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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1965

Page

6

Old Nemesis Osteen Next For Twins

The Minnesota Twins, energized by their 5-1 win over Don Drysdale and successful 8-2 opener, head to Los Angeles to face Claude Osteen in the World Series. Camilo Pascual will open in Dodger Stadium, as Harmon Killebrew and Zoilo Versalles helped key the victory with timely hits while Tony Oliva added a double.

Los Angeles Dodgers Don Drysdale Sandy Koufax Minnesota Twins Claude Osteen Koufax Minnesota Drysdale Twins Buzzie Bavasi Sam Mele Camilo Pascual Angels Dodger Stadium Osteen Washington Senators Claude Harmon Killebrew Tony Oliva Killebrew Zoilo Versalles Kaat Pascual Jim Grant Jim Kaat Grant

Mouse That Roared: Kaat Beats Koufax in World Series

Minnesota's Jim Kaat, nicknamed Kitty, outpitched Sandy Koufax in a 5 1 victory for the Twins. Kaat revealed he never read scouting reports and soldiers on with tendonitis as he built the upset over the Dodgers. Bob Allison’s fifth inning catch helped preserve the lead in a pivotal World Series game.

LOS Angeles Minnesota Jim Kitty) Kaat Sandy Koufax Kaat Dodger Koufax Twins Dodgers Mele Bob Allison Tony Oliva Jim Kaat

Dodgers Fall To Twins In Pitchers Duel 5-1

Los Angeles and Minnesota split a tense game as Koufax faltered in the sixth, while Perranoski closed out the Twins. Alston said no changes needed after the defeat, and Claude Osteen was set to start the next game. The crowd of 48,700 watched a dramatic contrast in pitching.

Walt Alston Dodgers Alston Claude Osteen Osteen Koufax Sandy Maury Wills Twins Wills

Cobbers St John's To Battle MIAC Foes

Nationally ranked Concordia and St John’s, unbeaten small college powers, host MIAC opponents with top NAIA status. Cobbers aim to drop Minnesota-Duluth, St John’s seeks win No. 3 against Hamline. other MIAC matchups include St Thomas at Augsburg and Macalester at Gustavus Adolphus.

Associated Press Concordia St. John’s Cobbers Minnesota-Duluth Hamline St. Thomas Augsburg Macalester Gustavus Adolphus Michigan Tech Mankato State St. Cloud Mankato Uravels Bemidji Winona Moorhead St. Olaf Coe of Town Carleton Beloit Wis Bethel Northland Minnesota-Morris Minot N.C

West Virginia leads nation with top scoring and offense

WVU sits No. 1 in scoring at 51 points per game and total offense at 545.3 yards. Four offensive leaders appear among national rankings: Dick Leftridge 309 rushing yards, Chuck Kinder 42.6 punting and 25 points, Allen McCune 685 passing yards and nine TDs plus 660 total offense, Garrett Ford 418 rushing yards and 36 points, with Ford tied for fourth in scoring.

West Virginia Dick Leftridge Chuck Kinder Allen McCune Garrett Ford

Gilliam One Error In 108 Infield Chances In Series

Jim Gilliam of the Dodgers logged a single error in 108 series chances after two miscues in game two. Minnesota pitchers Jim Grant and Jim Kaat walked one each against Wes Parker while Kaat struck out three Dodgers. Perranoski balked in the eighth, the first balk in 12 years in a Series. Carl Erskine fanned 14 Yankees, a record surpassing Koufax in 1963. Koufax’s Series mark stands 2-2 with nine strikeouts for 39 innings.

LOS Angeles Jim Gilliam Dodgers Minnesota Jim Grant Jim Kaat Wes Parker Kaat Grant Ron Perranoski Vic Raschi New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers Carl Erskine Yankees Sandy Koufax Koufax Sandy Bob Shaw Chicago White Sox

Findlay Halfback Tops Small College Rushing Again

Allen Smith of Findlay leads small college rushing with 493 yards in 66 attempts this season, 63 more than runner-up Ben Davis of Defiance. Northern Illinois quarterback Ron Christian has 792 total offense yards, while Corey Colehour of North Dakota tops passers with 804 yards and 58 completions.

Allen Smith Findlay Smith Ben Davis Defiance Northern Illinois Ron Christian Corey Colehour North Dakota Colehour Christian Dave Bacon Dubuque Ken Rota North Dakota State

250 Boys Expected For PP&E Competition

More than 250 boys are expected for the Punt Pass and Kick event on Saturday at Memorial Field east of the stadium. Ages 8-9 compete at 12, 10-11 at 1, and 12-13 at 2, with no admission. Local winners will be announced and a playoff may decide ties. Distances are scored by feet flown minus feet off center. Kenneth Landro of the YMCA says sneakers only. U W La Crosse State and Central Hi-Y Club assist.

Memorial Field Kenneth Landro YMCA la Crosse State University Central Hi-Y Club

Pioneers Face Platteville After Tough Losses In Conference

La Crosse visits Platteville as both teams seek momentum in the State University Conference battle. La Crosse aims to extend a three game win streak after routing Eau Claire 30-20. Platteville, winless this season, features QB Al Charnish and receiver Al English as top playmakers in a tough defensive test.

la Crosse Tribune la Crosse Platteville Bill Vickrey Indians State University Eau Claire Winona Whitewater Dubuque

Hering Bowls 652 Series At Sparta

David Hering rolled a 652 series with a 255 game at Spartan Lanes in Sparta Wisconsin. Teammates and others posted scores including Bob James 607 Roger Strom 606 Gib Herold 594 Leo Burke 594 Darrel Jenkins 571 Ken Kjoji 566 Dick Rasmussen 562 Al Voelker 556 Art Yahnke 555. Todd Caya exceeded his average by 100 pins with a 265 game.

Sparta Wis David Hering Bob James Roger Strom Gib Herold Leo Burke Darrel Jenkins Ken Kjoji Dick Rasmussen al Voelker Art Yahnke Hemstock Robert Faulk Curt ‘Barlow Vern Meyer Todd Caya

Wisconsin to Start All Sophomore Backfield Against Nebraska

Wisconsin coach Milt Bruhn plans an all sophomore backfield Saturday against Nebraska. Tom Schinke and Gary Bander will start at left halfback and flanker with Chuck Burt at quarterback and Gale Bucciarelli at fullback.

Madison Wisconsin Milt Bruhn Nebraska Bruhn Badgers Tom Schinke Gary Bander Chuck Burt Gale Bucciarelli Lincoln Iowa Tom Brigham Bob Devaney Cornhuskers Devaney Michigan Minnesota Badger Burt

World Series Facts and Figures

The summary lists the 1965 World Series game dates and site plan, noting game one on Wednesday Oct 6 in Minneapolis St Paul with the Dodgers beating the Twins 2 to 8. It includes box score highlights with pitchers Drysdale Reed Brewer Perranoski Rose boro Grant Battey and home runs by Fairly Mincher Versalles. Open dates and potential tie games span Oct 8 to Oct 14 with locations in Los Angeles and Minneapolis St Paul.

Minneapolis—St. Paul Los Angeles Minnesota Minneapolis-St. Paul

Revenue Shares Across Leagues and Clubs Tallied

Net receipts total 712945.46 with allocations for Commissioner 106941.82 and Player 363602.28. Minnesota club shares equal 60600.36 and 60600.37 with minor rounding notes. Attendance across two games reached 96497. Shared distributions include Minnesota and Los Angeles clubs and both major leagues.

Minnesota Los Angeles

Gopher State Ducks To Hear Strange Sounds

The piece notes Minnesota opening its duck season with two hours of hunting time and a noon start for goose and grouse hunting. It covers daily bag limits, possession limits, and species restrictions, along with weather forecasts and regional duck concentrations across Minnesota counties.

Gopher State Ducks Minnesota Navy

Daily Cardinal Sports Editor Leads UW Page

Dianne I Seidler of Maplewood New Jersey heads the six member sports staff of the Daily Cardinal at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. The pretty sophomore manages the sports pages and handles locker room interviews with help from five male assistants, aiming to become sports editor of the New York Times.

Daily Cardinal Dianne Princeton Mike Bearman Rice Lake Wis Peter Wynoff Racine Bob Frahm Union Grove Tony Dombrow New York City Mike Goldman Minneapolis The New York Times

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