Austin Blues stay in South Border race with Kasson win
Austin crushed defending champ Kasson 12-4 to move to 3-1 in the South Border League while Rochester led at 3-0 after a 12-2 win over Grand Meadow. Stewartville beat Albert Lea 4-3. Rochester hosts Austin next Sunday at Mayo Park after Thursday games with Stewartville and Grand Meadow.
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Austin
Grand Meadow
Stewartville
Albert Lea
Kasson
Kasson Rochester
Major League Leaders By The Associated Press
American League batting leaders include Carew and Robinson with high averages and power hitters Blair and Killebrew. Robinson leads runs and RBIs. Cam Ers, Harper, and Jackson among standouts in runs scored and stolen bases. Pitching leaders feature McNally and McDowell with top strikeout totals. National League highlights show M. Alou and McCovey in batting and power, Brock and Wills atop steals, with Stone and Singer leading pitching.
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Minnesota
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Baltimore
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Powell
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R. Jackson
Oakland
Petrocelli
Boston
McNally
Lyle
McDowell
Cleveland
Culp
M. Alou
Pittsburgh
MceCovey
San Francisco
Wynn
Houston
Kessinger
Chicago
Banks
Francisco
A. Johnson
Cincinnati
Tolan
Atlanta
McCovey
L. May
Brock
St. Louis
Wills
Los Angeles
Hodge Takes Second in NCAA College Division 880
Ashland Ohio Macalester College runner Dave Hodge finished second in the 880-yard run at the NCAA College Division Track and Field meet. He clocked 1 minute 50.8 seconds as Mathias Michael of California Polytechnic won in 1:49.6 to give Poly its second straight College Division title with 76 points.
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Ashland
Ohio
Dave Hodge
Macalester College
St. Paul
Minn
Hodge
Mathias Michael
California Poly
San Luis Obispo
Poly
Easy winner Bobby Jones clocks Lakewood 100 victory
AP reports Bobby Jones of Greenville DC powered his 1966 Ford to a full lap win in the Lakewood 100 late model sportsman race. First prize $1,000. The piece also notes Fred Nix wins the 100-mile national motorcycle championship in 1:32:09 at Loudon NH, Emilie Burrer and Becky West defend titles in the Women’s National Collegiate Tennis Tournament, a Denver hockey promotion wins a new car courtesy of a lucky ticket, William Carey College claims NAIA baseball title, and Red Ruffing in coaching at age 64 with the Denver Bears.
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Bobby Jones
Greenville
D.C
Loudon
N.H
Fred Nix
Franksville
Wis
Cal Rayborn
San Diego
Northfield, Minn
Emilie Burrer
Becky West
Trinity University
San Antonio
Tex
Carleton College
Denver
Charles Horner
Denver Spurs
New York Yankees
Charles
Red) Ruffing
Ruffing
Denver Bears
Amundson Wins Golden West Discus Title With 193-6
George Amundson of Aberdeen SD unleashed a 193 feet 6 inches discus throw Saturday night to win the Golden West meet and break the 1968 record of 193-0 set by Jim Penrose of Belmon t.
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Calif
George Amundson
Aberdeen
S.D
Amundson
Jim Penrose
Belmont
Legion B Team Dominate St Paul 8-0 To Gain 1-1 Record
Austin's Fordtown Legion baseball team defeated Como Recreation of St Paul 8-0 to even their record at 1-1. Steve Lenoch pitched a two hitter with eight strikeouts, and the offense scored two in the first inning and three in each of the next two. Tony Peterson, Dave Feierer and Gary Rector had two hits apiece. The Fordtowners totaled 12 hits and host Grand Meadow in the Four-County League at 6:15 p.m.
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Austin
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Kasson
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Dale Seth
Doug Hartman
Hartman
Rick Heard
Mark Ramlo
Blues
Brad Sanvick
Barney Bartholomew
Bob Wetterberg
Gary Quednow
Rochester
Grand Meadow
Jerry Simes
Curt Palmer
al Hiley
Gregg Sween
Fordtown Legion
Como Recreation of
St. Paul
Steve Lenoch
Tony Peterson
Dave Feierer
Gary Rector
Fordtowners
Howie Strey
Legion's defense shines in 2-0 11 inning setback
Austin American Legion varsity drops to 1-2 after a 2-0 loss to St. Paul in 11 innings. Pitchers Kurt Best and Nick Lindgren limited St. Paul to six hits while St. Paul hurlers Tom Johnson and Steve Doyle struck out 16. Center fielder Rick Knutson and right fielder Don Leathers made key plays. Austin leaves with near-win potential as they head to Fairmont, Albert Lea, and Mason City in upcoming games. Hackenmiller to start tonight for Austin.
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Nick Lindgren
St. Paul
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Steve Doyle
Barry Waller
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Don Leathers
Bob Alfonso
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Moose fall short after perfect start in Wisconsin tourney
Austin's Moose mens fast pitch softball team finished 3rd at Prairie du Chien tourney to move to 12-6. Gary Watland threw a perfect game vs Tennyson in the opening 4-0 win, fanning 14 with no hits or walks. Moose then beat Cedar Rapids 13-6 before an 8-2 loss to Whitaker Buick. Lyle Cline led with seven hits in 11 at bats.
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Austin
Moose
Rolf Syneground
Gary Watland
Tennyson
Watland
Welty
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Kenny Hagen
Tip
Whitaker
Lyle Cline
Rochester
Mason City
Thousands of fish die at Lake Sallie near Detroit Lakes
Thousands of dead fish, mostly bullheads and some crappies, lined Lake Sallie shore near Detroit Lakes in a Colunarus disease outbreak. The bacterial fungus attacks gills causing erosion and suffocation, killing many fish.
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Minn
Lake Sallie
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