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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1969
Page
5
Monroe's track squad scored 65 points to win the Class B Regional Meet. Evansville was runner-up with 60, Mount Horeb third, with multiple events highlighting the Cheesemakers gains. Isely, Grendahl, and Winzenreidh led relays and sprinting as Monroe advances toward the state meet.
Brodhead scored 65 points to win the Class C regional as Monticello and New Glarus tied for second with 43 each, Argyle took third with 36. Mark Hefty led Monticello with three firsts and a sectional advance, winning the 120 yard high hurdles in 16.06 seconds, 180 yard low hurdles in 22.0 seconds, and high jump at 5-10.
Six Wisconsin trackmen will compete in the US Track and Field Federation and NCAA championships in Lexington Kentucky and Knoxville Tennessee. Coach Charles Walter will accompany Mike Butler Larry Floyd Fred Lands Pat Murphy Don Vandrey and Mark Winzenried to both meets. Butler seeks the 120 yard high hurdles title with a season best 13.9 seconds. Lands and Winzenried won conference titles with Lands clocking 9 00 5 in the 3000 meter steeplechase and Winzenried 1 16 4 for the 660 yard run. Vandrey will run the mile in both meets and join Winzenried for the National AAU in Miami Florida.
Monroe Boat Club holds season opening at Goodland Park Madison on Lake Waubesa. Lyle Baker Coast Guard Auxiliary inspects boats. August Burgi presides at noon business meeting. New members Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wasylyk join. Cruising Madison Lakes in afternoon. Next cruise to Wisconsin Dells led by Stanley Whitehead Otis Hermanson. Attendees include multiple Monore and surrounding residents.
Yesterday's sports meet featured Bobby Knoop of the White Sox homering three times in a doubleheader split with Washington. Cubs pitcher Bill Hands blanked Atlanta 2-0, while track results show Roger Babler clocking 10.5 seconds for the 100-yard dash and Mike Schneider winning discus with 131.7. Team standings crown Brodhead first with 65 points, Monticello second, and New Glarus part of a tight relay and field-event program leading to Mona Grove Sectional on June 3.
Scores show Chicago 2 Atlanta 0 and other results. National League matches include San Francisco Perry 7 4 at New York and Houston Bay 2 0 at Pittsburgh. American League standings list Baltimore and Boston atop East with Detroit and Minnesota leading West. Friday and Sunday schedules outline key divisional matchups and travel dates.
Score brief lists matchups including Detroit at California and Cleveland at Seattle with nitrogen unknowns and minimal details, noting several city pairings across major markets. No final scores provided.
Boston defeats Minnesota 3-2 as Tony Conigliaro delivers a broken bat single for the go ahead run. Rico Petrocelli adds a bloop double and Harmon Killebrew belts his 407th career homer, moving into 13th place all time.
Mario Andretti, 29, in a backup car after a fiery crash, won the Indianapolis 500 at a record speed of 156.867 mph. Dan Gurney finished second and Bobby Unser third as Andy Granatelli celebrated his first Indy victory.
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