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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1961
Page
3
Arizona football teams sharpen for the 1961 opener through drills as players endure bumps and bruises. At Camp Tontazona near Payson ASU hopefuls train twice daily under coach Frank Kush and staff to build strength and readiness.
Denny Moyer is a 6-5 favorite to overturn Obdulio Nunez in a 10 round nationally televised rematch in Portland Oregon after Nunez won a majority decision at Madison Square Garden in their June bout. The card also lists boxing matches from London Cardiff and Chicago with several notable fighters and upcoming university football scrimmages and drills.
Phoenix Kerr Sporting Goods blanks Cincinnati 2-0 to reach the American Legion Junior Baseball final in Hastings Nebraska Lenny Stahl Dave McElroy Buck Staley Buck Staley all held Cincinnati to four hits Staley pitched 11 strikeouts in a seven inning effort Joe Swingle Tim Meyers Larry Martin scored Phoenix runs on a wild pitch and a seventh inning double Cincinnati had been undefeated in tourney play before the loss.
Earl Stewart Jr a fiery Texan holds a one stroke edge entering the final round of the Dallas Open. Stewart fired a two under par 68 to stand at 207 four under Palmer at 208 while Johnny Pott and Charles Sifford sit at even par.
The scoreboard shows NL and AL standings with New York leading the league at 90 45 and 667 percentage while Detroit sits at 86 50 and 682. Sunday results include Boston 8 Minnesota 6 and Chicago 5 Washington 4.
The New York Yankees crushed Detroit 8 5 to complete a three game sweep and extend their AL lead to 4 1/2 games. Mantle belted his 49th and 50th homers, tying Ruth Gehrig with a 103 season total as Berra and Howard also homered to seal the win.
Utah and Arizona State meet for the first time this year at Tempe on October 7 with both clubs at 7-3 from 1960. Coach Ray Nagel stresses depth and experience, citing 25 lettermen returning and a mix of sophomores and juniors. The Utes expect a strong line and transfer tackle Dave Costa to bolster the front wall, while ASU features linemen George Flint Jesse Bradford Fred Rhodes and a noted quarterback battle between Bill Cravens and Gary Hertzfeldt.
Arizona trout planting ends mid September with 302 100 catchable fish planted in May June and July.
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