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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1963

Page

12

Gene Mason Named New Kimberly Coach

Gene Mason, 34, who built Gale-Ettrick High School into a 99-32 basketball program over six years, resigns to become head coach at Kimberly High School next fall. He arrived from Warren Illinois after graduating from Platteville State College in 1956 and guided Gale-Ettrick to the 1960 WIAA state tournament in Madison, with wins over Green Bay West and losses to Wausau and Racine Park.

la Crosse Tribune Galesville Wis Gene Mason Gale-Ettrick Kimberly High School Mason Redmen Madison Green Bay West Wausau Racine Park Kimberly Oshkosh Appleton Two Rivers Manitowoc Fox Valley la Crosse Rudy Ellis Shawano Bob Kloss D Mason Monroe Lois,Speich la Crosse State College James Mary Thomas Julie Nancy Kimberly Cage Walter Rennebohm Robert Howard Gale Ettrick

Legion Triumphs Caledonia 2 1 In Extra Inning

La Crosse Junior Legion edged Caledonia 2-1 in eight innings as Jack Freitag scored on a passed ball with the bases loaded in the second. Bob Luehne held Caledonia to two singles over six hitless frames, while Luehne and Kreutz contributed key plays to tie and win. Loser Percucco fanned 10 and walked three. The city Legion squad heads to Westby for a league tilt Sunday at 6:30 p.m.

Caledonia Minn la Crosse Junior Legion la Crosse Jack Freitag Bob Luehne Luehne Gary Kreutz Ron Rieber Denny Goss Mike Percucco City Legion Westby

McKinley Captures Wimbledon Singles Title

Chuck McKinley from St. Louis defeated Fred Stolle of Australia 9-7 6-1 6-4 to win the Wimbledon men's singles, becoming the first American champion there in eight years and the first American winner since Tony Trabert in 1955. Billie Jean Moffitt advances to the women's final against Margaret Smith.

Wimbledon England Chuck McKinley St. Louis Australia Fred Stolle McKinley Tony Trabert Stolle Billie Jean Moffitt Margaret Smith

Twins Edge Tigers In Low Scoring Preseason Tilt

Minnesota defeated Detroit 24-19 as DP McAuliffe Wood and Cash drove in two runs apiece. Colavito doubled for Detroit. Rollins homered for Minnesota. Kaat took the loss after eight innings, Aguirre earned the win. Attendance near 17,444.

Wood Minnesota Detroit McAuliffe Cash Colavito Rollins Sb— Wood Versalles McA’ Liffe Killebr Kaline Rf Hall Allison Wertz Bruton Cf Battey Phillips Gary Freehan Stange Regan Green Studivant Dailey Smith Allen RBI Hal Gary Cash E—Allison Battey Gary Hall Stange L Sturdivant Fox E Prgenner Chulak Rice Valentine Abrh Versites Power McAliffe Post Thomas Hall Goryl Triandos Zim'rman Aguirre P Fornie Kaat Kins Wood, Phillips Thom

Launderette and Eagles Win Industrial League Games

Launderette and Eagles No 2 keep undefeated records after Wednesday wins in the Industrial League. National division sees Launderette 8-0 topple Holiday Lanes 17-10 at Powell Park and Francksen Marina 6-1 beat French Island Legion 15-10 at Central. Eagles No 2 6-0 defeat La Crosse Cooler 14-8 at Houska Park with Pepsi-Cola 3-2 stopping Heilman’s Local 81 12-7 at Longfellow and La Crosse Police Dept 3-2 edging W. A. Roosevelt Co. 10-9 at Memorial. Key players include Homers-Koblitz, Police, Jack Weber, Local 81, Konop, Cooler, Bill Schulz, Bob Marco, Hall, Marina, Harnish, Legion, Stan McCurdy, Severson, Launderette. Ron Czechowicz of Launderette, Harnish of Legion, and Marco of Marina rapped four hits apiece.

Heilerman Longfellow and la Crosse W. A. Roosevelt Co Memorial Homers Koblitz Jack. Weber Konop Cooler Bill Schulz Bob Marco Hall Marina Harnish Legion Stan McCurdy

Powell Park Softball Classic Schedule

At Powell Park two games set for 6 30 p m Johnsons Doughboy Flyers face La Crescent Concrete Co and at 8 00 p m Maple Grove Country Club meets Trane Co In the Class B division Hogan Dairyland Power Co op plays Collins Sign Co

Powell Park Johnson’s Doughboy Flyers la Crescent Concrete Co Maple Grove Country Club Trane Co Hogan — Dairyland Power Co-op Collins Sign Co

Two Aces Fired at Maple Grove Golf Course

Two aces were scored Wednesday at Maple Grove on hole No 7. Bill Dotterweich used a 3 iron from 210 yards and James Grenisen used a No 2 wood in two simultaneous hole-in-one efforts. Players in the groups were Dotterweich with David Woods and Terry Esbeck, and Grenisen with Dr. Lloyd Sparkes and Bob Pubeck.

Maple Grove Bill Dotterweich Greenbriar Court James Grenisen Tyler St David Woods Terry Esbeck Dotterweich Lloyd E. Sparkes Bob Pubek Grenisen

Winnebagoes Top Stoddard Nine 6-3

In Stoddard Wisconsin the La Crosse Winnebagoes beat Stoddard 6-3 in a Tri State League baseball game. Bill Severson hit a leadoff homer in the fourth and La Crosse added four runs that inning. La Crosse plays Kitze n Sunday at 2 15 p.m. in a league game.

Stoddard Wis la Crosse Winnebagoes

Tourney Semis Slated Tonight At Tomah Site

Sparta B and E Cues rallied for six runs in the 10th to beat Bangor 10 4 in the 15th annual 12th District semi pro tournament. Black River Falls beat West Salem 11 3 as Lee Paul struck out eight for BRF with Paul homering.

Bangor Wis Sparta E Cues Black River Falls West Salem Billy Richards Tom Finn Mike Schanofer Mike Barkus Sam Bush Bob Leitzau Dan Olson Jim Schultz Jim Henley Loren Andringa The Cues Virg Schmitz Darrell Jenkins Orlando Olson Jenkins Richards Bush Lee Paul BBF Fred Pflanz Salem Dick Papenfuss Paul Jim Sprester Bob Blencoe Ev Larkin Wayne Torkleson BRF Harry Meinking Papenfuss Lars Clement V. Schmitz Hollingstad Anderson Boardman D. Olson Paul and Pflanz B. Olson D. Papenfuss Balmer Haverly Krull

Friday and Sunday basketball schedule for Tomah and West Salem

Friday at Tomah 7 15 p m Onalaska plays Soldiers Grove and 9 15 p m Black River Falls faces Sparta Sunday at West Salem 6 p m third place game and 8 p m championship.

Onalaska Soldiers Grove Black River Falls Sparta West Salem

Standings for the American League by team records

The standings show New York leading with 48 wins and 29 losses, followed by Chicago and Minnesota, with Boston and Baltimore in middle positions. Detroit, Kansas City, and Washington trail, while Cleveland and Los Angeles sit mid-pack. Thursday results included Detroit beating Minnesota and New York defeating Chicago.

G.B New York Chicago Minnesota Boston Baltimore Cleveland Los Angeles Kansas City Detroit Washington St. Louis San Francisco Cincinnati Milwaukee Pittsburgh Philadelphia Houston St Louis

Coulee Open Tourney Set for Weekend at Onalaska

The Coulee Country Club announces its second annual Open golf tournament on the nine hole course in Onalaska. It expands to 27 holes of medal play with options to split across Saturday and Sunday or complete on Sunday. Merchandise prizes and a set of woods valued at $100 await the champion. Registration available in the pro shop Saturday or Sunday.

Onalaska Dean Uhls Uhls Coulee Country Club Kurt Johnson Galesville

Erasers Win 13th Trane Loop Softball Doubleheader

In Trane Co. Plant League play at four parks Wednesday the Erasers improved to 13-0 by routing the Slipsticks 11-2. Kapanke drove in all five Pencil Pushers runs while homers were hit by Wilcox Hammes Stephan Orioloes Bob Dammon Chiefs Severson and Kimball.

Erasers Powell Park Chiefs Red Devils Memorial East Orioles Hornets Lueth Park Tigers Hogan Park Trane Co. Plant Kapanke

Braves Box Milwaukee 5 3 San Francisco 3 baseball recap

Milwaukee outscored San Francisco 5 to 3 as Mays Haller and McCovey hit for power. H Aaron and Bolling delivered key RBIs while Cloninger earned the win and Perry took the loss in a 3 02 game.

Milwaukee Mage H.aaron Torre M'thews Oliver Jones Menke Crandalle Cloninger Hendley Bolling Isan Francisco A Kuehn Hiller Mays McCovey Haller Bailey F.alourf D'venport Bowman Fisher Perry Duffalop Duffalo San Francisco RBI Maye H. Aaron E McCovey S—Cloninger L-Perry Wp—Bolin U—Walsh Conlan Burk Hart Pelekoudas

Twins Drop Pair in Split with Yankees and White Sox

In a holiday doubleheader, the New York Yankees split with the Chicago White Sox as Whitey Ford pitched a 9-1 win and the Yanks lost 4-2. Detroit swept Minnesota 5-3 and 3-1, while Cleveland beat Boston twice 4-3 in 14 and 7-5. Baltimore swept Los Angeles 7-4. Nellie Fox homered for Chicago. Ford struck out 12 in his ninth win.

Nellie Chicago White Sox Nellie Fox New York Yankee Clete Boyer Ralph Terry Fox Bill Kinnamon Chisox Yanks UPI Jim Hackleman Associated Press New York Yankees Yankees Whitey Ford Chicago Detroit Tigers Minnesota Twins Jerry Kindall Cleveland Boston White Sox Washington Kansas City John Wyatt Baltimore Los Angeles Angels Ford Elston Howard Roger Maris Juan Pizarro Hoyt Wilhelm Gary Peters Bill Stafford Tigers Norm Cash Detroit Phil Regan Rocky Colavito Bubba Phillips George Thomas Hank Aguirre Jim Hall Rich Rollins John Gary Lee Stange Jim Kaat Gary Bell Kindall Hal Kolstad Fred Whitfield Indians

Sorenson Reaches Semi Finals at Colorado Springs Event

Carol Sorenson of Janesville Wisconsin advances to the semi final round of the 21st Colorado Springs Women's Invitational Golf Tournament in Colorado Springs. She beat Barbara Fay White 4 and 3 in the quarter finals while Janis Ferraris of San Francisco eliminates defending champ Barbara McIntyre 2 and 1.

Colorado Springs Colo Carol Sorenson Janesville Wis Janis Ferraris San Francisco Miss Sorenson Barbara Fay White Shreveport Miss Ferraris Barbara MccIntyre

Stickler And Aldrich Sailing Regatta Victors

Russ Aldrich won Class C and Gunnar Stickler topped the Snipe class in the Fourth of July Regatta at Lake Onalaska. The La Crosse Sailing Club event faced a challenging day with equipment failures, capsizes, and erratic winds from morning to afternoon, including a canceled morning C race and a three-race schedule for the C fleet.

Russ Aldrich Gunnar Stickler Lake Onalaska la Crose Sailing Club Dick Jones Lucky Luxford Barbara Shely Sherry Bill Rogers Lloyd Eater

Ex Packer Symank Traded to St Louis by Giants

New York Giants sent defensive back John Symank to the St Louis Cardinals for a high 1963 NFL draft pick. Symank, 27, a former Florida player, joined the Giants in a winter deal with Green Bay that brought defensive end Bill Quinlan. Quinlan was later traded to Philadelphia for guard Gene Gossage.

NEW York New York Giants John Symank St. Louis Cardinals Symank University of Florida Giants Green Bay Bill Quinlan Quinlan Philadelphia Gene Gossage

Dodgers widen NL lead with McMullen grand slam

Dodgers rookie Ken McMullen hit a grand slam as Los Angeles defeated St Louis 10-7, widening their NL lead to 2 1/2 games. Jim Gilliam and McMullen drove in four runs apiece. Ed Roebuck earned the win in relief. Cubs beat the Mets 2-1 and 3-0 with Ernie Banks and Billy Williams keying the comeback. Braves, Pirates, Reds, and Phillies posted victories in a busy NL slate.

Associated Press Los Angeles Dodgers Ken McMullen Dodgers St. Louis Cardinals Ernie Broglio McMullen Los Angeles Jim Gillham Ed. Roebuck Cubs Roger Craig Ernie Banks Norm Sherry Craig Billy Williams Ron Santo Lee Maye Rusty Staub Hal Woodeshick Colts Jim Campbell Joey Jay Vada Pinson Reds Phillies Mahaffey Don

Doerre Hardware Adds New Screen Stock

Doerre Hardware Co located at 302 Pearl St announces a fresh supply of black window screen plus aluminum and galvanized screen options for customers seeking durable screening solutions.

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