Georgia keeps SEC edge with 71 67 win over Auburn
Georgia's 71 67 victory over Auburn boosts the Bulldogs to 5 1 in the SEC and 6 6 overall as they chase a possible bid against unbeaten Kentucky. Bob Lienhard tallies 21 and Lanny Taylor 22 for Georgia while Auburn’s John Mengelt leads all scorers with 29. Other games feature Ohio State, Western Kentucky, Seattle, Colorado, Dayton, Utah State, Clemson, Weber State, Tennessee Tech, East Tennessee, Stephen F Austin and more.
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United Press International
Georgia
Bulldogs
Auburn
Wildcats
Kentucky
Bob Lienhard
Lanny Taylor
Lienhard
Taylor
John Mengelt
Ohio State
Jody Finney
Jim Cleamons
Dave Sorenson
Buckeyes
West Virginia
Finney
Cleamons
Sorenson
Jim McDaniels
Western Kentucky
Hilltoppers
Murray State
Ings
Tommy Little
Seattle
Loyola of of Los Angeles
Colorado
Jim Creighton
Iowa State
Dayton
Detroit
Utah State
Portland
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Weber State
Montana
Tennessee Tech
Eastern Kentucky
East Tennessee
Morehead
Stephen F. Austin
Southwest Texas
Rain totals and minor flooding noted in Washington
Ten years ago heavy rain fell Monday night and into today with official readings around 1.97 inches. Light rain and drizzle persisted throughout the day and area streams were running high, with some reports of minor flooding and water over banks in the afternoon.
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Washington
Hall of Fame Ballot Opens with Wynn as Favorite
Hall of Fame ballot opens in New York with Early Wynn favored to gain election to Cooperstown. Contenders include Ralph Kiner Lou Boudreau and Enos Slaughter as writers vote to determine 1970 inductees. Ballot requires 75 percent and five-year retirement for eligibility.
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New York
UPI
Wynn
Baseball Hall of Fame
Ralph Kiner
Lou Boudreau
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis Cardinals
Baseball Writers Association of America
Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
N.Y
St. Louis Cardinal
Stan Musial
Brooklyn Dodger
Roy Campanella
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Dubuque Victorious In Girls Swim Meet At Washington
The Washington YW YMCA girls hosted Dubuque and lost 179 to 257. Carrie Reschly set new pool marks in the 160 yd medley and 100 yd back, Susan Huber and Mary Kneen lowered records in the 200 yd back and 200 yd breast strokes. Next action is January 31 at Cedar Rapids.
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Washington YW - Ymca
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Carrie Reschly
Susan Huber
Mary Kneen
Cedar Rapids
Women's Bowling Melody Strikers League Results
Essex leads Mondays with 2299 while VFW 2505 and Lord Insurance 2446 top team scores. Individual figures show Lucy Smith 577 series and Lois Embree 234 game achievements amid River Products and Washington State Bank entries.
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Melody Strikers League
Nes
Washington State Bank
Osincup Drug
Dayton Beauty Salon
Lord Insurance
Essex
VFW
River Products
AtlEttes
Lucy Smith
Maxine Steele
Lois Embree
Expansion decision eyed as NBA mulls two new franchises
The NBA faced a pending choice to add two teams from five bidders Buffalo Cleveland Houston and Portland. The expansion committee met Monday night and a noon decision was hoped for by Commissioner Walter Kennedy. No merger with the ABA will occur until strict conditions are met.
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Philadelphia
UPI
National Basketball Association
Buffalo
N.Y
National Hockey League
Cleveland
Houston
Portland
Ore
NBA
NBA Board of Governors
Walter Kennedy
Kennedy
American Basketball Association
ABA
UCLA Keeps Lead In UPI Cage Poll Week Seven
UCLA remains top in the United Press International college basketball poll, with a 12-0 record and 343 points. Kentucky follows at 13-0 with 305 points, while South Carolina and St Bonaventure hold 3rd and 4th as New Mexico State, Jacksonville, Houston, and others round out the top twenty.
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UCLA
New York
UPI
United Press International
Kentucky
South Carolina
St. Bonaventure
New Mexico St
Jacksonville
Houston
Marquette
Illinois
North Carolina
Davidson
Ohio Univ
Texas-El Paso
Columbia
Southern Calif
Pennsylvania
Santa Clara
Wyoming
North Carolina St
Drake
Utah
Kansas State
Louisville
Villanova
Baylor
Niagara
Notre Dame
Demon wrestlers host Wapello in local gym tonight
Washington High School wrestlers face a strong Wapello mat team in the local gym with reserve matches at 6 30 p m followed by varsity bouts. The Demon team travels to Mt Pleasant Friday night.
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Washington High School
Mt. Pleasant
Grouwinkel Fate Unclear Ahead of Iowa Board Meeting
Iowa City sources say no decision on Gary Grouwinkel’s fate is expected until the Athletic Board of Control meets on January 27. The offensive line coach’s future is tied to a rift between head coach Ray Nagel and athletic director Forest Evashevski, with Nagel holding firing authority. Evashevski, in Florida for NCAA rules work, is not expected back for two weeks.
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Iowa City
Iowa
UPI
Gary Grouwinkel
Athletic Board
Grouwinkel
Ray Nagel
Forest Evashevski
Evashevski
Nagel
Iowa University
Hawkeye
Florida
Board of Control
Huskies defeat Mediapolis in close wrestling meet
Highland Huskies won 23-19 at Mediapolis as several matches were decided by narrow margins and only three falls occurred. John Becker pinned Egan at 130 pounds, boosting Highland to a 7-1 record and setting up a home meet with Sigourney.
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Riverside
Highland
Huskies
Mediapolis
John Becker
Egan
Andy Colthurst
Bruce White
Randy Thomann
Sigourney
Chuck Kron
Ballard
Dean
Skip Slaughter
Frank
Rick Soukup
Duane Rarick
Wagenback
Missy (M
Dave Bulger
Jim Goodrich
Bently
Jerry Becker
Schulz
Ron Sweeting
Strawhacker
Miller
Dean Corpman
Bob Brophy
Bannart
Hillyard
Mike Rotter
Bowling Results From Monday Night League Action
Fareway defeated Zieglow skys 4 to 0 while Squire Shoppe beat Edwards 4 to 0 Falks topped Hy Vee 4 0 Freshwaters edged Zieglowsky 3 1 Team series leaders were Falks 2673 Fareway 2654 and Zieglowskys 2527 Individual series led by Vern Zieglowsky 611 Rick Crone 598 and Earl Rae 597 Individual games top scorers Verne Zieglowsky 246 Rick Crone 242 and Bob Anderson 224 Ten players had scores over 200 and nine posted series above 540.
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Falks
Fareway
Zieglowskys
Vern Zieglowsky
Rick Crone
Earl Rae
Verne Zieglowsky
Bob Anderson
YMCA Grade School League Opens With Busy Week
The YMCA Grade School Basketball League opened this week. In the 3rd and 4th grades the Hawks beat the Lakers 8-3 with John Cady and David Berns scoring two each and M Sasha four. Lakers scorers were Mark Genkinger with two and Fred Doggett with one. In the 3rd/4th grade nightcap the Bulls won 12-6 versus the Supersonics as Marty Speece scored all 12. Dean Speece added four for the Sonics and Tim Borchardt two. In 5th and 6th grades the Bucks beat the Celtics 33 24 led by Jim Dayton 18, Gary Crawford 8, Marty Young 3, Matt Sojka and Mike Meier 2 each. Celtics scorers were Scott Rich 10, David Cousins 8, Jim Rossen 4, Darwin Vos 2. The Royals defeated the Pistons 30-19 with Ronnie Orris 18 and Carl Knupp 5 aiding the Royals. Pistons scorers were Sean OHanlon 12, Jim Wilson 4, Kelly Gipple 3.
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YMCA
Hawks
Lakers
John Cady
David Berns
M. Sasha
Laker
Mark Genkinger
Fred Doggett
Bulls
Supersonics
Marty Speece
Marty
Dean Speece
Tim Borchardt
Bucks
Celtics
Jim Dayton
Gary Crawford
Marty Young
Matt Sojka
Mike Meier
All stars to play annual game tonight
Reed leads East stars including Robertson Cunningham Havlicek and Frazier against a West lineup missing Thurmond. West and Baylor contend with minor ailments but will start alongside Hudson Hawkins and Hayes, in a bid to extend the East’s recent dominance in the NBA All Star Series.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Willis Reed
New York Knicks
Reed
Oscar Robertson
Cincinnati
Billy Cunningham
John Havlicek
Boston
Walt Frazier
Knicks
West
Nate Thurmond
San Francisco
Jerry West
Elgin Baylor
Los Angeles
Baylor
Lou Hudson
Atlanta
Connie Hawkins
Phoenix
Elvin Hayes
San Diego
Thurmond
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Vic Daniel
Washington, Iowa
Baseball Commissioner's Office
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Kiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
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T. Gibson
L. Embree
L. Booth
Embree
L. Young
S. Schuck
L. Miller
S. King
P. Giardino
A. Lampkin
C. Turner
J. Carson
K. Walker
B. Shalla
J. Harris
J. Walker
T. Lukavsky
L. Stalder
G. Stalder
M. Campbell
S. Sproule
C. Howell
P. Kaesbauer
H. Waters
S. Beliel
G. Russell
L. Lem
J. Wolanski
P. Porter
B. Burns
T. Griffeth
D. Wolanski
J. Scheldrup
J. Evans
W. Wilson
B. Berns
L. Stephens
R. Martin
S. Johnson
K. Schmidt
J. Flickinger
C. Reschly
S. Huber
M. Kneen
J Evans
C. Schlapkohl
T. Giardino
Kneen
State Farm
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West Main
State Farm Life Insurance Company
Bloomington
Johnson
Clark
Evening Journal
Scott Swartzendruber
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Fairfield Trojans
Demons
Fairfield
Journal
Ran Hotle
Builder
Tyler St
Chuckles
Bud Lechnea
Montgomery Ward
Service Department
Demon
Wapello
Blue Monday League
Rose Motel
Squire Shoppe
Edwards
Hy - Vee
Freshwaters
Joe Falk Co
Squire
Seechee Zieglowskys
Edwards Insurance
All Stars
New Weldwood
Howard Hess
Dial
Lee Goodlander
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