Bettendorf Crowned Bettendorf Is Champ In Little Six Tourney
Bettendorf captured the annual Little Six conference baseball tournament title at Tom Bruner Field after surprising wins. Burlington blanked Muscatine 9-0 then Bettendorf routed Assumption as Muscatine’s Rick Berlin extended his no hit streak to nine and a third innings before yielding 10 hits. Lefty Mike Loose pitched a two-hitter for Muscatine. Bettendorf later beat Burlington 6-7 in the final, with two-run homers by Chuck Legler and Mick Beckenbaugh in the second inning.
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Harold Flake
Bettendorf
Tom Bruner
Burlington
Burling
Muscatine
Bettendorff
Assumption
Muskies
Grayhounds
Mike Loose
Harold Lloyd
Ron Loga
Clinton
Hayes Catholic
Bruner Field
Figit
Chuck Legler
Mick Beckenbaugh
The
Knights
Greg Anderson
Legler
Ford
Stan Williamson
del Ladehorf
Mike Gahagan
Chuck Sheeder
Local Little League Night Slated With Multiple Dodgers Matches
Tonight features several Little League games at 6:15 across venues including West Junior High for Braves and Dodgers, Taylor Field for Giants and Cubs, and Oak Park for Cards and Pirates. Senior and Major divisions list matchups at Kent-Stein Park with Safley’s, Muscatine Buick, and others, plus church softball at Weed Park and high school baseball updates.
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Braves
Dodgers
West Junior High
Giants
Cubs
Taylor Field
Cards
Pirates
Oak Park
Kent-Stein Park
Carver- Bandag
Cheri-Top
Muscatine Lighting
Wendling Quarries
Stark Realty
Elks
Kent-Sten Park
Swimmers Compete at Davenport Meet Summary
Davenport AAU meet drew 1150 swimmers at Garfield Park. Davenport Swim Club won boys with 4 points, Muscatine and Iowa City tied for fourth with 40, St. Louis led girls with 124. Local coach Judd Anderson's swimmers posted top finishes across 2 breaststroke, 50 free, 100 free, 200 medley, and relay events in various age divisions.
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Muscatine
Garfield Park
Davenport
Iowa City
St. Louis
Judd Anderson
Casper Wins Western Open In Golf Showdown Over Palmer
Chicago AP Billy Casper won the Western Open with a 283 total after a steady 70 final round. He outpaced Gay Brewer by three strokes, with Homera Blancas Kermit Zarley and Tommy Aaron sharing third at 287. Palmer finished tied for ninth at 289 as Casper led the PGA money list with his $20,000 prize.
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Chicago
Billy Casper
Arnold Palmer
Casper
Palmer
Kermit Zarley
Homera Blancas
Tommy Aaron
Aaron
Gay Brewer
Zarley
Arnie
Proffitt Wins 2 Golf Crowns With 103 Totals
Craig Proffitt of Muscatine captured two golf tournaments with a 103 total over the weekend at Iowa City and Washington. He won the first annual Iowa City Amateur by two under par beating Jim Lloyd, while Nick Pulliam finished tied for third in the Southeast Town Amateur at Washington behind Proffitt’s 103 and a 74 in the first flight by Rick Rodriguez. Proffitt also won the Mount Pleasant Amateur a week earlier.
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Craig Proffitt
Muscatine
Iowa City
Washington
Towa City
Proffitt
Elks
Nick Pulliam
Frosty Evashevski
J. Kinley
Des Moines
Jim Lloyd
Pulliam
Rick Rodriguez
Mount Pleasant
Jeter Signs 1966 Contract With Green Bay Packers
Bob Jeter former Iowa star defensive back signed his 1966 NFL contract with the Green Bay Packers announced over the weekend. He played last season as a defensive back and joins the team to bolster their backfield and secondary ahead of the upcoming season.
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Green Bay, Wis
University of Iowa
Bob Jeter
Green Bay
Muscatine Horseshoe Team Takes Third in Big Meet
The Muscatine horseshoe club finished third in a five-city meet held Sunday in Davenport. Peoria won the team title with a 28-8 record. Davenport was second at 19-17. Muscatine 18-18. Galesburg 15-21. Sterling 9-27. Three perfect scores were pitched, including Byron Hainer of Muscatine. Wally Benson of Muscatine won a class C trophy. Kent-Stein Park hosts Iowa City all-stars Thursday night.
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Muscatine Horeshoe Club
Davenport
Peoria
Muscatine
Galesburg
Sterling
Byron Hainer
Wally Benson
Iowa City All-Stars
Kent-Stein Park
Keino Wins 5000m in Fast Time Over Clarke
Kenya's Kipchoge Keino ran 13 minutes 26.6 seconds to outpace Australia’s Ron Clarke in an international meet in Berlin. Keino’s mark was 2.4 seconds shy of the world record, with coverage from the Muscatine Journal. Additional notes mention Kim Ki-Soo’s boxing win in Seoul and Peardt Gomez stopping Hiroshi Kobayashi in Caracas.
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Berlin
Kenya
Kopchoge Keino
Ron Clarke
Keino
Muscatine
Journal
Seoul
Korea
Kim Ki-Soo
Nino Benvenuti
Italy
Caracas
Venezuela
Peardt Gomez
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Japan
Ex Local Rider Wins Hawkeye Speedway Feature
BLUE GRASS Charlie Evans of Peoria formerly of Muscatine won the motorcycle feature at Hawkeye Speedway near here Saturday night. Heat winners were Gene Johnson Leo Long and L Montgomery. In stock car races Keith Meyer won the feature with Tom Sprague second and Ray Cox third. Heat winners included Dick Simmons Terry Hurst and Ernie Cook. Joe Condrock won the consolation race.
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Hawkeye
Charlie Evans
Peoria
Muscatine
Hawkeye Speedway
Here
Gene Johnson
Leo Long
L. Montgomery
Keith Meyer
Tom Sprague
Ray Cox
Dick Simmons
Terry Hurst
Ernie Cook
Joe Condrock
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