Lenz Receives Perkins Trophy At Muscatine High School
Mike Lenz is named first recipient of the Norm Perkins trophy at Muscatine High School. The award honors athletic improvement by a senior basketball player and was created by Perkins' former teammates after his death in a highway accident. Lenz, 6-8, totaled 504 points over three years and plans to enroll at Johnson City Baptist Bible College next year.
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Harold Blake
Norm Perkins
Mike Lenz
Muscatine High School
MHS
Muscatine JC
Perkins
Muscatine High
MJC
Lena
Lenz
Paul Lenz
West Highth Street
Johnson City Baptist Bible College
Johnson City, N.J
Muscatine High Awards Track Golf and Tennis Letters
Muscatine High School announced spring letter awards in three sports. Track leads with twenty lettermen, tennis five, and golf five. Notable track monogram winners include co captains Ken Lane and Dave Reed who led the team in scoring.
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Muscatine High School
Ken Lane
Dave Reed
Dave Manley
Harold Lloyd
Gary Peterson
Bob Hathaway
Ron Loga
Doug Arp
Keith Manley
Don Longhurst
Doug Johnston
Mike Lenz
Tom Atkins
Jon Hanson
Jack Birkhofer
John McFadden
Denny Fry
Tom Masterson
Jack Miller
Tom Sizek
Bob Mahraun
Harvey Nietzel
Greg Bridges
Bart Beckey
Mike Lambert
Reg Bynum
Cedar Rapids Wins Slugfest
Cedar Rapids outslugged Quincy 14-10 in a Midwest League game with Bobby Cox delivering a dramatic 10th inning grand slam. Fox Cities extended Waterloo into extra innings before winning 2-1, while Burlington blanked Quad Cities 11-0 behind Joe Keough’s grand slam in the third. Wisconsin Rapids edged Dubuque 10-9 despite six errors and four homers.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Quincy
Fox Cities
Waterloo
Decatur
Clinton
Bobby Cox
Joe Keough
Burlington
Fish Fry Set by Muscatine QB Club in June
The Muscatine Quarterback Club announces a fish fry meeting at 6330 p m next Wednesday at the American Legion Hall. No business or speaker, admission $1.50 for Legion Auxiliary prepared meal. Kimball shows $3,851 in LPGA money list, ranking eighth this season.
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Quincy
Judy Kimball
Sioux City
Iowa
LPGA
Five Gurney cars qualify for Indy 500 in 1969
Dan Gurney's All American Racers fields five cars for the 500 with drivers Lloyd Ruby Joey Leonard Roger McCluskey Jerry Grant and Gurney. Gurney stresses learning year and no team strategy for Memorial Day race while noting Ruby's prerace trouble and Leonard's rookie status.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Dan Gurney
California
Gurney
All American Racers, Inc
Jean
Costa Mesa
Rivers
Lloyd Ruby
Wichits Falls
Tex
Joey Leonard
San Jose
Calif
Roger McCluskey
Tud
Ariz
Jerry Grant
Santa Ana
Leonard
Ruby
AAA
Grid Signings Lamonica to Bills
Buffalo Bills announce the signing of quarterback Daryle Lamonica for the 1966 season in a AFL move. Falcons sign Ernie Wheelwright, 240-pound fullback from Giants in NFL expansion draft. terms undisclosed. Garron signs with Patriots for seventh AFL season. Richmond, Calif reports Bobby Stintinato 179 and Henry Clark 213% with San Francisco drew ten.
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BILLS
Buffalo
N.Y
Buffalo Bills
Daryle Lamonita
Atlanta
Atlanta Falcons
Ernie Wheelwright
New York Giants
Wheelwright
Giants
Richmond
Calif
Bobby Stintinato
San Francisco
Henry Clark
Drew
Muscatine High Golfers Win Final Dual Meet
Muscatine High School golf team defeated Burlington 164 to 166 to close the dual season. Jim Macon led with a par 38, followed by Dave Grossklaus 40, Janic Roberts 41, George Holzhauser 45, and Ron Parker 46. Burlington scorers included Mike Nelson 40, Tom Bishop 40, Tom Keehn 43, Steve McClung 43, and Tim Johnson 50. MHS will host the Little Six Journey on Saturday.
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Muscatine High School
Burlington
Jim Macon
Muskies
Dave Grossklaus
Janic Roberts
George Holzhauer
Ron Parker
Mike Nelson
Tom Bishop
Tom Keehn
Steve McClung
Tim Johnson
MHS
No-hitter fuels 24-2 Muscatine Senior League win
In a Kent-Stein Park Wednesday Senior League game Cheri Top Poole’s Gary Cook pitched a no hitter as Cheri Top beat Poole Transfer 24 to 2. Marvin Loge and Alvin Schreurs each had a single for Poole Transfer while Craig Conard led Carver-Bandag with three hits in a 24-2 win over Carver. Winning pitchers were Gary Cook and Mike Grady with Sissel and Koch handling catches.
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Cheri
Poole
Gary Cook
Cheri Top
Marvin Loge
Alvin Schreurs
Rah Cheri
John Morrow
Mike Hartsock
Richard Campbell
Hon-Carver
Carver-Bandag
Craig Conard
Doug Randleman
Fuller
Loos
Carver
Mike Grady
Sissel
Scott Ingstad
e—Koch
Ingstad
Baseball Standings and Results From Kent Stein Park
Opening games in the American Majors were decided by one to four runs Wednesday at Kent Stein Park. Gibson edged Safley's Sporting Goods 7-6 in extras as Jarrett led with three hits. Beach Lumber beat the Police 11-7 with Nayadley homer and multiple teammates contributing. Buick-Dog & Suds defeated Dog N Suds 9-7 as Beckley pitched and LaRue contributed hits. National League standings show San Francisco leading, with Houston and Los Angeles close behind. A slate of NL and interleague games followed, with several key matchups listed. A world middleweight bout between Emile Griffith and Joey Archer was set for July 13 at Madison Square Garden.
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R-H-E
Safley
Kim Ing‘stad
R. C. Bynum
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Harold Blake, Jr
Beach Lumber
Downing Police Department
Beach
Allard Nayadley
Jeff Koppe
Mike Bieneke
Mike Lofgren
Whittmer
Police
Jeff Fahy
Jim Rigler
Randy Osborn
Dave Gray
Steve Borchert
Beckey
Rhe Beach
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Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
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Cincinnati
Atlanta
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Philadelphia
San Franciso
Griffith
Emile Griffith
Joey Archer
Madison Square Garden
Gihaon & Gibson
Muscatine Buick
Dog-N-Suds Police
Safley’s Sporting Goods
Hayes Post 6-1 Win Over Pleasant Valley in Baseball
Hayes Catholic beat Pleasant Valley 6-1 behind Dave Panther who pitched and batted, with two early two run innings and timely hits by Mike Furlong and Mike Lazio. Panther secured the win with 14 strikeouts. Pleasant Valley’s only run was unearned. Hayes hosts Bennett Friday at 4 15 p m and travels to Muscatine High Monday at 7 p m.
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Dave Panther
Pleasant Valley
Panther
Peasant Valley
Francisco
Muscatine High Sophs
Bruner Field
St. Joe's
DeWitt
Ray Cull
Muscateers
Hayes
Mike Furlong
Mike Lazio
U S Netmen Open French Tourney with Narrow Wins
The United States tennis players rose to the occasion in the early rounds in France. Mathes defeated Teresa Qua dro of Spain 6 1 63. Hart er beat Jacqueline Rees Lewis 6 4 26 62. Heldman defeated Greta Delport 6 4 6 1. Australia’s Roy Emerson John Newcombe and Tony Roche won their men’s matches while Margaret Smith of Australia and Maria Bueno of Brazil advanced in the women’s side.
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Lab
Watkins
Francisco
Petersen
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Skahill
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Lennon
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Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield
Hart
Calif
Dunscombe
Howard
Miller
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Langman
Schroeder
Ralston
Cliff
Richey
Dallas
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Kathy Lazio
Harter
Deal Beach
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New Garvin
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Furlong
D.panther
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Oly
New York
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Tokyo
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Pierrette Tacchini
Italy
Fuller
Panther
Gerard Pilat
France
Richey PY Co
Graham Stilwell
Hayes
Britain
E — Watkins
D. Panther
Miss Richey
Teresa Quadro
Spain
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Jacqueline Rees- Lewis
Miss Heldman
Greta Delport
South Africa
Roy Emerson
John Newcombe
Tony Roche
Australia
Margaret Smith
Maria Bueno
Brazil
Wilton Beavers Fall 2-0 in Iowa Conference Open
Wilton drops 2-0 to Solow as Rushek blades a three hitter for the win. Davies takes the loss scattering four hits with 10 strikeouts. Hartley belts a double and Birkhofer and Lenker add singles. Wilton waste scoring chances in early frames. Next home game vs Pleasant Valley Friday at 7 30 p m. The BIH slate resumes Tuesday against West Branch.
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Solow
Iowa Hawkeye
Rushek
Dave Davies
Rich Hartley
Dean Birkhofer
Lee Lenker
Chuck Lorber
Wilton Beavers
Pleasant Valley
West Branch
Sox Host Durant Friday in Cornbelt clash
Muscatine's Red Sox aim for a second win as they host Durant of the Cornbelt conference at 8 p m Friday night at Tom Durant. Gerry Hanel tops the league with four homers eight doubles five triples and 12 singles. Admission is free. Sunday they travel to Fort Madison to face the prison team at 1 p m inside the state penitentiary.
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Red Sox
Durant
Tom Bruner
Cornbelt
Gerry Hanel
Sox
Fort Madison
State Penitentiary
Iowa City Merchants
Milan
Monmouth
Hills
Tonight’s Major and Senior League Games List
The schedule lists Majors games at several diamonds including Moose versus Hendersons on No. 1 and Rosenberg’s facing Thatcher Glass Employees on No. 2. AFL-CIO battles Henry’s Hamburgers on No. 3, while Seniors feature Biks against Wendling Quarries on Senior No. 1 and Stark Realty versus Lumber Mart on No. 2.
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Rosenberg's
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Henry's Hamburgers
Biks
Wendling Quarries
Stark Realty
Lumber Mart
Muscatine Lighting
Clark's Standard
Beach Lumber
Dog-N-Suds
Muscatine Buick
Safley's Sporting Goods
Gibson & Gibson
Police Department
Clark's
Cheri- Top
Nite
Elks
Poole Transfer
Carver-Bandag
Brown Signs 1986 Deal Aiming for 10,000 Eagles Yard Milestone
AP reports halfback Timmy Brown signed his 1986 contract with the Philadelphia Eagles and set a goal of reaching 10,000 rushing yards. He played 14 games last season with 1,602 yards, boosting his career total to 9,883 yards across six seasons.
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Philadelphia
Timmy Brown
Philadelphia Eagles
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