Imco Hands Speeder 6-4 in M J League Upset
Iowa Manufacturing upsets Link-Belt Speeder 6-4 at Daniels Park to break the M J league pennant race wide open. Imco, led by Bill Rucker, rallies with a four-run fourth inning aided by eight walks and two doubles as Speeder loses lead and slips half a game.
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Link-Belt Speeder
Daniels Park
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Bill Birkicht
Imco
Bill Rucker
Collins
Rucker
Jennings
Tom Seabrook
Chuck Elson
Major Box Score Totals From Various MLB Games
Numerous games report final scores and individual performances. Notable lines include Detroit 2 New York 3 with Hurd winning, Berra HR and 2B by Kaline for Detroit and New York, Cleveland 8 Washington 5 with Rosen 2 RBIs, and Philadelphia 3 Milwaukee 0 with Dickson pitching a complete game. The CincinnatiBrooklyn, St Louis-Pittsburgh, and Chicago-Baltimore matchups also feature multiple RBIs, homers, and pitching details.
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Dubuque Declines Defense Of State Summer Baseball Title
Boone Iowa AP report states Dubuque will not defend its state summer baseball crown as no entry was filed. West Des Moines Valley, runner up in 1954, is expected to challenge for the title. State finals are scheduled for July 18 20 and 21.
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Boone
Dubuque
Iowa High School Athletic Association
West Des Moines Valley
Van Dyke joins Big Ten track squad for dual meet
Gardner Van Dyke the University of Iowa pole vaulter is named to the Big Ten track squad for the dual meet with the Pacific Coast Conference in Berkeley California June 21. He is joined by Rich Ferguson Les Stevens Jack Mathews and Murray Keating.
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Gardner van Dyke
University of Iowa
Berkeley
Calif
Hawkeye
van Dyke
Los Angeles
Boulder
Colo
Baseball GAMES SUNDAY Town Valley Schedule
Sunday baseball games feature matchups across Northeast Iowa and surrounding counties. Winton visits Newhall while Norway plays Keystone and Garrison travels Blairstown with Atkins at Dysart in the N Corn Belt region.
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Newhall
Norway
Keystone
Garrison
Blairstown
Atkins
Dysart
Corn Belt
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Squaw Valley Chosen to Stage 1960 Winter Games
The International Olympic Committee selected Squaw Valley California to host the 1960 Winter Games at the IOC's 50th meeting final session. This marks the second time the United States hosts the winter Olympics following Lake Placid 1932.
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Squaw Valley
Calif
International Olympic Committee
United States
Los Angeles
Lake Placid
N.Y
IOC
Seymour hires Oxford Junction coach Dick Cornick
Dick Cornick, longtime athletic director and head coach at Oxford Junction High School for three years, has been hired to teach next fall at Seymour. He is currently at the University of Iowa for summer work.
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the Gazette
Seymour
Dick Cornick
Oxford Junction High School
Cornick
Oxford Junction
University of Iowa
Westgate Defeats Stanley 6-4 In League Softball
Westgate softball team topped Stanley 6-4 in a league game Thursday night. Key players include Hultman, Giteosses, Duffy, and Cole as Westgate pulled ahead with a 4-2 advantage after two innings and held on for the win.
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Stanley
Westgate
the Gazette
Hultman
Giteosses Paick
Duffy
Cole
Colored Giants To Play At Urbana Sunday Feature
Urbana’s Buchanan county league leaders host the Colored Giants on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in a baseball feature at Urbana field.
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Urbana
Colored Giants
Dad's Day Golf Test At Sigourney Sunday
The annual 27 hole medal play Dad's Day amateur golf tournament is set for Sunday at the Sigourney course. Nine hole qualifying rounds before noon will split players into four flights, followed by 18 hole finals in the afternoon. J E Willcockson of Sigourney set a record 98 last year to win the event with two trophies and other prizes to be awarded in each flight.
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Sigourney
J. E. Willcockson
Coffman’s homer lifts Winthrop past Arlington in high school game
Dick Coffman hit a two run homer in the seventh as Winthrop defeated Arlington 8 to 6 in a prep baseball game. Johnson Coffman and Toffman joined other players in the scoring and defensive effort for Winthrop while Arlington struggled to contain the late rally.
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the Gazette
Winthrop
Dick Coffman
Arlington
Johnson
Coffman
Toffman
Cusick
Decker
Springville Beats Cedar Rapids Softball 15-14 Thriller
Springville defeated Allen Motors of Cedar Rapids 15 to 14 in a Wednesday night softball clash. Bruce White, Jennigs and Mysak starred for Springville, while R. Allen contributed for the Cedar Rapids side.
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Springville
C.R
the Gazette
Allen Motors
Cedar Rapids
R. Allen
Bruce White
Jennigs
Bos White
Co. Mysak
P. Neilson
Fort Dodge Coach Resigns as Athletic Director
Forrest Marquis, longtime Fort Dodge high school football coach, resigned to take duties as athletic director and assistant principal. He led an undefeated team in 1945. No successor announced.
Patton Advances to Southern Amateur Semifinals
Billy Joe Patton, winner of the Masters near miss last year, led eight players into the quarterfinals of the Southern Amateur in Linville North Carolina as he seeks another strong run in the tournament.
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Linville
N. C
Billy Joe Patton
Galloway Given Cornell Athletic Excellence Trophy
Jim Galloway of Cornell college, Sterling Illinois native, graduated Monday as a standout in football and track. Cornell director Jim Dutcher awarded him a special engraved trophy for athletic excellence 1951 55. Galloway heads to Galena Illinois as recreation director and next fall becomes Galena high school head coach and instructor.
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Jim Galloway
Cornell College
Jim Dutcher
MT. Vernon
Galloway
Sterling, Ill
Cornell
Five Swimming Meets Slated in Iowa Schedule
Iowa amateur athletes will contest five swimming meets from June 20 to August 7 announced by Bob Allen University of Iowa assistant coach and Iowa AAU committee head The events include Clinton Centennial in Clinton Muscatine junior meet Iowa City senior men's outdoor meet Clinton 100 yard freestyle at Clinton and an open meet at Birdland pool Des Moines
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Iowa City
Iowa
Bob Allen
University For Iowa
Cox quits baseball after trade to Indians
Billy Cox, 35, who was traded from the Orioles to the Cleveland Indians, abandons a possible 10000 World Series payoff saying his legs are gone and he can no longer play. Teammate Wally Westlake also expresses doubt about continuing his career after a four man deal.
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Billy Cox
Cleveland Indians
Baltimore Orioles
Cox
Indians
Cleveland
Wally Westlake
Orioles
Baltimore
Westlake
Gene Woodling
Dave Pope
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ohio State Halfback Bob Watkins Joins All Star Squad
Ohio State halfback Bob Watkins of New Bedford Mass joins Allen Ameche and Ralph Guglielmi in accepting spots on the college all star team to face the Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field on August 12. The game matches the college stars against the NFL champions.
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Ohio State
Bob Watkins
Cleveland Browns
Soldier Field
Watkins
New Bedford
Mass
Allen Ameche
Wisconsin
Ralph Guglielmi
Notre Dame
Six Hawkeyes Enter NCAA Golf Tournament
Six University of Iowa golfers head to Knoxville Tennessee for the national collegiate championship. Coach Bucky O Connor leads Ed McCardell and five others as they depart from Iowa City, with McCardell also competing in the Trans Mississippi event before joining Knox ville. Iowa players include Herb Klontz Jr John Marshall Tom Davis Bob Basley and Frank Sutton.
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Knoxville
Tenn
University of Iowa
Bucky O’connor
Ed McCardell
McCardell
Herb Klontz, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
John Marshall
Hampton
Tom Davis
Bob Basley
Frank Sutton
Clinton
Baseball scores from minor leagues and mov league updates
Scores from Minor Facts International League Columbus 7 Syracuse 3 and Pacific Coast League Derby. Los Angeles 3 Sacramento 0 Oakland 3 San Diego 2. Portland 7 Hollywood 0 Seattle 7 San Francisco 6 in American Association. Denver 8 Charleston 1 Toledo 3 Omaha 2 St Paul 3 Indianapolis 2 Louisville 8 Minneapolis 5 Southern Association Atlanta 4 Memphis 1 Chattanooga 16 Mobile 5 Birmingham 9 Little Rock 1 New Orleans 12 Nashville 9 Texas League Beaumont 2 7 Tulsa 4 6 Oklahoma City 5 Shreveport 2 Houston 7 Ft Worth 6 Dallas 5 San Antonio 1 Western League Wichita 4 Des Moines 3 Lincoln 3 Pueblo 2 Only games scheduled MOV League Hannibal 6 Kokomo 1 aris 8 Lafayette 0 Mattoon 5 Dubuque 1 Clinton 6 Decatur 3.
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Zwanzigger Wins Eldora Stock Race Feature
Eldora stock car star Bill Zwanziger of Strawberry Point won the feature event Thursday night. He will compete Sunday at Tunis Speedway in Waterloo as Hawkeye Racing Association stock competition continues. Darrell Dake won the semimain and time trials, Vic Payton took the 10 lap novelty race, and heat winners included Zwanziger Dake and John Guiken.
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Eldora
Bill Zwanziger
Strawberry Point
Tunis Speedway
Waterloo
Hawkeye Racing Association
Darrell Dake
Vic Payton
Zwanziger
Dake
John Guiken
Wake Forest Wins College World Series Title
Wake Forest, from North Carolina, defeated Western Michigan 7-6 in Omaha to claim the NCAA College World Series crown. Lin Holt delivered the winning RBI in the eighth after Luke McKeel moved to third on two passed balls. Tom Borland of Oklahoma A M was named outstanding player of the series.
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Wake Forest
North Carolina
Deacons
Western Michigan
Lin Holt
Luke McKeel
McKeel
Fritz Messner
Broncos
Holt
Tom Borland
Oklahoma A & M
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