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0/mb 1n}tir§4Otters, Vikings Battle to6-6 TieBy TOUf YCJZER Joanui Sports EditorPELICAN RAPIDS - T h« rergus Falls Otters, playing without the services ot veteran quarterback Dave Olson tor three and a half quarters, held the Pelican Rapids Vikings to a 6-8 tie in their annual Labor Day battle.Olsoa received a slight con-cuss km iki be tackled half-back Keith Eagebretsou early la the first quarter. He didn’tShew aay ill effects of the play hnmedlately and played for about three or four mtaules after that, but. was taken out by teach R. J. KotpseU and sent to Lake Region Hospital In Fergus Falls.The Otters only score came to the first quarter when Bob (R.Season Opene.#LL.J k_i# ^ v mi . i ____ .C.) Warn grabbed a Vikings' punt on his own 15 and ran down the west sidelines for a touchdown. The fry for extra point, on a kick, was blocked and the Olters led 60.The Vikings scored op the first play of the fourth quarter to climax a drive that had started on their own 45 yard line midway in the third quarter.The Vikings picked up a firstCardinals Move into TieSecond PlaceNLBy MIKE RATI1ET Associated Press Sports WriterThe way the St. Louis Cardinals are rolling Bing Devine could become Major League Executive of the Year for the second successive season.Now if he could only get a job...Currently the hottest club In the National League, the Cardinals iwept a doubleheader from Cincinnati Monday by identical . 3-2 Scores with similar ninth : inning rallies and climbed into a second-place tie with the Reds — the first time since April 19 Ithethey’ve been as‘high as runner-up spot.Devine, named the majors’ top executive last year for building (he Cardinals into a pennant contender, resigned Aug. 17 in a hassle with the St. Louis front office. The Cardinals went into a slight skid, but pulled out of if a week iater andremaining.The Phillies split their Labor Day doubleheader with tire Dodgers, winning 5-1 behind Dennis Bennett’s first victory in more than two months before losing the nightcap 3-1.The San Francisco Giants remained in fourth place — one percentage point back of thenow have won 12 of their last 15 j Cardinals and Reds - but also gai?es* . . ' climbed to within 6\lt;t games ofcl?®.. ,S!r6?k' C0Upled, with;the Phillies by riding Willie Philadelphia s 8-7 record over; Mays’ 40th and 41st homers tothe same period has pulled the 6-4 and 9-6 victories over Pitts-Cardinals from U games back to within GVj games of the top with some two dozen games stillburgh.Milwaukee took two from the Chicago Cubs lfl-3 and 8-7 with j the second game called after eight innings because of darkness at Wrigley Field. The New York Mets swept a doublebead, er from Houston 7-5 and 64.fergus Falls Journal Pages Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1964Major League StandingsNational LeagueW. I. PcLGJLAmerican LeagueW. L. Pet. GJLPhila’phia _ 83 54 .606 — Baltimore 83 56 597 _1Yesterday's StarsPITCHING — Bennie Daniels, Senators, pitched his first complete game in more than two months with a five-hitter, starting 3-0 and 6-2 doubleheader sweep that dropped the Chicago While Sox out of the American League lead.BATTING — Roger Maris, Yankees, collected four hits, including a homer and an Ilthinning double that drove in the winning run and gave New Yorkdown on a 25 yard nun by Boy Emmet and then moved to th Otters’ 27 on a pass to Jim N« sa. On a fourth and five situ: Hon, quarterback Steve iarso dropped back to pass,Jta LeRoy picked off tlx pass for the Otters without a retera. On the tret play from scrmiramagf. Bob Ware, paying quarterback, fumbledand the Vikings recovered to continue their drive.' The Vikings picked up anothe first down on a quarterbae! sneak and a pass to Nessa. Eng ebretson, the Vikings teadinj ground gainer, carried the bal for five yards, Larson gain* four on a quarterback sneak h more the bail (0 the two yarc line as the quarter ended.Eng ebretson dived over frotr the two for the touchdown. Tin extra point kick was wide anc the score was lied at 6-8.The Ottcre next series of downs was baited as Engc-breison intercepted a pass. The Vikings moved to the eight yard line and tried a field goal that was wide to the right. The Otters took the ball on the 20 with 6:05 remaining. Carries by Chuck Vigen and Jim LeRoy gave the Otters two first dawns and moved I he ball to the mid-field strip. Three pass attempts by Brian GrenneJ were Jong and Otters were forced to kick. The Vikings picked up a first down and then Nelson fumbled withBruce Josephs recovering.The Otters had only 1:04 left on the clock, and the ball on the Vikings 11 yard line. LeRoy carried the ball to the seven and Vigen moved it to the three before a back field in motion play moved the bait back to the eight yard line.With :2fi remaining, Warn tried a pass that (ell incomplete. A mixup came as the Otters wanted to try a field goal and Bob Warn called for a quick pass play rather than take anc fher penally. The pass fail* and the Vikings took over 01 their own eight yard line will .12 seconds remaining. The; ran two plays and the game end ed in a 6-6 tie.
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Tue, Sep 08, 1964
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