Local baseball and softball leagues map season slate
Over 800 players across about 50 teams prepare to open schedules within weeks in the expanded Little League system and two senior leagues. Muscatine programs will field youths and seniors, with tryouts for the Muscatine Red Sox and YMCA Church league leading softball action. Local clubs finalize plans as spring play looms.
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Muscatine
Muscatine High
American Legion
Muscatine Red Sox
Ymca Church League
Major League cuts 13 teams trim 23 players in deadlines push
Veteran Hoak Duren McCormick among those released as 13 clubs reduce rosters to 25 by midnight. Hoak, 36, who played for Pirates and Phillies, faces end of 11 year big league career. McCormick to Rochester. Cimoli out with knee injury after 0-for-9 season.
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Hoak
Richie Aller
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Mike McCormick
Gene Cimoli
Kansas City Athletics
Boston
Gary Geiger
Cincinnati
al Worthington
Phillies
Ryne Duren
McCormick
Orisics
Rochester
Minnors
San Francisco Giants
Cimoli
Louis Feels Pretty Good at 50 in Midtown Party
Louis, the Brown Bomber, marked his 50th birthday at a midtown hotel party. He joked about feeling half as good at 100, noting his LA home with third wife Martha the lawyer and two children from his first marriage. He stays busy with appearances, public relations work, refereeing, and light promoting.
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New York
Joe Louis
Louis
Midtown
Los Angeles
Martha
Chicago
Brown Bomber
Shindig Nets Over 1300 for Muscatine Club
The Muscatine Quarterback Club discussed using proceeds from a successful April shindig to help fund dressing room facilities at Iowa Avenue Field. Current funds total 1338.45 with most bills paid. A potential two-year cooperative project with the school board was considered to build a 50 by 20 foot cement block structure including dressing rooms showers and storage.
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Iowa Avenue Field
Muscatine
Ina Mae
Homer Weié
Donald
Bummer) Alhf
Dan Sprouse
Ahlf
Town Avenue
Earl Gantenbein
Central Junior High
Ical Education
Board of Education
Concensus
Tough-Luck Johnson Sees No-Hitter Broken by Alou
Ken Johnson of the Cabs nearly pitched a perfect game and carried a no-hit bid into the seventh before Jesus Alou doubled and Matty Alou singled, ending Willie Mays's two at bats as San Francisco beat National League 21 in a high stakes late game.
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Johnson
Houston
Cabs
San Francisco
Willie Mays
Jesus
Alou
Matty Alou
Mays
Jesus Alou
Happy Birthday Joe Louis Feted On 60th Birthday In New York
World heavyweight champion Joe Louis known as the Brown Bomber celebrates his 60th birthday in New York City as friends honor him in a reflective mood. The long-reigning champion held the title from 1937 to 1949 and is remembered for his dominant era.
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Joe Louis
New York’ City
Louis
Brown
AP Photofax
Major League Baseball Results From Doubleheader
Barry Latman pitched for the Angels in a 9-0 win while the A's claimed a 2-0 twilight victory. Pete Ward of the White Sox had two hits including a two run double as Chicago beat Minnesota 5-1 to stay atop the American League standings. An Elizabeth, New Jersey item references Louis Adair and a Holley Mims entry with city Washington BG.
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Bob Aspromonte
Orlando” Cepeda
Rusty Staub
Jose Pagan
Ron Herbel
Relef
Bob Herndley
Hnson
Mays
Hal Woorleshick
New York Mets
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota
Cleveland
Boston
Los Angeles Angels
Jonson
Jesse Gonder
Fromer
Mets
Braves
Jack Fisher
Fisher
Larry Bear
Worth
Dave Nicholson
Pete Ward
White Sox
Juan Pizarro
Twins
Pizarro
Tony Oliva
Bob Allison
Dick Donovan
Sonny Siebert
Red Sox
Barry Laiman
Angels
Lee Thomas
Jim Fregosi
Orlando Pena
John Wyatt
A's
Doc Edwards
Ed Charles
Bo Belinsky
Barry .Latman
A’s
Twilighter
Minesota
Elizabeth
N. J
Ine Louis
Adair
Elizabeth Stopped ‘Holley
Mims
Washington
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Burlington Jsc
Joe Knutson
Kotkuk
Red McManus
St. Ambrose Academy
Creighton U Cage
Mike Seifer
Assumption High
Paul Michael
Miami
Fla
Tony Licata
Queens
John Moylan
Nebraska
Omaha
Red Cross
P Stury
Taylor Dowell
Municipal
Chillicothe
Dowell
Duren, McCormick
Associated Press
Don Hoek
Singer Jill Corey
John ‘Boozer
Arkansas
Broklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Pirates
Nets
OB Club
Iowa Field
School For Girls
Elmer, Bloom
Muscatné Swim Club
Muscaline Red Sox
John Robinson
Dick Waltman
Joe Boston
West Liberty Fairgrounds
Ariens
Danny
East Second St
Nichols
Mike Rathet
Ken Johnson
Cincinnati Reds
Tween
Kansas City
New York Yankees
Dewoit
Rusty Starb
Colts
Giants
Duke’ Snider
Starsa
Chevrolet
el Eica Uel
Henderson
East Mississippi ‘Drive
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