Simpson Stars as USC Tops Indiana in Rose Bowl
USC and star halfback O J Simpson rolled to a 14 3 Rose Bowl victory over Indiana. Simpson rushed for 128 yards on 25 carries and scored both touchdowns, helping USC secure the national championship. Indiana mustered a lone second quarter field goal as USC voided key Hoosier threats. Coach John McKay praised the strategy that kept Indiana from keying on Simpson and noted the defense played its best of the season.
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Jack Stevenson
Associated Press
Pasadena
Calif
Southern California
J. Simpson
Indiana
Trojans
Simpson
Pian
John Pont
O. J
San Francisco
USC
John McKay
Dave Kornowa
McKay
Scott
Trojan
Harry Gonso
John Eisenbarger
Pont
Southern Cal
Hoosiers
Dave Kernowa
Tennessee
QBs to Hear About Vietnam at Muscatine Meeting
Muscatine Quarterback club members will skip their usual theme for January to hear a Vietnam war report. Vernon Shepard, a Muscatine area farmer who toured Vietnam with Rep. Fred Schwengel, will speak and show trip photos. Brian Calkins, reelected president, leads the business portion. attendees should reserve dinner at Ina Maes by noon Wednesday.
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Muscatine
Vietnam
Vernon Shepard
Muscaline
Fred Schwengel
Davenport
Shepard
Brian Calkins
Ina Mae
Big Ten Tries to Regain Prestige in Preseason Showdowns
Indiana visits Detroit and Michigan travels to Houston in final nonconference warmups as all ten teams prepare for the opening slate. Illinois tops 4-5 after a Chicago Stadium round robin while Iowa Northwestern Minnesota Purdue and Wisconsin hover around .500 entering conference play.
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Chicago
Indiana
Michigan
Big Ten
Detroit
Houston
Iowa
Northwestern
Wisconsin
State
Illinois
Minnesota
Purdue
Ohio State
Illini
Georgia Tech
Texas-El Paso
Loyola of Chicago
Texas
Towa
St. Louis
Michigan State
Bowl crowds mark New Year college classics at four bowls
Record attendance at the Rose Bowl 102,546 as USC beat Indiana 14-3. Oklahoma edged Tennessee 26-24 in the Orange Bowl before 77,993 in Miami. Sugar Bowl drew 78,963 for LSU 20,13 over Wyoming and Cotton Bowl 75,504 saw Texas A&M 20,16 over Alabama. Seagren tops indoor track in Saskatoon. Morrow, Scott also victor.
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Associated Press
South
Calif
Indiana
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas A&m
Alabama
LSU
Wyoming
Pasadena
Southern California
Miami
Florida
New Orleans
Louisiana State
Dallas
Muscatine Teams Post Strong 1967 Basketball Start
Muscatine High School Hayes Catholic and Muscatine Community College bunched solid field goal shooting but underperformed from the free throw line. MCC leads scoring with Al Spearman at 24.9 ppg, Scott Ingstad tops free throws at 79.2 percent, while Mike Furlong anchors field goal accuracy at 54.4 percent.
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Harold Blake
Muscatine
Muscatine High
Hayes Catholic
Muscatine Community College
Muskies
Hayes
al Spearman
Chicago
Mike Furlong
Scott Ingstad
The
Bob Leech
MCC
Mike Lazio
Spearman
Jim Futler
MHS
A. Spearman
Ingstad
B. Leech
J. Fuller
H M. Lazio
Hutton
Motek
M. Beckey
H Whee
B. Hathaway
S. Ziegenhorn
M. Furlong
CC Ween
CC Obi
Mothin
Pet. Muscatine
Pet
R. Case
S. Ingstad
H. Lloyd
M J. Fuller
Acey
A. Spearman CC
Three Swimmers and Four Wrestlers Lead Muscatine High Teams
Three swimmers and four wrestlers head Muscatine High School squads on the 1987 schedule. The swimmers are 5-3 in duals entering Friday’s meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy led by Mark Colberg 11-3, Rodi Oberhaus 10-3, and Bill Thomas 7-3. The wrestlers, still seeking their first team win after four duals, are led by heavyweight Bill Ivey 7-2, who has won his last four and avenged a loss to Jon Wilson of Keokuk. others include John Reeves 5-3 in 112 and 120, Loren McElroy 5-3-1 in 112 and 120, and Tim Weis 5-5 at 154 and 165. The Muskies have 22 individual wins, 10 short of all-time.
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Jeaders
Muscatine
Iew
Cedar Rapids Kennedy School
Finmen
Mark Colberg
Rodi Oberhaus
Bill Thomas
MHS
Bill Ivey
Jon Wilson
Keokuk
John Reeves
Loren McElroy
Tim Weis
Muskies
Andrea Voikos Youngest To Win Tennis Tourney
Andrea Voikos of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, becomes the youngest champion in the 47 year history of the National Indoor Tennis Tournament in the 16 and under division. The 14 year old defeated top seed Connie Capozzi of Middletown Ohio 6-3 7-5 at the North Shore Squash and Tennis Club in Salem Massachusetts.
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Salem
Mass
Andrea Voikos
Pawtucket
R.L
Miss Voikos
U.S
Connie Capozzi
Middletown
Ohio
North Shore
Weekend Fights End With European Title Retention
Berlin fighter Karl Mildenberger outpointed Gerhard Zech to retain the European heavyweight title. Mildenberger defeated Zech as both boxers fought in Germany. In Tokyo, Ric Magramo and Speedy Hayes battled to a draw in a separate lightweight bout in Japan.
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Berlin
Karl Mildenberger
Germany
Gerhard Zech
Mildenberger
Tokyo
Ric Magramo
Philippines
Speedy Hayes
Japan
Trojans Beat Indiana in Rose Bowl as Simpson Stars
Southern California edged Indiana 14-3 in Pasadena, with G. J. Simpson sprinting 5 and 8 yards for touchdowns and 128 rushing yards overall. Tennessee fell 26-24 to Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl on a last second miss by Karl Kremser. Texas A M upset Alabama 20-16 in Dallas. LSU rallied to top Wyoming 20-13 in New Orleans. Canada beat Sweden 3-2 in Winnipeg to open the World Hockey Tournament.
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Southern California
John McKay
Tennessee
Doug Dickey
G. J. Simpson
McKay
Indiana
Pasadena
Calif
Miami
Dickey
Oklahoma
Karl Kremser
Texas AM
Alabama
Dallas
Louisiana State
Wyoming
New Orleans
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Florida State
Jacksonville
Fla
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Mississippi
el Paso
San Francisco
Montgomery
Ala
Jimmy Glover
Charley Fulton
Kremser
Bob Stephenson
Dewey Warren
Sooners
Gamble
Warren
Vols
Gene Stallings
Aggies
Paul “Bear
Bryant
Crimson Tide
Stalling
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George Scott
Australia
Tom Morrow
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Chuck Fairbanks
Gail von Behren
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Lazio
Tom Beckey
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Godfrey
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Edd Hargett
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Kenny Stabler
Steve Davis
Nelson Stokely
Tommy Morel
Glenn Smith
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Danny O' Shea
Ainimum
Muscatine Savings & Loan
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