Tennis showdown stirs politicians socialites and feminists
Washington and New York observers prepare for the Riggs King match at the Astrodome with figures from politics entertainment and activism weighing in. Guests plan themed parties gifts and attire as public opinion swirls over the winner and the future of gender tennis.
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Houston Astrodome
Dustin Hoffman
New York
Billie Jean King
Bobby Riggs
Gloria Steinem
Ms. Magazine
Billie Jean
Long Island
Washington
Barbara Howar
Mays retires as Johnson breaks AL single-season HR mark
Cleon Jones hit two homers and drove in five as the Mets beat the Pirates 7-3 to tighten the NL East race. Willie Mays, 42, announces retirement amid a dreary injury season. Atlanta Brave Dave Johnson hits his 43rd homer to set a new leg of the single-season record for a second baseman.
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Willie Mays
Atlanta Brave
NEW York
Cleon Jones
New York Mets
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mets
Montreal
Mike Marshall
Marshall
Mike Torrez
Rick Monday
Mays
Los Angeles
Atlanta Braves
Dave Johnson
Johnson
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals
Monroe JV football collapses in second half to Edgerton 16-6
Monroe led 60 at halftime but allowed 16 unanswered points after the break. Randy Bechtolt rushed 156 yards on 13 carries and scored a 95 yard TD with blocks from Brian Zimmerman and Dave Brandenburg. Edgerton defense stepped up in the second half sealing the win.
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Monroe JV
Edgerton
Monroe
Sun Prairie
Randy Bechtolt
Cheesemaker
Brian Zimmerman
Dave Brandenburg
Bob Huffman
Ernie Studer
Tide
Jeff Brodie
Paydirt
Rick Rufenacht
Albany Comet Relay Invitational Set as Wisconsin Cross Country Milestone
Albany coach Bob White expects the 7th Albany Comet Relay Invitational to be the largest cross country meet in Wisconsin high school history. Forty nine teams across three divisions compete at Village Park starting Saturday 10 am, using a five-best-time aggregate format with seven runners per team.
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Wisconsin
Albany
Bob White
Village Park
Racine Park
CCL
Campbellsport
CCM
CCS
Wayne Rhody
Waterford
B. Heidt
Cambria
R. Peterson
D. Shaw
St. Mary’s Springs
D. Deisling
Fond du Lac
D. Siebel
J. Konen
State Line League football at Argyle for Homecoming tilt
The SLL schedules a 1:30 game at Argyle where the Orioles host league leader Black Hawk. Standings show Black Hawk 3-0 and Pecatonica 2-0, with Holy Name and Argyle midpack. Milz leads Black Hawk defense, while Werner and Carmody pace the league scoring.
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State Line
Argyle
Orioles
South Wayne
Pecatonica
Black Hawk
Belleville
Don Milz
Juda
Warriors
Holy Name
Bill Werner
Dennis Carmody
Barneveld
Joe Spellman
Jim Campbell
Randy Engen
New Glarus
Monroe chess club planned by Park and Rec
The Park and Recreation Department invites all chess buffs to a 7 p.m. meeting tonight at the City Hall Community Center to organize a new chess club. Beginners and veterans are welcome to attend.
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Monroe
City Hall
Bucks fall to Suns in season opener overtime
Milwaukee without Kareem Abdul-Jabbar struggles to contain Phoenix as Cunningham fills in but racks up fouls. Lucius Allen scores 19 and Oscar Robertson 18 for the Bucks while Connie Hawkins leads Phoenix with 24 points in a 111-107 overtime victory. Attendance reaches 3589 at Brown County Arena. Regular season opener set for Oct. 12 in Phoenix.
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Green Bay
Wis
Milwaukee Bucks
National Basketball Association
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bucks
Abdul-Jabbar
Phoenix Suns
Milwaukee
Dick Cunningham
Cunningham
Suns
Lucius Allen
Oscar Robertson
Connie Hawkins
Phoenix
Neal Walk
Brown County
Copernicus Helio Centric Theory Remembered
The World Almanac notes that around 1543 Nicolaus Copernicus published the heliocentric theory with planets circling the sun Galileo defended it but in 1616 the Inquisition in Rome deemed the earth’s motion heretical and placed Copernicus Kepler and Galileo works on the Index until 1822.
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Nicholas Copernicus
Galileo
Copernicus
Inquisition
Rome
Kepler
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