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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1966
Page
8
Muscatine Iowa youth baseball sets new night game plan across three divisions next week due to Memorial Day. Major divisions shift to Mon and Thu while National Majors stay Tue and Thu. Senior division moves back one day. Minors open Monday night with Kent Stein Park lights at 745 p.m. with No 1 Majors on Kent Stein diamonds.
An International Rodeo Association clinic will be held from 8 p m to 4 p m Saturday at Hotel Muscatine in conjunction with a rodeo near Columbus Junction. About 40 people are expected. The Columbus Junction Jaycees rodeo runs 7 p m Saturday and 1 30 p m Sunday and Monday at grounds along highway 76 north of Columbus Junction. Thursday's Fights By The Associated Press Tokyo Takao Sakurai outpointed Lee Dong Chun in Tokyo. Minnesota Ron Marsh stopped Ed Hurley in Minneapolis. Wilson Harris knocked out Al Franklin in Chicago.
Mickey Mantle, Yankees slugger, returned home on a day off after two homers the night before. He said his right shoulder, operated on before spring training, is getting stronger and should be fine in a couple of weeks, with occasional aches.
Omaha AP confirms Creighton University will award an athletic scholarship to Bob Walter 65 a standout guard from Davenport Iowa Assumption High School who averaged 16.8 points per game last season in coach Jonn J McManus announcement Walter played for Assumption when it was St Ambrose Academy prior to the move.
NFL star Roman Gabriel says he belongs to the Los Angeles Rams for years to come, while the Oakland Raiders of the AFL claim he joins them in 1967. Rams announce a contract through 1967 with an 1968 option. Raiders counter with a three year deal starting in 1967 plus option.
San Francisco ace Juan Marichal pitched 14 innings for a 1-0 win over Philadelphia, notching his ninth victory and fourth shutout as he struck out 10 and walked one. The Pirates and Cubs also won, with Manny Mota homering for Pittsburgh and Orlando Cepeda delivering a late-inning run for St. Louis.
Indianapolis AP report states 500 drivers qualified for the Golden Anniversary 500 mile race returned to the track for carburetion checks and adjustments. Cars costing over 25000 dollars were dismantled to the ground and rebuilt after the time trials, with access to the speedway from 10 a.m. to noon.
In a marathon game against Philadelphia, Juan Marichal pitched a 14 inning shutout and earned his ninth straight win as Davenport scored the decisive run on a triple. Marichal has allowed only one run in the last 42 innings, with teammates smiling in the dugout after the victory.
Sam Bowens starred with four hits and four RBIs in Baltimore's 7-1 win over Chicago. Bowens added a two-run single and a two-run double, plus a stolen base, boosting his trade value as manager Hank Bauer eyes a pitcher for the Orioles. The victory moved Baltimore into a second-place tie with Detroit.
Hank Aguirre miscue after Vic Davalillo’s single sparks three more Cleveland runs as Jim Worthrup ties the game with a two run homer for Detroit. Earl Wilson notches win with nine strikeouts as Red Sox top Jim Grant. Jimmie Hall adds a homer and three singles to ruin the shutout in the ninth.
Montreal AP reports Bobby Hull of Chicago won the Hart Trophy for 1965-66, tying one-season marks with 54 goals and 97 points. Gordie Howe, seeking a record seventh MVP, finished behind Jean Beliveau, with Howe placing third in the voting.
Ralph Dupas of Las Vegas 149 pounds stops Steve Perez of Los Angeles 149 pounds in the sixth round in Las Vegas. The victory adds another win for Dupas as he extends his unbeaten streak.
Juan Marichal of the Giants pitched his second straight shutout and fourth of the season in a 1-0 win over Philadelphia in 14 innings. He has allowed one run in 42 innings for a 0.59 ERA. Sam Bowens of the Orioles drove in four runs with three singles and a double, and also stole a base in Baltimore’s 7-1 victory over Chicago.
Philadelphia visits San Francisco and New York travels to Los Angeles while Pittsburgh plays Houston and Cincinnati meets St. Louis in Saturday action. Atlanta clashes with Chicago as Philadelphia and San Francisco host games in separate venues.
In a night at Kent Stein Park on Wednesday, two winning teams posted 11 runs each in senior league play. Elks blanked Wendling Quarries 2-0 on Denny Kurrier s no hitter as Gantenbein and Weiershauser added hits. Lighting defeated Clark s Stand ard 6-1 with Mike Lazio on the mound and Mike Marshall s two hits fueling the third inning surge. Stark s rallied past Lumber Mart 15 4 behind Dave Miller s winning effort. Henry s Hamburgers moved atop AFL with a 14 Win over AFL CIO as Calvert triple and Begey double highlighted the offense. Rosenberg s topped Thatcher Glass Employees 7 2 with Curry s two hits. Henderson s blanked Moose 8 3 as Grady and Roelle produced wins and Potthoff led Henderson s with four hits.
Jim Beamer hammered a three run homer in the second to fuel Waterloo’s 7-3 win over Fox Cities. In other Midwest League action Van Geishert led Quad Cities past Burlington 3-2, Clinton beat Decatur 4-3 on a four hitter, and Wisconsin Rapids fell to Dubuque 8-4 while Cedar Rapids yielded 4-2 to Quincy in the eighth.
Six 6:15 pm games scheduled at Kent-Stein Park include Majors Beach Lumber versus Dog-N-Suds at field No 1 Muscatine Buick facing Safley's Sporting Goods at No 2 Gibson and Gib son versus Police Department at No 3 Seniors Clark's Standard versus Cheri-Top at No 1 Home- O rize versus Elks at No 2 Peale Transfer versus Carver-Bandag at No 3 Muscatine Red Sox versus Durant at 8 pm Tom Bruner Field
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