Killian Ties Amateur Record With 79 Victory
Doris Killian captured her seventh Western Wisconsin Women's Amateur title at La Crosse Country Club finishing with a record tying 79. Polly Erickson pressed the Champ, Nancy Tyrand faltered early, while Margaret Olsen ran third with 83 as Erin, Johns, and Tyvand chased the leaders.
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Doris Killian
Polly Erickson
Western Wisconsin
Mrs. Killian
Madison
Tribune
Pete Wais
la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse Country Club
Margaret (Squibb) Olsen
Packers Face Shading Negotiations Ahead of Camp
A players union dispute looms over the Green Bay Packer training camp with some stars vowing to boycott until pension demands are addressed. The intrasquad charity game on July 25 could be affected as owners delay camps league wide. Packers rookie reporting starts midweek at St Norbert College as veterans are due by weekend. The season opens August 2 in Chicago against the College All-Stars.
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Green Bay
National Football League
Green Bay Packer
NFL Players Association
Green Bay Fire and Police Benefit Association
San Francisco 49Ers
Packers
St. Norbert College
Chicago
Coulee Archers Trophy: Greg Wooden Dominates Junior Boys
Greg Wooden, age 13, ties Dick Uphoff’s 532 club mark and breaks junior record with 532 in Coulee Archers Trophy. George Drew tops class A bare bow with 503. Frank Wooden wins men’s 1011. Rick LaSeure takes cadet boys 434. Gwen Wooden leads women with 693 and Karen McGrath tops class A with 812.
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Greg Wooden
Wooden
Dick Uphoff
George Drew
Fountain City
Jim Brush
Frank Wooden
Ron McGrath
Frank Friesmuth
Merlin Haag
Marv Dummer
Rick LaSeure
Jeff Greener
Mike Chase
Gwen Wooden
Karen McGrath
Linda Rieber
Carol Stellflug
Linda Tanke
Debbie Howell
Cindy Anderson
Margie Schneider
Mets and Chiefs Split In Trane Fast Pitch Twinbill
The Chiefs beat the Mets 12-2 in game one then lost 5-2 in game two. Dave Robertson and Johnson hit key Mets homers in the second contest, while Cleary homered for the Chiefs opening game. Mets sit 8-2, Chiefs 6-4 in the league.
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Mets
Chiefs
Dave Robertson
Johnson
Cleary
Midwest League Scores Display Mixed Results
Burlington 6 Quincy 5, Decatur 9 Waterloo 2, Clinton 6 Appleton 2, Cedar Rapids 4 Dubuque 7.
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Burlington
Quincy
Decatur
Waterloo
Clinton
Appleton
Dubrave
Cedar Rapids
American All Stars Face Pitching Crunch in All Star Game
The American League All Stars face a tight pitching schedule after seven hurlers worked over the weekend. Denny McLain and Mel Stottlemyre could each be limited to brief stints Tuesday. NL starter Don Drysdale rests with three days between starts. Willie Mays in the NL outfield gains the starting nod after Pete Rose’s injury. The Nationals lead 20-17 and have won five straight.
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Nationals
Detroit
Denny McLain
Oakland
McLain
Detroit Tigers
Mayo Smith
Williams
Mel Stottlemyre
New York
Tommy John
Chicago
John “Blue Moon’ Odom
Cleveland
Luis Tiant
Drysdale
Walter Johnson
Schoen- Sdienst
San Francisco
Willie Mays
Pete Rose
Cincinnati
Schoendienst
Billy Williams
Rose
Mays
Leo Cardenas
Gene
Ley
Pittsburgh
Bell
Jose Santiago
Santiago
Willie
St. Louis
Curt Flood
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Americans
Lake Delton Man Wins BRF Open
Lake Delton golfer John Gaffney edged Larry Gullick in a sudden death playoff after both posted 108s over 27 holes at the Skyline Open in Black River Falls. Gaffney won on the first extra hole as Gullick overshot the green. Holmstad, Tompkins, and Mills shared third at 109.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Larry Gullick
Madison Blackhawk
John Gaffney
Lake Delton
Gaffney
Gullick
Rick Holmstad
Buddy Tompkins
Neillsville
Dave Mills
Platteville
Key Jorgenson
R. Jahimiak
Onalaska
La Crescent Defeats Westby In Narrow Baseball Duel
La Crescent beat Westby 2 0 as Dan Jergenson carried a no hitter into the eighth. Jerome Mehlum’s single in the final inning spoiled the bid, breaking up the only hit by Westby. La Crescent scored both runs in the third on walks and a sequence starting with Joe McCauley.
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Westby
Wis
la Crescent
Dan Jergenson
Jergenson
Jerome Mehlum
Joe McCauley
Steve Merrill
McCauley
Ron Meixner
Major League Standings and Weekend Results in the National League
Baseball standings list for the National League with Saturday results Baltimore 5 New York 1 Washington 8 Chicago 4 Oakland 4 Detroit 1 California 2 Cleveland 0 Boston 4 Minnesota 2. Sunday results New York 3-2 Baltimore 1-3 Boston 4-6 Minnesota 3-3 Cleveland 8-7 California 3-9 Detroit 5-7 Oakland 4-6 Chicago 4 Washington 3. Today no games scheduled. New York 11 Philadelphia 6 Chicago 6-10 Pittsburgh 1-2 Atlanta 5-2 Houston 0-1 St Louis 3 San Francisco 0 Cincinnati 3 Los Angeles 2 Philadelphia 4-2 New York 3-4 Chicago 5-4 Pittsburgh 4-3 Houston 5 Atlanta 4 St Louis 2 San Francisco 0 Los Angeles 6 Cincinnati 5
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New York
Washington
Chicago
Oakland
Detroit
California
Cleveland
Boston
Minnesota
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Houston
St. Louis
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Pet
B. Cleveland
Boston Teeee
San Fran
Philaphia
Wash’n
Golfers Have Common Denominator in Western Women's Amateur
Swarming La Crosse Country Club the ninth Western Women's Amateur drew 98 entrants from Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota and Illinois ages 16 to 74. Polly Erickson a Wisconsin favorite placed high with a 81, Cay Ludden 16 showed promise, Ruth Engelsen 74 struggled yet praised the fun, Rita Woodworth Sparta claimed first flight with 91, and Margaret Olsen Galesville shot 83 while aiming higher.
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Rita Woodworth
Sparta
Virgene Simonsen
Decorah
Maureen Rink
Prairie du Chien
Helen Hulick
Phyllis Dempsey
la Crosse
Virgene
Ruth Engelsen
Western Wisconsin
la Crosse Country Club
la Crosse Tribune
Iowa
Minnesota
Illinois
Polly Erickson
Wisconsin
John
University of Wisconsin
New
Milwaukee Bucks
National Basketball Association
Cay Ludden
Cay
Aquinas High School
Pine St
Engelsen
Norway
Rita
Jim
Margaret Olsen
Galesville
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Killian
Mrs. Erickson
Gary R. Kiefner
Fires
Country Club
Miss Olsen
Erickson
Miss Tyvand
la Crosse State
Doris
Nancy
John Erickson
Hulick
Woodworth
Margaret Olson
Georgia Hughes
Whitehall
Sally Coltrin
Alice Green
Whitewater
Dorothy Klas
Milwaukee
Mary Ryan
Pauline Weigel
Inda Smith
Lee Killian
Page
Coulee
Loomis & Cleary
Bigley & Bhimshak
Robertson and Johnson
Los Batteries
Bigley
Shimshacken
Astrodome
Dick Williams
Rolf Kleven
Tim Boelke
Eau Claire
Elwood Quick
F. Sofia
Arnie Kleven
Ed Garnett
Young
Holmstad
Joseph Ludden
Woo
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