Berry shines as Vikings rout Steelers in Portland
Vikings quarterback Bob Berry throws two touchdowns and 246 yards as Minnesota crushes Pittsburgh 35 to 6 in an exhibition. Coach Norm Van Brocklin says job speculation will wait until decisions are made after preseason play. Berry, Rentzel, and Lindsey receive high praise while VanderKelen and Hankinson remain in contention behind Tarkenton. The team prepares for a home game against the Rams.
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Los Angeles Rams
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Twin Cities
Mets Drop Pair In Trane League
The Mets lost two in the Trane Fast Pitch League on Sunday, 4-3 to the Orioles and 16-5 to the Slipsticks. Mets stand 9-13. Orioles 8-15. Slipsticks 7-15. Jerry Yehle allowed 11 hits and hit a grand slam in the Slipsticks win.
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Trane
Orioles
Jerry Yehle
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Becker
Johnson
Scheckets
Scheck
Stroede
Yehle
Burge
Namath Knee Brace Survives Jets Versus Colts Clash
Namath’s knee brace stood up under pressure as he avoided a major injury after a collision with Don Floyd of the Texans in Birmingham Alabama. Jets quarterback Namath remained on the field with a minor knee injury as the Colts, led by breathing room stars Unitas and Cuozzo, pressed in a heavyweight NFL clash before a crowd of 57,205.
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Associated Press
Joe Namath
New York Jets
Don Floyd
Houston
Namath
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Floyd
Jets
James A. Nicholas
Mike Taliaferro
Jim Turner
Rudolph Wins Thunderbird Classic Ends Dry Spell
Mason Rudolph claimed the $100000 Thunderbird Golf Classic title at 278 for 10 under, beating Nicklaus by one stroke. Johnny Pott helped Rudolph by spotting a flaw in his swing, delivering the largest payout since his 1958 pro debut.
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Jack Nicklaus
Herschel Nissenson Rudolph
Aaron Gary Player
South Africa
Arnold Palmer
Bursitis
Billy Casper
Thunderbird
Pott
Rudolph
Nicklaus
Johnny Pott
Milwaukee Wins 6-0 In Baseball Tourney
Milwaukee defeated Yering Nev. 6-0 in eight innings to win a National Baseball Congress tournament game. The event featured notable players and a six-run lead rule, with standout pitching and late scoring securing the win.
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Wichita
Kan
Wis
Yering Nev
Baseball Congress
Joe Starck
Yerington
George Knudson
Bill Tarolly
Jim Jack McGowan
Fetzer
Gary Player
Starck
Julius Boros
Beloit Wins State Legion Title With Sixth Inning Rally
Beloit rode a six run sixth inning to defeat Wisconsin Rapids 6 to 3 in Clintonville to claim the Wisconsin Junior American Legion Baseball Tournament title. John Harris hit a three run homer and was named the tournament MVP as Beloit finished 4 0. Fritz Draeger hit .500 for Beloit as Wisconsin Rapids earned the sportsmanship award. Beloit advances to the seven team regional in Athens Ohio.
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Clintonville
Beloit
Wisconsin Rapids
John Harris
Rick Straw
Harris
Mike Duval
Gary Sandek
Sandek
Dale Kronstedt
Fritz Draeger
Athens
Ohio
Snyder Scott Win Titles In Archery Shoot
Snyder and Shirley Scott won the men’s and women’s titles at the La Crosse Blackhawk Archery Club Shoot in Holmen Wisconsin. Sixty eight shooters competed across 56 targets with results listed for each division and place.
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Holmen
Chuck Snyder
Onalaska
Cham
Wis
Shirley Scott
la Crosse Blackhawk
Dick Scott
Jim Keim
John Zahrte
Mike Benrud
Blair Vater
Bowman
Gary Candahl
Bob Wuensch
Red Wilder
Hunter
Rich Nordstrom
Lester Lind
Cliff Scott
Archer
Frank Freismuth
Barry Bradstreet
Dale Conrad
Judy Clark
Eunice Dahlen
Shirley Snyder
Linda Krol
Donna Kostecki
Jo Gillette
Esther Stephans
Laura Lind
Carol Phillips
Irene Schmidt
Barth Vater
Steve Severson
Dennis Stein
John Benrud
Brian Benrud
Gary Severson
Tom Severson
Danny Forss
City Swim Meet Set Wednesday at Erickson Pool
The annual city swim meet sponsored by the Park and Recreation Department will be held Wednesday at Erickson Pool. Events suit all ages including adults with warm ups at 6 30 p m and competitions starting at 7 p m. Contestants must register with the head lifeguard by Wednesday noon.
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Park and Recreation Department
Erickson Pool
Mays Hits 533rd Homer as Pirates Pace NL Race
Willie Mays belted his 533rd career home run in San Francisco’s 5-2 5-3 sweep of Houston while Manny Mota led the NL batting race with a .360 average after three hits including a ninth inning homer. Pittsburgh’s Mota and Alou ahead of Cincinnati’s Shamsky in the chase with Mota unlikely to qualify for the title due to limited at bats. Dodgers and Cubs split a marathon doubleheader as New York and St. Louis posted wins and losses in other NL games.
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Garry Cuozzo
Baltimore
Unitas
John Mackey
Butch Wilson
Cuozzo
Eagles
Jimmy Orr
Willie Richardson
Don Meredith
Fleet Bob Hayes
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Dallas
Meredith
Pete Gent
Earl Morrall
Giants
Joe Morrison
Homer Jones
Ron Smith
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Leroy Kelly
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Walt Roberts
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St. Louis
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Cubs
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Ron Santo
Phil Regan
Jim Lefebvre
Ron Swoboda
Mike Shannon
17 Lettermen Expected At Gopher Drills
MINNEAPOLIS AP Coach Murray Warmath expects 78 players to report Sept 1 for fall practice at the University of Minnesota. Seventeen returning lettermen join a rebuilding squad, with experience only at center end halfback and fullback.
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Murray Warmath
University of Minnesota
Warmath
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Aaron Brown
Bob Bruggers
Kent Kramer
Gary Reierson
Tim Wheeler
Curt Wilson
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Ray Stephens
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Wis
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Tenn
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Hillsdale
N.J
Steve Lundeen
Boxing results from Terracina and Mexico City
Boxers Domenico Tiberia of Italy stopped Luis Penteado of Brazil in Terracina, and Octavio Gomez of Mexico knocked out Senen Rios of Panama in a flyweight bout in Mexico City.
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Domenico Tiberia
Luis Penteado
Brazil
Mexico City
Octavio Gomez
Mexico
Senen Rios
Panama
Industrial Loop Tourney Slated
The 16 inch Industrial League Slow Pitch Tournament starts Wednesday with four games at four fields. Skogen's IGA faces Allis Chalmers at Powell Park, House of Heileman vs French Island at Houska, La Crosse Rubber Mills vs Knights of Columbus at Copeland, and W A Roosevelt vs Schumacher's at Central. Winners meet first round byes Thursday and the semis and finals are Friday night. Glen's Bar & Pizza claimed the league title at 13 0, Eagle's Club and Norplex 9 4, Pepsi Cola 8 4.
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la Crosse Rubber Mills
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California Youngster Wins Pine-to-Palm Golf Final
Greg Rose a 19 year old native Minnesotan now living in Fresno California captured the Pine to Palm title in Detroit Lakes Minnesota with a 1 up victory over Galen Skramstad of Marshall. The championship ended on the 18th hole after Rose parred to win while Skramstad missed a four foot par attempt. The match was tied at nine holes with Skramstad taking No 10 before Rose evened at 14.
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Skramstad
Rose
Packers Trade Wenzel to Browns for Draft Pick
Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi announced a trade of rookie guard Ralph Wenzel to the Cleveland Browns for an undisclosed NFL draft choice. Wenzel is 6-3 and 240 pounds from San Diego State, drafted in the 11th round by Green Bay.
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Ralph Wenzel
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San Diego State
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