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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1963
Page
3
Atlantic tops Creston 83 to 56 behind Rex Dunn 25 points and Ed Podolak 23 as the Trojans pull away with a decisive second half. Creston led 28 25 at halftime but Duns and Podolak sparked a 33 9 fourth quarter surge.
Podolak scores 11 in the final period as Atlantic builds a 33 point fourth quarter to beat Creston 83-56. Dunn adds six in the surge and O'Connor, Gipple, and Vollmuth contribute in a balanced attack while Creston stalls late after holding a 41-42 edge entering the fourth.
Cuban exile Florentino Fernandez defeated Rocky Rivero in a grueling ten round TV bout at Madison Square Garden. Fernandez opened with a sharp attack, tearing Rivero and forcing a late stoppage over seven rounds on cuts, delivering a bold victory cry for the champ.
Los Angeles Lakers star Elgin Baylor has a 50 50 chance to play against the Baltimore tonight according to GM Lou Mohs. Baylor stays in hospital Friday for rest and treatment of a deep cold on the chest.
C M matmen defeated Anita 9 58 with ten wins in eleven bouts led by eight pins Coach Harold Sims said the next match is at Greenfield January 3 at 6 45 p m Howard Denny and Martin Richards won by forfeit in 95 and 103 pounds Jim Hensley pinned Larry Ruggles at 1 30 Jan McLaren pinned Jim Glynn Pat McCurdy pinned David Miller Larry Brawe pinned Fred Falk Bob Mullen pinned John Peterson Doug McLaren pinned Lyle Shannon Phil Casey pinned Harvey Williamson Dan Anstey pinned Steve Simons and Bill Wohlenhaus defeated Herman Claussen 8 7 in heavyweight.
Fort Dodge St. Edmond 62 Carroll Kuemper 58. Lake City 50 Harlan 4. South Page 77 Essex 45. Essex 70 South Page 41. Farragut 47. Fremont MIlls Farragut 64 Fremont-Mills 52 girls. Neola Tri-Center 61 Treynor 61 Tri-Center 4. Sidney 60 Stanton 36. Stanton 64 Sidney 51 girls. Bedford 78 Lenox 66. Bedford 68 Grand Valley 60. Coon Rapids 75 Manilla 59. Dallas Center 73 Stuart 53. Dallas Center 56 Stuart 48. Glidden 81 Scranton 54. Hamburg 52 New Market 31. Jefferson 47 Audubon 38. Manilla 53 Coon Rapids 49. New Market 50 Hamburg 36. Perry 60 Carroll 52.
Tom Hensley, former Atlantic star, scored 34 points to lead Simpson College to a 71-61 victory over Dubuque. He made 13 field goals and went 8 for 8 from the line as Simpson built a 33-27 halftime edge and moved into a four way share of the lead in the Iowa conference with a 20 record. Hensley previously set the Atlantic high school single game scoring mark with 33 points against Shenandoah in 1961.
The Associated Press scoreboard lists college men’s basketball results. Buena Vista 4 over Upper Iowa 89, Cornell 99 over Knox 87, Grinnell 91 over Beloit 76, Graceland 92 over Central Methodist 70, Hastings 99 over Westmar 55, Lewis 10, St. Ambrose 90 over North Dakota 65, Morningside 82 over Luther 78, State College of Iowa 78 over North Dakota State 51, Simpson 7, Wartburg 81 over Dubuque 6. Big Eight results include Kansas 60 over Colorado 52, UCLA 78 over Southern California 52, Kansas State 75 over Missouri 85, Oklahoma State 59 over Regis 62.
Red Oak shook off a slow start to win 79 45 against Clarinda, moving Atlantic atop the Hawkeye Seven standings while Glenwood earned its first win 49 38 over Corning. Shenandoah edged Maryville 66 61 as Denny Howard led Maryville with 30 and Kirby Goslee added 21 for the visitors.
Three southwest Iowa girls teams are in the top 20 as Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union releases ratings. Valley of West Des Moines is No. 1, West Monona of Onawa is runner up, and Wellsburg is third. South Page College Springs sits tenth, Lewis Central Council Bluffs eleventh, and Exira eighteenth. twelve of the twenty teams are undefeated.
The University of Tampa will keep football with alumni guiding financing. The board of trustees accepted the alumni association's plan to assume financial responsibility over five years after ending subsidized football last summer.
KJAN beat Municipal Utilities while Grand-O-Lac toppled Glen's TV and Simonton Plumbing swept Atlantic Paint and Glass. Clarence Osen led with a 652 series 235 209 208. Frank Pross 577 with a 206 game and runner-up overall. Wohlhutter 571 Schmidt 559. Schwartz 205 Hartkopf 202 Hood 202.
In Council Bluffs Carson Macedonia defeated Iowa Deaf 57 37 as Hotze 16 Hackett 12 led C M while D Buchholz had 14 for Iowa Deaf. C M girls beat Iowa Deaf 67 32. In Walnut Walnut beat Shelby 50 43 with Robert Anderson 12 and Bill Goshorn 14. Shelby girls led 39 37 at half with Linda Schafer 27. Connie Thomson 30 led Walnut. In Oakland Mike Hogzett 40 powered Oakland past Adair Casey 88 53. Oakland girls won 82 61 as Phyllis Heckman 55 paced the visitors and Sheri Betts 24 for AC.
Griswold boys defeated Anita 58 to 45 as Dick Rhoads scored 14 and Dennis Reed led Anita with 11 in a first half where Anita led 33 17 at intermission. In the girls game Griswold rallied after intermission for a 63 62 win as Joy Hargens scored 36 for Griswold while Nancy McLuen had 4 for Anita.
Sam Shidler scored 28 as AvoHa defeated Lewis Central 60 to 49 in a foul filled game. Lewis Central stars Davis and Reynolds contributed 13 each, with a 28 23 halftime edge for AvoHa and a 41 31 lead in the third. In the girls game Lewis Central edged Avoca 84 82 as Sandy Butler scored 52 and Kathy Leed 53. Butler clinched the win with late baskets after the score tied 80 apiece.
Massena high school boys basketball beat Cumberland 37 to 24 in a hard fought match. The game featured a balanced Massena offense and key stops to secure the win. Cumberland fought hard but could not overcome the early deficit.
The Basketball Federation of the United States announced Peru’s national team will tour the U S and play Iowa State in Ames on January 14. The report notes Mets pitcher Carl Wiley, 31, as oldest on New York’s staff with a 9 14 record and a $65 508 value.
C and M built a 17-10 first quarter lead and stayed ahead 53-41 entering the final period to secure a 68-57 win at Bridgewater-Fontanelle. Tim Waters scored 19 for C&M, Rich Symonds 18, Bob Symonds 17, Gerald Frank 10, while Rich Symonds grabbed 20 rebounds. BF’s Richard Dickerson led with 20 points, Al Walters added 14. BF girls pulled a 61-51 win as Miriam Zietlow scored 27. Karen Greenwalt led C&M with eight.
Audubon high school wrestlers won seven of 11 matches to defeat Griswold 29 to 15 Friday night. Terry Feltner pinned Harold Weppler in 40 seconds at 145 pounds, with other wins by Harold Fett, Roger Nelson, Darwin Christensen, Arnie Fett, Bob Roush, and Don Anderson. Griswold's Wendell Mueller and Kent Frazeur earned decisions or draws in the remaining bouts.
AP reports Yowa's shotgun deer season began Saturday with about 12,000 licensed hunters expected to hunt through Monday in Des Moines region, with restrictions in 25 counties.
Chicago Cubs sell infielder Steve Boros to San Diego of the Pacific Coast League on Saturday and complete a three player deal by sending left handed pitcher Jim Brewer to the Padres. The move follows a note about hunting restrictions in northern Iowa.
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