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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1968

Page

4

Baseball Standings and Results Forecast In Late Season

American League standings show Detroit tied for lead with 17 wins and 9 losses while Baltimore and Minnesota trail. Friday results Cleveland crushed Baltimore 12 nil and Detroit beat Washington 12 to 1 with other key outcomes. National League races tighten as Philadelphia and San Francisco sit atop with 14 13 records and several postponed or completed games shaping the pennant chase.

W. L. Pet. G.B Detroit Baltimore Minnesota Cleveland Oakland Wash’n California New York Boston Chicago Washington National League W. L. Pet. G.B. St. Louis Phila Phia San Fran Atlanta Pittsburgh Cincinnati Los Angeles Houston Philadelphia San Francisco St. Louis

Olivas Homer Delivers Twins Split In Anaheim

Tony Oliva belted a two run homer in the eighth to spark Minnesota past California 6-5 and secure a split of the double header after the Angels won the opener 3-0 behind George Brunet’s two hit performance.

Minnesota Tony Oliva Don Mincher Anaheim Twins California Angels Angels George Brunet Rick Reichardt Harmon Killebrew Oliva Minnie Rojas Rod Carew Dean Chance Ed Kirkpatrick California Angel Ted Uhlaender John Roseboro Carew Roseboro Mindher Brunet Cesar Tovar Rodgers Killebrew Allison Chance Rickie Clark Jimmy Hall Satriano Woodie Held Bobby Knoop Hernandez Harmon Kirkpatrick Jim Perry Sammy Ellis Minnesota California Schaal Tovar Cf Oliva Rf Reichardt Orton Alison If Mincher Clark O Hinton Zimrman c Kostro Kncop Look Johnstone Cf Hernandz Ss Kaat Rollins Ph Miller P Sb—Hinton B. Miller Chicago White Sox Oakland Cleveland Baltimore New York Yankees Boston Kaline White Sox Luis

Kaline Breaks Slumber Leads Tigers To Top Spot

Al Kaline sparked Detroit with a three run homer a double and a single as the Tigers routed Washington 12-1 to move into first in the American League. Kaline tied Hank Greenberg for Detroit's all time home run mark with 306.

al Kaline Tigers Associated Press Tiger Kaline Detroit Star Washington Hank Greenberg Detroit

Central Tops Aquinas 4 3 to Claim City Baseball Crown

Central nipped Aquinas 4-3 in nine innings at Copeland Park to unseat La Crosse Logan as city champions. Ace pitcher Tom Schmidt struck out 19 in nine innings, allowing three hits and one walk, lifting Central to a 5-1-1 record. Aquinas drops to 6-2 as its five game win streak ends.

la Crosse Central Aquinas Copeland Park la Crosse Logan Central Red Raiders Logan Jeff Cooley Kamla Esmondi Mike Strasser Rich Halverson Formanek Deters Halverson Tooke Strasser Frank Hottinger Schmidt

Oshkosh Edges LCU and Eau Claire in State Triangular

Oshkosh won the Wisconsin State University Conference golf triangular on Eau Claire’s course by three strokes over La Crosse and Eau Claire. LCU’s Dick Martin led with 74, while Oshkosh's Pete Benson shot 76 and teammates Jellison and Overby added 78s to a 391 team total. Eau Claire leaders Kleven and Clish both posted 77s.

Eau Claire Wis Oshkosh Wisconsin State University la Crosse LCU Dick Martin Mike Hilton Larry Hiler Gerald Blaha Indians Pete Benson al Jellison Scott Overby Titans Rolf Kleven Ron Clish

City Sports Slate Shows Weekend Invitational Lineup

Track at Plus Invitational and Stevens Point Invitational lead a busy schedule. Baseball features Whitewater at LCU with Memorial events. Tennis has LCU against Platteville at 11 a.m. Football showcases Wisconsin scrimmage at Memorial Field at 1 p.m.

Milwanee Lcu Stevens Point Whitewater LCU Platteville University of Wisconsin Memorial Field

Tomah Beats Viroqua 4-2 In Conference Clash

Tomah builds a four run lead before Viroqua plates two in the final inning to claim a 4 2 South Central Conference win at Viroqua. Tunney Strozewski socks a double and a single for Tomah and Don Stickney adds a double. Keith Peterson has two hits for Viroqua.

Viroqua Wis Tomah Tunney Strozewski Don Stickney Keith Peterson George Prell Ron Betch Dennis Gabrielson Carl Knutson

Central Netters remain undefeated with 9-0 win over John Marshall

La Crosse Central tennis stays unbeaten by blanking Rochester John Marshall 9-0. Tim Goode won at number one 6-4 6-4, with Scott Rockwood Danel Largent and others sweeping singles. Doubles led by Largent Menke and Sivertson Rockwood.

la Crosse Central Rochester John Marshall Central Tim Goode Guy Whitehead Scott Rockwood Steve Largent Paul Feroe Bill Menke Jim Wewerka Red Raiders Largent-Menke Rock-Alf Sivertson Bill Gelatt-Reuel Fish Jodhn Marshall Netters Dick Schultz Danel Largent Chuck Ruh Paul Foroe Mark Levine Tom Kulterman Tim Kultermen Levine Tim Kulterman Alf Sivertson Rockwood Whitehead-Schultz Bill Gelatt Ruel Fish Run

Toby's holds off Chaseburg 23 16 in Riverland clash

Toby's outslugged Chaseburg 23 to 16 in a Riverland Conference game on Thursday. Hokah defeated Genoa 7 to 4 as Gary Werthein homered for Hokah.

Toby Chaseburg Hokah Genoa Gary Werthein

McCovey Power Spurs Giants Past Reds in NL Action

Willie McCovey drove in three to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 6-4 win over Cincinnati. McCovey, batting .330, homered for the ninth time as Gaylord Perry pitched well. Ron Swoboda also homered for the Mets in a 5-1 win over Chicago, while Atlanta beat Los Angeles 2-1 and Pittsburgh edged Philadelphia 2-1.

McCovey Giants George Culver Ted Aberjathy Gaylord Perry Reds Associated Press Willie McCovey San Francisco Willie Cincinnati Reds Ron Swoboda New York Mets Chicago Cubs Atlanta Los Angeles Pittsburgh Philadelphia Houston St. Louis

Lombardi Becomes City Redevelopment Company Chairman

Vince Lombardi joins Public Facilities Inc. of Madison as board chairman while remaining Green Bay Packers general manager. The firm plans urban renewal projects totaling about 60 million dollars, with public and private housing programs across Wisconsin and beyond. Lombardi emphasizes no political aims, focusing on city needs and investor relations.

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Viroqua Edges Logan in Close Golf Duel

VIROQUA Wis Al Buress and Dave McIntosh each shot 39 to lead Viroqua to a 160 164 win over Logan Friday at Viroqua Curt Schlicht added 40 and Tom Fortney 42 for Viroqua as Dave Rude tied for medalist with 39 Logan’s Pat Thorsen Steve Campbell and Chris Weiss fired 40 42 and 43 Logan falls to 1 6 in dual meet play

Viroqua Wis al Buress Dave McIintosh Logan Curt Schlicht Tom Fortney Dave Rude Buress McIntosh Pat Thorsen Steve Campbell Chris Weiss

Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights

The season’s top performers include Alvis and Carew in batting averages with .337 and .320. Killebrew leads in runs with 18, and Rose tops with 22 runs. McLain and Santiago post 1.000 ERAs among pitchers. Other leaders show varied totals in RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, steals, and strikeouts across multiple teams.

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