Wisconsin teams clash as state title race hinges on Tosa Rapids
Wisconsin Rapids meets Tosa in the opening round of the 34th annual WIAA high school tournament at the UW Fieldhouse Madison at 8 45 p m. The winner becomes strong title favorite while other first round games feature Eau Claire Cuba City Kimberly La Crosse Logan Hurley Reedsburg.
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Wauwatosa
Wisconsin Rapids
WIAA
Wisconsin Valley Raiders
Tosa
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Eau Claire
Cuba City
Kimberly
la Crosse Logan
Hurley
Reedsburg
Rapids
Mike Daly
John Mader
Francis Simonis
Jack Torresani
Dean Showers
Janesville
Bluebirds
Ray Kotz
Eric Sivering
Walt Zitzke
Katz
Dick Schwab
Gene Kvite
Milwaukee
Buechl- Wolff-Ward
Monroe
Menasha
Len Bartolotti
Bartolotti
Beloit
Stan du Franc
Little Cuba City
Lloyd Ware
Lou Weber
Bob Olson
Jim Faherty
Cliff Kirk
Gehrmann Skips Illinois Tech Relays Coach Cites Work Load
Wisconsin standout Gehrmann will not compete in Chicago at the Illinois Tech relays due to heavy school work and need for rest. The 131 pound distance ace will next run the mile in Chicago on March 19.
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Gehrman
Madison
Don Gehrmann
Wisconsin
Big Nine
Illinois Tech
Chicago
Guy Suhdt
Gehrmann
NAIB Tournament Opens With Narrow Favorites Missing
The NAIB tourney trims to 16 with Hamline Pied Pipers and Indiana Central in upper bracket action at 2 20 p m while Beloit and Southwest Missouri State meet in the lower bracket at 7 40 p m Beloit crushed Waynesburg 96 56 Loyola Baltimore led Cedarville 79 67 as Jim Lacy nears the scoring record with 17 points Southwest Missouri beat Portland 59 56 and Preston Ward of Southwest Missouri trains with Brooklyn Dodgers Regis Denver Northwestern Louisiana beat Puget Sound Iowa Teachers defeated River Falls Texas Tech overwhelmed Western Montana and North Dakota topped Hawaii in other first round games.
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Kansas City
Hamline University Pied Pipers
Indiana Central
Indianapolis
Beloit College
Southwest Missouri State Bears
Beloit
Waynesburg College
Loyola of Baltimore
Cedarville
Ohio
Loyola
Jim Lacy
Lacy
Southwest Missouri
University of Portland
Missourians
Preston Ward
Brooklyn Dodgers
Regis College of Denver
Oe Pee
Due West
Ss. C
Northwestern Louisiana Institute
College of Puget Sound
Iowa Teachers of
Cedar Falls
River Falls Teachers
Texas Tech
Western Montana College of Education
North Dakota University
University of Hawaii
Johnson Comes Back Showafter Yankee Camp Buzz
Don Johnson, the right hander who wowed Yankee camp in 1947, drew praise again after allowing only one hit in three innings of an intra squad game yesterday. Once hailed as a sure fire major leaguer two years ago, he faded after the season opener.
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Johnson
St. Petersburg
Don Johnson
New York Yankee
Giants to Try Webb and Spencer in Relief Roles
Giants manager Leo Durocher will use rookie pitchers Sam Webb and George Spencer in relief duties. Webb won 18 games for Jersey City last season and showed promise in late-season appearances for New York. Spencer moves up from Knoxville of the Tri-State league.
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Phoenixe
New York Giant
Leo Durocher
Sam Webb
George Spencer
Webb
Jersy City
Giants
Spencer
Knoxville
White Sox shorten field limits to woo home runs this year
The Chicago White Sox announce a five foot wire barrier shortening the outfield by 20 feet for the April 22 opener against the St. Louis Browns. Left and right foul lines shrink from 352 to 332 feet, center field from 445 to 425 feet, with bullpens added in the gaps between the wall and fence.
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Chicago
Comiskey Park
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland Indians
Sox
Frank Lane
al Simmons
Lane
Charles Comiskey
Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox
Groth Wins Berth for Detroit Tigers Center Field Spot
Lakeland Florida reports Johnny Groth wining a starting center field berth for the Detroit Tigers. The Buffalo native, a .340 hitter last season in the International League, is in a trio of outfield tests.
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Lakeland
Fla
Johnny Groth
Buffalo
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Beloit Advances In NAIB Tourney After Waynesburg Win
Beloit, Midwest Conference champions, defeated Waynesburg 96 56 to reach the second round against Southwest Missouri. River Falls Teachers fell 65 64 to Cedar Falls with 33 seconds left as Tom Chandler stole and Chic Tod?Hogeland followed for Cedar Falls. Ron Bon temps led Beloit with 32 points. Other details include River Falls at large entry and De Long as top scorer.
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Kansas City
Beloit
Missouri
Waynesburg
Wisconsin
River Falls
Cedar Falls
Golds
Tom Chandler
Walt Hogeland
Hawkeye
Big Nate de Long
Schuetze's Squad Grinds Out Tie With Waffle Shop
Schuetze's five edged Waffle Shop 20 to 14 to knot first place in the Municipal league. Juda defeated Brennan's 30 to 15 as the season ended. Charley Dwyer led Schuetze with 12 points, and Larry Kitchen announced a second round playoff next week.
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Schuetze
Waffle Shop
Schuetze’s
Juda
Brennan’s
Judo Merchants
Charley Dwyer
John Walters
Waffle Shop Five
Larry Kitchen
Wright's Bat Wins in Intracamp Showdown
Taft Wright powered a 3-0 win for Jimmy Dykes' newcomers in a six inning intracamp game at West Palm Beach. Wright hit a booming homer and a double while Wally Moses scored on the four-base blast, as Al Simmons' veterans were shut out.
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Wright
West Palm Beach
Taft Wright
Philadelphia Athletics
Jimmy Dykes
al Simmons
Wally Moses
Mary Wall Advances in Florida East Coast Golf Tour
Mary Agnes Wall of Menominee Michigan upset Medalist Marjorie Lind of Decatur Illinois in a first round match at the Florida East Coast women's golf tournament held near St. Augustine.
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St. Augustine
Mary Agnes Wall
Menominee
Mich
Marjorie Lindsay
Decatur
Record with 56 points and 29 points not enough
The record shows 56 points from one effort and 29 points from another, but the total did not secure a win or sufficient advantage.
Green Bay Signs Halfback Schroeder From Wisconsin
Green Bay announces the signing of William Schroeder formerly of the University of Wisconsin and from Sheboygan. Schroeder played two years with the El Toro Marines during the war and two seasons with the Chicago Rockets. He is brother of Dick Schroeder, infielder with the Sheboygan Indians.
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Green Bay
Green Bay Packers
William Schroeder
University of Wisconsin
Sheboygan
Schroeder
el Toro Marines
Chicago Rockets
Dick Schroeder
Sheboygan Indians
Two Keglers Top 600 in Contests
In a league night of 140 Monroe bowlers only two surpassed 600. Vic Carson of Frozen Foods led with 626 across 232 216 171 in Major League while Don Clark of Maple Grove Inn totaled 612, notching 641 on March 1.
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Monroe Keglers
Vic Carson
Frozen Foods
Don Clark
Maple Grove Inn
Clark
Rote’s
Ninneman’s
Lawrence Market
Johnson Brothers Implement
Gamble’s
Crandall’s
Night Owls _ Montgomery Electric
Rufenacht Service
Waelti’s Trucking
Town Hall Dairy Co-op
Equity Co-op
Clinic Pharmacy
Night Hawks
Ainsworth’s
Clarno
Green County Dhic
Green County Service
Eagle’s
Smith Barber Shop
Sylvester Township Caucus Notice
Sylvester Township caucus to be held at the Prion school house on Friday March 11 at 2 PM for nominating town officers and other business. The Committee continues to oversee the proceedings and any proper matters may be brought before the caucus.
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Jordan Township
Jordan
Jordan Center
F. P. Probst
Sylvester
Prion School House
Banished Pitchers Press Suit Over Ban and Reserve Clause
Former St. Louis Cardinals pitchers Max Lanier and Fred Martin seek $2.5 million in damages and reinstatement after suspensions for joining the Mexican league. They filed in federal court seeking a show cause order to restrain bans and reserve clause enforcement, naming league and club officials as defendants. Lanier seeks $1.5 million. Gardella suit continues in court.
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New York
St. Louis Cardinal
Max Lanier
Fred Martin
Danny Gardella
New York Giants
Gardella
U. S. Court of Appeals
A. B. Chandler
Chandler
Ford C. Frick
Will Harridge
George W. Trautman
National Association
Lanier
Sherman and Clayton Claims Against Martin Seek Damages
A claim alleges that Martin faces triple damages totaling one million dollars under Sherman and Clayton anti-trust laws, seeking court action for alleged antitrust violations.
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Martin
Priest Resumes Battle For Negroes With ABC
Brooklyn priest Rev. Charles Carow argues before ABC executive directors in Atlantic City to admit Negroes to the American bowling congress. This is his second 1947 Los Angeles Detroit round with ABC as he seeks to delete its white male membership clause.
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Atlantic City
Brooklyn
N. Y
American Bowling Congress
ABC
Charles Carow
Los Angeles
Detroit
Father Carow
Washington Caucus Held at Town Hall March 14 1949
The caucus will convene at 2 p m in the Washington town hall to nominate candidates for town offices and to transact any other business. Caucus Committee
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Washington Town Hall
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HM Taylor JR
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Miss
NAIB
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GROTH
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Raven Orchestra
Victor
Turner Hall
Beats Waffle Shop
Municipal League
LTP OP Waffle Shop
Ee Ee
Schuetze’s Eee
Juda Ee
Wagner's Ee
Kaiser-Frazer
Brennan’s +eee
Eee
Independents
Victory Tavern
Mary Wall
Goetz
Thur
Fki
Chalet
WNL CA
Errol
Lynn “Linuiano
Vec
Matto Grosso Jungles
Brazil
Washington
Grant County Quality
Breeders Sale
Grant County
Belmont
Tom Harvey
Hazel Green
Lyle Carns
Burnell R. Edge
Platteville
Ueda
Firestone
Ata
Matas Eit
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