Austin to Face Winona Tonight in pivotal league clash
The Austin Packers seek a win over the Winona Chiefs at Marcusen Park to climb into a second place tie with Winona and narrow the gap on Albert Lea in the Southern Minnesota League pennant race. Key players include pitchers Carl DeRose and Roy Rosenbaum, hitters Junie Floyd and Jack Shepard, and Winona’s Ed Gittens leading the league with seven homers.
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Mankato Merchants top Royals in makeup game
In a makeup contest, the Mankato Merchants defeated the Rochester Royals 5-2 to climb into a tie for sixth with Owatonna in the Southern Minnesota League. Frank Gilbert and Al Miller hit home runs, Ernie Bickhaus pitched a four-hit complete game, and the affair finished in one hour 38 minutes.
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Groat Signs With Pirates
PITTSBURGH General Manager Branch Rickey signed Duke University shortstop Dick Groat for about 75 000 dollars plus. He could join the Pirates as early as tonight at the Polo Grounds, with Meyer planning Groat at short and possibly moving him to second after trial. Groat, a Duke star and All-America basketball player, batted .873 last season.
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Dodgers Sign Tommy Holmes as Pinch Hitter
Tommy Holmes, recently fired as Boston Braves manager, joined the Brooklyn Dodgers as a pinch-hitter and utility outfielder in a strategic roster move.
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Five Knockouts Spark Finals in Olympic Boxing Trials
In Kansas City the top U.S. amateur fighters battled for 14 berths on the boxing team for Helsinki. Five knockouts four technical knockouts and one upset set up tonight’s quarterfinals and semifinals as contenders vied to join Lloyd Willis and Norvel Lee among the four alternates and ten champions. Neil Ofsthun fell to Isaac Chestnut in the 125 pound division.
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New York City
Saver and Rosen Top Slugging Race
Hank Saver of the Chicago Cubs and Al Rosen of the Cleveland Indians lead major league slugging. Saver tops the National League with a .645 slugging average, 142 total bases in 220 at bats, 18 homers, 12 doubles, 3 triples. Rosen leads the American League with a .580 mark, 116 total bases in 200 at bats, 66 safeties, 11 doubles, 3 triples, 11 homers, tied for homer lead with Walt Dropp and Vic Wertz. Wes Westrum of the New York Giants is second in NL slugging with 0.544, Stan Musial leads NL batting with 0.512, Doby is second in AL slugging with 0.531, Bauer 0.520.
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Frankie Baumholtz
Boston
George Kell
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Johnny Groth
Bases Loaded Homer Wins for New York
Giants rally past Cardinals 8 7 as Thomson hits grand slam and two one pitch decisions highlight a wild Polo Grounds game. Pirates fall 5 4. Ashburn triple and Hamner fly break tie as Phillies win to move into sixth.
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Tickets Available for Graves Fight at Marcusen Park
Promoter Jerry Jordan announced Jackie Graves versus Corky Gonzales will be held at Marcusen Park Wednesday night with about 1,500 advance tickets sold of a 4,922 seating capacity. Tickets will be available until noon, then at the ball park. Advance sales can be bought at the Arcade and Mier Wolfs.
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Ponca City hurler tosses no hitter in win
Ponca City beat Iola 8-0 as Tony Develis a 20-year-old lefty from Boston fanned 16 and walked 10 for the Dodgers farm club in the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League last night.
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Musial Leads National League Batting With .330
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals returns to the top NL spot with a .330 average while Hank Sauer slides to sixth. In the American League Dom DiMaggio clings to the lead at .332 as Al Rosen pursues at .330. Runs batted in and home run leaders stay closely contested among top sluggers.
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Saints Tie for 3rd as Brewers Fall to Red Birds
Saint Paul moved into a three way tie for third after Louisville and Milwaukee both stumbled. Milwaukee lost 6-5 to Columbus as Virgil Jester took the loss while Jack Dittmer homered and drove in three. Saint Paul split a doubleheader with Indianapolis, winning 8-1 behind Bert Haas two homers and dropping 6-4 in the nightcap on Quincy Troupe’s two-run shot. Minneapolis swept Louisville with a 5-4 extra-inning win and a 3-2 night cap keyed by Ronnie Samford’s late RBI. Fay Throneberry, sent from Boston to Louisville, belted two homers and a triple among seven fixtures.
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Bob Newsom Joins Athletics After Journeyman Career
Bob Newsom, a veteran pitcher who has played for ten major league clubs, signed a contract to join the Philadelphia Athletics. The move marks another stop for the well traveled hurler as he continues his long big league journey with the Philadelphia club.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Open Winner to Get Crack at PGA Title
Julius Boros, still awaiting PGA membership, is invited to compete in the PGA championship starting tomorrow after the PGA Executive Committee voted to grant a temporary by law change. The Connecticut-born pro from Mid Pines in North Carolina has drawn praise from peers and faces a strong field of 144 starters including Ed Oliver and Johnny Bulla, though Ben Hogan is absent.
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Bratton Castellani to Meet Wednesday in Chicago Bout
Johnny Bratton the ex welterweight champion seeks revenge against Rocky Castellani in a 10 round fight at Chicago Stadium. Castellani14 26 year old coal miner son and defeated Bratton in ten rounds at Madison Square Garden last month.
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Austin Regional Champs To Face State Tourney Field
Austin will represent Region One at the state high school baseball tournament in Owatonna, June 25 26 and 27 after beating Spring Grove 5 0 and Owatonna 2 1 in the regional finals. Bob McKay starred for Austin, pitching and driving in the decisive run with a seventh inning double. Wayne Grubish pitched well for Owatonna and Austin struck early for three runs in the sixth to pull away.
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Changes Made on Boxing Card at Marcusen Park
Outdoor boxing card at Marcusen Park Wednesday night features a six rounder for Georgie Price versus Eddie Milton replacing the earlier four rounds. Dandy Dillon of Minneapolis will box lightweight Wally Meyer of Austin, replacing Don Dockerman. Dillon, an ex Marine making his pro debut, won the Marine lightweight title and was discharged. Meyer, a Golden Glove winner and two years past Upper Midwest lightweight champion, draws attention in the 10 round main event against Jackie Graves of Austin and Corky Gonzales of Denver. Graves and Gonzales are nationally established, with Graves weighing about 129 pounds for the bout at Shaw gym. Other matches include heavyweight Vince Donnelly versus Don Mason and Joe Stepka against Baby Joe Walcot. The 32 bout card is tied to VFW Post 1216 and promoted by Jerry Jordan. Johnny Stanton of Minneapolis will referee all bouts.
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O Connor Featured on Rochester Card
The Mayo Civic Auditorium hosts the final indoor pro wrestling card of the season with Pat O Connor appearing. He teams with Paul Baillargeon in an Australian tag match against Tiny Mills and Johnny Moody. Two other bouts round out the card, with first match at 8 30 p.m.
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Marlin No Farmer In Ring At Austin VFW Card
Don Marlin a farm raised wrestler from Niles Michigan faces Jack Pesek of Lincoln Nebraska in an outdoor card at Marcusen Park Texas weighted at 226 pounds. The Austin VFW Post 1216 sponsors the show featuring Nagurski Galento and Reb Russell Tiny Mills in a tag match along with Millie Stanford Bever ly Lehmer and Parul Baillergeon lifting a horse on a flagpole as part of the state VFW encampment events in Austin this week.
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British Women's Amateur cuts field to four Americans
Dot Kirby and five other U S players were eliminated from the British Women's Amateur golf championship in Troon Scotland leaving Mae Murray Claire Doran Polly Riley and Mrs Frank Goldthwaite as the remaining U S contestants in the tourney
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