8 Lettermen Back For First Drill Packers Hass Leads Rebuild
Austin football coach Art Hass previews a big rebuilding year after an 8-1 record last season. key losses include 26 seniors and several All-Big Nine standouts. returnees Dave Hartman Charles Granholm and Mike Ruzek provide experience as the squad fields a large turnout for drills at the athletic field with a tough schedule ahead.
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Art Hass
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Rochester
Hass
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Ruzek
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al Berg
Jacobson
al Lehrke
John Steffen
Hal Bergeson
Marv Kallenberger
Minneapolis
Washburn
Owatonna
Albert Lea
Rookie of the Year race centers on Ward versus Hall
Chicago’s Pete Ward and Minnesota’s Jimmie Hall battle for AL Rookie of the Year as Ward hits his 16th homer but White Sox fall 4-2 to the Yankees. Hall drives in three in a 7-5 Twins win over Washington, lifting Minnesota to second place.
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Pete Ward
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Tom Tresh
Hector Lopez
Clete Boyer
Juan Pizarro
Hall
Washington
Twins
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Kansas City
Stu Miller
Boston
Carl Yastrzemski
Lu Clinton
Roman Mejias
Cleveland
Los Angeles Angels
Phil Regan
Detroit
Pizarro
Yankee
Whitey Ford
Tresh
Elston Howard
Lopez
Boyer
Line Scores and Key Homers Shuffle crown in 9-14 games
Baseball scores show Cleveland and Boston slugging with nine and fourteen runs. Heffner earns win for Cleveland while Kralick takes the loss. Orioles and Tigers also post wins with Mantilla, Clinton, and Romano homering for the Sox and Indians respectively.
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Wynn
Bell
Romano
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Radatz
Tillman
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Kunkel
Howard
Pizarro
O Carreon
W—Kunkel
L—Pizarro
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Kansas City
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Brown
Pena
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Los Angeles
Lolich
Faul
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Anderson
Rourke
McBride
Spring
Foytack
Rodgers
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Special Race Events Set at Lansing Chateau Speedway
Lansing stock car program features a pitman race and wreck em rodeo alongside regular events. Led by modified points leader Dave Noble and stock leader Richard Veldman, top drivers from Austin and surrounding area compete for season totals.
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Ernie Bachan
Austin
Dave Noble
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Gary Majerus
John Fodness
Twins Farm Team Pilot Suspended in Umpire Clash
Seattle AP reports Jack McKeon manager of the Minnesota Twins farm team in Dallas Fort Worth in the Pacific Coast League has been suspended three days and fined 100 dollars after a run in with an umpire.
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Jack McKeon
Minnesota Twins
Dallas-Fort Worth
VanderKelen to Play in Vikings Rams Exhibition
The Minnesota Vikings host the Los Angeles Rams as rookie Ron VanderKelen is set for a professional debut off the bench. Fran Tarkenton starts, with Tommy Wilson and Ray Poage joining the backfield and Paul Flatley sidelined by knee injuries. The Rams plan to start Roman Gabriel with Terry Baker possibly seeing action in the exhibition. An estimated 40 000 to 50 000 fans are expected.
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Giants
Fran Tarkenton
San Francisco
Tommy Wilson
Ray Poage
Bill Brown
Oscar Donohue
Tommy Mason
Paul Flatley
New York
Dallas Cowboys
Roman Gabriel
Baker
Twins blast Red Devils into UCT finals
One hitter Nick Lindgren and 11 strikeouts powered the Twins to a 14 0 win over the Red Devils at UCT Park to reach the United Commercial Travelers Little League championship series. Larry Lenoch homered as the Twins scored 11 runs in the first inning. They will face the Ellis Tigers in a best of three starting Monday at 6 p m.
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Regan
Tigers
Albie Pearson
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Angels
Leon Wagner
Bob Sadowski
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Pro Football Exhibitions Scores From Week
Buffalo defeats New York 23 to 8 in the American League exhibition. Pittsburgh tops Philadelphia 24 to 13 and St. Louis edges San Francisco 24 to 22 in National League play.
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Cincinnati
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Los Angeles
Osuna Upsets McKinley in Davis Cup Duel
Mexico shocks McKinley 6-2 3-6 6-2 2-6 6-3 as Osuna defeats McKinley to equalize the Davis Cup tie with the United States 1-1. Ralston outplays Palafox 6-1 6-4 3-6 6-3 while doubles prospects center on Osuna and Palafox versus McKinley and Ralston.
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Ralston
Wrights Young Golf Icon Sees First Round Lead
Mickey Wright shot a 69 to lead the 11 000 54 hole Albuquerque Swing Parade at Paradise Hills, after a 222 yard hole in one. Peggy Wilson trails by two strokes while Jackie Pung and Lucille Wardell posted even par rounds.
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N.M
Mickey Wright
Paradise Hills Country Club
Peggy Wilson
Austin, Tex
Mickey
Jackie Pung
Lucille Wardell
Dodgers Rally To Top Mets In Nine
Dodgers overcome late Mets lead to win 9-7 and extend NL lead to four games over San Francisco. Cardinals crush Giants 13-0 as White and Altman drive in three each. Phillies blank Pirates 3-0. Milwaukee edges Houston 3-2. Cubs beat Reds 10-1 as Ellsworth earns win. Duffalo knocked out after being hit by pitch.
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Jim Hickman
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Tommy Davis
Ron Perranoski
Bill White
George Altman
Jim Duffalo
Curt Flood
Austin City Tennis Tourney Opens Monday at Athletic Field
First round play begins Monday in the annual Austin City Tennis tournament sponsored by the Parks and Recreation department. Eight divisions include 15 and under, 18 and under, 19 and over, and 35 and over. All matches are best two of three with finals the weekend of Aug. 24. First and second place trophies awarded.
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Miss Daane
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Miss Hulet
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Miss Louk
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Ray Halvorson
Dave Chiz
Halvorson
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Austin Police Nine Plays Albert Lea in Exhibition
The Austin Police baseball team hosts Albert Lea in an exhibition game at Hayek Field Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Art Clennon pitches for Austin, with Dick Nordby Les Grover Gordie Biorgo Jim Weber Ed Tuchek Maynard Deyo Bill Mogen Don Earl infielders and outfielders Gerald Dimit Gene Gosha and chief Bob Nelson. Don Mattice manages.
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Buck) Jones
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Maynard Deyo
Bill Mogen
Don Earl
Bob Nelson
Gerald Dimit
Gene Gosha
Don Mattice
Four teams open Region 5B baseball playoff title chase
Four teams start Region 5B playoff for a state berth at St. Cloud. Garden City vs Keister and Morristown vs Johnsburg meet in 2:30 p.m. Sudden death games Sunday. Winners play a best of three championship series starting Wednesday. Region commissioner George Dugan of Austin.
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Garden City
Keister
State Line
Morristown
Johnsburg
George Dugan
Austin
Playoff Games Set in Southern Minnesota League Semis
The Southern Minnesota League semifinal playoffs run tonight and Sunday with Bloomington and Mankato favored. Mankato beat Albert Lea 8-6 last Wednesday on Bud Getta's ninth inning grand slam. Bloomington beat Owatonna 10-7 behind Gordy Nevers and Don Evans. Albert Lea visits Mankato while Owatonna goes to Bloomington at 8 15 p m. Winners reach a best of three finals for the league title and a State Tournament berth in St Cloud.
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McKinley
Palafox
Pancho Segura
Mexico
Ralston
Australia
Osuna-Ralston
University of Southern California
Ben Hogan
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Bloomington
Mankato
Albert Lea
Bud Getta
Owatonna
Gordy Nevers
Don Evans
Cedar Rapids Tops St Paul in Ninth Inning Rally
Cedar Rapids beat St Paul 6-5 after three ninth inning runs, keeping Cedar Rapids unbeaten while St Paul suffered its first loss. Earlier Enid defeated Bismarck 5-2 in Region 6 action. Omaha edged Rapid City 6-1 with Charles Shimerdla driving three RBIs.
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Rapid City
Charles Shimerdla
Wally Hagberg
Ellis Holds Stroke Lead In Insurance City Open Pack
Hartford AP report says a tight race for the $40,000 Insurance City Open may head to a sudden death playoff after two rounds. Wes Ellis leads at 133, with George Bayer Art Wall Jr Billy Casper Lionel Hebert tied at 135, while Boros Nicklaus Goalby pace challenge for a Sunday finale.
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Goalby
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Ted Kroll
Arnold Palmer
Jack Fleck
Bill Collins
Twins rally past Senators to reach 2nd in AL race
Minnesota edged Washington 7-5 to climb to second place, nine games behind the Yankees. Garry Roggenburk earned the win in relief as Jimmie Hall hit his 21st homer and drove in a run with a double. Hall boosts rookie season stretches with 57 RBIs and strong late push.
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Don Lock
Rodriguez and Moyer Meet in Miami Beach Title Fight
Luis Rodriguez and Denny Moyer, former champions, clash in a 10 round main event at Miami Beach Convention Hall. Rodriguez seeks another shot at Emile Griffith after a pair of title bouts. Moyer eyes another junior middleweight title opportunity following losses to Ralph Dupas. Televised nationwide by ABC at 9 p.m. CDT.
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Miami Beach Convention Hall
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Ralph Dupas
ABC
Final Call for Physicals at Austin High Boots Team Prep
Art Hass Austin High School head football coach announced a last chance physicals for any boy who missed earlier tests. The makeup will be Monday at 8 a m at the Athletic Field for varsity and B squad players before football practice begins.
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Austin High School
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Big NFL exhibition doubleheader draws near in Cleveland
Cleveland Municipal Stadium expects a rush of up to 80 000 fans for a two game NFL pro football exhibition. Lions vs Giants and Browns vs Colts headline a weekend program with all 67000 reserved seats sold and 13000 unreserved tickets available two and a half hours before kickoff at 6 30 p m EDT.
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Minnesota
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Houston Oilers Release 3 Rookies
The Houston Oilers released three rookies including Randall Kerbow from Rice. Waivers were requested on Kerbow, plus Butch Pressley the Texas A&I halfback and Paul Lea the Oklahoma defensive halfback.
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Houston Oilers
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Rice
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Oklahoma
Lopez Reason Yanks Continue to Pull Away
The New York Yankees, missing Mantle Maris and Kubek, rallied in the ninth inning for a 4-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. Tom Tresh and Clete Boyer homered earlier. Hector Lopez delivered the game deciding blast after Elston Howard drew a walk. Lopez, 31, praised by manager Ralph Houk as the best two strike hitter, has become a key figure as the pennant race grows tenser.
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Tony Kubek
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Tom Tresh
Elston Howard
Hector Lopez
Clete Boyer
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Lopez
Ralph Houk
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Houk
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