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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1973
Page
10
Madison Wisconsin AP reports the Forestry Wildlife and Recreation Committee of the Department of Natural Resources endorsed a 45 day two segment duck season with a point system for daily bag limits. The season runs Oct 1–7 then Oct 13–Nov 19 with sunrise hunting and point values on species.
Green Bay faces a transformed Houston Oilers squad led by new GM Sid Gillman after 19 trades. Dan Devine names Jon Staggers as starter at wide receiver and plans quarterback rotations, while Houston captain Dan Pastorini is expected to play despite injury concerns.
Larry Butch Hartman drove his 1973 Dodge Charger to first in State Fair Park late model stock car race earning 250 USAC points and extending his lead after Roger McCluskey and Norm Nelson finished second and third. Hartman set an 87.508 mph pace with eight cautions for 54 laps as 12,366 crowd watched a $22,225 purse.
Friday games feature Los Angeles at Chicago Bonham and Montreal at Atlanta Renko while Cincinnati visits New York Stone and Philadelphia hosts Houston Wilson San Francisco plays Pittsburgh Bryant and San Diego meets St Louis Cleveland hosts Chicago and others. Saturday slates pair Cincinnati New York Los Angeles Chicago San Francisco Pittsburgh and more.
Hank Aaron belted his 29th homer of the season, his 702nd overall, as the Braves beat the Cubs 10-2. Aaron said he may not play all remaining games and still hopes to reach 714, while inching closer to Stan Musial's extra base hit record. Cleveland toppled Kansas City 10-4, Oakland moved into first in the AL West, San Francisco edged Philadelphia 2-1.
The Wisconsin State 16-Inch Softball Tournament heads to La Crosse with Danan's Pell Lake defending the title led by Don Bentz. Bud's Marina of La Crosse, Gary Hall managing, seeks revenge after last year's final loss. The 16 teams include nine from La Crosse, three from Superior and one from Madison, with the final Sunday at Carroll Park.
Minnesota's World Team Tennis entry will be known as the Buckskins in Minneapolis. Lee Meade, managing partner of the Minnesota franchise, announced the selection after considering hundreds of name options.
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