Muscatine women’s softball tourney opens with three wins
Holtz Dairy Carver-Bandag and Fredonia won opening round games in the Muscatine Invitational at Kent Stein Park. Second-round play starts today, with byes for People's of Columbus Junction and Junior League. Admission 50 cents plus. crowds noted at previous Clowns game.
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Cleveland Classic halves Americans in singles action
At the Cleveland Classic semifinals no American remains in the singles draw after upsets and withdrawals. Cliff Drysdale defeated Marty Riessen to remove the last U S star, while Tony Roche withdrew with a swollen elbow and Arthur Ashe lost to Riessen. Roger Taylor upset Ken Rosewall in a tight match as rest of field advances.
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South Africa
Cliff Drysdale
Tony Roche
Arthur Ashe
Miami Beach
Riessen
England
Roger Taylor
Ken Rosewall
Australia
Taylor
Ray Raffles
Yugoslavia
Nikki Pilic
Westchester golf tourney remains wide open event
In Harrison New York Arnold Palmer and Lee Trevino headline a wide open Westchester Classic where Dwight Nevil shot 65 to lead by one over Jack Nicklaus. Nevil a former Dallas firefighter praised by the gallery while Nicklaus sits second at 132 with Devlin and Simons close behind. Palmer failed to qualify for the final two rounds along with other notables from the field.
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Oakohe
Lee
Trevino
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Texas
Jack Nicklaus
Gallory
Nevil
Dallas
Westhester Country Club
Nicklaus
Bruce Devlin
Jim Simons
Simons
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Wayne Yates
Steve Melnyk
DeWitt Weaver
Palmer
Grier Jones
Jimmy Jamieson
Jerry Heard
Bert Yancey
Miller Barber
Bobby Mitchell
Kermit Zarley
Babe Hiskey
Lanny Wadkins
Frank Beard
J.C. Snead
Gibby Gilbert
Dave Stockton
Phil Rodgers
Bob Luna
Don Grensing to be honored as longtime Muscatine Red Sox veteran
Here Tuesday against Indianapolis Clowns greasing night honors Don Grensing for 25 years with the Red Sox at Tom Brumer Field. Grensing, a native of Muscatine, began as a teen in 1946, later catching in Germany, earning all-tournament NFBC selections, and compiling a .303 lifetime average with the Sox while remaining a fixture on a winning club.
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National’ Baseball Congress
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Kan
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Don Grensing
Braves rally on pinch homer to beat Reds 7 5
Eddie Mathews on the mound as Jim Breazeale belts a pinch hit three run homer off Clay Carroll. The Braves rally for five in the eighth to beat Cincinnati 7 5, with Ralph Garr and Hank Aaron keying the late scoring.
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Earl Williams
Dusty Baker
Richie Hebner
Pirates
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Stargell
Gene Clines
Cincinnati
Larry Dierker
Driver Returns From a Car Flip to Make Feature
Earl Wagner of Pleasantville returned to Marion County Fairgrounds after flipping his car Thursday to qualify for the national supermodified feature. He posted the evening’s top half mile time at 21.54, earning 16th in the feature. Bill Thrasher of Fort Worth was 21.62 for 2nd. About 50 cars timed. 19 of 66 in Saturday’s lineup. fastest 22 contend in a 30-lap feature for a $3,000 first prize.
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Earl Wagner
Pleasantville
Marion County Fairgrounds
Wagner
Bill Thrisher
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Krieger's Softball Games Resume in Dubuque
Krieger Motors and Whalen's resume play in the Town State Softball tournament in Dubuque after a 3 3 tie on Thursday. Wet grounds caused Friday’s nonplay. If Krieger's wins tonight at 7 p.m. on field No 1 they advance in the winners bracket. a loss sends them to a 9 p.m. losers bracket game.
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Dubuque
Whalen’s
Krieger’s
Local drivers place at Union County Horseshoe Tournament
Ralph Crawford of Columbus Junction finished fourth with a 2 3 mark in Class C. A three way tie for first in Class A with 41 records included Leonard Francis of Dainsville Mn Earl Kaiser of Anita and Merle Robinson of Anita. Bert Johnson of Red Oak also tied for first in Class C with 41. Jack Draper of Des Moines won Class B with a 54 record.
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Columbus Junction
Aston Fairgrounds
Leonard Francis
Dainsville
Earl Kaiser
Anita
Merle Robinson
Bert Johnson
Red Oak
Jack Draper
Des Moines
Redskins crush Broncos 41 0 in exhibition romp
Washington’s trio of QBs bossed Friday night action, Kilmer to Jefferson for six, Jurgensen legs a 65 yard strike to Mason, Wynch adds 52 yard pass to Marlinchak as Over The Hill Gang limits Denver to yardage. Bronco drive stalls after late interception.
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AL East tensions as Orioles sit atop standings
In a tight pennant race in the American League East, the Orioles lead by one game after beating Boston 2 1 while the Tigers fall from first after a 5 1 loss to Cleveland. Detroit’s nine losses in 12 games contrast with Oakland and Kansas City’s recent wins in the West and Midwest respectively.
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Griff's Triumphs 10-1 In Beer League Victory
Griff's Lounge routed Monroe Street Market 101 Friday night as Bill Tobias pitched a three hitter and fanned 13. Doug Bollinger homered for Griff's with Clayton Welsch catching and Jim Larson, Dave Curlois in the win.
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Monroe Street Market
Bill
Tobias
Ouit
Doug Bollinger
Bill Tobias
Clayton- Welsch
Jim Larson
Dave Curlois
Minot Ellis eliminates Fargo Knights in Ruth meet
Minot Ellis advanced by a bases loaded walk from Henry Milkey, beating Fargo Knights of Columbus 3-2 in eight innings to stay alive in the Midwest Plains Babe Ruth tournament. Pueblo Colorado rallied to top Des Moines Town 6-2 as the Colorado team produced 10 hits. Brooklyn Center Minnesota defeated Olathe 6-0, and Minot then defeated Des Moines 6-1 to knock them out and narrow the field to four for Saturday.
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Minot Ellis
Fargo Knights of Columbus
Henry Milkey
Minot
North Dakota
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Colo
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