Austin Ready for Crack at State Crown
The Austin high school baseball team heads to St Paul for the state tournament at Midway Stadium. Coach Dick Seltz says this is his best hitting squad yet as Austin seeks a sixth state title after titles in 1954 and a long history of appearances since 1951. The Packers open with Bemidji in a 4 p.m. first round game.
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Rosburg Extends Lead at Flint Open in Round Two
In Flint Michigan golfer Bob Rosburg of San Francisco stretched his lead to four strokes at the halfway point of the $37,000 Flint Open 72 hole event at Flint Golf Club. Rosburg shot 69 to match his 65 first round for a 134 total while rivals including Duden Weaver Sanders and Kroll sat two behind.
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Legion Posts Victory Over Albert Lea in League Contest
Sig Qvale's Austin American Legion Junior baseball team defeated Albert Lea 3-1 at Marcuson Park Friday night. Austin built a two run third inning with Slupe driving in two and Booher scoring on a Slupe triple. Stevens added an insurance run in the fourth. Kauffman pitched well for Albert Lea, which scored once in the sixth. The Legion hosts Mankato Tuesday and Mason City Thursday, with a home game against Le Crescent on Saturday at 2 p.m.
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Shoemaker Grabs Lefthanders Title In Dallas
Harry Shoemaker of Signal Mountain Tenn won the National Lefthanded Golf title with a two over par 74 at the Dallas Athletic Club. He posted 74 on both nines for a 295 total seven over par. J C Tharp of Corpus Christi Tex finished second after birdying the last two holes.
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Net semifinals set as Giammalva faces Andrews in NCAA tennis
In Salt Lake City top seed Sam Giammalva of Texas ousted Murray State’s John Pewless 6 3 8 6 6 1 to reach the NCAA singles semifinals. Art Andrews of Iowa beat Tulane’s Crawford Henry 6 4 6 4 11 9 to join the final four. Michigan and Tulane split seven points in the team race.
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McDaniel Shuts Out Dodgers In 17 Innings For Cardinals
Von McDaniel, 18 and four weeks out of high school, blanked the Dodgers 2-0 over seven innings then to a 2-0 win as the Cardinals extended NL lead to 1½ games. He allowed only four hits in his first major league start while Danny MceDevitt took the loss.
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Stobbs Wins Hex Night With 6-3 Indians Victory
Chuck Stobbs, wearing number 13 for luck, hurled eight strikeouts over seven hits as the Washington Senators defeated the Cleveland Indians 6-3. The stunt night at Griffith Stadium drew 9,462 fans, with rabbit feet and a silver dollar mystique aiding Stobbs who ended a long losing streak.
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Bowden and Lincoln to Meet in AAU Mile
Bowden of the San Francisco Olympic Club and Merv Lincoln of Australia clash in the AAU mile finals at Dayton as last night’s opener produced five meet records. Tom Courtney also competes. Glenn Davis set a 440 hurdles meet record and Harold Connolly set a hammer mark, while Charles Dumas topped the high jump meet record.
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McDaniel Brothers Split Spotlight With Big League Debut
In Hollis Oklahoma Jerry Don McDaniel age thirteen started a Little League game but was shelled for several hits and took his first defeat of the season as younger brother of Von and Newell McDaniel watched the Dodgers Cardinals game on radio. Von McDaniel was making his first major league start shutting out Brooklyn.
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New York Dog Wins Field Trials Title in Minnesota
A black labrador from New York won the National Amateur Field Trials in Park Rapids Minnesota after competing against 26 dogs. The trophy went to Major VI owned by Mrs Fraser M. Horn of Southampton Long Island. The dog was handled for three days by John Faser, Mrs Horns son. The same dog previously earned amateur and field retriever titles in 1954.
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Wichita Tumbled by Saints in Baseball Standings
St Paul beat Wichita 6-2 as Willey struggled on the mound. Denver crushed Louisville 19-2 to pull within four games of the league lead. Throneberry hit his 14th and 15th homers while Gray and Howell fueled St Paul’s offensive burst.
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Lyle to Face Mantorville in Sunday League Baseball
South Border League schedules Sunday games with Chatfield hosting Kasson and Lyle at Mantorville. Stewartville visits Spring Valley while Sargeant Hayfield plays Grand Meadow. Chatfield Kasson Mantorville won last week. Spring Valley Grand Meadow were rained out. North Central League features Johnsburg at Adams with others including Stacyville at Little Cedar and Meyer at Rockford. All games begin at 2 30 p.m.
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Dukes Top Topeka In Western League Clash
Albuquerque Dukes handed Topeka Hawks a 7-4 defeat as Topeka maintained a 5 1/2 game lead. Lincoln fell 6-2 to Amarillo, narrowing the gap for third. Colorado Springs shutout Sioux City 6-0. Pueblo won 10-4 and 8-4 against Des Moines to climb to sixth.
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Ciola and Nehring Set to Pitch in Packers Chiefs Game
Austin Ciola will start for the Packers against Merlin Nehring of the Winona Chiefs in a Southern Minnesota League game at Gabrych Park in Winona Sunday night. Austin seeks its first win of the series after losses 6-0 and 10-1, while Nehring aims to complete a win after going the distance in the last meeting.
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Austin Blues Eyes Down State League Lead With Makeups
The Austin Blues and Mankato Moose share first with 5-2 records as Austin hosts Albert Lea at 7:30 p.m. and later meets Mankato at 8 p.m. Sunday at Marcusen Park. George Battey starts Albert Lea game. Dave Perl pitches Mankato. Regular lineup includes Slupe, Mathias, Ploof, Tate, McKay, Hatch, Becker and Smith. Rochester visits Albert Lea on Sunday.
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Giambra Calhoun Plan Rematch After Draw at War Memorial
Syracuse report details a 10 round welter middleweight bout between Joey Giambra and Rory Calhoun ending in a split decision draw. Giambra, 25, kept his unbeaten streak alive and eyed a rematch within a month for a title bout or purse in New York. Calhoun, 22, White Plains, argued he won and called the decision rough.
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Skowron Drives in Run as Yankees Beat White Sox 4-2
Bill Skowron failed to get a hit but drove in a run with a sacrifice fly as the Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-2. He raised his RBI total to 46 and his batting average to .342, tied for third in the American League. Mickey Mantle leads at .381, Ted Williams is .356, while Roy Sievers has 52 RBIs.
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Buchholz Clinches National Scholastic Tennis Title in Charlottesville
Earl Buchholz of St. Louis won his first National Scholastic Tennis Title in Charlottesville as a 16-year-old. He defeated Lawrence Nagler of Roslyn Heights 6-0 6-1 6-0 in 67 minutes, completing a straight-set run from start to finish.
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Bears UCLA Stay in PCC for Next Football Season
California and UCLA will remain in the Pacific Coast Conference for the coming season but the long term future of the conference is uncertain. Regents set athletic principles and exempt California and UCLA from the round robin schedule after 1957, prompting concerns of a possible breakup and new alignments among member schools.
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