Eight Finalists Bid for '49 Title
Madison Wisconsin's eight best high school basketball teams open play today in the 4th annual WIAA state tournament. The eight teams emerged from qualifying play and meet in four first round games at 2 pm on the University of Wisconsin fieldhouse floor with all teams in action again tomorrow. The top contenders include defending champion Wauwatosa and Wisconsin Rapids as co favorites, with dark horses Kimberly and Eau Claire, while Hurley faces Reedsburg in another quarterfinal. Tournament officials are Morris Arnovich, R E Leahy, N WBatterm an, and Joe Capicik.
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Chris Edmonds
Madison
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Wauwatosa
Wisconsin Rapids
Kimberly
Abes
Eau Claire
Hurley
Reedsburg
Cuba City
la Crosse
Twelve Teams to Compete in Invitational Play
The national invitation basketball tournament opens Saturday with a record 12 teams led by Kentucky St Louis Utah Western Kentucky Bradley San Francisco Bowling Green Loyola Chicago CCNY Manhattan St Johns Brooklyn and NYU. The field includes six of the AP All America first team and three of the five players.
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New York
Associated Press
Bowling Green
Loyola of Chicago
City College of New York
Manhattan
St. John’s of Brooklyn
New York University
Kennedy Sparks for Indians in intra squad game
Outfielder Bob Kennedy hit two 400 foot doubles and a single in three at bats to push for the right field starting job. He threw runners out at the plate and doubled one off first as Cleveland’s intra squad game ended in a 5-5 tie.
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Kennedy
Tucson
Bob Kennedy
Cleveland Indians
Allie Clark
Hank Edwards
Mary Wall Shocks by O'Sullivan in Florida Tour
Mary Wall of Menominee Michigan loses in the Florida East Coast women’s golf tournament quarter-finals to Pat O Sullivan of Orange in a surprising upset.
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Mary Wall
St. Augustine
Mary Agnes Wall
Menominee
Mich
Pat O'Sullivan
Orange
Hamline Pipers Favored in NAIB Tournament Card
Hamline University led by center Verne Mikkelsen and forward Hal Haskins is a slight favorite to win the NAIB title. Mikkelsen scored 13 in a 83-66 second round win over Indiana Central, adding to a tournament total of 460 points in three years. Haskins added 29 in the win. Texas Tech advanced to the quarters by beating North Dakota 62-57. Beloit faces Eastern Illinois after knocking off Southwest Missouri State 66-49.Regis Denver defeated St Thomas and faces Northwestern Louisiana State. Emporia State meets Indiana State in tonight’s final game after Indiana State crushed Loyola 78-58.
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Kansas City
Hamline University
Pied Pipers
NAIB
Verne Mikkelsen
Hal Haskins
Mikkelsen
Marvel
Haskins
St. Paul
Texas Tech
Hamline
Indiana Central
Indianapolis
North Dakota University
Beloit College
Regis College of Denver
St. Thomas of St. Paul
Northwestern
Louisiana State Demons
Brigham Young University
Emporis
Eas
Indiana State of Terre Haute
Empeoria State
Iowa State Teachers of Cedar Falls
Indiana State
Loyola of Baltimore
Beloit Golds Advance to NIAB Quarterfinals
Beloit College routed the Southwest Missourians 66 to 47 to seal a third straight NIAB tournament quarterfinal berth. The Golds dominated defense and pulled away in the second half at Kansas City.
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Beloit Golds
Missourians
Kansas City
Beloit College
Whipping Southwest
Milwaukee to Host ABC Bowling Tournament in 1952
The Milwaukee auditorium board of trustees unanimously agreed yesterday to invite the American Bowling Congress to stage its 1952 tournament in the sports arena planned for development. The invitation was sent to ABC officials meeting in Atlantic City alongside the current event.
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Milwaukee
American Bowling Congress
Auditorium Board of Trustees
ABC
Atlantic City
Wuetrich's 580 Tops League Bowling Standings
Bob Wuetrich of Kubly wins with 580 series on games of 207 182 191 in the Junior league. Ernie Goecks 578 and Kathryn Yost 535 lead women’s play. Team totals list multiple clubs with scores, including Crystal Tower 2338 and Goetz Theater 2196 among others.
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Bob Wuetrich
Kubly
Ernie Goecks
Kathryn Yost
Crystal Tower
Rose Langston
Junior Kubly
KC No
Elevator carries about 3200 passengers weekly on average
A local elevator records an average weekly ridership of about 3200 passengers. The figure reflects routine usage and helps gauge daily demand for vertical transit in the building.
Vogler Heads All Conference Choices In SSC Coaches Vote
Monroe star Ernie Vogler earned top billing on the Capital Times all conference team as a unanimous pick among Southern Ten coaches. Fellow unanimous selections were Bill Frazier of Reedsburg and Bob Schroeder at center. Don Graham of Portage and Jim Arenz of Reedsburg narrowly missed unanimous status.
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Ernie Vogler
Monroe High School
Capital Times
Southern Ten
Lee Mitchell
Monroe
Vogler
Bill Frazier
Reedsburg
Bob Schroeder
Don Graham
Portage
Jim Arenz
Kentucky Places Two on AP's Team
Kentucky NCAA champions provide two selections on the 1949 Associated Press All-America basketball team. Representing the south are Alex Groza and Ralph Beard, with Ed Macauley of St. Louis from the midwest, Tony Lavelli of Yale from the east, and Vince Boryla of Denver from the Rocky Mountains.
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New York
Midwest
Rocky Mountains
Associated Press
Kentucky
Alex Groza
Ralph Beard
Ed Macauley
St. Louis
Tony Lavelli
Yale
Vince Boryla
Denver
When Sick of Being Sick See The Chiropractor
Ad announces M. J. Gonstead chiropractic clinic. Includes X Ray and Neurocalometer services with contact numbers 373 and residence at 101 Monroe.
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Chiropractic
M. J. Gonstead
Monroe
Notable college players named to third team in voting
Rocky mountains report notes Kevin O'Shea of Notre Dame and Jim McIntyre of Minnesota on the 1948 first team but drop to the third team in this year’s selection by 404 sports writers. Wah Wah Jones of Kentucky and Dwight Eddleman of Illinois make the second team. 35 others receive honorable mention including Barnhorst Notre Dame and Kerris Chicago Loyola Erickson Illinois Unruh Bradley O'Brien Butler Rehfeldt Wisconsin Lehman St Louis Williams Purdue Elliott Michigan Wilson Anderson Indiana and Harrison Michigan.
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Bears
Macauley
Kevin O’shea
Notre Dame
Jim McIntyre
Minnesota
Dwight Eddleman
Illinois
Bob Harris
Oklahoma
Bob Cousy
Holy Cross
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Utah
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Kerris
Chicago
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Unruh
Bradley
O’brien
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Rehfeldt
Wisconsin
Lehman
St. Louis
Williams
Purdue
Elliott
Michigan
Wilson
Anderson
Ind
Harrison
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