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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1950
Page
5
Monroe High School fought Lake Mills to the wire, dropping a 46 42 decision. Rieder led Monroe with 22 points as Raether and Pilz contributed key baskets while Wells and Buck traded blows with the high powered Lakers.
In a close clash Jimmy Hatlo's Lakers edged Lake Mills 46 to 43. Bob Rieder led scoring with 22 points for the Lakers while Crump led the visitors with 14. Free throw trouble hurt both teams as Lake Mills hit 10 of 18 and the visitors 8 of 12. The game featured late drama with earned trips and a final minute foul sequence.
Wilt, who has beaten all rivals this year, meets Wisconsin’s Don Gehrmann in the Wanamaker mile at Millrose A A games. Indications point to the fastest indoor mile of the year as the two best distance runners duel. They could threaten Parson Dodds’ world indoor mark of 4 05 3.
West Allis hosts the Great Lakes open speed skating championships on Sunday where Milwaukee area skater Fitz Gerald, a former Olympic competitor from Minneapolis, retained the class A men’s title. Dick Wellbank of Chicago finished second, with Frank Jelich of West serving third.
Ohio State lost its first road game as Illinois toppled the Buckeyes 66 50 to tighten the Big Ten race. Dick Schnittker leads scoring at 22.2 per game while Don Rehfeldt and Whitey Skoog sit close behind. Iowa visits tonight and Ohio State heads to Minnesota Saturday in a nine team scramble with Purdue out of contention.
Monroe B team pulled away after halftime to rout Lake Mills 25 14 in the third period and win their sixth straight, lifting season record to 7 6. Fred Boub led with 13 points, Robertson 8, others adding six to three. Lake Mills top scorer Vandre had eight. Monroe shoots better from the floor and free throws, next host Fort Atkinson B.
National Football League owners prepared to ask Commissioner Bert Bell to settle a divisional structure dispute after another fruitless 72 hour debate. Bell previously resolved the draft method, guiding a 390‑player selection over the weekend and curbing the stalled plan to split the circuit into two divisions.
Gordon Rutsch led junior boys with a 249 single score on Saturday morning bowling competition. Tom Wuetrich followed with 236 as Gary Germann and Dick Kelley also posted notable scores among a list of competitors.
The St. Louis Cardinals have been the team to beat for the National League pennant since 1941. For nine years they either won the flag or finished second and 1950 is expected to show an exception due to the Redbirds' poor physical condition at the end of 1949.
Branch Rickey suggests a six man infield with two outfielders moved in for first and second on nobody out and a hopeless hitter at the plate. He cites six Dodgers testing the idea last year as a success and predicts Brooklyn will win the pennant.
Chicago based event unfolds as Bob Briarton a 25 year old Detroit art student captures the lead in the $44,800 Petersen bowling classic with an eight game 1592. He rolls games of 218 229 174 223 159 183 190 and 223 to top Junie McMahon, national match game champion.
18-year-old southpaw Paul Pettit from Narbonne High School signs for $85,000 with a movie producer, not a ball club. If MLB shows interest, the price could make him the sport’s most expensive rookie, eclipsing Benny McCoy, Dick Wakefield, and Buddy House. Pettit has six no-hit games on his record and graduates next Friday.
About twenty professionals were bunched within five strokes at the Long Beach open, led by Freddie Haas Jr. of New Orleans as they prepare for the final 18 holes at Lakewood country club. Budding prospects for a possible two or more way tie for the top $2,000 purse intensify the event. Beloit Ski Meet headlines included Jim Running of Eau Claire winning with jumps of 145 and 160 feet for 125.8 points, with John Bednarez of Iron Mountain marking the day’s longest 170-foot leap.
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