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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1963
Page
7
Northwestern swept all six singles players and three doubles teams into the semifinals to command the Big Ten tennis tourney with 31 points. Michigan trails with 24 after seven semifinal berths. all Minnesota players were eliminated.
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The Minnesota Twins traded for veteran outfielder Wally Post from Cincinnati, aiming to boost a roster hampered by a weak offense. Post, 34, joins ahead of a three game weekend series opener with Cleveland, with Jim Perry slated to start against Gary Bell.
La Crosse Central defeated Eau Claire Memorial 308 to 320 at Hillcrest Country Club. Don Iverson led Central with 69, while Dave O Donnell posted 76 as the No.5 scorer. Central heads to the Gale-Ettrick Invitational at Galesville and hosts La Crosse Logan at the Country Club.
At the Big Ten spring meetings in Minneapolis officials weighed trimming full scholarships from 80 to 55 per school and discussed football officiating. Leaders backed a proposed interconference tie with six leagues and studied a plan for visiting recruits at home between December and April. Conference coaches met to finish officiating discussions after reviewing film of calls.
Purdue sprint ace Nate Adams has equalled the Big Ten 100 yard dash mark of 9.4 seconds and bettered the 220 standard. Wisconsin's Bill Holden contends for the high jump record while Illinois' Al Carius clocked 8:58.2 in the two mile. The 330 yard hurdles debuts as a new mark possible. The meet opens Friday afternoon with broad jump preliminaries and runs through Saturday.
Milwaukee teams Don Bosco and Pius meet in the tourney opener in Menasha. The schedule follows with Racine St. Catherine versus Madison Edgewood and later matches pitting St. Joseph, Pa cert, Pa celli, Cathedral, and St. Mary. The meet concludes Sunday.
Richard Wagner, 30, a 1957 La Crosse State College graduate, will become head basketball coach at Glenwood City High School this September. He currently teaches physical education and is athletic director at Longfellow Junior High, and will also serve as Glenwood City assistant coach and PE teacher. Wagner is from Thorpe and has coach stints at D C Everest Schofield Park Falls and Waupaca. He is married to JoAnn Boyd, an LSC graduate, and they have three children.
In the bowling pro bowl, team scores show Packers 581 620 662. Bears 635 645 627. Cowboys 650 629 628. Vikings 645 610 553. Eagles 607 558 730. 49ers 647 702 662. Redskins 613 566 606. High series include Men J Shanley 539 and B Lecher Jr 524. high singles Jerry Shanley 201 and Virginia Miller 178.
May 17 1963 edition notes delivery on May 18 in La Crosse area. Brief item lists local notices and upcoming community events for readers. Local names and specifics are limited in the fragment.
Viola Wis students Brian Glick Dave Crook and Jerry Phinney won awards at Viola High School Annual Athletic Banquet held May 15. Coaches Lovell Stevens and Bob Thomas presented MVPs to Glick for basketball Crook for track and Phinney for football. Ed Schweizer Luther College Decorah Iowa was guest speaker.
Central defeats Memorial 5-4 in a Big Rivers Conference dual. Central’s Gene Yerkes and Dick Eddy won the decisive doubles match 4-6 6-3 6-5. Singles winners include Stellick over Thompson and Kearns over Christianson, with other results listed for Eau Claire and Central players.
Onalaska Wisconsin summer recreation committee asks if girls and women ages 8 to 60 want softball volleyball and tennis. A meeting is set for Saturday at 11 a.m. in the new high school gym. Contact John Fleis Pete Haines or Bill Lambert if unable to attend. Golf and swimming will be offered for girls and boys programs to be finalized next week.
Gene Kortbein allowed three hits and earned the win for Brookwood 9 as Erpenbach posted two hits. Wilton scored its runs in the third and fifth innings, but Brookwood answered with steady offense to seal a 3-1 victory in Ontario Wisconsin.
In Eau Claire Wisconsin Abel Stewart pitched a 7-1 no hit win for Eau Claire Memorial over La Crosse Central. Stewart struck out eight walked two and benefited from Central errors and small ball in routing the Red Raiders.
American League standings list Boston and Chicago atop the table with midweek results. National League leaders include San Francisco and Los Angeles with several key matchups shaping weekend play.
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