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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1949
Page
5
Five Hurley players powered a late rally to defeat Wauwatosa 62 50 in the WIAA final at the Wisconsin Fieldhouse before 13 800 fans. The Hurley team from the north delivered a thrilling comeback to claim the championship.
Hurley two players, Captain Wayland Baron and Carl Hermanson, join the inaugural state high school coaches association all-tournament team. Other WIAA schools circling honors include La Crosse Logan with Merlin Nehring and Ralph Twite, Eau Claire with Ed Heins and Sandy Franc, Reedsburg with Stan Dy Franc, Wisconsin Rapids with Jack Torressani, Cuba City with Bob Olson, and more. Baron scored 47 points to lead the tournament.
Hurley defeats Logan 41 39 to win the state tournament title. Baron scores 18 in the final and ties Nehring for tournament scoring honors at 47 across three games. Reedsburg, Beloit, and Wisconsin Rapids also shine as attendance records fall with 62,000 fans.
Ishpeming, Michigan jumper Joe Perrault delivered the day’s longest mark at 258 feet in Hyak Washington invitational jumping meet. Perrault, holder of the North American 297 foot distance record, faltered in form and placed fourth. his 244 and 258 foot attempts earned 216.1 points.
Ameri can Bowling congress tourney enters second half with top team score by Miller High Life Beer of Brooklyn at 2995. Doubles leader 1306 by Charles Carnegie and Ed Montgomery from Philadelphia. Singles leader Howard Baker of Grand Rapids with 709. All events leader John Small of Chicago with 1941. Minor shifts include Meister Brau Chicago 2882. Blemarz South Bend 2879. Ralph Ditewig Peoria 687 in singles. Townsend and Jubenville Detroit 1263 doubles. Ed Ruttenberg Chicago 1855 in all events.
Cary Middlecoff and Jim Ferrier captured the Miami international four ball title, defeating Skip Alexander and Pete Cooper 9 and 8. The Memphis and San Francisco pair posted 16 under par over 28 holes, securing a second straight win in the grueling 144 hole event. Alexander and Cooper earned $750 as runners up, while Middlecoff and Ferrier collected $1,250 each.
Hamline's Pied Pipers defeated Regis College 57 to 46 to clinch their second NAIB basketball title. Led by Hal Haskins and Vern Mikkelsen, Hamline dominated with early leads and steady control. Haskins earned MVP and co captains were named along with first string all stars Johnny Orr, Bob Fisher, and Bob Royer.
Oklahoma City AAU tournament opens with 10 teams cut from 44 as six of eight top seeds, including Phillips Oilers and Oakland Batterers, face action. Oilers meet Amarillo Plows in opening night game. Bittners vs War Hawks follows. Yesterday results featured Des Moines Millers and others in close wins.
Lynn Jordan of Marshfield was chosen as president with Ade Dillon of Appleton named vice president at the Wisconsin High School Coaches Association annual meeting held during the WIAA basketball tournament. The group cleared about $2,000 and invited Ivan Williamson and Adolph Rupp as headliners for the summer clinic.
Ted Neist of Walla Walla Washington fired a record 208 to win the 54 hole Gainesville golf open yesterday. He received 500 dollars in prize money for the victory.
Wisconsin's undefeated boxing squad rallied to a 4-4 tie with Michigan State in East Lansing. Heavyweight Bob Ranch secured a 30-28 decision over Art Hughlett to knot the score as Chuck Davey defeated Don Dickinson at 145 pounds. Dickinson was the 1948 NCAA 145-pound titlist while Davey held recent titles in 135 and 145 pounds.
J T Duke Etter and Alfred Henning Jr won the doubles crown at the state bowling tournament in Fond du Lac sponsored by the American Legion with a 1191 team score. Etter posted 616 across games 209 220 and 187 while Henning totaled 575 in 172 198 and 205. Kenneth Koepnick and Robert Davenport followed with 1079. Clayton Olson led Monroe in singles with 591 and Rolland Etter and S W Tschanz scored 568 and 566. In all events Rolland Etter and J T Etter led Monroe with 1660 and 1654.
The Monroe Friendly Indians, led by Captain Pete Johnson, defeated the Juda Pioneers 19 to 4 in a high school gym game. Jerry Davis scored four baskets as Monroe opened a 14 to 3 halftime lead.
Brodhead and Juda Evangelical United Brethren church teams will face off in a Sunday school intercity basketball game tomorrow night at the high school gym. Rob ert Keen of Brodhead and Jake Jones of Juda coach the squads with junior church teams set to play in the preliminary.
Michigan Normal College dominated the Illinois Tech Relays in Chicago, led by Gar ion Campbell who tied the indoor 70 yard dash American record with seven seconds and won the college broad jump. The Hurons scored 70% points for their fourth straight college crown, with Wheaton, Baldwin Wallace, and Loyola among the top contenders. Notre Dame's Bill Fleming also doubled in university hurdles.
Ohio State pulls off a surprise by edging Illinois 32–30 to claim the Big Nine team title in a four-team meet. Northwestern finishes third with 13 victories and Wisconsin last with six wins.
The Green Bay Chicago Bears NFL game moves from Green Bay city stadium to State Fair Park Milwaukee next fall to accommodate 10 000 more spectators, per the Chicago Tribune last night.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association creates a 15 member advisory council with nine temporary appointees serving until elections next November. Deward McVey of New Glarus is listed among the temporary appointees alongside K F Bick Janesville C E Bray Valders H F Connors Hurley J A Jones North Fond du Lac E P Rock Hudson Lloyd Qualley West Salem A A Ritchay Wisconsin Rapids and C L Willson Baraboo. The council advises the WIAA board of control and the secretary will act as secretary to the council.
Milwaukee reports show regular teams standings with Bee's Tavern Madison leading at 2,993. G. I. Joe's Racine rises to second with 2,870, followed by Centennial Brews Madison 2,851 and Fauerbach Beers Madison 2,849. Doubles leaders J. Kolar A Wehner Kenosha 1,190. singles leaders Schernacker Madison 611 and Mott Green Bay 610. Minor singles top scorer T. Wagner Sun Prairie with 647.
Rhinelander Shorty Legionnaires defended the Wisconsin state American Legion basketball championship by edging Wausau 65 to 37 in the finals. Milwaukee Police post defeated Milwaukee North Shore 62 to 50 in the consolation. Semifinals saw Wausau beat North Shore 59 to 58 and Rhinelander beat Milwaukee Police 60 to 57.
Dick Klamfoth of Groveport Ohio sets a new national record at 85.88 miles per hour to win the 200 mile motorcycle championship in Daytona Beach taking first prize of 2500 dollars.
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