Parsons Wins Third Straight at Elkhart Lake
Chuck Parsons and Skip Scott won the Wet- America 500 mile road race at Elkhart Lake before 41 407 fans, finishing with a Lola Chevrolet at an average 94.73 mph. The victory tightens the U S road racing standings as Donahue leads with 36 points, Parsons 34, and Scott 33 with one race left.
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Devon
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Minneapolis
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Bethel Park
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McMurray
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Geoffrey Stevens
Miami
Fla
U.S
Donahue
Boys' Club Suffers Weekend Losses to Holmen and Alma
Holmen defeats the Boys' Club 6 to 4 with Nerby collecting two hits and Tabbert adding a triple. Alma Legion follows with an 8 to 0 win as Youngbauer and Ebert pace the winners while Bud Mac Kendrick and Steve Youngbauer lead the Boys' Club with two and four singles respectively.
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Stohr
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Anderson
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Haggerty
Brovold
Hendrick Ph
Olson
Birnbaum Rf
Skifton
Alma
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Irbi
McLoone Brothers Meet Rockwoods In Tennis Finals
top seeds Dick and Bob McLoone face Linn and Scott Rockwood in La Crosse Tennis Club doubles finals Monday at 5 30 p m after McLoone beat John Pincsak and Pete Wais while Rockwoods downed Tim Gullikson and Terry Murphy in a three set semifinal.
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Linn
Scott Rockwood
la Crosse
McLoones
John Pincsak
Pete Wais
Rockwoods
Tim Gullikson
Terry Murphy
Gullikson-Murphy
Murphy
Gullikson
Steve Pavela
Pavela
Wais
McLoone
Joe Aigner
Joyce Swanson
Georgia Cole
Rachel Spencer
Nancy Peterson
D. A. Fereee
Sally Cremer
Tie Gullikson
Bev Mee Loone
Hoeschler
Dick McLoone
Linn Rockwood
New Albin Nine Wins Harmony Little League Tourney
New Albin nine, previously 1-0 in the Harmony Little League bracket, recovered from a loss to win five straight and capture the double elimination title. Babe Fink, son of coach Shookey Fink, pitched two no hitters, blanking La Crescent 4-0 and Caledonia 4-0 in the final.
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la Crosse Stars of Tomorrow
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Shookey Fink
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la Crescent
Caledonia
Harmony
Rushford
Ontario Nips Norwalk in Coulee League Baseball
Ontario pitcher Don Ferris fired a three hitter to beat Norwalk 2 to 1 in Coulee League play. The victory avenged an early season loss while both teams had previously handed the other its only defeat. Norwalk 100 000 000 1 Ontario 001 010 000 2
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Norwalk
Sikes Wins Minnesota Golf Classic by One Stroke
Dan Sikes of Jacksonville with a final round 64 captured the Minnesota Golf Classic at Keller Golf Course. He finished 12 under par for 272, beating Ken Still by one stroke. Still earned 12,000 while Sikes gained 20,000 and moved to seventh on the 1968 PGA money list. Tom Weiskopf tied for third with 274 earning 7,500, while other top finishers included Brown Graham Dickson at 275 and Weiskopf's rivals Casper and others.
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Jacksonville
Fla
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St. Paul
Sikes
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Tacoma
Wash
ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Nhead
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Orioles
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Pete Brown
Lou
Graham
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Dickson
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Billy Maxwell
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Bert Greene
Bob Stone
Jim Colbert
Bill Garrett
Ray Floyd
Lee_ Elder
B. R. McLendon
Bob Murphy
Ita
Sucher Defends Wisconsin Amateur Title in 67th Meet
Dick Sucher of Milwaukee begins his bid to defend the Wisconsin amateur golf championship as the 67th annual meet starts this week with 197 challengers. After two days of qualifying trimming the field to 64, match play begins midweek and the finals Saturday. Sucher faces five former champions including Steve Caravello Bill Schaller John Hayes Wally Atwood and Bob Johnson, plus 53-year-old Harry Simonson who has reached finals four times.
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Dick Sucher
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Sucher
Steve Caravello
Madison
Bill Schaller
John Hayes
Menasha
Wally Atwood
Bob Johnson
Harry Simonson
Mets Dominant in Doubleheader Sweep Over Orioles
In the Trans Fast-Pitch League Mets swept a Sunday twinbill defeating the Orioles 9-1 and 12-5. Chuck Bigley pitched a two hitter in the first game and Duane Johnson homered in the nightcap as the Mets improve to 10 wins in 12 games while Baltimore sits at 2-13. In Slow-Pitch action the Long Horns beat the Red Burners 11-6 for their sixth win in 14 starts.
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Orioles
Chuck Bigley
Duane Johnson
Long Horns
Red
Eagle River
Ray Nydahl
Nydahl
C Hydro
Frank Earl
Austin, Minn
Trane Teams Split Games In Doubleheader
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Orioles
Robertson & Shimshak
Hammes & Polich
D. Johnson
Herris
Forer & Soper
Bagnewski& Hanson
Bagnewski
Andrews
Seiler
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