La Crosse Legion Opens Season Against New Albin Friday
La Crosse Legion, sponsored by Post No. 52, starts defense of its league title Friday at 6 30 p m versus New Albin with righthander Jim Grosch on the mound. Park Manager Wes Harding names a 21 player squad after 19 cuts and lists early schedule dates through mid July.
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Sparta edges Bangor in ten to claim 4-0 win
Sparta pitchers limited Bangor to four runs while scoring four in the 10th to win 4-0. Ron Rieber fanned seven for Sparta as Dale Jensen for Bangor also struck out seven. Sparta’s Dale Jensen, Eldie Erickson, and Dennis Lakowske had multi hit days while Bangor’s Jim Grosch and Jack Freitag contributed two apiece.
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Senior Y Camp Set Aug 9 15
The senior boys fitness camp sponsored by the La Crosse YMCA will be at Camp Bradfield near Black River Falls from August 9 to 15. Eligible boys aged 14 to 18 may enroll for $18.50 covering meals lodging insurance and transportation. Registration closes August 6 with cards at the YMCA desk.
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Our Redeemer Edges First 2-1 In Hoff Dominated Win
Our Redeemer edged First 2-1 as H Hoff starred with a one hitter Thursday night at Memorial East. In Lutheran League softball, Immanuel beat Good Shepherd 8-3 in eight innings at Hogan Park and Mt Calvary defeated Our Savior's 22-4 at Lueth Park.
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Orioles Top Devils In Trane Loop 11-6
The Orioles defeated the Red Devils 11-6 at Trane South Thursday night in a Trane League softball game. Homers by Weise Drier Feld kamp for the Orioles and Harvey Hoff highlighted the scoring with Stugen and Harvey, Scott and Polish contributing on defense and offense.
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Montana runner sets fastest collegiate six mile time at NCAA meet
Doug Brown of Montana, 127 pounds, won the NCAA six mile in 27 minutes 59.2 seconds at Berkeley, setting the fastest collegiate six mile, third fastest American time, while NCAA-AAU feud bars him from next week's AAU meet in San Diego where the U.S. team will be chosen.
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Richfield Heads To Second State Baseball Crown
Richfield, winner of 24 straight, faces St. Paul Humboldt in the Minnesota high school baseball finals at 8 p.m. Humboldt, 16-1, earlier beat Virginia 6-4 in the semi finals as Richfield relied on Al Payne for his ninth win.
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Twins use platoon edge to take third straight over Sox
Sam Mele deploys lefty swingers against White Sox ace Joel Horlen as Don Mincher launches a homer and Jim Kaat limits Chicago to four hits in a 3-1 win. The Twins take a two games to one lead and head to New York to face the Yankees with Mel Nelson slated to pitch.
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Braves Sign Youth 17 in Major League Standings
In a bold move, the Braves add a 17 year old prospect to their roster as major league standings shift. Front office officials indicate the signing aims to inject talent and depth for the upcoming season.
Badger Ace Romary Signs with Minnesota Twins
University of Wisconsin shortstop Joe Romary signed a contract with the Minnesota Twins. Romary led Wisconsin with a .389 batting average and was fourth in the Big Ten with .400 in conference play. Assigned to St Cloud in the Northern League, he will join the Twins minor league camp in Florida. The Twins also signed three other college players.
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Siebert's 15 K Three-Hitter Sparks Indians Past Senators
Cleveland ace Sonny Siebert struck out a season high 15 over seven innings as the Indians blanked Washington 5-0 for their fifth straight win. The trio of Siebert Tiant and McDowell has helped Cleveland surge to within 3½ games of the league lead. Baltimore, Detroit, and Minnesota also won, while Boston dropped to a seventh straight loss.
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Friendly Nabor Clinches Jump Titles At World Track Event
Truax Air Force Base athlete James Jenkins won the broad jump and triple jump at the world wide Air Forces track and field championships with 24 feet 3 inches and 46 feet 4 inches, earning lanes for the national AAU meet in San Diego next week.
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Major League Leaders in American and National Leagues
Highlights from the majors show leaders in batting runs and RBIs across the AL and NL with players from Cleveland Detroit Boston Minnesota Cincinnati Chicago and more. Notable stats include Horton and Kaline with 13 to 15 homers and Koufax leading strikeouts with 135.
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Nagle Leads U.S. Open as Nicklaus Stumbles Early
Kel Nagle shot 68 to lead the U.S. Open at Bellerive, while Jack Nicklaus bogeyed hole one and tumbled ten strokes behind. Arnold Palmer posted 76, defending champ Ken Venturi 81 amid tough winds and the longest Open par 70s, with midway cuts looming and several not making it.
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Dickeyville Pitcher Signs with Yankees After Stellar Season
Bill Burbach a 6 foot 4 right hander from Wahlert High School Dubuque Iowa signed with the New York Yankees for a substantial bonus. The Wahlert standout went 11 1 with the team's runner up finish in the Iowa prep baseball championships and was signed at his Grant County home by Yankee scout Joe McDermott.
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Softball Classic League Evening Schedule
Powell venue hosts Stellick Nat Oil against Lichtie Construction at 6 30 P M and Klein Son versus Katz Co at 8 30 P M Houska hosts Melody Mill against S H Pizza Villa at 6 30 P M Trane Co schedules Toby s versus Scott Burgess at 6 30 P M
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Summer Physical Fitness Program for La Crosse YMCA
The La Crosse YMCA announces a summer fitness program for senior boys with activities including basketball, weightlifting, 16-inch softball, and spike volleyball. Fees are $2 for members and $4 for non-members. Schedule spans June to late August with sessions on selected weekdays at Memorial West diamond and other venues.
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