Road America June Sprints set with past champions on hand
At Elkhart Lake June 15 to 17 the Road America June Sprints will award national championship points in nine sprint races plus a 100 mile finale. Returning champions include Mike Landum Tuck Thomas Jim Boehm Mike Hall and Jerry Hansen with multiple cars. AUSAC historian Donald Davidson voices decades of Indy 500 trivia and now serves as a statistician and broadcaster.
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Elkhart Lake
Road America
Sports Car Club of America
Mike Landum
Oswego
Ill
Tuck Thomas
Minneapolis
Horst Kneck
Jim Boehm
St. Louis
Donald Davidson
Davidson
Gaston Chevrolet
George Sauders
Graham Hill
England
U.S. Auto Club
Wiltshire
Salisbury
USAC
Indianapolis
A. J. Watson
Watson
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Practice Begins For Can-Am Race At Mosport
Practice started for the 75 000 opening Can-Am race at Mosport Ontario with Mark Donohue favored. The 1972 Indianapolis 500 winner drives a turbo Porsche in the 80-lap 197 mile event as part of a continent-wide series.
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Mosport
Ont
Mark Donohue
Donohue
Durham County Hills
Toronto
Peter Revson
United States
Bangor 2 La Crosse 1 in Western Wisconsin League game
Bangor defending champs beat La Crosse 2 1 as Madsen doubled for the winning run in the fifth. Quinn led Bangor with two hits while Johnson took the loss for La Crosse, striking out 11. La Crosse hosts Sparta at Copeland Park Sunday.
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Bangor
Wis
la Crosse
Larry Madsen
Bob Steigerwald
Arnie Degen
Hardt
Larry Quinn
Roger Piazza
Dane Ondell
Quinn
Dave Johnson
Sparta
Copeland Park
Ab-R-H
Korn
Hundt
Augustine
Kaiser Rf
Squier
Cooley
Johnson
Steigerwald
RBI
Ondell
Madsen
Piazza
Tooke
Degenhardt
Wees
Bray Johnson
Bergman
26th College World Series Opens Today
The 26th College World Series starts in Omaha with Arizona State and USC as favorites. Oklahoma faces Minnesota in the opener while Penn State meets Arizona State and USC opens against Harvard. Texas battles Georgia Southern as the field unfolds.
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Omaha
Neb
Arizona State
Southern California
USC
Rod Dedaux
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Penn State
Harvard
Texas
Georgia Southern
Dedaux
Trojans
Gophers
Dick Siebert
Southern Illinois
Jackson Todd
Dave Winfield
Gopher
San Diego
Nastase joins Smith as co favorite in Italian Open
Rome AP Nastase of Romania, upset in doubles and angered by crowd noise, quits a match. He is named co favorite with Stan Smith of Pasadena to win the Italian Open singles title as Patrice Dominguez and Wanato N Gadrella led 4 6 1 2 when Nastase stormed off.
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Rome
Romania
the Nastase
Stan Smith
Pasadena
Calif
Nastase
Jimmy Connors
Los Angeles
Patrice Dominguez
Wanato N’gadrella
France
Bike Race Winners at Tri- State One Mile event
Barry Hamiston won the youth division and Kevin Schroeder took the senior division in the Tri- State Bike Touring Club one mile race on Wednesday.
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Barry Hamiston
Kevin Schroeder
Tri- State Bike Touring Club
Coulee Bowl Keeps 1st in Riverland Softball Standings
Coulee Bowl of Onalaska remains atop the Riverland Softball League with a 4-0 record after a 23-1 win over Crescent Inn of La Crescent. Jeff Graves hit two home runs, Wayne Olson added one, and Butch Ghelf and Porky Ghelf homered for Blue Bar of De Soto in a 12-10 win over Frog Point of Stoddard.
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Coulee Golf Bowl
Onalaska
Riverland Softball League
the Coulee
Crescent Inn of
la Crescent
Jeff Graves
Wayne Olson
Ghelf Brothers
Butch
Porky
Blue Bar
de Soto
Frog Point
Stoddard
Ron Taylor
Jerry Jenson
Barber Leads Philadelphia Golf Classic
Jim Barber led the Philadelphia Golf Classic as he competes on the pro tour backed by his 70 year old grandmother and using a discarded putter from a gasoline station operator.
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Philadelphia
Jim Barber
Bangor Beats Holmen In Coulee Conference Opener
Bangor wins 4-2 at Holmen in a Coulee Conference baseball opener. Two unearned runs in the sixth followed two errors, a walk, and a single. Steve Althoff drove in two with a fifth inning double, while Jerry Steigerwald earned the win with eight strikeouts. Holmen’s Dick Otto fanned ten in defeat.
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Holmen
Wis
Bangor
Steve Althoff
Bill Knudtson
Jerry Steigerwald
Dick Otto
Bowling and Golf Standouts Highlight Summer Sports Scores
Readouts from bowling leagues show top teams and individuals with high series and games at Viasek's Tomah Sunset Viroqua Pla-Mer and more. In golf at Whitemarsh Valley, 24 year old Jim Barber leads the first round with 65 while Mike Reasor ties for second at 66 and Nicklaus shoots 73 ahead of Oakmont U.S. Open week.
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Prise
Philadelphia
Barber
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
Mike Reasor
Reasor
Tom Weiskopf
Hale Irwin
John Adams
Larry Ziegler
la Crosse
Don Iverson
Andy North
Monona
Ralph Schlicht
Milwaukee
John Toepel
Stevens Point
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Oakmont
Pittsburgh
Clearwater
Fla
Jim Barber
Yankees Acquire Sam McDowell and Pat Dobson for AL East Push
New York trades with San Francisco and Atlanta land lefty Sam McDowell for cash and righty Pat Dobson for two minor leaguers and two players to be named later. The moves bolster a Yankees rotation long seeking one more quality starter in Ralph Houk's bid for the AL East title. Both pitchers were stars in the American League earlier in their careers.
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NEW York
Ralph Houk
New York Yankees
Yankees
Sam McDowell
Pat Dobson
San Francisco Giants
McDowell
Sam
Swift
Dobson
Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles
Braves
Frank Tepedino
Wayne Nordhagen
Prep Track Stars To Enroll At UW Madison
High school stars Dave Malley of Appleton East and Mark Johnson of Mason City Iowa will enroll at the University of Wisconsin this fall the UW athletic department announced.
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Madison, Wis
Dave Malley
Appleton East
Mark Johnson
Mason City
Iowa
University of Wisconsin
Dick Ann's and River City lead Tavern Softball divisions
Dick & Ann's sits alone atop the Tavern Softball National division with a 4-0 record after a 6-3 win over Vogue. River City Palace remains unbeaten in the American division with a 20-11 victory over the Tosa Club. The TRANE LEAGUE notes the Lab defeating the Slapsticks 9-6 in Trans Fast-Pitch action.
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Dick & Ann's
River City
River City Palace
Tosa
Bob Saluzzi
Bob Kjos
Bill Schulz
Don Murphy
Ron Wilhelm
Don Jacobson
Denny Oseth
Steve Sofia
Bob Marcou
Midway
Tom Larson
Pump
The
Lab
Slapsticks
Tavern League
Vogue Bar
Dick & Ann
Dick Skaff
Bob Billings
Bohemian Hall
Snuffy
Ozzie
Sportsman
Schmidty
Oxford
Handle
VOGUE
River City Pal
Tosa Club
Dahl Throws No-Hitter as Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Beats Arcadia 4-0
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau pitcher Clayton Dahl no-hit Arcadia in a 4-0 Coulee Conference opener. Dahl went seven innings with 15 strikeouts, six walks, a hit batsman, and an 2-0 record as the Redmen improved to 3-1. Fran Peterson drove in the winning run with a first inning double. Wayne Henderson homered in the fourth. Jeff Wagner reached base four times, stole two bases, and scored twice.
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Galesville
Wis
Clayton Dahl
Gale - Ettrick - Trempealeau
Arcadia
Dahl
Redmen
Fran Peterson
Wayne Henderson
Jeff Wagner
Coon Valley Beats Winona With Grand Slam Power
Jerry Henley hit a grand slam in the third inning to spark Coon Valley to a 4-2 nonconference win over the Winona Merchants in Winona Minnesota. Dan Bina and Frank Hottinger combined on a four hitter while Mike Coady added three singles. Scott Benedict collected two hits for Winona. Coon Valley next plays Melrose Mindoro Sunday at 8 p m in a Western Wisconsin League game.
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Dick & Ann's
Tavern
River City Palace
Vogue
Dick Skaff
Bohemian Hall
Snuffy
Jerry Stellick
Ozzie's
Tom Rice
Tony Hefti
Schmidty
Joe Fanello
Mike Kakuska
Dave Smith
Oxford
Dan Filzen
Mike Fries
Jim Lanzel
Bob Johnson
Jim Hawkins
Mike Lenser
Winona
Minn
Jerry Henley
Coon Valley
Winona Merchants
Dan Bina
Frank Hottinger
Mike Coady
Scott Benedict
Melrose
Wisconsin
Melrose-Mindoro
S & H Nine beat Downtown Country Kitchen 16 to 1 in softball
S & H Sport Shop crushed Downtown Country Kitchen 16 to 1 in a make-up Classic Softball League game. Marv Jensen led with three hits in four at bats and Gary Olson drove in four runs as Jim Ward earned the win. Country Kitchen managed four hits and Bill Tauscher took the loss.
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S & H Sports Shop
Country Kitchen
Marv Jensen
Gary Olson
Mike Pfennig
Moe Lathrop
Tom Faas
Jim Ward
Bill Tauscher
S & H Sport Shop
Ab-R-H
Ron Vauk
Jim Bott
Bob Jirsa
Charles Forer
Jerry Sirsa Cf
Gary Quillin
Steve Tanke
Gene Hansen
Matt Cohen
Tom Sill
Dennis Marcou
Bob Christopherson
Charles Weibel
S&h CO. Kitchen
Co. Kitchen
Rbi — Jensen
Mike Strasser
Pete DiCicco
al Blenco
Alma Center Lincoln tops Osseo-Fairchild in Dairyland clash
Alma Center Lincoln scored five runs in the first inning and beat Osseo-Fairchild 8-4 in Dairyland Conference baseball. Jerome Hart went four for four with a triple and three RBIs, Pat Janke added a two run triple, Paul Hauser earned the win with 11 strikeouts. Lincoln improves to 3-1 in league play.
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Alma Center
Wis
Lincoln
Osseo-Fairchild
Jerome Hart
Pat Janke
Paul Hauser
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