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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1966
Page
5
Swiggums edged Heeren Coplien 8-7 as Joe McGuire went five for five with two doubles and a triple driving in six for Junction House. Alphorn Lounge beat Bethel Church 7-5 while Swiggums also topped Heeren Coplien in another action.
Chicago White Sox beat Detroit 2-1 to stay 12? games behind Baltimore. Sox were outhit 8 to 5 but secured the win as Bruce Howard improved to 4-1 while Al Downing took the loss at 6-6.
The Green County Fair runs through Sunday with athletic events such as basketball throw bell ringing coin toss darts and target shooting. The Monroe Lions Club offers a dunk tank fundraiser under the motto We Aim That Others Might See attracting fairgoers to donate and exercise. Slow pitch games at Twining Park feature Hubers versus Open League and a Grandfather Herb Goecks appearance. Southern versus Eastern All-Stars meet at Deerfield Sunday at 1 30 p.m. Open League pace shifts seniors and Open League and Classic vs Minor League results from recent all star and league games are noted with standout performances and player rosters. Tennis signups for the All Area Meet on Aug 6 are urged with deadlines next Wednesday.
SUILTON Mass. Former tennis star Althea Gibson has entered the Lady Carling Open at Pleasant Valley Country Club from August 4 to 7. Gibson, twice winner of the U S and Wimbledon crowns, is among 40 women professionals in the $15 000 event.
Rufenacht and Bank of Juda won last night at Recreation Park. Juda beat Pleasant Hill 8 to 7 as six runs came in the bottom of the sixth, with six in the third. Aufenacht topped FFA 10 to 3. Pleasant Hill outhit Juda 12 to 6 but could not overcome the runs. Davis sparked Juda with two singles. Krattiger, Zimmerman, Krattiger and Lever added singles. Wunschel homered for Pleasant Hill. Stuckey and Bechtolt doubled for Pleasant Hill. Kamps and Behring had two singles each for Rufenacht. Ken Krattiger pitched the win. Jerald Zuhlke took the loss. Voegeli led Rufenacht with a triple and a double. Ammon belted a triple for FFA and Block added a double. Jim Davis earned the win for Rufenacht. Gordy Blum was the loser.
Bret Hanover, winner of 54 of 58 starts, seeks Su Mac Lad's all-time money record in harness racing. The 4 year old, trained by Richard Downing, captured $55,000 of the $100,000 Empire Pace at Yonkers Raceway, pacing 1 1/16 miles in 2 33 2 5. He beat Gee Lee Hanover by three lengths as Su Mac Lad’s $885,095 record looms.
Vern Johnsrud of New Glarus has started rough work on the tees and greens of the Edelweiss Chalet course. Completion is expected by late fall with the first nine holes to be ready for play sometime during the season.
Ralph Butch Schlicht, 23, under par for the Wisconsin State Golf Association tourney, won twice to reach the semifinals. He defeated Mike Smolinski 5 and 3 after beating Harry Batchelder Jr. 2 and 1 and was seven under for the event entering the 36-hole semi. Don Iverson faces Bill Lind in the other semifinal.
London reports a world wide TV audience will view Saturdays World Cup final between England and West Germany. The match closes a three week tournament with 16 nations, live in 29 countries including the United States, and taped in 30 more. BBC estimates 400 million will watch, with England the favored side and West Germany priced at 11 to 8 against.
Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi said Gale Gillingham will suit up against his former teammates August 5 in the College All-Star Game despite a fractured right hand from practice. The 6'3" 250-pound rookie guard from Minnesota practiced with a cast, as Lombardi indicated most players will see action. Rookie Ron Rector also shone as the Packers’ offense overwhelmed the defense 24 to 0 in the intra squad game.
CHICAGO Dr David J Jones former owner of the Chicago Cardinals died Thursday in Augustana Hospital of a heart ailment He was 82 Jones bought the team in 1929 for 12000 and sold in 1933 for 50000 to Charles W Bidwell The team later moved to St Louis Jones was a major stockholder in the Chicago Cubs holding more stock than anyone except Philip K Wrigley
The provincial government offered a $1000 prize on Thursday for the first tuna over 1,000 pounds caught in Newfoundland waters.
Current league standings show Pittsburgh San Francisco Los Angeles and St Louis leading their divisions. Thursday results included Cincinnati defeating Chicago and St Louis beating Atlanta. Tonight matchups feature SF at Atlanta Houston at Cincinnati and Chicago at New York with more games this weekend.
Frank Udvari, 42, of Waterloo Ontario, was appointed supervisor of NHL officials on Thursday.
Monroe swimmers head to Whitefish Bay tomorrow July 30 for an all relay meet. Miss Donna Swiggum recreation park lifeguard urges 9 15 a m arrival and 9 30 departure. bus fare two dollars entry fees fifty cents per event collected next week. Dr Frank Stiles of Monroe will accompany the group.
Carol Sorenson Flennikin, a Wisconsin contributor to the Curtis Cup team, faced British players as the U S team pursued a fourth straight cup. Paired with Barbara Fay White Boddie, she played against Pamela Predinnick and Elizabeth Chadwick in four ball play, and she was slated for a singles match in the afternoon.
Adults invited to become licensed brokers or salesmen with low fees. Sessions in Madison at Hotel Loraine on Monday and Friday evenings, August dates listed. Wisconsin School of Real Estate also provides home study options at 161 W Wisconsin Ave Milwaukee.
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