Austin Bemidji Face Key State Tournament Clash
Hard hitting Austin meets ace pitcher Billy Lawrence of Bemidji in a first round state baseball game at Midway Stadium St Paul at 4 p.m. Austin riding a 12-3 record boasts strong batting and emerging pitching led by Ron McKay. Bemidji fields top pitcher Lawrence who owns 18 straight wins and a .516 batting average in 31 at bats. Other first round games include Tracy vs Little Falls and Mankato vs International Falls.
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Talk of Major League Invasion Hurts PCL
Rep. Celler warned that talk of an MLB expansion westward has harmed the Pacific Coast League and may warrant disciplinary action. hearings showed overall minor league profits in five seasons were modest with losses for some clubs and damaged morale.
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Rosburg Leads Flint Open With Hot Putting Display
Pudgy Bob Rosburg fired a 65 to take a two stroke lead in the Flint Open at Flint Golf Club. His 22 putts powered rounds of 33 and 32 on the 6,625 yard course as Don Finsterwald Doug Ford Julius Boros and Arnold Palmer trailed by two or four strokes in round one.
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Ulrich Seeks Shelden Title In Rochester Golf Meet
Wally Ulrich of Austin aims for a fourth Walter D. Shelden golf title as 180 pros and amateurs begin the Rochester Country Club event. Defending champ Don Waryan faces top challengers Pat Sawyer Joe Coria Joe Ladd Jack Jones Babe Orff, with Ulrich shooting 66 in practice.
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Iowa
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Fight Results Reach Across Cities and Rings
In Mexico City Ike Chestnut stopped Kid Anahiunc after an 8 round bout. Eddie Andrews and Karl Heing Guder fought in Dortmund with a 4 round co stoppage. Mio Savage won in El Paso by outpointing Mel Barker in 10 rounds in Austin Texas, while a New York fighter tied with another contender.
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Salt Lake City
Mel Barker
Austin
Turley Adds Another Pitch In Yankees 3-1 Win Over Tigers
Bob Turley pitched six hits and earned run support in New York’s 3-1 victory over Detroit to complete a three game sweep. He said he has added a curve and a slider to his arsenal and controlled the game with few walks. Harvey Kuenn broke Turley’s bid for a no hit until the eighth inning.
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Argentinian and French Amateurs Withdraw From British Open
Enrique Bertonico of Argentina and Henri De Lamare of France withdrew from the British Open golf championship to be held at St Andrews from July 1 to 5. The field reduces as the top amateur players exit before the final rounds.
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Lopez Expects Yanks Fall as Sox Lead Slimly
New York reports manager Al Lopez confident the Chicago White Sox can dethrone the Yankees after two early wins in New York. Jim Wilson to start for Chicago in a four game set, with Pierc e likely to follow. Outfielders Doby and Landis nursing injuries as Chicago fights through close games and late rallies.
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Three Clubs in Tight Race for Flag
The American Association pennant race tightens with St Paul Wichita and Minneapolis in a near tie for first while Louisville trails. Omaha and Denver win to close gap as Tom Cheney shines for Omaha and Don Demeter among Saints fuels lead with a homer and a bases loaded triple.
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Don Demeter
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Lakers Lose but Hold Top Spot in Race
Faribault remains atop the Southern Minnesota League standings at 10-4 after a 9-8 loss to Winona at Bell Field despite Mason City’s 5-0 win over Mankato. Fairmont and Albert Lea kept pace with 6-4 and 10-4 wins, while Rochester dropped 10-4 to Albert Lea and Mason City held a 5-0 shutout over Mankato.
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Packers fall to Martins 6 4 in nine innings
Whitey Felker pitched effectively in relief for the Packers but was saddled with an unearned run in the eighth. Knox took the loss for Austin after a rough start as Don Dahlike Milt Neilsen and Ken Staples sparked Martins with three first inning runs and two long balls. Myron Hoffman earned the win for Fairmont, giving up five hits over seven innings as Eaton, Dahike and others aided a 6 4 Fairmont victory linked to a late Packers rally and a contentious protest by Fairmont manager Jim McNulty that was withdrawn after the Martins secured the win.
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Chestnut Knocks Out Anahuac in Eighth Round
Ike Chestnut of New York stopped Kid Anahuac of Mexico at 2:20 of the eighth round in a scheduled 10 round featherweight bout before about 10 000 fans in Los Angeles. Chestnut, 23, weighed 127 pounds and was a 610 underdog. Anahuac twice rose after the knockdown but appeared immobilized by the stomach and heart blows and referee Tommy Hart stopped the fight. This was Anahuac’s first knockout loss in 39 fights.
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Lansing Corners Rally Beats Leftys Bar 62 in City League
Lansing Corners exploded for three runs in the fifth inning to beat Lefty s Bar 62 at Northwest Field. It was their fourth win in five starts while Lefty s drops to 0-4. Lansing had nine hits off Don Rosavy. Lefty s collected five off Carl Miller including a triple by Aberg and a double by Flint. Next, Merchants face the Moose on Monday, a key title chase game.
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Ex hurler dies Mount Carmel veteran Senator pitcher
Wallace Warmoth aged 64 former Washington Senators pitcher from the late 1920s died yesterday at Mount Carmel Illinois. Warmoth played in the majors during a brief career with the Senators and is remembered by old fans.
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Skowron Raises Batting Average to .347
Austin slugger Bill Skowron the New York Yankees first baseman had two hits in four at bats against the Detroit Tigers boosting his average to .347. He doubled and moved to third in the American League batting race behind Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams. Skowron also has 45 RBIs, second in the league behind Roy Sievers.
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Drake baseball coach Kaley resigns for Eastern Illinois post
Des Moines reports that Jack Kaley, long time Drake University baseball coach, resigned Friday to take a similar coaching position at Eastern Illinois State College.
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IBC Awaits Court Ruling On Madison Square Garden
In New York the Inter national Boxing club faced a federal ruling on retaining MSG control. Judge Sylvester J. Ryan signaled no expectation of a draw and floated breaking ties between Wirtz Norris and Madison Square Garden. He suggested nullifying exclusive boxer contracts held by the IBC.
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Aberdeen and Box Split Doubleheader
Aberdeen split a doubleheader with St Cloud dropping the opener 7 4 but taking the nightcap 11 7. Duluth Superior at Fargo Moorhead was postponed by a tornado that killed at least eight people.
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Yankees Win and Card Report NL Lead Emergence
The Cardinals move into the NL lead with a 7 4 victory powered by Murry Dickson over Pittsburgh as Stan Musial extends a 20 game hitting streak. The Giants beat Milwaukee to tighten the race. the Yankees extend a seven game AL win streak with a 3 1 win over Detroit and the White Sox visit New York.
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Calhoun Giambra Bout Aims To Settle One Point Loss
The clash at War Memorial tonight features middleweight rivalries between Calhoun and Giambra. NBC telecasts an 10 round bout with Giambra, 50-4-1, favored by bettors after nine straight wins. Calhoun, 27-2, seeks revenge after a one point defeat to Giardello and a prior loss to Spider Webb.
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Stock Cars to Run at Lansing Saturday
Stock car racing will be featured at Chateau Speedway Lansing Saturday night with opening heats at 8:30 p.m. The event, a sponsor and mechanic race, should draw strong interest. Top drivers Verlon Baker Maynard Campbell Lloyd Matter Paul Sardi Bernie Jacob Don McAlister Ken Evans Del Classen Roger Schue prominent from Blooming Prairie Austin Albert Lea and others will compete. Time trials for pole positions start at 7:30.
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Baseball League Participation Records of 1956
A total of 281 players participated in National League games during the 1956 season, reflecting the breadth of talent across teams. The figure highlights the league’s player pool and competitive depth for the year.
Coe and Hiskey Vie in Trans-Mississippi Round Three
Charley Coe the Walker Cup captain faces Jim Hiskey as the Trans-Mississippi field narrows to 16. Ten contenders are college players or recent graduates, including Oklahoma City veteran Coe and Idaho native Hiskey from the University of Houston. Coe beat Frank Redman 1 up with 72, while Hiskey shot 69 to defeat Herb Durham 2 and 1.
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Minn
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Los Angeles
Legion Team Meets Albert Lea Tonight
Sig Qvale's Austin American Legion Junior base ball squad aims for a two game sweep of Albert Lea at Marcusen Park in a Southern Minnesota Legion League clash starting at 7 30 p m They beat Albert Lea 11 4 earlier and expect another win This week they also played Mason City 9 2 and battled New Richland to a 1 1 tie before darkness ended play A Keister Monday night game was rained out Several Austin High players off to St Paul for the state tournament will also see action
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Feature 100 Dash Opens AAU Track Championships in Dayton
The 69th annual senior AAU track championships start at Dayton High School stadium with a field of 36 entrants including Leamon King Dave Sime Ira Murchison and Willie Williams among world title holders. Finals cover the 100 yard dash 120 and 440 yard hurdles six mile run hammer throw high jump broad jump and shot put.
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Western Michigan
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Army
Campbell Aims to Boost Water Speed Record in US
Donald Campbell holder of the world water speed record of 225.63 mph travels from Southampton to the United States to attempt pushing the mark toward 250 mph.
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