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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1966
Page
5
Hayes Catholic hosts Ottumwa Walsh in a River Cities showdown as both teams chase top spot. Muskies face Burlington in a Little Six tuneup while Muscatine CC travels to Marshalltown for a three game skid test.
Wapello and Winfield Mount Union wrestling meet moved from Wapello gym to Oakville gym. The event starts at 6 30 pm.
Muscatine high cagers top several Little Six categories in the second batch of conference statistics. Steve Ziegenhor and Larry Loewenstein rate in multiple spots with 13.7 and 11.7 scoring averages through six games. Loewenstein ranks sixth in scoring, Ziegenhor tenth. Ziegenhor sits third in rebounds with 64, Loewenstein fifth with 57. Free throw shooting shines for Muscatine with Leech, Loewenstein, and Johnston posting 72.2, 68.3, and 68 percent. Burlingon’s Wollitz ties for ninth at 60 percent. Schwab of Keokuk leads in scoring and rebounding. Ottumwa’s Morgan tops free throws. Muscatine shows strong defense but weaker overall offense. sophomores sit fourth in all games offense and third in defense.
Jim Ryun of the University of Kansas miler is photographed in New York after winning the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Award. His mother Mrs Gerald Ryun kisses him as reporters note the 19 year old Wichita Kansas athlete appears calm off the track. AP Wirephoto
Detroit owner William Clay Ford said the Lions will draft offensive linemen and kept mum on whether Harry Gilmer will be kept as head coach. Gilmer faced room for doubt after a 4-9-1 season amid fan snowball incidents. Ford voiced support for ownership despite the rough year and noted the draft focus. Jockey Leroy Moyers won three races at Tropical Park, and Ford called owning the Lions an irreplaceable experience.
New York Rangers center Rod Gilbert scored twice to seize the NHL goal lead with 15 on the season as New York beat Detroit 4-1. Despite a bursitis flare in his right ankle from a hit by Roger Crozier, Gilbert has seven goals in his last four games, the league's hottest stretch. The Rangers hold a slim one point edge over Chicago and Toronto as Montreal and Boston also win. Westbury harness season ends at Roosevelt Raceway and will reopen January 3 at Yonkers.
The interleague deadline nearing midnight brings potential final moves. Roger Maris left the Yankees for St Louis with the Cards also trading Walter Williams and Don Dennis to Chicago White Sox for John Romano and minor leaguer Lee White. Norm Siebern went to San Francisco for Len Gabrielson as part of California and Detroit style moves.
New York defeated Detroit 4 to 1 Toronto beat Boston 2 to 1 Chicago won against Montreal 2 to 1 Boston hosts Detroit in a Thursday matchup. no Friday games scheduled.
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