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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1966

Page

4

Packer Defense Stands Tall in Bears Exhibition Clash

Chicago Bears face Green Bay in a preseason game at Milwaukee’s County Stadium. Gale Sayers appears for the Bears against the NFL defending champion Packers, who boast a stingy 224 points allowed last season. The game features rookie stars and a near full Packers lineup, with crowd expectations above 48 000.

Milwaukee Gale Sayers Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers Sayers Packers Kansas Ance Green Bay Donny Anderson Texas Tech Bears Philadelphia Eagles Dick Butkus County Stadium The Braves Anderson Bob Long Vince Lombardi Willie Davis

Veteran Bad Boy Controls Temper In Thunderbird First Round

Tommy Bolt shot 69 to share the Thunderbird Classic lead with eight others at Upper Montclair Country Club. Gary Player Bruce Crampton Bruce Devlin George Knudson Tom Weiskopf Rod Funseth Dudley Wysong Mason Rudolph also led. Bill Casper Phil Rodgers Vince Sullivan followed at 70. Palmer and Nicklaus struggled. Bolt attributes his improved temper to experience and heat.

PGA Upper Montclair Country Club Bolt Gary Player South Africa Bruce Crampton Bruce Devlin Canada George Knudson Tom Weiskopf Rod Funseth Dudley Wysong Mason Rudolph Bill Casper Phil Rodgers Vince Sullivan Metuchen N.J

Falcons Pass Receiving Corps Highlight Promising Local Talent

The piece reviews the Atlanta Falcons roster prospects with Randy Johnson, Dennis Claridge, and Steve Sloan leading a mix of veterans and rookies. It notes potential at running and receiving positions, the strong linebacking core around Tommy Nobis, and questions about the line. The summary ends predicting an eighth place finish under coach Nort Hecker.

Peachtree Street Randy Johnson Texas A & J Dennis Claridge Green Bay Alabama Steve Sloan Tim Powell Bob Richards Chuck Sieminski Guy Reese Dennis Murphy Roger Anderson John Contouris Tommy Nobis Jerry Richarson Lee Calland Ron Smith Bob Sherman Nick Rassas Bob Riggle Carl Silvestri Atlanta Falcons Nort Hecker

Chaseburg Hosts Lansing In Tri-State League Championship

Chaseburg Wisconsin hosts Lansing Iowa in the Tri-State League championship game Sunday with a 2 15 p m start time.

Chaseburg Wis Lansing Iowa

National sports matchups listed for upcoming games

Baltimore Philadelphia at New Orleans. Dallas at Los Angeles. Minnesota Pittsburgh at Portland. New York Atlanta at Nashville. Oakland at San Diego. Houston New York at Birmingham. N

Baltimore Philadelphia New Orleans Dallas Los Angeles Minnesota Pittsburgh Portland New York Atlanta Nashville Oakland San Diego Houston Birmingham

Powell’s Wacky Run Caps Orioles Win Over Yankees

Boog Powell turned a routine single into a chaotic baserunning moment in Baltimore's 6-5 victory over New York as wet conditions in Yankee Stadium led to a misplayed ball. Brooks Robinson rushed to third on Powell's single with two outs in the third, and a misplayed left field return allowed Powell to surge home for a two-run swing in a tense game.

Associated Press Boog Powell Baltimore New York Yankees Yankee Stadium Orioles Yankee Mel Stottlemyre Brooks Robinson Powell Robinson Hector Lopez Lopez Jake Gibbs Stottlemyre Frank Robinson New York Clete Boyer Yankees White Sox Kansas City Don Buford John Romano Chicago Buford Tony Conigliaro Red Sox Cleveland George Scott Boston Harmon Killebrew Bob Allison Minnesota California Twins Angels

Glen's Bar Captures Tavern League Title Again

Glen's Bar won the Tavern League Softball title for the third straight year with an 8-7 comeback over Schmidty's Bar. Bud Smith delivered the winning shot with a seventh inning homer after Glen's rallied in the final two innings to erase a late deficit. Dick Smith added a homer for Glen's as they finished 12-1 in round two and 13-0 in round one, while Schmidty's ended round two at 11-2.

Glen's Bar Schmidty’s Bar Glen’s Bud Smith Glen's Dick Smith Glen Schmidty Terrace Bar Tosa Club Nabor Bohemian Hall Bud Latch Koellel Joe Chiefs Tigers Len Wingers Tom Wentz Roberts Wentz Loomis

Pine Creek Sets Best Ball Sunday

LA CRESCENT Minn Mrs Lefty Krajewski Pat Kriz and Donna Lemke won honors in ladies day action at Pine Creek Golf Club Wednesday Krajewski won the putting award Kriz the long drive contest Lemke topped the score on three Women begin qualifying for their annual club championship set to start August 24 A two ball foursome is scheduled at Pine Creek Sunday starting at 4 PM

Berry Prefers Classic QB Style Over Tarkenton Shuffle

Bob Berry, former Oregon star, takes the Vikings into a pre season tilt against the Steelers in Portland. Coach Norm Van Brocklin tutors Berry in a classical passing approach while Berry competes for backup roles behind Fran Tarkenton, whose scrambling style defined Minnesota’s offense.

Portland Ore Bob van Brocklin Fran Tarkenton Ally Francis Berry University of Oregon Minnesota Vikings Pittsburgh Steelers Tarkenton Vikings Viking Oregon Ron VanderKelen John Hankinson

Beaverdale Defeats Madison West in Little League Divisional

In Joplin Missouri Beaverdale of Des Moines Iowa shut out Madison West of Wisconsin 3 to 0 in the Little League Divisional Baseball tournament. Tom Sauerbrei allowed one hit struck out 10 and walked none as Beaverdale claimed the win while Carthage met Beaverdale for the divisional title.

Joplin Madison Wisconsin Beaverdale Des Moines Iowa Madison West Black Carthage Tom Sauerbrei Black Hills

La Crescent In Tourney Advances In Legion Baseball

In Midway Stadium first round action of Minnesota American Legion tourney begins with Windom versus Glyndon and Robbinsdale facing North St Paul. Winners advance to the Region 6 tournament bid in Bismarck next Thursday.

Wisconsin Netter Wins At River Forest

Ellen Friedlander of Fox Point Wisconsin defeated Nancy Brady of Chicago 7-5 1-6 6-1 to win the River Forest invitational girls 18 and under. Laurel Holgerson of Wauwatosa and Jane Bleckinger of Oshkosh advanced in their age groups to the finals and semifinals.

River Forest Ill Ellen Friedlander Fox Point Wis Nancy Brady Chicago Laurel Holgerson Wauwatosa Kim Wilson Indianapolis John Whitlinger Neenah Bobo Gruenberg Milwaukee Straight Love

Giants Have Punch May Lack Linemen

New York Giants possess scoring firepower led by Tucker Frederickson Steve Thurlow Ernie Kay and Chuck Mercein with quarterback Morrall and kicker Gogolak but offensive line concerns loom after retirements and draft losses. Peay and Davis key rookie chances as linemen battle for openings while backs and receivers show depth. Trades bolster the front, with Prestel Youmans and others competing for tackle and end spots.

Jack Hand Associated Press Fairfield Gogolak Buffalo Bills Giants Frederickson Morrall Rosey Brown Frank Lasky Atlanta Francis Peay Missouri Oklahoma State Gary Wood Bob Timberlake Roy Thurlow Mercein Pittsburgh Steve Bowman Alabama Aaron Thomas Bob Crespino Joe Morrison Freeman White Nebraska Roger Reynolds Homer Jones del Shofner Jim Prestel Minnesota Vikings Maury Youmans Dallas Roosevelt Davis Jim Katcavage Willie Young Grambling Davis Harper Henry Carr Jimmy Patton Spider Lockhart Clarence Childs Dick Lynch Wendell Harris Baltimore Andy Stynchula Phil Harris Texas Larry Vargo

Geiberger Aims for Peanut Butter Fame Beyond Vines

PGA champion Al Geiberger, nicknamed the Peanut Butter Kid, reports an avalanche of peanut butter gifts from producers. He jokes he may abandon his house to the stockpile and recalls how his sandwich habit began during the 1965 PGA at Laurel Valley.

Clifton N.J al Geiberger Carlton Oaks Calif Geiberger Laurel Valley Arnold Palmer Judy Akron

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