Mele Fired as Twins Manager. Cal Ermer Named to Lead
Calvin Griffith ousted Sam Mele and promoted Cal Ermer to guide the Minnesota Twins as they face Baltimore. Ermer promised to learn from coaches while keeping Billy Martin Jim Lemon and Early Wynn on the staff after an 11 2 loss. The move follows Mele’s six year tenure that included the 1965 pennant and a 1962 1966 strong run.
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Twins
Baltimore
Orioles
Dean Chance
Billy Martin
Jim Lemon
Early Wynn
Gory to Manage Denver Bears in Pacific Coast League
Johnny Gory a former major league utility infielder will take over as manager of the Denver Bears. He replaces Cal Elmer who was named by the Minnesota Twins after Sam Mele was fired. Gory had been playing at Denver and was slated to manage Auburn New York in the New York-Penn League when the season begins.
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Lew Ferguson
Paul
Minneapolis
Calvin Griffith
Sam Mele
Minnesota Twins
Cal Ermer
Griffith
Mele
Twins
Elmer
Calvin
Cookie Lavagetto
Minnesota
Walter Alston
Los Angeles Dodgers
Bill Rigney
California Angels
Ermer
Charlotte
N.C
Denver
ST. Paul
Johnny Gory
Denver Bears
Gory
Cal Elmer
Goryl
Auburn
N.Y
AHS Netters Fall in State Tennis Opener
MINNEAPOLIS Austin failed in all events at the Minnesota State high school tennis tournament Friday. Greg Knutson lost to Pat Driscoll 6 3 6 3 in singles and Dan Kane with Mark Wilson fell 6 4 6 2 to Dan Britzius and Jim Colwell in doubles.
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Minneapolis
Austin
Greg Knutson
Pat Driscoll
Moorhead
AHL
Dan Kane
Mark Wilson
Dan Britzius
Jim Colwell
Minnetonka
Major League Standings and Results Notebook
Friday results show Chicago 6 New York 5 Cincinnati 10 Houston 7 Pittsburgh 16 Philadelphia 1 Atlanta 5 San Francisco 3 St Louis 3 Los Angeles 2. Scheduled games include Houston at Cincinnati New York at Chicago Philadelphia at Pittsburgh San Francisco at Los Angeles St Louis at Los Angeles.
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Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Houston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Atlanta
San Francisco
St. Louis
Los Angeles
W. L Pet. G.B. Cincinnati
Houston New York
Local Doubles Team Excels in VFW Bowling Tourney
The Austin based doubles team Dave Hovland and Roger Dixon placed third in the Central Region doubles with 1323 pins. St James took second in team with 3057. Joe Wilday and Mel Phiefer of Owatonna won doubles. Wilday led all events. Austin also did well at the VFW state tourney in St Peter with multiple top finishes in doubles and singles. All checks are at the Austin VFW Club rooms.
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Dave Hovland
Roger Dixon
Austin
VFW
Hovland
Dixon
St. James
Joe Wilday
Mel Phiefer
Owatonna
Merle
Ervin Frank
Stanton
Neb
Wilday
St. Peter
Nates
Lefty’s
Richard Kestner
Alden Qualey
Galen Knotts
Bill Bolinger
Keith Cambern
Ted Shoden
Bernard Coyle
Merlin Bode
Ted Dombrock
al Spandel
Wes Klinger
Guy McAllister
Chuck McCarthy
Carl Krebsbach
Tony Schmidt
Herb Karsten
George Thompson
Chuck Smith
Bob Dunn Ard
Milo Sorenson
Lee Cross
Bernard Schmidt
Muskies Boss Delays Decision On Hudson Case
Minnesota Muskies general manager Ed Holman will wait before acting on the Lou Hudson contract dispute. Hudson signed a three year deal for about 150000 but said he will not honor it and plans to return to the St. Louis Hawks where he played as a rookie this past season.
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IT. Paul - Minneapolis
Minnesota Muskies
Ed Holman
Lou Hudson
Hudson
Muskies
St. Louis Hawks
Patterson Draws With Quarry To Sidetrack Title Bid
Former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson battled to a draw with rising contender Jerry Quarry in Los Angeles, leaving his bid to regain the title uncertain as the bout ended without a winner.
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Los Angeles
Floyd Patterson
Jerry Quarry
Packers Nip Falcons 2-1 for 16th Regional Crown
Austin edges Faribault 2-1 to win Region One baseball title at Marcusen Park and earn a spot in the state tournament. Pitcher Rick Heard survives late jams as Archambault drives in the decisive run. Austin improves to 16th regional title and 21st state tourney bid.
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John Kolb
Herald
Southern Minnesota
Austin
Faribault
Marcusen Park
Packers
Dick Seltz
Howie Strey
St. Paul’s Midway Stadium
New Ulm
Seltz
Packer
Rick Heard
Four-pitch sequence seals Region One final for Heard
Rick Heard of Austin earned the win with 123 pitches as Faribault narrows an Austin lead to 2-1 in the seventh before Gary Morgan’s final out. Archambault’s double and Swee’s earlier walk sparked nerves in a tense championship, while longtime supporter George Gregerson traveled from Albuquerque to watch.
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Brugger
Austin
Faribault
Swee
Cramer
Johnson
Dean
Meierbachtel
Archambault
Riley
Sb—House
S—Podine
Rerbeso Heard
Morgan
Balk—Johnson
Bill Foster
Don Wheeler
Minneapolis
Heard
Don Meyer
Darryl Swee
Packers
Stan Bodine
Keith Archambault
Gary Cramer
Gary Morgan
Terry Barnett
Dave House
Barnett
Tom Keller
Tim Keller
Mike Johnson
John Kolb
Herald
Rick Heard
AHL
Preston
Packerbacker
George Gregerson
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Gregerson
Packer
Dick Seltz
Seltz
Strey
Packers win 1967 Minnesota state golf title without coach
Minne sota state high school golf crown goes to AHS Linksters led by assistant coach Klem Haugen as Tom Kroc Larry Lenoch and Jon Stephenson post 481 for 36 holes. Dave Haberle Edina takes medalist honors with 149. Other top finishers include Dennis Johnson North Branch and Bruce McIntosh Edina at 151.
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Austin High
Minnesota
Univ. Minnesota
Packers
Walt Lembcke
Lembcke
Europe
Lembeke
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Haugen
Tom Kroc
Larry Lenoch
Jon Stephenson
Washburn
Virginia
Roseau
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Hutchinson
Jackson
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Edina
Dennis Johnson
North Branch
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Stephenson
Kroc
Lenoch
Hayfield
Curt Traaseth
Steve Haselrud
Kroe
Mark Rosen
Bill Homeyer
Austin
Curt Transeth
Steve Haseirud
Rick Reinertson
Hopkins
John Carr
Bob Chesley
Mankato
Bob Speltz
Winona
Pairings Set for Minnesota State High School Baseball Tourney
The 21st annual Minnesota State high school baseball tournament at Midway Stadium in St. Paul has pairings. Region leaders include Austin, Mankato, New Ulm, Hastings, Richfield, Moorhead, Hibbing, with Thief River Falls or Baudette in Region Eight. First round games include Richfield vs Hibbing at 1 p.m. Hastings vs Region Eight at 3 p.m. Mankato vs Moorhead at 7 p.m. Austin vs New Ulm at 9 p.m. Semifinals and finals follow Thursday and Friday.
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Midway Stadium
St. Paul
Austin
Mankato
New Ulm
Hastings
Richfield
Moorhead
Hibbing
Thief River Falls
Baudette
Austin Legion A Baseball Opens Tonight at Marcuson Park
Austin Legion A baseball opens with most Packer starters in action. Paul Sanders coaches the team facing Fairmont Legion at 6 30 p m with Barney Bartholomew starting on the mound. Lineup includes Wagner Morgan House Ball Keller Keller Riley. The squad aims for a 19 game schedule after adding July 16 game vs S St Paul.
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Austin High
Marcuson Park
Packer
American Legion
Legion
Paul Sanders
Fairmont Legion
Austin Lancers
Sanders
Barney Bartholomew
Austin Pacelli
Tom Wagner
Gary Morgan
Dave House
Tim Ball
Tom Keller
Tim Keller
Tom Riley
S. St. Paul
Ruzek and Heffern Reach Crate Track Finals
Austin runners Dan Ruzek and Gene Heffern qualified for the finals at the Minnesota prep state track meet. Ruzek joined seven others in the 440 yard dash, while Heffern will compete in the mile run. Several Big Nine entrants also moved on to finals at Macalester College, Coon Rapids, Moorhead, and St Louis Park as title contenders.
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ST. Paul — Austin
Minnesota
Dan Ruzek
Gene Heffern
Macalester College
Coon Rapids
Moorherd
S J. Louis Park
Queen of Angels Rout Grace Lutheran In YMCA Softball Blowout
Queen of Angels routed Grace Lutheran 22 to 1 at the Athletic Field on Friday in YMCA Church League play. Queens improved to 1-1 while Grace fell to 1-2. The winners collected 18 hits led by Tom Nelson and Tom Winkels with three apiece and Garry Majewski earned the win with strong pitching.
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Queen of Angels
Grace Lutheran
Queens
Grace
Garry Majewski
Tom Nelson
Tom Winkels
Ramsey Golf Meet Set for June 18 at Course
The Ramsey Golf Course Men's Invitational will be held Sunday June 18. Chairman Gene Blaser says the 27 hole tourney offers four person or single entries with a 7 30 a m start. Amateurs from around the state are welcome and breakfast and lunch will be served at the clubhouse.
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Ramsey Golf Course
Gene Blaser
Orioles Blank Twins As Kansas City Wins Big
The Baltimore Orioles routed Minnesota 11-2 after Cal Ermer made an 11-2 blowout debut as Twins manager. Kansas City shut out Cleveland 2-0 and 6-0, while Boston edged Washington 8-7 and New York beat Chicago 2-1 in 10 innings. Carl Yastrzemski and Joe Foy hit two homers for Boston. Horace Clarke drove in the Yankees’ game winner in the 10th. Don Mincher homered for California in a 4-0 win.
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Associated Press
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Ermer
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Jim Cotfisn Hunter
Indians
Carl Yastrzemski
Joe Foy
Red Sox
Anarly
Horace Clarke
Steve Whitaker
Yankees
Whitaker
Dick Howser
Elston Howard
al Downing
White Sox
Tom McCraw
Ken Berry
Don Mincher
Major League Leaders Show Tight AL Batting and Power Spreads
Summary of American League batting leaders Kaline and Robinson and key categories including runs, doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases. Pitching leaders Horlen Sparma Lonborg and others post top won loss marks and strikeout totals as season strides continue.
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Knoop
Calif
K.C
Versalles
Minn
F. Robinson
Balt
Yastrezemski
Bost
Killebrew
Campaneris
Agee
Chic
Horlen
Sparma
Det
Lonborg
D. Chance
Archery Club Seeks Members and Notes Local Scores
Cedar River Archery Club invites new members to the 34 acre woods near Lansing Corners with Cedar River running through. Bruce Lees led the men with 244 points and Cleo Mogen had 230, Marvel Mozen topped women with 219, Bernice Krupricka 217. Pat Krause will represent Austin at the World Archery Championship in St Louis June 17-18, with top finishers advancing to Amersfoort Holland.
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Bruce Lees
Cleo Mogen
Lees
Mogen
Marvel Mozen
Bernice Krupricka
Lansing Corners
Blacktop
Cedar River Archery Club
Pat Krause
Austin
Forest Park
St. Louis
U.S
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Holland
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