Twins Fall Flat in Twin City Baseball Doubleheader
In front of 20000 fans at Met Stadium the Minnesota Twins lose both games to the California Angels. Rookie Clyde Wright shines on the mound while Twins star players struggle and a bencheside incident leads to manager Bill Rigney's ejection.
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Adams Legion Beats Austin VFW Midgets In Tight 1-0 Win
Adams American Legion top Austin VFW Midgets 1-0 in nine innings on a Paul Meyers RBI single. Ed Sack struck out ten for Austin. Denny Underdahl pitched for Adams. The loss leaves Austin leading the Western Division of the 1st District VFW League, while Adams hosts Waseca Saturday at Marcusen Park.
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Bowling Top Five From Austin Bowling Leagues
Season scores listed for multiple Austin leagues with top bowlers. Erickson 526 and Hankie 501 lead in top five of the Austin Bowl. Women’s Thursday Mixed Doubles feature Wray 526 Cambera 482 and Rosel 457. Men’s scores include Rose 601 Punh 553 and Laing 526. Tri Classic and 2-D Flyers show high marks with Hartareve 596 Nelson 596 Vincent 736 and Bue 711.
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Ellis Tigers trounce Mapleview in UCT baseball game
Ellis Tigers routed Mapleview Missles 25 to 1 at UCT Park. Bill Deblen hit a home run and Mike Helland pitched strongly, allowing three hits while Mapleview's nine errors helped the Tigers with 15 total hits.
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Giants Ink Linemen Pete Case and John LaVetere
Giants sign two veteran linemen Pete Case and John LaVetere to 1966 NFL contracts. The deals bring experienced blockers to New York as the team builds depth on the line.
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American League Race Tightens As Detroit Gains Ground
Washington pitcher Pete Richert earned a win in a 2-1 victory over Baltimore with Frank Howard driving in both runs. In other AL games, Chicago White Sox swept Kansas City, Detroit routed Boston, the Yankees beat Cleveland, and California defeated Minnesota.
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Beattie Must Wait Again for Decision
New York State Athletic Commission reserved decision on Jim Beattie of St. Paul Minnesota to have his boxing license reinstated. No decision likely for several weeks. Beattie's license was suspended indefinitely on December 10 1965 after a seven round loss to James J Woody at Madison Square Garden.
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Legion Moves Closer to City Fast Pitch Crown
The American Legion men’s fast pitch team won their eighth straight, 7-1 over Golden Dairy at Northwest Park. Pitcher Ken Haugen threw a one hitter and added a triple and homer, while Golden Dairy’s lone hit was a seventh inning triple by Chuck Granholm.
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Broncos Sign Free Agent Pete Richardson
Denver Broncos of the American Football League announce the signing of 21 year old free agent Pete Richardson in Denver Colorado.
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Twins Sign Pitcher Robert Castiglione From NYU
Scout Ben Borgmann announced the Minnesota Twins signed 21-year-old right handed pitcher Robert Castiglione from New York University and Union, New Jersey.
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Cloninger Slugs for 5 RBIs as Braves FLOG Mets 17-1
Braves pitcher Tony Cloninger, batting .184, hit two homers and a single driving in five runs to help Atlanta pile up 17 runs and 22 hits against the New York Mets. Marichal earned his 12th win for the San Francisco Giants in a 2-1 victory over Houston as Cubs topple Drysdale and the Dodgers 5-3. Phillies beat Cincinnati 12-5 in a 19-hit attack. Pirates edge St. Louis 2-1.
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National League Standings and Thursday Results
National League standings show San Francisco leading with 39 wins and 23 losses followed by Los Angeles 35 25 and 33 28. Thursday results include San Francisco 2 Houston 1 and Pittsburgh 2 St Louis 1.
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Tacoma Club Pro Leads U S Open After First Round
Tacoma club pro Al Mengert shot three under par for a 67 at Olympic Country Club to grab a one stroke lead over Gene Littler and Don Massengale and a two stroke edge on Billy Casper. Mengert cited mental preparation as crucial for non tour pros while noting his family ties and dislike of the day to day tour grind. The field at par 70 includes Phil Rodgers Doug Sanders and Jack Nicklaus with Ben Hogan at 72 among leaders. cut to low 60 and ties after round two. ABC-TV will televise the final two rounds.
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New York bouts up for 15 rounds at Madison Square Garden
The New turned down a proposal to extend the George Chuva lo Oscar Bonavena heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden to 15 rounds if the 10 round contest is tied.
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Eagle Signings Lince To 1966 Contract
Dave Lince a tight end and seventh draft choice of the Philadelphia Eagles has signed a 1966 contract. The NFL club announced the deal on Thursday. Lince is 6 foot 6 and 250 pounds and played at the University of North Dakota.
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Twins Fall to Angels in Third Straight Loss
Minnesota, hampered by a four homer assault from the Angels, drops to 7-2 defeat and a 1-7 record against California. Jim Grant allows five hits through eight innings. Norm Siebern and Frank Malzone pace the Angels with key homers while Twins face internal rifts and a looming weekend series.
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Favorites Reach Finals in Prep Baseball Meet
Hastings and Bloomington Kennedy win semi finals at Midway Stadium to set up 8 p.m. title clash. Hastings pitcher Dan Carey improves to 11-0 with 16 strikeouts in a 6-1 win over Albert Lea while Al Hoffman limits New Ulm to four hits in Kennedy 7-0 victory.
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Fordtown Legion Team Wins Fourth Straight
In Rochester Minnesota Austin Fordtown Legion beat Rochester Legion B 9 to 6 for their fourth consecutive win. Pitcher Bryan Waller went the distance allowing seven hits with six strikeouts. Christopherson took the loss as Austin’s bats featured Sanvick with a double Zika a triple Janz Stiller and Carlson also contributing extra bases. The Fordtowners meet Rochester again tonight at Marcuson Park before a Monday conference trip to Hayward.
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Twins Sign No 1 Draft Pick Bob Jones
The Minnesota Twins announce the signing of their No 1 draft choice Bob Jones 18 from Dawson Georgia. Jones plays third base bats left throws right 5 11 185 and will report to the Sarasota Gulf Coast League club.
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