Veterans Return Legion A Team To Face Tough Schedule
Austin fields a veteran American Legion baseball squad led by Paul Sanders with 16 players from Austin High and Pacelli. The 7 Vets back include Ball Peterson Waller Ogren Lindgren Sack Hackenmiller with a 26 game slate starting Monday against Rochester Mayo at Marcusen Park.
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John Kolb
Herald
Austin
American Legion
Paul Sanders
Legion
Minnesota
Rochester Mayo
Sanders
Marcusen Park
Tim Ball
Scott Peterson
Pacelli
Barry Waller
Steve Ogren
Nick Lindgren
Ed Sack
Tim Hackenmiller
Stacyville
Iowa
Ball
Peterson
The
Hackenmiller
Sack
Ogren
Waller
Lindgren
Packers in Baseball Highlight as Seltz Regroups Team
Veteran Austin High baseball coach Dick Seltz led the Packers to an 11-3 record and the Big Nine Conference title with six juniors in the starting lineup. Players Ball Lindgren and Nick Lindgren starred, Lindgren pitching a no hitter and Ball earning All-Big Nine first team honors. Returning core includes Hendrikson Seltz Johnson Knutson Leathers and Cummins, while hitting must improve from a .232 team average.
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Paul Hendrikson
Austin
Steve Seltz
Joe Dolan
Pacelli
Dick Johnson
John McDermott
Mike Cummins
Kurt Best
Rick Knutson
Don Leathers
Austin High
Dick Seltz
Tim Ball
Nick Lindgren
Packers
Seltz
Albert Lea
Mankato
Red Wing
Rochester
John Marshall
Ball
Lindgren
Barry Waller
Steve Ogren
Waller
Ogren
Richfield
Best
Moorhead Mayo Edina eye state track crown
Moorhead aims for a third straight team title as Mayo and Edina join the three contender mix after preliminaries at Macalester College. Lutz tied the state 100 yard dash record at 9.9. Merrill led prelims in 220 and 440. Moorhead posted 1 29.5 in the 880 relays.
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Moorhead, Mayo, Edina
Eye
ST. Paul
Moorhead
Rochester Mayo
Edina
Macalester College
Minneapolis Central
Steve Horum
Mike Schultz
Randy Lekander
Laurie Anderson
Ken Gary
Central
Mark Lutz
Fred Merrill
Orono
Inaries
Merrill
Lutz
Dan Carpenter
Minneapolis
Roosevelt
Bill Hawkins
St. Louis Park
Mark Becker
Marcel Laursen
Austin
Randy Brown
Kevin Keller
Gary Jackson
LeRoy
Dan Peters
Austin doubles team reaches semis in state meet
Austin's Greg Knutson and Steve Runtsch moved to the semifinals at the Minnesota state meet at the University of Minnesota. They beat Harlan Becker and Bob Thorson 6 0 6 4 in round one and upset Bruce Meese and Brian Saska 1 6 6 3 6 2 in the quarterfinals to set a semifinal against Tom Driscoll and John Hanek from Moorhead. If they advance, they would face Steve Voss and Tony Bianco of Mayo or Malcolm MacAulay and Rick Picard of Robbinsdale in the final bracket.
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Minneapolis
Austin
Greg Knutson
Steve Runtsch
University of Minnesota
Moorhead
Tom Driscoll
John Hanek
Knutson
Runtsch
Bemidji
Harlan Becker
Bob Thorson
New Hope Cooper
Bruce Meese
Brian Saska
Mayo
Steve Voss
Tony Bianco
Robbinsdale
Malcolm MacAuly
Rick Picard
Austin Blues Travel to Albert Lea in Sunday Tilt
The Austin Blues chase a winning record in the South Border Baseball League as they visit Albert Lea Sunday at 2 p.m. Albert Lea leads with 1-0, Austin sits 1-1. Other Sunday games include Kasson at Rochester and Grand Meadow at Stewartville. Teams face a heavy schedule later this month with five games remaining for each club.
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Austin Blues
Albert Lea
Austin
Kasson
Rochester
Grand Meadow
Stewartville
Orioles Star Dave McNally Earns Eighth Victory
Baltimore ace Dave McNally pitched a four hitter to beat Seattle 5-1 for his eighth win and first complete game in three weeks as the Orioles extend their lead in the AL East. Oakland beat Detroit 5-3. Boston edged Kansas City 4-2 in 11. Cleveland defeated California 8-3. the Yankees beat the White Sox 3-2.
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Dave McNally
McNally
Seattle
Orioles
Oakland
Detroit
Boston
Kansas City
Cleveland
California
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
W. L. Pet. G.B. Baltimore
New York
Minnesota
Chicago
Washington
Shellenback
Boswell
Dobson
McLain
Murphy
Pina
Brabender
Palmer
Horlen
Peterson
Bunker
Neson
Nagy
Senators win 1-0 as double play produjo run
Ted Williams backs Billy Martin on the sixth inning double play that produced the lone run for Washington. Dick Billings grounded into a bases loaded double play started by Leo Cardenas to score the deciding run. Barry Moore and Darold Knowles shut out the Twins as Moore improved to 5-1 and Knowles stayed unscored on in 10 2 3 innings.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul - Minneapolis
Ted Williams
Minnesota Twins
Billy Martin
Williams
Washington Senators
Martin
Senators
Dick Billings
Leo Cardenas
Cardenas
Frank Howard
Barry Moore
Darold Knowles
Moore
Jim Kaat
Knowles
Twins
Major League Standings and Friday Results Summary
Baseball standings show Chicago leading the National League with 36 wins and 16 losses, followed by New York and Pittsburgh. Friday results include Chicago loss to Cincinnati and New York beating San Diego, with several other divisional games. Upcoming games feature key matchups across both leagues, including Cincinnati at Chicago and Montreal at Los Angeles.
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W. L. Pet. G.B. Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philaphia
Montreal
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
San Fran
Houston
San Diego
Chicago
Philadelphia
Merritt
Blass
Jarvis
Washburn
Lemaster
Koosman
San Dieg
Padres
Stoneman
Osteen
Johnson
San Francisco
Sadecki
Bolin
Carlos to Run With Armband After Father’s Death
John Carlos, the world’s fastest man, will wear a black armband and a black trunks band at the Compton-Coliseum Invitational in memory of his father Earl, who died at 74 in New York last week. He pulled out of the Kennedy Games to attend funeral services and returns to the track with a heavy heart.
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Los Angeles
John Carlos
Carlos
Earl
New York
Overcall Tops In Harness Racing at Yonkers
Yonkers New York AP reports Overcall a 6 year old cape town Overbid offspring trained by Hal Dale wins the $50,000 International Pace for the United States at Yonkers Raceway setting a world record for 1 1 2 miles in 3 02 3 5.
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Yonkers
N.Y
Capetown
Hal Dale
United States
Yonkers Raceway
Record 1 042 Players Drafted In Free Agent Draft
New York AP reports major league teams filled rosters by selecting 1,042 players in the regular phase of the free agent draft. An additional 150 players were chosen in the secondary phase over two days ending Friday.
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New York
Ellis Tigers and Golden Eagles Coaches Lead UCT League Start
Dick Kelly and George Faas will coach the Ellis Tigers in the UCT Baseball League. Bob Penny and Skip Nordland guide the Golden Eagles. Nordland also chairs the league which opens its eighth season Monday with the Green Hornets meeting the Twins at 6:30 p.m.
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Dick Kelly
George Faas
Ellis Tigers
UCT Baseball League
Bob Penny
Skip Nordland
Golden Eagles
Norland
Green Hornets
Twins
Fordtown Legion B team falls in debut
Albert Lea defeated Austin Fordtown 9-4 in the opener as Albert Lea scored early with two in the first, three in the second and four in the third. Tom Nygaard had two hits for Austin, while Mike Miller hit a double. Steve Lenoch pitched the final three innings for Austin, allowing one hit. John Wayne earned the win for Albert Lea. Fordtown hosts Adams next Thursday at 6:15 p.m. at the Athletic Field.
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Albert Lea
Austin
Fordtown American Legion
Tom Nygaard
Mike Miller
Steve Lenoch
John Wayne
Howie Strey
Fordtowners
Adams
Athletic Field
Newcomer Dave Bjorge Wins Chateau Track Return
Austin driver Dave Bjorge, returning after four years, wins the 20-lap modified feature at Chateau Speedway Lansing in his 1962 Dodge, holding off Dave Noble who finishes second. He earns $100. Terry Hanson and Gerhard Wollenburg win heats. Street stock feature won by Wayne Williamson in a 1957 Chevrolet. Next Friday features Verlin Ealers in modified division.
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John Kolb
Herald Sports
Austin
Dave Bjorge
Chateau Speedway
Lansing
Bjorge
Blooming Prairie
Dave Noble
Fas
Chateau
Noble
Rochester
Terry Hanson
Joe Wurst
LeRoy Sharkey
Bob Swenson
Cliff Stahl
Gerhard Wollenburg
Ron Thomas
Ed Swenson
Gene Phipher
John Ledger
Hollis Grorud
Albert Lea
Jack Johnson
Wayne Williamson
Phipher
Gary Sleigh
Hollandale
Ledger
Grorud
Blooming
Jerry Pulver
Hollis Grornd
Wayne Enright
John Leger
Cedar Rapids
Verlin Ealers
St Ansgar edged Manly North Central 4 3 in Corn Bowl win
St Ansgar Saints improved to 2 0 in the Corn Bowl Conference by beating Manly North Central 4 3. Tim Hackenmiller earned the win in relief in the 7th, driving in the winning run with a single to score Mark Koster. Koster had on base via an error and stole second. Dan Rohlfson also drove in two runs. The Saints return to action next Wednesday at Greene.
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ST. Ansgar
Iowa
Manly North Central
Tim Hackenmiller
Saints
Hackenmiller
Mark Koster
Koster
Dan Rohlfson
Dick Hogan
Greene
Ramsey Golf Tourney Opens Season at Ramsey Course
The Ramsey Mens Invitational kicks off the season at Ramsey Golf Course this Sunday with 135 entrants already signed. Entries close at 10 45 a m and tee off is 7 a m for the 27 hole event. The course will be closed to the public until 1 30 p m. Participants hail from Austin Southern Minnesota Twin Cities and Northern Iowa.
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Ramsey Golf Course
Ramsey
Iowa
Signup for city youth baseball program Monday
All Austin boys in 8th and 9th grades last year and interested in forming a morning league should report to Ellis Junior High playground next Monday at 11 p.m. Austin High coach Dick Seltz said games will be scheduled for Marcuson Park and the Athletic Field diamond in the mornings as part of the summer schedule. Boys ages eight through eleven must be eight by Aug 1 and report Monday at 1 p.m. for registration in the younger boys league, with west side players at the Athletic Field diamond and east side at Ellis Junior High.
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Austin
Ellis
Austin High
Dick Seltz
Marcuson Park
Ellis Jr. High
Riceville summer baseball team returns eight lettermen
Riceville Iowa hopes rise under Coach Claire Adams as eight lettermen headline the summer roster. Seniors Dean Foster and Doug Noble lead the group with juniors Edd Byrnes Bob Diederich Duane Oulman Tom Pospichal and Tom Reed and sophomore Paul Dinger. Adams plans 11 additional non lettermen across three years. They play in the Corn Bowl Conference with a June 13 game at St Ansgar and a schedule including Rockford Greene Nora Springs Manly Nashua St Ansgar and others. Two late June results against Nora Springs and Nashua have no scores reported.
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Riceville
Iowa
Claire Adams
Dean Foster
Doug Noble
Edd Byrnes
Bob Diederich
Duane Oulman
Tom Pospichal
Tom Reed
Paul Dinger
Adams
St. Ansgar
Rockford
Greene
Nora Springs
Manly
Nashua
Stop Mowing St. Paul A P Drive to Protect Nesting Birds
The Minnesota Conservation Department asks state and county highway crews to delay roadside mowing until after July 15 to safeguard nesting game birds such as pheasants, urging cooperation across jurisdictions.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota Conservation Department
Twins draft pick outfielder from Arizona State University
The Minnesota Twins, seventh in line to draft, selected a 21-year-old Arizona State University outfielder as their No 1 choice. They must wait to sign right handed hitter Paul Powell, 6 feet tall and 19 pounds, until ASU completes play in the College World Series in Omaha next week.
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New York
Minnesota Twins
Arizona State University
Twins
Paul Powell
Arizona State
Omaha
Neb
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