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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1973
Page
15
Baltimore aims to reshape the roster after GM Joe Thomas acquired 15 players in one year following the Johnny Unitas trade on January 22. The 1960s captaincy humor lingers as the team seeks a new identity with seven veterans moved or altered.
River City Palace extended its lead in the American League with an 18-5 win over the Rack as Randy Trollop homered and Nock Blank collected four straight hits. OK Bar stayed a half game back after a 9 7 win over Ozzie's, Midway crushed Schmidtys, and Snuffy's beat the Keg.
La Crosse Legion team opened with five runs in the first inning then held off late Westby charges to win 12 to 10 in tournament play. Key hits included singles by Christensen Deckham and Beranek, a two run triple by Otto, a Twite triple, and a theft of home by Twite.
Delavan golfer Bob Marks and Kenosha’s John Ruffalo shot 69 to lead a 140-golfer field after first qualifying round at Kenosha Country Club. Racine duo Lance Melik and Chris Kappas followed with 70 while defending champion Doug Weiss of Madison posted 75. Top 60 and ties advance to final 36 holes.
The Sardonyx swept Lab 10-3 and 10-7 in a Sunday doubleheader. Art Fisher pitched a four hitter in game one with 12 runs aided by a four-run first inning. Stan Dwyer hit a homer in game two as Fisher earned the win in relief. The Lab falls to 7-8 while Sardonyx goes to 7-9.
Pittsburgh adds tackle Tom Keating to the roster from Oakland in exchange for an undisclosed 1974 draft pick.
Jill Swanson of La Crosse finished runner-up in the 16 and under singles at the Aquatennial junior tennis tournament in Minneapolis. She beat Jean Swanson of Minneapolis in the semifinals 7-5 6-0 before losing to Peggy Chutich of Anoka 6-4 6-0 in the final. Linda Jensen and Wendy Spurduso of La Crosse were eliminated in doubles quarterfinals by Becky Barnes of Excelsior and Lauris Mueller of Minneapolis 6-3 6-2.
Randy Dobbs drove in the deciding run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning as La Crescent edged Caledonia 7-6 in a sub district B Legion game. Keith Kushman added a two run triple, Conway scored for Caledonia, and a wild pitch set up the decisive hit. The win puts La Crescent at 1-0 in the best two of three series with a rematch set Thursday at 6 p.m. in La Crescent.
Tom Walter hit a two-run triple in the sixth inning to lift the La Crosse Boys' Club to a 9-8 win over Onalaska in a 12-and-under baseball game. The victory improves the Boys' Club to 15 wins in 22 games. Jeff Preescl and Bob Hayter each collected two hits for Onalaska.
Jimmy Connors, 20, defeats Arthur Ashe in a rain delayed final at Longwood to win the Pro Net title and $12,000. He toppled top seed Stan Smith and added victories over Ray Moore Dick Stockton and Cliff Richey en route to the 5 set win. Ashe earned $6,000 for finishing runner up in the $60,000 event.
In Minsk the Soviet men held a 65 to 51 edge over the United States as Steve Williams led a strong American sprint showing. Williams won the 100 in 10.1 seconds and anchored a victorious 400 relay in 39.2, while Borzov dominated the Russian side. Mike Cotton withdrew with a hamstring, impacting the U S scoring.
Jody Sheckter leads the S & M Championship standings with 95 points as the Road America weekend opens in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin. He aims to widen his margin with two 80 mile heats precedes a 100 mile feature and a 200 mile Trans-American race.
The College All Stars facing the Miami Dolphins in the 40th classic at Soldier Field seek their first win in a decade. Coach John McKay adopts a simple one daily workout approach with his Southern Cal staff guiding offense and defense. Bert Jones and Charles Young lead four co captains while quarterback options include Bert Jones or Joe Ferguson.
Aquinas student Jim Coney won medalist in the Valley High Country Club junior tournament with a 76 total after a 35 final nine, taking top honors in the 16-year-old class and the overall field. Bill Ipe added a 78 to win the 17-year-old class and was second medalist.
The La Crosse Parks and Recreation city tennis tournament starts Wednesday. The women’s singles begin at 5 p m and the men’s singles follow at 6 30 p m at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse courts.
In Waukesha Wisconsin Eugene Bartos Black River Falls won the 22 yard handicap title after 94 of 100 in regular competition Dr John Turnbull Onalaska captured the 23 yard handicap with 92 of 100 Ken Savadis Milwaukee took the state title with 199 targets in 200 shots He posted a 100 straight in round two after missing one in the first 100 A five way shootoff decided runner up Jerry Tesch Lake Mills led overall with 560 of 600 and a second shootoff left Doug Brunner West Allis atop AA class
The piece argues that sanitation drove plague reduction more than vaccines and questions vaccination as a universal remedy. It notes links between smallpox vaccines and multiple sclerosis theories, cites Salk vaccine controversy, and promotes personal choice unless a communicable emergency.
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