Eitzen Tops Lacrosse in Tri-State Thriller Contests
Lansing over Harpers Ferry 7-5 with a six-run fourth inning highlighted by Connors triple. Harpers Ferry rallied with a four-run fifth and a run in the seventh but fell short. Roger Valley and Bob Hogan homered for Harpers Ferry. New Albin beat Waukon 9-6 with Ashbecker and Halverson each two hits. Caledonia shutout Stoddard 7-0 behind Gordy Bauers three hits and 17 strikeouts. La Crosse Lose Nailbiter to Eitzen 10-9 on a ninth-inning wild pitch after a disputed triple play call. Larson Clement hit a three-run homer for La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Iowa
Harpers Ferry
Tri-State
Connors
Roger Valley
Bob Hogan
Harpers F
Williams
R. Valley
Hogan
Kumlin
Wollendorf
NEW Albin
Ilowa
Waukon
John Ashbecker
Bob Halverson
Caledonia
Minn
Gordy Bauers
Stoddard
Bauers
John Winslow
Gary Grob
Nicosia
Lawrink
Bauer
Bubbers
la Crosse Winnebagoes
Eitzen
la Crosse
Larson Clement
Westby tops Local Junior Legion 1-0 in Minn-Wis league
Westby defeats La Crosse in a 1-0 decision as Jim Coady throws a no hitter but loses his fourth game. Coady struck out 12, walked five, and hit a batter, with the lone run scoring on Terry Storbakken’s squeeze bunt after bases loaded. La Crosse falls to 4-4 in league play and next faces La Crescent at Memorial North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Wis
la Crosse
Jim Coady
Coady
Jerry Henley
Terry Storbakken
Ron Rieber
Dave Walker
la Crescent
Memorial North
Ben Claire
Memorial South
Abrh Abrh
Grosch
Ekern
Prinsen
Ostendahl
Rieber
Rudie
Freitag
Olium
S'borski
Henley
Walker
Berg/p
Holer
Ojorg'sonjss
Kohnert
Roehlss
Kreutz
Sterb
Andersonrf
Olson
Hogden Wins Coulee Open in Wisconsin Golf Tourney
John Hogden of Galesville shot 107 to win the Coulee Open at Coulee Country Club, finishing four strokes ahead of Gene Ring of La Crosse. Hogden led with rounds of 37 37 33, while Ring totaled 111. Flight winners included John Fitzpatrick and Larry Olson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onalaska
Wis
John Hogden
Galesville
Hogden
Gene Ring
la Crosse
John Fitzpatrick
Larry Olson
Holmen
Dean Uhis
G. Janikowski
Chuck Redel
Jack Knothe
Jim Walsh
Dave Gaynor
Gary Johnson
Rex Ritchie
Red Herzog
Art Bronson
Russ Bakkum
Tillman Johnson
Chase Riveland
Wilton and Tomah Win Wildcat League Games
Wilton defeated Coon Valley 12 to 4 as Bucholz collected three hits and Maury Pasch hit a homer. Coon Valley had two two hit performances by Henley, Selin, and Grongold. In Melvina, Tomah edged Melvina 6 to 5 in 12 innings with Reynolds collecting four hits and a Tomah homer by A Grovesteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coon Valley
Wis
Wilton
Bucholz
Maury Pasch
Jim Henley
Rod Selin
Gil Grongold
Neitzel
Creviston
Geier
Henley
Mathison
Hagan
Olson
Milwaukee bowler Zahn wins Chicago Open first prize
Wayne Zahn formerly of Milwaukee and now living in Atlanta won the Chicago Open PBA meet. He captured his first tournament victory by posting a fast start and holding on to win the $3,000 top prize Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wayne Zahn
Atlanta
Spring Grove and Rushford win in Root River League action
Spring Grove beat Wyattville 10 to 5 as Merle Rostad cleared the bases with a triple. Richard Munkel two doubles and Povis Asgaard three hits aided the visitors while Wyattville’s Don Gorder had two hits. Rushford defeated Lanesboro 12 to 9 with P Skalep hitting two home runs and Jerry Oole adding a solo shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
Minn
Wyattville
Root River Baseball League
Merle Rostad
Richard Munkel
Povis Asgaard
Munkel
Asgaard
Don Gorder
Grove
W. Valentine
Gorder
S. Munkel
Morken
Lanesboro
Rushford
Root River
P. Skalep
Jerry Oole
A. Skalep
Johnson
Wright
Erickson
Mack
Heileman Peerless Oldtimers Practice Schedule
Members of the Heileman Peerless Oldtimers softball team will drill on Wednesday July 10 at 6 p.m. at Central High School Hix on Field. A second session is set for Wednesday July 17 at 6 p.m. at Memorial South field near Emerson School. If rain, meet at Bohemian Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heileman-Peerless Oldtimers
Central High School
Hixon Field
Memorial South Field
Emerson School
Bohemian Hall
Gaspar Ortega and Gil Diaz Wins Over Bello and Tough
In San Juan Puerto Rico Gaspar Ortega 150 Mexico outpointed Billy Bello 151 New York while Gil Diaz 149 New York outpointed Kid Tough 148 St Croix in two ten round decisions showing clear winners and close scores from the ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gaspar Ortega
Mexico
Billy Bello
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Gil Diaz
Kid Tough
St. Croix
Doc Kearns Dies at 80 Promoter Behind Dempsey Era
Miami AP report notes Doc Kearns manager of Jack Dempsey and mentor to Mickey Walker Archie Moore and others died at 80 after a long illness. He helped pioneer the million dollar gate and allowed women at fights. Funeral Wednesday in Coral Gables. Survived by son Jack Jr, son Jerry, and sister Helen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Jack
Doc) Kearns
Jack Dempsey
Nevada
Jack Kearns Jr
Kearns
Dee
Los Angeles
Fabulous Kearns
Dempsey
Mickey Walker
Joey Maxim
Archie Moore
Philbrick Chapel
Coral Gables
Jack Jr
Jerry Kearns
Baton Rouge
Helen McKernan
New York
Doc Kearns
Floyd Patterson
Nat Fleischer
Ballyhoo
John Leo McKernan
Wateroo
Mich
Alaska
Tex Rickard
Les
Mucker
Union Iron Mines
California
Jess Willard
Toledo
Ohio
Richard
Willard
Kearns-Dempsey-Richard
15 Foot Putt Wins Canadian Open For Ford
Doug Ford won the Canadian Open at Scarboro with a 72-hole total of 280 four under par. He sank a 15-foot birdie on the 17th to beat Al Geiberger by one, earning $9,000 with a final round 70. Geiberger finished second at 281 and $4,600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Doug Ford
Yonkers
N.Y
al Geiberger
Carlton Oaks
Calif
Ford
Scarboro
Geiberger
George Bayer
Pasadena
Fred Hawkins
el Paso
Bruce Crampton
Australia
Detroit's right handed ace tops All Star rotation
Dark aims to ride his rested starters as long as possible while Houk plans aggressive substitutions to satisfy fans and maximize playing time. Five of the AL’s seven All Star pitchers took the mound Sunday with Mudcat Grant the lone rested arm. Monbouquette, used mainly in relief, pitched four innings and faced questions about his stamina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Bunning
Houk
Boston
Bill Monbouquette
Monbouquette
Jim
Mudcat) Grant
Cleveland
Dark
Jim Bunning
Jim Bouton
Yankees
Athletics
Frank Lary
Lary
Nelson Auto Third In 250-Lap Event
INDIANAPOLIS AP A car started in the race by Norm Nelson of Racine Wisconsin finished third Sunday in the New Car 250 lap feature on the five eighths mile track at Indianapolis Raceway Park Jim McElreath of Arlington Texas relieved Nelson after 127 laps and finished behind A J Foyt of Houston Texas and Herb Shannon of Chicago The first three cars were Plymouths Nelson is second in the United States Auto Club stock car standings with 780 points Foyt leads with 1280 points
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Norm Nelson
Racine
Wis
Indianapolis Raceway Park
Jim McElreath
Arlington
Tex
Nelson
A.J. Foyt
Houston
Herb Shannon
Chicago
United States Auto Club
Foyt
Glen Henderson Cops Stock Car Honors
Westby Wisconsin Glen Henderson powered car No 101 to a clean sweep in the stock car races at Southside Speedway He timed 17.6 in time trials then won the heats and feature Henry Olson earned consolation honors Henderson led all laps with wins in time trials first heat second heat and the feature while runners up included Richard Frederickson Dewey Moore Ken Christianson and Pat Kirkey
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Wis
Glen Henderson
Southside Speedway
Henderson
Henry Olson
Richard Frederickson
Keith Ostrom
Dewey Moore
Ken Christianson
Dick Jones
Ed Krause
Pat Kirkey
Bob Straight
Keith Ostom
Dubby Anderson
Softball Tavern League Schedule At Powell And Trane Parks
Powell Park hosts six 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. games with Toby's Bar Dugan's Tavern Baldy's Bar Koelbls Bar Houska Park Schmidtys Tavern Glen's Bar Copeland Park Jungles Tavern Johns Central Joes OK Bohemian Hall at four sites. Trane Park hosts Pencil Pushers Hornets Hogan Erasers Old Grandads. Trane Park South Blue Lions versus Red Devils Memorial Field East Tigers versus Lab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell Park
Toby
Dugan
Baldy
Koelbl
Houska Park
Schmidty
Glen
Copeland Park
Jungles
Joe's
O.K
Bohemian Hall
Fentress Wins Wisconsin Open Men’s Singles Tennis Title
Lee Fentress, a Baton Rouge collegian, defeated Chuck Bleckinger 11-9 6-3 to win the Wisconsin Open men’s singles. Bleckinger and Wayne Peacock reached the doubles final with Fen tress and Frank LaMotte, who also played in the singles final. Barbara Mueller dominated the women’s division, beating Janet Smith 6-0 6-2. Don Vought won the junior veterans division, then teamed with Darrel Schultz to win the doubles crown over Milwaukee pair Curtis and Schreiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Lee Fentress
Baton Route
Chuck Bleckinger
Bleckinger
Fentress
Frank la Motte
New Orleans
Wayne Peacock
Wauwatosa
Vought
Darrel Schultz
Neenah
Bob Curtis
William Schreiner
Spencer second at Garnett Grand Prix race
Spencer, of Racine Wisconsin, placed second in his TR 4 in the D Production class at the Garnett Grand Prix sports car events held Sunday in Garnett Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnett
Kan
James Spencer
Racine
Wis
Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
National League leaders include Davis and Groat with high batting averages. Aaron and Santo top RBIs, with White also prominent. St. Louis players dominate hits and doubles. Pinson leads triples. Koufax leads NL pitching with 14-3 and 150 strikeouts. American League leaders feature Yastrzemski, Wagner, Allison, and Aparicio in key categories. Radatz and Ford front the pitching wins and ERA lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Davis
Angeles
Groat
St. Louis
H. Aaron
Milwaukee
White
Santo
Chicago
Javier
Pinson
Cincinnati
McCovey
San Francisco
Robinson
Koufax
Los Angeles
Perranoski
Drysdale
Yastrzemski
Boston
Wagner
Allison
Minnesota
Kaline
Detroit
Malzone
Versalles
Hinton
Washington
Aparicio
Baltimore
Wood
Radatz
Ford
New York
Bunning
Pizarro
Zimmer Sparks Senators in late rally for five-game AL lead
Don Zimmer fueled Washington with seven runs including a grand slam and four hits as the Senators split a doubleheader with the Angels. New York and Cleveland split, keeping the Yankees five games ahead at the All-Star break. Other scores included Chicago over Boston, Baltimore over Minnesota, and Detroit-Kansas City split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Houston
New York
Pittsburgh Philadelphia
Cleveland
Boston
Minnesota
Baltimore
Kansas City
Detroit
Washington
Parabesets
Associated Press
Don Zimmer
Dodgers
Pee Wee Reese
Ernie Banks
New York Mets
Gene Freese
Maury Wills
Zimmer
Gil Hodges
Los Angeles Angels
Angel
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Yogi Berra
Yanks
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Tigers
Red Sox
Twins
Orioles
Indians
Yankees
Jack Kralick
Max Alvis
al Luplow
Joe Azcue
Mike de la Haz
Early Wynn
Tito Francona
Ray Abernathy
Berra
de la Haz
Bennie Daniels
Angels
Jim King
Don Lock
Senators
White Sox
Hoyt Wilhelm
Katz Co Wins 4-1 Over Super Valu in Softball League
The W. U Katz Company beat Super Valu 4-1 at Houska Park as Hogden and Severson homered for Katz and Alberts added three hits. Katz improves to 9-1, while Super Valu drops to 6-5. Other major league box scores show New York, Cleveland, Kansas City, and Detroit results across different games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katz Co
Super Valu
W. U Katz Company
Houska Park
Hogden
Severson
Alberts
W. U. Katz Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tim McCarver
Jim Hart
Bob Gibson
Juan Marichal
Gibson
al Barlick
Giant
al Dark
Barlick
Hart
Eitzen Tops Lacrosse
New Albia
Cranbeer
Halverson
Sullivan
J. Heiderscheid
Fink
Litzen
LA Crosbe RH
Clements
Staggemeyer
Harding
Bunge
Schultz
Rf-Lf
Wiebke
Clement
R. Meiners Gamaler
Turck
L. Meiners
Rodell
Wittkope
J.meyer
Grunseth
Junior Legion
Mike Percucco
John Ask
Percuoco
Ask
Anderson
Bjorlo
Toomey
Renslo
Tomah
Melvina
Mann
Reynolds
A. Grovesteen
Richard Smith
Joe Briggeman
Ducklow
Schwarz
R. Smith
Heileman
Nelson Auto
Dakota
Corina Cigars
Coripa
LARKS
Tanry
Doc) Kearns SR
Dial
Cassidy Auto Body Shop
Losey Blvd
Spencer
Major League
Zimmer Sparks
By Jim Becker
Mike Hershberger
Nellie Fox
Juan Pizarro
Dick Radatz
Ken Harrelson
A's
Chance
Lee
Rodgers
Daniels
Landrith
W— Daniels
L—Chance
Foytack
Turley
Navarro
Sadowski
Duckworth
Rudolph
Leppert
W—Duckworth
L—Poytack
Pena
Drabowsky
Bowsfield
Rakow
Edwards
Triandos
W—Bunning
L— Pena
Pischer
Segui
Wyatt
Wickersham
Lau
Lolich
Fox
Regan
Aguirre
Sturdivant
Freehan
W—Segui
L—Lolich
W. U. Katz Co
Wilhelm
Brosnan
Martin
Lamabe
Tilman
Kruschek and
Schroeder
Eilertson and
Melster
Firestone
Nylonaire
Firestone Mre
SRN
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