Black River Falls Wins South Central Conference Golf Crown
Black River Falls scores 343 at Baraboo Country Club to take the South Central Conference title with Sauk Prairie second at 344 and Baraboo third at 345. Medalist honors go to Sauk Prairie’s Steve Zauft after a playoff with Baraboo’s Dan Hillcoat and Tomah’s Ray Haberman, all at 78.
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Baraboo
Wis
Black River Falls
Baraboo Country Club
Sauk-Prairie
Steve Zauft
Dan Hillcoat
Ray Haberman
Tomah
Brooke Silvernail
Dave Larson
Rick Moake
Twins Name Manager For St. Cloud Team
St. Paul native Ken Staples was named manager of the Twins St. Cloud farm club in the Northern League replacing Jim Rantz who moves to Twins public relations. Staples, a nine season Dodgers farm system catcher, has coached at St Thomas College Robbinsdale High and Cooper High School and managed Breckenridge Wahpeton in 1957. The Northern League opens June 26 with Staples taking command at the Melbourne Florida camp June 15.
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Minnesota Twins
St. Paul
Ken Staples
St. Cloud
Staples
Jim Rantz
Twins
Brooklyn Dodgers
Grand Forks
St. Thomas College
Robbinsdale High School
Robbinsdale
New Cooper High School
Breckenridge - Wahpeton
Melbourne
Fla
Royall High Golfers Claim Scenic Crown in Wisconsin
Royall High School, joining the Vacationland Conference next year, won the Scenic Central Conference golf meet at Spring Valley, posting 369 strokes. Hillsboro finished second with 374, Wonewoc 389, Brookwood 417, Weston 474, and New Lisbon 518. Hillsboro’s Larry French was medalist with 85.
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Elroy
Wis
Harmon Killebrew hits 300th major league homer at Yankee Stadium
Harmon Killebrew blasted his 300th career home run in the fourth inning off Bob Friend at Yankee Stadium as the Twins lost 4 2. The milestone leaves him tied for 25th on the all time list with Chuck Klein and trails front runners like Mays and Mantle by several. He noted the big moment but said he would remember it less if Minnesota did not win.
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Harmon Killebrew
Yankee Stadium
Twins
New York Yankees
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Minnesota
Bob Friend
Washington
Detroit
George Zuverink
Early Wynn
Chicago
Metropolitan Stadium
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Chuck Klein
Willie Mays
Eddie Mathews
Mickey Mantle
Ernie Banks
Hank Aarton
Rocky Colavito
Frank Robinson
Joe Adcock
Rogers Hornsby
al Simmons
Roy Sievers
Adcock
Polish lifter sets world light heavyweight press record
Warsaw AP reports weightlifter Waclaw Golab of Poland set a world light heavyweight record by pressing 168.5 kilograms in a contest at Bialograd the Communist Party newspaper announced Sunday.
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Poland
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Wausau West DePere duo win Wolf River race
Mer ritt Hansen of Wausau and Bill Hock of West DePere won the feature 9 ½ mile race in the Wolf River White Water event, completing the rapids in 1 hour 34 minutes. Will Provine of Nashville took the 9 ½ mile kayak class in 1 hour 36 minutes. Additional winners included Pete Korbel and Cary Carson in various kayak and canoe events.
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Madison
Pete
Cary
Nancy Carson
Minneapolis
Ed Koscik
Milwaukee
Ken Koscik
Barrington
Ill
Morenz Receives University of Wisconsin Athlete of the Year
Paul Morenz Jr. of McHenry was voted UW athlete of the year by the Student W Club for his performance in basketball and baseball. Dennis Sweeney of Madison was named president of the student athletic board and will serve as student representative on the faculty athletic board.
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Madison
Paul Morenz
McHenry
University of Wisconsin
Morenz
Dennis Sweeney
St Olaf Wins Midwest Golf Title in Waterloo
Dave Sergent shot a two under par 142 to lead St Olaf to a sweeping victory in the Midwest Conference golf tournament in Waterloo Iowa. St Olaf totaled 605 strokes with Carleton 623 and Ripon 631 close behind.
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Iowa
Dave Sergent
St. Olaf
Larry Newman
Lawrence
Carleton
Ripon
Grinnell
Beloit
Cornell
Monmouth
Knox
Coe
Edgewood Nine State Catholic Baseball Champ
Edgewood of Madison won the Wisconsin Catholic High School Baseball Championship, defeating Racine St. Catherine 5 to 4 in the WCIAA title game. Edgewood built a 5-0 lead behind a three-run third inning, with Greg O'Brien tossing 3 2/3 sparkling innings in relief. St. Catherine advanced by beating Don Bosco 5-1 in semifinals as Edgewood defeated Messmer 15-4.
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Madison Edgewood
Crusaders
Racine St. Catherine
Angels
Edgewood
Baker
St. Catherine
Greg O’brien
Don Bosco
Messmer
Minnesota bids to host Pan American Games trials in 1967
University of Minnesota President O Meredith Wilson formally bids to host the Pan-American Games Trials in July 1967. The invitation was presented to the U.S. Olympic Committee in Washington. Trials run July 5 to 17, with the Pan-American Games set for Winnipeg starting July 22, 1967.
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University of Minnesota
O. Meredith Wilson
Douglas F. Roby
U.S. Olympic Committee
Full Olympic Committee
Washington
Winnipeg
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
The data lists leaders in the National and American leagues. Notable figures include Alou and Morgan leading batting averages, Aaron and Hart top RBIs, Aaron and Reichardt among home run leaders, Gibson and Koufax high strikeouts, and Marichal with 8-0 pitching records, alongside other top players in runs doubles and steals.
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Pittsburgh
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Houston
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Atlanta
Hart
San Francisco
Wynn
Pinson
Cincinnati
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Wills
Los Angeles
Jackson
Marichal
Maloney
Knowles
Philadelphia
Gibson
St. Louis
Koufax
Oliva
Minnesota
F. Robinson
Baltimore
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Robinson
Scott
Boston
B. Robinson
Valentine
Washington
Arlen
Schaal
California
Reichardt
Agee
Chicago
Tartabull
Kansas City
O'Donoghue
Cleveland
Pizarro
McDowell
Richert
Arizona State Star Signed by Twins in Farm System Move
Arizona State University outfielder Glen Smith, 21, bats left throws right and stands 6-2 180, signed Saturday with Minnesota Twins for undisclosed terms. Smith hit .317 with eight homers this season for ASU and was the Twins fifth draft choice in last January's special phase. Original Giant draftee, he failed to reach a pay agreement and returned to the draft pool. He will be assigned to St Cloud Minnesota or Sarasota Florida in the Twins system.
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Minnesota Twins
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Shawnee Mission
Kan
ASU
Twins
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Minn
Sarasota,Fla
Two College Coaches Join Concordia Clinic Staff
Moorhead Minnesota AP Cal Stoll of Michigan State and Bill Pace of Arkansas join Concordia College Coaching Clinic staff for the 13th annual event August 11 to 13. They will coach in the all star game with Stoll and Pace guiding the Minnesota and out of state squads respectively.
BRF Edges Taylor In Strum Opener 2 0
Black River Falls defeats Taylor 2-0 in Strum Wisconsin in the opening game of the Eleva Strum WIAA district. Jim Frederikson pitched a one hitter, with Frederikson and Tester scoring support as Iversson and Koxlien contributed behind the BRF win.
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Wis
Black River Falls
Taylor
Jim Frederikson
Frederikson
Tester
Iversson
Koxlien
Tennis results show dense scoring across conferences and meets
Big Ten results list team scores with Michigan topping Michigan State and Ohio State. Midwest Conference results set St Olaf and Carleton near top. In boxing Cassius Clay retains heavyweight title by stopping Henry Cooper in Madison Square Garden. Torres defends light heavyweight title in New York.
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London
Cassius Clay
Louisville
Henry Cooper
England
Clay
New York
Jose Torres
Wayne Thornton
Fresno
Calif
Torres
Oslo
Norway
Love Allotey
Ghana
Boulaim Belouvard
Algeria
Halfback Bill Triplett Works With St Louis Police
St Louis Cardinals halfback Bill Triplett spends the off season on the city police department community relations program, assisting outreach and local engagement efforts.
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Bill Triplett
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Foreigners Win Again as Devlin Captures Colonial Title
Bruce Devlin won the Colonial National Invitation at Fort Worth with an even par 280. It was the third foreign winner in four events, following Roberto de Vicenzo at Dallas and Harold Henning at San Antonio. Devlin faltered late with bogeys but held on to win by a stroke.
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Bruce Devlin
Ft. Worth
Tex
UPI
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Roberto de Vicenzo
Argentina
Harold Henning
South Africa
San Antonio
Australia
Wn OR
Milton Triumphs Over Illinois-Chicago in Gateway Tourney
Milton edged Illinois-Chicago 6 4 to win the Gateway Conference baseball tournament Saturday. Dick Sisler, 1965 manager of the Cincinnati Reds, now coaches for the St. Louis Cardinals. Walter Johnson pitched 14 opening day games for the Washington Senators and won nine of them, seven were shutouts.
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Milton
Illinois-Chicago
Dick Sisler
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Walter Johnson
Washington Senators
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