant growth.
Dairy Cattle Next In Hybrid Cycle With Boost to Milk Output
Washington reports dairy breeding experts see hybrid vigor yielding higher output without more cows. Beltsville tests show butterfat up about 30 percent and milk per cow rising over 2,800 pounds in one generation. Experts say crossbreeding lets farmers pair with bulls of many breeds to improve daughter milking quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hybrid Vigor
America
Jersey
Guernsey
Beltsville
O. E. Reed
U. S. Bureau of Dairy Industry
Farrow
Avery
SC Case
New Holland
Ford
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Badger
Atkinson
Wis. High
Don Geske
Hogan
Brawand
Staffon
Rieder
Blanc
Stauffacher
Kolacke
Heuer
Buhrow
Gosbingly
BY Jimmy Hatlo
Associated Press College
Marquette
Michigan State
Win Brockmeyer
Whitefish Bay
West Allis Central
Atm
West Allis Hale
Wauwatosa
West Milwaukee
Green Bay Catholic
Hazel Green
Belmont
Benton
Shullsburg
Scales Mound
Ill
Gratiot
Ne Wayne
New Diggings
Racine Park
Madison West
Cuba City
Fennimore
Dodgeville
Boscobel
Prairie du Chien
Mineral Point
Mt. Horeb
Lancaster
Platteville
Darlington
Beaver Dam
Columbus
Hartford
Horicon
Waupun
Oconomowoc
West Bend
Mayville
Racine St. Catherine
Madison Edgewood
Watertown
North Fond du Lac
Walt
Barbara Stanwyck
Burt Lancaster
Goetz
Gaon
Glarus
Roy Rogers
Andy Devine
Nevada
Pal
Fanny Blankers- Koen
Associated Press
Holland
Yanks
Nt Ave
Zene
LaLa
Paramount
Ray Milland
Florence Marly
Harry Schrader
Dakota, Il
Highway 75
Albert Hugelshofer
Alvin van Loh
W. B. Elbeck
Denny McConnell
Wiota
Willard Rowe
Joe Donahoe
Clayton Scott
Pes Berg
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