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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1968
Page
12
Austin reached the semifinal round of the 22nd state high school baseball tournament at Midway Stadium by rallying past Highland Park 5 4. The Packers will face Edina at 7 p.m. after Hibbing beat Moorhead and Fairmont defeated Glenroe in opening games.
Steve Seltz regular second baseman for the Austin VFW delivers a clutch RBI single in the eighth inning to beat Adams 5-4 at Marcuson Park. Coach Dick Seltz leads Austin High to a state tourney opener in St Paul as Highland Park climbs to 15-7 with key plays by Price and Robins.
Saturday night stock car races at the Chateau Speedway in Lansing attract growing crowds. Track Manager Harry Hanson seeks more race cars and bigger crowds as races begin at 8:30 p.m. Dave Noble of Blooming Prairie leads modified division and Hollis Grorud of Albert Lea leads street stock as they aim to improve their positions.
Austin High baseball coach Dick Seltz credits a strong late-season surge after the Packers edged St. Paul Highland Park 5-4 at Midway Stadium. Dan Bjerke allowed four hits with 10 strikeouts in a complete game, while Steve Price and Chris Polster drove in two runs for Austin.
Austin offers summer baseball for residents. Interested players should contact Barney Bartholemew at 437 3910. He says it is too late to join a league but enough signups can arrange several games. Austin has lacked a town team since 1966 after the Southern Minnesota League Packers folded.
The YMCA announces a busy summer with classes in ballet, sewing, knitting, tennis, canoe instruction, swimming and gymnastics starting mid June. Non member enrollment open for some programs. Frequent trips to Minnesota Twins games planned with multiple departure dates from Austin.
The standings show St Louis leading with 35 wins and Chicago and San Francisco close behind. Wednesday results include Chicago 4 Cincinnati 1, San Fran 4 Pittsburgh 2, Atlanta 7 St Louis 1, New York 2 Los Angeles 1, with rain affecting Houston Philadelphia and Cincinnati Chicago games. Upcoming games list Minnesota at Detroit Oakland at Cleveland and others.
Walleye and bass fishing remains good statewide when rain does not hinder anglers. Reports cite Lake of the Woods with high water after heavy rain, Alexandria and Brainerd seeing strong bass output, and a 12 pound 7 ounce walleye in Brainerd area. Other spots include Rainy River, Four Mile Bay, Lake Kabetogama, Rainy Lake, Stony Lake, and Partridge Lake with multiple large catches and active northerns.
Austin YMCA Church League fastpitch managers are reminded that North West Park will host makeup games on the next two Fridays June 14 and June 21 starting at 5 30 p m Contact Bob Houston Jim Ingersoll or Al Greenlee for details
Nine track athletes five tennis players and one golfer will represent Minnesota in NCAA events over the next 10 days. In Berkeley sprinters Hubie Bryant and Rich Simonsen relay members Randy Jones Pete Shea and Richard Landwehr distancemen Steve Hoag and Bob Wagner high jumper Mary Top hurdler John Watford. The tennis meet opens Monday in San Antonio with Bucky Zimmerman Bill Drake Dave Cross Denny Chez Lew Smolin. The golf entry is Big Ten champion Bill Trask at Las Cruces starting Monday.
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