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Polly Erickson Retains City Women's Golf Title

Date: 06 27 1961
Description: Polly Erickson, wife of the University of Wisconsin basketball coach John Erickson, won her second straight women's city golf championship. Flight winners ...
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Fourth of July Activities

Date: 07 04 1961
Description: Donald Jorgenson and his daughter Ann participating in a contest as part of a Fourth of July celebration at Burrows Beach. They are eating a doughnut on a ...
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Jean and Harrison Hatch, Tennis Champions

Date: 08 05 1961
Description: Jean and Harrison (Hatch) Echols posing while holding their tennis rackets. Individually and combined, they won five championship trophies at a city tennis...
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Madison Service Clubs Olympics

Date: 07 10 1962
Description: Four of the organizers of the Madison Service Clubs Olympics pointing their golf clubs high toward a record turnout for the 1962 event at the Monona Munici...
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Winners at the Madison Junior Girls Golf Tournament

Date: 08 14 1962
Description: Winners posing at the Madison Junior girls golf tournament held at the Nakoma Blackhawk Country Club. Shown (left to right) are the winners of the various ...
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YoYo Contest

Date: 09 27 1962
Description: Youngsters showing concentration as they work with Yo-yos of various sizes in a contest held at Midvale Plaza Shopping Center and sponsored by Duncan Yo-Yo...
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Yo-Yo Contest

Date: 09 27 1962
Description: Three youngsters warming up for a yo-yo contest held at Midvale Plaza. Left to right: Pat Nitka (10), Michael Nitka (13), and Bill Goetz (11). Contest spon...
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Jack Nicklaus Participates in Golf Exhibition at Odana Golf Course

Date: 08 16 1962
Description: Jack Nicklaus beats Jack Allen, Maple Bluff Country Club champion, by one stroke at the West Madison Optimists' 2nd Annual Golf Exhibition held at Odana Go...
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Wisconsin Trapshooters Tournament

Date: 07 20 1962
Description: M.S. Ewlsworth, Caledonia, Illinois, blowing on his rifle after shooting it during a tournament sponsored by the Wisconsin Trapshooters Association.
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Wisconsin Trapshooters Tournament

Date: 07 20 1962
Description: Bill Brauer 111, Fond du Lac, shooting his rifle during the State Trapshooting Tournament. He won the All-Around championship with a 382x400 score.
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Annual City Track Meet

Date: 05 08 1964
Description: Central High School's Steve Kayes (right) nips East High School's Jim DeForest in the 100-yard dash at the Madison City Track Meet at Breese Stevens Field.
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University of Wisconsin Track Team Scores 93-47 Track Victory Over Minnesota

Date: 05 09 1964
Description: U.W. track athlete Jim Sternfield throwing the shot put during a dual meet with Minnesota at the U.W. track. Sternfield placed third in the discuss event. ...
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University of Wisconsin Track Team Scores 93-47 Track Victory Over Minnesota

Date: 05 09 1964
Description: U.W. track athlete Gene Dix (third from left) sets a meet and track record in the 120 yard high hurdle event in a dual meet with Minnesota.
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Ice Boat Regatta

Date: 01 16 1965
Description: Two class A iceboats, sailed by Jack Ripp and Bob Brockel, racing on Lake Mendota. They were participating in the Wisconsin Stern Steering Association rega...
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Winner of Event at Catholic Track Meet

Date: 05 26 1965
Description: Edgewood High School athlete Stu Heere running the 100-yard dash during the State Catholic track meet. He won the event with a time of 10.5 seconds.
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Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta

Date: 08 14 1965
Description: A crane is lifting a Class A regatta entry from Wayzata, Minnesota, into Lake Mendota for the six-day Inland Lake Yachting Association (ILYA) regatta.
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Sailing Competition on Lake Mendota

Date: 09 01 1965
Description: Two sailboats on the rough waters of Lake Mendota in the national Finn class sailing championship. Pete Barrett of Costa Mesa, California, formerly of Madi...

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