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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1966
Page
6
Keokuk's Calvert Stadium improvements draw praise after a quick track and field build and new all weather surface. The $150000 plus project features a rubberized track, 2100-seat glassed in press box, and permanent stands planned for visiting fans.
Camilo Pascual, once baseball's Mr. Curve, returns to form for the Minnesota Twins, now firing past Washington 4-2 to run his record to six wins. Manager Sam Mele predicts Pascual could reach 20 wins as Jim Grant and Jim Kaat struggle early. In a tense ninth, Cesar Tovar drives in the decisive run after Casey Cox relieves Phil Ortega. Washington ties on Jim King’s homer earlier. Monday’s win stands as the only major league game.
Detroit interim manager Bob Swift reveals Dressen’s heart issues after Dressen was admitted to a Detroit hospital. A hospital spokesman says damage will take days to determine as Swift notes Dressen kept quiet about symptoms. Tigers lost 54 to the Cardinals in an exhibition. Brown wins Iowa PGA sectional. Twins name Bernie Allen player rep and sign two draft picks Charley Chase and Tom Hall to contracts.
Gene Weber, ex Keokuk JC athlete and 1957 Argyle High School graduate, will be Muscatine Community College's first full-time teacher coach. He will serve as physical education instructor and coach while completing a master's degree at Southern Illinois University. Weber has prior local ties and played for the Muscatine Red Sox, with brother Wes as catcher. Dean James Loper announced his hiring from a strong applicant group.
In New Orleans Beard defeats Nicklaus and Lema to capture the $20,000 first prize at Lakewood Country Club. A late birdie surge on the ninth and a sizzling 67 propelled the veteran to a four year pro high total of 276, Gardner Dickinson runner up by two strokes.
Camilo Pascual of the Twins pitched seven innings to beat Washington 2-1 for his sixth win in seven decisions. Bernie Allen also had three hits and scored a run as Minnesota edged Washington.
Oskaloosa High School athlete Brent Slay will sign a letter of intent to enroll at Drake University this fall. Slay earned all conference honors in basketball in two straight seasons and won the national 440 yard title in a Jaycee meet in Texas last summer.
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