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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1949
Page
7
Juda Prep edged Orfordville 50 48 in a non conference State Line league game while Blanchardville upset New Glarus 47 43 and Argyle defeated Hollandale 50 30 in last night action.
Juda High School defeats Orfordville 50 48 after a late rally by Orfordville. Ed Jordan scores the winning basket with under a minute left. Jordan leads Juda with 27 points while Don Albright and Bob Schilt add key support. Pete Marones leads Orfordville with 21 points as Schee contributes 15.
New Glarus defeated Blanchardville 47 to 43 after a see saw game. Blanchardville led 38 36 in the third period but New Glarus rallied in the final frame as Rollie Disch scored 42 points for the visitors and Lloyd Hendrickson led New Glarus with 12.
Paced by Center Gene Lane who scored 22 points nine baskets and four free throws Ar gyle high school's cagers controlled Hollandale from the start for a 50-30 non conference victory. Lane paced scoring with 22. Russ Nelson and John Minderman added 13 and 19 while Hollandale was led by Carl Schneider Rob Severson and Bob Anderson.
Five Monroe fighters entered the Freeport district Golden Gloves eliminations with John Stauffacher earning a surprising 230 pound heavyweight qualification for the Rockford tournament. James Soddy Charley Dwyer Delwyn Harrington and James Tresner all lost decisions. Soddy gave the strongest showing with a split decision loss.
The Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football League announced the signing of Dan Dworsky a 210 pound defensive ace from the University of Michigan.
Chicago Bears owner George Halas announced the signing of John Hoffman a 215 pound full back from the University of Arkansas to strengthen the team.
In the Municipal Basketball league Wagner's Construction led by Charley Ingold upset Kaiser-Frazer 23-19 for its first win. Victory Tavern edged the Independents 29-28 as Binger led with 11 points and Soddy added eight.
Wisconsin coach Harold Foster condemned Minnesota for slow down style after their 47 to 33 loss to undefeated Minnesota. He warned the Big Nine crowd could desert if teams adopt that approach, noting his own Ow set offense aims for pace. Ossie Cowles has Michigan roots and has won 10 straight this season.
Minnesota coach Ossie Cowles responds to Wisconsin coach Bud Foster's remarks about tempo and style after Foster’s lunch club talk. Cowles recalls Wisconsin’s season opener against Illinois with a five minute stretch of weaving and holding the ball and no scoring attempts.
Wisconsin faces a decision on a new football coach by noon Saturday after the athletic board meets and selects a candidate to replace Harry Stuhldreher who resigned after 13 years. The process moves through university president and regents with 40 candidates considered and 10 to 15 interviewed.
Settlement of neighborhood rivalries may secure peace between the National Football League and the All America Conference. If feuds in New York, Los Angeles, and the Washington-Baltimore area can be resolved, the three-year-old cold cash war could end when the leagues meet in Chicago next week.
The Old Style Lager quintet set two team records with an 1084 opening game and a 2929 series, beating Frozen Foods and surpassing the prior highs. Norton led with 6438 series pins across three games, while Kasten, Mielke, Grenewald, and Share added strong scores. Other league leaders posted notable totals, including 617 by Willie Elmer and 577 by Wally Speich, as major and minor leagues wrap up scores and standouts.
Joe Reichler argues for a new baseball rating system that weighs runs batted in runs scored and total bases divided by games played. The method shifts rankings, elevating power hitters like Williams Musial and Mize while dropping many traditional high averages.
The report lists top teams and players from local bowling leagues with scores and averages. Notable lines include Town Hall Dairy and Waelti's Trucking fronting the tables, and Purdue’s Howie Williams and others highlighted for scoring averages.
Dick Schnittker of Ohio State tops the Big Nine scoring in two conference games with a 21 point average. He maintains the pace toward the league scoring crown once held by Iowa's Murray Wier at 22.6. Ohio State teammates also figure prominently as Bob Rai diger sits in a four way tie for scoring.
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