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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1971
Page
22
A speaker recalls paddling around Goose Island with his wife on a calm Sunday voyage. Starting at the north boat ramp, they follow currents past shelters, piers, and bluffs, reaching a final bend where a peninsula ends the trip. A mutinous turnback ends the paddle before supper.
Aquinas upped its baseball record to 13-1 with a 4-3 win over Campion at Memorial Field. Senior Sam Smerud drove in two, struck out nine in six innings, and earned the victory. Campion drops to 2-3 as Keane led their offense with three hits including a triple.
Winona Cotter avenged an earlier loss by defeating Logan 8-0. Paul Stiever pitched seven innings, seven strikeouts, and walked seven while Cotter’s bats produced 12 hits led by Bruce Lavasseur, John Lavasseur, and Stiever with three hits each. Logan managed four hits and committed three errors.
La Crosse Central beat Onalaska 8-1 at Red Raider courts as Todd Swanson and Scott Swanson led with straight set singles. Central built early leads through singles. doubles closed the 8-1 win with Swanson-Slangaard and Swanson-Schroeder pairing securing decisive victories.
Henry A. Manush a Baseball Hall of Fame member since 1964 died in Sarasota after a long cancer battle. The famed outfielder compiled a .330 career batting average over 17 seasons and won the 1926 AL batting title with a .378 mark while with the Washington Senators. He played for the Tigers, Browns, Senators, Red Sox, Dodgers, and Pirates.
Aquinas golf team posted its fifth win in six matches by defeating Tomah 314 to 342 at La Crosse Country Club. Medalist honors went to Blugold Phil Knothe with 75, followed by Greg Peterson and Tim Murphy two strokes back. Tomah’s Roy Cram led their squad with 80 while Bill McCarty posted 82 and Bob Fishbain and Byron Bedner shot 89 and 91. The Blugolds next duel Logan at Coulee Golf Bowl in Onalaska.
First American Bank of Memphis filed suit seeking $25,000 from the Memphis Pros of the American Basketball Association. The bank says two short-term notes issued in October were due in November and remain unpaid.
La Crosse State University dominates the Mankato Invitational scoring 7714 points as Patty Melby and Adele Coon each claim two wins. Mankato finishes second with 71 points, followed by South Dakota State and Minnesota. LCU shone in sprints and jumps with Mittlestead’s shot put and Witha’s high jump, plus relay victories by Coon-Clancy-Becker-Doering and Witha-Becker-Doering-Odau.
Dick Motta, 39, signs a five year contract with the Chicago Bulls after rejecting Texas Chaparrals lure of a 60,000 dollar annual salary. He says money not decisive and predicts proving his worth as Bulls coach. Motta led the team to 51-31 this season, second in the Midwest Division.
Jeff Lehman led La Crosse State with a 73 to win medalist honors as LCU beat Western Wisconsin Technical Institute 380 to 419 at Maple Grove Country Club in West Salem Wisconsin. Teammate John Knothe shot 37s to finish one stroke back.
Boston Bruins announce Gary Young has been released to accept the position of general manager with the California Golden Seals. The move clears Young to take the role, confirming a reshaping of the Bruins front office.
Cashton De Soto and North Crawford competed in track events with winners listed per event. Scorers include Scott Yaun, John Floyd, Don Gronemus, and Rick Penkalski among others with distances and times noted for shot put discus long jump high jump pole vault mile and relays.
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