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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1971
Page
4
Minnesota Twins manager Bill Rigney praised Ray Corbin and Cesar Tovar after a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Corbin homered and Tovar contributed key hits as the duo fueled the win in St. Paul Minnesota.
Whitewater and La Crosse State entered Friday as the only undefeated teams in a six team La Crosse State triple double dual. La Crosse swept doubles against Eau Claire and defeated Superior 9 0 in the first round. Rick Fatura and Mike Monteen led the Indians with two singles wins and top doubles records. Whitewater beat Eau Claire 5 4 and crushed Platteville 9 0 to highlight the day.
MENOMONIE Wis The La Crosse State University golf team improved to 13 0 1 on the season with a 378 stroke total to beat Stevens Point 399 and Stout 404 Medalist honors went to Dave Cardin of LCU with 38 34 72 Jeff Lehman 34 39 73 close behind Greg Rock and Dan Hillcoat each shot 77 while Mark Casper added 79 John Pankratz 80 was discarded The Indians next host Eau Claire State on Monday.
Team results from Viroqua sunset lanes show Westby Beauty Shop leading with 2299 in team series and 797 in team game. Individual leaders include June Gordon 533 and Darlene Ray 207 high single.
Milwaukee beat California 4-1 for their 13th win as rookie Bill Parsons allowed four hits in 62 2/3 innings and lowered his ERA to 1.83. Bill Voss and Ken McMullen highlighted the scoring, while Lew Krausse was set to face Andy Messersmith in the next game.
Marty Liquori and Jim Ryun prepare for the mile showdown in Philadelphia with Ryun the clear favorite after recent form. Liquori, Villanova senior, predicts about 3:55 while seeking a late pace move to outkick Ryun. A field includes Brian McElroy and others as 1971 rivals edge toward the expected duel.
Jim Sauter of Necedah wins the feature race as 10 cars collide in the La Crosse Interstate Speedway event. Rich Som mers places second in a 1969 Torino, John McNamara third in a 64 Comet. Semifeature narrows to four after a six-car crash with Bob Turzinski winning a 67 Chevelle. Ed Viner second. Fred Beckler third in a 1958 Ford. Sauter repeats in the fast dash. Buck Linhart wins heat one, Larry Barron heat two, Sauter heat three. Marv De Garmo tops hobby stock in a 1955 Mercury.
WAUWATOSA Wis AP Jim Fleming of West Allis Hale broke the state high school two mile record by over seven seconds, finishing in 9 07 4 to beat the previous 9 15 mark.
Royall High School won the Scenic Central Conference golf championship at Spring Valley Wis finishing with 360 strokes. Wonewoc 384 Hillsboro 400 Cashton 428 De Soto 486. Medalist honors went to Dave Van De Hey of Royall with 43 42 85. Dale Feldman of Wonewoc and Leo Einer of Cashton each shot 44 45 89. Tom Zenner of Royall totaled 46 44 90.
HOLMEN Wis The La Crosse Gun Club will stage a five man team shooting event Sunday starting at 1 pm at the Gunslick Shooting Grounds near here with teams vying for prizes and bragging rights.
Friday results include Boston 2 Baltimore 0 and Washington 3 Detroit 2. Cleveland 2 New York 1 and Oakland 5 Kansas City 3. Milwaukee 4 California 1 and Minnesota 4 Chicago 3. Tonight features clashes with McNally Nagy Foster Bahnsen Fingers Canton Forster Perry Lolich Shellenback Messersmith, plus many night games across leagues.
Ken Wright lasted 8 1 3 innings before being lifted after a 3 0 lead, but Oakland rallied to win 5 3. Lemon cited Wright’s fatigue after a 135 pitch effort, while Oakland capitalized with five runs in the ninth.
Wausau Wisconsin La Crosse Central men’s tennis beats Wausau East 8-1 in Big Rivers action. Todd Swanson 11-0 leads with 6-1 6-3 win. Scott Swanson, Slangaard, Schroeder, Gundersen, Weber win in singles. Central’s next match at Eau Claire Memorial.
Nancy Betts fired a 549 series in the Strike N Spare League at the Sparta Bowl to lead the area bowling pace day. Darlene Ray rolled a 547 in the Alley Cats League at Verona s Sunset Lanes.
UNION GROVE Wisconsin AP announces the fourth annual fuel funny car spring championships set for Sunday at the Great Lakes Dragaway. Entrants include Nick Gaglione Jack Dittmars Jim Guthrie and Phil Slack among others.
Michigan State wins 6-3 but loses 7 0 in the second game as MSU holds a one game lead in the Big Ten. Illinois and Minnesota also split, Michigan State looks to tighten the race with Northwestern ahead, and the schedule offers key pairings with Iowa and Purdue looming.
Minneapolis heavy pugilist Mike Morgan was hospitalized for observation after a defeat by Frank Fomaro in Rochester. Morgan suffered severe abdominal spasms and was rushed to a hospital as his father and manager Jim Morgan said a layoff would help him regain weight to challenge unbeaten Pat O Connor, who won his 19th straight with a second round knockout of Tony Montana on the same card.
Chicago Cubs recall relief pitcher Ray Newman from Tacoma in the Pacific Coast League and send rookie Bill Bonham back to Tacoma. Newman has a 1-2 record with three saves and a 1.93 ERA. Bonham, 22, appeared in five Cub games with an 8.18 ERA.
Campion won the Central Wisconsin Catholic Conference golf meet at Meple Grove with a score of 323 led by Jeff Turner 40 38 78 and Jack Downey 40 39 79. Assumption was second at 329, Aquinas third at 331, Pacelli 340, Columbus 343, McDowell 345, Newman 351 and Regis 375.
Oshkosh beat Stout 6-4 while Superior won 4-5 and Whitewater 3-1. Platteville 2-6, Eau Claire 0-7, River Falls 5-6, La Crosse 2-9, Carthage 6-5. Friday stars include pitcher Lenny Siebert of the Red Sox who held Baltimore to two runs in Boston's 2-0 win and Graig Nettles of the Indians who hit a tie breaking homer to beat the Yankees 2-1.
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