Next Week’s Little League Slate Majors and Minors
Major league games fill the week with matchups at Kent Stein diamonds and three sites on Wednesday. Minors schedule begins 6:15 at Oak Park and surrounding fields with nightly games through Friday across Kent Stein Park, Taylor Field, and adjacent sites. Church League games repeat Monday and Friday at Weed Park with Baptist and Lutheran teams in key showdowns.
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Oak Park
West Junior High
Taylor Field
Dodgers
Red
Wilton Wins 7-3 In Eastern Iowa Baseball Clash
Wilton, coached by Chuck Lorber, evened its Hawkeye Conference record at 11 with a 7-3 win over Mount Vernon. B. D. Lange tossed a four hitter for Wilton, Vaughn Schweitzer took the loss with eight hits allowed. Dean Birkhofer and Rich Hartel each had two hits for Wilton, while Al Smith Art Budeller Dave Davies and Dave Sheetz added one apiece. Wilton hosts West Branch at 7 p.m. if weather allows.
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Wilton
Chuck Lorber
Wilton High
Iowa Hawkeye
Mount Vernon
B. d. Lange
Vaughn Schweitzer
Dean Birkhofer
Rich Hartlay
Beavers
al Smith
Art Budeller
Dave Davies
Dave Sheetz
West Branch
High School Baseball Schedule Across Several Venues
Muscatine High plans Tuesday Clinton night 7 pm and Wednesday Hayes vs Muscatine at Bruner Field 7 pm. Thursday Moline Legion hosts at Bruner Field 7 pm. Friday Moline Legion 3 vs Saphs at Bruner Field 7 pm. Saturday Iowa City at home with SEI League action. Week shows multiple leagues with dates, times, and fields including Tom Bruner Field and Bettendorf notes.
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Muscatine High
Clinton
Hayes
Muscaline High
Tom Bruner
MHS Saphs
Bettendorf
Moline Legion
Bruner Field
Saphs
Iowa City
Bruner
Lone Tree
Columbus Community
Morning Sun
Danville
Mediapolis
New London
Wapello
Winfield
L-M
Columbus
Durant
Mount Vernon
U High
Solon
Wilton
Mid-Prairie
West Liberty
Calamus
West Branch
West | Liberty
Cards Fall in Friday Night NFL Style Slate
Friday results show the Cards dropping 9 of 11 with scores cited for a string of games. Matchups listed include Philadelphia, Chicago, Milwaukee, Los Angeles, Houston, St. Louis, Cincinnati, San Francisco, and New York across sides. Upcoming games feature several cross town and conference pairings across major teams and cities.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Houston
St. Louis
Cincinnati
San Francisco
New York
Pittsburgh
San Frano
Phila
Record Holders Shake Compton Invitational Track Meet
Record holders dominated the Compton Invitational in Los Angeles on Friday night. A standout ran 13 25 8 for 5,000 meters and 13 004 for three miles, with AP Photofox documenting the event.
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Compton
Los Angeles
AP Photofox
Muscatine Standings in American Majors Little League
Carlisle Sports Department leads Muscatine American Majors after Buick Beach game. Buick-Beach Buick won 4-1 over Beach Lumber with J Schleinz two hits. Carlisle's beat Police 4-1 as Latta and Pulliam doubled. Dog & Suds beat Gibson's 13-11 in rain shortened finish. Senior League Carver down Mascaline Lighting 2-0 on Koch Jr. pitching. National Minors Dodgers over Cubs 12-2, Braves beat Cards 5-4.
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Kent-Stein Diamonds
Beach Lumber
Gibson & Gibson
Muscatine Police Department
Muscatine Buick
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Dog ’N. Suds
Carlisle Sports
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Nick Pulliam
Jay Hutt
Tom Cannon
Steve Borchert
Chuck Naber
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B. Randleman
R. Oberhaus
Stevens
R. Forgey
J. Woodhouse
M,. Walker
M. O'Brien
Harry Koch Jr
Carver-Bandag
Mascaline Lighting
Kent-Stein Park
Carver
Maher
Ingstad
Koch
Harris
Fisher
RHE
Harry Koch
Mark Leuck
Marshall
Hank
Minor League Scores From International and Pacific Leagues
Toledo blanks Rochester 5 0 Columbus over Syracuse 4 8 at Parente 8. Atlanta beats Jacksonville 2 0 Buffalo shutout 0. Arkansas 6 Tacoma 1 Indianapolis 8. Oklahoma City 2 Vancouver 2 Salt Lake 1. Seattle 7 Denver 5. Hawaii 3 Spokane 3 Portland 3 San Diego 2 in 12 innings.
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Toledo
Rochester
Columbus
Syracuse
Parento
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Buffalo
Arkansas
Lacoma
Indianapolis
City
Vancouver
Salt Lake
Seattle
Denver
Hawaii
Spokane
Portland
San Diego
Fisher Stars In Sox 2 0 Victory Over Yanks
Eddie Fisher held New York to one hit over the final six innings as Chicago beat the Yankees 2 0. Danny Cater homered in the 15th to break the deadlock, with Floyd Robinson also homering for the White Sox. Joe Horlen pitched six solid innings for Chicago and Bill Stafford started for New York. The win boosted Chicago’s lead in the series as Minnesota pulled away behind the Twins 9 5 over Washington.
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Mike Rathet
Eddie Fisher
Fisher
Chicago
New York Yankees
White Sox
Nap
Danny Cater
Yankees
Minnesota
Twins
Washington
Vieveland
Detroit
Los Angeles Angels
Baltimore
Joe Horlen
Bill Stafford
Horlen
Jimmie Hall
Gerry Fosnow
Senators
Hall
Durant Falls to Davenport Assumption in Pitching Duel
Gary Calkins of Davenport Assumption tossed a three hitter as his Knights blanked Durant 8 to 0. Davenport three hitters were supported by eight Assumption players with one hit each, while Durant’s Wulf allowed four walks and struck out four. The game featured Calkins walking four and fanning 11, with Durant slated to play Mount Vernon next at 5 30 p.m. Monday.
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Durant
Gary Calkins
Davenport
Assumption
Knights
Dick Reimers
Tom Goecke
Ron Hopphan
Calkins
Wulf
Mount Vernon
Monay
Aussie Runner Breaks World Marks in 5000 Meters
Ron Clarke of Australia rewrote distance records in a Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum meet. He clocked 19:25.8 for 5000 meters, also splitting 13:00.4 for three miles, surpassing his Auckland and Melbourne marks amid a 12,160 crowd. Peter Snell won the mile in 3:56.4, but Clarke named Athlete of the Night.
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Australia
Ron Clarke
New Zealand
Peter Snell
Clarke
Los Angeles
Memorial Coliseum
Auckland
Melbourne
Snell
Doubles Winners Named at Town and Country Bowl Tourney
Karen Steckman and Warren Kurriger won the scotch doubles event at Town and Country Bowl Friday with a 215 game. Wilma Heuer and Harlan Grunder took second with 200, while Esther Christoffers on and George Kook finished third with 199.
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Town & Country Bowl
Karen Steckman
Warren Kurriger
Wilma Heuer
Harlan Grunder
Esther Christofferson
George Kook
17 Track Letters Awarded at MHS
Seventeen Muscatine high school trackmen received letters for the past spring season. Six seniors are among the winners, led by Wally Benson Doug Johnston Ken Lane Mike Lenz John Leuck Don Longhurst Jim McCleary Bruce McIntosh Jerry Peniston and Dave Reed Lenny Sloat Mel Wright Bob Estabrook Nick Ratcliff. Student managers earning letters were Larry Morns Bob Jones Jr and Ron Longhurst. Coach Pat Jennett announced the group of lettermen.
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Muscatine High School
Wally Benson
Doug Johnston
Ken Lane
Mike Lenz
John Leuck
Don Longhurst
Jim McCleary
Bruce McIntosh
Jerry Peniston
Dave Reed
Lenny Sloat
Mel Wright
Bob Estabrook
Nick Ratcliff
Larry Morns
Bob Jones Jr
Ron ‘Longhurst
Champs Now at .500 Mark
Hoot Gibson and the St. Louis Cardinals stumble as Ron Brand hits a three run homer off a Gibson pitch. Cards drop to .500, sitting in fifth place 6 1/2 games back behind the Dodgers as Mets Reds and Braves win. Milwaukee and Chicago also win while Cubs fall in Chicago.
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Bob Green
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
New York Mets
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Reds
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Cubs
Chicago
Chiscago
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Detroit
Minnesota
Washington
Los Angeles Angels
Baltimore
Boston
Kansas City
Gibson
Joe Morgan
Walt Bond
Houston
Eddie Mathews
Braves
Dodgers
Wisner
Wade Blasingame
Felipe Alou
Johny Edwards
Willie McCovey
Joey Jay
Mets
Bill Mazeroski
Jack Fisher
Bob Friend
New York
Jim Bunning
Wes Covington
Major League Stars Pitching and Batting Highlights
Eddie Fisher of the White Sox allowed one hit in six innings of relief with three strikeouts as Chicago beat the Yankees 2-0 in 15 innings. Jimmie Hall of the Twins hit an inside the park homer, a double and a single in Minnesota’s 9-5 win over Washington.
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Eddie Fisher
White Sox
Chicago
New York Yankees
Jimmie Hall
Twins
Minnesota
Washington
Columbus and Wapello Win In Southeast Loop Play
Columbus defeated Mediapolis 4 to 2 as Rick Snyder pitched a four hitter and went 3 for 4 at Mediapolis to lift the league leading team to 3-0. Wapello toppled New London 12 to 7 behind an eight run second inning and a 12 hit attack led by Ron Fisher and Dave Hook. New London scored early but could not hold the lead.
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Columbus, Wapello
Columbus Community
Wapello
Columbus
Mediapolis
New London
Winfield
Morning Sun
Danville
Snyder
Perdelyitz
Schulte
R-H
Bill Cline
Mick Woodruff
Woodruff
Hultman
Greulich
Ron Fisher
Dave Hook
Craig Hamilton
Mike McConnahay
Ron Hunt
Marvin Swafford
Hartung
McCleary
Shappy
Hounds Here For Twin Bill At Tom Bruner Field
A doubleheader tonight at Tom Bruner Field features Muscatine and Burlington High in a five inning opener at 6 30 p m followed by a seven inning game Muskies own 1 0 record after beating Bettendorf 7 0 Wednesday Burlington brings a veteran lineup and solid pitching staff into the twin bill.
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Muscatine
Burlington
Tom Bruner
Muskies
Bettendorf
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