Baseball tryout camps fade as path to pro players
Cincinnati Reds Midwest scout Bil Clark says camps are diminishing in value with few prospects signing. He notes only Pirates Royals and Reds still run them regularly in the region, with Cincinnati hosting about 125 camps and costs far lower than signing a draft pick. Clark cites Randy Easley, a 22 year old knuckleball pitcher discovered at Kirksville Missouri, as a rare signing from camps.
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Associated Press
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Area teams enter Southeast Iowa softball tourney
Five Muscatine teams are entered in the third annual All Southeast Iowa Softball Tournament held at Columbus Junction's Marshall Field from Aug 16 to 22. First round games start Monday at 6 30 p.m. with pairings including Safley's vs Columbus Jct Merchants and Griff's vs Mt. Union among others. Second round begins midweek with semifinals and the championship on Sunday Aug 22. On field notes mix of teams and matchups.
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Oaks Rally Ousts Denver In Wild 12 11 A A Game
Des Moines Iowa AP Bobby Brooks delivered a go-ahead run on a two out single for Iowa in a frantic 12 11 win over Denver. Iowa built an 11 5 lead in the ninth before Denver surged with six runs to tie. Don Castle homered twice including a two run blast and an error helped Iowa pull ahead. Don Stanhouse also homered for Iowa.
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Crews Hit in Face Faces Surgery in Iowa City
Randy Crews, ex Illinois athlete in basketball and baseball, underwent surgery for a fractured cheekbone after being hit by a pitch in Midwest League play. He will miss the season while with the Quincy Cubs, a Chicago Cubs farm team, where he led with a .23 average, 16 home runs, and 75 RBIs.
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Stand-ins at quarterback feature exhibition slate
The report previews nine NFL preseason games on Saturday with Charley Johnson returning to Busch Stadium as Houston Oilers face St. Louis Cardinals. It notes Jets at Raiders, Bears at Ravens, Bengals at Lions, Falcons at Chiefs, Steelers at Packers, Saints at Cowboys, Redskins at Broncos, and Vikings at Chargers, plus Spurrier’s 49ers, and Bratkowski starting for Packers.
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Evansville Triplets cling to slim lead in tight pennant race
Evansville edged Oklahoma City 6-5 and 12-11 by heavy ninth inning scoring as Indianapolis rolled past Tulsa 2-0, while Wichita blanked Omaha 2-0. The Triplets remain 2.5 games back of Eastern Division leader Indianapolis with key games upcoming.
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Starr Faces Possible Season Loss After Second Surgery
Bart Starr underwent a second operation on his injured arm tendon at Mayo Clinic Rochester after a bleeding artery complication from the first surgery. The Packers said the latest procedure likely ends his season, keeping him sidelined for at least 12 weeks.
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Lesser known golfers top par in Massachusetts meet
Sutton Massachusetts AP young pro hopefuls shine in the $165000 Massachusetts Classic at Pleasant Valley Country Club. Forty three players broke par through 36 holes led by John Schlee and George Johnson at eight under, with Weiskopf and other veterans close behind as big names sat out.
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Ohio State
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Palmer
Billy Casper
Reasor
Ray Floyd
Steve Reid
Herb Hooper
Bobby Mitchell
Mike
Iowa team faces Birmingham in baseball meet
Wichita Service edged St. Louis 8n Friday night in the National Baseball Congress opener. Leonard Kelly and Joe Wall homered, Wichita led 6 4 after Wall’s two-out hit. St. Louis rallied in the ninth but Harold Thompkin struck out the side to seal the win.
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Lange captures cycle race win at Muscatine track
In Muscatine Friday night short track motorcycle races at the Port City track a small 20 rider field competed. Kenny Lange won the Grand Final after failing to qualify earlier and also captured the consolation race.
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Kenny Lange
Lange
Stark's Women Softball Leads Close in Second Half Race
Stark Realty nears the second half crown in the women's softball league with two games left, facing Hughes Texaco and Holtz Dairy before a grand final. Results list prevail in 125cc, 250cc, Grand final and Mini Bike events with Lange, Hopkins, Donald, Beymel and Mennen among top finishers.
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Hughes Texaco
Holtz Dairy
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Tom Drake
George Brower
Dick Mumm
Randy Morgan
Ed Donald
Ron Bermel
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Fred Best
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Tony Mennen
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Kevin Boyd
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Iowa woman wins target shoot in Oxford Ohio
OXFORD Ohio AP Doe reen Wilber of Jefferson Iowa won the National Archery Association U S target shoot with a four day score of 2766 points. She finished 53 points ahead of Clela Wanemaker of Wayzata Mina.
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Ohio
Doereen Wilber
Jefferson
Iowa
National Archery Association
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