Five unknowns tie for Minnesota Classic opening lead
Pete Brown J C Snead Jim Colbert Harry Toscano and Bob Stanton share the first round lead at 66 at Keller Golf Course as U S Open champion Lee Trevino struggles with a 74 and Tom Weiskopf remains close. Weiskopf and Trevino defend the course while Trevino vows to rebound in round two.
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Pete Brown
Pomona
Calif
J.C. Snead
Hot Springs
Jim Colbert
Overland Park
Kan
Harry Toscano
New Castle
Bob Stanton
Sydney
Australia
New Orleans
Brown
Ardmore
Okla
Trevino
Keller
Weiskopf
Snead
Colbert
Stanton
U.S
Toscano
Tribune
Putting Proves Decisive in Minnesota Classic Showdown
The Minnesota Classic highlighted five co leaders Pete Brown J C Snead Jim Colbert Harry Toscano and Bob Stanton with hot putting. Brown praised his improved stroke while Snead noted better concentration on greens and Stanton nailed multiple clutch putts.
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Snead
Sam Snead
Stanton
United States
Australia
Boxing Results From Multiple Cities
In Bloomington Buster Mathis stopped Jim Tie in seven rounds. In Portland Jimmy McDermott toppled Sixto Martinez in ten rounds. Irish Beau Jaynes outpointed Mike Cruz in ten rounds. In Los Angeles Ruben Navarro stopped Ray Adigun in ten rounds. Waymon Gray fought Raul Herrera to a split decision in eight rounds.
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Bloomington
Minn
Buster Mathis
Grand Rapids
Mich
Jim Tie
St. Paul
Portland
Maine
Jimmy McDermott
Holyoke
Mass
Sixton Martinez
San Juan
P.R
Beau Jaynes
Lowell
Mike Cruz
New York
Los Angeles
Ruben Navarro
Angeles
Ray Adigun
Nigeria
Waymon Gray
Raul Herrera
La Crosse County Amateur Golf Tourney Opens Sunday
The 34th La Crosse County Amateur golf meet features 137 players led by former champions Bob Johns Jr Jim Burns and Jack Knothe who return as Don Iverson vacates the crown The event starts at 8 a.m. at La Crosse Country Club with 18 holes and continues next Sunday at Maple Grove Country Club in West Salem led by Buster Ott as a top contender.
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la Crosse
la Crosse Country Club
Maple Grove Country Club
West Salem
Bob Johns Jr
Jim Burns
Jack Knothe
Don Iverson
Buster Ott
Iverson
Unclear Sports Card Roundup
A list of multiple player pairings and starters times appears as fragmented sports notes with names such as Tom Rogers George Bateman Thomas Reid Virg Foss David Donahue and many others. The text resembles a lineup or timing sheet from a hockey or basketball event with crowded, unreadable segments and no single clear result.
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Ron Philpot
George Dawes
James Olesky
George D. Jenkins
John L. Clark
Russ Bakkum
Earl Gees
Paul G. Kuhlen
Bob McLoone
Dave Testrud
Gary Stuhr
Ron Bryant
Joe Hengel
Jan Ver Hagen
Ed Cline
Earl Galstad
P. M. Richmond
Harold Kiehne
William Luedtke
Dan Hartman
Don Terpstra
Don Hartman
Steve Zelimer
Gary Meir
Dave Gayner
Ron Quillin
Bob Pynn
Dick Koeller
Gil Wenker
Jeff Armstrong
Mike Short
Adults Only Swim Returns at Memori al Pool Sundays
Eugene Fry director of parks and recreation said adults may swim at Memori al Pool from 6 30 to 9 p m each Sunday after a poll of adult swimmers.
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Eugene Fry
Parks and Recreation
Nienhaus Edges Sorensen In Wisconsin Women’s Playoff
Mary Beth Nienhaus defeated Carol Jean Sorensen in a sudden-death playoff to reach the final against Sharon Smallwood in the 56th Wisconsin Women’s Golf Association tournament. Nienhaus birdied 13th to 15th, then won the playoff after Sorensen’s shot hit a tree. Smallwood, from Pewaukee, had not played since 1962 and reached the final with wins over Kathy Magers and Mrs John Erickson.
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Reloit
Mary Beth
Nienhaus
Carol Jean Sorensen
Wisconsin Women
Smallwood
Pewaukee
Tumblebrook
Iowa
Appleton
Butte Des Morts
Miss Nienhaus
Miss Sorensen
Jack Williams
North Hills Club
Dubuque
Kathy Magers
Waukesha
John Erickson
Madison
Maple Bluff
Carol Sorenson Flennikin
Beloit
Vicki Zimmerman
River Oaks Club
Margie Leno
River Oaks
Deborah Wiese
Elkhart Lake
SiSi Schrieber
Oshkosh
County Amateur Former Champions List Through 1966
A historical record lists county amateur champions by year and winner. Notable repeated victors include Rich Jungen, Trif Haritos, Don Iverson, and Gale Weiss with multiple titles across the 1930s to 1960s, alongside gaps for 1943 1944 1945 1965 and 1967 in the sequence.
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Walter Hanson
Sylvester
Krajewski
Trif Haritos
Bunk Arneson
R. H. Pearse Jr
Gale Weiss
Phil Smith
Chuck Horton
Jim Burns
Don Iverson
Bob Johns Jr
Joe Ludden
Westby Tops Baraboo 9-0 in Legion tourney
Westby defeats Baraboo 9 to 0 in Westby to reach the best of three. Rich Anderson pitched five strong innings with 10 strikeouts and three Westby players doubled. Baraboo made eight errors and Prothero and Ritzenthaler combined for 13 strikeouts.
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Westby
Wis
Rich Anderson
Baraboo
la Crosse
Bruce Larson
Brian Mashak
Jerry Mehlum
Tom Pederson
Brian
Bruce Mashak
Anderson
Prothero
Ritzenthaler
Chuck Sedevie
Guthrie
Hellwig
Middle Ridge Blasts De Soto In Riverland
Middle Ridge defeated De Soto 21 to 10 in Riverland League softball action Thursday night. Joe Korn and Bob Gorniak hit homers for Middle Ridge while D Boardman and R Crogan homered for De Soto.
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Middle Ridge
de Soto
Riverland
Wis
Joe Korn
Bob Gorniak
C&q Bar of
D. Boardman
R. Crogan
Pro Golf Rabbits Come In Two Kinds
Two kinds of rabbits on the professional golf tour. Dave Eichelberger of Waco Texas, 22, is a sponsor backed rising star, while Chuck Rotar of Canton Ohio, 50, is a seasoned nomad who must qualify weekly. Both shot 72 and 73 to make or miss the Minnesota Classic and face different pressures from sponsor rewards to every shot counting toward a likely pay day.
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Dave Eichelberger
Waco
Texas
Chuck Rotar
Canton
Ohio
Eichelberger
Oklahoma
PGA School & College
Rotar
Oklahoma State
LeBaron Harris
Eichenberger
Quali
Fichelberger
Jonly
Dave Eichelbergers
Chuck Rotars
Tim McGuire
Tribune
Petty Captures Smoky 200 Race
Richard Petty won the Smoky 200 stock car race at Smoky Mountain Raceway in Maryville Tennessee. He drove a 1968 Plymouth to finish a car length ahead of Bud Moore of Charlotte North Carolina in a 1968 Ford. Petty’s victory marked his 10th NASCAR win of the year and earned $1,200 with Moore taking $600.
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Maryville
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