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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1968

Page

5

Princeton Tops NYU in Madison Square Garden Showdown

Princeton defeats NYU 78-62 as Chris Thomforde scores 21 points and grabs 10 rebounds marking Princeton return to MSG after three years. Oklahoma City suffers first loss 96-92 to Nevada Southern in Las Vegas. Long Island University and Louisville win, while several other teams post notable results.

la Crosse Tribune Princeton Chris Thomforde Lou Rossini NYU Thomforde Tigers Rossini Violets Madison Square Garden Oklahoma City Nevada Southern Las Vegas Chiefs NSU Curtis Watson OCU Ron Roper Watson Elbert Miller Rebels Don Lyons Long Island University

Bruins Tie Black Hawks In Puck Loop

Detroit Red Wings crushed Oakland 9-3 as Doug Roberts scored twice. Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia 3-2 with Tom Williams assisting on the winner to pull into a first place tie with Chicago in the East. Pittsburgh topped Los Angeles 4-3 in another NHL game.

Bruins Black Hawks Associated Press Doug Roberts Detroit Tom Williams Duluth Pittsburgh Los Angeles United States Canada Roberts Michigan State Gordie Howe Red Wings

Varsity Wins 5th In Classic League

The Varsity Club extended its unbeaten streak to five with a 106-58 rout of Stone House in the Classic Basketball League. Your Uncle's improved to 3-1 after beating Whitey's 46-41, while Toby's Bar edged American Studios 53-47. Six players reached double figures for Varsity led by Robarge 22 and Shelton Sadowski 18.

Stone House Your Uncle’s Whitey Toby American Studios Varsity Gary Robarge John Shelton Dave Sadowski Mike Hilton Ace Stadthaus Clar Brodt Shoults Jerry Grom Dewey Stendahl Whitey’s Jack Strasser Toby’s Mike Limberg George Dawes Stuart Holy Cross Fred Food Market Flaten Strasser Stendah Schultz Gardner Visger Tossi Henthorne Turnauist Freitag iGrom Holt Eggen Faherty Doyle Holzer Your Uncle Bar AM Taft Fiet Artz Fisher Dawes Hayek Whetter Pampuch Bentley Torsen Maker Nommens Keesey Gagerme Sofia Limberg Toby's Bar Brodt Shelton Keim Stadthaus Peek Robarge Berg Leonhard Johnson Hilton Adams Sadowski Griswold Schaetke

Basketball Scores Roundup From College Games

Princeton beat NYU 78 to 62 as St John’s NY faced Syracuse 79 58. Rutgers 79 over Dartmouth 52. LSU 53 to Seton Hall 47. Bucknell 95 over Scranton 94. William & Mary 79 defeated Pittsburgh 65. The Citadel 61 edged New Orleans Loyola 59. Furman 70 over Clemson 68. Indiana State 84 beat DePauw 66. Wisconsin Milwaukee 101 over Quincy 95. Trinity Texas 87 topped SE Oklahoma State. Cincinnati 61 over North Texas State 53. Southern Colorado 68 beat Eastern New Mexico 66. Valparaiso 103 vs Western Ontario 55. Bradley 104 over Wichita State 92. </summary>

Princeton NYU St. John’s N.Y Syracuse Rutgers Dartmouth LSU Seton Hall Bucknell Scranton Colorado New Mexico Trinity Texas Oklahoma State

Jim Clark Wins 25th Grand Prix in South Africa

Scotland's Jim Clark drives the Lotus Ford to victory in the South African Grand Prix in Johannesburg, the first 1968 Formula One race. The win gives Clark his 25th Grand Prix triumph, breaking a tie with Juan Manuel Fangio to become the sport's all time leader.

Johannesburg Jim Clark Scotland Clark Juan Manuel Fangio

Indians Meet Stevens Point In Key La Crosse Showdown

The LCU Indians face Stevens Point at La Crosse State in an 8 p.m. nonconference battle after both teams won in holiday tournaments. LCU aims to rebound from illness plagued depth, while Stevens Point seeks to stay tied with league leaders Oshkosh as Whitewater standout Mike Hughes and star guards Hafner Grainger lead the attack.

la Crosse Tribune la Crosse State Phil Hey Indians LCU Stevens Point Beloit la Crosse Whitewater Warhawks Oshkosh Mike Hughes Dave Neuberger Neuberger Dave Aller Tomah Joel Hafner Mike Grainger

Bob Jenkins Splits 700 In South Lanes All Star

Bob Jenkins opened the season with a 700 series in the South Lanes Men s All-Star League for Vicks Motel scoring 235 248 and 217. He had 20 strikes nine spares and one split for the 22nd honor set of the season by city bowlers.

Bob Jenkins South Lanes Jenkins Vick’s Jim Wais Bob Engelbrecht Hal Hosch Frank Heisman al Barris Dave Wolfe

Oshkosh Hosts Whitewater in Key SWC Tilt

Oshkosh State Raiders, 5-0 in WSUC, face Whitewater State, 3-1, in a pivotal conference clash on the Titans home court. Whitewater has averaged 93.5 points and Oshkosh has topped 100 in three of eight games.

Oshkosh Whitewater Associated Press Wisconsin Oshkosh State Titans State University WSUC Whitewater State la Crosse Warhawks Bob White Platteville State Dubuque Iowa Northland Beloit College Coe College Cedar Rapids Cornell Beloit Bucs Carthage Coe Knox Monmouth Lawrence University Carleton St. Olaf College Vikings Redmen Elmhurst Illinois Carroll College of Waukesha Wheaton CCIW Millikin of Decatur

Basketball Schedule Listings Across Wisconsin Regions

The page lists multiple scheduled boys basketball games by region including Dairyland Bi State Vacationland Scenic Central South Central Kickapoo Valley West Central Coulee Root River Southwest Wisconsin and non conference matchups with teams such as Osseo Blair Alma Center Cochrane-Fountain City Lewiston Eleva-Strum Wautoma New Lisbon and more. Notable pairings include Onalaska Luther at Lewiston and Riverdale at West Grant plus Holy Name at La Crosse and Loretto Adams-Friendship at Port Edwards.

Osseo Blair Augusta Whitehall Alma Center Cochrane Fountain City Independence Eleva-Strum Onalaska Luther Lewiston Vacationland Westfield Nekoosa Wautoma New Lisbon Royals Tri-County North Crawford Brookwood Hillsboro Cashton Kickapoo Wonewoe Weston de Soto Reedsburg Wisconsin Dells Wauzeka Hollandaise Barneveld Seneca la Farge Ithaca West Central Alma Taylor Gilmanton St. Felix Coulee Gale-Ettrick Melrose-Mindoro Bangor Arcadia Holmen West Salem Trempealeau Root River la Crescent Houston Spring Grove Caledonia Rushford Peterson Wisconsin Iowa Grant Riverdale West Grant Darlington Fennimore Mount Horeb Platteville Lancaster Boscobel Mineral Point River Valley Dodgeville Prairie du Chien Cuba City Menomonie Mondovi Madison Holy Name la Crosse Holy Cross Elma

Bowling Scores From Local Sports Tavern Meet

Readable scores from multiple leagues at Sports Bowl and Pla-Mor Lanes show Everett Dayton Pepe high games and series across divisions including Men’s All Star South Lancs and Ladies events. Notable totals include high 8 700s by Bob Jenkins and team series leaders like Swedes Lunch 2735 and Chateau Supper Club 3023.

Everett Dayton Olive Jim Ziebell Drendel Mor Arlan Lee Ron Myra Strittmaier Christopherson Coulee Karen Sofia Lee Gwynn Christianson Shirlee Stuggerud Pat Schultz Pat Dahl Shea Gerry Heisman Pat Lahart Marge Betty Meyer Sports Tavern Glen’s Bar Dod Lawrence John Pintz Frank Taylor Mike Short Dick Lachman Dave Thorson John Met Ag Ralph Stokke Bill Fregin la Crosse Typewriter Ken Jamesson Ray Michalko Fred Nuttelman Paul Breidel Howard Borger de Schroeder Dick Krajewski Red Andrews Jeff Koeller Vic Snider der Schroeder South Lancs Chateau Supper Club Bob Jenkins Jim Wais Bob Engelbrecht Hal Hosch Frank Heilman al Barris Dave Wolfe Virg Payton Pla-Mar Lanes Circus Bar Jim Drendel Bill Wittenberg Jim Mikkelson Don Bagniefski Ron Bakkum Bob Rossman

Rich Get Richer In Y Cage Loop

In the YMCA Senior Men's League the top teams pulled away as bottom clubs faded. 8-0 4th Street Coney beat Police Racers 64-34 led by Tom Kapellas with 13. Elmer's Auto Salvage won 6th straight, Dairyland Power 74-62 over Hoerner-Waldorf. Standings show Coney 8-0 and Dairyland 7-1 at midpoint.

YMCA 4Th Street Coney Police Racers Tom Kapellas Police Pepsi-Cola Dave Schiessl Bill Ewing Ralph la Point John Rediske Ron Weise Elmer's Auto Salvage Coney Elmer’s la Crosse Cooler Harold Olson Gary Skogen Dennis Dunham Chuck Burch Cooler Garmen Ammerman Coney Fast Zielke Krull Michael Meyer Ace Malay Hoadley Schmidt D. Grennd Abraham J. Giennd Dunham Landmire Johnson Buchel Stenger Sierp Kapellas Dairyland Hoerner Fq Nelson Pickett Merwin Kelly Weber West Fries Schjolberg Loomis Grams Ledman Chapel Zimmerm Kennedy Wardwell Dairyland Power Horner Waldorf

Local College Sports Schedule and Figure Skating Classes

In Madison Holy Name at Holy Cross and Eau Claire Memorial at Logan lead 8 p m basketball games while Chippewa Falls plays Central and Aquinas faces Westby in wrestling. La Crosse State hosts swimming and gymnastics events with Stout and Mitchell Hall venues. Gretchen Wilson to teach figure skating at the Lagoon with weekly Saturday sessions and adult dance classes at 4 p m.

Madison Holy Name Holy Cross Eau Claire Memorial Logan Chippewa Falls Central Racine Coleman Tech Sawyer Auditorium Eau Claire Regis Aquinas Stevens Point la Crosse State Mitchell Hall Gretchen Wilson la Crosse

Big Ten Opens Cage Season Amid High Expectations

The Big Ten starts its 63rd basketball season after tough nonleague testing as Indiana and Michigan State look to defend the crown. Purdue star Rick Mount leads scoring chatter with a 25.6 game average, while Minnesota’s Tom Kondla struggles to match last season’s 28.3. Conference travel weaknesses surface with a 21-33 road mark.

Chicago Big Ten Indiana Michigan State Ohio State Marquette Hawaii Wisconsin Hoosiers Western Kentucky Southern Methodist Detroit Purdue Rick Mount UCLA Boilermakers Iowa Northwest Michigan Illinois Minnesota Northwestern Boilermaker Mount Sam Williams Joe Franklin Dave Scholz Bill Hasket Tom Kondla

Wisconsin names lin, Carlin co-captains for Big Ten season

University of Wisconsin basketball picks Joe Franklin and Mike Carlin as co captains for the Big Ten campaign. The seniors in their third year as varsity regulars were selected by teammates in an election on Wednesday night. Captains for the non conference games were chosen on a game by game basis.

Madison Joe Franklin Mike Carlin University of Wisconsin

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