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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1964
Page
5
Friday brings Wilton- Durant rivalry and Danville-Wapello duel in a packed preholiday schedule. Wilton, 6-0, hosts Durant, 24, in a rivalry clash while Danville aims to stay unbeaten against Wapello. Columbus and LM clash in a key neighborhood tilt as teams eye the January resumption.
Iowa High School Athletic Association names Louisa Muscatine and West Liberty high schools as hosts for boys sectional basketball in the L-M and Liberty regions. Other sites include Burlington Notre Dame Mediapolis Bennett Ottumwa Walsh. About 540 schools participate. 192 skip sectionals as district giants. Sectional play begins February 15 with 192 Class B and 16% Class A winners advancing to districts. District 16 exemptions include Muscatine Davenport West Central Assumption Bettendorf and North Scott.
Area cage slate lists Friday matchups: Little Six Muscatine at Ottumwa sophs 6:30 varsity 8 p.m. Burlington at Bettendorf Assumption at Keokuk River Cities Ottumwa Walsh at Hayes sophs 6 80 varsity 8 o'clock Fort Madison Aquinas at Fort Madison Eastern Town Hawkeye Wilton at Durant Durant girls at Northeast A High at Mid Prairie Solan boys and girls at West Liberty Morning Sun boys and girls at West Branch non conf Southeast Town Danville at Wapello Lone Tree at Winfield LM at Columbus New London at Mediapolis Morning Sun at West Branch non conf Coxubert Westmer at Aledo.
Harvard quarterback John McClusky is selected as college football oddity of the year by 53 writers and broadcasters in the Associated Press poll. His premature celebration after a 2 yard scamper helped fuel the 14 point lead in Harvard’s opening win over Massachusetts on Sept. 26.
Notre Dame and Army reportedly plan a renewal of their football rivalry with a potential game in New York on Oct. 9, 1968. New York or Philadelphia are considered for the site, with Shea Stadium the likely venue if chosen.
College wrestling results show Platteville State 22 against Loras 35 with freshmen scoring 22 points. Town State College defeated Luther with a 25 point margin.
Abner Haynes 26 won the Comeback of the Year award from an Associated Press panel in New York. The AFL star began the season with Kansas City as a split end filling in for the injured Chris Burford. A 24 member committee cast its vote.
Drake basketball, boasting one loss this season and four wins, is favored to beat ISU, which is 0-5 and has yet to win. The two rivals have a 76 40 series edge for Drake despite Drake losing both meetings last year.
League City figures show Haynes with seven votes while Glenn Bass, Buffalo split end, and Babe Parilli, Boston’s veteran quarterback, each receive four votes.
Snow flurries expected in the northwest Pacific and southern Plains with rain along the central Gulf coast. Colder conditions to dominate the upper half of the country while the Lakes to the Atlantic coast see showers. AP Photofax map accompanies the report.
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