A. J. Foyt Wins Record $153,650 at Indy Memorial Day
A. J. Foyt Jr. rode his Old Betsy Offenhauser to victory in the 48th Memorial Day run, collecting $153,650 from a $506,625 purse as Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald died in a fiery multi-car crash. Roger Ward grabbed $56,925 for second in a rear engine Ford. Foyt led the final 146 laps after early entrants faltered amid tire failures and a dramatic fire.
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Dale Burgess
Indianapolis
USAC
Milwaukee
A. J. Foyt Jr
Betsy Offenhauser
Eddie Sachs
Dave MacDonald
Anton Tony Hulman Jr
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Foyt
Sheraton-Thompson
Roger Ward
Scott Jimmy Clark
Dan Gurney
Parnelli Jones
Jones
Mitchell Paces Monroe Golfers in Janesville Sectional
Tom Mitchell shot 90 to lead Monroe at the Janesville sectional as Denny Nitz of Janesville tied medalist with 70. Janesville 309 and Beloit 314 led a field of 11, sending Janesville and Beloit to the state meet at Appleton Municipal Course.
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Tom Mitchell
Janesville
Denny Nitz
Appleton
Beloit
Mitchell
Mike Thayer
Dan Franklin
Louis Janke
Tom Bacon
Cheesemakers
Madison West
Madison Central
Monroe
Edgerson
Mt. Horeb
Milton
Middleton
Stoughton
Brodhead
Mike Kelly
Nitz
Ridgeway Takes Lead in League Showdown
Ridgeway grabbed first place in the Southern Home Talent league by beating Blanchardville 7 3 Gene Sullivan fanned 15 for Ridgeway allowing eight hits. Jerry Schliem limited New Glarus to two hits as Viota won 5 1 Mel Kleppe and Tom Kelly sparked Hollandale to a 7 3 win over Argyle. Dick Schliem homered for Viota and Rogers? Schl…
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Ridgeway
Blanchardville
Jerry Schliem
Platteville State ‘College
New Glarus
Viota
Mel Kleppe
Tom Kelly
Hollandale
Argyle
Gene Sullivan
Slowpitch action heats up as ten teams tied for first
Ten teams pace slowpitch action across Open Classic and Minor leagues with 2-0 records. The Office leads Open League offense with 21 runs in two games while Wisconsin Power and Light top Classic offense with 18 runs. Swiss Colony and Harvey Loeffel spark extra-base power. Keith Christensen of The Office has six hits in nine at bats. Tonight's schedule features Chalet Cheese vs Firemen at 7, Moose vs EUB No. 2 at 8, Lanz Hardware vs Wisconsin Liquid Feed at 9. Tomorrow Power and Light faces Grace Lutheran, Eagles No. 2 meets Baumgartners, and Hubers Swiggums play at 9.
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Office
Hubers
Heeren
Coplien
Swiss Colony
Grace Lutheran
Wisconsin Liquid Feed
Wisconsin Power and Light
Firemen
Chalet Keese
Baumgartners
Winor Loop
Eagles
Keith Christensen
Harvey Loeffel
Power and Light
Robert Brauchle
Dormans
Dale Myers
Lanz Hardware
Chalet Cheese
Mel Ackerman
Moose
EUB
Eagles No
Myers Captures Golf Flag Crown at Monroe Club
Monroe post master Russell Myers won the Memorial Day Flag Tournament at Monroe Country Club. Deb Share Don Hugdahl Robert Ninneman Alvin Babler Lester Bacon Waly Miller and Paul Neubauer were runners up. Closest tee shots were Myers on Nos 3 and 8, Ninneman on No 3, and Eagle by Dr John Caradine on No 6. Sunday winners included Don Ripp Bob Stuart Deb Share Forrest Kubly Roger Moe Geel. Closest tee shot on No 3 was Paul Neubauer and on No 7 Jim Wals No 8 Stewart Haberman. Closest second shot on No 9 was Ken Stuart. Mixed two-ball foursome winners Vi Kuban and Don Brown with Jo Gyure and Ken Smith second. Closest womens tee shot on No 8 was Jackie Smith and closest men's tee shot on No 8 was Don Brown.
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Russell Myers
Monroe
Monroe Country Club
Deb Share
Don Hugdahl
Robert Ninneman
Alvin Babler
Lester Bacon
Waly Miller
Paul Neubauer
Myers
Ninneman
John Caradine
Don Ripp
Bob Stuart
Forrest Kubly
Roger Moe Geel
Jim Wals
Stewart Haberman
Ken Stuart
Vi Kuban
Don Brown
Jo Gyure
Ken Smith
Jackie ,Smith
Monroe Junior Legion Baseball Holds Early Practice
John Walter, coach, reports 24 boys turned out for practice at Recreation Park. Practice continues tonight, Wednesday, and Friday from 7 p.m. at the park.
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Legion
John Walter
Monroe Junior Legion
Walter
Recreation Park
Blind Luck Guides Stevenson Through Indy Pileup
Milwaukee driver Chuck Stevenson, among three entered by Robert C. Wilke, said a crash in the Indianapolis 500 was survived by “blind luck.” He described seeing flames and choosing a gap in the No. 4 turn to press through the flaming wreckage that killed Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald. He damaged his car but escaped injury.
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Milwaukee
Chuck Stevenson
Stevenson
Robert C. Wilke
Eddie Sachs
Dave MacDonald
Mike Kupper
The
Milwaukee Journal
Baseball Standings and Scores Roundup
Baseball standings and results from the American and National Leagues. Key teams include Chicago Baltimore New York Cleveland Minnesota Boston Detroit Kansas City Philadelphia San Francisco St Louis Milwaukee Pittsburgh Cincinnati Los Angeles Houston and New York. Schedule notes and upcoming games appear alongside daily results and advertisements for rent listings at Monroe Evening Times.
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Chicago
Baltimore
New York
Cleveland
Minnesota
Boston
Washington
Detroit
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
San Francisco
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Houston
Monroe Qualifiers Head To State Meet In Monona Grove
Jim Dearth earns state berth in shot put and discus with a 49-2% shot and second in discus at the Janesville sectional. Bill Hoppy Kohn also qualifies, taking second in pole vault. Janesville leads the Cheese makers at the sectional with 60% points. Be Lot 45, Oconomowoc 29, Monroe 18, Ft. Atkinson 16, Badger 7, Watertown 0. Several Monroe athletes place including Coplien, Martin, Winzenried, Bidlingmaier, Barnes, Schuetze. Coach notes an ankle injury to Bidlingmaier and a broken ankle to Mike Doyle sideline him.
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Monroe High School
Monona Grove
Janesville
Jim Dearth
Bill (Hoppy) Kohn
Cheesemakers
Belot
Oconomowoc
Monroe Ft. Atkinson
Badger
Watertown
Stoughton
Ried
Jim Bidlingmaier
al Barnes
Bill Schuetze
Monroe
Bidlingmaier
Mike Doyle
Wartburg blanks River Falls to win NAIA Area 4 title
Wartburg College defeated River Falls 4-0 in Wartburg, Iowa, clinching the Area 4 NAIA baseball tournament. River Falls’ third game of the day followed a 7-3 win over William Jewell and a 6-5 victory against St. Cloud State. Wartburg advances to the national tournament in St. Joseph, Missouri, June 8-12.
Williams Keeps .414 Batting Pace For Cubs
Chicago outfielder Billy Williams, age 26, thrills reporters by hitting .414 in the NL this season. Once nicknamed NL rookie of 1961, he has 25 homers with a career pattern of high averages but remains far from a .400 season.
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Chicago
Billy Williams
Chicago Subs
Ted Williams
Billy
Williams
Cookie
Willie Mays
Tittle
Phil Caveretta
Braves Struggle as Cubs Star Ignites Game
The Braves lament their failure to stop a Cubs star who dominated with every pitch and spot, prompting Braves manager Bobby Bragan to admit they have tried everything and simply throw and pray.
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Cubs
Braves
Bobby Bragan
Davis Mestnik Sign Pact With Green Bay
Green Bay announces Willie Davis and Frank Mestnik have signed for the 1964 season. Davis, in his seventh pro year, came from Cleveland in 1960. Mestnik joined as a free agent after time with the St. Louis Cardinals. Davis is Grambling trained. Mestnik is a Marquette graduate.
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Kohn
Cheesemen
Terry Coplien
Jim Martin
Mark Winzen
River Falls
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