Packers Open Season Amid Plenty of Color
The Austin Packers open their 1961 league schedule against Mason City at Marcusen Park with color and pageantry. Pre game ceremonies feature the American Legion Junior Drum Corps. Clem Ozborn starts on the mound against his former club as youth and new faces populate the lineup.
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Mason City
Marcusen Park
American Legion
Shaw Gym
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Austin High baseball wins Dist. 2 crown on late errors
Austin High Packers beat Blooming Prairie 4 1 at Marcusen Park to claim the Dist. 2 championship. Dave Helleck乱 wildness with four balks and two early errors helped the Packers secure the title in Friday night action.
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Marcusen Park
Mike Burke
Herald
Outfield Play in Dist Finals Pleases Seltz
Coach Dick Seltz praised Terry Ball for right field play in Austin High’s 41 victories in District 2 over Blooming Prairie. Ball’s two strong throws to cut down baserunners and a key outfield game, joined by Mike Burke and Marv Dauer, helped secure the win and set up a regional final matchup.
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Dick Seltz
Terry Ball
Packers
Blooming Prairie
Jim Ingvalson
Pete Kuhlman
Ed Wilt
Ingvalson
Mike Burke
Marv Dauer
Dauer
Seltz
Jerry Peterson
Austin High
Spring Grove
Marcusen Park
Helleck
Ron Hagstrom
Albert Lea
Jerry
Dave Toolli
Austin
Hagstrom
Tim Schmitt
Blues Look for Second Straight Win at Owatonna
The Austin Blues travel to Owatonna for an 8 p.m. game at Darts Park seeking their second Century League victory. Manager Bob Cummins’ pitching staff may hand the ball to Dave Perl as the Aces, who tied for third with the Blues in 1960, try for their first league win after a 4-1 loss to Bloomington.
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Owatonna
Darts’ Park
Dave Perl
Bob Cummins
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Blues
Roger Anderson
Fulton Weckman
University of Minnesota
Jim Leeke
Mankato State
Anderson
Bill Guse
Tom Lowrie
Doug Yule
Cordell Guse
Wayne Grubish
Cliff McDonald
Nordeen Haldorson
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Cummins
Bloomington
The
Carry Back Faces Belmont Stakes Test In Final Triple Crown Run
Belmont Park hosts Carry Back in the 93rd Belmont Stakes with a $148,650 purse and a 3:50 p.m. post time. The 4 to 5 favorite seeks the triple crown after wins in the Derby and Preakness, as Globemaster and Ambroposie loom as pace and late threats along with Bar Musette returning from illness.
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Jack Price
Carry
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Citation
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CBS
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Hialeah Park
Leonard P. Sasso
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Ogden Phipps
Johnny Sellers
Robert Lehman
Ambropoise
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King Ranch
Bar Musette
Bal Musette
Middleground
Probers Close Book on Disputed Testimony
Senators tentatively closed the book on Gene Tunney’s charge that Ingemar Johansson was a sick man and a monopoly victim in the Patterson bout. Tunney’s boxing racketeers and promoter claims drew swift denial from Johansson’s physician who said Johansson was in perfect condition.
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Floyd Patterson
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Senate Antitrust and Monopoly
New York
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Featire Sports, Inc
Miami Beach
Fla
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D-Tenn
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Sweden
Francis Benson
Ingo
Baldy Hansen to Open Austin Packers Season with Sizzler
Mayor Baldy Hansen will open the Austin Packer 1961 baseball season Sunday night with a sizzler to Alderman Wayne Austin before the Packers and Mason City clash at Marcusen Park. Open night ceremonies include drum corps drill at 7 p.m., flag raising at 7:20, and remarks by the mayor at 7:40.
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Wayne Austin
Packers
Mason City
Marcusen Park
Bunning Shuts Out Twins as Tigers Take 2-0
Detroit pitcher Jim Bunning fired a four hitter for his first shutout of the season, yielding only singles and fanning six to halt a skid. Rocky Colavito hit a 13th homer and Al Kaline added a late shot to back the win, keeping Detroit two games up on Cleveland.
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Woody Held
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Frank Funk
Yankees
Yogi Berra
Roger Maris
Whitey Ford
White Sox
Ford
Sox
al Smith
Cal McLish
Maris
Four AHS staff coaches to run city summer baseball program
Four members of the Austin High athletic staff will manage the city summer baseball program for midgets and peewees at parks. Hastings and Berven handle West side boys 9 to 13 at the Athletic Field. Seltz leads East side boys 9 to 11 at Ellis Jr High. Hass runs East side boys 12 to 13 at Nevell. Registration begins June 13 at 1 30 p.m. at each site.
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H. R
Red) Hastings
Ove Berven
West Side
Dick Seltz
East Side
Ellis Jr. High
Art Hass
Nevell
Ramsey Invitational Golf Tourney Still Accepting Entries
Officials said many spots remain for Sunday's Ramsey Invitational. Entry total is 108 and will be accepted until 10 a.m. Sunday, with course closure for the tournament until finals begin after 4 p.m.
Griffith Expends $150000 to Bolt Twins into Winners
Minnesota Twins president Calvin Griffith spent about $150,000 and acquired three players in the last 24 hours to bolster a slumping club. Newcomers Joe Nossek Jr. and Bernie Allen join the roster, with Nossek assigned to the Charlotte farm club after a brief stint in St. Paul.
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Boilermakers
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Charlotte
Kenyon, Austin High win district baseball titles
Kenyon and defending champion Austin High earned district championships to advance to the Region One tournament at Marcusen Park joining Rochester and Spring Grove. In the semis Rochester meets Kenyon at 4 p.m. followed by Kenyon’s Packers vs Spring Grove at 7:30 p.m., with finals at 8 p.m. Friday.
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Spring Grove
Marcusen Park
Dick Seltz
Packers
Waseca
Brian Kispert
Tom Lieb
Dennis Cole
Gary Strandemo
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Ortega Gets Shot at Welter Crown in Title Fight
Gaspar Ortega, an eight year veteran with 82 pro bouts, challenges welterweight champion Emile Griffith of New York tonight at the Olympic Auditorium. The 15 round bout airs on ABC with a 9 p.m. EST start and Griffith a 2-1 favorite.
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Mexico
Gaspar Ortega
Emile Griffith
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Virgin Islands
Kato State Faces NAIA Scrutiny Over Wrestling Affiliation
Mankato Minnesota based Kato State College, a wrestling power, may face NAIA discipline for deserting small college peers in favor of NCAA competition. NAIA officials say action is uncertain while noting district and national committees are reviewing the issue.
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Davis Twins Lift Dodgers Past Giants in 10th Grand Slam
Willie Davis hit a ninth inning homer to tie and Tommy Davis followed with a 10th inning grand slam as the Dodgers beat San Francisco 6 2. Ron Fairly opened the scoring with a pinch homer, while Bob Perranoski earned the win in relief. The Reds lost to the Cubs 7 6 after five ninth inning runs.
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Roger Craig
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Dick Farrell
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