Muscatine 7th in Mississippi Wall outdoor meet at Dubuque
Muscatine placed seventh in varsity and eighth in sophomore divisions at the Mississippi Wall conference meet in Dubuque. Dan Waterman won the sophomores two mile, while Jim Jewell was runner-up in the varsity two mile. Individual notes include Ingstad setting a school pole vault record and multiple top finishes across sprint, distance, and relay events for Muscatine.
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Senior
Moss earns first stock car win of the year at WVMS
Moss of Iowa City captured his season’s first feature win in Mississippi Valley Speedway club stock car races on Saturday night. He also took the trophy dash while point leader Mel Morris struggled with car trouble in the feature. Morris retained the overall lead at 6214 points as other drivers posted heat and trophy results across the Columbus Junction event.
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Morris
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Mess
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Mark Mosier
Columbus Junction
Join Moss
Towa City
Durant bowlers elect officers
The Durant Community Bowling League held its annual banquet at the Durant American Legion where officers for the upcoming year were chosen. Wes Hein becomes president with Allyn Hoffman as vice-president, Virgil Krebs as secretary and Gene Compton as treasurer. The league crown went to Foys DX, sponsored by Merte and John Foy, with Edward Braet, Wes Hein, Virgil Krebs and Elmer Mangels on the championship team.
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Wes Hein
Allyn Hoffman
Virgil Krebs
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Foy
Merte
John Foy
Edward Braet
Elmer Mangels
Green wins Houston playoff in dramatic crouched stance
Rookie Hubert Green felt no pressure in a sudden-death playoff with veteran Don January for the $25,000 first prize at the Houston Champions Invitational. He secured victory on the first extra hole by sinking a 13 foot nine iron shot and a putt from a deep crouched, wide stance with elbows out.
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Don January
Three McLaren cars lead 55th Indy 500 field
Bruce McLaren memorial cars start one, two, and four in the 55th Indianapolis 500 on May 29. Revson earns pole with a 178.696 mph four-lap average. Donohue sits second at 177.067.
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Roger Penske
Philadelphia
Red Sox rout Burlington with hits and errors
The Red Sox overwhelmed Burlington aided by a walk and multiple errors. Harald Lioyd and Don Grensing contributed hits, Hart stole a triple, and Bunge, Lioyd, and others scored on errors. Roelle, Temple and Loga added key hits as the Sox built a wide lead before a late Burlington run. Next action is Sunday at Ft. Madison against the Prison Chiefs.
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Pat” Figg
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