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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1971
Page
11
The piece examines bias in choosing all-state players, noting that coaches and writers influence votes while personal loyalties skew nominations. It lists selection committee members and cites sub300 hitters like John Dunn and Scott Milliken, then covers related college transfers and local athlete moves including Belger, Piro, James, Obermiller, and Sirvid incident with a Clinton glass owner.
In Havana the United States volleyball squad, unbeaten in three North and Central American qualifiers for Munich 1972, rests before the final against Cuba. Regulars Patterson and McFarland star, with Milliken and Shaw contributing. they routed Puerto Rico 15 7 15 5 15 8. A tour of Ernest Hemingway's estate preceded the decisive match.
Beathard, the former USC quarterback, is slated to start and likely play the entire game for the St. Louis Cardinals in an exhibition against the Washington Redskins at Kennedy Stadium. He will try to outplay Jim Hart, who threw for 234 yards last week, as both teams tune up for the season opener.
Cindy and Bill Einfeldt earned ribbons in purebred Hampshire judging at Des Moines. Cindy won first in the February guilt and March guilt classes, while Bill took second in the March guilt class. They are 4-H members from Durant, children of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Einfeldt, and have shown at West Liberty and Davenport fairs.
In Friday night action at the Great River Days Women’s tournament, two Muscatine squads dropped to the losers bracket. Aledo beat Muscatine Junior 5-4 as Judy King Libby Vipono and Mary Finch led a late rally. Davenport Queens exploded past Hughes Texaco 17-2 behind Thur ness Martin and Sharin with Garretson and Allen adding hits. Illinois City defeated Bullock Devils 7-1, with Nitz two hits and Becker homering.
Iowa City AP Bill Warner of Des Moines opened with a 68 to lead the 69th Iowa Amateur at the University of Iowa Finkbine Golf Course. Close behind were Tune golfers at 69 as Bud McCardell stood at 71, with 50 low scorers Friday advancing to Saturday’s round and Muscatine’s Nick Pulliam Jr. at 73 in contention.
Results show Mary Ryder 201 in ladies high game and 578 series while D Bamister leads in ladies series at 481 with F Bamister 467. Teams Morgan Trucking Kent Feeds and Musicians post top game and series marks. men Cecil Miller 247 and Bud Truitt 624 lead individual men season totals.
Muscatine Red Sox manager George Long and three Red Sox players Don Greasing Mike Varney and Harold Lloyd star for the college all stars against the Indianapolis Clowns in a four game series. Clowns own a 24 game stretch with only one loss in three weeks including a 5-2 setback to Muscatine last Wednesday night.
Durant High School will host a seven team invitational softball tournament from August 30 through September 1 at the softball field. Invited teams include Lincoln London Bennett West Liberty Wheatland Calamus and Durant. Fall practice for Coach Randy Mills begins Monday with the returning 13-6 district champion squad.
Two Monday night games will start the Park Commission's 16 team fast pitch softball tournament at Kent-Stein Park. Lan don Campbell faces Woodlawn Tap of Davenport at 7 p.m., followed by Joe Lange's Tap of Davenport versus Griffs Lounge of Muscatine at 8:30. Remaining pairings to be announced.
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