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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1977

Page

7

Cyclones to face Drake in Ames rivalry tilt

Iowa State and Drake renew their heated series in Ames as Drake aims to rebound from a 88-77 win over New Mexico State while Iowa State seeks to steady a 5-13 overall mark after a 79-69 defeat at Missouri. Drake boasts Gaither 24 points Nelson 22 and May 7 late.

United Press International Iowa State Drake Ames Iowa Bob Ortegel New Mexico Missouri Cyclones Des Moines Indiana Bloomington Hawkeye Hoosiers Napoleon Gaither Chad Nelson Earl May New Mexico State Bulldogs Gaither Nelson May Ortegel Bradley Dexter Hawkins Hawkins Aggies Dean Athoff Andrew Parker Leonard Allen John Tillo Marquette DePaul Louisville Rhode Island Wake Forest Appalachian State Cincinnati Duquesne Arizona Colorado State Minnesota Ohio State Arkansas Baylor Purdue Illinois St. John’s Oregon

Sonics Win in Junior High Basketball Loop

The Super Sonics beat the Rockets 45 to 38 at the Washington YMCA on Saturday. Mark Crawford scored 20, Paul Ridder 12, and John Hagist 11 for the winners, while Matt Redlinger had 23 and Kevin Bruegge 10 for the Rockets.

Super Sonics Rockets Washington Ymca Mark Crawford Paul Ridder John Hagist Matt Redlinger Kevin Bruegge

UCLA Routs ranked Tennessee on Hamilton high-scoring debut

UCLA freshman Roy Hamilton scored 30 points guiding ninth ranked UCLA to a 103-89 win over sixth ranked Tennessee as Marques Johnson added 24 and David Greenwood 22. Tennessee led by Bernard King 31 and Ernie Grunfeld 23 before fading in the second half. Other top 10 teams stumbled in weekend action.

UPI Roy Hamilton Hamilton John Wooden UCLA Bruins Gene Bartow Wooden Ray Townsend Telvision Tennessee Marques Johnson David Greenwood Bernard King Ernie Grunfeld Ray Mears Vols Toby Knight Notre Dame Fordham Michigan Northwestern North Carolina Clemson

Sectional girls tourney set for Wellman Muscatine games

The Evening Journal notes the girls sectional tournament schedule with opening rounds on Feb 12 at Muscatine and Wellman. Washington faces Highland and Iowa City West meets Muscatine while English Valleys plays Columbus and Mid Prairie meets Lone Tree. Final rounds Feb 15 determine district qualifiers for Muscatine Feb 17 19 23.

The Evening Journal Wellman Muscatine Washington Highland Iowa City West English Valleys Columbus Mid-Prairie Lone Tree

Soviet Talks Back Open On 1980 Olympics TV Rights

Moscow sources and NBC officials clashed over television rights for the 1980 Olympics as NBC claimed a signed IOC agreement would be finalized, while the Soviet committee insisted no rights were awarded and kept talks with ABC. CBS officials pegged the price near 82 million dollars plus equipment with heavy production costs.

Moscow UPI U.S ABC Today NBC Robert T. Howard Roone Arledge ABC Sports Alan E. Starodub IOC Howard CBS Robert Wussler United States Wussler

Pairings listed for Iowa boys basketball tournaments by IHSAA

Sectional and district pairings announced for area teams. Mid Prairie and Washington share 2A Wellman bracket with Byes for Demons and a Feb 28 opening for Golden Hawks vs Williamsburg. Washington vs winner of Mid Prairie Williamsburg on March 2. Other bracket includes West Liberty Mediapolis Mt. Pleasant at Mt. Pleasant with district final March 4 in Muscatine. 1A sectional at Wellman features Highland English Valleys and Keota. Iowa Mennonite School versus Deep River Millersburg meet with byes. winners reach sectional final Feb 24 Wellman. Lone Tree district hosts Waco Columbus and Wapello with byes. Lone Tree Feb 22, Feb 24 final at 7:30. Class AAA, 2A, and 1A structure noted.

Iowa High School Athletic Association Mid-Prairie Washington Wellman Demons Golden Hawks Williamsburg West Liberty Mediapolis Mt. Pleasant Muscatine Highland English Valleys Keota Iowa Lone Tree Columbus Wapello Columbus Junction Louisa

More candidates for baseball hall of fame consideration

NEW YORK United Press International Ernie Lombardi known for NL batting titles in 1938 and 1942 and Amos Rusie a 10 season 243 win pitcher are leading candidates for election today by the Committee of Veterans Slugger Hack Wilson and former AL Manager Al Lopez are also considered by the 11 member panel which includes Hall of Famers Gehringer Musial Cronin Hoyt and Terry The committee meets annually to elect two former players and one other notable from management or executive ranks.

NEW York UPI Ernie Lombardi Amos Rusie Committee of Veterans Hack Wilson al Lopez

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