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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1966
Page
4
The Iowa basketball team travels to Omaha to face undefeated Creighton after a 76-65 loss at Washington. Coach Ralph Miller commented on the setback and the team plans adjustments for the road game.
Pro basketball scored wins for Philadelphia over Baltimore 137 120 Los Angeles defeated Cincinnati 136 118 Boston beat New York 120 109 Detroit 104 98 Chicago 98 San Francisco 123 111 and Sunday St Louis 123 Los Angeles 118. Iowa State lost 79 77 to Ohio State on a late Schnabel shot Drake beat North Dakota State 87 66. Western Illinois 83 80 over SIU and Iowa State tonight in college action.
Kansas and football coach Jack Mitchell reach a $66,000 four year settlement after internal athletic department strife. Mitchell will be paid $10,000 now and $14,000 annually for the next four years. His one year remaining contract ran to July 1971 with a $20,300 salary. His nine year record at Kansas was 44-42-5. Mitchell cited lack of cooperation and respect from administration but refused to resign amid alumni pressure after two straight losing seasons.
West Branch’s Warren Pierce led the Small College all-stars as they beat the University all-stars 20 14 in Cedar Rapids at the All Iowa Senior Bowl. Pierce from Upper Iowa rushed 57 yards on 12 carries and a 74 yard TD pass from Paul Krause of Dubuque to Pierce was nullified by a penalty. Dennis Descoteau of West Liberty Central college was among the best small college runners until an injury.
Vic Bubas frets after reading about Lew Alcindor and UCLA. The 7-foot freshman scored 56 in UCLA's 105-90 win over Southern California, while Duke's schedule shows a string of results as Alcindor vows improved defense and more effort.
Terry Nofsinger sparked St Louis with 201 passing yards but two interceptions and three Cowboys turnovers propelled Dallas to a 31-17 win. Don Meredith threw for 84 yards as Green Bay clinched a tie for the Western title and other NFL results shuffled the standings.
Baltimore Bullets hire Gene Shue 34 a Maryland alum with 10 NBA seasons and no coaching experience to salvage a weak 21 season in the Eastern Division. The move follows a string of injuries and struggles as the club seeks improved leadership from a hometown figure.
Judy Kimball of Sioux City Iowa tied for fourth place at 227 in the Pensacola LPGA Invitational. She shot 76 79 72 and earned $678 as Sandra Haynie defeated Kathy Whitworth in a playoff for $1 900 and first at 218.
Keokuk stayed unbeaten in Little Six league action with an 83-71 win over Fort Madison behind Mike Boyd 24, Jack Riter 22, Ken Schwab 19 and Jim Dennis 10. Ottumwa shot 16 percent in the first half and fell 50-39 to Fairfield as Brad Moore led Ottumwa with 10 points. Fairfield led 14-7 28-13 and 37-24 after each quarter while Ottumwa’s sophomores defeated Fairfield 46-32.
Jim Nance shed 26 pounds to fuel a 109 yard rushing day and a 14 3 AFL win over Buffalo, lifting Boston toward the Eastern Division title. Nance, who reduced his weight to 236, aims to be the league’s best back as Boston nears another key test against Houston and New York.
Bear Bryant urged national acclaim for Alabama after the Crimson Tide crushed Auburn 31-0, claiming the nation’s top unbeat en team status as bowls approach. The Tide, boasting the best defense in the country, heads to the Orange Bowl against Nebraska with a probable third straight national crown in sight.
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