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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1966

Page

15

Rain Delays Packers Practice and Rosters

Green Bay Packers rain shortened a Monday workout with notable action for injured Donny Anderson and rookie signings. Veterans Paul Hornung and Ray Nitschke spoke on readiness and the value of pre season games ahead of the Shrine game in Chicago. Players noted the All-Stars did not press the defense hard, and warned against reckless play.

Green Bay Green Bay Packers Donny Anderson Packers Jim Graboski Paul Hornung Rays Bears Chicago Vince Lombardi Bart Starr Jim Grabowski Ken Bowman Anderson Grabowski

Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching

American League leaders include Oliva and Kaline with high batting averages and 82 RBIs for Robinson and Powell. Orioles dominate home runs by F Robinson with 33, and Orioles also lead in pitching decisions with McNally 11 3 and Sanford 11 4. National League highlights feature Alou strong in batting and hits, Aaron in runs batted in and runs, Koufax top strikeouts, and Regan leading 10 decisions for Dodgers.

Olive Minnesota Kaline Detroit B. Robinson Baltimore Powell Oliva Yastrzemski Boston Hershberger Kansas City Brinkman Washington F. Robinson Pepitone New York Agee Chicago Campaneris Buford McNally Sanford California Boswell Alou Pittsburgh Atlanta Aaron Clemente Phillips Callison Philadelphia Pinson Cincinnati MecCarver St. Louis Torre Brock Jackson Houston Regan Los Angeles Perry San Francisco Koufax Bunning

Latch's Bar Ends Glen's 55-Game Win Streak In Upset

Latch's Bar shocked Glen's Bar 14-13 after 10 innings to halt Glen's 55 straight league victories. McCurdy hit two homers for Latch's as Schmidty's routed Roadhouse 19-2, setting up a Thursday title showdown at Powell Park.

Latch’s Bar Glen’s Bar Glen’s Schmidty Powell Park Schmidty’s McCurdy Loomis Latch

Local Baseball Scores From Tuesday's Play Across Leagues

Results from multiple leagues show home runs by Holzer Admen Loomis Stugen and more. Teams like Chiefs Redburners Aardvarks Tavern League clubs and Joe's OK posted varied innings with notable big hits and turning plays.

Stranees Admen Miller Burkhart Burkhardt Kabat Holzer Chiefs Lab Loomis Wingers Muskuree Thompson

Oakland Signs Powell Daniels After Holdout

Art Powell and Clem Daniels ended a 24 day holdout to rejoin the Oakland Raiders in Santa Rosa California. Both sought three year no cut deals at about fifty thousand annually though contracts not announced. Each likely exceeds thirty thousand with two year option clauses.

Santa Rosa Calif Art Powell Clem Daniels Oakland Raider Scott Stirling Raiders Powell Daniels

Lowe Seeks Fair Pact With Chargers in Contract Talk

Chargers halfback Paul Lowe, who set the AFL rushing record last season, says he wants a fair deal but not an astronomical figure. He has not signed his 1966 contract, cites livelihood concerns, and worries the team’s offer is insufficient while he eyes four to five more playing years.

Escondido Calif Paul Lowe San Diego Chargers Lowe Jimmy Brown Sid Sid Gilman Dye Gilman

Oklahoma Top Football Power Over 25 Years

Oklahoma remains the top major college football program over a 25 year span 1941 through 1965 led by long winning streaks of 47 and 31 games. Notre Dame Ohio State Michigan State and Army follow as the leading programs in this quarter century survey.

Oklahoma Texas Notre Dame Ohio State Michigan State Army Sooners Santa Clara Kentucky Southern California Skein Buckeyes Mississippi Georgia Tech Penn State Alabama South East Midwest Tennessee Michigan Duke Princeton Wyoming California Louisiana State Cincinnati Georgia Yale Maryland Boston College Syracuse Miami Fla Rutgers Missouri

Four Rookies Join Vikings As Nine Players Are Cut

Vikings coach Norm Van Brocklin saw four rookies participate in the first practice at Mankato Arkansas halfback Jim Lindsey Purdue tackle Jerry Shay New Mexico defensive back Stan Quintana Illinois linebacker Don Hansen and cut nine players leaving 55 in camp among those cut Brown defensive back Bob Hall North Dakota tackle Mel Boehland CFL veteran Roger Kramer.

Mankato Minn Norm van Brocklin Minnesota Vikings Jim Lindsey Arkansas Jerry Shay Purdue Stan Quintana New Mexico Don Hansen Illinois Vikings van Brock Bob Hall Brown University Mel Boehland North Dakota Roger Kramer Lindsey van Brocklin Shay Minnesota Han Sen Quintana

Eleven Year Old Notches Hole In One At Course

Eleven year old Rickie Riley scored a hole in one at the Coulee Golf Bowl on the 170 yard third hole with a five iron. He finished the round with 41. Playing with him were Dave Munson and Paul Moyer with Norma Lubbs observing the ace.

Rickie Riley Coulee Riley Dave Munson Paul Moyer Norma Lubbs

Matte Back With Colts As Running Back After Quarterback Run

Tom Matte, now a Colts running back, reflects on his quarterback days with Johnny Unitas and Gary Cuozzo out. He recalls the playoff loss to Green Bay and the Playoff Bowl win over Dallas, and notes coach Don Shula plans to use him mainly as a runner this season.

Jack Hand Westminster Tom Matte Baltimore Colts Ohio State Johnny Uni Tas Gary Cuozzo Green Bay Dallas Frank Gifford Paul Hornung Matte Colts Los Angeles Packers Hall of Fame Canton Ohio Don Shula Europe Shula

Podres Hurls Winning Ball But Isn't Scoring Victories

Detroit battles Washington 5-3 in 12 innings as Willie Horton drives in two with a 12th inning single. Podres logs eight shutout innings before reliever Sherry blows the lead. Howard and Romano homer for Washington, while Kaline and Horton pace the Tigers with key hits.

Podres Dick Coach Associated Press Johnny Podres Detroit Tigers Brooklyn Los Angeles Larry Sherry Dodger Tigers Washington Willie Horton Senators Detroit Sherry Fred Valentine Frank Howard Paul Casanova Hank Aguirre Aguirre Jim King Ed Brinkman Dave Wickersham Chicago John Romano White Sox Kansas City Athletics Minnesota Jim Nash Boston Red Sox Cleveland George Scott Horton Bob Humphreys Wickersham Gladding Lolich McFarlane McCormick Cox Kline Humphreys Casanova W—Wickersham L—Humphreys Howard Jim Northrup Brinkman al Kaline Orlando McFarlane Kaline

Reichardt to Undergo Exploratory Surgery

California Angels outfielder Rick Reichardt was to have exploratory surgery at St Marys Hospital Rochester after Mayo Clinic tests showed abnormalities in reduced function of his right kidney. Reichardt, a Madison Wisconsin native, was signed by the Angels in 1964 for about 200000 dollars and had complained of headaches and dizziness.

Rochester, Minn California Angels Rick Reichardt St. Mary’s Hospital Reichardt Mayo Clinic Madison Wis The Angels

Major League Standings Update

Baseball standings from recent schedule show Los Angeles at Atlanta and San Francisco at Cincinnati in the National League with Philadelphia at St. Louis also listed. Teams pursue leads in a tight pennant race as results buffer the standings this week.

Los Angeles Atlanta San Francisco Cincinnati Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburgh New York Houston Chicago

Hodous Wins Airport Trap Club Shoot

Les Hodous edged Les Burch Ron Jensen Dick Hansen and Dick Hellerude to win the Airport Trap Club shoot. He posted 23 of 25 in the second round and 23 of 25 in the third after starting with 24 of 25, with Burch and Hellerude tied nearby and other top shooters including Klaus Instenes Pertzsch Scho ber Otto and Bangsberg posting strong scores.

Les Lodous Les Burch Ron Jensen Dick Hansen Dick Hellerude Hodous Burch Jensen Hellerude Hansen Bill Klaus Ed Instenes Jim Pertzsch Doug Schober Les Otto Lloyd Bangsberg

Mets Beat Astros in Back-To-Back Doubleheaders

The New York Mets won consecutive doubleheaders against the Houston Astros in July, becoming the first National League team to win four twin bills this season.

Mets Houston Astros New Yorkers

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