Cage Squad Wins Olympic Title in Helsinki Relay Triumph
The United States men beat Russia 86 to 58 in the basketball final to retain the Olympic title. John Davies of Australia won the 200 meter breaststroke in a new Olympic mark 2 34.4, with Bowen Stassforth second and Herbert Klein third.
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United States
Russia
John Davies
Australia
University of Michigan
Davies
Gerry Holan
Westchester
Ill
Bowen Stassforth
Pacific Palisades
Calif
University of Iowa
Herber Klein
Germany
Stassforth
Joe Verdeur
Philadelphia
Klein
U. S
Olympic swimming and diving results with new records
The report lists Olympic finals in track and field and diving. Oyokawa of USA led the 1 100 meter or related event with 1 09.4 Olympic record over Bozon of France and Taylor of USA. Hungary won the women's 4x400 relay with a 4 24.4 Olympic record. High diving top results include Sammy Lee of USA with 156 28 points and Capilla of Mexico in second.
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USA
Honolulu
Bozon
France
Taylor
Akron
Ohio
Stack
Hingham
Mass
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Argentina
Wardrop
Great Britain
Hungary
Novak
Temes
Stoke
Holland
United States
Denmark
Sweden
Sammy Lee
Fresno, Cal
Capilla
Mexico
Haase
Germany
McCormack
Pasadena
Cal
Perea
Dave's Hands Henderson's 0-4 Setback in SEISA Play
Dave's Timberjacks, second in SEISA, shut out Henderson's Garage 4-0 as Gehe Berlin allowed only two hits late. Charlie Rick starred with a line of double triple and single plus a hit by pitch in four trips, scoring twice.
Letts Softball Tourney Pairings Set for Sunday Play
Pairings released for the sixth annual Letts softball tournament at Letts Community Field. In the upper bracket first round games will be played Sunday with many top teams making the field and expected strong competition.
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Letts
Muskies Clinch Little Six Title In First Year Of New Conference
Muskies win 8-7 over Fort Madison at Heinz Field to claim the Little Six baseball crown in 1952. Coach Lefty Schnack’s squad, led by seniors Dick Andersen Gary Ramseyer Jon Rakow and Jack Pulliam, lost only two of fourteen and advanced to district play before falling to Wheatland. Ramseyer hit .421 with a 462 conference average, while Andersen Ware and Ramseyer contributed key hits and three homers helped power the Muscatine lineup.
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Little Muskies
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Gary Ramseyer
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Jack Pulliam
Fort Madison
Heinz Field
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John Robinson
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Cae Ee
Wheatland
Wilton
Iowa City
Dick Ware
Ramseyer
Andersen
Ware
den Kuff
Gary Weber
Rainsever
Dick Wait
Muscatine
Don Huff
George Long
Ron Havemann
John Glidden
Sid Stark
Mike Kautz
Letts Defeats Wapello To Take 12-Game Lead
Letts defeated Wapello 9 to 5 in SEISA action, with D Collins and Poagemiller each collecting three hits. Wehner pitched a full game with 10 strikeouts and contributed two hits, while Paine added two. Two games loom Tuesday as Wilton faces Muscatine Town Electric and Dave's at Letts. Wapello-Columbus Junction game forfeited.
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Washington
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Western Auto
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Iowa Electric
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West Liberty
Ralph Bartelt
Carl Dipple
Dave’s
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Nudge
Dave
Columbus Junction
State Improvement nets second no hitter against National Guard
Harvey Strause pitched a no-hit game for State Improvement as National Guard suffered its second no-hit loss of the YMCA league season. The 19-0 four inning blowout featured four singles and two triples in the first inning for eight runs and a six-run third inning. Only one National Guard runner reached base on a walk that was stolen. Howard Strause, Hank Miller, Shields, and Lofgren led the winners at the plate.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
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Stan Musial
Sally Hemus
Enos Slaughter
Max Sarkont
Andy Seminick
Cincinnati
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Rhodes May Be Giants Answer to Mays Heroics
Rookie Jim Rhodes homered in a 7 3 Giants win over the Pirates in New York. The victory pulls the Giants within five games of the Dodgers as Monte Irvin returns to the lineup and Leo Durocher reshuffles the outfield and infield.
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Dusty) Rhodes
New York Giants
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Bobby Thomson
Hank Thompson
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Leo
Irvin
Pittsburgh
Harry Fisher
Brooklyn
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Chicago
New York
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Bob Rush
Cubs
Preacher
Hank Sauer
Ray Moore
St. Paul
Snead Fires 65 to Lead Tam O'Shanter at Halfway Mark
Sam Snead shot a 65 seven under par to take a five stroke lead at 132 after 36 holes of the All-American tournament at Tam O'Shanter. His 67 opening round left him two rounds from Byron Nelson's 269 19 under par record pace, as Snead seeks a first Tam O'Shanter title after a Masters win in April.
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Sam Snead
Buck White
Greenwood
Miss
Snead
Tam O’shanter
Ben Hogan
Tam
West Virginia
Lew Worsham
Tom O’shanter
Byron Nelson
Augusta
Musser Wins Both Midget and Junior Championships
Final standings reveal the Musser Midgets and Musser Juniors atop their leagues. Both teams will visit the Quad Cities' Tigers around August 13 and 14 as champions.
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Quad Cities’ Tigers
Muscatine Muskie Reserves Post Five Wins One Loss
The Muscatine high school reserve squad finished the season with five victories and one defeat. They beat New London twice 10-1 and 7-2 and topped Iowa City 8-6 and Mt. Pleasant 3-1. They split with Burlington 4-3 after a 7-1 loss, and closed with a 3-2 win over Fort Madison.
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Indians edge Phillies in 16th on Doby homer
Larry Doby hit a 16th inning homer to lift the Cleveland Indians past Philadelphia 6 to 5. He earlier drove in two runs with a double and a single while Satchel Paige pitched. Browns win 3 to 1 on a later save in a separate note.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
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Browns
Standings and Today’s Baseball Schedule
League standings and today's schedule list games across MLB venues. Chicago visits Brooklyn while Pittsburgh goes to New York and St. Louis hosts Philadelphia among other matchups including Cincinnati at Boston and Boston at Detroit.
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Ottumwa Golf Tourney Slated For Aug. 13-17
The Southeastern Iowa medal championship will run August 13 to 17 at Ottumwa Municipal course. No entry fee is charged. Qualifying rounds Aug. 13-16 determine the low 32 and 32nd place ties who will contest 36 holes for the title on Sunday Aug. 17. Sponsors include the Ottumwa Courier.
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Former Combat Instructor Joins Columbus Junction Wrestling Card
Karl Gray a former Army sergeant who trained in hand to hand combat at Camp Wallace Texas and served in Europe and the Pacific appears at the Columbus Junction fairgrounds Tuesday night at 8 30 pm He faces Johnny the Great Balbo in a 2 of 3 falls match with a 45 minute limit Vern Gagne and Fred Von Schacht headline the card Ella Waldek battles Ellen Olsen in a one fall women’s match Tickets available at local banks drug stores and Ike’s cigar in Muscatine priced 1 general 150 ringside 50 children sponsored by the Louisa County fair association.
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Boxing and Wrestling Magazine
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West Liberty Girls Defeat Cedar Rapids Eby's 8-4
West Liberty defeated Eby's of Cedar Rapids 8 to 4 in West Liberty Friday night. The Wildcats broke the game open with four first inning runs and added three more in the third to take control. Flake, the West Liberty pitcher, allowed four runs in the fifth but shut out Eby's the rest of the game.
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Eby
Wapello and Muscatine Legion Juniors Play Rubber Game
Wapello meets the Muscatine Legion Juniors in a rubber game at League Field South Muscatine Sunday at 2 30 p m. Wapello won the first clash 4 to 2 while Muscatine took the tournament deciding game 5 to 4.
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Muscatine Legion
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