Eau Claire Clinches Dramatic Wisconsin Title Quest
Eau Claire edge Beloit 54 53 on a final whistle shot by Aubrey Olson to claim a dramatic state tournament win. Mencel led Eau Claire with 17 points while Beloit’s Irv Shepherd and Don Jordan added 11 each as St. Croix Falls and Kohler rallied elsewhere. Morrow paced St. Croix Falls with 27 points in a 59 35 semifinal victory as Wisconsin’s 35th high school tourney produced late twists and record chase.
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Chris Edmonds
Madison
Eau Claire
St. Croix Falls
Wisconsin
Wauwatosa and
Kobler
Abes
Beloit
St. Croix
Two Rivers
Paul Morrow
Kohler
Onalaska
Wauwatosa
Rhinelander
University of Wisconsin
Abe
Aubrey Olson
Chuck Mencel
Tes
Don
Jordan
Mencel
Bob Hessler
Carl Schuler
Olson
Saints
Morrow
Johnny Kotz
Wilt Gehrmann Duel Sets Title Night At Relays
Tonight in Chicago Stadium the 14th annual Chicago Daily News Relays crown the indoor season’s last major meet. The Bankers’ mile pits Don Gehrmann of Wisconsin against Fred Wilt of the FBS, both boasting 4 09 3 mile times this season from Millrose Wanamaker finish.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Don Gehrmann
Hoping Gumshoe
Fred Wilt
FBS
Earlier Catfish Opening Rejected By State Commission
The state conservation commission rejected a request to open the catfish season earlier in Lafayette Green and Iowa counties. Sen Melvin Olson and local sportsmen sought April 15 opening to allow trout fishers to fish catfish, also proposing a 15 inch catfish size limit. Sebago salmon, long caught commercially, was moved onto the restricted list this year at sportsmen’s request.
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Lafayette
Green
Iowa
State Conservation Commission
Associated Press
Melvin Olson
RS. Wayne
Sen
Olson
Butch Krueger Tops Opening Round At Jacksonville Open
Al Jackson was edged by Butch Krueger as a 72 tied with seven others in the opening round of the Jacksonville open. Leland Gibson and Al Besselink led after day one with 80s while Jack Burke fired seven birdies but parred only three holes. Sam Snead posted 72 and Al Krueger had 72 amid a day of wild scoring and inconsistent greens.
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Fia
Leland Gibson
Kansas City
al Besselink
Detroit
Jack Burke
White Plains
N. Y
Wis
Pep Beats Famechon In Madison Square Garden Victory
Willie Pep, 27, 126 pounds, defeats Ray Famechon of France in a 15 round title bout at Madison Square Garden. The Hartford, Connecticut champion dominates the European featherweight king in front of 12,106 fans, signaling continued reign if Saddler remains out.
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New York
Willie Pep
Ray Famechon
France
Madison Square
Hartford
Spain
Fae Seat
Some Extra Steam Claimed by Browns For Coming Season
The St. Louis Browns, in Arizona, project strength and optimism despite a temporary absence. Vice President Charley DeWitt urges caution before early picks, hoping Zack Taylor will advance the club this spring.
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Browns
St. Louis
Arizona
New York Ants
Charley de Witt
Zack Taylor
de Witt
Loveland's 486 Leads All Scoring in City Bowling
Leona Loveland bowled 486 to top city league scoring in Progressive and Sportsmen's Leagues. Rockow of Borden's posted the top men’s score 193 and 542 series, with a 587 needed to surpass Loveland. Various teams and players posted scores across Progressive Quintets and Sportsmen's events, including Johnson's 2063, Fritz sleaners 2075, and Borden's 2245 reaching wins.
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Leona Loveland
Johnson
Pontiac
Rockow
Borden's
Loveland
Charm Center
Martin's
Fritz Sleaners
Clarno Goldenrods
Hunt's Produce
Monroe Clinic
Anderson Body Shop
Margie Cullen
Zelme Germann
Betty McGuire
Betty Ronald
Otilla ‘Greub
Huber Beers
Beckman
Booth and Co
Borden
Wenger
Freeport Cagers Lose Close Game to Rams
Freeport high school team fell 86 to 61 to Mt. Vernon, the defending champions, in a yesterday afternoon matchup. The Rams advance to the upper bracket final against Elgin, which beat Tilden Tech 59 to 50. Freeport’s 61 points marked the highest scored on Mt. Vernon all season.
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Freeport High School
Mt. Vernon
Rams
Elgin
Tilden Tech
Chica
Freeport
Daacon's Team Wins Cage Crown
Daacon's newsstand team of the city recreation department won the league championship last night by defeating Kempfert's 30 to 23 in the Armory. Brawand led scorers with 13 points, followed by Pierce with 12 for the losers. Kempfert's trimmed the gap to 17 15 midgame before Daacon's pulled away in the final period. Box scores list Deacon's players and Kempfert's as top contributors. Former Minnesota standout Warren Beson named head football coach at LaCrosse Central high school, succeeding Walter Weigent who will continue teaching.
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Recreation Department
Kempfert
Armory
Recreation
Janesville
Brawand
Pierce
Daacon Power House
Deacon
PF Huber
R. Teehan
Eicholz
Goodman
Kempfert's
Zoller
Norder
Solomon
University of Minnesota
Kempton Et. Ggg
Deaere
LaCrosse Central High School
Warren Beson
Gopher Grid
Beson
Minnesota
Baltimore Colts
Minneapolis Cyo
Walter Weigent
Central
Weigent
Five Area Towns Enter State Bowling Meet At Fond du Lac
Five towns surround Monroe field entrants in the state bowling tournament at Fond du Lac. Monticello New Glarus Brodhead Darlington and Blanchardville send teams doubles and singles entries with schedules ranging from February through May. Notable entries include Brodhead Standard Oils led by C. Erickson and New Glarus Buick and Wilhelm Tell squads.
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Monroe
Fond du Lac
Monticello
New Glarus
Brodhead
Darlington
Blanchardville
Brodhead Standard Oils
C. Erickson
H. Partridge
C. Day
H. Riegle
J. Pinnow
R. Partridge
D. Fink
R. Probst
J. Trautman
C. Gilbert
R.springsted
Fishbach
R. Hanson
M Frenk
C. Alfred A. Ingwell
J Metzger
A. Erickson
Blanchardville Hanson
Women Champs Find Tourney Course Tough
Rec ener eT man-sized Augusta country club golf course so far is too much for the women champions of the titleholders tournament even for Babe Didrikson Zaharias who led by five strokes today as the third session began. The Babe plays the kind of At best suited to the sandy 6 19-yard layout-long hits oft rees and good fairway shots. But her 150 strokes for two rounds jis costly shooting compared to scores in lesser tournaments and on lesser courses. She had a 78 yesterday.
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Augusta Country Club
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
State Conservation Commission names five game problem coordinators
The state conservation commission on Friday named five department members as coordinators to oversee game issues. The appointees are Allen S. Haakon of Mauston, Stanley G. De Boer of Black River Falls, Burton Dahlberg and Ralph Ovvid of Ladysmith, and Harry Stroboe of Viroqua. The commission extended the beaver trapping season in six northeastern counties to April 9 and authorized a special early pan fish season in Wolf and Fox river waters on short notice. A Pike season will be set in early April, with general pan fish and trout seasons opening April 29.
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Conservation Department
Allen S. Haakon
Mauston
Stanley G. de Boer
Black River Falls
Burton Dahlberg
Ralph Ovvid
Ladysmith
Harry, Stroboe
Wisconsin
Wolf
Fox River
Shuffleboard scores from women and men leagues
In the women’s league Foreade's defeated Ernie's No 2 6 to 0, Nor ton and Mabley's beat Monroe hotel 5 to 0, Hyland's edged Ernie's No 1 5 to 0. In the men’s league Eddie's topped Louie's 9 to 0, Morton and Mabley's down Monroe hotel 6 to 5, Forcade's beat Victory 5 to 0, Hyland's defeated Ernie's 5 to 0, and Headquarters beat Junction House 5 to 0.
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Ernie
Norton
Mabley
Monroe Hotel
Hyland
Eddie’s
Louie
Morton
Forcade’s
Victory
Hyland’s
Ernie’s
Headquarters
Junction Hous
Allstars Pick Delafield for Chicago Preparations
The college football Allstars will train at St Johns Military Academy in Delafield before facing the Philadelphia Eagles, champions of the National Professional League, next August in Chicago. The club has previously trained at Northwestern University in prior years.
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Delafield Delafield
St John's Military Academy
Philadelphia Eagles
Chicago
Northwestern University
Bradley Top Choice in NIAT Final Clash
Bradley University, the top seed, faces CCNY in the NIAT finals at 9 p.m. CST seeking an unprecedented double, aiming to become the first team to win both the NIT and NCAA championships in the same year.
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Bradley University
CCNY
Social notes from South Wayne and area events
Miss Eunice Moe, a student nurse at St. Agnes Fond du Lac, will visit her parents Mr and Mrs James Moe Friday through Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ben Goodman and Mr and Mrs E E Hasley visited Darlington on Friday. Mr and Mrs Paul Kaempfer and Miss Marie Kaempfer of Gratior were Sunday supper guests of Mr and Mrs John Meier. Warren H Robinson celebrated his 89th birthday Sunday. Ole Lund turned 76 Monday.
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Eunice Moe
St. Agnes
Fond du Lac
James Moe
Pedestrian Daniel Pontikes Dies After Milwaukee Crash
Daniel Pontikes, 55, died at county emergency hospital four hours after being struck by an automobile on a Milwaukee street. Police said the incident occurred Friday and the driver remained at the scene.
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Milwaukee
Daniel Pontikes
County Emergency
Milwaukee Street
Washington State Boxers Edge Wisconsin In Close Meet
The Washington State boxing team upset favored Wisconsin 4 4 percent to 8 percent in Pullman drawing 3600 fans. The meet was tied 3 3 after 175 pound Chuck Morgan defeated Don Schuster. Hubert Christianson earned a draw with Gerald Heath to halt Wisconsin’s bid for a share of the result. Wisconsin was short two regulars Vito Parisi and Dwaine Dickinson.
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Washington State
Badgers
Pullman, Wash
Washington State College
Wisconsin
Chuck Morgan
Don Schuster
WSC
Hubert Christianson
Gerald Heath
Vito Parisi
Dwaine Dickinson
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