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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1968

Page

10

Hale Quandt Era Ends At Stevens Point State

Stevens Point State University prepares to honor Hale Quandt as he nears retirement July 1 after 21 years as coach and 20 as athletic director. His 42-year coaching career spans Cuba City High School to Stevens Point, with notable success in basketball football and golf.

la Crosse Thbene Hale Quandt Stevens Point State Stevens Point Stevens Point State University Quandt River Falls State Cuba City High School South Beloit Ill Wausau Hartford Benton Harbor Mich Wisconsin Tomah William C. Hansen Hale

Westby Ousts Logan In District Baseball Opener

Central blanks De Soto 5 0 behind Tom Schmidt five hits and fourteen strikeouts. De Soto suffers five errors in sixth inning as Jeff Wigdahl and Rich Halverson drive in two runs each for Central. Westby downed Logan 5 2 with Larry Lee and Bruce Mashak two run homers and Kurt Kroner fanning 12.

Cashton Wis la Crosse Central de Soto Tom Schmidt Westby la Crosse Logan Central Schmidt Dennis Overson Red Raiders Overson Jeff Wigdahl Rich Halverson Steve Cooley Pat Tooke Jeff Cooley Halverson Wigdahl Westley Logan Rangers Larry Lee Bruce Mashak Chuck Sedevie Fanning Kroner

Red Raiders finish tennis season with 10th straight win

La Crosse Central completes the dual schedule 10-0 by beating Eau Claire Memorial 7-2 at Eau Claire. Scott Rockwood Tim Goode Steve Largent Paul Feroe and Bill Menke win singles. Rockwood-Goode take the second doubles. Feroe-Wewerka win the third doubles. Memorial’s Wendy Warner wins a three setter. Regional play starts Saturday at Reedsburg at 9 a.m.

Eau Claire Wis la Crosse Central Eau Claire Memorial Harold Weinbender Red Raiders Reedsburg Scott Rockwood Tim Goode Steve Largent Paul Feroe Bill Menke Central Goode Mark Smith Wendy Warner Jim Wewerka Paul John Christopher Largent Menke Memorial Rockwood Feroe Werwerka Jerry Wilke Paul Christopher Ron Hitzke Christopher-Christopher Largent-Menke Rockwood-Goode Wilke- Smith Feroe-Wewerka Hitzke- Wojner

John Shuda Wins Air Port Trap Club Shoot

John Shuda won the Air Port Trap Club shoot with 24 of 25 in the first round and 23 23 19 of 25 in subsequent rounds. Arliss Sherrard placed second with 24 20 20 of 25, and Wenzel Svec followed with 24 and 20 of 25.

John Shuda Air Port Arliss Sherrard Wenzel Svec Tom Donaldson Louis Donaldson Bob Taylor Tom Fellows Fellows George Murphy Leo Osley Les Hodons Lyle Anderson John Robert Hodons Anderson Matt Humiston Dan Hamiston Kevin Murphy Norma Anderson

Oscar Robertson Named Three-Time UPI All American

Cincinnati star Oscar Robertson nicknamed the "Big O" earned his third straight first team UPI All American honor for the University of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati UPI Oscar Robertson University of Cincinnati

Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching

Batting leaders include F Howard Washington .336 and Rose Cincinnati .356 with 53 hits. secondary figures show Carew Minnesota 39 hits and McCovey San Francisco 27 RBIs. Pitching leaders list Reed Atlanta 5 0 and Kelso Cincinnati 3 0 with 1.000 ERAs, plus Singer Los Angeles 65 strikeouts and Tiant Cleveland 60.

F. Howard Wash White N.Y Powell Balt Carew Minn Unser R. Smith Bost B. Robinson Foy Fregosi Calif McAuliffe Det W. Horton Campaneris Oak Oliva John Chic Warden Perranoski McDowell Cleve Tiant Rose Cin Flood St.l McCovey S.F Swoboda F. Alou A. Johnson Clemente Pitt H. Aaron Atl Wills A. Jackson Reed Kelso Selma Singer L.A Ryan

Fregosi Completes Cycle As Angels Top Red Sox 5 4

Jim Fregosi powered the Angels to a 5 4 comeback win over Boston. He homered, tripled, doubled, and singled, driving in three and scoring twice as Rico Petrocelli’s ninth inning homer sent the game to extras before the cycle clinched the victory.

Ron Rapoport Associated Press Boston Red Sox Jim Fregosi Fregosi Red Sox Rico Petrocelli Boston Sox Angels Detroit Minnesota Baltimore Chicago New York Washington George Scott Elston Howard Petrocelli Tigers Jackie Hernandez Ron Clark Jim Hardin White Sox Boog Powell

Midwest Regional Baseball Tourney Set

The NCAA College division Midwest Regional Baseball Tournament will be held in Mankato Minnesota with Northern Iowa facing Arkansas State and Mankato State meeting Southern Colorado State in opening games. The double elimination event runs Friday and Saturday, with the winner advancing to Springfield Missouri for the national tournament June 5 to 8.

Cedar Falls Iowa Arkansas State Colorado State Mankato Minn State Northern Iowa Springfield Mankato State

Johnson Sparks Reds and Charles Delivers for Mets in NL Wins

Alex Johnson hustled the Reds past the Astros with a run-scoring single and a ninth-inning double after a tough start at the plate. Ed Charles homered twice, fueling the Mets 2-1 win over Pittsburgh as Larry Jaster won for St Louis 2-1 over the Dodgers. Felipe Alou drove in a ninth-inning run for Atlanta in a 6-5 victory over San Francisco.

Reds Houston Astros Johnson Ed Charles New York Mets Pittsburgh Larry Jaster Los Angles St. Louis Dodgers Felipe Alou Atlanta San Francisco Bill White Philadelphia Cardinals Johnny Edwards Astros Jim Wynn Cincinnati Mack Jones Pete Rose Don Wilson Jim Ray Charles Mets Bob Veale

Tennis Club Elects Officers

The La Crosse Tennis Club elected a youthful slate for 1968 with Pete Wais as president and John Pinesak as vice president both La Crosse State freshmen. Bob McLoone became secretary treasurer as the board plans three tournaments from June 8 to July 23.

la Crosse Pete Wais la Crosse State John Pinesak Bob McLoone Ed Carlsson Dell Walling Clifton DeVoll Linn Rockwood Terry Murphy Joe Aigner

Dakota Hockey Ace To Enter Wisconsin

Scott Leigh, captain of North Dakota state high school hockey champions, will enroll at the University of Wisconsin this fall. Badger coach Bob Johnson calls Leigh the best collegiate hockey prospect in North Dakota. Leigh from Central High School Grand Forks accepted a Wisconsin grant in aid scholarship.

Madison Scott Leigh North Dakota University of Wisconsin Badger Bob Johnson Leigh Wisconsin Central High School Grand Forks

Badger Track Team Extends Outdoor Title Run

Wisconsin wins three Big Ten championships at Minneapolis meet boosting the number of outdoor titles under coach Charles Walter to 15. Juniors Ray Arrington and Mike Butler and sophomore Mike Bond each earned titles, with Butler taking the 100 yard dash and 120 yard high hurdles and Arrington winning the mile in both 1967 and 1968, lifting total Badger outdoor crowns to 19.

Madison Wisconsin Badger Charles “Rut Walter Ray Arrington Mike Butler Mike Bond Minneapolis Butler Arrington

National League and American League Standings and Scores

Baseball standings show St Louis leading the NL with 21 wins and 14 losses, followed by Atlanta and San Francisco. AL leaders include Detroit and Cleveland with records around 23–12 and 20–14 respectively. Daily results include New York defeating Pittsburgh and Cincinnati beating Houston, plus various listed night games and upcoming matchups.

W. L. Pet. G.B St. Louis Atlanta San Fran Cincinnati Phila’phia Chicago Los Angeles New York Pittsburgh Houston San Francisco Philadelphia Detroit iCleveland Baltimore Boston Minnesota California Oakland Wash’n Washington Cleveland Twinight

Oshkosh St Norbert Meet In NAIA District 14 Playoff

Oshkosh State and St. Norbert College open a three game NAIA District 14 playoff in De Pere with Dan Neumeier pitching for Oshkosh. Oshkosh is 16 15 and St Norbert 11 7 as the winner advances to Area 4 in Iowa to face the Minnesota North Dakota and Iowa champions.

St. Norbert Wisconsin Independent Colleges Association Milton Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota Neumeier Oshkosh la Crosse

Bears Edge Giants 23 21 in 1933 NFL Title Game

Chicago Bears beat the New York Giants 23 to 21 in the league title game dominated early by Bronko Nagurski who threw two touchdown passes in the comeback bid.

Chicago UPI Bronco Nagurski Chicago Bears New York Giants

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