Wash Nips Walker in 1-0 Battle
Washington Warriors shut out Walker 1-0 behind a one hitters by Mike Hawk and Pete Stavropoulos. Stavropoulos had a double and two singles in three trips, while Stravropoulos scored the only run on an error in the 4th.
13 May 1960
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1960
Page
1
Washington Warriors shut out Walker 1-0 behind a one hitters by Mike Hawk and Pete Stavropoulos. Stavropoulos had a double and two singles in three trips, while Stravropoulos scored the only run on an error in the 4th.
Washington's junior varsity squad overwhelmed Atkins 10 to 4 as they used four extra base hits. Terry Baugh hit a two run homer in the sixth while Bob Plattner and John Marshek added a triple and a double respectively in a six run third inning. Wilson added a triple for the winners.
In Iowa high school substate baseball, first round games are set for Monday. Substate 1 features Anthon vs Jefferson at Lake View and Bancroft St John’s vs Graville St Joseph’s at Everly with a 7 30 start. Substate 2 includes Waterloo West vs Dubuque Wahlert at Winthrop and Lawler or New Hampton vs Mason City at Mason City. Substate 3 matches What Cheer-Tin County vs Crawfordsville at Crawfordsville with Davenport vs Keystone at Lowden at 7 30. Substate 4 lists Roland vs Des Moines Dowling at Rippey and Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson vs Creston or Waukee with a site to be announced. Substate finals are Wednesday with four qualifiers advancing to the state meet at Mason City the following week.
C.R. Wash JV beat Atkins 4 to 10 with Walker 6 in CR. Wash 1. Lowden 4 Bennett 1 Colesburg 4 N.W. St Boniface and West Union 11 Ossian DeSales 2. Bedford 15 New Market 1 Winthrop 15 Alburnett 3 Dysart 15 Orange Two 5 Pare 11 Urbana 6 Lisbon 8 Stanwood. Westmar 14 Northwestern Coll 7 Creighton & Dana 1 Central 12 Grinnell 6. Notre Dame 8 Toledo 0 Kansas State 7 Nebraska. W Michigan 4 Michigan State 54 Parsons 6 Central. Grinnell Ties Cornell 68 Coe 154s.
New Vienna was edged 4 2 by Colesburg on Thursday as winning pitcher Neil Mortiz struck out 13. Colesburg scored in three frames while New Vienna tallied in the sixth inning and late. Final line shows Colesburg 44 while New Vienna 2 with Moritz and Koelker combining for the loss.
Marnell Scheeper went 2 for 2 with two doubles to help Lowden defeat Bennett 4-1. One double produced a three run six inning. Dahl, Fagan, Schneider and Goldsmith pitched for the victors as Bennett left runners stranded.
Winthrop used 9 hits and 10 Alburnett errors to win 15 to 3. Key contributors include Neighbor, Pairchild, and Coffman with solid performances as Winthrop built a big early lead and cruised to the win.
Jefferson's Jenkins led with two wins in junior varsity track as the J-Hawks defeated Washington 74 to 53. Jenkins won football throw and shared pole vault, while multiple Jefferson athletes claimed wins in sprints distance and field events.
St. Josephs and St. Pat’s earned their first victories of the Catholic Grade School softball season as St. Pat’s defeated previously unbeaten St. Matthews 17 to 16 and St. Josephs beat Immaculate Conception 9 to 6. All Saints moved into the league lead with late-season action noted as a closely watched race.
The second of three kids league baseball clinics runs 9 30 to 11 30 a m Saturday at six Cedar Rapids sites. Areas include Van Vechten Daniels Noel Ridge Roosevelt River side and Ellis parks with instruction in hitting bunting and base running. The final session for pitchers catchers and first basemen occurs Saturday May 21. Coaches will be at all sites and adults are urged to help.
Sumner bowlers dominated the 9th Lutheran state bowling tournament in Dubuque. The McAloon Super-Valu team won with 3018 total pins, followed by two more Sumner teams. Mel and Myron Harris won the doubles with 1368 and had the top scratch score of 1216.
Roosevelt rallied for six runs in the fifth inning to beat Wilson 12-9 at Hayes field. Ken Waters tripled and Tom Prescott doubled to pace Roosevelt while Wilson’s Herman doubled for its only extra base hit as Wilson led 9-6 entering the bottom of the fifth.
A trio of nationally rated drivers in 1960 and 1959 Thunderbirds challenge Ernie Derr and his 1960 Pontiac for Hawkeye Downs top honors Sunday afternoon. Johnnie Beauchamp leads with a 1960 Thunderbird, joined by Bob Kosiske of Omaha and Buzz McCann of St Paul with 1959 cars. The event features time trials at 2 p.m with two preliminaries at 2:30 and a 150 lap feature, with Hawkeye Downs ticket offices open for sales.
Jony Bettenhausen passes Friday practice for Saturdays 500 mile trials at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The fastest qualifier earns pole position with 66 cars vying for 33 starters and a $300000 purse plus $2200 for top time. Indiana crowds up to 150000 expected for pole car day as weather improves.
Marion defeats Independ ence 114 to 88 on Marion track. Tom Wiegand of Independence wins three events including two hurdles and high jump while Marion's relay squads and field event scorers dominate a wide range of marks across sprints jumps and throws.
Iowa’s 1958 squad features returning stars Randy Duncan at quarterback and Karras at fullback with Gibbons Merz Norton on the ends. The alumni plan to deploy an aerial offense while fielding a defense anchored by Karras Lewis Prescott and Freeman Grouwinkel. Fred Harris return as punter and Prescott as placekicker to round out special teams.
The Chicago Cubs traded second baseman Tony Taylor and catcher Cal Neeman to the Philadelphia Phillies for first baseman Ed Bouchee and pitcher Don Cardwell. Taylor bats .260, Neeman hits .100, Bouchee hits .274 with Cardwell at 1-2 this season and a 16-24 career mark prior to this year.
Iowa State fullback Tom Watkins, after a bruised shoulder, is expected to start for the Whites in the final spring intra-squad game. Coach Clay Stapleton said the injury is not serious. The Whites needed a last minute score to beat the Reds 28 22 in last week's scrimmage.
Cedar Rapids golfer Tom Kacere captured the Alex Fidler Memorial tournament at Gene Chapman's par-3 course with a one over par 57. He opened one over par then shot an even 28 on the back nine, raising $143.50 for the Fidler educational fund.
The World Champion Dodgers face arch rivals the San Francisco Giants in a Major League Baseball game set for 1 55 p m Saturday broadcast live on KCRG TV.
Waterloo East captures district championship posting a 304 team score led by medalist Jerry Heinz with a 68 at Byrnes park. West Waterloo is runner up at 310 as Decorah and Waukon also post varied scores.
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