Rain washes out most local games amid limited action
Local baseball and softball saw widespread rain with only one Major Little League game and one YMCA Church Softball contest completed. Rosenberg's beat Henry's 2 in the bottom of the first, Reed with two hits and win. Henry's Emlet homered for the losers. Muscatine’s Muscatine High led Towa City 40 before rain halted play. a June 22 doubleheader will finish the game. Church league action featured Calvary Baptist rolling past Zion Lutheran 2 4, Weggen and Anderson homering, and Open Softball slated for Kent Stein Park tonight with two doubleheaders.
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Ymca Church
Rosenberg's-Henry
Rosenberg Agency
Henry
Rosenberg’s
Steve Reed
J. Stark
K. Morgan
Aull and Curry
Greg Emlet
Reed
Young
Loger
Griffin
Silvis
Muskies
Towa City
Muscatine High
Weed Park
St.Mary's
St. Mathias
EUB
Zion Lutheran
Grace Lutheran
Island Methodist
Major League Woe Nets Two Victories Highlights
Rod Aspromonte of the Colts blasted a grand slam and added two singles as Houston beat Cincinnati 5-3. Don Drysdale of the Dodgers yielded four hits for his third shutout of the season in a 5-0 triumph over St Louis.
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Don Drysdale
Dodgers
St. Louis
Legion and Sox to Clash in Sunday Doubleheader
Muscatine Legion meets Tipton at 12 30 p m in game one at Tom Bruner Field while the Muscatine Red Sox aim for their third win of the season against the Ottumwa Merchants in the 2 30 p m set. Manager George Long plans three Sox pitchers Dick Petersen Butch McCleary and Harry Knutsen ready for action.
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Muscatine Legion
Muscatine Red Sox
Tom Bruner
Legion
Tipton
Muscatine ‘High
Legion Club
Sox
Ottumwa Merchants
George Long
I Dick Petersen
Muscatine Community College
Bettendorf
Butch McCleary
Harry Knutsen
Durant High Prep
Park Lane Men Drewrys Beer Des Moines Register Scores
Thursday results show Drewrys and Journal lead with 3 2 1 splits. Individual scores list Gross Meerdink Nau and others. Next week pairs Drewrys versus Journal and other matchups include Gibby versus Muscatine Bank and Moore versus Krieger.
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Drewrys Beer
Des Moines Register
Sterneman Clothing
Krieger Motors
Muscatine Journal
Schlitz Beer
Gibby's Elevator
L&m Pure Services
Moore Insurance
Muscatine Bank
Gibby's
Drewrys
Moore's
Sterneman's
Kriegers
Charles Meerdink
Bill Nau
Journal
Register
L & M Pure
Schlitz
Sterneman
S. Moore’s
Krieger's
MeGaha named Athletics manager amid shakeup in Cleveland
MeGaha replaces Ed Lopat as manager of the Kansas City Athletics in Cleveland where the team has fallen to 20th. Lopat, a ex Yankee pitcher, was fired after a 17-25 start. McGaha says there will be no drastic changes and he will field the best nine players, possibly using starters as relievers as he did in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Mel "MeGaha
Kansas City Athletics
A's
Ed Lopat
New York Yankees
McGaha
Pat Friday
Witheville
Lopat
A’s
Hank Bauer
Rodriguez to challenge Griffith for welterweight crown
In Las Vegas on November 1, Luis Rodriguez of Miami challenges Emile Griffith for the world welterweight title in a 15 round bout. The fight, aired by ABC at 7 PM, marks a live west coast telecast after past delays. Rodriguez, 26, is seeking the 147-pound division top spot after two recent encounters with Griffith in New York.
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Las Vegas
Emile Griffith
New York
Luis Rodriguez
Miami
ABC
Rodriguez
Geiffith
Baseball Scores From The Associated Press League Matches
International League games saw Toronto lose 2 to 5 at Atlanta while Jacksonville routed Buffalo 7 to 2 and Syracuse edged Columbus 3 to 2. Rochester and Richmond played to a 2–0 scoreless tie. Pacific Coast League results included Oklahoma City and Tacoma 3, Arkansas 8 at Indianapolis 2, Salt Lake City 6 over Hawaii 8, Portland 3 over Seattle 1, Denver 12 over San Diego 6, and Dallas 4 over Spokane 3.
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Toronto
Alanta
Jacksonville
Buffalo
Syracuse
Columbus
Rochester
Richmond
Oklahoma City & Tacoma
Arkansas
Indianapolis
Salt Lake City
Hawaii
Portland
Seattle
Denver
San Diego
Dallas
Spokane
McBride Converts From Laboring In Vain To Relief Swing
McBride, 28, ended a 10 game loss streak by pitching 4 12 innings in relief for the Angels in a 4-3 win over Cleveland. He relieved with no hits allowed in 2 1 28 innings and aided by Willie Smith’s 12th inning single.
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Ken McBride
McBride
Los Angeles Angels
Cleveland
Angels
Washington
Indians
Bill Rigney
Nio
Vic. Davalillo
Sean Wagner
Willie
Saturday Nhl or NBA slate with six noted matchups
Reading lists six basketball and hockey games on Saturday. Teams include Los Angeles at Detroit, Kansas City at Cleveland, Minnesota at Washington, Baltimore at Boston, Chicago at New York, and the Minnesota at Washington pairing repeated with other venues. No scores provided.
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Baltimore
Boston
Minnesota
Washington
Los Angeles
Detroit
Kansas City
Cleveland
Kansas
Chicago
New York
Wence
Pday
National
Philadelphia
San Francisca
Aday
Milwauxer
San Francisco
Sti Louis
Cincinnati
Houston
Palladelphia
Chigazo
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnat
Rain Delays Three Midwest Tilts In League Action
Decatur edged Waterloo 3 2 in 10 innings as Clarence Stanely delivered the winning single for Decatur. Dubuque overwhelmed Quincy 11 5 with a three run sixth and a three run seventh after Manuel Gazmuri homered in the fifth. Postponed games included Fox Cities Quad Cities Clinton at Burlington and Wisconsin Rapids at Cedar Rapids.
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Decatur
Waterloo
Dubuque
Quincy
Clarence Stanely
Manuel Gazmuri
Fox
Cities
Quad Cities
Clinton
Burlington
Wisconsin Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Peters Faces Carney In Iowa Junior Boys Final
John Peters of Muscatine meets Ty Borman of Council Bluffs for the Iowa Junior Boys championship after each won two matches in the semifinals. Peters defeated Don Sai and Mark Yingling to reach the final, while Carney beat Drew Demerest after an opening-quarterfinal win. Brian Shepley of Muscatine also advanced to the Ninth Flight final with two Thursday victories.
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John Peters
Hayes Catholic
Jim Carney
Centerville
Owa City
Ty Borman
Council Bluffs
Carney
Reek
Iowa
Muscartine
Carey
Peters
Drew Demerest
Spencer
Don Sai
Iowa Falls
Mark Yingling
Ottumwa
Brian Shepley
Muscatine High
Jan Skola
Kalona
Barry Kolsrud
Waukon
Five Run Rally Loosens Edwards Dropped Third Strike Club
Cincinnati catcher Johnny Edwards joined the Dropped Third Strike Club after Houston Colts pitcher Tsitouris walked in a five run fifth. Nellie Fox and Mike White started the inning with hits, Aspromonte hit a grand slam, and Edwards was charged with the strikeout that led to the rally. Philadelphia movers momentarily regain first as Milwaukee edges San Francisco. Don Drysdale fires a four-hitter in Dodgers 5-0 win. Harvey Kuenn fuels Giants comeback with a late homer and miscue.
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Ed Bressoud
Felix Mamtilla
Jim Bouton
Bouton
Dick Stigman
Garel
Shifflett
Detroit
Earl Battey
Stigman
al’ Kaline
Bill Freehai
Don Demeter
Batey
Cincinnati
Johnny Edwards
Edwards
Houston Colts
John Tsifouris
al Spangler
Nellie Fox
Tsifouris
Mike White
White
Tsimuris
Dave Roberts
Bod Aspromonte
Tsilouris
Joe Torre
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Gus Triandos
Mike Brumley
Philadelphia Phillies
San Francisco
Giants
Don Drystale
Los Angeles
Dodlers
St. Louis
Larry Jackson
Chicago Cubs
New York Mets
Claude Raymond
Reds
Frank Robinson
Fox
Braves
Harvey Kuenn
Kuenn
Eddie Mathews
Felipe Alau
Waren
Spahn
Drysdale
Cardinals
Dodger
Charley James
Tim McCarver
Dodgers
Ray Washburn
Cubs
Mets
Jim Stewart
Ron Santo
Santo Tater
Lew Brack
Billy Williams
Jackson
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APCO
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Stanley Engineers
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Dave Lucas
Lysle McCullough
Jim Stratton
Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Company
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Sun Your Royal Farm Security
Donald Lee
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