Hairpiece got 35-year-old impostor signed by Padres
San Diego signed Rocky Perone, a 35-year-old man disguising as a 21-year-old rookie, and he appeared in a minor league game before being cut. Perone, a construction worker, has spent decades in minor league or semipro ball, seeking a major league chance and now writing a book while pursuing pitching.
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San Clemente
Calif
Rocky Perone
San Diego Padres
Perone
Padres
Mike Port
San Diego
Lisbon Falls
Fred Patek
Patek
Kansas City
R. Perone
State track qualifiers head to Mansfield Stadium meet
Monroe High School standout Jim Ingold advances to the WIAA State Track Meet with a top non winning time in the eight sectional rounds. Teammate Pete Chandler and Dave Benkert join him in the state field along with Pete Eiserman and other State Line League athletes. Daphne Johnson becomes Brodhead High School’s first girl at state while Sue Jeglum and Marcia Molitor also earn Class C berths. State Line athletes from Argyle Juda Pecatonica and Black Hawk dot the list as meets set at Mansfield Stadium and Monona Grove.
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Monroe High School
Jim Ingold
Pete Chandler
Monona Grove
MHS
Mansfield Stadium
Madison
Chandler
Dave Benkert
Pete Eiserman
Monroe
Daphne Johnson
Brodhead High
Sue Jeglum
Pecatonica
Belleville
Marcia Molitor
Steve Rossing
Argyle
Bob Golackson
Juda
Tom Leaver
Dave DeNure
Black Hawk
Robertson Eagles In State Line Golf League Round
Charlie Robertson eagled the seventh for a 34 Monday in the State Line Golf League, his first sub par round this season. Jake Gruenewald Jr also eagle on seven, Horst Hart birdied three, and low net honors shared by Dave Waage Dale Witt Nate Bechtolt. The Mansion led team net with 139. Standings list multiple teams and a next Monday schedule appears.
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Charlie Robertson
State Line Golf League
Windy Acres
Jake Gruenewald Jr
Friendly Inn Rivalry Shifts Classic Lead With 12-2 Win
Friendly Inn III over Mel's Sport-a-rama 12-2 in five innings to widen the Classic lead. BJ's III beat Martin's 8-6 and BJ's I downed Schuetze's 11-10 to stay near The Grotto in second. Studer's toppled Juda Merchants 84 as hit volumes rose across Rec Park with multiple RBIs and late scoring bursts.
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Mel
Rec Park
Bj’s III
Martin
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Schuetze
Grotto
Bienema
Studer
Juda Merchants
Friendly Inn
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Bj's Ill
Juda
Bj's
Studer's
Schuetze's
The
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Richards Kuntz Roethe Gempler
Scott Mitchell
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DuCharme
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Davis Wagner
DiSteiner
Jordan Homb
Wegnen
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Jenkins
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Farmer Ip
Deininger
Wyss Pick
Studer's Super Service
the Grotto
Bieiema Cadillac-Olds
Friends
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Sbrennum
Ab Bj's
al Ab Beightol Schuetze's
Ab Bj'si
McManus Finka
Bndr Olson
Marti Bourquin
Jaeggi Miller Phillips
Duhai Coffey
Meier Rohlman
Updike
Ammon Bier Sorn
Christian Bergmann
Klemm
Skattum Vickers Siegathler
Erickson
Pickett Gavigan Best Nall Witch Carroll Everson Lueck Wahler
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Novata
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Frehner Sorenson
Pinnow
Cavarretta joins Mets as hitting coach with career memories
New hitting coach Phil Cavarretta recalls his big league start in 1935 after Lane High School, describing his pay and pre at bat antics. The column flags other stars like Bill Madlock and Oscar Robertson, notes broadcasting challenges, and surveys sports media mentions and anecdotes.
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Phil Cavarretta
New York Mets
Cavarretta
Lane High School
Chicago
Phil
Oscar Robertson
NBA
Elgin Baylor
Oscar
Baylor
Wiota Raiders Rout Eaton in Season Opener
The Wiota Raiders opened the season with a 22 to 1 fastpitch win over Eaton Corp of Warren NL. Winning pitcher Marge Olson struck out three, Deb Mack took the loss, and Jill Pratt went 4 for 4 with a home run. Winger Indergand and Grenzow were 3 for 3. Next game is Monday June 9 as DeKalb Ill visits Wiota.
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Wiota Raiders
Eaton Corp
Warren
Marge Olson
Debbie Mack
Jill Pratt
Raiders
Lorna Winger
Deb Indergand
Deb Grenzow
DeKalb
Ill
Wiota
Bahler Produce beats Treuthardt's in Juda league
Bahler Produce defeated Treuthardt's Rustlers 8-2 Monday as Dale Meyers outpitched Dale Davis for the win. Jerry Schliem spun Pleasant Hill to a 6-3 eight inning win over the Durand Stars, improving standings show Bahler Produce 4-0 and Pleasant Hill Cheese 3-1. Next games Thursday: Treuthardt's vs Durand at 7:30 and Pleasant Hill vs Larson's Cheese at 9:10.
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Bahler Produce
Treuthardt
Rustlers
Dale Meyers
Dale Davis
Jerry Schliem
Pleasant Hill
Mike Scott
Durand Stars
Bahler
Pleasant Hill Cheese
Larson
Poison Ivy Spreads Across Wisconsin Parks and Trails
Statewide poison ivy growth worries naturalists as human disturbance appears to aid spread. Parks managers favor education and herbicide control, noting exposure from plant sap and even smoke can cause rashes. Local supervisors recount personal experiences and emphasize identification to avoid contact.
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Wisconsin
U.S
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Botoany
Peter Salaman
Mississippi
Salaman
Wisconsin Parks and Forests
Salamun
Ken LePine
Big Foot Beach
Lake Geneva
LePine
le Pine
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