Mason City Wins In 11th Inning
Huinker hurled four hits over 11 innings but Mason City plated an unearned run in the bottom of the 11th to edge Austin 1-0. Ray Rosenbaum charged with the error that set up the winning rally as Jerry Splinter reached second on a grounder mishandled by McKay.
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Mason City
Iowa
Art Huinker
Austin
Minnesota
Roosevelt Stadium
Huinker
Packers
Albert Lea
Clem Ozburn
Ray Rosenbaum
Jerry Splinter
Bob McKay
McKay
Rosenbaum
Splinter
Austin Mason City
Abi AB
Oozburn
A Noterman
Picot
Scheid
E—Carlson
Abraham - Dropo
Carlson
Brown
Klunder
Orburn
Barr - Wittkopf
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Indians
Packers vs Braves ends in 11th as Ozburn wins pitcher duel
Ozburn outlasts Huinker in 11 innings with eight strikeouts as the Packers fall short and Barnholdt's diving catch ends a late scoring chance. Brown Carlson and drops lead to 6-1 loss, Braves finally win 6-4 in 11.
Clasen Clings To One-Stroke Lead At State Open
Amateur Al Clasen, 44, holds a one stroke lead after 36 holes of the Minnesota State Open at Hillcrest. He shot 68 Sunday to sit at four under par, tied with Bill Wargan, John Cook, Gene Hansen, and Jim Lucius at 69, while several others on 70. Clasen, Minnesota Public Links champion, faces a double round Monday with a lighter outlook.
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ST. Paul
al Clasen
Hillcrest
Clasen
Minnesota
Bill Wargan
Minneapolis
John Cook
Gene Hansen
Jim Lucius
Rochester
Soldiers Field
Joe Coria
Pat Sawyer
Clayton Johnson
Jack Anderson
Galls Course
Coria
Waryan
Johnson
Anderson
Albert Lea Defeats Estherville to Lead Standings
Albert Lea beat Estherville 6 3 at Hayek Park to top the Southern Minnesota League standings. Mason City edged Austin 1 0 in 11 innings, dropping the Packers into the cellar. Ed Kopper hit a first inning homer for Estherville. Bill Ankoviak added a two run shot for Albert Lea. Clay Lyon pitched a nine hit game for the winners. Manager Fd Stalker suffered a mower accident and may miss the season. Rained out Saturday’s Estherville Fairmont game will be rescheduled.
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Albert Lea
Estherville
Hayek Park
Mason City
Austin
Packers
Stalker
Mike Lund
Bill Ankoviak
Clay Lyon
Iowans
Ed Koper
Fairmont
Martin Park
Mike Higgins Returns as Red Sox Manager
Boston reports that Mike Higgins, after being replaced last July 4, accepts the challenge of returning as manager. He will join from Dallas to lead a club mired in the AL cellar, with a history of farm-team success and prior Boston managing stints.
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Mike Higgins
Red Sox
Boston
Boston Red Sox
Dallas
Tom Yawkey
Higgins
Detroit
Chicago
James Callahan
White Sox
Sox
Southwest
Billy Jurges
Bucky Harris
Yawkey
Jurges
Roanoke
Lou Boudreau
Adams Osage Rally In North Central League Victory
Adams defeated Meyer 11 to 0 as Dave Hatten and Roger Booher limited Iowa to three hits. Adams gathered 15 hits off Kline, while Osage routed Lyle 9-0 with J Benson holding losers to three hits. Don Foell clouted two homers and drove in six for Osage in another league game.
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Adams
Meyer
Dave Hatten
Roger Booher
Iowans
Kline
Johnsburg
Rose Creek
Bill Schneider
Osage
Iowa
Lyle
J. Benson
Gary Evenson
Johnson
Don Foell
British Win Wightman Cup Keeps Home Hope Alive
Darlene Hard of California dominates three matches for the United States as Britain regains the Wightman Cup 4 points to 3. Hard defeats Britain's Christine Truman and Ann Hayden, and partners with Karen Hantze for a 6 0 6 0 doubles win over Miss Hayden and Angela Mortimer.
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London
Britain
United States
Darlene Hard
Montebello
Calif
Christine Truman
Wimbledon
Darlene
Miss Truman
Ann Hayden
Karen Hantze
San Diego
Miss Haydon
Angela Mortimer
Cannon Falls Keeps Century League Lead With 5 3 Win
Cannon Falls remains at the top after a 5 3 victory over Owatonna giving the Bears a two game edge in the Century League race. Red Wing, Faribault, Kenyon beat Bloomington, and pitchers Brandt Kenyon Larson starred in a slate of league games.
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Cannon Falls
Bears
Owatonna
Faribault
Red Wing
Brandt
Kenyon
Bloomington
Larson
Austin Blues
Austin
Quist
Maxwell
Madson
Century Awe
Faribault Kenyon Bloomington Red Wi
Red Wing Kenyon
Owetonne
Minor League Scores Across Pacific Coast and International Leagues
Results from several leagues show San Diego 9 4 Portland 6 2 Salt Lake 4 5 Vancouver 0 4 Sacramento 7 Spokane 6 Tacoma 4 Seattle 3 in the Pacific Coast slate. International play includes Montreal 2 5 Kevane 0 3 Toronto $-2 Miami 3 0 Richmond 5 4 buffalo 4 Rochester 5 Columbus 0. American Association action has Denver 11 Charleston 4 Dallas-Fort Worth 4 Houston 1 Indianapolis 9 3 Minneapolis 7 2 St Paul 2 1 Lowsgriile 149.
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San Diego
Portland
Salt Lake
Vancouver
Sacramento
Spokane
Tacoma
Seattle
Montreal
Kevane
Toronto
Miami
Richmond
Buffalo
Rochester
Columbus
Denver
Charleston
Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Lowsgriile
Club League Opens Tuesday
First round games in the Club Baseball League for 12 13 and 14 year olds start Tuesday at Ellis and Athletic Field diamonds. Six teams compete for the title with games twice weekly. Tuesday action features the Eagles vs Elks and Lansing vs Moose at Ellis diamonds and Firemen vs Local 9 and VFW vs Bobcats at Athletic Field.
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Ellis and Athletic Field Diamonds
Wayne Matti
Eagles
Elks
Ellis Diamond
Lansing
Moose
Firemen
VFW
Bobcats
The
Ellis
Local
Athletic
Athletic Field
Pro Stays at Home as Family Plays Golf
Harold Eller, pro at Old Hickory, remains home in Nashville while his wife and daughters compete in the state women's tournament. Sons Richard, 13, and Mike, 9, play in schoolboy events.
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Harold Eller
Old Hickory
Boxing results from Patterson and New York shows
In Patterson New Jersey Vince Martinez stopped Stef an Redi in the 150 1/2 pound division. In New York Jose Tores outweighed Randy Sandy to win on points in the 161 pound bout.
Albert Lea Legion Shuts Out Austin 4-0
Albert Lea Legion defeated Austin Legion 4-0 in a Southern Minnesota Legion League game at Marcusen Park. Dick Oliphant scattered five hits for the shutout as Austin made five errors. Albert Lea added runs in the first, sixth, and seventh innings while Austin pitchers Booker, Louk, Baruth, and Ball struggled. Tonight Austin faces Mason City at 8 p.m.
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Albert Lea
Austin Legion
Dick Seltz
Austin
Booker
Louk
Baruth
Ball
Mason City
Hawkeye Futurity Auto Race Postponed by Rain
The sixth annual Hawkeye Futurity at the Iowa State Fairgrounds was postponed due to rain on Sunday and rescheduled for next Sunday.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Fairground
Perfect Mister Wins Mile Derby at Austin Jaycees Meet
Perfect Mister owned by Laddy Litfin of Mahtown Minnesota and trained by Leonard Oles won the feature mile derby at the 2nd Annual Meet at Mower County Fairgrounds track in Austin. Arnold Anderson of Brycelyn topped money with 220 dollars. Jaycees paid purses of 90 40 and 20 across six races watched by 600 fans.
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Perfect Mister
Laddy Litfin
Mahtown
Minn
Leonard Oles
Cloquet
Austin Jaycees
Mower County Fairgrounds
Oles
Austin
Arnold Anderson
Brycelyn
Jaycees
Penny Peppy
M. G. Asterford
Prior Lake
Don Staley
Mr. Jiggs
Cyril Weber
Monomonie
Wis
Hi Reno
Anderson
Richard R. Weber
Country Bank
George A. Isaacson
Park Rapids
Orioles lose two to Kansas City. Indians move atop AL
Rain delays in Cleveland shuffle the standings as Baltimore drops two to the Royals 6-1 and 5-3 in 10 innings. Cleveland rises to first place as Detroit, Boston, and Washington post varied results. Jim Lemon homers thrice for the Senators in a 12-5 win over Detroit while Boston blasts Chicago 4-1.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Baltimore
Kansas City
Indians
New York
Detroit
Washington
Jim Lemon
Senators
Boston
Chicago
White Sox
Red Sox
Bud Daley
Orioles
Harry Chiti
Russ Snyder
Chuck Estrada
Gordon
Vacura Brothers Survive Open Test at Hillcrest
Jim Vacura of Ramsey Golf Club and his brother Joe advanced from the first round of the State Open at Hillcrest. Jim shot 41 39 80 and Joe 42 40 82, advancing to the final 36 holes slated for this morning.
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Vacura Brothers
Jim Vacura
Ramsey Golf Club
Joe
Hillcrest
Jim
Baseball Standings and Weekend Results Summary
Sunday results show Boston and Washington opening with key games while Cleveland visits New York and Kansas City edges Baltimore in ten innings. Saturday highlights include Kansas City split at Beansas and New York victory. National League leads feature Pittsburgh San Francisco Milwaukee and Los Angeles atop standings with Chicago Philadelphia near .500. Sunday scores confirm Pittsburgh 15 San Francisco 16 Los Angeles 3 Chicago 8.
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Boston
Washington
Cleveland
New York
Kansas City
Baltimore
K City
Vagy
Siege
Dov-Siah
Detroit
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Cincinnati Shee
Weth Kensas
Los Angeles
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
W. L. Pet
Archie Moore Scoffs at Pender Challenge in Los Angeles
Arch Moore ridicules Paul Pender amid talk of a light heavyweight title bout. He jokes about Pender carrying a pistol and recalls spending 20 years refining a special punch the wrestle o ree. Moore notes a planned change in weight to 176 pounds for a bout with Eric Schoeppner next month.
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Los Angeles
Archie Moore
Pipsqueak
Paul Pender
Pender
Moore
Archie
Melvin Durslag
Los Angeles Examiner
Eric Schoeppner
Local Archers Win Seven Firsts at Rochester Shoot
Austin archers captured seven first places in the 28 Target Field Round at Rochester. Carl Elam won the bowman title with 253 in the instinctive men’s division, Mildred Olson led women with 108, and Joseph Wilcox topped boys intermediate with 77. Other winners include Arlin Chesin junior boys 227 and Marjorie Koenig junior girls 202. Ober Larson 217 in men’s freestyle bowman, Georgia Koenig 209 in women’s freestyle expert, with Haven Rinehart 426 in expert AA and Ernie Nelson 390 in expert A. Pearl Jester 166 and Lorraine Rinehart 78 earned runner-up spots. Twenty-four Cedar River Archery Club members competed in the Southeastern Minnesota League shoot.
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Austin
Rochester
Carl Elam
Mildred Olson
Joseph Wilcox
Arlin Chesin
Marjorie Koenig
Ober Larson
Georgia Koenig
Haven Rinehart
Ernie Nelson
Pearl Jester
Lorraine Rinehart
Cedar River Archery Club
Leville Named Mr America at Weightlifting Meet
Lloyd Leville a red haired 24 year old from New Orleans and student at Southwestern Louisiana Institute won Mr America in Cleveland. He scored 94 points of 140 in the contest among 27 entrants, with six Olympic team members also chosen in the championships.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Lloyd Leville
U.S
New Orleans
Amateur Athletic Union
Havanna Bacaliao Beats Martinez in Ten Round Outpoint
Havanua Hiram Bacaliao aged 11734 and from Cube outpointed Jose Luis Martinez listed as 118 from Spene over ten rounds in a boxing match.
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Havanna
Hiram Bacaliao
Cube
Jose Luis Martinez
Spene
McCovey's Grand Slam Caps Giants Rally Over Brewers
Willie McCovey delivered a bases loaded grand slam off Carl Willey as the San Francisco Giants erased a 7-6 deficit to beat Milwaukee 16-7. The win kept the Giants within a half game of the Pirates while Pittsburgh split with St Louis. The day featured 31 Giants hits, a National League record nine inning time of 3 hours 52 minutes, and Bob Schmidt leading the attack with two doubles and a walk.
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Associated Press
Willie McCovey
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Carl Willey
Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis
Pirates
Stan Williams
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Williams
Richie Ashburn
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Bob Schmidt
Willie Mays
Chuck Dressen
George Brunet
Louisville
Ron Piche
Billy Lees
Dick Stuart
Dick Groat
Smoky Burgess
Vern Law
Ernie Broglio
Lindy McDaniel
Vinegar Bend Mizell
Tony Taylor
Cubs
Phils
Ashburn
Mark Freeman
Humberto Robinson
Millers Drop Doubleheader Saints Split on Sunday
The Associated Press notes Indianapolis swept Minneapolis 9-7 and 3-2 in 10 innings, moving into seventh while dropping the Millers to last. Louisville split with St Paul 9-1, Denver crushed Charleston 11-4, and Dallas-Fort Worth beat Houston 4-1 as rain shortened others. Johnny Glenn's 8th inning homer and Vic Reym's near no hit shutout highlighted the day.
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Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Millers
Louisville
St. Paul
Denver
Charleston
Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
Johnny Glenn
Vic Reym
Austin Opens State Baseball Tourney Versus Hutchinson
Austin earns a 10th straight state bid by winning Region 3 2-1 over Granite Falls. Hutchinson, 12-3, reaches its first state meet and draws Austin in the first round June 20 at Metropolitan Stadium Bloomington with Open games featuring Washburn Little Falls and Greenway of Coleraine in Region 7 action earlier.
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Hutchinson
Austin
Metropolitan Stadium
Bloomington
Granite Falls
Minneapolis Washburn
Little Falls
Greenway
Coleraine
Hinckley
Forest Lake
Duluth
Dick Seltz
Home Runs Spark Grand Forks Win
Three first inning home runs sparked a 20 hit attack as Grand Forks blanked Fargo-Moorhead 13-0, delivering the Northern League leaders their worst defeat of the season. Aberdeen cruised past Duluth-Superior 10-0, Minot beat Eau Claire 8-6, and Winnipeg defeated St. Cloud 7-?.
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Associated Press
Grand Forks
Fargo - Moorhead
Twins
Aberdeen
Duluth - Superior
Minot
Eau Claire
Winnipeg
St. Cloud
Golfer Russ Goossen Wins New Ulm Invitational Title
Mankato golfer Russ J. Goossen, age 50, won the New Ulm Invitational with a 112 total over 27 holes. Dick James of Minneapolis finished second with 113. The event drew entries from southern Minnesota.
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J. Goossen
Mankato
Dick James
Minneapolis
Minnesota
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Schneider
911
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Albert Lea Legion Downs
Flag Breeze
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Pat McGee
Dick Ferguson
Hy Clyde
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Allison
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Staley
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Mad Kimona
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Litfin
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Larry Hauser
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Miss Austin
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Hoyt Wilhelm
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Norm Siebern
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Pete Runnels
Frank Sullivan
Bob Shaw
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Sugar Man
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Mr. America
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Pet
American Ee
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Spark Grand Forks
New Ulm
New Ulm, Minn
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