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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1971
Page
4
Richie Hebner ends an 0 for 16 drought and eight straight strikeouts with a three run homer in the ninth to cement a 5 1 Pirates win over the Reds in Cincinnati. Hebner, back from the Marines, says he is regaining his stroke after Camp Pendleton and a lack of practice.
Vikings coach Bud Grant announced third year quarterback Bobby Lee will start the 8 p.m. game at Metropolitan Stadium against the Chicago Bears. Lee rose from obscurity after last year leading Minnesota to the Central Division title when an injury sidelined Gary Cuozzo.
Golf action fills the weekend with qualifiers due by 6 p.m. and local Bemidji Country Club events starting Sunday at 1 p.m. The Vandersluis Memorial set for Sept 4-6 offers merchandise prizes. Vikings prepare for a Bears visit at Met Stadium with rookies fighting for spots as the Twins return to TV and fans brace for Stan Cal Griffith moves.
Rain threatened the Bemidji track but Thunder Bay driver Pierce Stewart won the late model stock feature earning $250. Harold Kolkin and Ron Locke led Hobby 6 heats with Bemidji and Cass Lake drivers placing high. Final results list multiple drivers and car numbers across heats and the feature.
Mike Hill shot seven under par 65 to lead the Philadelphia Golf Classic by one stroke over Jack Nicklaus at Whitemarsh Valley. Nicklaus posted 66 as Bob Rosburg Bob Murphy and Tom Weiskopf trailed in the field of 147. Rupert elected Giants vice president and secretary.
The Bemidji Gun Club trap league neared completion as three of four teams finished their schedule with McCarthy's Standard awaiting its final shoot. Ness Garden Center led with 91 on Wednesday giving a 10 week total of 947.
The American League East leads with Baltimore 74 44 and Boston 66 57, while Oakland tops the West at 78 44. Week's schedule features Washington at Kansas City and Minnesota at Baltimore among multiple night games and a series of twinight affairs.
Vikings guard Jim Vellone, 27, diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease, underwent spleen removal in Los Angeles. He vows to fight the cancer and compares his battle to a football game while remaining hopeful about a high cure rate.
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