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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1964
Page
12
Dick Seltz, who coached Austin High to a state baseball title, receives letters of congratulations from L. S. Harbo and Michael Walgren. The piece details returning players, transfers, and coaching changes, noting Ernst Siebert’s Minnesota ties and Y A Tittle’s post season plans. It also covers Olympic basketball hopes, White Sox jokes, and Corner Chatter updates from baseball and football circuits.
At Wimbledon in London officials watched as Russia’s Alex Metreveli and Hungary’s Istvan Gulyas pulled out of matches over apartheid, signaling politics intruding on the tournament. Other seeds advanced while some players endured tense, long battles on court.
The Glass Shop ended a four game drought by beating Mrs. Jaycees Sunset Motel 16 to 10 at the Athletic Field. Flaine Reinartz pitched and helped with a single double and triple as Glass Shop totaled 21 hits. Mary Stephens drove in four runs with two doubles and a homer by Jon Mocal and Jeannie Kellogg led Red's Carpet Cleaners.
Dick Seltz's Austin High School team capped a 17 5 season with the state crown. Mike House topped batting at .363 with 27 hits in 72 at bats while Lynn McAlister hit .328 and Steve Schmitt tied for All Tournament honors with a .304 mark and hit the state meet's only inside the park homer. Lefty Dave Hartman went 3-0 in the tournament, pitching 78 innings with 90 strikeouts.
Austin Seltz praised his squad as a "fighting team" with strong spirit despite losing a core group of seniors House McAlister Schmitt Hartman Berg Mike King Larry Faber Chuck Granholm Riles Best Williams. He noted missing regulars but called the team one of his best in 14 years and recalled winning a state title as a privilege from his 13 trips to the meet since 1954 at St. Cloud.
Mira aims to showcase skills for a pro shot with the 49ers in the East vs West All-America game at War Memorial Stadium. He trains, studies defenses, and plans a July trip to San Francisco for pregame camp before the August Chicago showcase. The Miami quarterback cites learning behind John Brodie and competing against top college stars.
The Jaycees walloped the Y Men 13-3 after 20 hits led by Larson and Anderson four each. Anderson allowed 12 Y Men hits as Bob Starnes homered and Allen tripled for the losers. In the nightcap the Eagles beat the Moose 7-5 to tie for first with Combs Rusco and Idle Hour Inn behind a nine hit attack including two homers by Harlan Nelson and John Berg.
The Austin VFW Midgets, 2-1 in First District play, host Waseca at Marcusen Park Saturday at 2 p.m. Five league games are on tap with Austin riding a two game win streak since a opening loss to Winona. Other matchups include Albert Lea at Lake City, Winona at Rochester, St. Charles at Mankato and Northfield at Faribault.
Australian Jim Ferrier, nearing 50, says modern golf offers large purses and bright futures for younger players. He notes total tour prize money rising from $562,000 in 1953 to over $2 million last year, with this Cleveland Open first prize at $20,000. Geiberger led with 64, Lema and Bayer at 65, Palmer 67, Nicklaus 68 as the second round loomed.
Minnesota manager Sam Mele fined Jim Roland for loafing after batting practice, while the Twins were held to three hits in an 8-1 loss to the Cleveland Indians. Max Alvis and Larry Brown homered for Cleveland, and Don McMahon relieved Kralick.
Chuck Peters pitched a two hitter with nine strikeouts as the Missiles beat the Yellow Jackets 2-0 at UCT Park. The Missiles improved to 3-2, scoring one run in the first and another in the second on six hits off Mark Ten Eyck who had eight strikeouts. Yellow Jackets drop to 1-4. In other action, the Yanks defeated the Green Hornets 5-1. Colts (1-4) meet Yanks (5-0) Monday at 6:30 p.m.
Myron Hoffman scattered seven hits to back Albert Lea as the Colonels beat Rochester 4-3 at Mayo Field. Albert Lea rallied for three runs in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie. Owatonna moved to second place at 4-4 with Bloomington leading at 6-2. Rochester visits Owatonna next.
Blooming Prairie Gun Club holds a two day registered trapshoot starting 11 a.m. each day in Blooming Prairie Minnesota. Saturday features 100 16 yard targets a 100 target handicap and doubles championships with trophies for winners. The second day repeats the events and awards based on scores from 200 targets. Orville Pomeroy and Dallas Holm of Minneapolis tied last year in the 500 target marathon with Pomeroy winning in a shoot-off. Don Edmond of Waupaca Wisconsin won the 100 16 yard event last year with a perfect score.
Del Crandall capped a 4 for 4 night with a bases loaded single off Nate Oliver in the 13th inning as the Giants beat the Dodgers 2 to 1 at Candlestick Park. Koufax struck out 10 for the 55th time, matching a record. Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda had earlier hits for San Francisco.
The American Legion beat Mike's Bar 6 to 4 to stay close to Front-running Moose in the Men's City League Fast Pitch title race. Rosavy pitched a seven-hit game with Wayne Haefner homering. Legion improves to 8-3 while Mike's Bar drops to 6-5. Two games follow Monday with Idle Hour and VFW matching the Legion and Mike's Bar respectively.
St Paul Minneapolis AP reports veteran defensive tackle George Strugar signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings. Strugar, 6 feet 5, 260 pounds, played five seasons with the Rams and one game with Pittsburgh in 1962, then the 1963 AFL season with the Jets. The Vikings also signed Larry Bowie, a starting guard in his second NFL season.
Steve Barber pitched a three hit complete game with nine strikeouts leading Baltimore to a 3-1 victory over the Yankees. Boog Powell and Brooks Robinson homered as the Orioles extended their AL lead to 2 ½ games while Yogi Berra stayed confident. The Angels won their ninth straight, tying Boston, as Cleveland routed Minnesota 8-1 in the only other AL game.
Jose Stable the Cuban welterweight contender meets Vince Shomo in a 10 round televised bout at Madison Square Garden. Stable carries a 25 fight streak but has a broken jaw from eight months ago. Shomo is riding a five fight win streak and holds a 12-6-1 record.
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