Austin Packers dominate Big Nine title run in 1962
Austin clinched the Big Nine baseball crown with a 15 4 win over Owatonna. Coach Dick Seltz extended his remarkable 12 year record to seven straight titles and ten overall, as the Packers head toward the Minnesota State tournament June 13 15 at Midway Stadium St Paul. The article also notes regional tennis and golf links plus track and softball front page chatter.
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Austin
Owatonna
Dick Seltz
Seltz
Minnesota
Rockets
Rochester
Spring Grove
Faribault
Jon Konz
Austin Golf
Davenport
Iowa
Mankato State College
Winona State
Dave Vail
Bob Hogenson
Mike Gergen
Tom Thaldorf
Emies Park
North St. Paul
Minneapolis Washburn
Polars
Fergus Falls
Hinckley
Emil Scheid
Austin Packers
Mankato
Scheid
Albert Lea
Interstate Umpires Association
Pat Geraghty
Minnesota Viking
Viking
Vikings
Bert Rose
University of Minnesota
Chesin
George Hallin
Minnetonka
Dick Jones
Jones
Red Wing
Packers
Harold Davi
Chesin Fires 159 in State Golf Meet
Austin golfer Larry Chesin posted 159 in the state golf meet but finished eight strokes behind the leader. He competed alongside other top high school players aiming for a state title.
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Chesin
Austin
Larry Chesin
Cards Slump Deepens After Tough Road Trip
St Louis manager Johnny Keane says the club is mired in a paralyzing slump as players push too hard. The Cardinals dropped eight straight and 11 of 12, sliding to fifth in the National League with a 24 24 record as Bing Devine reports no deals were in sight before the trading deadline.
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ST. Louis
Johnny Keane
St. Louis Cardinals
Keane
Bing Devine
Redbirds
Devine
Twins and Athletics Battle for Early AL Lead
Minnesota hosts Kansas City in a key series opener as rookies Rich Rollins and Manny Jiminez duel for batting title honors. Camilo Pascual starts for the Twins against John Wyatt, with Siebern and Jiminez shaping the lineups. Manager Hank Bauer seeks a leap into first place as Walker and Wickersham pace the Athletics.
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Athletics
John Wyatt
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Twins
Jiminez
Siebern
Jerry Walker
Dave Wickersham
Bauer
Packers Open SM League Prep With Owatonna Tonight
Austin Packers host Owatonna in a 8 p.m. practice game at Marcusen Park as Emil Scheid guides the team toward the 1962 Southern Minnesota League opener in Mankato. Lineup includes Rosenbaum Scheid Wilt or Tate Schmitt Notermann or Hatten.
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Emil Scheid
Austin Packers
Owatonna
Marcusen Park
Scheid
Packers
Mankato
Austin
Albert Lea
Bloomington
Mason City
Maurice Joel
Austin Junior College
Leon Johnson
Warren Wollenberg
Packer
Ray Rosenbaum
Larry Scheid
Ed Wilt
Gary Tate
Norb Schmitt
Dick Notermann
Dave Hatten
Mike Marienau
Frank Brown
Dean Johnson
Pack
Batting Leaders Stay Tight as Siebern Seizes RBI Lead
In the American League Manny Jimenez of Kansas City holds the batting edge at .362 despite a slump. Norm Siebern, newly prominent after joining the Athletics, tops the RBI race with 39, surpassing Kaline who has 38 while sidelined with a fractured collarbone. In the National League Billy Williams leads at .359 with Cepeda dropping to third. Willie Mays has 19 homers and Tommy Davis leads NL RBI with 55.
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NEW York
Manny Jimenez
Kansas City
Norm Siebern
Siebern
Athletics
Roger Maris
New York Yankees
al Kaline
Detroit
RBI
Kaline
Jimenez
Dominican Republic
Chuck Essegian
Cleveland Indians
Orlando Cepeda
San Francisco
Willie Mays
Giants
Los Angeles
Tommy Davis
Cepeda
Jim Gentile
Baltimore
Little Falls advances in Minnesota state baseball tournament
Little Falls earned the first berth by defeating New York Mills 3-1 behind pitcher John Salden who earlier shut out Alexandria 3-0. In Region One semifinal play at Mayo Park Rochester faces Austin and Faribault meets Cale donia. Region matchups continue across Regions 2 3 4 5 7.
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Faribault
Ted Thompson
Crosby-Ironton
the Range School
St. Cloud
Little Falls
Brainerd
Wadena
Staples and
Aitkin
Austin
Rochester
Caledonia
Mayo Park
Worthington
Windom
Fairmont
St. James
Richfield
Holdingford
Willmar
Minneapolis South
New York Mills
John Salden
Alexandria
Bob Windhell
Wheaton
Merchants and Lefty's Win Fast Pitch League Games
Lefty's Bar extended its winning streak to 3 1 with a big win over Mike's Bar A 1 12. The Merchants beat Mike's Bar B 11 0 behind 19 hits led by Yocum and Krausert. Mike's Bar A managed one homer by Overby off Rysavy and five total hits.
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Merchants
Lefty’s Bar
Northwest Diamond
Lefty's Bar
Mike’s Bar
The
Mike
Bar B
Mike's
Bar A
Mike's Bar A
Overby
Rysavy
Lefty
W Funk
C. Barnett
Yocum
Krausert
Sterling
Moose
Saxons
SM. Deaf
JCC
Eagles
Four Players Added for Football Bowl
The East team added three players and the West one today for the second annual All-America football bowl game on June 29 in Buffalo. Wen dell Harris of Louisiana State, Jim Smith of Penn State, and Jerry Brown of Mississippi joined the East roster, while Oklahoma fullback Phil Lohmann was placed with the West.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Louisiana State
Wendell Harris
Jim Smith
Penn State
Mississippi
Jerry Brown
Phil Lohmann
Oklahoma
NFL Preseason Schedule Unveiled With 36 Games
The NFL released a 36 game pre-season schedule starting August 3 with the College All-Star Game in Chicago. Fourteen teams play five games each, Green Bay gets six including the All-Star contest. Schedule runs through September 9 across 18 states and the District of Columbia. Minnesota opens August 11 in Seattle against San Francisco.
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NEW York
Chicago
National Football League Today
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Tribune
States
District of Columbia
Minnesota Vikings
San Francisco
Seattle
Los Angeles
Portland
Ore
St. Louis
Baltimore
Dallas
Atlanta
Palmer Leads Golf Money Race With Narrow Margin
Arnold Palmer remains out front in golf earnings but struggles to pass the 60000 dollar mark after a 563 dollar Memphis Open payoff. Bill Casper Jr leads the chase with 41208, while Gene Littler and Gary Player trail in strong positions as top contenders.
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Dunedin
Fla
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Professional Golfers’ Association
Bill Casper Jr
Casper
Memphis
Gene Littler
Gary Player
Lionel Hebert
Littler
Player
Methodists Keep Loop Mark Intact In YMCA Softball
First Methodist beat St. Olaf 9-6 at the Athletic Field as Dick Winter pitched and Earl Buchan hit a triple. First Baptist defeated Grace Lutheran 23-18 with Earl Fredrickson and Lewis Lenz homering. Keith Rutters earned the win. Methodists move to 3-0 in league play.
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First Methodist
First Baptist
YMCA
St. Olaf
Dick Winter
Earl Buchan
Baptists
Grace Lutheran
Earl Fredrickson
Lewis Lenz
Keith Rutters
Methodists
White Sox Beat Denver Bears 95 Exhibition Win
The Chicago White Sox defeated the Denver Bears 95 in an exhibition game as they collected seven hits and drew 10 walks while a wild pitch aided the tally before a crowd of 13,696 on Monday night.
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Denver
Chicago White Sox
Denver Bears
Indians
Jim Grant
Army
Ralph Terry
Yanks
Grant
Terry
Yankees
Cleveland
Koufax Extends K Streak In Dodgers Win Over Phillies
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax struck out 13 as he pitched a three hit, 6-3 win over Philadelphia in the only major league game. The performance moved his record to 8-2 and kept him on track for a 20 victory season while tying to extend his already historic strikeout totals.
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Wally Moon
Los Angeles Dodgers
John Roseboro
Tony Taylor
Bob
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Koufax
Tresh
Joe Pepitone
Cleveland
al Luplow
Ty Cline
Bernie Allen
Joe Bonikowski
Lee Stange
Minnesota Twins
Allen
Bonikowski
Stange
Chicago
Mike Hershberger
Joe Horlen
John
Boog) Powell
Baltimore
Orioles
Powell
Dave Stenhouse
Washington
Boston
Giants
Dick Radatz
Bob Tillman
Radatz
Tillman
RBI
Phils
Dodger
Swifty
Taylor
John Callison
Roy Sievers
Jackie Davis
Pittsburgh
Belinsky Leads AL Rookie Race in Heated Battle
Boston AP reports Belinsky tops AL rookie list with a 6-2- record and 2.51 ERA after a no-hitter, while Manny Jimenez of Kansas City leads batting with .362. The piece notes rooks across clubs from New York to Los Angeles and previews a full AL night program under lights.
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Whiz Belinsky
Ledger
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Jimenez
Dominican Republic
A’s
Joe Azcue
Ed Charles
Milwaukee
Jose Tartabull
Dave Wickersham
John Wyatt
Dan Pfister
Diego Segui
Angels
Bob
Betsy Rawls and Kathy Cornelius Co-Champs in Zaharias Open
Betsy Rawls of Spartanburg and Kathy Cornelius of Scottsdale were declared co-champions of the Babe Zaharias Open with 36 hole totals of 146 after rain postponed the final round. Each earned $1,075. Sandra Hayne Ruth Jessen and Betty Jameson tied for third at 150 and won $623. The tour then moved to Austin for the Civitan Open where 29 pros compete.
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Miss Rawls
Mrs. Cornelius
Sandra Hayne
Garland
Tex
Ruth Jessen
Seattle
Betty Jameson
Antonio
Rockets Win Tennis Title In State Meet
Rochester caps a state high school tennis title with 70 16 point surge led by sophomore Chuck Darley and freshman Bob Gray. Finals in singles and doubles set for today as Rochester nears two more points from the Darley Gray pair.
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Rochester
Rockets
Chuck Darley
Bob Gray
Owatonna
Jim Colton
John Wanous
Darley
Gray
Bob Gustafson
St. Paul Wilson
Hamline University
Minneapolis
Andy Goddard
Bill Jevne
Edina- Morningside
Tom Boice
Bill Crozier
Minnetonka
St. Paul Central
Edina - Morningside
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Robbinsdale
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Austin Softball Association
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Carroll Dahl
Dave Hartman
Tim Schmitt
Ron Richardson
Terry Ball
Mike Burke
Steve Schmitt
Lloyd Perry
John Hastings
Howie Strey
Dodgers’ Koufax
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Associated Press
Sandy Koufax
Belinsky
Bo Belinsky
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