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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1960
Page
11
In a first place clash Mt Vernon defeated West Liberty 95 to 69 in boys action. The twin bill also saw West Liberty girls win 10 to 8 over North English, while Durant and Solon posted separate results in the same bill.
Solon hosted Lone Tree in a Tuesday twin bill, with the Solon boys winning 42-37 and the Solon girls defeating Lone Tree 35-21. Krob led Solon with 17 points, Leonard added 10, while for Lone Tree Krueger and Horak each had eight. Steinbrech led Solon with 26 and Jansen paced Lone Tree Lassies with 13. Mt Vernon clinched a 70-52 win over North English as Hoidahl scored 21 for the victorious Mustangs, who moved to 5-0 in league play.
A roundup of college basketball results lists numerous scores across conferences and regions. Notable results include Princeton 74 Temple 64 and Penn 64 Navy 53, with standout showings by St Bonaventure 93 over villa Mar donria 73 and Colgate 96 over St. Lawrence 68. Major programs like North Carolina 81 over South West Virginia 58 and Michigan 86 Pittsburgh 70 appear among many others.
Hockey scores show Tuesday results with Detroit losing to New York and Montreal facing Toronto. Wednesday's schedule lists Detroit at New York and Montreal at Toronto. Thursday's schedule features Chicago at Boston.
Washington Derriens defeated Wapello 74 44 as the Indians led each period 20 8 38 28 57 32. Kos scored 22 and Foster 16 for Washington. Ron Thompson led local with 10, while Talbot sparked the visitors with 24 in the underclass game. Wapello aims for its first win as they travel to New London for Friday games.
In 1961 expansion talks, LA Dodgers owner Walter OMalley dropped opposition to a new Angels franchise. Bob Reynolds and Gene Autry would operate in Dodgers territory next year if conditions are met, including venue and lease terms. The plan, aimed to ease a five week league struggle, faces remaining hurdles over stadium deals and revenue sharing.
Minnesota guard Tom Brown, a 235-pound All-America, was chosen as the Associated Press Lineman of the Year after a standout season on a line that powered a national championship run. Brown led with a dominant display of athleticism, rare for a lineman, and captured over 40 percent of the ballots, ahead of runner-up Mike Ditka and third-place B. J. Hobbs.
Boxers from Philadelphia Cuba Muskegon Algeria St Louis and more traded decisions. Len Mathews Lohourt Godih Virgil Agins and others lost on points while Jesse Smith and Joey Giamblova scored wins by decision. Henry Cooper faced Alex Miletf in London and Blair Richardson beat Gene Hamilton in Nova Scotia.
Wilton Beavers crushed Sunngville 65 34 on Tuesday to move to 1 4 and tie Sunngville at 1 4. Roger Marolf tallied 17 and Ken Lincoln 16 as every Beavers player scored. Dick Cram 9 Roger Grunder 8 Tony Zinger 6 Jim Griebel 4 led the balanced attack while Clark 8 Barnes 7 Siertill 6 topped Springville. Wilton travels to West Branch Friday as Springville faces Duranti. Roger Bender led Wilton’s reserves in a 44 22 win.
Wayland’s high scoring lineup defeated Columbus 49 to 37 behind Mast with 20 points and Yoder with 16. Merlen Mashenholder led the Columbus attack with 12 while Horton Smy He Perkins and Singleton added four each. In the junior game Wayland won 60 to 26. Columbus hosts Danville Friday in conference play.
In a Tuesday night matchup, New London defeated Morning Sun 62 to 31 in the boys game, led by John Messinnion with 17 points and Bill Minnis scoring 18 for Morning Sun. In girls action Frances Dearth led the Tigerelles with 21 points as Dorothy Peterson topped New London with 21.
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