Dodgers Favorable Odds to Sweep Twins in World Series
Dodgers strong pitching led by Drysdale Koufax and Osteen matched against Twins ace Grant and a lineup headlined by Harmon Killebrew and Tony Oliva. Drysdale opens the Series against Grant with Drysdale favored to win, while Dodgers seek a possible four game sweep.
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Minneapolis - ST. Paul
Twins
Minnesota
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Drysdale
Grant
Dodger
Venturi Lifts Ryder Team With comeback story
Ken Venturi, 34, a US Open winner and PGA award recipient, joins the US Ryder Cup squad at Birkdale after hand surgeries. He shoots a sharp two under par 71 in practice, signaling a key weapon for captain Byron Nelson as the event opens with Britain and American pros.
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Ken Venturi
San Francisco
Byron Nelson
Venturi
Britain
Birkdale Links
Associated Press
U.S
Tony Lema
Oakland
St. Andrews
Lema
Birkdale
Peter Thomson
Australia
United States
Madrid
Key Twins Power Hitter Hammers Way to World Series Opener
Harmon Killebrew, back from a long injury, belted line drives in batting practice as Sam Mele called him one of the key men in the World Series against the Dodgers. Mele cited Killebrew's return to form and confidence, while Oliva and Stigman recover from minor injuries and hope to contribute. The Twins prepare to host Los Angeles in the series opener at Metropolitan Stadium with Mele optimistic about power and timing.
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Sam Mele
Twins
UPI
Associated Press
Minneapolis - ST. Paul
Harmon Killebrew
Harmon
Los Angeles ‘Dodgers
Metropolitan Stadium
Killebrew
Baltimore
Russ ‘Snyder
Mele
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Versalles
Bloomington
Minn
Zoilo Versalles
Zoilo
Minnesota Twins
Major Leagues Set Attendance Record
New York AP reports Major League Baseball combined attendance in 1965 surpassed 22.44 million, up 5.4 percent from 1964. The National League led with 13.58 million, while the American League totaled 8.86 million, a drop of 374,457 from last year.
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Houston
San Francisco
St Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Detroit
Cleveland
Baltimore
Boston
Washington
Kansas City
Scott Scully Team For Series Telecast
Ray Scott and Vince Scully will call NBC television play by play for the World Series. Joe Garagiola and By rum Saam will handle NBC radio coverage. NBC will provide TV feed free to independent stations that carried the pennant winner's games.
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Minneapolis - ST. Paul
Ray Scott
Twins
Vince Scully
Dodgers
NBC
Joe Garagiola
New York Yankees
Byrum Saam
Philadelphia
Kaline to have foot surgery in Detroit
Detroit Tigers outfielder Al Kaline will undergo surgery on his right foot October 11 in Detroit. The 13 year major league veteran has been sidelined by a chronic foot injury since childhood, causing periodic absences over the past two seasons.
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Detroit
Detroit Tigers
al Kaline
Big Ten Faces Rough Intersectional Start in 1960s Tilt
The Big Ten struggled in six recent intersectional games with one win, one tie and four losses. Ohio State beat Washington 23-21, while Michigan State, Purdue, Minnesota and others posted mixed results as Indiana fell to Texas 27-12 and Illinois, Iowa, and Northwestern suffered setbacks. Michigan State visits Michigan in a key rivalry as league play resumes.
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New York Yankees
Koufax
Drysdale
Podres
Claude Osteen
Osteen
Dodger
Walter Alston
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Will Go For Extra Base Mele Twins Boast Speed
Maury Wills the Dodger sparkplug with 94 stolen bases is highlighted as unmatched. Sam Mele cites speed as a key factor in turning the Twins from last year’s sixth place to American League champions.
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Minneapolis - ST. Paul
Los Angeles Dodgers
Minnesota Twins
Maury Wills
Minnesota
Sam Mele
Speed
Twins
Dodgers
Mele
Wills
Twins Aim to Outrun Dodgers in Steals Show
Mele touts aggressive baserunning as a factor in success. The Twins doubled their steals from 1964 to 91, while the Dodgers led with 167. Zoilo Versalles tops the Twins in steals among infielders with 26, surpassing most Dodgers other than Wills, Oliva, and Hall.
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Jimmie Hall
Cardinals Top Cowboys 20–13 to Break Tie for First
St Louis holds Dallas to solid defense as Bill Triplett runs 93 yards and Jim Bakken kicks two field goals. Cardinals’ 197 rushing yards and steady defense erase a four way tie in the Eastern Division. Cowboys’ offense struggles despite Dallas’ early strong defense.
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Galesville Bowling Highlights Listed
Galesville Wisconsin bowling highlights from Galesville Lanes include high series scores by Badger-Gale Unit and American-Ristow plus top individual totals by Harland Gabrielson Bud Brown and Owen Pederson. The report notes unsanctioned 653 by Bill Suttie in the Couples League among many listed players and teams.
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Harland Gabrielson
Bud Brown
Gerard
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Ernest Berg
R. Jacobs
Bob Jenks
Virg Twesme
Jim Quinn
Hazel Cory
Gen Rogness
Dorothy Smith
Marian Kopp
Bill Suttie
Three Of Top Four Ranked Teams Pick Up Wins
Oshkosh led by Greg Weigandt with four touchdowns including a 100 yard punt return defeated Sheboygan North 37 to 7. Superior Senior lost to top ranked Robinsdale 41 to 19. Milwaukee Tech beat Lincoln 26 to 13 with Bob Ware rushing for 159 yards. Don Bosco defeated Plus XI 26 to 6 as Jerry Genders gained 288 yards. End Bob Oswald starred for Granville with a TD catch a 45 yard fumble return and a safety tackle.
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Three-Man Scoring Team Named For World Series Opener
Joe Mc Guff of the Kansas City Star was named chief scorer for the World Series opener in Minneapolis Saint Paul. Arno Goethel of the St Paul Pioneer Press and George Lederer of the Long Beach Independent Press Telegram were named to complete the trio.
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Joe McGuff
Kansas City Star
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Minnesota Twins
Los Angeles Dodgers
Arno Goethel
St. Paul
Minnesota and Indiana brace for Big Ten clash
Minnesota expects John Rajala and Chet Anderson to return at right end after practice Monday with Aaron Brown sidelined by a broken jaw. Indiana plans to have Tom Gallagher John Jones Jon Bickstead and John Durkett ready for Saturday but not practicing until Wednesday. Heaton remains out with a knee ligament injury.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Indiana
Gophers
John Rajala
Chet Anderson
Aaron Brown
Tom Gallagher
John Jones
Jon Bickstead
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Hoosiers
Bloomington
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John Heaton
Prince Harald Awarded Life Membership in Wisconsin Ski Club
Crown Prince Harald of Norway received a life member honor from the Westby Snowflake Ski Club during a Madison banquet last Saturday night. Presentation was made by Dr. P. T. Bland and Judge Lincoln Neprud on behalf of the Snowflake Ski Club.
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Westby Snowflake Ski Club
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Wid Matthews Former Cubs executive dies at 68
Wid Matthews former Cubs director of player personnel who later scouted for the California Angels died in a Fest Hollywood hotel at age 68. Born October 20 1896 in Raleigh Illinois he began in the minors and reached the majors with the A's and Washington before moving to scouting duties with the Cardinals Dodgers Cubs Braves and Mets.
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Ernie Banks
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Eagles Quarterback Snead Out At Least Three Weeks
Philadelphia coach Joe Kuharich said starting quarterback Norm Snead will miss a minimum of three weeks for the Eagles after an injury.
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Philadelphia
National Football League
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Joe Kuharich
Local Bowling Standings From Vlasek's Sunday Nite
In Tomah Wisconsin Wendell Ames led with 540 while Gizmo contributed 1780 and 633. Tom New comb rolled 528 with Ed Stevens 19 and Darrell Wright 496 for men. Joyce Roeske 28 Char Honel 480 Myrtle Thomas 435 and Velma Overby 418 led the women.
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Rolvaag Declares Metropolitan Stadium Minnesota Capitol
Gov Karl Rolvaag signed a proclamation making Metropolitan Stadium the state capitol at 1 p m next Wednesday He will be in residence at the capitol and attend the first World Series game there confirming a historic switch and public ceremony to mark the move.
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Karl Rolvaag
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Alabama Edges Mississippi In Comeback Victory
In Birmingham Alabama quarterback Steve Sloan led a late rally as Alabama defeated Mississippi 17 to 16 in a Southeastern Conference football game.
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Impersonator Fights as Boxer in Virginia Bout
Richmond AP. The Virginia Athletic Commission suspended Neil Morrison of Paterson after he fought as Bill Henderson in a Norfolk bout with Sugar Ray Robinson. Morrison used Henderson's name to obtain a license while Robinson was declared not to blame for the mismatch. Morrison faces armed robbery and related charges. a handwriting expert linked both license applications.
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Jack Levin
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Paterson
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New York State
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Bosox Trade Monbouquette for Tigers George Thomas George Smith
The Boston Red Sox swap veteran pitcher Bill Monbouquette to Detroit for outfielder George Thomas and infielder George Smith. Monbouquette was 10-18 with a 3.69 ERA this season and pitched 228 2 3 innings in 35 starts, while Thomas hit .213 in 79 games for Detroit and Smith batted .258 at Syracuse.
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Boston Red Sox
Bill Monbouquette
Detroit
George Thomas
George Smith
Monbouquette
Chicago
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Syracuse
Thomas
Tigers
Regulated Goose Hunt Scheduled to End Thursday
The goose hunt at Horicon will close Thursday after 13 days of shooting as conservation officials expect the 11,000 bird quota to be reached. The hunt duration this year differs from 1964 when it lasted 11 days and by Sunday night had yielded 9,008. Alternate day hunting began Monday.
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Rams Charge Munson Was KOd Illegally
Los Angeles Rams charged quarterback Bill Munson was knocked out of the game in the first quarter on an alleged illegal tackle by Bill Jobko. The dispute followed a 38-35 loss to the Minnesota Vikings as Viking Fred Cox kicked a 14 yard field goal with 1:56 left to seal the win.
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Bill Munson
Bill Jobko
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Lrtke
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Jobko
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Terry Baker
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Dave Osborne
Osborne
Ed Sharockman
Lonnie Warwick
Savage Award Goes To UW's Eric Rice
Wisconsin's Eric Rice earned the Savage award for outstanding defensive play in the 16-13 upset of Iowa in Madison. The 6 foot 4 junior opened with a kickoff tackle inside the 20 and finished with eight unassisted and three assisted tackles helping the Badgers in the Big Ten opener. Rice, a right end, has started two straight games on defense and previously earned a letter after limited play last season. His father coaches at Fox Point Nicolet High School and Eric played at Granville High School under Pat Levenhagen.
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Boxing bouts in Tokyo and Philadelphia end in kayo
Eliseo Aranda from the Philippines stopped Hisao Minami in Tokyo while Luis Rodriguez of Miami Beach halted Johnny Morris from Pittsburgh in Philadelphia, both early-round knockouts.
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Mudcat) Grant
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