Region One Baseball Playoffs Set at Marcusen Park
Four teams Austin Chatfield Faribault and Winona clash in the Region One semifinal round at Marcusen Park Austin opens vs Chatfield at 4 pm with Chris Todd favored on the mound for the Packers and Chatfield countering with Jerry Chase The winner advances to the finals Monday night June 7 with a potential pitching duel pace and title bid.
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Marcusen Park
Chatfield
Faribault
Winona
Packers
Mornay
Todd
Jerry Chase
Jerry
Marlin
Molly’ Baum
Dick Seltz
Seltz
Chris
Albert Lea
Chris Todd
John Sebastian
Mike Gilbert
Steve Morgan
Mark Ostergaard
Mark Todd
Mike Rase
John Stratton
Scott Bjerke
New Richland
Lake City
Morgan
Blues open season Sunday in South Border League action
The Austin Blues amateur baseball team will start the 1973 season Sunday at 2 p.m. in Stewartville against Glenville in South Border League play. The club features MARK RAMLO as manager with eight returnees from 1973, including Gregg Sween Tom Webbrock and others. Newcomers join a 24 game slate with 12 South Border games. key absences include Barry Waller and Rick Knutson.
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Austin Blues
Stewartville
Mark Ramlo
Blues
Ramlo
South Border
Gregg Sween
Tom Webbrock
Jim Schammel
Jon McDermott
John Aurit
Doug Scholten
Bary Oakland
Ron Lenoch
Jim Riles
Howie Strey
Jim Westmoreland
Merlin Ehmke
Steve Clennon
Todd Hohenstein
Dick Johnson
Dave Lobb
Pacelliece
Atlanta
Braves
Barry Waller
Rick Knutson
Glenville
Faribault
Austin
Owatonna
Rochester
Hayward-Albert Lea
Eau Claire Wis
Kasson
Waseca
Kasson-Rochester
Paribault
John Marshall
Hayward
Northfield
Albert Lea
East St. Paul
Columbia Heights
Lake City
Major League Standings and Today’s Schedule Report
Standings show Atlanta leading the NL with an 8 7 edge over Chicago and Cincinnati atop the division. Today’s games feature Cincinnati at Pittsburgh and Atlanta at Chicago among others, with several AL matchups including California at New York and Baltimore at Texas.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Houston
San Dergo
New York
Los Angeles
Montreal
San Francisco
Phildelphia
Billingham
Ellis
Morton
Reuschel
Philadelphia
Ruthven
Marichal
Dierker
Wise
Stone
San Diego
Kirby
Renko
Messersmith
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Boston
Oakland
Texas
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Cleveland
Detroit
Minnesota
Fryman
Blyleven
Gossage
Slaton
Ryan
Peterson
Hunter
Lee
Palmer
Allen
Wilcox
Splittorff
W. L. Pet
W.W. L. Pet
G.B. Chicago
Snater Medallist as AHS Wins Region One Golf Title
Austin High led by senior Ron Snater won medalist honors with a 75 and propelled AHS to the Region One team title at Rochester Country Club, edging Northfield by four strokes. Four AHS golfers advance to the state meet at the University of Minnesota after a 256-240 victory.
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Austin High
Ron Snater
Snater
AHS
Rochester Country Club
Ron
Klem Haugen
Northfield
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
John Marshall
Albert Lea
Lake City
Owatonna
Chatfield
Rushford
Jon Chaffee
Dick Braden
Pete Hooper
Dave Sage
Hooper
Austin
Dick Haas
Brad Cook
Chaffee
Mark Knutson
Dave Deem
Faribault
Doug Snyder
John Shimpach
Braden
Andy Schiederer
Jim Stark
Jeff Olson
Rochester Mayo
Ron Monson
Alden
Bill Schaffer
Blooming Prairie
Brad Pederson
Jay Herron
Pete Johnson
Mayo
Monson
Schaffer
Maurie Monson
Blue Devils take post season baseball honors including Kvam Strey and Riles
Austin State Junior College soph Randy Kvam earned All-Northeast District and All-Region 13 honors. Freshmen Howie Strey and Jim Riles also named to All-Region 13. Kvam led ASJC with 365 average 27 hits 16 game hitting streak and 7 stolen bases. Strey led ASJC with 428 average 30 hits and 19 regional putouts. Riles Capped season with a 54 wins total 57 strikeouts and a .333 average. Former Pacelli stars Baudoin and Fryer also on Region 13 list.
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Herald
Austin State Junior College
Randy Kvam
Kvam
Howie Strey
Jim Riles
ASJC
Henry Ford JC
Dearborn
Mich
Triton JC
West Chicago
Indian Hills JC
Centerville
Iowa
Kankakee
Ill
Indian Hills
Blue Devils
Normandale
Fisel
Slord
Anoka Ramsey
Shey
Riles
Austin
Pacelli Prep
Mike Baudoin
Dan Fryer
Rochester State JC
Twins Fall Before Tigers as Coleman's Hot Start Continues
Detroit pitcher Joe Coleman earned his 10th win of the season as the Tigers built a 4-0 lead early on a Mickey Stanley homer and a Frank Howard double, then held off the Minnesota Twins 8-3. The crowd reached 19,950, the largest of the Twins' season, but Jim Kaat could not retire a batter before Ray Corbin relieved. Detroit stretched its East Division lead, while Minnesota’s four-game win streak ended.
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Minnesota Twins
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Frank Howard
Sion
Twins
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Ray Corbin
Kat
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Whorton
Freehan
Howard
G Brown
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Chateau Speedway Opens 1973 Stock Car Season In Lansing
The 1973 stock car opener at Chateau Speedway in Lansing runs tonight at 800. The three eighths mile dirt oval is in excellent shape with races in three divisions late model hobby stock and street stock.
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Chateau Speedway
Lansing
Races at Cresco Postponed a Week
Cresco Iowa stock car racing at the Howard County Speedway will be postponed for a week. Promoter Floyd Lenoch of Austin said a new retaining wall will be built lights changed and other track improvements made. Racing will resume Tuesday June 12 at 8 pm.
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Cresco
Iowa
Howard County Speedway
Floyd Lenoch
Austin
Lenoch
Tryouts Planned for Austin American Legion Post 91 Team
New coach Dick Winkels announces Legion Post 91 Fordtown baseball tryouts next week. Monday at 6:15 p.m. at the Athletic Field diamond and Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Marcusen.
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Austin American Legion Post
Fordtown
Dick Winkels
Athletic Field
Marcusen Park
YMCA Paddle Ball Tourney Opens For Ten Members
A singles paddle ball tourney will open to ten YMCA members. Play starts June 11 with trophies for the top two finishers. Register at the YMCA front desk before June 11. Entry fee is $1.00.
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YMCA
Summer youth softball signups start next week
Ed Bork, summer program supervisor, notes signups are open for summer recreation softball for fourth through seventh graders. Two leagues for grades four and five and two leagues for six and seven will run from June 11 to July 13 with three games weekly and daily practice. Signups at Shaw Gym on Monday or Tuesday.
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Ed Bork
Shaw Gym
Jacklin Tops Paris Lead In French Open Tie
Tony Jacklin fired a three under par 68 to join a three way tie for the lead after the second round of the French Open Golf Tournament.
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Paris
Tony Jacklin
Feuerbach Ties Shot Put Record In Wichita
Al Feuerbach with the golden arm tied the USTFF shot put record of teammate George Woods with a 69 feet 914 inches throw Friday night in Wichita Kansas.
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Kan
al Feuerbach
Giant
George Woods
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