Twins beat Red Sox 5-2 as streak hits sixth
Dick Stigman and Jim Perry prepare to open vs the Orioles after Minnesota extended its win streak to six with a 5-2 victory over Boston. Zoilo Versalles homer twice and Don Mincher adds three run shot while Vic Power turns a key double play in the fifth.
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Dick Stigman
Jim Perry
Orioles
Twins
Red Sox
Zoilo Versalles
Don Mincher
Dick Stuart
Boston
Camilo Pascual
Bob Turley
Los Angeles
Sox
Vic Power
Power
Felix Mantilla
VanderKelen to debut for Vikings vs Rams in exhibition
Minnesota rookie Ron VanderKelen prepares for his NFL debut against the Los Angeles Rams as Terry Baker of the Rams eyes action. The Vikings, coming off a 43 28 win over the 49ers, plan more coast workouts before the Aug 25 home exhibition with the Giants.
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LOS Angeles
Minnesota Vikings
Ron VanderKelen
Los Angeles Rams
Terry Baker
Oregon
Rams
Vikings
San Francisco 49Ers
Portland
Ore
Minnesota
Fred Cox
Bobby Reed
Cox
Pittsburgh
Kermit Alexander
Alexander
49Ers
Ucla
VanderKelen
Fran Tarkenton
Charley Ferguson
Roman Gabriel
Baker
Bemidji
New York Giants
Johnsburg blanked Meyer to reach Region 5B tourney
Johnsburg defeated Meyer 2-0 in a North Central League game on Sunday to secure a Regional 5B berth. Joe Schneider threw a three hitter as Johnsburg pulled a fourth inning triple play on Durben with two on. Olson started the double play and fired to first.
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Meyer
Joe Schneider
Bob Olson
Durben
Olson
Klein
Stacyville
Jacobson
Mullenbach
Adams
Lyle
Rose Creek
Baruth
Evanson
Field Set in Legion Meet
The field for the region 6 American Legion baseball tournament at Salina Kansas was completed with champions from North and South Dakota and Iowa. First round games Thursday include Christie de Parey St Paul vs Rapid City South Dakota Cedar Rapids Iowa meets Omaha Nebraska and Enid Oklahoma vs Russell Kansas with a Friday night rematch. Bismarck defeated Grand Forks 8-4 in 12 innings to win the title. The double elimination tournament ends Monday with the winner advancing to the national Legion playoffs.
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Associated Press
American Legion
Salina
Kan
North
South Dakota
Iowa
Christie de Parey
St. Paul
Rapid City
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Neb
Enid
Okla
Russell
Bismarck
Grand Forks
National Legion
Eagles and Police Win Club Titles at Marcus Park
In the Club League playoffs at Marcus Park the Eagles and Police captured titles. The Eagles beat the Firemen 7 6 in the Junior Division behind Ricky Heard four hit pitching with eight strikeouts after trailing 6 1. The Police defeated the Legion 6 1 in the Senior Division as Jacobs tossed a four hit game with nine strikeouts and the team collected five hits off Clennon.
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Eagles
Police
Marcuson Park
Firemen
Ricky Heard
Heard
Dave Davis
The
Legion
Jacobs
Bruce Clennon
Faribault Ace Wins Two Senior Junior Track Events
Jom Ohnstad of Faribault captured two firsts in the opening national junior track and field meet sponsored by the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Wheaties Sports Federation. He won the 100 yard dash and the broad jump, while Bill McNee of Roseville won the low hurdles and Ronald Syverson took the pentathlon.
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Faribault
ST. Paul
Jom Ohnstad
U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
Wheaties Sports Federation
Ohnstad
Bill McNee
Roseville
Ronald Syverson
Versalles and Mincher lead Twins past Red Sox in offense
Minnesota tallies five runs as Versalles and Mincher drive home key hits. Boston struggles with 4 errors and 8 strikeouts while Pascual and Earley split pitching duties in a 5 to 2 victory for Minnesota.
Twins and Bloomington Split Southern Minnesota League games
Bloomington defeats Mankato 4-3 in the opener as Ron Evans hits a go ahead homer and Gordy Nevers shuts them down. In the nightcap Mankato tops the A's 3-2 behind Loyal Bloxam six hits allowed. Bloomington and Mason City finish tied for first at 11-9 as playoffs loom.
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Bloomington
Mankato
A’s
Ron Evans
Gordy Nevers
Twins
Bloxam
Mason City
Albert Lea
Owatonna
Austin
Comets Repeat as Softball Champs
Minne apolis Comets repeat as champions of the women's northern regional softball tournament beating Wilson of Duluth 10-1. Jan Berkland held Duluth to three hits after a two hitter win earlier. Sioux Falls and Minot were eliminated, Bloomington edged St Paul 1-0 in 10 innings, then fell to Duluth 7-6.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis Comets
Downing Wilson
Duluth
Jan Berkland
Dome
Sioux Falls
S.D
Minot
N.D
Bloomington
St. Paul
Broncos Exhibition Highlight Sees Robertson Break Free
Robertson weaves through the Broncos defense in an Oakland exhibition. He evades defensive back Bob Merenda and races downfield in a display of speed and agility.
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Son
Oakland
Robertson
Broncos
Bob Merenda
Yanks unveil new gimmick in romp toward AL pennant
Yankees use multiple pinch hitters in a late rally at Los Angeles Angels to swing a 6 4 win. Elston Howard tied the game with a 10th inning homer and Hector Lopez added a key run as New York stretches its lead in the AL race.
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Yanks
New York Yankees
Elston Howard
Hector Lopez
Howard
Yogi Berra
Los Angeles Angels
Lopez
al Downing
Line Scores From Major League Baseball Action
Summary of multiple games with Detroit Kansas City Baltimore New York and Los Angeles line scores. Key pitchers and outcomes listed for each contest including wins and losses and notable batters.
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Detroit
Chicago
Mossi
Fox
Triandos
Pizarro
Phillips
Fisher
Wilhelm
Carreon
L—Pizarro
Ian Owe
Lary
Freehan
Peters
Lollar
L—Lary
Kansas City
Cleveland
O Pena
Rakow
Bowsfield
Edwards
Latman
Azcu
Osinski
Fowler
Navarro
Rodgers
E. Sadowski
W—Stafford
L—Navarro
Standings and Tuesday schedule for major league baseball
Current American and National League standings with records and games back. Tuesday schedule features Boston at Minnesota and Washington at Los Angeles among others. Upcoming matches include Chicago at Boston and New York at Boston with several interleague pairings noted.
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Boston
Minnesota
Washington
Los Angeles
Detroit
Kansas City
Baltimore
Cleveland
Chicago
New York
National League
WW. L. Pet. GB
San Francisco
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Houston
New York Ay
Mickelson Wins Playoff for Legion Golf Title
Harold Mickelson defeated James Vacura and Roger Dixon in a sudden death playoff to win the American Legion Post 91 medal play at Ramsey Golf Club. The trio tied 77s to share top honors in the championship flight with 83 golfers in the event. First and other flight winners and prizes are listed with placings, playoff results, and trophy awards.
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Harold Mickelson
James Vacura
Roger Dixon
American Legion Post
Ramsey Golf Club
William Zschunke
Everett Pratt
Horace Carey
Joe Wagner
Joe Leathers
Jim Wagner
Duane Lindgren
Gordy Helland
R. Swank
A. J. Allas
J. Donahue
J. Welch
William Zschanke
Mickelson
L. Closs
R. Bartholomew
Oliver Sterrick
D. Lindgren
Carey
Grid physicals set Tuesday for Austin football and cross country
Head coach Art Hass announced physical examinations for all Austin varsity and B squad players will be held Tuesday at the Athletic Field. Report at 8:30 a.m. All players must have physicals before football practice begins next week, and all members of the Austin Cross Country team will take exams at the same time.
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Art Hass
Austin
Hass
Texas Schoolboy Named Top Cowboy at National Rodeo
Tivoli Tex student Roger Forehand won all round cowboy honors at the National Championship High School Rodeo with Irene Eppenauer Pecos Tex as all around cow girl and Abbie Caplin Alameda NM named rodeo queen. Final sands show saddle bronc riding leader Buddy Sronson White River North Dakota with 482 points for second place.
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Tarkio
Roger Forehand
Tivoli
Tex
Irene Eppenauer
Pecos
Abbie Caplin
Alameda
N.M
Buddy Sronson
White River
Willie Mays Sparks Giants Surge in NL Action
Willie Mays extends hitting streak to 13 games as the Giants win their third straight over the Phillies 5-1 behind Jack Sanford five hits with Mays driving in two. San Francisco climbs to within 3 games of Dodgers with seven weeks left, while Koufax exits early in a 9-4 Cincinnati win.
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Associated Press
Willie Mays
Giants
Willie
San Francisco
Los Angeles Dodgers
Hall of Fame Night Rally Lifts Reds as O'Toole Wins
Frank Robinson sparked a big sixth inning with his 16th homer to back Jim O'Toole in a 15th win. Koufax yielded his fifth loss despite a 4-1 lead, while Frank Howard and Tommy Davis homered for the Dodgers. In Pittsburgh, Gibbon exited for a pinch hitter as Elroy Face closed out a 9th inning win. Cloninger struck out 11 for his eighth victory. The Braves took a three-run third on Oliver’s two-run single and Mathews homer off Jones. At the Polo Grounds, the Mets and Cubs produced a wild rout as Ellsworth beat Willey and Buhl was knocked out early. Lou Brock and Ken Hubbs piled up hits for the Cubs.
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Yankees
Howard
Art Fowler
Lopez
New York
Chicago
White Sox
Detroit
Tigers
Dave Nicholson
Minnesota
Boston
Cleveland
Kansas City
Baltimore
Washington
Yankee
Los Angeles
Bill Stafford
Phil Linz
Are
Jim Fregosi
Nicholson
Frank Lary
Gary Peters
Sox
Bubba Phillips
al Kaline
Orioles
Milt Pappas
Stu Miller
Barry Latman
Athletics
al Luplow
Tito Francona
Fred Whitfield
Dodger
Cincinnati
Sandy Koufax
Giants
Phillies
Jack Sanford
Billy Hoeft
Don Larsen
Mays
Wes Covington
Covington
Sanford
Jerry Lynch
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Houston
Hal Brown
Roberto Clemente
Lynch
Tony Cloninger
St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee Braves
Curt Simmons
Eddie Mathews
Braves
Dick Ellsworth
Chicago Cubs
New York Mets
Cubs
Chuck Hiller
John Boozer
Cal McLish
Frank Robinson
Koufax
Sandy
Jim O'Toole
al Worthington
Frank Howard
Tommy Davis
Dodgers
Don Pavletich
Robinson
Reds
Brown
Joe Gibbon
Pitsburgh
Danny Murtaugh
Gibbon
Elroy Face
Cloninger
Gene Oliver
Simmons
Mathews
Homer
Sam Jones
Mets
Polo Grounds
Carl Willey
Ellsworth
Bob Buhl
Lou Brock
Ken Hubbs
Kiester and Wells Knot Series in State Line Play
Wells defeated Kiester 4-1 to tie the best of three State Line League series at one game each. Marv Stencil pitched four-hit ball for Wells with one error behind him. Bob Aske took the loss for Kiester. Next game set for Kiester Tuesday at 5 30 p m for a Region 5B berth.
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Wells
Minn
Kiester
Marv Stencil
Bob Aske
Eakers and McAllister Cup Feature Winners Named
Verlin Eakers of Blooming Prairie and Don McAllister of Austin led wins at the Mower County Fair and Chateau Speedway Lansing. Eakers captured the 20 lap modified feature at the fairgrounds with Dave Noble second, while McAllister won the Chateau modified feature and heat race. Joins, Veldman, Hummel, Wollenberg, and Cordes also posted top results across stock and modified events. The Rock-em Rodeo was postponed to next Saturday due to car readiness.
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Verlin Eakers
Blooming Prairie
Don McAllister
Austin
Mower County Fair
Chateau Speedway
Lansing
Eakers
Mower County Fairgrounds
Dave Noble
Mark Staples
Roy
Pappy) Smith
Rochester
Bakers
Gerhard Wollenberg
Dave Bjorke
Joel Wurst
Dick Veldman
Don Hummel
Ron Remakel
Albert le
Garry Corkil
McAllister
Wollenberg
Ken Corey
Ron Behnney
Lynch Seeks Regular Role After Pinch Hit Homer
Pittsburgh slugger Jerry Lynch, known for pinch hit power, expressed desire to be a regular starter after his two run homer in a 2-1 comeback win over Houston at Forbes Field. The 33 year old, who has tied the major league record with 14 pinch hit homers, says he would rather play every day than continue as a part time option.
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Pittsburgh
Jerry Lynch
Pittsburgh Pirate
Pirates
Houston
Forbes Field
Lynch
Hal
Bob Clemente
Chicago
Pirate
Austin Swimmers Dominate St Cloud AAU Meet
Nancy Raso won four firsts and the high point trophy for girls 10 and under. She set an AAU record in the 200 meter individual medley and tied the state record in the 50 meter butterfly. Jane Vogel and other Aust in competitors also earned top placements across divisions.
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Nancy Raso
Austin
St. Cloud
Raso
Jane Vogel
Rose
Kathy Holmes
Debby Conklin
Margo McGrew
AAU Swimming Team to Tour Japan After National Wins
The 16 member AAU squad from the United States heads to Japan for a two week challenge, led by Ralph Casey and Ken Treadway, following a dominant national meet in Oak Park where Roth upset Stickles in the 200 IM and Indianapolis Athletic Club captured the team title.
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Associated Press
Chicago
U.S
Japan
Larry Andreasen
Tom Stock
Ted Stickles
Indianapolis
Ralph Casey
Southern Illinois University
Ken Treadway
Bartlesville
Okla
Stock
Stickles
Indiana University
Andreasen
Anaheim
Calif
Tom Gompf
Air Force
Roth
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