Packers Name Rookies for All-Star Camp in July
Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi announced July 13 start for rookies Donnie Anderson and Jim Grabowski at the College All-Stars camp in De Pere. The Packers will face the All-Stars in Chicago on August 5 in the charity game.
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Memorial Day baseball crowds set near last year totals
Large crowds attended seven NL games and four AL doubleheaders on Memorial Day. The NL drew 128,062 and the AL 128,630 for a major league total of 256,692, just shy of last year’s 257,794. The day’s peak crowd was 46,882 for the Phillies Mets doubleheader in New York. Kansas City hosted Detroit at 8,039.
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Japanese Harada Retains Bantam Title in Tokyo
In a 15 round decision, Harada defends the world bantamweight crown against Eder Jofre of Brazil. Harada, with a two pound weight edge, pressed from the start while Jofre retreated. The unanimous decision was supported by two judges and the referee, with AP scoring 73-68. Harada weighed 118 pounds to Jofre’s 116.
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Logan Booster Club Seeks New Officers at Wednesday Meeting
The Logan Booster Club will elect officers at its Wednesday night session in the Knights of Pythias Hall starting at 8 o clock. A free lunch will be served to attendees.
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Five Sprint Field Scheduled For Sioux Falls NAIA Meet
George Anderson of Southern University leads a strong sprint field at the 15th NAIA track and field meet in Sioux Falls. Anderson ran 9.2 in Beaumont this year, defending NAIA 100 champion Ed Roberts returns from North Carolina College with 9.3, and James Hines of Texas Southern along with Olympian Richard Stebbins are also entered.
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Rangers Move Central League Farm Club to Omaha
The New York Rangers relocation of their Central League farm team from Minnesota to Omaha, Nebraska is announced. The NAIA meet features Kentucky State’s Craig Wallace tying a world indoor 60 yard dash mark at 5.9 seconds in 1965, with a strong sprint field including Willie Dearson and others from Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern.
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Drag racing star Don Prudhomme wins UDRA national title
Don Prudhomme of Granada Hills Calif. drives a Chrysler powered dragster to 213.18 mph in a 7.53 sec quarter mile final run at Union Grove Wis. to capture the United Drag Racers Associa tion national title and a $5,000 share of the $30,000 purse.
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