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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1961

Page

5

Three Little Four Girls Teams Suffer Close Defeats

West Liberty edged 76-75 at Elwood, West Branch lost 55-54 at home to Cosgrove, and Durant fell 28-24 to Louisa Mustazine. Shari Hagens scored 43 for Liberty, Deanna Essex 23, while Bev Brown led West Branch with 36 points.

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Villanova End Declared Ineligible For Sun Bowl

Villanova’s senior end Ron Meyers from Union City New Jersey was ruled ineligible after signing a contract with the Cleveland Browns in the NFL. Villanova faces Wichita State in the Sun Bowl in El Paso Texas on December 90. Meyers was the Wildcats second leading receiver with 9 catches for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns and was Cleveland’s draft pick.

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Veteran Athlete Of Year Award To Warren Spahn

Warren Spahn of Milwaukee, 40, became the seventh major league pitcher to win 200 games and was named veteran athlete of the year for 1960 in a AP poll of 231 writers and broadcasters. He led with 357 points, ahead of Archie Moore, Stan Musial, Jerry Barber, A. Tittle and Charlie Zumerly.

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MJC Rolls To 3rd Victory In Row 4 in Double Figures in 88-64 Triumph at Moline

Muscatine junior college halted Moline 88 to 64 for its third straight win. Den ny Schroeder and Cliff Cameron led a 1 2 scoring duo as the Indians used a 1 2 2 zone, outshooting the hosts 43.2 to 31.0 percent and producing two players in double figures. Burlington looming with the Blackhawks adds a tough Friday test.

MJC Moline Harold Blake Muscatine Junior College Bob Herwig MIC Indians Bass Burlington Blackhaws Troxday The Min Indians Makine Huntle Payn Muscatine Denny Schroeder Cliff Cameron

Tugboat Tugboat Trophy Returns With Indian Victory

Muscatine JC Indians edge Moline 101 83 in a rough battle to seize the Valley league tugboat trophy. Denny scored 28 with 19 in the first half while Cliff added 25, Cameron 19 rebounds, and Schroeder 29 points fueling the win to a 3 0 season split. Church 13 Barrett 11 Minor 8 key off the bench as Herwig lifts the team into second place behind Burlington.

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Last Quarter Rally Lifts Springville Over Liberty

Springville Orioles rallied from a 37-3 deficit in the third quarter to beat West Liberty Comets 73-70 on Tuesday. Chuck Barnes scored eight of Springville’s 12 second-half free throws while Dave Hawley led West Liberty with 23 points. West Liberty’s record moves to 1-4 in the league, 2-6 overall, as Springville improves to 4-4 in the conference.

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Hawkins Maintains Loop Point Lead in ABL

Chicago star Connie Hawkins keeps the Loop Point lead in the American Basketball League after scoring 656 points. He raised his season average to 24.3 per game over 27 games through last Sunday, preserving his top status among league scorers.

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Eagles and Colts win no conference honors yet lead in offense

New York dispatch notes the Philadelphia Eagles led the NFL in team offense with 5,112 yards, 3,605 passing, and topped the league. The Baltimore Colts ranked second in total yardage with 4,922, San Francisco third at 4,904, Green Bay fourth with 4,714, and New York Giants fifth with 4,597.

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Celtics Lose Streak as Lakers Top Celtics in LA

Celtics eight game win streak ends with 104 101 loss to Lakers in Los Angeles. Knicks snap eight game slide by beating Hawke 128 111 at Madison Square Garden in a doubleheader. Syracuse Nationals beat Pistons 124 111 in opener. Wilt Chamberlain scores 57 as Warriors defeat Royals 110 710 in Cincinnati. Boston trailed early then led by three late before Frank Selvy hits a 15 foot jumper and free throw to seal win.

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