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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1965
Page
10
Ray Nitschke of the Green Bay Packers describes himself as gentle at heart yet aggressive on the field. The eight year veteran says hitting harder than his opponent is essential, though he aims to be known for hitting hard and playing by the rules, not as a dirty player.
Willie Mays belted a three run homer off Sandy Koufax to lift the San Francisco Giants within one percentage point of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Marichal fought Roseboro, was ejected after a bench clearing scrum, while Mays helped break up the fight and received praise from Los Angeles manager Walt Alston. The game featured continued jockeying among the league leaders with Milwaukee and Philadelphia winning elsewhere and the Mets sweeping St. Louis.
Racine Raiders open 1965 campaign with a 14 7 win over Madison as Jim May directs a third quarter drive. Manitowoc Chiefs roll Elmhurst 43 12 behind Gary Just 231 passing yards and three TDs. Waukegan nips Sheboygan 34 26 with 94 yard run by Convance Cabel. Chicago tops West Allis 25 19. Schedule shows Waukegan at Chicago Saturday and Madison at Elmhurst Sunday.
Coon Valley after beating De Soto 11 8 Sunday will meet Caledonia Western Division champions in Caledonia Tuesday at 8 15 p m for the Tri State championship. Coon Valley won the Eastern Division playoff Sunday after a tie with De Soto.
New Albin Iowa hosts the third annual invitational baseball tournament starting Sunday. Coon Valley faces Genoa at 1 15 p m and New Albin plays Lansing at 3 p m. The New Albin Lansing winner meets Chaseburg at 1 15 p m and Coon Valley Genoa winner meets Stoddard at 3 p m. The championship is set for 3 p m Monday following a 1 15 p m third place game.
Chicago, riding a 10 game surge, beat Kansas City 8-3 and 2-1 to climb toward Minnesota in the AL pennant chase. John Buzhardt pitched a four hitter in the KC finale as Eddie Fisher anchored the bullpen. Moose Skowron led at the plate with a .291 average while the team improved its run tally and moved closer to first.
Angels rally with a bases loaded single by Chance in the sixth to beat the Orioles 6-4 while Jim Piersall earlier homered to give Los Angeles a 2-1 lead. Tony Oliva leaves with helmet injury after Chance's pickoff throw hits him. Davalillo stars with five hits for Cleveland in a 6-5 win over Boston.
Milwaukee’s bid faltered as Dan Osinski walked in the winning run in the 11th inning of a 5-4 loss at Pittsburgh. The defeat dropped the Braves to third as San Francisco beat Los Angeles, while Milwaukee prepared to host Cincinnati in a four game series.
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