Eau Claire Edges Central In Double Overtime Thriller
Eau Claire nips La Crosse Central 54 52 in two overtimes in a Big Rivers opener. Ron Veleke scored 22 for Eau Claire and Gene Haag made key plays including the deciding jumper at the end of regulation and late free throws. Tom Gilbertson and Jim Rooks led Central with 10 points each.
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Wis
la Crosse Central
Big Rivers
Abes
Harry Gibbs
Central
Red Raiders
Phil Miller
Ron Veleke
Veleke
Gene Haag
Bob Saxe
Abe
Saxe
Haag
Tom Fisher
Ron Czechowicz
Tom Gilbertson
Jim Rooks
Stan du Frane
Viroqua
Mary E. Sawyer Auditori
New Lisbon
Westby
Orland Olson
Tigers Roll Past Mondovi In MVC Opener 79 61
Black River Falls defeats Mondovi 79-61 to open Mississippi Valley Conference play. Ivy Falder 18 points and Rich Kohnert 16 lead the Tigers with Sam Mills 15 and Ev Larkin 12 also scoring well. Mondovi top scorer Jerry Rud with 23 points.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Mondovi
Mississippi Valley
Ivy Falder
Rich Kohnert
Sam Mills
Ev Larkin
Tigers
Jerry Rud
Gary Schultz
Roger Duncanson
Buffaloes
BRE
Durand
Chippewa Falls
Kenny Lee
Panthers
Charley Gifford
Bill Hanson
Tom Terault
Frosh Lacrosse Team Signals Final 10 Games
La Crosse State College freshmen basketball coach Doug Martin leads an 18 man squad into the final 10 games of an 11 game schedule. They opened with a 75 74 win over Luther junior varsity at Mary E Sawyer Auditorium. Several players earned all conference honors in high school and transfers include Merritt and Rheel from Hamline and Eau Claire State. Johnson is on scholastic probation and will be ineligible the first semester. The team faces Luther again St Marys twice Winona State twice Loras and four city league opponents.
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Doug Martin
Luther
Mary E. Sawyer
Jim Beyer
Saginaw
Mich
Robert Collins
Elroy Kendall Royall
John Durkee
Mosinee
Jim Lieberman
Mondovi
Mike Miller
Rice Lake
Chase
Clyde Trudeau
Green Bay West
Ronald Mousel
Elk Mound
Dale Johnson
Racine Horlick
Tom Mueller
Cedarburg
Dave Rheel
Wisconsin Rapids
James Merritt
Pepin
Merritt
Mouse
Hamline
Eau Claire State
Johnson
la Crosse
St. Mary's
Winona State
Loras
Ripon and Coe Win Midwest Conference Basketball Games
Ripon defeated Grinnell 88 to 82 as Mike Mullen scored 31 points to lead the Red Hawks. Coe College upset Lawrence 63 to 55 behind strong defense and a 35 to 20 halftime edge. Carroll beat Whitewater 73 to 52 with Howard Fuller and J P Fisher among top scorers.
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Associated Preas Ripon
Grinnel
Coe College
Lawrence
Wisconsin
Carroll
Whitewater
Mike Mullen
Ripon
Bob Musser
Grinnell
Coe
Vikings
Jim Rasmussen
Howard Fuller
J. P. Fisher
Nebraska State Five Defeats Winona 60-49 in Minnesota
In Winona Minnesota Nebraska State College of Wayne Nebraska beat Winona Teachers 60-49 Friday night. Chuck Rachow led the Wildcats with 21 points while Jerry Goetz paced Winona with 17 and Lyle Papen fuss added 10. Ken Steupflug and Bob James led the losers with 10 and six. Winona held a 34-32 halftime edge before Nebraska State pulled away behind Rachow and Larry Coney’s rebounding.
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Winona
Minn
Nebraska State College of Wayne
Neb
Winona Teachers
Chuck Rachow
Wildcats
Jerry Goetz
la Crosse
Lyle Papenfuss
Ken Steupflug
Bob James
Trempealeau
Rachow
Larry Coney
Soldiers Grove tops Gays Mills for Kickapoo lead
Soldiers Grove beat Gays Mills 59 to 56 to seize first place in Kickapoo Valley conference play. Shelley Schoville led Soldiers Grove with 22 points, followed by Ron Swig igum with 11 and Jim Wiley with 10. Terry Nelson led Gays Mills with 18. Gays Mills won the B game 39 to 28.
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Gays Mills
Shelley Schoville
Cardinals
Ron Swigigum
Jim Wiley
Terry Nelson
Charles Petit
Tigers
Seneca
Readstown
Pete Wilkenson
Dick Finley
Indians
Luther Solverson
Larry Coleman
G.ettrick
Mindoro
West Lima
Johnson
Taylor Viola
Alvarez
Storandt
Young Kickapoo Valley
Gardner
Ronkowski
Teska
Timm
Oksnee
Knschmidt la Parge Boardman
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Holter Readstown
Goodenough
de Soto
Gale-Ettrick
Wes Lima
Mindore
Mollack and
Kaehler
Bangor
Melrose
Aichele Tet
Harebo
Barnes
Olson H Path
Gunderson
D. Sch'der
Overlien
M. Sch'der
Ra.Erickson
Anderson
Bolger
Ken Dobbs
la Crosse
Pete Haines
Gale-Ettrick Bangor Five Win Contests
In a Friday night of Coulee Conference play Gale-Ettrick and Bangor stay within one game of the league leaders. Onalaska beat Holmen 41-40 and West Salem toppled Trempealeau 80-67 while Gale-Ettrick downed Mindoro 61-44 and Bangor defeated Melrose 58-51.
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Holmen
Ronald Stremcha
Onalaska
Steve Netwall
Bringe
Tribune
Jim Gunderson
la Crosse Tribune
West Salem
Trempealeau
Gale - Ettrick
Mindoro
Bangor
Melrose
Dwayne Davis
Jerry Borreson
David Garbers
Tom Holt
David Bussian
Bob Molidrem
Tony Raymond
Bears
Allen Aichele
Dick Schroeder
George Barnes
al Bolger
Ray Gunderson
Gale Ettrick
Lance Johnson
Butch Gardner
Arlan Boardman
Verlin Schmitz
Gale-Ettrick
Coulee
Netwal
McFadden
Black
Eide
Peek
Onelson
Pohl
Johnson
Skog
IL Mh
Ed Rendler
James Knutson
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Wismer Sells Redskins Stock for 350000
Washington NFL owner Harry Wismer received a 350000 check for his 25 percent stake in the Washington Redskins. Milton W. King bought the stock as Redskins vice president and general counsel, following NFL Commissioner Rozelle’s order to divest by December 8 due to an AFL conflict of interest.
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Harry Wismer
Washington Redskins
National Football League
Milton W. King
Redskins
Wismer
New York Titans
American Football League
George Preston Marshall
King
Pete Rozelle
Al Monchak Named Quad-Cities Pilot
Al Monchak former manager of 26 Cedar Rapids in the Three-1 League has been named to pilot the Quad-City Braves in the Class D Midwest League. Farm director John Mullen of the Milwaukee Braves confirmed Monchak appointment Friday. Both Cedar Rapids and Quad City are Milwaukee farms.
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Iowa
al Monchak
Cedar Rapids
Quad-City Braves
John Mullen
Milwaukee Braves
Monchak
Quad City
Milwaukee Farms
Boxing Results From Guam to Manila and Nasci Mentos
Boxing results show Bally stopped Borja in Guam at 130 and Nasci mento knocked out Salas at 133 in Brazil. Other bouts include Katsuma losing on points in the Philippines and Nasci mento securing a victory in Brazil. NBA and NHL results wrap the sports section with games and upcoming schedules.
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Jet Bally
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Sammy Borja
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Sebastio Nascimento
Lauro Salas
Mexico
Manila
Young Terror
Yukio Katsuma
Japan
Eagles and Orioles Triumph in Scenic Central League Action
Cashton, Wonewoc and New Lisbon all fall as Eagles led by Chuck Jefson 24 and Mike Schroeder 21 top their rivals. Westby and Royall post decisive wins with strong showings from Gary Robison 14 and Harold Anhold 26. Hillsboro also dominates in the Brookwood and Wilton pair with solid scoring from Patterson 22 and Potter 20.
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Wonewoc
Wayne Fence
Eagles
Chuck Jefson
Mike Schroeder
Dave Flickinger
Wonewoe
Sam Feldman
Loren Craker
Ontario
Hillsboro
Orioles
Louis Patterson
Jim Potter
Norwalk
Brookwood
Patterson
Potter
Phil Eastman
Mark Timmerman
Wilton
Elroy-Kendall
Royall
Harold Anhold
Rich Buchholz
Panther
Ron Vieth
Buchholz
Bob Granger
Packers Seek Win At Chicago to Break Hex on Cubs Rivalry
Green Bay heads to Chicago for a Sunday NFL showdown with the Bears to end a winless streak at Wrigley Field since 1952 and stay alive in the Western Division race. Paul Hornung aims to break the league scoring record, needing 10 points to surpass Don Hutson. Chicago leads series 50-27 with six ties and many close games.
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Colts
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Paul Hornung
National Football League
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Cardinals
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Baltimore
Dallas
New York
Washington
Cleveland
Agreement Reached on Honolulu PCL Franchise Move
China Ho of Honolulu Stadium Corp says a Pacific Coast League triple A team will relocate from Sacramento to Honolulu next season. The move was finalized at a PCL directors meeting in San Francisco. Dewey Soriano notes the Kansas City Athletics working agreement will also move to Honolulu.
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Honolulu
China Ho
Honolulu Stadium Corp
Sacramento
Calif
PCL
Dewey Soriano
Kansas City Athletics
58th ABC Tourney Extended Four Days
Frank K. Baker, executive secretary of the American Bowling Congress, announced that the 58th annual ABC tournament in Detroit will be extended four days. The event will now run 76 days from March 4 through May 17, allowing an additional 320 entrants.
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Frank K. Baker
The
American Bowling Congress
ABC
Detroit
Baker
Nebraska State Invades Indians For Nonconference Game
Nebraska State College of Wayne Nebraska coached by former Winona Teachers star Al Svenningson visits Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium for a non conference basketball game against La Crosse. Tipoff is 8 p.m. La Crosse enters 1 1 after a win over Bethel and a loss to Luther 71 59. Proable La Crosse starters include Capt Ken Schmidt Pete Hassemer Len Stewart Dean Conard and Ron Parker. Logan also plays at Sparta as the Rangers seek their first win following losses to Baraboo Tomah and Sparta.
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Neb
Winona Teachers
al Svenningson
Mary E. Sawyer
la Crosse
Bethel
Luther
Ken Schmidt
Pete Hassemer
Len Stewart
Dean Conard
Ron Parker
la Crosse Logan
Eder Jofre Named Boxer Of The Month
Providence AP reports Eder Jofre of Brazil is boxer of the month for November after capturing the world bantamweight title on November 18 by knocking out Eloy Sanchez of Mexico. The award was announced by Tony Petronella, chair of the National Boxing Association Ratings Committee.
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R.I
Eder Jofre
Brazil
Eloy Sanchez
Mexico
Tony Petronella
National Boxing Association
Records Tumble Fast In Match Game Event
Chicago AP records fell in the first day of the World's Invitational Bowling Tournament preliminaries. John ny King led the men with 1 367 for six games, while Ellie Konicek paced the women with 815 after four games. Defending champions Don Carter and Olga Gloor remained underway as the field eyed the finals.
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Harry Smith
St. Louis
Johnny King
Ellie Konicek
Racine
Wis
Cleveland
Joe Joseph
Detroit
Bob Hitt
Billy Welu
Dick Weber
Don Carter
Olga Gloor
Llewellyn
Jeannette Bopp
Milwaukee
Carter
Mrs. Gloor
Aquinas Goes To Dubuque But No Game
Aquinas High planned a trip to Dubuque to play Dubuque Wahlert but Wahlert’s team was elsewhere. The Blugolds found the gym dark and closed and did not play. They returned to La Crosse after midnight and may face Cotter in Winona next Tuesday night.
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Dubuque
John Michuta
Blugolds
Aquinas High
Dubuque Wahlert
Wahlert
Michuta
Aquinas
Cotter
Winona
Lee Key Figure As Houston Eyes AFL East Crown
Houston OIlers rely on rookie Jack Lee for Sunday action to clinch the AFL Eastern Division title. Lee replaced the injured George Blanda and led victories over Denver and Boston, with Blanda possibly back for spot duty against the Dallas Texans. If Houston wins and Los Angeles defeats Oakland, the Chargers would claim the Western Division.
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Oilers
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Boston
Blanda
Dallas Texans
Lou Rymkus
Houston
Dallas
Los Angeles Chargers
Oakland
Chargers
Los Angeles
New York
Buffalo
Fullmer Robinson Rematch Scribes Coast Boxing Clash
Gene Fullmer defends his NAB world middleweight title against Sugar Ray Robinson in a 15 round or less bout at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles. Robinson, 39, seeks his sixth crown as the two vie for supremacy in a nationally televised ABC fight starting at 7 p.m. PST.
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Gene Fullmer
Sugar Ray Robinson
Robinson
New York
Fullmer
West Jordan
Utah
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California
National Boxing Association
Massachusetts
Mena and Two More Sign With Tigers Farm System
Latin American star Rigoberto Mena joins shortstops James Dietz and James Baas as part of 1961 contracts with Detroit Tiger farm teams. Dietz, 21, hails from Eugene Oregon, Baas, 20, from Mukwonago Wisconsin. Mena, 17, from Managua Nicaragua, won the 1958 Nicaraguan batting title with San Carlos at 425.
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Rigoberto Mena
Detroit Tiger
Tigers
James Dietz
Eugene
Ore
James Baas
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Mena
Managua
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