Hank Aaron breaks Ruth homer mark in dramatic win
Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth dominated headlines as Aaron, age 38, cracked No 660 career homers two of them including the game winner in the 10th to lift the Atlanta Braves over Cincinnati. Aaron downplayed the milestone to emphasize Ruths 714 as the real record while Willie Stargell powered Pittsburgh with two triple blasts and six RBIs in a twin bill against Montreal.
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Rain-delayed Babe Ruth battle resumes in Minnesota
Brooklyn Center and St. Paul renew their rain-delayed showdown for the Minnesota Babe Ruth tournament championship in Minne tonka today. Marino Basso of Italy won the world road cycling championship with a dramatic final sprint clocking 7 05 59 in Bike Champ Gap France.
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VFW Travels wrap season with 21-4 finish at State Tourney
Ely Minnesota hosted the three day event where Austin VFW Travelers opened with a 14-0 win over Fairmont then lost to Princeton 7-1 and finished 21-4 after a consolation round loss to Minneapolis Samuelson Healy. Tezak pitched Ely’s key 9-3 title game win over Worthington.
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Player captures PGA title in dramatic Oakland Hills finish
Gary Player by two strokes wins the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills South, finishing at 281 one over par. Jimmy Jamieson finishes second with 213, Tommy Aaron ties for second with 284, while Snead, Nicklaus, and Palmer trail with 289 or higher as Player adds $45,000 to his season total.
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Twins Rally Past A's as Goltz Shines in Minnesota
Rothsay fans packed the stands as Dave Goltz pitched six strong innings to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 5-1 victory over Oakland in the second game of a doubleheader, following an earlier 6-3 Oakland win. Harmon Killebrew hit his 19th homer to tie Jimmie Foxx for fifth on baseball’s all time list. Rod Carew had three hits and drove in two in the nightcap. Fifty? plus Rothsay residents cheered, as the Twins split the twin bill and pursued a four-game series sweep.
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Victors Crown Chateau Stock Car Night At Chateau Speedway
Wendell Kuehn Pat Durnen and Mike Guttormson captured feature wins at the Chateau Speedway in Saturday racing. Kuehn, from Rochester, led late to win the 20 lap late model feature, Durnen earned his first Chateau feature victory driving from second row, and Guttormson won the street stock finale. Attendance was 926 as racing resumes next Saturday at 8 30 p.m.
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Koufax among eight inducted into Hall of Fame
Koufax becomes youngest Hall of Fame entrant at 36 joining Yogi Berra Early Wynn and five others in Cooperstown ceremonies. Also honored posthumously are Ross Youngs Will Harridge and Josh Gibson with Gomez Leonard and Gibson noted for Negro League roots. Hall of Fame game followed inductions.
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AHS Football and Cross Country Physicals Announced
Austin High School schedules physicals for football players in grades 10 to 12 and cross country runners of all grades. Runners and players must pick up and return a signed MS High School League form from Room 101 before the Thursday 7:30 a.m. session. Football drills start August 14, regular workouts August 21, with the first varsity game September 2 at Robbinsdale Field against New Hope.
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Dirty Play Predicted In New World Hockey League
AP reports that D Terry Sanderson warned that play in the embryonic World Hockey Association will be dirtier than in the established NHL as it seeks to compete for players and fans.
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Matthews Named Manager of Braves
ATLANTA AP Lyman Harris was fired today by the Atlanta Braves and replaced as manager by Eddie Mathews, owner Bill Bartholo may announced. Mathews, 40, in his second season as Braves coach, takes over immediately.
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