West Salem Tops La Crosse Newburgs for Wisconsin Win
West Salem pitcher Gene Osgood struck out 12 in a 4-2 Western Wisconsin victory over La Crosse Newburgs. Osgood worked the final three innings as West Salem hit 10 times off Rinartz and Herlitzka, with Nelson Johnson and Ehlke each collecting two hits. West Salem built a 3-0 lead, La Crosse narrowed it to 3-2 in the sixth, and West Salem added one more in the eighth. West Salem and La Crosse both sit 4-4. In the Onalaska vs Black River Falls game, Ev Johnson delivered a bases loaded infield hit in the eighth for a 5-4 Onalaska win, giving Onalaska a 7-1 league record.
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West Salem
Wis
John Ankney
Gene Osgood
Wisconsin
la Crosse Newburgs
Osgood
la Crosse
Bill Rinartz
Ken Herlitzka
Nelson
Johnson
Ehlke
Ken Ohrmundt
Salem
Kroll
Ankney
West Salem Oor
E—Henley
Clement
Turck
Tovsen
Kleist
Rinertz
RBI
Ohrmundt
Ernst
Henley
Black River Falls
Ev Johnson
Oalaska
Onalaska
BRF
John Matalas
Dan Mills
Bob Smith
Steve Evert
Louie Mahlum
Decorah vs Fryers Sunday Night at Powell Park
Decorah meets Fryers in a Sunday night doubleheader at Powell Park with first game at 7. Decorah hitters Norris Hattlestad and Mel Pederson lead, while Decorah pitcher Bob Moore sports an 8-2 record. Fryers lineup features Bruha at first and Czechowicz in right with Maringer and Mickelson to catch Leonard.
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Johnson Doughboy
Decorah
Iowa
Powell Park
Fryers
Dave Bruha
Duke Coughlin
Ken Garves
Dave Gagermeier
Tom Larkin
Bob Dammon
Ron Czechowicz
Bob Maringer
Dick Mickelson
Bill Leonard
Bruha
Leonard
Maringer
Czechowicz
Coughlin
Norris Hattlestad
Mel Pederson
Bob Moore
Moore
Marty Laren
Drag Racing Meet For Cerebral Palsy Fund Planned
Union Grove officials announce a weekend drag racing fundraiser at Great Lakes Dragaway to benefit the United Cerebral Palsy Fund. All profits from Saturday and Sunday races will be donated to the fund.
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Union Grove
United Cerebral Palsy Fund
Great Lakes Dragaway
Dragaway
Weekend fishing report notes peak walleye bite and panfish hints
An up to the minute guide reports walleye at peak biting on wing dams with sunfish moving to wing dams while still taking poppers and flies. Crappies in the Stod dard Shady Maple and Brice Prairie area are very good and improving. Northern fishing with chubs is fair and catfish are rising. Drift fishing the pool at the north end of French Island is suggested for panfish early season.
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Stoddard
Shady Maple
Brice Prairie
French Island
Schmidty's Tops Glen's By 8-6
Schmidty's Tavern won its eighth Tavern League softball game in 10 starts Thursday night with an 8-6 decision over Glen's Bar at Copeland Park. Homers were hit by Alton Joe's OK Ralph Scheck John's Larson Schmidty's and Clott. Glen's 010 2201 6 8 4 Schmidty's 610 100 x-8 8 4
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Schmidty’s Tavern
Glen’s Bar
Copeland Park
Bohemian Hall
John's
Powell Park
Joe’s OK
Powell
Alton
Ralph Scheck
Larson
Schmidty
Clott
Glen’s
Glen
Banks May End Playing Streak Because Of Knee
Ernie Banks faces a decision on ending his 717 game consecutive streak due to a knee injury. He will consult Dr. Ralph Metz before Chicago's game at Milwaukee against the Braves and may rest the knee if advised.
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Banks
Chicago
Ernie Banks
Chicago Cubs
Ernie
Ralph Metz
Cubs
Milwaukee
Braves
Germany
San Francisco
John Holland
Berg Leads La Crosse Junior Golfers in 1961
Bob Berg serves as 1961 president of the Junior Golfers of the La Crosse Country Club with Mary Neuburg as vice president and Pauline Weigel as secretary. Over 100 juniors attended the opening event on June 14, where Mike Sierzant won the boys low putts and Pauline Weigel won the girls. Second places went to John Haugen Jeff Oswalt and Denny Lavold for the boys while Jean Ann Skemp and Ellen Pederson placed second and third for the girls. Members prepare to qualify for the July Handicap tournament.
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Bob Berg
la Crosse Country Club
Mary Newburg
Pauline Weigel
Mike Sierzant
John Haugen
Jeff Oswalt
Denny Lavold
Sierzant
Jean Ann Skemp
Ellen Pederson
Mauch Denies Duster Charge In Pirates Phillies Row
Philadelphia manager Gene Mauch denies ordering pitcher Buzhardt to hit Smoky Burgess after Burgess hit two homers in a 5-1 Pirates victory over the Phillies. Umpire Pelekoudas ejected Mauch in the sixth after warnings for throwing at Burgess, leading to a sideline dispute in the umpires room.
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Philadelphia
Gene Mauch
Bob Friend
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Smoky Burgess
Johnny Buzhardt
Dallas Green
Mauch
Chris Pelekoudas
Pelekoudas
Buzhardt
Burgess
Homer
Jocko Conlan
Larker and Wills Fight Shocks Dodgers
Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills and first baseman Norm Larker reportedly fought on June 15 before a game with the Cubs in Los Angeles. Wills was sidelined two days, Hodges and Howard intervened during the melee, and the incident leaked despite team efforts to keep it quiet.
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LOS Angeles
Dodger
Maury Wills
Norm Larker
Wills
Los Angeles Examiner
Cubs
Bob Hunter
Examiner
Hunter
Larker
Gil Hodges
Frank Howard
Caledonia Tops Spring Grove 15-3 in Exhibition
Caledonia beat Spring Grove 15-3 in an exhibition game at Caledonia. Walt Gensmer went 3-for-3, with a triple from Jim Meiners and another from Gary Grob powering the Cavaliers. Spring Grove’s Stan Hahn and Spencer Muenkel each had two hits for the visitors.
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Caledonia
Minn
Walt Gensmer
Jim Meiners
Gary Grob
Spring Grove
Stan Hahn
Spencer Muenkel
Bauer
Bue
Staggemeyer
Bubbers
Muenke
Hahn
Morken
Bratland
Wisconsin Ineligibilities Hit Lacrosse Players
Two La Crosse area athletes Tom Black and Mark Dilley are academically ineligible for the 1961 62 season at the University of Wisconsin. Black is a 6 foot 10 inch center from West Salem and Dilley is a standout second baseman from Soldiers Grove. Both are sophomores and lack the required grade point average.
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Madison, Wis
la Crosse
University of Wisconsin
Tom Black
West Salem
Mark Dilley
Soldiers Grove
Black
Dilley
Illinois Man Captures Western Seniors Meet
George Dawson of Glen Ellyn Illinois won the 13th Western Seniors Golf Tournament in Milwaukee with a 36 hole total of 139 1 under par record effort despite a fire and rain on the course. He topped Detroit left hander George Haggarty by 10 strokes.
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Milwaukee
George Dawson
Glen Ellyn
Ill
Dawson
Indianapolis
Kenilworth
Allen R. Rankin
Columbus
Ohio
Col. W. K. Lanman
Glenview
J. Clark Espie Jr
U. S
Frank Ross
West Hartford
Conn
Chicago
George Groote
Benkett
Merritt Joslyn
Hinsdale
Marshall Smith
Green Bray
Wis
Delray, Fla
William Diddel
Carmel
Ind
Vikings to Scrimmage at Bemidji July 29
The Minnesota Vikings will stage a controlled scrimmage at Bemidji State College on July 29 with all admission proceeds benefiting the college athletic fund. Bert Rose says the session will split the team into two squads with staged possessions and points for play elements beyond touchdowns and field goals.
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ST. Paul-Minneapolis
Minnesota Vikings
Bemidji State College
Bert Rose
Rose
Vikings
North St. Paul Wins Minnesota Baseball Crown
North St. Paul pitcher Don Arlich threw a historic no hit game against Washburn, striking out 16 and driving in a run to lead his team to a 2 0 victory. Len Stream of Washburn collected the lone hit as Fergus Falls and Springfield tied for third. The All Tournament team features seven Twin Cities players including Arlich and teammates Riley Jents Gustafson.
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ST. Paul
North St. Paul
Minneapolis
Washburn
Don Arlich
Oein Arlich
Len Stream
Stream
Fergus Falls
Springfield
St. Cloud
Twin Cities
Arlich
Jack Riley
John Jents
Steve Gustafson
Jerry Pryd
Don Johansson
Mike Davison
Dennis Hammerschmidt
Gary Miller
Joe Jarvis
Hinckley
Jim Anderson
Rochester
Tom Benz
Pipestone
Barry Johnson
Lee Fawbush
Bemidji
Major League Leaders Baseball American and National
Baseball leaders across the American and National Leagues include Cash leading batting in the AL at .365 with Detroit and Mantle at .358 for New York. Mantle also tops homers with 22, while Maris leads RBIs at 59 and runs with 58 for the Yankees. In the NL Cepeda and Robinson pace RBIs, Pinson and Wills share hits, and Koufax tops strikeouts.
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Cash
Detroit
Brandt
Baltimore
Mantle
New York
Maris
B. Robinson
Piersall
Cleveland
Kubek
Power
Romano
Howser
Kansas City
O'Connell
Washington
Wood
Landis
Chicago
Keough
Aparicio
Latman
Terry
Ford
Ramos
Minnesota
Hoak
Pittsburgh
Aaron
Milwaukee
Moon
Los Angeles
Mays
San Francisco
Robinson
Cincinnati
Cepeda
Pinson
Wills
Coleman
Virdon
Stuart
Clemente
Mathews
Miller
Padres
Koufax
Williams
Knothe Aims For Third City Medal Title In Final Round
Jack Knothe tees off at 1 p.m. Sunday seeking a third City Medal golf championship, hoping to become the first man to win three titles. He holds two prior wins in 1954 and 1955 and tied par last Sunday with a 71. The field includes defending champion Bob Johns Jr and other contenders as final round pairings are set.
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Jack Knothe
Knothe
Country Club
Bob Johns Jr
Gary Johnson
Jim Burns
Gale Weiss
Don Iverson
Burns
Johns
Weiss
Johnson
Iverson
Bill Marquardt
Bud) Krause
Russ Bakken
Bill Kato
Clyde Collins
Allen Hitching
B. J. Herzog
Quinn Sports Shop
Dennis Root
Ron Ping
Tom Isler
Ron Banasik
Art Johnson
Harry Kolter
Dick Pearse
Joe Ludden
Buster Ott
Warren McKenzie
Loring Davis
Gary John
Bob Johns
Nicklaus Favored In Collegiate Golf Tourney Semis
Wisconsin amateur champion Steve Smith of Green Bay and three Big Ten players advance to the semifinals of the 64th National Collegiate Golf Tournament in Lafayette Indiana. Nicklaus, 1959 national amateur champ and top favorite, reaches the semis after wins over Peter Cook and Charles Layton.
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Lafayette
Ind
Wisconsin
Steve Smith
Green Bay
Big Ten
Smith
Stanford
Mike Podolski
Ohio State
Jerry Jackson
Purdue
Jack Rule
Iowa
Podolski
Albert Badger
Michigan State
Ed Gordon
Ohio University
Jack Nicklaus
Peter Cook
New Hampshire
Charles Layton
Georgia
Gene Hunt
William Templin
Pete Byer
Marshall
Marshall Smith
Milwaukee
Tranees and Immanuel Win Makeup Games in Local League
The Tranees defeated Old Grandads 7-4 in a Trane Co. League makeup at Hogan Park while Immanuel Lutheran beat Our Redeemer 10-3 in a Lutheran makeup at Trane South. Nelson and Se verson homered for Our Redeemer and Immanuel.
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Tranees
Old Grandads
Trane Co
Hogan Park
Immanuel Lutheran
Redeemer
Trane South
Nelson
Severson
Immanuel
Wheeler
Wilson
AFL Rejects Sudden Death Extension Across League
Buffalo AP report notes the American Football League executive committee on Thursday rejected a proposal to extend the championship sudden-death playoff format to all regular season games.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Braves slip Giants as Thomas homers twice in rout
Frank Thomas of the Braves hit two home runs and a single driving in four runs in an 8-6 win over the Giants. Galen Cisco and Mike Fornieles combined for a 3-2 Red Sox victory over the Angels with Fornieles delivering five innings of no hit relief.
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Frank Thomas
Braves
Giants
Galen Cisco
Mike Pornieles
Red Sox
Angels
Fornieles
Classic League schedule at Powell and Trane Park
Powell Park hosts Trane Co. versus Johnson's Doughboy Flyers at 6 30 p m. At 8 00 p m Quality Lumber Co. faces La Crosse Bowling Prop. Trane Park features South-South Side Merchants versus Handy Builders in the same evening.
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Powell Park
Trane Co
Johnson's Doughboy Flyers
Quality Lumber Co
la Crosse
Prop Trane
South Side Merchants
Handy Builders
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Lacrosse
Ohrm'dt
Heller
Ehike
Rinartz
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Dovenb
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Copeland
Dial
STAG
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New York Yankees
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la Crosse St
Muriel Evenson
Arnie Stearns
Vera Borger
George Wade
Ned
Fishermen
Untouchables
Mac McKillip
Sue
Sherwood M. Mengelt
Myrtle Birkel
Bob Larson
Bakalars
John Zahn
Lil Hanson
M. Mengelt
Rose Zahn
Shamrock Lanes
Daisies
Clovers
Donne Affeldt
B. Knutson
S. Woodhouse
Pat Shea
J. Overhouse
Rev. Yolton High
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U. of Wisconsin
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Cincinnati Redlegs
Los Angeles Angels
Cincinnati Hunt
Illinois
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Major League
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la Crosse Tribune
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Gillette St
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Radio Tower
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