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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1966
Page
4
St Paul writer Arno Goethel in the St Paul Dispatch calls the Minnesota Twins slipping and in discord as he urges fines on repeat mistakes. He questions manager Sam Mele’s leadership noting mutterings and a sense players wait for him to take charge again.
Cincinnati AP reports utility outfielder Marty Keough of the Atlanta Braves was admitted to Christ Hospital after partial collapse of the right lung. Doctors say he is in good condition and will be kept for three or four days for observation.
A letter from the Sussex YMCA executive secretary appeals for volunteer umpires to oversee softball games this summer. Twelve church teams with about 160 players seek officiating help, noting the pay is $3 per game but emphasizing fellowship and recreation over competition.
Baltimore Colts announce the purchase of Jim Hollingsworth, a 6 foot 195 pound punter from Charleston West Virginia Rockets. He averaged 46.5 yards per punt on 69 attempts last season for the Rockets, the unbeaten Continental Football League champions.
Cleveland fans saw a heated dugout dispute when starter Johnny McDowell left early and Tom Kelley entered amid Tebbetts protest over bullpen warmups. Kelley’s five-hit, two-run no-run outing helped the Indians extend their AL lead as they routed Detroit 13-2 behind Chico Salmon, Leon Wagner, and Don Crandall.
Houston’s Dave Nicholson fueled a 7-1 victory over the New York Mets with a homer, a double, two singles, two RBIs, and two runs scored. The trade from Chicago to Oklahoma City had critics, but Nicholson hit .333 with 25 hits in 75 at bats, rising to fifth in the NL batting race as Grady Hatton praised his adjusted approach. Elsewhere, Flood’s grand slam highlighted St. Louis’ win, while others, including the Pirates and Dodgers, notched key victories.
Associated Press report highlights Mickey Mantle driving in five runs with two homers for New York in an 11-6 victory over California. Milt Pappas earned his fourth straight win for the Reds, beating Atlanta 5-2 on five hits.
Drake University first baseman Bruce MacDonald earned a spot on the Missouri Valley Conference all star baseball team for 1966 as announced by the Valley coaches on Wednesday. St Louis led with four selections as league champions.
Romeo Hanover captured his third straight win by taking the $25,000 Commodore Pace at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury New York on Wednesday night, opening pacing's Triple Crown season.
Wes Parker, a 25-year-old first baseman, hit a two run single with two out in the ninth to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Parker noted his only other ninth inning game winner came against the Cubs last season after a 12 year career with limited dramatic hits.
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