Owatonna Tops Packers in Rain-Shortened Win
Owatonna Aces beat Austin 6-3 in a rain shortened Southern Minnesota League game at Dartt's Park. Four runs in the first inning and homers by George Verespy and Gene Thomas powered the victory, tying Owatonna with first place Mankato while Austin dropped into a three-way fifth with Waseca and Faribault. Carl DeRose took the loss, charged with six hits and two homers through six innings as fielding errors hampered his defense and late rallies could not overcome the early deficit.
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Carl DeRose
Red Lindgren
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Monte Lopez
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Chiefs Rally to Top Mankato 6 3 in Tight Standings Tie
Owatonna tied for first with Mankato after dumping Austin 6-3 in seven innings while Mankato fell 6-3 to the Winona Chiefs. Faribault beat Waseca 5-3 in six innings on rains shortened game as Mike Forline spun a one hitter. Rochester-Albert Lea rain postponement leaves other games set for tonight with playoff implications in the Southern Minnesota League.
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Faribault
Waseca
Winona
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Rochester
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Jameson Upsets Suggs To Win Western Open
WAUKEGAN Ill Betty Jameson 37 from San Antonio Texas ends an 18 month drought by defeating defending champion Louise Suggs 6 and 5 in the 36 hole final to take the Women's Western Open and the $1 prize. Suggs failed to extend her five title bid. Jameson had shown runner up form in three of her last four events and previously won the 1947 National Open.
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Seixas and Trabert Win Openers at Wimbledon
Defending champion Vic Seixas of Philadelphia defeated Geoffrey Cass in straight sets 6-1 6-0 6-1, while tourney favorite Tony Trabert routed Paul Wooller 6-0 6-2 6-2 in first round play at the All England Championships in Wimbledon, England.
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Paul Wooller
Packers Rally Fails as Aces Hold On In Narrow Defeat
In a tense early game, Lindgren and Martin miscues spark a Packers rally but Sid Langston and Verespy tone the contest for the Aces. Langston belts his second homer in nine games, aiding a late push while Owatonna’s two run sixth frames the margin before rain ends the threat.
Boxing Bouts Across Cities Highlight Unclear Result
In Toledo Pat Lowry outpointed Joe Miceli over 10 rounds. In Mexico City Orlando Chavarria stopped Guillermo Valero in 2 rounds. In Hollywood Willie Vaughn outpointed Esau Ferdinand over 10 rounds.
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Joe Miceli
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Austin Caps State Baseball Crown
The Packers defeated Duluth Denfeld 3-2 in the state tournament final at St. Cloud. Austin benched its favorite status and rode toughness down the stretch to secure the schoolboy baseball crown after a season of uphill battles and a weird finish.
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Three Austin Players Named to All Tournament Team
Austin won the state high school baseball title and placed three players on the 12 man all tournament squad as Gary Underhill Dave Ploof and Frank Luksik starred for the champions. Duluth Denfeld Edina Morningside Montgomery Norwood Young America Melrose Cass Lake also had selections.
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Dave Ploof
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Dick Gillen
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George Walters
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Seltz
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Arnold
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Edina
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Cornell Ready to Take Over as Crew Kings
Cornell freshman crew upset Navy dominance with a two mile win on Onondaga Lake. Cornell edged Washington and Wisconsin for second as Navy claimed its 29th straight victory and third straight Intercollegiate Rowing Association title before 13,000 spectators.
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Wisconsin
White Wins Stock Car Feature at Mower County Fair
White wins the 100 lap stock car feature at the Mower County Fairgrounds boosting his standings with a $400 prize. Pete Peterson led early but crashed into the west fence. 13 cars competed before a 3,000 fan crowd. Derr finished second aboard an Olds with Harrison and Har rison also in the top four as the ICMA point race counted the result.
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Iowa
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Chicago
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Cleveland
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Orioles Fans Boo As Team Suffers Losses in Doubleheader
Baltimore crowds paid to jeer the Orioles after a 7-1 and 7-2 doubleheader loss to the Washington Senators. Attendance topped 500000 over 26 dates, with 17,149 fans collecting tickets yesterday, and the mood shifted from cheers to boos for manager Jimmy Dykes during lineup announcements.
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Ryff and Kelly Square Off On TV Boxing Night
Frankie Ryff, a New York lightweight prospect, faces Brian Kelly of Niagara Falls Ontario on ABC-TV from Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway. Pedro Gonzalez of Rankin Pennsylvania meets Italo Scortichini of Italy at St. Nicholas Arena DuMont.
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Brian Kelly
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Rankin, Pa
Italo Scortichini
Italy
St. Nicholas Arena
DuMont
Lyle Defeats Adams In North Central League Thriller
Lyle defeated Adams 10-7 in a top North Central League game on Sunday. Emerson and Perkins surrendered 11 hits to Adams, while Lyle collected eight hits off Hartsman and Klap perich for the decisive runs. In another league tilt Carpenter edged Meyer 5-4 after 10-hit efforts by both teams. Johnsburg earned a 9-0 forfeit from Little Cedar, and wet grounds canceled the Stacyville St Ansgar game and the Cedar Valley League schedule due to rain.
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Tight Pennant Race in Three I League
Keokuk lost 3-2 to Terre Haute but the Kernels edged into first in the Three I League by five percentage points as Evansville fell twice 5-1 and 4-3 to Burlington. Quincy split with Cedar Rapids 9-8 in game two after an 7-6 loss. Waterloo routed Peoria 16-6, tightening the standings with Quincy one game behind, Waterloo and Peoria two behind.
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Crippled Arm Helps Furgol to Open Title
Ed Furgol wins the U S Open at Baltusrol with rounds of 71 70 71 72 finishing at 284 one stroke ahead of Gene Littler. The 37 year old from Clayton Missouri defied a crippled left arm and kept talking little as he focused on each shot. Defending champion Ben Hogan finished five behind at 289.
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Dark Regains Lead in Poll for NL Shortstop Job
Alvin Dark of the New York Giants pulls ahead in the all star poll for the National League shortstop starting spot. He leads Johnny Logan by 736 votes with 36,712 to 35,976 as voting runs June 11 to July 3 at the Chicago Tribune. Stan Musial tops the ballot with 51,704 votes.
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Upset Here as On Your Own Beats Evening Out in Gazelle
On Your Own won the Gazelle Stakes at Aqueduct defeating favored Evening Out by a length in the $30,050 race. The upset camera captured race fans as On Your Own earned the purse and victory at the track.
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Evening Out
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Scheid to Get Help as Club Falls in Skid
Emil Scheid moves to stabilize the Southern Minnesota League club after a 6-3 loss to Owatonna. He recruits three new right handed hitters, led by Joe Sexton from Purdue, plus Jerry Schoonmaker and catcher George Gleason from Missouri, to join the Packers for upcoming games.
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Illinois Cage Captain Franks Leaves School
Illinois libero Ed Makovsky, captain-elect of the Illinois basketball team, will skip next fall. He failed second semester subjects and plans to join the armed forces this summer, returning to Illinois to play out his eligibility after discharge.
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Austin Dog Takes Third in Anoka Retriever Trial
Double Mint a Black Labrador owned and handled by Lawrence Hayes of Austin finished third in the qualifying stake at Arm Strong's Ranch Anoka Sunday. The event was a sanctioned point giving trial sponsored by the Hennepin County Amateur Retriever Club of Minneapolis.
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Red) Hayes
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