Edith McGuire Leads U S Sprinters In Olympic Trials
Edith McGuire wins 100 and 200 meter dashes in the trials and leads the field with 23.8 in the 200 meters. Wyomia Tyus also posts 11.3 in the 100 meters as both qualify for finals. Pat Winslow wins pentathlon with 4544 points and faces broad jump final questions. Janell Smith sets an American record in the 400 meters with 54.6.
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Guire
Wilma
Tennessee
Russia
Tennessee State
Wyomia Tyus
U.S
Tokyo
Pat Winslow
Janell Smith
Winslow
San Mateo
Calif
Five Men Deadlocked In Horseshoe Tourney
Five men led by Harold Reno Curt Bay Ted Allen Ray Martin and Carl Steinfeldt were tied after 12 games at the world horseshoe pitching championship in Greenville Ohio Reno a 1962 champion and Allen a ten time winner top the field Steinfeldt led qualifiers Friday night Ralph Maddox defeated Martin 52 48 as Maddox posted 151 ringers in 176 tosses while Martin had 149 ringers in 176 throws for 84 7 percent accuracy.
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Greenville
Ohio
Harold Reno
Sabina
Curt Bay
Frankfort
Ind
Ted Allen
Boulder
Colo
Ray Martin
Philo
Ill
Carl Steinfeldt
Rochester
N.Y
Reno
Allen
Steinfeldt
Martin
Ralph Maddox
Peca
W.va
Maddox
Omaha Girl Takes 2 Water Ski Events
Jody Ray of Omaha won two events at the Midwest Regional water ski tournament opening on Lake Minocqua Wisconsin earning victories in junior girls jumping and slalom. Other winners include Laurie Boehm Minneapolis girls trick Tony Krumpa Pontiac Michigan junior boys slalom Carol Gora Hammond Indiana girls jump and Ken Dobbs Omaha junior boys jump.
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Minocqua
Wis
Jody Ray
Omaha
Neb
Laurie Boehm
Minneapolis
Tony Krumpa
Pontiac
Mich
Carol Gora
Hammond
Ind
Ken Dobbs
Orioles Top Yankees 2-0 as Barber Beats Bouton
Steve Barber improves to 7-8 with seven innings of two run relief. The Orioles move one game up on the Yankees for first in the American League while the White Sox blank Boston 2-0. Indians sweep Twins as Ray Herbert wins fifth and Detroit beats Kansas City 5-2.
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Birds
Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore
Orioles
White Sox
New Yorkers
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins
Detroit
Kansas City
Washington Senators
Los Angeles Angels
Bouton
Yankee Stadium
Barber
Ray Herbert
Red Sox
Chicago
Phil Regan
Gates Brown
Tigers
George Thomas
Bill Freehan
Indians
Woodie
Joe Azcue
Luis Tiant
Twins
Tiant
Tony Oliva
Earl Battey
Oliva
Larry Brown
Cleveland
Jimmy Hall
Rich Rollins
Jurgensen Injures Knee in Redskin Scrimmage
Washington quarterback Sonny Jurgensen suffered a knee injury when bumped by linemen during a brief drill at Carlisle. He was taken to Carlisle Hospital for examination after Tuesday practice.
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Carlisle
Washington
Sonny Jurgensen
Carlisle Hospital
Women Bowlers Fall Meeting in Galesville
GALESVILLE Wis The fall meeting of the Women Bowlers will be held Wednesday August 12 at the Galesville Lanes. Mrs Robert Hilton president and organizers invite all area women to attend at 8 p.m. Men bowlers meet Thursday August 13 at 8 p.m.
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Galesville
Wis
Galesville Lanes
Robert Hilton
Lu Twesme
Henry Lovig
Dan Daily
Braves Return Eilers to Toronto in IL Shuffle
The Milwaukee Braves optioned rookie pitcher Dave Eilers back to Toronto of the International League after his recall last month. Eilers appeared in three Braves games with 3.2 innings pitched and a 6.75 ERA.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Braves
Dave Eilers
Toronto
Eilers
Braves
City Youths Tennis Finals Dominate Weekend Schedule
Championship matches in La Crosse mark the Park and Recreation youth tennis tournament with boys and girls events across multiple age groups. Preliminary results list numerous singles and doubles outcomes from 12 to 18, including top scorers such as Mark Levinger, Judy Jungen, Joyce Lillethan, and Debbie Lee, with pro sets noted for several matches.
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Park and Recreation Department
la Crosse State University
Mark Levinger
Dennis Passe
Dick Schreiber
Tom Steidl
Mike Cahill
Tim Toepel
Steve Haas
Dave Largent
al Hanhardt
Richard Hanhardt
Terry Murphy
Levinger
Haas
Tim Harnish
Schreiber
Cahill
Pete Wais
Boys
Glenn Peterson
Paul Schilling
Dennis Almos
Harry Harnish
Genady Hlushko
Wayne Nielson
Steve Hafner
Richard Eddy
Scott Davis
Brian Chapman
Timm
Ricky Lee
Steve Almos
David Lee
Davis
David Anderson
Scott Ingham
Pat McQuire
Almos
Dave Ondell
Kevin Lasky
Judy Jungen
Carol Petrowski
Joyce Lillethan
Debbie Molzahn
Nancy Peterson
Pam Voight
Pat Carey
Barb Carey
Joyce Lillethun
Jean Michuta
Nancy Ludvik
Rita Juan
Debbie Lee
Mary Roggensack
Rochelle Ondell
Cheryl Hanif
Kerry Twite
Sue Reget
Linda Hefti
Kathy Harnish
Joan Wittenberg
Sue Dell
Barbara Kletzke
Susan Miller
Linda Schultz
Rosie McGuire
Cathy van Mare
Winnebagoes Tie Up Tri-State Final with Stoddard
The Winnebagoes close the Tri-State League baseball season by facing Stoddard at North Memorial Field Sunday at 2 15 p m. Chaseburg plays Genoa and Harpers Ferry visits Coon Valley. East and West division playoff games are set for Sunday August 16.
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la Crosse Winnebagoes
Stoddard
North Memorial Field
Chaseburg
Genoa
Harpers Ferry
Coon Valley
All-Midwest Horseshoe Tourney Set
La Crosse Parks and Recreation runs an All-Midwest Horseshoe tournament August 13 14 at Houska Park under lights. Trials August 13 end with 100 shoes per contestant, ringer percentage classifies players. top six enter Class A round robin August 14, next six enter Class B. Competition starts 7 p m. August 13. entry fee and trophies awarded. Walter Babe Weigent is tournament director.
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la Crosse
Late Model Stocks Set for Inter-State Fair races Sunday
La Crosse Inter-State Fair closes its 1964 racing program with late model stock car events Sunday afternoon and night. Keokuk drivers led by Ramo Stott race a 1964 Plymouth while top contenders like Dick Hutcherson and Ernie Derr from Keokuk are expected to appear. The article lists career leaders, past winners, and time-trial marks from 1957 to 1963, highlighting strong showings by Stott, Derr, Hutcherson, and Beauchamp as options for the weekend races.
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la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse
Ramo Stott
Keokuk Komets
Iowa
Stott
Dick Hutcherson
Ernie Derr
Keokuk
Derr
Johnny Beauchamp
Harlan
Hutcherson
Lennie Funk
Otis
Kan
Don White
Darrell Dake
Cedar Rapids
Bob Burdick
Omaha
Neb
Jules
Chub) Liebe
Oelwein
Newt Bartholomew
Carlisle
Ford
Funk
Liebe
Jim Wash
Johnny Jones i
Russell, Minn
Bob Reynolds
Bob Kosiske
Pontiac
Chev
Ken Schultz
Wisconsin Rapids
Badger
Playgrounders Wrap Up Season
A summer playground program closes with festive events in Bluffview and Hood. About 70 youngsters joined the Hobo Holiday. bake and watermelon parties mark the end in Myrick. Winners listed include Tom, Mary, Rich Paul, Sue Pahl, Mike Papacek, Jim Ritter in water balloon. Julie Butler, Debbie Haldersson in egg throwing. Ellen Fish, Mike Heyreth, Danita Halverson in other games. Bruce Larson and Gary Luecke in four-square.
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Bluffview
Hood
Harry Spence
Tom, Mary
Rich Paul
Julie Butler
Debbie Haldersson
Ellen Fish
Mike Heyreth
Danita Halverson
Bruce Larson
Gary
Robert Luecke
Weigent Scholarship Fund Tops Four Hundred Dollars
The Babe Weigent Scholarship Fund reached 418.28 at the 50 Year Sports Reunion with 488 attendees at Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium on June 13. Treasurer Walter Erickson said 391.96 remained after banquet expenses plus a 26.32 special gift from La Crosse Central class of 1939. Contributions continue to be welcomed by Erickson at Shearson Hammill.
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Babe Weigent
Mary E. Sawyer
Walter Erickson
la Crosse Central
Erickson, Shearson Hammill & Co
State Bank
Veech Stays In Contention At Western Open
Tom Veech unattached pro from Menomonee Falls Wis added 71 Friday to his first round 68 for a 139 at halfway of the $50,000 Western Open in Chicago. He trails leader Chi Chi Rodriguez by six strokes and is tied for ninth with three others. Bobby Brue from Northbrook Ill is 145 after a 70 Friday.
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Chicago
Tom Veech
Menomonee Falls
Wis
Veech
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Bobby Brue
Northbrook
Ill
Three Children Found Suffocated in Refrigerator
In Chicago on Friday night three Hartman children ages 4 5 and 6 were found suffocated in an unused back porch refrigerator. Police recovered the bodies hours after their mother reported them missing.
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Chicago
Cynthia Ann Hartman
Joseph
Martin
George Hartman
Two Feared Dead In Rhine River Collision
In Duisburg Germany AP two people are missing and feared drowned after a collision between the Dutch pleasure boat Ahoy carrying 64 passengers and the German tanker Rheintank 11 on the Rhine River. Police say 16 passengers from the Ahoy were thrown into the water.
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Duesseldorf
Germany
Rhine
Ahoy
Rheintank
Man Dies In Leap From Golden Gate Bridge
An unidentified young man leaped to his death from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The incident marks the sixth bridge suicide in two weeks and the 271st since the bridge opened 27 years ago.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Judy Bell Wins Broadmoor Invitational After 19th Hole
Colorado Springs veteran Judy Bell, a former Curtis Cup player, defeated Karen Keesling of Wichita 1 up after 19 holes to claim the Broadmoor Invitational Golf Tournament on Tuesday.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Judy Bell
Karen Keesling
Wichita
Kan
Friedlander Falls to Peiset in 16 and Under Semis
Ellen Friedlander of Milwaukee was eliminated from the 11th Jaycee International Tennis Tournament in Minneapolis Friday. She lost 6 4 6 3 to Mari Ann Peiset of El Cajon California in the girls 16 and under bracket semifinals.
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Minneapolis
Ellen Friedlander
Milwaukee
Mari Ann Peiset
el Cajon
Calif
Al Smith Signs With Boston Red Sox
Veteran outfielder Al Smith, 36, released by the Cleveland Indians last Friday, has signed with Boston. A Red Sox spokesman said plans are not disclosed but he is expected mainly as a pinch hitter. Smith began with the Indians 12 years ago and rejoined the Tribe last winter in a deal with Baltimore that sent Willie Kirkland and $50,000 to the Orioles.
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Minneapolis-St. Paul
al Smith
Cleveland Indians
Boston
Red Sox
Sox
Smith
Indians
Tribe
Baltimore
Orioles
Willie Kirkland
Marichal Sidelined For Two Weeks By Back Ailment
New York AP announces Juan Marichal, ace of the San Francisco Giants, sidelined by a back ailment for about two weeks. The injury comes after starter Jack Sanford had elbow surgery and is out for the season, leaving Al Dark to lean on his pitching staff.
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NEW York
San Francisco Giants
Juan Marichal
al Dark
Giants
Jack Sanford
Sanford
Holmen Prep Gridders Schedule Physicals
Holmen Wisconsin football players will take physical examinations at 6 p.m. on Thursday August 13 before practice begins. Neil Nelson, a 1964 La Crosse State University graduate and former All State player, is the new Holmen head grid coach, native of Mondovi.
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Holmen
Wis
Neil Nelson
la Crosse State University
Mondovi
Nelson
Ferraris Wins Second Straight Western Junior Golf Title
Waukeean AP confirms Jan is Ferraris of San Francisco captured the final hole to secure a l up victory over Peggy Conley of Spokane, defending her Women's Western Junior Golf title after a week-long event.
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Waukegan, Ill
Janis Ferraris
San Francisco
Miss Ferraris
Peggy Conley
Spokane
Larry Klein named associate director of NCAA Bureau
Chicago AP reports Larry Klein former Newsweek sports editor has been named associate director of the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau. Homer Cooke Jr bureau director announced the appointment on Wednesday.
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Chicago
Larry Klein
News ‘Week
National Collegiate Athletic Bureau
Homer Cooke Jr
Powerful Packers backfield duo reunites for season opener
New Orleans AP reports Green Bay quarterback Jim Taylor and halfback Paul Hornung will return tonight against the St. Louis Cardinals. Hornung missed time due to suspension and military service, with Taylor optimistic the two can reestablish their feared backfield as the Packers face a Cardinals squad aiming to challenge the Giants. The kickoff is at 9 p.m. Wisconsin time and the game will be broadcast.
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New Orleans
National Football League
Jim Taylor
Paul Hornung
Green Bay Packers
St. Louis Cardinals
Taylor
Hornung
Paul
Cardinals
Packers
New York Giants
Wisconsin
Vikings Giants Open Exhibition in Minneapolis
The Minnesota Vikings host the New York Giants in the 1964 opening exhibition at Metropolitan Stadium expected to draw over 30 000 fans. Carl Eller makes his professional debut for Minnesota while New York rookie quarterback Henry Schichtle gets a long look as Y A Tittle’s understudy.
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Minnesota Vikings
New York Giants
Metropolitan Stadium
Vikings
Giants
Minnesota
Carl Eller
Henry Schichtle
Wichita
Allie Sherman
Y.A. Tittle
Gophers Press Box Named Among Seven Worst
CHICAGO AP The National Football Writers Association awarded a special citation to the University of South Dakota for its new press facilities at its football stadium. Among the seven worst is the University of Minnesota and its Memorial Stadium press box.
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Chicago
National Football Writers Association
University of South Dakota
University of Minnesota
Memorial Stadium
Reichardt Moves Up To Hawaii Club
Rick Reichardt, one of baseballs richest bonus babies, moves to the Pacific Coast League with a .292 average after his first month as a pro. The 21 year old outfielder will play for Hawaii in Triple A, aiming to improve after a Midwest League stint with Quad City. He left Stevens Point Wisconsin and will fly to Portland to join Hawaii.
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Davenport
Iowa
Rick Reichardt
Hawaii
Reichardt
Quad-City Angels
Wisconsin
Los Angeles Angels
Quad City
Stevens Point
Wis
Waterloo
Portland
Ore
Wisconsin Entrants Trail at Jaycee Golf Championship
Wisconsin competitors trailed in the final 18 holes of the 19th International Jaycee Golf Championships in St. Paul. Don Falstad led Wisconsin with 75 77 76 228, while Marshall Gavre stood at 230. Jerry Kolbe posted 86 in Class B, as Day and Richart led the overall field with 216.
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ST. Paul
Jim Day
Laurel, Miss
John Richart
Ann Arbor
Mich
VanderKelen Wins 1963 MVP in All-Star Game
Ron Van derKelen, former Wisconsin quarterback and Viking rookie Carl Eller, Hal Bedsole, and George Rose played for the All-Stars in the 20-17 upset of the Packers. The MVP was awarded Friday night between halves of the game.
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Chicago
Ron VanderKelen
University of Wisconsin
VanderKelen
Minnesota Vikings
All-Stars
Green Bay Packers
Viking
Carl Eller
Minnesota
Hal Bedsole
USC
George Rose
Auburn
Butch Schlicht Wins Point Golf Invitational
Madison amateur Ralph Butch Schlicht won the fourth annual Stevens Point Invitational by one stroke. He shot three under par for 36 holes, with rounds of 66 and 71 for a 137 total. The prizes included a trophy and a portable television. He was also medalist and a semifinalist in the state amateur tournament at Madison.
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Stevens Point
Madison
Ralph
Butch’ Schlicht
Schlicht
Lohmiller Tops Field In Channel 7 Tournament
ANTIGO AP Jay Lohmiller from Shawano leads 171 entrants in the fourth Channel 7 Golf Tournament at Bass Lake Country Club. The 26 hole event offers 3000 dollars in prize money and runs from Saturday through Sunday sponsored by WSAU TV.
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Jay Lohmiller
Wisconsin
Shawano
Channel 7
Bass Lake Country Club
Wausau
Wsau-Tv
Thomas Traded to Philadelphia for Phillies Big Win Debut
Frank Thomas, traded from the Mets to the Phillies, debuted with a 9-4 win over New York. The 35-year-old slugger doubled in a run in the first and singled in another in the third. Thomas played first base and also started an unusual first-to-short-to-pitcher double play.
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Los Angeles
Claude Osteen
Jim Fregosi
Joe Adcock
Ron Kline
Osteen
Bob Rodgers
Kline
Vic Power
Lennie Green
Washington
Don Zimmer
Chuck Hinton
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Frank Thomas
Philadelphia Phillies
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Thomas
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al Jackson
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