Muscatine High Gridders Face Tough Preseason Tests
Muscatine high football enters final two weeks of preseason drills under coach Bill Winfrey at Heinz Field. Evening practices at 6 with 3:30 start when school begins, scrimmage outcomes shape position assignments. Backfield depth looks solid, but inexperienced line concerns persist ahead of Sept. 9 non league opener at Fairfield and Sept. 16 home date with Fort Madison.
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Vacation memories mix fairgrounds and stadium tours
After a two week break the author details a tent camping trip through New Salem Illinois St Louis Missouri and the Ozarks plus visits to Illinois and Iowa state fairs. Highlights include Lincoln mementos Mark Twain's home Busch Memorial Stadium arch sightseeing and trout fishing at Troutdale. The piece ends with plans to resume bowling and preview area football next week.
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Rock Island Softball Tourney Delivers Fast Action
Softball meet in Rock Island features 23 teams in a double elimination format through Labor Day with four or five games nightly. The event showcases strong pitching and multiple shutouts, drawing over 9,800 fans in the first three sessions and highlighting local players Krieger Motors alumni Beik Grau Winkel and Bob Herr.
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Sharp Passing Lets Des Moines Top Quad Cities
Des Moines Warriors beat Quad Cities 31 13 in the PFLA opener with quarterback Tim Murphy completing 21 of 26 passes for 248 yards and three TDs He added a 1 yard rushing TD in the final quarter to seal the victory at home.
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Dodgers Davis On Hitting Spree In World Softball Tourney
In Rock Island Illinois nine shutouts opened an international softball event drawing over 9800 fans. Standout pitchers Dick Brubaker of Rock Island Bombers no hit Albuquerque 3 0 Saturday night and Jerry Ralfs of Rock Island Hereford TV one hit Tulsa 2 40 Sunday afternoon. The 23 team double elimination tourney resumes at Douglas Park through Labor Day with weekend results and tonight and Tuesday schedules listed.
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Aliits 2 Days in a Row Help Pull L A Near Top
Dodgers right fielder Willie Davis surged with four hits for the second day in a row helping Los Angeles to a 5 2 win over San Francisco and pull within one game of the NL lead. Davis homered and added three singles as his eight hit streak reached 8 games since Aug 6 his average rising to .289 while pacing a pennant push.
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Park Lane Golf Stag Wednesday Details
A men s golf stag postponed from two weeks ago will be held Wednesday at Park Lane Golf and Country Club. Golf starts at 11 a m with the course closed to the public until 3 p m. Participants invited include golfers from Iowa City West Liberty Columbus Junction Aledo Geneva and Park Lane, ending with an evening dinner.
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Des Moines Duo Dad Son Golf Champs Win By One Stroke
Eldon Roewert and his son Fred Roewert of Waterloo won the Des Moines Golf and Country Club father son championship with a two over par 74, beating Tom Chapman Sr. and Jr. of Fort Dodge and John and Bruce Mason of Des Moines by one stroke.
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January Wins Philadelphia Golf Classic Amid Exhaustion
Don January wins the Philadelphia Golf Classic at Whitemarsh Valley CC with a 278 total, finishing one stroke ahead of Jack Nicklaus. Arnold Palmer and others trail as Nicklaus charges back in the final round. January, 36, in his 11th year, says he swing better when tired and collects his first win since 1963 Tucson Open.
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Whitaker Delivers Grand Slam in Yankees 8 Tigers 1
Yankees rookie Steve Whitaker belted a grand slam as New York swept Detroit 8-1, boosting his seven game average to .391 with seven hits and seven RBIs. He previously hit a homer in each of the three games, fighting nerves to become a rising star while Fritz Peterson held the Tigers to six hits.
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Baseball scores and schedules from a day in the season
Results and upcoming games across the American and National Leagues include Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia 2 Atlanta 8 New York 4 Houston 4 Chicago 3. Today's games feature Los Angeles at New York N San Francisco at Philadelphia Houston at Pittsburgh N St Louis at Cincinnati N Chicago at Atlanta N. Sunday's results show Chicago 7 Minnesota 6 and Boston 3 Baltimore 2 among others with multiple games listed and future matchups in the schedules.
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