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MEET ALBERT LEA HERE TONIfiMT Yankees Idle ail to Gain 7 otuem proo nM lair speed and a good curve ably wU call on righthander Lou I tnd he can be tough If his contro' Clola la right EMIL SCHEID heavyweight boxing Qfcampion Ar AUSTIN (Minn) MV UKQ MBCmvIJi full route performances from their la wrier work evenings adding "when I knock him out walk for their de in hie last start the MX AUTO CLEAN UP SPECIALS $225 7 2 7 0 1 lit 7 EXTRAJI 50 PLASTIC GARDEN HOSE dri im ais ni4'2 12429 2 8 9 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The three winning teams in Mon day Three I League got ged The longest baH a home run the Scheduled to fling for Albert Lea is righthander Whitey elker who was the mainstay of Albert Lea staff last year elkerhas fair speed and a good curve Additional Sports On Page 12 000 according to one club which seeks him The beauts wait until the 17 year old farm youth grad uated from Bancroft St High School Several of them were in the audience at the commence ment exercises Sunday and they also attended a reception at his home later Monday was the first the GIANTS SIGN CROW NEW YORK (P The New York football Giants Monday signed Un doo Crow (ormer Southern Calif ornia halfback obtained from the Chicago Cardinals in a recent trade Pat Summerall end ob tained in the same deal already is under contract A' the pre game activities' which Jim Lawler who Ditched In Hie I first game make the grade Tuesday May 27 1958 i The Asetclated Press A year ago Carl Ersldne was prepared to quit if his arm trou ble respond to treatment Today have to tear that Dodger uniform off his back The Happy Hoosier gained his second complete game victory last night following up a shutout victory over St Louis eight days ago with a two hit' 2 1 decision at Philadelphia for the last place Los Angeles Dodgers The fourth place Chicago Cubs were beaten 4 3 at Milwaukee in the only other National League game scheduled Erskine once the ace of the Dodger staff was shooting for his third no hitter for 5 1 3 innings' and Jiad a one hil shutout until the while ending Robin Roberts' comeback winning streak at three The Dodgers scored In the fourth on Don two run double off the left field screen Erskine while padding his rec ord to 3 2 against the Cards and Phils a couple of pushovers for the 31 yeapold right hander looked plenty sharp in this one professionals could talk i business with modest Danny Then through the front door of the farm home of his parents Mr and Mrs Walter Menke they came all day Paul Richards manager of the Baltimore Orioles spent 90 min Utes with the family Mike Ryba scout for the Si Louis Cardinals and Claude reeman in the same capacity with the Chicago Cubs also made their offers The Bos 1 ton Red Sox had a representative there and Joe McDermott of the New York Yankees was to meet Menke today1 At least another half dozen scouts are expcted to 1 appear at the farm WINS TOURNEY WEST DES MOINES tn Clo: ing his round with six consecutive threes and a 29 Luti antamni I 86 of Des Moines won the Chinese' Open golf tournament with a Hi Monday I Manager Bill Ankoviak who slammed three hits in the opener along with Ed Stalker Paul lor es and Charlie Weathers is still concerned with status of his ace outfielder John Catallo: Cat allo pulled a muscle in his right 'eg during the final exhibition game and did not see action Sub day He may be ready to play tonight Other starters are John 'Pollak third base Ankoviak first base Weathers center "flelS lores shortstop Jerry Waters right field Tom Donovan second base Paul Ehrhard catcher and Stal ker left field In the opener lores and Weathers sparked the attack with back to back home runs com ing in the fourth inning Walloper Ken Lane Knocks Out Dupas DALLAS (AP) Kenny Lane the Muskegon Mich walloper knocked out Davey Dupas of New Orleans in the sixth round for his eighteenth straight ring victory Monday night then looked' toward a shot at' Joe world's lightweight title be a title fight as Lane the No 1 contender finally gets his chance But where it will be is uncertain No Back Pedaling Assures Martinet ST LOUIS (fl Clever Vince Martinez says be "ride the when he meets hard punching Virgil Akins for the world welterweight boxing cham pionship June 6 The 29 year old Martines told a news conference Monday that "I be back He has used that tactic in the past Mar tines added he expects no trouble from the favored Akins when they trade blows for the title vacated by Carmen Basiho WARTC iIH'i WB Tax Problem for Robinson Prairie meets reeborn at 2 pm and Lyle takes on 4:30 pm Grand Meadow plays Albert Lea on Tuesday June 3 followed by a game between Alden and the Aus tin Adams winner Semifinals will be played Wed nesday June 4 when the Bloom ing Prairie reeborn winner meets the Lyle Rose Creek winner and the Albert Lea Grand Meadow win ner takes on the Alden or Austin Adams winner Austin will be the heavy favorite to win another District title and they carry 10 1 record into the tournament Selts will have Jiis regular unit ready with' either Leon Johnson or Daryl Richardson slated for pitching duty If they succeed in going all the way it will ba the eighth straight district title for Austin untfor Seitz Coach Ralph Adams team finished the regular season last week with a 4 3record which includes 4 2 in the Southland Con ference standings The Tigers can gain a share of the conference ti tle if Elkton defeats Grand Mea dow fa a makeup game at Grand Meadow tonight Harold (Red) Hastings Austin athletic director will handle all District 2 tournament details AlaorleagueSiflncffnqs 'A NEW YORK (J) Sugar Ray Robinson says he going to fight again this year afford says the middleweight champion "The way the tax situation is it would even cost me the way Ray sees it to day been known to change his mind Robinson discussed his future plans after he seconded his soar ring partner Otis Woodard 1604 of New York to a second straight victory over Eddie Andrews 159 of Lowell Mass at St Nich olas Arena last night Andrews once had ex middleweight king Rocky Graziano in his cor ner Woodard opened nasty cuts over both of eyes to win on a TKO fa 2:41 of the fifth round Robinson remarked he was in the 95 per cent tax bracket "Uncle Sam would take all I make if I fought this said Sugar Ray "and some of what I have The government is still hold ing $514000 against taxes I may owe "The way I figure it three quarters of the money that goes to foreign aid mJ mm mtwnetw "tne Saints handed John Gabler his first loss in five decisions Roy Hawes and Jack Spegrs contributed the other St Paul round trippers all of them off Gabler Charleston came up with two runs in the last of the ninth to overcome a 8 2 deficit and turn back the defending league cham pions The Senators bunched three singles and a tiding runs Willey who stopped Louisville without a hit last Thursday was the victim rf the Charleston uprising Spree hitting Benny Valenzuela singled twice and homered to drive in four of runs at Minneapolis The homer was his third in as many nights and helped 19 year old Don Choate to his third mound victory At Indianapolis the Indians spot ted Louisville a 1 0 lead in the first and came on fa the late in nings to hand luckless Rolf Scheel his sixth straight defeat Vince Garcia doubled and scored the tying run fa the fourth and sin gled home the winning run in the seventh John two bag ger brought home two insurance tallies in the eighth Loulurtlle Indian £boi Scheel Akins (S) and Parks Boj and Homans Denver a St "Paul a Gabler Johnson 1 SI Kucab 18) and Slancbard Craig LaPalme 47) Cria taute (7) and Howell Omaha 10 Minneapolla a Cheats Clarke 3i and Cannizzaro: Bowafield Hurd (7) Spring (9) and Sadowakl Wichita 37 a Charleaton 4 11 1 WUley and Bosrke Davie and Sbantz CarWash Brushes 198 Polish 175 Leather Cleaner i 55c abric Cleaner 50c Tar Remover 50c Seat" Cover Cleaner 50c Tire Cleaner 85c White Tire Dressing 50c run Don McMahon won hie third without defeat for the Braves riding in on Ed Mathews Hth homer in the eighth after Lew Burdette had blown a 3 0 lead Burdette gave up 10 hits fa his 5 2 3 frames McMahon allowed Just one single the rest of the way rank second 1958 hom er following a walk to Mathews md Billy Bruton's single built the lead fa the fourth against Moe Jrabowsky i Ch Iragcj It' 0 Milwauk wttw( 6 Drabowaky god 8 Taylor Burdatte McMahon C) and Crandall boa Angeles 0 Philadelphia i Erskine and Roaaboro Robarts ud topata begin at 7:30 pm I Hnltom will introduce manag I era and pinyen ef both tenms I end the Austin American Leg ion Drum and Bugle Corps will I participate in the flag liaising I Mayor Baldy Hansea of Au I tin will toss the tint ball to Ai derman nt Large Wayne Austin while Mnyor Kenneth Jordabl of Albert Len will be nt the plate Emit Scheid president of the Austin BnsebaU Assn and team manager said that ticket books seven games for $5 will be on sale at the Marcuses Park tic ket windows tonight ans who purchased season re served seat tickets will be admit ted free tonight and to the next home game June 1 when the Packers play airmont League openers tart Sunday attracted 2844 fans with 2112 on hand for the alrinent Ma eon City game at airmont New Coaches Wefi MILWAUKEE (AP) Manager red Haney and the Milwaukee Braves seem to have profited by ignoring the old adage and break ing up a winning combination of coaches As one Milwaukee player put it recently: harmony between Haney and the new coaches now where there last year at least from about June on After all these are men He couldnlt say that last season They were either here when be came or picked for The Braves surprised most of the baseball world last fall when they fired three of their coaches 16 days after beating the Yankees in the World Series Ousted were Connie Ryan John ny Riddle and Charlie Root The resignation of bullpen coach Bob Keely this spring ostensibly be cause of poor health made it a dean sweep Serving under the 60 year old Haney this season are Billy Her man John itzpatrick and old sidekick from Pittsburgh days Whitlow Wyatt and George Susce Herman one ol: shrewdest sign stealers coaches at third in place of Ryan itz patrick is at first in place of Rid dle Wyatf like Root a former major league pitching great Handles the Susce took over from Keely in the bullpen "The new coaches are working out Haney said are among the finest men1 fa baseball today If I had it to do all over again I do anything dif ferently Brown Derby Wins City Loop Opener Backed by a 13 hit attack the Brown Derby defeated Turf Bar 16 1 to open the City League soft ball campaign at the Northwest Diamond Monday night The game was limited to fire innings and was never In doubl after the Brown Derby tallied eight runs fa the first frame Ten ofthe 16 hits off Urllck went for extra bam including home runs by Lenoch and Ulven Anderson pitching for the winners limited Turf Bar to two hits a home run by Moonery fa the fifth and a double by Urlick in the fourth frame: Next action will be Wednesday mgfit when Lansing Corners the defending champion takes on the Merchants begiiming at 3:15 pan Austin to Meet AdamsDistrict 2 Qbener Church of Christ and St Win St Lutheran of Austinand Church of Christ won YMCA Cburch League softball games Monday at the Athletic ield dia mond St John's turned back Our Lutheran 13 7 behind the six hit pitching rf Ed Prigge and horne runs by Braaten and Shelton The winners collected 11 hits off Ken Otto Church of Christ claimed a 10 0 victory over Crane as Herman Kooy provided foe pitch ing and batting punch Brides hurling a ahqfout Kooy hit the game's lone home run In another league game the Methodists defeated Holy Cross1 9 3 behind the three hit pitching of Web Cline Dick Winters tagged a home run for the winners I irst Game Ceremonies on Tap Here Opening game ceremonies are on tap tonight at Marcnsen Park where the Anstta Pack ers meet Albert Lea ta a South ern Minneoota League game Larry Haltom member of the Austin Baseball Assn win be CINCINNATI (AP Renewed uproar over pitching has put foe spotlight on a little study being made quietly by National League President Warren Giles General Manager Joe Brown? of Pittsburgh's Pirates is foe latest to complain after a brawl broke out last Sunday fa a Pirate doubleheader with San rancis Giants Giles talked with Brown by tele phone Monday and said believe the rule can be improved but I want to recommend any change until I have conferred with more men fa baseball" Duster pitching is what players call deliberate throwing close to a batter to shake him up or in timidate him Some managers call ft murder when this kind of pltch a batter an the besfd The league president said he has already talked about foe dust er rule with some general man agera officials and members of foe baseball rules committee and will continue "until I feel there is support for a change" Under foe present rule an urn 1 pire who figures a pitcher is throwing deliberately at a batter can warn the barter and if it is repeated throw him out of foe game 4 Giles plans to confer with Base ball Commissioner ord rick and American League President Will Harridge after he makes up his mind on foe rule The baseball rules committee does not meet until called DukfWoriesi as to Improve ri PHILADELPHIA (AP) Duke Wefpeld anserret vlslt to a back tonight when they meet Al bert Lea at Marcusen Park be ginning at 8 pm Off to a bad start in foe 1958 Southern Minnesota League chase as foe result of a 9 4 setback at the hands of Albert Lea Emil club is confident they can square accounts in this first home opener game here is foe only league attraction as airmont and Mason City the other members of foe new class A organization do not see action until Memorial bay airmdnt regarded by many as the teftn to beat this year Joined Albert Lea fa foe column Sunday by edging Mason City 4 3 A combination of 17 Albert Lea hits and staunch pitching by vet eran Myron Hoffman killed Aus chances in foe first game The surprise party followed two exhibition victories for foe Pack ers over Albert Lea bu the I "third charm was miming i Whjle Scheid does not hke to confident his Packer Club hasfoeability to rebound "Everything as breaking right for he remarked after the first game prised they didn't beat us Erskine Sparks Dodger Victory Cubs Skid 4 3 Other than th starting pitcher the Packer lineup will be the same wfth Dick Notennanr be hind the plate Don Petschow at first base red olkes second base Carl Bellotti shortstop and Joe Rasd third base Dick Cor dell recovering from an foot in jury which obviously bothered him in foe opener rank Brown and Dick Morgan will patrol the out field Of the batters Raso enjoyed foe best day in the opener His dou ble to the left center field fence cored twr Packer' runs in the fourth inning and he singled again in the eighth Hoffman who was terrific with a change up held foe Packers hitiess for three innings before Brown's single launched foe I uprising in foe fourth Lawler tag Packers Set to Rebound After Losing irst Game 4 Didr Austin High School opens defense of its Distrcit 2 title Wednesday' at Mar cusen Park when they meet Ad afads in a first round game be ginning at 3 pm Nfo teams Austin Adams Blooming Prairie reeborn Lyle Rose Creek Grand Meadow Al bert Lea and Alden will battle for foe title and the right to par ticipate in the Region One tourna ment which will be played Tiere Monday June 9 ollowing the Austin Adams con test two games will be played Monday June 2 when Blooming AMERICAN AUTO PARTS i3Mt ACCESSORIES Bug Screens custom' fit 595 Vent Spring Cushions 285 Wind Silencers 98c Top Carriers from 550 Seat Covers from 995 Hull Compasses 595 Mufflers from 495 ender Mirrors fronv450 pr SKIRTS WHEEL DISCS Exhaust Extensions from 95c Hie Austin Packers victims of jScbeid expects lefty Ray Rosen a rude Jolt Bunday hope to bounce baum slated to bexfa rontet to give Albert Lea bat ters trouble Rosenbaum has work ed in two Packerxhibltlon games and looked good in both starts Should ha need Scheid nrnh ieina is loll 13 iv Hlttmore 14 18 Detroit 10 21 Wunintton is 20 MAND4V DfST'IT KtniM City Baltimore 4 (10 in Only game scheduled WEDNESDAY OAMES Baltimore at Clnlahd Waahlngton at Chicago Boeton at Detroit New York at Kansas City NATIONAL LEAGUE Pet GB M7029S41 444438429 lan Prancisoo 2011 Milwaukee 22 13 Plttahurgh 20 17 Chicago 18 22 Philadelphia 10 20 nncinhatt 14 18 St Louis iU 20 LOS Angeles 14 23 378 11 MONDAY RESULTS Los Angeles 2 Philadelphia 1 Milwaukee 4 Chicago 3 Only gamea achaduled WEDNESDAY GAMES flan rancisco at Philadelphia (M) Los Angeles at Pittsburgh (N) Chicago at Cincinnati (N fit Lou's at Milwaukee (X) Denver 2473 Cherleston 24 IS Minneapolis 25 17 'ndlanaolls IS 18 3t Psul 20 23 9mahs 19 23 Wichita 18 23 toulsvUle 12 28 weight crown why should I Moore says be glad to give he asked Monday night after Canadian Yvon Durellq a handing veteran Charley Norkus foe title in' exchange for i a thorough beating in IQ rounds 1100000 guarantee or like to gave the better part of my ight heavyweight contender Ed vpunger days trying to learn foe Machen here for a guarantee boxing 1 fa the immediate future the 175 Moore did not "break foe all pound class champ plans a fight time record for knockouts he about two weeks at Sacramen ihares the late Young Strib 'to Calif if an opponent can be ling at 126 but he has probably found Then he'd like Msrhen usa vw c4cg wui cveijugs laacungy wnen 4 knock him out Relying mostly on his left fill put on the campaign to get Archie did not lose a round as he Patterson Into foe ring with me jabbed and hooked to the head1 loyd Patterson is foe ind body' Norkus 29 from welght champ Osage te Hold Midget Races OSAGE Iowa A too notch program of Midget Auto Races has been arranged at the Mit chell County airgrotmds track at Qsage Iowa oh Memorial Day The big raed meet is sponsored by Northwest Midget Auto Racing Assn of Minneapolis with fime trials to begin at 2 pm Race officials said today that at least 29 drivers from Minne sota Iowa Nebraska Colorado and Montana will compete on foe fast ooefourth mile track Heading the field is Jerry (Cy clone) Cluter of Minneapolis who is driving a new eight cylinder powered car I Pet OJBM 813 405 A534 J09 Uli Swain irst Player Io Sign With Celtics BOSTON (AP) Ben Swain a 6 8 220 pound rookie from Texas Southern 1s foe first player to sign with the Boston Celtics far the 1956 59 National Basketball Assn" Season No 1 draft choice Swain was outstanding in a special workout with foe Celtics lO days ago MEETING THE INEST A proud five old i a rT itzparick of Yonkers meets manager Bill Rigney left of San rancisco Giants and three of the leading hitters in National League He gets autograph from Orlando Cepeda batting 331 Daryl Spencer batting 342 and Willie Mays batting 401 Giants played exhibition against Military Academy (AP Phptpfax) By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The tale of Casey and foe Seven Dwarfs sometimes known aa the American League pennant gets back to the old grind tonight after a refreshing change of pace yesterday when the New York Yankees tailed to fatten foefr first place bulge They Neither foe Yanks nor second place Boston were echeduled Only one game waa in the books and that 'one gave Kansu City a 5 4 10 inning victory over Baltimore pn wile! pitcher Murry home run The Yankees take an unpre cedented pre Memoriai Day lead of nine games into Kansas City tonight with unbeaten Bob Turley looinng lor ms eighth victory The were blanked for three innings yesterday by Connie John son as nine year veteran Jim Bus by's first major league grand slam homer pushed foe Orioles in to a 4 0 lead in the fourth and chased Ralph Terry But foe then counted three in their fourth two on Bob Martyn's homer and squared it in the fifth on Ham i Chiti's homer Dickson the 41 year old Na i tioial League castoff blanked the Birds on four hits in his 6 2 3 in I nings walking none and 'striking out five before getting the job Kfione' himself iSportfr carfero 'how 2 2 Baltimore 4 9 1 City 5 8 0 on neon (6) and Tri ana umu BANCROT W) It hardIThe price may go as high as $100 to find Ranowf4 Tamio Iaaa AVnU) (MgJ U1UL Ask any major league baseball scout he can point the way with out use of hands If not a major league scout probably have little Interest fa going to Bancroft pop ulation 900 But their interest is fa young i Denny Menke a shortstop whose I talents are being bid on Tuesday Giles Makes New Study of Duster Rule tados Tern Dlokeon (4) end Chill Bancroft bn Map as Scouts 4 2 Setback Get in Line to Sign Menke Rochester DECORATION DAY SPECIALS ROM AUSTIN NEWEST AUTO SUPPLY STORE SPRUCE UP YOUR CAR OR HOU DAYS AND VACATIONS BUY NOW AND SAVEI ARCHIE MASTERS HORKUS Aging Archie Moore world's lightheavyweight champion lands stiff left jab to Jaw of heavyweight Charley Norkus In seventh round of 1 0 round gffajr at rancisco Monday night Moore had an easy time and captured lopsided decision There were no knockdowns (AP Photofax I Ageless Moore Seeks Another Shot at Title SAN RANCISCO (AP) tight I Washington NY cams off wifolH wafted four fanned four glv heavywelght boxing Qjiam'pion Ar 's Jsloody nose and battered faced11 up a' rookie Chuck keeps rolling right" on through his more than the light heavyweight sIxth nd a single to Willie' Jones 40s plans a promotion campaign limit Moore cams in thrw pmMg in eighth A walk Roberts' to win another shot at foe heavy heavier than his opponent who wcrifiw anf Richie fly weight crown (always has been a heavyweight baU WSt Jones home with the pitchers One of these was Gary Peters a newcomer who turned back Green Bay with a six hfttef 6 3 He also struck out 12 batters for the league leaders Marring foe effort was a pitch that struck rank Howard Greer) Bay home run hitter in foe head in foe third inning Howard was taken to a Davenport hospital where ft was found he had a con cussion 1 Davenport Scored its WtaiiinB 64YI7j4 1 Mnti WW If nc wua uBtea every one wnor141 cAguui uurcux uuz foe best "combination of oppor tunity and will be the de Siding factors "I have no fave Denny 6 feet and 178 pounds said he would be happy to go with any club He said he is not wor ried about playing wifo a major league team right off although he feels in need of experience first I Menke whose father was a Vni nor league player hit 550 as a shortstop and also pitched St to two successive state prep baseball titles ather anc son plan to weigh every offer carefully and expect to announce a decision Wednes day or Thursday rifice fly foe American Assn leaders again Mondav nltrhl Cedar Lu were the other pitchers turning in route going jobs Anderson allowed only four hits as he blanked ox Cities 7 0 Russ Gragg collected three hits and Jim Woods batted in three runs on a single and sacrifice fly I for Burlington I Deleon scattered eight hits in a 4 2 conquest of Rochester Johnny Stratton and Horace Garner homered in foe fourth Bill run scoring single gave the Raid ers a 3 2 lead in foe fifth and they added another run In foe eighth on two singles and freak double by Bob Knoop on a ball that was popped up only 10 feet from plate but fell safely Cubs Pinchhitter One Shy of Record MILWAUKEE (AP) Bobby Adams of the Chicago Cubs fell one shy of the major league rec ord for consecutive pinch hits A strikeout ended his string at six in Monday night's 4 3 defeat by foe Milwaukee Braves The record of seven was set by Peanuts Lowrey now a manager pui Mn Miarco "UkU iJfObClU will! the St Louis Cardinals fa 1952 Physician TyesterdayJ Ms ailing left Mace ta failing to respond to treat gery last has become? progressively worse in the lastr three week said foe worried Angeles slugger i went on my he em phaslzed "The front office knows nothing about this I told Bavasii (General Manager Bavasi) and Dr Wendler (club trainer) that the knee was gettng worse' instead of better I Wanted them to get ta touch with foe doctor who" perated They did make an at tempt to contact Mm by telephone but he in" 2 Snider who hasn't been in the starting lineup since week ago last said the' New York" doctor assured him the operation au a success and that he should be back ta the lineup within a few? days "He told me the knee was still the Duke said some fluid had collected around foe joint That was the reason for? all foe pain He gave me a shot! of cortisone which is supposed to deaden the pain Right now it? hurts worse than ever but Tm told? it takes 24 hours to Snider said foa knee beran to swell anew after a 14 innirg game with the Phillies ta Los Angeles May 6 It Is feeling he began playing too soon Saints Use Long Ball to Bomb Denver 8 5 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 1 Indi cy That old nemesis of the Denver i or fourth iriaee with ii triumnh I the home rit struck Outfielder Don Demeter hnmJ GB crwtu w'US kuri tvnag to one game over re vived Senators who deposed Mln leapolis in second place St Saints used foefr hom ers good for six runs to bomb the Bears 8 in foe opener of a four game series at St Paul The Saints now have slammed six round trippers in their last three meetings wifo foe league leaders Minneapolis fell 6 4 to Omaha and dropped to third place a half game back of Charleston The Sen ators turned on Carlton Willey a no hit pitcher in his last start and beat Wichita 4 3 lor Lw "IE iyfnA il I 9 s' JK 4 Mg I RSkp I WT dal 4 i Ml a' I I im.

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