Pheasant Hunters Enter Second Week Amid Mixed Wisconsin Outlook
Pheasant hunting remains pressured after heavy rains eased. Yellowstone Lafayette County reports strong pheasant and ruffed grouse activity, while muskie fishing rises near Yellowstone Lake. Deer highway fatalities rise in southern Wisconsin as ducks and geese move, and Lake Michigan area reports Chinook and coho fishing along rivers and shores.
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Weather Bureau
Yellowstone
Lafayette County
Yellowstone Lake
Wisconsin
DNR
Ducks Unlimited
Madison
Canada
Woodruff
Wis
Horicon
Mississippi River
Stoddard
Illinois Line
Park Falls
Lake Michigan
Doors
Manitowoc
Sturgeon Bay
Coho
Twin Rivers
Shoto
Mishicot
Menominee River
Marinette County
Racine County
Sawyer County
Wisconsin and Michigan State clash in midseason shift
Wisconsin faces a Spartans team reshaping its attack with a quarterback option led by Charlie Baggett and fullback Charles Bullock. MSU’s defense ranks third in the Big Ten as they aim to halt Wisconsin’s November bid for a winning season.
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Madison
Wis
East Lansing
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Spartans
Charlie Baggett
Charles Bullock
BOWL Men's and Women's Series Standings and Scores
The record lists names for the Men's Series and Women's Series including Regula Koehn Shaffer Ruf Bittner Ambrose Bruny Laeser Wirtz and others. Team entries show Baumgartner’s Dorman Monroe Reger Cheese and several couples teams. Scores shown include 2498 2172 2078 2055 and 1997 across trucks inc grandpas grandmas inlaws and other groups.
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Sam Regula
Arnie Koehn
Fran Schott
Delbert Shaffer
Jim Ruf
Bill Bittner
Bob Ambrose
Dick Bruny
Sebastian Laeser
Fred Wirtz
Baumgartner
Roger Cheese Dorman
Monroe
Betty Ritschard
Judy Bauman
Ev Jacobs
Donna Newman
Leona Gruenewald
Packers Win Stadium Lease Extension With Milwaukee County
Milwaukee County Park Commission approved a contract to renew the Packers lease of County Stadium through March 31, 1981. The pact adds 3,300 seats and adjusts rent while keeping exclusive football rights at the venue.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee County Park Commission
Green Bay Packers
County Stadium
Packers
Race of champions draws from both sides at Riverside
Richard Petty says he was beaten and would have fared differently under other conditions as the International Race of Champions at Riverside gathered 12 legendary drivers in identical cars for head-to-head match races. The event drew 88,417 spectators and will conclude with a Daytona Beach finale for $65,000, featuring six finalists including Hulme and Follmer.
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Riverside
Calif
Richard Petty
Petty
Hank Aaron
Willie Mays
Johnny Bench
Willie McCovey
Riverside International Raceway
Daytona Beach
Fla
Denis Hulme
Hulme
Bobby Unser
USAC
George Follmer
Follmer
David Pearson
A. J. Foyt
Bears Packers Clash in 109th Rivalry Meeting
Green Bay hosts Chicago in the 109th Bears versus Packers showdown amid injury concerns for both sides. Dan Devine names Scott Hunter to start at quarterback as the Packers seek revival after back-to-back losses, while Chicago leans on Bobby Douglass and Carl Garrett to spark the offense despite player injuries.
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Green Bay
National Football League
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
Bears
Jim Carter
Carter
Packers
Dan Devine
Scott Hunter
Los Angeles
Detroit
Hunter
Devine
Perry Smith
Charlie Hall
Hall
Willie Buchanan
Houston
Gary Kosins
Milwaukee County Stadium
Forbes reception postponed for Jim and Alice Forbes
The Forbes reception at Monroe Country Club, honoring Jim Forbes who will retire this year, has been moved from November 11 to December 2 due to Alice Forbes hospitalization. The event runs 5 to 7 p.m. with hors d oeuvres and cocktails. tickets required. Jim Walsh oversees arrangements.
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Jim
Alice Forbes
Alice
Monroe Country Club
Jim Walsh
Monroe
Wisconsin Opens WCHA Season With Minnesota Series
Coach Bob Johnson leads the Wisconsin Badgers in the NCAA champion era into their Western Collegiate Hockey Association opener against Minnesota. Wisconsin arrives 2-0 after last season's title run and a third place WCHA finish. Brewers Expand Roster By Elevating Six Prospects From Minor League Action. Tom Bianco, Juan Lopez, Sixto Lezcano, Sam Mejias, Larry Anderson, and William Castro promoted to reach 38 players, two under offseason limit.
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Bob Johnson
Western Collegiate Hockey Assn
Minnesota
Badgers
Brewers
Milwaukee
Tom Bianco
Juan Lopez
Sixto Lezcano
Sam Mejias
Larry Anderson
William Castro
Scotland’s 1457 Ban Highlights Earliest Golf Reference
The World Almanac notes a 1457 Scottish decree banning golfe as its popularity distracted from archery and national defense. This early royal prohibition marks golf’s first recorded reference in Scotland.
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Scotland
World Almanac
Man reels state record chinook on Wisconsin shore
Myron H. Graef of West Allis caught a 40 pound 4 ounce chinook while fishing for trout on the Menominee River shoreline in Marinette. The fish weighed at Marinette’s Jack's IGA Foodliner and was verified by the DNR, surpassing last October’s 37 pound record.
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Myron H. Graef
South 90Th Street
West Allis
Graef
Wisconsin
Menominee River
Marinette
Ripon Coach Named Acting Head After Storzer Dies
Ripon College assistant Bill Connor named acting head coach following the death of John Storzer. Storzer’s 16-year teams compiled an 87-38-4 record. In other action, San Antonio Open leader Ben Crenshaw led after a round.
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RIPON
Wis
Bill Connor
Ripon College
John Storzer
Storzer
Andy North
San Antonio
Tex
Ben Crenshaw
John Toepel
Don Iverson
Bowling Standouts Highlight Monroe League Action
Five players posted high totals across multiple leagues on Thursday night. Roger Cheese led City League with 2708 series, while Dick Bruny and Gary Wettstaedt topped City and Industrial leagues with a 4610 and 606 series respectively.
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Monroe
Dick Bruny
Gary Wettsteadt
Industrial
Bill Smith
Keith Christensen
Joyce Binder
Pat Schwartz
Gems
Ada Swanton
Anita Ambrose
Roger Cheese
Baumgartner’s
Schuetze’s
Monroe Milling
Reger
Christensen
Sam Regula
Dave Ambler
Roger Burroughs
Bruny
Burroughs
Robertson
Wilbur Cline
Dan Pickett
BJ's Penthouse Dominates Marge's 8-1 in Pool Action
In the area men's pool league week BJ's Penthouse crushed Marge's 8-1 led by Bill Buehler Ken Guttmer and Larry Ott Dave Buholzer. JD's White Elephant remains top with 32-13 as Golden Acre and Ludlow also win.
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Bj’s
Penthouse
Marge
Bill Buehler
Ken Guttmer
Larry Ott
Dave Buholzer
Jd’s
Hattie’s
Dar Menehan
Pat Mallory
Mike Penniston
Merve Schafer
Ludlow
Pat’s
Paul Thoman
Ron Smith
Golden Acre
Flynn
Bar
White Elephant
Pat
Hattie
Hawkins traded to Lakers in Suns deal for Erickson
Connie Hawkins moves from Phoenix to Los Angeles as Keith Erickson and a 1974 No. 2 draft pick go to the Suns. Hawkins pledges stronger focus and concentration for his basketball, while John Hadl notes evolving NFL offenses and calls for changes to zone defense rules.
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Connie Hawkins
Phoenix Suns
Los Angeles Lakers
Suns
Keith Erickson
Rams
Los Angeles
John Hadl
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John Brockington
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Buffalo Bills
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Calvin Hill
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Terry Bradshaw
Terry Hanratty
Penn State
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Lombardi
St. Louis
Donny Anderson
Don Coryell
Anderson
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Tom Weiskopf
Reds
New York Yankee
Gabe Paul
Tal Smith
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
U.S. Hockey
Bruce Sandbeck
Green Bay Bobcats
Milwaukee Admirals
Flowery Branch
Road Atlanta
Jerry Hansen
Minneapolis
Elkhart Lake
Craig
Madison LaFollette
Janesville
Madison East
Jeanette Grindey
Bev Bertalot
Swanton
Ambrose
Binder
Grindey
Monroe TV Sales
Mel's Sport
Schultz Pharmacy
Bev Treuthardt
Glenda Prechel
Linda Finley
Schwartz
Treuthardt
Industrial League
Gary Wettstaedt
Rick Thompson
Dick Nejedle
Dean's Milk
Gambles
Clark Shoes
Oaktron
Montgomery Wards
Trucks Inc
Jerry Zuhlke
Wally Speich
Rollie Wuthrich
Smith
Moore Business Forms
Commercial Bank
Glen's Barbershop
Browntown Milling
Goerlitz
Mott
George & Harriett Walker
Merle Monahan
Grandville
New Car Trade
Charles Dearth
Pontiac-Buick, Inc
Highway
Monroe, Wis
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