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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1968
Page
4
Members of the Burlington Junior College basketball squad that won the 12th Hayes Amateur tournament Sunday are shown in a front row featuring Fred Brown and Sylvester Washing.
Safley's Sports Shop All-Stars of Muscatine captured the 12th Hayes Amateur Basketball tournament title with an 111-87 victory over Doonan's Cattle Buyers of Minors in the final after a 94-68 semifinal win over Iaa Mae's of Muscatine. Flashy guard Fred Brown scored 31, with Larry Woods 24 and Mike Truell 22 as Safley's averaged just over 95 points in four games.
Ray Floyd, 25, moved one stroke ahead at Pensacola Open after a bold eagle from 235 yards on the eighth hole. He finished 54 holes 14 under par at 202, with George Archer and Tony Jacklin close behind. Tom Shaw stood at 204 after a 74.
Former Upper Iowa star Larry Albers received the sportsmanship trophy at the 12th Hayes Amateur basketball tourney. He was chosen by the four referees, and made the two man all tournament team alongside teammates and area players from Cedar Rapids clubs.
Mickey Wright of Dallas captured first prize of 1500 dollars at the Port Malabar Invitational Golf Tournament in Melbourne. She trailed by two strokes on Friday and sat two back on Saturday before the final round, then birdied to tie and surged ahead to finish three strokes clear of Marilynn Smith, who earned 1200 dollars in second place.
Storm Lake guard Duane Christensen led the Tornadoes to the Class AA title with 21 points and clutch defense in a 71-61 win over Des Moines Roosevelt. Named to the AP all-tournament team were Roosevelt’s Gene Ellefson and Toby Houston, Fort Dodge’s Kent Magnusson, Harlan’s Bill Dotzler, and Christensen as the standout.
The AP named Class AA first team Duane Christensen Storm Lake Toby Houston D M Roosevelt Gene Ellefson D M Roosevelt Kent Magnusson Fort Dodge Bill Dotzler Harlan Second Team Ken Grabinski Clear Lake Verlan Larmore Dubuque Wahler Steve Jacobson Ron Kennedy Storm Lake Larry Shirk D M Roosevelt Honorable Mention Nick Bertram Storm Lake Kent Brooks Fort Dodge John Buri Dubuque Wahlert George DeBakey Fort Dodge Jose Grady Fort Dodge Gordon Gottschalk Des Moines Roosevelt Joe Harris Waterloo East Tim Dellers Ottumwa Walshenen gay Ottumwa Walsh Brian Pauling Paullina Gary Scheppler Northeast Hamilton Randy Temple Northeast Hamilton Dick McVay Norway Randy Rohlfsen Paullina Keith Iverson Paullina Bill Utecht Sioux City Leeds John Tiedt Fairbank Wapsie Valley
In a state tournament recap, the writer praises Paullina for winning class A and Storm Lake for dethroning Des Moines Roosevelt in class AA. He notes Harlan as a strong southwest Iowa representative, reflects on turning points like Toy Houston’s key play, and confirms all-tourney selections with minor changes. He also jokes about avoiding bias after finally receiving an invitation to the press luncheon.
Lew Alcindor of UCLA was named outstanding player after leading the Bruins to the title with a 101-69 win over Houston and 78-55 over North Carolina. He scored 53 points and grabbed 34 rebounds in the two games, the fourth player to win MVP in successive years.
After a season of near misses in eastern Iowa, commentators note how central Iowa squads like Paullina and Storm dominated celebrations. The piece contrasts eastern and northwest Iowa outcomes, highlighting distance and regional betweenness between locales and teams.
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