Park plans loom for Muscatine in eight to ten years
Ollie Bently outlined long range Muscatine park plans at the Quarterback club meeting including a lighted softball diamond to be built at Musser Park, moving lights from Oregon Field, and four Little and two Junior league diamonds. Other features include tennis courts, a 40 car lot, playgrounds, a zoo, and new rides at Weed Park.
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South Muscatine
Muscatine
Ollie Bently
The
Park Commission
Oregon Street
Oregon Field
Musser Park
Musser
Bently
Bruner Field
Weed Park
Pa Colberg
Dick Kautz
Progam
Homer Wels
Michigan Favored In Big Ten Wrestling Meet
Indiana University s slot? Michigan, unbeaten in conference duals, is favored to dethrone Iowa at Northwestern University McGaw Hall in Evanston for the Big Ten wrestling championships. Coach Cliff Keen fears a three way clash with Iowa and Michigan State, while Iowa relies on Norman Parker and Tom Huff to defend titles. Wisconsin’s Roger Pilath and Purdue’s Dave Gibson are other returning titlists in this era.
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Evanston
Michigan
Iowa
Big Ten
Northwestern University
McGaw Hall
Cliff Keen
Wolverines
Michigan State
Norman Parker
Tom Huff
Wisconsin
Poger Pil- Tath
Badgers
Purdue
Dave Gibson
Warriors Protest Bomb Scare Loss to Zephyrs
Frisco fared poorly after a bomb scare halted a game against the Chicago Zephyrs. The Warriors protested a Western Division clash decided 121-111 in favor of Chicago, with delays, a partial halftime, and key players Cox and Bellamy contributing to the rally that sealed the Zephyrs win. Meanwhile Los Angeles clinched the Western Division title and Detroit moved within reach of first place.
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Gordon Beard
Preas Sporta
Baltimore
San Francisco Warriors
National Basketball Association
Warriors
Chicago Zephyrs
Detroit Pistone
Civic Center
John
Cox
Walt Bellamy
Chicago
Hophyrs
Bellamy
San Francisco
Zephyrs
Los Angeles
Clay Offers Epic Poem To Let Jones Bout Go Six
The Louisville Lark era hype centers on Cassius Clay facing Doug Jones in Madison Square Garden next Wednesday. Clay issues a self parodying epic poem plan to trim Jones's bout to six, five, four, three and eventually one round if Jones keeps talking. Public and press react to the surreal prefight poetry gambit.
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Murray Rose
Associated Press Sports
Wester
New York
Louisville Lark
Greenwich Village
Madison Square Garden
Cassi Clay Rales
Doug Jones
South Pole
Cassius
Cassius the Great
Ian Jones
Sonny Liston
Cassuus
Clay
Jones Bout
Tye
Jones
Pleasantville
High Team and Individual Scores At Local Bowling Meet
Bob's Tavern led the team series with 2461, followed by Blansing Const at 2425 and Burk's at 2364. Individual high scores included Jerry Blaesing 2425 in the men’s event, Mary Blaesiar and Wilma Heuer among top women scorers, with notes of other contestants from Pascuale's and Ramet area.
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Clover Farm
Bob's Tavern
Jerry Blaesing
Pascuale
Blansing
Burk's
High Ind
Gare
Jewell
Mary Blaesiar
Jal
Wilma Heuer
State bowling champs crown Farm Bureau Service Co at Boone
The Farm Bureau Service Co. team of Muscatine county posted a 3099 series to take first in the state tournament at Boone. Team members include Gene Denkman 513 Earl Denkman 582 Clayton Rost 455 Larry Thede 614 Everett Rife 491. In women’s play Mary Milder won district all events and a scratch series 1243, also placing in state singles with 602. Hawkeye Feeds of Muscatine county was third in the team event with 3034. Bowlers Ed Milder Dean Milder Tom Gipple Charles Shellabarger Francis Coder.
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Farm Bureau Service Co
Muscatine County
Boone
Gene. Denkman
Earl Denkman
Clayton Rost
Larry Thede
Everett Rife
Mary Milder
Hawkeye Feeds
Ed Milder
Dean Milder
Tom Gipple
Charles Shellabarger
Francis Coder
Lincoln and Atlantic win in boys district semifinals
Abe Lincoln of Council Bluffs defeated Shenandoah 79 to 53 as Atlantic, at home, beat Cumberland Massena 87 to 62. Atlantic set a school scoring record while Lincoln earned a district final rematch with Thomas Jefferson, and Atlantic faced Audubon in next Monday’s finals.
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Council Blutls
Abraham Liv
Atlantic
Lincoln
Shenandoah
Council Bluffs
Oassed
Cumberland
Massena
Associated Press
Thom
Jefferson High
Audubon
Strickland Thrasher Lead 1963 Little All America Team
Strickland of Jacksonville Florida and Thrasher of Wittenberg head the 1963 Little All-America college basketball team named by The Associated Press. First five include Wisneski of St Norbert, Wita from Scranton, and Boutin of Lewis and Clark with Hardin Reed Sawlors Bellamy Giessing on the second team.
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New York
Roger Strickland
Jacksonville
Fla
University and
Thrasher
Wilytenberg University
Springfield
Ohio
Associated Press
Mike Wisneski
St. Norbert
West de Pere
Wis
Bill Witacohis
University of Scranton
Jim Boutin
Lewis and Clark
Portland
Ore
Strickland
al Thrasher
Wwittenberg Tigers
Wisneski
Nitaconis
Villanova
Team Ple
Canisius
Providence
Scion Hall
Boutin
Pacific Northwest
Bill Hardin
Hampden-Sydney
Willie Reed
Grambling
Ken Sawlors
Arkansas Tech
Waite Bellamy
Florida A&m
Bill Giessing
Southeast
Missouri
Campuged
Hari Glass
Mississippi Industrial
Willie Shaw
Lane, Tenn
Herschel West
David Bass
Fast Central
Oklahomia
Bill Leedom
Cal Poly
Pamona
Foster’s 47 Points Sets AAA Record
Marshaltown-Jerry Foster scored 47 points for an Iowa Amateur Athletic Union tournament record in a 114-70 win over Mellow Maid of Belmand. The prior mark of 43 was held by Jerry Andrews of Davenport. In the second game Montgomery Ward of G Ames defeated Wilson of Cedar Rapids 95-65. Three more Lourhaniem games were scheduled Thursday night.
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Marshaltown
Jerry Foster
Iowa
Thlelic
KSO
Des Moines
Mellow Maid
Belmand
Drakestar
Jerry Andrews
Davenport
Montgomery Ward
G Ames
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Father of 7 Last to Win A Gloves Title
Harley Cooper, an Air force sergeant from Omaha, crowned heavyweight champion at the Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions in Chicago. The 28 year old beat Jim Taylor in a tight bout, marking Cooper’s 301st amateur victory as Chicago hosts the four night event under Chicago Triune Charities sponsorship. Detroit’s Emanuel Stewart took the 11 pound title, while Chicago and Columbus tied for second with 12 points each.
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Chigugo
Omaha
Harley Cooper
Air Force
Chicago
ILGS
Chicago Triune Charities, Inc
Conner
Jim
Taylor
Hallywwood
Cali
Ina
Cooper
Savane Nah
Detroit
Emanuel Steward
Columbus
Ohio
Italian City fined in hockey league crowd control action
Milan Ivy reports the Italian Soccer League disciplinary commission fined Palermo of Palermo 1360 for repeated spilling and tossing of stones oranges and other objects by fans during Palermo s 1 0 victory over Fiorentina of Florence last Sunday. The club had been fined 1200 the previous week for the same infraction.
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Milan
Ivy
Ialian Soccer League
Palermo
Biedy
Patermo
Fiorentina
Florence
College Basketball Scores and Cancellations
Louisville defeated East Kentucky 96 to 78 while Marquette beat Creighton 74 to 68. Nebraska topped Dayton 72, Canisius 64 beat Cornell at Columbia, and Villanova, Seton Hall 64, San Francisco 51. San Jose State 46 completed results in win column.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Kentucky
Marquette
Creighton
Missouri
Nebraska
Dayton
Canisius
Cornell
Columbia
Villanova
Seton Hall
San Francisco
San Jose State
Quarterfinal pairings set in 1963 girls state hoops
Wellsburg and Southeast Warren enter as top contenders after convincing first round wins. Anita and Farragut upset Perry and Schaller to reach the quarterfinals, with Guthrie Center, Colfax, Everly, Elgin Valley, Bode Twin Rivers and others also advancing as fans packed arenas.
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Colfax
Guthrie Center
Everly
Elgin Valley
Anita
Wellsburg
Farragut
Southeast
Warren
Schaller
Garrison
Perry
Kon Speer
Associated Press
Des Moines
Southeast Warren
Ainale Wellsburg
Teejar
Anita Re Iires
Linda Mayberry
Berry
Miss Mayberry
Jayettes
Sharon Hawn
Warres
Linda Bet
Ter
Rudy Fehrer
Bode Twin Rivers
Miss Butler
Fehrer
Bode
Kristie Erdman
Miss Erdman
Bev Fiderlick
Sandy Selvig
Joan Mann
Rockettes
Schaler
Janet Waterbury
Miss Waterbury
Kharen McCool
Alden
Honora
Peg Petersen
Cattlefelders
Mediapoliz
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Harry Hindubi
Trcal
Iaa Mac
Jim Kaeding
MHS
Muskies
Dick Petersen
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Jack Roelle
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Wajor
Jraurance
Kenneth Het
Lucas Street
Maacatine
TRE Associated Priss
Cincinnati
Syracuse
Boston
St. Louis
Fort Wayne
Central State
State Bank
Sac Wun
ST. Mary's
Bac Tee
Pearl Lanes
MCA
Hi-R Insulation
Mobil Gas
Hinnan
Markel
Tela Body Shop
Whilmin
Bob's
McCullough
Reeve
Charrons
Darlene Clarke Henderson
Betty McMahon
Darlene Clark
Luth
KENT
Muscatine Bank & ‘Rust Ie
Hutlig
Distillers
Mart ‘No. Kent's
Falstaff
Bob's Mobil
Bab's
Mobil Superettes
Ind
Jim Paul
Corge Crow
Ron Evan
Rom Evans
Kents & Sur Pou
Adies
Richmond
ABA
Schaapveld
Duncan
Bruns
Paulveld
Dipple
Kemp & Son
R. Pat
Peu Mn
N. Bruns
Moose
Vi Jensen
Ate Molas
Ami Wen Hunter
Meerdink’s
Russ Longnn
Fran Ross
Coder
Thermopas
Wes Hunter
Dor Gray
High Team
Sinnia
T.S.T
Tein
Trermogas
Whitlow's
Suandings
PlaMor
Stanley
Rane
Dghn Curtis
Schawland's
Don Sanders
Steve Frye
Service Drug Way Knott Pritters
Brans
Wilson's Shoe Store
Ub L& Fr
Teeg Brossart & Lucas
Gremmel's
Gahn
J. Heine
Holcomb's
Smitty's Garage
Wilsa's
Hahn's
Smitty
Wilson's Shoes
Norma Silber
Laura Williams
Hetty Burke
Norma Silberohorn
Dot Rapschenberger
Ancy Dora
Marr
Wen
I Lassel
Ase
Babbitt
Atte
Bob Babbitt
Clarence Wagier
Jerry Verener
Clarence Waler
Bell
Walt Breedlove
Bill Sharp
Burgie Bock
Abe Lincoln
U.S
United States
Sao Paulo
Bio
C.S. Olympic Committee
Tokys Olymynes
Miami
Foster
VFW
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