Stecker Wins La Crosse Country Club Women’s Title 1 Up
Beth Stecker, wife of Gerald Stecker, captured the 1965 La Crosse Country Club women golfers championship 1 up in 21 holes after a late rally by challenger Mrs. William Ferguson. Tausche won the nine hole title 1 up over Len Ducharme in a separate final.
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Gerald
Beth) Stecker
la Crosse Country Club
Stecker
William
D. A.) Ferguson
Richard
Kappy) Tausche
Len
Nell) Ducharme
Mrs. Stecker
Mrs. Ferguson
Happy) Tausche
Tausche
Tribune
Souchak Leads Carling With 68 In World Golf Title
Mike Souchak shot 68 at Pleasant Valley to take a one stroke lead in the Carling World Golf Championship. Sugimoto trails by one with Arnold Palmer, Miller Barber, Joe Campbell and Dick Hart nearby. Gary Player, Peter Thomson and Dave Marr posted solid scores as weather and delays affected early rounds.
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Associated Press
Sutton
Mass
Japan
Mike Souchak
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Souchak
Claude Harmon
Winged Foot Country Club
Mamaroneck, N.Y
Hideyo Sugimoto
Arnold Palmer
Miller Barber
Joe Campbell
Dick Hart
Sugimoto
Jack Nicklaus
Gary Player
South Africa
Player
Peter Thomson
Dave Marr
Billie Jean Moffitt Faces Wade in Tennis Semifinal
In Manchester Massachusetts Billie Jean Moffitt the defending champion from Long Beach meets Virginia Wade of Britain in a Women’s Tennis Invitational semifinal at Essex Country Club. Wade beat Tory Ann Fretz 6 0 6 1 while Moffitt defeated Mary Ann Eisel 6 2 6 4.
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Manchester
Mass
Billie Jean Moffitt
Long Beach
Calif
Virginia Wade
Great Britain
Essex Country Club
Billie Jean
United States
Shirley Fry
Virginia
Tory Ann Fretz
Los Angeles
Mary Ann Eisel
St. Louis
Carol Hanks Aucamp
Julie Heldman
New York City
Pewaukee Lake Girl Crowned Shrine Queen in 1965 Game
Lucille Wenninger age 18 of Pewaukee Lake was named Shrine queen for the Midwest Shrine football game between the Packers and Bears. The ceremony occurred at a garden party sponsored by the Masons, after which she would appear at halftime in County Stadium. Wenninger, Arrowhead High School graduate from Hartland, once lived eight months in a Shriners hospital for crippled children due to a dislocated hip.
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Milwaukee
Candace Lucille Wenninger
Pewaukee Lake
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
Masonic Organization
Wenninger
Arrowhead
Hartland
Shriners
County Stadium
Minor Injuries Send Driver To Hospital
Ray Knudtson of Black River Falls, about 35, was taken to Tomah Memorial Hospital by ambulance after his car upended at the Tomah-Sparta Speedway. He suffered minor injuries when the Tomah Auto Service wrecker inside the track was involved. Nelson Drinkwine of Tomah won the feature race Friday night. Dave Marcus of Wausau fractured his hand and could not collect the checkered flag after a race at Wisconsin Dells Speedway the night before.
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Tomah
Wis
Ray Knudtson
Black River Falls
Tomah Memorial Hospital
Tomah-Sparta Speedway
Tomah Auto Service
Dave Marcus
Wausau
Wisconsin Dells Speedway
Nelson Drinkwine
Ritger Fourth At Jersey Open Halfway Point
Dick Ritger of Hartford Wisconsin stood fourth at the halfway mark in the 12 game qualifying for the New Jersey bowling open with a 2483 pinfall. He trailed leader Less Schissler of Denver by 64 pins.
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Paramus
N.J
Dick Ritger
Hartford
Wis
Ritger
Less Schissler
Denver
Colo
Bleckinger Reaches Canadian Junior Open Final
Dan Bleckinger of Oshkosh Wisconsin outlasted George Taylor of Houston Texas in three sets to reach the boys 18 and under final at the Canadian Junior Open. He will face Chuck Brainard of Hamtramck Michigan after Brainard defeated John Pryor of Tulsa Oklahoma 6 0 6 2 in the semifinals.
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Ottawa
Dan Bleckinger
Oshkosh
Wis
George Taylor
Houston
Tex
Bleckinger
Chuck Brainard
Hamtramck
Mich
Taylor
Brainard
John Pryor
Tulsa
Okla
Isaac Drives Dodge To 100 Mile Victory
Bobby Isaac of Catawba North Carolina drove a 1965 Dodge to victory in the 100 mile stock car race at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield Illinois. Teammate Paul Goldsmith of Munster Indiana finished second.
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Springfield
Ill
Bobby Isaac
Catawba
N.C
Paul Goldsmith
Munster
Ind
NFL Exhibitions Preview and Friday Results
Friday results show Minnesota 35 over Philadelphia 2 and Baltimore 23 over Detroit 3. Saturday schedule lists Chicago versus Green Bay in Milwaukee and St Louis at Richmond Virginia with night games. AFL action includes New York versus Buffalo in New Brunswick and others across cities with afternoon and night matches.
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Minnesota
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Detroit
NFL
Chicago
Green Bay
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Washington
Richmond
Dallas
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
AFL
New York
Buffalo
New Brunswick
N. J
Boston
Houston
San Diego
Denver
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
New Haven
Conn
AFL Kansas City
Oakland
University of Wisconsin raises Williamson and Bruhn pay
University of Wisconsin board boosts salaries including athletic director Ivan B. Williamson to 21300 a year and head football coach Milt Bruhn to 19800. Also hikes for Charles Walter John Erickson John C Hickman Norm Sonja John Powless Fred Wegner and others with varied increases in coaching and staff positions.
Gruenwald Won’t Seek Midwest Presidency
Bettendorf leader James Gruenwald will not run for re election as president of the Midwest Baseball League next year. Forrest Crawford of Rock Island II will also not seek reelection as umpire supervisor. Indications pointed to James Doster of Decatur Ill as the likely successor.
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Davenport
Iowa
James Gruenwald
Bettendorf
Forrest Crawford
Rock Island
Gruenwald
James Doster
Decatur
Ill
La Crescent trap shooter Henry Hein tops three state titles
La Crescent gun club president Ed Gillmeister says Henry Hein, 24, has won three state titles and is a top Midwest trap shooter. Hein prepares for the Grand National Club event in Vandalia Ohio as part of a strong La Crosse Gun Club contingent.
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Henry Hein
la Crescent
la Crosse
la Crescents
la Crosse Tribune
Minnman
Vandalia
Ohio
Gillmeister
Hein
Henry
Midwest
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Waukesha
Iowa
Minneapolis
Billy Fawcett
Wisconsin - Minnesota
Jimmy Robinson
Brad Higgins
Duluth
Minn
Ray Zweiner
Blooming Prairie
St. Cloud
Gopher
U S Teenage Swimmers Dominate Britain Leads Open Meet
The United States swimmers opened the U S British meet with an 82 48 lead as Patty Caretto set a world mark in the 1650 yard freestyle and multiple Americans posted new records. Others include John Nelson in the 220 yard freestyle and Rot Claudia Kolb in the 220 yard breaststroke with top relay marks.
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Cardiff
Wales
United States
Britain
Patty Caretto
New York
John Bogert
Patty
Whittier
Calif
John Nelson
Pompano Beach
Fla
Claudia Kolb
Santa Clara
U.S
Oilers New Coach Bones Taylor Sets Firm Tone
Houston Oilers coach Bones Taylor vows discipline to lift the 4-10 club from last season. He targets player shape and effort, highlights key veterans and rookies, and outlines roles for Blanda Trull Elkins Hennigan Weir and others as the team rebuilds morale and on field depth.
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Mike Rathet
Associated Press
Houston
Hugh
Bones) Taylor
Houston Oilers
Taylor
Sammy Baugh
Scott Appleton
Gary Cutsinger
Don Floyd
Appleton
Cutsinger
Floyd
George Blanda
Don Trull
Milwaukee Polo Club Seeks National Title
Milwaukee Polo Club faces Oak Brook and Santa Barbara in a National 20-goal Final. Milwaukee edged Blind Brook Patricians 8 7 after trailing 7 5 entering the final chukker. Captain Bob Uihlein Jr scored a 40 yard tiebreaking shot and Walter Hayden added five goals as Tulsa fell to Oak Brook 4 3.
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Milwaukee
Oak Brook
Ill
Santa Barbara
Calif
Chukber
Blind Brook Patricians
Portchester
N.Y
Tulsa
Okla
Bob Uihlein Jr
Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co
Walter Hayden
Superior Legion Wins In Baseball Tourney
Superior Wisconsin eliminated Grove City Ohio 5-2 as Jeff Crist pitched a five hitter in the American Legion Junior Baseball Region 5 Tournament. Crist shut out Grove City after a two run first inning. Paquette homered in the eighth, Paquette had three hits, and Tom McCauley stole four bases helping Superior remain alive in the double elimination tourney.
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Chicago
Ind
Superior
Wis
Grove City
Ohio
Jeff Crist
American Legion
Crist
Francis Paquette
Bob Peck
Paquette
Tom McCauley
Gun Club West Trap Reserved For Hunters
The west trap at the La Crosse Gun Club will be reserved for hunters only this Sunday with shooting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A spokesman said no trap shooting on the west trap Sunday. Shells and 25 targets offered at a special price. The club lies west of Holmen with directions via McHugh and Briggs roads.
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la Crosse Gun Club
Holmen
McHugh Road
Briggs Road
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Carling
Asd
Jersey
Isaac
Dodge
Sata
South Fourth ST
DIAL
Jack Hoffman
Merle Fitzpatrick
Williamson
Bruhn
Ken Blanchard
By Bob Watts
Judy Humburger
Fort Wayne
Martha Randall
Wayne
Kendis Moore
Phoenix
Ariz
Are
Emarr
Whernins
Bones Taylor
Sam Weir
Arkansas State
Sid Blanks
Charlie Tolar
Jack Spikes
Sonny Bishop
Bob Talamini
Oilers
John Frangillo
Rich Michael
Walt Suggs
Norman Evans
Max Williams
Bud McFadin
Ed Husmann
McFadin
Danny Brabham
Doug Cline
Johnny Baker
Bobby Maples
Tony Banfield
Pete Jacquess
Jim Norton
Banfield
Fred Glick
W. K. Hicks
Schneider Heating & Air Conditioning
Milwaukee Polo Club
Superior Legion
Gun Club
Holmen Canning CO
Holmen, Wis
Harold Jennings
J. P. Cullen & Son Corporation
High Avenue
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