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Article: Longtime football rivalry runs deep South Milwaukee, Cudahy meet for bragging rights
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 10, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright 1996 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The intensity of the Cudahy-South Milwaukee football rivalry
belies the closeness of the communities involved.
Fathers who played at one school now send their children to the
other. Cudahy graduates marry South Milwaukee alumni. Cousins line
up against each other.
And in an area where people often cross city lines to go to work,
co-workers' children play and cheer against each other.
Bragging rights are a prized commodity.
"It's just College Avenue that separates us, so that lends itself
to a lot of pre-game talk and excitement," South Milwaukee athletic
director Jim Teff said.
When teams from the two schools take the field Friday evening at
7:30, it will mark the 74th straight season ...