Wilkinson fills in as catcher and outfielder for Packers
Jim Wilkinson, a catcher by trade, replaced the injured Sam House and impressed against the Rochester Royals with two rare outs at first base after great catches. He has two singles and a home run in two games, and Austin still plans him as House’s regular when recovered.
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Lou Ciola
Jim Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Rochester Royals
Sam House
Packer
Austin
Royals
Bloomington to host Holiday on Ice in July
Outdoor ice show at Bloomington stadium opens July 10 with 1956 Olympic champion Hayes Alan Jenkins. A portable arena will freeze the infield to create ice despite July heat, offering spectators clear views. This marks Jenkins professional debut after a sweep of championships. The event is billed as the world's largest ice spectacle and expected to draw wide interest.
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Hayes Alan Jenkins
Bloomington
Jenkins
Skowron Trade Sparks AL Interest From Yankees
AL clubs weigh top talent offers to pry Bill Skowron from the Yankees as Cleveland and Chicago consider deals. White Sox propose three-player package while Indians discuss sending a top pitcher for Skowron or Elston Howard. Marion aims Skowron at first base if possible. Also notes Southern Minnesota Golf Association at Soldiers Field Rochester completing its annual tournament arrangements. Robert Finseth of Kenyon seeks to defend his title after three wins.
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Bill Skowron
Joe Collins
New York Yankees
Austin Packer
Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Casey Stengel
Skowron
Elston Howard
White Sox
Bill
Chicago
Marty Marion
Southern Minnesota Golf Association
Soldiers Field
Rochester
Herb Thiewel
Robert Finseth
Kenyon
Thomas Joins Lakers in Pitching Push
Faribault Lakers release lefty Bill Washburn and sign righty Dave Thomas native of Faribault who played eight pro seasons in the St. Louis Cardinal system. Thomas has worked out with the team this spring and pitched in exhibitions, to be used mainly in relief with occasional starts. Washburn left Austin with a 1-3 mark. Also new for the Winona Chiefs is second baseman Bob Kerslake from Loyola University Baltimore? Loyola University.
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Faribault Lakers
Bill Washburn
Dave Thomas
Thomas
Faribault
St. Louis Cardinal
Lakers
Pete Deem
Washburn
Austin
Winona Chiefs
Bob Kerslake
Loyola University, Loyola
Bemidji and Washington Vie For State Title In Minnesota Baseball
Undefeated Bemidji faces Twin Cities champion Washington in the Minnesota high school baseball final at 8 p.m. The winners rode identical three pitcher efforts by Bill Lawrence and Jim Rantz. Bemidji topped Benson 3 1 while Washington shut out Edina Morningside 5 0. Consolation games follow with Hibbing versus Austin and Mankato versus Fairfax, then the consolation title at 2 p.m. Third place game Benson versus Edina Morningside at 4 p.m. Attendance nears the all time 1952 mark.
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Minneapolis
Bemidji
St. Paul
Washington
Twin Cities
Minnesota
Bill Lawrence
Jim Rantz
Benson
Edina Morningside
Lumberjacks
Russ
Fortier
Joe Meyer
Corky Johnson
Dick Anderson
Meyer
Anderson
Dale Lauderbaugh
John Kellner
Dan Anderson
Austin
Mankato
Fairfax
Owatonna
Hegerle Takes Technical Knockout Over Schmolze in Twin Cities Bout
St Paul's Jim Hegerle defeated Joe Schmolze of Minneapolis by a tenth round TKO in a scheduled 12 round middleweight fight after opening a cut on Schmolze's left eyelid in the ninth. The pairing weighed 158 pounds each, with Hegerle scoring a knockdown in the first round and the bout declared even by judges before the stoppage. Preliminary results include Rindal over Cruze in 8, Thornton over Davis in 6, Womochil over Walburg in 4, and Jarosch stopping Pelzer in 2:20 of the first.
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Joe Schmolze
Minneapolis
Schmolze
Hegerle
Jack Gibbons
Hegerly
Terry Rindal
St. Paul
Abe Cruze
Chicago
Barnett Thornton
Danny Davis
Wayne Womochil
Omaha
Dale Walburg
Virginia
Minn
George Jarosch
Ted Pelzer
Moose and Millers Win I Ball Games
The Moose beat the Merchants 5 3 at North West diamond boosting their City League lead to nine straight wins. Carl Miller and Mittag hit homers for the Moose while Jerry Wilde drove three singles and a double for the Merchants. Miller Real Estate routed Eddy Paper 16 5 with Shillinger driving a 10 run burst in the sixth inning.
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Moose
Merchants
North West Diamond
Carl Miller
Mittag
Jerry Wilde
Miller Real Estate
Eddy Paper
Shillinger
Miller
Musial May Decide to Quit Baseball
The Cardinals star Stan Musial weighs retirement after the season amid turmoil over teammate changes and trade rumors involving Red Schoendienst and Robin Roberts. His shift to first base and salary are noted, but mood improves after the deadline passes, with support for Hutchinson and overall financial security cited.
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Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Red Schoendienst
Hart
Cardinals
Philadelphia
Robin Roberts
Phillies
Frank Lane
Lane
St. Louis
Stan
Fred Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Campanella Breaks Slump with Two Homers in Dodgers Win
Roy Campanella ended a long batting slump by belting two homers driving in six runs in the Brooklyn Dodgers 9 8 victory over St Louis. His late three run shot tied the game in the ninth and Don Zimmer followed with a game winning single.
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Brooklyn
Roy Campanella
St. Louis
Campy
Dodger
Murry Dickson
Don Zimmer
Campanella
Herm Wehmeier
RBI
Dhummy Ebbets Field
Carter Earns Outpoint Victory in LA Bout
Jimmy Carter from Los Angeles defeats Leuro Salas of New York by decision in a boxing match. Salas fought 10 rounds as Carter earned the points for the win in the venue.
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Los Angeles
Jimmy Carter
New York
Leuro Salas
St Paul Beats Wichita With Six Home Runs In ASA Victory
St Paul powered six homers led by Bob Lillis and Granny Gladstone to defeat Wichita 6 to 0. Bob Hazle hit two homers for Wichita as Glenn McMinn earned the win after Karl Spooner began and Bob Giggie left early. Charleston beat Omaha 4 to 1 in the night’s other game before rain halted Denver at Louisville and Minneapolis at Indianapolis.
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Charleston
Omaha
Louisville
Denver
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Bob Lillis
Granny Gladstone
St. Paul
Bob Hazle
Wichita
Saints
Karl Spooner
Glenn McMinn
Bob Giggie
Lillis
Sally Drake
Gladstone
Giggie
Roberto Vargas
Joe Presko
State Trials Here Sunday
An important land and water trial will be staged Sunday at the Foster Ashton farm north of Todd Park. The Aus tin Retriever Club sponsors one of three point trials to determine state Open All Age and Derby Stakes winners who will advance to national trials. Events begin 8 a.m. with Puppy and Qualifying Stakes in the afternoon. Notable entrants include Cork of Oakwood Lane and Rip's Bingo with other champions such as Webway's Crusader Cindie of Solomon sen Raindrop of Deerwood Yankee Clipper of Minneapolis and Pirate of Sun-N-Aire.
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Todd Park
The
Austin Retriever Club
Cork
Oakwood Lane
St. Cloud
Rip’s Bingo
Minneapolis
Webway
Crusader
Cindie
Solomonsen
Raindrop
Deerwood
Yankee Clipper
Pirate
Sun-N-Aire
Mason City Legion Buries Austin 21-0 in Legion Baseball
Mason City rolled to a 21-0 South ern Minnesota Legion League win over Austin. Chamberlain pitched a no hit no run game for Mason City, while Butler Wabben and Chamberlain homered, aiding 20 Mason City hits as they improved to 4-0 in league play. Austin dropped to 0-3.
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Mason City
Austin American Legion
Southern Minnesota Legion League
Iowans
Schneider
Johnson
Butler
Wabben
Chamberlain
Fairmont Martins Blank Austin to Move Into Tie for Lead
Fairmont pitcher Hal Snyder hurled a four-hitter and Jim McNulty's club powered past Austin 5-0 to pull into a three-way share of first place in the Southern Minnesota League with Rochester and Faribault. Austin drops to fourth as Fairmont sends its record to 9-6 alongside the leaders.
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Faribault
Albert Lea
Rochester Royals
Waseca-Owatonna Twins
Royals
Austin
Martins
Winona
Mankato
Howie Schultz
Jerry Ackerman
Lakers
Chiefs
Schultz
Jim Bell
Jim Earnhardt
Hal Haddican
Merchants
Haddican
Carmen Cozza
Charlie Frey
Waseca- Owatonna
Waseca-Owatonna
Rochester
Jim McNulty
Fairmont Martins
Minnesota
Hal Snyder
Packers
Packers, Martin fall as Snyder wins in pitchers' duel
Snyder pitched effectively for the Martins, earning his first win against three losses as he mixed a sharp curve with speed. Paul Johnson took the loss for the Packers after nine hits produced all nine runs through six innings. Eaton and Mitchell delivered key hits while Felker closed strong in relief, helping Martin snap a skid and set up a makeup game at Albert Lea.
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Waseca-Owatonna Twins
Snyder
Packers
Frank Brown
Packer
Brown
Jim Wilkinson
John Hack
Art Seguso
McNulty
Loyal Bloxam
Clyde DeWitt
Paul Johnson
Johnson
Martins
Bill van Heuit
Herb Banton
Mitchell
Ziggy Jasinski
Lou Hagge
Lou Ciola
Whitey Felker
Martin
Felker
Rochester
Albert Lea
Harshman Delivers One-Hitter as White Sox Top Pirates
In a rare three pitcher one-hitter duel, Jack Harshman beat Connie Johnson 1-0 for the Chicago White Sox over Baltimore. The game marked only the third major league one hitter since 1900, with Gus Triandos the lone hit off Harshman. Nellie Fox doubled for the Sox.
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Harshman
Chicago White Sox
Baltimore
Connie Johnson
George Zuverink
Gus Triandos
Hal Smith
White Sox
Johnson
Chicago
Nellie Fox
Jim Rivera
Bobby Cain
St.Louis Browns
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Marty Marion
Browns
Former Golf Champion Gardner Dies at 66
Robert A. Gardner, 66, an investment broker from Lake Forest suburb, and twice United States amateur golf champion, died Thursday. He won the national amateur title in 1909 and 1915 and played on the Walker Cup team in 1922 1923 1924 and 1926.
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Chicago
Robert A. Gardner
United States
Gardner
Lake Forest
Sargeant Beats Grand Meadow In Exhibition
Sargeant defeated Grand Meadow 12 to 10 in an exhibition game on Thursday night. Sargeant, leading the Cedar Valley loop with a 4-0 record, collected 14 hits off Olson and Durham. Grand Meadow had eight hits, limited by pitcher Martin Fink.
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Grand Meadow
Sargeant
Eangy
Cedar Valley Lea
South Border
Cedar Valley Loop
Olson
Durhman
Martin Fink
St Paul Brawler Halts Opponent in Local Bout
St Paul fighter Jim Hegerly stops Joe Schmolse in an alley fight in Minneapolis. The brief scuffle ends after 8 minutes with Hegerly declared winner. Police reports unclear.
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ST. Paul
Jim Hegerly
Joe Schmolse
Minneapolis
Boxing Bouts Reported From Philadelphia and San Francisco
Johnny Lombardo of Mt. Carmel Pennsylvania knocked out Harold Felder of Philadelphia in six rounds. Ruben Hernandez of San Francisco stopped Bull Halsey of Oakland in nine rounds.
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Philadelphia
Johnny Lombardo
Mt. Carmel
Harold Felder
San Francisco
Ruben Hernandez
Bull Halsey
Oakland
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