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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1963
Page
11
Columbus, Wapello and Lone Tree each won twice in Monday's full Southeast Iowa Baseball League doubleheaders while all but one pair of games finished in a sweep, highlighting a strong day for the league leaders.
In a busy set of high school baseball results, Columbus Community swept Winfield Mount Union 6&3 and 6&1 to maintain the conference lead behind pitching by Ron Bitting and Quigley. Lone Tree–Louisa Muscatine split, with LM rallying for an 11-10 win after trailing 9-1, and Wapello beat Danville 10-9 in the opener before a later 3-2 win. Danville edged Wapello in the second game as Jordan fanned five in a strong start. Thursday’s games include Mediapolis at Lone Tree and New London at LM.
Ward, the 23 year old third baseman, homered and singled to spark a 4 run rally as the White Sox beat the Yankees. He boasts a .303 average with nine homers and 42 RBIs while Boston, Minnesota, and the Angels won, tightening the AL race.
In the Junior Baseball League openers, the Redlegs defeated the Braves 25 for the Reds with Beres winning and Manley catching. The Giants topped the Dodgers 1 to 1 as Weber earned the win and Witte caught, with Witte and Garner doubling and Boston homering for the Giants.
Waterloo takes both ends of a doubleheader to move Quad Cities to fourth, Clinton extends lead with a 5-1 win over Quincy, Burlington wins 6-1 over Decatur, and Dubuque and Wisconsin Rapids split two extras with Dubuque taking the opener. Cedar Rapids erupts for six in the sixth to beat Fox Cities 8-4.
Muscatine Red Sox host Birmingham Black Barons at 7 30 with Butch McCleary or Dick Peter] likely to start. Lang will decide game time. Sox enter the game with an 8 victory over Kansas City Monarchs. Black Barons bring a young core led by Earnest Caldwell and Bill Studemire, with Jim Canada managing.
Donny Lemaster pitched four hit shutout to drop his ERA to 1.78 while Camilo Carreon delivered a decisive hit. The Chicago White Sox surged with a three run double in the fourth, pulling within one game of the Yankees in the pennant race.
Central Junior Hi-Liters will present Absolutely Murder by Guernsey LePetey a three act mystery comedy July 12 at Muscatine High School auditorium. Rehearsals ongoing for a plot involving a corpse found in an old gun factory mill with aunt Bess aiming to remodel and a storm night arrival of three airlift girls. The murderer is linked to a one handed culprit as tensions rise during a chaotic search and dramatic moments. Tickets will go on sale soon. Last year they staged Little Women.
Athletic stall members from the State University of Iowa will attend the annual I Day at Geneva Golf and Country Club on Wednesday. The schedule runs from afternoon golf to a dinner in the evening. reservations are needed. Attendees confirmed include Shaun Scheuerman head basketball coach, Dick Schultz interim baseball coach, Dave McCuskey wrestling coach, and Jerry Hilgenberg assistant football coach.
New York reports the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods marks its 50 year anniversary. The group’s 105,000 members in 600 sisterhoods across the continent participate in the observance.
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