Canadiens Nip St. Louis 3-2 in overtime showdown
In St Louis the Canadiens edged the Blues 3-2 in sudden death to even the playoff series at one game each. Jacques Lemaire scored the overtime winner after a tight game as Boston forfeited a chance to take a lead in the Stanley Cup finals race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Scotty Day
Canadiens
Bowman
Blues
Boston
Montreal Canadiens
Jacques Lemaire
Glenn Hall
Montreal
St. Louis Blues
Henri Richard
UPI
City University sports slate mixed with upcoming events
A dense schedule lists baseball at Central against Eau Claire Memorial and Logan at Eau Claire North. Golf includes Aquinas, Central, and La Crosse Country at several courses with events at Copeland Park and Memorial Field. Track, tennis, and football scrimmage details follow with times and venues across Memorial Field, University Courts, Copeland Park, and nearby sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baseball Central
Eau Claire Memorial
Logan
Eau Claire North
Aquinas
la Crosse
University Courts
Academy
Central
Memorial
Columbus
Memorial Field
Winona
Swanson
Copeland Park
LCU
Rochester Mayo
la Crosse Country Club
Tennis Central
Rochester
John Marshall
Stout
la Crescent
Viroqua
Eau Claire
Milwaukee
Stevens Point
Whitewater
Platteville
University of Wisconsin
Spring Grove Legion Baseball Meet Scheduled
Spring Grove Minn The American Legion baseball meeting will be held at the Spring Grove clubroom at 8 p.m. Wednesday All teams planning to field squads for the upcoming season are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
Minn
American Legion
Harold Geary and Kathy Miller Lead La Crosse Junior Bowling Tourney
Harold Geary topped the senior boys with a 684 series while Kathy Miller led the junior girls with a 660 set at the first junior bowlers tournament in La Crosse held at Pla-Mar. The American Junior Bowling Congress sanctioned event included handicaps, with 157 youngsters competing and trophies awarded to the top four in each division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Geary
Kathy Miller
la Crosse
Pla-Mar
Donna Bateman
Suzanne Heth
Mark Flick
Daniel Schaub
Candy Zischke
Sheila Reese
Roxanne Roloff
John Schneider
Bob Guenther
Steve Druschke
Jerry Jirsa
Scott
Dianne Zischke
Debbie Monti
Sheila Murphy
Cindi Prill
Patti Haugen
Giants Top St Louis 8 4 as McCovey Bat Contact Sparked Protest
In San Francisco, Willie McCovey swung and the bat hit a third strike ball as Tim McCarver threw. Umpires overturned the first call awarding Mays a stolen base and Red Schoendienst protested. Dave Marshall hit his first major league homer to put the Giants ahead. Mike McCormick pitched a complete game for SF.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Bock
Associated Press
Willie McCovey
McCovey
St. Louis
Tim McCarver
San Francisco
Cardinal
Red Schoendienst
Willie Mays
Mays
McCarver
Bill Jackowski
Schoendienst
Dave Marshall
Giants
Mike McCormick
Ferguson Jenkins
Mets
Chicago
New York
Cubs
Lou Johnson
Billy Williams
Muskies See Sidle As Pivot Star In ABA Draft
Minnesota coach Pollard targets Don Sidle as a primary inside scorer with 58 percent shooting. Sidle weighs an NBA offer while Muskies add speed in backcourt with Dallas Thornton and Ron Nelson among early picks. Supplemental rights list includes players from Minnesota and nearby states for negotiation.
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Minneapolis
Beloit
Wisconsin
Marquette
American Basketball Association
Jim Jones
Beloit College
Houston
Brian Brunkhorst
Minnesota
Franklin
Badger
Minnesota Muskies
Brunkhorst
Los Angeles Stars
Muskies
Oklahoma
Don Sidle
ABA
Louisville
Jim Pollard
Sidle
Pollard
Mel Daniels
NBA
National Basketball Association
New York
Booker T. Washington High School
Dallas
Tex
Don Freeman
Irv Inniger
Ron Perry
Clark
Terry Kunze
Dallas Thornton
Kentucky Wesleyan
Ron Nelson
New Mexico
Tom Kondla
Dan Sparks
Weber
Utah
Darryl Jones
St. Benedict’s
Atchison, Kan
al Knott
Cedarville
Ohio
Joe Franklin
Ken Barnett
Delaware
Jerry Waugh
Northern
Iowa
Terry Porter
George Mikan
Dakotas
Porter
Tom Ditty
St. Cloud
Bob Laney
Concordia
Minn
Bob Waldal
Dickinson
N.D
Jack Theeler
South Dakota
John Eggers
Augustana
Sioux Falls
S.D
Ben Monroe
Dennis Browne
Omaha
Sam Hinkle
Philander Smith
John Moates
Richmond
Michigan Triumphs at Baithke Memorial Regatta Winnebago
The University of Michigan scored 17 points over Saturday and Sunday to win the Baithke Memorial regatta on Lake Winnebago.
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Neenah
University of Michigan
Lake Winnebago
Gopher Intrasquad Game Highlights Pass Defense Woes
Minnesota's spring intrasquad game exposed weak pass defense in the secondary for both squads. Phil Hagen led the Whites with 8 of 13 for 129 yards and a TD, while freshmen Tom Bienemann Ray Stephens and Walt Bowser also showed strong passing.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Murray Warmath
Warmath
Phil Hagen
Gophers
Hagen
Maroons
Tom Bienemann
Wilmette
Ill
Ray Stephens
Walt Bowser
Newport News
George Kemp
Rags Cooper
Maurice Forte
John Wintermute
Chip Litten
Leon Trawick
Vern Winfield
Mike Curtis
Major League Leaders American League Batting and Pitching
Summary of 1969 season leaders with top batting averages and runs batted in, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, and stolen bases for designated players. Pitching leaders show win loss records at two decisions with perfect averages for Harden, Santiago, McLain, and Warden.
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Harrelson
Bost
Carew
Minn
B. Robinson
Balt
Killebrew
Repoz
Calif
F. Howard
Wash
R. Smith
Allison
Uhlaender
Warden
Rose and Flood Lead Batting and Runs in Season Totals
Batting leaders show Rose of Cincinnati at .404 with 20 runs and 38 hits while Flood of St. Louis posts .362, 20 runs, and 34 hits. Perez of Cincinnati tops RBIs with 18, Swoboda of New York 18, three players tied with 17. Swoboda also leads homers with 7. Hank Aaron has 6 and McCovey 6. Wills of Pittsburgh steals 6, Wilson Davis of Los Angeles 5.
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Rose
Cin
Flood
St.l
McCovey
S.F
Perez
Swoboda
N.Y
L. Johnson
Chic
RUNKLE ACE AT LA CROSSE COUNTRY CLUB
Tom Runkle scored a hole in one on the 181-yard fifth hole at La Crosse Country Club using a four iron. It was his first ace after 20 years of play, in a foursome with Bill Lockett Harry Lockett and Lou Eben.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Runkle
la Crosse
Runkle
Bill
Harry Lockett
Lou Eben
Harland Sets All-Events Record in Seniors Bowling
Chester Harland, 55, of Peoria Illinois, topped the all events handicap with a 1366 during the third weekend of the American Bowling Congress Seniors Tournament in Milwaukee. The mark surpassed Clark Haddy's 1357 set a week earlier as 1,347 entries compete. two week pause for Mother's Day extends the event to May 18 19.
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Milwaukee
American Bowling Congress
Chester Harland
Peoria
Ill
Harland
Clark Haddy
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Spring Grove States Legion
St.Louis
Cardinals
Jose Arcia
Bill Hands
Hands
Arcia
Glenn Beckert
Leo Durocher
Johnson
Durocher
Beckert
John
Seevcces
Jenkins
Hartenstein
Hernandez
Regan
Hundiey
Koosman
Shaw
Grote
W—Jenkins
L— Koosman
Cardwell
Taylor
L—Cardwell
Atlanta
Raymond
Martinez
Giusti
Coombs
King
W—Johnson
L—Giusti
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Sess
Walker
Wickersham
Moose
May
L. Jackson
Farrell
Boozer
Ryan
Dalrympie
W—Wickersham
L—L. Jackson
Case Eescee
Washburn
Gilson
Willis
Hoefner
McCormick
Dietz
W—Mccormick
Marshall
Cincinnati
Los Ang
Pappas
Davidson
Lee
Kelso
McCool
Bench
Drysdale
Billingham
Purdin
Haller
L—Purdin
Son
Johnny Bench
Lee May
Reds
Dodgers
Tony Perez
Alex Johnson
Ken Johnson
Claude Raymond
Braves
Rusty Staub
Jimmy Wynn
Sonny Jackson
Hank Aaron
Pirates
Phillies
Gene Alley
Jerry Mays
St. Cloud State
Lyndall Conway
Albuquerque
Jim Garza
Detroit Tech
Willey Iverson
Central Michigan
Jim Sterkin
Detroit University
Michigan
Oakland
Seareheare
Gopher
Carter
Mayer
Trawick
Litten
Dave Nixon
Terry Addison
John Darkenwald
Dave Colalillo
Nixon
Addison
Darkenwald
Colalillo
St. — la Crosse
Marquardt
Lacrosse ST
IO Caliltmasso
California
Paul Masson
Saratoga
Paul Mas Amm
Ace
International
H.C.C
Gasoline Alley
Mobil Station
4Th & Badger Sts
New Court House
Inparco
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