Hill Wins Memphis Open In Final Birdies
Dangerous Dave Hill captured the Memphis Open title at Colonial Country Club posting 265 for 72 holes and a $30,000 first prize. He led Lee Elder by two shots after a 65 final round, despite concerns over a mysterious weight loss and a two month PGA suspension noted during his 12th tour year.
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Jackson
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Bert Yancey
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Charles Coody
Tommy Aaron
Steve Reid
Don January
Yancey
Majestic Prince Ready to Target Belmont and Crown
In 1948 Majestic Prince, unbeaten, eyes the Belmont Stakes after a likely run at Belmont Park next Saturday. If he wins, he would join the ranks of Triple Crown champions including Sir Barton Gallant Fox Omaha War Admiral Whirlaway Count Fleet Assault and Citation.
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New York
Citation
Majestic Prince
Frank McMahon
Smothers Entry Wins At Union Grove
Don Garlits of Seffner Florida piloting a Smothers Brothers entry won the No 1 fuel eliminator division at Great Lakes Dragaway Union Grove Wisconsin. He ran the quarter mile in 6.90 seconds at 220.58 mph while Duke Ray of Chicago posted the top speed at 226.13 mph. John Mulligan of Garden Grove California in Tim Beebe's rail set the track record with an elapsed time of .06.70.
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Seffner
Fla
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Chicago
John Mulligan
Garden Grove
Calif
Tim Beebe
Hitters Have Day In American Loop
The American League produced a busy day as Seattle beat Detroit 8-7, Washington toppled the White Sox 9-2, the Yankees outlasted Kansas City 8-5, Baltimore edged California 4-3 in 11, and Oakland routed Cleveland 11-1.
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Washington
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Cleveland
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Don Mincher
Steve Whitaker
Wayne Comer
Harper
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Minnesota
Petrocelli
Boston
Robinson
Blair
Murcer
New York
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Pinella
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Lyle
Culp
McDowell
Lolich
McLain
Pattin
Tip Top Wins Softball Tournament at Onalaska
ONALASKA Wis Tip Top of Hokah dominated Mel and Bills 22 9 to win the Mel and Bills tournament Sunday Bud and FrAn s of De Soto finished runner up Romance captured consolation honors in the weekend event
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Bill
Bud
Fran
de Soto
Romance
Wisconsin track favorites lead state meet outlook
Madison La Follette and Racine Horlick top AP poll with two firsts each and strong regional showings. Classes A and B prep for state at Monona Grove after sectional wins. notable performances include Cautley, Herold, Mersch, Murto, and Harney in key events as contenders eye top two and overall standings.
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Milwaukee
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Racine Horlick
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
Monona Grove
Associated Press
Glendale Nicolet
Fond du Lac
Racine Case
Wausau
Watertown
Menomonie
Hirsch To MC 1000 Yard Club Dinner Tuesday
MENASHA Wisconsin Elroy Crazylegs Hirsch UW athletic director will MC the sixth annual 1000 Yard Club dinner at Sabre Lanes Tuesday night. Don Shula Colts coach will be guest speaker as the foundation raises funds for Fox Cities youth groups. John Unitas may accompany Shula to discuss the 1969 season and Super Bowl context.
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Hartman Wins Kaukauna Half Mile USAC Stock Car Race
Butch Hartman of South Zanesville Ohio won the first USAC sanctioned stock car race at KK Sports Arena in Kaukauna driving a 1969 Dodge Charger to a three-quarter lap victory over Jack Bowsher. The $12000 purse included a share for Hartman as rain earlier threatened the event.
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Butch Hartman
KK Sports Arena
Zanesville
Ohio
Jack Bowsher
Springfield
Bowsher
Hartman
Don
Interleague NFL AFL Preseason Schedule Released
The 74 game preseason slate includes 33 interleague games across AFL NFL teams. Green Bay has no interleague game while pivotal matchups feature the Jets, Colts, Browns and Steelers in cross league play with several games televised by CBS.
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New York Jets
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Jets
St. Louis Cardinals
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Oakland
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Miami
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Fla
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Boys' Club Splits With Holmen '9' in doubleheader
The La Crosse Boys' Club senior team opened its year with Holmen High School, winning the opener 1-0 in 10 innings behind pitcher Jim Robinson who also scored the lone run. He allowed 10 hits, fanned six and walked none after reaching on a double. The second game ended 4-3 as the Boys' Club were outhit eight to four and lost.
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Jim Robinson
Robinson
John Germanson
Holmen
Central baseball squad meets North Crawford in district playoff
La Crosse Central holds a 12-2 season record as it faces North Crawford in a WIAA district playoff at Copeland Park. Central won the Westby District title while North Crawford claimed the Hillsboro District crown. Central also won the city championship with a 5-1 mark and North Crawford finished runner up in the Scenic Central Conference behind De Soto.
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Ontario Melvina Win Coulee League Games
Ontario dumped Norwalk 6-2 and Melvina beat Leon 10-8 in Coulee League play Sunday. Don Ferries and Jerry Heselberg pitched a four hitter for Ontario which remains unbeaten in two games. Keller had two hits for Ontario while Fletcher homered for Norwalk. Dunn and Loefenberg each had two hits for Melvina in its league opener with Schanhofer and Nowak homering for Leon.
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Melvina
Leon
Don Ferries
Jerry Hesselberg
Bob Keller
Larry Fletcher
Dunn
Loefenberg
Mike Schanhoefer
Ron Nowalk
Chaseburg and New Albin Deliver Tri-State Wins
Chaseburg topped Stoddard 8-3 to remain unbeaten in Tri-State play as New Albin defeated De Soto 21-5 behind six players with two hits each led by Joe Fink with three singles and two doubles. Eitzen edged Genoa 3-2 in the other game.
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Dave Imhoff
Bud Johnson
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Overson
Davis
Lansing
la Crosse Legion
Caledonia
Major League Leaders in American and National Leagues
The standings list top performers by league with batting leaders Carew and Jones among others, and pitchers like McNally and Abernathy posting unbeaten four decision records. Notable figures include Murcer Banks McCovey and McDowell leading in RBIs and strikeouts across teams.
Area Bowling Strike Outs Results Left As Team High
Sunset Viroqua reports team series for R R Express at 2341 and team game 814. Individual scores include Mayonne McClurg 543 and Darlene Ray 504 with multiple players posting 400s. High single by Mayonne McClurg at 201.
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