Cannon Falls Beats Blues On Three-Hit Night
Lef ty Dave Perl pitched a three-hitter and the Austin Blues collapsed with four errors a double steal a walk and a hit batsman as Cannon Falls won 4 to 2. The defeat dropped Austin to second in the Century League South behind Owatonna.
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Austin Blues
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Daryl Richardson
Austin
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Bob Dahlback
Century League Blues fall as Cannon Falls wins 4-2
Cannon Falls defeats Century League foe 4-2 aided by three Cannon Falls errors by Tate Ludwig and Perl. Perl loses despite 14 strikeouts as Blues struggle for runs off Zellner and Warfield. Blooming wins North division with 17-4 over Rochester. Waseca routs Kenyon 8-0. Owatonna beats Red Wing 7-4. Can Falls 3-0 over Owatonna in rain makeup. Faribault-Hastings postponed to Tuesday.
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Dick Warfield
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Gary Tate
Roger Ludwig
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Don Slupe
Bob McKay
Daryl Richardson
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Rochester
Waseca
Kenyon
Whitey Felker
Owatonna
Faribault
Hastings
Venturi Wins Chicago Open In Wind Aided Finish
Ken Venturi captured the $9,000 Chicago Open title at Gleneagles Country Club with a 273 total after a closing 68. He credited his Daly City garden and gusty winds for helping him over Johnny Pott, who finished runner up at 274. Gene Littler was third at 276 and Bo Wininger fourth at 277.
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Arnold Palmer
Austin Golfer Ties for 2nd in State Open
Ade Simonsen of Golden Valley led Minnesota State Open at Oak Ridge with a 68 two under par to finish tied for second. He shared the leaderboard with Bobby Reith Eddie Langert and several amateurs before closing with back to back birdies on 17 and 18 and a late round surge.
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SM League Under Probation Threatens State Tournament
The Southern Minnesota League may be barred from the September class A state baseball tournament in St. Cloud after failing to meet board rules. Reportedly several teams, notably Mason City Bancroft and Estherville, fielded more than two outside players, risking ineligibility until compliance is confirmed. The Austin Packers won last year’s class A title.
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Houston Ace Caps Crown in CAA Golf Championship
Husky Lick Crawford of Houston captured the CAA individual golf title at Eugene Oregon by defeating San Jose State's Jack Lucen 7 and 6 in the 36 hole finals. Crawford led the Cougars to a fourth straight team championship in the event.
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White Sox Rally Falls Short in Sunday Setback
The Chicago White Sox, building on recent form, win two games in a Sunday schedule but fail to gain ground in the standings. With 12 wins in 17 Sunday games, they move into second place as the day ends with mixed results.
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Archers Triumph at Goodhue in regional league meet
Twelve Austin archers placed first or second in the Southeastern Minnesota League tournament at Goodhue. Winners include John Waller in Freestyle Bowman with 193, Ken Koenig in Instinctive Expert A with 296, Dale Christopherson in Instinctive Bowman with 238, and Georgia Koenig in Women’s Freestyle Expert A with 240. Lorraine Rinehart and Hazel Hinz also scored top spots in Women’s Instinctive Archer and related divisions.
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Goodhue
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Ober Larson
Ken Koenig
Haven Rinehart
Dale Christopherson
Carl Elam
Charles Hinz
Georgia Koenig
Perl Jester
Hazel Hinz
Lorraine Rinehart
Marjorie Koenig
Skowron Only Yank on AL All Star Team
The piece notes Hank Skowron of the Yankees as the sole American League player among eight starters chosen by players for the 1959 All Star game with rosters set for New York and Baltimore hoping for strong pitching from Wilhelm and Burdette as managers Stengel and Haney prepare the lineup for the July 7 game in Pittsburgh and the August 3 rematch in Los Angeles.
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Legion Baseball Pairings Set for Plainview Sub-District
First District American Legion small community sub-district tournament runs July 1926 in Plainview with opening rounds July 19 20 and 21 featuring Glenville Ellendale Stewartville Lake City Hayfield Plainview Peterson Kellogg Kasson La Crescent Grand Meadow New Richland Blooming Prairie and Wabasha St Charles bye. Quarterfinals July 22 23 semifinals July 24 finals July 26 precede a best of three for entry to August state tournament at Austin Marcusen Park.
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Millers and Fort Worth Boost Leads in Series
Minneapolis Millers swept a doubleheader to beat Charleston 3-2 and 5-4 and open a six game lead over Louisville and Indianapolis in the Eastern Division. Fort Worth Cats topped Houston 4-0 and 7-2. Indianapolis and St Paul won both ends of their doubleheaders as the Indians routed Denver 15-0 and 4-1 while the Saints defeated Louisville 7-5 and 8-2.
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Lyle Beats Meyer Nine 27 4 in North Central League Clash
Lyle blasted 16 hits to rout Meyer 27 4 in a North Central League game Sunday. Other Minnesota teams in the Minnesota Iowa league also fell as Stacyville stayed undefeated with a forfeit win over LeRoy and St Ansgar beat Johnsburg 5 3 behind Langrochs six hit pitching.
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Albert Lea Braves win split to stay atop standings
Albert Lea split a weekend series in the Southern Minnesota League West. They lost 11-6 to Bancroft Saturday, then beat Winona 3-2 Sunday with the winning run in the ninth on a Winona error. Albert Lea also beat Estherville 5-4 as Myron Hoffman pitched a complete game. Paul Ehrhard and Al Madson had two hits each for Albert Lea.
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NYU Wins Men’s Foil Team Title at National Tournament
NYU broke precedent to win the men's foil team event at the National Fencing Tournament in Los Angeles on Friday night. The victory marked a historic achievement for the NYU squad as they edged out rival teams in a decisive final.
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Packers Face Fairmont In Rain-Delayed Twinbill
Albert Lea opens a rain shortened week with Fairmont at Marcuson Park tonight then hosts Albert Lea on Wednesday in a two game series. Martins visit Marcusen Park for the lone appearance with Don Saatzer Don Banton and Harry Pritts among Fairmont leaders while Kowalski Lawler and Rich arson headline Austin pitching.
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Braves edge Cubs in tight matchup as Dodgers seek NL title
The Braves survive a close game against the Cubs while the Dodgers push toward the National League championship. Sweden’s Ingemar Johansson claimed the world heavyweight title with a devastating right hand. Dodgers rely on southpaws in their drive for the pennant.
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Austin Legion Faces Winona and Rochester This Week
The American Legion Junior baseball team under Dick Seltz schedules two games this week including an exhibition at Marcusen Park Tuesday night and a regular Southern Minnesota Legion League match against Rochester Wednesday at 5 p.m. Practice is set for 5:30 p.m. today. A game with Mankato was rained out. another Legion League game with Owatonna is planned for Thursday in Mankato.
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Minot Falls as Six Northern League Clubs Compete
Six teams played in the Northern League Sunday with Minot losing two games. Grand Forks Chiefs collected 31 hits to beat Minot 16-5 and 11-7. Eau Claire defeated St Cloud 8-3 while St Cloud rebounded to win 8-0 in the nightcap. Duluth Superior beat Fargo-Moorhead 8-2 and the Twins edged the same club 9-8 in 10 innings.
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