Austin Raps Tigers In District 2 Playoff Win
Masterful pitching by John Page and seven hits powered Austin to a 5-0 first round District 2 baseball victory over Albert Lea at Marcusen Park. Page allowed one hit in seven innings with 14 strikeouts, while Austin built a 2-0 lead in the first and added three more in the seventh. The win advances the Packers to today’s District 2 final against Blooming Prairie, with the Region One berth at Rochester on Monday.
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John Page
Austin
Albert Lea
Marcusen Park
Page
Tigers
Bob Boyer
John Goodmanson
Mike Wittkamper
Dave Elvebak
Dick Seltz
Packers
Blooming Prairie
Rochester
Seltz
Dave Hartman
Blossoms
Danny Tostenson
Bruce Nelson
Tostenson
Norm Hueton
Steve Schmitt
Schmitt
Terry Ball
Fielding Page
Ball
Ron Richardson
Twins and Senators Vie for Weekend Series Opener
The Minnesota Twins host the Washington Senators in a three game set at St. Paul tonight. Jim Kaat starts for Minnesota against Bennie Daniels as Sam Mele plans for Jim Donohue to begin in the bullpen with a view to possible later rotation duty.
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ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Minnesota Twins
Twins
New York
Skein
Washington Senators
Minnesotans
Senators
Cleveland
Detroit
Indians
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Minnesota
St. Paul Saint
Tigers Close Gap in AL Lead with Balanced Power
The Detroit Tigers move within two games of the American League lead aided by hits from Cash and Colavito who are batting in the .238 and .235 range. Frank Lary adds a win as Paul Foytack, Jake Wood and Billy Bruton deliver standout performances in a steady team effort.
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al Kaline
Frank Lary
Norm Cash
Rocky Colavite
Detroit Tigers
C Boys
Cash
Colavito
Jake Wood
Billy Bruton
Paul Foytack
Derby Lefty's Win Contests Re vamped Fast Pitch League
Derby Bar beat Mike's Bar 7 2 after a five run seventh sparked by Yo cum's grand slam. Lefty's Bar defeated the Merchants 5 1 as T D Anderson limited Mike's Bar to four hits. Monday's schedule has Mike's Bar A vs Lefty's Bar at 7 pm and Merchants vs Mike's Bar B at 8 30 pm.
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Derby Bar
Lefty’s Bar
Northwest Diamond
Yocum
Mike
T. D. Anderson
McKay
Derby
C. Barnett
Lefty
Rochester Gains Region One Meet
Rochester edged Lake City 2-1 in 10 innings to win the District 3 baseball title at Mayo Field and advance to Region One starting Monday. The Rockets face the winner of Austin or Blooming Prairie at 8 p.m. in Rochester. District 4 champion Faribault meets Northfield at 7:30 p.m. at Cannon Falls and the winner faces Caledonia or Spring Grove in the Region One first round. The regional winner advances to the state baseball tournament.
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Rochester
Lake City
Mayo Field
Rockets
Austin
Blooming Prairie
Faribault
Northfield
Cannon Falls
Caledonia
Spring Grove
Twins Home Schedule at Mets Stadium Highlights June Lineup
The Twins announce their home slate at Mets Stadium across June with games against Washington, Kansas City, Chicago and Los Angeles. Key fixtures include June 1 and 2 against Washington, June 5–7 against Kansas City, June 8–10 against Chicago, and June 22–24 against Los Angeles with multiple start times.
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G.B. Cleveland
New York Or
Minnesota
Detroit
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Chicago
Kansas City
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
New York
San Francisco
Cincinnati True Beeen
Pittsburgh
Snowed Out Twins Opener Slated for June Doubleheader
The Minnesota Twins home opener, rained or snowed out, will be played as part of a June 22 doubleheader. The team of 24 players and 10 staff will spend the day at Lake Mille Lacs resorts with fishing from Francis and Eggert launches and a fish fry to cap the day.
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ST. Paul-Minneapolis
Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Fish
Twins
Lake Mille Lacs
Francis and Eggert Resorts
Mel Marshall
Mel Haggberg
First Blues workout set at Marcusen Park Saturday
Nolan Dugan will manage the Austin Blues Class B club as it holds its first workout at Marcusen Park Saturday at 3 30 p m. Players are urged to attend for the summer season. The team will not join a regular league this season but will face a bye team in the five team State Line league each Sunday with regular play expected to start June 10.
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Austin Blues
Marcusen Park
Nolan Dugan
Blues
Women golfers bid in Zaharias opens at Beaumont
A field of 31 pros and 15 amateurs led by defending champion Mary Lena Faulk moves out today in the opening round of the 7500 dollar Babe Zaharias Women's Open. The 54 hole event ends Sunday at the 6219 yard Beaumont Country Club course.
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Beaumont
Packers Umpires in Benefit Game at Marcusen Park
A benefit baseball game featuring the Austin Packers of the Southern Minnesota League and the Interstate Umpires All-Star team is set for Sunday night at Marcusen Park to aid the Pat Geraghty family. Proceeds go to the family as Emil Scheid’s Packers face a prep lineup including Paul Giel and Jim Delaney.
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Austin Packers
Southern Minnesota League
Pat Geraghty
Marcusen Park
Interstate Umpires Association
Geraghty
Emil Scheid
Packers
Jim Delaney
Paul Giel
Minnesota Vikings
John Miller
Bill Deblon
Fred Hoeft
Rochester
Paul Ehrhard
Albert Lea
Austin
John Sebastian
Joe Raso
Paul Sanders
Delaney
Bob Bartholomew
Jack LaVelle
Chuck Secor
Gene Leif
Scheid
Mankato
Owatonna
Patterson Liston Fight Set for Chicago at Comiskey Park
Promoters predict gross revenues exceeding 5 million from the Floyd Patterson Sonny Liston title bout at Comiskey Park on September 25 with 46 500 permanent seats and 10 500 temporary seats. Closed circuit TV tickets will range 100 to 10 dollars. most revenue from theaters nationwide will be about four million. Patterson gets 45 percent of live gate and 55 percent of ancillary rights. Liston 12 percent plus a 200000 guarantee. Championship Sports retains the rest. The bout follows New York license denial for Liston and marks Patterson eighth title defense at the park where Louis and Charles previously fought.
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Chicago
Sonny Liston
Comiskey Park
al Bolan
Championship Sports Inc
Patterson
Liston
Championship Sports
Illinois Athletic Commission
New York State Athletic Commission
New York
White Sox
Joe Louis
Jimmy Braddock
Ezzard Charles
Jersey Joe Walcott
Midwestern Archery Test Opens Here
The Cedar River Archery club hosts the Midwestern Field Archery tournament over a weekend with archers from Minnesota Iowa Illinois Wisconsin North and South Dakota. It features 28 field rounds and 28 animal targets with posted yardages. Registration is 5 in advance 6 late. bowmen must show MSAA or NFAA cards. Awards offered in all classifications and a record turnout is anticipated. Shooting starts 9 a.m. Saturday and 9 30 a.m domingo.
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Cedar River
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
North
South Dakota
Haven Rinehart
Austin
MSAA
NFAA
Rinehart
High School Baseball Scores From Area Contests
In Austin, Austin 8 Albert Lea 0. Rochester 2 Lake City 1 in 10 innings. Caledonia 4 Spring Grove 3. Minor leagues show Northern Grand Forks 2 Minot 1 and 5 to 1. St. Cloud 2 Duluth Superior 0 and 9. American Association results Indianapolis 5 Denver 3. Louisville 1 Oklahoma City 0. Omaha 7 Dallas-Fort Worth 3. Pacific Coast San Diego 4 Portland 3. Tacoma 8 Salt Lake City 2. Vancouver 4 Spokane 2. Oxly games.
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Austin
Albert Lea
Rochester
Lake City
Caledonia
Spring Grove
Northern Grand Forks
Minot
St. Cloud
Duluth Superior
Indianapolis
Denver
Louisville
Okalhoma City
Omaha
Dallas-Fort Worth
San Diego
Portland
Tacoma
Salt Lake City
Vancouver
Spokane
Oxly
Gretel Sails Sydney For America’s Cup Regatta
The Gretel left port to compete in the America's Cup races off Newport R.I. The freighter is due in New York in mid July.
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Sydney
Newport
New York
Legion Baseball Meeting Saturday at Athletic Field
Boys interested in playing American Legion baseball this summer report Saturday at 9 30 a m to coach Dick Seltz. The meeting will discuss season plans and a practice schedule. Eligible players are under 19 before Sept 1 1962 or not yet graduated from 1962 class. Seltz anticipates a big turnout and a veteran team with the raised age limit.
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American Legion
Dick Seltz
Seltz
Legion
Austin Teams Hit Big Nine Meets At Red Wing Rochester
Austin golf coach Walt Lembeke takes six golfers to Red Wing for a 9 a.m. match led by Larry Chesin who earned a state golf berth last week. Austin netters coached by Bill Lewis compete at the Rochester tennis club with six players led by Danny Knutson and Dennis LeBarron. Rochester is favored to win the Big Nine tennis title again. last year’s medalist was Albert Lea’s Dick Jones.
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Austin
Red Wing
Rochester
Walt Lembeke
Larry Chesin
Glen Pike
Rich Burroughs
Larry Pratt
Jon Christianson
Dennis Ferch
Austin Netters
Bill Lewis
Danny Knutson
Dennis LeBarron
Gudger Sorenson
Bruce Miller
Randy Hildreth
Larry Tonding
Albert Lea
Dick Jones
Northwestern Net Group Schedules 24 Tourneys
Ageless Gardnar Mulloy tops a crowded 24 tournament slate by the Northwestern Lawn Tennis Association. The Minikahda Invitational runs July 25-29 in Minneapolis with other events across Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota from June through September at Nicollet Tennis Center Minneapolis Tennis Club Wahzata and more.
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Minneapolis
Gardnar Mulloy
Twin Cities
Minnesota
South Dakota
North Dakota
Northwestern Lawn Tennis Association
Wayzata
Nicollet Tennis Center
Minneapolis Public Parks
J.C
University of Minnesota
Brookings
N.D
Brewer Leads Memphis Open After Tight First Round
Gay Brewer Jr. set the pace in Memphis with a 32 32 64 as a select field moved into round two at the $40,000 Memphis Open. Arnold Palmer struggled with a erratic putting, carding 35 36 71 while Gary Player Billy Maxwell and Den January trailed with 32 33 65.
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Memphis
Brewer
Gary Player
Billy Maxwell
den January
Fight Results From Miami Los Angeles Padova
In Miami Tim Ford 147 outpointed Willie James 159 in Jacksonville. In Los Angeles Alvaro Gutierrez 14714 KO'd Charlie Tiger Smith 148 in San Francisco. In Padova Jose Menno 176 outpointed Afillio Vit 175 in Italy.
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Miami
Fla
Tim Ford
Jacksonville
Willie James
Greenville
Los Angeles
Alvaro Gutierrez
Mexico City
Charlie Tiger Smith
San Francisco
Padova
Italy
Jose Menno
Argentina
Afillio Vit
Reds on the Move as Giants and Dodgers Lead NL race
The Cincinnati Reds beat Milwaukee 7-4 behind Bob Purkey and Frank Robinson as Purkey logges a nine-win pace and Robinson adds a three-run homer. Dodgers extended their win streak to eleven with a 6-3 victory over the Mets as Moeller Roebuck and Perranoski held New York to three hits. Phils edged the Giants 2-1, Pirates beat Cardinals 5-4 with Friend relief, and Cubs, Pirates, and others chase standings in a tight NL.
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San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Milwaukee
Bob Purkey
Frank Robinson
Purkey
Robinson
Dodgers
New York Mets
Joe Moeller
Ed Roebuck
Ron Perranoski
Philadelphia
Art Mahaffey
Giants
Pittsurgh
St. Louis
Houston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Hank Aaron
Carl Willey
Don Blasingame
Marty Keough
Mahaffey
Orlando Cepeda
Felipe Alou
Phils
Billy O'Dell
Bob Friend
Elroy Face
Diomedes Olivo
Pirates
San Francisco
O'Dell
Bolin
Haller
Mohattey
White
L—O'dell
Pittsburgh
Simmons
McDaniel
Sawatski
Friend
Face
L—Simmons
Olive
Leppert
Bruce
Stone
McMahon
H. Smith
Ranew
Ellsworth
Buhi
Eiston
Chultz
Toppe
W— McMahon
L—Eiston
Giants and Mets Open Feud Tonight in Polo Grounds Return
New York battle rekindles furor as Mets visit the Giants at the Polo Grounds in a high profile opener. Roger Craig faces Billy Pierce after a Candlestick Park brawl involving Orlando Cepeda and Erio Chacon. Craig insists no beef with Cepeda, just a drive to end a losing streak.
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New York
Giants
Polo Grounds
Mets
San Francisco
Roger Craig
Candlestick Park
Orlando Cepeda
Craig
Billy Pierce
Ward to Get Record Purse for Indy 500 Victory
Indianapolis driver Rodger Ward and owner Bob Wilke divide a record purse of 124 515 for Ward winning the 500 mile race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Wilke shares in the 324 202 payoff and Len Sutton earned 44 566 for second place. Parnelli Jones finished seventh with 33 516, including 18 000 for leading 120 laps. Ward also received prizes including a 5 000 Studebaker Avanti sports car.
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Indianapolis
Rodger Ward
Bob Wilke
Milwaukee
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Wilke
Len Sutton
Portland
Ore
Parnelli Jones
Torrance
Calif
Ward
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Nelson
Austin Albert Lea
Abi Hueton
Oelvebak
lBoyer
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Sullivan of Poge
E—Wittkamper
Richardson
Goodmanson
S. Schmitt
Burke
Testeunoe
Foyback
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Helland
Chicago White Sox
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Lary
New York Yankees
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Wood
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Ron Kline
Don Zanni
Robin Roberts
Brooks Robinson
Jim Grant
Gary Bell
Ron Hansen
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Hamline University
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Ray Rosenbaum
Larry Scheid
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Ed Wilt
Dick Notermann
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Frank Brown
Dean Johnson
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Legion Baseball Meeting
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Rochester Tennis Club
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Fathers and Sons
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Highland Park
Minikahda Country Club
Metropolitan Area
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Wightman
Arrowhead
Duluth Tennis Club
Larry Burright
Roebuck
Perranoski
Warwick
Carl Warwick
Colts
Jim Pendleton
Don McMahon
Don Elston
Ken Hubbs
Ron Santo
Lou Brock
Cubs
Brock
Henry Ferris
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Cepeda
Erio Chacon
Willie Mays
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