Austin Packers Rise in Southern Minnesota League Ambition
The Austin Packers surge into contention after a four game winning streak, sitting one game from first. Manager Lou Ciola fuels a hard charging team with .313 batting and 12 home runs in six games, backed by improved pitching and timely relief work. The club plays energetic, smart baseball and could be the surprise of the season.
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Standing on the Corner and Swiped Bases Highlight Packers Chiefs
Pete Gomez misses team trip due to a travel mixup and waits in Austin while Johnny Sebastian fills in for batting drills. Lou Ciola vows it won’t recur. Jerry Tully of Winona targets a stolen base record in the S M League after nine games, swiping six bases and proving aggressive on the bags.
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New Lefty Hurlers Shine For Waseca-Owatonna Pact
Ackerson of St Paul debuted against Albert Lea after relieving Jim Lawler in the third inning. Carrol Dial, new Packers pitcher, earned the win despite giving up 10 Twin hits. Dial has 122 pro wins in five years and batted .289 in 103 games last season. Ferullo, cut by Albert Lea, joined Fairmont Martins after back trouble reportedly cleared.
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Austin Eyes Sixth Straight Bid At Bloomington Baseball
Region Six champion Austin earns the state tournament opener at 4 p m on June 20 in Bloomington. The event features Region Seven versus Region Eight at 2 p m with two night games at 7 30 p m Region Three versus Region Four and 9 p m Region Two against Region Five. Semis Thursday finals Friday. Dick Seltz plans a June 18 departure and a Chamber luncheon for eight teams. Austin is the first Austin team in the meet as many schools have yet to finish district play.
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Harris Refuses to Shift Mantle Against Yanks
Detroit manager Bucky Harris says he will not imitate Lou Boudreau’s right side shift against Mickey Mantle. The shift, used by Boudreau against Mantle twice, failed to stop him as Mantle went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts in the two game series.
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Presbyterians and St Olaf Win Again
St Olaf and the Presbyterians remained undefeated in Church League play. The Presbyterians beat the Congregationalists 7 2 and St Olaf defeated the Methodists 7 2 as Funk led with pitching and a homer. St Johns Elkton crushed Holy Cross 22 4 and the Baptists edged Church of Christ 5 4 with Les Mayslick on the mound.
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NBC to televise U S Olympic track final tryouts
The men's final trials for the U S Olympic track team will be televised by NBC on June 30 from 3 to 5 p.m. CST. The tryouts are scheduled at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
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Homers Spell Victory for Association Clubs
The American Association saw three teams win on homers with Charleston pulling ahead in 13 innings. Kenny Walters delivered a two out single driving home the winning run as Charleston edged St. Paul 4-3 in a 3 hour 40 minute game.
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Redlegs Power Lifts Cincinnati Near NL Leaders
Cincinnati’s Redlegs surge to within four percentage points of the Pirates atop the National League aided by a power-hitting lineup. Brooks Lawrence has won seven straight, Johnny Klippstein steadies the rotation, and hitters like Frank Robinson Gus Bell Ted Kluszewski Wally Post Ray Jablonski Ed Bailey pace the attack as Cincinnati climbs toward the pennant race while pitching improves.
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Baseball League Registration Opens For 13 16 Year Olds
Boys aged 13 to not yet 16 may register this Saturday at 1 p.m. for a summer club baseball league sponsored by the American Legion VFW Moose and Eagles. Each club accepts 15 players on a first sign basis. teams start a 16 game schedule on June 18. Coaches include Ray Riley Harley McGuiness and Terry Strong with VFW to appoint a coach later. Clubs provide catching equipment bats balls T shirts and caps.
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No-Hitter by Miller Helps Moose Win 14-0
Carl Miller pitched a no-hitter and struck out 13 as the Moose defeated Eddy Paper 14-0 in a City League softball game at North West diamond. Miller, Trimble, and Modderman homered. seven runs came in the third inning. Moose extended to six straight wins. Eddy Paper has yet to win in four starts.
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Austin Seeks Laker Sweep In Southern Minnesota League
Faribault Lakers battle Austin Packers at Marcusen Park at 8 p.m. with Earnhardt aiming to extend his 4-0 pitching mark as Austin seeks a win to move atop the standings. Last night the Lakers won 15-12 over Mankato while Austin hit .313 with 70 hits in 225 at bats and 12 homers.
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Giants Clash Tonight at Multimillion Dollar Minneapolis Stadium
New York Giants visit the Minneapolis Miller farm team in the third exhibition game. If weather holds, 21 000 fans pack Blooming ton Stadium to see the slumping Giants and the Miller lineup, with Eddie Bressoud courted for a call up and Bill Rigney returning as manager.
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Brancato Signs With Montreal Alouettes
Former LSU and Chicago Cardinals halfback George Brancato has signed with the Montreal Alouettes of Canada’s Big Four professional league. Brancato joins a roster aiming to boost offense and veteran leadership for the season.
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Skowron Homer Leads Yankees In Brisk Wins
The Dodgers win four straight at Milwaukee as Campanella slumps. Roy Campanella is hitting .230 with no homers since May 3, while Duke Snider and Randy Jackson hit over .300. Don Newcombe, Sal Maglie, and Roger Craig keep Brooklyn close behind Pittsburgh and Cincinnati in the standings.
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