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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1967
Page
10
In the Minnesota State prep baseball tourney Hastings ace Dan Carey impressed with a fastball in a 4-2 semifinal win over Richfield but questions remain whether he outshines Dan Bjerke of Austin who also pitched sharply in a 5-1 first round win over New Ulm.
Major figures lead American League and National League in batting and pitching. Key names include Robinson, Killebrew, Brock, Aaron, Cepeda, Williams, and Marichal with top marks in batting average RBIs home runs and strikeouts across teams like Baltimore, Minnesota, St Louis, Pittsburgh, Houston and San Francisco.
The Minnesota State High School League splits 42 hockey schools into regions 1 through 8 with shifts affecting Albert Lea Rochester Mayo North St. Paul Sibley St. Paul Park South St. Paul West St. Paul and Burnsville in Region 1. Regions 4 5 8 reorganize with St. Paul Minneapolis areas and Lake County suburbs. Region 3 remains playoff between Regions 7 and 3 runners up. State tournament stays in St. Paul in a new 16 000 seat 13 million auditorium ready by 1969.
Major league trades at the deadline include Claude Raymond traded by the Houston Astros to the Atlanta Braves for pitcher Wade Blas. Jim King moves from the Washington Senators to the Chicago White Sox, with Ed Stroud going to the White Sox. The California Angels acquire Woody Held from Baltimore and Roger Repez from Kansas City in two separate deals also involving Marcelino Lopez and Jack Sanford.
Minnesota North Stars announce earlier training start with camp opening September 10 in Haliburton Ontario two days sooner than planned. On September 21 the team shifts to Kingston Ontario for exhibitions, instead of Oshawa, with games in both locations under General Manager Wren Blair.
Cal Ermer in his first week as Minnesota manager says the Twins are as good as any AL contender after going 5-3 in eight games against Baltimore Detroit. Harmon Killebrew hits his 17th homer and drives in eight runs in the Detroit series as Zoilo Versalles notches his 1 000th major league hit and Rod Carew extends a 14 game hitting streak.
Hastings beat Richfield 4 to 2 as Dan Carey pitched a three hitter with 12 strikeouts and drove in a run. Mankato and Austin were rained out delaying the semi final. Hastings faces the winner of that game for the Minnesota high school baseball championship at Midway Stadium.
In a low blow fight Beattie 237 pounds from St. Paul defeats Dick Wipperman 202 pounds of Cheektowaga NY by unanimous decision over ten rounds at the St. Paul Auditorium Beattie suffers a bloody nose in round two while Wipperman bears a welt from Beattie a right hook in round three Referee McCabe 97 96 DeOtis 98 94 Holm 98 94 scores.
National League leaders Los Angeles blank Chicago 5 0 while Houston defeats San Francisco 6 2 and Philadelphia posts 4 2. Today Chicago visits New York and St Louis hosts San Francisco as one run games and twi night thrills unfold across the circuit.
AP reports utility man Frank Kostro, batting .371 in the Pacific Coast League with Denver, will join the Minnesota Twins in Cleveland tonight. Also signed were pitcher Dave Goltz, catcher Mike Sadek, third baseman Tom Norman, and pitcher Cliff Farmer from Missouri and Minnesota connections.
The Cavern improved to 11-1 by beating Idle Hour Inn 14-6 with John Burke and Lynn Renville collecting three hits each. Frank Brown homered and Keith Keller added three hits for Idle Hour Inn, now 8-3. Hiawatha Bar upset Dairy Queen Midway Car Sales 4-3 in the seventh, Thurneau driving in the go ahead runs. Other Major League results included B and J Bar beating Star Amusement 11-4 and Moose defeating American Can 6-4, while VFW defeated Filter Queen 11-6 in the only American League game, leaving both 3-3.
Rowing tradition marks the Harvard Yale Regatta as the oldest intercollegiate sports event in the United States. The annual race will be held Saturday evening on the Thames River in New London Connecticut.
The Minnesota Twins and Vikings weigh options as a 3 percent selective sales tax takes effect August 1. Twins discuss delaying price hikes while absorbing the tax this season. Vikings have not yet decided but may raise prices or pass costs to fans. Concessions at Met Stadium will also bear the tax.
The International Motor Contest Association Gopher 100 race in Owatonna Minnesota Sunday June 18 features Ernie Derr Ramo Stott and other national drivers along with area racers such as Dave Noble Kenny Campeau Emory Freitheim Wally Christenson and John Mickey. Time trials warm-ups precede three prelims at 2 30 pm with a 100 lap main event and a 30 second pit stop. Grandstand seating is reserved and Pleckingers Sporting Goods sells tickets.
Bowling leaders Lenach 597 and Tiernan 588 headline the Echo J.Anes Tri-Classics with Clifford Wengert and Callahan also posting strong scores in top five. Also listed are Try-Tettes and Majorettes leagues with high scores from Clifford Matter Paulson and Granle Larson Nealy Sand ers Falcon.
Houston slugger Jim Wynn became the first in the Astrodome to homer three times in a game as the Astros defeated San Francisco 6 2. Wynn added his 14th homer of the season and tied the game in a bullpen friendly park while Eddie Mathews praised the feat. Pirates Hall and Blass led Pittsburgh in a split night with Philadelphia.
The Kansas City A's rallied from a 5-0 hole to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 in 11 innings on Reggie Jacksons single. The loss dropped Baltimore two spots to fifth in the American League race as Boston edged Chicago 2-1 in 11, the Yankees beat Washington 2-0, and Minnesota topped Detroit 6-4. California and Cleveland did not play.
Arnold Palmer said little as amateur Marty Fleckman took a two stroke lead in the United States Open at Baltusrol after firing a three under par 67. The field includes Gary Player Chi Chi Rodriguez and Jack Nicklaus with heavy favorites Palmer and other pros chasing the unlikely amateur leader in the rain interrupted first round.
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