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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1971
Page
8
In Bangor Wisconsin on Friday night the second round of the 23rd annual 12th District Non-Pro Baseball saw lefthanded pitchers dominate. The event featured a fun atmosphere as southpaws controlled the action with strong pitching and timely hitting.
La Crosse Juniors lost two games to Lancaster in Lancaster Wisconsin. First game went 7-6 in ten innings with Lancaster scoring on the final rally and Day scoring on a walk and errors. Second game 3-1 with Lancaster’s Rick Dodge hitting a key triple and two runs batted in.
A July and August schedule lists numerous golf tournaments including the Greater Milwaukee Open in July and events at Maple Grove, Cale donia, La Crosse, Milwaukee, and Osh to, plus 27 hole and 18 hole formats. Notable venues include Olympic Fields in Chicago and Morrell Hills. The calendar continues into September with State Amateur and Pro Am events.
Bob Gibson ends a four game slide with a four hit complete game win over the Giants who played without Mays McCovey and Dietz. Matty Alou Jose Cruz drive in runs as St Louis pulls away in the fifth inning. Other NL results include Dodgers over Padres and Pirates over Cubs.
Patrick H. Boland a respected college football recruiter and former grid coach died in a Duluth hospital at age 64. A Superior Wisconsin resident, he recruited for the University of Iowa and University of Miami, coached at Iowa and Miami, and played at Minnesota after Minnesota. He also coached Marine team at El Toro during WWII and worked with Ernie Nevers and Dick Hanley on the 1946 Chicago Rockets.
La Crosse Legion defeated Winona 5-4 in a nonconference baseball matchup. Winona led 2-0 early as Tom Larson struggled with control before La Crosse rallied with timely hits including singles by Mike Coady Dane Ondell and Steve Kamla plus later hits by Gordy Rieber and Coady to secure the comeback.
Milwaukee pitcher Bill Parsons tossed his fifth complete game shutout to beat Minnesota 5 0. The Brewers exploded for a three run fourth inning aided by Davey May and Kamla while Blyleven endured a tough line as Milwaukee snapped a three game skid.
Green Bay Packers head coach Dan Devine announced training camp will move to the University of Minnesota at Duluth from August 29 to September 3. The club starts at St Norbert College July 15 and relocates for the final week after classes resume.
Coon Valley defeated Minors 15 to 3 to pull into a conference tie with the Boys' Club in the Riverland League. Bob Schultz led with three hits including a double. Terry Pederson added two triples in a four for five effort. Lautz and several teammates contributed key hits as Coon Valley improves to 4-1 and hosts Westby Tuesday.
Ken Buchanan of Scotland received the Edward J. Neil Memorial Award as Fighter of the Year for 1970 at the Boxing Writers Association dinner in Kiamesha Lake New York. Don Dunphy earned the James J. Walker Memorial plaque for service to boxing. George Foreman's manager Dick Sadler won the Al Buck Memorial Award as manager of the year.
West Division race standings show San Francisco leading at 51 30 with Los Angeles 45 35, Houston 38 39 and Atlanta 40 45. Weekend schedule lists Pittsburgh at Chicago, St Louis at San Francisco, Los Angeles at San Diego and Cincinnati at Houston among others.
Detroit nips Baltimore 3-1 as Mickey Lolich earns a quality start in a game delayed by a curfew. Tony Taylor drives in two on a double and wild pitch sequence in the eighth, lifting the Tigers from a tie to victory. Orioles fall despite Don Buford and Merv Rettenmund scoring. Detroit trims its skid and narrows the AL East gap.
Cecil Turner, 5-10, 170 pounds, led the NFC last season with 23 kickoff returns for a 32.7 yard average. In three seasons, Turner has 53 kickoff returns for 1,441 yards as a Bear, no longer serving as a regular kickoff returner.
Art Wall, 47, shot five under par 67 to lead the Canadian Open with 137 total at Richelieu Valley Golf Club. Lou Graham and Phil Rodgers tied for second at 138 and 139 respectively, while Lee Trevino stood four back after a 68.
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