Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 5, 1963, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday August 5, 1963 Blue bombers hand James outright release Cerf lining Rule wins with 266 will far behind despite final 67 St. Paul. Minn. Hule or. Of Waterloo Iowa go out of a sickbed sunday fire a pne Over Par 73 and won the St. Paul open Golf tournament by five strokes. It was the first Victory of the professional tour for the 24 year old former collegiate Star at the University of Iowa. His margin was five strokes Over Fred Hawkins of Elpaso Tex. Rule s 72-Hole total of 266 was 22 under Par on Keller Munici pal course. Hawkins fired a baseball today . . Grand Forks is. Mpg. Racing today won. August 5th 230p.m. No racing tues. August 6th Assiniboia Downs one under Par 71 271. Sunday of the Young Lowan. Suffered a attack of kidney stones Satu Day night spent the night in Hospital and went directly to the Golf course for the final Rouni a doctor tagged along and o dered Rule to rest on a folding Camp chair Between shots. None close the prescription worked a the Field failed to come eve close to the big margin Rul had built up in the first thre rounds. Rule led Hawkins b seven strokes going into the f Nal round. Rule s first Money payoff a tied for third were Dave i of Jackson mich., and Bruc Crampton of Australia at 273 15 under Par. Hill shot a 66 Crampton a 68. Hill shot a 3 on the front nine to tie the course record. Rule went out in regulation 36 and slipped one Over comin Back As he took a three Over Par eight on the 12th Hole the his Ball went out of Bounds. Winnipeg s Wilf Homenuk had his Best round of the tournament sunday a 67, but finished far Back with a 284 Tota his earlier rounds were 71, 7 and 74. George Bayer of South Pasa Dena calif., fired an eight under Par 64 on his final Rouni to pull into fifth place at 274 co favourites Quebec up two players Power hitting Hamilton Ham Richardson and Whitney Reed Winner of last week s Ca Nadian Tennis championships in Vancouver Are co favourites in the revived Eastern Canada ten Nis championships opening Here today Stock car racing 50 laps 50 mid season championship wednesday aug. 7th. 8 . Brooklands Speedway Logan Avenue West admission adult under 12 with an adult. Free parking modern toilets concessions open sales staff required we Are in need of two or three additional retail salesmen to handle the increase in both new and used vehicle sales which is caused by the tremendous increase in Public acceptance of new and used vehicles. Experience is an advantage but not. Essential but a sincere desire to enter the sales Field is important and All applicants must qualify to be bonded. Good appearance and courteous manners Are necessary qualifications. We prefer sales staff who expect to and will earn in the to per annul bracket. This is an excellent Opportunity in every respect for the right Man. Permanent employment with prospective promotion. New automobile supplied with License and insurance. Vacations with pay. Usual employee benefits. Drawing account and Liberal commissions. Enquiries kept in strict Confidence. Please phone for appointment to j. J. Russell at Spruce 4-4581 Russell motors 1963 limited 730 Portage Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba by Hal Sigurdson an Era is Over. Edwin Fitzgerald James the famous son of a famous father sunday was handed his by the Winnipeg Blue bombers thus ending a relationship which had been both profit Able and Stormy for both sides. Gerry James whose the late Eddie dynamite James was one of the All time greats of Canadian football ranks As the leading scorer in Blue bomber history. In return the big Blue made him the highest salaried Canadian player Ever to Wear Blue and Gold. The release ended a bitter holdout seige Between James and the club general manager Jim Ausley it was t their first. Ausley wanted James to take a Cut from a 1962 salary Peak of close to to roughly Gerry walked. Sunday coach Bud Grant settled the Issue when he announced the 34-Man team he will take into the 1963 Western football conference opener tuesday in Calgary. James was not included. Also missing was the familiar name Cecil Roy lining a nine year Veteran at defensive end. The Selkirk Milkman who gained equal renown As a team Man rugged competitor and practical joker will go on waivers today. When he made the announcement Grant added a personal comment this is the toughest thing i be had to do since becoming a coach. Guys like Gerry and Cec have helped me look Good so often releasing them is almost like the words trailed away. James has already gone through waivers and is a free agent. Even if another team makes a claim on lining it is doubtful he will report. He and his Brothers have a successful Dairy operation in Selkirk and Cec will now probably devote full time to the business. Returned to their minor league teams were tackle Hugh Turnbull of St. James rams and halfback Ted Hohtanz of the St. Vital bulldogs and Bill Cooper who is expected to join the St. James rods. This Means four Rookie canadians have cracked the bomb ers 1963 lineup the biggest influx in the club s recent history. Surviving the final Cut Down were quarterback Corner line Backer Brian Palmer guard defensive end Bob White end defensive halfback Noel Dunford and halfback Corner linebacker John Shanski. Palmer played three seasons with University of Kansas after a Brilliant High school career locally. White made the jump straight from the Junior rods and Shanski from the University of Manitoba bosons. It was third time Lucky Foi the St James rams Noel Dunford who had made two unsuccessful bids earlier. Barring injuries Grant has three More cuts ahead of him two imports and a Canadian. Another import will go by noon of the team s fourth league game. When Canadian fullback Ian Monteith of Mogul and american halfback Dave Raimey of Michigan come off the 30-Day injured Reserve list two More cuts will be required Grant can suit up Only 30 players for tuesday s opener which Means four players will be left at Home they Are Shanski Minnesota fullback Jerry Jones Arizona state end Roger Locke and former Iowa quarterback Wilburn Hollis trying to crack the lineup at halfback. Though the Bench has been almost completely revamped Only one Man who was t with the team last year will appear in the starting lineup tuesday against Bobby dobbs1 Calgary stampedes. Young Brian Palmer will Start at Corner linebacker though the incumbent Nick Miller could see equal time. However there has been some shuffling Bill Whisler Joe Williams and Ray Ash who saw Only spot duty last year have starting assignments. Jack Delveaux who held Sway at defensive end in 1962, has taken Over at Interior linebacker from the retired Garland Warren. On offence the starting lineup will look like this Farrell Funston and Ernie Pitts at end Frank Rigney and Cornell Piper at tackle Ash and Sherwyn Thorson at guard and George Druxman at Centre. Kenny Ploen will Start at quarterback and the halfback will be Leo Lewis and Ron Latourelle. Roger Hagberg and Williams will be the fullbacks. Defensively it will be Herb Gray and Whisler at end Roger Savoie and Roger Hamelin at tackle and Steve Patrick la at Middle guard. Gordie Rowland and Palmer will Man the Corner spots with Delveaux and Dave Burkholder setting up business inside. The deep men will be Henry Janzen term Rauhaus and Dick Thornton. Calgary will go into the game with three straight exhibition victories behind them. Bombers lost All three of theirs. And in the stampedes Corral where the memory of last year s last second final loss to the bombers is still vivid it is mandatory to open All conversations with the words beat horsemen gather Here for today s 15th run Ning of the Manitoba Derby at Assiniboia Downs Are these horsemen. Left to right Walthen r. Knebelkamp president of Churchill Downs Johnny Starr of Toronto Trainer of Conn smythe s by fac Edmonton s Jim Charles Worth owner of fair Jimmy Calgary s lome Dupont manager of Golden West farm and co owner of Galy cric tryst Paul Olivier of Calgary and j. J. Issacson executive director of the knights of a Sar Ben Omaha neb. Canadians upset tradition Melbourne a t Ralia Reuters five Canadian girls gave tradition an unintentional kick saturday by Aring at the Royal Melbourne Golf club Clad in Slacks. Veteran club members turned and stared. It was believed to Hay been the first time in the riving at the Royal Melbourne 72-year history of the Royal Melbourne that any woman Olfer has appeared in Slacks. The canadians Are Here to play in the Commonwealth women s Golf tournament and came to the club today for a practice session. Slacks have never been e r m i 11 e d for associates said club manager Bill Richardson. We nearly always Wear Slacks at said the Ca Nadian Captain mrs. J. A Todd of Victoria. And she added when not wearing Slacks we Wear Ber. Muda the five who will represent Canada in the matches Start ing next thursday Are mar ene Stewart Streit 27, of Toronto who has reigned supreme in Canadian women s Olf for several years Betty Stanhope Cole 24, Edmonton Udy Darling Evans 24, Hud on height que. Rae Milli an of Calgary and Gayle etching 18, of Vancouver. Open Western Grid season eskimos roughriders unveil Power tonight by the Canadian press a Rookie coach with a Veteran packed club and a Veteran coach with a Rookie studded roster clash tonight in the open ing game of the 1963 Western football conference season. Football writers say there is Little Hope of either Saskatchewan roughriders or Edmonton eskimos reaching the Post sea son playoffs but the two wac dark horses Are expected to unveil lots of unexpected wrinkles in Edmonton tonight and even some heart stopping plays that will leave at least some of the expected fans Limp. Tuesday night Winnipeg Blue bombers defending champions and Grey cup winners in four of the last six years run head Ong into Calgary stampedes he club which almost Upsel hem in the 1962 final. British Columbia Lions who Egin the season with High Lopes of reaching the playoffs for Only the second time in 10 years do not see action until aug. 8 when they meet rough riders in Vancouver. Bob Shaw is the Rookie be took Over at the Helm of roughriders from Steve Owen and brought with him assistants Ord Ackerman and Bob Dennis rom new Mexico and added ormer playing great Martin Ruby to help roughriders roster is bulging with proven veterans and one of he toughest defensive align ments in Canada. The defensive tars include Ron Atchison Len Legault Clair Branch and Gar Ner Eckstrand. Kudin Heads offence the offensive lineup revolves round halfback Ray Purdin who led the league in Over All running and. Pass catching Yard be in 1962, Bob Ptacek a Roven front line quarterback to can double As a linebacker n defence Jack gotta nother Star who can play both among the new f aces will be George Reed a charging full Back from Washington state who takes Over from Ferd Bur Ket traded to Montreal Alou ettes and Dick Cohee a Corner linebacker acquired from Ottawa rough riders. To spell Ptacek at Quarter Back Shaw can use either a c. Reynolds or Ron Lancaster two Good passers purchased from Edmonton and Ottawa respectively. Coach Eagle keys who has been in Canadian football since 1949, Wie have 10 new eskimos dressed for the game. Gone Are such stars As Jackie Parker traded to Toronto Argo nauts for and five play ers Ted Tully and Gino fracas who retired and end Pat Dye and half Bill Mckenny serving with the . Army. Despite these losses eskimos offensive Backfield will begin with improved Speed and when Rookie quarterback James Earl Wright from Memphis moves in As much dips doodling As when Parker was around. Good on options Wright has shown Good run Ning ability on option plays in three exhibition ton lost them All by narrow hold Down number two spot behind Veteran Cana Dian quarterback . The Backfield also will feature such Rookie speedsters As Saih Mie Harris from Iowa Eldon soccer playoffs on tap this week the provincial soccer championship holds the stage at Alex Ander Park this week with Ger manias italians United Weston and scottish reaching the Semi finals. Italians meet United Wes ton tonight and thursday while the scottish and Germania who have battled twice to a tie this season play wednesday and sat urday. A. The series Are two game of with total goals to count. Fortie from Brigham Young or Jim Thomas from Louisville. Fortie can also run the option play. Veteran Bob Walden will continue to handle the punting. Coach Bobby Dobbs has made few changes at Calgary with the club that lost the playoffs last year on a last second Fumble which Winnipeg recovered and converted into the winning touchdown. Backfield ready the Backfield is 1 set and anchored by the passing of quarterback Eagle Day and the Power running fullback Earl Lunsford. The offensive line Fea Tures Tony Pajaczkowski and Bill Crawford two of the top guards while their de Fence includes Ernie ban Jean Wayne Harris Bill Britton and Harvey Wylie the outstanding Canadian player of 1962. The newcomers include ends Conrad Hitchler of Missouri and Ronnie Payne of Houston oilers of the american league Centre Frank thrasher of West Texas state and defensive half Jesse Branch from Arkansas. The Lions with the addition of three outstanding canadians with College experience Are rated the Best Chance to crash the bomber Stampede grip on the top two spots. The canadians Are quarterback Pete Ohler a Washington Grad and ends Peter Kempf and Paul scale from Western Washington and Oregon state respectively. New imports include defensive valves Steve Shafer of Utah and Sill Munsey from Minnesota. The returnees include Quarter ack Joe Kapp the top passer m-1962, halfback Willie Fleming who tied with Purdin for the most touchdowns with 14, and Uhlback nub a earner the eague s leading ground gainer. Halfback Mack Burton and torn Larsheid will be on. The 30 Day injury Reserve list when the Eason opens but their return Ater this season can Only help he strength of Lions reserves a club weakness in the past. Gerry James gets big pay Day new York up c. Us Ortli s Candy spots a 4-to-5 favorite surged from Well Back to win the Arling ton classic by five lengths sat urday. The. Big Chicago race for three year Olds saw a tight Bat the for second place finally won by a 70-to-l Field horse Admiral Vic who edged b major a 9-to-l Choice. Candy spots cleverly Ridden by Willie Shoemaker took full command coming out of the final turn and won As he pleased to take the Winner s purse of the Winner s time for the one mile course was 4-5, two seconds off the track record. 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