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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1971
Page
5
The Columbus City Golf Tournament begins with a 28 hole tryout at Elks Country Club this Saturday. About 162 golfers compete in nine flights with roughly $1,000 in prizes. Don Herr the 1970 champion will not defend his title.
Sixty seven football candidates report Thursday at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The squad will run drills ahead of the Sept. 9 opener against Morningside College of Sioux City. Twenty eight lettermen back, three vie for quarterback: Mike McGuire, Terry Stickles, and Jun Laughery.
Stallings climbs past 100 points in riding standings at Columbus Races after a three win afternoon. He reaches 105 points, widening lead over Tunner. Dave King sits second with 88, Wayne Anderson holds third with 74.
At Agricultural Park, eleven fans won a record daily double of $1565.20 on Dusky Tag and Stay Even. Dusky Tag ridden by Dave King and Stay Even guided by Charles Greenberg sparked a high payoff day with multiple winning exactas and a growing crowd of excited spectators.
Oasis Bar of Columbus and Budweiser of Fremont will square off Tuesday, Aug. 24 at Pony League Field in Pawnee Park for first place prize in the third annual Columbus Softball Tournament. Oasis beat Mel's 5 to 1, while Budweiser received a forfeit from Clarkson due to an arm injury to Darrell Dubsky.
Neil Klutman and Dick Hansen of Columbus High team up for the North squad in the Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star game at Pershing Auditorium Lincoln. South leads the series 20 with Kent Reckeney of Lincoln East a key opponent. North emphasizes teamwork defense and running offense as they aim for their first win.
Richie Hebner returned from a two week military layoff to slug a ninth inning two run homer and power the Pirates past the Cincinnati Reds. Bob Johnson, after a severe leg injury, pitched a complete game allowing nine hits and only one home run by Lee May, as Pittsburgh moved toward a pennant run. No other games were played in the NL on Thursday and the Orioles Athletics makeup game was rained out.
Former prep stars from Columbus will compete in the Shrine and All Star contests at Memorial Stadium. Neil Kiulman starts at guard for basketball with Dick Hansen at forward. Kent Nickewy is a Lincoln standout. Columbus also places Larry Venke and Tom Zimmerman in football. Hanke and Zimmerman play CHL roles. Weather up to 90s but Lincoln Auditorium air conditioned. KUSK will air both games.
The Omaha Royals lost to the Iowa Oaks 73 in Des Moines after an early Iowa error and a first inning single by John Malins. Texas? Dan Haynes scored on the error, giving the Royals a brief lead before the Oaks rallied to edge ahead 3-2 by the fourth.
NSAA board selects Omaha Burke High School to host the 1972 state boys track meet next May citing all weather facilities and crowd-control needs. Decision follows delay at Kearney site amid heavy rain and a prior choice to move the girls meet to Grand Island.
Speedway standings show Marv Marushak of David City holding a slim AN point edge over Don Styskal with two nights left in the 1971 season. Milo Stadola of Fremont trails by nine points, as top ten includes Styskal, Stadola, Niemeyer, Richards, Adams, Lavicky, Jensen, Sweeney, and Macustak, with ongoing race for the title.
Lincoln reports coach Bob Devaney said over confidence won’t be a Husker problem as Nebraska prepares for a season opener with Utah State at Memorial Stadium. He noted roster losses, possible new backfield pairings, offensive line shuffles, and a returning defense needing to adjust.
Ed George of the Omaha Police Department led a field of 425 golfers in the opening round of the 00h arrival KMTY Amateur Open Golf Tournament in Omaha. He shot a three under 69 at Benson and Aplewood courses to hold a one stroke lead as the event progresses through Saturday.
An advertisement urges husbands and fathers to consider a comprehensive life insurance program from Connecticut Mutual. It argues that a sudden death would burden a wife and children with living expenses and lost college funding, promising a Blue Chip policy to protect loved ones if the provider cannot be there.
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