Ellendale and Packers Reach District 2 Final Fray
Ellendale and defending champion Packers meet Friday at Marcusen Park for the District 2 baseball final. Packers ride a 16-2 five inning win over Freeborn and seek a ninth straight title under coach Dick Seltz while Ellendale survived Grand Meadow 12-10 behind late rallies. The winner advances to Region One at Cannon Falls to face Winona or Dodge Center Monday.
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Race Meet at Owatonna set for June 14
Owatonna Minnesota hosts the Southern Minnesota Championship car race at the Steele County Fairgrounds on Sunday June 14 sanctioned by the International Motor Contest Association. The 100 lap event headlines a program with four races and a field featuring 1999 Fords Thunderbirds Pontiacs and Chevrolets.
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Lansing Corners Edge Merchants In Ten Inning Softball
Lansing Corners remained unbeaten in City League softball as they outlasted Merchants 11 hits to 10 on 10 innings. Smith drew a walk and stole home in the 10th to clinch the win after Helland and Sammon pitched for both sides. Moose Lodge versus Brown Derby set for 8 p.m. tonight at Northwest Diamond.
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Helland
Northwest Diamond
Sammon
M. Helland
Moose Lodge
St Johns Lutheran of Austin Routs Our Saviours Lutheran
St John s Lutheran of Austin collected 12 hits to beat Our Saviours Lutheran 11 to 6 in YMCA Church League softball at Athletic Field. Winning pitcher C Braaten held opponents to nine hits. Other games saw Methodists defeat Baptists 7 to 2 behind Don Oldenburg s four hit pitching and St Johns of Elkton beat Crane Chapel 12 to 5.
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Minor Loop Results Across Leagues
International League scores include Richmond 7.6 Toronto 6.5 and Montreal 6 Columbus 1 Bufisio 1. Rochester at Miami postponed. American Assn results feature Indianapolis 2-1 Fort Worth 1-0, Louisville 6 Houston 6, St. Pauli 1 Minneapolis 4, Omaha 3. Pacific Coast League notes Sacramento 5 Seattle Vancouver 11 Salt Lake City Phoenia 8 Spokanee Portland 10 San Diego 6.
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Toronto
Montreal
Columbus
Bufisio
Havana
Rochester
Miami
Sacramento
Salt Lake City
Phoenia
Portland
San Diego
Boston Racial Case Closed
The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination closed the Pumpsie Green case against the Boston Red Sox. It accepted as evidence of good faith an assurance the team will pursue a non-discrimination policy in hiring Negro players. The investigation began after groups charged bias when pitcher Jerry Pumpsie Green was sent to the Minneapolis farm team. Green was batting .293 for the Millers just before the decision.
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Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
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Pumpsie) Green
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Millers
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Miller Victory Sparks Minneapolis Streak in 4-3 Win
Minneapolis shaken by three run homer in eighth edges Omaha 4-3 to move a half game up in the eastern division. Indianapolis and Fort Worth each win 2-0 and 1-0 respectively as Spangler homers for Louisville to beat Houston 6-5. Denver tops St Paul 6-1 with Donnelly allowing one hit through eight.
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Omaha
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Fort Worth
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al Spangler
Houston
Ed Donnelly
Denver
St. Paul
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Dallas
Charleston
Art Dunham
Art Schulz
Jack Urban
Bears
Fred Kipp
Yankees Beat Tigers as Indians Slump Continues
The Yankees beat Detroit 6-5 at home while Cleveland’s lead shrank after a 4-0 loss to Washington. Harm on Killebrew and Ken Samford provided Senators hits, and Frank Lary was chased early as New York pulled ahead with a ninth inning rally led by Mickey Mantle.
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Washington
Senators
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Ken Samford
Bill Fischer
Herb Score
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Tigers
Frank Lary
Mickey Mantle
Ray Narleski
John Blanchard
Yogi Berra
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Charlie Maxwell
Packers to Meet Yankees at Mayo Field in Rochester
Righthander Jim Lawler will start for the Packers against the Yankees at Mayo Field. Lawler carries a 4 3 record against the Yanks and aims to boost Austin’s form after a 7 4 loss in a makeup game with Albert Lea. Emil Scheid fields a regular lineup as Fred Folkes and Bob Mathias return from the Albert Lea game.
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Albert Lea
Emil Scheid
Fred Folkes
Bob Mathias
George Gleason
Chuck Mathews
Dave Ploof
Dick Morgan
Frank Brown
Joe Raso
John Steffen
Art
Ken Bawek
Fred Hoeft
Chuck Sedor
Pete Johnson
Hoeft
Rochester Red Caps
Winona
Mason City
Estherville
Fairmont
Bancroft
Key Witness Beaten in Ring Probe Incident in Los Angeles
Jackie Leonard fight promoter at Hollywood Legion Stadium was severely beaten in Northridge after a trip to a drug store. Police reported a severe head wound and described the attack by unknown assailants as a possible related act to the underworld probe into California boxing.
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California
Jackie Leonard
Hollywood Legion Stadium
Northridge
Leonard
California Athletic Commission
Frank Carbo
New York
Eastern Open Final Tuneup for National
George Bowen reports on the Eastern Open with nearly 40 entrants eligible for the USGA National Open at Mamaroneck. Stars like Art Wall Jr Arnold Palmer Gene Littler and Don Whitt headline a field of about 135 players at Pine Ridge par 72 8600 yards. The event serves as a major prep for the National Open with past winners Boros Fleck Mayer seeking another shot.
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Julius Boros
Jack Fleck
Dick Mayer
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Art Wall Jr
Arnold Palmer
Gene Littler
Don Whitt
Ken Venturi
Ernie Vossler
Mike Souchak
Pga Tourneys To Date. Wall Won the Masters and Souchak
Wall
Bob Rosburg
Jack Burke
Pine Ridge
Ramsey Golfer Fires Hole in One at Ramsey Club
Ererett Pratt of Austin aced the 215 yard 8th hole at Ramsey Golf Club last Sunday. Pratt played with Bob McCoy Eugene Smith and Dewey Noel and used a wood for the hole in one. It was Ramsey’s first hole in one of the season.
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Austin
Ramsey Golf Club
Bob McCoy
Eugene Smith
Dewey Noel
Pratt
Ramsey
S M Golf Tourney Set at LeSueur CC
The Southern Minnesota golf tournament will be held June 26 27 and 28 at LeSueur Country Club a nine hole layout. Qualifying rounds of 18 holes will be held Friday and Saturday. Dr Jarvis Knutson of Albert Lea is the defending amateur champion. Bob Carlson of Austin Country Club and Joe Schneider of Austin are the defending pro amateur kings. A trophy and merchandise prizes will be awarded to flight winners. Last year the tournament was at Albert Lea Country Club.
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LeSueur Country Club
Jarvis Knutson
Albert Lea
Bob Carlson
Austin Country Club
Joe Schneider
Austin
Flight
Albert Lea Country Club
Brown Wins by TKO in Title Fight at Uline Arena
Light weight champ Joe Brown of New Orleans and Houston defended his 135-pound crown with a ninth round TKO over Paolo Risi. Risi suffered a deep cut over the left eye as Brown seeks another bout, naming Kenny Lane and Carlos Ortiz as top contenders.
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Houston
Paolo Risi
Uline Arena
Rosi
Brown
Ross
Kenny Lane
Carlos Ortiz
Brown Edges Lane In Fifth Defense On July 23 1958
In a Washington DC bout Brown beat Lane by ninth round TKO after a cut above Paolo Rosi left eye opened in the eighth. Referee Charley Reynolds halted the bout per doctors during intermission. Rosi led on one card while Brown led on another as AP and ringside tallies varied. Brown weighed 132, Rosi 134, crowd 3,968 with telecast earnings boosting purses.
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Paolo
Charley Reynolds
Reynolds
Rosi
Harry Volkman
Norvel Lee
Associated Press
Mantle Delivers Late homer in Yankees 6 5 win over Tigers
Ray Narleski pitched a one one outside fast ball that Mickey Mantle belted over Briggs Stadium right field in the ninth to lift the New York Yankees to a 6 5 victory over Detroit. Casey Stengel praised the comeback as a sign the club could climb toward first place.
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Lou Berberet
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Stengel
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National Golf Day Opens With Charity Round in Houston
The eighth annual National Golf Day, sponsored by the PGA of America, runs this week with an exhibition between Don Finsterwald and Tommy Bolt to decide top scores for charity. Players may enter multiple rounds at Austin Country Club or Ramsey Golf Club, contributing at least $1 per round to caddie scholarships and related programs.
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Golfers Assn. of America
PGA
Don Finsterwald
Tommy Bolt
PGA Educational Fund
Austin Country Club
Ramsey Golf Club
A's Use Big Inning to Stop Blues 9-1
Bloomington surged with six runs in the fifth to power a 9-1 win over the Austin Blues at Marcusen Park. Buster Radebach hit a three run homer, while Mike Santoro allowed five hits over five innings as the A's ran their Century League record to 4-0. The Blues dropped to 1-2 in the South Division amid five errors and defensive lapses.
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Neil Pierce
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Leon Johnson
Jack Preston
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Santoro
Braves End Giants Run to Narrow NL Pennant Gap
Ed Mathews homered twice and Hank Aaron added a homer as Milwaukee beat the San Francisco Giants 7 4 to regain a lead in the National League race. Mathews increased his season total to 19 and Aaron raised his batting average to .426 after a recent slump. Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia also won as the pennant chase tightened. In London, four Russian players were slated to compete at Wimbledon June 22 to July 4.
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Giants
Mathews
Aaron
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Moscow
Bass Season Opens With Mixed Weather Prospects
Bass fisheries begin dawn patrols Saturday as Minnesota lakes open for large and smallmouth bass. Limits stay six per day and six in possession. Warmer recent weather boosts hopes for a strong opener. walleye fishing shows improvement in Fergus Falls, Warroad, Bemidji, and areas like Detroit Lakes, Brainerd, and Forest Lake with panfish also drawing attention.
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Lake of the Woods
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