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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1967
Page
13
The Madison Hawks opened their season against the Valley Tribe and fell 74 to 48. The heavily favored opponent dominated, keeping the Hawks outmatched and behind early and throughout the game.
In Fort Ancient Valley Conference games Little Miami routed Kings 87-46 at Morrow after Clinton Massie edged Springboro 51-49. Waynesville lost 52-48 to Mason as Massie and Springboro staged tense showdowns. Bob Williams sparked Massie with key baskets in the third period.
Tip By Wise Sufficient led 43 40 but Kings fell apart under a full court press as Little Miami forced six straight Knight turnovers in the second half. Jim Testerman led Knight rebounding with 14 boards while Clinton Massie and Springboro posted 51 49 and 49 49 scores in separate games.
Midstate results feature Germantown, Little Miami, and others posting comeback wins. Germantown edge over Northridge 50 49 with Wise tipping in late, Little Miami dominates 87 52, Dayton Northridge falters as Kings fall. Louisville area teams clash in tight standings.
The list records top performers in both men and women divisions with numerous scores across several leagues and meets. Notable names include M Fields O Case C Root and P Watts with high game totals, along with teams from Miami Branch Ohio State Xavier Villa Madonna Mount Union Western Reserve Princeton Army and others.
A religious information notice explains the problem of evil as moral testing and punishments. It offers a free pamphlet KC 64 titled The Problem of Evil from the Knights of Columbus Religious Information Bureau and invites requests with name and address.
New Miami cruised past Lakota 79 to 57 as Lakota shot 22 percent and fell to 0-2 while New Miami improved to 2-1. Mike McQuinley led the Thunderbirds with 21 points. Lakota’s Evans scored 16. Also notes Mexico City reports the 17th World Congress of Sports Medicine set for Oct 6–9, 1968.
Patterson led Lebanon High with 11 field goals in the third as Patterson’s team beat Lebanon 66 to 53. Combs led Lebanon with 16 points while teammates struggled to reach double figures in a taxing late game.
Wilt Chamberlain stated he will shoot more to win after scoring 52 points in the 76ers 133-109 win over Seattle at Boston Garden. He admitted his offense has not been strong and said he had been chastised for not shooting enough.
The article covers NBA action with Roy Royals, featuring Lucas Hairston Dierking and Smith leading the 76ers to the prior season’s championship run, plus Celtics beating Lakers 123-119. It notes a record 22 missed free throws by an unnamed star and quotes his plan to shoot more. Other results include San Francisco beating St. Louis 124-101, Baltimore over Cincinnati 123-109, and Chicago past New York 102-100 with mentions of various players and teams.
Danny Perez of New York stopped Jimmy Meilleur of Toronto in the sixth round. Ben Hassen of Algiers outpointed Renato Galli of Italy in Rome eight rounds. Sandro Mazzinghi of Italy knocked out Gonzales of France in four rounds to retain the European Junior Middleweight title. Eduardo Corett of Argentina stopped Benito Penna of Italy in seven rounds in heavyweight action.
Purple and White wrestlers suffered a 46 to 3 defeat at Fairfield High in the opener. Only David Moehring at 154 pounds saved a shutout with an 8 2 decision, while other listed matches show several pins and decisions for Fairfield.
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