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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1967
Page
10
Austin and Preston drew about 1,000 fans for a Tuesday Region One semifinal at Marcusén Park while Faribault posted about 250 in the afternoon, and organizers hope ideal weather will boost attendance for the 8 p.m. championship between Austin and Faribault.
ABC TV announced 32 NCAA football games for next season eight nationally. Key matchups include SMU at Texas A&M September 16 and Army Navy December 2. Regional telecasts feature Ohio State at Michigan and Georgia at Georgia Tech with others: Texas Tech at Arkansas and Washington State at Washington.
In Chicago the NBA owners and the players association announced a pension agreement after talks led by Oscar Robertson. The deal follows near strike action during last season's playoffs and involves players from the league's 12 clubs settling the pension issue.
Fort Dodge junior college star Al Nuness, a 6 foot 3 guard from Maywood Illinois and leading scorer the past two seasons, signed a tender to enroll at the University of Minnesota. Nuness drew attention from Big Ten and Missouri Valley programs.
Austin High center fielder Tim Keller tops the Packers in steals with 12 for the year. The accompanying photo captures Keller in action during the game segment.
The Austin Packers and Faribault Falcons will play the Region One baseball final at Marcuson Park Friday at 8 p.m. after wet field conditions postponed tonight’s game. If rain shifts the schedule, a Saturday 8 p.m. game is possible. Austin seeks its first regional title since 1964. Faribault aims for its first since 1947.
The Austin section of the Minnesota State Jaycees tennis tournament runs June 12 to 14 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Athletic Field courts. Winners advance to the state meet in Rochester June 17 to 19. Players 18 and under must register by Monday June 12 at Dugans sports shop. two age divisions 18 and under and 16 and under.
Austin High students Dan Ruzek and Gene Heffern enter the Minnesota track finals at Macalester College in St Paul with two events. Ruzek runs the 440 yard dash with a best of 51.2 seconds, while Heffern competes in the mile in about 4:28. The meet runs Friday preliminaries and Saturday finals.
Echo Lanes results show top five men and women in league play. Winners include G Waterbury 558 and K Lang 484 with strong showings from A Kal land 556 and H Hack ensmith 559 in the men’s division.
American League leaders include batting .349 Kaline and .341 F Robinson with 90 at bats. F Robinson leads RBIs at 45. Kaline and Killebrew top runs, hits, and homers. Stolen bases led by Campaneris and Agee. Pitching leaders show Horen and Sparma 6 0 records. Lonborg and Peters high strikeout totals. National League leaders feature Clemente batting .370 and 2048 hits? Brock leads RBIs. Marichal and Nolan top strikeouts.
Willie Mays struck out four times as Gary Nolan fanned 15, but McCovey homered on the first pitch to tie and the Giants beat Cincinnati 4-3 in nine. Nolan and Mays were central figures as Pittsburgh, Chicago, Atlanta, and Houston won their NL games.
Austin High hopes rise as the 1967 Minnesota State high school golf tournament nears at the University of Minnesota. Coach Walt Lembeke leads a three man Austin team Jon Stephenson Tom Kroc and Larry Lenoch all posted low 70s this season with Stephenson posting 77 to earn Region One medalist honors. North Branch defends, while St Paul Highland Park lost to Austin in region play.
ASJC finished 8-5 under coach George Hillberg, placing second in Region 13 JC tournament and third in the Southern Minnesota JC Conference. Key losses graduate Bratvold, Lenz, and Johnson. Bratvold hit .368 with 18 hits. Faber batted .325 with 13 hits. Returning players include Sanvick, Lorsung, Miller, and Riles. Hillberg must rebuild pitching for next season.
Austin High tennis aims for top five at the Minnesota state meet at the University of Minnesota. Key players include No. 1 Edithna Mayo and No. 2 Rochester Mayo. Representing Austin are Dan Kane and Mark Wilson in doubles and Greg Knutson in singles. Kane and Wilson are two-year doubles entrants, with Austin seeking its first state title in any event.
The Austin VFW Midgets fall to 0-2 with a 1-0 loss to Fairmont. Fairmont pitcher Jim Armstrong threw a no hitter as the winners scored in the first inning. Austin hit into three double plays and stranded eight runners. They host Waseca at Marcusen Park Saturday at 1 p.m.
The unbeaten U S team resumes action in Montevideo at the amateur World Basketball Championships against defending champion Yugoslavia after a rest day following a 59 to 58 squeaker over Russia on Tuesday.
Minnesota manager Sam Mele credits Jim Kaat and Tony Oliva with lifting team spirits after a rainout. He forecasts a strong run against Baltimore and Detroit, expecting a big push in a four game weekend and a labor day makeup doubleheader. Grant may return as knee arthritis tests continue.
Baseball standings show Detroit 11 9 .620 and Chicago 60cece with 27 18 .600. Results include Pittsburgh 3 New York 0 and Houston 17 St. Louis 1. Today schedule lists multiple NL and AL matchups with several rain notes and postponed games.
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