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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1966

Page

7

Red Sox Open Season with 7-1 Victory Over Oakville

Muscatine Red Sox surged after three scoreless frames as Steve Hindahl fired a three-hitter with 17 strikeouts in a 7-1 win over Oakville. Muscatine built runs in the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth innings, receiving key hits from Merle Manley Warner Don Grensing and Fred Stephens. Oakville plated its lone run in the ninth as Hindahl delivered dominant innings with two walks and a late error preventing a shutout.

Muscatine Red Sox Oakville Steve Hindahl Muscatine High Sox Wallis Muscatine Don Grensing Fred Stephens Merle Manley Warner Jerry Hart Sam Rauschenberger Hindahl Rindahl Parrish Butch McCleary Durant Tom Brunier Ron Corny Fort Madison Homie Rechkemmer Gerst Hall Timmerman Reedkemmer Brown Brockway Red Sox I Marolf Ave Tod Frauenholz Oo Grensing OT Stephens Robingon Hark Ius le Herr Raushenberger B. Raushenberger Noble Manley Grace

Meerdink Earns $1,500 in His Pro Golf Debut

Former Muscatine resident Barry Butch Meerdink, playing and teaching pro at Montammy Country Club in Alpine New Jersey, finished tied for third at the Dodge Golf Open in Denville New Jersey. He shot 72 74 73 69 for a 288 total, earning $1 800 and beating Wes Bills for third as Babe Lighardus and Ron Hull shared first with 268.

Muscatine Barry Butch) Meerdink Denville N. J Meerdink Montammy Country Club Alpine Rockaway River Country Club Wes Bills Babe Lighardus Ron Hull Lighardus

Hawkeye Track Nine Events Open Hawkeye Speedway Program

BLUE GRASS Nine events, including a powder puff derby won by Marvell Kindelsburger, opened the Hawkeye Speedway program near here Saturday night Harley Stropes won the trophy dash In super novice races the feature was won by Ernie Cook after Joe Condrock Denny Carter and Ken Kindelsburger won heat races The super sportsmen feature winner Was Gary Buckley He and Cork Baker won heat races There will be races again at 2 p m Saturday at Hawkeye.

Marvell Kindlesburger Hawkeye Speedway Here Harley Stropes Ernie Cook Joe Condrock Denny Carter Ken Kindelsburger Gary Buckley Cork Baker Hawkeye

Keokuk Defeats Clinton To Win Town Golf Title

Keokuk wins the Town Class AA high school golf championship after tying Clinton at 314 after 18 holes and prevailing in the playoff. Other team scores include Newton 315 and Des Moines Roosevelt 316. Sioux City’s South Dakota University led the NCAC with 73 points.

Ottumwa Keokuk Clinton Newton Des Moines Roosevelt Mason City Marshalltown Cedar Rapids Washington Dubuque Wahlert Waterloo West Iowa City Sioux City Atlantic West Des Moines Des Moines Dowling Spencer South Dakota University South Dakota State State College of Iowa North Dakota State Morning Side North Dakota University Augustana

Illinois Star to Attend State College of Iowa

James Wagner of Ottawa Illinois, captain of the Illinois high school all state football team, signed a letter of intent to attend State College of Iowa. Wagner scored 28 touchdowns in two seasons.

Gedar Falls James Wagner Ottawa Ilinois

First Rugby Match Draws Hundreds in Muscatine

Several hundred Muscatine area residents turned out Sunday afternoon at Heinz Field for the first rugby match ever played here. Most fans sat in the east bleachers while others brought chairs and watched as players fought for possession after throws and out of bounds calls in the Palmer School Wisconsin game event.

Muscatine Area Heinz Field Palmer School Wisconsin

Palmer Wins Rugby Debut At Hein Field

Palmer School of Davenport defeated Wisconsin 113 in the debut rugby match at Hein Field. The contest drew several hundred Muscatine spectators, sponsored by the Rotary Club. After a scoreless first half, Wisconsin broke the deadlock with a field goal and Palmer answered with three three-point tries and kicks. The win lifted Palmer to eight wins in 11 games this spring with no injuries.

Palmer School of Davenport University of Wisconsin Journal Rotary Club Hein Field Wisconsin Palmer

Iowa high school tennis champ crowned in 6 3 6 4 win

Tom Gray of Waterland West defeated Steve Houghton of Iowa City 6-3 6-4 to win the high school tennis tournament. Doubles victors were Jin Ar ledge and Tom Kindly of Barley ington 6-0 6-3 over Larry Moen and Mark Solomon of Dubuque. The Fish Fighters League bowling start at 7 p m on May 26, a handicap women’s league with contact info for Roger Ann Swank and Velma Hill.

AMES Tom Gray Waterlan West Iowa Steve Houghton Iowa City Jin Arledge Tom Kindly Barleyington Larry Moen Mark Solomon Dubuque Fish Fighters Rul Ann Swank Velma Hill

Record Potential in 500 Field at Indianapolis

A field of 26 veterans and seven rookies, mostly in rear-engine Grand Prix cars, aims for record speeds in the Golden Anniversary 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 30. Qualifying produced an average 160.251 mph, behind the 165.899 mph mark set by Mario Andretti on opening day.

Dale Burgess Indianapolis Ind API Indianapolis Motor Speedway Mario Andretti U.S Auto Club Jimmy Clark Scotland Andretti Clark

Cherokee wins Iowa Class A track title at Eagle Grove

Cherokee dominated the Iowa high school Class A meet at Eagle Grove scoring 54 points to win five events. Glenwood was second with 32, Shenandoah third with 18 and defending champ Eagle Grove fourth with 17.

Cherokee Eagle Grove Glensgood Shenandoah

Fox Cities Dominates Dubuque to Maintain Midwest League Lead

Fox Cities seized seven runs in the fourth inning to beat Dubuque 11 to 4, keeping the Foxes atop the Midwest League standings. Quincy moved up as Burlington fell 6 to 4, while Clinton upset Quad Cities 8 to 3. Wisconsin Rapids lost 5 to 4 at home to Waterloo, Cedar Rapids romped Decatur 10 to 5, and Dubuque dropped to seventh place.

Associated Press Pet. G.B Fox Cities Burlington Quad Cities Wis Rapids Cedar Rapids Clinton Dubuque Quincy Decature Waterloo Foxes Dick James Tom Lindsey Wisconsin Rapids Ted Friel Joe Hamende Cardinals Decatur

Kauai King Seeks Belmont Bid for Triple Crown

In Baltimore AP reports Kauai King, after Kentucky Derby and Preakness wins, aims at the Belmont Stakes to complete the Triple Crown. Jockey Don Brumfield says the 14 mile Belmont should pose no trouble for the $5 000 supplemental nominee, June 4 at Aqueduct. Historically only eight have achieved the sweep since 1877 with Citation last in 1948.

Balimore Leomes Don Brumfield Aqueduct Citation Tim Tam Carry Back Northern Dancer

Pharmacy facts on medical visits in 1963 and pharmacy note

United States Public Health Service released figures from the National Center of Health Statistics showing 122,000,000 Americans visited doctors in 1963, about 60 percent of the population, with a 4 percent rise from 1962. More women than men visited, children under five were most represented, and urban residents visited more than rural. Bramway Rexall Pharmacy in Muscatine promotes friendly service on the Town and 2nd corner.

U.S. Public Health Service National Center of Health Statistics Bramway Rexall Pharmacy Muscatine

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