Final Preparations Made For Bowling Tourney Three Day Scratch Action
Steve's Bowling Alley hosts a three day scratch tourney with doubles Friday night and singles Saturday. Idaho and Utah keglers enter as entries from Ogden Salt Lake City Boise Nampa Twin Falls and Blackfoot compete for top honors. Trophies donated by local sponsors arrive for the state tournament set for March 12 20 in Pocatello.
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Ellis State
Steve's Bowling Alley
Idaho
Utah
Rae
St. Louis
Utah Boys
Ogden
Lou Grimes
Max Kosef
Bill Smith
Salt Lake City
Martin McCrea
Paul Chase
Roland Baird
Buhl Kegler
Paul Ames
Pocatello
Gianschetta and Johnson
Idaho Falls
Gate City
Bergendorf - McCleland
Mathewson-Stephenson
Young-Serean
Sternberg-McCurdy
Shumate-Erlandson
Nampa
Cowhan-Dertsch
Twin Falls
Williams-Pierpont
Boise
Bergendorf
Sternberg
Stephenson
Dreyer
Nelson
Burnham
Davis
Ace Allen
Elks Tourney
Elks
Elks Lodges
Earl McCurdy
Ray Burnham
Bill Hestic
Hal Dreyer
Oz Mullins
Bill Faler
Eddy Bakery
Reliance Oil Company
Sapphire Lounge
Steve’s Bowling Alley
G. I. Lounge
Ralston Panina
Sunfreeze
MacKenzie Auto Company
Stephenson Music Company
Nate Morgan
Modern Motor of
Blackfoot
Bohemian Brewery Company of
George Allen
Mendy
Yanks Upset Czech Ice Sound 2-0
The revived U S hockey team upset heavily favored Czechoslovakia 2 0 in Stockholm at the world amateur championships. It marked a second upset for the Americans as they become spoilers with no chance at the title. They had earlier defeated Sweden, leaving Canada and Sweden in a three way chase. The game was a tight defensive affair with one goal in each of the middle two periods.
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Stockholm
U. S
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
Canada
Boise Court Club Wins Big Six Title
Boise's Braves clinched the Big Six high school basketball title by defeating Caldwell 34 to 24 before 4400 fans at the Boise gym. Dick Ulin led Boise with 12 points and fell four points short of the league scoring record of 157 set by Roland Mins on Idaho Falls in 1947. Idaho Falls secured second place with a 63 to 37 win over Twin Falls. The Braves held the lead most of the game, leading 10 to 7 after the first quarter, 15 to 11 at halftime, and 25 to 19 to start the final period.
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Boise
Braves
Caldwell
Dick Ulin
Roland Minson
Idaho Falls
Twin Falls
Roundup of Basketball and Hockey Scores Across Leagues
In the NBA roundups Minneapolis beat Boston 85 71 Rochester defeated Indianapolis 53 and in the A A basketball playoffs the results show Minneapolis 85 Boston 71 Rochester 65 Indianapolis 53. In the American Hockey League St Louis 11 Washington 1 and Pacific San Francisco 6 Oak 4.
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Basketball Association of America
Minneapolis
Boston
Rochester
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Washington
Pacific
San Francisco
Oak
Hal's Sheet Metal Keeps Lead In Major Bowling Standings
Hal's Sheet Metal clung to first by two as Antlers swept them, Bannock Hotel Gang and others split results. Hallmark performances by Bill Hestir 618 series and 225 high game highlighted a night of tight team races and doubles top finishes.
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Hal
Metal Boys
Antlers
Bannock Hotel Gang
Pocatello Boosters
Utah Oil
Pioneer Barbers
Moose Lodge
Mike
Blackfoot
Henriksen’s
ANMST
Bannock Hotel
Mike's
Pioneer Barber
Pocatello Booste
Bill Hestir
George Young
Celon Sternberg
Len and
Mack
Young
Celon
Mathewson- Henriksen
Sterny
Frank Serean
Young-Sterny
Len-Mack Al-Steve
Nelson
Gol
Serean
Harris Dittmer
Hahn Walker
Falter
Dreyer
Fredy Stone
Loveland
Hank-Mathewson
Brown Bomber Keeps Ring Fans Guessing
Heavyweight champion Joe Louis settles his libel suit against Look for $10,000 and may not defend the title in June. The Maxim–Charles bout in February could force Louis to face Savold or have the NBA declare the title vacant. News touches boxing, golf, birthdays, and other sports notes.
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New York
Joe Louis
Look Magazine
Louis
Ezzard Charles
Joe Maxim
Cincinnati
Maxim
Charles
Lee Savold
NBA
Czech Skater Vrzanova Captures World Championship
Alena Vrzanova of Czechoslovakia won the women's amateur world figure skating championship in Paris, defeating 16 rivals. Barbara Ann Scott of Canada, last year’s champion, had turned professional recently.
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Paris
Alena Vrzanova
Czechoslovakia
Barbara Ann
Scott
Canada
Miss Scott
11 Nations Participate in Six Day Bike Race in New York
Torchy Peden promotes a six day bike race opening Feb 27 in New York with 30 riders from 11 nations. The rugged event features splintered bones and crushed corpuscles as part of the grind. Notable riders include Bevelaqua of Italy and Pederson of Denmark, both race veterans.
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Torchy Peden
New York
Torchy
Peden
Anthony Belevaqua
Italy
Arne Pederson
Denmark
Bevelaqua
Tony
United States
Pederson
Copenhagen
Cesare Moretti
Ferdinand Grillo
Morocco
Marcel Cerdan
France
Francois Grauss
Record 114 Track Marks Set In 1948 Racing Season
In 1948, North American horse racing saw 114 track records fall, including four American marks and two world records, highlighting a season of exceptional speed and performance by top jockeys and horses.
World Famed Skiers Vie For National Championship Week
Skier talent from the United States Canada Norway and Finland arrive at Ecker Hill Utah for the national championship meet to be held Monday through Tuesday. Alpine stars include Peter Hugsted and Sverre Kongsgaard as officials anticipate record leaps but the hill limits exceed the 350 foot world standard. Classes A B C senior and open compete with top contenders aiming for 1950 world championship qualification.
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Ecker Hill
Utah
Alf Engen
United States
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Yanks
Czech Ice Sound
Babee
Baby
Charles S. Smith
Bonneville Einer
Boise Court Club
Brown Bomber
Jimmy Demaret
Lloyd Mangrum
Jimmy
Mangrum
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Eddie Arcaro
Tommy Henrich
Chick Harbert
Honus Wagner
Jim Ferrier
Bob Chappins
Andy Pafko
Bert Bell
Guy Lombardo
Gar Wood
Henry Kaiser
Lombardo
California
Kentucky
Blue Grass Squad
Maryland
Virginia
New Jersey
Texas
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Indiana
Floriia
Montana
Nebraska
Tennessee
Westminster
Momary
Momarv
Great Barrington
Mass
Winslow Briggs
Harvard
Hubert Opperman
Grimm’s School OF Business
Grimm
KSEI
C. E. Roberts
Mgr
Europe
E. Center
Hoover Motor CO
Os Bendix Radio
Bendix
Bendixe
Norway
Finland
Peter Hugsted
Sverre Kongsgaard
Hugsted
Kongsgaard
Tance
Joseph Brad
Austria
Plancia
Yugoslavia
Gi’s & Secretaries
CPA
Radio Phonograph FM
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