U S Olympic setback soured by basketball loss and one gold
The United States suffered a rare basketball defeat to the Soviet Union 50 49 and 51 50 after a controversial finish as IOC officials debated the final three seconds. Medal totals left the U S in second with 33 golds and 93 overall as the Games closed.
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International Olympic Committee
U.S
Mark Spitz
America
Larry Black
Robert Taylor
Gerald Tinker
Eddie Hart
Frank Shorter
Yale
Rick DeMont
Vince Matthews
Wayne Collett
DeMont
San Rafael
Calif
IOC
Matthews
Collett
Bobby Lewis
Hart
Reg Robinson
Soviet Union
United States
East Germany
Illinois State
Doug
Collins
Russia
Hank Iba
R. William Jones
International Amateur Basketball Federation
Aleksander Belov
Herb Moss
Joyce
University of South Carolina
Shorter
Albany runners tie for 2nd in Hodag
The defending State Champion Albany team tied for second among small schools at the Hodag Invitational in Rhinelander. Tom Schieder led Albany with 10th place in 12 52, followed by Russell Hill 11th and Ron Setzer 15th as Brookwood won the class with 65 points.
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Albany
Rhinelander
Brookwood
Bob White
Nekoosa
Mondovi
Loyal
Hurley
Stevens
Pacelli
Chetek
Port Edwards
Athens
Barron
Colby
Tom Schieder
Barry Weber
Joe Young
Wis
Rapids
Young
Neenah
Wausau West
White
Windy Acres
Monroe
Middleton
Packers rally past Chiefs in 20-0 exhibition upset
Green Bay defeated Kansas City 20-0 in a preseason game as the Packers showcase a tougher, more physical team than in earlier start. Scott Hunter directed the offense with 127 passing yards while Leland Glass and Chester Marcos produced key plays and field goals.
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Milwaukee
Green Bay
Kansas City
Packers
Len Dawson
Dawson
St. Louis
Hank Stram
Chiefs
Miami
Cleveland
Stram
Dallas Cowboys
Packer
Isaac Thomas
Mike Livingston
Chester Marcos
Leland Glass
Emmitt Thomas
Scott Hunter
John Brockington
Thomas
Glass
Willie Lanier
Hunter
Lanier
Livingston
Bart Starr
Starr
Devine
Ike Thomas
Jim Carter
Jim Hill
ASU defender returns interception but shells pass to bench
A defensive back for Arizona State intercepts with 90 seconds left and runs to the Oregon three, then throws the ball to his bench. The ruling: 15 yard penalty on ASU, first down and goal at the 18. Rule notes player must hand the ball to an official immediately.
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Arizona State
Oregon
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Bowing to the Lanes Lavon Prien Triumphs in Three Couples League
Over the weekend at Turner Hall the Three couples leagues the Better Half the Country Couples and the Sundowners held play. Emil Baumgartner led Sundowners with 547 series 191 164 192 while Lavon Prien paced the Country Couples with 552 and a 205 137 210 line. Judy Bauman Fran Freidrichs Roxie Steinman and Mary Herbst posted notable scores in various events.
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Turner Hall
Emil Baumgartner
Sundowners
Lavon Prien
Roxie Steinman
Judy Bauman
Fran Freidrichs
Prien & Ritschard
Bauman & Davidson
The
Shockers
Merlyn Loveland
Mary Herbst
Becky Solberg
Louise Christian
Baumgartner
Loveland
B&w
Vanguards
Marauders
Jokers
Marco's
Dick Glendenning
Jim Bruce
Nate Bechtolt
Lee Fernstaedt
Mary Ann Martin
Opal Grossen
Bechtolt
Fernstaedt
Glendenning
Grossen & Bechtolt
Baum
Gary Brugger
Roger Brugger
Gene Stuckey
Bill Hartwig
George Grossen
Roxie Steinmann
Freida Laeser
Dorothy Krupke
Mary Ellen Sullivan
Monroe High Runners Take First Big Meet in Four Years
Clarence Bruess’s Monroe Cheesemakers surged to victory in Sun Prairie Invitational Class B with 30 points led by Mark Chandler in 2.5 miles. Pete Chandler Paul Lueck Jim Lee and others formed a tight pack. JV dominated 1-2-3 with Anderson Rufener Zupane. Next face Albany Middleton at Windy Acres with Middleton’s Miller favored.
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Clarence Bruess
Monroe High School
Monroe
Oregon
Portage
Jefferson
Beloit Turner
Mark Chandler
Sun Prairie High School
Steve Lacy
McFarland
Chandler
Bruess
Dan Winzenried
John Zupane
Junior Anderson
Walt Rufener
Tom Zupane
Walt Marti
Chuck Staab
Pat Molitor
John Blum
John Staab
Cheesemakers
Albany
Middleton
Windy Acres
Paul Miller
Chandlers
Ron Setzer
Russell Hill
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Taylor
University of Florida
Finland
Lasse Virin
Pekka Vasala
Kip Keino
Steve Prefontaine
Coos Bay
Ore
Ray Seales
Tacoma
Wash
Belencita
Anghel Anghelov
John Williams
Cranesville
Ft. Meyer
Doreen Wilbur
Iowa
Hodag
Charlie Mathias
Monroehheney Club
Bob Stuart
Huber MCC
Jim Forbes
Pint Blum
Koehn & Bennet
Blum & Myers
Gail Myers
Arnie Koehn
Mary Tuescher
Skoo Be Doos
Twin Grove Lumber
Miller & Snyder, Tuescher & Butler
S&r
Koehn & Bernet
Alley Cats
Ilie Nastase
Nastase
Arthur Ashe
Billie Jean King
Australia
Kerry Melville
Julius Lang
Kenya
Vincent Matthews
Bob Brown
Brown
Gale Gillingham
Snider
Dallas
Gillingham
Dave Nelson
Prien
G. Brugger
Keegan & Steinmann
Grossen & Hasler
Thomm & Hartwig
Brugger & Trotter
Sullivan & Stuckey
Prien & Indergand
Brugger & Mauerman
MHS
Stoughton
Pete Chandler
Paul Lueck
Jim Lee
Dave Benkett
Jim Ingold
Greg Coplien
Mark
Pete
Enterprise Gas
As Li
Public Service Corp
Monroe, Wis
Grace Lutheran Church
Highway
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