Melrose Nips St. Paul, 3-1 in 10 Frames
In Owatonna at Dartt's park on a muddy night, Melrose beat St. Paul 3-1 in ten frames. Bob Arnold powered the win with a three hit day including a decisive two bagger in the sixth as Dayle Rasmussen opened the rally.
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Austin and Melrose win in rain delayed Minnesota baseball tourney
In Owatonna, Austin beat Shakopee 2-1 and Melrose topped St. Paul Washington 3-1 in 10 innings as musky weather forces postponements. Lefty Ringhofer reported 150 gallons of gasoline and 25 tires burned to dry the field after a downpour, with games rescheduled for this morning and the finals set for Friday.
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Favorites Fall in College Golf
A four day National Collegiate Golf Tournament at Ohio State shifts with upsets as Billy Maxwell and Don January from North Texas State stumble. Sam Kocsis of Detroit misses after a loss to Ross Mitchell of SMU. Tom Crabbe of Iowa sinks a 40 foot birdie to beat Maxwell in overtime while Don January falls to Dick Yost of Oregon State.
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Budge Patty Falls To Richardson At Wimbledon In Four Sets
Hamilton Richardson of Baton Rouge Louisiana, 17, upset defending Wimbledon champion Budge Patty of Los Angeles in four sets 4-6 6-3 4-6 10-8 6-4 in the second round. Patty seeded fourth had been hindered by an ankle injury since last year's tournament. Richardson's strong backhand and serving powered the upset.
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Yankees Stars Dine With Congress at Capitol
Phil Rizzuto Yogi Berra and Billy Martin of the New York Yankees lunched with congressional friends at the Capitol on a Wednesday.
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Peter Kee Stops Brown and Murphy in Split Bout
Peter Kee of Scotland defeats Bobby Brown of St Paul and Bo Murphy of New Zealand in a three man match stoppage. Kee dominates early rounds, winning by technical decision after a brief clash ends action. Final result reflects Kee’s ring control and international turnout.
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Theater TV Fight Cable Proves Popular In Cities
The theater television cable system proved successful again after the Joe Louis versus Lee Savold fight. Last night it screened in 11 theaters across eight cities and managers praised the response. Only two houses, one in Washington and one in Baltimore, reported not completely sold out.
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Murphy Seeks Shot at Maxim Title After Knockout
Irish boxer Bobby Murphy, a former sailor, stopped Jake La Motta in seven rounds at Yankee Stadium in a sensational bout. Murphy earns the right to face champion Joey Maxim with talks set among managers and officials for a Maxim-Murphy title fight in New York. La Motta suffered cuts and a bloodied face as Murphy dominated, earning a $22,391 purse to Murphy's largest ever payday of $29,855.
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Yankees Win as Reynolds Hurls Shutout
Allie Reynolds pitched a five hitter for New York the right hander from Oklahoma delivered his third straight shutout as the Yankees beat the Senators 2 0 Detroit beat Chicago 3 2 aided by Virgil Trucks relief win also Dom DiMaggio and Billy Goodman sparked a 7 run Boston rally to top Philadelphia 6 5 Boston and New York chase in AL standings with White Sox leaders Cleveland routed St Louis 8 1.
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DeRose and Tobias Set for Mound Duel in Austin-Owatonna clash
The game of the year between Austin and Owatonna at Marcusen park tonight features the league leaders on the mound. Carl DeRose seeks his 11th straight win for Austin while Claire Tobias nods for Owatonna. The Packers add Cavosie back in left and Seltz returns at third as both teams aim to pull ahead midseason.
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Dukes Sweep Sioux Falls In Rain-Shortened Night
The Duluth Dukes beat Sioux Falls 10-2 behind Eddie Anderson's three-hit pitching and a ten-hit attack. Frank Santora homered with two aboard for Aberdeen, as the Pheasants won 10-6 over the Blues at Superior. Other Northern league games were washed out.
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Vander Meer Released By Indians After No Hit Feats
Cleveland notes veteran pitcher Johnny Vander Meer ages 36, famed for two consecutive no hitters with the Reds in 1938, was released by the Indians.
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Murphy Stops Ake Otta In TaN Fight in New York
Irish boxer Murphy from New York taN San Diego, Calif., stops opponent Ake Otta at 175 pounds in a New York bout.
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Bass Opening Puts Umph Into Angling Across Minnesota
Minnesota angling enters a brisk bass season with heavy boat traffic at prime spots and resort operators urging reservations. Detroit Lakes reports peak activity. International Falls sees a massive northern pike, while Duluth lake trolling and Mille Lacs walleye bite show mixed results amid rain and wind.
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Dodgers Fans Propose Nicknames for Gil Hodges
Brooklyn followers have submitted over 500 nickname ideas for Gil Hodges the Dodgers homerun hitting first baseman though he is likely to keep the name Gil Hodges.
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Pheasant Census Shows Increase Across South Dakota
Census takers report a statewide pheasant index 44 percent above 1950 and just below 1949. The peak crowing count came in Kingsbury county with 2240 calls in a 20 mile census. The department names a core range across Kingsbury, Brookings, Moody, McCook, Hanson, Douglas, Charles Mix, Brule, Aurora, Jerauld, Beadle, Sanborn, Miner, Lake and Davison.
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Sports Mirror: Notable tenth wins and past tennis titles
Today marks a year since Art Houtteman Johnny Sain and Bob Lemon each earned their tenth win of the season. Five years ago Bob Montgomery stopped Allie Stolz in the 13th round at Madison Square Garden. Ten years ago Joe Hunt of Navy won the intercollegiate tennis singles crown. Twenty years ago Betty Nuthall defeated Mrs. L A Harper in Wimbledon women's singles.
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Nine Game Schedule For St Augustine Shamrocks Football
St Augustine high announces a nine game fall football schedule led by athletic director Father Edward Mountain who left for Winona. The Shamrocks open Sept 8 at home versus St Thomas Academy and play St Patrick Eau Claire Sept 16 before hosting De La Salle Sept 22. Conference games include Rochester Lourdes and Winona Cotter with non conference games against Kenyon Faribault Bethlehem Academy and Waseca Sacred Heart. Coach Mickey Marty leads the team this season assisting Leo Reding last year.
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Bev Hanson Plans Detroit Lakes Tune-Up Before Tam O'Shanter
Beverly Hanson former Fargo girl who turned pro this week will use Detroit Country Club for about ten days of practice before the Tam O'Shanter tournament in Chicago. Her instructor and friend Helen Detweiler of Washington will accompany her.
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Dodgers Dominate Giants to Stretch Lead in Pole Position
Brooklyn's Dodgers crushed the New York Giants 10 to 4 to widen their NL lead to six games. Don Newcombe earned his 10th win as Brooklyn used a four run fourth and a six run sixth to pull away. Andy Pafko hit his 16th homer and Duke Snider his 15th while Enos Slaughter drove in five for St. Louis in a 14-2 win over Chicago. Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 2-1 with Willie Ramsdell winning the pitching duel and Bill Howerton homering in the ninth for the Pirates. Boston and Philadelphia rainouts completed the slate.
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Ferrier Fires Sub 69 to Lead PGA at Oakmont
Jim Ferrier shot a 69 to lead the opening qualifying round of the 33rd PGA Championship at Oakmont. The historic course yielded only a handful of 69s as Ferrier topped a crowded field, with Chandler Harper, Lloyd Mangrum, Lew Worsham, Walter Burkemo, and Ed Oliver among two-stroke back at 71. Rain and fast greens expected to shape today's second 18 holes.
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Pacific Coast League Scores Card
In the Pacific Coast League results San Francisco 15 beat Sacramento 2 Seattle 4 defeated Los Angeles 2 Hollywood 5 San Diego 1 Oakland 6 defeated Portland 1.
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