State baseball tourney opens as champs fall
The Minnesota high school baseball tournament at St. Paul’s Midway Stadium opens with both the defending champion and runnerup eliminated. Kasson-Mantorville and Northfield vie for Region One, while Austin and West suffer early exits and word spreads of OU/UA players and professional interest in Lobb and Nicklaus speculation.
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Kasson- Mantorville
Minneapolis West
Kasson-Mantorville
Ro-Mets
Dale Timm
Lake City
Rochester
Winona
Kasson-Manterville
Northfield
Jim Nagle
KQAQ
Kasson
Dave Lobb
Pacelli
Milwaukee Braves
Braves
Lobb
University of Nebraska
Southern Minny League
Emil Scheid
Scheid
Twins Struggle on Road as Indians Hit Seven Homers
Minnesota loses 4 1 to Cleveland, dropping to 1 ½ games ahead in the AL as Sam McDowell and Gary Bell shut down the offense. Mele cites poor timely hitting and subpar homer output as the key issues, with Detroit Chicago New York and Cleveland awaiting on a 14 game trip starting today. McDowell earns his sixth win as he fanned nine and credited with 108 strikeouts on the season.
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Sam Mele
Twins
Minnesota
Cleveland Indians
Chicago
Mele
Sam McDowell
Gary Bell
Cleveland
Thunder
Indians
Detroit
New York
McDowell
Camilo Carreon
Leon Wagner
Vic Davalillo
Bell
Harmon Killebrew
Jerry Kindall
Joe Nossek
Twins hold off Twins. Versalles robbing Veralles at the fence
In a tense finish Davalillo savors credit as he sacs the game with a leaping catch off Veralles and Rollins near the fence. Carreon belts a two run homer in Cleveland's second inning while Wagner adds an eighth homer. Boswell takes the loss as Grant and Stigman prep for tonight's Detroit twin bill with Lolich looming for the Tigers.
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Bell
Kindall
Nossek
Zoilo Versalles
Rich Rollins
Versalles
Tony Oliva
Carreon
Cleveland
Wagner
Jim Grant
Dick Stigman
Twins
Detroit
Tigers
Mickey Lolich
Denny McLain
Joe Sparma
Caddie Key Worry Faces Hyndman in British Amateur
Bill Hyndman of Philadelphia reaches the British Amateur quarter finals at Royal Porthcawl with his 65-year-old caddie Mike McCormack. Hyndman, 49, credits McCormack for guiding his four rounds to eight under par as he faces Clive Clark, a rising English talent, in a tight match.
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Porthcawl
Wales
Bill Hyndman
Philadelphia
Uncle Sam
Mike
Hyndman
Mike McCormack
Old Mike
McCormack
Royal Porthcawl
Scotland
Ronnie Shade
R. D. James
England
Mike Bills
Colin Strachan
Clive Clark
Clark
Gordon Clark
Pizza Downs Lefty's Bar and Colonial Bar Dominate Slow Pitch Action
Sammy’s Pizza edged Lefty’s Bar 10-9 in Northwest Park after nine innings with Grebin Callahan and Diggins homering for the winners while Etzig and Helmsness homered for the losers. Colonial Bar crushed the Moose 24-6 behind Wayne Brandt’s four hits including three homers. B and J Bar beat Morey’s Bar 6-5. Star Amusement beat Alibi Inn 17-4 in the other American League makeup. Upcoming fast pitch games include Legion vs Moose and VFW vs Idle Hour with Star Amusement facing Alibi Inn.
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Fire Fighters Beat Elks 6 to 1 in Junior League Game
The Fire Fighters toppled the Elks 6 to 1 at the Athletic Field. Webber and Miller each contributed hits, while B Waller pitched a two strikeout win, allowing three hits.
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Elks
Webber
B. Waller
The
Miller
Supper Club and Hub Win Two City League Softball Games
The New Hub beat Clinic Pharmacy 9 4 and Tom's Supper Club defeated the Glass Shop 7 4 at the Athletic Field. Two Tuesday games are set for June 15 with the New Hub vs Dairy Queen at 6 45 p.m. and Glass Shop vs Clinic Pharmacy at 8 p.m.
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Clinic Pharmacy
Tom's Supper Club
Glass Shop
Dairy Queen
Pirates Beat Astros 4-1 to Stay Hottest Team in MLB
Pirates defeated the Astros 4-1 as Bob Veale notched his seventh win and Willie Stargell and Donn Clendenon hit key homers. Pittsburgh stretched a six game streak, while the Mets lost for the sixth straight time. Marichal blanked the Mets again, improving to 12-0 lifetime against New York.
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Mets
New York
Pittsburgh
Bob Veale
Astros
Willie Stargell
Donn Clenden
Junior Golf Classes Set at Austin Country Club
Austin Country Club begins free junior golf lessons for members' children ages 8 to 16 starting Tuesday June 22. Club pro Dave Bonella Jr says five lessons will run on successive Tuesdays with check in at 9 a.m. requiring a five or seven iron.
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Austin Country Club
Dave Bonella
Bonella
Racehorse Handicap Golf Meet Canceled at Austin Club
The Racehorse Handicap golf tournament for Austin Country Club members Sunday is cancelled due to lack of interest. The next event will be held July 4 weekend. Golfers are urged to register for the Veterans of Foreign Wars First District golf tournament at Ramsey Golf Course Sunday.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars First District
Ramsey Golf Course
First District
VFW
Ramsey Pro Shop
Hornets Top Tigers 10-6 in Little League Thriller
The Hornets beat the Ellis Tigers 10-6 at UCT Park. Steve House and Jim Riles pitched for the winners as Hornets totaled nine hits including Riles double and triple and Rick Orpen two doubles. Next action Monday as Astros meet Missiles at 6 30 pm.
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Ellis Tigers
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Uct Park
Steve House
Jim Riles
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Riles
Rick Orpen
Astros
Leaders Nurse Ailments but Scores Are Healthy
In the Cleveland Open, Billy Casper posted a four under 67 despite surgery for hemorrhoids. Tony Lema matched with 67 amid a cold, while Tommy Aaron at 68 and Arnold Palmer at 71 kept pace. Ken Venturi and Bobby Nichols shot 76 and 75 respectively, as the leaders remained in a first round deadlock including Bob Reith Jr., Bill Martindale, Dan Sikes, and Johnny Pott.
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Cleveland
Billy Casper
Casper
Highland Parks
Tony Lema
Tony
Lema
Tommy Aaron
Arnold Palmer
Ken Venturi
Vikings Name New Coaches for Intra-squad Game
The Minnesota Vikings announce a July 31 intra-squad game at Bemidji State College with two coaching teams led by Jim Klobuchar and Frank Beutel. Van Brocklin says each side will pick its staff, and assistants will be assigned. Proceeds benefit the college athletics department.
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Minnesota Vikings
Bemidji State College
Norm van Brocklin
Jim Klobuchar
Twin Cities
Pro Football Writers Association
Frank Beutel
JC Golfers Rank 12th in Tourney
Austin Junior College sits 12th at 649 after two days in the National Junior College Invitational at Blythefield Country Club. Leaders include Joe Porter from Phoenix with 69 for day two and 143 total. Tyler leads the team event at 596, Odessa at 599.
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Mich
Austin Junior College
Blythefield Country Club
Steve Hoag
Dick Burroughs
Blue Devils
Gary Pratt
Don Gebhart
Tom Smith
Joe Porter
Phoenix
Ariz
Tyler
Tex
Odessa
Fairmont Dominates Austin Legion 12-5 in League Play
In Fairmont Minnesota the Fairmont American Legion team defeated Austin 12-5 in a Southern Minnesota League game. Fairmont piled up six runs in the sixth after scoring four in the fourth and two in the fifth. Austin’s Doug Hartman allowed six hits and issued 10 walks with four wild pitches as Hartman took the loss while Fairmont’s John Irvine earned the win.
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Fairmont
Minn
Fairmont American Legion
Austin
Minnesota
Martins
Doug Hartman
Bob L. Larson
Hartman
Farmont
John Irvine
Arizona State Faces Ohio State in Finals
Arizona State and Ohio State duel for the College World Series title after a two team clash with ASU seeking its first crown. Ohio State hopes to force three straight wins behind starter Marty Karow and with Arlin out of the Series after a 20 strikeout 15 inning performance.
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Jim van Valkenburg
OMAHA
Steve Arlin
Ohio State
Arizona State
Arlin
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Arizona
St. Louis
Buckeyes
ASU
Bobby Winkles
Ron Lea
Marty Karow
John Durant
Park and North Favored to Win in State Track
Park and North are expected to dominate the state high school track meet opening at Macalester College with preliminaries at 4 p.m. Finals Saturday feature field events at noon and running events from 2 45 p.m. Austin coach John Saari leads eight athletes with two relays.
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Minneapolis North
Macalester College
John Saari
Austin
Jim Jaros
Minneapolis Edison
North Branch
University of Minnesota
Rochester
Rockets
Bob Gray
Tom Garbisch
Alden Defeats Fordtowners in Five-Star League Thriller
Alden Legion outlasted Fordtowners 5 to 4 at Marcusen Park. Al Lindeman allowed seven hits and withstood a seventh inning rally as Austin plated three runs. Alden collected five hits led by Tom Hoeg two singles. Fordtowners' Gary Morgan had a single and a double. Alden led 5-1 before Fordtowners’ late burst.
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Bob Bartholomew
Legion Fordtowners
Legion
Marcusen Park
al Lindeman
Alden High School
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Alden
Mike Lobb
Rick Heard
Tom Hoeg
Gary Morgan
Fordtowners
Mason City Legion
Macalester Finishes Fourth in NCAA Golf Test
Macalester College placed fourth in the NCAA college division golf tournament at Springfield Missouri with a 1208 team total. Jim Jolin led the Macs by tying for fifth with rounds of 73 69 75 75 for a 292 total.
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Macalester College
Jim Jolin
Macs
McDowell 108 strikeouts lead Indians beat Twins
Cleveland lefty Sam McDowell struck out nine in a 4-1 win over first place Minnesota and became the AL's first 100 strikeout man this season. He raised his record to 6-2 while matching a dominant outing with his fastball and curve.
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Associated Press
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Washington
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Bunker
Dave Johnson
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Johnson
Russ Snyder
Red Sox
Dave Morehead
White Sox
Dick Radatz
Don Buford
Floyd Robinson
VFW Midget Unit Opens SM Midget League Schedule
Paul Sanders' Austin VFW Midget baseball team hosts Owatonna Saturday at Marcusen Park to begin the Southern Minnesota VFW Midget League. First pitch is 2 p.m. with Dan Bjerk pitching for Austin. Other league games feature Waseca at Faribault, Winona at St. Charles, Albert Lea at Northfield, and Rochester at Lake City.
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Austin Vfw
Owatonna
Marcusen Park
Standings and results from the major leagues
National and American League standings show Los Angeles leading with 34 wins. Milwaukee 28 21, Chicago 20 28, Cincinnati 15 25. San Francisco 28 28, Detroit 26 27, Pittsburgh 27 26. Baltimore 28 25, St. Louis 26 27, Philadelphia 25 28, Boston 24 28, Houston 26 31, New York 24 28, Washington 24 31. Thursday results include Milwaukee over Chicago 6 4 and Philadelphia over Los Angeles 4 0. Upcoming games list Chicago at Washington and multiple twi nights and Saturday matchups.
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