Russ Johnson Leads Dorman's to Three Hit Night
Dorman's spoiled Alphorn Lounge 7-5 at Twining Park as Russ Johnson led with three hits in a nine inning slowpitch game. Dorman's and Junction House each improved to six wins, three losses and will play tonight for a playoff spot against Alphorn Lounge with a 7 3 record.
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Twining Park
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Hubers
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Dorman
Bethel
St. John’s
Eagles
Tom’s Silo
Power and Light
City Taxi
Russ Johnson
Tom Holcomb
Gary Rufenacht
Gene Slindes
Buckpasser Aims for Record In $100000 American Derby
Buckpasser, carrying 128 pounds, faces an upset field in the American Derby at Arlington Park. Ogden Phipps’ 3 year old seeks an eighth straight win in the 14 furlong race, with potential purse of 128600 if all nine start and 83000 to the winner. The colt’s earnings near 900579 and a million-dollar milestone looms for a 3 year old.
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Buckpasser
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Ogden Phipps
Packer-College All Star Game Opens Charity Football Season
The Green Bay Packer- College All Star game kicks off the charity pigskin season with weekly games through mid January. Fans recall the last all star victory featuring Wisconsin stars Ron Vander Kelen and Pat Richter amid mixed emotions. The Monroe Tennis Tourney, directed by Jim Barthold and Joe Kelley, aims to start Saturday with 8:30 drawings and 9 a.m. play on four Recreation Park courts and one Twining Park court, each player supplying tennis balls.
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Packers
Ron Vander Kelen
Pat Richter
Wisconsin
Stottlemyre and Giants pace big wins in two leagues
Pitcher Mel Stottlemyre earned his 10th victory as the Yankees routed the Angels 9-0 in California on two singles. In the NL, Jim Hart and the Giants dominated the Mets 11-1 with Hart driving in runs and a grand slam.
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Yankees
California
New York
Angels
Jim Hart
Giants
New York Mets
Pleasant Hill Wins Narrow Softball Victory Over FFA
Pleasant Hill edged FFA 8-7 in a late inning rally with four runs in the seventh. Wunschel keyed the win with a homer and a singles. R Wunschel and Behring added key hits. Gavigan and Bertalot led FFA with two runs each. Gene Wuetrich pitched. Gordon Blum took the loss. Lights failure halted the second game.
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Pleasant Hill Cheese
FFA
Pleasant Hill
Bill Wunschel
R. Wunschel
Behring
Gavigan
RBI
Bertalot
Gene Wuetrich
Gordon Blum
Recreation Park
Dickinson Sets Course Record in Cleveland Open Pro-Am
Gard ner Dickinson fired a six under par 65 to set a Lakewood Country Club record in the pro-am for the Cleveland Open. The 38 year old veteran earned 500 dollars and eyed Sundays final where the winner takes 100000 dollars and 20000 to the champion. The event features 144 pros in the 72 hole tournament.
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Cleveland
Gardner Dickinson
Lakewood Country Club
Dickinson
Gun Club Holds Dering League Registered Shoot Sunday
The Brodhead Gun Club Inc. will host the Guy V. Der ing League Registered Shoot this Sunday August 7 starting at 10 a.m. on club grounds two miles north of Brodhead on County Truck E. Open to all shooters.
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Brodhead Gun Club Inc
Brodhead
Pony League Game Forfeited For Lack Of Players
The Pony League contest was forfeited yesterday due to insufficient players available. No game action occurred and standings remain unchanged.
Scores and Standings From National League and American League
Baseball scoreboard shows San Francisco 64 44 .593 leading Pittsburgh 62 44 .585 Pittsburgh at Los Angeles 60 44 .577 Philadelphia 58 49 .542 St. Louis 54 51 .514 Cincinnati 53 53 .500 Houston 49 57 .462 Atlanta 49 57 .462 New York 47 58 .448 Chicago 33 72 .314. results include Atlanta 2 Chicago 0 and San Francisco 11 New York 1. American League totals list Baltimore 70 36 .660 and Detroit 57 48 .543. multiple daily results feature Cleveland over Baltimore 9-6 and New York sweeping California 9-0.
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Los Angeles
Philadelphia
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Houston
Atlanta
New York
Chicago
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Aces
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California
Minnesota
Washington
Kansas City
Boston
North Among Four Tied in Fourth Spot
North of Madison Wisconsin and three others tied at 149 after 36 holes in the U S Golf Association junior championship. A 159 or better was needed for match play. Terry Jastrow of Texas led with 70. North posted 75 and 74 for 149.
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Whittier
Calif
Madison
Wis
North
Terry Jastrow
Pony League Final Standings And Top Hitters
The Cardinals won the Pony League title with a 4 2 victory over the Dodgers. Final standings show Cardinals 6 2 Dodgers 5 3 Giants 4 3 Pirates 2 5 Mets 2 6. Mike Penniston led hitters with .571 average. Grendahl and Stauffacher also high achievers with multiple homers and RBIs. Cardinals listed regulars include Loeffel Logeson Wells Grendahl Tschany Boss Doherty Erickson Monte Eley Bauman.
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John Prien
Cardinals
Dodgers
Giants
Pirates
Mets
Mike Penniston
Penniston
Stu Grendahl
Jim Stauffacher
Greg Smith
Mark Loeffel
Mike Becker
Mike Boss
Curt Leitzinger
Steve Hennager
Mike Mulligan
Bob Logesen
Mike Moon
Billy Tschanz
Becker
Grendahl
RBI
Bob Logeson
Mike Wells
Bill Tschany
Frank Doherty
Jim Erickson
Keith Monte
Dave Eley
Bob Bauman
Winners Listed At Country Club
A strong turnout marked the Men’s Out of Town and Local Stag Invitational hosted by the country club. Awards went to Bob Rofenacht for the longest tee, Keith Holsinger for the longest putt, Tom Neuberger for the closest second, and Sam Rogula for the longest drive, with several players, including Harold Marsh and Jim Forbes, in attendance. A Ladies Guest Day for Golf and Bridge is planned for Wednesday Aug. 10.
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Jim Forbes
Bob Rofenacht
Monroe
Keith Holsinger
Freeport
Tom Neuberger
Footville
Sam Rogula
Brodhead
Harold Marsh
Ed Melharick
Ed Sc
Classified Ads Glue Buyers and Sellers Together
Cupid era embraces ads that connect buyers and renters with sellers. Classified notices highlight opportunities for companionship, housing, and goods trading in a bustling marketplace. Each listing signals interest, location, and price details crafted to attract matched partners.
Monroe City to Host Weekend Tennis Tournament
Monroe will host a city tennis tournament at Recreation Park on Saturday and Sunday August 6 and 7. Play begins 8 30 a m with draws in championship and novice brackets and the four championship finalists will start after 10 a m. Jim Bartholf and Jo Kelly direct the event under Lawn Tennis rules with 2 of 3 sets and a fifty cent entry to cover trophies. Players supply one can of balls. play may resume at 1 p m Sunday if needed.
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Monroe
Recreation Park
Jim Bartholf
Jo Kelly
Mrs Menzel Wins Skeet Shooting Championship Title
Mrs Cla rine Menzel of Oshkosh Wisconsin won the 20 gauge women's world skeet title with a perfect 100 of 100 targets. She teamed with 15 year old Tim Gock of Oconomowoc Wisconsin who also hit 100 of 100 to take the juniors 20 gauge title.
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Rush
N.Y
Clarine Menzel
Oshkosh
Wis
City Tennis Tournament Still Has Open Spots
City tournament directors announce remaining room in the schedule and invite interested players to contact Jim Bartholf for entry.
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Jim Bartholf
Probabilistic view argues life likely elsewhere in universe
Scientists contend that statistically it is unlikely life would have emerged only on Earth, suggesting other planets or environments may also host life. The claim highlights the abundance of potentially habitable settings beyond our planet and the unknowns in abiogenesis.
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Earth
Sox and Astros Winners in Loop
The White Sox routed the Yankees 7-0 and the Astros crushed the Giants 15-0 in League action. John Huber drove in runs with a triple and a single, while Mike Huber earned the win. Tim Dearth and Dan Mitchell led the Astros with multi hit games and five RBIs. Jack Allen added a triple for Houston.
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Yanks
Astros
Giants
John Huber
Sox
Mike Huber
Fred Kundert
Tim Dearth
Dan Mitchell
Jack Allen
Astro
Mitchell
Roger Price
Logical Ad Wordplay Confuses Readers In Brief
A fragmented ad line plays on logic, noting nothing is as logical as a ad when something is amiss. The brief hints at marketing wit and readers puzzle over the incomplete slogan.
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