No Place Like Home Sparks Twins in World Series Return
The Minnesota Twins return to Metropolitan Stadium for Game 6 of the World Series after three straight losses at Dodger Stadium. Harmon Killebrew and Billy Martin voice relief at home conditions while Dodgers feel the park could shift the series. Sandy Koufax dominates as Los Angeles wins 7 0 and 2 1 games, with fans and players noting the changing environment may influence performance.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Los Angeles Dodgers
Minnesota Twins
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Metropolitan Stadium
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Harmon Killebrew
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Los Angeles
Twin Cities
Dodger
Maury Wills
Minnesota
Wills
Yeager Stadium
Billy Martin
Sandy Koufax
Sandy
Sam Mele
Bob Feller
Mele
Koufax
John Roseboro
Jim Kaat
Dick Tracewski
Earl Battey
Tracewski
Bloomington Stadium
UPI
Minnesota Moundsmen
Bob Allison
Willie Davis
Sports Bowl Tops All-Star League Standings
Western Wisconsin Traveling All-Star League pace setter Sports Bowl led with 37 points at Curve-In Lanes in West Salem Wisconsin on Sunday. Pla-Mer rolled 1079 game 2955 series while Roger Wiemer posted 668 with a 267 game. Gary Manninger 646 Danny Greene 630 and others followed.
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Wisconsin
Sports Bowl
Holiday
South
Parkview
Coulee Golf Bowl
Vlasek
Roger Wiemer
Gary Manninger
Danny Greene
Ray Michalko
Ed Seeger
George Swegel
Jon Torkelson
Bob Engelbrecht
Butch Severson
Glen Siverhus
Arkansas Gets Its Chance in Texas Showdown
Texas remains No. 1 in the AP Top Ten with 438 points, Nebraska second, Arkansas third. Arkansas hosts Texas in a key SWC showdown after a 4-0 start, while Nebraska opens Big Eight play at Kansas State. Georgia, Michigan State, USC, Purdue, Notre Dame and others eye pivotal tests as rankings hold steady with a few shifts.
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West Virginia
Bowling Highlights At Galesville Lanes
GALESVILLE Wis Bowling highlights at Galesville Lanes include teams Ladies 10 Pin Ettrick Boosters score 2391 with Patton 824 Betty Wall 481 Estelle Bonew 474 Erna Olson 441 Sally Ekern 440 Barbara Knepper 431 Green Goodies 2463 863 Connie Wright 513 Janice Kirchner 501 Viv Salsman 497 Betty Wall 489 Murph Johnson 485 Hazel Alvarez 479 Erna Olsen 454 Bernice Ryder 452 Betty Kirchner 433 Gwen Sacia 432 Badger Sunbeam 2630 975 Bob Ofsdahl 485 Clarence Larson 479 Floyd Back 477 Ernest Twesme 471 Harland Gibbons son 467 American Peters Meats 263 957 Orrin Pederson 561 Bob Jenks 526 George Christianson 518 Jim Quinn 516 Larry Bregan 514 Dutch Gelder 510 Don Woestman 506 International Stull 2712 Oaks Blue Moon 974 Bob Everitt 577 Swede Severson Larry Bregen 563 Ralph Lebakken 531 Bob Johnson 517 Vern Hesselberg 507 Ron Ryder 506 Dave Ties 503 Don McKeeth 501 Gary Gilbertson 500 Couples Swede Severson 606 Ralph Lebakken 546 Mrs Alex Nelsestuen 439
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Ettrick Boosters
Patton
Betty Wall
Estelle Bonew
Erna Olson
Sally Ekern
Barbara Knepper
Green Goodies
Connie Wright
Janice Kirchner
Viv Salsman
Murph Johnson
Hazel Alvarez
Erna Olsen
Bernice Ryder
Betty Kirchner
Gwen Sacia
Badger — Sunbeam
Bob Ofsdahl
Clarence Larson
Floyd Back
Ernest Twesme
Harland Gabrielson
Peters
Larry Brenegan
Dutch Gelder
Don Woestman
Stull
Oaks- Blue Moon
Bob Everitt
Swede Severson
Ralph Lebakken
Bob Johnson
Vern Hesselberg
Ron Ryder
Dave Ties
Don McKeeth
Gary Gilbertson
Braves Debut in Atlanta Scheduled for April 12
The Milwaukee Braves will open the 1966 season in Atlanta at night against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Braves President John McHale said the full 1966 schedule would be announced soon. The Milwaukee court order expires December 31 as antitrust suits challenge the Atlanta move.
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Milwaukee Braves
Atlanta
Pittsburgh Pirates
Braves
John McHale
Milwaukee
Wills Says Koufax Tougher To Play Behind
Maury Wills of the Dodgers notes Koufax’s high strikeouts make fielding tougher and says batters relax. Dodgers win 7-0 over the Twins to take a 3-2 lead in the World Series as Koufax allows four hits and Wills clubs four hits for a .455 average with three doubles.
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Sandy Koufax
Wills
Financial figures from fifth game and league totals
Attendance for the fifth game reached 55 801 with net receipts of 511 064 88. The commissioner's share stood at 76 659 73 while Minnesota and Los Angeles clubs shared 108 601 29 each. National and American League shares ran around 108 601 28. Five game totals show attendance 264 152 and net receipts 2 247 559 42 with shares to the commissioner players and clubs.
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Los Angeles
Cports A Crosse Tribune October 12 1965 sports brief
A brief sports item from the Cports section notes coverage in the Crosse Tribune dated October 12 1965 with delivery on October 13. It mentions local teams and results in concise form.
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RFD
Wright leads Spartan Lanes Classic Scratch with 657 total
Jim Wright rolled 267 a game and 657 total to top the Classic Scratch League at Spartan Lanes in Sparta Wisconsin Monday night. Don Growden 625, Gib Herold 613, Dave Hendricks 602 and 602, Earl Nelson 597, Bob Faulk 592, Rollie Green 564, Ron Herold 569. Henningsen's led the series with 2802 and Jelco had the high single at 974.
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Jim Wright
Spartan Lanes
Don Growden
Gib Herold
Dave Hendricks
Dave Hering
Earl Nelson
Bob Faulk
Ron Herold
Rollie Green
Henningsen
Jelco
World Series Game Six Probable Lineups
AP reports probable lineups for Wednesdays sixth World Series game in Minneapolis St Paul. Los Angeles starter Wills Gilliam Davis Fairly Johnson Parker Roseboro Tracewski Osteen. Minnesota Versailles Nossek Oliva Killebrew Battey Allison Mincher Quilici Grant. Umpires Vargo Hurley Venton Flaherty Sudo.
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Kaat
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Los Angeles
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Fairly Johnson Parker
Tracewski Osteen
Versailles
Nossek Oliva Killebrew
Allison Mincher
Quilici Grant
Tomah PPK Contest Draws 125 Youths
In Tomah Wisconsin a pass punt and kick contest drew 125 participants led by officials Jim Heilman and Dave Bloom and sponsored by the Tomah Jaycees. Eight year olds listed included Bill Draeger Tom Sullivan and Dan Wroblewski with teams or groups led by Ron Lawrence Jr Bob Fishbune Stuart Cox and others.
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Jim Heilman
Dave Bloom
Tomah Jaycees
Bill Draeger
Tom Sullivan
Dan Wroblewski
Ron Lawrence Jr
Bob Fishbune
Stuart Cox
Chuck Dade
Neal Barry
Kenneth Pierce
Dwight von Haden
Bob Peterson
Richard Larsen
Gary Ludeking
Lamont Kiefer
Bob Kozarek
Bob Koranda
Craig Kuehl
Tom Lawrence
Michigan Halfback Jim Detwiler Lost For Season
Michigan halfback Jim Detwiler will undergo knee surgery and miss the season. Rick Sugar will replace him as the starter. Northwestern guard Tom Nunamaker is also lost for the season. Purdue tackle Jerry Shay will miss the Michigan game. Illinois halfback Sam Price is out at least two weeks. Iowa fullback Silas McKinnie out. Tom Knison replaces him after shoulder injury.
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Jim Detwiler
Detwiler
Rick Sugar
Tom Nunamaker
Northwestern
Jerry Shay
Purdue
Sam Price
Illinois
Tom Kn‘son
Silas McKinnie
Iowa
McKinnie
Danny Allen Leads Tomah Juniors With 631 Series
Danny Allen rolled 211 214 206 for a 631 series to pace the Tomah Junior Bowlers League at Viasek's Lanes in Tomah Wisconsin. Teammate scores included Chuck Moore 544 Scott Nicol 533 Jim Giesen 500 and others. Pink Panthers totaled 2600 on 904.
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Viasek
Chuck Moore
Scott ‘Nicol
Jim Giesen
Dave ‘Dettle
Tom Hedrich
Ron Calkins
George Prell
Pink Panthers
FIGURING THE SERIES Twins Blanked Three Times in AL
The Dodgers hold a 3 0 series lead as Claude Osteen and Sandy Koufax blank the Twins in Dodger Stadium. Koufax lowers his series ERA to 1.29 with 49 strikeouts in 42 innings. Maury Wills ties a shortstop record with three double plays. Zoilo Versalles greets about 1,000 fans in frigid Minneapolis after the flight home.
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Twins
Claude Osteen
Sandy Koufax
Dodgers
Dave Morehead
Dick Radatz
Boston
Fred Newman
Angels
Joel Horlen
Chicago White Sox
Koufax
Gophers Adjust As Killian Sidelines For Iowa
Minnesota coach Murray Warmath reshapes lineup as Chuck Killian dislocates his shoulder and may miss the Iowa game. Jim Earle moves to center, with James Rajala and Bill Bevan’s injuries doubtful. Williams recovering from a pulled hamstring and Aaron Brown ready for limited duty. Iowa’s Tom Knutson set to replace injured Silas McKinnie who sustained a shoulder injury.
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Murray Warmath
Iowa
Jim Earle
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Arcadia
Wis
John Rajala
Bill Bevan
John Williams
Aaron Brown
Jerry Burns
Tom Knutson
Silas McKinnie
McKinnie
Hawkeye
Purdue
Colburn Excels as UM Rusher With 105 Yards
Colburn, a 1963 La Crosse Central grad, is second in Minnesota rushing with 105 yards on 24 carries. Holmberg leads with 216 yards. Bryant 86 yards. Gophers beat Indiana 42-18 after losses to Washington State and Missouri and a USC tie. Hankinson 5 TD passes. next game at Iowa City coached by Warmath.
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Minn
Dave Colburn
la Crosse Central
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Joe Holmberg
Hubie Bryant
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Indiana
Washington State
Missouri
Southern California
John Hankinson
Iowa
Iowa City
Murray Warmath
Hoosiers
Holmberg
Bryant
Ray Whitlow
Hankinson
Dodgers Lead Twins 3-2 as World Series Tops Vegas Mood
In Las Vegas bookmakers entered a thoughtful mood after Los Angeles Dodgers took a 3-2 lead over the Minnesota Twins in the World Series. One bookmaker removed the Dodgers from betting and offered seven to one on any Twins pitcher except Jim Grant, while another held off pricing until the Minnesota starter was named.
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Minnesota Twins
Dodgers
Minnesota
Jim Grant
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Twins
AREA GRID SCHEDULES FOR REGIONAL BASKETBALL
Local area schedules list high school boys and girls games by region with matchups such as Caledonia at Canton and La Crosse Central vs La Crosse Aquinas. The page includes time notes for several games including Cashton at New Lisbon at 1 30 p m and a few nonconference tilts like Madison Edgewood at Wisconsin Rapids.
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