Weber State Fullback Lee White Emerges as All-America Prospect
Lee White, Las Vegas High School alum, is projected as a top All-America candidate for Weber State. The 6-3, 232-pound junior ran for 650 yards and 10 touchdowns last season as the Wildcats, 8-1 and No. 5 among small colleges in final UPI, look to build on a strong roster including brothers Luther White and several former Southern Nevada standouts. The column also notes baseball and boxing links, a poetry submission, and local fan sentiment around the Dodgers and Giants.
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Las Vegas
Weber State
Ogden
Utah
White
Wildcats
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Luther White
Weber
Southern Nevada
Joe Blockovich
Mitchell Gainer
Victor Vincent
Blockovich
Rancho
Blockevich
Dixie Junior College
Gainer
Big Sky
Dixie JC
Vincent
Sark Arslanian
Australians Reach Third Round In Open Doubles
Tony Roche and John Newcombe beat unseeded Ralf Osuna and Ronnie Barnes in four sets to advance to the third round of the 36th U S Lawn Tennis Association doubles championships. Match resumed after darkness. final score 4 6 3 6 2 6. Billie Jean King and Rosemary Casals reached the third round in women's play as locals defaulted.
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Osuna
Osuna - Barnes
Roche
Ao@ie
Newcombe
Barnes
Billie Jean Moffitt King
Rosemary Casals
Virginia Connolly
Edith McGoldrick
Del Mar Race Entries Include Wise Sweep Victory Odds
United Press International reports Del Mar entries for the IST race featuring 3 year olds at six furlongs. Wise Sweep trained by Lambert shows 69 340 odds 3.00 with Dandin! and Sir Pets also close. other runners listed Hearple Barney's Pearl Hybien Jerry Flynn Dell Host Carol Denice among the also ran.
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Lambert
Alvarez
McCullar
Hearple
Barney
Del Mar Racing Daily Card Summary
Racing card from Del Mar features multiple fractions and purses including 2 year olds through 4 year olds with times around 1:10 to 1:38 and notable horses such as Time 1:10 1/5 a Skating Fool, Silvesides, Fleet's Image, Queen Sheboli, Fun Again, and Biggs. Also listed are payouts for Daily Double wagers and a 9th and 8th race with notable entrants and odds.
Brabham Nears Third World Title After Italian Grand Prix
Australian racer Jack Brabham, with four straight Grand Prix wins, needs only a high finish at Monza on Sept 4 to clinch the 1966 World Drivers Championship. He leads with 39 points, ahead of Graham Hill, John Surtees and Jochen Rindt, and also heads the manufacturers’ trophy with his self-built car. Brabham credits a lighter, reliable engine and a strong three-liter formula for this season’s success.
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UPI
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Brabham
Monza
Britain
Graham Hill
John Surtees
Jochen Rindt
Austria
Sydney
Royal Australian Air Force
Air Force
Johnny Schonberg
Brisbane
Schonberg
New South Wales
Dodgers Rookie Barbieri Finds Big Bat Fit for Dodgers
Los Angeles rookie outfielder Jim Barbieri rose from Spokane in the Pacific Coast League to join the Dodgers. He hit .455 in early July and later .304 with Los Angeles, thriving as leadoff or third batter. Barbieri, 24, praised Duke Snider and adjusted to major league pitching woes, balancing his home life in Spokane as a sporting goods salesman and family man.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Jim Barbieri
Los Angeles Dodgers
Spokane
E. J. (Bussie) Bavasi
Dodger
Barbieri
Duke Snider
Dodgers
Jim Lefebvre
Walt Alston
Wills
Athletics Recall John Donaldson From Vancouver
Kansas City Athletics announce they have recalled second baseman John Donaldson 23 from Vancouver in the Pacific Coast League. Donaldson played 115 games there hitting .288 with six home runs and 32 RBIs. He is expected to join the A's Friday in Anaheim. The roster sits at 24 while pitchers Jim Hunter and Chuck Dobson remain on the disabled list.
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Kansas City Athletics
John ‘Donaldson
Vancouver
Donaldson
Anaheim
Jim Hunter
Chuck Dobson
AL Hurler Zoldak Dies in New Hyde Park
Sam Zoldak, 47, former American League pitcher, died after a long illness in Mineola New York. He helped Cleveland Indians reach the 1948 World Series and earlier played for the St. Louis Browns and Philadelphia Athletics. Survived by his mother two sisters and a brother.
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N. Y
UPI
Sam Zoldak
Zoldak
Cleveland Indians
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Indians
Cleveland
Philadelphia Athletics
Nassau Hospital
New Hyde Park
League Leaders List Includes Multiple MLB Standouts
The compiled ranking highlights top performers in the National and American Leagues. Notables include Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, Harmon Killebrew, and Brooks Robinson among others with leading totals in home runs runs batted in and various batting marks across Braves Pirates Orioles and Giants.
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Giants
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Phillies
Torre
Stargell
Pirates
Santo
Cubs
Hart
F. Robinson
Orioles
Powell
Killebrew
Twins
Colavito
Indians
Pepitone
Yanks
Clemente
Phililes
White
Horton
Tigers
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