Dodgers Beat Giants as Koufax Wins 20th in Lopsided Opener
Sandy Koufax pitched three hits and struck out seven to raise his record to 20-5, leading the Dodgers to an 11-1 rout of the San Francisco Giants. A 15-hit LA attack and a five-run third inning broke open the game before 54,978 fans, while the Giants fell 6 games back in the pennant race.
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Associated Press
Sandy Koufax
San Francisco
Cleaners
Red Patterson
Barbers
Koufax
Los Angeles
Dodger
Dodgers
Giants
Patterson
Dick Ellsworth
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
New York Mets
Pittsburgh
Jim Davenport
Orlando Cepeda
Jose Pagan
Bob Bolin
Pierce
Ron Fairly
Mets
Frank Thomas
Jim Hickman
Duke Snider
Jesse Gonder
Roger Craig
Willie Stargell
Jim Pagliaroni
Larry Bearnorth
Joe Gibbson
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
Ace
Concrete Wins Classic League Softball Crown
Concrete clinched the Classic League softball title by defeating Johnson's Doughboy Flyers 4-0. Ronnie Barnes pitched a three hitter for Concrete, with Dave Coleburn, Dave Bruha, and Len Wingers collecting the only safe hits. Mike Geary allowed the loss with four strikeouts and two walks. Darwin Severson, Bob Tooke, and Hurzy Wohlhoefer each had two hits in Concrete's 10 hit effort.
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la Crescent Concrete
Johnson
Doughboy Flyers
Ronnie Barnes
Concrete
Barnes
Battter
Dave Coleburn
Dave Bruha
Len Wingers
Mike Geary
Darwin
Butch) Severson
Bob Tooke
Huzry Wohlhoefer
Braves’ Bragan Eyes Second as Mets Series Opens
Milwaukee's Braves, in fifth place, close within a half game of fourth and a game from second as they start a three game set with the New York Mets. Bragan praises Aaron Mathews Maye and Oliver while touting a jelled lineup and strong outfield.
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New York
Milwaukee
Braves
Bobby Bragan
Philadelphia
New York Mets
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Bragan
Dodgers
Gene Oliver
Hank Aaron
Frank Bolling
Roy McMillan
Lee Maye
Joe Torre
Eddie Mathews
Aaron
Mathews
Maye
Bolling
Hank
Torre
Oliver
Denis Menke
Menke
Weekend Regatta Closes La Crosse Sailing Club Season
The La Crosse Sailing Club wraps its local season with the Labor Day Regatta featuring races Sunday through Monday. Season and regatta champions will be decided after these races, with medals and trophies awarded across five events in two classes.
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la Crosse
Harry Schroeder
Sugar
Neil Pomeroy
Argo
Snipe
Russ Aldrich
Sea Bag
Gunnar Stickler
Norbert Schnelle
Windward
Bob Ringdahl
High Hopes
Jim Horn
la- Mer
13th Ward Warriors Face Dads in Father Son Clash
The 13th Ward Warriors play a Father Son game to wrap up the 1963 season on Saturday at 9 a.m. Gene Loomis and Bob Bendel lead the Dads while Wigdahl Schultz Yandt and Squire lead the Sons. Jim Chalky Squire makes a one day comeback behind the plate.
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Ward Warriors
Gene Loomis
Bob Bendel
Wigdahl
Schultz
Yandt
Squire
Jim
Chalky
Clergyman Bounces One In For An Ace
Rev. George Werner 25 year old Milford pastor who often scores in the high 70s aces a hole in one on a 140 yard par 3 at Yale during the Connecticut state four ball tournament. Werner is longtime golfer and serves at St. Peter's Episcopal Church.
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New Haven
George Werner
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Milford, Conn
Bowling Scores and Lacrosse Service Arcade Update
Bowling scores and high players listed for Lacrosse Service, Sports Scratch, and related venues. Notable totals include Corina Cigars 705 789 167, Scott Burgess 718 778 773, and high game leaders Jerry Rohrer 211 and Ralph Olson 245 in separate leagues.
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Corina Cigars
Scott Burgess
Toby’s
Terrace
Luth. Hospital
J. Rohrer
J. Strange
J. Stueland
Mr. Boston
Charley Bros
Freddie's Market
la Palma Cigars
Mattie Insurance
Myer Ball Drilling
Maple Grove C. C
Frito-Lay. Inc
Skogen's
IGA
Coulee
H. Weiss
R. Olson
R. Davison
L. Kress
J. Desch
D. Perner
J. Weiss
Ralph Olson
Boxing results from Miami and San Jose show stoppage and decision
In Miami Tony Mammarelli 132 of Pittsburgh stopped Joey Clements 129 of Los Angeles in the fourth round. In San Jose Doug Vaillant 139 defeated Luis Molina 139 on points over ten rounds.
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Miami
Fla
Tony Mammarelli
Pittsburgh
Joey Clements
Los Angeles
San Jose
Calif
Doug Vaillant
Cuba
Luis Molina
Driver Escapes As Drag Car Explodes At Fair Park
Milwaukee AP report details Robert Smith 25 of Santa Clara walking away from a jet powered drag racer that exploded after crashing through a wall into empty bleachers at State Fair Park. He suffered arm burns and was treated at Marys Hospital burn center. Parachutes failed to deploy as the car slowed from 200 mph after an exhibition. Smith credited roll over bars for preventing more serious injuries. The incident halted events planned for the Labor Day weekend at Union Grove.
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Milwaukee
Robert Smith
Santa Clara
Calif
State Fair Park
Smith
Union Grove
Spark Fire Department
Cy Baker Named Whitehall Coach For Multiple Sports
Cy Baker replaces Richard Doty as head basketball baseball and track coach and as assistant football coach and boys physical education teacher in Whitehall schools. Baker, a Greenwood native and 12 year Greenwood head coach, moves with his wife and five children after securing housing.
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Whitehall
Wis
Cy Baker
Greenwood
Richard Doty
Doty
Spring Valley
Larry Linse
Robert Neperud
Baker
Wisconsin State College
Eau Claire
Packers Giants League Rivalry Lights Up Preseason
Green Bay and New York gear up for Monday night’s Bishop’s Charities affair after a bruising Thursday drill. Willie Davis calls the matchup a natural rivalry as Bart Starr John Roach connect with receivers while Vince Lombardi sharpens the offense and monte Robinson, Penn State alum, battles to fit as a Packers linebacker candidate.
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Green Bay
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
Willie Davis
Packers
Bart Starr
John Roach
Vince Lombardi
Bishop’s Charities
Jim Taylor
Sam Huff
Giants
Packer
Ray Nitschke
Huff
Nitschke
Jimmy
Robinson
Post Will Seek New Trial In Butts Case
A federal judge stayed execution of a $3.06 million libel verdict for Wally Butts pending motions for a new trial and for entry of judgment in favor of Curtis Publishing Co. The court noted Curtis would file by Friday, as the case follows a Saturday Evening Post report alleging game fixing. The award was the second largest libel verdict in U.S. history.
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Atlanta
Wally Butts
Curtis Publishing Co
U.S
Lewis R. Morgan
Curtis
Butts
Saturday Evening Post
Morgan
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Trio
The American League leaders include Kaline Detroit and Yastrzemski Boston with 325 at bats and 323 at bats respectively. Kaline and Tresh lead runs with 82, while Stuart Boston tops RBIs with 96. Pitching shows Peters Chicago at 18 6 with a .750, 186 strikeouts. In the National League Davis and Aaron pace batting and RBIs, with Pinson and Groat topping hits and doubles, and Koufax leading strikeouts.
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Kaline
Detroit
Yastrzemski
Boston
Tresh
New York
Stuart
Ward
Chicago
Alvis
Cleveland
Causey
Kansas City
Versalles
Minnesota
Hinton
Washington
Killebrew
Aparicio
Baltimore
Peters
Chi
Pizzaro
St. Louis
T. Davis
Los Angeles
Aaron
Milwaukee
Mays
San Francisco
White
Pinson
Cincinnati
Groat
Gonzalez
Philadelphia
McCovey
Wills
Perranoski
McBean
Pittsburgh
Koufax
Drysdale
Injured College Player Dies After Drill At Cameron JC
A 20 year old Cameron Junior College halfback died in an Oklahoma City hospital after a head injury during a blocking drill. Dave Harmon son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Harmon of Oklahoma City was injured in a routine drill for halfbacks and ends. Evansville Indiana defeated Canoga Park California 3-1 to win the Pony League baseball championship with Steve Lambert the winning pitcher.
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Oklahoma City
Cameron Junior College
Lawton
Okla
Dave Harmon
Ralph Harmon
Washington, Pa
Evansville
Ind
Canoga Park
Calif
Steve Lambert
Rec Softball Industrial League Tournament Schedule
At Powell Park and nearby fields tonight games start at 6 p m with George St Launderette facing La Crosse Rubber Mills Hogan hosts Eagles No 2 against Eagles No 1 Central hosts La Crosse Police Dept versus W A Roosevelt at Trane Park Francksen Marina meets Heileman Local 81 at Powell Park then winners of Game 3 and 4 play at 7 30 p m followed by winners of Games 1 and 2 at 8 30 p m culminating with the championship at 9 30 p m.
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Powell Park
George St. Launderette
la Crosse Rubber Mills
Hogan
Eagles
Central
la Crosse Police Dept
W. A. Roosevelt Co
Trane Park
Francksen Marina
Heileman
Twins Hit 12 Homers in Doubleheader Sweep of Senators
The Minnesota Twins slugged 12 homers in a Washington doubleheader, winning 14-2 and 10-1 as Harmon Killebrew led with three blasts and Vic Power, Jim Hall, Bernie Allen added multi hits. Lee Stange and Dwight Seibler earned wins behind a 20 hit offense.
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Associated Press
Gil Hodges
Hodges
Brooklyn
Washington
Minnesota
Twins
Senators
Harmon Killebrew
Vic Power
Jim Hall
Bernie Allen
Bob Allison
Rich Rollins
Zoilo Versalles
Lee Stange
Ken Retzer
Dwight Seibler
Don Rudolph
Jim Duckworth
Stuart
Red Sox
Yankees
Ed Bressaud
Russ Nixon
Howard
Stan Williams
Johnston Venturi Lead Denver Open With 66 First Round
Bill Johnston and Ken Venturi shot 66 to lead the Denver Open after the opening round. Rex Baxter Jr. was one stroke back at 67 along with Pat Rea, Lionel Hebert and Bill Eggers while 145 pros compete for a cut to low 65 and ties after the second round. Venturi sparked his 66 with a 45‑foot putt on the first hole.
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Denver
Bill Johnston
Ken Venturi
Rex Baxter Jr
Bill Eggers
Pat Rea
Lionel Hebert
Duff Lawrence
Tommy Morrow
Bob Duden
Jacky Cupit
Juan Rodrigues
Mike Souchak
Ron Funseth
Bob Goetz
Dave Hill
Venturi
Baseball Standings and Thursday Scores
Standings show Los Angeles leading with 79 wins and 38 losses. San Francisco 73 60 and St. Louis 72 55 trail, followed by Cincinnati 71 65 and Chicago 68 64. Thursday's results: Chicago 2 Philadelphia 1, New York 7 Pittsburgh 4, Los Angeles 11 San Francisco 1.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Boozer
Oldis
Elllsworth
Bertell
Ellsworth
NEW York
Pittsburgh
Craig
Bearworth
Sherry
Gonder
Gibbon
Silk
Francis G. McBean
Haddix
Pagliaroni
L—Gibbon
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Bolin Pierce
E * Fisher
Koufax
Linzy Haller
Roseboro
Camilli
L—Pierce
National League
G.B. Los Angeles
St. Louis
Milwaukee i
Cincinnati
Houston
Los
G.B. New York
Minnesota
Broglins
Baltimore
Detroit
Boston i
Twins Post First Game Victory In Washington Doubleheader
Minnesota defeats Washington 8 3 in game one and 10 1 in game two. Power leads with 4 RBI and Hall Killebrew Versalles and Allison add key hits. Rollins Brinkman Stange and King contribute for the Senators. Burnside and Rudolph split pitching duties with Siebler and Duckworth.
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Minnesota
Rollins
Power
Hallef
Killerwlf
e-Green
Allison
Battey
Zimmen
Versal
Allen
Stange
Washington RH
Blasin
Phillips
Moeller
Leppert
Roebuck
Hinton
King
Lock
Zimmer
Retzer
Brinman
Rudolph
Minoso
Burnside
Osboe
Killebrew
Washington
Versalles
Loe
Brinkman
Hall
Hall Stange
RBI
Allen Stange
F . E Moeller
Kinnamon
Paparella
Soar
Stewart
Qonly
Hintonlf
Mind’r
N.lf
Osborne
Oni
Zimme
Burnsidep
Sieblerp
Rudolphp
Ja Minoso
Kline
Mincher
Sieber
Siebler
Duckw
Rudolph Oe
Duckworth
U—Paparella
Stewart, Kinnamon
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Tommy Davis
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Frank Howard
Maury Wills
Cub
Jim Vaughn
Ellis Burton
Billy Williams
Ken Hubbs
Phillies
Earl Averill
Burton
John Boozer
Ee al Fryers
BRE
Severs'n
Colburn
Tooke
Czecho'z
C Smith
Dammon
C.healy
Wingers
Ozowskief
Gagem'r
Ghelfi
Bruha
Ib Wohlh'r
Habiger
Rf Barnes
Pangier
Rf Delap
Garves
Braves Eye
Kel
Dan Currie
Dave Robinson
Penn State
Chicago Bears
da Crosse Tribune
Clergyman
Fantle
5Th Ave
Louis Bantle's
Rex's
Oxford
Ladies’ A F. of L
Pla-Mor
Riviera Sportswear
Bodega Lunch
Schumacher
Beissel Construct
Hilton's Pharmacy
Nine House
Rice Bros. Termite
L. Sokolik
B. Meyer
H. Griffin
N. Nelson
H. Wais
A. Haas
G. Heilman
B. Harris
R Gantha
Lorraine Sokolik
Roosevelt Co
Cary Heating
Circus Bar
Coca-Cola
Paul's Jewelers
Horshak's Jewelers
R. Tuma
J. Quinn
M. Doerre
C. G. Manninger Schuster
V. Halverson
G. Motylinski
J. Jirsa
B. Leven A. Gates
Run Tuma
Limpert's Bar
Glen's Tavern
National Tea Co
Bates & Bates
Bernie's Plumbing
Midway Lumber
the Vogue
Harold's
No. la Crosse Lbr
la Crosse Electric
D. Lachman
V. Lawrence
J. Tischer
B. Tregin
D. Lawrence
W. Mosser
J. Meyer
J. Blankenship
D Blank
T. Torgenson
Dick Lachman
Mormon Coulee Road
Post
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Gary Peters
Chicago White Sox
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al Kaline
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Monbouquette
Barry Latman
Ron Hansen
Vic Davalillo
Aguirre
Angels
Frank Kostro
Jim Piersall
Fred Newman
Nixon
Williams
L—Williams
Imo
Newman
D. Lee
Foytack
Osinski
Spring
Rodgers
Foiles
Triandos
Azcueman
W—Peters
L—Latman
Crystal River
Johnston
Phoenix
Ariz
Denver Country Club
DR. Fixit
Monsoor
STOC
Chrysler
Plymouth
Valiant
GMC
Pischke Motors
West Salem, Wis
Bill
Sport Shop
House
Dick Ghelfi
la Crescent
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