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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1977
Page
11
Mike Sissel led Bosch Pest Control with a .400 average after seven games in the Open softball league first round. Fourteen players hit .400 or better, with 14 at bats required to qualify. top 15 hitters listed, including Grant Yetlow Brett Nelson and Scott Jennings among others.
Hubert Green broke from a seven player pact to seize the lead at the 46-hole mark of the 77th U S Open in Tulsa. Green fired a 67 to reach 136, four under par, while Gary Player moved into position to pursue a double Grand Slam alongside Nicklaus. Terry Diehl and Tom Purtzer trailed, with Nicklaus six back after a 68. Arnold Palmer stood at 142 after a 72.
The Muscatine Red Sox host a Sunday doubleheader against the Davenport Dodgers starting at 1 30 p.m. at Tom Bruner Field. The club sits 3 2 on the season with 2 2 in Valley League play, while details note game times and Diamond numbers for the two contests.
The event attracts 41 pros with over 25 million in official earnings and 3144 PGA titles, plus nearly 450 international titles. Major champions including Tom Watson, Johnny Miller, Gary Player, Lee Trevino, and Arnold Palmer are slated to attend, with JoAnne Carner leading LPGA participation. Celebrities Glen Campbell Roy Clark Stan Musial Mickey Mantle also appear.
South Africa's Sally Little, 25, who grew up largely helped by Gary Player, birdied five of the last eight holes to share the first round lead with Deana Capons Young in the LPGA Harbor Trees event. Judy Rankin, five under through 18, missed a short putt that could have created a three way tie. Vivian Brownie posted a three under 69 to climb into contention.
Arizona State hammered Southern Illinois 10-0 to reach the College World Series final against South Carolina. Darrel Jackson excelled on the mound after a past hand injury, while Brandt Humphrys Jamie Allen and Chris Nyman led the offense with multiple hits and RBIs as Sun Devils pushed to the title game.
The Eastern Iowa Hawkeye Conference girls softball tournament at Wilton was postponed due to rain and rescheduled for July 9.
Dick Tomey, longtime UCLA assistant, was named head football coach at the University of Hawaii. Regents approved the appointment and also Hawaii’s move to the Western Athletic Conference beginning July 1, 1979. Tomey, 39, succeeds Larry Price who resigned last month. Previously he coached at Miami of Ohio Northern Illinois Davidson and Kansas.
Olympic gold medalists Brian Goodell Tim Shaw and Bruce Furniss lead entrants in an open swimming meet in Greenville South Carolina running today through Sunday. Twenty defending champions headline 44 teams from 15 states plus eight Canadian teams and others from Brazil Israel Puerto Rico Sweden and The Netherlands across 30 events.
Friday results show Wisconsin Rapids 1 4 Appleton 2 3 Walliey at Waterloo rained out Cador Rapids at Quad Cities pad Jerry Burlington at Clinton rained. Saturday schedule lists Wisconsin Rapids at Appleton Wari at Weledtoo Cedar Rapids at Quad Cities Burlington at Clinton. Arizona State routs Southern Illinois 10 0 on Cancer Day daylight noting errors in the source.
The Muscatine High School sophomore team led Town City West 2 1 when rain halted the game in the fourth inning Friday. A July 1 tentative date was set to replay the contest.
Durant high school rallies from a 4-6 deficit to beat Mount Vernon 10-6 in Eastern Town Hawkeye Conference play. Wilcats improve to 13-2 overall and 7-0 in conference, aided by Loren Liebke’s two run double and a sixth inning two-run homer by John Roelk. Kevin Jepson started on the mound, reliever Gary Schlapkohl earned the win. Durant heads to West Liberty Monday for a 6 p.m. game against the Comets.
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