French Island Tourney Draws 24 Teams for Weekend Invite
Tournament manager Bill Brandt assembles a 24 team field for the second annual French Island Invitational 12 inch fast pitch softball event. Contenders include Handy Builders Home Builders Downtown Country Kitchen Metro Sports The Sporting Life Pegg's Pizza S H Sport Shop and clubs from Madison Kenosha River Falls Woodstock and De Forest Ill. Strong entries are Green Terrace Winona and Club 95 Hixton.
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Bill Brandt
Handy Builders
Home Builders
Downtown Country Kitchen
Metro Sports
the Sporting Life
Pegg's Pizza
S&h Sport Shop Brandt
Madison
Kenosha
River Falls
Woodstock
de Forest
Ill
Green Terrace
Winona
Club 95
Hixton
Hixton USA champ and ASA qualifiers clash with local clubs
National Qualifiers Green Terrace and Club 95 earned ASA National Tournament spots last year with Terrace second and Club 95 third. They met Winona four times, Winona winning three. Club 95 roster includes Ron Joten and Larry Fletcher, both with Wisconsin La Crosse ties. Hixton boasts a 176-26-1 four year record as a state champion.
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Green Terrace
Club 95
American Softball Association
ASA
the Terrace
Winona
Ron Joten
Larry Fletcher
Joten
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Fletcher
la Crosse
Hixton
French Island Invitational First Round Pairings Listed
Saturday schedule lists Handy Builders vs Green Ter race at Nelson Park eight am Hillsboro Firemen against Home Builders nine thirty Osseo Reef River versus Rudes Lanes DeForest eleven Edgewater Inn Kenosha against Charlies Supper Club Austin Mann twelve thirty pm at Hauser Zimmerman Park Ma Barkers Seneca versus Downtown Country Kitchen six am Hilltop Bar Eastman against Metro Sports nine W Jimmy Ryan Bar Madison versus Pail es Bakery eleven Bo s Mine River Falls versus Petries Sporting Goods Madison twelve Wom at Calloway Park TeePee Tomah versus Sporting Life Pogg s against Muscad a Willow E Woodstock nine thirty Club 95 versus Tillies Bar Star Prairie one and S H Sport versus Muscada twelve thirty pm The championship game set Sunday at Nelson Park atépom
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French Island
Nelson Park
Handy Builders
Green Terrace
Hillsboro Firemen
Home Builders
Osseo Reef River
Rude's Lanes
DeForest
Edgewater Inn
Kenosha
Charlie's Supper Club
Austin
Mann
Hauser- Zimmerman
Metro Sports
Jimmy Ryan
Madison
Paile's Bakery
Bo’s & Mine
River Falls
Petrie’s Sporting Goods
Wom
Calloway Park
TeePee
Tomah
Sporting Life
Pogg’s
Music
Willow E Woodstock
930
Club 95
Tillie’s
Star Prairie
S&h Sport
Muscada
Softball tournaments and All-Star vote leaders in Wisconsin and Milwaukee
Extra Innings Joe's OK Bar of La Crosse won the Weve Got The Spirit Days Bicentennial softball tournament sponsored by the Onalaska Jaycees last weekend. The Miller Brewing Company sponsors the Lite Softball Nationals July 2 through 5 in Milwaukee. Cincinnati second baseman Joe Morgan leads NL All-Star votes with 54,133, followed by Johnny Bench and Pete Rose. Badgers name Grant Standbrook as assistant hockey coach at the University of Wisconsin.
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Joe's OK
la Crosse
Onalaska Jaycees
Miller Brewing Company of
Milwaukee
Wilson Park
South 20Th
West Howard
Cincinnati
Joe Morgan
Morgan
Johhny Bench
Reds
Pete Rose
Steve Garvey
Philadelphia
Larry Bowa
Greg Luzinski
Phillies
Bake McBride
Cards
Dave Kingman
Mets
Badgers
Madison
Wis
Grant Standbrook
Dartmouth University
University of Wisconsin
Robert Johnson
Standbrook
Johnson
United States
Munich
William Rothwell
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Mike Miller Triumphs At Interstate Speedway
Mike Miller of Wisconsin Rapids powered his Glacier Valley Ford 70 Mustang to a second feature win at the La Crosse Interstate Speedway near West Salem Wisconsin. He also placed second in the fast heat behind Tom Reffner setting the stage for a night of mixed results across multiple divisions. Local drivers Larry Anderson La Crosse and Rick Johnson Barre Mills claimed wins in semifeatures and hobby stocks, with River Steel Construction Company noted as a sponsor for the event.
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West Salem
Wis
Mike Miller
Wisconsin Rapids
la Crosse Interstate Speedway
Tom Reffner
Larry Anderson
la Crosse
Rick Johnson
Barre Mills
Sportsman LaVerne
Grandall
Hobby Stock Division
Steve Carlson
Dick Goldsmith
Bob Suhr
Bob Hoffman
River Steel Construction Company of
Point Fund
St Francis Tops Rubber Mills To Lead Industrial Closed League
St Francis Hospital moved to sole first in the Industrial Closed 12 inch league after a 15-10 win over Rubber Mills No 1. In the National Division Heilemans tied Lutheran Hospital with a 14-3 victory. Industrial Open 16 inch league.
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St. Francis Hospital
St. Francis
Rubber Mills No
Heileman’s
Lutheran Hospital
Lutheran
Mark Jewelers
Vickers
Wonder Bar
Click Distributing
Tom Haggerty
Industrial
McLoone
Park Dept
Tigers
Bucks
Rockets
Ball Hawks
Data Shufflers
Condors
Cubs
Rubber Mills
la Crosse Rubber Mills
W.A. Roosevelt
Garment Co
Machine Products
Gundersen Clinic
Quillin’s
Torrane Foundry
Tom Tauscher
Rubber Mills No. 1
Bob Korkowski
Dennis Larson
Dave Delano
Don Jobe
Dan Dahle
UOP Norplex
Steve Remen
Jerry Haas
Bob Janikowski
Tom Bavers
Tony Weisbecker
Frank Tautin
Len Wingers
Tom Myhre
Charles Kreutzer
Pat Devine
Dennis Evenson
Darrell Newmann
Rick Revels
Torrance Foundry
Dick Flanigan
WWTI
Jewelers
Wunder Bar
Vicker’s
Red Lantern
Dick & Ann‘s
Kelly's
Eagles Club
Larosse Jaycees
American Legion
Arizona Cagers Set 27-Game Schedule
Arizona, defending Western Athletic Conference basketball champion, will play a 27 game schedule next season including an exhibition against the Yugoslavian national team. The season opens with the Yugoslavian team in Tucson on November 19 and the regular season opener against arch rival Arizona State on November 26. The ASU game does not count in conference standings, but two later meetings will be WAC games.
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Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Arizona State
September 7 Trial Set for Flyers' Bob Kelly
A September 7 trial is set for Bob Kelly of the Philadelphia Flyers on charges of assault causing bodily harm from an incident at a playoff game with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Kelly appeared at a preliminary hearing after usherette Jan Brown, wife of NHL linesman John Brown, was struck in the face by a hockey glove.
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Toronto
Bob Kelly
Philadelphia Flyers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Kelly
Jan Brown
NHL
John Brown
Kirkpatricks Win M-20 Sailing Races
Bill Kirkpatrick and his wife Jane sailed to first place in the M-20 races on the Olympic course at Lake Onalaska last night. Hans Schroeder and Jeff Abrams finished second with Jim Tankersley and Mark Schueller third.
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Bill Kirkpatrick
Jane
Lake Onalaska
Hans Schroeder
Jeff Abrams
Jim Tankersley
Mark Schueller
Wristwrestling Set At Pickwick Bicentennial Open
The Pickwick Bicentennial Open wristwrestling matches will be held at the Pickwick ballfield on June 19. Weigh-in is from noon to 1 p.m. with matches from 1 to 2. Trophy and ribbon presentation will follow.
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Pickwick
Minn
Pickwick Ballfield
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Galesville
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New Lisbon
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Chub Erickson
Kelly’s
McLoone’s
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River Steel
Post Office
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Jim Thompson
Pete Bentz
Trane Slo
Connors
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England
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St. Shoes
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