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IH.Il.i ll Ml' I JIIIH I Sunday, June 12, IMS Rapid City Journal 27 Twins' Pilot Come Up With Old One Arnold Palmer: He Can Turn On Many Facets devotees of the game In theiyearly Income is placed at be-J United States not to mention I tween $800,000 and $1 muJion. ST. PAUL MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota Manager Sam Mele cracked the old joke alput fining a player who uncounted millions overseas. The Arnold Palmer Enterpris- In addition, Palmer Is vict president of an insurance agency in Chicago, consultant to a bank note firm on Wall Street in New York, part owner of a bank in Johnstown, and owner of Sometimes the two ventures es, of which he is president, clash, as last year when Palmer consists of fivt separate divl- doubled Instead of hitting homo run and "breaking up rally." won only one tournament and sions. dropped to tenth in the PGA The New York branch deals strictly with sports wear And Jimmie Hall thought he official money list, the tour's a printing firm in Cleveland which puts out his own books and instruction material.

might have helped the Twins set shirts, slacks, jackets, sweaters and hats, all made by various a homer record If it hadn been He has holdings in oil and real measure of performance. Palmer found himself in i tight squeeze. If he concentrat estate and is engaged in building golf courses in Florida, Cali manufacturers and distributed throughout the world under the for the public address announcer. Both Mele and Hall were talk fornia and the Virgin Islands. ed on golf he had to neglect his many business ventures.

If he applied himself too much to big about the Twins' five hom He has two secretaries whosa ers in the seventh inning of a business, his golf suffered. Then people would start buying other 9-4 victory over Kansas City only duties are to answer mail from his many fans, known as Arnie's Army. last week. The five blows bed Arnold Palmer label Three other divisions have headquarters in Cleveland, where they can be overseen by McCormack and a staff of six lawyers. They include the TV-radio division, which produces and sells film clips, tips and golf brand-name golf equipment, the major league record for one Troubled by his slump and the heightening pressure of the inning.

"I TOLD JIM Grant on the EDITOR'S NOTE It takes two secretaries Just to annwer the personal mail from Amle'i Army, but that's only one part of the many-faceted life of Arnold Palmer. By WILL CRIMSLEY NEW YORK (AP)-The tele-phone rang in the 18th-floor offices of a Manhattan skyscraper, and a brunette secretary swung into action. "Hong Kong? Did you say Hong Kong?" the secretary said. "No, I'm sorry, Mr. Palmer isn't here now.

I'll put Mr. Rosenthal on." From another of the five bustling rooms came the troubled voice of another secretary: "Say, Stella, do you know what country Singapore is in?" "It's a country by itself," Stella responded. "Just make it Singapore." This Is a normal, every-day scene at the headquarters of Arnold Palmer Enterprises in New York. The spacious reception room Is festooned with pictures of Palmer, modeling a i us styles of sports wear, blazers, shirts, sweaters and slacks. Across the room in a glass-encased cabinet are a few of Palmer's prized trophies a gold Canada Cup, showing he powerful, 26-year-old Jack Nick- -V, -VT r.

I A yf1 i I i Sign Specialists BOSTON (AP) The Boston bus, 10 years his junior, Arnie Patriots announced Tuesday bench I was going to fine Hall $100 for breaking up a rally," Mele laughed. "That's an old story told by Joe Dugan about Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and the shows. Another division promotes exhibition matches, about 20 a year averaging $5,000 an appearance. Still another is as rearranged his schedule and hit upon an apparent compromise decision. "For the last couple of years, signed to general products 150 great Yankee teams.

I really putting courses, 25 driving rang can claim it." es and a chain of golf instruction schools. Hall, who narrowly missed bagging the sixth home run of I have been trying to handle my business and play golf at the same time," he explains. "The result was I went to every golf tournament tired. the inning when his long fly hit One of the biggest money the signing of two Boston College defensive specialists to 1966 American Football League contracts. General Manager Mike Ifolo-vak said cornerback Ron Gen-tili will be given a shot at the safety berth vacated by Ross O'Hanley, who was drafted by Miami.

The other man signed was end Dick Capp, a 6-foot-4, 250 pounder who originally went to BC as a basketball player. high off the fence, didn think it was that funny. "This year I decided to set makers Is the Arnold Palmer located In Chattanooga, which manufactures and "Yes, I knew about the rec certain periods aside when I would attend to all my business ord. Hall said. "The annoua distributes Arnold Palmer golf lubs, balls, bags, gloves and cer told everyone that we had tied the record when I was obligations.

Then when I go to a golf tournament I shut out everything but golf. I tell my peo other equipment to pro shops standing in the batter's box through the country. Sure it upset me a little. I know ple I don want to be disturbed. if I was the pitcher and I knew I disconnect the telephone.

The revised formula has paid it was close to a record, Id be bearing down that much more. once won that international golf GO CHIEFS GO "I knew my ball wasn't going event; a silver replica of the dividends. Palmer won the Los Angeles Open, the first tournament on the season's tour, fin clubhouse at Augusta, attesting out when I hit it. I didn even think it would hit the fence." to one ot his four Masters victo TREE-LINED TOUGHIE FACES PALMER, REST OF U.S. OPEN FIELD Olympic Club Lakeside course is 6.727 yards long; arrow marks clubhouse ished second in two other ries; a plaque naming him the events, third in another and re Alvin Dark, the Kansas City manager who was managing the San Francisco Giants in 1961 best long iron player in America for 1965, and a faded a'lhletic cently won the Tournament of Champions at Las Vegas, for the second time in a row.

certificate from Wake Forest Basin Has 'New Look' Baseball Players' Association College. He will be one of the favorites But these are clearly only in in the National open at ban Francisco June 16-19. cidental. The accent is on caps, PLAY IT SAFE! With A Gift For DAD from the RAPID CITY CLOTHING Looking ISack During The Week 25 Yean Ago sniris, siacKs ana money. "When I play golf now, I feel Several chances have been tnis represents the other face fresh and relaxed.

I am eager Has Problems mad in the format of the Ba of Arnold Palmer touring golf again," he says. "My main aim is to win." sin League this year. professional, let pilot, showman. NEW YORK (AP) The League commissioner Bud television producer and million Many observers doubt that manner raising to Daniel of Wyoming who aire business tycoon, the inti Jacoby tosses a two-hitter as Palmer will be able successfully 4. -1 I l- 1 run the major league baseball had mac'e Rapid City his per Warren Lamb downs Swans mate of the kings of finance.

when they hit five homers in one inning, shrugged off the at. "NO, I DON'T remember much about the time the Giants hit five in an inning," Dark 6aid. "Those kind of things don't make any difference. They don't stick in my mind." Harmon Killebrew, who hit the fifth homer of the inning said "It's just one of those things. You can't say we're going to do it and then go do it It just happens." Mele revealed there was some superstition on the Twins' bench during the barrage.

"When we started hitting the homers," Mele said, "everybody on the bench kept going back to his same seat so they wouldn't break the spell." Down 9-2 in the Rapid City Softball League. For about 25 weeks of the year, Palmer is just one of the 200-odd golfers who scramble manent address during the season last year, will make only three trips through the league players association, including $50,000 for executive director Marvin Miller, still is causing problems between the owners The Rapid City American Le this summer. gion Junior baseball team opens for the rich purses on. the Professional Golf Association and the athletes. a 12-game schedule under Coach The league schedule has Yes, This Is The Place To Buy DAD A LASTING GIFT iu isolate lumseu irum ms Business responsibilities.

Nobody except perhaps Uncle Sam and Palmer's business manager, Mack McCormack of Cleveland knows exactly how much these businesses are worth. The best educated guess is that they turn over $5 million to $10 million a year. Palmer may be the wealthiest athlete of all time. His personal The athletes wanted to take Ed Ryan. circuit.

The rest of the time he is pull. IS Years Ago been reduced from 50 to 45 games with Rapid City, Sturgis and Mobridge each playing 23 home games and player rosters the money out of the pension fund but the owners told them May 3 that it might be illegal. ing the strings on a growing golf Rapid City High School foot empire that, in one way or an ball coach Wes Evans denies a report that he is a candidate for other, touches the lives of al must be down to 16 by June 25. In return, they suggested that the players be freed of the obligation of paying about $350 a most every one of the 7,000,000 The postseason playoff has a similar post at Casper, Wyo. been changed to a single-elimi Rapid City Flyers win fourth DAD'S DAY JUNE 19 nation affair for the top four year ($2 a clay for 172 playing days) to help support the pen straight baseball game, 15-7 over Lead College All-Stars.

place teams. In the past years the top four teams played best sion fund. They figured this Jacks' Grid Slate Given money then could go to run the IT'S RODEO TIM 5 Years Ago two-out-of-three playoffs. players office. Belle Fourche's Don Freemole fires a one-under par 107 to win When the player representa the Meadowbrook Open Golf BROOKINGS Coach Ralph tives met with the executive council Monday, they rejected WESTERN SHIRTS tournament.

Ginn South Dakota State foot Hot Springs football coach Joe ball team faces a 10-game sched the owners suggestion. Instead League And Club Officers Listed Here is a list of club repre ixJ liri P' the players asked to continue to pay the $2 a day into a fund that Rajewich is named head football coach at Madison Central High School. ule this fall, including one non-conference and three North Central Conference foes in a four-game home slate. would be accounted for sepa rately so that the association could draw out money for sentatives and league officers for the 1966 Basin League sea The young Jackrabbits (about half the squad is expected to be by H-C MILLER son: Club representatives Mo The owners suggested again this might be illegal under the WE HAVE EVERYTHING FOR THE HORSE AND RIDER MANY GIFTS FOR THE WESTERN DAD FATHER'S DAY JUNE 19 Souvenir Gifts Galore for Tourists Visit This Truly Western Store YOU ARE WELCOME I made up of sophomores) will open the season when they tan-cir with Montana State Uni bridge, Dennis Bierschsbach; versity at Great Falls, Mont, Sept 10. The Hobo Day encount er will be against the University of North Dakota, Oct.

15. Innovations in this year's schedule include a Shrine Benefit game with Colorado State University, Taft-Hartley act, governing labor-management relations. Miller, who takes over as director of the players' association July 1, still is an official of the United Steelworkers of America. He wants to refer the matter to the four-man pension committee and eventually to arbitration, if no agreement is reached. "If the owners think our pro Pierre, Gordon Stout; Rapid City, Jerry MaGuire; Sturgis, Squire Broel; Valentine, Fud Ferris, Winner, Edward Shaheen.

League officers Commissioner, G. R. (Bud) Daniel; president, Morris Hallock, Sturgis; vice president, Pat Morrison, Mobridge; Jim Quinn, Rapid City. Jaycee Junior Golfers All Set Junior golfers from the Rapid City area and Ellsworth Air Force Base tee off Monday morning at Arrowhead Country Club in quest of four berths in the State Junior Jaycee tournament at Sioux Falls July 6-9. A novice division will also be held.

The 18-hole tournament will follow a golf clinic at 9 a.m. by Arrowhead assistant professional Dave Walters. Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals won all five of his starts against the New York Mets last season. Ft.

Collins, Sept. 24 at Brookings; a freshman squad game with North Dakota State University's yearlings rather If SADDLE than a varsity match on Par posal might violate Taft-Hart ents' Day, Oct. 29; and a Friday 3 SALE! 4 "1 ley, said Miller, "they must consider us a labor organization. I haven't even thought of that. Rochester's opening day lineup in the International League this season included five players who were on the Baltimore Oriole spring roster.

The Western Dad We're proud to be your head-quarter! for Acme Boots. Our experienced tlaff knows how to fit you perfectly for the best In looks in wear and In comfort. Come In now, while our selections are most complete. Large Selection Narrow Wide Widths "There were no. legal prob NOW ON Closes June 30 Reduced VQ95 Prices 7 up lems when this matter first came up in 1964.

Nor any other OTHER FAMOUS BRAND SADDLES time until I was nominated for the office. It's as simple as this. We want to do as we planned. They think that is illegal. We say let's test it" game with Augustana College, Sioux Falls, on Nov.

11, Veterans' Day. Following is the Jackrabbit schedule: Sept. 10 at Montana Stat. Sept. 17 at Unlvenlty ol Minnesota (Duluth).

Sept. 24 Colorado Stata University. Oct. 1 at North Dakota State. Oct.

I Mornings Ide (Monogram Day). Oct. 15' University of North Dakota (Hobo Day). Oct. 22' at University of South Dakota.

Oct. at State College of Iowa. Nov, 5 at Colorado State College. Nov. 11 Augustana College (Veterans' Cay).

'Conference games Coach Warren Williamson's freshmen (quad will play four games, all with NCC frosh opponents. The schedule Is follows: Oct. 14 at Augustana. Oct. 21 Mornlngside.

Oct. 29-North Dakota Stat (Parents' Bfiv). These are TEX TAN'S Mwtt SaddlM With Fabulous Inverted Pattern Colorado Heiser Hereford Slmco THE Mike Epstein, 23, of New York City began the 1966 season as the first baseman for Rochester in the International League. He hit 30 homers and batted .338 for Stockton, last year. OF LIFE Nov.

4 at University of South Dakota. 10 GIFT CERTIFICATE Other Gifts Dad Will Like Western Pants 0 Belts Resistol and U-Roll-lt Straws H-bar-C Never Iron Dress Western Slax Acme, Justin, Tony Lama Boots Western Shirts iaseball Fans WILL BE GIVEN TO THE FAN WHO COMES THE CLOSEST TO PICKING THE AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE FOR ALL CHIEF HOME GAMES DURING THE 1966 SEASON. COME IN AND REGISTER YOUR ESTIMATE. ALL MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY MAY REGISTER ONCE. POLY ROPE HALTERS STABLE BLANKETS It POLY ROPE LEADERS SHEETS POLY SHOW HALTERS SADDLE BLANKETS SLEISTER BITS from $3.75 KELLY.

CROCKETT BITS and SPURS from B5 up I raw. 7 WESTERN BELTS nnmr WESTERN BELT BRIDLES BUCKLES BOLO TIES FAMOUS BAILEY WESTERN INDIAN GOODS STRAWS WESTERN SOUVENIRS BRADFORD FELTS WESTERN JEWELRY LADIES' PURSES VESssrm JUSTIN B00TS NAVAJO BLANKET! JUST ARRIVED HORSE SHOES For the Rodeo Seaaon FARRIERS SUPPLIES INDIAN MOCS Art's Saddlery (Nxt Door Virginia Cafe) 630 Main Downtown Rapid City NEW SUMMER STOKE HOURS: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. "BOOST THE CHIEFS BASEBALL" Contest Open June 13 thru July 4 AFTER THE GAME Enjoy One of Our Special CHEF STEAKS $1 50 For Only Open Till 2 p.m.-Mon.-Tues.-Wed.-Thurs. Open Till 3 p.m.-Fri.

Sat. OPEN DAILY 9 TILL 9 (Except Sat. Till 6) NO OBLIGATION NOTHING TO BUY Winner will be selected within 3 days after the final home game. 1965 daily attendance 1596 per game. Open Till 12 Midnight Sunday oielir (Drug Malt Up A Parly For A Special CHEF STEAK TREAT A FREE STEAK FOR EVERY HOMER HIT BY A CHIEF IN SIOUX PARK LEO'S RESTAURANT Downtown ti 628 Main St.

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