Dairy Night Triumph: Lawler Shuts Down Albert Lea 5-1
Austin pitcher Jim Lawler fired a three hitter with nine strikeouts to beat Albert Lea 5-1 before 2 200 fans at Marcusen Park. Lawler allowed an unearned run in the second and helped Austin tie for first place after mucked errors and key hits by Myron Hoffman and Bill Ankoviak.
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Tom Koeck
Jim Lawler
Austin
Albert Lea
Marcusen Park
Hal Snyder
Bill Ankoviak
Myron Hoffman
John Catallo
Bob Mathias
Lawler
Snyder
Paul Flores
Paul Ehrhard
Mathias
Packer Averages Beat Albert Lea to Take 40 Win
Fairmont Martins defeat Mason City 40 in a high scoring game with all runs unearned. Joe Raso drives in three runs including a sixth inning triple as Dick Notermann and Ray Rosenbaum add key hits. Snyder allows only one hit through three frames before Fairmont rallies in the fourth and sixth to seal the victory. Next game set for Albert Lea with Hoffman and Olsen expected on the mound at Hayek Park.
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Mason City
Albert Lea
Lawler
Packers
Snyder
Joe Raso
Carl Bellotti
Raso
Ankoviak
Flores
Bellotti
Dick Cordell
Frank Brown
Cordell
Brown
Paul Ehrhard
Ehrhard
Morgan
Ray Rosenbaum
Rosenbaum
Mathias
Dick Notermann
Hoffman
Austin
Packer
Fairmont
Andy Olsen
Hayek Park
Martins Beat Braves to Tie Southern Minnesota Lead
Martins defeat Mason City 4 to 0 at Roosevelt Field lifting them into a first place tie with Albert Lea after Austin’s 5 1 win over Albert Lea. Loyal Bloxam tossed a nine-hitter for his 4th win, Freese allowed seven hits for the Braves, and three Mason City errors produced all Martins runs.
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Mason City
Roosevelt Field
Austin
Albert Lea
Loyal Bloxam
Braves
Bill Freeze
Baseball Pretty Girls and Cows Attract Fans at Marcusen Park
2200 fans attended Marcusen Park Sunday night as the Austin Packers beat Albert Lea 5 to 1 in Daily Night festivities. The event featured the Austin Eagles drum and bugle corps the Kibitver Band and state officials greeting attendees. Dairy princesses and cow guests joined pregame ceremonies while milk cartons and 100 dairy products celebrated Minnesota’s centennial.
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Keister High School
Kibitver
Owatonna
Rudolph Hanson
Albert Lea
Jackie Krueger
Shelby Runkle
Marlys Dammann
Virginia Gransee
Emil Scheid
Bill Ankoviak
Minnesota
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Marcusen Park
Packers
Herald
Bears and Senators Top Association Race
Denver's lead in the American Association narrowed as the Bears and Charleston Senators tied for the top spot after mixed results. Allie Clark hit a grand slam for Denver in a 8-4 opener loss, then the Bears won the nightcap 10-8. Minneapolis swept Louisville 12-1 and 3-2, Omaha beat Wichita 8-7, and St. Paul saw a pitching duel between Jim Stump and Bob Darnell. Clarence Hicks drove in two for Charleston in the nightcap, while Ed Sadowski homered twice for Minneapolis. Joyner contributed four straight singles for Omaha in their win.
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Bears
Charleston Senators
Senators
Jim Stump
Don Lee
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Indians
Allie Clark
Minneapolis
Clark
Charleston
Stump
Saints
Bob Darnell
Clarence Hicks
Louisville
Rolf Scheel
Winona Draws 1,800 Fans Then Loses 8-4 in Debut
The Three-I League opened the second half with Green Bay beating Fox Cities 13-4 as Frank Howard hit a grand slam. Winona debuted in its new home Rochester with Lane Akers blasting two homers in an 8-4 loss to Burlington before about 1,800 fans. Cedar Rapids erased a 7-2 Cedar Rapids lead to beat Day Sox 7-6.
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Frank Howard
Green Bay
Ripper
Burlington
Winona
Rochester
Davenport
Daysox
Cedar Rapids
Howard
Fox Cities
Terry Robertson
Shelly Brodsky
Wade Arnold
Lane Akers
Fred Caviness
Denny Loudenbach
Johnsburg Wins League Test 4-1
Stacyville beat Cedar 6-4 as eight hits aided the victory. Johnsburg collected eight hits against Kline for a 4-1 win over Meyer in the North Central League baseball results reported Sunday. The Adams-St Ansgar game was not reported.
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Johnsburg
Little Cedar
Kline
Meyer
Diggins Wins Ramsey Event Golf Championship
Duane Diggins played steady golf to win the Ramsey Men's Club Cancer Fund tournament at Ramsey Golf Course. He shot 38 40 38 for a 116 to claim the championship flight, with Ray Appel and Bob Nelson finishing second and third. Other flight winners included Ray Nelson 82 for 18 holes, Ike Atwood 90, Lloyd Venema 84, Dick Benesh 92, and Ron Swank 95.
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Ramsey Men's Club Cancer Fund
Ramsey Golf Course
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Ray Appel
Austin Junior College
Bob Nelson
Austin
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Don Theissen
Ray Blowers
Ray Nelson
Ike Atwood
Lloyd Venema
Dick Benesh
Ron Swank
Washington middleweight boxer Holly Mims supported family as newsboy
Holly Mims of Washington D C rose from hardship as a newsboy to boxing prominence. He used the earnings to help support his family while beginning his athletic career.
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Holly Mims
Washington, D. C
Golf duo fails to break tie after 27 extra holes
Vallejo Calif AP Joe Church and Elmer Cary shot 27 extra holes Sunday but could not break a tie in their Vallejo Golf Club tournament match. They tied 79 after 18 holes and will resume the playoff July 4, ending their 45-hole session due to darkness.
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Calif
Joe Church
Elmer Cary
Palmer wins Long Island Open in commanding fashion
Arnold Palmer captured the Long Island Open title with a 273 total, five strokes ahead of Jay Hebert. Don Fairfield finished third with 279, while Sam Snead, Ted Kroll and Bob Rosburg tied for fourth at 280 and Al Mengert shared seventh at 281. Palmer’s $50,000 check was his third win of the year.
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Sam Snead
Ted Kroll
Bob Rosburg
Doug Ford
Stan Leonard
Henry Ransom
Boston ham string throws world record in Finland meet
Harold Connolly of Boston set a world mark with a hammer throw of 60.46 meters 198 feet 4.5 inches at an international track and field meet in Finland on Sunday.
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Harold Connolly
Boston
Braves Open 212 Game Spread As Aaron Stays Hot
Aaron, the Braves outfielder, extended a 72 hour hitting spree with a grand slam and five RBIs in a 10-6 win over the Dodgers. His surge lifted Milwaukee into a two game lead over St Louis while Phillies and Cubs split doubleheaders and Worthington pitched the four hitter for San Francisco.
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Henry Aaron
Milwaukee Braves
Braves
Los Angeles
Bob Rush
St. Louis
San Francisco
Cincinnati
al Worthington
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cubs
Dale Long
Frank Thomas
Pirates
Gene Conley
Milwaukee
Cub
Rush
Stan Williams
Worthington
Johnny Antonelli
Don Newcombe
Phils
Jack Meyer
Roy Face
Taylor Phillips
Homers Spark Red Caps to 5-4 Victory Over Blues
Two Rochester power blasts in one inning powered the Red Caps past the Aus tin Blues 5-4 at Marcusen Park. Ron Plath threw solid relief as the Blues rallied but fell short, leaving Rochester atop the Down State League with a 7-1 mark and the Blues at 6-3. Regular season tickets will be honored for the 8:30 exhibition with Rollingstone.
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Rochester Power
Austin Blues
Emmons
Red Caps
Marcusen Park
Ron Plath
Ron McKay
McKay
Red Cap
Rollingstone
Jensen of Red Sox Enjoys Hitting Streak
Boston slugger Jackie Jensen extends a hot stretch with his fourth homer in three games as the Red Sox beat Detroit 10 7. He leads the AL with 23 homers and 60 RBIs and says pitchers look like they have no stuff when he is hot.
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Jackie Jensen
Boston Red Sox
Sox
Detroit Tigers
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Saints Edge Mantorville In South Border Baseball Race
St Charles stays atop the South Border League with a 2-1 win over Mantorville as three Mantorville errors spark a victory despite the Saints managing only two hits off Williams. Lyle pounded Grand Meadow 23-2 behind a 1é-hit assault by Lorentz, while Spring Valley outslugged Kasson 8-5 and Stewartville edged LeRoy 7-6 as LeRoy endures an eighth straight setback.
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St. Charles
Mantorville
Saints
Williams
Stewartville
Lyle
Grand Meadow
Lorentz
Spring Valley
Kasson
LeRoy
Hanson
Pushing Wins Minnesota Women’s Amateur Title
Carole Pushing of Carleton College Olivia Minnesota captured the Minnesota Women's amateur golf championship by defeating defending champion Mrs. Robert Vanstrum of Minneapolis 4 and 3 in Saint Paul. The 18 year old came from behind after a one up lead at halfway, birdied the first hole to equalize, then won three straight holes and never trailed again.
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Carole Pushing
Minnesota
Carleton College
Northfield
Robert Vanstrum
Minneapolis
Carole
Ames
Iowa
Vanstrum
Beverly Gammon
Olivia, Minn
Feature Race Won by Brua at Chateau Speedway
Ole Brua of Albert Lea won the 20 lap stock car Feature Race at Chateau Speedway in Lansing Minnesota on Saturday night. Ollie Klein won the first heat, Dan Cummingham took the second heat, and Maynard Campbell won the third heat. The 18 lap Semi Feature was won by Paul Sande with Wallace Bustad uninjured after a rollover.
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Lansing
Minn
Ole Brua
Albert Lea
Chateau Speedway
Ollie Klein
Dan Cummingham
Maynard (Smoky) Campbell
Blooming Prairie
Paul Sande
Austin
Wallace Bustad
Blue Earth
Legion Gains 6-0 Win over Owatonna
Austin Legion pitcher Paul Arett and Bob Dahlback combined for a no hitter in a 6-0 exhibition win at Durits Park. The offense plated four runs in the first inning and added two more in the fourth and fifth. Austin, coached by Dick Seltz, faces Rochester Tuesday and Albert Lea Wednesday in Southern Minnesota Legion League games.
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Owatonna
Minn
Paul Arett
Bob Dahlback
Austin Legion
Durtis Park
Austin
Dick Seltz
Bill Schmanski
Rochester
Marcusen Park
Albert Lea
Southern Minnesota Legion League
Five Austin Blues named to Down State All Star squad
Five Austin Blues players earn spots on the Down State League All-Star team to face Rochester at Emmons on Friday. Named are second baseman Dave Chico Ploof, first baseman Roger Ludwig, catcher Dale Becker, third baseman Bob Mc Kay, and pitcher Ron Plath.
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Austin Blues
Rochester
Emmons
Dave
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Roger Ludwig
Dale Becker
Bob McKay
Ron Plath
Austin Archers Sweep Goodhue Awards in Regional Shoot
Seventeen members of the Cedar River Archer Club won awards at the Southeastern League shoot held Sunday in Goodhue Minnesota. Sixty one archers from southern Minnesota competed including 32 from Austin. Winners included Joe Wilcox Dick Lienbeck James Enright Denny LeBarron Larry Shesin Cletus Simon Wilbur Jones Haven Reinhart Judy Jarvis Colleen Despart Linda LeBarron Mary Jones Iva Sellers Lorraine Reinhart Oliver Larson Jim Rushton and Lyle Baker.
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Cedar River Archer Club
Goodhue
Minn
Minnesota
Austin
Joe Wilcox
Dick Lienbeck
James Enrigh
Denny LeBarron
Larry Shesin
Cletus Simon
Wilbur Jones
Haven Reinhart
Judy Jarvis
Colleen Despart
Linda LeBarron
Mary Jones
Iva Sellers
Lorraine Reinhart
Olver Larson
Jim Rushton
Lyle Baker
156 Hits Allowed by AL Pitchers
A six game AL program at Comiskey Park produced 156 hits and 94 runs as 43 pitchers contributed. White Sox beat Senators 12 11 in 11 innings, Baltimore swept Cleveland 11 6 and 5 2, Kansas City toppled New York 12 6, Boston defeated Detroit 10 7. Dated baseball summary with multiple pitchers and outcomes.
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Senators
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Red Sox
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Dick Tomanek
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Orioles Sweep Indians in Doubleheader After Long Slump
The Baltimore Orioles won both ends of a twin bill in Cleveland, beating the Indians 11-6 and 5-2. The victory marked the Orioles’ first back-to-back wins in Cleveland since returning to the American League in 1954, as they pounded out 23 hits across the two games.
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