Des Moines Hosts Fourth Place Standings Tie
The Des Moines team sits fourth in the rankings with a 1.223 pace reflected in recent standings, as rivals press for position.
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1957
Page
3
The Des Moines team sits fourth in the rankings with a 1.223 pace reflected in recent standings, as rivals press for position.
Audubon pair Bus Behn and Al Christofferson topped the Hawkeye bowl doubles sweepstakes last weekend with 1 376 points to lead the men’s division. Shenandoah’s Joe Dinville and Bill Stod dard slipped to runner up with 1 307 while Harlan’s Ray Petersen and Don Platte moved into third with 1 202. Creston’s Marvin Taylor and Rod Rawe ranked fourth with 1 283 and Ames’s Clara and Maurice Christensen led the mixed doubles with 1 250. Mondamin’s Bill Walls and Joan McElmurry held second with 1 241 and Atlantic’s Arlene and Orval Hakes rose to third with 1 238. Irene Gustafson and Frank Cali-
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Rainbo Tavern beat Hawk eyes while Corn Pickers defeated Gutter Dusters in straight games. Berdeyss won against Comets and Coke Caps overcame scrubs two to one. Max Lovell posted a 545 series with 2030 and 194 singles, Del Hing 541, Gene Dolan 348, Frank Kagar 44, Dolan 201, Ifinz 199, Ray Smith and Ted Stenbers 186 each.
Danny McDevitt pitched a complete game for the Dodgers, fanning seven and scattering seven hits in a 7-2 win over the Reds. Gene Freese homered and the Pirates surged late, with four hits in four trips fueling a 7-5 victory over the Braves.
Elk Horn pounded 10 runs in the first inning and defeated Adair 14-4 aided by 11 hits and six Adair errors. Mitchell pitched for Elk Horn with Plowman taking the loss as Adair totaled four hits and four errors.
Dodgers youngster Danny McDevitt, after a rough rookie season, pitched 11 strikeouts over seven hits in a 7-2 win against Cincinnati. The victory lifts Brooklyn to fourth while Pittsburgh’s win further tightens the NL race with Milwaukee, St Louis, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati within two games. McDevitt, from Greenwood Mississippi, began in the Sally League with Macon, then Cedar Rapids, before a late-season call up.
A House Antitrust subcommittee heard Victor R. Hanson urge caution on granting antitrust immunity to pro sports. He noted the Supreme Court already exempts baseball and argued government should not intervene in sports business. The session recessed to Wednesday as lawmakers weigh immunity.
The standings show Chicago leading with a 36 18 record and 667 percentage, followed by New York 33 22 600 and Detroit 32 25 561. The schedule lists Tuesday games including Chicago at Baltimore and Detroit at New York, with several night notices and make up matches across the league.
The revived Denver Bears swept Wichita in Denver 9-4 to close the gap on the league leaders. Wichita heads toward Omaha tied for second as Denver climbs within five games. St Paul beat Louisville 6-1 and Minneapolis routed Charleston 30-2 as rain postponed Indianapolis-Omaha.
Dick Stuart, a well traveled slugger, hit a grand slam for Pueblo in a Western League game Monday night. Lincoln lost 7 to 6 as Pueblo rallied from a late deficit. Topeka stretched its win streak to nine with a 32 victory over Colorado Springs. Amarillo beat Linus Cats 7-5 and Des Moines crushed Albuquerque 8-2, altering the standings in the lower half of the circuit.
David Straus of Oelwein reports Miyeaur, a local youth, played 28 holes in 17 hours at the Oelwein Elks Course setting an unofficial tote distance golf record. The feat surpassed the former 225 holes mark by Bob Barnes of Dubuque from 1952.
Billy Martin says he expected the Yankees deal to send him to the Kansas City A’s after a night club incident and lineup shuffle. He recalls planning a long train ride from New York to Washington and acknowledges Casey Stengel tried to keep him. He reflects on wearing another uniform for the first time in ten years.
The Yankee team will refund the $1,000 fine and pay $600 travel money to the player who felt little emotion after the event. He quips that he will net $1,600 while losing $7,000 in World Series swag. Motorists are warned to follow STOP signs.
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