Southeast Iowa conference summer baseball tourney planned
Nine schools in Southeast Iowa will start summer baseball with a May 30 tournament spanning Columbus Junction Wapello Mediapolis and other sites. Opening 7:30 p.m. game Highland vs Columbus Community at Columbus Junction. Doubleheaders June 1 at Wapello Mediapolis followed by league play through July with a one day shift on July 5 for July 4 weekend.
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Golf Matches Postponed In Park Lane League Action
All Thursday Night division matches at Park Lane were postponed and will be made up at the end of the regular schedule. Next week features Sterneman Clotting Moore Insurance Krieger Motors Ralph Stark Drewry Park Avenue Service Des Moines Register First National Bank Park Lane Schlitz Beer. Murgentine Community College boys excelled at the State Junior College track meet in Iowa Falls with multiple top finishes.
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Houston Rookie Stealing Bases As Fast As Wills
New York AP reports Sonny Jackson of the Houston Astros impresses with speed in 27 games, stealing 11 bases close to Maury Wills, despite limited power and arm. Manager Grady Halton praises his range and baserunning, noting a .304 average.
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Giants, Marichal Extend Streaks With Dominant 6th Win
San Francisco ace Juan Marichal pitched six hits allowed and six strikeouts in a complete game shutout, lifting the Giants to an 11th straight win and a 0.76 ERA. Jim Hart Ollie Brown and Willie Mays supplied early run support as the club moved 4.2 games atop the National League. Other NL notes: St Louis opened its new stadium with a 4-3 12-inning victory over Atlanta and Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 5-1.
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Jim Bunning
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Jim Lefebvre
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John Callison
Doug Clemens
Ron Per. Fanoski
Bunning
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Reichardt hit by pitch again in Angels game
Big Rick Reichardt absorbed a sixth inning beaning in Anaheim as he extended a record pace with six hit-by-pitch incidents in 25 games. Umpire Jim Odom warned pitcher Phil Oretga, triggering a lengthy argument after the bruise aboard his arm and helmet.
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Track Records in Danger at Iowa B C Meets
DES MOINES AP Will Hsea's Phil Wertman is favored to break his Class B pole vault record at the Class B and state outdoor meets. He has repeatedly exceeded his 13 feet 2 inch mark. Wertman holds the Iowa Interscholastic record of 13 9% set earlier this year. Farragut and Pomeroy lead team titles while Al Feuerbach Preston and Lloyd Thornburg Pleasantville loom as other potential record-breakers. Feuerbach vaults shot 60-9 and discus over 156 feet, Thornburg aims to top his 62% Class B pole mark.
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Belle Plaine Girls Favored to Defend State Title
Belle Plaine, led by rapid runner Debbie Kirkey, is favored to defend its girls track state crown in Belle Plaine. The eastern Iowa team has won the outdoor state title the past two years and also captured the 1966 indoor title at Drake last March.
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Yankees Lose First After Houk Seeks Rainy Game
Ralph Houk pressed to play in rain to preserve momentum as the Yankees drop a 4-3 decision to Minnesota. The loss ends a streak since Houk took over and comes amid mixed results in dreary weather. Cesar Tovar and Earl Battey spark the Twins with key hits, while Don Buford powers the White Sox rally in a drizzle plagued win over Baltimore. Washington beats California 4-2 as Don Lock and Bobby Knoop homer in separate games.
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Hindahl to Hurl Sox Opener for Muscatine Red Sox
Ex Muscatine high pitcher Steve Hindahl will start Sunday as the Muscatine Red Sox open their 35th season against the Oakville Indees at Tom Brunet Field. Randy Brockway is expected to start for Oakville. The Red Sox earned a Sporting News award for the best record 509 328 and have never had a losing season. Admission to games is free except for special exhibitions.
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Baseball score roundup with six games and schedule notes
Summarizes results across leagues with multiple games including wins by ace settle ty Philadelphia 5 to 1 over Los Angeles and San Francisco 3 to 0 over Pittsburgh. Notes postponed games due to rain and lists daily and upcoming schedule for American League and National League teams.
Wesleyan Hurler Fifth in NAIA ERA Rankings
Kansas City AP Dwight Long of Wesleyan pitchers sits fifth in NAIA ERA with a 0.50 mark after 40 innings, going 6-0 with two earned runs allowed. He shares fifth in victories while Bob Meyer of Wartburg posts a 0.85 ERA in 42 1/3 innings as Wartburg stands eighth in team fielding at .855.
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Meyer
Giants Pitcher Marichal Extends Streak With 11th Win
Major League Baseball notes Juan Marichal of the Giants pitched a six hitter for his seventh straight victory as San Francisco lengthened its winning streak to 11 games with a 3 4 0 victory over Pittsburgh. Don Buford of the White Sox sparked three rallies with a single double and triple as Chicago beat Baltimore 5.
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Outdoor Hawk Eye conference meet reset for Monday
Wilton weather forced postponement of the Eastern Iowa Hawk Eye conference outdoor track and field meet. Most league schools will compete Saturday in the state class B meet at Des Moines. The outdoor meet has been rescheduled for 4 p.m. Monday at the local track.
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Eastern Iowa Hawkeye Conference
Des Moines
Wins Fight Results Thursday's Fights
Armard Lourenca of Las Vegas stops Irish Pepper Brown of San Francisco in a Thursday boxing match reported by The Associated Press from Las Vegas. Brown was listed with a 145 pound weight and Lourenca at 1474.
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Irish Pepper Brown
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