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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1968

Page

13

New Albin Dominates Majors Minors For Stars Of Tomorrow Title

New Albin exploded with six runs in the bottom of the sixth to beat Majors Minors 11 to 4 in the Stars Of Tomorrow tournament final. Dane Ondell was named MVP after a two-run homer and eight hits in 14 at bats, while Babe Fink allowed only one hit in 12 innings to earn Most Valuable Pitcher honors. Wettstein’s, River Falls, and other teams placed in the tournament, with Shockey Fink praising the event.

Pete Wass la Crosse Tribune Stars of Tomorrow New Albin Bill Schulte Dane Ondell Steve Olsen Greg Olsen Greg Linder Andy Christiansen Jess Ondell Dane RBI Bob Reichgelt Wettstein Robert (Kootch) Carroll Kootch Selbrede J, Schulte Christianson Terry Ondell A. Christianson S. Olsen Donovan Bulman Schulte G. Darling D. Darling Fink Darling Linder Imhoff Hr—Ondell Kohnert Heilerscheit Tie

Twins Ride Allison Oliva Power To Sweep A's

Bob Allison and Tony Oliva powered the Minnesota Twins past Oakland in a doubleheader, with Allison driving in three in the opener and homering in game one while Oliva added key hits including a triple and a 10-0 win in the nightcap. Jim Perry earned the nightcap victory as the Twins pounded 24 hits for 43 total bases. Rod Carew sat out the second game with throat discomfort but was expected back soon.

Minneapolis - St, Paul Bob Allison Minnesota Twins Harmon Killebrew Allison Tony Oliva Twins Oakland Oliva Jim Perry Ted Uhlaender Phil Roof Roof Teddie Frank Quilici Rick Renick Cesar Tovar Rich Reese Reese Ahlaender Cal Ermer Ermer Rod Carew

City Swim Meet Set At Erickson

La Crosse Recreation Department announces the annual City Swim Meet at Erickson Field Pool on Aug 7 at 4 30 p m. Events cover freestyle breast stroke back stroke and butterfly with 50 and 100 yard races for most ages and 25 yards for 10 and under. Diving categories run 12 and under 12 and over 13 and over. All entrants must register with the head guard before noon Aug 7. diving concludes the meet.

la Crosse Erickson Erickson Field Pool

Tigers Lose Doubleheader as Orioles Rob Pennant Race Lead

Baltimore Orioles sweep the Detroit Tigers 5-2 and 4-1 to slice Detroit’s AL pennant lead. Earl Weaver’s Orioles rally behind Hardin and Phoebus while Mayo Smith hails three of four in the week as Cleveland and Boston mix in the standings.

Mike Recht Associated Press Earl Weaver Mayo Smith Smith Baltimore Orioles Detroit Tigers Weaver Hank Bauer Baltimore Orioles Alvin Dark Cleveland Indians New York Yankees Boston Washington Minnesota Oakland Chicago White Sox California

Boros Clinches PGA Title In Tight Finish

Julius Boros, 48, wins the PGA Championship at Pecan Valley by one stroke over Arnold Palmer and Bob Charles. Boros earns $25,000 for his 281 total after a final round 69. Palmer and Charles shot 282. Palmer’s bid faltered on the 18th as his eight-foot putt for a tying birdie lips out.

San Antonio, Tex Julius Boros Boros Arnold Palmer New Zealand Bob Charles Pecan Valley Palmer Charles Green

Grupa Makes Ace at Pine Creek Golf Club

John Grupa carded a hole in one on the 170 yard seventh hole at Pine Creek Golf Club using a seven iron. He was in a group with John Mettille while Ron Otto Oren Pengra Jack Peterson and Fritz Vehrenkamp observed from the green.

John Grupa Pine Creek Golf Club Grupa John Mettille Ron Otto Oren Pengra Jack Peterson Fritz Vehrenkamp

Yandt and Schaefer Take La Crosse Girls Doubles Title

Lannie Yandt and Mary Ann Schaefer upset top seeds Jacque Nixon and Jan Rasmusen 6-2 6-3 to win the La Crosse Tennis Club girls doubles at the university courts. Nixon and Rasmusen looked tired after singles.

Mary Ann Schaefer Lannie Yandt Jacque Nixon Jan Rasmusen la Crosse

Softball Meet Set for Eau Claire Tournament Dates

The district fast pitch softball tournament is scheduled in Eau Claire on August 2 3 and 4 La Crosse and area teams can pick up entry blanks at the La Crosse Parks and Recreation office this week Entry fee is 30 and the deadline is 4 p m Friday.

Eau Claire la Crosse

Sundays and Tuesdays Baseball Scores and Schedules

Sunday results list St. Louis beat Philadelphia 2-0 and Chicago beat New York 7 to 0. Cincinnati defeated Atlanta 12 to 0 while Houston edged Philadelphia 2 to 1 and San Francisco lost 1 to 6 to Chicago. Tonight Philadelphia visits St. Louis and Chicago hosts San Francisco with New York at Atlanta and Houston at Los Angeles. Tuesday games include Cincinnati at Pittsburgh and Chicago at San Francisco with Philadelphia at St. Louis.

St. Louis New York Chicago Los Angeles Pittsburgh Atlanta Cincinnati Philadelphia Houston San Francisco Philaphia San Fran Chicago Pittsburgh

Baseball scores slate with multiple matchups listed

A compact listing of daily MLB results and upcoming games includes Cleveland 4 4 New York 1 8 Boston 4 3 Washington 3 4 Baltimore 5 4 Detroit 2 1 Minnesota 7 10 Oakland 5 0 Chicago 5 0 and notes upcoming pairings such as California at Minnesota N Boston at New York N Cleveland at Baltimore N Oakland versus Chicago at Milwaukee N California at Minnesota N Oakland at Chicago N Detroit at Washington N with no further context.

Cleveland New York Boston Washington Baltimore Detroit Minnesota Oakland Chicago California Milwaukee Ww. L Pet G.B Chicago Wash

De Soto C and Q Bar Upsets Toby's in Softball Swing

C and Q Bar of De Soto defeated Toby's 15 to 6 in Riverland Softball League action Sunday. Elder Dyle earned the win for De Soto as Toby's players Roger Kjos and Warren Tyson homered and Fred Olson hit a four bagger for De Soto.

DE Soto Wis Toby Elder Dyle Roger Kjos Warren Tyson Fred Olson

Celtics Sign Draftee Don Chaney From Houston

The Boston Celtics announced the signing of their No 2 draft pick 6 foot 5 Don Chaney of Houston for the 1968 69 NBA season.

Boston Boston Celtics Don Chaney Houston

Trevino Headlines Minnesota Golf Classic Field

U S Open champion Lee Trevino leads a field of top pros at Keller Golf Course for the Minnesota Golf Classic open in two days. Top prize is 20000 with rivals Frank Beard Tom Weiskopf Doug Sanders among entrants while Jack Rule 1963 winner joins. A proam starts Wednesday featuring notable figures Bill Rigney Cal Ermer before the 72 hole event begins Thursday and concludes Sunday.

St, Paul Keller Golf Course Lee Trevino Trevino Frank Beard Tom Weiskopf Doug Sanders Beard Lionel Hebert Homeron Blancas Randy Glover Jack Rule Jaycees Rule St. Paul

Willie Davis and Jeter Sign Packer Contracts

The Green Bay Packers announced the signing of two all pro veterans Willie Davis and Bob Jeter. Davis, defensive captain, is beginning his eleventh NFL season with Green Bay since 1959. Jeter enters his sixth year, all with the Packers.

Green Bay Green Bay Packers Willie Davis Bob Jeter Davis Packer National Football League Jeter

Connaughton Finishes 75th in Houston Open

Connaughton of Oconomowoc Wis finished 75th in the Houston PBA Open. Wayne Zahn of Atlanta won with 9 535 pins for 40 games including a 675 pin bonus and earned 3 000 dollars. Connaughton posted 3 534 for 18 games.

Houston Jack Connaughton Oconomowoc Wis Wayne Zahn Atlanta Zahn Connaughton

Mano Wins KK Drags Eliminator in Kaukauna

Racine driver Mark Mano claimed the Super eliminator title at Kaukauna with a 189.46 mph run and an 8.09 second elapsed time.

Mano Racine Mark Mano Kaukauna

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