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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1963
Page
11
Wisconsin state tournament quarterfinal looms as two high scoring teams Superior Central and Manitowoc share 22-2 and 19-3 records respectively. Superior averages 78 points per game while Manitowoc relies on a versatile attack and strong defense led by Dan Anderson and Greg Sands return.
Milwaukee North, 23-0 and top ranked, is favored as the Wisconsin state basketball tournament opens in Madison. The Blue Devils beat Mequon 58-40 to reach the eight-team field, with Racine Horlick, Manitowoc, Superior Central, Clintonville, Dodgeville, Beloit, and Eau Claire Memorial joining the hopefuls.
The Northern League a six team Class A circuit, reorganized over the off season, will operate on a 1963 budget of 21000. League president Brooks Banker disclosed the plan at a meeting with all teams except St. Cloud. Assessments are based on last season's attendance with Winnipeg paying 4250 and Duluth Superior 3800 among others.
Detroit defeated Superior 7 6 in a playoff to win the United States Men's Curling championship in Duluth Minnesota. The teams finished the final round 10 1, with Superior having beaten Detroit earlier. Wisconsin suffered its only defeat to Minnesota.
Bobby Brue of Milwaukee finished tied for third at the Jamaica Open with a 277 eleven under par and won 850 dollars. John Barnum won the event with 274 for 1,200 dollars, while Manuel de La Torre also of Milwaukee finished 16th at 287 earning 155 dollars.
The Rockton Illinois Cardinals clinched the championship with two victories and a tie in a four team round robin. The event concluded Sunday in Eagle River with Rockton taking the title in the National Senior Men's Amateur Hockey Championship.
District results show Marshall 63 over Milroy 45 and Fairfax 68 over Springfield 64. Hutchinson 62 over Olivia 39. Alexander Ramsey 66 over North St Paul. Minneapolis Central 53 over Roosevelt 45. Bloomington 61 over Robbinsdale 50. Wheaton 79 over Starbuck 56. Detroit Lakes 45 over Moorhead 40. Brainerd 56 over Crosby-Ironton 53. Cloquet 59 over Duluth Central 50. Aurora Hoyt Lakes 53 over International Falls 50. Bemidji 58 over Littlefork 29. Lake Bronson 47 over Greenbush 31.
Guy St. John of South Bend Ind led the American Bowling Congress singles after a 684 three game series Sunday to edge Chicago’s Dick Cochran who held the lead with 682 and Indiana’s Bob Leap who started Saturday with 672.
Netherlands wildlife experts report a novel safety measure using two small mirrors on posts to reflect car headlights into forests. When cars approach at night, the lights create a glowing 10 by 10 meter area ten meters away causing deer to freeze, reducing collision risk.
Mickey Mantle sprains a pulled groin warming up for an exhibition in Miami and is scratched from the lineup likely out two to three days. Ralph Houk says the injury isn’t serious and Mantle will not be used even as a pinch hitter.
BeLOIT AP reports North Central captured the inaugural NCAA Division swimming championships on Saturday, earning seven of nine possible first places.
Arnold Palmer birdied the front nine and finished with a 5-under 67 to win the Pensacola Open by two strokes. He completed 72 holes at 273, 15 under, earning $3,500 and moving to $21,425 for the year, behind Gary Player's $22,452 lead.
The climbing perch, native to Asia and Africa, is able to traverse land between water bodies. It uses air-breathing cavities near the gills and even props itself with its gill covers to move short distances.
Ishpeming Michigan reports a surprising rise of three teenagers among the top ski jumpers in two Olympic tryouts. Ballant led with 468.8 points, while Swenson finished sixth, and Kotlarek surged to win the final round with a 251 foot jump. The top four are likely to join the six-man U.S. Olympic team, pending election rules.
Top seed Grambling of Louisiana and Alliance of Cambridge Springs Pennsylvania open the 32 team NAIA basketball tournament. Grambling 26-2 plays Arkansas Tech in the first game while Alliance 18-5 faces Yankton South Dakota. Frank Granat 6-11 is the tallest player and Bill Mandy 5-10 is the bearded backliner with 31 points in the Westminster game.
In Miami Beach Cleveland Williams 212 pounds from Houston fought Billy Daniels 191 pounds from Ozone Park New York to a bruising 10 round decision at Convention Hall. Williams started slow but pressed forward landing sharp lefts as Daniels faded and tired by the end of the bout.
Ohio State star Gary Bradds won the Big Ten all games scoring title with 672 points in 24 games for a 28.0 average. Indiana’s Jimmy Rayl was second at 25.3, followed by Michigan’s Bill Buntin and Purdue’s Mel Garland among others who averaged 20 or more.
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