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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1973
Page
9
The Board of Control of the Iowa High School Athletic Association voted 408 to 66 to cancel all holiday tournaments and ban basketball swimming and wrestling practices from December 22 to 30 to conserve energy. About 50 to 60 tournaments would be canceled with few games reschedulable. Dec 22 games may proceed.
Joyce Jones leads with a 508 series and 212 game for Pepsi in a close win over State Bank 857 to 849. Kay Lister adds 488 in team tally while Polly Riley posts 198 in the individual game.
High team scores led by Pat and Mary with 2531 and Shamrock 2517. Top games include Shamrock 882 and Jack and Jill 878. Individual leaders include Ann Curl 535 in series and A Curl 192 in a game, with Roe 720 in team game. Property transfers list several lot and land deals in Kalona and nearby tracts.
Chicago report outlines opening games for 10 Big Ten teams. Illinois visits Arizona and Ohio State hosts Texas or Arlington as both seek rebuilds. Indiana hosts The Citadel while Purdue and Wisconsin start at home. Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Notre Dame and others schedule varied openers.
Iowa City UPI report quotes Hawkeyes coach Dick Schultz urging fans to back the team despite football’s 0 11 record. He notes fan anxiety could rise with a hard schedule while players stay focused. Attendance remains strong, with many sellouts expected despite football woes. Mexico City UPI reports a man, Victor Manuel Gutierrez Sandoval, 23, swallowed steel tacks in a suicide attempt. he previously tried slashing wrists and overdosing on barbiturates. Doctors list him in critical condition.
Milwaukee Bucks crush the Seattle SuperSonics 127 to 93 led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 32 points and 14 rebounds as Boston, Houston, Atlanta and Cleveland also win in NBA action. Russell jokes through the loss as Milwaukee stretches its division lead to 2½ games.
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