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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1968
Page
10
Wilton defeated Durant 7-1 as Ed Lawwell pitched a complete game. West Liberty fell to Solon 11-6 after Solon rallied with three home runs, led by Jerry Doyle and Jerry Kruzick.
The week’s Major Division games at Kent Stein Park list Monday through Thursday matchups for Diamonds Nos. 1 2 3 with Beach Lumber Muscatine Police Gibson and Gibson Safelys Sporting Goods Buick Garage Dog N Suds AFL CIO Rosenberg Agency Moose Thatcher Glass Hendersons Chev Olds Johnson Oil Co Buick Gibson Safelys Beach Dog N Suds Police Henderson Moose Thatcher AFL Johnson Rosenberg. Senior Division games cover Diamonds Nos 1 2 at Kent Stein Park with Lumber Mart Wendling Quarries Cheri Top Muscatine Lighting Clark’s Standard byes and several Tue Wed Thu pairings. Minor Division at Taylor West Junior High Oak Park Garfield School diamonds shows Cubs Astros Cards Giants Braves Pirates Dodgers Mets and other pairings through Thursday. From Ford to Chevy Hueytown Ala AP Bobby Allison quit Ford and will drive a Chevrolet Chevelle.
Henderson's Elms defeats Elms 5 to 2 behind a 12 hit attack led by Eggenberg Calvert Streger and Houseman with Gary Houseman earning the win over Vern LaRuel. Elms muster two or three hits from Garvin Panther Conway Lloyd and Holliday. Crick's Dog N Suds tops Crick's 9-1 as Meeker throws a three hitter and Terrill Diller Dora lead with two hits each.
Wapello exploded for nine runs in the third inning and defeated Columbus 100 in a South Iowa conference game halted by the 10 run rule. Fisher lasted five innings for Wapello with six strikeouts, while Porter had the lone hit for Columbus with a two-out single. The article also notes tennis and pro competition details surrounding a large crowd at the center court.
Muscatine Red Sox set to field two touted pitchers in MVL games tonight and Sunday. Terry Williams of Davenport West High, drafted by the Red Sox, is the probable starter tonight against the Montrose Indians at 7 30 p m at Tom Bruner Field. Rod Jennings of Western Illinois is slated for Sunday’s 2 p m Bruner Field matchup with Mount Pleasant Merchants as Mount Pleasant beat Fort Madison in its only game.
In Charlotte a 2-0 United States Davis Cup lead over Ecuador was built as Arthur Ashe defeated Pancho Guzman 6-3 6-3 6-2 and Clark Graebner won 6-2 6-1 6-2 over Miguel Olvera. The doubles lineup for tonight was to be announced with Bob Lutz confirmed to play if Stan Smith cannot. Final two singles set for Sunday on fast indoor courts at the Charlotte Coliseum. Also Bristol race notes: John Mulligan set a national drag racing speed record at 226.60 mph in California.
Iowa Women's Track Club members set two national marks at the U S Track and Field Federation championships in Houston. Julie Hanefler cleared 5 feet 1 inch in the high jump to beat the previous record, and Kay Bruce jumped 17 feet 11 inches in the long jump to eclipse the old gold mark. Other finishers included Connie Knott fourth and Meg DeWall fifth in the 220 yard dash, Gwen Hoekstra tied for fifth in the high jump, Sara Beckord fifth in the 440, Brenda DeWall second in the long jump, and Julie Hanefler tied for third in the long jump.
Pedro Adigue of the Philippines, age 135, outpointed Hidemo ri Tsujimoto of Japan, age 134, in Manila to retain the Orient light weight title.
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