Juniors Face Alliance In Tourney
The Sidney Juniors suffered three losses over the weekend, two shutouts, as Gering clinched the Southern Division Panhandle League title with a 3-0 win. A Sunday doubleheader in Cheyenne, Wyoming, produced 1-0 and 9-2 scores. Coach Virgil Knackstedt plans Pat Wieser to start vs Alliance, with Chuck Doughery or Steve Ringleman in the second game. The lineup includes Thayer, Simms, Decker, Schilreff, Ringleman, Cornelius, Hochman, Runion. The team meets Alliance at 2:00 p.m. at Oregon Trail Park in Gering.
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Sidney
Gering
Cheyenne
Wyo
Virgil Knackstedt
Alliance
Knackstedt
Pat Wieser
Chuck Doughery
Steve Ringleman
Thayer
Simms
Decker
Schilreff
Ringleman
Cornelius
Hochman
Runion
Oregon Trail Park
Midgets Take League Title Bid With 4-3 Win Over Gering
Sidney Midgets rally for four runs in the fourth to beat Gering 4-3 at Legion Park. Sidney improves to 8-2, with Scottsbluff 7-2 and Kimball looming. top hitters include Haupt with seven doubles and a 419 average, Grothe at 358, Wieser leading with 430. The squad heads to district play against North Platte after a 9-4 team out-hit edge by Gering.
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Fort Sidney
Gering
Legion Park
Sidney
Scottsbluff
Bearcats
Kimball
Geis
Chuck Haupt
Tony Grothe
Rick Wieser
Haupt
Grothe
North Platte
Lubash
Winners Told In Elks Tourney
The Eighth Annual Elks Golf Tournament at Hillside Golf Course in Sidney crowned champions across four flights. Ken Mangles won the 45 hole Championship flight with 181, Rod Gallegoes led the second flight, Ken Bussinger topped the third, and Carl Occhipinti won the fourth. Virgil Zwick was runner up in the fourth flight and 73 entries competed. Francis Hruska earned a $500 golf clubs and bag drawing prize.
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Hillside
Sidney
Ken Mangles
Bill Christ
Tony Moya
Jerry Chambers
Chuck Haupt
Dean Josten
Dick Yahn
Bob Conrad
Rod Gallegoes
Ray Josten
Larry Pippitt
Bob Cook
Ken Bussinger
Ed Chavez
Mel Crom
Joe Fleda
Carl Occhipinti
Virgil Zwick
Vince Havorka
Doug Earnhardt
Francis Hruska
Oshkosh Girl Breaks Record at National Championships
Mary Lou Jasnoch of Oshkosh set a National AAU Junior Women's 100 yard dash record with a time of 10.8 seconds, breaking the previous 10.9 mark from 1967. She also holds the 50 yard dash record, while the Nebraska Track Club won the meet with 58 points as the Murcherettes of Chicago set a mile relay mark of 3:52.7.
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Hastings
Nebraska Track Club
Mary Lou Jasnoch
Oshkosh
Nebraska Club
Katherine Jones
Baltimore
Jasnoch
Murcherettes
Chicago
Doctor Warns Against Pushing Young Athletes Too Hard
Nebraska physician Dr. John E. Murhay warns parents against early over competition harming children. He cites risks to physical and psychological health and notes only seven percent of high school athletes reach college level. Emphasizing year-round conditioning, he urges enjoyment and noncompetitive sport for many youngsters. A second AP note advises cooling a hot engine by letting it rest and checking hoses and belts.
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Nebraska Medical Association
John E. Murhay
Aurora
Hamilton County
Murphy
Diamond Action: Mill vs Bakers Tire Softball Doubleheader
List of 7 three inning and full nine inning softball games with winning pitchers Faddis Brumbach Potter and Mitchell and losing pitchers Henzl Baker Tire Bayne. Hits include doubles Shields McGee Hecker Gaston Sherrard and triples Sewald Chappell Gesseling Handley. Home run by Slama. Dates suggest January 25 1973 and July 23 1973 mill and surrounding teams.
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McGee
Shields
Hecker
Gaston Chappell
Henzl
Sherrard
Chappell
Brumbach
Sewald
Gaston
Swanson
Gesseling
Mitchell
Henzi
Crows Gain Protection Under Migratory Bird Act
Officials announce that crows and magpies are protected under federal and state rules. Nebraska Game and Parks will set seasons and bag limits in August, with hunting banned from aircraft and during nesting, and limited to firearm, archery, or falconry methods.
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United States
Mexico
Nebraska
Game and Parks Commissioners
Game and Parks Commission
Spikes Shines as Yankees Dealers Consider Spikes Move
Cleveland slugger Charley Spikes blasts home runs this spring raising questions about his Yankees future. Trade rumors swirl as Spikes fuels Cleveland lineup with left handed power in exhibition play.
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New York Yankees
Charley Spikes
Cleveland
Wednesday Golf Pairings for Men’s League Updated
Pairings listed for Wednesday August 1 across Tee No 1 and Tee No 5 starting at 5:00 p.m. include D. Josten, Butts, Peck and Selzer, Haughen, M. Nelson, Gamel among others. California capital history note: Benicia served as capital 1853-1854, located 32 miles northeast of San Francisco.
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Knicely
D. Josten
Butts
Peck
Selzer
Haughen
M. Nelson
Gamel
Welch
Wilburn
Dindinger
Meusberger
Sebold
Zwickl
Schmitt
Wait
Bruce
Yahn
Makey
Lindell
Haupt
Biggs
Berlage
Barnes
Stewart
R. Josten
Ribera
Lessig
Rogers
Echternach
Nolde
Bell
Ladine
Pittam
Skrdiant
Lukesh
Payne
Garcia
Hogeland
Noteboom
Ayers
Manheiser
Clark
Sittner
Havorka
Cram
Ellison
Allison
Wilson
Dorwart
Barrett
G. Nelson
Bussinger
Jallen
van Cleave
Wilcox
Benicia
San Francisco
California
Survival of the fittest phrase coined by Herbert Spencer
The expression survival of the fittest was coined by Englishman Herbert Spencer. It attributed natural selection concepts to social and evolutionary contexts during his writings in the late 19th century.
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Herbert Spencer
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Grothe O'Connell
Haupt Wieser Hedglin
Hadden Talich
Lubash Matzke
New York
Modine Manufacturing Company
Whitaker Inwood Charter
Viking Sewing Machine Sales and Service
PEP Club
Corduroy
Baker Tire
Faddis
Katies-Potter
Bakers Tire
Slama
Musil
Potter
Thomas Lumber
Dalton
Evans
Handley
Bayne
Julie Johnston Sidney
Nebr
Buffalo Bend
Jim Thayer
Potrer
Associated Press
Mark Kellogg
Little Big Horn River
George Armstrong Custer
Kellogg
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