Central Cups 8th Straight Golf Match
Central High School’s undefeated golf team won its eighth consecutive dual meet, beating Eau Claire Memorial 301 to 323 at the Country Club course. Iverson shot 69 and Olson 70 to lead Coach Jerry Seeman’s squad as they prepare for the Black River Falls Sectional and the state meet June 7-8 in Appleton.
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Appleton
Dave Gaynor
Bob Soules
Dave O'Donnell
Concrete, Flyers Win In Classic La Crescent 8-1
La Crescent Concrete defeated Maple Grove Country Club 8-1 at Powell Park to move to 2-0 while Maple Grove is 2-1. Bob Tooke and Dave Robertson homered. Tooke had three hits and Jim Halverson earned the win with seven strikeouts and no walks.
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Bob Dammon
Mike Geary
Hundreds of dragsters converge for Union Grove nationals
UNION GROVE Wis AP about 300 dragsters from across the nation are expected to race at the National Championship Drag Races starting Memorial Day. The event runs through June 2 at the newly upgraded track 200 miles south of Milwaukee featuring a new electric starting system.
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Local Softball Schedule Highlights Three Leagues Tonight
Rec softball features Holiday Lanes versus French Island Legion at Powell Park at 6 30 p m Copeland Park Eagles against George St Launderette at 6 30 p m Central La Crosse Rubber Mills versus Francksen Marinas in AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE Longfellow La Crosse Police Dept faces Pepsi Cola Houska Park Heileman s Office plays Heileman s Local 81 Memorial La Crosse St La Crosse Cooler Co against W A Roosevelt CO TRANE CO PLANT LEAGUE Powell Park 7 30 p m Old Grandads vs Green Gremlins Hogan Tigers meet Hornets Lueth Park Chiefs clash Blue Lions Trane Park South Red Devils take on Lipsticks Memorial Field East Pencil Pushers face Erasers
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Central Star Whipple Accepts UW Track Scholarship
Central's Steve Whipple, standout 880 relay anchor and quarter mile record holder, accepts a full track grant-in-aid to the University of Wisconsin. He also starred in football and academics, aiming to pursue math or science, with memories of state meets and Big Rivers competition shaping his collegiate plans. Meanwhile Middle Ridge beat Summit 6-5 as Friet drove in the ninth-inning run.
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Catholic Student Sports Board Expands Cross Country
Rev. Vernon Kuehn of Milwaukee Messmer is re elected chairman and Rev. Bernard Pierick of Beloit Catholic is re elected vice chairman of the Wisconsin Catholic Inter scholastic Athletic Association. The board adds cross country to approved sports and sets football rules including mandatory dental guards. Pre season drills are moved to start three weeks before the opening game, replacing the previous August 15 date.
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Lefty Charles eyes Open title after brisk Memphis qualifying
New Zealand left-hander Bob Charles posted 132 over 36 holes at Colonial Country Club in Memphis to lead Open qualifying as 106 players advanced toward Brookline. With 21 automatic berths held by Nicklaus Palmer and Player, Charles seeks to be the first top left-hander to contend for golf’s U S Open crown.
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Jack Rule
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Jimmy Powell
Ron Thomas
Mike Fetchick
Long Island
al Feminell
Westchester
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New Jersey
Monte Bradley
St. Louis
Bert Greene
Knoxville
Larry Mancour
San Francisco
Auto races set for Memorial Day at Black River Falls
Stock cars meet in Black River Falls Wisconsin on Memorial Day with time trials at 12 30 p m and opening events at 1 30 p m The event features local drivers and track officials promoting a full afternoon of racing activities.
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Northern League scores and standings roundup
In the Northern League Winnipeg defeated Bismarck Mandan 7 to 4. Aberdeen improved to 6-6 after beating Grand Forks 1 to 0. International League results include Indianapolis toppling Syracuse 6 to 3, Buffalo over Toronto 3 to 2, Rochester beating Columbus 4 to 2, and Arkansas defeating Jacksonville 6 to 3.
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Jones Is Solid Favorite In Memorial Day Classic
Parnelli Jones starts Thursday’s Memorial Day Classic as the top favorite after setting speed marks in trials. The Torrance, California driver qualified at 151 mph in the Agajanian Special and will hold the No. 1 pole. A. J. Foyt, Dan Gurney, Jimmy Clark, and Jim Hurtubise also posted fast times as the field prepared at Indianapolis.
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Scotland
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Low Putts Event For Maple Grove
The Maple Grove Women's Club hosted a Low Putts event on Tuesday with Alice Sprain four putts on holes 2 4 and 7 Hal Matson five putts. Lucille Bien five putts and Dorothy Larson six on holes 12 13 and 15. The two-women horse race is set for Memorial Day and handicaps should be established for the June 11 Invitational.
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Koufax Stifles Braves 7-0 in Dodgers Victory
Sandy Koufax blanked Milwaukee 7-0 on six hits to move within one game of San Francisco atop the NL standings. Frank Howard delivered a seventh inning homer as Koufax earned his seventh win against two losses and dropped his ERA to 1.52. The Giants were upset by Cincinnati 10-6 in a rain interrupted game while St Louis beat Houston 8-7 in ten innings. Cubs topped the Mets 5-2 and Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh 5-1 in night action.
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Smith Drives Orioles and Twins Extend Winning Streaks
Al Smith, 35, homers for a three-run shot as Baltimore beats Kansas City 4-2 to push its win streak to nine and widen the AL lead. The Orioles moved into a strong two-man outfield role for Smith, who is hitting .293 with seven homers and 17 RBIs in the streak. Meanwhile, the Twins topped Washington 6-3 behind Bob Allison’s three-run homer to stretch to eight straight wins and reach .500 for the first time.
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Braves pound Red Sox as Koufax praised by Bragan
Bragan praised Koufax as the best in the game after the Dodgers’ six-run ninth inning powered them to a big win. Del Crandall credited Koufax’s development of the curve and changeup, while Koufax improved, no longer merely a thrower but a pitcher. Other NL and AL results highlighted include O'Toole’s win for the Reds, Cepeda’s big day for the Giants, and Santo and Williams pacing Chicago and the Cubs–Mets game.
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Spokane Tops Seattle in 12 Inning Pacific Coast League Clash
In a 12 inning game Spokane defeats Seattle 5 to 4. Other action includes Dallas-Fort Worth routing Oklahoma City 17 to 5 and Denver beating San Diego 6 to 4 while Tacoma edges Portland 4 to 1.
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Twenty six compete in two ball foursome at Pine Creek
In La Crescent Minnesota twenty six players joined the La Crescent Women's Golf Club for a Sunday two ball foursome at Pine Creek. Low gross winners were Lyle Keller and David Donahue first, Virgil Miller and Robert Slaback second, D J Quillin and John Shuda third, Olive Krajewski and Jack Hustad fourth, David Donahue and Joseph Blashke fifth. High gross went to Jack Hustad and Jerry Darelius.
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