Marichal Tops All Time In Winning Percentage
Juan Marichal improved to 7-2 this season and 177-79 in his career for a .691 winning percentage after a six hit shutout against Montreal. He joined Whitey Ford as the only pitchers with such a high all time mark as other games featured Rick Wise, Alan Foster, and several NL teams posting decisive wins.
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Juan Marichal
San Francisco Giants
Giants
Montreal Expos
Marichal
New York Yankees
Whitey Ford
Philadelphia
Clarence Gaston
San Dieson
Montreal
Ron Fairly
Cleveland
Minnesota
Oakland
Boston
Detroit
Kansas City
Washington
California
Seattle
WISAA Names Kolstad and Larson to Grid Committee
The Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association selects Chick Kolstad of St Norbert and Lloyd Larson of the Milwaukee Sentinel to a five member football championship selection panel. Pavela notes three more sports figures will be named next week to pick the final four teams for next fall. Semifinals are set for Nov 8 and the final for Nov 15 with sites TBA in Green Bay or Milwaukee.
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Howard
Chick) Kolstad
St. Norbert
Lloyd Larson
Milwaukee Sentinel
Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association
WISAA
Steve Pavela
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Pavela Kolstad
Eau Claire State
Larson
Chick Kolstad
Pavela
Washburn Captures Minnesota State Baseball Title
Unbeaten Minneapolis Washburn defeated Albert Lea 5-1 to win the Minnesota State High School Baseball Tournament. Washburn finished 18-0 behind pitcher Rolf Baglien who struck out seven. Bemidji took third with a 4-0 win over South St. Paul, and Greenway of Coleraine earned consolation honors 5-3 over Norwood Young America.
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ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Washburn
Minnesota
Albert Lea
Bemidji
South St. Paul
Greenway
Coleraine
Norwood Young America
Rolf Baglien
Edina
Duane Baglien
Dan Fuhrman
Ron Brackey
Dale May
Jim Hatlestad
May
Hatlestad
Tom Hill
Packers
Lumberjacks
Norwood
Legion Plays DeSoto Sunday in Tri State League at Copeland Park
Legion No 1 aims for 2nd win in as many starts Sunday at Copeland Park against DeSoto at 2 15 p m. Pitchers include Schmidt Hottinger Halverson Kroner and Reichgelt. De Soto top batter Wood leads with .375 average as team seeks first win. A La Crosse victory could lift Parizek's club to second behind Caledonia and New Albia, both 3 0.
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Booker Parizek
Legion
Carrasco Retains European Lightweight Title In Madrid Bout
Pedro Carrasco 131 outpointed Miguel Velazquez 130 2 in Madrid Spain to keep the European lightweight title. In Fort Worth Willie Warren 159 Corpus Christi Texas defeated Jose Gabino 161 Mexico by decision in a 10 round bout.
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Madrid
Pedro Carrasco
Spain
Miguel Velazquez
Carrasco
Fort Worth
Tex
Willie Warren
Corpus Christi
Jose Gabino
Mexico
State baseball tournament openers set semis and title game
In Eau Claire the WIAA state prep baseball tournament advanced to semifinals after four tight quarterfinals. Kenosha Tremper topped Antigo 3 0 and Menomonie beat Superior 2 0, while Fond du Lac and Sauk Prairie won by one run each to reach the final day showdown. Tremper and Menomonie meet for the title, with two teams earning shutouts and the others edging out wins in a tense bracket.
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Madison East
Jerry McDonald
Tim Healy
Fond du Lac
Carson Park
Eau Claire
Allan Rose
Ron Buckley
Cardinals
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
WIAA
Kenosha Tremper
Menomonie
Sauk- Prairie
Sauk -Prairie
Bill Letsome
Cashton to Stage 15th Horse Show on June 22 1969
Cashton Wisconsin Western Saddle Club will hold its 15th Horse Show at the local ball park with an afternoon noon start and an evening 7 pm show. The event features 17 classes in the afternoon and 14 in the evening and is approved by the Western Wisconsin Horsemen’s Association which awards points to its members.
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Cashton
Wis
Western Saddle Club Inc
Ball Park
Western Wisconsin Horsemens Association
W.W.H.A
Gordon Leads Sauk Prairie Past Waupaca in Final Inning
Sauk Prairie erased a 4-0 deficit to beat Waupaca 5-4 in the final inning. June Gordon threw a 553 series as Dennis Riddle and teammates kept Waupaca silent until late. Final box shows Sauk Prairie hitters Kurt Koenig Steve Ploetz and Bill Dettman contributing in a tight late rally.
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Seaven Weeve
Sauk Prairie
Waupaca
Gordon
Dennis Riddle
John Holly
Riddie
Mike Schultz
Bill Dettman
Steve Ploetz
Kurt Koenig
Standings and results highlight an MLB split of leagues
East leaders Chicago and New York hold strong records while Pittsburgh and St Louis chase. Results include Pittsburgh 2 Atlanta 1, Chicago 14 Cincinnati 8 in 10, Houston 4 St Louis 2, LA 1 New York 0, Philadelphia 6 San Diego 1, San Francisco 4 Montreal 2. Today’s and Sunday’s games feature marquee matchups across cities with multiple rivals.
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Rick Wise
Philadelphia
San Diego
Alan Foster
Los Angeles
New York Mets
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Houston
St. Louis
Chicago
Giants
W. L. Pet. G.B. Chicago
New York
Phila’phia
Montreal
San Fran
Cincinnati
Reed
San Francisco
Griffin
Carlton
Holtzman
Detroit
Wilson
Kansas
Fond du Lac
City
Nelson
Bob Wheeler
Oo Cleveland
Ellsworth
Minnesota
Kaat
Baan du Lac
Brian Felda
Allan Beltimore
Palmer
John
Seattle
Pattin
Burbach
Oakland
Odom
Boston
Culp
California
Brunet
Washington
Coleman
Kansas City
Cleveland
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Onalaska baseball at Copeland Park Sunday
The Onalaska Fireside team faces Tomah in a Western Wisconsin Baseball League game at Copeland Park Sunday at 7 15 p m Other league games include West Salem at Sparta and Black River Falls at Bangor.
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Onalaska
Tomah
Wisconsin
Copeland Park
West Salem
Sparta
Black River Falls
Bangor
Orioles Beat White Sox as Frank Robinson Delivers
Frank Robinson fueled the Orioles 5-2 win over the Chicago White Sox with a leadoff sixth inning hit and a tying eighth inning dash plus a two run ninth inning single. Robinson and Baltimore teammates added late offense as Oakland, Detroit and other AL teams posted wins.
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Associated Press
Earl Weaver
Frank Robinson
Baltimore Orioles
Oriole
Orioles
Chicago White Sox
Cubs Kessinger Ties NL Singles Defense Streak
Don Kessinger propelled the Cubs past the Reds 14-8 in 10 innings as he tied the National League record with 52 consecutive errorless games. He later drew an intentional walk in the 10th before Chicago exploded for six runs. Banks Williams Santo powered the win with a two run single, and Ken Holtzman prepared to face Tony Cloninger in the series' next game.
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the Firth
Dodgers
Mota
Art Shamsky
Jim Lefebvre
Koosman
Milt Pappas
Pittsburgh
Willie Stargell
Pirates
Bill Mazeroski
Manny Sanguillen
Houston
Ray Washburn
Cardinals
Doug Rader
Denis Menke
Chicago
Dandys
Don Kessinger
Cubs
Cincinnati
Kessinger
Chicago Cubs
Don
John Kerr
New York Giants
Chico Carrasquel
Chicago White Sox
Carrasquel
Kerr
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Ron Santo
Ken Holtzman
Tony Cloninger
No-Hit Shutout Beats Holmen as Onalaska Wins
Onalaska improves to 1-1 in Coulee Conference play with a 10-0 win over Holmen. Chuck Hockenbery throws a no hitter with seven strikeouts, while Tim Gullikson and Dave Cardin lead the 13-hit attack. Holmen falls to 1-2.
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Onalaska
Chuck Hockenbery
Arcadia
Holmen
Hockenbery
Trempealeau
Wis
Hilltoppers
Tim Gullikson
Dave Cardin
Steve Reman
Jim Wittenberg
Cleveland Defends In Westfield Open
WINONA Minn Dennis Cleveland will defend his Westfield Open golf title at Westfield Golf Course this weekend. The 18 hole format replaces last year’s 27 holes. Cleveland’s main challenger is Winona State’s John Walski the top man on the Warriors links squad. The two tied for the Herb Ristow Pro Amateur championship at Maple Grove Country Club last Monday.
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Winona
Minn
Dennis Cleveland
Westfield
Cleveland
Winona State
John Walski
Warriors’ Links
Herb Ristow
Maple Grove Country Club
Walski
Girard Janikowski
Guy and Price lead U S Midwest All Stars past Vs Praha 87 79
Robert Guy and Jesse Price combined for 51 points to lift the U S Midwest College All-Star team overVs Praha of Czechoslovakia 87 79 in an exhibition Friday night. Guy scored 30 and Price 21 as the Americans extended their tour win streak to four.
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Prague
Robert Guy
Jesse Price
Vs Praha
Czechoslovakia
Guy
Price
Bowling Scores Strike Outs at Sunset and Viroqua
Bowling results from Sunset and Viroqua show RR Express leading team series with 2115 and team game 764. Individuals Brenda Wendorf 519 and Darlene Nutter 474 top the women’s list. high single 206 by June Gordon. Cool Guys led by American Legion with 1981 team series and 712 team game. Steve Hill 480 as top individual and high single 188.
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R. R. Express
Brenda Wendorf
Darlene Nutter
Mayonne McClurg
Darlene Ray
Ruth Spangler
Verna Brye
Ellie Brye
Donna Turner
Gen Holcombe
Clara Doien
Pat Mathison
June Gordon
American Legion
Rick Newman
Steve Hill
John Hendrickson
al Tatzel
Eric Herrlinger
Jerome Bina
Mark Larson
David Fortney
City Swim Team Tryouts Monday At Erickson Pool
La Crosse announces tryouts for a city swim team at Erickson Pool. Eligible youths ages 6 to 18 may join A or B teams with schedules: experienced swimmers Monday at 8 30 a.m., others Tuesday at 8 30 a.m. A team meets Mon Wed Fri. B team meets Tue Thu. Coached by Todd Ondell and Dorothy Shields with sponsorship from the Recreation Department and the swim club. Last year the team was undefeated in three meets.
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la Crosse
Erickson Pool
Erickson
Todd Ondell
Dorothea Shields
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