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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1955
Page
13
Muscatine 1955 city softball crown goes to Letts after a 5-0 win over Dave's. Five-run sixth inning seals the Community league championship as Fay Collins guides the Letts squad to the triumph.
The Letts team, after a strong playoff run, faced Dave's in a tense five innings before a flurry of plays produced the game’s decisive runs. Aston Griffin belted a grand slam off Gene Berlin, giving Dave's a 5-0 lead that sealed the outcome. Rollie Wehner starred for Letts with nine strikeouts, and Berlin allowed five hits. Coca Cola edged Avenue Lunch 3-2 for third place as Sam Beatty pitched a four-hitter for Coke.
Kansas City the Athletics, already short handed in the infield, lost shortstop Joe DeMaestri to an injury in the fourth inning against the New York Yankees. Tom Morgan’s pitch struck DeMaestri on the right arm, sending him to a hospital for X rays showing a bruise with no fracture. Cletus Boyer replaced him at short. Gerald Schy pinski, 23, from Savannah Club was recalled to join the roster.
East and Swaps from the West clash at Washington Park for a $100000 114 mile winner take all race to decide top 3 year old honors. Nashua with Eddie Arcaro and Swaps with Willie Shoemaker face off in a marquee event before a CBS telecast at 4 p.m. CST with Swaps favored at 3-5 and Nashua at 6-5.
Iowa City tickets for Iowa home football games will be mailed this week according to athletics business manager Fran kis Graham. He said road game tickets will follow when received from other schools. All tickets for the Purdue Minnesota and Wisconsin Notre Dame games are already sold.
Representatives from all teams still contending in the Major League pennant races met with baseball commissioner Ford Frick to map plans for the World Series. The schedule for the series was discussed and likely to be announced soon.
Sixty nine football candidates including 18 lettermen report for picture taking and interviews at Iowa City ahead of two a day practices. Capt Cal Jones fully recovered from a wrist injury and Eddie Vincent the conference rushing champion are scholastically eligible. Coach Forest Evashevski begins his fourth year with two returning starting backs Jerry Reichow and Earl Smith. First game set for Sept 25 versus Kansas State in Iowa City.
Sports writers, sportscasters and photographers will preview the 1955 Iowa State football squad. The sophomore-dominated team will begin equipment draws in the morning, with two a day practices starting Thursday and continuing until the opener with Denver on September 17.
The article outlines the World Series plan with games in the American League city on Sept 28, the first two games in that venue, the next three in a National League park, and a possible final two in the American League venue if needed.
Softball concludes in Muscatine with a charity event at Oregon field. MHS football ramping up as coaches plan longer practices this week at Jefferson field. Quarteback Club fish fry invites in the mail and a gala season opening is planned for Sept 7 with reservations.
Muscatine High School mailed season tickets for four home football games. Tickets cost 3 50 for reserved seats in the permanent steel grandstand on the east side. Those not received by Thursday should call the high school to order.
Detroit lightweight Mike Hammer defeated German Hans Friedrich by decision over ten rounds in Miami Beach. Hammer found range by round four and opened a bleeding nose for Friedrich, delivering steady midsection shots and a responsive finish to claim the win.
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