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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1972
Page
6
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Muscatine’s Krieger Motors improved to 4-0 and Davenport players Hynes and Howes led after a Friday night at Kent Stein Park. Krieger’s beat Joe Lang’s Top of Davenport 6-5 on an eight hit game with Bob Leech homering and Jack Burns tossing a seven hit win. Ed Ware had two hits for Muscatine, Dan Dugan doubled twice for the losers, and four Krieger runs came in the fifth on singles and a walk.
West Liberty held off a seventh inning rally by U High to win 34 in the Eastern Iowa Hawkeye conference. Tom Carter and Dave Mellecker each had two hits for West Liberty, now 3-3 in league play. Durant awaits after West Liberty hosts them Monday. the Comets were earlier near no hit by Durant.
Dick Mumm of Burlington rode to the grand final victory at the Port City cycle races south of Muscatine on Friday night. He outdueled Randy Phillipe of Cedar Rapids and Ron Bermel of Muscatine for the championship as class winners included Hopkins, Phillipe, and Jordan. Roger Tompkins won a special mini-bike race.
The schedule lists Majors games on Kent-Stein Park diamonds 12-3 with matchups including Safley s Sandy s Wallys Police Beach Lumber Optimist Club and others from Monday through Thursday starting around 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. Minors also play at Kent-Stein Park diamonds 12-344 with daily pairings like Braves versus Astros Cubs versus Cardinals Pirates versus Dodgers and more. Seniors play at Kent-Stein Park Bruner Field after high school gate with matches such as Fuhlmann Clark s Lumber Mart Muscatine Lighting Carver Elks HON Plumbers and related games across Monday to Thursday.
Gary Slight fired a two hit performance as Columbus Community beat Danville 4-2 in the Southeast Iowa Conference. Tom Skubal Jeff Carey and Tim Morrison had two hits for Columbus while Danville’s players had only one each. Columbus to face Lone Tree next in league play.
The schedule lists Monday through Sunday games across Clinton Ames Mount Vernon Solon and other towns with varied matchups. Events include sophomores at 6 p.m. and late evening contests plus league games and tournaments among schools such as West Liberty Wilton Durant Danville and Mediapolis.
Louisa Muscatine edged New London in a Southeast Iowa conference clash with two fifth inning runs. Pete Lessenger delivered a bases loaded double driving in three, and Kevin Hine termeister allowed two hits for the win as LM moved to 5-2 in the standings.
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