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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1968
Page
5
In Chicago AP reports a 19 ballot stalemate over a new baseball commissioner left the field wide open. After 14 hours the group adjourned at 6:15 am EST with Lee MacPhail and others fading, amid fatigue and a plan to resume in 30 to 40 days.
The YMCA new gym hosted regulation games as the 18 team Junior Church league opened. First Methodist defeated Mulford Freechurch 42 33 for the first win on the new floor. Opening day results included St Marys Mathias United Presbyterian First Baptist Otterbein Methodist Zion Lutheran Musserville Methodist Grace Lutheran Mulford Lincoln Blvd Baptist and a forfeit by Otterbein Methodist. Upcoming schedule lists matches at 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm and 4 pm with several cross matchups.
Argentina’s Nicoli ne Leche and Italy’s Nino Benvenuti win World Boxing Association Boxer of the Month honors for December. Leche claimed the junior welterweight crown with a knockout of Paul Fuji in Tokyo on December 12, while Benvenuti beat Don Fullmer in San Remo on December 14 to earn middleweight title recognition.
Wilt Chamberlain played all 48 minutes to power the Los Angeles Lakers to a 102-99 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. He tallied 17 points, 22 rebounds, and four blocks as L A built a 75-63 lead in the third quarter and withstood late 76ers pressure. Jerry West added 27 points and Elgin Baylor 20 for the Lakers. In other NBA action Milwaukee beat Phoenix 127-156, Baltimore edged Phoenix 141-117, San Francisco clobbered Philadelphia 109-94, Boston beat Chicago 102-94, New York hammered Seattle 131-105, San Diego toppled Cincinnati 132-124, and Atlanta defeated Detroit 120-110.
Illinois defeats Houston 97-84 to snap the Cougars six game home win streak and boost Illinois into contention for national ranking. Dave Scholz and Greg Jackson lead with 21 points each as Illinois holds a double digit lead at halftime and never relinquishes control.
A list of players with scores from various Iowa and Wisconsin towns appears: Jack Frost of Iowa City and Jim Brady of Madison tied at 1380. Bus Wagner of Mankato and Olson at 1368. Mike Berlin of Muscatine and Joe Cellaghan of Council Bluffs at 1348. Ed Albers of Mason City and Rich Kinderbag of Lake Mills at 1340. Berlith and Ken Bern of Cherokee at 1340. Alan Smith of Urbana and A D Byrd of West Helena at 1319. Frank Mauro and George Clark of Des Moines at 1319. Frost and Wagner at 1319. Sam Snyder and Mike Berjin of Muscatine at 1318.
Denver 122, New Orleans 96 as Hightower and Wright neutralized New Orleans stars. Hightower held Jimmy Jones to 17 points, Franz limited to 15. Larry Jones led Houston with 29. Indiana crushed New York 125-110. Dallas beat Houston 141-105. Kentucky at Minnesota postponed by storm. Netolicky 25, Daniels 19 and 20 rebounds for Pacers. Somersett 32 for Houston.
TORONTO AP Herve Fillion of Angers Quebec became the first harness racing driver to reach 400 wins in a season. On the final night at Greenwood Raceway he earned three victories, raising his total to 401 after reaching 400 with Narciss and Jongshot in the sixth and eighth races.
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