Mengert Leads U S Open Round With Mental Focus
Al Mengert a Tacoma club pro leads the U S Open after a three under par 67 at Olympic Club. He sits one stroke ahead of Gene Littler and Don Massengale with Billy Casper two back, amid a field including Nicklaus Palmer and Hogan. The cut will trim to low 60 and ties after the second round. ABC will televise the weekend.
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San Francisco
al Mengert
Tacoma
Wash
Gene Littler
Don Massengale
Billy Casper
Olympic Country Club
Littler
Massengale
Phil Rodgers
Doug Sanders
John Miller
Kei Nagle
Gary Player
Dave Marr
Jack Nicklaus
Tony Lema
Arnold Palmer
Bob Goalby
Tom Nieporte
Wes Ellis Jr
Ben Hogan
Abc-Tv
Gene Little
Kel Nagle
Wesley Ellis Jr
Whitehall tops Alma Center 7 3 in Dairyland baseball
Whitehall scored three runs in both the second and fourth innings and added one in the first to defeat Alma Center Lincoln 7 3 in a Dairyland Conference game. Pitchers Greg Larson and Steve Hagen earned the win. Alma Center Lincoln’s Gene Janke and Fred Geise each had two hits.
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Alma Center
Wis Whitehall
Lincoln
Greg Larson
Steve Hagen
Gene Janke
Fred Geise
Tigers Unbeaten in Trane Glen's Cup 10th in Row
Glen's Bar wins its 10th straight, beating Popcorn Tavern 31-4 as Priebe, Harnish homer twice. Schmidty's takes ninth in 10, Koelbl's 9-1, Latch's 17-1 over Friendly Nabor. Other results: Joe's OK 10-6 Kabat's, Terrace Bar 8-7 Monitor Bar, Bud's Bar 17-7 Tosa Ave Club, Bohemian Hall 25-11 Roadhouse. Home runs by Viner, Skemp, Lacey, Pataska, Rendler, Jirsa, DeLap, Malstrom. The Tigers win eighth straight in Trans Fast Pitch League, 4-1 over Orioles behind Butch Severson four-hitter. Paul Losen four-hits Orioles. Mount Calvary fourth straight in Lutheran League. Immanuel and 1st Lutheran win forfeit games.
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Glen’s Bar
Schmidty’s
Latch’s Bar
Glen’s
Priebe
Harnish
Popcorn Tavern
Koelbl
Joe's OK
Kabat’s
Terrace Bar
Monitor Bar
Bud’s Bar
Tosa
Bohemian Hall
Roadhouse
Viner
Skemp
Lacey
Jim Pataska
Rendler
Jirsa
DeLap
Malstrom
Tigers
Orioles
Butch Severson
Paul Losen
Mount Calvary
Immanuel
1St Lutheran
Good Shepherd
Our Redeemers
Trinity
Faith
Thornton and Banasik
Monitor
Lucey
Mossholder
Buchner
Koelble
Tosa Club
Treese
Weiland
Niebuhr
Latch
Nabor
R. Severson
J. Akright
Sullivan
Hafner
Handt
L. Clott
Strasser
Eee Schmidty
Glen
Marson
Rudolph and
Rieber
Quinn Truax Win At Galesville Golf
Mrs. John Quinn led the championship flight and Mrs. Robert Truax won the first flight in Ladies Day play at the Galesville Golf Club in Wisconsin. Winners for least strokes on odd and even holes were named in both flights with several local participants earning prizes.
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Galesville
Wis
John Quinn
Robert Truax
Galesville Golf Club
Quinn
John Elstad
Truax
Henry Lovig
Robert Ofsdahl
C. B. Moen
Becker Captures Air Port Trap Shoot
Duane Becker won the Air Port Trap Club Shoot in four rounds on Wednesday tying Dick Hansen and Dave Brown with perfect first round scores. Becker posted 24 of 25 then 23 of 25 and 23 of 25 to secure the victory. Other top scores included Hansen 23 of 25 second go, Brown 22 and 21 of 25, plus Ron Jensen 24 24, Jack Fisher 23 25 and 25 25, Steve Brown 22 25, Doug Schober 21 25, and Doc Turnbull 20 25 twice. Sun day and next Wednesday shoots are scheduled.
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Duane Becker
Air Port
Becker
Dick Hansen
Dave Brown
Hansen
Brown
Ron Jensen
Jack Fisher
Steve Brown
Doug Schober
Doc Turnbull
Westby pitcher tosses one hitter in 7-0 win over Spring Grove
In Westby Wisconsin Dewey Stendahl tossed a one hitter and earned one of seven team hits as Westby blanked Spring Grove 7-0.
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Westby
Wis
Dewey Stendahl
Spring Grove
Indians Star McDowell Sore Arm Again
New York AP report notes Sam McDowell rehurt his pitching arm, delaying a Cleveland start. He said the shoulder pain is the same problem as before but more severe, realized while warming up, and blamed rushing back too soon after relief appearance. The Yankees beat Cleveland 7 to 6.
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NEW York
Sam McDowell
Sandy Koufax
McDowell
Yankees
Cleveland
Indians
Oklahoma State Eyes NCAA Baseball Finals After St. John's Win
Oklahoma State earns a spot in the NCAA baseball finals by beating St. John's 6-1 as third baseman Fred Toney hits a three run triple in the seventh. The Cowboys own the tourney's best ERA at 1.75 with three straight one run wins. Southern California and Ohio State vie for the other final berth with Ohio State favored behind ace pitcher Steven Arlin.
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Omaha
Neb
Chet Bryan
Oklahoma State
Buckeyes
Henry Iba
OSU
Bryan
Ohio State
Steven Arlin
Big Ten
Dick Boggs
Rod Dedeaux
USC
Arlin
John Herbst
St. John’s
New York
Fred Toney
Frank Warrington
Cowboys
Hodous Wins Air Port Trap Club Shoot Title
Les Hodous edged Bob Taylor and Bob Hengel to win the Air Port Trap Club event. All three hit 25 of 25 in the first round. Hodous then scored 22 of 25 and 20 of 25 in subsequent rounds to prevail. Other top shooters included Klaus, Hueppmeier, Hollnagel, Slaback, and Hengel among many.
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Les Hodous
Bob Taylor
Bob Hengel
Air Port
Hodous
Taylor
Bill Klaus
Gordie Hueppmeier
Ray Hollnagel
Lyle Slaback
Jim Briggs
Keith Briggs
Conti Beats Davey In Las Vegas Boxing Bout
In Las Vegas Dave Conti 223 of Tacoma Washington outpointed John Davey 192 of Studio City California over ten rounds. In Las Vegas Armand Laurenco of Las Vegas outpointed Eddie McGruder of Canada in a welterweight ten round encounter.
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Los Vegas
Dave Conti
Tacoma
Wash
John Davey
Studio City
Calif
Las Vegas
Nev
Armand Laurenco
Eddie McGruder
Canada
Aretz Upends Terrace 8-2 In Prairie du Chien Tourney
Aretz of Dubuque Iowa defeated Terrace Bar 8-2 in the opening round of the Prairie du Chien Softball Tournament. Aretz tallying four runs in the second and adding solo scores in the fourth fifth sixth and seventh innings. Terrace managed two runs on three of its five hits with Sciborski Peth and Pickett driving in runs. Miles earned the win for Aretz while Sawyer pitched for Terrace. Klein Son of the La Crosse Classic League will play next Saturday at 7 30 p.m. in a 16 team field.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Aretz
Dubuque
Iowa
Terrace Bar
Terrace
Bob Sciborski
Don Peth
Sciborski
Jim Pickett
Peth
Wayne Sawyer
Joe Fink
Jess Miles
Arett
Sawyer
Klein & Son
Miles
Dillion
Fink
Kathy Whitworth Leads Milwaukee Jaycee Open After First Round
Kathy Whitworth shot a two under par 68 for a two stroke lead over Susie Maxwell in the Milwaukee Jaycee Open at Tuckaway Country Club. Maxwell and Donna Caponi trail with 70 and 72 respectively as a crowded leaderboard forms.
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Kathy Whitworth
Milwaukee
Ken Hartnett
Miss Whitworth
Susie Maxwell
Tulsa
Okla
Kathy
San Antonio
Tex
Lass
Susie
Sandra Palmer
Tuckaway Country Club
Carol Mann
Towson
Sandra Haynie
Fort Worth
Miss Palmer
Sybil Griffin
Boynton Beach
Fla
Judy Torluemke
North Key Largo
Sandra Spuzich
Speedway
Ind
Judy Kimball
Dallas
Sue Maxwell
Betsy Cullen
Donna Caponi
Sharon Miller
Margie Masters
Gloria Ehret
Gale Davis
Mary Mills
Gloria Armstrong
Ruth Jessen
Jo Ann Prendtice
Marilynn Smith
Kay Shaw
Amateur
UPI
City Legion Nines Open Season With Big Win
No. 1 City Legion defeated No. 2 18-1 at Memorial Field. Ron Rieber and Greg Henriksen allowed two hits. Henriksen and Steve Coady led the offense with four and three hits respectively. Rieber pitched four innings with six strikeouts. Henriksen finished with six batters struck out in three innings.
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Henriksen
Coady
Rieber
Beattie Seeks Reinstatement Of Boxing License In New York
New York State Athletic Commission reserved decision on Jim Beattie's appeal to reinstate his boxing license. Beattie admitted taking pills before the Woody fight to clear chest congestion blamed on pollution. He reported his lawyers withdrew over finances and said he needed money to support his wife and child.
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NEW York
New York State Athletic Commission
Jim Beattie
St. Paul
Minn
Beattie
James J. Woody
Madison Square Garden
James Fusscns
Commission
Den Claridge QB Starter For Atlanta Falcons
Dennis Claridge will start at quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons in the exhibition season. Rookies Randy Johnson and Steve Sloan challenge for the job but miss early workouts due to All Star game commitments. Claridge expressed eagerness to play and stated his intention to compete for the regular season role.
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Atlanta
Dennis Claridge
Green Bay Packers
Atlanta Falcons
Nebraska
Falcons
Randy Johnson
Texas A&i
Steve Sloan
Alabama
North- Hecker
Johnson
Sloan
Hecker
Claridge
Packers
McArdle Named Golf President of LCCC Juniors
Mary Ellen McArdle was elected president of the La Crosse Country Club junior golf league. Erik Miller is vice president and Meg Durst secretary. Sixty eight juniors played the first day including a putting derby with top girls Pat Michuta and Julie Justing tied at 18 putts. Mary Anderson and Cay Ludden had 19. Boys leader Paul Robinson had 13 putts, with Dave Hines 14, Scott Lindseth 16, and several others 17 or 18. Dave Ducharme led 18 hole shooters with 33 putts.
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Mary Ellen McArdle
la Crosse
Kunesh resigns as Lancaster high football coach
Lancaster High School head football coach Erv Kunesh resigned on Thursday. His two-year record with the Flying Arrows was 15 wins and 1 loss, with an unbeaten season last year. The team finished sixth in The Associated Press final 1965 statewide Little Ten poll.
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Lancaster
Erv Kunesh
Lancaster High School
Kunesh
Flying Arrows
Associated Press
Little Ten
All-City Horseshoe Tournament Set for Tuesday
An all city horseshoe tournament is scheduled at Houska Park starting at 7 p.m. Entries for the double elimination event must be in to Babe Weigent by 10 p.m. Monday.
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Houska Park
Babe Weigent
La Crosse District Baseball Tournament Planning Meet
Bangor hosts an organizing meeting at the Village Inn at 8 p.m. Monday to plan the La Crosse District Baseball Tournament set for July 11 through 17.
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Bangor
Wis
la Crosse
Village Inn
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DIAL
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McArdle
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TWINS
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Lacrosse Radio
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