Slowpitch Teams Enter Final Week
Final week of slowpitch action shapes the title chase across three leagues. White Haven leads Minor with 13-0 while Open and Classic races remain undecided. Standings show Hubers 11-2 and Martins 10-3 in Open. Major games loom as Slowpitch tournament begins Aug. 26.
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White Haven
Martins
Eagles
Aus
Open
Hubers
Heeren
Coplien
Bar
Swiss Colony
Helland
Heins
Joe’s
Crandall Oil Co
EUB Church
Baumgartners
Milwaukee Cheese
Eagles No
Moose
Lanz Hardware
Wisconsin Liquid Feed
Power and Light
Dormans
Severson Construction Co
South Wayne
Grace Lutheran
John Prien
Hawks and Lakers Out of Tournament Remains Narrow
In the High School and College Basketball League action the Royals beat the Hawks 72 to 65 while the Celtics advanced 118 to 84 due to a Lakers forfeit. Tom Mitchell and Jim Swiggum led Royals. Jiff Kittelsen, Keith Burington paced Hawks. Dick Swiggum and Bill Collins starred for Celtics. Royals and Celtics meet for the championship.
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Hawks
Lakers
Royals
Celtics
Tom Mitchell
Jim Swiggum
Jiff Kittelsen
Keith Burington
Dick Swiggum
Bill Collins
Parnelli Jones Seeks Fair Triple Victory
Indianapolis 500 winner Parnelli Jones aims to three-peat at the Wisconsin State Fair 200 mile big car race on Sunday after sweeping the Speed Week events. He collected over $5,000 for two wins and faces challengers including Troy Ruttman Pat Flaherty A. J. Foyt and two Lotus Fords.
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Troy Ruttman
Pat Flaherty
A.J. Foyt
Santa Clara Swimmer Breaks 100-Meter Freestyle World Record
Don Scholland Er of Santa Clara, a 17-year-old member of the Santa Clara Swim Club, shattered the world record for the 100-meter freestyle with a 17.36 clocking in the sixth U S Japan swimming meet in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Don Schollander
Santa Clara
Calif
U.s.-Japan
Large Field Set For Final Insurance City Open Rounds
Hartford Conn. heading to a possible sudden death playoff as Wes Ellis leads after two rounds with 133 while George Bayer Art Wall Jr Billy Casper and Julius Boros Jack Nicklaus chase the $6400 top prize at Wethersfield Country Club. Bob Goaiby also posts 140.
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Hartford
Conn
Wes Ellis
Ellis
Wethersfield Country Club
George Bayer
Art Wall Jr
Billy Casper
Julius Boros
Jack Nicklaus
Boros
Nicklaus
Bob Goaiby
Wisconsin ducks season opens October 5 in liberalized plan
Wisconsin sets a 35 day duck season starting Oct 5 at noon, paired with a 70 day goose season. The plan doubles bag limits, allows four ducks per day and eight in possession, with coot eight and sixteen, and tightens limits on mallards and other species. Goose quotas total 12,000 around Horicon refuge with five bag and two Canada or white-fronted geese. The order was signed by Gov. Reynolds after a telephone vote by commissioners.
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Madison
Wisconsin
John W. Reynolds
Baileys Harbor
Horicon National Wild Life Refuge
Canada
Rodriguez and Moyer Set for 10-Round Title Bid Fight
Luis Rodriguez and Denny Moyer, two ex champions, meet in a 10 round main event at Atlantic Beach Convention Hall. Rodriguez seeks another shot at Emile Griffith after title bouts in 1962 and 1963, while Moyer aims for a rare junior middleweight crown rematch. The nationally televised bout airs on ABC at 9 p.m. EST.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Luis Rodriguez
Denny Moyer
Atlanti -B Beach
Rodriguez
Emile Griffith
Los Angeles
Griffith
New York
Moyer
Portland
Ore
Jacev Giambra
Ralph Dupas
ABC
Shaw Salvages Braves Win In Relief Appearance
Milwaukee pitcher Bob Shaw earned the victory in a 3-2 Braves win over the Houston Colt .45s with a two inning one hit relief outing. Manager Bobby Bragan says Shaw will stay in the bullpen though Shaw hopes to return to a starting role and believes he could win 20 games if given a chance.
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Molwacker
Milwaukee Braves
Bob Shaw
Bobby Bragan
Shaw
Braves
Houston Colts
Colts
Wright Leads After First Round At Albuquerque
Mickey Wright shot a 3 under par 69 with a 222 yard hole in one at Paradise Hills Country Club to take the early lead in the $11,000 54 hole women’s golf tournament in Albuquerque New Mexico.
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Mickey
Albuquerque
N.M
Mickey Wright
Paradise Hills Country Club
Packers Eye Aerial Shift in Cowboys Exhibition
The Green Bay Packers may tilt from their run game to a heavier passing attack in tonight's exhibition with Dallas. Coach Vince Lombardi notes teams have copied Packers blocking and plays, while Jim Taylor works on the option pass to spark the offense and keep defenses honest.
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Dallas
Green Bay Packers
Packers
Texas
College All- Stars
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Taylor
Paul Hornung
Vince Lombardi
Taylor
Packer
Steelers
Lombardi
Hornung
Steer Feeders Lose Money in 1963 Corn Belt
The Agriculture Department outlines livestock and meat trends noting an average loss of 11.86 dollars on a 1,050 pound steer. Declines in fed cattle prices, due to large meat supplies, led to cautious profit prospects for feeders in the coming season. Hog prices may have peaked and are expected to ease as supplies rise.
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Washington
Corn Belt
Agriculture Department
White House To Get An Official Library
Scholars and librarians finalize 1 780 titles in about 2 600 volumes for the White House library. James T Babb of Yale directs the project with historians Lyman Butterfield and Julian Boyd aiding.
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White House
Washington
James T. Babb
Yale University
Babb
Firetqueline Kennedy
Lyman Butterfield
Boston
Julian Boyd
Princeton University
Baseball Standings and Scores From Compact League Update
The AMERICAN LEAGUE table lists New York 76 42 and Minnesota 68 52 with Boston 58 61 trailing. In the NATIONAL LEAGUE Los Angeles leads at 71 48, while St Louis 67 54 and Philadelphia 65 58 chase. Sunday results include Los Angeles 9 Detroit 6 and Chicago 10 Cincinnati 1.
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Il Pet
New York
Minnesota
Chicago
Panore
Detroit
Washington
Boston
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Kansas City
Cleveland
San Francisco
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Houston
Kenosha Draws Northbrook After Victory in Ohio
Kenosha Wisconsin defeated Bowling Green Kentucky 6 4 to advance from the double elimination tournament in Lima Ohio. Kenosha was paired against Northbrook Illinois in today’s round after Northbrook lost 4 1 to Independence Missouri Friday.
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Lima
Ohio
Kenosha
Wis
Bowling Green
Northbrook
Ill
Independence
Jury Deliberations Set in Butte Libel Trial
The Wallace Butte libel suit against the Saturday Evening Post, valued at $10 million, moves to the jury after final arguments. The trial in Atlanta is expected to reach a verdict Monday.
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Atlanta
Wallace Butte
Saturday Evening Post
Winners Named In Archery And Tennis Tournament
Christie Krebs led the beginners tennis event with top finishes, while John Schuetze swept three firsts in advanced tennis. Kevin Holcomb won the beginners archery tournament, and John Garshirt claimed first in advanced archery.
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Christie Krebs
John Schuetze
Kevin Holcomb
John Garshirt
John Webster
Mary Swiggum
Lynnette Brugger
Backboard Valley
John Rosa
Jim Zabel
Mary Etter
Special Valley
Jim Zzabel
Mark Rosa
Wally Marti
Doug Schindler
Gary Hughes
John Ganshirt
Ginny Blum
Cheese Prize Could Curb Yellowstone Lake Bluegill Surge
Elmer Herman, fisheries supervisor in Lafay ette County, says a weekly prize of Wisconsin cheese for the heaviest creel at Yellowstone Lake may curb stunted bluegill growth and boost bass fishing. An Illinois angler led a seven day total of 40 pounds, with locals crediting the late Joe Ruppert and Omer Thorpe for the idea.
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Wisconsin
Yellowstone
Lafayette County
Elmer Herman
Southern Area
Conservation Department
Merman Saia
Illinois
Joe Ruppert
Omer Thorpe
Ruppert
Herman
Angiers
Hog price outlook for 1964 pig crop falls short says department
The department reports a larger June to November pig crop this year and forecasts lower hog prices. Charles Adain notes the impact on market dynamics as production expands and prices may decline.
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Charles Adain
Aanle
Wiscon sin pride and farm talk from the Soil Conservation Service
The piece praises Wisconsin and other states, notes impressive terrace and water conservation work in the South, and mentions farm labor in hot weather. Secretary Arleigh Frautschy of the Honey Creek Watershed says Ray Montgomery will discuss farm wiring and show Africa slides at Ullom school on Monday night, with a meet lunch following.
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Illinois
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Wisconsin
Arleigh Frautschy
Honey Creek
Ray Montgomery
Africa
Ullom School
County Committeemen to Tour County for Soil and Water Aid
Bill Tschudy chair of the County ASCS committee says Community Committeemen will tour the county on Wednesday to review soil and water conservation practices. Don Liedschlag notes the office offers cost sharing to farmers for these practices. Marilyn Rutsch cites over 50 reservations and clarifies that her birthday is not until August 23.
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Bill Tschudy
ASCS
Don Liedschlag
Marilyn Rutsch
Marilyn
Parnelli Jones Wins Milwaukee Stock Car Race
Delbert Indergand reports that Parnelli Jones won the Milwaukee stock car race without a speeding fine. Also covered are plans for Smock Skinner and Richland Watersheds officials to meet next Thursday to plan this year's Fun Day.
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Delbert Indergand
Parnelli Jones
Milwaukee
Smock, Skinner and Richland Watersheds
Watershed Groups Seek Notable Annual Event Exception
Community groups and watershed activists push for the event to proceed as usual, emphasizing tradition, local engagement, and continued funding. Organizers aim to reassure residents that safety and stewardship remain priorities.
Electric eel delivers peak shock when head and tail touch foe
An electric eel emits its strongest voltage when both its head and tail contact an opponent's body, enabling a full discharge that stuns the target. The unusual attack exploits the creature's elongated electric organs to maximize impact.
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O. D. Curtis
Helen Stauffer
Wilbert Stauffer
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Walker Air Force Base
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Woodland
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Fred Stauffer
Kate Stauffer
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Footville
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Henry D. Freitag
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