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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1961

Page

12

Braves Open Three Game Set With Dodgers After Giants Defeat

Milwaukee, 82 games back, tries to rebound in Los Angeles opener with new players Gino Cimoli Sammy White and Bob Hendley set to join. Cloninger in major league debut struggled as the Giants beat the Braves 6 3. Frank Bolling homered for Milwaukee and Willie Mays hit for San Francisco in support of Mike McCormick.

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Bragg Jenkins Added To La Crosse Boxing Show

The La Crosse Boxing Club lists Billy Bragg Milwaukee lightweight and Al Jenkins Green Bay middleweight among five bout card additions for June 28 at Mary E Sawyer Auditorium. Main event features Mickey Zielke and Jerry Mullen. Wakefield and Rodriguez ties noted. Tickets go on sale at local shops with more mezzanine seats planned.

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Feigner's King and His Court Meet Handy Builders at Powell Park

Eddie Feigner and his four man softball touring team the King and His Court visit Powell Park to face Handy Builders in a Classic League clash Saturday night at 8 30. Feigner famed for blindfolded pitches and national TV exposure headlines a team with 179 professional games pitched in 1953. The Handy Builders bring a .286 team batting average and 11 2 record with starters including Bauch Parizek Halaska Ammerman and Delap among others.

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Yankees Top Indians in 11 Inning Thriller for First Place

Ralph Terry limited the Indians to seven hits, one walk, and eight strikeouts as the Yankees edged Cleveland 3-2 in 11 innings to claim first place. Tommy Davis delivered a three run homer in the Dodgers 6-3 win over the Cubs in a 12 inning game to keep LA atop standings.

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Brue Leads Open Field as Bolt, Goalby Tie for Second

Bobby Brue of Milwaukee holds a one stroke lead in the 61st U S Open at Oakland Hills with a sub par 69. Tommy Bolt and Bob Goalby share second at even par 74 after a wind swept first round that left many over par.

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Dick Larson Signs With Winnipeg Team

Dick Larson, a first string end for the Minnesota Gophers last season, signs a one year contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Western Football Conference.

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Wisconsin Far Back In National Dinghy Sailing Meet

Wisconsin trailed the eight-team field with five races left in the National Dinghy Championship in Annapolis Maryland. MIT led with 180 points after 27 races, while Navy stood second with 163 points.

Annapolis University of Wisconsin Massachusetts Institute of Technology Navy

Southern California Wins NCAA Baseball Title on 1-0 Victory

Southern California captured the NCAA College Baseball World Series with a 1-0 win over Oklahoma State. Jim Withers earned his 12th win of the season as Art Ersepke drove in the lone run. Fowler pitched well for OSU but left with the trophy as the outstanding player of the tournament.

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La Crescent Women Win Golf Club Outing

Winners in the La Crescent Women's Golf Club outing were Mrs. Jane Krajewski low net Mrs. Clarence Vetsch low putts Mrs Tony Gartner high putts and Mrs Donald Loechler Pine Creek Golf Club door prize Mrs Frank Britt Onalaska was a guest Lunch served by Mrs Edwin Masewicz Mrs Vetsch and Mrs Gartner

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Hank Giardello Bout Postponed Two Weeks

Detroit promoter Max C. Handler announced a 10 round middleweight bout between Henry Hank of Detroit and Joey Giardello of Philadelphia was postponed for two weeks due to Giardello's hand injury. The rescheduled date is July 10.

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Dodgers Shift Through Three Positions In One Day

Los Angeles Dodgers moved up and down the NL standings twice in a day, briefly dropping from first to third before Tommy Davis hit a 12th inning three run homer to restore a half game lead over Cincinnati and San Francisco.

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Classic League Softball Schedule At Powell Park

On Friday June 16 at Powell Park three games are slated. At 6 30 p m Trane Co faces La Crosse Bowling Prop at Powell Park and at 8 p m Handy Builders meets Johnsons Doughboy Flyers. A third contest, South Side Merchants versus Quality Lumber Co, is set at Trane Park South.

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Minor Leagues Baseball Scores Across Leagues

In the Pacific Coast League Tacoma beat Vancouver 8 to 6 San Diego topped Portland 5 to 1 Spokane and Hawaii tied 8 in 10 innings International League Jersey City prevailed 4 to 1 over Buffalo Syracuse beat Richmond 14 to 6 Toronto defeated Charleston 6 to 1 Rochester won 5 to 4 over Columbus American Association Indianapolis and Denver split a 2 to 3 and 1 to 4 game in 10 innings Omaha defeated Houston 5 to 1 Dallas-Fort Worth game postponed Cedar Rapids blanked Fox Cities 3 to 0 Lincoln beat Burlington 4 to 2 Topeka hammered Des Moines 12 to 5.

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Pittsburgh Acquires Cimoli for Johnny Logan in Braves Trade

The Milwaukee Braves traded Johnny Logan to the Pittsburgh Pirates for outfielder Gino Cimoli. Milwaukee also acquired catcher Sammy White from the Boston Red Sox. White and Cimoli join the Braves in Los Angeles as Koufax starts for the Dodgers.

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Schmidty's Tops John's In Tavern League Action

Schmidty's won its sixth Tavern League softball game in eight starts with an 8-5 victory over John's at Powell Park. Other games saw 400 Club beat Bohemian Hall 11-7, Glen's defeat Joe's OK 23-5, and 1-2-3 Club top John’s 15-9 in a makeup game. Batters with homers include Dick Smith and Bud Fa nello among others.

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