Dancer Eyes Hambletonian Victory At Du Quoin
Stanley Dancer leads as favorite in the Hambletonian at DuQuoin with Noble Victory aiming for rich payoffs. The 11-horse field races for $122245 with $59900 to the winner as parimutuel wagering is illegal in Illinois. Armbro Flight trained by Danny Joe OBrien holds 22 straight wins and $184633 in earnings.
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Charles Chamberlain
Associated Press
DU Quoin
Stanley Dancer
Reinsman
New Egypt
N.J
DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
Dancer
Noble Victory
K. D. Owen
Houston
Emily’s
Yonkers
Ont
Star
Pride
Krebs wins Grand American handicap trap shoot title
Nan cy Krebs age 16 from Ripon Wisconsin won the Grand American handicap trap shoot women’s championship by hitting 24 of 25 targets from 20 yards. She defeated five rivals in a shoot-off after a Friday tie.
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Vandalia
Oshkosh Coach Ed Brown Resigns for NMU Teaching Post
Ed Brown resigns as head wrestling coach and physical education director at Oshkosh State University to take a teaching position at Northern Michigan University.
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Oshkosh (Ap
Ed Brown
Oshkosh State University
Northern Michigan University
Henry Laskau Wins Maccabiah Walk Gold Then Retires
Henry Laskau, 48, won the 3,000 meters walk in 13 47.6 at the World Maccabiah Games and announced retirement. The Mineola, New York native, a three time Olympian, finished ahead of Robert Reimer of Switzerland and Kiwa Kadysiewicz of Canada, matching the Games record set in 1953.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Henry Laskau
Mineola
N.Y
Howard
United States
Laskau
Robert Reimer
Switzerland
Canada
Kiwa Kadysiewicz
Hengel Leads Airport Trap Shooters On Sunday
Bob Hengel shot a perfect 25x25 and 23x25 to top the Airport Trap Club results on Sunday. Ron Jensen Jim Pertzsch and Dave Mihalovic followed with strong 24x25 scores as others post 22x25 and 23x25 efforts. Regular shooting runs Wednesdays at 5 PM and Sunday mornings.
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Bob Hengel
Ron Jensen
Jim Pertzsch
Dave Mihalovic
Gay Markham
Bill Klaus
Wenzel Svec
Dick Hansen
Mike Weber
Ken Happle
Bill Schultz
Les Burch
Prudhomme Wins Two of Three in Great Lakes Dragway Meet
Don Prudhomme of Los Angeles set a track record with a 7.65 second elapsed time and a peak speed of 215.56 mph to win two of three drag races in a special match at Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove on Sunday against Tommy Ivo of Hollywood California.
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Union Grove
Don Prudhomme
Los Angeles
Tommy Ivo
Hollywood
Calif
Great Lakes
Wilkinson warns World Student Games must avoid little Olympics
Bud Wilkinson urges keeping the World Student Games informal and student-only to foster international understanding. He notes the American team to Budapest included 42 athletes but still finished second in golds with 14, behind Hungary and ahead of Russia, as overall medals tallied at 32 for the United States.
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Associated Press
Budapest
Hungary
Bud Wilkinson
University of Oklahoma
Exhead
U.S
Wilkinson
Jim Fowler
Washington, D.C
Bob Schul
United States
Russia
Manitowoc Battles to 28-0 Win Over Sheboygan in CSFL
Gary Just led Manitowoc with three touchdown passes and a one yard run as they shutout Sheboygan 28-0 in CSFL play. Racine remained unbeaten with a 14-6 win over West Allis. Elmhurst beat Madison 19-7 as Norvell faced legends and the Mustangs dropped a second straight.
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Manitowoc
Gary Just
Chiefs
Sheboygan
Just
Green Bay Prep
Lawrence University
Racine
West Allis
Waukegan
Chicago
Elmhurst
Madison
Tony Lombardo
Raiders
Madison Mustangs
Wisconsin
Merritt Norvell
Mustangs
Norman Nissen
Lou Flynn
Northern Illinois
Pruitt Outpoints Bassey In Welterweight Bout
Adolph Pruitt of St Louis outpointed Jamaica’s Kid Bassey over ten welterweight rounds in Kingston. Buster Mathis of Rock Island Illinois stopped Johnny Shore of Providence Rhode Island in two rounds in Rock Island.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Adolph Pruitt
St. Louis
Kid Bassey
Rock Island
Que
Buster Mathis
Grand Rapids
Mich
Johnny Shore
Providence
R. I
Geiberger Wins American Golf Classic After Solid Lead
Al Geiberger captured the American Golf Classic in Akron Ohio finishing at even par 280 to win $20000. Arnold Palmer finished second with 284 earning 12000 while Jackie Cupit took third with 285 and 6800. Geiberger revealed his peanut butter and jelly routine helped endurance and weight loss to 155 pounds.
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Akron, Ohio
al Geiberger
Geiberger
Gieberger
Firestone
Bobby Nichols
Johnny Pott
Tony Lema
Jack Rule Jr
Arnold Palmer
Nichols
Vans
Jackie Cupit
Bob Charles
Texas Youth Becomes Fifth Grid Fatality
A 17 year old student Cruz Medellin collapsed after a tackling drill at Lanier High School San Antonio and died in a local hospital As the toll rose to five football related deaths in four days other victims include John C Devlin 19 South Carolina State College Orangeburg David Toynbee 15 Atlanta Art Willis 17 Las Cruces Edgar Fouts 15 Sioux City head injuries and heat illness attributed to practice incidents across several states.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Cruz Medellin
Lanier High School
John C. Devlin
South Carolina State College
Orangeburg
S.C
David Toynbee
Atlanta
Forest Park
Art Willis
Las Cruces
N.M
Edgar R. Fouts
Sioux City
West Monona High School
Onawa
Iowa
Paul Waner Big Poison Dead At 62
Paul Waner known as Big Poison a Hall of Fame outfielder died at 62 in Sarasota Florida after years of ill health He weighed 153 pounds and was famed for his speed and coordination alongside brother Lloyd Little Poison in Pittsburgh The Waner brothers formed a famed baseball duo and Waner also won the 1938 National Baseball Players Golf Championship beating Babe Ruth.
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Sarasota, Fla
Paul
Big Poison
Waner
Baseball
Hall of Fame
Lloyd
Little Poison
Pittsburgh Pirates
Heinie Manush
Babe Ruth
Sarasota
Manush
Washington
Cleveland
Harrah
Okla
Twins poised to set new team attendance record
Minnesota Twins move toward an all time attendance mark with 1 198 213 fans at home in 1965 after 31 781 turnout in the Sunday Cleveland game and a season total of 2 257 333 including road games. The three game Cleveland series drew 103 005 to Metropolitan Stadium.
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Minneapolis - ST. Paul
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland
Minnesota
Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
Chargers Must Be Better To Repeat
San Diego coach Sid Gillman warns the Chargers must improve to defend the Western Division title. He notes last year they were not as cohesive as the 1963 championship team and stresses no complacency as John Hadl, rookies, and a strong lineup aim to maintain top form.
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Chargers
Gillman
Associated Press
Escondido
Calif
San Diego Chargers
Sid Gillman
Rutherford Captures Two Races At Fair
Johnny Rutherford of Fort Worth won both 30 lap features at the Minnesota State Fair to earn 2850 dollars. He set a 10 minute 21.9 second time Saturday then beat his record with 10 20.52 on Sunday. Don Branson finished second and fourth to take 1850 dollars.
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ST. Paul
Johnny Rutherford
Fort Worth
Tex
U.S. Auto Club
Rutherford
Don Branson
Champaign
Ill
Bob Pratt
Union City
Ind
Roger McCluskey
Tucson
Ariz
Pratt
A.J. Foyt
Jud Larson
al Smith
Chuck Engle
Sam Sessions
Daer Takes Wisconsin Motorcycle Title at Fond Du Lac
Jerry Daer of Appleton won the Wisconsin men's motorcycle championship at Fond Du Lac finishing first in 5 10.32 on a BSA across ten laps on the half mile fairgrounds. Llayle Sharer of Madison finished second and Chuck Felton of Beloit placed third.
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Fond DU Lac
Jerry Daer
Appleton
Wisconsin
Llayle Sharer
Madison
Chuck Felton
Beloit
Daer
BSA
Fairgrounds
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