Demons face pivotal road test against Davis County Mustangs
Washington Davis County travels Friday to Bloomfield to face the high flying Davis County Mustangs in a crucial Southeast Six clash. Davis County has lost only two league games all season, one to Washington, as the title chase tightens with Mt. Pleasant. Coach Sproule and starter lineup return as Davis County seeks to derail Washington’s title hopes and keep the Demons in contention.
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Mustangs
Davis County
Mt. Pleasant
John Sproule
Demons
Mt. Pleasant Panthers
Washington-Davis County
Dini
Jeff Hartwick
Allen Boone
Gary Horn
Fairfield
Muscatine
Sproule
Marty Chebuhar
Centerville
Wally Horn
Mustang
Horn
Free Gift Wrapping Offered for All Anniversary Purchases
A store advertises free gift wrapping for anniversary, birthday, wedding, and Valentine items this week. It invites customers to have the shop handle wrapping even if they prefer DIY. The note adds tongue in cheek lines about aging.
Clemente Signs With Pittsburgh To Chase Batting Titles
Roberto Clemente, 31, agreed to terms with the Pittsburgh Pirates for about 50000 dollars as he aims to win a third consecutive National League batting title. A 329 average in 1965 followed two prior title seasons, with past leaders Musial Cobb Hornsby Wagner as the only others to achieve three straight crowns.
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Fred Down
UPI
Roberto Clemente
Mighty Fast Baseball Company
Carolina
P.R
Stan Musial
Ty Cobb
Rogers Hornsby
Honus Wagner
Clemente
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago White Sox
Tommy John
Fred Klages
John Buzhardt
Dennis Higgins
Duane Josephson
Ed Herrmann
Ken Berry
Charles Bradford
John
Buzhardt
Berry
St. Louis Cardinals
Basman
Julian Javier
George Kernek
Javier
Kere
Fugitives Lead in YMCA Cage Loop
The Fugitives defeated the Warriors 103 to 26 and the Jacksons beat the Moonshiners 50 to 44 in YMCA basketball action. The Fugitives stretch their league lead to five straight wins as Jacksons move to 4 and 1 and Moonshiners 2 and 3.
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Warriors
Jacksons
Moonshiners
Jackson
Chargers
Phil Lemke
Dick Anderson
John Lechner
Randy Hillman
Mixed Bowling Results From Local League Standings
A compact recap shows teams like Untouchables and Headpins competing in a late season mixed bowling match. Standings list Four B's and Fall Outs near the top with scores around the mid-20s, while others trail with lower counts.
Washington Wrestlers Advance to Sectional Meet at Fairfield
Washington High School sends a full squad to the Class AA sectional at Fairfield with foes from Ottumwa Davis County and Fairfield. Top two in each weight class advance to the district at Southeast Polk High near Des Moines starting 7 p.m. Washington hopefuls include Green and Lintz, with others listed among possible winners. The district lineup includes Morrison Smith Moore Rich and the rest of the Washington entries across weights from 95 to heavyweight.
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Fairfield
Larry Green
Leon Lintz
Washington
Ottumwa
Davis County
Southeast Polk High School
Des Moines
Don Lawless
Green
Lintz
Lawless
Joe Moore
Ron Rich
John Kleese
Dave Tindal
Jim Sojka
Pat Morrison
Don Smith
Bowling league results and high scores listed by team
Wednesday results show Northrup King 3 Sportshop 1 Farm Bureau 2 KC 2 Geb 2 Sellers 2 Farm Service 3 Mobil Oil 1. High team series 2672 by Sellers, 2655 by Geb. Team game 978 by Farm Service, 967 by Sellers. Individual series led by Bob Rand 600. Crawford 561. Individual games Bob Rand 216 and 212, W Widmer 203.
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Sportshop
Farm Bureau
Northrup King
Jes
Sellers
Geb
Bob Randall
Crawford
W. Widmer
Illinois Tops Small College Poll In Upset Bid
Illinois leads the UPI small college basketball ratings through Saturday February 5. Rankings list Southern Illinois North Dakota Grambling and Tennessee State among top teams with solid records and first place votes. Evansville Valparaiso Kentucky Wesleyan and Indiana State follow in the top tier with notable records.
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UPI
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North Dakota
Grambling
Tennessee State
Cheyney State
Evansville
Valparaiso
Kentucky Wesleyan
Northern Michigan
Indiana State
Tri-M initiation ceremony at Washington High tonight
Washington High School Tri-M Chapter officers plan an initiation in the school auditorium this evening starting at 7 30 p m. A sizable number of initiates will be welcomed into active membership. Membership in Modern Music Masters requires character leadership and ability. Public invited to attend.
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Washington High School
Tri-M
Providence Beats Fairfield In NCAA Hoops Showdown
Providence, ranked fourth and top in New England, trounced Fairfield 74 to 62. Jim Benedict led the Friars with 25 points as Fairfield’s ambitious run ended. St Joe’s crushed Seton Hall 110 to 64 while St John’s edged Temple in double overtime. NYU shocked North Carolina 83-78.
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Joe Mullaney
Jim Benedict
Connecticut
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Marquette
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Butler
Dayton
Xavier
Maryland
Navy
Miami
Ohio
Ohio U
Holy Cross
Manhattan
Duquesne
Kentucky Wesleyan
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