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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1963
Page
10
Jim O'Toole limited Los Angeles to five hits in a 3-1 Reds win while the Cardinals beat the Giants 6-3. The Dodgers drop to 52 games behind St Louis as Minnesota splits with Washington in the American League.
In Washington, Harmon Killebrew and Harmon Allison homered as the Twins won the opener 5-2 to secure a split after the Senators rallied for a 7-3 nightcap win. Dick Phillips drove in four for Washington, while Steve Ridzik improved to 5-4. Kaat took the loss for Minnesota.
American League leaders include Yastrzemski of Boston with 80 runs and 326 at bats, Kaline of Detroit with 88 RBIs, and Stuart leading home runs with 33. In the National League, Aaron ties for RBIs at 108 with White, and Koufax leads strikeouts for Los Angeles.
Green Bay asked NFL waivers on injured veteran Nelson Toburen and two rookies Terry Zang of Drake and Bob Ames of Idaho. The team remains at 44 with Gary Kroner carried as extra due to a leg injury. Final cuts must reduce to 40 by next Tuesday and to 37 by Sept. 10.
In Dunedin Florida official PGA standings show Arnold Palmer won $4600 for second place in the American Golf Classic boosting his year earnings to $101 555. Jack Nicklaus holds $83465 in earnings while Julius Boros Tony Lema and Gary Player follow.
A Chicago Tribune 1963 piece explains gripping the club with fingers frees wrist action and improves feel. It argues steady hands beat forcing at impact and that finger grip encourages efficient energy transfer for better shots.
Stoughton driver Bill Horstmeyer finished second in the 20 lap feature at the Minnesota State Fair half mile track. He also won two preliminary heats during a weekend of speedway car racing at St Paul venues.
Milwaukee Braves box office gains as they chase another season of strong attendance. With 11 wins in 14 on the road, Austin Brown notes rising advance sales for the Spahn game on September 17 and predicts potential sellouts. Remaining home dates require about 109,615 tickets to match last year’s 766,927 total.
Milwaukee Braves walloped Houston 11 7 to win their 11th game in 14 starts. Hank Aaron Eddie Mathews and Don Dillard hit homers as Milwaukee climbed within two games of Philadelphia and nine of the Dodgers in the NL race. Spahn to seek win number 17 against Don Nottebart.
Milwaukee battles Houston with a 11-7 final, led by Aaron's three RBI and Mathews two homers. Spangler and Torre add key hits as Milwaukee builds early leads and Houston answers late. Wayne Bateman earns two runs with strong defense backing.
Edgar Leide of 1919 Farnam Street won ninth place in the high power 600 yard slow fire warm up event at the NRA national championship at Camp Perry Ohio. Leide competes in the expert civilian class among more than 7 000 shooters across three main categories.
Dewey Moore driving Jenny 3 won the feature race Sunday night at South Side Speedway in Westby Wisconsin. Moore also won the third heat. Glen Henderson, fastest in time trials, finished second in the feature in No 101. Dick Jones was third in No 7 11. Frank Taylor No 13 won the first heat, Mark Zielke No 7 Plus won the second heat and Zielke also captured the consolation.
Baseball standings show Los Angeles leading with 77 wins and 52 losses while St Louis 72 58 and San Francisco 7 59 trail. Monday results include St Louis defeating San Francisco and Cincinnati beating Los Angeles. Upcoming games feature New York at Pittsburgh and Milwaukee at Houston among others.
Launderette Nine won the Cashton Invitational 12 inch softball tournament by defeating Cashton 2 0. Right hander Mike Geary struck out 12 over seven innings allowing three Cashton singles and drove in both runs with a second inning single. Ken Garves Clete Hoadley and Harry Wohlhoefer added hits for Launderette.
EAU CLAIRE Wis Pepin eliminated West Salem 5 0 in the Wisconsin Baseball Association State Class A tournament as Kosidowski pitched six innings in relief with 12 strikeouts and Jerry Kohn also on the mound for the shutout Roger Leonhardt collected three hits for the winners.
Gustavus Adolphus College announces it will discontinue MIAC hockey due to low interest. The MIAC will continue with seven teams while Duluth Branch manages its own ice schedules. At Macalester, coaches and referees discuss football rules with no major changes expected, per MIAC coordinator Bill Haman.
Vikings coach Norm Van Brocklin will start Ron VanderKelen at quarterback against the Philadelphia Eagles in Hershey Pennsylvania, with VanderKelen expected to play most of the game. VanderKelen, a high profile free agent from Wisconsin, has spent three exhibitions on the bench as he adjusts to the pro game. The Vikings also acquired Billy Wilson and George Hultz from the St. Louis Cardinals to bolster the defense ahead of roster cuts.
The Junior Golfers of the La Crosse Country Club announced winners for August. 1963 boys champion Tom Barton and girls champion Pauline Weigel led a field that included runners up Pete Haugen and Ellen Pederson. Other flight and consolation winners included Mike Weigel, Tom Ducharme, Steve Stecker, Eric Miller, Bill Menke, Mark Hines, Bob Yeomans, Tim Quinn, David Miller, Sally Vickrey, Jane McDonnell, Nancy Wagner, Sharon Ebner, Mary Ann Koenig, Barbara Brindley, Carol Love land, Pat Michuta, and Heath Renner.
In Milwaukee, Cowdray Park of Sussex England, lost 8 to 7 as international polo resumed after 24 years. The match on Sunday saw Cowdray Park suffer a second setback in the series, with Milwaukee clinching the close contest.
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