Muscatine Seniors Lead Incoming Varsity Prospects
New Muscatine basketball coach Earl Gantenbein reviews spring workouts with juniors and seniors, noting stronger height and solid sophomores. Schedule features 18 games, with Davenport replaced by Iowa City and Clinton Otumboa Burlington Keokuk tests looming. Ottumwa expected to be the top challenger next season.
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Earl Gantenbein
Muscatine
Iowa City High
Davenport
Little Hawk
Iowa City
Clinton
St. Ambrose
Earl
Chargers
Ottumwa
Burlington
Keokuk
Muskies
Muskies Face Rugged Iowa Conference With Uncertain Returns
Two years in, Davenport loses key players Bobby Williams and Bill Logan while two regulars return from last year's runner up squad. Fairfield drops, Burlington led by Buck Cheadle is in doubt. Earl faces a tough Iowa conference task but with effort and luck Muscatine could regain top state ranking.
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Davenport
Bobby Williams
Bill Logan
Fairfield
Burlington
Buck Cheadle
Earl
Iowa
Muscatine
Muskies
Keokuk Sweeps Doubleheader To Move Within Reach Of Lead
Keokuk vaulted to second in the Three-I standings by sweeping a doubleheader from Quad Cities, beating Nedelco 2-1 in 12 innings and 9-6 in seven. Joe Schmidt, Pedro Ballester, Rudy Johnson, and George Handy contributed key hits as Keokuk racked 15 hits in game two. Burlington and Quincy split a pair.
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Joe Schmidt
Pedro Ballester
Rudy Johnson
Kernels
George Handy
Keokuk
Tigers
Schmidt
Burlington
Quincy
Rom Peeler
Jimmy James
Mickey Bethel
Flints
James
Treinen
Cedar Rapids
Evansville
Quad Cities
Waterloo
Terre Haute
Greenskeeper Park Lane Golf Course Mulligan Column
Well another winter has come and gone. The writer muses about the golfers charity swing the mulligan and frames questions and answers about what happens before the event.
Warm Up Before High School Sports and Golf Outlook
Be it football basketball or track there is usually 30 or 40 minutes devoted to warm up. Many young participants tune up muscles before competing. Golfers often have limited time and cannot practice after play. mulligans are discussed as a second chance for relaxation on the course. Memorial Day golf event at Park Lane includes a handicap tournament and a four ball foursome on May 31 and June 1 in Washington Iowa.
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Joe
Mulligan
Bob Nelson
Fairfield
Walton Club
Washington
Iowa
Four Shutouts Highlight Senior Circuit Pitching Day
Pitchers and bats sparked a day of four NL shutouts led by Curt Simmons who blanked the Pirates 6-0 with an inside the park homer. Warren Spahn and Bob Rush added 5-0 and 3-0 wins as Kennedy and McDermott also won. Dodgers rallied 8-7 over Cincinnati as Campanella’s homer and Adcock’s grand slam stood out amid rainouts and idle clubs.
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Curt Simmons
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Simmons
Boston
Chicago Cubs
Braves
Bob Rush
Warren Spahn
Bob Thorpe
Sam Jethroe
Spahn
Monte Kennedy
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Kennedy
Gerry Staley
Staley
Giants
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Roy Campanella
Dutch Hiller
Frank Smith
Andy Pafko
Smith
Pafko
Gil Hodges
Joe Adcock
Washington Senators
Senators
Browns
St. Louis
Ed Yost
Mickey Vernon
Gene Reardon
Tom Ferrick
Bob Porterfield
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia
Detroit
Baseball standings and schedule with multiple night games
Baseball standings show Surkent, Maglie and other pitchers atop the schedule as Brooklyn Philadelphia Chicago and St Louis games loom. Thursday results include Brooklyn 8 Cincinnati 7 and New York 6 St Louis 0 with Boston 5 3 0. A Minidoka Idaho deer estimate runs 800 to 9000 head while a vending cigarette invention links lighting to vending.
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Boston
New York
Surkent
Maglie
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Wade
Drews
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Hatten
Friend
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Brecheen
Mizell
Raffensberger
Minidoka National Forest
Idaho
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
L Pet
St. Cincinnati
Pet GB
Southeast Iowa golf tourney to draw Muscatine players
The article notes a popular June golf event with Muscatine expected to be well represented. It describes the Southeastern Iowa tournament at Ft Madison with an 18 hole medal format and qualifying on the first nine holes. The event is set for June 22 at the Ft Madison Country Club.
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Southeastern Iowa
Ft. Madison
Ft. Madison Country Club
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