Monroe Wins Badger League Golf Title
Monroe HS clinched the Badger League golf championship with a 386 as Jefferson closely trailed at 389. Tom Lovelace and Jefferson freshman Mike Morgan tied for low medal honors with 75s, while Monona Grove, Stoughton, and Wisconsin High followed with strong showings. The team advances to the state sectional at Madison on the Blackhawk course.
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Monroe High School
Jefferson
Gay Steensrud
Monroe
Tom Lovelace
Mike Morgan
Carded
Monona Grove
Stoughton
Wisconsin High
Ft. Atkinson
Middleton
Tom Neis
Tom Owen
Jon Wagner
Dick Brandt
Tim Comstock
Madison
Blackhawk
Dave Trickel
Jack Robilette
Miles Adam
Tom Neil
Jim Torgerson
Bob Bach
Openers Slated For Slow Pitch
The Monroe Slow Pitch Leagues begin action Monday night with Swiss Colony versus Grace Lutheran at 7 30 in Twining Park. Two leagues Open and Classic total 14 teams. Seven games per week schedule. Next week features Jaycees vs Monroe Milling Dorman vs Power and Light.
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Monroe
Grace Lutheran
Twining Park
Jaycees
Monroe Milling
Dorman
Power and Light
St. Clare
SeeBees and Co. B
Park and Recreation
South Wayne
Firemen and
Eagles
Teachers
Pecatonica League Opens Sunday With Four Games
Opening slate features Platteville at Benton Cuba City at Shullsburg Sinsinawa at Keiler and Galena at Hazel Green Menominee drawn a bye Western division includes Kieler Galena Sinsinawa and Menomenee Eastern division lists Shullsburg Platteville Benton Cuba City and Hazel Green Gene Francis of Cuba City serves as league president.
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Pecatonica Baseball League
Platteville
Benton
Cuba City
Shullsburg
Sinsinawa
Keiler
Galena
Hazel Green
Menomenee
Western Kieler
Gene Francis
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Michigan Shoots For Crown Today
Michigan aims to clinch the Big Ten baseball title by splitting with Illinois on the final day after a 7-5 win over Purdue. Central figures include Bill Freehan with two homers, Doug Mills who has not yet lost a college game, and star performances from Pat Richter and Howard Nathe as Minnesota and Illinois press the chase.
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Michigan
Wolverines
Illinois
Purdue
Indiana
Minnesota
Iowa
Northwestern
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Wiscon
OSU
Bill Freehan
Pat Richter
Richter
Ron Krohn
Hoosiers
Doug Mills
Mills
Howard Nathe
Gophers
Blanchardville Triumphs in WIAA District Title Race
Blanchardville defeated New Glarus 14 to 2 to claim the district crown as Benton beat Shullsburg in another matchup. The Golden Eagles led 7 to 0 early, racked 17 hits, limited New Glarus to seven, with Dan Schober and Ray Sherman driving in four runs apiece. Benton totaled eight hits while South Wayne had four.
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Blanchardville
New Glarus
Darlington
Benton
Shullsburg
South Wayne
Golden Eagles
Dan Schober
Ray Sherman
Monaco Bans Gambling at Monte Carlo Casino
Citizens of Monaco are forbidden to gamble at the famed Monte Carlo casino, a cornerstone of the principality’s income, reflecting state control over gaming.
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Monaco
Casino of
Monte Carlo
Pricipality
National League scoreboard and results snapshot
The tally shows San Francisco and Cincinnati with mixed NL results, Los Angeles and Pittsburgh leading, Chicago and Philadelphia mid pack. Weekend games include Philadelphia over Pittsburgh and Los Angeles topping San Francisco, with several doubleheaders and next-week matchups listed.
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Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Cues
Chicago Es Rau
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
San Francisco
Tepone. Co
New York
San Cleveland
Minnesota
Baltimore
Kansas City
Washington
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Michigan Aims for Big Ten Track Championship Record
Iowa City Michigan eyes the Big Ten track title and the all-time scoring mark of 74 points set by Illinois in 1924 led by Tom Robinson, Ergas Leps, and Dave Martin. Nine Wolverines qualified in nine preliminaries as 13 finals loom today.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Tom Robinson
Ergas Leps
Dave Martin
Michigan
Wolverines
Illinois
Cleveland Rally Beats Yankees 9-7
Cleveland erased a 7-4 deficit with a five run inning as Chuck Essegian delivered a tying two run single and Vic Power stole home to seal a 9-7 victory over the New York Yankees. Barry Latman earned the win in relief.
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New York Yankees
Cleveland
Indians
Yank Levers
Ralph Houk
Anks
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Boston
Yankees
Minnesota Twins
Kansas A
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Los Angeles Angels
Chicago White Sox
Bob Turley
Luis Arroyo
Roger Maris
Yogi Berra
Hector Lopez
Chuck Essegian
Tex Clevenger
Jim Coates
Woody Held
Vic Power
Yanks
Barry Latman
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles
Dodgers
San Francisco
Giants
Cincinnati
Milwaukee Braves
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis
Redbirds
Glen Hobbie
Maury Wills
Wally Moon
Billy O'Dell
Juan Marichal
Willie Davis
Harvey Kuenn
Kuenn
Ron Perranoski
Shoemaker reaches 4000th win in Hollywood Park race
Willie Shoemaker, five time national riding champion and 29, joins racing’s elite by winning his 4000th race aboard Guaranteeya in Hollywood Park’s Friday third. He joins legends Johnny Longden Eddie Arcaro and Sir Gordon Richards as the top four riders in thoroughbred racing.
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Inglewood
Calif
Willie Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Hollywood Park
Wille
Johnny Longden
Eddie Arcaro
England
Sir Gorson Richards
Longden
Sir Gordon
Arcaro
Shafter V
Joe Culmone
Thinclads Travel To State Sectional
Track coach Fred Simpson led 19 Monona Grove athletes to the state sectional in Janesville to qualify for Hartford state meet on May 27. He expects entries and relies on underclassmen after sophomores and freshmen placed third at the Badger League meet in Middleton. Grady Steensrud cleared 11 feet 3 inches in pole vault as a standout, the meet’s first ever height.
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Fred Simpson
Janesville
Hartford
Simpson
Sophs
Fresh
Badger League
Middleton
Monona Grove
Ft. Atkinson
Monroe
Grady Steensrud
Longer Trout Season Sought by Wisconsin Delegates
Wisconsin Conservation Congress delegates approved a county option on motor trolling and a May 1 through Sept 22 trout season, seeking broader regulations. They also backed extending ice fishing limits on Lake Winnebago and surrounding waters, while voting down a 13 inch walleye limit proposal and renewing leadership roles for Glenn Garlock, Ed Keip, and John Gross.
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Madison
Wisconsin Conservation Congress
State Conservation Commission
Congress
The
Conservation Commission
Wisconsin
Lake Winnebago
Shawano County
Wolf and
Fox Rivers
Ed Keip
Manitowoc
John Gross
Marshfield
Wisconsin fishery sees solid walleye and northern catches
The State Conservation Department reports good walleye fishing in Iron Lincoln Washburn and Dunn counties in northern Wisconsin. Northerns are active in Polk Chippewa Taylor and Rock counties. Bass remains fair but may improve with warmer weather and pan fishing is good in scattered regions.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Conservation Department
Iron
Lincoln
Washburn
Dunn
Polk
Chippewa
Taylor
Rock
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Dick Freeding
Doug Spraetz
Pete Hoff
Ron Busse
Harley Holt
Paul Lysne
Steve Slade
L. Christopherson
Tom Chayke
Tom Comstock
John Fenske
Chan Young
Mike Water
Steve Kailin
Edgerton
Jack Stricker
Keith Kelling
Jeff Roethe
Tom Jung
Dick Houge
Dave Knox
Jim Cloiber
Dave Schultz
Tom Touton
Jim Dobson
Jay Robinson
Roger Cantwell
Don Brusky
Jim Anderson
Bill Sawyer
Pecatonica League
Qruller
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Mike McAlpine
Howie Olsen
Art Roethe
Jeff Kittelsen
Bill Wedesky
Chuck Cox
Kim Kindschi
Cheesemaker
Netmen
Bruce Patterson
Associated Press
Crandall
Bulletin
del Crandall
Joe Torre
Louisville
John McHale
Charlie Dressen
Charlie Lauvie
Cleveland Rally
Select Circle
Lake Michigan
Milwaukee, Wis
Muskegon
Mich
N. Harbor Drive
S.S. Milwaukee
Wisconsin & Michigan Steamship Company
Clipper
Chevy
Roy Rogers
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Monroe, Wis
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