Austin Wins Region One Clash to Face Winona for Title
Austin High School baseball, led by pitcher Bob Mathias four hits allowed, defeated Owatonna 6-2 to reach the Region One final against Winona. Winona beat Spring Valley 6-1 to reach the final, with Chuck Wally two hitting and homering. The winner advances to the state tournament at St. Cloud June 16 to 18.
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Owatonna
Dick Seltz
Austin
Bob Mathias
Dartt’s Park
Winona
St. Cloud
Little Falls
St. Paul Washington
Spring Valley
Unclear baseball box score snippet from Owatonna game
Fragmentary lines show player names and positions with outs and stats but no clear narrative. Mentions include Mathias, Greenameyer, Jensen, Pioof, Morem, Zeize, and Luk sik with 2B and 3B mentions. No decisive outcome or full context available.
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Owatonna
Brick
Pioof
Morem
RBI
Mathias
Greenameyer
Jensen
Luksik
Ploof - Meyer
Austin
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Winona Cuts 2 Outfielders as Chiefs Make Moves
Stan Staffey and Fred Pacitto were released by the Winona Gamiers. Manager Hugh Or YHan said pitcher Bob Slaney will be out two weeks for treatments on a ailing leg. Ivan Johannes was reinstated and led the Chiefs with three singles against Waseca.
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Stan Staffey
Fred Pacitto
Winona Gamiers
Hugh Or Yhan
Bob Slaney
Shargey
Chiefs
Pacitto
Ivan Johannes
Waseca
Church League Softball: Church of Christ routs St Olaf 8 0
The Church of Christ defeated St Olaf Lutheran 8 to 0 at Athletic Field on Wednesday. Herman Kooy pitched a one hitter to blank the Lutherans. In other games, Presbyterians beat Methodists and Congregationalists edged Baptists 11 to 10.
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Church of Christ
St. Olaf Lutheran
Herman Kooy
Presbyterians
Baptists
Dukes Lose Thirteen Inning Heartbreaker As Manager Resigns
Duluth slumps under a resigning manager after Oscar Khederian steps down. Dick Wade fills in but results remain poor as St. Cloud games extend to 12 innings with an 11 to 10 defeat, marking six straight losses and eight in nine.
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Associated Press
Duluth
Cincinnati Reds
Dick Wade
Oscar Khederian
Dukes
St. Cloud
Khederian
Duluth Dukes Change After Fan Pressure Ends Player's Run
Khederian, 33, is reassigned as a Columbia South Atlantic League player. St Cloud first baseman ruins the Dukes bid for a new era by hitting a 12th inning homer. Rox explode with three early roundtrippers to force a 10-10 tie. Jess Rogers hits two homers and Spreen one for St. Cloud.
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Khederian
Columbia
St. Cloud
Dukes
Rox
Jess Rogers
Spreen
Superior Sweeps Eau Claire To Trim St. Cloud Lead
Superior cut the St. Cloud lead by sweeping a doubleheader over Eau Claire 12-6 and 4-2. Georges Maranda yielded two homers by Frank Seastrand and one by Dick Anderson in game two. Charley Youngecourt won game one while Ray Lague took the loss. Don Johnson won the nightcap for Superior.
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Superior
St. Cloud
Eau Claire
Georges Maranda
Frank Seastrand
Dick Anderson
Charley Youngecourt
Ray Lague
Don Johnson
Waseca Braves top Packers 9-6 in makeup game
Waseca defeats Austin 9-6 at Community Park as Herb Chmiel relieves Bill Conroy after three early runs. Emil Scheid plans Lawler for Tuesday, aiming to snap a three game losing streak that drops Austin to the second division.
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Austin Packers
Waseca Braves
Marcusen Park
Packers
Braves
Waseca
Lawler
Tom Koeck
Emil Scheid
Community Park
Minnesota
Albert Lea
Rochester
Braves Overwhelm Packers with Eight-Run Burst
Braves pound Lefty Rosenbaum for 15 hits including two homers by Baud and Giebel as Packer pitching struggles. Podoley and Sturdivant each collect three hits to pace Atlanta while Langston leads Packers with three in five at bats. Packers slip into a three way tie for fifth with Waseca and Faribault.
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Packers
Bill Conroy
Herb Chmiel
Braves
Conroy
Chmiel
Faribault Laker
Joe Raso
Joe Podoley
Red Lindgren
Sid Langston
Willie Anderson
Jim Lawler
Lindgren
Langston
Dick Anderson
Lawler
Packer
Austin
Ray Rosenbaum
Andy Baud
Arnie Giebel
Rosenbaum
Faribault
Ray
Band
Hal Younghans
Podoley
Sturdivant
Giebel
John Sebastian
E-Sturdivant
Sebastian
Andereson
RBI
Baud
Olive
Raso
Sturdivant Langston
Campau
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Sc—Raso
Waseca
Bb—Rosenbaum
SO Rosenbaum
Ho—Rosenbaum
W—Chmiel
L— Rosenbaum
U—Goyer-Jagra
Evansville Braves Stretch Three-I Lead With Wins
Evansville whipped Terre Haute 7-5 to extend their lead to three games in the Three-I League. Quincy edged Keokuk 6-5 to climb past Keokuk by five percentage points, while Peoria beat Burlington 7-1 to close the gap to four points behind.
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Evansville
Braves
Keokuk
Quincy
Peoria
Terre Haute
Kernels
Burlington
Keegan's arm sore plan fuels White Sox rise in standings
Bob Keegan, a 1951 minor league standout from Rochester, moved to 9-1 with a 2.27 ERA as Chicago beat Philadelphia 9-4. Manager Paul Richards had him train through January to avoid June elbow issues, timing spring readiness perfectly. Keegan has started 11 games, finished 9, beating every AL club except the Yankees at least once.
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Bob Keegan
Paul Richards
Rochester
N. Y
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia
Kegan
White Sox
Syracuse
New York Yankees
Keegan
Richards
Yankees
Boston
New York
Johnny Groth
Chico Carrasquel
Sherm Lollar
Chicago
Cleveland Indians
Washington
Detroit
Baltimore
Spartans Set To Defend NCAA Title In Omaha Opener
Michigan State and Massachusetts clash in the opener of the eight team College World Series in Omaha with MSU aiming to repeat as champion. Tarpey slated to start for Massachusetts while MSU seeks a quick foothold early in the double elimination event.
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Omaha
Michigan State
Massachusetts
Michigan
John Kobs
Spartans
Phil Tarpey
Tarpey
Donny Lee
Chicago White Sox
Thornton Lee
Arizona
Oregon
Oklahoma A
Rollins College
Lafayette
Missouri
Twins overpower Grand Forks in 16 hit rout
Manager Fargo Moorhead toppled Grand Forks to end their four game win streak as Clarence Peerenboom moved in behind the slugging. Dick Zuccato and Mitch June each had three hits for the Twins and Lou Kranz homered. Winnipeg beat Aberdeen 43 with a three run fourth. Leverette Spencer earned the win in his first Winnipeg start.
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Fargo Moorhead
Grand Forks
Clarence Peerenboom
Dick Zuccato
Mitch June
Twins
Lou Kranz
Winnipeg
Aberdeen
Leverette Spencer
Giel Accepts Giants Deal with Luxury Car Gift
Minnesota football star Paul Giel signed a three year bonus contract with the New York Giants totaling about sixty thousand dollars. He preferred baseball to football and chose the Giants despite other attractive offers, receiving a cream colored 1954 convertible as a gift.
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Paul Giel
Minnesota
New York Giants
Hoyt Wilhelm
Willie Mays
Ray Klatt
Milwaukee
Giants
Horace Stoneham
Minneapolis
Giel
Saints Win and Gain on League Leaders
Saint spread across American Association standings as Indianapolis fell 6-2 to Charleston. St Paul beat Louisville 6-3 in 10 innings while Ed Moore and Walt Moryn fueled a late rally. Toledo beat Minneapolis 11-7 with George Crowe driving in five runs. Columbus swept Kansas City 6-2 then 8-5 as Mel Wright earned his first win.
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New York Eevenwee
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago Eee
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Baltimore
American Association
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Seater
Louisville
Seer
Columbus
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Charleston
Lou Sleater
Indians
Hank Foiles
Senators
Tribe
Jim Basso
George Susce
Ed Moore
Parkway Field
Walt Moryn
Jackie Lee
Toledo
Jack Ritter
University of Michigan
Sox
Mel Wright
Blues
Brooks Lawrence
Bob Balceana
Carmen Mauro
Hubbell High on Paul Giel
Milwaukee scouting notes from County Stadium say Giants manager Leo Durocher is pleased with the right handed Paul Giel. Farm director Carl Hubbell is "high on the boy" and cites his low ball pitching style as a key asset. Giel, 21, posted a 218 record and 2.16 ERA in three college seasons and expects ROTC commission in December before Army service in 1955.
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Milwaukee
Leo Durocher
New York Giants
Paul Giel
County Stadium
Carl Hubbell
Hub
Durocher
Giel
Minnesota
Go Fishing Net Coyote on White Iron Lake
Ely Minnesota tale of three anglers Paul Lekatz Larry Felderber and Hank Kangas who lure subdue and finally kill a coyote found in their boat after poor fishing. They collect a 25 dollar bounty for the animal.
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Ely
Minn
White Iron Lake
Paul Lekatz
Larry Felderber
Hank Kangas
Ferderber
Kanagas
Lekatz
Coyote
Extra Inning Win for Merchants Over Holy Cross 11 8
The Merchants defeated Holy Cross 11 8 in a Commercial League softball game at the Athletic Field Wednesday night. Three big runs in the eighth decided the victory after the Merchants led 8 8 in the seventh. Kelly pitched five hitless innings for the Merchants and A Lingbeck allowed 10 runs to the winners. Two games follow tonight with Queens Men vs Robbins and Merchants vs Hoods, both at 6 15 p m.
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Herb Chmiel
Andy Baud
Arnie Giebel
Braves
Packers
Emil Scheid
Jim Lawler
Lawler
Albert Lea
Winotta
Rochester
Arleigh Kraupa
Vern Edmunds
Winona
Scheid
John Sebastian
Don Miller
Olin Martin
Sid Langston
Marcusen
Chiefs
Merchants
Holy Cross
Athletic Field
Kelly
A. Lingbeck
Queens
Robbins
Hoods
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Bill Bentzin
Chuck Wally
Winhawks
Don Briggs
Dick Slezak
Dave Jensen
Jom Hertz
Mike van Demark
Dan Zeise
Dan Greenameyer
Gary Morem
Dave Ploof
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New Tim
Paribault
Bill Leach
John Swinski
Carmen Ferullo
George New
Dean Franks
Jack Brumm
George Gheta
Jack McGrath
Bob Raney
Shanty Dolan
Mankato Merchants
New Ulm Brewers
Tanley Field
Vic Fuccci
Ferullo
New
Franks
Marquardt
Brumm
Gheta
McGrath
Raney
Niro
New Ulm
Samkate
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Brooklyn
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Warren Spahn
Antonelli
Dodgers
Harvey Haddix
Cubs
Murty Dickson
Phillies
Willie Jones
Bobby Morgan
Stan Lopata
Granny Hamner
Joe Garagiola
Bill Serena
Joe Nuxhall
Redlegs
Nuxhall
Gus Bell
Jim Greengrass
Bob Porterfield
Vic Wertz
Wertz
Dave Philley
Eddie Yost
Sammy White
Jackie Jensen
Frank Sullivan
Red Sox
Yogi Berra
Eddie Robinson
Tom Morgan
Whitey Ford
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