Midwest Fast Pitch Softball Tourney Draws 32 Teams
Austin hosts the Midwest Fast Pitch Softball Tourney at Northwest Park Marcusen Park and the Athletic Field July 2 and 3 now in its sixth year. Thirty two teams from Minnesota Iowa and Wisconsin enter with Peters Packers and Austin American Legion as top contenders. First round starts Saturday 1030 a.m. and the title game is Sunday at 890 p.m.
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Midwest
Austin
Northwest Park
Marcusen Park
Minnesota
Upper Midwest
Gar Nash
Iowa
Wisconsin
Scandia Merchants
Scandia
Minn
Chamberlain Corp Merchants
Waterloo
Herges Bar
Whitacher Buick
St. Paul
Hayes
Past Time
Marshalltown
Merchants of Northrop
Point Bar
Minneapolis
Rustic Bar
Owatonna
Golden George's Pizza
Rochester
Kratz Motors
Cresco
Northwestern Cement
Mason City
Gene’s Lockers
Holland, Minn
Touchdown of
Coon Rapids
Golden Dairy of
Peters Packers
Eau Claire
Wis
Hamms Beer
Webster City
American Legion
the Moose
Austin American Legion
Major League Leaders By The Associated Press
National League leaders include Clemente and Mays in batting and Hart and Alou in various categories. Aaron leads home runs with 24 and Wills has 29 stolen bases. Pitching leaders feature Perry and Koufax with strong win totals and Gibson and Koufax tying for strikeouts at 144. American League leaders show Snyder and Robinson excelling in batting, Robinson and Scott leading hits, and F Robinson tied for home runs. Stolen base and pitching leaders name Gee and Watt among top classes with solid win totals and strikeout counts.
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Alou
Atlanta
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Mays
San Francisco
Wynn
Houston
McCarver
St. Louis
Aaron
Hart
Wills
Los Angeles
Brock
Perry
Koufax
Gibson
Brooks Robinson and McAuliffe Lead All-Star Infield picks
Brooks Robinson the Orioles star led NL and AL votes with 257 for the July 12 All-Star in St Louis. Dick McAuliffe of the Tigers joined him as a starter at short, with George Scott and Bobby Knoop at first and second bases. Morgan Santo and Cardenas headline NL infield as others face injury and potential substitutions.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Brooks Robinson
Baltimore Orioles
Dick McAuliffe
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis
Robinson
McAuliffe
George Scott
Boston Red Sox
Bobby Knoop
California Angels
Rain Dampens Monday's State in City Softball
Rainouts hit the major league schedule at Northwest Park with only one game tonight. Weyerhauser faces B and J Bar at 6 30 PM, while VFW meets the Jaycees at 7 PM in the American League slow pitch.
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Northwest Park
Northwest
Weyerhauser
VFW
Jaycees
Galloway Pit
American Legion
Wonder Bar
Idle Hour Inn
Golden Dairy
Nelson's Grill
Tommy's Supper Club
NFL QBs with seven touchdown passes in a single game
Only three NFL quarterbacks have thrown seven touchdown passes in one game. Sid Luckman did it in 1943, Charley Ane apt Bers in 1954 for the Philadelphia Eagles, and Y A Tittle achieved the feat for the New York Giants in 1962.
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New York
N.Y
Sid Luckman
Charlcnge Bers
Adrian Burse
Philadelphia Eagles
Y. A. Tittle
New York Giants
Iris Vincent Leads Women in Austin Bowl Jackpot Contest
Iris Vincent top the women in the Austin Bowl Jackpot with a 553 series in the 151 and above bracket. Elsie Krachmer 544, Vi Tabor 491, Carol Hamilton 449 follow. Florence Sommer tops single game at 158. In the 131-150 average, Gerrie Evenson 502, Rita McDermott 483, Eleanor Hoff 461, Mickey Perl 451. Gwyn Norton 184 best game. In the men’s $100 Guaranteed Jackpot, Terry Boe 691, John Blum 680, L Reed 617, George Buringa 597. Boe also wins Blindmans Jackpot with 265.
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Iris Vincent
Elsie Krachmer
Vi Tabor
Carol Hamilton
Florence Sommer
Gerrie Evenson
Rita McDermott
Eleanor Hoff
Mickey Perl
Gwyn Norton
Terry Boe
John Blum
L. Reed
George Buringa
Boe
Sparky Bellrichard
Jones Confident In Knockout Of Terrell In WBA Heavyweight Fight
In Houston Doug Jones predicts a knockout of Ernie Terrell in a 15 round WBA title bout at Sam Houston Coliseum expected to start around 11 pm EDT. About 10 000 fans and 130000 dollars in gate anticipated. Terrell holds height reach and favorite status, Jones cites speed and punching power. Williams headlines a supporting 10 rounder against Tod Herring.
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Houston
Doug Jones
Ernie Terrell
Jones
Harold Johnson
Cassius Clay
Clay
Terrell
Austin Golfers Shine in Minnesota Junior Championship
Three Austin High golfers perform well at Mendakota Country Club St Paul in the Minnesota Junior Golf Championships. Tom Kroc leads with an 80 over 18 holes followed by Randy Nelson 81 and Jon Stephenson 82. Ostberg of Faribault carded 70 to lead medalists.
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Austin High
Minnesota
Mendakota Country Club
St. Paul
Tom Kroc
Austin
Kroc
Randy Nelson
Jon Stephenson
Faribault
al Ostberg
Jim Bachrach
Nebraska Rated Top Favorite to Win Grid Title
LAWRENCE Kansas Sports writers and broadcasters tab Nebraska as heavy favorite to win a fourth Big Eight title this fall. Nebraska led with 989 first place votes and 787 points in a poll by Phil Dynan at Kansas. Colorado second with 631 points and six first place ballots. Missouri, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Kansas, and Kansas State follow with lower tallies.
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Lawrence
Kan
Iowa State
Phil Dynan
Kansas
Colorado
Missouri
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Kansas State
Dressen to Watch Game From Stands
ANAHEIM Calif AP Manager Charlie Dressen arrived with the Detroit Tigers by plane for their series with the California Angels and planned to watch tonight in the stands. Dressen who suffered a heart attack in spring training has been recuperating. Co an inactive basis Coach Bob Swift has been filling in as acting manager.
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Anaheim
Calif
Charlie Dressen
Detroit Tigers
California Angels
Dressen
Bob Swift
Mark Ramlo Secures First Hole-in-One at Ramsey
The Ramsey Golf Course in Austin recorded its third hole-in-one of the season on Monday. Mark Ramlo, of Austin, aced the 12th hole with a nine iron while playing with Rog er Forsum Elmer Johnson and Art Johnson. his back nine finished at 38 on a par 34. Earlier holes in one were struck by Spike Barnett on May 20 and Chris Crouser on May 28.
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Ramsey
Austin
Mark Ramlo
No. 12
Ramlo
Roger
Elmer Forsum
Art Johnson
Spike Barnett
Chris Crouser
Rockaway Beach Cabin Sales Ad on Big Boy Lake
Minnesota promotional note describes modern cabins and boat mooring on Big Boy Lake, inviting readers to write for a folder and rate card or call Fran or Al Giese in Boy River for details and pricing.
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Minnesota
Fran
al Giese
Boy River
Minn
Mele Happy With New Lineup as Twins Rally Past Indians
Twins rally in the sixth inning to beat Cleveland 6 2, extending their win streak to three. Manager Sam Mele praises his revamped lineup featuring Zoilo Versalles Cesar Tovar Ted Uhlaender Jimmie Hall and Tony Oliva as Jim Kaat earns his ninth win.
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Jim Kaat
Kaat
Indians
Mele
Zoile Versalles
Cesar Tovar
Ted Uhlaender
Jimmie Hall
Tony Oliva
Minnesota
Uhlaender
Denver
Kaat Dissatisfied With Current Record After Six-Hit Win
Jim Kaat pitched six strong innings as the Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland 6-2, improving to 9-5 while declaring he isn’t pitching as well as last year despite more run support. Jim Grant echoed frustration as he sits 5-9 after a 7-2 start last season, amid fielding errors hindering his quality outings. In the AL, Baltimore beat California 4-1 with two unearned runs aided by Fregosi’s error and a Brooks Robinson bases on balls sequence.
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Jim Landis
Chico Salmon
Fred Whitfield
Max Alvis
Minnesota
Versalles
Uhlaender
Hall
Luis Tiant
Bob Allen
Twins
Jerry Zimmerman
Alvis
Murray Chass
Associated Press
Mudcat
Kitty
Jim Kaat
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland
Kaat
Jim Grant
Grant
Kant
Vic
Tories
Baltimore
California
Orioles
Boog Powell
Frank Robinson
Brooks Robinson
Jim Fregosi
Willie Mays hits 522nd homer to move to third all time
Willie Mays belted his 522nd career home run, his first-inning shot off Bob Gibson, moving him to third on the all-time list and leaving him 12 behind Jimmy Fox. The Dodgers beat the Cubs and Reds won as Clemente led Pirates past Houston in NL action.
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Willie Mays
Dick Couch
Associated Press
Willie
Mays
San Francisco
St. Louis
Bob Gibson
Ted Williams
Giants
Jimmy Fox
Babe Ruth
Mel Ott
Chicago
Williams
Mark
Lou Brock
Bob Tolan
Jim Davenport
Dick Ellsworth
Cubs
Atlanta
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh
Houston
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Ellsworth
Sev
Joey Jay
Clemente
Pirates
Steve Blass
Reds
Pete Rose
Vada Pinson
Milt Pappas
Dodgers
Billy McCool
Bowling Top Five Echo Lanes Echo Strikers League
The Echo Lanes top five lists include men led by B Esse 541 J Nord 492 T Winkels 478 A Sanvick 474 and S Macintosh 467. Women feature Tabor 482 Granle 441 Lee 433 Baldus 431 Allyn 396. Echo Mixers show Pugh 628 Clifford 609 Vin cent a Vv Maloney 578 Sellers 568 Ulwelling 568. Austin Bowl scratch singles see Whitcomb 803 Anderson 762 Raymon 761 Sellers 756 Krieger 736.
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Echo Strikers League
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J. Nord
T. Winkels
A. Sanvick
S$. Macintosh
V ¥. Tabor
M. Granle
P. Lee
Baldus
D. Allyn
Echo Mixers League
M. Pugh
H. Clifford
C. Vincent A
Vv. Maloney
R. Sellers
B. Ulwelling
B. Johnson
M. Johnson
P. Clifford
Austinson
I. Vincent
D. Whitcomb
D. Anderson
R. Raymon
Lb. Sellers
R. Krieger
Valdy Valdespino Threatens to Quit Baseball
Outfielder Sandy Valdespino said he may quit baseball if the Minnesota Twins do not trade sell or release him. The Twins optioned Valdespino to the Denver farm team last week when Ted Uhlaender was called up. He argues he can hit in the majors if given daily playing time.
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ST. Paul - Minneapolis
Sandy Valdespino
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Valdespino
Denver
Ted Uhlaender
Santo’s 390 game streak ends as Cubs star injured
Chicago third baseman Ron Santo was hit by a pitch in the Mets game ending his 390 game consecutive appearance streak. He underwent surgery for a fractured cheek and expects to return within about 10 days, while insisting the pitch was not deliberate.
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Orioles
Willie McCovey
San Francisco Giants
Joe Morgan
Houston
Ron Santo
Chicago Cubs
Leo Cardenas
Cincinnati
Morgan
Santo
New York Mets
Walter Alston
Sam Mele
Minnesota
William D. Eckert
Eckert
Chicago
Ron Sar
Cubs
Jack Fisher
Cub
Hack Wilson
Fisher
Standings and Schedule From Monday to Wednesday
The standings show Chicago leads with 5 wins and Atlanta 3 on Monday, while Cincinnati 3 beat San Francisco 2 and St. Louis 1 edged Pittsburgh 1. Upcoming games include Philadelphia at New York and Houston at Pittsburgh plus Chicago at Atlanta with several N designated matches.
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Chicago
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
San Francisco
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Houston
Philadelphia
New York
Pittsburg
Athenta
Allente
Minnesota
Cleveland
Baltimore
California
Detroit
Kansas City
Washington
Boston
San Francee
Atlanta Eeeerre
Luther's Takle Wins Scholarship
Gene Takle of Luther College is among 18 winners of postgraduate sport scholarships by the NCAA. Takle won the college division cross country three mile and six mile events in 1965.
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Kansas City
Gene Takle
Luther College
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Takle
Concordia Clinic Seeks Northwest Graduates for All Star Games
Moorhead Minnesota notices call for any college graduate from the northwest to participate in two All Star games ending the 13th annual Concordia coaching clinic on August 13. Contact Sonny Gulsvig of the Concordia athletic department for details.
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Moorhead
Minn
Northwest
Concordia
Sonny Gulsvig
Concordia Athletic Department
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