Twins rout Yankees as Merritt shines in win at Cleveland
Rookie Jim Merritt hurled eight innings of two run ball to beat the Yankees 8-2. Don Mincher homered twice and drove in two, Zoilo Versalles and Rich Rollins each had three hits, as Minnesota improves to 82 in the American League and heads to Cleveland for a four game set.
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Cleveland
Minnesota Twins
New York Yankees
Jim Merritt
Twins
Indians
Minnesota
Los Angeles
Mincher
Earl Battey
Battey
Frank Quilici
Hector Lopez
Zoilo Versalles
Rich Rollins
Rollins
Bob Allison
Allison
Yankees
Merritt
Baok
al Downing
Jim Perry
Sonny Siebert
Sam McDowell
Yanks
New York
Virsalles
Rich’son
Kindall
Mantle
Oliva
Mosc’itto
Hall
Howard
Lopez Rf
Zim‘man
Boyer
Linz Ss
Quilici
Downing
Barker
Gibbs
E—Versalles
Lopez
Versailles
Linz
Quilici. Hr—Mincher
Sb—Rollins
Sf—Oliva
Merritt W
Rs Downing L
Rames
Reniff
Stafford
A Nan
Giants Split Mike Shannon's Hit In 13th Top Braves
Shannon, moved to catcher after leaving the outfield, homered in the seventh and drove in the winning run with a 13th inning single as the Cardinals beat Milwaukee 5-4. He collected four hits in eight plate appearances and handled four pitchers with only two problems.
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Associated Press
Mike Shannon
St. Louis
Shannon
Cardinals
Milwaukee
Bob Purkey
Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Houston
Bill White
Lou Brock
Joe Torre
Mack Jones
Gene Oliver
Oliver
Ken Boyer
Cal Maxvill
White
Giants
Matty Alou
Jesus
Manny Mota
Willie Mays
Vern Law
Mays
Len Gabrielson
Pirates
Law
Willie Stargell
Gaylord Perry
Chris Short
Ed Roebuck
Astros
Cookie Rojas
Phillies
Rich Allen
Strike Zone Eludes Kralick In 5-1 Defeat
Indians edge past the Astros in a seven inning finale as Bob Purkey earns his 9th win while Kralick struggles without a defined strike zone and four runs cross on a late two out rally. Lou Brock and Matty Alou lead big inning with homer contributions for the opponents.
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Kralick
OK Sweeps Pair In Tavern Loop Softball Contests
Joe's OK swept two Tav ern League games at Houska Park beating Whitey's 13-9 and Terrace Bar 11-9. Other results include Monitor 22-6 over Bud's at Central and Patio Club 26-6 over Bud's at Badger with multiple line scores incomplete.
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Joe's OK
Whitey’s
Terrace Bar
Houska Park
Monitor
Bud
Central
Schmidty
Koelbel
Powell Park
Glen’s Bar
Latch
Powell
Bohemian Hall
Whitey
Copeland Park
Patio Club
Badger
Jirsa
Grosskopf
Zahn
Bohemian
Strasser
Peterson
Fletcher
Mosses
Calkins
Horman
Bud's
Koellel
Zeke
Ekern
Schoults
Ames
S&H Villa Triumphs Over Katz In Classic League
S and H Sport Shop Pizza Villa scored five runs in the sixth inning to win 8-2 at Powell Park. Meister homered to push S&H Villa to victory over Katz Co in the Classic League game.
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S and H Sport Shop
Pizza Villa
Katz Co
Powell Park
Meister
Softball Classic League Evening Schedule
Powell 6 30 p m Katz Co versus Scott Burgess Powell 8 30 p m Melody Mill versus Stel licks Nat Oil Houska 6 30 p m S H Pizza Villa versus Lichtie Construction Trane So 6 30 p m Klein Son versus Toby s
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Powell
Katz Co
Scott Burgess
Melody Mill
Stellick
Nat. Oil
Houska
S&h-Pizza Villa
Lichtie Construction
Trane So
Klein & Son
Toby's
Northern pike tops area catches as panfish surge
A 17 pound northern pike caught near the Main Channel bridge in La Crosse tops weekly catches, while panfish drive West Central area activity. Other spots report 21 pound northerns at Minong Flowage and varied walleye, bass, and catfish along rivers and dams with waters near normal.
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Mississippi River
la Crosse
Larry Stigen
Garnet Stigen
Market St
Larry
Minong
Washburn
Carl Frick
David Hammes
Trempealeau
Frederick Gardner
Harold Kubisiak
Vernon
Homer Moe
Wisconsin Island
Jackson
William Barton
Werner Radke
Lake Arbutus
Melrose
Black River
Monroe
John Adamski
Calvin Clark
Perch Lake
Lake Tomah
Buffalo
Stanley Apel
Elliot Peterson
Billiard Center Plans Tourneys in La Crosse
The Mickey Mantle Billiard Center in La Crosse announces a season of pool and billiard events. The schedule opens Sept 1 with a 141 straight pool double elimination event for two age divisions, 16–17 and 14 and under, with 16 players per division.
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Mickey Mantle ‘Billiard Center
la Crosse
Major League Leaders in American and National Leagues
Baseball annual leaders list for both leagues highlights key figures across batting runs and RBIs. Notable names include Yastrzemski Oliva and Campaneris in the AL and Clemente Rose and Koufax in the NL with top marks in hits, runs, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitching wins and strikeouts.
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Yastrzemskii
Boston
Robinson
Baltimore
Versailles
Minnesota
Oliva
Colavito
Cleveland
Horton
Detroit
Richardson
New York
Yastrzemski
Campaneris
Kansas City
Aparicio
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Aaron
Milwaukee
Mays
San Francisco
Harper
Cincinnati
Rose
Johnson
Banks
Chicago
Pitsburgh
Williams
Allen
Philadelphia
Callison
Dixie flavored PGA lead as Aaron tops round two
Tom Myron Aaron led the field in Ligonier Pennsylvania after a five under par 66 in round two of the PGA Championship. Teammates Mason Rudolph Gardnar Dickinson Sam Snead Ray Floyd and Bruce Devlin followed close while Arnold Palmer faced a two stroke penalty delay and finished at 72. The field of 167 began after fog delayed starting times and will trim to low 70 and ties for the final 36 holes.
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Jim Hackleman
Associated Press
Ligonier
Tommy Aaron
Golfers’ Association
Pennsylvania
Highlands
Mason Rudolph
Gardnar Dickinson
Sam Snead
Ray Floyd
Laurel Valley
Arnold Palmer
Aaron
Laurel Valley Club
Rudolph
Dickinson
Ben Hogan
Snead
Palmer
Bobby Nichols
Gary Player
Major League Standings and Upcoming Games
The standings show Los Angeles 67 wins 58.3 percent, San Francisco 63 57.3, Milwaukee 63 56.3, Cincinnati 63 55.3, Philadelphia 61 54.1, Pittsburgh 60 51.3, St. Louis 56 49.1, Chicago 56 47.9, Houston 47 41.2, New York 34 29.8. Thursday results: San Francisco 4 Philadelphia 2, Philadelphia 7 Houston, St. Louis 5 Milwaukee 13 innings. Friday matchups include Milwaukee at Chicago and others across the league.
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Pet. G.B
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
Houston
New York
Minnesota
Baltimore
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Boston
Kansas City
New
New Orleans
Dallas
Green Bay
Atlanta
AFL
Buffalo
Denver
Oakland
Salt Lake City
San Diego
La Crosse Cribune Briefs August 13 1965
Local newspaper item briefs from La Crosse Cribune dated August 13 1965 summarize community notices and short reports delivered by RFD on August 14.
Memorial Field to Get New Scoreboard for 1965 Season
La Crosse Memorial Field will install a Naden scoreboard after a 1430 bid from Midwest Sales Co of Mankato Minnesota was accepted by the city council. The upgrade includes a 24 inch high numeral display a 20 minute clock and 220 volt lighting with a 110 volt option. The old scoreboard was in service 19 years and was traded in with a sale to the La Crescent School District for 150 dollars.
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la Crosse Memorial Field
Midwest Sales Co
Mankato
la Crescent
182 Players Enter Wisconsin State Open Golf Tournament
A field of 182 amateurs and professionals will tee off Monday in the Wisconsin State Open at the Ridgeway course. Defending champion Steve Bull of Milwaukee and state amateur champion Ralph Butch Schlicht of Madison share favorite status, with Manuel de la Torre of Milwaukee Country Club as a likely contender.
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Neenah
Steve Bull
Milwaukee
Bull
Ralph
Butch) Schlicht
Madison
Manuel de la Torre
Ridgeway Course
Vikings at Steelers exhibition broadcast on WKBH
The Minnesota Vikings versus Pittsburgh Steelers NFL exhibition will be aired by Radio Station WKBH Saturday night starting at 7 55 p m.
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Minnesota Vikings
Pittsburgh Steelers
WKBH
Bukich Shines in Bears Ex opener in Washington
Rudy Bukich directed the Chicago Bears to a 31 30 win over Washington in the NFL exhibition debut. He completed 13 of 19 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns in his bid for the No 1 quarterback role as 45 142 fans packed D C Stadium to start a four day exhibition schedule across the league.
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Associated Press
Rudy Bukich
Chicago Bears
Billy Wade
Washington
D.C
NFL
Packers Drill Emphasis On Offense In Exhibition Opener Prep
Green Bay Packers conducted heavy offense drills on Thursday as they prepare to face the New York Giants in Saturday’s NFL exhibition. Don Chandler and Paul Hornung each connected on field goals as Chandler handles kicking duties previously done by Jerry Norton. Hank Gremminger is injured, Tom Brown nabbed an interception, and Max McGee returned from the injury list but hurt his finger catching a pass. The Bishop’s Charity Game is expected to draw a record crowd of 50,837 at the expanded stadium.
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Green Bay
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
Don Chandler
Paul Hornung
Chandler
Jerry Norton
Hornung
Hank Gremminger
Giants
Tom Brown
Max McGee
Lambeau Field
Packers
Wisconsin
La-Jac 12 Inch Softball Tournament Slated
The La-Jac 12 inch softball tournament will be held this weekend at three sites. Friday games start at 7:15 p.m. with West Salem-Ike's Bar facing Dodge City Tavern and 4Corners Melrose meeting Mindoro Merchants. Other Friday matches include Bangor-Johnnie's Pool Hall and Curver Inn pairings. Saturday schedule features two 7:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. winners, and the Sunday championship at Melrose at 2 p.m.
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West Salem
Dodge City Tavern
Melrose
Mindoro Merchants
Bangor
Johnnie’s
Curver Inn
Holmen Merchants
Vikings Acquire Ron Barlow From Cowboys
The Minnesota Vikings obtained fullback Ron Barlow from the Dallas Cowboys who had waived him. Barlow, a Kansas State product, was drafted by Dallas two years ago as a potential future player.
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Remidji
Minn
Minnesota Vikings
Ron Barlow
Dallas Cowboys
National Football League
Kansas State
Cowboys
Three Close Games In Lutheran League
Lutheran League softball saw three tight results as First beat Mt. Calvary 43 at Lueth Immanuel edged Trinity 7-5 at Memorial East and Our Redeemer s 7 Our Savior s 6 at Memorial West The lone blowout was Good Shepherd over St Paul s 21 8 at Hogan Key players included Shepherd Landeck St Paul s Mortenson Our Savior s Wilder Immanuel and others with pitcher and batting lineups listed for each team
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Mt. Calvary
Lueth
Immanuel
Trinity
Memorial East
Our Redeemer’s
Our Savior’s
Memorial West
Good Shepherd
St. Paul's
Hogan
Stering
Shepherd
Landeck
St. Paul’s
Mortenson
Wilder
Moe
Gardner and
Sterling
Sloan
Puent
Kjos
Munson
La Crescent Church League Plans Bowling Organization Meeting
The La Crescent Men s Church League will hold a bowling organization meeting next Tuesday at 7 30 p m in Shamrock Lanes.
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la Crescent Men’s Church League
Sham
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Newman
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Leon Wagner
Rocky Colavito
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Hank Aarons
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Stallard
Skinner
Dillard
Gagliano
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Alou
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Brock
Torre
Jones
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Woodeshick
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Purkey W
Blasingame Oki
Sadowski
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Hauser
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Dick Gordon
Jim Marconi
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Paul Krause
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Redeemer
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M. Grimslid
Smith
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Tanke
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