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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1966
Page
17
Northwestern halfback Ron Rector and defensive lineman Jim Weatherwax express disbelief at their NFL draft selections. Rector praises progress in camp while Weatherwax recalls past struggles to return to college football.
England stars Bobby Moore and George Cohen lead a diverse 1960s All-Star XI chosen by UPI correspondents. West Germany trio Beckenbauer Schulz Haller join Russian Lev Yashin and others, with Yashin narrowly ahead of Banks. Pele absent as Brazil exited early.
The Phillips 66ers, representing Phillips Petroleum in amateur play, have provided 14 players and two winning coaches to U.S. Olympic basketball teams since 1948.
New York Mets pitcher Jack Hamilton nicknamed Hairbreadth Harry has emerged as a Houdini like reliever. His escapes from tough jams helped lift the team from a cellar standing to respectability in the National League this season after prior MLB stints with Philadelphia and Detroit.
Al Kaline recalls 1961 as his only fun season with the Detroit Tigers and laments the team's pennant drought. Injuries to Kaline and manager changes derail Detroit as Baltimore and Cleveland pull ahead. Kaline contemplates retirement as he endures a renewed injury and a late-season slump.
James H. Van Alen announces that four former national champions Ted Schroeder Joe Hunt Frank Parker and Teddy Pell will be enshrined during the Newport Invitation Tournament in Newport Rhode Island. Hunt a 1943 national champion and Navy lieutenant was killed in training. Schroeder 1942 champion and 1949 Wimbledon winner earned multiple US doubles titles and Davis Cup success. Parker 1944 1945 national champion ranked in the top 10 for 17 years and French and Wimbledon doubles champion. Pell top 10 finisher 1910 to 1918 captured the National Indoor Championships three times.
In an Old Timers game at Shea Stadium, Cass Michaels, 40, returning from a severe head injury in 1954, fielded a ground ball and threw to first on a bounce. He spoke of fear and nerve but said baseball remains the greatest game as he played a two inning cameo amid a 50,000 crowd.
Krueger, the San Francisco Forty Niners’ defensive tackle from Texas A&M, discusses eight years in the NFL. He recalls knee ligaments, a rookie arm injury, and a comeback that earned the Leneschmidt Memorial Award. He cites respect from peers and fans watching interior line play.
Chicago Bears finished the week with a routine physical drill and line scrimmaging in RENSSELAER Ind All but 10 players had the day off and the remaining overweight players were slated to work out.
The College All Stars prepared four days before facing the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field. Linebacker Carl McAdams is out with an ankle injury from Saturday. Mike Garrett scored twice in practice scrimmage as John Sauer declares the team as ready as possible.
The Football Association will divide 22 600 pounds among all 22 players from England's World Cup winning team. FA secretary Denis Follows announced the decision yesterday.
Detroit veteran guard Ted Karras, the Lions' only holdout, reported to training camp after a two week absence but has yet to sign his contract. He met with Lions personnel director Russ Thomas without resolving salary terms. A nine year NFL veteran and 245 pound guard, Karras joined Detroit in a previous trade with the Washington Redskins and was a starter last season as the Lions reduce daily drills from two practices to one.
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