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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1961
Page
10
Albert Lea travels to Mason City to face the .Kate while Austin hosts Mankato in a key midweek contest. A pair of wins could reshape the four team league with ties at the top or bottom depending on results.
A wave of defections hits SEC tackles as players from Tulane Mississippi Florida and Georgia Tech join or consider pro ranks. Ken Frost Tennessee announces he will join the Dallas Cowboys while Frank Lasky and Ed Nutting pursue NFL opportunities. Reynolds Tulane and Dickie Smith Ole Miss sign deals, reshaping college talent into professional potential.
UCLA and defending champion UCLA each advanced four players to the second round of the NCAA tennis championships in Ames Iowa. Southern Cal standout Rafael Osuna seeded third defeated Bob Stoy handily 6 0 6 1. UCLA's Allen Fox defeated George Stoesser 6 1 6 1. Norman Perry Paul Palmer and Bill Hoogs won for UCLA while Hoogs beat Notre Dame's Jim Bemis 6 0 6 0.
Philadelphia Phillies General Manager John Quinn blasts huge signing bonuses to high school graduates as harmful to baseball. He backs a free agent draft similar to pro football and urges league meetings consideration, noting current rules failed to curb the practice.
Defending champion Washburn faces Springfield at 7 p.m. and Fergus Falls meets North St. Paul at 8:30 in St. Cloud. In earlier games, Springfield defeated Pipestone 14-3 and North St. Paul beat Rochester 2-1. Fergus Falls pitcher Barry Johnson struck out 16 in a 1-0 victory over Hinckley.
Kansas City manager Hank Bauer signals a period of letting players play their own game as his A's beat the Yankees 4-3 on home runs by Norm Siebern and Wes Covington. Bauer, 38, was introduced after replacing Joe Gordon. Howser named captain. Lane explains scheduling and contract details amid club’s 11.2 games out of first.
New York police were asked to broadcast a nationwide alarm for the arrest of Philip Lacort of Boston and Joseph Green of New York. District Attorney Frank Hogan announced indictments charging bribery and conspiracy against Lacort, 35, and Green, 31, as the college basketball scandal expands.
Adams Lions, led by Ray Rosenbaum and Dick Noterman, beat Stacyville 8-1 at Marcuson Park. Rosenbaum threw a four hit effort with 13 strikeouts and four walks. Noterman added four straight singles as Adams totaled 12 hits. Stacyville managed four singles and fell to 3-3 while Adams rose to 4-2. The article pivots to a 1951 point-shaving scandal touching Ivy League star Portnoy and links to broader college gambling investigations.
Dubuque veteran Sharon Fladoos, age 18, is the favorite to win her fourth straight Iowa junior girls title after a three under par 33 warmup round. The 72 hole event in Osage starts with 64 entrants, with Barbara Simonson, Linda Jordan and Dorothy Germain as top challengers.
Jimmy Loo stopped Bobby Douglas in Philadelphia after 9 rounds at 140 to 143 pounds. In New York Tommy Tibbs outpointed J D Ellis of Trenton, New Jersey over 10 rounds at 1369.
The Yankees drop to two games behind Detroit after Kansas City A's win 4-3 on a ninth inning homer by Wes Covington and Norm Siebern. Ex-Yank Hank Bauer, now KC manager, celebrates his debut victory as New York’s slump continues with Jim Archer beating the Yankees. Roger Maris homers again, boosting his lead.
Hank Bauer becomes the new manager of the Kansas City Athletics and earns popularity for grit and determination among players. The firing of former manager Joe Gordon shocks the team who praised his work and wonder if the ballpark might be replaced by apartments.
Austin Country Club invites entries for the July 4 race, golf tournament, and related events. Entries are due by Thursday, with teams for the event to be auctioned on July 29.
Aberdeen, trailing in the Northern League, surged back Monday night with a decisive 10-3 victory over the Duluth Superior Dukes, widening its margin and regaining control.
Readable schedule lists front nine and back nine tee times for the Ramsey Women’s Invitation Meet with groups including Evelyn Hansen, Harriet Nelson, Norma Honey, Mary Jo Rasmussen, Katie Corllon Einheus, Sue Rogers, Dorothea Peulson and others arranged by 7:42 to 9:12 start blocks.
Peterson rolled a perfect game at Echo Lanes on Saturday in opening bowling. R Schmidt posted his first 700-plus series with 214 267 256 for 737. Schmidt, Hildreth with 704 and Sellers with 734 also surpassed 700 at Echo.
Severs and Gilbertson homered powering St. Olaf over Crane Chapel 186 in YMCA Church League. Severs earned the win as Methodist team defeated Little Cedar Adams 132 with Webb Kline the winner. Our Savior’s of Lyle fell 13-4 to Church of Christ. Harold Jensen earned the win.
Dave Stilwell pitched a no hit game and scored the winning run as the Eagles beat Local 9 1-0 in 8 innings. Stilwell's eighth inning single set up Quednou's double and Rabideau's RBI single. Local 9 pitcher Larson held to seven hits. The Firemen beat the Moose 7-2 behind Lou Williams five hitters. Halverson and King each went 3 for 4. Moose scored first on a two run homer by Roberts. Sayles shut Lansing 2-0 for VFW with 2 runs on 2 hits. Merchants beat Elks 8-4.
Brown Derby scored three runs in the first and fourth innings to defeat the Moose 8-5 in City Softball League play. Yocum was 3 for 4 with a first inning homer for the Derby, while Trimble led Moose with three hits.
Legion baseball returns with Mankato taking on Austin at Marcu sen Park tonight. Earlier Monday, Adams played Stacyville. The schedule also lists a Wednesday matchup where Mankato meets the Packers in the S-M league.
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