Amateur Marty Fleckman Leads U S Open After First Round
Marty Fleckman, a 23 year old amateur from Port Arthur Texas and University of Houston graduate, shot a three under par 67 to lead the U S Open at Baltusrol. Arnold Palmer and other stars trailed two strokes behind as play resumed after rain halted action.
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N.J
Arnold Palmer
Marty Fleckman
United States
Baltusrol
Kel Nagle
Australia
Dave Marr
Dutch Harrison
Gardner Dickinson
George Archer
Ben Hogan
Fleckman
Port Arthur
Tex
University of Houston
UPI
Wynn homers thrice as Astros beat Giants 6 2
Jim Wynn became the first player to hit three homers in a game in the Houston Astrodome, powering a 6 2 win over San Francisco. Eddie Mathews praised the display while Wynn noted the stadium’s dimensions helped. The event followed Philadelphia manager Gene Mauch planning two night starters in a doubleheader with Pittsburgh as Jim Bunning was sidelined by bronchitis and Dick Hall stepped in.
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Associated Press
Jim Wynn
Houston Astrodome
Wynn
Eddie Mathews
Astrodome
Houston
San Francisco
Gene Mauch
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Dick Hall
Jim Bunning
Wynn's Three Homers Spark Astros Past Giants in Dome
Houston slugger Jim Wynn blasted three homers, becoming the first Astro to do so in a single game and the first to accomplish the feat in the Astrodome. Wynn's shots came as the Astros defeated San Francisco 6-2, part of a standout season stretch with 14 long balls.
Numata Wins Jr Lightweight Title in Kuramae Stadium
Yoshiaki Numata, 22, of Hokkaido wins the world junior lightweight title by majority decision over Flash Elorde of the Philippines before 10,000 in Kuramae Stadium. Numata improves to 32-4 with nine knockouts, weighing 129 to 130 pounds.
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Tokyo
Yoshiaki Numata
Japan
Numata
Hokkaido
Flash Elorde
Philippines
Sapporo
Elorde
Kuramae
Alex Villacampa
Takeo Ugo
Hal Drake
Ferguson Jenkins First Hit In Three Years And Extra Base
Los Angeles and Chicago clash as Jenkins records his first hit in three years and first extra base hit of his career. Parker and Hunt homer for the Dodgers while Linrasane and Handley drive runs.
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Ferguson Jenkins
Wes Parker
Ron Hunt
Los Angeles
Chicago
Brewer
Sutton
Roseboro
Jenkins
Hartenstein
Handley
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L—Jenkins
Parker
Hunt
Holmen Beats Onalaska 7-5 in Coulee Conference
Holmen scored six runs on one hit in the fifth inning to rally past Onalaska 7-5. Four walks, two errors and a hit batsman tied the game at five before Gary Burton delivered a two run double for Holmen, who earned its first win in four games. Dan Haug had the lone other Holmen hit in the fourth.
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Mike Cuellar
Joe Adcock
Ebbetts Field
Mathews
Onalaska
Wis
Holmen
Gary Burton
Vikings
Dan Haug
Showers halt Mabel Legion No 2 contest at Memorial Field
Thunder showers halted the La Crosse Legion No 2 vs Mabel game after three innings with Mabel leading 3 1 at Memorial Field. The game will be replayed later. Legion teams practice 2 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Field and Sunday tilts at Westby and Spring Grove. Key plays include Andersons triple and Arnesons triple for Mabel and Dockman scoring for La Crosse.
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la Crosse Legion No. 2
Mabel
Memorial Field
Legion No. 1
Westby
Spring Grove
David L. Anderson
Dave Johnson
Craig Arneson
Hunter Frederick
Tom Dockman
la Crosse
Dockman
Greg Henriksen
Anderson
Swamp Team Series Scores High Games and Figures
Swamp Shamrock Lanes results list Bull Frogs 1615 Team Game Snakes 596 Hish 8 Arnie Shea 598 Jim Miller 520 Jim Saver 505 Ed Schumacher 487 Les Ashmore 478 Dick Nissalke 472 High Single Jim Miller 228.
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Shamrock Lanes
Bull Frogs
Snakes
Hish
Arnie Shea
Jim Miller
Jim Saver
Ed Schumacher
Les Ashmore
Dick Nissalke
Robinson's Not Enough as Orioles Fall in 11th
Orioles drop 6-5 in 11 innings to Kansas City after a five run eighth left them ahead. Reggie Jackson drove in the winning run with an 11th inning single. Mantle homered for the Yankees in a 2-0 win over Washington. MInnesota beat Detroit 6-4 as Versalles notches 1000th MLB hit.
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Associated Press
Big Frank Robinson
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Orioles
Reggie Jackson
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Cleveland
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Boston
Chicago White Sox
Yanks
Washington
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Hank Bauer
Frank
Jim Nash
Boog Powells
Dave Johnson
Andy Etchebarren
Brooks Robinson
Etchebarron
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Ken Berry
Eddie Stanky
Smoky Burgess
Mantle
Yankees
Mel
Stottlemyre
Frank Bertaina
Killebrew
Twins
Zoila Versalles
Packers Depend on New Core After Hornung Loss
All-Pro Willie Davis says Green Bay can still contend for the NFL title despite losing Paul Hornung and possibly Jim Taylor. He cites Danny Anderson and Jim Grabowski as key replacements, with Elijah Pitts in support, and notes Hornung joined New Orleans while Taylor is a free agent. Davis, pursuing an MBA, reflects on Lombardi era discipline and weight as a symbol of grit.
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Paul Hornung
Jim Taylor
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Packers
Danny Anderson
Jim Grabowski
Green Bay
Elijah Pitts
Hornung
Taylor
New Orleans Saints
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Milwaukee County Stadium
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White Sox plan $50 million multi-sport complex near Loop
Chicago leaders announce privately financed 50 acre complex on air rights land near Dearborn Street aiming for 1971 or 1972. It includes a 46 000 seat baseball park an arena for basketball and hockey and a 60 000 seat football soccer stadium with 10 000 parking spaces. Potential tenants include the Cubs Bears and Bulls.
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Comiskey Park Corp
Western Indiana Railroad Co
Allyn
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Chicago Bulls
Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Stadium
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Wrigley Field
Bears
Bulls
International Amphitheatre
Comiskey Park
Illinois Institute of Technology
Erik Miller Elected Junior Golfers Proxy Leader
Erik Miller named president of the La Crosse Country Club junior golfers with Mary Ellen McArdle as vice president and Kay Ludden as secretary. Monday’s event saw low putts and top finishes across divisions with Dick Levinger, Tim Murphy, and Erik Miller winning in 8 holes.
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Erik Miller
la Crosse Country Club
Mary Ellen McArdle
Kay Ludden
Dick Levinger
Tim Murphy
Jeff Jansky
Kirk Schueler
Jim Wuensch
Bill Vickroy
Mark Engebretson
John Ruschke
Bob Lambert
Baseball line scores from American League games
Chicago and New York each win in late innings as Boston and Washington fail to score after early actions Mantle homers for New York and Powell hits in Baltimore win over Kansas City in a separate game The shifted line shows pitching decisions and game totals across three AL contests with multiple home runs and late scoring twists.
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Kansas City
Phoebus
Drabowsky
Watt
Etchebarren
Nash
Edgerton
Aker
Segui
Duncan
Roof
L—Latt
Powell
WCW
G.B
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
New York
California
Minnesota
Detroit
Washington
Everhardt and Dyer win M-20 race at Lake Ona laska
Dave Everhardt and Barry Dyer captured first in the M-20 division during the La Crosse Sailing Club races on Lake Ona laska. Finn Gundersen and Mark Edwards finished second while Harry Schroeder and Hans Schroeder placed third.
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Barry Dyer
la Crosse
Lake Onalaska
Finn Gundersen
Mark Edwards
Harry Schroeder
Hans Schroeder
Saldivar Wins by Outpoint in Cardiff Featherweight Bout
Vicente Saldivar retained the world featherweight title with an outpoint victory over Howard Win Stone in Cardiff Wales while Yoshiaki Numata defeated Flash Elorde in Tokyo to claim the world junior lightweight crown. Pete Riccitelli beat Gordon Smith in Portland Maine, and Jim Beattie stopped Dick Wipperman in St Paul Minnesota.
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Wales
Vicente Saldivar
Mexico
Howard Winstone
Saldvar
Tokyo
Yoshiaki Numata
Japan
Flash Elorde
Philippines
Numata
Portland
Maine
Pete Riccitelli
Gordon Smith
New York
ST. Paul
Jim Beattie
Dick Wipperman
Cheektowaga
N.Y
Duane Horsman
Chatfield
Minn
Walter Harrison
Erie
Major Leagues Tavern League Wins Extend Standings
Glen's Koelbl's and Whitey's each posted their 11th win in 12 starts to keep a deadlock in the Tavern League as only six games were played due to rain. Whitey's highlighted by Don Winger's two homers and a 12 3 victory over W & W, while Latch's dominated Moose Lodge 23 2. Other results saw Schmidty's, Monitor, and Terrace win, with rain forcing several rain-shortened games and schedules.
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Koelbl’s
Whitey’s
Nabor
Kabat
Don Winger
Bill Merwin
Fletcher
Johnson
Holt
Latch’s
Moose Lodge
Schmidty
Joe’s
Monitor
Terrace
Strasser
Blank
Hauser
Latch
Schmidty’s
Walsh
Miles
Buchner
Pfaff
True
Power
La Crosse Tops Cassville in Prairie du Chien Softball
La Crosse defeated Cassville 9 to 5 to reach the Prairie du Chien Jaycee Invitational quarterfinals. Key plays included a two run double by Dennis Severson and a two run single from Ken Knutson in the first inning. Knutson left the game in the fifth with a shoulder injury.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
la Crosse
Protivin
Iowa
Cassville
Eastman
Dennis Severson
Ken Knutson
Knutson
Bob’s Bar and Recreation Center
Dubuque
Tennison
Miles
Hoffman
Legerman
Thompson
Severson
Bowling Scores from Ladies Summer and Mixed Leagues
Summer League at South Lanes reports Pirates 1723 team series with Audrey Sveen 474 Sharon Schwaeger 462 Marilyn Larson 458. Pla-Mer Lanes Summer Mixed lists Dopes 2053 team series and Joe Frost 584 high for men while Sharon Proksch 559 and Rue Gantka 495 lead the women. Wednesday Nite 4-Some at Sports Bowl shows Temperance Schiffer 2166 team series and Jim Thompson 623 high for men with Eleanor Kime 546 and Jan Thompson 511 leading among ladies.
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Pirates
Audrey Sveen
Sharon Schwaeger
Marilyn Larson
Pudy Kumm
Joyce Johnson
Mary Heilman
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Messerschmidts
Joe Frost
Bob Fredrickson
Geo. Goyette
Fran Gantka
Leo Krajewski
Oliver Rustad
Milt Lenser
Sharon Proksch
Nancy Olson
Rue Gantka
Gert Schmitt
Joanne Turner
Temperance Schiffer
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