Pitchers Rule as American Assn. Week Opens with Low Scores
Six low scoring games highlighted by St Paul’s 7 3 win over league leading Wichita in the second game of a doubleheader. Wichita had taken the opener 2 1 in 10 innings to keep a three game lead. Minneapolis closed in on St Paul by beating Indianapolis 4 0. Charleston beat Omaha 3 2 and Denver split with Louisville 3 1 and 4 3 in two extra inning games at Louisville.
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Associated Press
American Assn
St. Paul's
Wichita Braves
Wichita
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Charleston
Omaha
Denver
Louisville
Dan McDevitt
Joe Koppe
Wes Covington
John Tsitouris
Omaha Cardinals
Senators
Zack Monroe
Dave Benedict
Colonels
Roger Bowman
Konz to Bid in State Golf Tourney Today
Konz of Austin is one of six Region One golfers bidding for the state golf title at the University of Minnesota course. He qualified with a 43 43 86 in the regional at Rochester Country Club last week. Other Region One players include Schroeder and Thompson of Rochester Behrens of Lake City Baldwin of Faribault and Jones of Albert Lea. Golfers play 36 holes to decide the state champion.
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Don Konz
Austin
University of Minnesota
Konz
Rochester
Schroeder
Thompson
Behrens
Lake City
Baldwin
Faribault
Jones
Albert Lea
Kanz
Minneapolis
Walt Lembeke
Memorial Stadium
Sheldon Hess
Ron Farrell
Ken Smalley
Jim Baldwin
Stan Kukuzke
Stewartville
Charles Robinson
Waseca
Dick Dalton
Cannon Falls
Tom Springer
Owatonna
Jerry Nelson
Ray Rapp
Ted Broberg
John Nesheim
Kukizke
Tom Haigh
Wayne Dreier
Preston
Dalton
Leonard Staupe
Robinson
Steve Roverrud
Spring Grove
Bob Crane
Glenville
Gilbert Mracek
Northfield
Johnsburg routs Carpenter 27 to 0 in league baseball
Johnsburg overwhelmed Carpenter 27 to 0 as they rolled up 18 hits for a commanding shutout in a North Central Baseball League game. Stacyville defeated Meyer 17 to 4 behind a 20 hit attack while Little Cedar beat Rockford 11 to 9.
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Johnsburg
Carpenter
Stacyville
Meyer
Kline
Schaefer
L. Durbin
Little Cedar
Rockford
Austin Packers Rally Past Merchants 5-2 For Fourth in League
Lou Ciola pitched a complete game for Austin allowing two runs as Dick Cordell and Joe Raso delivered clutch hits. Cordell blasted a two run homer in the sixth and Dick Warfield added a run with a seventh inning single aiding a two run eighth inning to beat Mankato 5-2 at Marcuson Park.
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Lou Ciola
Dick Cordell
Joe Raso
Minnesota
Austin
Mankato Merchants
Marcuson Park
Albert Lea
Packers
Fairmont
Merchants
Leo Evans
Rochester
Evans
Frey
Ciola
Burt Tracy
Cordell
Mankato
Lou
Bob Riggenbach
Dick Warfield
Rose
Packer
Red Lindgren
Lindgren
Tracy
Paul Kelecava
Jim Sack
Faribault
Grand Slam Homers Spark 15-9 Victory
Austin rallied for 15 runs on nine homers in a Southern Minnesota League makeup game at Hayek Park, overcoming Albert Lea 15-9. Riggenbach, Cordell, Notermann and Lindgren homered for Austin, while Flores, Ankoviak and others connected for Albert Lea. Knox and Lang combined on the mound for the Packers in a high scoring night.
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Albert
Morgan
Fessette
Whitehead
RBI
Flores
Notermann
Rigsenbach
Boies
Cordell
Sichko
Bellotti
Ankoviak
Lindgren
Raso
HR — Fiores
Riggenbach
Lang
HO - Knox
March
W — Knox
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Leahy
Malothe
Wee
Chiefs Name Dick Stanton Manager After Molock Departure
Winona's Chiefs reshuffle as manager Max Molock is dismissed and Dick Stanton, a Winona product and former .297 hitter with 12 homers, takes over. The club also releases outfielders Garland Butch Lawing and Roman Loyko and Doug Lewis returns to pro ball in Texas. Austin Packers sign Dick Notermann to catch and he shines with a home run and four hits in two games.
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Chiefs
Garland Butch Lawing
Roman
Lefty
Loyko
Doug Lewis
Texas
Stanton
Winona
Austin
Packers
Dick Notermann
Notermann
Mason City Braves
St. John’s University
Albert Lea
Mankato
Carmen Cozza
Bob Arnold
Lakers Top Martins to Lead Southern Minnesota League
The Faribault Lakers beat the Fairmont Martins 2-1 at Bell Field to move atop the Southern Minnesota League standings with a 4-1 record. Martins had a seventh inning tying run after a third inning Lakers score, while Rich Koelbeck starred for Albert Lea in a 3-2 win over Winona in 10 innings at Haven Park. Rochester defeated Mason City 10-7 as Fred Hancock and Olin Martin homered in a 17-hit attack.
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Faribault Lakers
Lakers
Fairmont Martins
Bell Field
Martin
Jim McNulty
Herb Banton
Martins
Rich Koelbeck
Iowa Teachers
Albert Lea Packers
Winona
Haven Park
Koelbeck
Albert Lea
Hambone Ne
Saturday Results From Rochester and Surrounding Meet
Saturday results show sas Rochester posting a 17 to 2 score against Mason City after a 3s and 4s sequence, with Poley and teammates Bawek Wengert Freese Petschow contributing. Sunday results list Pairmont besting Paribault 2 to 0 in final, Hoffman Staples Hudson Ackerman noted. Winona seen and Albert Lea match 3 to 10, Nehring Johnson Koolbeck Hochstatter seen in the recap.
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Rochester
Mason City
Poley
van Cuyk
Bawek
Wengert
Freese
Petschow
Aestive Pairmont
Paribault
Hoffman and Staples, Hudson and Ackerman
Winona
Albert Lea
Nehring
Johnson
Koolbeck
Survival Talks Set by PCL
In Sacramento the Pacific Coast League pressed major league officials for help after potential relocations of Brooklyn and New York teams to Los Angeles and San Francisco. PCL refuses to drop its open status and seeks TV radio revenue shares and new western city options to prevent losses and collapse.
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Calif
West Coast
PCL
Leslie O'Connor
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Los Angeles
San Francisco
O'Connor
Pacific Coast League
Bob Cobb
Hollywood Stars
White Sox Win and Yankees Split in Tight AL Race
The Phillies strengthened their claim with a three game win streak over Brooklyn aided by strong pitching and defense. Cincinnati took a doubleheader from Chicago with a grand slam by Bob Thurman, while Milwaukee moved into third place and Pittsburgh swept the Giants. The Yankees beat Baltimore as Mantle, Berra and Howarth homered in a nine run nightcap.
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Mayo Smith
Philadelphia Phillies
Milwaukee
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Phillies
Bob Thurman
Cincinnati Redlegs
Chicago
Cubs
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
New York Giants
White Sox
Detroit
Tigers
Kansas City
Cleveland
New York
Indians
Boston
Washington
Yankees
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Orioles
Dee Fondy
Ronnie Kline
Bob Purkey
Jack Harshman
Nellie Fox
Walt Dropo
Paul Foytack
al Kaline
Bill Fischer
Bill Wight
Ralph Terry
Wight
Terry
Billy Gardner
George Kell
Hec Brown
Mickey Mantle
Yogi Berra
Elston Howard
Lacky Wins 15-Lap Feature at Chateau Speedway
After rain-outs the two prior weekends stock car action returned at Chateau Speedway Lans ing with Fred Lacky of Albert Lea winning the 15 lap feature. Heat race and feature details list several drivers from Albert Lea Austin and Blooming Prairie among the top finishers. Next race set for June 8 with 7 pm time trials and 8:30 pm feature, including a powder puff derby.
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Chateau
Chateau Speedway
Lans
Austin
Bob Sadderdal
Rochester
Maynard Campbell
Blooming Prairie
Matter
Hollendale
Manson
Hartland
Eape
Veldman
Albert Lea
Claussen
Peterson
Auustin
McAllister
Lechuc
Baker
Cameron
Campbell
Ames
Lackey
Zeaman
Mason City
Camphbell
Evans
Ation
Ladderdall
Rocheaster
Yentech
Sande
Heemsburger
Albert
Bruce Hall Wins Sudden-Death Title in Jaycee Junior Golf
Bruce Hall defeated Tom Kezar in a playoff at the Austin Country Club to win the Austin Jaycee Junior Golf Tournament title. They tied 9s after 18 holes, Hall birdied the first extra hole to take the trophy from Kezar. Ken Langeberg Gary Knowlton and Clayton Pike finished behind, with regional play set for Rochester on June 11.
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Bruce Hall
Tom Kezar
Austin Jaycee
Austin Country Club
Hall
Kezar
Austin Coca Cola Battling Co
Ken Langeberg
Gary Knowlton
Clayton Pike
Jaycee
Rochester
Bill Horan
Jaycee Golf
Jon Konz
Austin
Herald
IC4A Track Championship Won by W Villanova Duo
New York W Villanova led by Ron Delany and Ed Colleymore each won two events as Villanova captured the IC4A track title scoring 48 points to 41 over Manhattan.
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New York
Villanova
Ron Delany
Ed Colleymore
Manhattan
Lees Emerges as Trade Target for Yankees and Orioles
Baltimore’s Paul Richards tosses Lees into trade talks with New York as Casey Stengel weighs a deal. The 27 year old right hander has a 2.68 ERA over six starts this season, with three wins and one homer allowed in 53 2 3 innings.
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New York
Baltimore
New York Yankee
Casey Stengel
Billy Loess
Stengel
Brooklyn
Paul Richards
Orioles
Lees
Richards
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Loes
Oriole
Crocker Triumphs in Virginia Beach Round Robin
Fay Crocker won the $12,000 Virginia Beach round robin in Virginia Beach Virginia by five points ahead of Mickey Wright.
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Virginia Beach
Fay Crocker
Mickey Wright
Buena Vista Wins NAIA District Final 8-5 Over St Cloud State
Buena Vista of Storm Lake Iowa defeated St Cloud Minnesota 8-5 in the NAIA district 11 baseball final to advance to the NAIA finals in Alpine Texas Buena Vista will represent the district. St Cloud beat Dana Nebraska 7-4 in the semifinals and Mayville North Dakota defeated Hastings Nebraska 5-0 in the consolation final Hastings had beaten Concordia Minnesota 2-1 in the semis.
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Neb
Buena Vista
Storm Lake
Iowa
St. Cloud
Minn
Alpine
Tex
Dana
Mayville
N.C
Hastings
Concordia
Lyle ups South Border record with 94 win over Spring Valley
Lyle improved to 3-1 in the South Border league by rallying past Spring Valley 94. Perkins pitched the full game as Lyle outhit Spring Valley 15-11 with Winter and Sin kik limited. Stewartville beat Grand Meadow 4-2, Kasson crushed Manterville 13-1, Eyota Chatfield topped Hayfield 18-9, in a day of errorless or chaotic scoring and heavy hits.
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Lyle
Spring Valley
Winter
Sinkik
Perkins
Stewartville
Grand Meadow
Kasson
Manterville
Albert
Lewis
Eyota Chatfield
Sargeant Hayfield
Eyota-Chatfield
Houtz
Proust
Martin
Aliz
Stinsted
Harnan
Aswean
Thompson
Christianson
Grothwohl
Lyle Rees Tees
Kik and
Golberg
Sin Swella
Erhart
Osborne
Boxing Bouts Across Cities Reported
Boxers from Stuttgart and Stuebenville staged six round bouts with Archie Moore stopping Alain Cherville in Stuttgart while Wilf Greaves stopped Johnny Neal in Stuebenville. Paul Jorgen sen outpointed Paul Smith in Port Arthur and Alvaro Gutierrez defeated Joe Abasta in Hollywood.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Archié Moore
San Diego
Alain Cherville
Belgium
Stuebenville
Wilf Greaves
Pittsburgh
Johnny Neal
Milwaukee
Archie Moore Stops Belgian Champion in Sixth
In Stuttgart Germany Archie Moore knocked out Alain Cher ville in the sixth round of a 10 round bout at Exhibition Hall Arena before about 8000 fans. The 199-pound Belgian champion faced Moore’s 21 years of experience as Moore floored him twice and called for a title shot against Sugar Ray Robinson, whom he praised as the greatest living boxer.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Archie Moore
Alain Cherville
Sugar Ray Robinson
Exhibition Hall Arena
Moore
Vincent Wins Connecticut Open Tennis Title
Tony Vincent of New York City defeated Henri Salaum of Boston in the Connecticut State Open final with scores 6 2 6 3 4 6 6 4 to claim the title in New Haven Connecticut on Saturday.
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New Haven
Conn
Tony Vincent
New York City
Henri Salaum
Boston
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