Big Nine state sports roundup highlights Austin dominance
The Big Nine Conference shines with state titles in baseball, wrestling, swimming, tennis and track. Austin leads with a 3-0 baseball win over Minneapolis West, while Rochester and Mankato add sports crowns and Seltz predicts a 1965 title run for Austin.
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BIG Nine Conference
Austin
Packers
Minneapolis West
Big Nine
Rochester
Laverne
Mankato
Twin City
Minneapolis Central
Norbert D. Schmitt
Schmitt
Tim
North
Steve
Dick Seltz
Packer
Twins Acquire Jim Grant in Late Trade Deal
The Minnesota Twins swap Lee Stange for pitcher Jim Grant and a to be named player plus cash in a last minute deal to bolster their starting rotation. The Cubs also make a six player trade sending Ernie Broglio and Lou Brock to the Cardinals in a major reshuffle of outfield and pitching depth.
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Associated Press
Minnesota Twins
Jim
Mudcat) Grant
Twins
Cleveland
Grant
Lee Stange
St. Louis
Ernie Broglio
Bobby Shantz
Doug Clemens
Chicago Cubs
Lou Brock
Jack Spring
Paul Toth
Camilo Pascual
Jim Kaat
Jim Roland
Dick Jigman
Yankees
Gabe Paul
Indians
Calvin Griffith
Paul
Minnesota
Stange
Yogi and Casey Chat as Rain Washes Game
The rain delays the Yankees Mets exhibition as Casey Stengel and Yogi Berra chat from the Mets dugout recalling past World Series rivalries. They discuss Berra’s supposed retirement and the White Sox double header dominance while brushing off nerves about losses.
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Yogi
Casey
Joe Reichler
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Yankees
Mets
Casey Stengel
Me's
Yogi Berra
Stengel
Berra
Blanchard
White Sox
al Lopez
Case
Legion and Kiwanis Win In Club League Action
The American Legion improved to 2-0 in the senior division by beating the Jaycees 3-2 at Marcusen Park. Mike Williams delivered the decisive fifth inning double to break a 2-2 tie as Wetterberg pitched well over full.
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Jaycees
Marcusen Park
Mike Williams
Wetterberg
Legion
Riles
Kiwanis
Lions
Dave Stilwell
Bob Quale
Quale
Ron Lant
Arlo Sanvick
Doug Hartman
Fladoos Defends Junior Golf Title
In Knoxville Iowa Jac que Fladoos of Dubuque defends her Iowa Girls Junior golf title. The event at Pine Knolls Country Club features 87 entrants aged 13 to 18. The championship uses 72 holes over nine-hole links with 19-hole rounds through Friday for the main flight and daily nine-hole rounds for lower flights.
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Knoxville
Iowa
Jacque Fladoos
Dubuque
Pine Knolls Country Club
New Players Find Cardinal Sag Contagious
The Cardinals lost 9-3 to Houston marking their fifth straight defeat as new acquisitions Jack Spring and Lou Brock joined the lineup. Hobbie allowed four more runs, Brock struck out in his early stint, and the club dropped to eighth in the standings amid a late-season skid.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Jack Spring
Lou Brock
Cardinal
Glen Hobbie
Cardinals
Houston
Golfing Elite Sees Lema In Contention For Open Title
At Congressional, Tony Lema seeks a third straight victory after Thunder Bird and Buick Opens as golf’s elite gather for the U S Open. Palmer Nicklaus Casper and Nelson discuss nerves putting and pressure with bets on Lema’s chances.
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Washington
Tony Lema
Congressional Country Club
Lema
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Billy Casper
Casper
Byron Nelson
Duckworth Fined $50 After Hit in Twin Bill
Washington pitcher Jim Duckworth received a warning and a $50 automatic fine for a pitch that hit Johnny Goryl in the second game of a Sunday doubleheader between the Senators and the Twins in Washington. Goryl can be fined later, at the discretion of American League president Joe Cronin.
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Washington
D.C
Jim Duckworth
Johnny Goryl
Senators
Twins
Goryl
Duckworth
Joe Cronin
American League
Indians Remain Steady Trade Partner With Twins
Cleveland and Minnesota have a long history of exchanges over the past three seasons. Key moves include Pete Ramos for Dick Stigman with Vic Power in 1962, Jack Kralick for Jim Perry, and the latest Jim Grant for Lee Stange just before the deadline. Stange will join Kralick and Ramos in Cleveland's rotation. Stange played multiple sports at Drake University before joining the Twins in 1957. Grant previously pitched for Fargo-Morthead in the Northern League 106 years ago.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins
Pete Ramos
Dick Stigman
Vic Power
Jack Kralick
Jim Perry
Jim Grant
Lee Stange
Stange
Kralick
Ramos
Indians
Drake University
Twins
Grant
Fargo-Moorhead
Amateur Wins Peters Opens Golf Championship
Harry Simonson of Madison Wisconsin captured the Peters Open Golf title with rounds of 67 and 71 for a 54 hole total of 205. Ken Gorg of Chaska Minnesota finished one stroke back at 206 after missing a closing 15 foot putt.
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ST. Paul
Harry Simonson
Madison
Wis
Ken Gorg
Chaska
Minn
Gorg
Simonson
Jerry Porter
Arden Hills
John Cook
Minneapolis
Don Dostert
West St. Paul
Eddie Langert
Clayton Johnson
Ade Simonsen
Golden Valley
Loren Krugel
Mankato
Langert
Johnson
Georgia Ace Leads NCAA Golf Event
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo. Georgia sophomore Marvin Vinny Giles tied the Broadmoor course competitive record with a four under par 33 34 67 for the first round lead in the NCAA golf tournament. He holds a two stroke edge over San Jose State’s Terry Small who shot 34 35 69.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Marvin Vinny Giles
University of Georgia
Broadmoor
Giles
Terry Small
San Jose State
Maine’s Ferris Leads Giant Killers Toward Missouri
Maine star Joe Ferris, a 6-4 sophomore, powered his team past defending champion USC 2-1 in Omaha and now eyes Missouri in the NCAA final four. He has pitched through a wrist injury with a plastic cast as Maine faces Minnesota and Missouri for a shot at the title.
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Jim van Valkenburg
Associated Press
Omaha, Neb
Maine
Joe Ferris
Jack Butterfield
Ferris
Southern California
Giant Killers
Missouri
Minnesota
Seton Hall
Arizona
USC
Firemen and Eagles Win in Club Loop Baseball
The Firemen beat Local 9 4 at the Athletic Field to stay tied for first. The Eagles won 7 2 over the Moose at Galloway Pit. Each team has three straight victories. Nick Lindgren earned the Firemen win and had two hits. Larry Lenoch added three hits. Barney Bartholomew limited the Moose to four hits while teammates totaled ten off Randy Kinney including a home run and a double by Tom Wagner.
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Dick Seltz
Austin
Minneapolis West
Jeff Williams
Handy Tigner Seltz
Steve Russell
Bob Richardson
Seltz
Dave Baldridge
Minnesota
Nebraska
Clayton Pike
South Dakota
Firemen
Eagles
Athletic Field
Moose
Galloway Pit
Nick Lindgren
Larry Lenoch
Barney Bartholomew
Randy Kinney
Tom Wagner
Dailey Sent Back to Minors After Reliever Peak
Minnesota Twins drop Bill Dailey from the major league bullpen as Bill Whitby is called up from the minors. Dailey despite a stellar 1963 season with a 1.55 ERA and 13 saves, posted an 8.40 ERA this year and allowed eight earned runs in a Tigers game, prompting the move back to the minors.
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Baltimore
Joe Gaines
Houston
Pittsburgh
Don Cardwell
Fred Green
Twins
Dean Chance
Los Angeles
Bob Allison
Angels
Bill Dailey
Bill Whitby
Charlotte
Grant
Stange
Cubs
Cleveland
Dallas-Fort Worth
Sam Mele
Associated Press
ST. Paul Minneapolis
Minnesota Twins
Dailey
Atlanta
Gordie Maltzberger
Virginia
Lotte
Detroit
Mele
Legion and VFW Win in City League Fast Pitch
The American Legion upset Moose Lodge 11 8 as Don Rosavy allowed ten hits and fanned three to improve to 5 3. Leo Miller and Ken Smith homered for the winners off Roger Meyer while Moose’s Carl Miller Tom Brklich and Burt Towne also homered. In the other game VFW beat Wonder Bar Village 12 5 with Bill Hardy Fred Berdan and Charlie Granholm each collecting two hits. Wonder Bar Village had 11 errors and Pie Modderman had two hits.
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American Legion
Moose Lodge
Northwest Park
Don Rosavy
Moose
Leo Miller
Ken Smith
Roger Meyer
VFW
Stan Peuha
Len Kessler
Wonder Bar Village
Bill Hardy
Fred Berdan
Charlie Granholm
John Augustin
Mike Morrison
Pie Modderman
Mike
Lefty
St Olaf Keeps CDL Softball Lead With 10-9 Win
St Olaf defeated Church of Christ 10-9 at Athletic Field as D Champlin earned the win and Corky Lee starred. First Methodist rallied to 14-14 with First Baptist in five innings behind Don Arnold. Other games saw Assembly of God 20 Our Saviors 8 and Grace Lutheran 13 St Edwards 8. Exhibition St John Lutheran beat Holy Cross 5-3. Second round games set for Wednesday include St Olaf vs Our Saviors and First Baptist vs Assembly of God.
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Church of Christ
D. Champlin
Corky Lee
First Methodist
First Baptist
Don Arnold
Dave Staples
Webb Cline
Assembly of God
Our Saviors
Joe Wehner
Rod Klarum
Terry Strong
Earl Butler
Grace Lutheran
St. Edwards
Gary Glienke
St. John’s Lutheran
Holy Cross
Northwest Park
Legion Opens Season With 6 4 Victory and Week Schedule
Austin junior legion base ball team under Coach Dale Ramlo, featuring returning state champions, opened with a 6 4 win over Mason City Iowa. They travel to Mankato today for a 7 p.m. game and host Fairmont Thursday at Marcusen Park at 7 30 p.m. Southern Minnesota Legion League action. Pitching names not set yet with options including Hartman Lobb Opric Richard. Other league games list Fairmont at Mason City Rochester at Albert Lea with Owatonna at Albert Lea Thursday and Mankato at Rochester Friday.
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Dale Ramlo
Austin
Dave Hartman
David Lobb
Bill O*prioe
Bob Richard
Fairmont
Mason City
Rochester
Albert Lea
Owatonna
Mankato
Twins and Yanks Win UCT Contests
The Twins beat the Missiles 3 2 in a makeup game as Kev in Keller pitched five innings for the Twins and Chuck Peterson allowed four hits. The Yanks edged the Colts 98 powered by Tom Rieman four hits and a third inning home run by Tom Cochlin. Both teams remain unbeaten in league play with one game set today pitting Ellis Tigers versus Green Hornets at 6 30 p.m.
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Twins
Yankees
United Commercial Travelers
Uct Park
Kevin Keller
Chuck Peterson
Yanks
Colts
Tom Rieman
Steve Bergeson
Tom Cochlin
Ellis Tigers
Green Hornets
Baseball Standings and Upcoming Games
How They Stand Monday results Houston 9 St Louis 3 San Francisco 6 Cincinnati Today games Philadelphia at Chicago New York at Pittsburgh Milwaukee at Los Angeles St Louis at Houston Cincinnati at San Francisco Wednesday games Cincinnati at San Francisco Philadelphia at Chicago Milwaukee at Los Angeles St Louis at Houston New York at Pittsburgh
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St. Louis
San Francisco
Cincinneti
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Boston
Minnesota Rheee
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