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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1968

Page

5

Lee Trevino Stumbles As Newcomers Lead Minnesota Classic

U S Open champ Lee Trevino shot 74 and trailed by eight strokes as five largely unheralded players led the opening round of the Minnesota Golf Classic at Keller. Pete Brown J C Snead Jim Colbert Harry Toscano and Bob Stanton all posted 66 to top the field at five under. Weiskopf Eichelberger and Sanders were one stroke behind with 67 as action continues.

Brown Ardmore Okla Trevino

Tourney Tonight Upset Boosts Red Sox Lead

Muscatine Red Sox 40 victory over Burlington here Wednesday night boosts their Mississippi Valley league lead. Montrose surprised Ottumwa 5 4 in the second game of a doubleheader. Tonight the Sox meet Williamsburg at 6 p.m. in the state semi pro tourney at Boone. Four players cannot get off work Rod Jennings Rick Berlin Lee Lenker Todd Rodenburg hurt the team.

Muscatine Red Sox Burlington Montrose Ottumwa Muscatine Sox Williamsburg Boone George Long Red Sox Rod Jennings Rick Berlin Lee Lenker Todd Rodenburg

Industrial Losers Takes Two In Industrial Softball

Monsanto defeats Thatcher 5 to 2 as Heuer earns the win and Weggen Kittrel Diller and others collect hits. Stanley Consultants top GPC No 1 7 to 2 with Mullin leading Stanley batters with three hits and Luiken contributing a two hit game.

Monsanto Stanley Consultants Kent Stein Park M Ensainto Thatcher Thatcher Glass Jim Heuer Jim Reifert J. Weggen B. Kittrel Heuer B. Richardson M. Fridley J. Diller L. Whittaker Thatcher D. Kleckner Junior Briggs Jim Steckman J. Hidlebaugh J. DeLeon R-H Thatcher Stanley GPC Bob Luiken Spright Pat Mullin Null and Schmolat Buckman Bob Marasco Mark Westlake Dick Marr Greg Schroeder Schroeder

Che pot and Winkler win Royal International show trophies

Mary Che pot of the United States Olympic equestrian team and Hans Winkler captaining West Germany won the Queen Elizabeth II Trophy and the King George V Gold Cup after decisive jump-offs. Jim Beattie absorbs a punch from Buster Mathis during a scheduled-round heavyweight bout.

London Mary Chepot United States Jim Beattie Buster Mathis Beattie

Montreal Neglects Franchise Amid Buffalo Bid Turmoil

Montreal sponsors claim it is too early to count Montreals new baseball entry but face a storm of withdrawals as two backers exit. Buffalo Inc tightens bid to step in if Montreal falters while Mayor Drapeau and remaining sponsors press on.

Montreal Buffalo N.Y Mont J. Louis Levesque Marc Bourgie San Diego Bob Swades Major League For Buffalo, Inc National League Warren Lorne Webster Bronfman Webster John Newman Sidney Maislin Robert Islay Chicago Jean Drapeau

Fortunes Wag: Fichtner Reassigned Kramer Cut McDowell Dropped

NFL moves shift fortunes as Fortn Fichtner, 29, is reassigned to the Saints after a racial incident with Cleveland. Kramer, 33, is released unconditionally by Detroit. McDowell, 375 pounds, is cut by Miami after a report weighing concerns. Drake tops in relay with a 4 mile time of 16 39.8.

Kramer McDowell Fitchner NFL Herschel Nissenson Ross Fichtner Ron Kramer Sam McDowell Fichtner Cleveland Browns New Orleans Saints Detroit Lions Miami Dolphins Missouri Drake Des Moines U.S. Track and Field Federation Drake University Bulldog Davd Compton Dennis Hunt Gordon Hoffert Elliott Evans

Patience Pays Off For Northrup And Torre In Big Wins

Jim Northrup and Joel Torre finally broke slumps with key home runs and RBIs for Detroit and Atlanta respectively. Gibson dominated Philadelphia with his 12th straight complete game and 33rd career shutout, keeping St. Louis atop the NL as Northrup’s two-run shot and Torre’s three-run homer sparked wins amid a mix of decisive outcomes across the league.

Mike Becht Associated Press Jim Northrup Joel Torre Bob Gibson Gibson St. Louis Philadelphia Phillies Northrup Torre Detroit Tigers Washington Atlanta New York Mets Cincinnati Pittsburgh Pirates Phillies Cardinals Chris Short Johnny Edwards Orlando Cepeda Dou Ble Mike Shannon Philadelphia Detroit Baltimore Orioles Tigers Joe Sparma Paul Casanova Mets Dick Selma Phil Niekro Felipe Alou Ed Charles Hank Aaron Nickro Selisa George Culver Clay Carroll Pittsburgh Pirates Reds Bob Veale Johnny Bench Tommy Helms Don Pavletich Leo Cardenas

Midwest League scores and standings update

Appleton defeated Decatur 13 to 1, Quad Cities beat Dubuque 9 to 2, Wisconsin Rapids won 9 to 0 against Quincy, Cedar Rapids topped Burlington 8 to 2, Waterloo crushed Clinton 61 to 2, and Clinton and Burlington finished tied at 2-2 in their latest games.

Associated Press Appleton Decatur Quad Cities Dubuque Wisconsin Rapids Quincy Cedar Rapids Burlington Waterloo Clinton

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