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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1971
Page
4
Columbus American Legion Juniors drop to 1-2 on the season after a weekend setback. Papillion visits tonight to close the drive, with Lincoln National Bank and Holdrege posting wins in the meantime. Key at bats include Dom Roseland and Chick Arkfeld driving in runs for Columbus, while Holdrege pitcher Dick Anderson shutout the locals.
The Midget Blues split with Holdrege Sunday in Cruisker Conference Midget Division play. Marlin Wurdinger drove in the winning run in the seventh of the nightcap as Columbus held a 3-2 lead before Holdrege tied and then won on a squeeze. Keller drove in two for Columbus with Wardinger on the mound. In the opener Dwayne Henry earned his fifth win, aided by Tiny Gustafson and Gill Hanson as the Blues prevailed. Columbus closes home schedule against Papillion then travels to Lincoln to face KQLN TV.
Steve Geshell won the Elks Club Championship at Elks Country Club defeating Lob Macfarland in a 9 8 final. Jack Stocker won the first flight 3 2 over Mary Mick. Rich Engelmann claimed the second flight 3 18 over Robert Emerson. Lyle Ernst took the third flight 24 18 over Dr. Pannis Kappenman. Robert Olson will present the awards at the August 29 dinner, with ladies and juniors titles also recognized.
Silver Creek pounded out 21 hits to beat David City 16 to 6 as Scott Cowgill and Dennis Gray led with four hits each. Gene Kula and Larry Ferguson pitched, Dick Bryant and Gray caught. Ed Troflolz started for the losers and John Heffner relieved. Osceola edged Humphrey 5 to 4 behind Rol Prokop and Waldo Peterson with seven hits total. Fullerton topped St Edward 5 to 2 as Alvin Stenzel won pitching with Steve Roberts catching.
Ali 29 weighs about 219 pounds yet may reach 221 for the official weigh in. Ellis 31 in best shape, expected at 141. About 2500 fans slated to attend, $270000 gate. 400000 watching on closed circuit in 200 US cities and 34 foreign nations. Show starts at 6 pm ELT.
Papillion defeats Columbus Midget Reds behind a one-hit effort from Burke. Nichbalski contributed the lone sixth inning safety as an error and groundout aided Burke’s shutout bid. The winners scored one run in the second and broke open the game with a five-run fifth, despite McConnell adding two hits. A postponed game with Devight and Bellwond was noted. district play opens August 3 in Fremont.
In St r o m s b u r g a N U P I report, Papillion edged Hickman 2 0 in a state semi pro baseball duel as Bayard and Osceola posted wins. Dennis Schmidt homered for Bayard, while Papillion’s Dennis Johnston drove in runs and Dennis Beckmann homered for Garland. Columbus fell to Papillion with Isaiah Rice guiding Osceola’s victory over Wilber in the opening round. Columbus managed a lone run on a walk and three singles.
Lincoln UPI Tomay Thieralf of Fremont Bergan has been added to the North roster replacing Lincoln Northeast's Ron Anderson for the Aug. 2 Shrine Bowl game. Thieralf is a 6 0 188 pound fullback and linebacker. Anderson is also a back and skipped the bowl because football practice at South Dakota University will start before the charity affair.
Vida Blue, who left a game after a hit on the foot, pitched six innings of one‑hit ball to improve to 10-3 as Oakland beat Detroit 6-2 before 53,505. He expects a playoff start against Baltimore after his 22nd birthday.
San Diego pitcher Ariin limited the Pirates to three hits in the second game for his fifth win and third shutout of the season, while Fred Norman was touched for five hits in five innings in the opener. Leroi Len homered twice and drove in two as the Padres won 2–0 and 4–0, extending a strong weekend run.
Sport Shorts notes two televised games this week. Friday features Baltimore at Chicago with Bob Newton number 70 for the Bears. The Colts, nine wins, 26 losses, two ties, face stars. Chris Schenkel and Howard Cosell announce with Bud Wilkinson as analyst. Saturday schedules Hall of Fame game Rams versus Oilers. A busy pro schedule follows as baseball runs alongside football.
Oasis Bar defeated MoorMan Feeds 11 to 3 taking advantage of seven errors. Merle Johannes doubled for Oasis Bar as they improved to 16 wins and 3 losses. Winning pitcher was Clif Rael with Bierman earning the save.
Fred Carnahan of Genoa won the high school mile at the Sioux Valley Track Club Summer Classic in Sioux City Iowa finishing in 4 5 1 minutes. Carnahan also earned medals as entrants from Nebraska Minnesota South Dakota competed. Greg Carlberg of Nebraska dominated the meet with 4 03 and 9 60 meter events.
Arnold Palmer, 41, wins the Westchester Classic by five strokes, finishing 72 holes in a tournament record 270. He earns $50,000, proves he can still perform at a high level, and hints at reducing his schedule to maintain form. Sam Snead, 59, ties for fourth after four steady rounds, signaling the resilience of veteran golfers in a rising field.
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