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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1964
Page
11
Inquiries from Jerry Mills of Don Mills Ont ask how to stop choking up at the start of the backswing. Focus on a smooth trigger cue and steady tempo, practice a relaxed shoulder turn, and visualize a free, low-tension takeaway to build trust and reduce fear at the start.
The American Association of Baseball Coaches named 1964 winners in Omaha today. Paul Maloney of the Greeley Tribune won best college baseball photographer, Mary Garber of Winston-Salem News won top feature in papers under 50 000 circulation, and Joe Heiling of the Austin American-Statesman won top news story in similar papers. Maloney previously won in 1961 and has placed five years running. Garber also collected top feature honors in the small-circulation category. Heiling previously won top news in 1960 and 1961 and top feature in 1962.
In Tokyo Osamu Watenabe outpointed Eliseo Aranda in a 10 round bout. In San Francisco Jimmy Lester stopped Andres Herrera in four rounds. In Philadelphia Benny Briscoe stopped Percy Manning in eight rounds.
Pim Heads and Pick-Ups lead a crowded Austin bowl standings with scores from 1728 to 1934. Echo Lanes Monday Mixers and teams like Vences Stage Bar Fordtown and Riviera show strong totals. Several entries include uncertain spellings and numbers, reflecting OCR quirks in the league list.
Baseball leaders across American and National Leagues listed by team. Fregosi Olson Oliva Wagner Stuart Killebrew Allison Aparicio Weis McAuliffe Versailles Aparo Hinton Moys Williams Clemente Wills Callison Merichal Ferrell Kowfox Drysdele specific stats include batting averages RBIs hits doubles triples home runs and strikeouts with multiple players tied in several categories.
Art Pinky Deras, 17, of Hamtramck Michigan, signed an $80 000 bonus contract with the St Louis Cardinals. Scout Moe Mozzali said the Hamtramck High School senior, once Little League Player of the Year for Hamtramck who helped win the 1959 Little League World Series title at Williamsport, has the talent to reach the majors in two years.
Norris Peterson and Dave Gumlin lead Minnesota entries to NCAA championships. Peterson headlines the track squad in Eugene with three days of events, while Gumlin joins Dick Blooston George Hallin Jack Keohane and Bob Hustru ld in the Colorado Springs golf bracket. The NCAA golf tourney runs through the week with qualifying rounds then match play.
Jack Nicklaus averages 3930 per tournament and tops Arnold Palmer by 5500 in official 1964 money winnings. Nicklaus has 50952 from 13 tournaments while Palmer has 45901. Bill Casper Jr. follows with 44229 in 16 events. Other leaders include Tony Lema 39862 Mike Souchak 34454 Mason Rudolph 30402 Gary Player 29902 Juan Rodriguez 26671 Dave Marr 24747 Tommy Jacobs 24024.
The San Diego Chargers AFL team signed tackle Gary Kirner as their fifth draft choice. Kirner from USC played in the Rose Bowl East West and Hula Bowl games.
Lubbock Texas defender Jim Walker a 220 pound Texas Tech tackle signed a contract Monday night with Edmonton of the Canadian Football League.
The Tokyo Organizing Committee adopts a Japanese built photo finish system to resolve close finishes in track and water events. A two lens camera records runners and time to the hundredth of a second, with film developed, enlarged, and distributed to judges within 30 seconds for instant results.
Vic Torres belted a two run homer in the eighth as Winnipeg beat Aberdeen 5-3. Bill McNamee earned the win in relief in his first appearance for the Gold Eyes. In other action Bismarck-Mandan outscored Grand Forks 7-5 while Duluth Superior beat St. Cloud 5-4 in extra innings.
Infield er Jon Hagen of Belview led Mankato State College baseball with a .461 average, 23 hits in 52 at bats. Dale Welter of Chaska was second at .432 with 19 hits in 44 at bats. Tony Corcoran went 5-4 with a 2.13 ERA and Larry Duncan 4-2 with a 3.62 ERA.
The Associated Press prepared to present its defense in a $2 million libel suit filed by former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker. Walker alleges AP stories from Oxford Mississippi libeled him by claiming he led a riot against U.S. marshals during mob violence that killed two people on September 30, 1962. The trial entered its sixth day with AP denying malice and truth claims.
Northern Dancer, Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, ran a mile in 1 40 Monday as he trains for the 105th Queen's Plate set for Saturday in Toronto. The preparations focus on form and fitness for the Canadian classic.
Gus Niczhos, bullpen coach for the Kansas City Athletics, was appointed manager of the Wytheville farm club on Monday. He takes over the Wytheville post amid a period of rebuilding for the organization.
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