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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1973
Page
9
In Los Angeles AP reports a Japanese submarine style pitcher baffled United States collegians for 10 innings. Ken Huizenga called him weird while Daryl Arenstein noted throw from 180 degrees and speculated on bruised knuckles after the effort.
Week program lists senior and main events with Monday matches HON against Economec and Lucas Plumbing against Bros Sart-Lucas. Tuesday features Lucas Plumbing versus Laf fey's and Leuck Insurance versus HON, with midweek games continuing at Phelps Laundry Central State Bank Muscatine Electric and a Saturday schedule including Port City Taxi and multiple cross-venue contests.
Texas star Ben Crenshaw, despite a two stroke lead for medalist honors after three rounds, says he is not satisfied with his scoring and plans to “burn it up” in the final round. Florida holds team lead with 846, Oklahoma State 2nd, Texas 861, Houston 865.
A dense schedule lists multiple baseball games including Clinton sophomores at MHS at 6 pm, 8 pm Clinton, West Liberty at Durant, and MHS at Dubuque Sr with several other city and league contests. Open league matches include Jody's vs Keithsburg at 7:30 pm and Ron's vs Dollie's at 9 pm. Golf features Amana VIP at Iowa City at 9 am. Races cover stock cars at Columbus Junction and motorcycles at Port City track. Sunday shows Red Sox at Clarence Journey with additional motorcycle races.
Kent Stein Park hosted several league games as the Nationals Minors and teams such as the Cubs Astros Braves and Mets posted decisive wins. The Mets topped the Pirates 18 to 10 with multiple hitters racking two hits apiece while Don Steinke earned the win. The Cubs routed the Dodgers 23 to 0 behind four hits from Doug Stanhope and a homer by Tom Avesing. The Astros crushed the Giants 32 to 1 led by four-hit efforts from Harold Whitlow Tod Kisner and Abe Rodriguez. The Braves beat the Cardinals 11 to 6 with Dan Blank collecting four hits, and other close scores followed in other league matchups.
All games start at 6 15 unless noted Majors play Monday to Thursday on diamonds 1 2 3 with matchups including Sandy s Police Safley s Wal l ys Beach Optimist AFL CIO Independent Rosenberg Johnson Oil Thatcher Moose and more Tuesday Wednesday Thursday. Minors list four diamonds with Braves Astros Cubs Cardinals Pirates Dodgers White Sox Indians Red Sox Yankees Twins Orioles Senators Mets Cubs Cardinals Pirates Giants Dodgers Braves Senators Angels Red Sox Twins White Sox. Seniors diamonds show Plow and Pedal Fuhrman Muscatine Lighting Clark Standard Lumber Marl dy Central State Carver Plumbers Elks HON hye and byes on various days.
A women's softball twinbill between Holtz Dairy of Muscatine and Lone Tree is scheduled Sunday night at Kent-Stein Park. Gates open with no admission charge for public spectators in the evening hours.
Montreal defeated Philadelphia 4-2 while New York beat Pittsburgh 5-4 in 10 innings. Chicago routed Atlanta 9-7 and San Francisco beat Houston 4-1. New York also posted a 5-4 win over Detroit and Milwaukee defeated Cleveland 8-2. Chicago swept multiple matchups as the schedule wrapped with numerous Sunday games and postponed Baltimore at Boston.
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