Sparta Sparta Tomah Salem Triumph in Western Wisconsin games
Sparta edge Bangor 5 3 behind Billy Richards five hitter and a third inning rally. Tomah defeats La Crosse Newburgs 8 4 with Don Peth two hits and a three run homer. West Salem beats Melrose 7 2 as Bud Smith homers and Salem pitcher John Ankney fans nine.
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Sparta
Wis
Bangor
Wisconsin
Billy Richards
George van Voorhis
Paul Daffinson
van Voorhis
Daffinson
Norm Kowitz
Ron Nowak
Darrell Jenkins
Stan Herrman
Homer
Bob Steigerwald
Jenkins
Fred
Kapanke
Benzinger
Richards
V. Schmitz
Flock
Tomah
Tomaho
la Crosse Newburgs
Mike Lund
Terry Kleist
Dan Frey
Don Peth
Bill Ernst
Don Wingers
Ken Herlitzka
Newburgs
la Crosse
Kleist
Torsen
Lund
Carlson
West Salem
Melrose
Bud Smith
Salem
Bill Morse
Dick Gunderson
Jim Cotton
John Ankney
Gene Osgood
Osgood
Gunderson
Ankney
Leonard
Eagles No 1 Triumphs Over No 2 In Industrial League
Eagles No 1 defeated Eagles No 2 10-6 in a makeup softball game at Powell Park. Hoadley homered for the losers. In Trane Co League makeups, Hornets beat Green Gremlins 5-4 at Hogan Park. Orioles defeated Old Grandads 15-12 at Houska Park. Senser and Dahlby homered. Tschumper had four Orioles hits.
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Eagles
Powell Park
Hoadley
Hornets
Green Gremlins
Hogan Park
Orioles
Old Grandads
Houska Park
Senser
Dahlby
Gremlins
Tschumper
JIM SMABY Confirmed to Conservation Commission
Congratulations to Jim Smaby on his confirmation to the Conservation Commission. The La Crosse area sportsmen greet the decision as a major boon. Crappies and sunfish have moved into snags, with bass activity noted on artificial lures. fishing remains generally good to excellent across departments. A spinning reel tip suggests rewinding line after a twist and reeling behind a motor boat for three minutes to correct twists.
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Jim Smaby
Conservation Commission
la Crosse
Terwilliger's bases-loaded hit lifts Viroqua past Onalaska 9 8
In a tight 9 8 victory at nightfall, Jim Terwilliger lined a bases loaded shot that rolled past Earl Johnson for the winning run. Roger Harlem had three hits, Ed Tisdale two, and Fred Jefson also contributed for Viroqua, while Onalaska's Danny Adams homered twice and Dick Papenfuss added two singles.
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Viroqua
Wis
Jim Terwilliger
Earl Johnson
Onalasxa
Roger Harlem
Ed Tisdale
Terwilliger
Harlem
Tisdale
Fred Jefson
LaVern Iverson
Iverson
Danny Adams
Everett Johnson
Dick Papenfuss
Dave Skogen
Onalaska
Mahlum
D. Papenfuss
Freitag
Redskins Sign Gundersman and James for New Season
Washington Redskins announce the addition of Tom Gundersman from the University of Maryland as a free agent to be tried at linebacker. They also confirm Dick James, a leading halfback for five years, has signed for the upcoming season.
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Washington
Washington Redskins
National Football League
Tom Gundersman
University of Maryland
Redskins
Dick James
Kadlec Slips to Third in Archery Tourney
Former Olympian Robert Kadlec of Rochester drops from the lead in the men's freestyle division of the National Field Archery Tournament in Hot Springs Arkansas. Gene Ellis leads with 2,484 points while Jim Mackey trails at 2,482 and Kadlec stands at 2,472 after a weak animal round.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Robert J. Kadlec
Rochester
Minn
Gene Ellis
Elkhart
Ind
Jim Mackey
Bradford
Kadlec
Christ Episcopal Teams Dominate YMCA Senior League Scores
In YMCA senior church league action Christ Episcopal Church defeated Church of Christ 25-2 while Trinity Lutheran beat United Christian 45-2. Junior league games saw Christ Episcopal nip Bethel Lutheran 18-17 and Trinity win over Bethel 15-15.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Church of Christ
Trinity Lutheran
United Christian
Christ Episcopal
Bethell Lutheran
Trinity
Bethel
Wildcat League All-Star Tilt Slated for July Fourth
NORWALK Wisconsin July Fourth feature game between Wildcat League north and south teams begins at 2 15 p m in Norwalk The North roster features Camp Douglas Melvina Norwalk and Wilton players while the South lineup includes Cashton Hillsboro La Farge and Ontario players D E Moe league president announced two schedule changes Melvina will host Cashton August 6 and La Farge visits Cashton August 13 at 2 15 p m Norm Kowitz leads the North and Jerry Hesselberg the South as managers
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Norwalk
Wis
Wildcat League
Camp Douglas
Melvina
Wilton
Cashton
Hillsboro
la Farge
Ontario
D. E. Moe
NORTH
Arland Elsing
Bill Leonard
Larry Connors
Joe Conners
Ronnie ‘Hauser
Pete Nichols
Jim Schmitz
Dick Schmitz
Lyle Kowitz
Dellmar Doll
Larry Fletcher
Norm Kowitz
John Shie
Ray Saxby
Jack Rice
Jim Creviston
South
Mike Schroeder
Chuck Jefson
Wayne Dahl
Buddy ‘Lee
Bob Waltz
Larry ‘Holak
Doc Greely
Steve Subera
Dan Rabata
Jim Rabata
Jerry Wenzel
Jerry Hesselberg
Duane Melby
Doug Ferries
Don Ferries
Stan White
Griffith Named Boxer Of Month In NBA Ratings
Providence AP The National Boxing Association named welterweight champion Emile Griffith of New York boxer of the month for June after his defense against Gaspar Ortega. He edged Flash Elorde and Pone Kingpetch for the honor while Tom McNeeley was not ranked in June. Honorable mentions included Nunes Bahama Perkins Caldwell Dupas and Cruz.
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Providence
R.I
National Boxing Association
Emile Griffith
New York
Tony Petronella
NBA
Griffith
Gaspar Ortega
Mexico
Flash
Elorde
Philippines
Pone Kingpetch
Thailand
Tom McNeeley
Arlington
Mass
Floyd Patterson
Boston
Obdullo Nunes
Puerto Rico
Yama Bahama
Bimini
Eddie Perkins
Chicago
Johnny Caldwell
Ireland
Ralph Dupas
New Orleans
Jose Luis Cruz
Bears trade Aveni to Giants for Riley
Chicago Bears trade place kicker John Aveni to the New York Giants for defensive halfback Lee Riley. Aveni, 6-3, 210 pounds, joined the Bears in 1959 as a kicker. Riley, 6-1, 198 pounds, is a five year NFL veteran who came from the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Chicago
Chicago Bears
National Football League
John Aveni
New York Giants
Lee Riley
Aveni
Bears
Riley
Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
NFL
Investigation Of Fixes May Move To Football
Grand jury extensions heighten talk that District Attorney Hogan will probe college football for fixes after indicting New York lawyer Charles Tucker in the basketball scandal. The probe encompasses players from Connecticut Detroit Columbia NYU and Oregon with suspects including Wagman Budin and Granata.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Frank Hogan
Hogan
Charles Tucker
Aaron Wagman
Ures
Tucker
Connecticut
Detroit
Columbia
New York University
University of Oregon
Charlie North
John Morgan
University of Detroit
James Granata
Oregon
Lou Barshak
Michael Siegel
Budin
North
Morgan
Ohio State
Granata
Tuckers
Pete Kelly
Ray Paprocky
NYU
Fred Portnoy
Barshak
North Carolina
Siegel
Los Angeles City Junior College
Altman Drives Cubs In NL Bats to Lead Reds Series
George Altman of the Chicago Cubs, at .352, belted his 12th homer in a 15-8 win over Cincinnati as he boosted his average in the series to .529. The 28 year old, a right fielder, has battled injuries since 1959 and uses a 32 ounce 36 inch bat once favored by Rogers Hornsby. He is a strong candidate for the All Star game next month. The Cubs scored 46 runs in the four game set while the Reds totaled 25 with six homers. Altman credits swinging and health for his hot stretch and notes his strong series performance against the league leaders.
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Altman
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cubs
Pueblo
Rogers Hornsby
Lange's Insurance, Quality Nine Tie Up In Twin Bill
Lange's Insurance of Dubuque hosts Quality Nine in a doubleheader at Powell Park. The first softball exhibition starts at 7 p.m. Ace George Peterson aims to rebound after a long home-run win streak and strong no hit pace.
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Quality Nine
Lange's Insurance
Dubuque
Iowa
Quality Lumber
Powell Park
George Peterson
Lange's
Quality
Peterson
Lange’s
Negro Youths Disrupt Kansas City Practice Game Fight
In Kansas City Kansas two carloads of Negro youths disrupted a public baseball practice between white teams Thursday night. Four white men were hospitalized with serious injuries. Charles Rollins and McPherson Horner were in danger. Two intruders earlier pulled a light switch, were chased off, then returned with friends and began swinging bats at bystanders and players.
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Kansas City
Kan
Charles Rollins
McPherson A. Horner
Phillip Davis
John Core III
Davis
Core
Rollins
Three Days Of Racing Slated For Dragaway
Three days of racing at the Great Lakes Dragaway during the Fourth of July holiday period will warm up for the fifth annual National Drag Racing Championships later in the month. Notable entrants include Jack Lockwood of Albany New York and Al Peterson of Atlanta Georgia. Wisconsin entrants include Pete Farnsworth Doug Meyers Del Fisher of Milwaukee and Al Pfiefer of Kenosha. The championships run July 7 9 with holiday races July 1 2 and 4.
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Union Grove
Great Lakes Dragaway
Jack Lockwood
Albany
N. Y
al Peterson
Atlanta
Wisconsin
Pete Farnsworth
Doug Meyers
del Fisher
Milwaukee
al Pfiefer
Kenosha
Mulkey Favored to Win AAU Decathlon in Albuquerque
Phil Mulkey of Memphis is the favorite for the National AAU Decathlon in Albuquerque, with events starting tonight including sprints and jumps and continuing Saturday with hurdles, throws, and distance. Mulkey scored 8,709 points at the Southeastern AAU meet in Memphis two weeks earlier, surpassing Rafer Johnson’s world record unofficially on a non approved field.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Phil Mulkey
Memphis
Mulkey
Rafer Johnson
Johnson
Cawley Tops Track Statistics in 1961 NCAA Report
Rex Cawley of USC led the 1961 NCAA spring statistics with the fastest 220-yard low hurdles time of 22.5 seconds and the top 400-meter hurdles mark at 49.9. He shared the 440-yard dash best with Adolph Plummer and Earl Young. Cawley anchored USC’s mile relay to a 3:07.6 intercollegiate record. Ralph Boston posted world marks in the broad jump and 120-yard highs, while his 22.2 in the 220 low hurdles was disallowed for wind.
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Kansas City
Rex Cawley
University of Southern California
NCAA
Cawley
Ray Cunningham
Texas
Ron Ablewich
Georgia Tech
Southern California Flash
Earl Young
Abilene Christian
Adolph Plummer
New Mexico
USC
Ralph Boston
Tennessee A&i
Pelican
Boston
Overby Sharp in Four-Hitter as Cedar Rapids Tops Lincoln
Dennis Overby pitched a four-hitter and had two timely hits to lift Cedar Rapids Braves 2-1 over Lincoln. Cedar Rapids extends its lead to one and a half games over Topeka as Fox Cities also win 7-0 behind John Ellen and Chuck Smiley's four RBIs.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Dennis Overby
Braves
Overby
Lincoln
Topeka
Fox Cities
Burlington
John Ellen
Foxes
Chuck Smiley
Bob Griggas Named Coach At Lakeland
Rockford native Bob Griggas a 1961 Missouri graduate is appointed coach in basketball baseball and football and intramural athletic director at Lakeland College Sheboygan Wisconsin.
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Bob Griggas
Lakeland
Rockford, Ill
Rockford
University of Missouri
Lakeland College
Sheboygan
Wis
Rickey Improves After Manitoulin Island Attack
Branch Rickey showed steady improvement today after the heart attack he suffered Tuesday while vacationing on Manitoulin Island. Dr. John Stirgridge said the 79 year old baseball executive likely will not be released from hospital for two to three weeks.
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Sudbury
Ont
Rickey
Manitoulin Island
John Stirgridge
Warren Spahn at 40 Better Than Ever Hurls No-Hitters
Milwaukee Braves ace Warren Spahn, age 40, remains in peak form as he nears 300 career wins. A special Family Weekly feature highlights his longevity, dominance, and defiance of aging myths in baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Spahn
Milwaukee Braves
Family Weekly
Dr Meyer Wins Two Trap Titles in Independence
Dr Charles Meyer, a local physician, captured handicap titles in two trapshooting events over the past week. He won at the Dakota Grand in Grand Forks North Dakota and at Graceville Minnesota as part of the Sioux Indian shooters, also earning a prize for the most authentic Indian costume. He was accompanied by his wife Janis Baldwin of Sparta.
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Independence
Wis
Charles Meyer
Grand Forks
N.D
Graceville
More Than Half Of Camp Sites Taken For 4th
Madison AP officials said more than half of Wisconsin’s 3 000 state park and forest campsites are booked for the July 4 weekend. Camping chief Robert Espeseth urged early planning and warned against crowding popular areas. He listed Devil’s Lake, Terry Andre, Long Lake Fond du Lac Big Foot Beach Lake Geneva and Mauthe Lake as crowded spots to avoid. Smaller parks remain less filled as counties develop new camping sites.
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Madison
Robert Espeseth
State Conservation Department
Espeseth
Devil’s Lake State Park
Sauk County
Terry Andrae State Park
Sheboygan Sheboygan County
Long Lake
Fond du Lac
Big Foot Beach
Lake Geneva
Mauthe Lake
Kettle Moraine
Devil’s Lake Park
Softball Classic League Schedule At Powell and Trane Parks
Powell Park hosts two games at 6 30 p m Handy Builders versus Quality Lumber Co and at 8 00 p m La Crosse Bowling Prop versus Johnsons Doughboy Flyers Trane Park features South-Trane Co against South Side Merchants in a second match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell Park
Handy Builders
Quality Lumber Co
la Crosse
Johnson's Doughboy Flyers
Trane Park
South
Trane Co
South Side Merchants
Johnson Favored Over Machen In TV Non-title Bout
Atlantic City AP reports heavyweight contender Eddie Machen Listed as 9-5 underdog to Harold Johnson in a 10-round non-title bout at Convention Hall. Johnson has a 14-win streak and Machen seeks redemption after losses to Folley and Liston and a 37-3-1 record. The ABC televised fight marks Johnson's NBA rise toward a title shot and Moore rematch.
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Murray Rose
Associated Press
Atlantic City
N.J
Eddie Machen
Harold Johnson
Convention Hall
Portland
Ore
Johnson
Machen
Ingemar Johansson
Sweden
Archie Moore
New York
Massachusetts
Europe
Patterson
St. Cloud Routs Eau Claire 8-1 in Northern League clash
St. Cloud finally broke through in the eighth inning to erase a scoreless tie and explode for eight runs against Eau Claire. Lou Brock hit a triple and Joe Macko a homer as the final six runs crossed, while Duluth Superior topped Winnipeg 8-4 behind Bill Freehan's two hits and four RBIs.
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Associated Press
Grand Forks
Aberdeen
St. Cloud
Eau Claire
Duluth Superior Dukes
Winnipeg
Frank Bork
Joe Petrikovic
Felix Santana
Rim
Rudy Welch
Lou Brock
Joe Macko
Duluth Superior
Bill Freehan
RBI
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Mike
la Crosse Sts
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Little Three
Roses
Pat Shea
S. Woodhouse
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L. Ganshhow
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Kay Huebner
Luetta Ganschow
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Wagman
New Yorker
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Fla
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Florida State
Dave Budin
Brooklyn
Michigan
University of Michigan
Butlin
By Robert Goldenstein
Chicago Cubs
George Altman
New York Yankees
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Tennessee A & I University
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RFC
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Zora Folley
Sonny Liston
Liston
Wayne Bethea
Garvin Sawyer
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Minnesota Twins
Kansas City Athletics
Lacrosse Radio
WKBH
Kentucky
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Early Times Distillery Company
Louisville
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