Vikings Improve Most On Defense
The 1965 Minnesota Vikings show major defensive progress led by veterans Jim Prestel Paul Dickson and Jim Marshall with five years of experience. Carl Eller joins a cohesive unit as Marion Campbell and Jack Faulkner refine the backfield and secondary depths.
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Associated Press
Bemidji
Minn
Minnesota Vikings
Viking
Vikings
Minnesota
Jim Prestel
Paul Dickson
Jim Marshall
Carl Eller
University of Minnesota
Roy Winston
Rip Hawkins
Bill Jobko
Norm van Brocklin
Eller
Marion Campbell
Detroit Lions
Harry Gilmer
Campbell
Wisconsin golfers vie for 48th Western Junior title in Iowa City
Five Wisconsin players join 216 competitors in the Western Junior Championship at the University of Iowa Finkbine South course August 17 21. Iverson 19 leads WI entrants with prior titles and recent wins, while Nitz Owen Godfrey Jr Thorning also compete for a chance at match play beginning August 19. Greg Pittser and Chris Seena also participate among returning runners up and medalist from last year.
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Don Iverson
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Iowa City
Iowa
Iverson
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Rockford
Ill
la Crosse State University
Black River Falls
la Crosse County
Capital Times
Madison
Dan Nitz
Janes
Greg Pitzer
Westwood Village
Calif
Chris Seena
Denver
Colo
Shakeshaft Dominates City Recreation Swimming Meet
Evelyn Shakeshaft emerged as star by winning three events at the City Recreation Department pool meet at Erickson Field. She took the 50-yard breaststroke and 100-yard freestyle for girls 11 and 12 and the diving championship for girls 14 and under, with several other swimmers claiming two firsts.
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New Erickson
Evelyn Shakeshaft
Miss Shakeshaft
Pat Lundsten
Tom Nissalke
Todd Ondell
Jim Hopkins
Ondell
Nissalke
Hopkins
Lynn Treangen
Linda Schoenfeld
Laurie Ellingson
Mike Nissaike
Kurt Mosher
Chuck Graham
Dick Scott
Jane Rice
Nancy Linder
Mark Kumm
John Haase
Paul Hefti
Kathy Ahern
Beth Potter
Bart Knutson
Jim Kroner
Steve Tanke
Mike Kane
Owensboro Nips Janesville 7-6 In Regional Babe Ruth Tilt
Owensboro Kentucky hosted the Ohio Valley regional Babe Ruth tournament and edged out Janesville Wisconsin 7 to 6 in a tense late night game. The Owensboro club advances while Janesville exits the regional.
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Owensboro
Janesville
Wisconsin
Owensboro Club
Boxing Round Up in Los Angeles Bordertown
Petey Tiger Gonzalez from San Jose outpointed Danny Valdez of East Los Angeles in a featherweight bout held in Los Angeles. The match featured both fighters scoring blows and a clear victory for Gonzalez over Valdez by decision.
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Los Angeles
Petey Tiger Gonzalez
San Jose
Calif
Danny Valdez
East
Fever Grips Twin Cities as Twins Lead AL Race
World Series fever grows in Minneapolis with Manager Sam Mele signaling strong odds for the Twins to win the American League pennant. Minnesota leads Baltimore by 82 games with 48 remaining as Mele plans for October.
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Minneapolis - ST. Paul
Twin Cities
Sam Mele
Minnesota Twins
Griffith
Twins
Minnesota
Baltimore
Mele
Bloomington
Metropolitan Stadium
Quincy
Mass
Kuharich Sees Eagles Improving After Exhibition Lashing
Philadelphia coach Joe Kuharich remains confident his 1965 Eagles can rebound from a 37-0 loss to Washington. He defends personnel moves, praises Snead, Hill, Concannon, and rookies, and outlines planned roles for Brown, Matson, Barnes, Goodwin, Retzlaff, Rissmiller, and others as the team prepares for the season opener against Kansas City.
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Associated Press
Hershey
Washington
Joe Kuharich
Philadelphia Eagles
Kuharich
Norm Snead
Eagle
King Hill
Sonny Jurgensen
Snead
Hill
Jack Concannon
Concannon
Fran Tarkenton
Minnesota
Timmy Brown
Eagles
Timmy
Ollie Matson
Bill Barnes
Ron Goodwin
Sam Baker
Scarpati
Burroughs
al Nelson
Cincinnati
Rissmiller
Erwin Will
Dayton
Harold Wells
Purdue
Jim Nettles
Wisconsin
Kansas City
Horse Buyers Break Yearling Sale Record at Saratoga
Buyers set price records on the third day of Saratoga Springs yearling sales with two fillies at 110000 and 125000. A total of 60 horses sold for a record 1357300 and an average of 22622. Raymond Guest paid 125000 for a bay filly by Tom Fool from Levee. Paul Mellon paid 110000 for a bay daughter of Swaps from Tiger. Herbert T. Allen bought a Princequillo colt from Recife for 82000.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Raymond Guest
A. B. Hancock
Tom Fool
Levee
Saratoga
Keeneland
Cosmah
Tosmah
Paul Mellon
Rokeby Stables
Tiger
Princequillo
Recife
New York City
Herbert T. Allen
Orioles Rally Past Red Sox as Aguirre Shines
Baltimore reverses a midgame deficit with a four run seventh led by John Orsino pinch hit two run single. Jackie Brandt homered for Baltimore while Frank Malzone drove in all Boston runs as Detroit’s Hank Aguirre scatters four hits in a four hitter against Kansas City. Demeter belts grand slam and 11 hits power Tigers past A’s.
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Baltimore
Boston
John Orsino
Orioles
Jackie Brandt
Frank Malzone
Red Sox
Don Demeter
Hank Aguirre
Detroit
Demeter
Tigers
Bill Freehan
Aguirre
Rene Lachemann
National League doubleheader recaps with Pirates and Giants
In game one Pittsburgh fell 3 to 0 and 0 to 3 by the Giants with J Alou Mays M Alou homering for San Francisco. The Pirates later tallied three runs in the second game but lost 7 to 5 as Mays and Gabrielson homered for San Francisco. In Philadelphia a 7 to 3 win over Houston featured Allen homering for the Phillies.
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Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Oix
Friend
Carpin
Schwall
Pagliaroni
Crandell
Shaw
Murakami
Linzy
Haller
W—Linzy
L—Schwall
J. Alou
Mays
M. Alou
Law and Crandall
Perry
Herber
Sanford
W—Law
L. Perry
Stargell
Gabrielson
Longden Eyes 6000th Win After Vancouver Third
Jockey Johnny Longden, 58, still four wins short of 6,000, after finishing third in his only race at Exhibition Park in Vancouver. He traveled from Riverside, California to chase the milestone this week but did not reach it.
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Vancouver
B.C
Johnny Longden
Exhhibition Park
Longden
Riverside
Calif
Americans Win Good Will Track Tour in Germany
The U S track team defeated West Germany 142 to 91 in Augsburg aided by 10 000 meters winner Bill Mills and a strong 1600 meter relay. Jim Ryan Ron Whitney Adolph Plummer George Young John McGrath Burrel and Bill Floerke earned wins across 1500 400m hurdles steeplechase shot put high jump and javelin.
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Munich
Germany
America
Kiev
Russia
Ralph Boston
Zlotys
Poland
Bill's Mills
Oceanside
Calif
Mills
Lutz Philipp
Tokyo
San Diego
U.S
Jim Ryan
Wichita
Kan
Ron Whitney
Ledale
Adolph Plummer
Los Angeles
George Young
Casa Grande
Ariz
John McGrath
C Burrel
Bill Floerke
Kansas City
Bowling Scores Coulee Couples Dominant In League Night
Coulee Golf Bowl lanes host a scores roundup with Lucky Strikers B&S B&W Valley Brookers B&K Alley Cats posting team totals in the 500s to 600s and a 1764 series. High men D Winger 532 and D Krause 490 lead. women S Cvikota 449 and J Hanson 434 top the charts. High single mens Krause 194 and womens Rochelt 179.
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Coulee
Lucky Strikers
B&s's
B&W’'S
Valley Brookers
B&K’'S
Alley Cats
D. Winger
D. Krause
K. Cvikota
S. Cvikota
J. Hanson
K. Rochelt
Krause
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Jack Faulkner
George Rose
Ed Sharockmen
Karl Kassulke
Larry Vargo
Lee Calland
Georgia
Han
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Wald
Tienel
IM Nelson
Schneider
3Rd St
Gooderham & Worts
Peoria, Ill
Penny
William
Wiletam
E. Shakeshaft
Janesville Ousted
la Crosse Tribune
By Jack Hand
Ray Page
Pete Retzlaff
Fred Hill
Southern California
Chicago
Bob Brown
Nebraska
Lane Howell
New York Giants
Pete
Jim Ringo
Don Burroughs
Bobby Richards
George Tarasovic
Don Thompson
John Meyers
Dave Lloyd
Maxie Baughani
Nate Ramsey
Irv Cross
Claude Crabb
North Carolina State
Kralick
Alvis
Angels
Paul Schall
Newman
Jose Cardenal
McNally
Larsen
S. Miller
Brown
Morehead
Earley
Radatz
Tillman
Nixon
W—Mcnally
L—Morehead
Brandt
Malzone
Segui
Aker
Mossi
Lache Imann
Freehan
W—Aguirre
L—Segui
Lachemann
Philadelphia
Houston
Short
Roebuck
Dalrymple
Farrell
Cuellar
Triandos
W— Short
L—Farrell
Allen
Will Grimsley
Augsburg
Pizza Villa
Villa
3Rd Street
Minneapolis
Goli Travel Service
Main Street
Dial
Chateau
Tosa Club
Mississippi Bridge
Southisles Pizza
The
Bob’s Bar
George ST
MEL & Bill's
Alaska, Wis
Kitty Korner
West Ave. So
Hoefer
Hwy
Seminary
Gateway Inn
10Th
Jackson
Steak House
la Crosse Hotel
Tonite’s
Andy
Piayor
Pizza Palace
So. 3Rd St
Trane
Glens. Bar & Pizza
Glen’s Bar & Pizza
Org. BI
Sun
Sam Briggs Salmono Oncan
Wally
Alaska
Wis
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