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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1973

Page

12

Fife Shocks Tigers In Minnesota Win As Detroit Falls Further Behind

Twins pitcher Dan Fife, a former Tigers farm standout, threw four strong innings in a 5-3 Minnesota victory over Detroit. Fife, back after being traded for Jim Perry earlier, haunted his old club by delivering a quality start and leaving Detroit seven games behind Baltimore in the pennant race. The loss widens Detroit’s gap in the American League standings as Minnesota and Chicago pursue third place behind Oakland.

Dan Fife Fife Minnesota Tigers Danny Fife Jim Perry Detroit Tiger Brass Baltimore Texas Bengals Chicago Oakland Tiger Billy Martin

Rodeny Bobick KOs Joe Lewis For 20th Win In Phoenix

Rodney Bobick of Bowlus Minnesota knocked out Joe Lewis in Phoenix to notch his 20th professional win. The heavyweight fight ended in the fifth round before about 2000 spectators as a ten round bout.

Rodney Bobick Lewis Phoenix Ariz Bowlus Minn Joe Lewis Bobick

Baseball season leaders in stalled text

The data lists top NL batting by Rose and Watson with high averages and runs. pitching leaders include Stone and Bryant. In the AL, Carew and Horton lead in averages while Jackson and North top runs and steals. Notable stats include Seaver and Ryan with high strikeout totals.

Rose Cin Watson Htn Bonds Evans Atl Stargell Pgh Garr Carew Min W.horton Det R.jackson Oak Otis Mayberry Murcer Braun A.rodriguez Coluccio Mil

Wood Stops Brewers To Gain Win No 2

Wilbur Wood pitched a 6-1 victory for Chicago over Milwaukee, earning his 21st win. Orta hit a two run homer in the eighth, Dent and Orta each had two hits, as Chicago remained the winningest pitcher in the majors.

Wood Brewers Chicago Wilbur Wood Wilbur Chicago White Sox Milwaukee Brewers Bob Mitchell Don Money Money Mitchell Milwaukee White Sox Jorge Orta Pat Kelly Bill Sharp Jerry Hairston Bucky Dent Orta Comiskey Park Sox Dent

Nitschke Retires After 15 Seasons With Packers

Ray Nitschke, 36, announced retirement from the Green Bay Packers after a 15 career years as a middle linebacker. A former NFL first 50 years honoree, he had been a bench warmer the last two seasons and saw little action in Green Bay’s first four preseason games.

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Coulee Bowl Tops Riverland Softball With 9-1 Mark

Coulee Golf Bowl ripped Tip py Toe Inn 19-3 Sunday to improve to 9-1 in Riverland Softball League play. Ron Allen and Dave Lemke homered for Coulee, Steve Russell went 4-for-4, while Tip Top beat Crescent Inn 6-4 and Blue Bar won 9-8 over Toby's Bar with homers by Butch Ghelf and Fred Olson.

Tippy Toe Inn Riverland Ron Allen Dave Lemke Coulee Steve Russell Tip Top Crescent Inn Bob's Bar Rick & Marge's Romance Bev & Bill's Frog Point Big Rivers Blue Bar Toby's Bar Butch Ghelf Fred Olson Denny Michaels Toby's

Orioles Peck Away Win 14th In Row

Orioles stretch lead to five games after a 6-1 win over Texas as Earl Weaver warns rivals about their 14 game streak. Red Sox beat Oakland 5-2 with Ceppeda driving in three runs.

Orioles Texas Weaver Boston Detroit New York Kaska Red Sox Oakland Minnesota Martin Tigers Chicago Milwaukee Baltimore Jors San Francisco New York Yankees A’s Orlando Cepeda

Cronin Fines Merritt For Spitters In Rangers Win

In a 9-0 victory over the Indians, MLB official Joe Cronin fined Jim Merritt of the Texas Rangers an undisclosed amount for allegedly throwing spitters. Brendan Foster set a two mile world record in London. Teddy Pilette won the European 5000 in Brands Hatch. Craig Breedlove smashed the mile land speed mark at Bonneville. Don McCune led the opening PBA round in Oklahoma City with 1,881 pins.

Boston Joe Cronin Jim Merritt Texas Rangers Cleveland Indians London Brendan Foster Motor Sports Brands Hatch England Teddy Pilette Belgium Wendover Utah Craig Breedlove Bonneville Salt Flats Oklahoma City Don McCune Munster Ind

Fregin and Bassuener win two ball at Maple Grove

Dorothy Fregin and Al Bassuener won the two ball four sum at Maple Grove Country Club with a 42. Finishing second were Bob Ristow and Pat Fox with 44. Low net honors went to Dick Howard and Dorothy Turner with 33, while Ted Konop and Betty Rogers were second with 35. Earl Marsh and Ruth Miller shared low putt laurels with 14.

Dorothy Fregin al Bassuener Maple Grove Country Club Bob Ristow Pat Fox Dick Howard Dorothy Turner Ted Konop Betty Rogers Earl Marsh Ruth Miller

Ornery Colt Favored To Win Hambletonian

Knightly Way and Arnie Almahurst lead a 16-horse field for the Hambletonian at Du Quoin with a record purse of 144710. Arnie Almahurst holds 2-1 odds and Knightly Way is 9-5 after drawing the 1 and 2 posts respectively.

DU Quoin Ill Knightly Way Arnie Almahurst du Quoin State Fairgrounds

Howie's to Meet League All Stars in Wednesday Softball Showdown

Howie's, holder of the women's slow pitch title, faces the league all stars in a 7 p.m. Wednesday game. The event pits the reigning champions against top league players in a high profile matchup projected to draw strong attendance.

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NHL To Add Two Teams In 1976-77 Expansion

The NHL announces Phase Three expansion adding two franchises for the 1976 77 season. President Clarence Campbell and expansion chief William Jennings cite economic stability and list Denver Phoenix San Diego and Seattle as WHA options. The league rejects a merger with the WHA and notes limited defections.

NHL Clarence Campbell William Jennings Bruce Norris Atlanta New York Islanders Kansas City Washington Campbell Denver Phoenix San Diego Seattle WHL Pittsburgh Philadelphia Los Angeles Minnesota Oakland St. Louis North America World Hockey Association

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