La Crescent Junior Legion tops Lake City in tourney clash
La Crescent scored six runs in the ninth inning to beat Lake City 7-1 in the Eastern Division of the Minnesota Junior Legion tournament. Bob Isbell pitched a complete game with 15 strikeouts and added two hits, joined by Jim Corcoran and Fred Yarosimek. Gary Gardner hit a two run triple as La Crescent topped Lake City to advance to face Casson-Manterville.
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la Crescent
Lake City
Isbell
Yarosimek
Peters
Greer
Walters
Benson Wins Gopher Jaycee Golf Title
Ron Benson of St. Paul shot 115 in the 27 hole opening round of Minnesota Jaycee golf qualifiers at Island View Country Club. Red Wing’s Charles Betcher was runner up at 116 as 80 finalists compete for two spots in Midland Texas for the national tourney the week of August 19. Other scores include 117 by Hicks Duluth Barnett Anoka Loomis Red Wing and Lee Hutchinson Olson Sutherland Red Wing Peterson Jackson at 118 and Hegstrom Waconia Barbarosa St Cloud Hildebrand Hastings at 119.
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Wacoma
Minn
Ron Benson
St. Paul
Minnesota
Charles Betcher
Red Wing
Island View Country Club
Midland
Tex
Dave Hicks
Duluth
Bil Barnett
Anoka
al Loomis
Ed Lee
Hutchinson
James Olson
Jackson
Paul Sutherland
Bill Peterson
Jerry Hegstrom
Waconia
Bob Barbarosa
St. Cloud
Bob Hildebrand
Hastings
Mimoum Ben Ali Captures European Bantam Crown
Mimoum Ben Ali of Spain won the European bantamweight title by a unanimous 15 round decision over defending champ Piero Rollo in Madrid. Ali weighed 116 pounds, one less than Rollo. Rollo clinched in the ninth after a 10 punch rally. judges scores favored Ali.
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Madrid
Mimoum Ben Ali
Spain
Piero Rollo Ali
Rollo
Ali
Associated Press
Softball Sunday Schedule for Trane Co and Parks
On Sunday July 21 at Trane Park and Powell Park in memorial and Houska Park in 12 inch Class B league action, Hornets meet Misfits at 10 15 AM, Red Devils face Cellar Dwellers, Nite Hawks play Pencil Pushers, Old G dads collide with Misfits, and W U Katz Co meets Super Valu at 10 15 AM.
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Trane CO
Trane Park
South
Am— Hornets
Misfits Memorial
East
Red Devils
Powell Park
Folse to Drive Offenhauser at Interstate Fair Races
Four time IMCA champion Pete Folse of Tampa will pilot the Hector Honore Offenhauser in the speedway car events at the Interstate Fair on July 30 and 31. The lineup includes Johnny White challenging Folse for the title, with Buzz Barton also a top contender. Racing starts at 7:30 p.m. each night, with a Sunday August 4 program featuring six sprint races and a 100 lap feature.
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Pete Folse
Tampa
Fla
Hector Honore Offenhauser
Husky
Johnny
Honore Offy
Bobby Grim
Fosse
Jerry Richert
Forest Lake
Minn
Bill McDonald Offenhauser
la Crosse
Buzz Barton
McDonald
Richert
Barton
Tournaments Slated July 22 24 In Bangor Wisconsin
In Bangor Wisconsin the Little League and Pony League tournaments are scheduled July 22 24. Little League teams Melrose Onalaska Gale Ettrick Bangor Trempealeau and West Salem compete alongside Pony League teams Melrose Trempealeau West Salem and Onalaska.
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Bangor
Wis
Melrose
Onalaska
Gale-Ettrick
Trempealeau
West Salem
Rejto of Hungary Captures World Foil Title in Gdansk
Udiko Rejto of Hungary won the women's single foil title at the International World Fencing Championships in Gdansk on Friday, securing top honors in a premier global event.
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Gdansk
Poland
Udiko Rejto
Hungary
Baseball Standings and Weekend Results Snapshot
A compact record of standings and weekend results shows New York leading with a 55 34 mark and a 6.6% edge over Chicago, followed by Boston Minnesota and Baltimore in the top six. Weekend box includes wins for Cincinnati over San Francisco, St. Louis over Houston, and Pittsburgh over Chicago.
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Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
San Francisco
St. Louis
Houston
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago Fl
Boston
Minnesota
Baltimore
Cleveland
Kansas City
Detroit
Washington
All Stars Aim to Halt Easy Packers TDs
CHICAGO AP The College All Stars believe they can beat the Green Bay Packers in the August 2 game by preventing quick touchdowns. After viewing last year’s 42-20 loss they focus on pass defense and disrupting the Packers’ early scoring surge. Larry Glueck of Villanova stresses preventing easy scores. Don Brumm of Purdue notes Packers’ experience but urges aggression and effort to win.
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Chicago
Green Bay Packers
Packers
Larry Glueck
Villanova
Don Brumm
Purdue
Brumm
Special Trout Season Set For Wadena Kids
A free trout fishing season opens for Wadena youths in about 10 days. Sunnybrook Park pool near Wadena was stocked with 1,275 trout. Local businessmen funded the project to give youngsters something to do. No fishing for 10 days to let the trout acclimate. Children 16 and under may fish without licenses with special permits. Daily limit is three fish.
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Wadena, Minn
Wadena
Sunnybrook Park
Mrs Vanstrum Wins St Paul Golf Title
Mrs Bev Vanstrum captured her sixth victory in a week by defeating Mrs Howard Dahl 3 and 2 on Friday to win the Minnesota Women's Golf Association tournament title in St Paul.
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Vanstrum
ST. Paul
Bev Vanstrum
Howard Dahleen
Bowling Scores From Holiday and Shamrock Lanes
Holiday Lanes results show Doggie Mutts Poodhes Hound Dogs and Poodles with team totals and high individual scores led by P Johnson J Mailey and D Neumann. Junior King Pins Pipers Cellar Dwellers Murder Inc list top scores and highs including Shea and Beart with singles figures.
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P. Johnson
J. Mailey
D. Neumann
V. Whaley
E. Neumann
Junior
Shamrock Lanes
King Pins
Pipers
Cellar Dwellers
Murder, Inc
Porfeit High
Shea
D. Beart
J. Emmons
J. Perucco
D. Augedahl
High
S. Shea
Finley Acknowledges Move Offer From Oakland
Kansas City Athletics owner Charles C Finley confirms receiving a proposal to relocate to Oakland California and says he has not decided whether to seek permission from other American League owners. He notes Oakland backers want a major league club and would accept any AL team. He declined to plan moves, saying prospects depend on league votes and possible use of Candlestick Park if needed.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Charles C. Finley
Kansas City Athletics
Oakland
Calif
Finley
Kansas City
A’s
Horace Stoneham
San Francisco Giants
Candlestick Park
Oakland Stadium
San Francisco
Stoneham
Oakland Coliseum Corporation
Aquatennial Gala Opens With New Features in Minneapolis
Minneapolis hosts the 24th Aquatennial with new events including Route 66 filming, two outdoor music shows, an ice show, Aqua Kart racing, hydroplane races, go kart and sports car races. Highlights include a ballroom dancing contest, queen fashion show, Royal Aqu marine ball, two parades, and Aqua Follies water show running nightly through July 28.
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Minneapolis
Lake Calhoun
Metropolitan Stadium
Litynski Reaches La Crosse Tennis Final
Warren Litynski advanced to the La Crosse Tennis Club final by defeating Bob McLoone 6 3 6 4 as morning showers dampened play. Russ Holman beat Jim Baker 6 2 7 5 to set a semifinal with Dick McLone, with the winner to face Lutynski for the title. In doubles, Jim Vollmer and Russ Holman beat Cliff DeVoll and Ed Carlsson 7 5 6 2 to reach the final against Dick McLoone and Tim Walling.
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Warren Litynski
la Crosse
Vollmer
Holman
Dick McLoone
Tim Walling
Major League Leaders Highlight 1963 Baseball Awards
National League leaders include Groat St Louis batting .331 with 127 hits and McCovey San Francisco 20 homers while Koufax Los Angeles tops pitching with 163 decisions and 170 strikeouts. American League figures feature Yastrzemski Boston batting .333 with 112 hits and Allison Minnesota with 22 homers.
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Groat
St Louis
T. Davis
Los Angeles
White
St. Louis
H. Aaron
Milwaukee
Santo
Chicago
Pinson
Cincinnati
Gonzalez
Philadelphia
Javier
McCovey
San Francisco
Robinson
Koufax
Maloney
Drysdale
Yastrzemski
Boston
Malzone
Allison
Minnesota
Kaline
Detroit
Wagner
Versalles
Hinton
Washington
Killebrew
Aparicio
Baltimore
Wood
Radatz
Ford
New York
Bunning
Pizarro
British investigate horse doping charges expand to six horses
British racing authorities probe potential doping across seven horses including Tudor Treasure who won the Victoria Cup at Ascot on May 4. Relko won the Epsom Derby in late May as doping tests prompt a London enquiry with Francois Mathet and others set to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Belko
Tudor Treasure
Ascot
Eric Cousins
Relko
Europe
Jockey Club
Francois Mathet
Jan Murray
Murray
Collins Sign Co wins 9-1 over Dairyland Power in softball
Collins Sign Company defeated Dairyland Power Co-op 9-1 in a Class B softball game Friday night at Trane South. Reiman homered for the Collins team as Birnbaum Visger and J Fries contributed for Dairyland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins Sign Company
Dairyland Power Co-op
Trane South
Reiman
Collins Sign Co
Dairyland P
Birnbaum
Ludvik
Visger
J. Fries
Winnebagoes travel to Chaseburg in Tri-State game
The La Crosse Winnebagoes visit Chaseburg Sunday for a Tri-State League Eastern Division matchup as Chaseburg rides a six game win streak. The Winnebagoes game with Caledonia, originally July 27 at Caledonia, has been rescheduled to July 28.
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la Crosse Winnebagoes
Chaseburg
Winnebagoes
Caledonia
Stan Musial’s 22-year rise and era of baseball giants
AP recalls Stan Musial breaking into the majors 22 years ago, comparing him to stars from Frankie Albert to Rocket Richard and Jackie Robinson era. The piece notes the outfield shakeup with Terry Moore and Enos Slaughter, Durocher at short, Ott at the plate, and names many players who were yet to appear in the big leagues.
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Associated Press
New York
Stan Musial
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Frankie Albert
Bob Causy
Rocket Richard
Stan
Cardinals
Danny Murtaugh
Philadelphia
Freddie
Brockton
Mass
Rocco Marchegiano
Doc Blanchard
Glen Davis
Doak Walker
Charlie Trippi
Johnny Lujack
Terry Moore
Enos Slaughter
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Mel Ott
Polo Grounds
Paul
Lloyd Waner
Casey Stengel
Boston Braves
Hank Bauer
al Dark
George Kell
Andy Pafko
del Rice
Bill Rigney
Jackie Robinson
Eddie Stanky
Mike Garcia
Ed Lopat
Vic Raschi
Allie Reynolds
Johnny Sain
Joe Pepitone
Warren Spahn
Tigers rally to top Angels as Whitey Herzog leads late surge
Detroit receives a seventh inning spark from Whitey Herzog’s two run double that puts them ahead 6-5. Willie Smith earns his first major league win after the ninth inning rally, with Detroit scoring four more runs in the final innings to beat Los Angeles. Ed Edwards homers for Kansas City, while Ken Harrelson’s sacrifice fly drives in a run, and Doc Edwards also homers for KC.
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Ken Harrelson
Doc Edwards
Kansas City
Dave McNally
Tigers
Los Angeles
Whitey Herzog
Art Fowler
Detroit
Fowler
Julio Navarro
Willie Smith
Henry Armstrong Turns to Religion in St Louis
Henry Armstrong known as Hammering Hawk, former boxing triple world champion, now ministers to Negro congregations in St. Louis. At 51, he preaches across many churches, compares himself to a colored Billy Graham, quoting a life from slums to fame, skid row, and a pulpit. He recalls earning about a million from 173 fights, spending most, and overcoming drinking to remain sober since.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Henry Armstrong
St. Louis
Billy Graham
Armstrong
California
American flexibility vs Soviet planning in dual track meet
In Moscow the United States is set to face the Soviet track team in a two day dual meet. Coach Payton Jordan predicts American flexibility and ingenuity will upset Soviet pacing in distance events especially the 10 000 meters and steeplechase. The meet features 22 men’s and 10 women’s events with two entrants per nation per event. The U S hopes to win their fifth straight men’s title and to strengthen the women’s score for an overall victory.
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Associated Press
Moscow
United States
U.S
Payton Jordan
Stanford
Jordan
Clay Courts Net Tourney Enters Semis
River Forest Ill AP top players moved into semifinal round of the 53rd National Clay Courts Tennis Championships. Dennis Ralston faces Ron Barnes with winner to play Chuck McKinley in the final. McKinley beat Herbert Fitzgibbon II to reach finals. Nancy Richey advances to face Victoria Palmer or Gwyneth Thomas for the other final berth. Don Kelleher arrived to see McKinley’s Davis Cup prospects. Palmer and Thomas have Wightman Cup chances too.
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River Forest
Ill
Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield
Calif
Ron Barnes
Brazil
Chuck McKinley
McKinley
Herbert Fitzgibbon II
Garden City
N.Y
Nancy Richey
Dallas
Judy Alvarez
Tampa
Fla
Miss Richey
Victoria Palmer
Phoenix
Ariz
Gwyneth Thomas
Shaker Heights
Ohio
Don Kelleher
U.S
Fitzgibbon
Kelleher
Mexico
Miss Palmer
Miss Thomas
England
Cleveland
University is gifted $47 million Permanent Fund
The State of Minnesota transferred $47 million in securities of the Permanent University Fund to University of Minnesota President C Meredith Wilson and University Treasurer Clinton T Johnston. The fund, managed by the state Board of Investment for a century, yielded about $1.5 million last year. State Auditor Stafford King and Treasurer Val Bjornson presented a $31,151 cash share with the remaining securities.
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Minneapolis
Bus Trip for Children to Braves and St. Louis Game
On July 25 a chartered bus will take children from La Crosse to Milwaukee for a Braves and St. Louis game. Sign-up points include the Greyhound Bus Depot in La Crosse and the Westby newspaper office. Bus departs La Crosse at 7:00 a.m. and reaches Westby by 7:25 a.m. Departures continue at 7:35 a.m.
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Greyhound
la Crosse
Westby
Milwaukee
Greyhound Bus Depot
Mills Leads 141 as Open Field Hits Final Round
Mary Mills, 23, facing a back ailment, tops the 141 total lead in the Women's National Open after a 3 under par 70 at Kenwood. Louise Suggs trails at 144 after steady rounds, with Sandra Haynie at 147 and Mary Lena Faulk at 148. Betsy Rawls and Kathy Cornelius sit at 151 and 152, while defending champion Marle Lindstrom stands at 158. Creed and Hahn sit midpack with 146 and 147 respectively.
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Cincinnati
Mary Mills
Louise Suggs
Delray Beach
Fla
Miss Mills
Kenwood Country Club
Miss Suggs
Sandra Haynie
Houston
Tex
Mary Lena Faulk
Sea Island
Jackie Pung
Daly City
Calif
Kathy Cornelius
Scottsdale
Ariz
Betsy Rawls
Spartanburg
S.C
U. S. Golf Association
Marle Lindstrom
Sutton
Mass
Clifford Anne Creed
Alexandria
Patsy Hahn
Wilmington
Del
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Royal Oak
Mich
Greens
Leo J. Bishop
UPI
la Crescent Junior Legion
Benson
Gopher Jaycee
Schmidty’s
Rejto
TRANE
Cary
Wadena Kids
By Joe Reichler
la Porte
Ind
Major League
Camp McCoy
Ray Florian
Florian
Col. Haviland
A. N. Connolly
Hiawatha Golf Club
Tomah
Harry J. Dahl
Kenneth V. Dahl
Mickey Owen
Dahl
Miller, Mo
AP Sfort Mar
Liers
By Bob Green
Buffalo
Johnny Pesky
Louisville
Billy Hitchcock
Ralph Houk
Binghamton
Albany
Ralph Kiner
Duckworth
Burnside
Leppert
Daniels
Stange
Wertz
Moore
Kline
Battey
Allen
Perry
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Rollins
Zimmer
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Kaat
Mincher
Cottier
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Philips
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RBI
Osteen
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y-Datley
Roggenburk Sind
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L—Perry
U—Mckinley
Chylak
Rice
Valentine
McNally
Barber
Orsino
Pena
Wyatt
Edwards
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Anderson
Smith
Messi
Freehan
Lee
Osinski
Spring
Navarro
Foiles
W—Smith
L— Fowler
Wasmengton
ABRH
Retzer
Kil'brew
Hall
le-King
Pascual Zimmer
Ray
Henry
Tom Pendergast
By Jim Becker
Russia
Braves
Harold Harrison
Bergen
Hamburg
Vernon County
Shelby
Greenfield
la Crosse County
Pleasant Valley School
Kenneth Herold
Yhone
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