Packers Face Albert Lea In Home Return at Marcusen Park
Austin hosts Albert Lea at Marcusen Park Sunday night at 8 p.m. in a key Southern Minnesota League clash. Dick Atkinson starts for the Packers, seeking to avenge two losses to Albert Lea this season as Austin tries to close the pennant gap behind Fairmont.
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Scouts Invited to Sunday Packers at Albert Lea Game
Austin area Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts will attend Sunday's Packers vs Albert Lea game at Marcusen Park free with a parent or as a troop. Notable lineup for the Packers includes Notermann Petschow Folkes Bellotti Mathias Cor dell Brown Morgan and Raso. Albert Lea counter with Hoffman Ankoviak Madson Flores Poli ak Poliak Ehrhard Catallo Weathers Stalker.
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Frank Brown
Dick Morgan
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Bellotti
Rosenbaum
Joe Raso
Bill Ankoviak
Wayne Hoffman
Hoffman
Ankoviak
al Madson
Paul Flores
John Poliak
Paul Ehrhard
John Catallo
Weathers
Ed Stalker
Dairy Night Baseball Program Best Ever
State Sen. P. J. Holand says the Marcusen Park Dairy Night features Austin Packers versus Albert Lea with a State Centennial flavor. Festivities begin at 7 p.m. with the game at 8:20 p.m. and include a Dairy Princess, marching bands, and 100 dairy product prizes. A two for one ticket offer lowers price with coupons in the Austin Herald.
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Bears Pad Lead in AA Race With Rainouts
Rainouts extend Denver Bears lead in the American Association standings as a snowy, rain-plagued schedule reshapes the race. A five game series opener with Charleston was halted by rain after a scoreless pitchers duel, aiding Denver’s margin. Indianapolis and Wichita also posted wins as weather disrupted several contests.
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Orioles and White Sox Tie In 5-5 Nine Inning Slugfest
The Orioles and White Sox played four hours and two minutes to a 5-5 tie at Memorial Stadium. A wild ninth inning saw multiple substitutions and a Jim Marshall homer to force the late draw before 15 418 fans.
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Kasson Stewartville clash headlines Sunday league slate
Four South Border League games are set with Stewartville at Kasson as the top attraction. Kasson leads the race at 54, while Stewartville, the defending champion, lost 5-1 to St. Charles last Sunday. Other matches include Lyle at St. Charles LeRoy at Manterville and Spring Valley at Grand Meadow. In the North Central League three games start the second round with Adams at Johnsburg Stacyville at Meyer and Little Cedar at St. Ansgar all at 2 30 p.m.
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Green Bay bats shine as Howard hits 19th homer in 2-1 win
Green Bay tops Cedar Rapids 2-1 as Frank Howard belts his 19th homer and Earl Robinson adds another. Jim Steinhour allows five hits in his first Green Bay start since leaving Des Moines. Fox Cities rally to an 8-7 win at Rochester, completing the four-game sweep. Ernie Nevers suffers the loss in pro debut for Kansas City Athletics.
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Willie Card Needs Time to Collect Wits
New Detroit Tigers manager Willie Card discusses his slow start and approach after years in baseball. He notes the harsh realities of the majors, his respect for former manager Jack Tighe's rules, and his cautious view of drinking and strategy as he learns his new team.
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Foreign Golf Stars Receive Press Cards
Gary Player of South Africa and Bruce Crampton of Australia, leading contenders for the U S Open, were accredited as first foreign members of the Golf Writers Assn of America. They are associate members. Player writes for the Johannesburg Star, Crampton for the Sydney Morning Telegraph.
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Olin Broadway Seeks Wake Forest Senior Class President
Winston-Salem reports Olin Broadway captain-elect of the 1958-59 Wake Forest basketball team is a candidate for president of the senior class.
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Jay Stops Cardinals 2-0 to Maintain Braves Lead
Milwaukee pitcher Joey Jay tossed a six inning shutout as the Braves beat St Louis 2-0 to stretch their 12 game edge. Billy Bruton led Milwaukee with three of seven hits. San Francisco won to trim the gap behind the Braves.
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Giants
Bolt Fires 142 Leads Open Test
Tommy Bolt, 39, held the Open lead at 142 after a round of 71 as Gary Player at 143 and Frank Stranahan at 144 followed. Notables like Sam Snead and Ben Hogan lagged, while Cary Middlecoff barely escaped elimination and Snead faced an outside chance to qualify before exiting.
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Frank Stranahan
Sam Snead
Cary Middlecoff
Ben Hogan
Dick Mayer
Ken Venturi
Julius Boros
Charlie Coe
Labron Harris
Oklahoma State University
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Gene Sarazen
Ed Furgol
Jack Fleck
Hillman Robbins
Austin Blues and Hayward Set Sunday Clash
The Austin Blues travel to Hayward Sunday at 2 30 p m aiming to rebound from a 4 1 league loss to Owatonna and stay near the Down State pennant race. Owatonna and Rochester lead while Austin and Emmons share second place at 3 2. The Blues beat Delavan 11 1 in an exhibition to prep. Ron McKay or Ron Plath will pitch, with the regular lineup in place.
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Dan Grundmeier
Bob Osborn
Duane Dahlback
Dave Sheedy
Dick Warfield
Austin American Legion Juniors Top Albert Lea 10 2
Austin American Legion Junior team defeated Albert Lea 10 to 2 at Marcusen Park. Dick Seltz supervised a strong attack with Daryl Richardson leading the charge for Austin with three hits. Brown and Arett contributed doubles, while Lyle Cline and Arett combined on the mound for the win.
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Tama catcher Tom Videtich signed by Kansas City Athletics
Tama High School pitcher catcher Tom Videtich, aged 18, has been signed by the Kansas City Athletics as a bonus baby. The signing amount remains undisclosed.
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Williams Sparks Red Sox Past Royals for 9-3 Win
Ted Williams broke through with two singles and two RBIs as Boston beat Kansas City 9-3. Tom Brewer earned the win, Yankee ace Ned Garver took the loss, while Detroit toppled New York 4-2 to stretch the Tigers’ surge behind manager Bill Norman.
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Carlson and Hall Win S M Pro Amateur
Austin golfers Carlson and Hall captured the S M Pro Amateur title at the Albert Lea Country Club with a 34 35 69 best ball. The duo previously won in 1954 and have multiple prior titles and high finishes in the Southern Minnesota Golf Assn. event.
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Bud Kroc
Bailey Blethen
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le Sever
Lindsay and Cohen to Seek Golf Title
In Springfield Missouri a 36 hole final pits Marjorie Lindsay who is from Decatur Illinois and a former champion against Andrea Cohn from Waterloo Iowa. Lindsay is the ninth tournament participant while Cohn is making her first final appearance. Lindsay beat Sherry Wheeler 1 up in the semifinals while Cohn defeated Mrs. J Harry Henderson 4 and 3 with steady play on par golf.
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NCAA Track and Field Meet finals set at Berkeley
The 37th annual NCAA Meet features the mile and 440 yard dash finals at Edwards Field Berkeley with Southern California favored. Ohio University's Les Carney sets a meet 220 yard record 20.8 seconds while stars like Ray Norton Ed Collymore Ron Delany and Don Bowden compete in the mile. The 440 pits Ohio State's Glenn Davis against Texas's Eddie Southern in a personal duel.
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Texas
Minor Loop Results From Pacific Coast and International Leagues
Pacific Coast League games include Vancouver 9 Seattle San Diego 12 Sacramento 4 Portland 4 Spokane 0 and Phoenix 12 Salt Lake City 0. International League results Rochester 10 Richmond 9 Columbus 6 Buffalo 0. other games postponed. American Association matches Indianapolis 3 Minneapolis 2 Omaha 9 Louisville 3 Wichita 9 St Paul 2 Denver 0 Charleston 0 in 5 innings due to rain.
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Poetry Lover Carter Sheds Poet Shtick For Bout At Garden
Harold Carter the mystic and poet sparred with Willi Besmanoff at Madison Square Garden. Carter won a unanimous decision amid fatigue after a 17 month Army layoff. Managers eyed Nino Valdes next as Carter seeks top contenders.
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Minnesota State Baseball Tournament Opens at Metropolitan Stadium
Mankato and Grand Rapids earned Region 2 and Region 7 titles by 1-0 and 6-1 victories over Pipestone and Denfeld respectively. Stangland and Hellmer starred on the mound as Stangland walked none and fanned seven while Hellmer struck out 12. Opening games set Wednesday tulip schedule with St Paul Johnson hosting Little Falls and Mankato Ada, then Minneola vs Grand Rapids, and Austin vs Minneapolis Washburn.
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Bill Morris
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Jaycee Golf Test Monday Regional Junior Event
Golfers from Austin Rochester Owatonna Winona and Waseca compete in the Junior Chamber of Commerce Regional Junior Golf tournament Monday at Austin Country Club. The 27 hole event has 18 in the morning and nine in the afternoon with up to 10 players per Jaycee chapter.
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Austin Coca Cola Co
Petersen, originator of scoring system, dies at 75
Louis P. Petersen, 75, creator of the Petersen System used in championship bowling events and sponsor of its richest tournaments, died in his sleep Friday after a long illness.
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Louis P. Petersen
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