Gopher Coaches Warn of Tough 1968 Minnesota Schedule
University of Minnesota coaches Mike Reid and Denver Crawford preview a brutal 1968 slate. Highlights include California at Memorial Stadium, Nebraska, Wake Forest, Illinois on homecoming, Michigan State, Michigan, Iowa, Purdue with LeRoy Keyes, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
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All-NIC Baseball Team Honors Split Across Schools
Northern Intercollegiate Conference coaches named a 13 man all star squad based on ballots. Mankato State earned only two selections while Winona State had six and St. Cloud State four. Morris also had a representative with Dale Mettenberg.
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Golden Eagles Triumph Over Ellis Tigers in One Game
The Golden Eagles defeated the Ellis Tigers 109 in Wednesday action at UCT Field. The next schedule shows Golden Eagles vs Pirates set for Monday at 6 30 pm.
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Fordtown Legion Nine Defeats Adams 6-1 for 3-0 Start
Adams Legion falls 6-1 as Fordtown American Legion remains undefeated in three games. Mike Miller and Kevin Emerson combine for a no hitter through seven innings, Austin builds early leads with two in the first and third, Rohne adds a two run triple in the eighth, Meyer plates the final run in the fourth.
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Veterans Move in Hockey Trade
In Montreal at the NHL summer meetings the New York Rangers sent left wing Camille Henry aged 35 to St. Louis in a five player trade. Robbie Irons and defenseman Bill Plager also moved to the Blues.
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Argonauts Sign 22YearOld Curtis Wilson Quarterback
The Toronto Argonauts signed Curtis Wilson a 22 year old quarterback from the University of Minnesota on Thursday expanding their backfield.
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St Cloud State Wins NIC All-Sports Championship
St Cloud State claimed the Northern Intercollegiate Conference all sports title for 1967 68, winning five of eight sports including football cross country basketball track and tennis. Mankato took baseball to finish second overall, Bemidji third, Winona fourth, Moorhead fifth, followed by Michigan Tech and Minnesota Morris. St Cloud totaled 70 points to Mankato 53 1/2 Bemidji 43 Winona 35 Moorhead 34 Tech 20 Morris 14.
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Yancey Holds Early Lead as U S Open Opens at Oak Hill
Bert Yancey shot a 67 to grab a two stroke edge over Lee Trevino in the opening round of the U S Open at Oak Hill. John Felus, a 32 year old from Gallitzin Pennsylvania, stunned spectators with a 70 to sit tied for fourth as big names like Palmer Nicklaus and Casper struggled. ABC TV slated to televise the final two rounds.
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Edina Edges Austin In Rain-Shortened State Semifinal
Edina High School moved on after a 1-0 lead over Austin was preserved by a rain halted game at Midway Stadium. Mark Untiedt silenced the Packers, who had no hits through 4 1/2 innings, before a 30 minute delay ended play and the Hornets advanced under national rules. fans criticized the rule as unfair to high school players.
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Standings and results wrap across leagues and seeds
American League leaders include RGvais 39 20 and Baltimore 32 24 with strong splits. National League shows St. Louis 36 24 and San Francisco 32 28 atop. multiple daily games and rain delays noted. Austin Packers suffer setback ending an eight game streak amid rain shortened semis and consolation finals at Midway.
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Twins hit rough patch as slump reaches 1967 levels
The Minnesota Twins return to Metropolitan Stadium after a 3-1 loss to Detroit, their sixth straight defeat and 4-11 road trip. Manager Cal Ermer benches Harmon Killebrew and Bob Allison, while rookie Jim Holt and pitcher Jim Merritt deliver efforts amid a pair of unearned runs.
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Barrage by Cardinals lengthens NL lead to four games
Deadly Dick Schofield with a 12th inning homer helped St. Louis beat Atlanta 3-1 in 13 innings. Dalrymple homered to back Philadelphia 3-2 over Houston, while Banks and Santo homered as Chicago crushed Cincinnati 8-4. McCovey, Banks, Santo pace NL with early 1968 long balls. Detroit, Oakland, California win in AL action.
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12 winners in ACC golf meet sweep blinds bogie tease
The Austin Country Club blind bogie tourney drew 42 as the lucky number. Twelve golfers matched that net total and won golf balls. Tony Wiggins led with a 39 nine holes, while 43 went to runners up Wilbur Heimsness and Leo Anderson and 40 to Arnie Bastad for third.
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Arnie ‘Palmer’ Bustad
Austin VFW Midgets defeat Fairmont 5-2 in district baseball
Austin VFW Midgets beat Fairmont 5-2 at Marcusen Park. Tony Peterson drove in two runs with a first inning double. Rick Knutson hit a 3rd inning triple to score two. Joe Dolan earned the win in his first-ever pitching start, lasting all seven innings with nine strikeouts. Randy Hardy went 3-for-4. The Midgets host Waseca Saturday at 2 p.m. in a 1st District Western Division contest.
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Vikings Finks Unsure On Yary Sign As Talks Continue
Minnesota General Manager Jim Finks expressed guarded optimism about Vikings draft choice Ron Yary signing. After two days of talks in Chicago with Yary and agent Jim Morse, Finks said progress was made but the exact financial terms remain undisclosed. Yary, a 6'6" 265-pound tackle from Southern California, seeks a package near 200000 with both sides yet to reveal figures.
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Bowling Top Five and Majorettes Lead Local Scores
TRYETTES LEAGUE top scorers E Easton 548 B Enright 534 G Kloberdanz 436 G Nelson 434 L Hoffman 433. MAJORETTES LEAGUE leaders C Guckeen 480 C Gilbertson 424 M Cummings 422 M Thompson 411 M Ingram 381. Graebner and Richey reach West of England Lawn Tennis semifinals after quarterfinal wins.
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State tournament scoreboard with multiple baseball and softball results
Glencoe tops Moorhead 3 0 in consolation as St Paul High Pimks 3 Bemidji 2. Semis Edina beats Austin 1 0 in rain. American Legion Austin Fordtown 6 Adams 1. VFW Austin 5 Fairmont 2. City softball open results include B and J 13 VFW 3 Eagles Black 11 Armstrong Trkng 3 Leftys 8 Robbys 1 Carr Pining 6 Moose 5.
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Improve Your Golf Game With These Techniques
The article explains that confidence is crucial for bunker play and putting. It details grip style using reverse overlap, and how stance adjusts to putt breaks. It warns to keep the head still while putting to avoid jerking the stroke and reveals how contour reading guides aim and rhythm.
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Special Bonus for Race Fans at Chateau Speedway
The biggest stock car program of the season features at Chateau Speedway in Lansing this Saturday night starting 8 30 p m. Two semi modified and two feature races will be added to the program replacing rained out events from last week. Drivers include Dave Noble and Hollis Grorud aiming for a large crowd and wide driver turnout.
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