Central Nine Sails To Brilliant 13-3 Season
La Crosse Central baseball posts a 13-3 record and wins city and district titles before an 8-6 sectional loss to Eau Claire Memorial. Coach Terry Schaetzke departs for Menomonee Falls. standout pitcher Tom Schmidt tallies two no hitters, 117 strikeouts, and a 9-2 mark while batting .383. Other seniors spark offense with multi hit seasons.
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Central Nine
la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse Central
Eau Claire Memorial
Terry Schaetzke
Menomonee Falls High School
Red Raiders
Sea
Tom Schmidt
Schmidt
Minnesota Twins
Roger Dolato
Dolato
Schaetzke
Mark Collins
Jeff Brudos
Collins
Brudos
Memorial
Jeff Cooley
Steve Cooley
Steve
Dave Schmidt
Tom
Dave
Winona
Aquinas
Reichgelt
Beman's Mystery Program Pays U S Open Dividends
At Cypress Creek layout in Houston the U S Open fields see Deane Beman tied for lead with Bob Murphy on 138 after two rounds. Bob Rosburg sits at 139, while Nicklaus and Palmer stay in contention as Trevino misses the cut.
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Beman’s
U.S
Cypress Creek
Associated Press
Champions Golf Club
Houston
Deane Beman
Bob Murphy
Miller Barber
Bob Ros
Burg
Braves Trade for Tony Gonzalez to Replace Injured Alou
The Atlanta Braves acquire Tony Gonzalez from the San Diego Padres in exchange for catcher Walt Hriniak and two minor leaguers Van Kelly and Andy Finlay. Gonzalez, 32, a 10 year NL veteran, will fill center field for the injured Felipe Alou who is sidelined with a fractured finger.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta Braves
Walt Hriniak
San Diego Padres
Tony Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Felipe Alou
Hriniak
Braves
van Kelly
Andy Finlay
Padres
Kelly
Richmond
Finlay
Shreveport
Brue Misses Cut At U S Open With 78
Milwaukee pro Bob Brue failed to advance at the U S Open after firing a six over par 78 to reach 155 over 36 holes. Only scores of 148 or better qualified for the next round.
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Houston
Milwaukee
Bob Brue
Brue
Midwest League scores show tight games and extra innings
Appleton 2 Decatur 4 and Quincy 5 3 with Wisconsin Rapids 2 0 Waterloo 1 4 while Cedar Rapids 0 5 Burlington 2 and Clinton 1 in 10 innings. The brief ledger highlights baseball results from multiple Midwest League matchups with close final tallies.
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Appleton
Decatur
Quincy
Wisconsin Rapids
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Clinton
Craft triple jumps to NCAA record at Ashland
John Craft, a senior from Eastern Illinois, leaped 53 feet 9 inches to break the NCAA College Division record on the first day of the championships at Ashland College. He scratched the long jump to focus on the win and heads home undefeated in the triple jump with the best mark this year.
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Associated Press
Ashland
Ohio
John Craft
Eastern Illinois
Ashland College
Craft
Charles Craig
Fresno State
Clint Brown
Occidental
Roger Best
Bowdoin
Arian Gelling
North Dakota
Brown
June Sprints At Elkhart Lake Road Race Meet
A record 408 competitors are expected this weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin for eight events on a four mile course. Three races Saturday include an 80 mile big production cars event with sixty entrants while Sunday features five races including a 100 mile sports racers feature. Amateurs from 20 states participate and defending champions Jerry Hansen Minneapolis and Tony DeLorenzo Troy Michigan seek to defend their titles.
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Elkhart Lake
Wis
Sports Car Club of America
Jerry Hansen
Minneapolis
Tony DeLorenzo
Troy
Mich
Kessinger Ties NL Shortstop Error Record
Don Kessinger of the Chicago Cubs tied a National League shortstop record by a 52 game errorless streak Friday night, matching Johnny Kerr’s 1946 mark. The MLB record stands at 53 set by Chico Carrasquel for the White Sox in 1951.
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Cincinnati
Don Kessinger
Chicago Cubs
Johnny Kerr
New York Giants
Chico Carrasquel
Chicago White Sox
Stone House and Pizza Villa Lead Classic Softball League
Stone House and Pizza Villa Rent-A-Tool surged to first in the Classic Softball League with wins Friday. Stone House defeated Klein & Son 9-4 while Pizza Villa routed the Columbian Squires 10-0 to run to 4-1. Other games saw Toby's beat Catholic Credit Union 10-6 and Club 14 crush Village Shopping Center 16-7.
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Stone House
Pizza Villa Rent-A-Tool
Klein & Son
Pizza
Columbian Squires
Toby’s
Catholic Credit Union
Club 14
Village Shopping Center
Paul Daffinson
Orrie Thompson
Ron Czechowicz
Squires
Toby
Mike Viner
John Fries
Joe Loomis
Col Savires
Czechowicz
Schmidt
R.johnson
Coptner
Mikkelson
Stuber
Col. Squires
Klein & Son Abrh Gardner
B.severson
Kjos
Rf P.dunham
C.c
Major League Leaders Including Batting and Pitching Highlights
The season’s top performers feature Carew and F Robinson leading batting averages at .390 and .332 with Blair and F Howard tied for 74 hits each. Notable stats show Petrocello and R Jackson with 20 homers, Harper and Campaneris atop stolen bases, and McNally and Stone posting 8 0 and 6 0 records with high strikeout counts by McDowell and Singer.
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Carew
Minnesota
F. Robinson
Baltimore
Blair
Killebrew
Powell
F. Howard
Washington
Hogan
Seattle
Petrocelli
Boston
R. Jackson
Oakland
Harper
Campaneris
McNally
Lyle
McDowell
Cleveland
Culp
M. Alou
Pittsburgh
Brock
St. Louis
A. Johnson
Cincinnati
Tolan
Kessinger
Chicago
H. Aaron
Atlanta
McCovey
San Francisco
L. May
Wills
Los Angeles
Stone
Holtzman
Singer
Jenkins
Wisconsin Crew Repechage Triumph Sets Regatta Finals
Wisconsin faces Cornell Navy Dartmouth unbeaten Washington and defending champion Pennsylvania in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association varsity eight final. After a Thursday setback when a rower went overboard near the finish, the Badgers won a repechage to reach the final, with Coach Randy Jablonic's crew beating Georgetown and Brown and clocking 6 22.3 to win by over a length.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Wisconsin
Cornell
Navy
Dartmouth
Washington
Pennsylvania
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Badgers
Penn
Randy Jablonic
Georgetown
Brown
Indians Call Up Suarez Boosts Win Over Twins
Cleveland called up catcher Ken Suarez from Triple A Portland to fill in for injured players. He hit a 370-foot homer in the sixth to tie the game and a ninth-inning single for the eventual winning run as the Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4. Sam McDowell earned the win, boosting his season record to 7-6, while Harmon Killebrew hit a late three-run homer for Minnesota. The Indians improved to 19-34 while Minnesota's West lead narrowed to one game over Oakland.
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ST. Paul - Minneapolis
Cleveland Indians
Alvin Dark
Indians
Cleveland
Ken Suarez
Minnesota Twins
Suarez
Portland
Duke Sims
Ray Fosse
Dark
Harmon Killebrew
Killebrew
Twins
Jim Perry
Tony Horton
Jose Cardenal
McDowell
Minnesota
Oakland A’s
Boston
Bill Russell Undecided On Retirement Question
In Boston the retirement decision for basketball star Bill Russell remains unsettled. Celtics general manager Red Auerbach said Russell telephoned from the West Coast and said no definite decision had been made at this time.
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Boston
Bill Russell
Red Auerbach
Boston Celtics
West Coast
Auerbach
Boston ‘Record American
Russell
Jand
Celtics
Boston Herald Traveler
National Basketball Association
Hollywood
Associated Press
Milwaukee Boxer Named To U S Team
Milwaukee boxer Larry Ward a high school senior who won the national AAU 165 pound title in April was named to a ten member United States team to meet in West German squad in Milwaukee Arena June 21. Ward and four other boxers were chosen by a national committee. The squad will be coached by Robert Pappy Gault who handled the U S Olympic team last year.
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Milwaukee
United States
Milwaukee Arena
Larry Ward
Ward
Robert
Pappy) Gault
Wisconsin Milwaukee Takes Third In Hammer Throw
Dave Gename of Wisconsin Milwaukee placed third in the hammer finals at the seventh annual NCAA Division II track and field championships at Ashland College. His best mark reached 173 feet 3 inches, while Bowdoin's Roger Best won the event with 183 feet 11 inches.
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Ashland
Ohio
Dave Gename
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Ashland College
Gename
Bowdoin
Roger Best
Le Mans 24 Hour Race Tragedy Claims John Woolfe
Forty five drivers began the Le Mans 24 hour race in France when British driver John Woolfe died in a fiery on track crash on the first lap. His Porsche 917 exploded and he was pronounced dead on arrival at Le Mans hospital.
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LE Mans
France
John Woolfe
Britain
Wisconsin track coach Walter to be honored at dinner
University of Wisconsin coach Charles Rut Walter will retire after nine seasons as Badger head, during which his teams won seven Big Ten titles seven? five indoor titles and two outdoor. The testimonial dinner is set for June 25.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Charles
Rut
Walter
Badger
Wisconsin’s Winzenried wins 880 at federation meet
Mark Winzenried of the University of Wisconsin won the 880 yard run in 1:48.5 at the U S Track and Field Federation championship in Lexington Kentucky. He finished one second ahead of Ken Swenson of Kansas State. Tom Hoffman of Whitewater State University took third in the six mile race with 29 minutes 34.9 seconds.
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Lexington
Mark Winzenried
University of Wisconsin
Winzenreid
Ken Swenson
Kansas State
Tom Hoffman
Whitewater State University
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Bob Reichgelt
John Potts
Potts
Erickson Field
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Bethesda, Md
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al Geiberger
Coody
Big Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
George Archer
Julius Boros
Wwe
Lee Trevino
Beman
Bethesda
Tex
NCAA
Mark
Pizza Villa
Wausau
Mary Bartholomew
Lori Monk
Lave Olson
Loyal
Town of
Shelby
Little League
State Road School
LA Crosse ST
Wynn
Banks
Snyder
Tovar
L Brown
Harrelson
Quilici
Thorton
Cardenas
Allison
Versailles
Oliva
Nelson
Hinton
Mitterwid
Fuller
Miller
Crider
Reese
E—Mcdowell
Mitterwald
Mel HR Suarez
L.brown
Trusz
NBA
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Uw-Milwaukee
Bunker
Strveren
Shooter Supply
Copeland Ave
The
Winzenried
la Crosse
Climatrol Industries, Inc
Schneider
ABC Sports
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