Traditional Battle Ends Long Season Between La Crosse Crowds
La Crosse Central hosts La Crosse Logan in the Ark of Victory matchup at Memorial Field to close a long football season. Central seeks to keep the carved ark after the 7:30 p.m. kickoff as both teams eye pride with no title on the line. Central is 1-6 in the Big Rivers, Logan 0-7, while Aquinas already clinched the city title with Central and Logan both scoring season wins and losses detailed in the era's series records.
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la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse Central
la Crosse Logan
Memorial Field
Central
Glenn Wildt
Logan
Ron Johnson
Red Raiders
Rangers
Willard Hanson
D. E. Field
Eau Claire North
Wildt
Big Rivers
la Crosse Aquinas
John Goschke
Goschke
Wausau
Dick Panke
Red Raider
Leif Sivertson
Steve Coady
Coady
Don Devine
Steve Titcomb
Russ Cooper
Greg Henriksen
Jeff Lane
Terry Murphy
Murphy
Ron Abraham
Terry Johnson
Indians at Bemidji Make a Big Minnesota Stop
La Crosse State travels to Bemidji State to rebound after two straight losses and seeks a win to improve a 4-2-1 record while Bemidji stands 3-4. The Beavers rely on a strong running game led by Di Giacomo and Nielson as La Crosse aims for a balanced attack with Larsen at quarterback and Klug in the backfield. Game time is 8 30 p m CDT with one season remaining after Bemidji.
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la Crosse State University
Minnesota
Bemidji State College
Bill Vickrey
Stout
Indians
la Crosse
River Falls
Bemidji
Beavers
Ron di Giacomo
Jack Nielson
John McClellan
Joe Kopari
McClellan
DiGiacomo
Kopari
Nielson
Jerry Novak
Denis Black
Dick Werner
John Seamans
Jared Mondry
Orlan Echternach
Dave Odegaard
Falcons
Dick Larsen
Larsen
Norm Klug
Vaughn Chattman
Bill Scherer
Bruce Schulz
Klug
Chattman
Scherer
Schulz
Dave Heinecke
Capt
Bill Collar
Jim Teff
Bill Riberich
George Kliminski
Grady Steensrud
Wisconsin
St. Cloud
Ohio State
Buckeye
Badger
Gale Bucciarelli
Michigan
Bruhn
Bump Elliott
Wally Gabler
Carl Ward
Dave Fisher
Jack Clancy
Wolverines
Bill Yearby
Tom Cecchini
Dick Wells
Surprising Badgers, Wolverines To Clash
Wisconsin and Michigan meet at Michigan Stadium as two Big Ten teams with uneven seasons. Michigan rides a four game skid while Wisconsin sits 2-1 in conference play and eyes a strong offense and stout defense.
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Michigan
Wisconsin
Badger
Milt Bruhn
Badgers
Michigan Stadium
Hull Starts Fast in NHL Scoring Race With 5-1 Win
Bobby Hull and Doug Mohns each scored twice to lift the Chicago Black Hawks to a 5-1 win over Detroit. Hull’s goals moved him to sixth in the season as Chicago tied Montreal for first place. Hull also assisted on Phil Esposito’s goal as Hull and Mohns tied for the scoring lead with seven points.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Chicago
Bobby Hull
National Hockey League
Hull
Doug Mohns
Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
Montreal
Canadiens
Maurice Richard
Bernie Geoffrion
Richard
Geoffrion
Phil Esposito
Mohns
Bobby Rousseau
Bobcat Hockey Team To Make Europe Tour
The Green Bay Bobcats of the U S Hockey League will undertake a two week goodwill tour in December to Russia England Austria Switzerland and Finland. President James J Van Essen announced the plan which includes eight to ten games including three in Russia. The team last won the National Senior U S Hockey Championships in Boston last March.
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Green Bay Bobcats
U.S. Hockey League
James J. van Essen
Walter Bush
Minneapolis
Amateur Hockey Association of the
United States
Bobcats
Russia
England
Austria
Switzerland
Finland
U. S
Boston
Wisconsin bowlers set for BPA tournament in Milwaukee
AP reports sixteen top Wisconsin men bowlers will compete in the Bowling Proprietors Association Tournament in Milwaukee on October 30 and 31. Eight leading Wisconsin women will participate in the women's division.
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BPA TOURNEY _ MILWAUKEE
Wisconsin
Bowling Proprietor’s Association
Milwaukee
Three La Crosse Boys Reach PPK District Race
Three La Crosse youths advance to the district stage of the Punt Pass and Kick contest. David Patterson Ray George and David Sagen will compete Saturday at Al Simmons Field Milwaukee, with 63 Zone E winners in the district event.
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la Crosse
Milwaukee
National Football League
Ford Motor Co
David Patterson
Mesa Grande Pl
Ray George
Jackson St
David Sagen
Prospect St
al Simmons Field
Geiberger Oppermann Tie for Tourney Lead in San Jose
Al Geiberger atop the Almaden Country Club field with Steve Oppermann after opening round 65s. Both players tied for lead in the $46,000 San Jose Almaden tournament at San Jose, California, a 72-hole event through Sunday. Jim Ferree and Charles Coody shot 66 one stroke back, while Ken Still and Bruce Crampton posted 67s.
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San Jose
Calif
al Geiberger
Almaden
University — of Southern
Oppermann
California
Jim Ferree
Charles Coody
Ken Still
Australia
Bruce Crampton
Major League Players to Work With Juveniles in Milwaukee
The Major League Baseball Players Association launches a pilot program hiring players for youth work in Milwaukee. Bob Uecker Don Pavletich and Felix Mantilla will work November through February earning 600 dollars a month. Uecker Mantilla are former Milwaukee Braves and Uecker is Milwaukee native living in Menomonee Falls.
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Milwaukee
Major League Baseball Player's Association
Robert C. Cannon
Association
Youth Aid Bureau of
Bob Ueck‘er
Philadelphia Phillies
Don Pavletich
Cincinnati Reds
Felix Mantilla
Boston Red Sox
Cannon
George Whittow
Uecker
Mantilla
Milwaukee Braves
Phillies
St. Louis
Menomonee Falls
Pavletich
West Allis
Nathan Hale High School
Twilley Sweeney Lead NCAA Passing Records in Midseason
New York AP reports Tulsa stars Howard Twilley and Neal Sweeney top NCAA receiving lists midseason. Twilley has 73 receptions for 1,014 yards and seven touchdowns. Sweeney 49 receptions for 513 yards and five TDs. Twilley nears career and single season marks with additional completions and yardage. Roy Shivers leads scorers with 78 points for Utah State while Princeton’s Charlie Gogolak follows in kicking.
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NEW York
Twilley & Sweeney
Tulsa
Howard Twilley
Neal Sweeney
Twilley
Roy Shivers
Utah State
Princeton
Charlie Gogolak
Deacon Bill McKechnie Dies Famous Pennant Winning Manager
Deacon Bill McKechnie, Hall of Fame manager and the only NL skipper to win pennants with three different clubs, died in Manatee Memorial Hospital at 4 20 a m at age 78 after a pneumonia illness. He led Pirates 1925 Cardinals 1928 Reds 1939 and 1940, and managed the Braves 1930 1937.
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Fla
William Boyd
Deacon Bill) McKechnie
McKechnie
Baseball
Hall of Fame
Manatee Memorial Hospital
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Boston Braves
Wilkinsburg
Pittsburgh
Aquinas Faces Newman In Wisconsin Catholic Conference Showdown
Aquinas travels to Newman High in a key CWC matchup as both teams seek wins to improve conference records. Cardinal quarterback John Pincsak leads Aquinas with 424 passing yards while Bruce Grasamke of Newman tops the league with explosive offense. The Blugolds boast a strong line and balanced attack with Gofus and Weise as starters, aiming to rebound after recent losses.
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Prairie du Chien Campion
George Roman
Newman High
Bruce Grasamke
Jim Fisher
Fisher
Jim Kolokoski
Dave Appoloni
Chet Brodsiewski
Mark Duginske
Rod Stubinski
Dave Sturm
Newman
Aquinas
John Michuta
John Pincsak
Mike Gofus
Mike McGovern
Mike Jim Weber
Mike Counterman
Mike Joe Weber
Tom Wuensch
Tom Skemp
Sive Line
Gofus
Tom Weise
Frank Bakalars
John Lynch
Don Murphy
Jim Kohlmeier
Jim Michuta
Steve Pavela
Marshfield Columbus
Eau Claire Regis
Stevens Point Pacelli
Campion
la Crosse Logan
la Crosse Central
Chippewa Falls McDonell
Mosinee
Tomahawk
McDonell
Regig
Wisconsin Rapids Assumption
Columbus
Cards
Pacelli
Vince Lombardi Prepares Packers For Bears With Secret Workouts
Green Bay under Lombardi stages a private Lambeau Field session ahead of the Chicago game. The team had earlier practiced publicly, inviting onlookers before retreating behind closed gates as Sunday’s NFC showdown looms.
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Green Bay
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay Packers
Bears
Chicago
Packers
Lambeau Field
Halloween Rally by Car Club Set
The Sports Car Club of La Crosse stages a Halloween Rally this Saturday with 7 p.m. registration in the South Lanes lot. The first car leaves at 7 30 p.m. Trophies go to driver and navigator of the first three finishers who maintain the specified average speeds. For details call Frank Staats or Duane Padden.
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Sports Car Club of
la Crosse
Frank Staats
Duane Padden
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