July 10, 1966, McMinnville N-R/News-Register:
NATIONAL CHAMPS Members of the Linfield College team which won
the NAIA national championship will be honored
in Portland Wednesday night. Here the squad is shown in St. Joseph, Missouri,
shortly after winning the title. Kneeling, left to right, are Batboy Lanny Daise,
Rocky Reed, Jan Bandonis, Steve Colette, Tom Rohlffs, Bob Daggett, John Lee,
Stu Young, Frank Molek, John Hart, Barry Stenlund and Gary Cox. In the second
row left to right are Team Sponsor H. L. (Red) Wilson, Assistant Coach Del Coursey,
Art Larrance, Dennis Schweitzer, Frank Bake, Punk Wells, Wayne Petersen, Jay
Gustafson and Head Coach Roy Helser.
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In St. Joseph, the Linfield team was lodged in the Tik-Tok
Motel, owned and operated by H. L. “Red” Wilson, Linfield team sponsor.
July 6, 1966, McMinnville N-R/News-Register:
CHALK TALK – Linfield Baseball Coach Roy Helser has the word
for his finals-bound diamond squad, “Beat Gulliford.” Taking a close look at
the veteran mentor’s artistry are, left to right, Stu Young, Gary Cox, Frank
Bake, Dennis Schweitzer, and John Lee. (N-R Photo 3089A by James Green.)
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Playing in the 1966 NAIA national championship baseball
tourney at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri, Linfield beat Guliford
College (Greensboro, North Carolina) Quakers, 4-2, June 6, beat Lewis College (Lockport,
Illinois) Flyers, 8-2, June 7; Southern University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Jaguars,
11-4, June 9; and Lewis, 15-4, June 10.
