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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1963
Page
7
Lone Tree and Columbus Community reshape the Southeast Iowa boys standings with key wins. Lone Tree beat Louisa-Muscatine to stay undefeated, while Columbus Community upset Mediapolis 58 to 51. Morning Sun, Danville, and Wapello posted other regional results.
The Associated Press recap lists multiple college results with tallies such as Buena Vista 84 over Creighton and Grinnell 83 over Lawrence. Other shown scores include Morningside 72 and Ripon 73, Northwestern 70s, and Winona State figures amid scattered line entries.
Mediapolis defeated Columbus Community 72 47 to stay undefeated as Lone Tree and Winfield Mount Union also won. Winfield upset Vandelle 73 68 while Morning Sun beat Danville 56 2. Lone Tree held LaM to under ten points each quarter in a 46 27 win led by Kathy Buline 19 points.
Tonight schedule lists New London girls at Cardinal or Eldon and boys and girls games in Wesday. Also New London travels to Lone Tree while Wapello visits Mediapolis and JeM plays Morning Sun. Friday action features Columbus at Wapello and Morning Sun at New London with Mediapolis at Danville and Winfield at Lone Tree.
Westmer Warriors beat AlWood 62 56 in the area contest while Rockridge Rockets defeated Orion 54 46 to run their records to 22 and 12 points led Rockridge by Mike Massey and Larry Clark. Rockridge edged Orion 54 46 at Edgington. Westmer led most of the game before finishing strong with Dave Carey scoring 30 to pace the Warriors.
Muskies players Denny Garvin 113 and Neil Hitchcock 41 pursue a rebound after a missed shot in Friday’s game at Davenport Assumption. Assumption teammates Mike Seider Phil Pash and Don Alberts are shown in the action sequence.
Tony Lovick, sought by NFL and AFL clubs, reportedly signed contracts with both the Baltimore Colts and the Oakland Raiders. Al Davis claimed a legal document exists, but no contract remains visible as the dispute over his next season swirls amid the midweek signings.
Three visiting squads claimed victories in the Little Six Conference openers. Keokuk beat Bettendorf 72 64 after leading 10 2 early. Bettendorf’s Steve Lichtenauer and Guifrey scored in double figures. Ottumwa fell 72 51 to Burlington as Ottumwa struggled in the second half with only 18.8 percent shooting after a 46 percent first half.
Philadelphia report states Harold Johnson, former heavyweight champion, seeks a Pastrano rematch after a unanimous 10 round decision over Henry Hank of Detroit. Johnson, 3 years removed from his title, boxed expertly, winning seven rounds and drawing three, and indicated plans for another title challenge.
Undefeated Wilton, defending champion Beavers, beat Solon 88-60 while West Liberty defeated West Branch 63-43, Mount Vernon edged U High 54-52, and Durant beat Mid-Prairie 72-35. Mount Vernon trailed late but won 54-52 as Simmons hit the decisive jumper. other scorers include Kuen 13 for Mount Vernon and Gingerich 11 for U High. West Liberty led 34-1 in points after halftime to secure a big league win. Solon and West Branch each had standouts contributing strong totals. Wilton built a commanding early lead to an 83-80 win over Solon thanks to Lange 23 and Knese 18. other contributors included Johnson, Buder, Shuger, Gruemmmer, Paul, Behrens, Reinke, Christensen, Valet. The schedule notes emphasized upcoming non-conference games and matchups such as North Scott at Durant and West Liberty at Mount Vernon.
Durant led by Den ny Meinert with 20 points while Durarit's roster included Harlan Garvin and Ted Goecke among others. Sturt Bailey led Mid-Prairie with 26 points as the Mid-Prairie scoring column showed several contributors. Southern Illinois University led the Midwest Gymnastics Open preliminaries with Rusty Mitchell and Bill Wolf guiding the effort.
West Liberty, Liberty, and Mid Prairie all won to stay tied for first in the Eastern Iowa Hawkeye League. West Liberty edged West Branch 21 to 20 in the third quarter, while Mid Prairie topped Durant 38 to 5. Durant was hampered by a big halftime deficit and strong Mid Prairie defense paced by Slemmons and Hobbs.
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