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,LMontezuma's Revenge HurtsfileU.S. Olympic Cage Chancesi?mcslMEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States basketball team was more worried about Montezuma’s Revenge today than it was about Yugoslavia, the Yanks’ rival in the 1968 Olympic basketball showdown tonight.t.5-II(11-e-Montezuma’s Revenge is the nickname tagged by foreigners on diarrhea, and towering Spencer Haywood was hit by the ailment Thursday night.“I think he’ll play, but he’s real sick.” said Coach Hank Iba, whose attack hinges on thet,yNSUBURBANt.HOMESkQuiet country location. Nice 3-bedroom home, bath, full basement. Pretty pink aluminum siding and permastone trim. All aluminum awnings. 4 rooms and bath down, 2 rooms up. Plenty of water and .90 acre of ground.rebounding and shooting of the 6-foot-8 junior college star from Detroit.“We hope he’ll be all right by gametime,” added Iba, who is out to keep intact the United State’ record of never having lost an Olympic basketballgame.The Americans with a healthy Haywood are solid favorites. Without the flashy youngster the odds on the Yanks would drop sharply.This same, scheduled forgame,11:30 p.m., EDT, is a rematch, the USA having drubbed Yugoslavia 73-58 in the first round. Itwill be televised live to the United States in color by ABC.The Slavs upset mighty Russia in the semifinals and nowhere they are preparing to contest the USA as it goes after its 75th straight Olympic triumph without a single defeat.
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Logan Daily News
Logan, Ohio, US
Fri, Oct 25, 1968
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