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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1963
Page
13
The United States Davis Cup squad defeated Mexico 4 to 1 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, advancing to the American Zone final and likely facing Australia in the next round. The result kept U S hopes alive for the championship.
La Crosse wins protest game 6-2 over Chaseburg after dispute over batting order. They then fall 8-6 to Stoddard as Nicolai wins, Rodell and Fanello star for Stoddard. La Crosse ends 7-6, third in Eastern Division. Caledonia leads Western. Lansing and Chaseburg tied 8-5 for first.
Billy Casper, once sidelined by a inflamed tendon sheath in his left hand, returned to win the Insurance City Open at Wethersfield CC. He shot 271 13 under par to edge George Bayer by one stroke, boosting career earnings to 272229 and beating Wes Ellis, Doug Ford, Jack Nicklaus, and Julius Boros in a strong field.
The New York Yankees completed a doubleheader sweep at Comiskey Park, pushing their road trip record to 10-4 and expanding the AL lead to 10.2 games. Bobby Richardson and Elston Howard led a strong offense as Ralph Terry and Jim Bouton secured wins with late relief.
Madison amateur Steve Caravello shot 66 to top 171 entrants in the opening round of the 43rd Wisconsin Open at Nakoma CC. The field includes defending champion Tommy Veech and many former titlists. top prize is 500 of 3500.
The Minnesota Twins loss and the New York Yankees win in Chicago widened the pennant gap as Washington beat Minnesota 7-3. Don Zimmer and Don Leppert homered for Washington while Rich Rollins and Jimmie Hall went deep for Minnesota. The Twins head to Detroit for a two game set. In Austria, Christian Kuhnke advanced to the International Alpine Cup finals with a win over Dieter Ecklebe.
La Crescent Concrete placed third in the Amateur Softball Association fast pitch state tournament in Eau Claire. Peters Meats of Eau Claire won the championship by blanking Be.
Tonie Hofer pitched a two hitter as La Crosse Junior Legion defeated La Crescent 4-2 in Wisconsin Minnesota League action. La Crosse improves to 8-7, with key hits by Reiber and two hits from Reiber, while Hofer struck out four.
The list tops Groat St Louis and Gonzalez Philadelphia with batting averages of .344 and .327. Aaron Milwaukee and Flood St Louis lead runs with 91 and 88. Perez Pinson Cincinnati dominates doubles and trips with 36 and 13. McCovey San Francisco tops home runs with 34, Aaron 32. Koufax and Drysdale of Los Angeles lead strikeouts with 223 and 214. Perranoski 13 2 and McBean 12 3 highlight pitching records.
Batting leaders include Yastrzemski with .335 and Kaline at .318. Yastrzemski also tops runs with 76, while Stuart drives in 88 and Kaline has 80 RBIs. Yastrzemski collects 146 hits, and Versalles and Hinton pace triples with 11. Stuart tops home runs with 30. Aparicio steals 30 bases. Radatz goes 12-4 for Boston, Ford leads with 176 strikeouts, and Bunning records 151.
ATLANTA AP The libel suit of Wally Butts against Curtis Publishing Co. centers on a Friday closing argument and jury instruction as 12 jurors prepare to decide whether the Saturday Evening Post article alleging he conspired with Bear Bryant to fix a 1962 game defamed him.
Milwaukee topped La Crosse 5-2 in the final as Warren Hay pitched a no hitter and hit a two run homer. Milwaukee defeated Oshkosh 2-1 and Beaver Dam 13-1 on the path to the title. Monroe took consolation honors with an 11-5 win over Madison.
Central Pepsi Cola team schedules a makeup softball game against the Eagles in the American Industrial league. Team names reflect local sponsors and leagues. The brief item lists the match as a rescheduled contest without additional venue or date details.
Minnesota teenagers spark a 27 to 3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in Los Angeles as Fran Tarkenton connects with Bobby Reed for the first score and Don Hulta returns a fumbled pass 60 yards. The win secures the Vikings second straight preseason triumph ahead of the New York Giants clash.
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