Atkinson's 5 Hitter Stymies Mason City
Pitcher Dick Atkinson blanked Mason City with five hits allowed as the Austin Packers won 5-1 on Ladies Night at Marcusen Park. Atkinson improved to 2-1 in the Southern Minnesota League, aided by double plays from Carl Bellotti Free Folkes and Don Petschow. Three unearned runs came in the eighth after Mason City errors, and Austin stayed within a half game of second place.
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Dick Atkinson
Austin Packers
Mason City
Marcusen Park
Minnesota
Braves
Carl Bellotti
Folkes
Don Petschow
Packers
Austin
Fairmont
Art Humker
Atkinson
Rbi
Fom
Poikes
Seeeer
Cordell, If
Brown
Morgan
Petschow Ib
Mathias
Notermann
Chiveveses
Totais
Weeeseeeboveesci
Austin Bipeersaaas
E—Berger
Dropo
Cramer
DP Cramer - Bruns
Bellotti
Johnny Bucks
Russ Nixon
Colavito
Ray Narleski
Dick Tomanek
Mickey Mantle
Cleveland
Orioles
Zaverink
Bob Martyn
Kansas City
Gu Zernial
Washington
Notermann Highlights Packers Win Over Braves
Dick Notermann homered with Bob Mathias aboard in the second as the Packers built a 4 0 lead. Cordell added two doubles and Brown four singles to pace a seven hit attack and Humker suffered seven hits and four walks in the loss. Atkinson earned the win with seven strikeouts and one walk. Next, Packers face Winona Chiefs in an exhibition before league play at Albert Lea.
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Atkinson
Humker
St. Louis Cardinals
Dick Notermann
Bob Mathias
Dick Cordell
Cordell
Brown
Packers
Winona Chiefs
Gabrych Park
Albert Lea
Austin
Fairmont and Albert Lea Split Weekend Baseball Games
Fairmont split a weekend doubleheader with Albert Lea to stay in first place in the Southern Minnesota League. Albert Lea won 4-3 Saturday as Loyal Bloxam took the loss. Fairmont came back 2-0 Sunday behind Harry Pritts. Albert Lea sits 3-2, while Fairmont leads the circuit with a half game edge.
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Albert Lea
Loyal Bloxam
Fairmont
Hal Snyder
Ken Staples
Hayek Park
Martins
Harry Pritts
Wayne Hoffman
Russians Confused by Baseball and Stengel
Four Moscow engineers visiting New York went to Yankee Stadium to watch a Yankees Indians doubleheader, found the game puzzling yet fascinating. They toured the park with Casey Stengel who explained the game imperfectly and, after the game, were invited to the press room for vodka but settled for beer.
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New York
Moscow
Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Gennady Krukov
Nickolai Elshin
Nickolai Festa
Vasili Tomachinski
Yankee
Casey Stengel
Natchalnik
Stengel
Elshin
Kasson Tops South Border Leads in Pennant Race
Kasson defeated Grand Meadow 63 to 0 to claim undisputed first place in the South Border League. St Charles beat Stewartville 51 lifting them to second. Stewartville and Lyle sit tied for third with 4-1 records. Lyle defeated LeRoy 3-2 as Austinson allowed eight hits. The Manterville Spring Valley contest was postponed due to wet grounds.
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Kasson
Grand Meadown
St. Charlies
Stewartville
Lyle
LeRoy
Austinson
Manterville
Spring Valley
Hansen
Minor Loop Results and International League Scores
Baseball scores from multiple leagues include San Diego 11 Spokane 2 and Galt Lake City 5 3 Sacramento 4 2 Beattie 5 3. International League games Montreal 4 1 Richmond 3 3 Toronto 5 Columbus 0 first game and 8 0 second game, Buffalo 4 Yana 3. American Association results Wichita 7 7 St Paul 8 2 Minneapolis 5 3 Indianapolis 2 0 ton 8 Denver 4 Omaha 6 Louisville 2.
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San Diego
Spokane
Galt Lake City
Sacramento
Beattie
Phoenix
Portland
Vancouver
Montreal
Richmond
Toronto
Columbus
Buffalo
Yana
American Assn
Wichita
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Denver
Omaha
Louisville
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G.B
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Kansas
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Cleveland
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Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Kansas City
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Milwaukee
Senna
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Cincinnati
Pittsc
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Los Angeles
St. Louis
Pittaburgh
Pitteburgh
Pittenburgh
I. Pet
Charleston
Eerenvenr
FOG
Omaha Fattnere
Serene
ASG Tit
See Ee
Louisville Ee A
Meyer and Stacyville Triumph In League Golf
Meyer defeated Little Cedar in a shutout as Klein limited the los ers to four hits. Stacyville beat Adams 10 to 6 in the other game. Adams outhit Stacyville 13 to 11 but had 10 errors in a high error game.
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Meyer
Little Cedar
Klein
Stiet
Conrad
Stacyville
Adams
Johnsburg-St. Ansgar
Striet
Riley
Koenig
Bown
Itecyville Peeves
Schneider and Mulietbech
Blake
Wuger
Durban
Moore Seeks Kayo Record in Sacramento Fight
Archie Moore, 41, aims to set a knockout record in a non-title 10 rounder against Howard King in Sacramento. They meet for the fourth time, with Moore winning two prior decisions. Also on the card are DeCola vs Schmidt and Lissey vs Jenkins and Armstrong vs Paret, plus Giardello vs Zuzina and Carter vs Besmanoff on later dates coast to coast.
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Ole Archie Moore
Sacramento
Calif
Howard King
Reno
Nev
Archie
King
Moore
San Diego
Young Stribling
Kaves
New York
Tony DeCola
Peter Schmidt
St. Nicholas Arena
Joey Lissey
Ike Jenkins
Eddie Armstrong
Benny Paret
Charley Joseph
New Orleans
Milo Savage
Salt Lake City
Washington
Shoreham Hotel Terrace
Joey Giardello
Philadelphia
Franz Szuzina
Germany
ABC
Madison Square Garden
Harold Carter
Linden
N. J
Willi Besmanoff
NBC
St Cloud Nips Creighton in 10th for NAIA third place
The St Cloud Huskies defeated Creighton 6 to 5 in 10 innings to claim third place in the NAIA baseball tournament. St Cloud tied the game with four runs in the ninth inning to force extras.
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Alpine
Tex
St. Cloud
Creighton
Huskies
Winnipeg Goldeyes dominate Eau Claire in doubleheader sweep
Pace-setting Winnipeg Goldeyes exploded for 23 runs in two games to rout Eau Claire 13-1 and 10-3. Eau Claire drops to second place, 52 games behind. Other NL results include Fargo-Moorhead over Aberdeen 1-0, Duluth Superior over Grand Forks 4-3, and a Minot-St. Cloud split with St. Cloud taking game one 4-0 and losing game two 9-3.
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Associated Press
Winnipeg
Goldeyes
Eau Claire
Braves
Fargo-Moorhead
Aberdeen
Duluth Superior
Grand Forks
Minot
St. Cloud
Regional Baseball Test Sets Four Teams in Semis
Four teams opened regional play at Mareensen Park as Winona faced Morris town and Austin met Chatfield in semifinals. Winners advance to the 8 p.m. finals and the state tournament June 18–20 at Metropolitan Stadium Bloomington. Austin, at 13-1, seeks another title amid a streak of state qualifications.
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Winona
Morristown
Austin
Chatfield
Metropolitan Stadium
Bloomington
Minn
Dick Seltz
Woodhill to Host Trans Miss Tourney in 1959
The Trans Miss Golf Assn. will return to the Twin Cities next year with Woodhill Country Club in Wayzata hosting the 1959 Trans Mississippi Tournament. The event runs June 15 to 20 and draws top amateur players from across the United States.
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Woodhill
Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Woodhill Country Club
Wayzata
Red Sox sweep White Sox as Yankees slip in crowded AL
Boston Red Sox rebounded to take a doubleheader from Chicago, lifting their streak to five and pulling within eight games of first place as Jackie Jensen drove in runs with a pair of homers. Cleveland crushed New York 14-1 and 5-4 as standings tighten behind the leaders.
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Boston Red Sox
Chicago
White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Red Sox
Jackie Jensen
Boston
Jim Piersall
Gene Stephens
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Baltimore
Hal Brown
George Zaverink
A’s
Gus Zernial
Frank Bolling
Billy Martin
Tigers
Washington
Pedro Ramos
Don Buddin
Dick Gernert
Jensen
Billy Pierce
Billy Goodman
Leo Kiely
Piersall
Stephens
Ted Williams
Dave Sisler
Rocky Colavito
Indians
Yanks
Confidence Shines as Pros Prep for National Open
Tulsa AP reports top golfers gear up at Southern Hills for the National Open. Ben Hogan exudes optimism amid practice rounds while defending champ Dick Mayer seeks form. Notables present include Arnold Palmer Jimmy Demaret Billy Casper Harvie Ward and Billy Joe Patton.
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Tulsa
Okla
Southern Hills Country Club
Ben Hogan
Fort Worth
Bill Wotherspoon
Wotherspoon
Harvie Ward
Billy Joe Patton
Late Rally by Owatonna Defeats Austin Blues 4 1
Owatonna Cubs beat the Austin Blues 4 to 1 as Chuck Fuller held the ninth inning lead and Wayne Grubish, Lloyd Wobbrock, and Dale Jensen contributed key hits. Ronnie Plath took the loss despite a first start for the Blues, while Rochester and Emmons won in Down State League action.
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Austin Blues
Chuck Fuller
Owatonna Cubs
Blues
Cubs
Rochester Red Caps
Ronnie Plath
Oklahoma University
HUN Ticiissineesa
Rochester Segeeesesvuavasee
Austinian
Emmons Areeenuesenieense
Hayward Veneer Eeeteenemees
Isis
Austin
Emmons
Albert Lea
Rochester
Hayward
Herbi Ave
Beekeeeeer
Ploof Soood
Ludwig Sreeerd
Warfield
Sheedy Eateer
Osborn
Tate Seveess
R. McKay Eeeed
B. McKay Gee
Dahlback
Plath
Pereeeee Eerneee
Greenameyer
Arndt
Dave Jensen
Klapperich
Austin Abr
Rbi
Ploof
Pate
Seer
Seri
McKay
Sheedy
Piath
P . Tee
Puller
Fuller
U—Sevaldson
Olson
Millers Win Pair Press for Second Spot
In American Association action Charleston beats Denver 9-4, yet Minneapolis closes in on the Senators’ lead. Charleston homers by Delsing Taylor and Yewcic fuel the win, while Minneapolis shuffled positions as Borland fanned 13. Wichita moves to fourth with a 7-5 and 7-2 sweep of St Paul. Louisville falls to Omaha 6-2 as Batters reach.
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American Association
Associated Press
Charleston
Denver
American Assn
Minneapolis
Senators
Millers
Indianapolis
Wichita
St. Paul
Louisville
Omaha
Jim Delsing
Bill Taylor
Tom Yewcic
Harry Dorish
Jack Spring
Tom Borland
Joe Morgan
Ray Shearer
Casey Wise
Dodgers Rout Braves to Set Attendance Mark at Coliseum
Dodgers defeat Braves 12-4 for their fifth straight win over Milwaukee and push season attendance to a National League record 171,326 for the three-game series. Johnny Podres allowed 11 hits in defeat as Cincinnati and Philadelphia see varied fortunes across the league.
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Dodgers
Milwaukee
San Francisco Giants
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Harry Anderson
Phils
Moe Drabowsky
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Ernie Banks
Walt Moryn
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Podres
Dodger
Gene Conley
Birdie Tebbetts
Cincinnati Redlegs
Steve Bilko
Tebbetts
Smoky Burgess
Marv Grissom
Smoky
Don Hoak
Brooks Lawrence
Anderson
de Ennis
Banks
Moryn
Ronnie Kline
Drabowsky
Pirates
Klu
Snead Wins Dallas Open in Sudden-Death Playoff
Sam Snead captures the Dallas Open after a playoff with Julius Boros Gary Player and John McMullin. He finishes with 272 for 72 holes and a final 59, earning $25,000 and heading to Tulsa to chase the Open title.
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Dallas
Sam Snead
Snead
Julius Boros
Gary Player
John McMullin
Sam
Tulsa
McMullin
Fair Oaks
Calif
Boros
Mid-Pines
N. C
Player
Johannesburg
South Africa
Tommy Bolt
Paradise
Fla
iPlayer
20 Austin Archers Dominate Minnesota Open
Cedar Valley Archery Club members from Austin swept awards at the Minnesota State Open Archery shoot in Rochester. Twenty of thirty six honors went to Austin archers as 105 bow and arrow experts from Minnesota and Iowa competed. Women winners included Margaret Jone Mary Jones Colleen Des yard Florence Anderson Pearl Chester Marjory Koenig Judy Jarvis and Cletus Simon. Men among the winners were Carl Elam Howard Jarvis Ken Koenig John Waller Bernie Nelson Lyle Baker Lyle Sellers Haven Reinhart Howard Reinhart Larry Chesin James Enright and James Jarvis.
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Austin
Cedar Valley Archery Club
Rochester
Minnesota
Iowa
Margaret Jone
Mary Jones
Colleen Desyard
Florence Anderson
Pearl Chester
Marjory Koenig
Judy Jarvis
Cletus Simon
Carl Elam
Howard Jarvis
Ken Koenig
John Waller
Bernie Nelson
Lyle Baker
Lyle Sellers
Haven Reinhart
Howard Reinhart
Larry Chesin
James Enright
James Jarvis
Boxing Results Across Cities Highlight Close Decisions
In Hollywood Boots Monroe 118 pounds from Los Angeles defeats Billy Peacock 118 by split decision. In Weirton Walt Waters 117 percent loses to Gault at 118. In Detroit Wilf Greaves 160 from Edmonton outpoints Cilarethe Riley 1643. In Brooklyn Jose Torres 162 defeats Walter Irby 159 by decision. In Sherbrooke Burke Burney 1623 defeats Jimmy Skinner 161 by close points.
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Hollywood
Calif
Boots Monroe
Los Angeles
Billy Peacock
E Angeles
Weirton
W. Va
Walt
Sherbrooke, Que
Burke Bmery
Sherbrooke
Jimmy Skinner
New York
Aitkin Coach Herman Woock Dies at 62
Herman Woock longtime high school basketball coach at Aitkin and Crosby Ironton died Friday night while mowing his lawn at a lake cottage near Aitkin He was 62 and had guided teams at Aitkin and Crosby Ironton for many years.
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Aitkin, Minn
Herman Woock
Aitkin and
Crosby-Ironton
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