Clay Aims To Be The Youngest Champ
Cassius Clay, fresh from beating Henry Cooper, aims to become the youngest heavyweight champion. He predicts a massive fight gate and TV money, eyeing a Liston bout in September with a $15 million potential gate and a $1.5 million guarantee for himself.
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Clay
Cassius
Buck
London
Henry Cooper
Liston
Cleopatra
Liz Taylor
Jack Nilon
Philadelphia
Floyd Patterson
New York
Pittsburgh
Mighty
Mouth
Ewin
Fattorson
Cassius Clay
Idlewild
Mighty Mouth
Sonny Liston
AP Photofax
Local Boys Win Four In Junior Golf Championship
In the Ames Towa junior golf tourney several Muscatine players won first round matches in light and championship flights. Craig Proffitt and John Peters each won in the lite flight before advancing. Peters defeated Ty Barman and then lost to Chuck Day, while Proffitt beat Al Bailey before losing to Bill Hillis. Other results include Gene Ralley and Clayton Carver winning for Muscatine, with several players eliminated in early rounds as quarterfinals approached. The four quarterfinal winners moved to semifinals and the title match set for Friday.
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Muscatine
Towa
Ames
Craig Proffitt
John Peters
Peters
Ty Barman
Councy Bluffs
Proffitt
al Bailey
Coday Rapids
Chuck Day
West Des Moines
Pedlfitt
Bill Hillis
Athintle
John Figgs
Bob Leeper
Des Moines
Gene Ralley
Chris Larsen
Iowa City
Fed
Clayton Carver
Doug Hart
Spencer
Dave Grossklaus
Muscating
Steve Lach
Iowa Falls
Gary Blackman
West Liberty
John Locher
Cedar Rapids
Andy
Bill Ellis
Atlante
Bowling high indiv series and ladies figures
High men Jarry Jones 534 Bill Downer 526 Geo Stych 822 lead the roll. Ladies show Marian Becker 196 in a game and Becker 522 in series with Norma Silberhorn 186 and Lorraine Yelk 184 scoring.
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Jarry Jones
Bill Downer
Geo. Stych
Marian Becker
Norma Silberhorn
Lorraine Yelk
Norma Silverhorn
Durant Takes Loop Lead In Hawkeye Baseball Standings
Durant Wildcats surged to a 9-0 win over West Branch to seize the Eastern Iowa Hawkeye Conference lead. Pitcher Harry Knulsen fanned 14 in 6.2 innings as Durant built a four-run first inning, while Tom and Tod Goecke scored on a squeeze bunt amid a sequence of hits and errors. West Branch dropped to 4-2 in league play, with Ron Christensen allowing multiple hits as Durant claimed a dominant conference victory.
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Durant
Iowa Hawkeye
West Branch
Don Brown
Durant Wildcats
Wo Hi
Harry Knulsen
Neil Burmeister
Harlan Garvin
Tom
Tod Goecke
Ron Christensen
Tom Goecke
Nicklaus Palmer Open Duel Draws Early Open Attention
Brookline mass opens with the Nicklaus Palmer duel in focus as 63rd U S Open begins. Sam Snead seeks his elusive Open title amid wide fairways and tough rough, while 150 players tee off for the two round medal format culminating with a Nicklaus Palmer playoff last year.
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Brookline
Mass
Jack Nicklas
Arnold Palmer
Snead
Sam Snead
Tirles
Wan Jasi
Nicklaus
Qakmont
Palmer
Mount Pleasant Amateur Golf Tourney Weekend Preview
Mount Pleasant hosts the Mt. Pleasant Amateur golf tourney at Mt. Pleasant Golf & Country Club on Saturday and Sunday. Top contenders include Nick Pulliam Muscatine Tom Stewart Burlington Harley Miller Keokuk Ed Dovinger Jr Mt Pleasant with defending champ Terry Stith working in Oregon. Eight flights, 8 prizes each, 27 holes for the championship and 18 for others, play starts 6:30 am CST.
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Mt. Pleasant
Lo Ap
Mt. Pleasant Golf & Country Club
Nick Pullam
Muscatine
Tom Stewart
Burlington
Harley Miller
Keokuk
Ed Dovinger, Jr
Viz. Pleasant
Terry Stith
Oregon
Ed Bedell
Bedell
Pulliam
West Liberty
Stewart
Walton Cublic
Fairfield
Miller
Devinger
Gates
Mr. Pleasant
Muscatine TEAS Standings Show Two Divisions in Little League
Gibson & Gibson remains unbeaten as American loop Little League teams sit 1-8 after a full slate. Game reports include Gibson-Police 6 6 victory at Oregon Field with Ingstad winning and Varney catching, Carlisle’s Dog & Suds 9-4 over Don’s Dog & Suds led by Hartsock, and Reach-Buick comeback 5-4 at Oak Park with Kurriger the winner.
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Gibson
Gibson-Police
Ron Shield
Birkhofer
Police
Gibson's
Mike Varney
Hall
Lehnert
Ingstad
C. Weiershaus
Carlisle
Don
Dog & Suds
Taylor Fick
Mike Hartsock
Bruce Gantenbein
Craig Drake
Bill Weber
Hartsock
Young
Ron Noll
Henderson
Havtsock
Price
Mike Adams
Don's
Jerry Smith
Davis Crosley
Doug Randieman
Reach-Buick
Oak Park
Donny Kurriger
John Heden
Norbert Loos
Tre
Mike
Lee Ziegenhorn
Beach
Conard
Weierhauser
Feniston
Heden
Qevere
Size
Roche
Koch
Loos
Grenfell
Buick
Muscatine Tennis Tourneys Open July Fourth
Open tennis tournaments for males and females in the Muscatine area run June 28 through July 4 with no age divisions. Singles and doubles titles will be awarded, with a 50 cent registration fee to cover balls. Entries should be mailed to Howard Nugen at 520 Woodlawn Avenue before the deadline.
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Muscatine
Howard Nugen
Mascaline Tunior Chamber of Commer
Nugen
Woodlawn Avenue
Tyne 38
Howard Nugell
Woodlawn Ave
Golf by the Midnight Sun
Anchorage golfers plan a weekend of late night and early morning play during the Short Nighter tournament at Forest Park and Moose Run Fort Richardson. Col. John Jack F Prather notes only brief twilight, with daylight nearly around the clock, and jokes about Santa’s head start as locals adapt to near continuous light and wildlife challenges.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Forest Park
Moose Run
Fort Richardson
John Jack F. Prather
Sweden
Col. Prather
Santa Claus
United States
Open Softball Trio Falls From Unbeatens in Second Round
In a pair of Open Softball League games Wednesday night two previously unbeaten outfits lost. Krieger's Garage edged Moose 7 to 6 after leading 7 4 entering the final inning, while May Drugs of Columbus Junction nipped Henderson Garage 1 to 0. Ron Relfert held Moose to three hits with four strikeouts, and Cherokee Murdock took the loss with five runs allowed. Townsley pitched a one hitter for Henderson in the nightcap as May Drugs posted the 14 0 win. Butch Krueger delivered the lone first inning run for Krieger's.
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Krieger's
Moose
Columbus Junction
Henderson Garage
Paio Solores
Ron Relfert
Cherokee Murdock
Miller
Krieger
Sony Christofferson
Keith Grouwinkel
Bob Sleckman
Wayne Schneider
Reifert
Jack Hill
Sotores
Cecil Calvert
Gene Middaugh
Terry Townsley
Henderson
John Marshall
Townsley
Tom Carpenter
Butch Krueger
Dee Carpenter
Mey
Lee Morrison
Church League Games Tonight at Weed Park
Tonight at Weed Park the Church League hosts three games. First EUB faces United Presbyterian at 7 30 p m then First Baptist meets Zion Lutheran and North Methodist battles St Marys St Mathias in full slate of a single evening.
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Weed Park
First Eub
United Presbyterian
First Baptist
Zion
Twilighters League Standings and High Scores
Muscatine Produce leads the Twilighters League standings with Downer’s State Farm Ins and Hi R Insulation behind. Top team series 2398 by Muscatine Produce, high ind. game 833 by Larry Roberson, high ind. series 597 by Larry Roberson. Joel Rauschenberger 225, Jim Burke Jr 208. Ladies high game Ruth Ann Curtis 214, Barb Morrissey 159. high series Ruth Ann Curtis 518, Sart Morrissey 469, Geranne VanVeen 415.
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Muscatine
Downer
State Farm
Dairy Queen
Sears
Art Raub
Lary Roberson
Joel Rauschenberger
Jim Burke Jr
Larry Roberson
Dim Burke Jr
Bill Downer
Ruth Ann Curtis
Barb Morrissey
Sart Morrissey
Geranne VanVeen
Feet Ache Relief at Henderson Drug Co
An ad announces bathing feet twice daily with T-¢-L Solution to ease aches from 52 bones 66 joints and ligaments, curb athlete's foot, and promises a 48¢ refund if not pleased in one hour at Henderson Drug Co.
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Henderson Drug CO
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Soony
Mec
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Tere Cricket Club
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Eas Contr
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Longe Hurst
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Longhurst
Melich
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Associated Press
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eeVyrys
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Mara
Meadow Gold Magnus Cleaners
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Swift
Tean
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M Blaesing
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Aney Cats
Guy's ‘Es Nzes
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Bernice Sehare
Dereen Ivers
Charlens Fey
Twilighters
Louisa County Fairgrounds
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Danny
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