Rookie Night as Vikings Face Eagles in Exhibition
The Minnesota Vikings meet the Philadelphia Eagles in a preseason clash in Hershey. Rookie QB Ron VanderKelen and WR Ray Poage make their first pro starts for Minnesota, with Pat Russ at defensive tackle and Roy Winston replacing John Campbell at linebacker. Eagles bring a 1-2 record led by Sonny Jurgensen to the 7:05 p.m. kickoff.
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Wisconsin
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Texas
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Jim Prestel
Chuck Lamson
Terry Rosens
Roy Winston
John Campbell
Philadelphia
Eagles
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Tommy McDonald
Pete Retzlaff
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South Dakota State
Bill Jobko
Los Angeles Rams
Hayfield Edges Ellendale 15 6 In Season Opener
Hayfield coach Sheridan Jaeche’s squad beat Ellendale 15 to 6 to start the 1963 football season. Dan Proechel scored on a safety and a TD, helped by a fumble return, with Dean Wilson and a 15 yard pass from Dave Peterson to Proechel extending the lead. Dale Westin and John Lee key the defense in the second half.
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Minn
Dan Proechel
Sheridan Jaeche
Hayfield
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Vikings
Filendale
Viking
Dean Wilson
Dave Peterson
Dale Westin
John Lee
Albert Lea Sets Stock Car Race Season Finale
Albert Lea Minnesota to host a modified and stock car race Monday at Freeborn County fairgrounds to close 1963 season. Forty to fifty top cars from southern Minnesota and northern Iowa expected. top driver Marv DeWall of Jackson leads the field after defeating Harvey Patterson at the July 4 meet.
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Iowa
Marv DeWall
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Labor Day Racehorse Handicap Golf Draws 128 Players
A record field of 128 golfers forms 32 teams for the Labor Day Racehorse Handicap at Austin Country Club. The event starts with a 8:30 a.m. shotgun and 7:15 a.m. clubhouse breakfast. regular members can use the course after the tournament.
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Terry
Gophers Open Drills Monday Under Thin Veteran Line
Minnesota coach Murray Warmath holds an 80 man squad for photo day at 1 30 p m ahead of fall drills. Only 13 lettermen return the smallest veteran group in ten years. The Gophers begin two daily practices Monday ahead of the Sept 28 opener with Nebraska. Nebraska also fields a sizable squad with 20 lettermen back and 17 returning players. Dennis Claridge and Dick Callahan are named veterans from Robbinsdale Minnesota and Sioux Falls South Dakota.
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Big Ten
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Boten Nebraska
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Bob Devaney
Dennis Claridge
Robbinsdale
Minn
Dick Callahan
Sioux Falls
Drysdale Delivers in Giants Clash to Boost Dodgers Lead
Don Drysdale scattered nine hits and drove in the tie breaking run with a single as the Dodgers beat the Giants 3-1 to extend their NL lead to seven games. Gilliam contributed the other two runs for Los Angeles while Marichal tried for his 20th win. Meanwhile Cardinals, Braves, and Astros won to tighten the NL standings.
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Curt Flood
Dick Groat
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Ken Boyer
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Don Demeter
Bobby Wine
Earl Averill
Ray Sadecki
Hutcherson Wins Third Fair Stock Car Victory
Dick Hutcherson of Keokuk Iowa captured his third win of the Minnesota State Fair stock car program earning 850 dollars in the 100 lap feature. He set a track record time of 44 minutes 22.95 seconds beating the 1961 half mile record by Buzz McCann. Five Iowa drivers finished in the top 10 including Ernie Derr Ramo Stott John Beauchamp and Jim Washburn.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Dick Hutcherson
Keokuk
Iowa
Hutcherson
Buzz McCann
Ernie Derr
Ramo Stott
John Beauchamp
Atlantic
Jim Washburn
Harmon closes in on Stuart with 33rd homer
Harmon Killebrew slugged his 33rd homer in the seventh to lift the Twins to a 5-3 win over the White Sox and pull within two of league leader Dick Stuart. Bob Allison added his 30th as Minnesota tied a major league record and set two American League marks. The Yankees beat Baltimore 4-1 behind Al Downing.
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Orioles
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Killebrew
Chicago
Minnesota
White Sox
Twins
Bob Allison
Yankees
Steve Barber
Downing
Tony Kubek
Tom Tresh
Lyle Edges Kiester 20-19 in season opener thriller
Allan Andre ott's Lyle Lions rallied from a 19-6 halftime deficit to beat Kiester 20-19 in the 1963 opener. Jerry Reuter rushed 51 yards for Lyle's first TD and finished with 111 total yards. Roger Everson and Dave Block added key scores and 87 and 64 yards respectively as Lyle shut out in the fourth.
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Jerry Reuter
Lions
Kiester
Larry Olson
Com
Roger Everson
Dave Block
Reuter
Evenson
Block
Doug Chaffee
Tom Ennon
Big Ten Teams Set for Drills
Chicago reports prep schedules for the Big Ten with Northwestern Michigan State Illinois opening drills Sunday while Indiana Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota Purdue and Ohio State start Monday Michigan gains Aug 26 due to a tri semester schedule Notre Dame begins Monday with 60 candidates for a photo session and a Sept 28 season opener against Wisconsin 734 players 220 lettermen across the conference led by Northwestern and Illinois with 27 returnees and Wisconsin 26 letters.
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Purdue
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Ilinois
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North Carolina
Elkton Elks Field Shallow Depth Despite 16 Lettermen
Elkton Minnesota football team enters season with 16 lettermen but limited depth. Coach Cecil Mulholland notes experience helps, yet every position open as they prep for a nonconference opener at Byron. The squad, led by co captains Rich Hemingway and Bruce Rogue, features multiple players in two positions due to depth issues. First Southland Conference game is Sept 20 at Rose Creek with home opener Sept 13 versus Wykoff.
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Elks
Byron
Mulholland
Rich Hemingway
Bruce Rogue
Ron Kraft
Harold Tucker
Rich Morrow
Bill Bang
Randy Spray
Gene Krull
Wayne Mees
Stan Gilbert
Jerry Bakker
Larry Flo
Dick Walterman
Rich Stephenson
Jim Rogue
Rande Hemingway
Rose Creek
Wykoff
Benton Chooses TV Fight in 10 Round Bout
Georgie Benton of Philadelphia, 30, veteran of 14 years, meets Johnny Smith of Los Angeles in a 10 round nationally televised bout at the Olympic Auditorium. Benton is a 7-5 favorite, ranked fourth among 160-pounders by the World Boxing Association. Smith, 24, has 22 fights with 18 knockouts and six losses. Benton’s record stands at 49-8-1 with 26 knockouts.
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Georgie Benton
Philadelphia
Johnny Smith
Benton
World Boxing Association
Smith
Hoag and Bjork Capture Titles in Ramsey Junior Golf Meet
Steve Hoag won the boys 18 and under championship flight at Ramsey Golf Club with 37-36-73. Gayla Bjork claimed the girls division with 52-49-101 while Diane Blazer was second with 49-55-104. A record 72 boys and 13 girls competed, with multiple flight winners including Pete Higham, Tom Kroc, and Jon Nierengarten in their respective brackets.
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Park and Recreation
Ramsey Golf Club
Hoag
Dick Burroughs
Gayla Bjork
Diane Blazer
Miss Swanson Captures MWSA Golf Crown in 19-Hole Win
Betty Swanson of White Bear won the Minnesota Women's State Amateur Golf Tournament at University Golf Course in Minneapolis with a 19-hole victory over Dar lene Anderson. Swanson trailed by three after eight holes, then rallied. She had earlier defeated Jody Gumlie 2-up in the semi finals and Anderson beat Pam Michaeloff 7 and 6.
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Minneapolis
Betty Swanson
White Bear
Minnesota
Darlene Anderson
Miss Anderson
University Golf Course
Miss Swanson
Jody Gumlie
Crookston
Pam Michaeloff
Wabasso Gridiron Leanings Highlight 310-Pound Guard
Wabasso Minnesota expects a dominant season with Steve Haas a 6 feet 3 inch 310 pound senior guiding the Rabbits line at guard. The massive recruit towers over prep football peers and could anchor the team’s defense this fall.
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Minn
Wabasso High School
Minnesota
Steve Haas
Twins Power Past White Sox For 5-3 Win In 1964
The Minnesota Twins defeated Chicago 5-3 to reclaim second place, tying a major league homer record with 19 in the last five games and breaking AL streak marks. Harman Killebrew and Bob Allison hit back to back in the second as Camilo Pascual earned his 18th win. Bernie Allen drove in the first three runs for Minnesota. Charlie Maxwell homered for Chicago.
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Larry Brown
Tigers
Rocky Colavito
Tiger
Zimmer
Washington
Claude Osteen
Stuart
Boston
Ken Hunt
Los Angeles
Angel
Mike Lee
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White Sox
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Harmon Killebrew
Bob Allison
New York Giants
Sam Mele
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Killebrew
Allison
Camilo Pascual
Killebrew-Allison
Bernie Allen
Charlie Maxwell
State S Ball Meet Opens Here Today
First round play in both class A and class AA divisions of the Minnesota State Softball tournament began today with 47 teams. Matches included New Ulm vs Rochester at Northwest Park and Shakopee vs Mountain Lake at Northwest Park, plus Chatfield vs Bergen at Marcusen Park and Northfield vs Ostrander at the Athletic Field.
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Ostrander
Austin
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Faribault
Cloquet
Hibbing
Coon Rapids
Bowling Scores From Local Lanes Show Tight Team Totals
Sportsmen Team 13 and Chas. Fox & Co. lead with high series while Bowling Echo Lanes lists teams such as Cosmopolitan Electrolux and Viking entries. Individual scores range from 2000s to mid 2600s across local clubs and businesses including Avery Hotel and Golden Dairy.
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Chas. Fox & Co
Golden Dairy
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Mid Town Liquor
Red Oak Grove
Paramount Liq
Knebdby’s
Team
Top Five Scores Listed by Team and Players
The record lists top five players with scores: Lilliquist 577, G Wilmert 557, G ae 547, D Laskewitz 526, G Butts 512 for one group and D Greeley 661, D Ihrke 568, H Jacobson 563, L Smisek 554, C Hartgrave 554 for another.
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Lilliquist
G. Wilmert
G.ae
D. Laskewitz
G. Butts
Sportsman
D. Greeley
D. Ihrke
H. Jacobson
L. Smisek
C. Hartgrave
LeRoy Cardinals face rebuilding drive amid injuries
LeRoy High School coach Charles Hardt faces a long season as early injuries and graduation losses deplete the Cardinals. Key players gone include Dan Larson Elwood Boe Denny Lasten and Doug Robinson, while Pat Cartney and David Schween are injured. Returning lettermen provide experience but lack of depth remains a concern as workouts resume. The team opens September against Spring Valley and Winona Cotter before Southland title hopes.
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Minn
Charles Hardt
Chuck
Cardinals
Spring Valley
Hardt
Cardinal
Dan Larson
Elwood Boe
Denny Lasten
Doug Robinson
Pat Cartney
David Schween
Steve Milburn
Hard
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Steve Allen
Jon Tangen
Stan McClusin
Garry Nordstrom
Butch Thompson
Denny Moe
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Nordstrom
Thompson
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Moe
Iverson
Woody Bucknell
Steve Shaw
Ron Ulom
Harlan Olson
Levert Monson
Terry
Steve Roe
Ron Timmerman
Ken Brownlow
Gary Kohn
St Paul and Shakopee Win at Minnesota State Baseball Tourney
St Paul defeated Minneapolis 7-4 in Class A while Shakopee blanked Nisswa 4-0 in Class B as the state tournament opened in St Cloud. Ozbun pitched a four hitter for Shakopee with 13 strikeouts and two RBI, while Nelson doubled twice and singled for St Paul.
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Bill Nelson
St. Paul
Dennis Dunford
Bud Lund
Minneapolis
Standings and results from major league baseball games
The American League shows New York leading with 87 wins and 47 losses followed by Minnesota Chicago and Baltimore among others. Friday results include Los Angeles 6 Kansas City 5 and Cleveland 5 Detroit 4. Saturday features Minnesota 5 Chicago 3 and New York 4 Baltimore 7. National League standings list Los Angeles St Louis and San Francisco amid a busy schedule with multiple results and upcoming matchups.
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VanderKelen to Debut as Vikings Open Exhibition Schedule
Ron VanderKelen makes his NFL debut for the Minnesota Vikings in an exhibition game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Hershey Pennsylvania. Seven games fill Labor Day weekend with NFL AFL and other league matchups across multiple cities.
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