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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1971

Page

17

Aquinas In State Baseball Tourney Opens With Aquinas

Aquinas meets Milwaukee Lutheran in Racine at 1 30 p.m. in the WISAA baseball tournament opener with senior ace Tom Larson on the mound. Larson boasts a 6 2 record and 0.24 ERA, as Aquinas carries a 13 3 mark and a share of the city title from Central.

Racine Wis Tom Larson Aquinas Blugolds Milwaukee Lutheran Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association WISAA Larson Central Lutheran Mike Coady Dave Bruha Coady Chuck Searle Francis Servais Rick Newburg Sam Smerud Franz Fredricks John Kaufmann Steve Skiles Mike Hammes Tom Mears Kaufmann Mike Langley Smerud Servais Madison Edgewood Racine St. Catherine Kenosha St. Joseph Milwaukee Nono Milwaukee Marquette Mt. Calvary St. Lawrence

Fighting Angels Struggle With Attitude Darkens Series

California Angels tilt with Oakland and Minnesota turns sour as left fielder Alex Johnson faces internal backlash. Eddie Fisher accuses Johnson of hurting the team with his attitude, while California collapses late to the Twins 12-6. Rookie Jim Strickland debuts for Minnesota, combining with Tom Hall for four perfect innings in relief.

Anaheim California Angels Oakland A’s Minnesota Twins Angels Alex Johnson Eddie Fisher Johnson California Pete Hamm Minnesota Clyde Wright Fisher Lefty Phillips Twins Oakland Harmon Killebrew Tony Oliva Strickland Tony Conig Andy Messersmith Tovar Alomar Carew Oliva Tconglro Renick Strand Efisher Thompsn Maloney Thall Spencer Braun McMullen Berry Cardenas S—Carew T.hall Jjj.perry Strkind O ‘ T. Hall Mesersth Lee

Vida Blue’s fifth shutout as A’s rout Brewers

Vida Blue blanked Milwaukee 3-0 for Oakland’s ninth straight win and his fifth shutout at age 22. Blue battled control early, then retired 10 in a row, with Dave Duncan guiding him to a dominant night. In other AL action, Hedlund and McAuliffe fueled Detroit and Boston’s Siebert edged New York. Palmer won for Baltimore as Thompson struggled on debut. Hogan’s 1950 US Open trivia closes the item.

Associated Press Oakland A's Vida Milwaukee Blue Washington Senators Dave Duncan Danny Walton Roberto Pena Ron Theobald Williams Mike Hedlund Ted Abernathy Kansas City Chicago Paul Schaal Amos Otis Bart Johnson Schaal Ed Kirkpatrick Otis Joel Hoerner Hedlund Abernathy Walt Williams Ed Herrmann Mike Andrews Dick McAuliffe al Kaline Detroit Cleveland McAuliffe Mickey Lolich Indians Sonny Siebert Boston New York Reg

Major League Leaders Major League Leaders AP American League Batting

American League leaders listed with top averages 100 at bats. Oliva Minn. leads in batting with .403, followed by Murcer and To var. Key figures include runs, hits, doubles, and home runs for Oliva, Killebrew, and others across leaders in batting and pitching including Blue, Seaver, and Jenkins.

Oliva Minn Murcer N.Y Yastrzemski Bost Buford Balt Tovar Cardenas Northrup Det Killebrew Unser Wash Sehaal K.C Cash W. Horton White Otis J. Powell Campaneris Oak Pinson Cleve Siebert Blue Lolich Bonds S.F Bench Cin Stargell Pitt H.aaron Atl Garr W.davis L.A Simmons St.l Mays Clemente Kessinger Chio Seaver Jenkins Chic

City and State Thursday Sports Schedule Roundup

Logan faces Sparta in baseball while WISAA and WSUC track and golf meets unfold across Wisconsin and Minnesota venues including Racine Green Lake Eau Claire River Falls and Brainerd. The weekend features WISAA state events WIAA regional races and a River Falls WSUC meet plus a Boys Club Trophy Night banquet at 6 30 p m.

Logan Sparta Racine Green Lake Oshkosh Eau Claire Menomonie Brainerd Minn River Falls Interstate Speedway West Salem Madison Banquet

WWTI Golfers Take Second in Conference Meet

Western Wisconsin Technical Institute placed second in the Wisconsin Technical College Conference golf meet at Maple Grove Country Club with a team total of 345. Milwaukee Tech won with 340, Wisconsin Rapids Tech 367. individual leader was Craig Fohrman of Wisconsin Rapids with 81. Cavaliers head to NJCAA tourney in Brainerd, Minn.

West Salem Wis Western Wisconsin Technical Institute of la Brainerd Minn NJCAA

Logans Schmuck Athlete of Year honors given at awards night

Senior Gary Schmuck of La Crosse Logan High School won the athlete of the year award at the Logan Ranger Booster Club night. He is a standout in football basketball and track and tied for top honors with runner-up Jim Stuhr who played football basketball and golf.

Gary Schmuck la Crosse Logan High School Schmuck Rangers Jim Stuhr Stuhr Logan Ranger Booster Club Brian Brose Nina Briggs LOGAN la Crosse Logan High School Johnny Majors Tennessee Iowa State University Tribune Steve Noffke

Kuhn Named To WIAA Girls Sports Coordinator Post

Karen Kuhn, 28, named to the new WIAA girls sports coordinator post. A Manhattan Kansas native, she completes her third year as physical education instructor at Whitefish Bay High School. The WIAA girls program has expanded, with state competition in swimming gymnastics and track and field starting 1970-71.

Stevens Point Wis Karen Kuhn Kuhn Manhattan Kan Whitefish Bay High School WIAA

Braves' Lum and Boyer pace 10-4 win over Expos

Mike Lum belted his second and third homers of the season, and Clete Boyer hit his second of the night as Atlanta routed Montreal 10-4. Lum drove in three, Boyer two, with Chief Noc-A-Homa reacting to every homer in a high-scoring NL night.

Associated Press Mike Lum Clete Boyer Noc-A-Homa Lum Boyer Atlanta Noc-Ahoma Braves Montreal Expos Hank Aaron San Francisco Chicago Cubs Giants Billy Williams Pittsburgh Cincinnati Philadelphia New York Mets Los Angeles St. Louis San Diego Houston Chicago Williams Cubs J.C. Martin Ferguson Jenkins Roberto Clemente Riverfront Stadium Pirates Clemente Terry Harmon Mets Bobby Valentine Bob Gibson Dodgers

Baseball scores and next-day games across leagues

Wednesday results show Baltimore 4-12 Washington Detroit 12, Cleveland 1 Boston 7 New York 2 Kansas City 2 Chicago 0 Minnesota 12 California 6 Oakland 3 Milwaukee 0. Thursday slate includes Bahnsen and Lee starts in Boston, various night games with Balti more at Washington and Detroit at Cleveland, and a set of late games across Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles Montreal Atlanta Pittsburgh Cincinnati San Diego Houston and others.

Kansas City Chicago Detroit Cleveland Boston New York Baltimore Washington Minnesota California Oakland Milwaukee Bahnsen Lee McNally Janeski Cox Coleman Coveland Foster Krausse Dobson Hamm Wright Atlanta Montreal Philadelphia Pittsburgh Cincinnati Los Angeles St. Louis San Diego Houston San Francisco Blass Grimsley Marichal Hands Singer Carlton Gentry Wise Renko Niekro Kirby Blasingame G.B Pittsburgh New York Phila San Fran

Oshkosh '9' Wins Crown NAIA District 14 Title

Oshkosh State erased a 1-0 deficit by scoring two runs in the ninth inning to defeat Stevens Point 2-1 and claim the NAIA District 14 baseball championship. Todd Lindeman delivered the decisive two-run single with two outs. Plant Point starter Ken Mattison allowed three singles and finished with a three-hitter. Stevens Point earlier beat Milton 4-0 and Oshkosh edged Carthage 7-6 to reach the final.

Appleton Wis Oshkosh State Stevens Point Todd Lindeman Ken Mattison Oshkosh John Stoffel Bob Manci Mike Farmer Jack Friess Friess Pete Koupal Lindeman Milton Carthage

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