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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1964
Page
5
Three slowpitch players had three hits each as Swiggums, Grace Lutheran, and The Office posted wins. Swiss Colony led 4-0 early but The Office pulled it to 4-1. Grace Lutheran rallied past White Haven 8-7. Martins fell 10-6 to Swiggums.
Karen Rothenbuehler of Commercial Bank led with a double a triple and two singles in five trips as Commercial Bank defeated Park and Recreation 24 to 5. Judy Wilhelm Lynn Kubly Lynn Prien Karen Rothenbuehler and Judy Hefty had at least two hits each for Commercial Bank with Peg Prien and Betty Brandenberg adding doubles. Linda Schild led Park and Recreation with two hits in the second game as Linda Ott Ruth Elmer and Dianne Broge also hit. Chris Fritz took the loss and Lynn Prien the win.
Bill White of St. Louis drove in four runs with two singles and a sacrifice fly as the Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs 5-2 for their sixth straight win, the longest streak in the National League this season. Gary Peters of Chicago shut out Detroit on three hits as the White Sox won 2-0 for his 12th win against five losses.
Tony Lema, 30, the cheerful American golfer, finished third in the British Open after leading money spenders. He had been the hottest on the American tour, winning four tournaments and two $100,000 events before heading to Scotland. Lema, a San Leandro native and former Marine, built a reputation for champagne celebrations and fearless, effortless swing.
American League standings show New York leading with 61 wins and 37 losses followed by Baltimore and Chicago. Daily results include Baltimore 7 Minnesota 4 and Chicago 2 Detroit 0. National League table lists Philadelphia at 58 41 and San Francisco 58 44 with recent scores Cincinnati 4 6 and St. Louis 5 Chicago 2.
Marshall Bluff Bowhunters set their annual Southwestern Field Archery shoot in Monticello with registration from 1 to 5 p.m. tomorrow and 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Desk tropics trophies will award adult class and intermediate winners, with medals for second and third places and for juniors and cubs. Giants recall hurlers John Pregenter from Tacoma in the Pacific Coast League.
Braves manager Bobby Bragan set a pitching rotation as Milwaukee prepared to open a three game series with the Chicago Cubs. Bob Sadowski to start today, Denny Lemaster Saturday, Hank Fischer Sunday as Felipe Alou Ed Mathews and Gene Oliver edge back from injuries. Milwaukee sits sixth after St Louis beat the Cubs 5 2, with 744 723 road attendance and potential 800 000 total.
Ken Venturi, winner of the 1964 National Open, was guest of honor at the California Country Club in South San Francisco where he began his golf career. The event highlighted his rise from humble beginnings to national prominence.
Wisconsin Amateur Golf sees four collegians advance to the 36 hole semifinal round. Ralph Schlicht and Dave Penn, both UW golfers, topple Caravello and Atwood respectively to reach the final pairings. Robel and Lohmiller also win to set the championship showdown.
Fidel Castro's defecting sister Juanita Castro, 31, has been granted political asylum in Mexico City after arriving from Havana on June 20 and filing the request last Monday night. The report notes literacy rates among Haitians, stating about one in ten can read and write.
EVANSTON AL one College All Stars who face the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field a week from tonight could be the scrappiest squad ever to meet the champions of the National Football League in the annual game No fewer than five frictions broke out Thursday as the All Stars yielded a 12 6 decision to the NFL s St Louis Cardinals in a game type scrimmage at the Cards Lake Forest Ill College camp Unique rules gave each team the ball on its own 30 yard line and 10 plays to score No extra points or field goals were tried All scoring in the two hour tug of war resulted from passing Veteran Card quarterback Harley Johnson arched touchdown aerials spanning 70 and 24 yards to Sonny Randle and Billy Joe Conrad The All Stars tallied on a running pass from halfback Tony Lorick of Arizona State to flanker back Paul Warfield of Ohio State Crenshaw and Snell showed threats to the Bears defense Coach Otto Graham praised the hustling and hostile play indicating readiness for the upcoming matchup against Chicago.
Will ie Richardson of San Jose stopped Kirk Barrow of Oakland in the third round of a scheduled ten round heavyweight fight, earning his 11th knockout victory.
Fernan pitched a no hitter last night as First National Bank beat Darlington 7 0 in a game at Darlington. The Bankers won their third win of the week. He struck out seven and walked one. Bernie Milz Ken Norder had three hits Vern Hayes two hits including a homer to pace the Bankers. Earlier, First National beat the Eagles Club 40 as Jack Fernan bested Hermie Blum. Bill Stuckey had the only two Eagle hits. Milz and Jerry Dwyer had key hits for First National. Saturday night, First National beat Casino Lanes of Madison 71 as Fernan fired a four hitter Milz. Hayes and Grant Dale led the hits.
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