Indianapolis 500 Turns Rookie Drivers Into Vets
Seven rookies join the 1966 Indianapolis 500 field led by Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart. Notable entrants include Mel Kenyon, Gary Congdon, Cale Yarborough, Carl Williams, and Larry Dickson. Stewart dominates international circuits, while Andretti sets speed marks and earns pace honors. The lineup lists Row by row starting positions and car details for the May 30 race.
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Paul Petrotta
Indianapolis
Ind
Mel Kenyon
Davenport
Iowa
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
George Sanders
Lafayette
Dusenberg
Graham Hill
London
Jackie Stewart
Dunbarton
Scotland
Kenyon
Gary Congdon
Garden Grove
Calif
Cale Yarborough
Charlotte
N.C
Carl Williams
Kansas City
Larry Dickson
Marietta
Ohio
Stewart
Monaco
Australia
New Zealand
Scot
Yarborough
Vollstedt-Ford
Dickson
Mario Andretti
Nazareth
Andretti
Clint Brawner
Phoenix
Ariz
Jimmy Clark
Jim McElreath
Arlington
Tex
Ford
Chuck Hulse
Downey
Don Branson
Champaign
Ill
Jerry Grant
Santa Ana
Lola-Ford
Billy Foster
Victoria
B.C
Rodger Ward
Johnny Boyd
Fresno
BRP Ford
England
Gary Consdon
Offenhauser
A. J. Hoyt
Houston
Lotus Ford
Dan Gurney
Costa Mesa
Joe Leonard
San Jose
Roger McCluskey
Tucson
Arnie Knepper
Belleville
Bud Tingelstad
Hawthorne
Bobby Unser
Albuquerque
N.M
al Miller
Roseville
Mich
Lotus-Ford
Ith
First Year Pro Tops Qualifiers for Oklahoma Open
John Maurycy, a first year PGA Tour member from Schenectady, led Oklahoma City Open qualifying with a par 71. Dale Douglass and Sonny Methvin followed with 72s as 66 golfers vied for 58 spots in the $57,000 event at Quail Creek. Pro-am day precedes a 72-hole tourney featuring Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Jack Rule Jr. Littler withdrawals with throat infection.
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Schenectady
Smithtown
Long Island
Maurycy
Dale Douglass
Oklahoma City
Sonny Methvin
Quail Creek Country Club
Gary Player
Jack Nicklaus
Jack Rule Jr
Gene Littler
Art Johnson Leads Maple Grove Golf with 75
Art Johnson shot 75 at Maple Grove Country Club to pace the weekend event in West Salem Wisconsin. Kolter 77 Krause 78 Valter 79 Nontello 37 nine holes. Mary Klos 98 tops women's day event tying Lois Harris for 18 hole win. Nine hole leaders Marten Sprehn Evenson Sims tie for first.
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West Salem
Wis
Art Johnson
Maple Grove Country Club
Harry Kolter
Bud Krause
Holger Valter
Don Nontello
Mary Klos
Lois Harris
Leatrice Marten
Dorothy Sprehn
Hilda Evenson
Mary Sims
Yft
North Crawford Wins 11-8 Over Richland Center In District Play
North Crawford exploded for six runs in the second and five in the fifth to beat Richland Center 11-8 in a district baseball tournament. Randall and Knoble each had three hits for the winners while Gald collected three for Richland Center. The win advances N. Crawford to Soldiers Grove for a Thursday game against Ithaca.
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Gays Mills
Wis
North Crawford
Richland Center
Soldiers Grove
Ithaca
Warren Randall
Tom Knoble
Russ Gald
N. Crawford
Richland
Randall
Halverson
Lowe
Thompson
Olson
Gald
Bob Ofsdahl Leads Galesville Shooters
Bob Ofsdahl shot a two over par 38 to lead Galesville Golf Club men's night play in GALESVILLE Wisconsin Tuesday. Dave Severson followed with 39 while Larry Hamilton Tillie Johnson posted 40s and John Quinn Bob Cram finished with 41s.
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Galesville
Wis
Bob Ofsdahl
Galesville Golf Club
Dave Severson
Larry Hamilton
Tillie Johnson
John Quinn
Bob Cram
Packers Profit and Depth Highlight 1965 Stockholders Report
Green Bay posted a 1965 net profit of 274 919 at its stockholders meeting led by Vince Lombardi. The club did not disclose bids for Danny Anderson and Jim Grabowski, though reports suggested up to 600 000 and 250 000 respectively. Lombardi praised depth and experience across the lineup.
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Packers
Green Bay
Green Bay Packers
Vince Lombardi
Danny Anderson
Texas Tech
Jim Grabowski
Illinois
Anderson
Grabowski
Lombardi
Froll Dale
Bob Long
Bart Starr
Bill Anderson
Marv Fleming
Zeke Bratkowski
Allen Brown
Tony
Ron Smith
Los Angeles
Jim Taylor
Paul Hornung
Sevon
Ron Vandersen
Massachusetts
Ron Rector
Northwestern
Boyd Dowler
Eau Claire Tops Central Net Team in Dual Tennis
Eau Claire Memorial defeated La Crosse Central 6 3 in a dual tennis match. Memorial won five singles and the final doubles, reversing an earlier Central setback and setting up sectionals at Madison West. The State meet runs June 2-3.
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Eau Claire Memorial
la Crosse Central
Memorial
Central
Murphy
Largent
Schreiber
Harnish
Madison West
LCCC Ladies Golf Day Sets Pace By Winners
Elinor Lockett and Jean Rasmus led a strong showing at La Crosse Country Club Tuesday winning the 18 and 9 hole tournaments to set the pace for the ladies day. Lockett won Class A 18 holes with Hulick second while Rasmus captured nine holes Class A with Siegeis and Barton tied for second. Harriet Labus won Class B 18 holes and low net in her class. Libby Schirmacher won Class B nine holes. Loveland Huick Morrison tied for low net in Class A.
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Elinor Lockett
Jean Rasmus
la Crosse Country Club
Elinor
Helen Hulick
Mary Siegeis
Jane Barton
Harriet Labus
Libby Schirmacher
Barbara Love
Central triumphs in doubles action with clean wins
Central defeated Jungerberg Rowe 7-5 7-5. Murphy Largent beat Hill Vorpahl 6-0 11-9. Fitzl Richards defeated Balfanz Hanhardt 7-4 in memorial match.
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Central
Terry Murphy
Dave Largent
Dick Schreiber
Tim Harnish
Greg Balfanz
al Hanhardt
Schreiber
Balfant
Harnish
Carter Hill
John Vorpahl
Memorial
Ken Jungerberg
Dave Rowe
Jim Fitzel
Greg Ballant
Steve Richards
Schreiber-Harnish
Jungerberg- Rowe
Murphy-Largent
Hill-Vorpahl
Fitzl-Richards
Balfanz-Hanhardt
Scanlon Edges Molina via Technical Decision in San Jose
In San Jose Bobby Scanlon of San Francisco won a technical decision over Louis Molina of San Jose after the ninth round due to a head butt gash on Scanlon. Scanlon led on all three cards when the bout was stopped.
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San Jose
Calif
Bobby Scanlon
San Francisco
Louis Molina
Scanlon
Stock Car Races Open at La Crosse Speedway Tonight
Stock car racing opens at the La Crosse speedway with a nine event schedule. Time trials start at 7 30 p m on the paved track on the north side of La Crosse on County Trunk co. Minimum drivers purse is 1200 dollars each night.
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la Crosse Speedway
la Crosse
Trunkco
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Nazarreth
Rent Ford
Jim Clark
George Snider
Parnelli Jones
Palos
Verdes
Lloyd Ruby
Wichita Falls
Okla
John Maurycy
New York
Maple Grove
Nere
Ken Bowman
Jerry Kramer
Fuzzy Thurston
Bob Skorowski
Forrest Gregg
Is Eau Claire
Ver
Copenhagen
Enhagen
United States Tobacco Company
Kentucky
James B. Beam Distiling CO CO
Clermont, Beam
Jin Beay
menTucky
Jim Beam
Indian Head Race Association
Redwood Inn Hwy
Onalaska
Sears
F.E.T
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