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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1963
Page
12
Washington hosts Ottumwa in a 12-match lineup across varsity and reserve divisions. Reserve action starts at 6:30 pm with varsity to follow around 8 pm in the high school gym. Ottumwa, rated fairly strong, recently fell to Davis County. Bloomfield tops local area teams.
Washington public library will close all week to move books into the stack room of the new addition nearing completion. Officials announced today the shutdown facilitates transfer ahead of the expansion opening.
In the Southeast Six Conference the top four in scoring stayed the same after Friday action. Gary Hoskins of Ft Madison leads with 57 points in three league games, averaging 19. Washington's Bob McClure sits second with 54 and 17.3 average, while Brian Owen of Washington and Mt Pleasant's Jerry Hawkins tie for third with 50 points each.
This coming week features three varsity contests plus multiple junior high and middle level games. Freshman basketball vs Fairfield opens at 6 PM in the new junior high gym. Demons wrestling vs Ottumwa at 6:30 PM in the high school gym. Thursday hosts another wrestling meet against Wilton Junction at 6 PM. Wally Horn’s 7th and 8th graders travel to Fairfield for a 4 PM basketball game. Friday the Demon varsity and sophomore teams host Centerville with sophomores at 6:30 PM and the varsity following around 8 PM.
Detroit Lions beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 17 to 10 in the NFL Playoff Bowl at Miami. Steelers suffered severe injuries to John Henry Johnson, Bill Daniel, and Dan James. Lions players Kenny Webb and Pat Studstill contributed on offense, with Webb scoring twice. Pro Bowl and other college all-star games followed across Honolulu, Baltimore, Mobile, and Corpus Christi featuring VanderKelen, Amede, Griffing, and Furlow in varied bowl showdowns.
Washington YMCA swimmers fell 144 to 122 in Muscatine. Notable finishes included D Mc Avoy, R Porter, M Roe, T Sheetz winning the 80 yd medley relay, plus top placements in 20 yd events and relays across junior and midget divisions as they prepare to swim Ottumwa next Saturday.
Iowa faces Michigan in a key Big Ten clash following an 85 76 loss to Illinois. Coach Scheuerman cites Iowa’s effort as strong but notes Michigan’s Bill Buntin will challenge the defense with his inside rebounding and scoring.
Serious warning about neglecting hernias and ruptures and the risk of future trouble. Mentions HAL'S SERVICE offering fast permanent relief at a reasonable cost.
R Gallagher placed second in 100 yd breast stroke with D Myers second in 100 yd freestyle and R Higgins fourth. D Richardson led in 100 yd back stroke with R Higgins fourth. D Myers won 160 yd individual medley in 2 45. G Pratt first in 100 yd butterfly. The 160 yd free relay team Richardson Gallagher Eastland and McCarthy won in 2 13 1.
Ainsworth boys won 55 37 in overtime over L and M on Friday night with Tom White scoring all six overtime points and Frame Klopfenstein Banks contributing 13 12 and 15 respectively. L and M girls won 21 57 with McGill leading for the visitors while Alvine added 22 for Ainsworth.
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