State Tournament Wide Open Affair
Milwaukee P The year 1950 may well go down in WIAA basketball record books as the omen of psy turvy tour lineup for the quarter finals of the 35th annual classic opening Thursday at Madison is one of the strongest in recent years. Here are just a few of the reasons why the current round of Eight will be unique when it plays at the University of Wisconsin fieldhouse. Three of the eight clubs were not rated at all in today s Sweet Sixteen listings. Only two teams Waupen SOS oe and Falls were out favorites to win their qualifying tournaments. Kohler and Onalaska represent classed schools. Wauwatosa earned top ranking with a 22 1 record and is the team to beat. Falls Beloit Kohler and Old Abes are among the survivors. Kohler, with 113 students, is the smallest school in the meet.
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Milwaukee
WIAA
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Waupen Sos Oe
Falls
Kohler
Onalaska
Wauwatosa
Red Raiders
Tosans
Eau Claire
Abes
Stevens Point
Beloit
Saints
Unalaska
Two Rivers
Rhinelander
Sm ‘St
St. Croix
Orangeville Team Prepares For State Basketball Tournament
Glen Keuler, coach, leads seven players Eugene Shaffer Julius Untersee Gene Wuetrich Elmer Wyss Ronald Cronan Lenny Cummins Edward Schmid toward Cham paign for the state tournament. The Owls rely mainly on animal food including mice rats and other small mammals and birds.
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Orangeville
Glen Keuler
Champaign
Eugene Shaffer
Julius Untersee
Gene Wuet”rich
Elmer Wyss
Ronald Cronan
Lenny Cummins
Edward Schmid
Rickey Proposes Electronic Umpire for Training Use
Branch Rickey, president of the Brooklyn club, unveils a new electronic umpire device tested by General Electric at Syracuse. The gadget uses lenses and electric eyes to light a lamp for strikes, helping measure pitch velocity and determine if a ball is in or out of the strike zone. It is designed for training and experimental use, not replacement in actual games.
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Vero Peace
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Baseball Club
General Electric Co
Syracuse
N. Y
Dick Shea
Electronics Statis
Rickey
Pickett Leads City Bowling With 584 Night Score
Woodford squad rolled a 4 to top city bowling scores last night. High individuals across divisions include Pickett 584 and 540, Darling 534, Rees 535, Myers 582, Matzke 557, Mallberg 540, and Hurlbut 188 in Boys Juniors. Argyle, Pleasure, and Firemen divisions list multiple scorers with scores ranging from 419 to 960 in a crowded rundown of games and names.
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Woodford
C. Hunt
Dison
O. Robertson
Biffle
Binkley
Kummer
W. Greub
E. Rutsch
C. Bloom
F. Digman
K. Mallberg
Matzke
L. Smith
Argyle
B. Rood
R. Frey
R. ‘Yeazel
Murial Ostby
Margaret Pederson
Hilltop’ Inn
Dan
Monticello Drops From WIAA Sweet Sixteen Rankings
Monticello suffered its first defeat of the basketball season to Mt. Horeb Friday night. The team, ranked 13th in the WIAA Sweet Sixteen, stands at 25-1 with Kohler 21-4 and Menomonie 16-8 nearby in the final year rankings. The top lists follow Wauwatosa, Eau Claire, Stevens Point, and others, with Monticello listed near Kohler and Menomonie.
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Momuceny Magsi Sesuus Panes
Mt. Horeb
Monticello
Menomonie
Kohler
Wauwatosa
Eau Claire
Stevens Point
St. Croix Fails
Wisconsin Rapids
Superior C Tral
Beloit
Opposition Pitchers Both Have No Hitters
In a high school baseball game at Leuzinger Leuzinger won 1-0 as lefty Schmidt ofer and Dick Gerakos each threw no hitters. Schmidt fanned seven in victory while Gerakos struck out 12 in defeat. The lone run scored after a hit by pitch, stolen base, and a wild throw.
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Los Angeles
Lefty Schmidt Ofer
Dick Gerakos
Leuzinger
Schmidt
Gerakos
Old Guard Gone From Cincinnati's 1950 Training Camp
Luke Sewell returns as manager as Cincinnati trims its 1940 champions era. Ewell Blackwell, once key to the Browns, is the standout question mark after a kidney operation and a winter bulk up to over 200 pounds. He faced doubts about form and health entering spring.
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Cincinnati
Buckey Walters
Johnny Vandermeer
Luke Sewell
Luke
St. Louis Browns
Sewell
Walters
Ewell Blackwell
Blacky
Japanese bowler barred from Fond du Lac tournament
Kenneth Koji of Sparta Hawaii born Japanese parent says he was barred from ABC sanctioned state bowling tournament in Fond du Lac. He contends racial restriction limited to white males and he expected to compete after bowling in local and state events. Koji arrived as a Hanson and Bacon team member for singles and doubles when a tournament official stopped his participation.
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Sparta
Kenneth Koji
Hawaii
Fond du_Lae
Koji
Fond du
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Fond du Lac
Hanson and Bacon
Robert Bacon
Jersey Joe Adds More Power To Fight Demand
Jersey Joe Walcott, 36, of Camden N J, pressured Baltimore’s Johnny Sichor in a 10 round bout. Walcott landed an overhand right at 1:34 of the first round, Sichor collapsed, failed to rise, and did not continue, with Walcott advancing the argument for a fourth heavyweight title shot.
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Jersey Joe
Suummucnuia
Jersey
Walcott
Baltimore
Johnny Sichor
Camden
N. J
Sihor
Skhor
Powe
Meeting Called For New Ball Loop In Gratiot Area
A Gratiot memorial center meeting on March 27 will discuss forming a western division of the State Line baseball league. Players teams and sponsors are invited to attend or write to Floyd E Burmeister. Browntown South Wayne and Gratiot show interest with Warren Scales Mould Shullsburg Lena and Winslow notified. The plan seeks amateur baseball across areas and aims to recruit high school age players and recent grads. A full league outline and organization details will be shared. If entry to the regular State Line league is not chosen, teams may form a separate loop under State Line guidance.
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Gratiot —Cimes Specialy
Gratiot_ memorial center
State Line Baseball League
Floyd E. Burmeister
Gratiot
Browntown
South Wayne
Warren
Scales Mould
Shullsburg
Lena
Winslow
Coach Rupps Wonders May Get Some Trouble
New York CCNY players loom as a stiff test for Adolph Rupp’s highly touted Kentucky sophomores in the National Invitation Tournament tonight Ed Warner and Parkhorse CCNY clash as Kentucky eyes possible a third strong tourney showing after past title runs Kentucky’s Freshmen and sophomores feature a 6 foot 21 inch star who sparked CCNY’s win over San Francisco in the prior round
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New York
Adolph Rupp
Kentucky
Parkhorse Ccny
Kentucky Five
Rupp
Marshall Ingwell To Work Tournament
WIAA announced a four member crew to handle the 35th annual basketball tournament at Madison this weekend. Assistant secretary Cliff Fagan named Leonard Ellison Whitehall Marshall Ingwell New Glarus Armin Kraeft Milwaukee and Arch Morrow Madison to officiate the 10 championship and consolation games from Thursday through Saturday.
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Mann
WIAA
Madison
Cliff Fagan
Leonard Ellison
Whitehall
Marshall Ingwell
New Glarus
Armin Kraeft
Milwaukee
Arch Morrow
Markets Report Livestock and Produce Chicago and New York
Livestock salable hogs 12 000 slow with declines 25 40 cents on most weights above 230 lb. Sows 25 cents lower. top 17.00. Cattle and calves slow. steers and stockers weak. cows scarce. Vealers steady to higher. high good steers 29.50 33.00 per 100 lb. Produce: live poultry firm. eggs and butters steady to mixed. New York stock market shows broad gains with GM and other majors leading, recapping record earnings and rising prices.
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Chicago
USDA
U. S
GMC Profits Reach Record 1949 Peak
General Motors Corp reported 1949 profits of 656.43 million dollars, a payroll peak of 1.44 billion, and record highs in production sales and tax payments to 434000 stockholders. Earnings per share were 14.64, up from 9.72 in 1948 as profits topped all U S corporations.
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New York
General Motors Corp
United States
Green County Cheese Factory to Resume Repairs and Hiring
Helen E Steuri notes general repairs and painting planned this year at Green County Co op Cheese Factory Inc 1928 13th Street following major improvements last year Anton Neiderberger with 12 years experience joins alongside Leo Von Moos George Gerber and Fred Blumer Jr to handle milk for 38 Swiss producing patrons Louis H Kohli currently president with J P Kuhly H W Haber man as officers and W G Timm and Arthur Stauffacher as directors A new floor will be added this year Willam Jenatsen Jr 14 works early mornings before eighth grade duties Jake Vedermann Jr regular hired hand and 17 patrons haul milk for Swiss production Also listing other officers and directors for Mt Pleasant area and Monroe township. Freight details note Panamanian freighter Cygnet struck a mine off the Dutch coast four crewmen perished found in a life boat by the Holland tug.
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Helen E. Steuri
Green County —Co-op
Cheese Factory, Inc
13Th Street
Anton Neiderberger
Leo von Moos
George Gerber
Fred Blumer Jr
Louis H. Kohli
Australia
J. P. Kuhly
H. W. Haberman
W. G. Timm
Arthur Stauffacher
Willam Jenatsen Jr
Green County Center
Mt. Pleasant Township
Route 2
Monroe
Jake Vedermann, Jr
William Buehl
Monticello
Feldt
Walter Kubly
L. M Rty
Lester Witt
Barl Geigel
J. J. Wittner
Rotterdam
Holland
Monticello Farm Institute Set Again
The Monticello farmers and homemakers day, postponed by weather, will be held Friday with Monticello Community club and county extension office. Morning talks by I K Hall and Nick Calabresa cover prices and Green county soil conservation. Afternoon sessions split by gender include chorus, readings, movies on nylon and Hawaii, and demonstrations on buttonholes and mittens.
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Monticello
Calabresa
Karlen Hall
Casino Hall
Clarence Elmer
Irene Marty
Leo Mauri
Hawaii
Namie Tillema
Hhotel
Monroe
Harvey Elmer
E. C. Soper
Merlyn Loveland
Montgomery — Chesebro
Mittens
Roe Bartlett
F. Victor Low
George Werner
College of Agriculture
Burcaloy
Isabel Masters Dies Editor of Prescott Weekly Journal
Isabel Masters 49 former editor of the Prescott Wisconsin weekly Journal died yesterday. She was the wife of George Masters of the Minneapolis staff of the Associated Press. The text also notes remarks on owl diets and regional food staples.
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Isabel Masters
Minneapolis
Isabel ‘Masters
Prescott, Wis
George Masters
Associated Press
Green County Red and Gun Club Meets at City Hotel
A directors meeting of the Green County Red and Gun club will be held in the dining room at the City hotel in Monroe on Thursday night March 16 1950 at 8 o'clock. Any member who desires to attend will be welcome.
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Green County Red and Gun Club
City Hotel
Monroe
Frightened freak pig born on Juda area farm
A freak pig with a single body and two snouts was born on the Pengra farm near Juda. It died soon after farrowing. The Pengra farm is tenanted by Manual Pagle. Herbert Johnson plans an auction at the farm seven miles southeast of Brodhead on Thursday. Another 187 acre farm west edge of Lena on Oak street road will be sold Thursday by Mrs B G Shoesmith. Early 1950 cash receipts mirror 1949, with dairy income down 15 percent from 1948 and per farm person income at 763 dollars in 1949, the first decline since 1938.
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Pengra
Juda
Herbert Johnson
Brodhead
Lena
Oak Street Road
B. G. Shoesmith
Red rioters held after clash at Volksstimme plant
About twenty Red Rioters were arrested in Hannover after a one hour clash between police and a crowd of nearly one thousand communists including youth and women attempting to block a British officer from entering the Volksstimme plant, the outlawed communist newspaper.
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Hannover
Germany
Volksstimme
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