Vaughn's and Maidrite Win Opening Major Open Doubleheader
Vaughn's Insurance and East Side Maidrite edged Nordstrom Oil and West Branch 1 to 0 in the Major Open season opener at Ellis Park. Thenhaus allowed two hits in a 7th inning win, Brubaker hit a first league homer and Brubaker and Thenhaus combined for tight pitching led by Brubaker's 16 strikeouts.
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Maidrite
Dick Thenhaus
Dick Brubaker
Ellis Park
Vaughn
Thenhaus
Nordstrom Oil
Brubaker
West Branch
Ken Slade
Bob Matthews
Nordstrom
Slade
Willie Hollub
Ray Sturm
Matthews
Jim Neubauer
Don Rocarek
Mississippi Valley baseball lead at stake in weekend games
Washington faces Cedar Rapids in a key Mississippi Valley conference matchup while Jefferson, East Moline, Moline and Rock Island meet for Saturday baseball action. Davenport holds wins over Washington and Jefferson seeks to climb from a cellar tie with West foes at Moline and East Moline.
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Washington
Jefferson
East Moline
Dubuque
Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
Cedar Rapids
Illinois
Scholastic Honors to 7 Luther Athletes
Seven Luther athletes received academic honors with scholarship prizes from 50 to 100 dollars. Recipients included Ken Crider Elgin baseball pitcher Roger Benrud Milwaukee distance runner Gale Wathing Houston Minnesota, Keith Crider Elgin baseball third baseman Ron Fretheim Decorah wrestler Frank Liston Palos Park Illinois, Dennin Ellingson Decorah National Merit Scholarship holder, and Greg Dorseth Clarence trackman and football lineman named to the scholastic honor society on campus.
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Decorah
Ken Crider
Elgin
Roger Benrud
Milwaukee
Gale Wathing
Houston
Minn
Keith Crider
Ron Fretheim
Frank Liston
Palos Park
Dennin Ellingson
Trout stocking report covers East Iowa streams
Eastern Iowa streams received multiple stocking events with rainbow and brown trout. French Creek in Allamakee County had 410 rainbow and 100 brown. Elk Creek in Delaware received 400 rainbow and 110 brown. Richmond Springs had 200 rainbow and 500 in Turkey Creek 300 brook trout were added to Springs and 400 rainbow to Big Mill Creek in Jackson. South Bear Creek 400 rainbow. Bohemian Creek 300 brook. North Bear Creek 400 brook. Trout Run 200. Twin Springs 100. West Canoe Creek 300.
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French Creek
Allamakee County
Delaware
Elk Creek
Richmond Springs
Turkey Creek
Jackson
Big Mill Creek
Spring Creek
Turtle Creek
Mitchell County
Winneshiek
South Bear Creek
Bohemian Creek
North Bear Creek
Trout Run
Twin Springs
West Canoe Creek
Clarence and Davenport win in Eastern Iowa district action
Clarence beat Welton 6 5 and Davenport defeated Letts 16 8 to reach the district finals. In other district semifinals at Coggon Van Horne and Clermont Elgin rain postponed games to Thursday with Cedar Rapids Jefferson and Center Point set for a 7 30 p m semifinal at Coggon.
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Central City
Washington
Washington Diamond
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Center Point
West Union Bowler Tops Pin Tourney Leaderboard
West Union bowler Bill Szemkus leads the sixth annual Car Sweeper at Lucky 10 lanes with 680, followed by Estherville’s Bill Tuttle. May 31 closes the event. Oskaloosa’s Chuck Green leads men with 651 while Vera Schlenker of Waterloo tops women with 571. High scratch games: Ken Peterson 257 and Eleanor Anderson 223.
Rider Tennis Team Tops Franklin 6 3 In Spring Victory
Roosevelt junior high clinched its first spring win with a 6 3 victory over Franklin. Singles results show Roos top McNamara 8 0 and Glanville 8 0. Bastin defeated O Deen Basler 8 6. Secondaries note McKinley at Roosevelt Friday.
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Ase Glanville
Sover Rank
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Bastin
Rank
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Mineck
Defoolfolk
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Prank
O’deen-Basler
Mineck-Arntzen
Schenken- Woolfolk
Vaughn Insurance fields seven rookies in Major Open debut
Vaughn Insurance, led by manager Dick Thenhaus, lists 15 players with seven rookies and one holdover from 1958. The team stands 2-0, beating Happitime 3-1 and Nordstrom 1-0, with veterans including Jerry Meyers Don Rothenhaus and Bruce White. Newcomers include Buzz Thomas Junior Walters and Leo Peters, both past athletic stars.
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Cedar Rapids
Vaughn
Dick Thenhaus
Thenhaus
Happitime
Nordstrom
Vaughn’s
Jerry Meyers
Don Rothenhaus Carek
Daryl Daker
al Medulan
DaVerne Hersome
Bruce White
Dick White
Buzz Thomas
Roosevelt
Junior Walters
Walters
M-1
Bev Taylor
Jim Neubauer
Dick Wilson
Bill Elam
Leo Peters
Peters
Elam
Yankees End Slump With 7-4 Win At Kansas City
New York earns a rare back to back victory after a 13 game drought in which they also finally plate more than two runs in an inning. Tony Kubek belts a leadoff homer and Gil McDougald doubles in a run as Norm Siebern adds a homer and RBIs. Bud Daley holds KC to a cluster of runs as the Yankees move within 2 games of 4th place and 544 games out of first.
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Associated Press
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Yankees
Bob Grim
Ralph Terry
Tony ‘Kubek
John Blanchard
Yanks
Gil McDouglald
Siebern
Norm Siebern
al Bunt
Art Dittmar
Nostalgia Preview of Iowa Alumni Versus Varsity Game
Iowa City arena sets the stage for a nostalgia filled alumni versus Iowa varsity football game at Iowa Stadium Saturday kickoff 1 30 pm admission 2 dollars public 1 dollar students no reserved seats spring work ends after the affair Alumni lineup features Gilliam Gibbons Prescott Karas Lewis Rigney Grouwinkel Bloomquist Cummings Pierce Turner and others Backfield includes Duncan Ploehn Hagler Tunnell Vincent Rice Furlong and Broeder Varsity depth lists about 50 players with free substitution Rule Varsity starters include Langston Miller Cernek Norton Whisler Lee Pudder Mielke Hain Williams Novack DiCindio Sawin Shipanik Manders Thorson Lapham Humphreys Ferguson Ogiego Traneygier Treadway Jeter Kinderman Tollis Fleming Jauch Klott Horn Ferguson Lafferty.
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Iowa
Iowa Stadium
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Mike Hagler
Em Tunnell
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Kevin Furlong
Bill Gravel
Bill Reichardt
John Nocera
Fred Harris
Binkey
Broeder
Jeff Langston
al Miller
Bill Cervenak
Don Norton
Bill Whisler
Dick Burns
Charles Lee
Emery Pudder
Ernest Mielke
Bob Hain
al Hinton
Chester Williams
Gerry Novack
Bill DiCindio
John Sawin
Don Shipanik
Mark Manders
Sharwyn Thorson
Bill Lapham
Lloyd Humphreys
Winston Ferguson
Mitch Ogiego
Anamosa edge Tipton 88 87 in dual track meet
Anamosa defeated Tipton 88 to 87 in a local track meet. Individual event results highlight Larson and Heerner leading for Anamosa, with Tipton's Rife and Blake showing top finishes in middle distance and sprints.
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Larson
iLiercke
Heerner
Hellerhalis
Rawson
Atte Walderbach
Duncan
Brink
Blake
Rife
Redmond
Grassfield
Heefner
Weage
Timm
Farum
Heeren
Tipton
Wirenen
Priessfield
Brank
Eichselberger
Eichelberger
Walton
Ballplayer stats and leaders from the American and National Leagues
The excerpt lists batting leaders like Aaron and Mathews with counts and averages, home run leaders including Killebrew and Mathews, and pitching leaders such as Burdette and McLish. It includes team affiliations, league separations, and win loss records, reflecting a historical box score summary.
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Demeter
Dodgers
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Reds
Post
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Lynch
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Colavito
Indians
Jensen
Red Sox
Yost
Tigers
Burdette
Klippstein
Face
Pirates
Sanford
Giants
Mizell
Cards
Eagles Sign Dawn Owens and Jess Richardson
Philadelphia Eagles sign defensive tackles Dawn Owens and Jess Richardson to 1959 pro football contracts. The moves add depth on the defensive line as the team builds for the season.
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UPI
Philadelphia Eagles
Dawn Owens
Jess Richardson
Bees Win On 2 Hitter In Three I League Action
The Associated Press reports lefty Jim Brewer pitched 3-hitter for Burlington in a 3 1 win over Sioux City with Don Davis and Dave Wondra each adding two hits. Lincoln’s Al Brice threw a 3 0 win over Fox Cities for six straight losses. Cedar Rapids beat Des Moines 7 3 behind Larry Maxie.
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Burlington
Sioux City
Don Davis
Dave Wondra
Burlington Power
Lincoln
al Brice
Fox Cities
Foxes
Don Baconi
Mike Hershburger
Sup
Larry Maxie
Cedar Rapids
Braves
Des Moines
Burington
Inna
Valdes to Face Johnson in MSG Heavyweight Showdown
Cuban Nino Valdes and Alonzo Johnson of Rankin Pennsylvania are set for the feature bout on an all heavyweight program at Madison Square Garden on May 29. The card headlines a night of top contenders and future title hopefuls.
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UPI
Nino Valdes
Cuba
Alonzo Johnson
Rankin, Pa
Madison Square Garden
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