Magee Wins AHL Batting Crown With Historic Junior Teammate Feat
Kirk Magee powered the Austin VFW Packers to a strong season, posting a .468 AHL batting average to win the 1975 crown by 35 points. He led in hits with 22 of 47 at bats, tied for team RBI with Rose at 16, and scored 13 runs while preferring wood bats over aluminum. His feat makes him the first junior since 1967 to win the AHL title.
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Raso
Dan Wilson
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Rochester
John Marshall
Albert
Tim Dolan
Seltz
Rockets
Albert Lea
Tigers
Blake Evenson
Spartans
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Dough Haugen
Mark Christopherson
Brian Bawek
Sanger to Enter Minnesota Iowa Challenge Cup at Chateau Speedway
Eddie Sanger of Waterloo, a top Iowa stock car driver, plans to race in the Minnesota Iowa Challenge Cup at Chateau Speedway in Lansing next Tuesday. About 40 late model cars expected. $4,000 purse with $600 to feature winner. Runners include Dave Bjorge, Gerhard Wollenburg, Rich Olson, Mert Williams, LeRoy Sharkey, Dave Noble, and Ray Forsyth. Heat races 10 laps, semifeature 20, feature 30. starting spots drawn 7:30 p.m. Eight o clock race time, four barrell car rule. Advance tickets available in Austin and Blooming Prairie.
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Major League Leaders Highlight 1975 Baseball Stats
The season summary lists top performers in batting pitching and fielding across the National and American Leagues. Key names include Madlock Luzinski Bench Morgan and Garvey with leading averages runs batted in and hits. Pitchers Messersmith Kaat Palmer Ryan and Perry post top K totals and low ERAs.
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Ryan
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Tex
Legion Packers sweep doubleheader against Spartans in heat
Austin Post 91 American Legion varsity wins both games at Marcusen Park in a humid twin bill. Kirk Magee drove in runs in the opener as Austin breaks a 2-2 tie with two fourth inning scores and sweeps to 2-1 in district play, while the Spartans stay winless in league action.
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Rochester Spartans
Marcusen Park
Spartans
Bill Riach
Albert Lea
Baseball Standings And Weekend Schedule From The Major Leagues
MLB standings show Milwaukee leading Cleveland 6 to 0 and Detroit 10 to 9 as Minnesota beats Chicago and California hosts Texas in Oakland. Sunday games include Minnesota at Chicago New York at Detroit and Boston at Baltimore with several interleague matchups across cities.
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Coaches All-America game opens 15th season in Lubbock
In 1973 Terry Metcalf burst onto the scene with 135 rushing yards and a touchdown in a 20-6 West victory over the East. Tonight the 15th annual Coaches All-America contest features stars like Red Shoate and David Hamm in a game at Jones Stadium with about 40,000 fans and a national TV audience.
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Lubbock
Tex
Terry Metcalf
California
Red Shoate
Oklahoma
David Hamm
Nebraska
Jones Stadium
West
Rush Leader Ken Williard Dominates NFC Rushing
Ken Williard led NFC rushers with 6 105 yards across a 10 season span in the NFL.
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Ken Williard
National Football Conference
NFL
Elks breeze in Jr. Club League victory
The Elks walloped ACT 16 to 3 in boys Junior Club League baseball action Friday. Kyle Gordon earned the win as Brian Borland and teammates sparked the offense with three hits apiece.
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Elks
Kyle Gordon
Brian Borland
Donations redirected for Joe Leif Wrestling Fund drive
Donations for the Joe Leif Wrestling Fund should go to the Austin Area Chamber of Commerce instead of Leif. Leif aims to raise money to compete in a freestyle wrestling tournament in Europe this summer.
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Joe Leif
Austin Area
Corbin Shuts Down Sox To Earn Twins Victory
Ray Corbin pitched a complete game as the Minnesota Twins topped the Chicago White Sox 5-3. Frank Quilici praised Corbin after twice earlier bullpen failures against Chicago, noting the bullpen's rest and Burges Burgmeier's recent workload. Brye hit his fifth homer to start the scoring in the first inning.
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Tom Burgmeier
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Eric Soderholm
All-Star Baseball Opener Postponed in Minnesota
The Minnesota High School All-Star baseball series opener at Midway Stadium was postponed due to rain. The first game moved from Friday night to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, with the originally scheduled 1 p.m. start time adjusted for the replay.
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Riach
Tim Dolan
Bob Rinaldi
Minnesota Prep
Rinaldi
Albert Lea
Jim van Proosty
Minn
Fighting Saints gain one but lose two players
The Minnesota Fighting Saints selected Gerry Odrowski from Phoenix in the WHA intra-league draft but lost veterans Mike McMahon and Terry Ball. Odrowski, a 37-year-old All Star, had 43 points last season with five goals and 38 assists.
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Minnesota Fighting Saints
World Hockey Association
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Gerry Odrowski
Phoenix
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Terry Ball
Odrowski
Watson Dominates U.S. Open Halfway Lead at Medinah
Tom Watson held a three stroke lead at Medinah after a 36 32 to reach 135 through 36 holes in the 74th U S Open. He invoked the lightning rule delaying play on Friday while Lee Trevino and Bobby Nichols watched a nearby strike. Ben Crenshaw shot 68 to sit three back at 138, tying a halfway Open record first set by Mike Souchak in 1960 then tied by Bert Yancey in 1968.
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Ill
Tom Watson
Watson
U.S. Golf Association
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Mike Souchak
Bert Yancey
Ahern Leads Hoosier Classic After Opening Round
Kathy Ahern shot five birdies with no bogeys to lead the Ladies Professional Golf Association Hoosier Classic at Plymouth Country Club. The 26 year old said she did everything right as heat blanketed the Plymouth course in Friday's opening round.
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Ind
Kathy Ahern
Plymouth Country Club
Pacelli girls eyeing 76 track season after 1975 success
Pacelli Shamrocks girls track, led by junior Julie Schaefer and sophomore Linda Sunderman, posted strong 1975 results including a 142 dual-triangular record. Sunderman and Schaefer qualified for State in shot put and long jump, while Sunderman led team with 253 points and Schaefer with 161.
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Pete Schmidt
Julie Schaefer
Linda Sunderman
Sunderman
Schaefer
Welsh
Christoperson
Barb Berge
Nelson
Jackie Fryer
Tindal
Bob Wetterberg
Lynn chose baseball over football after tough lessons
Boston rookie Fred Lynn, star of baseball yet an athlete in football and basketball at El Monte High, rejected a 38000 bonus from the Yankees. He later quit football to focus on baseball, helped by coach Bobby Winkles who said Lynn would be forgotten in football. Lynn’s strong season includes 50 RBI and a .352 average, with 14 homers and a league leading slugging pace.
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Fred Lynn
Boston Red Sox
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Lynn
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Cunningham
New England Patriots
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