Packers Fall 9-1 To Mason City Braves In Opener
Mason City Braves built a 5-0 lead by the sixth inning on hits and errors. An inside the park homer by Larry Klunder and two more runs in the ninth sealed a 9-1 win over the Austin Packers at Marcusen Park. Maurice Joel pitched five innings for Austin before Frank Brown held the line.
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Mason City Braves
Austin Packers
Marcusen Park
Femil Scheid
Minnesota
Mankato
Albert Lea
Twins
Braves
Jerry Nicolson
Packers
Maurice Joel
Frank Brown
University of Florida
Austin
Dave Ploof
John Steffen
Joel
Carlson
Nicolson
Pacelli
Bert Tracy
Brown
Tracy
Steffen
Dave Klatten
Mason City
Larry Klunder
Joe Calhan
Ae City m7
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Scheid St
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Thompson If Joel
Nicokon
Wol'berg
Rose
Nicholson
Klunder
Sippel
Albert Leo
Hoffmen
Erhardt Honk
Pierson
Yanks
Billy Pierce
Luis Aparicio
Elston Howard
Roger Maris
Austin High Entered in Seven State Prep Events in Twin Cities
Seven Austin High boys compete today and Tuesday in state prep tournaments in the Twin Cities. Regional entries include doubles team Ron Jarvis and Dennis LeBarron in tennis, Tom Hardy and Mike Lewis on track, and golfers Larry Chesin Jerry Austin and Dennis Spurgeon. Baseball opener moved to 2 p.m. with Austin facing Spring Grove as Hastings notes the 11th straight state tourney bid.
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Austin High
Dennis LeBarron
Ron Jarvis
John Saari
Tom Hardy
Ed Wilt
Tim Schmitt
Packer
Spring Grove
Marcusen Park
Herald
Rich Melin
Austin
Twin Cities
Bill Lewis
University of Minnesota
Mike Lewis
Memorial Stadium
Tom
Minneapolis Marshall
John Larson
Hardy
Larson
Minnesota
Lewis
Larry Chesin
Jerry Austin
Dennis Spurgeon
University
Walt Lembeke
Chesin
H. R
Red
Kenyon
Dick Seltz
Austin High Club
Blues fall to Owatonna as errors cost Game
Austin Blues drop 12-5 to Owatonna in a Century League game with misplays padding the Score. Mike Marienau 3 for 5 and Duane Dahlback contributed successive hits but fielding miscues framed the loss. Next league test comes Thursday at Marcusen Park against Owatonna.
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Blues
Owatonna
Mike Marienau
Duane Dahlback
Jim Leeke
Mankato State
Marcusen Park
Cleveland Trails Tigers in AL Race Despite 18 Wins in 22
Cleveland keeps closing in on Detroit by winning 18 of 22 as the Tigers maintain a home run surge led by Colavito Cash Brown Fernandez Morton Rourke Wood and Bruton. Detroit tops with 61 homers while Cleveland sweeps the Angels and New York beats Chicago as the pennant chase tightens.
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Cleveland
Tigers
Associated Press
Detroit Tigers
Rocky Colavito
Norm Cash
Dick Brown
Chico Fernandez
Bubba Morton
Mike Rourke
Jake Wood
Billy Bruton
Detroit
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Los Angeles Angels
Wrigley Field
Indians
New York
Baltimore
Kansas City
Washington
Boston
Minnesota
Chicago
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
San
Milwaukee
St. Leuis
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Horseshoe Program Heads Call For Meeting At Courts
Park director Tom Belton invites all men interested in a summer horseshoe program to an organizational meeting at the courts at 7 p.m. Tuesday behind the Municipal Pool. Beginners and experienced pitchers welcome. More information from Belton at Shaw Gym Park and Recreation office.
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Tom Belton
Park and Recreation
Belton
Shaw Gym
Fishing Classes Set for Tonight
The Park and Recreation Dept sponsors a series of casting classes at East Side Lake near the east shore rock. Henry Farris will teach fly casting and Carl P. Nelson spin and bait casting from 7 to 9 p.m. on Mondays starting tonight through June and July. Participants should bring their own gear.
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Henry Farris
Carl P. Nelson
East Side Lake
Big Rock
Park and Recreation Dept
Farris
Nelson
Smith of St Louis Wins El Paso Bowling Tourney
Harry Smith of St Louis captured the El Paso Open Bowling Tournament title with 127.07 points and 3 487 pins and $2 500 prize in the $20 000 event. Ray Bluth of St Louis finished second with 123 points and $2 000. J B Solomon of Dallas took third with 122 11 points and $1 500.
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EL Paso
Tex
Harry Smith
St. Louis
Ray Bluth
J.B Solomon
Dallas
Sherlock Wins Belmont Stakes As Carry Back Withdraws
Sherlock, owned by Jacob Sher and trained by Harold Young, romped to victory in the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park earning $148,650. Carry Back, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, ran seventh and was later described by Katharine Price as lame in the left front ankle.
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Carry Back
Miami
Jacob Sher
Sherlock
Belmont Park
Katherine Price
Jack
Monmouth Park
New York
Price
Belmont
Johnny Sellers
Churchill Downs
Pimlico
Harold Young
Aqueduct
Erickson Fires 102 to win Ramsey Invitational Golf Tourney
Bill Erickson known as Pinky caped a record 102 total with rounds of 36 42 34 at The Country Club to win the Ramsey Invitational. Jon Konz was second with 108, defending champion Bill Sage placed sixth at 112.
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Minnesota Twins
Bill Erickson
Pinky
Ramsey
Jon Konz
Bill Sage
Erickson
Country Club
Jim Whelan
Rochester
Joe Schneider Jr
Vint McDonald
Howley
Bi E
Jerry Ofsted
Tom Yurkovich
Ron Erickson
Chuck Ross
Minneapolis
Roy Budinski
Faribault
George McDonald
Hawley
Barney Kroc
Don Wilson
Francis Toomey
Mark Gibbons
Don Dutcher
Wayne Breck
Woseco
Babe Kules
DO. Vail
Peter Jacob
Paul Maston
H. Carter
Bob Feit
Roy Appel
Bill Struert
Duane Diggins
Jim McCann
Orvel Hoviand
J. Suther
J. Sathre
Canada Cup Goes to U. S. Sam Snead tops Dorado Beach
Sam Snead and Jimmy Demaret secure the Canada Cup for the United States at Dorado Beach Puerto Rico. Snead fires a 272 total in four rounds, 16 under par, while Demaret adds 288 to match par. The U S team dominates a field that includes Dai Rees and John Panton before 600 fans and amidst 10 000 palm trees.
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Dorado Beach
P.R
Sam Snead
Demaret
Beau Brummel
Links
Texas
Dai Rees
Wales
John Panton
Scotland
Chesin Places 3rd in Big 9 Golf Tourney
In Rochester Minnesota Red Wing won the Big 9 championship by one stroke over Albert Lea. Austin High finished third ten strokes behind the winner with a 495 team total led by Larry Chesin and teammates Tom Hedin and Nick Lindahl.
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Chesin
Rochester
Minn
Austin High
Red Wing
Albert Lea
Walt Lembeke
Packers
Tom Hedin
Lowell Bergen
Nick Lindahl
Dickie Jones
Mankato
Faribault
Northfield
Owatonna
Winona
Chateau Speedway feature yields Noble McAlister and Brun one two three
Dave Noble Don McAlister and Ole Brun swept the Chateau Speedway feature near Lansing as the top three. Other winners included Dick Veldman in stock cars first heat Galen Rogers in first heat Don McAlister in second heat Verlin Eakers in third heat and Earl Walters in the semi feature.
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Dave Noble
Don McAlister
Ole Brun
Chateau Speedway
Lansing
Dick Veldman
Galen Rogers
Verlin Eakers
Earl Walters
Rockets Win by 5 in Big 9 Tennis Meet
Austin High’s young netters gained 12 points at the Big 9 meet to finish tied for second with Mankato at the Athletic Field. Rochester dominated singles with 17 points to dethrone defending champ Faribault, while Albert Lea and Red Wing followed. Dennis LeBarron and Ron Jarvis won two three set matches before losing in the finals to Mankato.
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Austin High
Bill Lewis
Mankato
Rochester
Faribault
Albert Lea
Dennis LeBarron
Ron Jarvis
Manka
Branding
Hanson
Rieber-Sween Man
Wanous-Uecker
Owat
Hill-McNish
Roch
Broun
Gristeld
LeBarron- Jarvis
Lundquist-Monson
Pickavonce-Boyum
Austin High Tennis Stars Shine At Dual City Meet
In a busy two day event at Austin High, singles champion Ellingwood of Rochester defeated Kriehn of Rochester 6-2 6-0 in the finals. Notable results include Knutson of Austin High and Ellingwood reaching the semis with tight games and several upsets, while the doubles crew Rieber-Sween from Austin High claimed a finals berth before falling in a marathon semi.
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Jim Rieber
Ade Swean
Danny Knutson
Sopho
Ellingwood
Faribault
Ollie Larson
Mankato
Rochester
Bob McNish
John Hill
Hartler
Jorgens
Knutson
Austin High
Kneizel
Larson
Fbo
Hanson
Roch
Burt
Strand
Kuhlman Owat
Wilke
Carpenter
Owat
Forsberg
Callender
Kriehn Roch
Brending
Kriehn
Knutoe
Krichn
Griffith Stops Ortega To Claim World Welterweight Title
Emile Griffith of New York defeated Gasper Ortega of Tijuan Mexico in twelve rounds to win the world welterweight title. Ortega was favoring the body but Griffith controlled the later rounds to secure the decision.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Emile Griffith
New York
Gasper Ortega
Tijwong
Mexico
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Dave Perl
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White Sox
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Charlie Fin
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Frank Lary
Wood
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Paul Foytack
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Angels
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Bob Allen
Frank Funk
Wynn Hawkins
Bobby Locke
Hoyt Wilhelm
Red Sox
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Pinky) Erickson
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By John Chandler
Oceanport, NJ
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Clayt Pike
Iowa
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U. S
Pete Deem
Jones
Hedin
Mickey McGrath
Glenn Pike
Chateau
Austin (Minn
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Rockets
Packer Tennismen
Mores
St Gles
Dick Ellingwood
Pete Strand
Paul Wilke
LeBarron
Jarvis
Mower County Fairgrounds
Wold Drag
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