Muscatine Muskie Football Opens Under Coach Asherford
Muscatine High School football hopefuls gather with Coach Gary Asherford during opening practice at Heinz Field. The Muskies conduct two day sessions ahead of the season opener on September 10 at home versus Fairfield, with drills shaping the squad.
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Muscatine
Gary Asheford
Heinz Field
Muskies
Fairfield
Muscatine High School
John Bock
Jefferson
Tom Palmer
Sophs
Pirates Rally To Stay In NL East Race
The Pittsburgh Pirates, after losing to Cincinnati 6-0, slipped 4 1/2 games behind the first place with Chicago and Montreal games in motion. Ross Grimsley earned the win for the Reds. Ferguson Jenkins reached 20 victories for the Cubs in the opener of a doubleheader.
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Hal Bock
Associated Press
Oakland
Baltimore
San Francisco
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Ross Grimsley
Cincinnati
Chicago
Houston
Pittsburgh
Montreal
San Diego
New York
Atlanta
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Hill tops Philadelphia Golf Classic as Weiskopf and Knudson chase
Dave Hill seized a slim lead after 36 holes of the Philadelphia Golf Classic at Whitemarsh Valley. Bob Murphy and Bob Rosburg close, while Tom Weiskopf and Jack Nicklaus sit within two strokes. Mike Hill faltered after a miscue with a club. Dave Hill, under PGA probation, plays down any hype, saying he is focused on his game and PGA card status.
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Ralph Bernstein
Philadelphia
Dave Hill
Mike
Dave
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
Bob Murphy
Bob Rosburg
Mike Hill
Tom Weiskopf
Jack Nicklaus
George Knu
Dson
Nicklaus
Knudson
Hill
Nassau
Denver
PGA
Major League Stars Show Strong Slugging and Pitching
Jay Johnstone of the White Sox hit two two run homers in Chicago's 9-1 win over Cleveland. Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs earned his 20th victory for the fifth straight season as Chicago swept Houston 3-2 in the first game of the doubleheader.
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Associated Press
Jay Johnstone
White Sox
Chicago
Cleveland
Ferguson Jenkins
Cubs
Houston
Joe DiMaggio
Bill Melton
Mike Andrews
Tom Bradley
Vada Pinson
Indians
Lea Cardenas
Minnesota
Baltimore
Twins
Denny McLain
Jeff Burroughs
Washington
Dick Bosman
Royals
Burroughs
Vida Blue Loses 10-Inning Heartbreaker To Red Sox
Oakland star Vida Blue suffers a rare defeat as Boston beats the A’s 10-1 in a game where Blue allows only two hits before two miscues and Gary Peters’ two-out rally. Peters outpitched the 22-year-old, while Jim Spencer and Rudy May lead California wins amid a day of AL results.
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Martin
Chicago
Billy Williams
Callison
Cubs
Cleo James
Richie Allen
Dodgers
Phillies
San Francisco
Montreal
Los Angeles
Bill Stoneman
Giants
Jim Farey
Ron
Expo
Stoneman
Juan Marichal
Ken Henderson
San Diego
Ollie Brown
Mets
al Severinsen
New York
Brown
Clay Kirby
Severinsen
Ken Singleton
Hank Aaron
Braves
Cardinals
Marty Perez
Atlanta
Don Shaw
Joe Torre
St. Louis
Peters
Blue
Oakland Coliseum
Jim Spencer
Rudy May
California
May
Yankees
Dick McAuliffe
Bill Parson
al Kaline
Detroit
Milwaukee
Parsons
Bill Freehan
Freehan
McAuliffe
Jim Northrup
Kaline
Muscatine Tennis Finals Set at Weed Park Sunday
The Muscatine closed tennis tournament finals begin Sunday at 1 p.m. at Weed Park. First year event by Muscatine Park Board. Finals feature Jeff Allen vs Scott Drake in boys 15 and under singles at 1 p.m., and other age group matches throughout the day including mens singles at 3 p.m. and doubles events.
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Muscatine
Weed Park
Muscatine Park Board
Jeff Allen
Scott Drake
Steve Jackson
Pete French
Ric Hanson
Mark Gillett
Leslie Duggleby
Diana Weis
Claudia Oveson
Holly Oppelt
Mary Goddard
Coulter
Oveson
Southeast Iowa softball tourney sees one close game
In Columbus Junction, only one game was close as Southeast Iowa teams faced off. Depot toppled Seaton Grocery 7-1, Krieger Motors beat Vinton 7-2, Griff's Lounge defeated Washington 8-1, and Burlington edged Campbell-Landon 2-1 in a tense night.
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Columbus
Junction
Iowa
Iowa City Depot
Seaton Grocery
Krieger Motors
Muscatine
Vinton
Griff’s Lounge
Washington &1
Campbell-Landon
Parris Tap
Burlington
Drug
Mt. Union
Krieger's
Vern LaRue
Frank Chmeler
Friday Baseball Results From Major League Games
Friday's results include Chicago 9 Cleveland 1 Minnesota 8 Baltimore 5 Detroit 3 Milwaukee 2 Washington 6 8 Kansas City in Boston 1 Oakland 6 California 6 New York 0. Chicago at Cleveland and Milwaukee at Detroit led to varied night matches. Sunday schedule lists Chicago at Cleveland and other matchups. Monday includes Minnesota at Detroit and New York at Oakland as night games.
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Brooks Robinson
Baltimore, Orioles
Chicago
Cleveland
Minnesota
Baltimore
Detroit
Milwaukee
Washington
Kansas City
Boston
Oakland
California
New York
John
Lamb
Lockwood
Datroit
Lolich
Culp
Odom
Kant
McNally
Thompson
Hedlund
Bahnsen
Murphy
Pittsburgh
Hillis
Simpson
Houston
Billingham
Hands
Los Angeles
Alexander
Philadelphia
Fryman
San Diego
Roberts
Seaver
San Francisco
Perry
Montreal
Renko
St. Louis
Carlton
Atlanta
Stone
Cincinnati
W. L. Pet. G.B. Pittsburgh
Louis
St. Detroit
Phila
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Reds
Tony Perez
Lee May
Vida
Ken Rappoport
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Red Sox
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New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Milwaukee Brewers
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins
Baltimore Orioles
Washington Senators
Kansas City Royals
Billy Conigliaro
Duane Josephson
Gary Peters
Doug Griffin
Dick Williams
Tvatei Oa
Campbell-Parris
Parris
Rick Gilbert
Ron Keppy
George Moeller
Campbell-Burlington
Campbell- London
Dick Smith
Napoleon
Nada
Waterloo
National Automobile Dealers Association
East 5Th Street
Mad Creek Bridge
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