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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1960
Page
8
The Associated Press reports U S major college football attendance surpassed 20 million this season led by Ohio State. Total turnout reached 20 403 009 across 620 senior colleges with a 4 02 percent rise from 1939 and a record per game of 7 523.
Three Muscatine teams take the floor as Muscatine High hosts Bettendorf in a Littles Six tilt marking a historic first. Hayes Catholic welcomes Fort Madison Aquin at HCHS gym for Homecoming. Muscatine JC Indians host Creston at MHS Fieldhouse while the swimming team competes with Davenport Central at the YMCA pool.
In a major late season move Chicago White Sox Milwaukee Braves and Cincinnati Reds completed a three club swap involving three top pitchers and multiple infielders. The Reds received Ray McMillan and a minor leaguer for Juan Pizarro and Joey Jay, while Cal McLish went to the White Sox with Pizarro in exchange for Gene Freese. Managers hailed the upgrades amid pennant race reckonings as McLish and Pizarro join the Sox staff and the Braves add McMillan to bolster their infield with Mathews Bolling Adcock and Billy Martin in support.
Minnesota star Tom Brown named the Big Ten's most valuable football player for the 1960 season. The 243 pound guard won the Football Writers Association Outland Award as the season's top tackle or guard, topping a field including Tom Matte and Bernie Allen. Other Gophers or players mentioned include Paul Giel, Pug Lund, and Biggie Munn cited for past awards.
The Professional Footballers Association delegates representing 2,700 players voted 690 to 18 to strike on January 14 unless higher pay and better contracts are won. They demand a guaranteed minimum wage of 42 dollars weekly and abolition of the 38 dollar weekly maximum, with current 22.40 dollars weekly minimum tentatively offered by clubs.
Ottumwa built a 28-0 lead in the first six matches and defeated Muscatine 10-1 in a Thursday night dual. Muscatine’s points came from 138-lb Bob Koch, 254-lb Wayne Werks, 165-lb Dick Eveland, and 145-lb John Carver. nine of 12 varsity bouts were by falls, with Ottumwa reserves winning 27-26 after Muscatine forfeited two weights.
Readable fragments show small hardware shops, paint stores, a sausage farm, produce, vacuum cleaners, and beer brands. Mentions include Hill's Fair All Paint, Muscatine Produce, Neal's Vacuum Cleaners, Falstaff Beer, and various scores or identifiers tied to individuals like Bob Flory and Harold Petersen.
The Town Teachers beat North Dakota State 79-58 as four players scored in double figures to lift their season record to 3-1. Morningside fell 65-52 to Augustana at Sioux Falls, with poor shooting hurting the Ma roons. Other Thursday results included Parsons over Quincy 75-72, Graceland 85-71 over Tarkio at Lamoni, and Northwestern College 68-62 over Yankton at Orange City.
The Muscatine Journal and Small Hardware of Wilson clinched first half league titles Thursday night in the Men’s Minor division. The Journal defeated Western Route in a head on meeting, led by Bill Ross Bob Burr Bill Gassen Jerry Strajacle and Gene Buster. Small Hardware won all three games from Neal’s Vacuum Cleaners to clinch the City Scratch loop first-half crown with Leo Salemink Gary Gordy H Saylor L Thede and Harold Petersen contributing.
The sole Thursday result shows Boston defeating Syracuse 105. Today features Philadelphia at St. Louis in Detroit with New York at St. Louis and Los Angeles at Cincinnati on Saturday.
Six basketball games are scheduled Saturday in the YMCA Junior Church league. The schedule includes Lincoln Boulevard Baptist versus Grace Lutherans at noon, Mulford against Lutheran Homes at 1 p.m., Zion Lutheran versus Stockton Baptist at 2 p.m., First Presbyterian against First Methodist at 3 p.m., EUB orange versus First Baptist at 4 p.m., and Calvary Baptist against HUB green at 5 p.m.
The Green Bay Packers visit the Los Angeles Rams at Memorial Coliseum in a pivotal Western Division clash. A Packers win or tie could seal the division crown, while a loss opens playoffs for Baltimore, San Francisco, and Detroit. Eagles have already clinched the East. Lions, 49ers, and Colts chase remaining spots. Rams face injury woes as QB concerns rise, with Waterfield counting on Bil Wade to start.
Celtics coach Red Auerbach tightened discipline after losses. Celts trailed Syracuse at halftime but exploded for 37 points in the third period to win 134 105, narrowing the gap on the Eastern Division leader Philadelphia.
Toronto defeated Montreal 4 to 2 and New York edged Detroit 1 to 1. Friday has no games. Saturday features New York at Montreal and Boston at Toronto.
Minnesota heads to California on Saturday for the January 2 Rose Bowl against Washington. Coach Murray Warmath and captain Greg Lawson will accept the AP trophy, symbolizing the No. 1 national ranking, before the team departs by charter to Pasadena. Tony Brown, lineman of the year, also accompanies the party as a team representative.
West Liberty Comets coach LeRoy Mitchell leads a girls basketball clinic at Fenn College gym in Oskaloosa featuring offensive post play and drills. Teams of Lynville Sully HSV Victor Pleasantville participate with two evening games scheduled at 7 and 8:30, under Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union auspices.
Houston awaits as Bear Bryant’s Alabama Crim Tide face Texas Longhorns in the Bluebonnet Bowl with the Tide a one point underdog. Bryant’s 17 man squad arrived to find Texas slight favorites and the teams set to meet after a final Austin workout and a bonfire rally tonight.
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