Army touts new players in spring intrasquad game
West Point new era faces first year under interim coach Tom Cahill as Carl Woessner stars at tailback. Plebe QBs Jim O Toole and Steve Lindell split quarterback duties in a 13 9 Golds over Blacks in the annual spring game. Gary Steele and Bob Szigethy were the main receiving targets. Steele, a 6 5 215 pound plebe, is tabbed Army’s top freshman prospect and the first Negro varsity player.
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Paul Dietzel
South Carolina
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Jim O'Toole
Steve Lindell
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Golds
Gary Steele
Bob Szigethy
Steele
Downpour Halts Final Round at Greater New Orleans Open
Heavy rains wash out scores as Jack Nicklaus and Tony Lema share the lead in the delayed final round at Lakewood Country Club. Nicklaus suffers a neck standoff after a minor car crash while Palmer withdraws with a back injury.
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Miami
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Frank Beard
Bob Goalhy
Gardner Dickinson
Billy Casper
Kel Nagle
Arnold Palmer
Foxes Lead Midwest, Beat Clinton in Baseball League
Fox Cities defeated Clinton 12 to 5 to move ahead of Clinton for second in the Midwest Baseball League. The Foxes tallied four in the fourth, seven in the first, and one in the sixth, with Greg Werdick LeRoy Haynes and Billy Johns homering. Burlington lost 4-3 to Wisconsin Rapids after three early runs. Waterloo beat Quincy 7-3 as Jim Hutto homered. Rain halted Dubuque and Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids. Decatur also rained out.
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Berlin Bout Ends In Drawn Scuffle At Dortmund
In Dortmund Germany Nino Benvenud 168 of Italy and Jupp Elze 139 of Germany clash in a middleweight bout while Erich Schoeppner of Wala Germany and Norbert Gripe of New York draw after ten rounds amid a tense arena atmosphere.
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Two World Title Fights Set Within Five Hours Saturday
Cassius Clay defends heavyweight crown against Henry Cooper at Arsenal Stadium London in a 1 round bout to be shown live by satellite. Jose Torres makes first light heavyweight defense against Wayne Thornton at Shea Stadium New York in a 15 round bout broadcast on a separate network with New York blackout. Clay guaranteed about 280000 dollars. Cooper 112000. Torres defending March 29 in Toronto against George Chuvalo.
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Canada
Andretti and Clark May Clash In 500 Match Race
Indianapolis race era opens with Andretti and Clark favored for a landmark 500 mile sweepstakes May 30 at IMS. Speed records set in trials include Andretti 165.899 mph and Clark 64.144 mph. a fatal crash and several spectacular mishaps cast a grim backdrop. Rick Foyt returns after a transmission break, while 23 cars remain to qualify for the final two days.
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Kenyon Seeks Strong Return in Indy 500 Bid
Kenyon of Davenport Iowa qualified for the 500 mile race May 20 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after recovering from a severe burn. He ran sixth at 158.555 mph in a car by Fred Gerhardt and powered by an Offenhauser engine, with other qualifiers including Gary Congdon, Art Pollard, Rodger Ward, Johnny Boyd and Don Branson shaping the starting lineup.
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Dondon
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Mel Kenyon
Davenport
Iowa
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Fred Gerhardt
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Garden Grove
Art Pollard
Medford
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Indianapolis
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Houston
Tex
Johnny Boyd
Don Branson
Champaign
International League Sunday Results Summary
International League results include Buffalo 4 Toledo 5, Columbus 1 1, Toronto 0 Syracuse 2 3, Richmond 1 Rochester 3, Jacksonville 1. Pacific Coast League Portland 5 Tacoma 1 with a second game postponed by rain. Spokane 3 Hawaii 2. Seattle at Vancouver with rain. Tulsa and Denver 2 Indianapolis 3 Oklahoma City 2 10 innings. San Diego and Phoenix 2.
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Villisca and Treynor win Iowa high school track titles
Villisca captured the Class B title with 26 points, Aurelia 24, Manson 24, Sheffield 15 and Lynnville 14. In Class C Treynor led with 26 points, Terrill 20, Baxter 16, Preston 16 and Gilmore City 15. Dubuque to Get New Outfielder reports Ted Ford dy, Cleveland Indians' No. 1 draft choice, will join Dubuque in the Midwest League next month after signing.
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Bridges Records Lone Victory in Loop Meet
Greg Bridges of Muscatine posted the only win for his team at the Little Six conference meet in Ottumwa. He beat Bettendorf’s Field 9-7 6-3 in the singles opening round, then fell 6-2 6-2 to John Arledge of Burlington in the quarterfinals.
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Baseball Standings and Scores From a Busy Weekend
In the National League standings San Francisco leads with a .710 mark while Houston and Los Angeles chase. Weekend results include New York beating San Francisco 11 to 4 and 6 to 1, Cincinnati sweeping Chicago in 14 innings, and Philadelphia edging Houston 5 to 2. Dallas golf winner was Clifford Ann Creed with Judy Kimball earning $300.
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Bowling Mixed Meeting Set At PlaMor Lanes
Muscatine journal notes a Tuesday 7:30 p.m. organizational meeting for the Tuesday Night Mixed Summer Bowling league at PlaMor Lanes. The piece lists high scores among various leagues including Astronuts, Earth Movers, Rolls Royces, Go Go Bowlers, and Morning Squirrels Boys League with individual and team tallies.
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Twilight Trios bowling league meeting announced
The former T & C Summer ettes league, now Twilight Trios, will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Player Lanes. Teams of three women will bowl four scratch games as a tweek season starts Monday, May 23, at 7 p.m. Some bowlers are still needed.
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