RAILS DOWN AGATES 8 to 6
(Two Harbors Chronicle and Times, July 3, 1947)

The Proctor high school baseball team defeated the Two Harbors nine, 8 to 6, Thursday, June 26, in the first summer high school contest authorized by the Minnesota State High School league. However, the Agates had defeated Carlton previously, before the league schedule had been drawn up. The game was one of the highlights during the Proctor-Two Harbors Field day program which saw both boys and girls of the seventh through 12th grades in various competitions in the Rail city.

Lefty LaCasse issued 13 free tickets to the Proctor team during the afternoon contest, being unable to find the plate with any amount of accuracy. The "Rails" garnered only four hits while Two Harbors collected six. However, Main [Charles Main] tossing for the Proctor club controlled his tosses beautifully, walking but one Agate.

Hoganson, playing the keystone sack for the locals, collected two hits in three times at the plate while R. Main [Ron Main] at short for Proctor cashed in with two hits in four trips up.

Box Score

Two Harbors     AB  R  H
Miller, cf....................4 1 1
Hoganson, 2b.........3 2 2
C. Anderson, ss......4 1 1
J. Anderson, lf.........4 1 1
L. Giddings, 1b, p...1 0 0
B. Aunen, 1b...........2 0 0
Engstrom, 3b..........4 0 0
R. Giddings, c.........2 0 0
W. Aunen, c.............1 0 1
Gauche, rf...............2 0 0
LaFave, rf................0 0 0
LaCasse, p, rf.........3 1 0
Totals                     30 6 6

Proctor                      AB  R  H
Dale Erickson, 2b.......4 0 0
Tom Bernard, lf............1 0 0
Bob Spearman, lf........1 0 0
John Miller, 3b............4 1 1
Ron Main, ss...............4 1 2
Robert Erickson, 1b....3 1 0
Donald Fontaine, rf.....1 3 0
Albert Trottier, cf..........2 0 0
Wayne Johnston, c.....0 2 0
Charles Main, p..........2 0 1
Totals                          22 8 4

Errors, Two Harbors 0, Proctor 4. Bases on balls off LaCasse 13, L. Giddings 0, Main 1. Strikeouts by LaCasse 9, Giddings 3, Main 2.


Central Plays Morgan Park Today
(Duluth Herald, June 27, 1947)

Zenith City baseball fans now have another league to keep up with.

Introducing high school baseball competition to Duluthians as authorized by the Minnesota State High School league, will be the Morgan Park and Central nines in a contest set for 6 p.m. today at the Wildcats' ball park.

The five-team Head of the Lakes circuit opened officially yesterday at Proctor where the Rails scored an 8-6 victory over the Two Harbors Agates.

Slated for starting mound duty with the Trojan nine is big Mike Peterson, while opposing him on the hill for Morgan Park will be either Pixey McDonnell, a left-hander, or Bob Rukivina.

Winding up a three-week practice period, Coach John Swain listed as starters:

Jim Dougherty, first baseman; Marshal Peterson, second baseman; Herb Swanson, third, and Pete Henrickson, shortstop. In the field for the Trojans will be Norman Kragseth, Gary McKenzie and Ralph Neuses.

Gene Kensel, who also doubles on the mound, will start as catcher.

Coach Harold Chinn, after working out with several combinations, decided on the following for starting positions: Duane Johnson, first base; Ed Westerhous, second base; Gerry Novack, shortstop, and Gerald Beckman, third.

In the outfield will be Miland Karick, Dick Nelson and Don Morrison, while Gordon Nelson will handle back-stop duties.

Proctor School Athletes Outshine Two Harbors in Field Day Here
(Proctor Journal, July 3, 1947)

A large group of young people, students of the Two Harbors school, from the seventh to the 12th grade, invaded Proctor last Thursday for the first summer high school contest authorized by the Minnesota State high school league.

Baseball, golf, swimming, archery and tennis were played during the day in the various competitions.

The Proctor high school baseball nine defeated the visiting team by a score of 8-6 in the morning games. The junior boys also defeated Two Harbors, 9 to 6. In the softball contest for girls, Proctor won from the visitors 14-10.

The swimming pool at Summit school was one of the most popular places during the day with the 40-yard dash for girls won by JoAnn Willesen, Proctor, and the 40-yard dash for boys by John Englund, Two Harbors. The 160-yard dash for girls was won by the local team and the 100-yard dash for boys was also taken by a Proctor student, Don Ellefson.

In the girls diving contest, JoAnn Willesen won first place with Lorraine Greiten, second. In the boys contest, Al Dillan won first place with Cliff LaFlamme, second.

In the archery events, Mary Lu Coughlin, Two Harbors, came in first; JoAnn Willesen, Proctor, second. The team event was won by Two Harbors. Connie Gallagher, Proctor, won the golf contest with Bob Miller, Two Harbors, second.

Claire Cleary and Janis Tester won the girls tennis event.

A return visit will be made by the Proctor young people when they make the trip to Two Harbors on July 16, for the second field day of the season.