Austin Captures District 2 Title Region Test Next
Gary Underhill starred for Austin in a 3-1 semifinal win over Albert Lea and a 13-0 five inning final against LeRoy at Marcusen Park. Underhill fanned 17 in a two hitter and carried a near no hitter through five innings, while Austin edged Albert Lea 3-1 and then routed LeRoy 13-0 to claim the District 2 crown and advance to Region One play next Wednesday in Austin.
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Gary Underhill
Austin
Marcusen Park
Underhill
Albert Lea
LeRoy
St. Cloud
al Madson
Jack Connors
Whiff
Dan Greenamayer
Bob Mathias
Ron McKay
Fargo Twins Gain Ground In Northern League
The Fargo-Moorhead Twins beat Winnipeg 5-2 in front of 5 656 fans, moving within nine percentage points of frontrunning Eau Claire. Merlin Beatty allowed five hits to earn his seventh win, while Lefty Cliff Savage took the loss. St Cloud at Superior and Aberdeen at Grand Forks were fogged or rained out.
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Fargo-Moorhead Twins
Eau Claire
Winnipeg
Merlin Beatty
Fargo-Moorhead
Cliff Savage
Harvey Cohen
St. Cloud
Superior
Aberdeen
Grand Forks
Detroit figures lead national bowling group again
Frank G. Mitzel of Detroit, 42nd asident of the American Bowl Congress, becomes the third Detroiter to head the organization reflecting the city’s influence in the sport.
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Frank G. Mitzel
Detroit
Stock Car Race Set at Owatonna June 12
Speed fans will see 1955 model cars in a 100 mile International Motor Contest Association race at Owatonna on Sunday June 12. A field of 20 new cars including 1955 Ford Thunderbirds 1955 Chevrolets Oldsmobiles Hudsons and other popular models will compete. Time trials start at 2 pm followed by the 100 mile chase for 1800 in prize money at 2 30 pm. Points earned will count toward the 1955 national late model stock car championships with top drivers from across the United States expected.
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Owatonna
United States
Boyer, 18, Receives KC Athletics Bonus and Weds
Carthage Missouri reports Cletus Boyer aged 18 who signed with the Kansas City Athletics for a $50,000 bonus obtained a marriage license Friday.
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Cletus Boyer
Kansas City Athletics
Indianapolis Trips Millers as Saints Win 14th Inning Thriller
In a 14th inning Texas leaguer Stan Pawlaski drove in the winning run for Indianapolis to topple the Minneapolis Millers 6-5. Rudy Regalado and two walks loaded the bases before the decisive hit, with Lennon's 18th homer giving Minneapolis the lead earlier in the game.
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Omaha
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Denver
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Bob Lennon
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Bears
Whitey Herzog
Don Larson
Charley Thompson
Senators
Ron Negray
Packers to Face Albert Lea in Makeup Games
Packers visit Albert Lea at Marcusen Park at 8 p.m. and travel to Faribault Sunday to finish a rain disrupted series. Austin seeks rebound after a 6 3 defeat to the Lakers and a four game skid amid a 1 5 league mark.
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Bill Campau
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Faribault
Austin
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Man
Yankees stumble as Harshman tops them at Comiskey Park
In a tight AL clash at Comiskey Park, Jack Harshman pitched a nine-hit win over the New York Yankees 3-2. Mickey Mantle homered for the Yanks, Bill Skowron also connected, while Mickey McDermott earned the win for Cleveland in a separate 3-1 victory over Washington. Dodgers, Cubs win. Braves, Pirates victorious in NL and other AL results.
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Cleveland Indians
Mickey McDermott
Conrad and Slater Bid for British Amateur Title
Joe Conrad of Texas and Alan Slater of Yorkshire battle for the British amateur golf championship in a 36 hole match after surviving a field of 240 entrants begun last Monday on the par 71, 6,657 yard course in St Annes England.
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Joe Conrad
Texas
Alan Slater
Yorkshire
Royal Lytham
Conrad
Slater
San Antonio
U.S. Air Force
R. B. Bayliss
Phil Scrutton
Joe Carr
Ireland
Arthur Perowne
Ashenfelter Sets Two Mile American Record at Compton Invite
Horace Ashenfelter, of the New York AC, clocks 8 4 9 6 to set a new American two mile mark and wins the meet after beating Fernando Ledesma. Wes Santee runs 4 0 1.2 in the mile as three Americans break 4 0 2 in one race. Mashburn and Whitfield post fast times in sprints and relays.
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Calif
Horace Ashenfelter
FBI
New York Athletic Club
Wes Santee
Santee
Bob Seaman
UCLA
Fred Dwyer
Villanova
Seaman
Dwyer
Ashenfelter
Fernando Ledesma
University of Southern California
Gunder Hagg
Gaston Reiff
J. W. Mashburn
Mal Whitfield
Mashburn
Whitfield
Oklahoma A&m
Los Angeles
Texas
Dean Smith
Pfeifer’s Beer Leads Detroit In ABC Bowling Tilt
Pfeifer’s Beer of Detroit sits 38 teams from the 1955 team title and $2,500 as the 52nd American Bowling Congress tournament nears Sunday close. Eddie Gerzine of Milwaukee tops singles with 738, while Wilkes-Barre’s Harry Zoeller and George Pacropis lead doubles at 1,365 and Bujack of Detroit pursues best all events total.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Pfeiffer’s Beer
Detroit
Milwaukee
Eddie Gerzine
Harry Zoeller
George Pacropis
Wilkes-Barre
Fred Bujack
Pfeiffer
Bujack
Skowron Boosts Bat Mark to .462
Bill Skowron returns from a thigh injury to the New York Yankees lineup and goes 1 for 3 with a double and home run as New York loses to the Chicago White Sox 3 to 2. Since his return he has two homers in six games this season and 30 hits in 65 at bats for a .462 average.
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New York Yankees
Kansas City
Municipal Stadium
Comiskey Park
Chicago White Sox
Yankees
Skowron
Bill Skowron
New York Yankee
Yanks
Breda St Bernards graduate signs with New York Giants
Carroll Verle Tiesenthal er, 18, a Breda St Bernards graduate, has signed with the New York Giants and will report to Sioux City in the Western League this weekend.
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Pet
New York
Omaha
Wichita and Lincoln Share Western League Lead
Wichita and Lincoln kept a share of the Western League lead after Wichita beat Lincoln 6-5 Friday night to cut the margin to a single game. Pueblo climbed from last with a 6-3 win over Sioux City while Des Moines defeated Colorado Springs 9-4. Ed Barbarito's double sparked Wichita in a three-run fourth.
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Chiefs
Pueblo
Sioux City
Des Moines
Colorado Springs
Indians
Ed Barbarito
East Boston horses sweep opening Suffolk Downs races
East Boston Massachusetts weekend racing saw Susan's Pet and Swampland win the first two races at Suffolk Downs on Friday. Their backers received a daily double payoff of 1107.80 dollars.
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Mass
Susan’s Pet
Swampland
Suffolk Downs
Funeral Services Today for Vukovich
Funeral services were held today for Billy Vukovich 36 a veteran of California midget tracks who rose to fame at Indianapolis He died at the speedway Monday while attempting a third straight victory in the race across the nation’s speedways mourners filled the Free Evangelical Lutheran Church in Fresno California.
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Calif
Billy Vukovich
California
Indianapolis
Free Evangelical Lutheran Church
Area Teams Set Sunday Baseball Across Five Leagues
Austin area fans will have a full slate as Cedar Valley North Central State Line Four County and South Border Leagues schedule Sunday games. Key matchups include Lansing at Sargeant Waltham at Ramsey and Meyer at Rudd Carpenter at St Ansgar Johns burg at Stacyville Adams at Lyle.
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Myrtle
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Owatonna
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Waldorf
Morristown
Twins Release Catcher And Outfielder From Local Team
Arman Sanchez, a 22 year old relief catcher from Tampa Florida, and Joe Sites an outfielder who played three games with the Twins, have been released by the Waseca Owatonna Twins of the Southern Minnesota League. The moves trim the roster to 14 players.
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Arman Sanchez
Waseca-Owatonna Twins
Tampa
Fla
Florida International League
Joe Sites
Twins
Sites
State track hopefuls Lillquist White named for meet at Minnesota
Roger Lillquist and Gene White will represent Austin at the State high school track and field meet at the University of Minnesota next Tuesday. Lillquist races the mile, White throws discus after winning Region One mile and placing third in shot put. Other Region One winners listed include Logan, Johns, Mulliner, Nelson, Hanson, Robinson, Palmer, Dry, Webster, Nelson, Granowski, Jung, Polis, Berger, Osmundson, Johnson, and Robbins. Jon Webber of Austin seeks state golf title after an 81 Region One win.
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Gene White
Austin
University of Minnesota
Lillquist
White
Gene Logan
Owatonna
Roger Johns
Stewartville
Chuck Mulliner
Northfield
Roger Nelson
Albert Lea
Gerald Hanson
Faribault
David Robinson
Lloyd Palmer
Tom Dry
Rochester
Dick Webster
Spring Valley
Ted Nelson
Bob Granowski
Tom Jung
Andy Polis
Wilton Berger
Winona
Arnold Osmundson
Dale Johnson
Faribault Deaf
Recess Kept In Pennsylvan ia Boxing Probe
The Pennsylvania Athletic Commission's probe of the Harold Johnson Julio Mederos bout is in recess until Tuesday as police seek information on the May 6 fight. Police questioned Frank Blinky Palermo, manager of former welterweight champion Johnny Saxton, about what he heard at the arena that night.
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Pennsylvania Athletic Commission
Harold Johnson
Julio Mederos
Frank
Blinky) Palermo
Johnny Saxton
Alfred M. Klein
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