Bangor Edges Black River Falls in 11 to Stay Top in West Wis
Bangor edged Black River Falls 2 to 1 in 11 innings as Greg Surzewski fanned 20 to keep the Western Wisconsin lead. Onalaska Fireside crushed Tomah 12 to 0 behind Greg Roraff’s one hitter, while West Salem beat Sparta 11 to 1 and Coon Valley rested in second place at 5-1.
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Bangor
Black River Falls
Wisconsin
Greg Surzewski
Onalaska Fireside
Tomah
Western Wisconsin
Coon Valley
West Salem
Sparta
Greg Roraff
Ken Herlitzka
Mike Flan
Dave Antony
Agan
Randy Millis
Degenhardt
Black River Walk
Black River Banger
Greg Strzewski
Jim Frederikson
Millis
Eberhardt
Stizenand
Cndces
Ex- Bangor
Arnie Degenhardt
Onalaska
Mark Servais
Ron Czechowicz
Ron Allen
Tom Blaken
Tom Niedfeldt
Blaken
Bob Dunham
Grovesteen
Gerwing
Roraff
Benson
Moody Wins U S Open Amid Unlikely Triumph
Orville Moody, a 35 year old Army veteran and long shot, wins the 69th U S Open at Cypress Creek after a final round 72, finishing 281. He edges Al Geiberger, Bob Rosburg, and Deane Beman by one stroke as Nixon calls to congratulate the new champion.
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Houston
Orville Moody
Moody
Nixon
Cypress Creek
Champions Golf Club
al Geiberger
Bob Rosburg
Little Deane Beman
Bob Murphy
Miller Barber
Arnold Palmer
Bruce Crampton
Jack Nicklaus
Undefeated City Legion Rout De Soto 23-3
La Crosse handily defeated De Soto 23 to 3 in Tri-State League action at Copeland Park. Kurt Kroner pitched for La Crosse as Steve Cooley led with five hits and four runs scored in the long afternoon slugfest.
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la Crosse Legion
de Soto
Legion
Copeland Park
Bob Felde
la Crosse
Kurt Kroner
Steve Cooley
Tony Esmond
Rich Halverson
Woods
Bill (Booker
Parizek
Legionnaires
West
Copeland
New Albin
Caledonia
New Albin takes Tri-State lead with 6 5 win over Caledonia
New Albin moved 2-0 in Tri-State League by edging Caledonia 6-5 as Steve Protzman and Roger Spinner closed the game. Genoa beat Lansing 1-0 in a pitchers duel with Gabrielson striking out 14.
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New Albin
Pack
Genoa
Wis
Steve Protsman
Dennis Gabrielson
Gabrielson
Lansing
Protzman
Bob Wellendorf
ALBIN
Caledonia
Minn
Ken Lansing
Buege
Mike Genoa
Heiderscheidt
Steve Protzman
Roger
New Albin Bar Ghelf
Mark Waldron
Don Imhoff
Dave Housker
John Ask
Mike Heiderscheidt
Ken Buege
Joe
Jerry Hansen Sets Record At Elkhart
Jerry Hansen averaged 98.296 mph to win the June Sprints at Road America. The Minneapolis driver led from the first lap in a Lola Chevrolet, finishing ahead of Jack Hinkle of Wichita and several others, his first victory of the season as he eyes a repeat as SCCA Class A champion.
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Elkhart Lake
Jerry Hansen
Road America
Sports Car Club of America
Hansen
Minneapolis
Jack Hinkle
Wichita
Kan
Brooke Doran
Barker
Ind
Dave Causey
Carmel
Mario Andretti
Hinkle
Cliff Apel
Mequon
C. R. Frederick
Golden
Colo
Richard Dagiel
Elk Grove
Ill
Joseph Jann
Chicago
Druckrey Leads Kegonsa In AAU State Track Meet
Stan Druckrey of La Crosse State led the Kegonsa Track Club of Madison to the Wisconsin AAU state meet victory. Druckrey won four events including the 110 meter high hurdles in a record 14.7 seconds and the 400 meter intermediate hurdles, 100 meter dash, and 200 meter dash as Kegonsa scored 85 points to top Milwaukee Track Club 52.
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Milwaukee
Stan Druckrey
la Crosse State
Kegonsa Track Club
Madison
Kegonsa
Milwaukee Track Club
Fox Valley Track Club
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Kenosha Lakeshore Ramblers
Druckrey
Clay Wins Feature at Tomah Sparta Speedway
Gordie Clay of Tomah drove car 78 to win the feature at Tomah Sparta Speedway Sunday night. Ron Boettcher of Camp Douglas won the semi feature and La Vera Grandall of Bangor won the consolation event.
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Tomah
Wis
Gordie Clay
Tomah-Sparta Speedway
Ron Boettcher
Camp Douglas
la Vera Grandall
Bangor
Mashak Sparks Westby Legion Past La Crescent
Westby Legion defeats La Crescent 3 to 1 behind Brian Mashak three run triple after walks. Mark Duncan earns the win with three hits allowed seven strikeouts and two walks. Westby improves to 1-1. next game Thursday.
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Mashak Sparks
Westby Legion
la Crescent
Westby
Wis
Brian Mashak
Mashak
Mark Duncan
la Crosse Legion
Lathrop
Jorstad
Thesing
Duncan and
Mathison
Ontario dominates Leon in Coulee League win
Don Ferries and Jerry Hesselberg led Ontario to a 10-2 victory over Leon. Ferries allowed eight hits and one walk with seven strikeouts through eight innings while Hesselberg fanned the final batter in the ninth. Midwest League scores follow: Quad Cities 11 Waterloo 8. Clinton 6 Cedar Rapids 4. Appleton 6 Quincy 4. Decatur 4 Wisconsin Rapids 4.
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Ontario
Wis
Don Ferries
Jerry Hesselberg
Leon
Ferries
Hesselberg
Quad Cities
Waterloo
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Appleton
Quincy
Decatur
Wisconsin Rapids
Tickets on Sale for OConnor Reilly Boxing Card
Tickets for the Pat O'Connor Bob Red Reilly bout on June 25 at the Mary E Sawyer Auditorium go on sale at the auditorium and city outlets. The Ringside Boxing Club sponsors the La Crosse event with match-maker Andy Skaff. A free public workout is planned next Sunday at 2 30 p.m.
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Pat O’connor
Bob
Red) Reilly
Mary E. Sawyer
la Crosse
Ringside
Andy Skaff
O’connor
Coulee Golf Bowl Wins In Riverland Softball Clash
Coulee Golf Bowl of Onalaska defeated This Old House of Chaseburg 16 to 15 in a Riverland Softball League game Sunday. Ken Barilani Sonny Wilkins and Steve Grooms each homered for the winners while G Bertson homered for Chaseburg.
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Onalaska
Wis
Coulee Golf Bowl
Chaseburg
Ken Barilani
Sonny Wilkins
Steve Grooms
G. Bertson
al Homer
Palmer Fades as Open Leaderboard Shifts to Barber Moody
Arnold Palmer, seeking a second Open title, and Jack Nicklaus faced slumps in the final round at Houston. Palmer lingered for privacy before the round, complained of poor putting and focus despite solid drive and iron play, while Miller Barber and Orville Moody surged. Nicklaus struggled with consistency and experimented with shots, railing against form but maintaining golf as life.
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Nixon
Moody
Orville Moody
Killeen
Tex
Richard Nixon
USGA
Champions Golf Club
Houston
Texas
Arnold Palmer
Champions Clubhouse
Palmer
Miller Barber
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Columbus
Ohio
Barbara
Jack
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Undefeated City Legion
Dan Schanehoefer
Terry Johnson
Johnson
Dan Bina
Jim Hillbo
Marv Isensee
T. Miller
Hillbo
Isensee
Shea
Marty Domke
Young Gordy Rieber
Tom Schmidt
Dakota
Wayne Linday
Ender
Pat Tooke
Hiawatha Valley
Winona
Wiltgen
Alleire
Beach
E—Simmonds
Felde
R. Stokke
Esmond
Rieber
J. Cooley
Schmidt-Frederick
Rbi
Tooke
Domke
S. Cooley
Halverson
Kujawski
Schmidt
Kroner
Hottinser
Lob—De Soto
SB. Cooley
PGA Players School
Charlotte
Chickasha
Okla
Orville James Moody
Orville Cleve Moody
Bunky Henry
Dave Marr
Bruce Devlin
George Archer
Charles Cody
Dean Refrmm
Ray Floyd
Julius Boros
Dale Douglass
Phil Rodgers
Kermit Zarley
Dave Hill
Reichgelt
Hottinger
Sandy
Bud Fox
Balk
Olson
Barrett-Kreutz
Team
Tristate Tawa Nr. New Albin la Crosse Legion Caledonia
Genoa Eltzen Stoadard de Soto
Elkhart
Dakota Tips
Gary Player
Gary
Coulee
Riverland
Arnie
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