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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1963

Page

8

Bowl parade may crown 1963s top team Texas Navy

Five major bowls draw 360000 fans with Texas and Navy centerpiece in the Cotton Bowl as national title hopes hinge on the outcome. Oregon faces SMU in the Sun Bowl to open the two day slate while Illinois meets Washington in the Rose Bowl Auburn meets Nebraska in the Orange Bowl and Mississippi tackles Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. The Cotton Bowl matchup pits No 1 Texas against Heisman winner Roger Staubach and a deep Navy squad.

Fred Down UPI el Paso Tex Oregon Southern Methodist Pasadena Calif Ilinois Washington Miamila Nebraska Auburn New Orleans Mississippi Alabama Dallas Texas Navy Roger Staubach Perry Lee Dunn Jim Weatherly Bucky Randall Mike Fracchia Shug Jordan Tigers SMU Bob Berry Staubach Don Trull Baylor Terry Isaacson Air Force

Kentucky Leads UPI Basketball Poll At No 1

The United Press International rating ranks Kentucky first with 19 first-place votes and an 8 0 record through December 28. UCLA follows with 9 0, Loyola Chicago 8 1 and Michigan 8 1, while Vanderbilt and Davidson also appear in the top ten amid a list of several closings and ties.

NEW York UPI United Press International Kentucky UCLA Loyola Ill Michigan Cincinnati Vanderbilt Davidson Oregon State Duke Villanova Wichita Minnesota Kansas State Texas Western St. Bonaventure New York University Utah Oklahoma State North Carolina

Three-way share of lead in YMCA junior high loop

Three teams, the Warriors Knicks and Rams, lead the YMCA junior high age basketball league after the second round. Warriors beat Lions 70 to 8, Knicks defeated Bears 50 to 24, Rams edged Hawks 57 to 49. Marty Chebuhar led Warriors with 40 points. Hutchcroft top-scored for Lions with 26.

YMCA Warriors Knicks Rams Lions Bears Hawks Marty Chebuhar Dave Myers Chris Wilson Warrior Tom Logan Gene Strandberg Ronald Green Steve Davidson Jeff Eastland Brad Booth Mark Owens Neil Britain Roger Harris

Mixed Bowling Scores Versus Results and High Scores

Friday matches feature Splitters edging Four Nin ers three to zero 2045 to 1765 with 162 added. Combers beat Busters 1824 to 1695 plus 117. Aces defeated Sleepers 1894 to 1830 plus 24. Hawks won against Hits and Mrs 1969. High team series: Splitters 2045 Hits and Mrs 1959. Team game record Splitters 725.

Combers Busters Hawks Bowla-Deres

Junior Bowling League Scores and Highlights

The Lancaster Melody team won and tied with Berk Clippers at 69 in a mixed score session. Everetts led in team series with 1847 and Snack Bar topped a game with 657. Janet Richards posted 475 in the individual series and Joyce Ziegłowsky 236 in a game, with Dale Booth at 971 in the overall series.

Melody Lancettes Marcia Oe Berk Clippers Boyd Magazines Schoonover Mt Phillips Everetts Music Tastee Freeze Everetts Marcia Snack Bar Janet Richards Joyce Zieglowsky Dale Booth Charlene Tanner Jack Tanner

Illini grind it out in Pasadena for Rose Bowl clash

Illinois, the Big Ten champion, relies on a tough defense and a grind it out approach as coach Pete Elliott expects Washington to mirror the style. The Illini finished 7-1-1 with a strong defense, 17 interceptions and 18 fumbles forced, while Washington holds a three game winning streak against Illinois.

Pasadena UPI Illinois Pete Elliott Washington Illini Mike Taliaferro Fred Custardo Mlini Jim Stapowski Sam Price Jim Warren Grabowski Custardo Taliaferro Dick Butkus George Donnelly Mike Dundy Warren Ron Fearn

Intra squad swim meet opens Washington YMCA season

Washington's YMCA swim team opened the season with an intra squad meet at the Jocal pool. The 65 member squad then prepares for a triangular meet against Muscatine and Burlington on Saturday January 4 at 1 p.m. Results highlight rapid sprints and medley events led by Dave Knaack, D. McAvoy, and J. Green among others.

Washington YMCA Jocal Muscatine Burlington

Fishing story wins Liars' Club title for Richard Burlin

Burlington Wisconsin report on Richard Burlin of Chatham Massachusetts earning the World’s Champion Liar for 1963 for a woeful fishing tale in the Burlington Liars' Club annual competition. Honorable mentions include Rondla Johnson of Seattle with a cold winter steam bath claim and a Vermont river flood note by George Lowrey.

Burlington Wis UPI Richard Burlin Chatham Mass Liar’s Club Burlin Rondla Johnson Seattle Wash George Lowrey McIndoe Falls Vermont Connecticut New Hampshire John Zepczyk Phillips New York City Sara Barbosa W. Y. Brown Bronson Ozarks

Fires Claim Lives Of 23 Americans In Freezing Blazes

United Press International reports 23 people died in fires across multiple states today and Monday, many victims children. Overheated furnaces and heaters fed by extreme cold blamed. incidents include Youngstown Ohio 18 deaths total, Nashua New Hampshire, Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin, San Diego California trailer, Steubenville Ohio, Danville Illinois, Sandusky Illinois, and Chicago Illinois among others. A Texas A&M livestock expert notes beef sales rise as 2.16 pounds of live animals yield one pound of U S Choice beef.

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Women’s Bowling Results and Scores

Team results show Tweeten sweeping VEW four to zero with Winga taking three of four games. River Products and Martin each tallied three wins while Seiferts and Marges earned one. Team series led by Winga with 2241. Osincup 826 and Tweeten 791 in team games. Individual leaders include Joy Davis 515 and Ethel Dayton 510. top game scores Belle Downs 204 and Lois Waters 183.

VEW Winga Osincup River Products Seiferts Martin Marges Tweeten Joy Davis Ethel Dayton Belle Downs Lois Waters Melody Strikers Osincup Drug Tweeten Real Estate Winga Cafe Martin Cleaners

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