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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1968
Page
4
Oshkosh risks its unbeaten Wisconsin State University Conference mark as the Titans travel for two games this weekend. Coach Bob White’s squad holds a 6-0 conference record and leads in major stats as southern teams head north.
Aquinas earned its seventh dual meet win by routing Columbus 41 to 8 on the Blugolds mat. Kroner won at 97 pounds, Roudebush pinned at 105, Stalsberg pinned at 114, with multiple Aquinas winners including Gundlach Lundsten Kloss O’Meara and Faherty in a decisive victory. The win followed by a note of upcoming CWCC meet on Feb 4 and nearby matchups and standings.
Bob Seagren, 21, of USC, set an indoor pole vault record at 17-4 1/4 at the Millrose Games before 14,088 at Madison Square Garden. He achieved the mark on his third attempt, later missing at 17-8. Other meet records fell as Larry James, Martin McGrady, George Young, Byron Dyce and Preston Davis posted notable times and marks.
Aquinas travels to Columbus hoping to start a new winning streak after their 12 game unbeaten run ended with a 63-56 loss to Lourdes. Tom Deters will start in Cahill’s spot as Cahill recovers from an ankle injury, with Deters averaging double figures in his last four games.
Terrace defeated Varsity Club 71 to 55 to hand the previously unbeaten champions their first loss in 28 games. Terrace moved to 7-0 while Varsity fell to 6-1 as other league results showed American Studios and Ritz Bar winning behind solid scoring from Roger Voss and Terrance Lucey led Terrace with 17 points.
A roundup of recent scores across pro and college basketball. Notable results include Los Angeles 118 over Cincinnati 116 and New York 126 over Chicago 118 in the pro ranks, while college action features St Bonaventure 74 over St Francis Pa 58 and Iowa State 80 over Oklahoma 70 among others.
Area and non conference boys basketball games listed across sections. Notable pairings include Westfield at Adams Friendship and La Crosse Holy Cross at La Farge with several Wisconsin schools in regional brackets and matchups. Generic schedule notes accompany team pairings and venues.
Montreal stopped Boston 2 to 0 while St Louis tied Detroit 4 4 and Minnesota shut out Philadelphia 3 0 in a set of late season results.
Mount Frontenac Red Wing Minnesota reports two inches of new snow and a 10 to 30 inch base making for excellent skiing. Conditions are described as very good for the current day.
Evening schedule lists basketball games across multiple cities including Wausau Central Holy Cross La Farge and La Crosse State at Superior while swimming features La Crosse State at Superior and Central at Menomonie and gymnastics shows La Crosse State at St. Cloud.
Joe Papp fired a 646 in the Trane Nut League at South Lanes with Lechner and Dammon close behind at 610 and 608. Thirteen bowlers topped 600 in the Men's All Star League led by Erv Zeisler with 636, and multiple others posted 600 plus scores across South Lanes, Pla Mor, and Shamrock venues including Mikkelson 634, Twito 609, and Meyer 573 among standout women scores.
Minnesota Muskies routed the New Jersey Americans 137 to 105 as five reserves reached double figures. Starters Ron Perry and Skip Thoren led with 23 and 15 while bench players Sam Smith 19 Irv Inninger 14 Terry Kunze 14 Gary Keller 14 and Errol Palmer 13 sparked the rally. The win, Minnesota's fifth straight, moved them one game up on Pittsburgh for the ABA eastern division lead and marked a new team scoring record. Severn Tart led New Jersey with 23 points, with Dan Anderson adding 16.
The 67th annual Men’s Bonspiel runs January 25 to 28 at Galesville and Centerville rinks. Entries come from eight cities including St. Paul Eau Claire Mapleton Wauwatosa Madison La Crosse Centerville and Galesville. La Crosse entrants include Luke Justinger Arn ie Swartz Art Stenberg Hans Reuter and Irv Dwyer. Six lanes of artificial ice host three events with trophies for the top four teams and a new Arnold French memory trophy for the first event winner. Smorgasbord lunches will be served by the Corlerettes and Bud Thurston’s Dixieland Band performs Saturday night.
Billy McClusky of Boston knocked out Jean Leroux of Quebec in Portland. Sho Saijyo of Japan stopped Tony Alvarado of Pasadena in Los Angeles.
Boston College beat Le Moyne 90 61 in Syracuse as a late scheduled warmup for the No 2 Bruins. Steve Adelman 18 and Terry Driscoll 17 led BC, while Brown Indians of St Bonaventure extended their win streak to 15. No other AP Top Ten teams played as midyear exams kept many idle.
George Calkins cracked a 671 series at Vlasek's Lanes in Tomah to pace Classic-Seven Up. Lois Von Haden led National with 571 as Vlasek's hosted bowling with scores listed for both leagues and top players such as Gary Heber and Ev Johnson.
An employment classified teaser invites readers to consider career opportunities under the Employment section. It frames the question as a prompt to reflect on future prospects and personal advancement. The ad style mirrors a vintage classifieds tone, urging action.
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