Javier Tops Phillies Hitters as Cardinals Continue Rise
Julian Javier, St Louis second baseman, drives in runs leading a 3 1 victory over the Giants in New York sweep. He boosts Philadelphia's lead to 22 games while Cardinals string together a four game win streak.
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Murray Chass
Associated Press
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Bob Skinner
Bob Gibson
Ron Taylor
Jim Davenport
Gibson
Ray Culp
Roy Sievers
Culp
Sievers
Ed Kranepool
Johnny Callison
Art Mahaffey
Major League Leaders and Batting Titles Across Leagues
Summary of top performers in the National and American Leagues including leaders in batting hits doubles triples home runs and runs batted in. Key names include Williams Mays Santo Oliva Killebrew Aparicio and Ford with tasking pitching records for 5 decisions and notable strikeout counts.
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Eieee
Mays
San Francisco
Boyer
St. Louis
Chicago
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Pittsburgh
Santo
Callison
Philadelphia
Wills
Los Angeles
Harper
Cincinnati
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Houston
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Drysdale
Oliva
Fregosi
Stuart
Boston
Wagner
Cleveland
Minnesota
Hinton
Washington
Bressoud
Yastrzemski
McAuliffe
Detroit
Versalles
Killebrew
Allison
Aparicio
Baltimore
Weis
Ford
New York
Kralick
Wickersham
Peng
Kanss City
Miller Lifts Orioles Back in First Place
Orioles win two vs Red Sox to reclaim first in the AL behind Stu Miller who earned saves in 2-1 and 6-5 games. Miller now 11 saves this season in 25th and 26th appearances.
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Orioles
Associated Press
Stu
Boston
Baltimore
Red Sox
Austin Golfers Lead Regional to State Junior Golf Meet
Four Austin golfers Gary Pratt Dick Leimbek Stan Hackenmiller and Pete Higham led the Faribault regional at the Faribault Golf and Country Club with Pratt and Leimbek tied for medalist honors at 118. Pratt won a sudden death playoff on hole two to take first. The state meet will be July 16-18 at Virginia Minnesota with eight regional qualifiers.
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Austin
Gary Pratt
Dick Leimbek
Stan Hackenmiller
Pete Higham
Faribault Golf and Country Club
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Leimbek
Hackenmiller
Higham
al Ostberg
Jerry Lyons
Mankato
Phil Basquin
Northfield
Gregory Jones
Jay Ebling
Owatonna
Virginia, Minn
Twins Sign 5 Rookies to Contracts
The Minnesota Twins announced the signing of five rookies including outfielder Andy Alhancic, first baseman Jerry Hudec, third baseman Terry Dooley, shortstop Terry West, and infielder Ronald Alfiere. All 21-year-olds were assigned to Melbourne in Florida for rookie duty.
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Minnesota Twins
Andy Alhancic
Jerry Hudec
Kent
Ohio
Euclid
Terry Dooley
Oak Park
Terry West
Fayetteville
Ronald Alfiere
Mineola
N.Y
Melbourne
Florida
Scott Resigns as Packer Announcer
Ray Scott, long time Packers television commentator, resigns in protest against CBS policy changes. The network plans to split game narration and include field commentary and interviews. Scott served eight years as the Packers announcer in Minneapolis.
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Twin Cities
Ray Scott
Green Bay Packers
CBS
Scott
Packers
Defensive Play Shoddy Twins Top Tigers In Tight Win
Minnesota beat Detroit 7-6 behind home runs by Harmon Killebrew and Oliva as the Twins snap a three game skid. Manager Sam Mele criticized outfield defense after misplays by Jimmie Hall Harmon Killebrew and Tony Oliva. Gerry Arrigo earned the win in relief, improving to 4-1, as Don Mincher returns to first base and Bob Allison shifts to center.
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ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Sam Mele
Minnesota Twins
Detroit
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Don Demeter
Harmon Killebrew
Tony Oliva
Kaat
Twins
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Allison
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Kindall
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Minnesota
Demeter
Wood
Freehan
Killebrew
Versalles
Oliva
Sb—Phillips
Lolich
Lumpe
Kostrup
Sherry
Parma
Arrigo
Yanks Edge Twins 5-4 in UCT Little League makeup
The Yanks remained unbeaten in the United Commercial Travelers League by beating the Twins 5-4 at UCT Park. Paul Hendrickson hit a two run homer in the first inning, Tom Rieman earned the win, Kevin Keller took the loss, and the Twins slipped to 4-0 with second place shared with Ellis Tigers at 3-1. One game remains Monday as Red Devils face the Twins at 6:30 p.m.
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United Commercial Travelers
Twins
Uct Park
Ellis Tigers
Paul Hendrickson
Tom Rieman
Kevin Keller
Red Devils
UNM Track Star Clarence Robinson Forced Out At NCAA
Clarence Robinson of the University of New Mexico pulled a leg muscle and exited competition during the NCAA championships in Eugene Oregon on Friday.
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Eugene
Ore
Clarence Robinson
University of New Mexico
Legion Idle as Rivals Stay Home
Austin in the Southern Minnesota Legion League won by default against Hamline Post of St. Paul after the visitors failed to show for an exhibition at Marcusen Park. Coach Dale Ramlo noted no one at Austin received the cancellation letter. The Legion lineup includes upcoming games at Marcusen Park and other towns with Dave Hartman slated to pitch Monday against Waseca.
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Southern Minnesota Legion League
Hamline Post
St. Paul
Marcusen Park
Legion
Dale Ramlo
Mason City
Iowa
Fairmont
Waseta
Albert Lea
Mankato
Owatonna
Rochester
Ramlo
Dave Hartman
Waseca
Midget VFW Team Travels to Albert Lea for Game
The Austin VFW Midget team coached by Paul Sanders seeks to improve to 2-1 in the First District VFW League with a 2 p.m. trip to Albert Lea. After a 4-3 opening loss to Winona and a 10-0 home win over Faribault, the schedule has Lake City at Winona Mankato at Northfield and Waseca at Faribault. Rochester has the open date.
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Rochester
Rosters Set for College Ball League
Midwest Collegiate Baseball League announces 60 players from a Minnesota tryout camp. 13 are from Minnesota’s NCAA championship team. Teams include Twin City Travellers Little Falls Breckenridge Wahpeton and others with 30 game schedule and playoffs to follow.
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University of Minnesota
Minnesota
Dick Anderson
Jerry Cawley
Tom Lindberg
Dick McCullough
Dick Mielke
Joe Pollack
Ron Roalstad
Ron Wojciak
Twin Cit Travellers
Gary Croubie
B Rofidal
Steve Schneider
Little Falls
Frank Brosseau
Gary Erickson
Breckenridge
Wahpeton
Collegians
Twin City
John Chell
Fred DeGregoire
Wally Hagberg
Jack Peterson
Gerald Levlie
Pat Shields
Dennis Zacho
Dean Bailey
Larry Bark
Chuck van Camp
Wadena
Richard Delano
Dennis Denning
John Dill
Bob Fenwick
Jerry Fossand
Doug Grewing
Randy Halstrom
Richard Holman
Mike McNair
Gary Reierson
Jim Stewart
Gene Thompson
Chuck Torson
Alan Venz
Dick Wold
Olson Falls to Persol in Sluggish Fight in New York
Bobo Olson bowed his head after a majority decision loss to Johnny Persol in New York. Olson, sluggish and unable to mount his punches, seeks a rematch in San Francisco at Kezar Pavilion on August 28, with television time secured from Madison Square Garden officials.
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NEW York
Bobo Olson
Johnny Persol
Persol
San Francisco
Kezar Pavilion
Art Benjamin
Madison Square Garden
Willie Pastrano
Olson
Archie Moore
Jacobs Fires 64 to Lead Open at Congressional
Tommy Jacobs shot a 64 at Congressional Country Club to take a one-stroke lead over Arnold Palmer at the U.S. Open halfway point. Jacobs, 29, posted 136 four under par while Palmer stood at 137, as 50 players progressed to the weekend with Bill Collins at 141 and Jack Nicklaus at 145 after rounds in the 70s.
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Congressional Country Club
Arnold Palmer
Jim Becker
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Tommy Jacobs
Tommy
Palmer
Packer Nine to Meet Albert Lea in Twins-League Clash
Rochester manager Wayne Haefner’s Austin Packer face Albert Lea at Marcusen Park tonight after a 5-4 win over Bloomington. Joel earned Austin’s first win. Page will start tonight with Joel set for Sunday. Albert Lea sits 3-4 while Rochester and Bloomington lead 4-2 in the Southern Minnesotan League standings and the schedule also has Rochester at Bloomington tonight and Owatana at Albert Lea Sunday.
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Maurice Joel
Austin
Haefner
Lefty
John Page
Colonels
Joel
Page
Travelers
Neil Pierce
Myron Hoffman
Hoffman
Larry Tupper
Tom von Holtum
Tom Tupper
North Central League Sunday Preview
A full North Central League program features three 3 1 teams Adams St Ansgar and Osage vying for the lead. The feature has Adams at St Ansgar while Rose Creek visits Johnsburg and Stacyville travels to Osage with Lyle off. Rose Creek Johnsburg tips at 2 p m with the other two games tonight.
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St. Ansgar
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Rose Creek
Johnsburg
Stacyville
Lyle
Van Eman Named Iowa Assistant Coach
Iowa City announces 25 year old Lanny Van Eman will join Ralph Miller as assistant basketball coach at the University of Iowa effective July 1. Van Eman previously coached freshmen at Wichita for two seasons under Miller and earned MVC honors as a player at Kansas State.
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Iowa
Lanny van Eman
Wichita
Ralph Miller
University of Iowa
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van Eman
Miller
Kansas
Cars to Roll at Lansing at Chateau Speedway
Tonight at Chateau Speedway in Lansing a full program of modified and stock car races is scheduled with heats starting at 8 30 p m. Last week two accidents marred the action as Tom Fitzgerald flipped during the stock semifeature and Bill Nihart rolled in the feature. Dave Bjorke of Austin won the modified feature and a heat race and returns with drivers including Dave Noble Smokey Campbell Don McAllister Bill Barnett and Ron Thomas. Jim Horak Medford tops stock car rivals edging Jerry Green Austin in the feature with others like Richard Hummel Rock Wageman Gene Van Wilgen of Hollandale and Bud Lomholt of Austin in attendance.
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Lansing
Tom Fitzgerald
Bill Nihart
Dave Bjorke
Austin
Dave Noble
Smokey Campbell
Blooming Prairie
Don McAllister
Bill Barnett
Ron Thomas
Jim Horak
Medford
Jerry Green
Richard Hummel
Rock Wageman
Gene van Wilgen
Hollandale
Bud Lomholt
Bears Threat for Olympics
California’s high stroke oarsmen dominated the Intercollegiate Rowing Association heat at Onondaga Lake, clocking 6:05.4 over 2000 meters and earning a spot in the varsity final. The final lineup included California Washington Navy Cornell Princeton MIT with finals set for 3 p.m. EST.
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N.Y
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New York
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Bears
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MIT
Moose win makeup test in City League softball
The Moose Lodge softball team defeated Wonder Bar Village 7-0 in a makeup game at Northwest Park. Moose improves to 8-1 to lead the league while Wonder Bar Village drops to 2-7. Idle Hour Inn and VFW clash at 6:45 p.m. and Moose meets Mike's Bar at 8:45 p.m.
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Idle Hour
Reds Bring Johnny Temple Back on Active List
The Cincinnati Reds announced on Friday night that Johnny Temple, a longtime favorite at second base, has been placed back on the active list.
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