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NCAA Boxing Tournament Participants

Date: 04 03 1948
Description: Wisconsin's Calvin Vernon, an African-American, had led with a left and was blocking a left return by Idaho's Bill Diehl in the first round of their light ...
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NCAA Boxing Tournament Participants

Date: 04 03 1948
Description: In the first round Wisconsin's Vito Parisi threw a right hand inside a left hook by Miami's Art Saey during their heavyweight bout. The two men are partici...
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NCAA Boxing Tournament Participants

Date: 04 03 1948
Description: Eddie Rieder of Maryland is throwing a sweeping right to the jaw of Idaho's Herb Carlson in their middleweight bout. Referee B.J. Barrodale is the third ma...
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Madison West High School Relay Carnival

Date: 04 10 1948
Description: Walter Wegener, Fort Atkinson, noses out Walter Stebbins, Madison West B team, in the sprint medley at Madison West Relay Carnival at the Field House.
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Madison West High School Relay Carnival

Date: 04 10 1948
Description: In the two-mile relay race at Madison West High School Relay Carnival, James McIntyre, Milwaukee Solomon Juneau, wins by one-tenth of a second over Jack Do...
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Madison West High School Relay Carnival

Date: 04 10 1948
Description: Dick Diminski, Port Washington, is finishing one-tenth of a second ahead of Ronald Houser, Madison West in the 880 relay. They were competing in the Madis...
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Madison West High School Relay Carnival

Date: 04 10 1948
Description: Dick Wilkinson, Oconomowoc, broke one record and equaled another in the Madison West High School Relay Carnival at the Field House.
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University of Wisconsin Crew Race

Date: 05 15 1948
Description: View from water towards shoreline of the University of Wisconsin and Cornell University crew teams nearing the finish line. The Cornell team, nearest to th...
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State High School Track Meet

Date: 05 22 1948
Description: Finish of the Class A 880 yard run in the state high school track meet at Camp Randall Stadium. Paul Hanewell of Janesville is breaking the tape in front o...
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State High School Track Meet

Date: 05 22 1948
Description: Charlie Anderson of Madison East High School who was the high point athlete for Class A in the state high school track meet at Camp Randall Stadium. He won...
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State High School Track Meet

Date: 05 22 1948
Description: Fred Finn from Madison West High School, class A champions at the state high school track meet at Camp Randall Stadium. He won the low hurdle event.
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State High School Track Meet

Date: 05 22 1948
Description: Tom Ward from Madison West High School, class A champions at the state high school track meet at Camp Randall Stadium. He is shown breaking the tape in the...
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State High School Track Meet

Date: 05 22 1948
Description: LeRoy Collins from Green Bay East High School at the state high school track meet at Camp Randall Stadium. He set a state record in the 440 yard dash.
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Big Nine Track Meet

Date: 05 28 1948
Description: Preliminary hurdle race at the Big Nine Track Meet in Camp Randall Stadium. A crowd watches from the stands.
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Big Nine Track Meet

Date: 04 27 1948
Description: Michigan shot putter Charley Fonville, at the Big Nine track meet. He set a new Big Nine outdoor shot put record.
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City High School Track Meet

Date: 06 04 1948
Description: Madison West's Don Brigham finishes just ahead of Madison East's Phil Ashby in the half-mile relay in the city high school track meet at Breese Stevens Fie...
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City High School Track Meet

Date: 06 04 1948
Description: Two West High School runners finishing in a dead heat in the mile run in the city high school track meet at Breese Stevens Field. Tommy Tappen is on the le...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Winner

Date: 07 26 1948
Description: The 1948 runner-up of the Soap Box Derby is Tommy Smrekar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smrekar, Ft. Atkinson. He is shown sitting in his racer, "The Prospe...
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Camp Wakanda Activity

Date: 07 27 1948
Description: Camp Wakanda YMCA campers activities include boxing. Two boys boxing with large boxing gloves are Lawrence Fish, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Fish, 842 Terr...
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Tomahawk Ridge Ski Jumping Championships

Date: 01 1971
Description: Poster for the Tomahawk Ridge Ski Jumping Championships, held Sunday, January 24, 1971. An official Central U.S. Ski Association Meet, sponsored by the Bl...

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