Freese Leads Hawks Batting at .302 in Final Iowa Games
Iowa catcher Jim Freese posts a .302 average with 28 hits in 93 at bats, 19 runs, and 16 RBIs while sharing the lead in games played as Iowa stands 10-16-1. Teammates Jim Koehnk and Rich Lee also appear in all 27 games. Freese, a senior and co captain, closes his collegiate career with Wisconsin today and Northwestern in Saturday’s doubleheader.
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Trapshoot Loop Town City South East Triumphs Over Park Lane
In a Thursday dual at Park Lane course Muscatine defeated Park Lane junior golf 276 to 281. Key scores for Muscatine included Jack Miller and Bob Trevarthen 43, Jim Cottrell 47, Greg Shay, Tom Foster and Tom Howell 48. Shultz nephew of Dick Shultz led South East with a 42 for medalist honors.
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Pro Wrestler Tex Riley Dies After Bout in Savannah
Pro wrestler Tex Riley, about 80, collapsed with chest pains after a tag team loss in Savannah, dying shortly after admission to Memorial Hospital. A longtime veteran, he wrestled from 1937 and recently lived in Nashville, Tennessee, with partner Joe Scarpa and opponents the Von Brauner twins.
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Four Muscatine teams set for Women's National Bowling Meet
Four Muscatine clubs join the Women’s National Bowling Tournament in Minneapolis this weekend. Muscatine Pearl Works lists Jeanette Barthus Ethel Axen Frances Bannister Ila Baer and Darlene Capshaw. Muscatine Buick includes Dorothy Crumly Masine Norton Martha Massey Margaret Naber Donnica Freers Valerie Wieskamp Delores Williamson Doris Westbrook Barbara Morrissey Zota Koepping. Smitty's Garage lineup features Mary Smith Glorianne Sohn Millie Blaesing Martha Kurriger Willodean Chalupa.
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Smitty's Garage
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Rivero Giardello rematch set on ABC night
In Cleveland Rocky Rivero, famed Argentine middleweight, seeks to topple world champion Joey Giardello in a 10 round rematch aired on ABC. Their prior meeting ended with Giardello winning by a single point. Rivero, 27, carries a 41-10-1 record while Giardello stands 33-9-2.
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Quad Cities Tops Leaders in Midwest League Thriller
Jim Haines pitched seven innings allowing runs only in the first and seventh as Quad Cities beat Decatur to stay atop the Midwest League. Terry Tackel drove in a two run shot and scored, Burlington swept Fox Cities behind John Lepik’s two runs plus homers, Quincy beat Cedar Rapids, and Dubuque edged Waterloo.
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Baseball scores from leagues across the United States
In the International League Jacksonville beat Atlanta 5 1 and Rochester edged Buffalo 7 3 while Richmond defeated Columbus 11. Syracuse matched Toronto 7. In the Pacific Coast League Portland 4 3 Indianapolis 3 0 Arkasisas 10 5 Seattle 5 0 Tacoma Utah Denver Salt Lake City 4 Spokane 3 Oklahoma City 7 Hawaii 6 San Diego 8 Dallas 0.
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Thursday Stars Lead Cubs and Dodgers To Big Wins
Billy Williams of Chicago went 3 for 4 in the Cubs 10-3 loss to St. Louis, lifting his season average to .402 and overtaking Willie Mays for the National League batting lead. Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers struck out 11 Mets in a 6-1 victory, his 10th or more strikeouts in a game for the third time in his career.
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Jessen shoots seven ainder 64 in Dallas Civitan Open
Ruth Jessen fired a 64 to set a lowest round for the Dallas Civitan Open, a score tied to the all time mark set by Patty Berg. The course at Glen Lakes was shortened by tee marker placement to 5936 yards, aiding a flood of par rounds as the tourney reaches its second round. Judy Torluemke and Garol Mann threat with 67s, while Berg's record is acknowledged by the Ladies PGA.
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Duden Leads Memphis Open Debut After 65 Rounds
Bob Duden, a veteran croquet player, shot 68 in the first round and 65 in the second at the Memphis Open. He fired a double eagle, eagle and five birdies to reach eight under par, leading by one stroke over Arnold Palmer and other notables.
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