Twins Topple Red Sox 7-2 in Minnesota Victory
Dave Boswell won a nine hitter in a 7-2 Minnesota triumph over Boston as the Twins erased a 2-0 deficit with five runs in the sixth. Boswell left with strained sacroiliac ligaments after a collision with Russ Nixon, while Nixon blamed himself for the play. Cesar Tovar, Tony Oliva, Ted Uhlaender, and Rick Renick fueled the attack with key hits. Cal Ermer praised Boswell’s courage amid the injury.
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Lew Ferguson
Minneapolis — ST. Paul
Dave Boswell
Gary Bell
Minnesota Twins
Boston Red Sox
Boswell
Red Sox
Russ Nixon
Nixon
Boston
Twins
Bell
Cesar Tovar
Tony Oliva
Ted Uhlaender
Rick Renick
Uhlaender
Boz
Oakland Athletics
Metropolitan Stadium
Jim Merritt
John Odom
Minnesota
Rhbi Tovar
Tartabull
Andrews
Reese Ib Djones
Carew
Harrelson
R Clark
Rsmith
Oliva
Adair
Ahlaendr
Foy
Quilici
Roseboro
Santiago
Renick
Walewski
Siebern
Brandon
Scott Ph
Minnesota Shesee
E—Tovar
Andrews Oliva
Tovar
Sb— Uhlaender
La Crescent Defeats Spring Grove 8-5 In Houston Fillmore League
La Crescent rallied with an 8-5 victory over Spring Grove as Rick Boyer collected a double and a single to lead 11 hits. A three run seventh inning broke a tie after Spring Grove erased a five run deficit in the sixth, with Arney and Joristad adding two singles apiece for La Crescent. Spring Grove’s Dave Johnson had two hits, and the teams meet Rushford Monday in the Houston Fillmore tournament opener pending results.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Rick Boyer
la Crescent
Jack Arney
Bruce Joristad
Dave Johnson
Rushford Fot
Houston
Sing
Johnson
Sheeves
Westby Triumphs Over Boys' Club In Pitching Duel
Westby wins 3-0 as Bob Mac Kendrick limits the Boys' Club to one hit while Anderson and Chuck Sedevie combine for two hits allowed and three Westby errors fuel the victory. Sedevie provides the lone Boys' Club hit with a sixth inning infield single scoring two unearned runs. Westby's Mashak scores on a walk steal error and a double steal.
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Westby
Wis
la Crosse
Bob MacKendrick
Anderson
Chuck Sedevie
Boys’ Club
Sedevie
MacKendrick
Bruce Mashak
Westley
Bruce Larson
Haggerty
Ledevie
Mets
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
al Jackson
Carl Willey
Jerry Koosman
al McBean
Bud Harrelson
Art Shamsky
Jerry Grote
Phil Linz
Packers Scrimmage Shows Defensive Shine In First Session
Packers first scrimmage features new offensive units facing veteran defenses. Bob Brown makes two backfield tackles including a sack on Don Horn while Zeke Bratkowski connects with rookie Frank Giselman. Rookie fullback Brenden McCarthy praises star Dave Robinson as Ben Williams recovers from knee surgery.
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Green Bay
Green Bay Packers
Phil Bengtson
Bengtson
Bob Brown
Don Horn
Zeke Bratkowski
Bart Starr
Frank Giselman
Rhode Island
Danny Anderson
Elijah Pitts
Brenden McCarthy
Boston College
Packers
Dave Robinson
Mclare
Carthy
Ben Williams
Packer
Marichal Blanks Cards Franks Says Win Or Else
Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal blanked St Louis 3 0 to tie his lifetime mark versus the Cardinals as Herman Franks warns of resignation if the Giants fail to win the pennant. Atlanta beat Houston 7 1 and the Mets toppled Pittsburgh 3 0 as the league standings shift with San Francisco in fourth place. Franks indicated he would retire if no pennant, then added he might return if the Giants clinch.
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Marichal
Franks
Associated Press
Juan Marichal
St. Louis Cardinals
San Franconse Giants
Herman Franks
Giants
Horace Stoneham
St. Louis
Atlanta
Houston
New York Mets
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Stoneham
Lou Brock
Dhan Aibia
Tn Anan Tha
Tigers Halt Brief Slump in 2-1 Sox Win
Detroit steadies after a brief skid with a 3-1 win over Oakland and a 2-1 defeat of Baltimore as Earl Wilson dominates in Oakland. The White Sox beat Baltimore 2-1 behind a first inning rally with Aparicio, Davis, and Ward driving in runs under Al Lopez.
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Tigers
White Sox
Associated Press
Detroit Tigers
Minnesota
California
Anaheim
Mayo Smith
Oakland
Earl Wilson
Athletics
Detroit
Cleveland
Baltimore
Chicago White Sox
Eddie Fisher
Wilbur Wood
Hoyt Wilhelm
Orioles
Frank Robinson
Dave Leonhard
Luis Aparicio
Tommy Davis
Leon Wagner
Pete Ward
Sox
al Lopez
Horace Clarke
Yankees
Bob Humphreys
Roy White
White
Stan Bahnsen
Harness Racing Set At Galesville
Galesville Wisconsin Trempealeau County Fair offers four classes for trotters and pacers for 12000 in prize money over two days. Two one mile heats per event. Notable entrants include X Pert David from Rice Lake and Happy Harbor owned by DeWayne Mattson of Rochester Minnesota.
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Galesville
Wis
Trempealeau County Fair
X Pert David
Rice Lake
Happy Harbor
Olmsted
DeWayne Mattson
Rochester
Minn
Wausau
Mattson
U.S. Trotting Association
Pert David
Bob Hull
Chippewa Falls
Scott Larson
Cyrus Berg
White Rock
al Scott
Bay City
Berg
Caledonia Nips Winona in Exhibition Baseball Thriller
Caledonia edged Winona LeJetz 3 2 as Dan Fink drove in Joe Gaspard with a first scoring hit in the eighth. Caledonia improved to 16 1 while Winona suffered their 2nd defeat. Fink and Arnold each had two hits for Caledonia while Wittgen collected two for Winona.
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Caledonia
Minn
Dan ‘Fink
Joe Gaspard
Winona LeJetz
Rich Forschler
Bruce Arnold
Fink
Arnold
Wittgen
Sparta Beats Tomah to Extend Loop Lead in WWL
Sparta won 5-3 over Tomah to remain atop the Western Wisconsin League with seven wins in nine games. Jim Hilbo allowed 11 hits with 12 strikeouts and one walk. Tomah scored twice in the ninth on a walk an error and three hits before Don Johnson closed it out. Dale Jensen led Sparta with a single and a double. Fritz Pongratz also added a single and a double for Tomah.
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New York Yankees
Washington
Minnesota
Boston
Wilson
Tigers
Ramon Webster
John Donaldson
Baltimore
Cleveland
Detroit
Sparta
Wis
Wisconsin
Tomah
Jim Hilbo
Hilbo
Don Johnson
Dale Jensen
Fritz Pongratz
Retirements and trades shake NFL rosters
Veteran safety Richie Petitbon announced his retirement to focus on insurance and real estate in New Orleans, while John McCormick, former Broncos quarterback, retired then hinted at a possible return. Dallas rookies Staubach and Creedon shone in a Rams scrimmage, Redskins faced heat illness, and Jets QB Mike Taliaferro sought a trade for more playing time.
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Associated Press
Richie Petitbon
John McCormick
McCormick
Denver
Broncos
Minnesota
Petitbon
Chicago Bears
Tulane
New Orleans
The
Bears
Los Angeles Rams
Dallas
Rams
Roger Staubach
Navy
Bill Creedon
Washington Redskins
Carlisle
Jerry Smith
Joe Rutgens
Steve Thurlow
Dennis Crane
Greg Brezina
Atlanta Falcons
Johnson City
Tenn
New York Jet
Mike Taliaferro
Joe Namath
Fisherman’s Folly and a World Record Walleye Tale
A narrator recalls a quirky fishing outing near the I-90 bridge and French Slough. Jim Jensen demonstrates a leap frog lure cast while recounting a past world record walleye near the Mississippi Black River inlet. The tale blends humor with a skeptical eye on tall fish stories.
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State Employment Service
la Crosse
Jim Jensen
Jensen
Mississippi
Black River
Fisherman’s soggy trip ends with wisdom on fishing joy
A soggy voyage to La Crosse ends with a cold wet retreat and a writing note: the human spirit and fisherman's resolve remain unbroken. Jensen shares an Orient-derived quip: happiness fades with drink, a year with marriage, but lasting happiness comes from learning to fish.
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la Crosse
Jensen
Orient
Fields Cups Feature Win at La Crosse Speedway
Davey Fields of Port Edwards won the feature race at La Crosse Speedway on Wednesday night. Don Grant of Stoddard captured the semi feature while Don Stoeckley of La Crosse won the hobby stock feature, with Marcis, Schaller and Baumel close behind in the main event. Local driver Ed Viner, Dick Knutson, and John Brevik finished strong in the semi, after an early restart due to a multi-car incident that sidelined Aaron Alens. Don White from Keokuk, Iowa was announced to appear next week with his Dodge and Ford cars.
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Davey Fields
Port Edwards
la Crosse Speedway
Don Grant
Stoddard
Don Stoeckley
la Crosse
Dave Marcis
West Salem
Tom Schaller
Holmen
Larry Baumel
Sparta
Schaller
Fields
Marcis
Dick Trickle
Homer Spink
Ed Viner
Dick Knutson
John Brevik
Fairchild
Jim Johnson
Ron Pearson
Aaron Alens
Alens
Grant
Viner
Don White
Keokuk
Iowa
Larson Harris Take Maple Grove Honors
Dorothy Larson and Lois Harris won the nine and 18 hole low gross titles at Maple Grove Country Club in West Salem Wisconsin. Isabel Bacon accumulated the most bogeys, Ceil Gilles Elsie Swennes and Ruth Miller tied for most putts for nine holes. Dorothy Fregin had the most bogeys for 18 holes and Kay Seeley the most putts for 18.
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West Salem
Wis
Dorothy Larson
Lois Harris
Maple Grove Country Club
Isabel Bacon
Ceil Gilles
Elsie Swennes
Ruth Miller
Dorothy Fregin
Kay Seeley
Dick Diveronica defeats Leroy Roberts in welterweight bout
Baltimore report: Dick Diveronica of Cana stota New York knocked out Leroy Roberts of Norristown Pennsylvania in a welterweight clash. In Portland Maine Lloyd Bozeman weighing 168 from Newark New Jersey outpointed Pete Ricci telli weight 170 to Portland.
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Baltimore
Dick Diveronica
Canastota
N.Y
Leroy~Roberts
Norristown
Portland
Maine
Lloyd Bozeman
Newark
N.J
Pete
Riccitelli
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Griffith
Harvey O’phelan
Jose Santiago
Westby Legion
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Suse
Ol.Lee If
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Ol.lee
Adricks of
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Birnbaum
MacKendr
Sedevieth
Dod
Hagserty
Municipal
Len Chojnacki
Stars of Tomorrow
Copeland Park
Paul Kramer
Shelby
Jeff Brudos
Tom Schmidt
Hunter Frederick
Tribune
Edward Huebner
Bob Brown Sharp
By Herschel Nissenson
Mays
Jesus Alou
Cardinals
Tommie Aaron
Pat Jarvis
Aaron
Dave Giusti
Big Brother
Hank
Jarvis
Astros
Hector Torres
Doug Rader
Seaver
Torre
Giusti
Dukes
Gilson
Batmena
W—Jarvis
L—Giusti
New York
Grote
McBean
Henry
Walker
W—Seaver
L— McBean
San Francisco
Orang Sbi
Dietz
Carlton
Hughes
Willis
McCarver
Mike Recht
Chicago
Secese
Leonhard
Drabowsky
Etchebarren
Fisher
Wood
Wilhelm
Josephson
McNertney
L—Leonhard
F. Robinson
Joan Wilson
Freeha
Sprague
L—Krausse
Krausse
Segui Duncan
W—Wilson
Hannan
Humphreys
Bahnsen
Hamilton
McDaniel
Gibbs
W—Bahnsen
L—Humphreys
Scott
Dale Anderson
Darryl Benson
Cannon Falls
H.E.N
Darling Anderson
By Terry Burt
Fisherman’s Folly
Harris
Maple Grove
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