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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1955
Page
8
Austin falls to Faribault 6-3 at Marcusen Park as defense slumps and clutch hitting fails. Manager Campau plans a rebound in the Albert Lea makeup game with hopes for pitching help from Bob Freels.
The Rochester Royals cut their roster to 14 with releases of outfielder Jack Verby and catcher Earl Turner. Turner, ex Pirates and Indians, caught the first three Royals games, batting .231. Verby appeared in two games, no hits. Chiefs also reduce to four pitchers with several players awaiting debut for upcoming games.
Pacific Coast League games include San Francisco edging Seattle 6 to 3 and Oakland beating San Diego 3 to 2 while Sacramento defeated Los Angeles 4 to 2. Other results list Albany? International Falls mixed scores and Buffalo routing Syracuse 7 to 4 with Toronto and Havens also noted.
Fargo-Moorhead drops a 2-1 extra frame decision to Winnipeg as Pedro Cardenal delivers a two-out single in the 13th allowing Al Kubski to score. Wayne Hawkins hurls 13 innings for the Twins. Bob Whitaker goes all nine for Winnipeg while the defense commits seven errors. Aberdeen Pheasants sweep Grand Forks in a doubleheader 10-6 and 4-1, Thursday night. wet grounds affect St. Cloud and Eau Claire games.
The Blooming Prairie Gun Club will host the 32nd annual Sioux Indian shoot this weekend and the Central Zone shoot from June 24 to 26. An estimated 75 to 100 shooters are expected for the Sioux, drawing marksmen from Minnesota and several neighboring states and provinces with $1,200 in trophies. Notable officers include C V Jones Albert Lea Ray Zwiener Blooming Prairie Matt Youngman Sleepy Eye and others from Eau Claire Minneapolis Graceville and beyond.
A Friday note says a lucky child will win an autographed Austin Packer baseball at the Paramount Theatre matinee. Packers manager Bill Campau confirms all players’ names will be on the ball and a team member will present the prize. The film feature for the kiddies matinee is Kill the Umpire.
Tim Flock drove a 1955 Oldsmobile to victory in the 200-lap Grand National event at Boyd's Speedway in Chattanooga Tennessee on Thursday night.
The Big Nine Conference golf tourney will be staged Saturday at Winona Country Club with nine teams including Austin, Albert Lea, Mankato, Red Wing, Owatonna, Faribault, Winona, Rochester and Northfield. The team and individual crowns are at stake. Austin’s Jon Webber, Region One champion, leads with teammate Dave Johnson and Jim Lembeke. Northrup of Owatonna cannot defend. Austin boasted seven wins and four losses, beating Red Wing, Rochester, and Faribault.
Minnesota Athletic Commission proposes eliminating bouts to crown champions in three weight divisions. Contenders include Del Flanagan’s middleweight rivals Al Andrews Jim Hegerle Benny Mason Jerry Rindall and Neil Fraser. Heavyweights listed Vince Donnelly Don Jasper Gene White Jack Wagner. Welterweights named Dick Newell Jim Perrault Ralph Alvarez Don Weller. Meeting led by Chairman George A. Barton. attendees from Minneapolis St Paul Duluth Winona St Peter.
Boise notes that Harry Kid Matthews of Seattle Washington will begin a comeback bid on June 17 at Boise Idaho, aiming to return to competition.
GREAT NECK New York Muscled Mike Souchak, 27, leading money winner and rising pro, as a top threat in the Deepdale Round Robin golf championship. He posted five plus points after the opening round, matching Sam Snead and outpacing Cary Middlecoff and Chick Harbert. Marty Furgol led with eight plus points after an unexciting par 70.
Brookyln manager Leo Durocher dismissed the Dodgers sluggers as overrated claiming their home runs are mainly due to Ebbets Field. He noted 38 homers at home versus 30 in other parks after 21 home and 24 road games. He also said Willie Mays would dominate if he played there.
Toledo beat Derver 5 2 to narrow Minneapolis lead to four games as Sam Meeks drove in three with a fifth inning double and third hit. Omaha won 10 4 over Charleston with Dick Rand hitting two homers, a single and a walk for four RBIs. Will Schmidt went seven innings with a home run and Charley Gorin kept Denver’s hits in check.
In Minneapolis Danny Davis of Minneapolis took the state lightweight title with a unanimous 12 round decision over Glen Flanagan of St. Paul. The victory, watched by 2,008 fans paying $3,649, sets up a potential summer bout with Willie Pep. Davis used a sharp left hook to seize early control and withstood Flanagan’s late rally.
The Moose Lodge softball team tied for the lead in the City League pennant race with a 9 to 1 win over Gabrielson Insurance at the Athletic Field. Miller and Funk limited Gabrielson to one hit. The Moose had six hits, led by Miller with a double. Tonight, Merchants face Robbins Floor Covering at 8 p.m.
Detroit reports 20 year old Al Ka line leads the Tigers in batting at .382 with 66 hits and 34 runs. He also paces the club in triples with three and homers with eight while driving in 36 and stealing five bases.
Giants ace lefty Johnny Antonelli beat Cincinnati for the eighth straight time since joining New York as Don Mueller and Willie Mays provided home run support. Elsewhere in the league, Dodgers crushed by 10 runs in eighth, Pirates and Yankees won, Score fanned 10 for Cleveland, Kaline led Detroit with two hits.
In nineteen years of the American Hockey League the Cleveland Barons have played in the playoffs seventeen times. This record underscores the franchise persistence and success across the league era.
Spring Valley adds George Gheta a righthander from Austin and Evan Davies third baseman from Winona Teachers to bolster pitching and infield as they chase the Class A Fillmore Houston League title. Gheta will pitch Sunday at Harmony with manager Bill Gritzner aiming to shore up fading injuries and strengthen the club.
Arthur Perowne beat Don Bisplinghoff 1 up at 20 and Phil Scrutton routed Billy Joe Patton 7 and 6, leaving Joe Conrad the sole American reaching the British amateur golf championship semifinals. Conrad trimmed Roger Bayliss 5 and 3 amid soggy conditions at Royal Lytham. Alan Slater ousted Joe Carr 2 up to complete the final four.
Los Angeles fights saw Art Aragon outpoint Don Jordan in a 10 rounder. Lauro Sales stopped Pete Aguirre in 10 rounds. In Oakland Johnny Gonsalves outpointed Raoul Perez over 10. Santa Clara hosted Kid Garitan who knocked out Luigi Celumine in 3.
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