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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1972
Page
5
A 188-boat fleet heads from Chicago for Mackinac Island in a 333 mile Lake Michigan race. Weatherly leads the 12-meter contenders with Kahili and other top boats in the mix. The race uses four divisions and two sections per division. no overall winner is declared.
The World Almanac notes sunlight helps kill bacteria and aids vitamin D synthesis but warns excess exposure causes sunburn sunstroke and may raise skin cancer risk. Golf pro Joe Mann says Longboat Key Golf Club is among the busiest with 600 members and 400 daily players.
The standings show Detroit and Baltimore leading divisions with Boston close. Saturdays slate features doubleheaders and matchups including California at New York, Oakland at Boston, Cleveland at Chicago, Minnesota at Milwaukee, Baltimore at Kansas City, Detroit at Texas, St Louis at Atlanta, Chicago at Houston, Montreal at San Diego, and Philadelphia at Los Angeles. No games scheduled Sunday.
Milwaukee wins 2-0 as Parsons pins down five hits over seven innings and Ellie Rodriguez drives in a run with a fifth inning double. Rodriguez scores on Parsons sacrifice fly, while Bert Blyleven takes the loss for Minnesota. Carew contributes two bunt hits for the Twins.
Bob Gibson improved to 11-5 with his 11th straight win for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves. The 36 year old pitched seven innings, homered for the fourth time this season, and gave up Darrell Evans 13th homer on one mistake. The game lasted 1 hour 47 minutes.
Monroe County Club invites members and guests to sign up for bus trips to University of Wisconsin home games this fall. Home games listed include Sept. 23 Syracuse Oct. 7 Northwestern Oct. 28 Ohio State Nov. 4 Iowa Homecoming and Nov. 25 Minnesota. Contact Doris Kubly at the Swiss Colony to sign up.
In Monroe Club Lanes Mildred Grossen rolls a 214 in a Friday couples match while contributing to a 458 series. Team leaders include Spring & Stamm at Turner Hall with 1907 and Ritschard & Schwarze at the Eagles with 2172. Other top spins and total scores are listed for Friday Eagles and Turner Hall events.
Green Bay Packers coach Dan Devine lengthened Friday’s workout adding wind sprint drills after a passing heavy scrimmage. The session focused on pass defense as Devine earned praise for the unit amid hot humid conditions.
Green Bay star Bart Starr announced his retirement after five years of injuries ending a storied era. He cited ongoing arm pain and two surgeries, leaving quarterbacking to Scott Hunter and rookie Jerry Tagge as the Packers plan for 1972.
The Monroe Merchants, 3-17 this summer and in an 11 game winless streak, travel to Janesville today and host Milton Sunday at Recreation Park. Keith Burington leads with a .375 average while Mike Setzer sits at .372 and has a 15 game hitting streak. Larry Huebner holds a 5.29 ERA. Charlie Dearth has logged most innings and Stu Grendahl most strikeouts.
Fond du Lac player Kathy Ahern defeated Milwaukee’s Mrs. John Erickson 4 and 3 in a 36-hole final to capture the Wisconsin Women’s Golf Association title. Ahern built a 3-up lead after 18 holes and extended to 5-3 with decisive long drives and precise short irons. Erickson struggled with putting and limited offense throughout the match.
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