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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1968

Page

8

Junior high records fall at Southeast Six meet in Case Field

Davis County Mustangs win the eighth grade Class B title with Mt. Pleasant and Washington in close chase. Eight graders set seven relay records in sprints and relays, field events, and the 880 yard events.

Davis County Mt. Pleasant Fairfield Washington Centerville Ft. Madison Mustangs Case Field Kessel Mendenhall Hart Redlinger Boyd Pieper Tolton Hunter Six Norton Potts Hinkle Rolland Anderson Flach Wescot Hill Davis County Pickford Lyons Mt Pleasant Simmons Roberts Davis Piper Hill McAnelly Barnett Matteson Lee Mertens Oskaloosa Panthers Demons

Women Bowling League Crown Goes To Carson Roll Off Champs

Ainsworth Bank led the last half, but Carson won the roll-off to claim league champions. In the results McCleery led with a 2598 team series and 924 team game while P McGill posted the top individual 541 series and 209 game.

Ainsworth Bank McCleery - Cumming Squire Shoppe Ainsworth Carson McCleery Minick Roe Jack & Jill Bryn Mawr Squre Shoppe P. McGill L. Miller H. Payne Carsons

Washington Hosts Three Track Meets This Week

Washington's varsity track team will welcome Keokuk for a dual meet at Case Field Tuesday. Freshmen host Mt. Pleasant Wednesday, then Washington stages the Southeast Six outdoor meet Friday. Freshmen from Washington also competed at Muscatine in a fresh invitational today.

Washington Keokuk Case Field Mt. Pleasant Muscatine

Demon golfers place third in sectional tourney

Washington High School golf team shot its best round of the season but finished third in the Class AA sectional at Iowa City. Iowa City won with 294, Muscatine 299, Washington 306. Tom Logan and Terry Cox tied medalist honors at 72. Larsen won in sudden death after a playoff with Logan.

Washington Iowa City Muscatine Davenport West Elks Country Club Demons Tom Logan Terry Cox Chris Larsen Steve Vorheis Larsen Logan Tom Mark Nemmers Steve Eschweiler

Eight Car Pileup Delays MVSC 20-Lap Feature

An eight car pileup on the backstretch halts the MVSC 20 lap feature at Columbus Junction Saturday night. Bob Helm tumbles in car 61 but appears not seriously hurt. Mark Mosier takes lead and wins with Bill Hopp and Pokey West second and third. Heat winners listed. time trials noted. next races set for West Liberty.

MVSC Columbus Junction Bob Helm Rochester Helm Mark Mosier Mosier Bill Hopp Pokey West Harris Hopp Jenkins Newman Prymek Morgan Allen Buchelle Crooks West Hartsock Brown Erickson Hemsted Morris Maas Stewart West Liberty

Archer wins Greater New Orleans Open in rallying finish

George Archer survives four late challenges to win the Greater New Orleans Open at Lakewood CC with 69 65 70 67 to 267, 13 under. Bert Yancey earns $12,000 for second with 273, while Miller Barber Bobby Cole and Tom Weiskopf share third at 276.

New Orleans UPI George Archer Archer Lakewood Country Club Bert Yancey Miller Barber Bobby Cole Tom Weiskopf

Five Towners Bowling Final Week Leaders and High Scores

Dutch takes team series 2678 with 962 best game 962 while Harold posts 898. C Zieglowsky leads individual series 586 and game 216, Chick Robinson adds 211. High averages list Cal Litt le 186 Zieglowsky 186 Miller 183 Geyer 180 Marsh 179 Hough 177 Suter 175.

Dutch Harold C. Zieglowsky C. Robinson Harold Williams Chick Robinson Cal Little Marlane Miller la Verne Geyer Bill Marsh John Hough Harry Suter

Major League Standings and Results From Sunday and Monday

National League standings show St Louis atop with 18 wins, Pittsburgh and San Francisco tied, while Chicago and New York split. Sundays games included Chicago 4 New York 3 and New York 10 Chicago 0. Houston beat St Louis 3 2 and Cincinnati edged San Francisco 3 1. Monday games feature St Louis at Pittsburgh and Atlanta at Philadelphia with several late-night starts. American League leaders include Detroit 20 6, Baltimore 16 12, Cleveland 9 12, Minnesota 16 14, Oakland 14 15, Washington 13 15, Boston 13 15, New York 13 17, Chicago 10 16, and Detroit 2 3 in the first game. Various scorelines and matchups noted across leagues with several games scheduled tomorrow.

United Press International National League W. L. Pet St. Louis Pittsburgh San Fran Atlanta Phila Los Angeles Cincinnati Chicago Houston New York Philadelphia San Francisco Briles Niekro Holtzman Singer Detroit Baltimore Cleveland Minnesota Oakland Washington Boston California

Reds Trade for Johnson Boosts Offense in 12-Game Run

Trade nets 25-year-old outfielder Alex Johnson from the Cardinals for Dick Simpson. Johnson, once mocked as minor league, has a .327 average over 12 games with nine doubles and 10 RBIs for Cincinnati. Manager Dave Bristol projects regular playing time and a significant offensive impact.

Alex Johnson Dave Bristol Cincinnati Reds Detroit Philadelphia Phillies St. Louis Cardinals Johnson Cardinals Dick Simpson Bristol Reds Houston Astros New York Mets Chicago Cubs

Washington track team earns two state berths at district meet

Washington High School scored 20 points at the Class AA district meet on Saturday and earned state qualification in two events. The Demon two mile relay team of Pat Hennigan Dick Porter Jon Schoonover and Daryl Shy won in 8 22.4. Hennigan also placed second in the 880 yard run at 2 03. Other Washington placers included the 880 yd relay fourth Williams Lampkin Britain Marek Medley relay fourth M Meyers Porter T Miller D Chy, mile relay fifth Goodell Porter Schoonover Williams, 440 yd relay fifth Nardy Britain Williams Lampkin, and pole vault fourth Kim Steele 11 ft 6 in. West Waterloo won the meet. Washington in the running order placed behind Jefferson Central R and East Waterloo with South Tama also listed.

Washington Ames Pat Hennigan Dick Porter Jon ‘Schoonover Daryl Shy Williams Lampkin Britain Marek M. Meyers R. Porter T. Miller D. Chy Goodell Porter Schoonover Nardy Kim Steele West Waterloo Jefferson C. R D. R East Waterloo Kennedy South Tama

Local Soldier Loren Lisk Assigned as Track Vehicle Mechanic

Army Specialist Four Loren F. Lisk, 18, son of Mr and Mrs Delmar V Lisk of Route 2 Batavia Iowa, served as a tracked vehicle mechanic with the 199th Infantry Brigade near Long Binh Vietnam on April 13. His wife Brenda resides in Brighton.

Long Binh Vietnam Loren F. Lisk Delmar V. Lisk Batavia Iowa 199Th Infantry Spec Lisk Brenda Brighton

Miss Ruth Dupuis Receives Scholarship, Returns to Des Moines

Ten years after visiting Des Moines with her mother Mrs. W B Dupuis Miss Ruth Dupuis attended a Delta Kappa Gamma scholarship luncheon in Ames on Saturday where she earned a scholarship toward her master's degree. She will teach Communication Skills and assist in Public Relations at Mason City Junior College next year.

Ruth Dupuis Des Moines W. B. Dupuis Dupuis Delta Kappa Gamma National Honor Society For Women Educators Ames Mason City

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