Packers Halt Waseca 7-0 Behind Strong Pitched Exhibition
Austin Packers beat Waseca 7-0 at Mercusen Park with Dick Atkinson Ray Rosenbaum and Jim Lacher combining for steady innings. Rosenbaum hit a key two run homer in the fourth while Lawler doubled in the eighth as Austin improves in the league.
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Dick Atkinson
Ray Rosenbaum
Jim Lacher
Austin Packers
Waseca
Minnesota River League
Mercusen Park
Braves
Packer
Negro Star Joins Tigers in Historic Roster Move
Ossie Virgil, 25, from the Dominican Republic, is promoted from Charleston West Virginia to the Detroit Tigers, becoming the 15th major league club to include a Negro player since Jackie Robinson broke the color line in 1947. Tigers deny race influenced the promotion amid Negro group pressure and a Detroit boycott threat.
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Ossie Virgil
Dominican Republic
Detroit Tigers
Virgil
Charleston
W. Va
Detroit
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston
Tiger
Tigers
Bycott
Briggs Stadium
Important Series Opens at Denver
The Charleston Senators travel to Denver for a three game series that could shape the young American Association season. Denver leads by a game and a half after a 61 win over Louisville, while Minneapolis dropped a pair to Indianapolis. Johnny Gabler earned his seventh win for Denver as the Bears extended their win streak to four.
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Charleston Senators
Denver
Louisville
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Millers
Don Rudolph
Wichita
St. Paul
Johnny Gabler
Bears
Gabler
Rudloph
Gerry Zimmerman
Miller
Tommy Umphlett
Ed Sadowski
Indians
John Callison
Callison
Vic Rehn
Saints
al Spangler
Dallas Open leads with McMullin 6 under in first round
John McMullin 23 from Fair Oaks California shot 6 under par for a 30 on the back nine to grab a two stroke edge at the Dallas Open. Tony Lema Doug Sanders Gary Player tied for second after first round leader McMullin posted a 66.
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Dallas
John McMullin
Fair Oaks
Calif
McMullin
Alameda
Palo Alto
Tony Lema
Napa
Doug Sanders
Miami
Fla
Gary Player
Johannesburg
South Africa
Moose Lodge Beats Brown Derby 81 In Softball Showdown
The Moose Lodge remained unbeaten in City Softball League by defeating Brown Derby 81 at Northwest Diamond Thursday. Moose posted 14 hits with Modderman and Lerum homering, and built a six run sixth inning. Don King allowed five hits but lost a shutout in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Anderson. Brown Derby plays Turf Bar Monday at 8:15 p.m.
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Moose Lodge
Northwest Diamond
Moose
Modderman
Lerum
Don King
Lenoch
M. Anderson
Turf Bar
Scheuerman Signs Yankee Bonus Pact
Northwestern pitcher Tom Scheuerman signed a bonus contract with the New York Yankees worth reported at 20000 dollars. He is brother of Sharm Scheuerman Iowa’s new head basketball coach. The southpaw posted three wins this year and two losses. Last season he went 4 0 with strong ERA as Northwestern won the Big Ten title.
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Evanston
Ill
Northwestern
Tom Scheuerman
New York Yankees
Sharm Scheuerman
Iowa
Yankees
Tom
Wildcats
Davenport Extends Lead With 6-5 Win Over Rochester
In a capacity packed slate, Davenport defeated Rochester 6-5 as Green Bay star Frank Howard hit his 17th homer and slugger Carlos Pascual hit his 3rd in league play. Cedar Rapids' Dick Selinger doubled twice for a key two-base burst while Fox Cities broke the tie with a four-run fourth inning.
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Associated Press
Davenport
Green Bay
Frank Howard
Wisconsin
Howard
Burlington
Lee Handley
Carlos
Potato) Pascual
Fox Cities
Rochester
Julian Castro
.500 Pitching Mark for Yanks' Larsen
Don Larsen, the only perfect game pitcher in World Series history, reaches .500 in the majors with a 44-44 career mark after a 12-5 Yankees win over the Chicago White Sox in the first game of a doubleheader.
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NEW York
Don Larsen
Brooklyn
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Ladies Free Night at Austin Packers vs Mason City Game
The first special baseball night at Marcusen Park features the Austin Packers hosting Mason City in a Southern Minnesota League game. Ladies will be admitted free at Sunday's 2 p.m. kickoff, announced by Charles McCarthy of the Austin Baseball Assn.
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Marcusen Park
Austin Packers
Mason City
Minnesota
P.m
Charles McCarthy
Austin Baseball Assn
Wet Grounds Cancels Game
Albert Lea was to play Fairmont Thursday night but wet grounds postponed the Southern Minnesota League contest. The game moved to Saturday at Martin Park 8 30 p m with a return at Albert Lea Sunday afternoon.
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Albert Lea
Fairmont
Martin Park
Elliott and Delany Bid in Compton Mile
In Compton California Herb Elliott of Australia and Ron Delany of Ireland race for the first time in the Compton Invitational Mile at Ramsaur Stadium at 10 20 p m EST The field includes Laszlo Tabori Max Truex Bob Shankland and Jerome Walters as contenders amid questions of pacing and a possible world record attempt
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Delany
Compton Mile
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Herb Elliott
Australia
Ron Delany
Ireland
Ramsaur Stadium
World Track Federation
England
Derek Ibbotson
Los Angeles
Mexico Man Stops German Opponent in Boxing Bout
Alvaro Gutierrez from 147 pounds Mexico stops Karl Guder from 148 pounds Germany in a likely boxing match action described in terse lines. The report notes the participants’ weights and nationalities, framing a quick contest moment.
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Los Angeles
Alvaro Gutierrez
Mexico
Karl Guder
Germany
Rose Creek Wins District 2 Baseball Semifinal
Rose Creek defeated Freeborn 13 4 in a District 2 semifinal at Marcusen Park to reach the final against Austin or Albert Lea. Ron Kraft doubled, Ron Landherr pitched a complete game as Freeborn errors aided the Creekers. Albert Lea beat Grand Meadow 9 3 to reach the other semifinal with Austin awaiting the Rose Creek survivor.
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Freeborn
Marcusen Park
Lyle
Austin
Albert Lea
Creekers
Jim Beeth
Ron Kraft
Ron Landherr
Larry Lee
Beeth
Grand Meadow
John Stevie
Tigers
Dick Grathwohl
Larks
Packers
Dick Seltz
Adams
Alden
Basketball Clinic at Shamrock Gym in June
Marty Crowe will hold a basketball clinic for Austin area boys in June for grades seven through twelve. Classes run June 10 11 and 12 with registration on any day and June 12 as the deadline at Pacelli High School gym. The program offers individual instruction in fundamentals and later team competition for participants.
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Marty Crowe
Austin
Pacelli High School
Crowe
Mantle Finds Range Against White Sox
New York slugger Mickey Mantle homered for the fourth time in four games all against the Chicago White Sox in the opener of a Thursday doubleheader. The blast mirrors his total from the prior 37 games of the season, fueling questions about his current form.
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White Sox
New York
Mickey Mantle
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankee
Giants Edge Braves in 12th as Mays Hot at San Francisco
San Francisco Giants beat Milwaukee 5-4 in 12 innings. Willie Mays had four singles in five trips, lifting his average to .424 as Orlando Cepeda drove in the winning run. Manager Bill Rigney praised Mays and Cepeda as the club closes in on the Braves in the pennant race.
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Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Billy Maxwell
Odessa
Tex
Mike Souchak
Grossinger’s
N. Y
Julius Boros
Mid Pines
N. C
Ken Venturi
San Francisco
Snead
Oak Cliff Country Club
Bill Rigney
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Milwaukee
Braves
Mays
Stan Musial
Cincinnati Redlegs
Harvey Haddix
Giants
Ramon Monzant
San Franciscans
Los Angeles
Orlando Cepeda
Rigney
Musial Mays Batting Battle Sparks National League Race
Stan Musial and Willie Mays pace the NL batting race with averages around .420 and .424. Mays goes 4-for-5 as the Giants beat Milwaukee in 12 innings to pull within .010 of first-place Atlanta. Musial goes 0-for-4 as the Cardinals sweep Pittsburgh into third. Other NL games see Cincinnati over Los Angeles and Philadelphia over Chicago.
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Willie Mays
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Willie
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Richie Ashburn
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Mays
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Braves
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Gene Conley
Hank Aaron
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Gene Green
Curt Flood
Bob Friend
Wilmer Mi
Shaky Terry Stops Slump in 13 Inning A’s Win
Ralph Terry finally stopped his slump with a seven hit 13 inning shutout as Kansas City beat Washington 2-0 on a Woody Held two run homer. The Yankees and White Sox split a doubleheader. White Sox won 3-2 after a 12-5 loss.
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Washington
Woody Held
Camilo Pascual
Terry
New York
Pascual
Vic Power
Held
White Sox
Sherm Lollar
Bobby Shantz
Sal Maglie
Ray Moore
Don Larsen
Ryne Duren
Yankees
Early Wynn
Mickey Mantle
Ray Boone
Tigers
Hank Aguirre
Billy O'Dell
Welter title on the line in St. Louis Martinez vs Akins
Virgil Akins faces Vince Martinez in the 15 round final for the world welterweight title. Basilio tips Martinez while Akins seeks a hometown upset and a $30 thousand payout from TV and receipts. NBC telecasts at 9 p.m. CDT.
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Virgil Akins
Vince Martinez
Paterson
N. J
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Akins
Martinez
Massachusetts
Tony DeMarco
DeMarco
Virgil
Isaac Logart
New York
Gil Turner
Styles
Logart
NBC
St Cloud Tops Sul Ross 12-8 In NAIA Baseball Play
St Cloud of Minnesota defeated defending champion Sul Ross 12-8 in Alpine Texas as a four error effort aided a 12-hit attack led by Ron Arndt homer and Dick Fredeen four hits. Al Miranda and Freddy Davis doubled for Sul Ross. In the consolation bracket College of the Ozarks beat Mayville State 13-12 and Simpson crushed Fairmont 16-2.
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Tex
St. Cloud
Minnesota
Sul Ross
Ron Arndt
Dick Fredeen
al Miranda
Freddy Davis
College of the Ozarks
Mayville State
North Dakota
Simpson
Iowa
Fairmont
West Virginia
Ozarks
Fence Won’t Help Aaron
Milwaukee Braves head to Los Angeles for the Dodgers opener at the Coliseum with Hank Aaron doubting the 251 foot fence will aid his team. Aaron, NL home run and RBI leader and 1959 MVP, doubts the wall helps offense while noting San Francisco Giants are improved and Braves still eye a second straight pennant.
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del Crandall
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Braves
Milwaukee
Giants
Minor League Scores From Coast, International and American Assns
Pacific Coast League games include Phoenix 4 Seattle 3 and Sacramento 9 Salt Lake City 8. San Diego 4 Spokane 1 and Vancouver 6 Portland 1. International League outcomes show Richmond 6 Toronto 2 and Buffalo 6 Miami 6 with Havana 7 Rochester 0 and Montreal 6 Columbus 4. American Assn results list Minneapolis 5 1 Indianapolis 2 4 Wichita 6 St Paul 2 Charleston 7 and Omaha 0 Denver 6 Louisville 1. Sporta Fight results not specified.
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Cleveland
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Detroit
Baltimore
Chicago
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San Francisco
Indianapolis
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Louisville
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Wichita
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Denver
Scattergun Aces in Shoot at Hopkins
The three day meet at Twin City Hopkins gun club in Minneapolis opens with top marksmen. World titleholders Bob Allen Des Moines Vic Reinders Waukesha Wis and C R Crawford Chicago compete in Central Zone class and Captain Billy Fawcett handicap events. Central Zone singles title, doubles, and zone handicap set for weekend.
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Twin City-Hopkins
Bob Allen
Des Moines
Vic. Reinders
Waukesha
Wis
C. R. Crawford
Chicago
Tim Tam Faces Belmont Stakes Challenge for Triple Crown
Tim Tam, the Derby and Preakness winner, is the heavy favorite in the 90th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. Seven 3-year-olds vie to halt Tim Tam’s bid for the triple crown and the $72,790 winner’s share from a $113,600 purse. Tim Tam has earned $444,280 this year, leading all money winners in 1958 for Calumet Farm.
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Tim Tam
Calumet
Gene Marey
Belmont Park
Joseph E. O'Connell
Cavan
Wheatley Stable
Naséo
C. V. Whitney
Flamingo
George E. Lewis
Martins Bullah
Anna Cannuli
Tony
Charles Silvers
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Tom Fool - Two Lea
Pittsburgh Track Coach to Retire
Pittsburgh AP reports Carl Olson, University of Pittsburgh track coach since 1932, will retire next Feb 1. Olson steps down as head of the physical education department due to university policy requiring retirement at age 65.
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Carl Oson
University of Pittsburgh
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