Minnesota wins third straight Big Ten baseball title
Minnesota captured the league crown with a 12-2 conference record led by .314 team batting and 18 home runs. Purdue's Jack Helmkamp earned the ERA title at 1.13 with a 3-0 or better record. individual batting leaders include Purdue's Perdue at .441 and Minnesota's McCabe at .433.
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Minnesota
Gopners
Buckeyes
Chicago
Perdue
Wayne Knapp
Ting
Ohio State
Tomi
Joel Perdue
McCabe
Purdue
Larry Bertelsen
Jack Helmkamp
Tiitle
South All Stars pick Judd and White for Evansville game
Evansville Indiana AP John Judd of Seymour and Andy White of Medora were named Thursday to the 10 man South All Star basketball squad set to meet the North June 18 in Evansville. The 1960 graduates will reconvene June 21 at Fort Wayne and then face Ohio All Stars June 25. Judd, at 3 feet 9, scored 560 points and set a South Central Conference single game mark with 49. White, 6 feet 4, totaled 528 points last season and helped Seymour reach the final at the sectionals. Other South members include Belcher Springs Valley, Boultinghouse Rockport, Graham Odon, Grieger Evansville Bosse, Luegers Jasper, Niehaus Ferdinand, Sparks Bloomington, Spinks Bloomfield.
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Evansville
Ind
John Judd
Seymour
Andy White
Medora
Fort Wayne
Judd
Franklin
White
Jed Medora
Jack Belcher
Springs
Valley
Wayne Boultinghouse
Rockport
Larry Graham
Odon
Russ Grieger
Bosse
Bob Luegers
Jasper
Leon Niehaus
Ferdinand
Dick Sparks
Bloomington
Jack Spinks
Bloomfield
McIntire Wins British Women's Amateur Golf Title
Barbara McIntire defeated Philomena Garvey 4 and 2 at Royal St. David's to claim the British Women's Amateur and add the U S crown to her tally. The 25 year old from Lake Park Illinois joins Louise Suggs and Babe Didrikson Zaharias among the era's top women golfers. Garvey mounted a late charge after trailing eight down with nine to play, then four straight birdies sparked a comeback before McIntire clinched on the 36th hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlech
Wales
Barbara McIntire Haltad
Ireland
Philomena Garvey
U. S
Louise Suggs
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Royal St. David's
Miss Garvey
Miss McIntire
Barbara
Philomena
U.S
Zafiharias
Baron Rouge
Suggs
Mar Lficers
Joegaret
Wiffi) Smith
Brown
Abram Bryant
First man made snowstorm over Mount Greylock
The first man made snowstorm in the United States was created by dropping dry ice on clouds over Mount Greylock Massachusetts in IM6 year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Mount Greylock
Massachusetts
Compton Invitational to feature top track and field stars
Olympian John Thomas and Charley Dumas duel in a high jump showdown at the 21st Compton Invitational with Herb Elliott Jim Beatty Ed Costa and other leading shot putters and milers. Elliott contends with a knee injury while aiming for a strong comeback in the west.
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Compton
Calif
UPI
John Thomas
Herb Elliott
Jim Beatty
Elliott
Thomas
Charley Dumas
West
Dumas
United States
Ed Costa
Brigham Young
Summer High School Baseball Nines Begin Competition
Summer league action opens with eight teams and matches slated for 3 p.m. Coaches Elliott and Walters preview a busy schedule with players from Madison Heights Frankton Pendleton and Highland among others. The meet includes sprint and field events and features top prospects like Rex Cawley and Don Sty.
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ClanUard
Elliott
Jim Ue
Arelle
Jerome Walters
Paul Bradford
San Roani Jr
Glenn Lapel
Markleville
Davis
Dave Elwood
Madison Heights
Styron
Louisiana
Pendleton
Frankton Anid
State
Rex Cawley
South Highland
Middletown
California
Lapel
Elwood
Don Sty Pendleton
Highland
Middleton
Bobby Mrrow
Doug Smith
Town
Frankton
Ira Merchison
Willie White
Roy Poynter
Ron Morris
Hal Connollys
Richard Howe
Low Gross
Robplon_ert Morse
Rete Tne
Meadowbrook II To Open Saturday
Meadowbrook II opens Saturday with Local 144 versus Exchange Club at 2 30 p m and Hoosier Market against D A s Men at 5 40 p m at the Meadowbrook diamond Celebrities attend include Mayor Ralph Ferguson Park Supt George Slinkard Assistant Park Supt Bud Nichols Walter Crawford Rev Rex Wallace Sam Roberts O W Haven C I B L commissioner Sam Norris district Little League representative Mr Roberts will emcee and players receive rides on a local Fire truck police and sheriff s automobile
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battles Exchange Club
Meadowbrook
Hoosier
Ralph Ferguson
George Slinkard
Park
Bud Nichols
Walter Crawford
Rex Wallace
Sam Roberts
O. W. Haven
CIBL
Sam Norris
Mr. Roberts
Kiwanis Rotary Extend Lead In Edgewood Golf Meet
Kiwanis and Rotary fought to top spots with Kiwanis widening its seven stroke margin over Rotary after two weeks on the Edgewood course. Oscar Melson Jr led scoring with a one under par 35 for Anderson Exchange as teams posted season totals and individual scores across Rosary Kiwanis Exchange Coaches Jaycees Lions Mounds and Optimist.
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Rotary
Kiwanis
Edgewood
Cliff’ Tardwick
Oscar Melson Jr
Anderson Exchange
Civic
Grandview
Dick Peck
Low Gross — O. Melson Jr
Ivan Geiger
Dick Williams
Richard Woschitz R. Dd. Wallace
Ron Colvill
Ed Flanagan
Oren Nichols
Dan’ Brown
Tony Ferris
Rosary
Bob Blake
Charles Laughlin
Dan Brown
Walter Black
Harry Forse
Chuck Reidel
G. C. Hallenbeck
Exchange
Franklyn Marsh
Dick Davisson
Melson
Lee Jamison
Elmer Anson
Gene Wolfe
Jaycees
Mark Earhart
Graydon Collier Jr
Bob Burkhardt
Don Granger
I Lions
George [Blackwell
George Vaught
Len Austin
William Peck
Mounds Kiwanis
Rod Carpenter
Red Wolfe
DeVar Litten
Blind
Optimist
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McIntire Halls Garvey
South
Hong Kong
New Pendleton
Carl E
Gene) Cato
Booneville
Charles Steidle
Swayzee High School
Cato
Oakland City College
Indiana State Teachers College
Luggs
Didrikson
Lake Park
Fila
Supreme
New York City
Bill Holden
Peer J. Oppenheimer
Hollywood
Family Weekly
Anderson Sunday Herald
Montgomery Ward
Ste
ETON
Belore Trade Plas
Riverside
Champ Brown
Hardin & Son
East
Mee
Australia
Anne Yeatty
Modesto
Inet Sbandnad
Gally Juss
Tom Perdue
Meadowbrook II
Michael, Baker
Foreman
LA Chargers
LOS Angeles
Los Angeles Chargers
Charlie Powell
San Francisco 49Ers
Oakland Raiders
Don Norton
Sid Gillman
Norton
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DACRON/WOOL TROPICAL
Dacron
Tair
Frigidaire
Rogers Electric Co
Jackson
Anderson
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