Austin Blues Seek Fans Support for New Minnesota Team
The Austin Blues of the South Border League draw attention as amateur baseball may endure. Former local prep stars Doug Hartman Dan Bjerke Mark Williams Brad Sanvick Bob Wetterberg Tom Wagner Terry Barnett Tom Riley Rick Heard Mark Ramlo Roy Keller plus Pacelli standouts Barney Bartholomew Gary Quednow Steve Clennon Tom Winkels anchor the roster. The town, a baseball hub, urges fans to back youth and amateur squads and keep Austin on the map as Minnesota’s baseball capital. Additional notes mention Phillies fans Delos Frank and Robin Roberts in brief, along with local golf and football links and upcoming events such as Eddie Feigner’s softball tour and Denny Lorsing’s UNC season.
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Austin Blues
Marcusen Park
Blues
Austin High
Doug Hartman
Dan Bjerke
Mark Williams
Brad Sanvick
Bob Wetterberg
Tom Wagner
Terry Barnett
Tom Riley
Rick Heard
Austin
Minnesota
Pacelli
Roger Larson Jr
Gary Duren
Larry Lenoch
Kevin McDonald
Minnesota Golf Assn
Anoka
Faribault
University of Minnsota
Bruce Smith
National Football Hall of Fame
Eddie Feigner
Austin State Junior College
Denny Lorsing
UNC
St. Cloud State
Denny
Mike Walseth
Noel Jenke
Bemidji High
Bun Fortier
Lumberjacks
Noble takes lead in Chateau point total
Blooming Prairie stock car driver Dave Noble leads the Chateau modified division with 530 points after last Friday's 30‑lap feature and a 10‑lap heat win at the Chateau Speedway in Lansing. Ron Thomas stays 2nd, while Dave Bjorge tops money with $914. Sharkey and Wollenberg rise to 3rd and 4th as Swenson battles ongoing troubles. Leger holds a 50‑point edge over Pfeifer in street stock standings in nearby Rochester.
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Blooming Prairie
Dave Noble
Chateau Speedway
Lansing
Noble
Chateau
Ron Thomas
Austin
Thomas
Rochester
Olmsted
Dave Bjorge
The
Bjorge
LeRoy Sharkey
Sharkey
Gerhard Wollenberg
Ed Swenson
Swenson
John Leger
Gene Pfeifer
St Edwards blank Lansing 11 to 0 in church league game
St Edwards pitcher Estrom aided an 11 0 victory over Lansing as a last inning homer sealed the win. Lansing managed only a first inning hit off Horstman, and Welch ended the threat with a fly out after a ground error. St Edwards started with three runs in the opening frame. In a separate church league set, St Olaf beat Church of Christ 11 to 10.
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St. Edwards
Lansing
Estrom
Horstman
Welch
St. Olaf
Church of Christ
Cleveland
Red Sox
Carl Yastrzemski
Culp
Detroit
Earl Wilson
Jerry Kenney
Yankees
Tigers
Gene Michael
Jake Gibbs
Horace Clarke
Wilson
Archer 67 Leads Kemper Open First Round
Wind aided play at Quail Hollow as George Archer shoots a 67 to share the lead with Phil Rodgers who also cards five under par. The field features 47 players within four strokes, with notable names like Bob Charles Bob Goalby Jim Colbert Bob McCallister and Arnold Palmer far back after gusty winds.
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Phil Rodgers
Archer
Quail Hollow
New Zealand
Bob Charles
Bob Goalby
Jim Colbert
Bob McCallister
McCallister
Goalby
Arnold Palmer
Orville Moody
Groun
Bruce Devlin
Doug Sanders
Tom Weiskopf
Mason Rudolph
Dale Douglass
Bob Payne
Lee Trevino
Gary Player
Sam Snead
Tommy Bolt
Lionel Hebert
Stars may hire Imlach to coach North Stars in set up
Minnesota North Stars general manager Wren Blair proposed a coaching swap with Punch Imlach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, offering Imlach the coaching job and Blair handling administration. The pair met in Montreal and planned a follow up in Toronto while Imlach weighs personal matters and a Maple Leafs contract. Blair also announced winger Danny Grant signed for about 30 000 to 36 000 dollars.
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ST. Paul - Minneapolis
Blair
Punch Imlach
Minnesota North Stars
National Hockey League
Punch
Imlach
Toronto Maple Leafs
North Stars
Montreal
Toronto
Howard Hughes
Maple Leaf
Maple Leafs
Danny Grant
Legion Faces Busy Schedule In District And Nonleague Play
Austin's American Legion varsity hosts Albert Lea at 7 30 tonight in 1st District and Southern Minnesota League action. Austin stands 2-2 overall after early games while Albert Lea sits 1-0 in both standings. The Legionaires also have non league games against Faribault and Richfield Bridgsman and a Tuesday league clash with Rochester.
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Austin
American Legion
Albert Lea
Minnesota
Southern Minnesota
Rochester
Blues
Abert Lea
Marcusen Park
Faribault
Sterling Theater Wins in Open Slowpitch Thriller
Sterling Theater edged Armstrong Trucking 10 9 in extra innings after a late rally. Winfieldt single Wobbrook double sparked the comeback as Rockers homer had boosted the Truckers earlier. Leftys Bar 24 Stardust 5 and Eagles Black 30 B J Bar 3 also noted in Thursday night action.
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Matson
the &Th
Winfeldt
Wobbrook
Sterling Theater
Armstrong Trucking
Lefty's Bar
Stardust
Eagles Black
B&j Bar
Sterling
Armstrongs
Rockers
Homer
Lembek
Woodson Tops Angels with 3-Hitter and Eight K's
Minnesota right-hander Dick Woodson fired a three hit game allowing one run as the Twins defeated the California Angels 8-1. Woodson struck out eight and benefited from four Angels errors while Cesar Tovar Rod Carew and Bob Allison led the offense with key hits.
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California
Alomar
Fregosi
Seeweeee Reichardt
Johnstone
Seeee
A. Rodrges
Azcue
Sweer Spencer
Brunet
Sweer Borbon
L. Johnson
Serae Repoz
Bi Tovar
Carew
Tee Killebrew
Reese
Allison
Jenner Cardenas
Renick
R Uhlaendr
Iffener Tiscinski
Sane
Woodson
Minnesota
A. Rodriguez
Borbon
Quilici
Tovar
Hr—Fregos
SB Carew
Pat Thompson
Associated Press
ST. Paul - Minneapolis
Minnesota Twins
Dick Woodson
Twins
California Angels
Jay Johnstone
Jim Fregosi
Nixon Arrives Late to See Senators Fall to Orioles
President Nixon visits Robert F. Kennedy Stadium with Julie and David Eisenhower to watch the Senators lose 2-0 to the Orioles as Baltimore string of wins continues. In other action, Red Sox blank Cleveland 3-0, Yankees beat Detroit 5-3, Minnesota beat California 1, White Sox top Seattle 13-10.
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Herschel Nissenson
Richard Nixon
Washington Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Julie
David Eisenhower
Senators
Baltimore Orioles
Nixon
Root
Bob Short
Democratic National Committee
Ted Williams
Mc Nixon
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Detroit
Minnesota
California
Chicago White Sox
Seattle
Kansas City
Oakland
Jim Hannan
Orioles
Dennis Higgins
Higgins
Don Buford
Paul Blair
Frank Robinson
John Flaherty
Cub title would be welcome wedding gift for Durocher
Chicago Cubs manager Leo Durocher married Lynne Walker Goldblatt in a ceremony at the Ambassador West Hotel. About 200 guests, including most of the Cubs, attended as Durocher said they are “off on a winning streak” after a five game skid. The couple will delay their honeymoon trip to the Orient until after the season ends in October.
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Durocher
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Leo Durocher
Doughty Durocher
Lynne Walker Goldblatt
Cubs
Hall
Ambassador West Hotel
John J. Kelly Jr
Durochers
Orient
John Carlos Seeks Sub Nine-Second Dash Feat
John Carlos aims to break nine seconds in the 100 yard dash at the NCAA meet in Knoxville. He says he is talking to professional football circles for future money, after winning his 100-yard heat and signaling a bold bid. Villanova’s Erv Hall matches world record pace in the 120-yard high hurdles, while Kansas and San Jose State lead the early action.
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Knoxville
Villanova
Erv Hall
Carlos
Hall
Kansas
San Jose State
Shamsky Drives Mets Past Phillies With Pair Of Homers
Art Shamsky delivered two singles and two homers to back the Mets 6-5 over Philadelphia. He drove in three and scored three as Ken Boswell’s two-out, two-run single in the ninth sealed the win. Brock added a homer for St Louis in a 5-3 defeat of Montreal.
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Norm Cain
Stan Bahnsen
New York
Dick McAuliffe
Detroit
White Sox
Seattle
Bob Locker
Gerry McNertney
Mike Recht
Associated Press
Art Shamsky
New York Mets
Shamsky
Philadelphia
Mets
Phillies
Ken Boswell
Lou Brock
St. Louis
Montreal
Lee
Cincinnati
Tommy Helms
Reds
San Francisco
Don Wilson
Houston Astros
San Diego
Brock
Major League Standings and Daily Games Summary
Baseball standings span both leagues with teams such as St Louis Philadelphia Montreal and Chicago leading divisions. Today’s schedule features St Louis Gibson and York Ryan matching up, with several interleague and intraleague games across Oakland Seattle Boston Cleveland New York and more.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Montreal
Atlanta
W. L. Pet
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
San Diego
San Francisco
Houston
Gibson
York
Ryan
Bunning
Fryman
Robertson
Hands
McCorm
Reed
Drysdale
Fisher
Kirby
Ross
Dierker
Ray
Philadelph
Cincinnat
W. L. Pat
Baltimore
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Oakland
Minnesota
Seattle
Kansas City
California
Butler
Bunker
Talbot
Gelnar
Phoebus
Palmer
Tiant
Hargan
Boswell
Nash
Peterson
Nagy
John
Edmonson
Murphy
Washburn
Twinight
Coleman
Etroit
McLain
Golden Pin bowling prizes reach 15 in city
The Golden Pin handicap tourneys across Minnesota award $100 Bulova wristwatches for top scores. Winners from Austin include Daryl Maloney and Mary Witt among a long list. Adams and LeRoy also produce champions. Events were held at Echo Lanes Austin Allied Lanes Adams and Le Royal Bowl LeRoy with results recently released.
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Austin and Area
Minnesota
Austin
Daryl Maloney
Dale Milton
Jim Marshall
Jerry Kirschbaum
Dave Swoboda
Richard Holton
LeRoy Beecher
Mario McDermott
Mary Witt
Iris Vincent
Jane Bakke
Claire Vincent
Alton Johnson
Rowland Sipley
Nadine Wehrman
Adams
George Hoppin
Donna Osmundson
Roy Naegele
Francis Gilbengach
Bob Johnson
LéRoy
Roy Fister
Willard Johnson
Duane Schumann
Carl Boehm
Floyd Dahlman
Norman Stevenson
Glendon Stark
Bob Brownlow
Jo Ann Hamlin
Echo Lanes
Allied Lanes
LeRoyal
Fordtown trounces Kasson in Junior Legion 19 to 4
Fordtown disposed of Kasson 19 4 in a Junior Legion game Thursday night and will go for another win at the Athletic Field here Monday night against Spring Valley. The Austin boys had 17 hits and 4 errors, Kasson 2 hits and 7 errors. Steve Lenoch pitched the first five innings for Austin and Steve House finished, Gary Restor, Duane and Dick Johnson and Jack Faas each had two hits for Austin.
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Fordtown
Kasson
Minnesota high jumper among NCAA prelim qualifiers
Minnesota high jumper Tim Heikkola joined 13 others in Thursday’s high jump preliminaries at the NCAA track and field championships, advancing to the next round with a strong qualifying effort.
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Knoxville
Goldstrand opens Kemper Open with 71 in Worthington
Joel Goldstrand of Worthington Minnesota posted a first round one under par 71 to sit four strokes behind the leader in the Kemper Open a $150000 PGA event.
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Charlotte
N.C
Joel Goldstrand
Worthington
SAAB V-4 Sonett touted for performance and safety
Designers compare the car to their jet aircrafts promising maximum performance, comfort, and safety. The note hints at Sweden and free delivery yet includes unclear wording and a playful boast about the vehicle.
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Sweden
P.O
Hawkins signs with Phoenix Suns in ABA star deal
Los Angeles AP report confirms Connie Hawkins, a prominent ABA star, signed with the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. Suns president Richard Bloch said the deal is official and Hawkins will play next year. Earlier reports noted Bloch’s personal involvement and initial denial followed by the signing.
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LOS Angeles
Connie Hawkins
American Basketball Association
Phoenix Suns
National Basketball Association
Suns
Richard Bloch
Bloch
Beverly Hills
Hawkins
The
Phoenix Gazette
Joe Gilmartin
Glenville Legion defeats Albert Lea in Legion 5 Star League
Darrell Munson pitched 5 hit ball with 12 strikeouts as Glenville beat Albert Lea 9 to 2. Greg Nelson took the loss, while Bill Sivertson led the Albert Lea offense with a single and two triples. Glenville had 7 hits and committed no errors. Albert Lea had 2 errors.
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Darrell Munson
Glenville
Albert Lea
Munson
Greg Nelson
Bill Sivertson
Bowling Top Five Echo Lanes Playoff Standings
Echo Lanes leads bowling top five with Enright 533 B Hastings 514 G Nelson 484 A Gaines 471 plus Peterson 458 Majorettes led by Vicky Haines 433, Vicky Anderson 427, Linda Shawback 412, Sand Hunter 411, Judy Peterson 402, Yvonne Kinny 402 in scores.
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Echo Lanes Tryettes
Enright
B. Hastings
G. Nelson
A. Gaines
Peterson
Vicky Haines
Vicky Anderson
Linda Shawback
Sand
Hunter
Judy Peterson
Yvonne Kinny
Blues hold second place with 7-3 win over Stewartville
Austin Blues beat Stewartville 7-3 to stay in second in the South Border League. Bartholomew struck out 15, doubled, and tripled, driving in two runs as part of an eighth inning four-run rally. Bob Wetterburg and Gary Quednow contributed in the late uprising, and Tom Riley added a run-scoring single.
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Reds
Wilson
Houston
Padres
Austin Blues
Stewartville
Sixtit
Barney Bartholomew
Blues
Jim Sack
Bartholomew
Bob Wetterburg
Gary Quednow
Mark William
Brad Sanvick
Tom Riley
Sanvick
Waseca
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St. Ansgar
Delos
Phils
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Roberts
Deve Noble
Gerhard Co
LeRoy Schar
Ba Swenson
Joe Wurst
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Rex Garr
Bob Michaelis
Bob Swenson
Roger Hofner
Terry Hanson Wee
St. Edwards Blanks Lansing
Wind
Kemper
Legion
Rick Reichardt
Billy Martin
Martin
Lefty Williams
Cesar Tovar
Joe Azcue
Rod Carew
Bob Allison
Aurelio Rodriguez
Sandy Alomar
Pedro Borbon
Alison
Florida
Angels
Anaheim
Phillips
Dave Boswell
Jim Nash
Tom Tischinski
Tish
John Carlos
Jim Grant
Bobby Tolan
Bobby Bonds
Tony Perez
May
Helms
Willie McCovey
Schwinn Bikes
Lil’ Tiger
Deal Birthday
English
Raleigh
R&f Bike Shop
W. Oakland
Heikkola
Goldstrand
SAAB
Adams Import Service
Phoenix
Glenville Legion
Maine
Portland, Maine
Beau Jaynes
Lowell
Mass
Sammy Goss
Trenton
N.J
Exposition Building
Sam Silverman
Fauver
R. Fauver
Beach
Emmb
Smith
Boettcher
Swegan
Mautz
Jensen
Riley
Hrerbbso Peterson
Ana Shgunl
Aby
Kryptok
United Optical Workers
Afl-Cio
Amon
Opticians
N. Main ST
Terr
Canada
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