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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1968

Page

17

Lakeland Rolls To 6th Victory

Lakeland remains unbeaten in the Gateway Conference after a 105-83 win over Illinois’ George Williams. Waymon Stewart scored 32 to fuel a 52-45 halftime lead and stretch the skid-free run to six conference victories. Beloit fell 63-52 to Carleton in Midwest action as Jim Jones led Beloit with 21 points. Lawrence beat Knox 65-60, Monmouth beat Ripon 74-62, and Knox’s Bill Foss had 25 as Knox sits 4-5. In Midlands play Loras beat St Norbert 86-85 in overtime behind Tom Jackson’s 29 points.

Associated Press Lakeland George Williams Illinois Waymon Stewart Beloit Carleton Lawrence Knox Monmouth Ripon Brian Bock Bob Townsend Bock Bill Foss Don Campbell Greg Nickols Loras Iowa St. Norbert Tom Jackson Tom Rankin Leroy Steffanus

UCLA Star Edgar Lacey Quits Bruins, Criticizes Wooden

UCLA forward Edgar Lacey, a 6-6 senior, quit the team after clashing with coach John Wooden. Lacey said he never enjoyed playing for Wooden and left amid a dispute over remarks about his play in a 71-69 loss to Houston.

LOS Angeles Edgar Lacey UCLA Bruins John Wooden Lacey Wooden Houston

Minnesota big win over Northwestern in swimming meet

Minnesota defeated Northwestern 74 to 47 in college swimming while Bemidji topped Western Illinois 73 to 40. In college track Wisconsin led Iowa State 112 to 28.

Minnesota Northwestern Bemidji Western Illinois Lawrence North Park Wisconsin Iowa State

Twins Pick 13 Prospects in Free Agent Draft

Minnesota Twins select 13 players including Soderholm of Miami Beach and Hoot of Houston in the free agent and regular phase drafts. Soderholm is a 19-year-old infield prospect from South Georgia Junior College and Hoot is a 6 2 center fielder from Reagan High School in Houston.

NEW York Minnesota Twins Deep South Eric Soderholm Miami Beach Fla David Hoot Houston Tex Twins Soderholm Kansas City Athletics Sdraw South Georgia Junior College Minnesota Hoot Reagan High School Bob Bridges Tucson Ariz Western Junior College Denver Allan Sendel Oakland Calif Laney Junior College Charlotte Larry Klein Venice Wisconsin

North Stars secure two wins ahead of key West clash

Minnesota North Stars sit second in the West before hosting Los Angeles as they arrive off back to back NHL wins. Roy Cullen opened the Detroit game scoring, Wayne Connelly added a late goal, Cesare Maniago made 35 saves. The squad had beaten Oakland 3-1 the night prior with Mike McMahon, Connelly and Parker MacDonald scoring.

ST. Paul - Minneapolis Minnesota North Stars Los Angeles Kings Philadelphia North Stars Detroit Minnesota Wren Blair Oakland Roy Cullen North Star Red Wings Roger Crozier Wayne Connelly Cesare Maniago Maniago Charlie Burns Mike McMahon Connelly Parker MacDonald

Coleman Matmen Topple Luxemburg in Weekend Dual

Coleman wrestling team defeated Luxemburg Luxemburg-Casco 25 to 15 in a weekend dual. Luxemburg-Casco had a 13 meet win streak, including an earlier encounter with Coleman this season.

Coleman Matmen Luxemburg Luxemburg- Casco Wisconsin Coleman Luxemburg-Casco

Bowling Scores From Coulee Rods Meet 1971

Local bowling report lists results across multiple alleys including Pla-Mor Shamrock Lanes and Sports Bowl. Notable performances include Arian Gates high in Western Fruit with 711 game and 582 series while Sylvia Druschke headlines Deuces with 543 and 488 in mixed events.

Western Fruit Arian Gates Duane Scheitzach Gerry Weber Gordon Clark Eileen Scheitzach Alice Jones Mary Weber Bernice Whiteman Eileen Sheitzach Pla-Mar Lanes Hi Lows Deuces Sylvia Druschke Eileen Goyette Irene Schultz Helen Wohlhoefer Bonnie Jamison Tom Thompson Don Wohlhoefer Marv Bossier Jom Porter George Goyette Dreamers Wally Hayes Gil Gilbertson del Christianson Harley Hockenberg Phyllis Christianson Maureen Smith Marilyn Hayes Sharon Greene Des Christianson Phyliss Christianson Jeff Miller Peter Weber Mike Mowrey Linda Smith Cindy Ross Kathy Miller

Soutar Wins Denver Open Bowling Crown

Detroit bowler Dave Soutar defeated George McDonald of Denver 224 to 205 to capture the $6,000 first prize in the PBA Denver Open final, his third PBA title and first since July. Jimmy Certain topped the Johnson brothers before Soutar’s late strikes sealed the win.

Denver Colo Dave Soutar Detroit George McDonald Soutar Jimmy Certain Huntsville Ala Certain Johnson Boys Earl

West Allis Skater Wins Senior Men's National Title

Pete Cefalu, 19, of West Allis and Carroll College in Waukesha, claimed the Senior Men's crown at the 39th National outdoor speed skating championships in St Paul. Cefalu won the two-mile three-quarter mile race Saturday and the two-mile and one-sixth mile Sunday, finishing with 20 points to runnerup Bob Fenn's 17.

Bob Fenn U.S. Army Lake Como Mary Blair West Allis Helen Lutsch Mt. Prospect Ill Miss Blair Miss Lutsch Bill Heinkel Racine

Orioles Sign Four to Add Depth for 1968 Season

The Baltimore Orioles announced the signings of four players to boost their 1968 roster. Pitchers Pete Richert and Marcelino Lopez, outfielder Dave May, and first baseman Ron Stone joined the Birds. Richert went 7-10 after a May trade from Washington, with a possible bullpen role ahead.

Orioles Baltimore Baltimore Orioles Pete Richert Marcelino Lopez Dave May Ron Stone Richert Washington

Oshkosh Holds WSUC Lead as Winona Game Next

Oshkosh stays atop the Wisconsin State University Conference with an eight game winning streak after a 97-77 win over River Falls. Tom Witasek scored 24 for Oshkosh, now 10-1 overall, while La Crosse beat Superior 81-61 and Stout topped Whitewater 91-79.

Associated Press Oshkosh Superior Wisconsin State University Titans River Falls Tom Witasek George Voss la Crosse Stout Indians Winona Whitewater Tom Wisniewski Bill Heidemann Cal Glover Don Paulsen Eau Claire Platteville Jim Severson Guy Gust Stevens Point Marquette Mich Northern Michigan Mike Hughes Whitewater A

Indians Capture Gymnastics Meet In Minnesota Duel

La Crosse State University gymnasts beat St Cloud State College 141 85 132 to win their fifth straight. They improve to 3 0 in the Wisconsin State University Conference and 5 0 overall. John Toblin won three events for St Cloud but La Crosse depth carried the meet. Richard Zaleski won two events and posted 8.45 on the still rings as La Crosse led late and sealed the victory with strong parallel bars and still rings performances.

ST. Cloud Minn la Crosse State University St. Cloud State College of Minnesota la Crosse Wisconsin State ‘University John Toblin Richard Zaleski

Area Wrestling Results Le Roy Edges La Crescent

Le Roy dominated with several decisive wins over La Crescent in area wrestling. Notable results include Wayne Hermann LC over Terry Hammon 3-0 and Curt Davis L defeating Mike Robinson 2-0, with other decisive bouts and draws across the weight classes.

Wayne Hermann Terry Hammon SteRay Lange Bil McCloud

Fred Buchmann Tops Tomah Bowling Loop

Fred Buchmann rolled a 645 series to win the Official League at Vlasek's Lanes in Tomah Wisconsin. He had games of 212 200 and 233 as Wendell Ames posted 620 and Scoop Wagner 618 for high in the group. Official-Mesner's Electric Motor Service led with 2645 total followed by Veto Carapezza

Tomah Wis Fred Buchmann Vlasek Buchmann Wendell Ames Scoop Wagner Mesner Electric Motor Service Veto Carapezza George Hill Clyde Myer John Wich Fran Wolden Gib Calkins Howie Zastoupil

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