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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1958
Page
13
Cleveland owners announce the Indians will remain in Cleveland amid speculation of a franchise shift. William R. Daly, chairman, says the team is here to stay and cites attractive offers elsewhere but believes Cleveland has great potential to become baseballs leading city again.
Danny O'Connell of the Giants will join a free baseball clinic opening Saturday in Newark. The program, rotating weekly among Newark Woodbridge Union and Lodi, features Yankees Ralph Houk Johnny Kucks and Moose Skowron.
Aquinas blanked Campion 14 0 at Memorial Field to stay unbeaten at 7 0. Halfback Terry Voss scored both touchdowns on four and nine yards as John Michuta Jr added two extra points. Egan and Rach added yardage as Aquinas dominated. Campion falls to 4 3.
Lou Little a veteran coach and player urges moving the goal posts to the goal line to restore field goals as a major option. He supports the new two point conversion rule and says this change would reintroduce kicking and give teams a definite scoring choice near the goal.
Walter Christie, who coached the 1924 U S Olympic track team, died at a Berkeley rest home at age 90. A longtime track figure, he coached at the University of California Williams College Columbia Princeton and the Naval Academy over more than four decades.
In Fukuoka Kazuhisa Inao pitched superbly and hit a decisive ninth inning homer to lift the Nishitetsu Lions to a 4-3 win over the Yomiuri Giants in Game Five, narrowing the series to 3-2 Giants.
Eddie Sawyer of the Philadelphia Phillies announced the selection of coaches Dick Carter Ken Silvestri and Johnny Riddle for the 1950 season at Philadelphia.
Rutgers Alumni Federation opens a nursery for the Bucknell game to allow alumni to watch the alma mater without babysitting worries. The room includes refrigerators for formula and milk and walkie talkie stadium communication and will open at 11 a.m. Saturday.
AP reports heavy rain on Thursday led to the cancellation of an exhibition baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and an armed forces all star team in Guam. The Cards departed at midnight for Manila and arrived without Stan Musial and Sam Jones who planned to skip the Guam and Manila games and Okinawa. They will rejoin the club in Japan.
La Crosse Logan hosts La Crosse Central at Swanson Field in the 31st intra-city clash. Logan stands 4–2 this season while Central is 0–6. Kickoff is at 7 30 p m.
Onalaska scored in every quarter at Swanson Field to defeat West Salem 32-7. Barry Freitag led with a 25 yard rushing TD and a 60 yard TD pass to Dave Skogen, with Evert adding a nine yard run and a 67 yard pass to Gary Cotton for a third period score. Freistad tallied for West Salem, as Onalaska built a 20-7 halftime lead and closed with late score by Freitag and Skogen.
The California Supreme Court will hear arguments in Sacramento on November 6 regarding the Chavez Ravine land deal. A writ of prohibition stayed Los Angeles Superior Court action after Judge Arnold Prager ruled the city’s contract to donate land to the Dodgers invalid.
Marquette Coach Johnny Cruze says his single Warrior squad will face three Boston College teams in a Saturday football game. He notes BC is two to three deep with skilled players, while injuries will force lineup shuffles and heavy minutes for many Warriors.
Double amputee star and Joe Anderer share duties as Starwark battles a shoulder and Jim Webster is out with a knee. Don Allard is sidelined, Bill Brown out for the season, John Amabile to start at quarterback. Marquette counters with Pete Hall as the primary passer. The Eagles rely on Jim Coolough in a balanced running attack.
Elgin Baylor scored 353 field goals for Seattle last season to surpass Johnny O'Brien who had 345 baskets in 1951 52.
The Bowling Tavern League report lists teams and players with scores. Notable high scorers include Dick Lachman 528 C Reed 519 Bob Lachman 623 R Olson 517 and Bill Brockman 623. High single score 218 by B Wilberding.
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