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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1966

Page

8

Domes 32 Teams Left in Race For Boys State Cage Title

The field is reduced to 32 as substate play begins for the high school basketball championship in Des Moines March 17-19. Roosevelt hosts Indianola after a 29 win streak. Marshalltown meets Knoxville with a spot in the eight-state berth on the line. Keokuk, Ottumwa, Waverly-Streator Rock and Waterloo East also advance. scores include Dowling 71 Des Moines Roosevelt 42 and Marshalltown 96 Reinbeck 53.

Associated Press Des Moines Roosevelt Indianola Marshalltown Knoxville Des Moines Dowling Reinbeck Keokuk Ottumwa Burlington Fairfield Waverly-Strell Rock Elkader Waterloo East Cedar Falls State College High Fredericksburg Hampton Waterloo

Boys District Tournament Scores Finales from Saturday

District finals across Iowa list winners and scores including Orange City Central Lyon 45 4 Sioux Center and Le Mars Central 80 77 Cherokee Immaculate Conception. Other results show Heelan 70 Central 65 Sioux City, Odebolt Arthur Grove 62 Storm Lake 55, Spirit Lake 67 Laurens 55 in overtime at Humboldt and Goldfield 51 over Clarion 32.

Associated Press Orange City Sioux Cener Central Lyon Cherokee le Mars Central Immaculate Conception Sioux City Heelan Sioux City Central Spirit Lake Spencer Laurens Humboldt Clarion Goldfield Sioux Center LeMars Central Ida Grove Algona Algona—Clarian Mason City

No Unbeaten College Teams Left in NCAA Meet Start

Substate pairings begin with first round games across Iowa sites. Matchups include Kentucky-like references to Kansas? No, focus on listed teams and cities as seeds move toward potential regional finals.

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Standings Drink From Weekend Losses in NCAA Chase

HAL BOCK notes that Kentucky and Texas Western each saw their 23 game winning streaks end as NCAA playoff hopes dimmed after weekend losses. Kentucky fell to Mississippi State 92 40 to seal the SEC title while Vanderbilt upset. Edged by the misfortune, coaches Rupp and Haskins hope the defeats teach lessons ahead of the tournament.

Hal Bock Associated Press Adolph Rupp Don Haskins Kentucky Texas Wildcats Miners Rupp Haskins Vanderbilt Mississippi State Tennessee Tulane Dayton Wichita Houston Colorado State

Bowler of Year Uses New Ball to Win City Title

Harold Abdo, a 21 year old Cedar Rapids native and Muscatine Community College sophomore, won Muscatine’s third annual male Bowler of the Year with a 638 series at Town & Country Bowl after adopting a new ball and practice. Harold Hetzler Jr. was runner up, with Dar Vacha and Bob Downer among top finishers.

Harold Blake Muscatine Harold Abdo Hyeandld Muscatine Community College Cedar Rapids Harold Hetzler Jr Bob Downer Downer Abdo Hetzler Dar Vacha Leo Salemink Tierney- Jewlers Jerry Millage Helzler Vacha Mike Berlin Archie Stover Jack Rigdon Rigdon Berlin Harold

Girls State Tourney Opens With Week of Cheer and Tears

DES MOINES AP Details the 1966 girls state basketball tournament opening Tuesday with 16 teams after sectional and district play. South Hamilton, Allison-Bristow, Mediapolis and Everly figure among top contenders as brackets set for first-round matchups and a five-day event ending with finals Saturday night.

West Central Farragut Byerly Nevada South Hamilton Maple Valley Dunlap Mediapolis Mike Bryson Associated Press DES Moines Poly Stern Competi Tion Allison-Bristow Everly South Hamilton Jeanette Olson

DeMolay Team Finishes Second in Fairfield Bowling Meet

DeMolay team from the local chapter took second place in a district tournament at Fairfield on Sunday. Gary Pippert earned individual honors with a 205 high game and a 546 high series, as the squad featuring Jerry Kleindolph Don Longhurst Ron Longhurst and Dennis Cock shot a 2344 scratch series while Fairfield claimed the team title.

Gary Pippert Fairfield Pippert Jerry Kleindolph Don Ron Longhurst Dennis Cockshoot

Dick Brown to undergo brain surgery for headaches

Catcher Dick Brown of the Baltimore Orioles will have a three hour exploratory brain operation to reveal the cause of his headaches and dizziness. The 31 year old, an American League catcher for nine years, seeks to play baseball again after spring training exams in Florida and Baltimore failed to find the problem.

Baltimore Dick Brown Baltimore Orioles Brown Florida Orioles

Weekend Fights From TACNA and Marseilles

ASSOCIATED PRESS reports Roberto Davi la of Peru defeated Jimmy Fletcher of Los Angeles in a bantamweight bout in Tacna. In Marseilles Tom maso Galli of Italy outpointed Pierre Vetroff of France to retain the European bantamweight title.

Associated Press TACNA Peru Roberto Davila Jimmy Fletcher Los Angeles Marseilles France Tommaso Galli Italy Pierre Vetroff Galli

Kansas-Clinch Bid by Beating Kansas State 68 55

Kansas clinched a share of the Big Eight title by routing Kansas State 68-55 and can wrap up the conference crown and an NCAA berth by beating Colorado tonight. NYU and Villanova earned NIT berths by beating St. John's and DePaul. The Violet beat St. John’s 67-58 for a 159 season record. Villanova beat DePaul 76-73. San Francisco defeated Pepperdine 91-65 and matched 41-5 for second in the WCAC. Wichita 8-79 double OT over Tulsa tied for second with Bradley in MVC.

St. Joseph's Philadelphia Providence Davidson Rhode Island Blacksburg New York New York University San Francisco Villanova Wichita Duke North Carolina North Carolina State Blue Devils St. Joseph Michigan Northwestern Cazzie Russell Wolverines Chicago Loyola-Western Kentucky Kansas Kansas State Southern Methodist Colorado NYU St. John’s DePaul Violets Redmen Pepperdine Tulsa Bradley

Hawks Seek Undefeated Home State Big Ten finale

Towa hosts Indiana in the windup of Iowa Hawkeyes Big Ten season aiming to stay unbeaten at home and tie for third. Iowa fell to Illinois 106-90, outshot 51 to 40 percent. Monmouth beat Grinnell 109-91 in Midwest Conference action, leaving Monmouth 12-4 and Grinnell 3-17. Cornell defeated Knox 66-58 to finish 7-11 and 10-8 respectively.

Towa the Associated Press College Beloit Coe Cornell Knox Illinois Iowa Monmouth Grinnell Junior College Burlington Fort Dodge Associated Press Indiana Tonight Hawkeyes Finois Tilini Town State Kansas State Ames Cyclones

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