Davenport Ends It For Giants In 17th
Jim Davenport hit a solo homer in the 17th inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 5-4 win over the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. The game drew 56,658 fans, the season’s largest crowd, extending San Francisco’s winning streak to 12 as Willie Mays homered earlier but Davenport delivered the deciding blast.
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Bowling totals and baseball stretch lead in late seasons
The La Crosse bowling scene reports 12 bowlers with 15 700s at Holiday and South Lanes, plus notable 700s and high series in other leagues. In MLB action the Giants beat the Mets in 17 innings on J Davenport’s game winning homer, keeping an 12 game win streak intact.
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Preston Coach Accepts Post At Baraboo Thunderbirds
Richard E Ostun, Preston Minnesota basketball coach with a 20 2 season, will move to Baraboo High School to coach the Thunderbirds replacing Wallace Akey who will teach English at Minocqua next year. Ostun has guided Preston to district tournament titles in four years.
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Aquinas Nine Invited To State Catholic Baseball Meet
Aquinas High School joins eight teams in the 15th annual State Catholic baseball tournament at Horlick Field starting Friday May 20. Aquinas faces Milwaukee Messmer at 3 p.m. in the tournament opener, with St. Catherine hosting. Other invitees include St. Catherine Madison Edgewood Stevens Point Pacelli Waukesha Memorial Don Bosco Marquette and Messmer.
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Tripleheader Slated For UW Northwestern
Rain and soggy fields forced a rare three game marathon in Madison as Northwestern and Wisconsin shifted from a single game to a three game nine inning series. Wisconsin sits eighth in the Big Ten with a 2 7 mark and Northwestern ninth at 1 3.
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Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
A summary of top players across batting and pitching categories including Morgan and Alou leading with high averages, Aaron and Mays driving runs, Reichardt and Scott among leaders in RBIs and hits, and notable pitching feats by Marichal and Gibson with strikeout counts. Also lists standout performances from Robinson, Scott, and McDowell across various categories.
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Logan High Cindermen Top Tomah in Dual Meet at Swanson Field
Logan High defeated Tomah 63 to 54 at Swanson Field in a dual meet. Steve Paar and Mark Janney doubled as winners, Paar taking the 880 and long jump while Janney swept the hurdles. Logan’s Mike Kiesling clocked 4:31 in the mile and Tomah led in field events. Logan hosts Winona Tuesday at 4 p.m.
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Dennis Linger
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Jim Shie
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Gary Wonzer
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Central 5th In Tri-State Relays At Dubuque Iowa
Washington repeated as track champion at Wilbur Dalzell Field scoring 118 points with Cedar Rapids Jefferson close behind and Central’s Carl Surom won the mile in 4 38 1 while Jim Clapper captured the pole vault at 11 feet 10 4 inches. Central finished first in the 400 yard low hurdle shuttle relay though disqualified, with multiple event placements and record notes across Central Jefferson Washington and Dubuque Wahlert as marks fell in shot and long jump ahead of the Big Rivers Conference meet at Memorial Field next Saturday afternoon.
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Iowa Beats Michigan to Narrow Big Ten Baseball Lead
Iowa defeated Michigan 4-1 on its home field to end the Wolverines’ eight straight Big Ten conference wins. Bob Reed took his first league loss after six victories as Iowa piled up 11 hits. Michigan led 1-0 before Dick Schneider tied it with a homer in the fifth and Larry Rathje scored on a throwing error in the next inning. The weather stopped several other games, and Ohio State moved into the lead at 5-0 with Minnesota 8-0-1.
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Reichardt Hit Six Times In Early Season Baseball
Angels outfielder Rick Reichardt, a $200000 bonus rookie from Stevens Point Wisconsin, was hit six times in 25 games and feared a head injury if a ball had connected. He and manager Bill Rigney acknowledged ongoing plunking as Ortega warned after Reichardt was grazed in the sixth inning of a 4-2 loss to Washington.
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Cliff-Hanging Games Continue For White Sox
The Chicago White Sox lost 5-4 in Detroit as Larry Sherry shut down a late rally after Tommy Agee and Floyd Robinson sparked a seventh inning surge. Tom McCraw hit a two run homer in the sixth and Bill Freehan left the field for X-rays after being struck by a bat swing. The Sox and Cubs both faced travel plans with Peters and Lolich slated for one game and Ellsworth against Cincinnati’s O'Toole in later action.
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Archery Shoot At Kendall Sunday
The La Crosse Blackhawk Bow Hunters will participate in a league shoot at Kendall on Sunday. All archers must be registered by 1 30 p m. The archery grounds are reached by taking Highway 73 out of Sparta.
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Braves fall to Cardinals 8 0 in St Louis
The Atlanta Braves dropped their seventh in eight as St Louis blanked them 8 0 Al Jackson pitched a complete game allowing six hits and drove in three runs Javier Bu chek and Shannon each had three hits for the Cardinals Tim McCarver and others contributed key hits as Ken Johnson took the loss for Atlanta in the third game of the series at the new Busch Stadium
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Mario Andretti Favored To Win Pole At Indianapolis
Mario Andretti, after setting near speed records in wet conditions, is favored to take pole for the 500 mile race on May 30. He timed 164.2 to 167.4 mph in limited runs amid rain delays, with rivals Jimmy Clark and Dan Gurney listed as major challengers.
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Goalby Takes Lead in New Orleans Open as Palmer Slumps
Bob Goalby shot a 69 to reach 137 after 36 holes, one stroke ahead of Jack Nicklaus at the Greater New Orleans Open. Arnold Palmer, nursing a back injury, posted 71 for 142 total, while Tony Lema and Frank Beard equal 139 and Harold Henning and Kel Nagle sit at 139. The field was cut to the low 70 and ties after 36 holes.
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Intra-City Baseball Game Rescheduled
The Central-Aquinas intra-city baseball game moved from Friday to 4 p.m. Monday at Memorial South.
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Oshkosh Lourdes to Host Wisconsin Catholic Tennis Tourney
Oshkosh Lourdes, the 1965 runnerup, will host the Wisconsin Catholic high school tennis tournament next Saturday. Milwaukee Marquette is defending champion.
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Major League Standings and Results Card
Baseball standings show San Francisco leading with 22 wins and 7 losses. Houston 17 11, Pittsburgh 15 11, Los Angeles 15 14, New York 9 12, Cincinnati 10 15, Chicago 6 18. Friday results include Pittsburgh 4 Los Angeles 3 and SF 5 New York 4 in 17 innings. Sunday and Monday schedules listed for both leagues.
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Pla-Mor Ten Pin Ends With Banquet
Hilde Richmond was re elected president of the Pla Mor Ten Pin League at its banquet Thursday night in Schmidty s. Other officers are Vi Krueger Irene Mills Vi Weilandt Elaine Schnedecker. Awards were presented to team champion Schmidty s Joan Soller 245 game Fran Amundson high series Doris Sapuder and Doris Smith tied for most improved average Elene Schiffer for most splits cleaned.
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Kickapoo High School Set Banquet Tuesday Night
VIOLA Wis The Kickapoo High School athletic banquet will be held at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the high school all purpose room A fried chicken dinner will be served buffet style Tickets cost 150 for guests and 1 for parents
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Twins Take Series Opener 9 5 Over Senators
In St Paul Minnesota Jim Kaat pitched a complete game, giving up eight hits as the Twins defeated the Washington Senators 9 to 5 in the opener of a four game set. Tony Oliva drove in four runs with a triple and two singles while Bob Allison and Earl Battey also contributed offensively. Duckworth took the loss for Washington.
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