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I ergus VFW(By JIM KENSIL)Burke Schultz.Wins 8-5 OverBreckenridge(Associated Press Sports Writer) The stubborn Pittsburgh Pirates aren't going to walk the plank for anybody, At least not as long as Vern Law can beat the St. Louis Cardinals practicallyblindfolded.VFW DistrictThe Fergus Falls V.F.VV. team won their 13th game of the year as they defeated Breckenridge 3-5 yesterday afternoon, •And not as long as El Roy Facecan right a sinking ship.The Cards rockedh Law with a pair of two-run homers in theBall TourneyHere ThursdayThfishi;citybe 1 this Fi your frorrwillroadit 1t Fergus Falls fell behind in the t 1st inning when Breck picked up i . a run on a walk and two singles, s ‘ then in the 3rd inning. Danny Loom or tripled. David Anderson singled. Jim Peterson walked. David Olson singled and Bob Blegstad cleaned things up with a triple to send Fergus in front4-1., Ninth District V.F.W. baseball1seventh inning Tuesday night, championship will be decided at'but he surnved the inning with a the Fairgrounds hall park at 6:15 last, aU:urned.ouMobprhc Thursday. The Fergus Falls! %Pittsburgh stayed y.F.W. baseball team clasheswith New York Mills.final score as a half game ahead of Milwaukee in the National League pennant race.The victory was Law’s 13th, making him the biggest winner in the majors.In the 4th Breck tallied four times, to go back in front, on a single, two walks, a triple and a ir ' squeeze bunt.It was also his 10?.h straight over St. Louis which hasn't beaten him since June 24. 195B.But. when the Cards acted up on reliever Fred Green in theThe winner will advance to the state tournament to be held at Ely. Minn.. August 19. 20 and 21.V.F.W. baseball is open to boys who will not reach their 15th birthday before Sept. 1. 1960.Fergus Falls captured the District 9 title the last two years. Two years ago they advanced to the state finals and last year were beaten in the openingk;sv-.hfile:r,o-23ia-:a-VteeWith defeat staring them in t.he face the V.F.W. picked up four more in the top of the seventh, as Danny Loomer walked. Bob Warn singled. David Anderson got life on an error to fill the sacks. Then with two away, sin-eighth, it was up to Face to salt. round of the state meet.the victory with a double play ball anri then a 1-2-3 job in the ninth for his 15th save among the Pirates' 55 triumphs.Milwaukee, too. had it in the bullpen, as Ron Piche saved hisFive boys rrom the 1958 V.F.W. runners-up are currently with Harley Oyloes subdistrict Junior American Legion team. They are Don Gamher. Steven LeGrand. Loren Kern. Mike Schulz and Dick Worncr.i-gles by John Hopper and Bob ; seventh for the Braves who beat j Thg )oea{' y p w [s sponsoredBlegstad did the damage.r,lisBreck came back with one run in the bottom of the 7th but David Olson came in to relieve Mike Nelson and ended the threat with the sacks loaded.Boh Blegstad led the V.F.VV. hitting with two singles.v K.w. ..... fiyo 1 — ? 3 2the Giants 3-1 at San Francisco. Carl Willey (5-4) was the winner on a five-hitter, but Piche had to wipe out the side in the ninth after the Gian Is rocked Willey with a homer and a single.ndm-Ac.Cincinnati's Bob Purkcy (10-6) pitched the only complete winning game in the league, a four-by H. T. Swenson Post 612 and is coached by Odis LeGrand. They go into the tourney with a i record of 13 wins and 6 losses.! The New York Mills team is coached by Bob Bromme and they were District 9 runners-up : last year.BrKwson;\\J^n. Olson. Warn and i hitter that topped the Dodgers Larson; Brophy ani Kewi. 4-1 at Los Angeles. Dick Farrell1 tI__HOWL ING t
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Fergus Falls, Minnesota, US
Wed, Jul 27, 1960
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