Indians Continue Winning Streak Against Yankees
Cleveland swept the New York Yankees 8-3 and 4-1 in a doubleheader as Bobby Feller and Bob Lemon pitched eight and four hitter efforts. The AMERICAN league streaks move on with Cleveland now at eight straight wins.
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Millers and Saint Upset in Doubleheader Split
Milwaukee tops Kansas City 6-1 as Tom Morgan of the Blues shines in his first start since recall. Dixie Howell blanks St Paul 11-0 in Minneapolis while Hoyt Wilhelm closes 4-1. Columbus Council rumbles over Toledo 13-7 in game two. Louisville beats Indianapolis 12-7 as Na
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Seltzs Homer Beats Winona in S M League Tilt
Weather wrecked seven Southern Minnesota league games with only Sundays finish at Winona as Austin edged the Chiefs 2 1 behind Carl Derose six hit stint and Dick Seltz ninth inning homer. Packers stay second at 6 3 while nine postponements loom, with makeup games planned through next week.
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Dodgers Extend NL Lead with Win Over Cardinals
Brooklyn widened its National League lead to four games over St. Louis after an 8-3 and 5-2 doubleheader split with the Cardinals. Don Newcombe earned his sixth win and Preacher Roe his seventh as Dodgers beat a weary bullpen, while Gene Hermanski drove in the eventual game winner in the 10th.
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Buckeyes Prep for National Playoffs After Big Ten Crown
Ohio State clinched the Big Ten baseball title and prepares for the two day National Collegiate district playoffs in Columbus. The Buckeyes hold a 21 12 record overall and 10 2 in conference play after a 9 8 victory over Michigan State. Western Michigan is the other playoff opponent with Ohio State in the same bracket.
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Rookies Mantle and Mays Struggle at Bat Early Season
New York rookies Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays, hailed as phenoms, face a rough stretch. Mantle has gone 0 for 20 with a .261 average and was benched for the second game against the Indians in Cleveland. Mays, despite a .477 start in Minneapolis, has five hits in 36 at bats for a .137 clip, though he doubled twice in yesterday’s opener against the Cardinals to score the only run.
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Wally Ulrich Favored in Minneapolis Open Qualifier
Ten golfers entered the Minneapolis regional qualifying round at Woodhill for one Open spot. Favorites include Wally Ulrich of Austin and Babe Orff of Stillwater, with Orff already qualified to represent the section. The only out of state entrant besides Ulrich and Orff is Bob Kivlin Jr. of Red Wing.
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Prado’s Knockout Of Prada Stuns Buenos Aires Crowd
Sandy Saddler world featherweight champion stops Alfredo Prada in the fourth round of a scheduled ten round non title bout before 25 000 fans in Buenos Aires.
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Lanesboro Defeats Spring Valley in Rain-Shortened Clash
In Fillmore County league action only one game was played as three contests were rained out. Lanesboro beat Spring Valley 9-5 behind Powell who held Spring Valley to six hits while Lanesboro chalked up 16 hits.
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McKenley Sets Meet Records in Ohio AAU Track
Herb McKenley set meet records in the 220 yard dash and the quarter mile at the Ohio AAU championships. He ran the 220 in 21.1 seconds and the quarter in 46.4 seconds.
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Major Loop Batters Hit 30 Homeruns in Doubleheaders
Major league batters slugged 30 homers across eight doubleheaders yesterday highlighting a season high. The American League clubbed 18 and the National League 12, led by Luke Easter of the Cleveland Indians with three homers across the two games.
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New Champions Crown 1951 ABC Bowling Tourney
Lee Jouglard of Detroit cracked the singles record with 775 for the title. Tony Lindeman led all events with 2005 totals and a 656 team score. The C B O Malley quint of Chicago won the team title with 3070 and $2500 prize. Other victors include Benson and Marshall in doubles and Stroh's in team all events.
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Preps to Play at Northfield
The high school baseball team coached by Dick Seltz schedules a busy week with a Tuesday Big Nine conference game against Rochester at Mayo Field followed by a Wednesday Big Nine tournament at Northfield. A rain postponement shifted the event from last Saturday. Friday features a return game vs Owatonna at Marcusen Park. the opener beat the Indians 5 0. Coach Walt Lembeke leads the golfers Wednesday at Northfield for the Big Nine crown, their final action.
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Canaries Extend Northern League Win Streak to Seven
Sioux Falls beat Fargo-Moorhead 6-5 after a ninth inning rally as Lefty Chuck Jorgenson delivered three solid hits for the Canaries. Aberdeen swept Grand Forks 3-1 and 4-1 with Ben Scott striking out nine over seven. Jim Post shut out Grand Forks in the nightcap after allowing one in the first. Rain nullified Eau Claire at Duluth and St Cloud at Superior.
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Golfers to Qualify for National Test
In New York the U S Golf Association begins a large 51st championship qualifying race for 126 title spots at Oakland Hills June 14-16 Birmingham Michigan. A 1481 players compete over 36 holes across 29 courses, 106 more than last year. Exempt players include former open champions 1950 amateur title holders and the 1950 British Open king. Ben Hogan defends.
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Attendance Average at ABC Tournament in St. Paul
The 1951 American Bowling Ingress tournament in St Paul drew 82 356 paid attendees. Tournament director Charles Treuter of Milwaukee reported the event opened April 7 and closed yesterday and said attendance was about average given city size and prep time.
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DeRose Extends Winning Streak as Packers Top Winona 2-1
Emil Scheid's Austin Packers edge Winona 2-1 in a tight Southern Minnesota League game. Dick Seltz homered in the ninth for the go ahead run, marking DeRose's fifth straight win while Haines kept the Chiefs in contention with seven strikeouts. The victory keeps the Packers in second place, behind Owatonna.
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Stacyville Beats St Ansgar 2-1 on Two Hits
Stacyville won a 2-1 pitcher’s duel over St Ansgar, taking advantage of four errors. Little Cedar routed Adams 18-3 behind 17 hits, Lyle defeated Riceville 9-2 on 11 hits, with Penning and Fedson holding Riceville to two hits. Johnsburg beat Meyer 8-3 behind J Schneider’s seven hits.
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Austin Track Stars Ready for State Bid
Austin sends three individuals and a 880-yard relay team to the state track and field meet at University of Minnesota Memorial Stadium. Competitors include Knowles Dougherty, Bill Rishavy, Gene Lohman, plus teammates Hovland, Fischer. Lohman eyes shot put as well. Coaches Jim Kelly and Charles Willard prepare the squad for the 42nd state meet amid strong competition.
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Porter Sets Track Speed Record at Rex Speedway
Harvey Porter of Minneapolis set a track speed record for hot rods at Rex Speedway clocking :25.4 Sunday. Bernie Wehner of Austin had earlier run :25.8 in time trials. Porter won the feature with Vern Kolb, and Porter along with Harold Burns, Les Musselil and Frank Zrucky of Austin won heat races before 1079 fans. all drivers will race at Austin next Sunday.
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