Yanks Reynolds More Effective Since No-Hitters
New York pitcher Allie Reynolds continued dominance after two no-hitters. He blanked Cleveland 2-0 for his ninth straight complete game, lowering his ERA to 1.35. Indians fade from league lead as Red Sox overtake first. other AL games noted with Garver loss and Washington win.
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New York
Allie Reynolds
Rex Barney
Don Black
Bill McCahan
Ed Head
Dick Fowler
Ewell Blackwell
Cliff Chambers
Reynolds
New York Yankee
Cleveland Indians
Allie
Redskins
Indians
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia
Ned Garver
St. Louis
Browns
Harry Byrd
Garver
Eddie Joost
Gus Zernial
Mickey Vernon
Frank Campos
Washington
Detroit Tigers
Conrado Marrero
Hardtuck
Art Houtteman
Brewers Sweep Columbus as Behrman Shuts Out KC
Milwaukee under GM Red Smith extended its American Association lead to 1 1/2 games with a 7 6 win over Columbus. Hank Behrman allowed five hits in a 6-0 shutout of Kansas City, his fourth win against five losses. Bob Montag hit a pinch three run homer in the eighth to pull Milwaukee ahead in the late innings. Louisville moved within a half game of the Blues with a 3-2 10 inning win over Minneapolis. Buddy Peterson delivered the decisive RBI single for the Colonels. St Paul beat Indianapolis 6-3 aided by three unearned runs in the seventh and Bill Hogdon's pinch homer in the eighth.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee Brewers
Red Smith
Chicago Cub
Columbus Red Birds
Kansas City
Hank Behrman
Toledo
Bob Montag
Albert Lea Verdict Beats Waseca in Make-up Game
Albert Lea Packers stay one game ahead in the Southern Minnesota League by routing Waseca 12 to 3 in a makeup game. Lee Roy Jones pitched seven strong innings, with Babe Jensen and Bill Sundblad homering for Albert Lea while Red Oates homered for Waseca.
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Albert Lea
Albert Lea Packers
Waseca
Lee Roy
Stumpy) Jones
Austin
John Cordell
Jack Hines
Babe Jensen
Bill Sundblad
Red Oates
Braves
RAE Waseca
Cordell, Haines and Oates
Jones and Marquardt
New Mankato Players to Arrive This Week
Mankato Merchants plan a season lift as new players approach. Bill Tanley says the squad will be at full strength for the Austin game Sunday with Al Gilbert and Bob Wheeler due Wednesday and Buckley Will Blaha and Walz expected Friday June 6. After last night’s makeup with Austin they face Faribault and Waseca as additions arrive. The team has won two of six league games and the new arrivals are hoped to spark improvement.
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Mankato
Bill Tanley
Merchant
Austin
al Gilbert
Bob Wheeler
Ed Buckley
Bob Will
Don Blaha
Jack Walz
Merchants
Faribault
Waseca
Tanley
Addit
Maglie Beaten by Cardinals in NL Tilt
New York Giants captain Sal Maglie lost his first game of the season as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the NL champions 5 to 4. The defeat halted Maglie’s nine game win streak and pushed St. Louis into the first division by a half game over the Reds. Dodgers remained atop the standings after a 6 to 1 loss to the Cubs.
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New York
Sal Maglie
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Maglie
St. Louis
Giants
Redbirds
Cincinnati Reds
Boston
Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Senators star Jackie Jensen plays through doubleheader
Jackie Jensen, Washington right fielder, appeared in both games of yesterday's doubleheader with Detroit but had no fielding chances.
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Washington
Jackie Jensen
Washington Senators
Detroit
Austin Hosts Rochester As Lefty Rosenbaum Starts For Packers
Purdue sophomore Roy Rosenbaum, a trusted reliever, steps into a starting role for Austin at Marcusen Park tonight to face Rochester at 8 p.m. He’s one of two Austin wins and will be backed by Mel Harpuder in right field as the Packers seek to rebound after recent rough outings and a 6-1 league lead.
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Roy Rosenbaum
Purdue University
Albert Lea
Marcusen Park
Austin Packers
Rochester
Rosenbaum
Austin
Ken Combs
Owatonna
Westrum of Albert Lea Wins State Golf Title
Albert Lea star Bumper Westrum captured the state high school individual golf crown at the University course with 152 after rounds of 73 and 79, three strokes ahead of Duluth Denfeld’s John Patrick. Albert Lea also won the team title with 660 strokes, 18 ahead of St. Paul Central. This was Westrum’s third state meet, never finishing lower than third.
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Minneapolis
Bumper Westrum
Albert Lea
University Course
Westrum
John Patrick
Duluth Denfeld
St. Paul Central
Reynolds Top Pitcher in American League
Allie Reynolds leads major league ERA race with a 1.35 mark after 12 earned runs in 80 innings for the Yankees. His 2-0 win over Cleveland moved New York atop the division as Sal Maglie of the Giants tops the National League with a 1.47 ERA in 86 innings. Curt Simmons and Ken Raffensberger trail NL leaders, while Bob Rush and Robin Roberts post strong showings for Chicago and Philadelphia respectively.
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Allie Reynolds
New York Yankees
Associated Press
Reynolds
Cleveland
Yankees
Sal Maglie
New York Giants
St. Louis
Maglie
Freddie Schupp
Giants
Mike Garcia
Bobby Shantz
Philadelphia
Shantz
Curt Simmons
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Bob Rush
Cincinnati
Ken Raffensberger
Robin Roberts
Card Ready for Outdoor Show June 18 in Marcusen Park
Outdoor boxing card at Marcusen Park June 18 features 10 round main event featherweights Jackie Graves Austin and Corky Gonzales Denver. Other bouts include Vince Donnelly Minneapolis vs Don Mason Indianapolis heavyweight and Bear Cat Wright Chicago vs Jim Motley Omaha. Welter Georgie Price Minneapolis vs Maxie Manson Detroit opens the card. wrestling follows June 19. Tickets on sale Friday at Mier Wolf and the Arcade.
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Albert Lea
Jackie Graves
Austin
Corky Gonzales
Denver
Jordan
Graves- Gonzales
Vince Donnelly
Minneapolis
Don Mason
Indianapolis
Bear Cat Wright
Chicago
Jim Motley
Omaha
Wally Meyer
Don Dockerman
Des Moines
Don Mucha
Don Johnson
Meyer
Mucha
Georgie Price
Maxie Manson
Detroit
VFW Post 1216
Graves Kayoed
Jackie Blair
Houston
Texas
Mier Wolf
Arcade
Sauer Gambles for NL Triple Crown Lead
Cubs outfielder Hank Sauer leads the National League in home runs with 11 and RBIs with 47 and has drawn into a tie for the batting lead at .335 with Whitey Lockman. The piece notes DI Maggio and Rosen atop the AL at .346 and .333 respectively, with several players in the top five of their leagues.
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New York
Hank Sauer
Chicago Cubs
Joe Medwick
St. Louis Cardinals
Sauer
Whitey
Lockman
Cubs
Wek
Boston
Dom DiMaggio
al Rosen
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Joe Adcock
Chicago
Frankie Baumholtz
Adcock
Baumholtz
Ted Kluszewski
del Ennis
Philadelphia
Toby Atwell
DiMaggio
Rosen
Eddie Robinson
White Sox
Hank Bauer
Mickey Mantle
Albert Lea Dentist Wins Golf Tourney
Twenty seven dentists played in the Southeastern District Dental Society golf tournament at the Austin Country Club. Dr. Jarvis Knutson of Albert Lea carded the low gross 73 for 18 holes. Dr. Jerry Ingalls of Rochester posted the high score 83 for nine holes, with Dr. R. L. Stultz of Caledonia winning blind bogie followed by Dr. M. E. Cook of Austin and Dr. J. J. Larson of Rochester.
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Austin Country Club
Jarvis Knutson
Albert Lea
Jerry Ingalls
Rochester
R. L. Stultz
Cadelonia
M. E. Cook
Austin
J. J. Larson
Methodists Beat Presbyterians 12-1 in YMCA Game
The Methodists defeated the Presbyterians 12-1 at the Athletic field Monday night. Toni Boyenga of the Methodist team hit the only home run as Church of Christ won 9-1 over St Olaf Lutheran.
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Church of Christ
Ymca-Church Athletic Association
Presbyterians
St. Olaf Lutheran
Toni Boyenga
Methodist
Tanley Field Jinx Active as Mankato Raps Packers
MANKATO Minnesota baseball scene notes a 17-11 loss by the Packers to the Mankato Merchants at Tanley Field. Errors, poor lighting, and five unearned runs aided Mankato as Austin piled 13 hits including four doubles and four homers off Les Studener. Studener earned his first league win. Carl DeRose took the loss after four innings with ten runs allowed.
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Jinx
Mankato
Emil Scheid
Packer
Bob Bartholomew
Packers
Austin
Les Studener
Olin Martin
Red Lindgren
Bill Campeau
Mel Harpader
Harpader
Studener
Scheid
Merchant
Carl DeRose
Carl
Dennis
Jersey Joe to Face Heavier Slower Foe in Title Bout
Heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott prepares to defend his crown Thursday night against a heftier Ezzard Charles who weighed in at 196 1/2 pounds, about 14 pounds more than in their last title fight, with trainers predicting slower movement but Charles asserting he will come in strong around 191 pounds.
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N.J
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Ezzard Charles
Walcott
Charles
Jersey Joe
Dan Florio
Pittsburgh
Ezzard
Pleasantville
Johnson Enters Race Meet Here
Ernie Johnson a leading North Dakota driver enters the Mower County Fair grounds speedway event in Austin next Sunday. He drives an Offenhauser powered machine recently acquired by Leon DeRock of Mason City. Johnson, the Sioux Falls standout, has been winning heats and placing in features, part of a field including Deb Snyder and others from Ohio, Florida, Minnesota, and local hopefuls. Seven races fill the card with time trials starting an hour before 2:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at Wold's.
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Christine
N. D
Mower County Fairgrounds
Austin
Johnson
North Dakota
Rex Mays
Leon DeRock
Mason City
Sioux Falls
Deb Snyder
Kent
Ohio
Pete Fosse
Tampa
Fla
Freddy Nelson
Minneapolis
Bert Hell
Wold’s
Legion Plans First Workout for Austin Baseball Team
The American Legion seeks candidates with first workout Wednesday at the Athletic field at 5 p m under coach Nat Goudy. Now in his fifth season, Goudy began in 1946 and won state and regional titles in 1948. Eligible are boys born Jan 1 1935 or later as Goudy aims for a big turnout and a capable catcher and shortstop to form another winner. He will weed out candidates the rest of the week, giving all a chance to make the squad.
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American Legion
Nat Goudy
Goudy
Austin Legion
Austin
Sioux City
St. Cloud
Legion
Good Relief Pitching Turns in by Necciai
Burlington Graham defeats Reidsville 10 9 as Rocket Ron Necciai shines in relief He enters in the seventh inning strikes out seven allows three hits and drives in the deciding run Necciai has 109 strikeouts in 42 2 3 innings with Bristol in the Appalachian League He previously tossed a no hitter at Welch West Virginia with 27 strikeouts
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N. C
Rocket Ron Necciai
Burlington - Graham
Reidsville
Necciai
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bristol
Welch
W. Va
Moose Lodge Defeats Nates Surplus 14-4 In City League
The Moose Lodge softball team beat Nates Surplus 14 to 4 at the Athletic field marking the City League return after Lefty’s Bar’s 5 to 4 win last May 22. The loss puts Nates in second place behind Moose and Lefty’s Bar in a four team race. Nates then faces Sponsor less at 8 p.m. tonight.
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Lefty’s Bar
Moose
Nates
NHL President postpones annual meeting to June 17 18
Montreal June 17 18 set as dates for the National Hockey League annual meeting after Clarence Campbell announced a one week delay. League officials and team representatives will gather to review season results and discuss league affairs.
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Montreal
Clarence Campbell
National Hockey League
Merchants erupt for 16 hits and four homers in win
Mankato’s Merchants beat Austin 17 to 11 as Frank Miller Joe Modica Studener and Magula pace a 16 hit attack. Steve Magula led with four hits in five at bats and Studener homered twice while Blind struggled with four runs, two walks, and a balk through eight innings before Fleiner allowed two runs.
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Purdue University
Merchants
al Fleiner
Fleiner
Frank Miller
Joe Modica
Studener
Steve Magula
Mankato
Aameres
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Ohne
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So DeRose
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Lay Campeau
W—Studener
L—Derose
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NCAA Draws Rigid Schedule for Grid TV
The NCAA Television Committee proposes a 1952 football plan limiting teams to one TV appearance, with a national network telecast of 12 Saturday games plus Thanksgiving. Sponsors must provide nationwide coverage across 63 stations, and games will be widely distributed geographically with fixed selections before the season.
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Lohman to Compete in State Track Test
Austin enters the state high school track meet at the University of Minnesota with one event. Gene Lohman will run the low hurdles for Austin, marking his third straight state appearance. Knowles Dougherty is out due to illness after earning a berth in the mile at Regions One.
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University of Minnesota
Chuck Willard
Knowles Dougherty
Dougherty
Albert Lea
Gene Lohman
Lohman
Boxing Bouts Lead Card Across Cities
In Brooklyn Mia mi boxer outpoints Joe Miceli from New York. Chicago sees Wesbury Bascom beat George Powell in Detroit. Brooklyn hosts Frankie Ruff defeating Fernando Drouin from Quebec. In Quebec Fernando Gagnon stops Buddy Baggett of Dallas.
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Bobby Dykes
Miami
Fla
Joe Miceli
New York
Chicago
Wesbury Bascom
Louis
George Powell
Detroit
Frankie Ruff
Fernando Drouin
Quebec City
Quebec
Fernando Gagnon
Buddy Baggett
Dallas
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