National Hunting and Fishing Day Proclaimed by Nixon
President Nixon signed a proclamation declaring September 23 as National Hunting and Fishing Day to honor 55 million American hunters and fishermen for their conservation and outdoor recreation contributions. The plan includes Open House activities nationwide with exhibits and instruction, supported by major conservation groups and sportsmen clubs.
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Khaan Nixon
Senate
Thomas J. McIntyre
N.H
Nixon
Bob Sikes
Fla
House
Rogers Morton
Secretary of the Interior
Thomas L. Kimball
National Wildlife Federation
NHF Day
Ray Hubley
Izaak Walton League of America
Hubley
Merchants plan intra squad game and season start
The Monroe Merchants semi pro baseball team will hold a Sunday practice at 1 PM on the MHS diamond with photos and a brief meeting to sign 1972 contracts. The team, led by John Walter, opens the extended season May 18 at Recreation Park against Dodgeville, then hosts a benefit game May 20 for a day care center.
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Monroe Merchants
MHS
Merchants
John Walter
Dodgeville
Recreation Park
Curt Schwerin
Jack Dietrich
Anchor Savings & Loan
Madison
Central Wisconsin
Beloit Blues
Rockford
Weekend Baseball Matchups across Major Leagues
Seven day slate features the Dodgers at Mets and Giants at Phillies while Pirates visit Reds and Astros duel White Sox. Braves face Cubs with Blass and Forch listed as starting pitchers in a crowded schedule across Chicago and New York markets.
Walks and Errors Doom Cheesemakers in Badger Loss
The young Cheesemakers committed four errors and walked ten as Edgerton built a 10-0 lead in the first three innings, weathering late recovery to drop the Badger Conference contest 12-3. The Crimson Tide suffered a rough start with eight walks in the early innings.
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Young Cheesemakers
Edgerton
Crimson Tide
Tide shuts out JVs 17 to 0 in Edgerton defeat
Edgerton pitcher Ken Revkaut held Monroe to two hits as the Tide dominated 17-0. Bob Witt and Randy Wyss collected Monroe’s only hits while Edgerton piled runs in multiple innings. Monroe falls to 0-4, Edgerton improves to 1-2 with upcoming games against Fort Atkinson and Evansville.
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Edgerton
Crimson Tide
Ken Revkaut
Bob Witt
Randy Wyss
Mike Andrews
Monroe
Jvs
Recreation Park
Fort Atkinson
Evansville
Golackson
Gene Curran
MHS
Bob Lee
Badger
Home Talent League opens season with 19-game slate
The 44th Home Talent League baseball season begins Sunday afternoon with a 19 game schedule. The league has four sections Northern Southern Western and Eastern. Sundays Southern games set for 1 30 include New Glarus at Mt Horeb Argyle at Belleville Oregon at Wiota Hollandale at Brodhead and Barneveld at Evansville. Middleton leads Northern defending champ Mt Horeb won Southern 1971. Dodgeville defends Western title Cottage Grove Eastern champion.
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New Glarus
Mt. Horeb
Argyle
Belleville
Oregon
Wiota
Hollandale
Brodhead
Barneveld
Evansville
Middleton
Dodgeville
Cottage Grove
Glarners win with Duerst's 38
New Glarus clinched another triangular meet victory at Edelweiss Chalet, totaling 161 to beat Holy Name 180 and Pecatonica 227. Mark Duerst led scoring with 38, followed by Randy Engen 40, Jay Schneider 40, Gary Bell 43, as all five Hilanders shot 45 or better and Stu Olson posted 51.
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New Glarus
Glarners
Holy Name
Pecatonica
Edelweiss Chalet
Mark Duerst
Randy Engen
Jay Schneider
Gary Bell
Hilanders
Pee
Stu Olson
Edgerton golfers trounce Monroe on Edgerton links
Edgerton defeats Monroe 210 to 233 as Jim Bruin leads with a 35 and Goecks earns medalist honors for Monroe with a 40. Monroe drops to 1-2 in conference, 1-3 overall while Edgerton posts its best team total this year.
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Edgerton
Jim Bruhn
Monroe
Edgerton Links
MHS
George Goecks
Wil Klippel
Mark Eiserman
Pat Norton
Tide
Fred Kundert
Jim Gempler
Fort Atkinson
Monroe Country Club
Bill Viney
Eric Corbins
George Goocks
Bruin
Grahn
Holman
Wagner
Steind
Bill Rufenacht
Bruce Kolden
Kevin Share
Sports Headlines From A Busy Weekend
Summary of pro hockey playoff action with Boston and New York tied 2-1 in the series. NBA and ABA results include Lakers 116 111 over Knicks and New York Nets against Pacers in Bloomington. Houston Open leaders after two rounds at Westwood with Irwin, Thorpe, Devlin, Sanders, Payne among top scores. NFL players toured US military hospitals in Japan Guam and the Philippines, featuring Abramowicz Upshaw and others.
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Lakers
Walt Frazier
Knicks
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles
Edgerton
Monroe
Jefferson
Monona Grove
Stoughton
Ft. Atkinson
Boston
New York
New York Nets
Indiana Pacers
Bloomington
NFL
Japan
Guam
The
Phillipines
Danny Abramowicz
Otis Taylor
Bill Curry
Danny Anderson
Gene Upshaw
Ken Houston
Molitor wins sprint double at Spartan Invitational
Monroe sprinter Pat Molitor captured the 100 yard dash in 10.7 seconds and the 440 in 51.9 at Memorial High School in Madison, tying his season best. He led a trio of double winners that also included Cal Taylor and Ken Starch, with records and notable marks across field events and relays at the Spartan Invitational.
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Monroe
Pat Molitor
Mansfield Field
Madison
Cheesemaker
Memorial High School
Molitor
Madison West
Cal Taylor
Madison East
Ken Starch
Thompson medalist leads SLL golf triangular on 164 strokes
Thompson medallist posted 37 for an early pace as Brodhead shot 37 to win the Windy Acres triangle with 164 total. Juda runner up at 187 and Barneveld 229. Curt Thompson paced the Cards with 37, Greg Curl 41, Jim Pierce 43, Dave Hombs 43, Mike Aiken 44 for Juda and Tim Benson 53 for Barneveld.
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Brodhead
Windy Acres
Juda
Barneveld
Curt Thompson
Greg Curl
Jim Pierce
Dave Hombs
Mike Aiken
Tim Benson
Frosh Golfers Edge Sandburg in Dual Meet at Monroe
Monroe High School freshmen and junior varsity defeated Freeport Carl Sandburg Junior High at Monroe Country Club. Pat Klarer led with 46, helping the first five to a 271 to 274 win while the second five won 306 to 321 with Tom Loeffel as medalist at 57.
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MHS
Monroe Country Club
Freeport
Carl Sandburg
Pat Klarer
Tom Loeffel
Monroe
Pete Kamstra
Jeff Schaffer
Paul Barrett
Gary Phillips
Freeport Sandburg
Jim Kellner
Jon Jacobs
Dave Hollis
Dave Schneider
Jim Hoganson
Ken Klassy
Dave Smith
Tom Kundert
Bob Bohren
al Tonini
Brent Kimes
Jim Stenving
Steve Waters
Larry Mathis
Tennis team wins last of laughers
Coach Jim Bartholf's tennis team stays undefeated in Badger Conference with a 90 win over Edgerton on the Tide courts. MHS rises to 6-3 with a six match winning streak as four league contenders loom ahead and a conference meet follows.
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Jim Bartholf
Badger
Edgerton
MHS
Bartholf
Fort
Jefferson
Sun Prairie
Monona Grove
Dave Roethe
Dan Mitchell
Paul Stiles
Stiles
Roethe
Mitchell
Effects of the baseball strike on attendance and esteem
An Associated Press study finds major league attendance down 316,722 from last year with the drop concentrated in the American League. The review points to June as a key date to assess ongoing effects, notes potential impact on St. Louis San Diego and Texas, and cites calls for changes to boost interest while commissioner Bowie Kuhn notes a 12 percent rise in per-date attendance early in the season.
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New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Minnesota
Boston
Chicago
Texas
Oakland
California
Anew Turk
BsaseDan
Associated Press
San Diego
Cal Griffith
Charles C Finley
Bowie Kuhn
Fans react to baseball strike and attendance concerns
The public finds the strike distasteful and unfortunate, says Mike Burke of the Yankees. He worries that by mid June attendance may lag if no rebound occurs, noting boos toward Brooks Robinson in Baltimore and to the Reds in Cincinnati as signs of fan displeasure.
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Mike Burke
New York Yankees
Brooks Robinson
Baltimore
Reds
Cincinnati
Five changes noted in SLL best performances list
Albany coach Bob White reports five new marks in State Line League track. After three meets, Monticello’s Tom Feller leads the mile at 4 45.2. Jim Elmer tops shot put at 45 feet 11 and a half inches. Phil Timm vaults 11 feet 3 inches. Brodhead’s Ron Gadow longest jump 19 feet 7 inches. Holy Name’s mile relay clocked 3 40.9 with Brodhead second in both relays. Next meets rotate through Belleville, Albany, Pecatonica and New Glarus venues.
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Albany
Bob White
Brodhead
Monticello
Tom Feller
Steve Spoerry
New Glarus
Jim Elmer
Belleville
Charlie Campbell
Phil Timm
Clyde Schreiber
Holy Name
Steve Disch
Dan Klassy
Ron Gadow
John Sargent
Black Hawk
Eric Cleveland
Argyle
Juda
Pecatonica
Barneveld
Public hearing on building permit for schoolhouse conversion in Jefferson
Kenneth H. Meyer Zoning Administrator announces a public hearing on the issuance of a Building and Land Use Permit to Russell H. Binger to convert a school house into a residence with a garage addition encroaching on side yard setbacks. The property lies in agricultural zoning within the setback of County Trunk Highway S, SW 4 of Section 24, TINRSE, Jefferson Township. Hearing at Community Building in Juta on May 10, 1972 at 8:00 P.M. All interested parties urged to attend.
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Russell H. Binger
Tinrse
Jefferson Township
Juta
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