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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1965
Page
12
In a het high scoring game Lew Ferguson reports the Minnesota Twins defeated the New York Yankees in extra innings. The clash delivered late drama with timely hits and standout performances as the Twins seized momentum in the extended frame.
Twins ace Camilo Pascual throws 25 minutes at half speed after August arm surgery and eyes a return within two weeks. Manager Sam Mele and Dr. William Proffitt voice optimism while Hal Naragon praises the outing. Bob Allison and Harmon Killebrew are noted as teammates in the comeback win over New York with Oliva delivering a clutch double.
New Albin overcame a four run seventh inning rally by Tomah Tee Pee to win the Cashton softball tournament 5 to 4. Sawyer and Zarwell homered and singled for New Albin. Johnson and Grovesteen led Tomah with the best hits. Cashton was limited to two hits by Schroeder and Leis in the loss.
Ron Jensen and Jim Pertzsch led the Airport Trap Club competition over the last two Sundays. Jensen posted 25x25 and 24x25 on August 15, then Pertzsch won last Sunday with 24x25 and 22x25.
Green Bay Packers hold a morning workout as Bill Anderson newly acquired from Washington Redskins shows early form in drills for the Saturday exhibition at Dallas. He draws cheers with two unusual catches while teammates watch. The hour and a half session focuses on defense and offense in the aerial game.
National League leaders feature Clemente batting .340 with 158 hits for Pittsburgh and Aaron hitting .329 for Milwaukee with 94 runs. Rose leads with 165 hits for Cincinnati, while Mays tops home runs with 28 for San Francisco. American League tallies show Yastrzemski at .325 with 156 hits for Boston and Campaneris with 11 triples for Kansas City. Koufax leads with 12 decisions and 296 strikeouts for Los Angeles.
Elmer Rush from San Francisco stopped Tod Herring of Houston in four rounds. Leannie Sparks from Halifax knocked out Dave Wyatt of Richmond in six rounds.
Billy O'Dell endured a shaky seventh inning as Cincinnati Reds surged to 7-6, but Milwaukee Braves held on. O'Dell yielded a triple by Pete Rose and a Pinson grounder to trim the lead before Don Pavletich's pinch hit and further hits, finalizing a 7-6 victory to keep pennant hopes alive.
O'Dell, in relief, tells manager Bobby Bragan he is throwing well. He hits Robinson with a pitch to load the bases, then induces Johnny Edwards into a forceout, preserving a six-run lead as the inning ends.
Baltimore edged Chicago 2 to 1 in 12 innings as Jack Kralick struggled after stitches and a rough start. The Twins beat the Yankees 4 to 3 in ten. the Angels downed Cleveland 8 to 2 amid bullpen turmoil sparked by a fist fight between teammates.
Coon Valley clinched the Eastern Division with an 11 8 win over De Soto as Caledonia earned the Western Division. Gordy Swiggum Jim Henley and Dave Berg led the offense with two hits apiece for Coon Valley while De Soto’s Wayne Johnson and Dave Worman had three each. Caledonia hosts Coon Valley tonight for the Tri-State League title.
The sheet lists team abbreviations and player initials in a standings snippet. It shows Cincinnati Milwaukee divisions with records, batting averages and key players Harper Rose Jones, and notes results from Monday to Wednesday games including scores and notable plays.
Tony Lema wins the Curling World Golf Championship at Pleasant Valley CC with a 34-36-70 total 268 topping Arnold Palmer who finishes second at 281. Joe Campbell grabs third with 282 while Sam Snead Gary Player and Dave Marr follow. Lema credits a late on course talk and pressure from Palmer for motivation.
Bob Kivlin of Lake Delton captured the first Monroe County Open championship at the Hiawatha course in Tomah Wisconsin. He posted a 27 hole total of 108 in a field of 56 golfers sponsored by Hiawatha Golf Club Inc and the Tee Pee Supper Club. Harold Carpenter and Clement Kiefer followed with 109 and 111 respectively. Flight winners included Curt Barlow and John Kewin of Sparta Eric Carlson Tomah Bub Stowell Tomah with scores 78 81 and 89.
Hall of famer Vern Law pitched a six hitter to beat the Giants 6-2. Roberto Clemente and Gene Alley each had four hits as Pittsburgh pulled within 1.5 games of the Dodgers and Braves in the NL pennant race. The Giants were fined Juan Marichal for a bat swinging incident before the game.
The first La Crosse Invitational softball tournament runs Saturday and Sunday at Powell Park. Saturday matchups include Toby's vs Vogue Hauser's TV at 10, Lang's vs Stellick's at 11 30, Terrace Bar vs La Crosse Amateurs at 1, Kratz Motors Cresco vs Galesville at 2 30, and subsequent winners facing S and H Pizza Villa Interstate Finance Cresco Klein and Son Bob's Bar Prairie du Chien. Sunday slate lists games at 1, 3, 6 30 and 8.
Dr H L Barton won the men’s championship and Mrs Clar ence Vetsch the women’s at the La Crescent Wide Open Golf Tournament held Sunday at Ferndale Country Club Rush prizes awarded to 40 men and 14 women. Mrs Jan Dahlstrom placed second for women and Mrs H L Barton third. Dick Ahrens received the Good Sportsmanship trophy Flight winners in men’s divisions were William Meiers Reginald Wiedeman William Dawes Harold Dodds Donald Fowler and Charles Boma.
Green Bay defeated the New York Giants 44 to 7 on August 14 in the Bishop's Charities exhibition. Sponsors said the event raised $50,000 for charity, up $5,200 from the 1964 income.
In Freeport Hubert Hilton 194 of Glen Cove knocked down Joe Sheldon 186 of Paterson N J ten seconds into the bout.
Milwaukee AP Braves 7 Cincinnati 6 as Joe Torre shines at first base with two sparkling ninth inning plays to preserve Billy O'Dell's 14th save Torre also goes 1 for 3 and hits .303 on the season Bragan calls Torre the same star at first as at catcher in a key late inning win
Thomas J. Schwartz was fined $50 and given a three day suspended sentence for assault and battery after a dispute with a softball game umpire in Cincinnati. Municipal Judge John W. Keefe said there have been too many examples of bad sportsmanship and that support for umpires is needed.
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