Demons Prepare For Ft Madison Basketball Showdown
Fort Madison Bloodhounds meet the Washington Demons with a tall starting five led by Phil Ahrens. Probable starters include Gary, Marshall, Foster, Talbot, Owen, and Ahrens with reserves such as Kos and Shalla. Fort Madison beat Davis County 48 to 41 last week behind Bernie Stephenson's 15 points.
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Fort Madison Bloodhounds
Demons
Tom English
Phil Ahrens
Washington
Ft. Madison
Gary, Marshall
Phil Foster
Steve Talbot
Brian Owen
Ahrens
Frank Kos
Doug Shalla
Tom Brown
English
Fairfield
Fort Madison
Davis County
Bloomfield
Bernie Stephenson
Solos Highlight Mistletoe Mischief Party at IW College
Audrey Steele of Washington performed a series of solos at the Mistletoe Mischief preholiday event held on Wednesday evening at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant.
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Audrey Steele
Washington
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Wilt Baylor Hit 52 As NBA Stars Shine Bright
Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor each poured in 52 points as NBA results stacked up Wednesday night. Baylor sealed the Lakers 137 136 OT win over the St Louis Hawks with a final three seconds drive, while Chamberlain’s 52 matched a Boston Garden mark as Philadelphia fell to Boston 123 113.
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National Basketball Association
Philadelphia
Wilt Chamberlain
Los Angeles
Elgin Baylor
Baylor
Chamberlain
Lakers
St. Louis Hawks
Boston Garden
Warriors
NBA
Boston Celtics
Boston
Wilt
Jerry West
Bob Pettit
St. Louis
Hawks
Celtics
Philly
Sam Jones
Cincinnati
Royals
Syracuse Nations
Jack Twyman
Lee Shaffer
Chicago
New York
Andy Johnson
Packers
Walt Bellamy
Richie Guerin
Knickerbockers
PEO Christmas Meeting Held in Keota
Mrs Irene Richardson hosted the PEO gathering in Keota with a program titled Christmas Ideas. Opal Luers and Arletta Barnum led the session as twenty two members viewed homemade decorations and gifts, followed by refreshments. Dorothy Richardson traveled to Cedar Rapids to be with her ill brother in law, Charles Walker, who had a heart attack.
Wayland Bombers Open Season Strong After Early Loss
Wayland Bombers ride a four game winning streak under Coach Jerry Barnholdt to move to 4-1, averaging just under 82 points per game. Key juniors Brad Roth Charles Roth Kenny Miller lead a speed based run and shoot attack as they prepare for a road test at New London.
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Wayland Bombers
Jerry Barnholdt
Waylands
Francis Farmer
Phil Myers
Denny Reschly
Brad Roth
Kenny Miller
Charles Roth
Gary Hill
Steve Mast
Art Hill
Bombers
New London
Journal
Bob Elliott
Wayland
Olds
Winfield
Barnholdt
Kenny Resehly
Danville
Wapello
Mediapolis
Morning Sun
Columbus Junction
Women Bowling Scores and Standings Show Night Results
The Slow Rollers, Jeans, Alley Cats, and other teams posted results and tallies. Individual leaders include Helen Potter with 498 series and 182 game, Lois Waters 482, Elaine Larsen 178. Team highs feature Babies 1814 team series and 623 team game. Roe Rollers and Fourettes also posted notable totals.
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Roe
Babies
Betweeners
Helen Potter
Lois Waters
Maxine Steele
Elaine Larsen
Ferguson Named Player of Year
Ohio State fullback Bob Ferguson, 217 pounds, was named Player of the Year in a nationwide UPI poll. He edged Syracuse halfback Ernie Davis and Texas halfback James Saxton to win the top honor, with Davis named second and Saxton third. Ferguson, 22, already lined up to join the Pittsburgh Steelers next year after being drafted by both the Steelers and Chargers.
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NEW York
UPI
Bob Ferguson
Ohio State
Pittsburgh Steelers
United Press Interntional
Buckeye
Ernie Davis
Syracuse
Ferguson
Davis
Miami
Fla
James Saxton
Texas
Sandy Stephens
Minnesota
Pat Trammell
Alabama
Joe Romig
Colorado
Woody Hayes
San Diego Chargers
Steelers
Sportshop and Iowa City Cage Teams Win Big in YMCA Night
Sportshop beat Montgomery Ward 70 to 51 as Lewis led with 22 points and Marvin Howsare added 19. Iowa City's Colonial Inn defeated Martin's Cleaners 58 to 55 after a 36-28 halftime edge, with Drakes scoring 21 for the losers and the winners building a 32-25 halftime margin.
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Sportshop
Montgomery Ward
Iowa City
Colonial Inn Cagers
Martin
Cleaners
Washington Ymca
Lewis
Drakes
Marvin Howsare
McGuire Reid
Raric
Slaymaker Price
Martins
Jones
Patava
Wilson
Widmer
Ostander
Cherry
Mitchell
Howsare
Boender Fletcher
Wheeler Williams
Montgomery
S. Bauer
Bowling Singles Lead Also Standouts In Series
Individual series shows L Zieglowsky with 598 and Z Dawson 568 while Meyers tops games with 223 and 220.
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L. Zieglowsky
Z. Dawson
Meyers
D. Meyers
Grandma Moses Dies at 101 In New York
Anna Mary Robertson Moses died at 101 in Hoosick Falls NY after a fall and pneumonia. The self taught artist gained fame late in life with primitive rural scenes, with works exhibited worldwide and on Christmas cards. She left 1200 paintings and a large family.
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Hoolick Falls
N.Y
UPI
Grandma Moses
Anna Mary Robertson Moses
Vienna
Paris
United States
Kennedy
Hoosick Falls
Eagle Bridge
Clayton E. Shaw
Shaw
Moses
Maple Grove
Grandma
Louis Calder
New York
St. Etienne
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