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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1966
Page
9
Milwaukee AP reports baseball ready to hit back in an antitrust suit. Wisconsin concludes direct evidence and prepares to rest its case as NL lawyers plan a motion to dismiss, arguing no cause of action shown.
Willie Mays, 34, MVP of 1965, remains in top form in Cactus League play. In three exhibition games he hit two homers and threw out two runners at home, weighing four pounds over his usual 214 pounds and expressing a focus on enjoying the season. He opened the camp with a double and drove in three runs, then homered twice in two days against Cleveland and Chicago. The Giants boast a three game winning streak as spring exhibitions proceed in Phoenix and surrounding fields.
The Houston Astros plan to use a mobile pitching mound at the Harris County Domed Stadium when hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers in a weekend series. The portable mound, like a large tricycle, sits on the dome’s new synthetic grass infield and can be removed for non baseball events. Astros president Roy Hofheinz says the setup preserves field use without rebuilding the mound.
NYU trainer Edwin Farrell jokes as locker room poems fire up the team before an NIT quarterfinal in which the Violet upset Wichita 90-84 in overtime. Bruce Kaplan sank four free throws, Mal Graham and Richie Dyer added two each, and Graham buried a tying field goal with 31 seconds left in regulation.
Winners from the men and women city bowling tournaments will be honored Saturday night at the Elks club. Sanction cards allow a bowler and guest. Dick Bailard’s orchestra plays at 9 p.m. Prize money and trophies will be distributed. recap lists first-place winners in each event including Keith Windus and Archie Stover in doubles and Joan Spaulding in singles.
Ribstone Silos defeated Stanley Engineering 58-47 in a Hayes Independent Basketball league makeup game. Ribstone led 29-19 at halftime behind Gary Herr with 23 points and Eric Bartett with 20. Stanley tallied Dick Marr 18 and Don Allen 10 among others.
Standings show teams and players with scores and names such as Jon Nicholas Aur Way Sanitizer 2 and Deloris Roberts 481. Entries include highs like 788 for Mi Jon and 2193 for Me Jon, with affiliations to Friendly Tap and High teach nerbes.
Muscatine Community College bowlers traveled to Iowa Falls for the annual junior college bowling tournament. Connie Morgan finished third in women singles with a 570 series, while Joel Rauschenberger took second in men’s scratch singles with 2561. The women placed third behind Fort Dodge and Creston. the men were third in a tight battle with Grandview and Fort Dodge. The women’s team included Janice Morgan, Connie Morgan, Sharon Schwab, Terry Berlin, and Donna Reesink. The men’s team, led by bowler of the year Harold Abdo, featured Joel Rauschenberger, Gene Battey, John Figg, and Ross Slaman.
Tokyo AP Japan will send an eight man team to the U S Wrestling Championships in Lincoln Nebraska in April. The Japan Wrestling Association said the college students are among the top in Japan and will depart Tokyo by plane in April.
Tor Miller publicity director of the Green Bay Packers for 10 years was named as assistant to Vince Lombardi head coach and general manager of the NFL champions.
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