Reese speaks at La Crescent baseball banquet for youth
Twins first baseman Rich Reese pinch hit for Rod Carew and delivered a humorous yet motivational talk at La Crescent Leidel American Legion Post 595’s annual youth baseball banquet. He discussed hard work and desire, reflected on his 1969 season batting .322, and commented on trades and manager changes while praising the Twins farm system and future prospects.
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la Crosse Tribune
LA Crescent
Minn
Minnesota Twins
Rich Reese
Rod Carew
Reese
la Crescent Gittens-Leidel American Legion Post
Carew
Panama
Twins
Minnesota
Vern Morgan
Don
Cassidy
Legion
Leipsic
Ohio
Harmon Killebrew
la Crescent American Legion Club
Vern Moftgan
Tribune
Gary R. Kiefner
Winzenried tops Big Ten mile record in UW meet
Mark Winzenried sprinted to a 4:01.9 mile time, the fastest ever by a Big Ten undergraduate, beating Vandrey over the final 220 yards. He also won the 880 and half mile, while Pat Matzdorf cleared seven feet in the high jump. Greg Johnson starred with a school record long jump and double hurdle wins, as UW hosted the intra conference meet.
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Madison
Mark Winzenried
Don Vandrey
Big Ten
Winzenried
Vandrey
University of Wisconsin
Greg
Johnson
Glenn Herold
Watertown
Chuck Baker
Mark Kartman
Tom Young
Larry Floyd
Mike Bond
Marcel Mangual
Central Eau Claire Hosts Menomonie and Rivals in Wisconsin Class C
A jumble of high school football and basketball pairings from various Wisconsin leagues lists matchups across EC, Central Eau Clair, West Salem, Onalaska Luther, and nonconference games. The slate includes Menomonie at Central Eau Claire, Mauston at Barabee, Black River Falls at Sauk Prairie, Sparta at Portage, and many others with numerous small-town venues and dates implied. Derived from a fragmented OCR page, the item enumerates rivalries and venues such as River Valley at Viroqua and Prairie du Chien at River Valley, reflecting a broad statewide schedule.
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Cy Menomonie
Central
Eau Claire Hoe
Logan
Wellsaw
Eau Claire
Mauston
Barabee
Black River Falls
Sauk
Prairie
Sparta
Portage
Tomah
Reedsburg
Ecenic
Central Brookwood
Weston North
Melrose-Mindoro
Holmen
Oneslaska
West Salem
Root River Caledonia
Spring Grove
la Crescent
Houston
Peensioen
Lewiston
Peterson
Tionland Vn Sa
Adams Friendship
New Lisbon
Westfield
Plainfield
Tri-County
Wautomacwee
Ansenanien Newman
Wisconsin
Umpire Labor Law Ruling Opens Pro Sports to NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board ordered a representation election for 24 Major League Baseball umpires, opening pro sports to labor law coverage. The 4-1 decision rejects umpire classification as supervisors and cites interstate commerce concerns, with the vote to occur within 30 days.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Richard Moss
Major League Baseball Players Association
NLRB
Moss
San Juan
Players Association
American League
al Salerno
Bill Valentine
Joe Cronin
Cronin
Boston
League
Supreme Court
Bucks Land Two Sleepers In Dandridge
Milwaukee Bucks deploy two young role players Greg Smith and Bob Dandridge to boost defense and speed in a 129 to 104 win over the Boston Celtics. Smith, a sophomore, and Dandridge, a rookie, disrupt Boston’s attack as Milwaukee aims for a five-game win streak. Coach Larry Costello praises the triangle offense pairing Alcindor with guards Robinson and McGlocklin in a versatile attack.
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Bucks Land
Dandridge
Greg Smith
Milwaukee Bucks
Bob Dandridge
Smith
Milwaukee
Bucks
Boston Celtics
Boston
John Havlicek
Larry Costello
Havlicek
New York Knicks
Walt Frazier
Frazier
Costello
Alcindor
Flynn Robinson
Jon McGlocklin
Robinson
McGlocklin
Phoenix
North Stars' Parise Out With Separation
The Minnesota North Stars announce forward Jean-Paul Parise will be out two to three weeks with a separated shoulder from a 4-4 tie with Los Angeles. He had 26 points in 26 games, tied with Bill Goldsworthy for team honors, as Danny O'Shea moves to Parise's spot with Goldsworthy and Williams. Walt McKechnie joins after being brought up from Iowa to play with Grant and Larose, while Tom Polonic is assigned to Iowa after 15 games with Minnesota.
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Oakland
Minnesota North Stars
Jean-Paul Parise
Parise
Los Angeles
Stars
Bill Goldsworthy
Wren Blair
Danny O’shea
Goldsworthy
Tommy Williams
Iowa
O’shea
Danny Grant
Claude Larose
Walt McKechnie
Waterloo
Tom Polonic
Minnesota
Freshmen edge reserves 74 71 in late rally
La Crosse State Freshmen defeated the varsity reserves 74 to 71 as Dave Selbo sank two free throws and John McKalvey one in the final 12 seconds. Selbo led scoring with 19 points. Albers 15. Steinagel 12. Zens 11. Reserves' Brown had 20. Next freshmen game after holiday on Jan 6. Clemson and North Carolina show strong 1969 frosh football depth with 50 freshmen records each.
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Dave Selbo
John McKalvey
la Crosse State
Selbo
Dave Albers
Keith Steinagel
Steve Zens
David Brown
Tim Tully
Bill Horn
Steve Newman
Dave Schreiber
Albers
Zens
Brown
Tom Erdmann
Moskonas 639 Tops Pin Scores in Classic League
Ted Moskonas rolled a 639 series at Vlasek's Lanes in Tomah to pace the Classic League. Harold Knutson and Pete White added 606 and 600 in the same league, while Lon Eggers had 630 in the Wednesday Handicap League at Sparta Lanes and Lee Melby recorded a 610 in the Tri City League at Cashton Parkview Lanes.
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Ted Moskonas
Tomah
Vlasek
Harold Knutson
Pete White
Lon Eggers
Sparta
Lee Melby
Cashton
Parkview
AREA BOWLING CLASSIC RESULTS AND LEADERS
Viasek's Tomah hosts AREA BOWLING CLASSIC with team and individual leaders across four divisions. Cap's Dist Co dominates team totals in Area and Tri-City and National standings show Mittlesteadt Kline atop the National. Individual highlights include Gib Calkins 577 and G Dewitt 590 in varying meets, with high single marks across divisions.
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Cap’s Dist. Co
Gib Calkins
Rollie von Haden
Les Amundson
Art Johnson
Bob Schilha
John Wich
Tom Liddane
Jim Aiello
Don Peth
Sparta
Sportsman’s Bar
Nuzum Lumber
G. Dewitt
B. Wanless
R. Strom
D. Slayton
R. Braatz
A. Voelker
L. Hilliker
D. Haas
K. Frost
P. John
L. Baliman
Viasek’s
Newburg's Defeats Andy's Lounge 84 44 in Classic League
Newburg's outscored Andy's Lounge in every quarter to win 84 44 at Longfellow Junior High School. The victory lifts Newburg's to 3 2 in the league while Andy's drops to 0 5. Quinn's Sport Shop and Dairyland Power each won, with Quinn's 68 50 over McDonald’s and Dairyland Power 79 50 over Hoerner Waldorf. Newburg's used 15 players, led by Segler 14 Kremer 13 Thiede 12 and Limberg 10.
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Newburg’s
Andy’s
Longfellow Junior High School
Quinn’s Sport Shop
McDonald’s
Dairyland Power
Hoerner- Waldorf
Brian Bock
Tom Phillips
Quinn’s
McDonald's
Gary Robarge
Ace Stadthaus
Jay Butala
Tom Davenport
Hoerner-Waldorf
Dairyland
Tom Andres
Tony Gelina
Bill Merwin
Brian Stern
Dan Adams
Hoerner
Pizza Towne
P&j Bar
Andy’s Lounge
Tossi
Stadthaus
Ness
Shelton Kuether
Kusick Davenport
Brodt Ja
Butala
Sadowski
Dawes
Runice Graw
Bredah
Melton
Chadwick
Robarse
Topinka
Martin
Dairyland Power Hoerner-Waldorf
Rog
Schjolberg
Ee Merwin
Olsen Nelson
Froelich
Fries
Kelly
Andres
Adams
Weise
Sullivan
Stern
McHugh
Rosiansky
Egenhoefer
West
Hoerner-Waldorfe
Newbure
Bernatovich
Torsen
Munch
Segler
Bock VW
Limberg
Phillips
Buckley
Winter outdoor sports thrive with cautious ice warnings
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reports near ideal conditions for skiing snowmobiling hunting and fishing though thin ice risks persist in south and central regions. Ice anglers benefit from clear skies and near perfect ice with caution advised.
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Department of Natural Resources
Wisconsin
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