Lema Seeks Third Straight Open Bid At Congressional
Tony Lema aims for a third straight victory as the U S Open begins at Congressional with Thunder Bay and Buick Open wins behind him. Top rivals Palmer Nicklaus and Casper discuss form in hot conditions while others recall long win streaks and pressure. Winnebagoes to practice at Memorial North Field Wednesday evening.
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Congressional Country Club
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Jack Nicklaus
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Memorial North Field
Exhibition Game Between Yankees Mets Rainout
The rain drenched the field forcing the exhibition between the New York Yankees and New York Mets to be postponed. Managers Casey Stengel and Yogi Berra chatted in the Mets dugout, recalling old days and joking about retirements and recent games.
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Mets
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Yogi
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al Lopez
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Alou Finds Stroke as Torre Clings to .317 Average
Atlanta Braves sluggers Felipe Alou and Joe Torre show contrasting fortunes as Alou shifts his batting stance and climbs to .259 with six homers and 30 RBIs while Torre remains the club leader at .317 with 10 homers and 38 RBIs. Alou’s late May slump eased after a stance change. Torre, though, cools after a hitting drought. The Braves, idle Monday, prepare to face the Dodgers with Warren Spahn up against Don Drysdale.
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Joe Torre
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San Francisco Giants
Dixie Walker
Chicago Cubs
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Warren Spahn
Don Drysdale
Monitor Bar wins Tavern League opener at Swanson Field
Monitor Bar defeated Latch's Bar 27 to 18 to open Tavern Loop Softball play. M Loungsbourg hit two homers including a grand slam. Lassig homered for Latch's. Other results saw Koellel's over John's 12-11 and multiple teams posting big scores. Local standings feature Lang of Terrace Bar and Olson of Glen's with notable hits.
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Ragner
Bohemian
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Christensen
Clark
Sullivan
John’s
Stange
Whitewater
J. Dayton
Pataska
Ritter
Joe
Beyer
Major League Leaders in American and National Leagues
Summary of top hitters and pitchers in both leagues. Lists include players such as Oliva Wagner and Killebrew in batting. Allison Mays and Williams lead runs batted in. Aparicio Wills and Harper noted for stolen bases. pitching leaders Ford Marichal Koufax with win totals and strikeouts.
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Minnesota
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Cleveland
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Detroit
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Chicago
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San Francisco
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St. Louis
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Pittsburgh
Santo
Callison
Philadelphia
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Cincinnati
Farrell
Houston
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Koufax
Drysdale
Glory Fleeting Thing Just Ask Bill Dailey
Minne sota Twins reliever Bill Dailey headed to Atlanta to try to win back a major league spot after a dramatic 1963 peak. Once a bullpen hero with nine wins and 13 saves, he slipped to an 8.40 ERA this season and was replaced by Bill Whitby. Dailey remains hopeful he can regain form and return later in the season.
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Lew Ferguson
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Katz Co. vs Clark's Super 100 at Powell
Softball schedule shows Katz Co. against Clark's Super 100 at 6 30 p m at Powell with Maple Grove C C facing Syl's Place at 8 p m Also Stellick's National Oil Co. versus Klein & Son at 6 30 at Trane postponed.
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Winners Named in Horse Shows Over Weekend
La Crosse horses competed across Wisconsin shows over the weekend. Shereef Shahwan ridden by Dick Williams won grand and Sarah'son placed second in half-Arabian classes. Sarab'son with Debra Akright placed second and fourth in western pleasure events. In Rockland at the R B Riders Show, Mr. Toad topped jumping, with Topsy and Tim Tam following. Shereef Shahwan led in palomino class with Karen Williams, and Sporty Duster second. Lace Curtains earned third in amateur five gaited at St Pauls Tan bark event.
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Dick Williams
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Karen Williams
George Williams
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Debra Akright
Rockland
Mr. Toad
Joan Copps
Topsy
Terry Mueller
Tim-Tam
Pete Reinhardt
Ridgeview Stables
Hatrack
Stephen Copps
Duster
Kevin Murphy
Tanbark Saddle Club
St. Paul
Lace Curtains
George B. Murphy Jr
Gilmeister Tops Airport Trap Club Shoot With Strong Scores
Ed Gilmeister led the Airport Trap Club event on Sunday posting 25x25 and 24x25. J Pertzsch, Ron Kleinschmidt, Bob Hengel, Ken Happel, and Doc Doyle posted solid 24x25 and 23x25 scores with several 21x25 and 28x25 entries.
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J. Pertzsch
Ron Kleinschmidt
Bob Hengel
Ken Happel
Doc Doyle
Ford Dominates White Sox as Yankees Ace Shines
New York star Whitey Ford shut out the Chicago White Sox 3-0 to extend his winning streak to eight. Ford, 8-1 on the year, discusses his goals, his role as pitching coach, and how he handles the workload while maintaining a .724 career winning percentage.
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Spud Chandler
Klein Team Drops Pair To Waterloo
Russell Lawson of Waterloo defeated Klein and Son 3-0 in the opener and 3-1 in the second game at Powell Park. Rollo Fischer hit a fourth inning homer with one runner aboard to supply Waterloo’s runs. Ghelfi Peterson and Dilley each had two hits for La Crosse. Dino Whitebreast had three of La Crosse’s six hits off Geary. Daffinson drove in La Crosse’s lone run.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Klein and Son
Powell Park
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Dick Ghelfi
John Peterson
Mark Dilley
la Crosse
Dino Whitebreast
Mike Geary
Paul Daffinson
Bill Richards Leads Sparta to 4-0 Win Over West Salem
Sparta blanked West Salem 4-0 as Bill Richards pitched a two-hitter. Lars Clement and Eldie Erickson each had two hits for Sparta in the Western Wisconsin League game played in West Salem.
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Lars Clement
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Rushford
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Rush
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Waukon
Iowa
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Monarchs at Spring Grove Exhibition Slated for June 23
Spring Grove will host the Kansas City Monarchs in an exhibition at 8 p.m. Tuesday June 23 with events including a limbo contest and Pete the clown. The American Legion post sponsors the event.
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