Austin Gains State Tourney Bid After Regional Victory
Austin earned a ninth state tournament berth by winning Region One at Durst Park, beating Owatonna 13-3 in eight innings in the semis and edging Chatfield 3-2 in eight with a squeeze play. The Packers meet Bemidji in the June 24 opener at St Pauls Midway Stadium. Narveson and Johnson starred for Chatfield and Austin respectively.
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Durtis’ Park
Owatonna
Scrappy Chatfield
Chatfield
Rochester
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Gophers
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Oletad
Dahlback
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Walker
Olstad - Asher
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Erhard
Austin to meet Bemidji in Minnesota state baseball test
Austin earned its seventh straight state bid by winning Region One 3 2 in eight innings over Chatfield. Bemidji and seven other regional champions head to St Paul Midway Stadium for the June 24 26 tournament with first round pairings set.
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Minn
Austin
St. Paul's Midway Stadium
Minnesota
Alexandria
Little Falls
Brandon
Chatfield
International Falls
Grand Rapids
Mankato Walloped
Fairmont
Tracy
St. Peter
Edina- Morningside
Bemidji
Mankato
Edina
Midnight Deadline for Trades in Major Leagues
The Associated Press reports a rush to swing trades before midnight with the Chicago White Sox standing pat while Milwaukee Braves and Cincinnati Redlegs seek pitching and power hitters. Giants, Redlegs, and Yankees chase star players as Orioles reshuffle, including Fornieles to Boston and Williams to Cleveland, amid a frenzied deadline night.
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Associated Press
Chicago White Sox
Patton Mayer Tie At Open In Second Round Lead
Patton and Mayer posted 70 and 68 to reach 138, two strokes ahead of the field halfway through the 57th National Open at Inverness Club. Other top contenders included Ford and Venturi at 114, while former champions Middlecoff Boros and Fleck qualified for the final day.
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Toledo
Ohio
Billy Joe Patton
Dick Mayer
Inverness Club
Sam Snead
Doug Ford
Mahopac
N.Y
Ken Venturi
San Francisco
Billy Joe
Morganton
N.C
Johnny Goodman
St. Petersburg
Fla
Jimmy Demaret
Chick Harbert
Demaret
Harbert
Jimmy
Bo Wininger
Odessa
Tex
Robert de Vincenzo
Mexico City
Peter Thomson
Australia
Ed Furgol
Ted Kroll
Arnold Palmer
Lloyd Mangrum
Gene Sarazen
Mike Souchak
Dutch Harrison
Shelley Mayfield
Henry Ransom
Denny Shute
Tommy Bolt
Gardner Dickinson
Lew Worsham
Joe Just Named Manager of Jacksonville in South Atlantic League
Milwaukee announces Joe Just chosen as manager for Jacksonville in the South Atlantic League. He comes from Corpus Christi and will replace Mickey Owen as skipper of the team.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Joe Just
Jacksonville
Just
Corpus Christi
Mickey Owen
Hearing on Descent Petition in Estate of Michael J Carroll
In Mower County Minnesota Agnes E Carroll filed a petition in probate court that Michael J Carroll died intestate with property in the county. A hearing is set for July 9 1957 at 10 AM in the probate court Austin Minnesota with notice by publication and mailed copy.
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Minnesota
Court House
Austin
Austin Daily Herald
Paul Kimball, Jr
State OF
Mowcrose
George Wilson
Kathy Maree
Lew
Catherwood, Hughes & Alder- Ear
Macias Defends NBA Bantam Title at Cow Palace
Mexico City’s Raul Macias defends his NBA world bantamweight crown tonight at the Cow Palace against Dommy Ursua of the Philippines in a 15 round bout set for 10 p.m. CST. Ursua, a 28 year old with a 36 9 3 record, has stopped six of eight since arriving in the U S. Macias, nicknamed the Little Mouse, brings a 29 1 0 record and previously beat Chamrern Songkitrat to win the title.
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Mexico City
Raul Macias
Dommy Ursua
Philippines
Cow Palace
Macias
Ursua
Dommy
United States
Marcias
Little Mouse
Billy Peacock
Thailand
Chamrern Songkitrat
Logan Fined $100 for Part in Brawl
Johnny Logan of the Milwaukee Braves was fined $100 for his participation in a Thursday fight at Brooklyn with Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale who drew a $40 penalty. The general brawl involved players from both clubs. Logan sustained a cut above the eye while Drysdale bore chest welts.
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Philadelphia
Johnny Logan
Milwaukee Braves
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Don Drysdale
Drysdale
Amateur status at stake for Midwest League players
An AAU official warned that athletes playing for Midwestern Basin baseball League teams risk losing amateur status. The summer league opens its season Sunday.
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New York
Amateur Athletic Union
AAU
Michigan State Coach Szypula, 1943 Temple Outstanding Athlete
George Szypula, then MSU gymnastics coach, was Temple University’s outstanding athlete in 1943 and competed on the gym team.
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Michigan State
George Szypula
Temple University
Legion Opens With Victory In 1957 Season Start
ALBERT LEA Minn Aus tin's American Legion Junior baseball team coached by Sig Qvale opened the 1957 Southern Minnesota Legion League with an 11 to 4 win over Albert Lea at Hayek Park. Lyle Cline pitched the full game, allowing three hits as Austin piled up ten hits and four-run frames. Bob Dahlbach had three hits in five at bats, with Schumacher and Jim McDermott adding two each. The Legion scheduled four games next week against Kiester Mason City New Richland and a rematch with Albert Lea.
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Minn
Austin
American Legion
Sig Qvale
Southern Minnesota Legion
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Legion
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Marcusen Park
Mason City
New Richland
Bill Knox
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Mason City Braves
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Knox
Marcuson Park
Rochester Royals
Lou Ciola
Packer
Clem Kelecava
Royals
Winona
Keleca
Wilkinson
Ciola
Max Schmidt
University of Minnesota
Schmidt
Grand Rapids
Mich
Gophers
Dick Cordell
Cordell
Braves
Art Humnker
Loras College
Brave
Emil Sc
Fines Imposed on Yankees White Sox Players
American League President Will Harridge fined five players a total of 650 for Thursday's free for all between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox. Larry Doby, Billy Martin, Enos Slaughter, Walt Dropo and Art Ditmar were penalized with varying sums and Doby, Dropo, Martin, and Slaughter were banished by umpires for the first inning brawl sparked by a punch over a pitch.
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Chicago
Larry Doby
White Sox
Billy Martin
Enos Slaughter
Yankees
Walt Dropo
Art Ditmar
Doby
Dropo
Martin
Slaughter
Ditmar
Blues to Play at Mankato Down State clash Sunday
The Austin Blues, two games behind the leaders, travel to face front-running Mankato at Tanley Field as part of Sunday Down State action. Mankato leads 5-1. Austin sits 5-2 after a 7-5 win over Mankato earlier.
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Mankato
Austin Blues
Tanley Field
Albert Lea
Rochester
Ulrich backs new Golf Pride grip for tour play
Pro golfer Wally Ulrich of Austin promotes a new grip from the Fawick Flexi-Grip Co as a key upgrade for clubs. He serves on the Golf Pride advisory staff with Chick Harbert and Tommy Bolt and plans to travel the United States while continuing tournament play and grip testing. President Eisenhower reportedly uses Golf Pride grips, according to Ulrich.
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Wally Ulrich
Austin
Duffer
Wally
Bn Hogan
Sam Snead
Minnesota
Les Bolstad
Fawick Flexi-Grip Co
Golf Pride
Grip
Ulrich
Chick Harbert
Tommy Bolt
Betty Dodd
Eisenhower
Ike
Wichita Braves Use Two Wins to Lead American Association
Wichita moved two games atop the American Association after 3-0 and 7-2 victories over Louis ville. Omaha beat Minneapolis 3-0 to drop the Millers to 11/2 games behind St. Paul. St. Paul edged Denver 6-3 in a seesaw 11th inning game.
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Omaha
Minneapolis
Millers
St. Paul
Charleston
Indianapolis
Denver
St. Cloud Beats Aberdeen 3–0 Amid Rainy Grand Forks Weather
St. Cloud defeated Aberdeen 3 to 0 while a rain delay affected the Grand Forks game at Wausau. The weather disrupted schedule as teams paused play and field conditions varied.
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Aberdeen
Grand Forks
Wausau
Packers, Braves, Royals clash in Southern Minnesota makeup
Austin Packers aim to end a six game slide in a makeup with the Mason City Braves at Roosevelt Stadium. Knox handles mound duties for Austin as Wilkinson joins the lineup. Ciola weighs shifts as the club eyes a series with the Rochester Royals Sunday.
Morrow Ties 100 Dash World Record in NCAA Meet
Bobby Morrow, Abilene Christian, and Ira Murchison of Western Michigan battled in the NCAA 100-yard dash prelims with Morrow edging Murchison by a narrow margin in 9.3 seconds to equal the world mark set in 1948. Greg Bell of Indiana neared Jesse Owens’ 1935 long jump record with 26 feet 7 inches, while Ancel Robinson of Fresno State posted 22.4 seconds in the 220-yard low hurdles as Indiana led qualifiers and Villanova remained the team to beat.
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Texs
Bobby Morrow
Texas Plains
Ira Murchison
Western Michigan
Murchison
Morrow
Abilene Christian
Greg Bell
Indiana
Jesse Owens
Ohio
Bailey Defeats Bell for Coed Golf Title in Champaign
Meriam Bailey of Northwestern University defeated Judy Bell of the University of Arizona 2 up to win the Women's National Collegiate Golf Championship in Champaign Illinois. Bailey, a 19 year old sophomore from Evanston Illinois, posted 81 on the rain soaked layout while Bell计 shot 84. The final was halted several times by heavy rain.
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Ill
Meriam Bailey
Northwestern University
Judy Bell
University of Arizona
Miss Bailey
School of Commerce
Evanston
Miss Bell
Wichita
Kaw
Pacific Coast League Results and Northern League Scores
In the Pacific Coast League Seatue 8 Portland 6 San Diego 5 Los Angeles 1 Vancouver 8 Hollywood 1 San Francisco 5 Sacramento 4. In the Northern League Eau Claire 7 Winnipeg 6 Fargo Moorhead 8 Duluth Superior.
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Portland
San Diego
Los Angeles
Vancouver
Hollywood
San Francisco
Sacramento
Eau Claire
Winnipeg
Fargo-Moorhead
Duluth-Superior
Biagette Tops State Golfers in National Open
Toledo report lists Pro Leo Biagette from St. Paul shooting 73 75 for a 148 in the National Open second round. Minnesota entrants include Joe Ladd 79 79 158 and Ray Hill 79 80 159 with amateur Neil Croonquist 79 83 162 from Minneapolis.
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Toledo
Ohio
Leo Biagette
St. Paul
Minnesota
Joe Ladd
Ray Hill
Neil Croonquist
Minneapolis
Klu Sparks Redlegs Rally to Halt Skid Against Giants
Cincinnati’s Ted Kluszewski return from the disabled list fuels a 5-4 win over the New York Giants as the Redlegs snap a four game drought. Milwaukee’s Braves beat Philadelphia 10-2 to widen the NL lead. Brooklyn, Chicago, and St Louis also post wins in a wide pennant race. In the AL, New York Yankees and White Sox continue strong montrer with several decisive outcomes.
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Wes Covington
Wichita
American Assn
Giant
Chub Feeney
Redlegs
Giants
Ruben Gomez
Redleg G.M
Gabe Paul
Harry Simpson
Kansas City
Billy Martin
Ted Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Big Klu
New York Giants
Milwaukee Braves
Philadelphia
Warren Spahn
Brooklyn
Junior Gilliam
St. Louis
Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago
Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Washington
New York Yankees
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Baltimore
Nelson Fires First Ace on No. 15 at Austin Country Club
Floyd Nelson shot a 192 yard hole-in-one on No. 15 at the Austin Country Club Thursday afternoon. Pro Bob Carlson said it was the first time the feat had been accomplished. Nelson played with Tom Purcell Art Stevens and Bob Proost. the group did not know the shot went in until reaching the green. He finished the nine holes with a par 37.
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Floyd Nelson
Austin Country Club
Bob Carlson
Nelson
Tom Purcell
Art Stevens
Bob Proost
Boxing Bouts End With Draw And Victory In Osaka
Yvon Dureile from New Brunswick and Tony Anthony of New York fought to a draw at 176 and 174 pounds respectively in Detroit style notes. In Osaka Bonny Inosa of the Philippines outpointed Deto Kobayashi of Tokyo at 135 pounds for a decision over ten rounds.
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Yvon Dureile
New Brunswick
Tony Anthony
New York
Drew
Osaka
Japan
Bonny Inosa
Philippines
Deto Kobayashi
Tokyo
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