Olympians Train At Tahoe For Mexico City Trials
U S athletes train at a high altitude center near South Lake Tahoe to adapt for Mexico City’s 7350 foot stadium. Over 200 track and field stars have tested there at a cost of 262000 dollars. Adjusting takes four to six weeks with risks of oxygen deficit and altitude sickness if overexerted. Decathlon finals are Sept 6-7 and track trials Sept 9-16 ahead of the team’s end September departure.
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Grambling College
Louisiana
Howard Brubaker
Santa Ana College
Echo Summit
el Dorado National Forest
Mexico
Drysdale May Miss Rest Of Season With Shoulder Soreness
Dodgers team physician Dr. Robert Kerlan says Don Drysdale may be out for the season with a sore right shoulder that nagged him since last Saturday’s loss to the Giants. Drysdale, 6 foot 6, will not pitch until the soreness is gone, though recovery time remains uncertain.
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Major League Box Scores Second Game California New York
California and New York split a game with California winning 10 to 24. Repoz homered for California while White hit for New York. McGlothlin earned the win and Downing took the loss in a high scoring affair.
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Larry Doby Named Scout for Montreal Expansion Team
Larry Doby, former American League outfielder, was named a scout for the Montreal NL expansion club. General Manager Jim Fanning said Doby would cover the National League and high minors in preparation for the baseball draft. The story notes unrelated wildlife trivia.
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Montreal
Jim Fanning
Doby
Olympic camp stomach illness traced to Echo Summit water
A medical briefing by Dr. William P. Plummer reports one of seven early arriving athletes at the Echo Summit Olympic Games testing camp developed diarrhea. A few of the 200+ track and field stars are still recovering from a water pollution linked illness distinct from Tahoe trots.
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William P. Plummer
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Lepinski clinches 25 lap feature at Minnesota State Fair
Jerry Lepinski of St. Paul Minnesota won the 25 lap feature at the Minnesota State Fair on Monday driving a 1932 Ford powered by a 1967 Chevy engine.
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St. Paul
Minn
American basketball star joins Bologna for season
Jim McKean, 22, a Washington State University alumnus from Pacoima, California, has been acquired by the Candy Club of Bologna for the upcoming Italian season. He will join Italy after the Mexican Olympic Games and is a candidate for the U S Olympic basketball team. Italian clubs may include one foreigner in championship lineups while keeping amateur status.
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Purdue Prepares for Virginia and Wake Forest Matchups
Purdue schedules two nonconference games at Lafayette Indiana this fall facing Virginia on September 21 and Wake Forest on October 19. Both games are set at Lafayette Memorial Stadium.
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Clay denied license for Muhammad Ali boxing tour in Philadelphia
Former heavyweight champion Cassius Clay known as Muhammad Ali sought a Philadelphia license to train youths and stage exhibitions. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission rejected the bid citing his 1967 draft evasion conviction, though supporters offered backing and a potential rival match.
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