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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1968
Page
5
The Muscatine American Minors Yankees went 14-0 to claim the league title. They also defeated the Dodgers 19-1 in a city series preliminary game Wednesday. The team led the July Tag Day drive with 10 players selling 496 tags. Front row members include Kevin Horton and Tim Chelf.
The 1968 Muscatine Little League final pits Johnson's Oil against Gibson and Gibson Realtors after Gibson's 9 4 win tied the best of three city series at Kent Stein Park. The championship game is set for 7 30 pm with a 4 pm prelim between Pirates and Senators. Gibson's totaled 18 hits led by 11 from Gibson's, with Tim Begey homerun for Johnson's cutting the lead to 5 4 in the third.
Cash prizes totaling 55 dollars were awarded to top Tag Day salesmen prior to a Wednesday Little League game at Kent Stein Park. Tony Greenwald led with 181 tags earning 15 dollars, Jack Bunn 145 with 10 dollars, four others 100 tags earning 5 dollars each, plus other prize recipients. Ball and bat prizes went to several boys, and fielding errors noted as Johnson's made half of their four errors.
Thatcher Glass and Monsanto won in Industrial Softball league games at Musser Park on Wednesday. Thatcher-Carver Thatcher beat Carver-Bandag 63 with Reifert winning and Snyder taking the loss. Briggs led Thatcher with two hits. Monsanto-Stanley tied the game in the seventh and pushed four runs in the extra inning to beat Stanley Consultants 12-8, Wasson earning the win.
Open Softball at Kent Stein Park featured Elms Henderson’s Elms and Krieger Motors both winning. Elms-Henderson’s Elms exploded for six runs in early innings and cruised to a 14 to 6 victory while Henderson’s Chev-Olds collected several hits but fell short. LaRue earned the win, Reifert took the loss with Koch relief in the sixth. In the Krieger’s Dog N Suds game, Krieger’s Motors led early and pulled away 11 to 3 behind Bob Steckman’s three hits and two-hit efforts from Egel Kautz Holden Schneider Manley.
An organizational meeting for the Jack and Jill Bowling league is set for 6 38 p m Saturday at Pla Mor Langs. The Pinbusters standings show leaders Dell Wagner Fred Swank Dick Brown and Williams among high scores with Wagner 556 Swank 588 Williams 2079 team series and 232 high ind game by Dick Brown and Benson 232.
Muscatine Journal reports the Muscatine Senior Little League World Series series begins tonight at Kent-Stein Park. Ina Mae's claimed American division after Elks fell 7-6, HON Industries edges Ellis 7-6 with two eighth inning runs, Jim Schleinz collects three hits as the best-of-three set starts on Senior diamond No 1 at o'clock.
On August 1 1968 Elks defeated HON 7 2 with Dan Ziegenhorn earning the win. HON had two hits from Dan Ziegenhorn and one each from Randal Forgey Fred Maylone. Scoring by innings shows HON 000 203 a2 Elks 010 040 aL. winning pitcher Dan Ziegenhorn catcher Tom Cannon. loser Mike Shea. Relievers Mike Reinke Mike Varney.
A travel sketch outlines a Chicago to Cairo route using U S 54 45 and 37 plus I 57 detailing landmarks such as the Kankakee river a Gilman park a Mann Act memorial Chanute Field and regional Tourism Councils. It promotes a Window on Illinois week end trip with brochures and Tourism Division contact in Springfield to help visitors enjoy Illinois.
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