Washington Demons claim 1968 Southeast Six crown in comeback win
Washington Demons rallied from a 13 point deficit to defeat Fort Madison 33 to 19, securing the Southeast Six Conference title. The defense stabilized after a rough first half, with key plays by Ron Schooley, Bruce Paul, Scott Swartzendruber, Russ Williams and Bill Schooley setting up Washington’s late surge. The victory comes as Washington remains unbeaten and heads into a looming clash with Davis County at Bloomfield.
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Washington
Fort Madison
Demons
Jim Youel
Hounds
West Point
Ron Schooley
Bruce Paul
Scott Swartzendruber
Russ Williams
Bill Schooley
Mike Hennigan
Williams
Swartzendruber
Gregory
Goldie
Krause
Hennigan
Kraus
Schooley
Mckem
Son
Ramsey
Demon
Morrall Faces Rams Defense In Tough NFL Showdown
Baltimore quarterback Earl Morrall, replacing the injured John Unitas, must out duel the undefeated Los Angeles Rams and their feared line to keep the Colts in the Coastal Division race. Morrall has led with 13 touchdown passes while the Rams seek the division crown, with betting suggesting a tight contest.
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UPI
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Earl Morrall
Los Angeles Rams
Morrall
John Unitas
Rams
Colts
Don Schula
NFL
Fairfield Dominates Davis County in Conference Action
Fairfield traveled to Davis County and dominated 41-0 in Southeastern Six play. Hinkle opened with an 18 yard TD reception from Rutherford, then Hinkle connected with Palmer for a second quarter score. Tim Wright caught a Hinkle pass, Holm returned a Davis County interception for a TD, Porter scored in the third, and Joe Falk added a late score as Fairfield blanked the opponent. Mt Pleasant defeated Oskaloosa 23-20 and Centerville outlasted Mt Ayre 13 f.
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Davis County
Fairfield
Hinkle
Rutherford
Palmer
Tim Wright
Holm
Porter
Joe Falk
Mt. Pleasant
Oskaloosa
Centerville
Mt. Ayre
Highland Falls to Columbus Junction 14 6 on Friday
Highland lost its season opener 14 to 6 at Columbus Junction. Bill Watkinson opened scoring for Highland with a 70 yard run on the first play from scrimmage but the kick failed. Steve Rueckert scored for Columbus Junction on a three yard run in the second quarter and connected on a 25 yard TD pass to Carrell in the fourth quarter with Carrell kicking the extra point. Highland totaled 209 yards to Columbus Junction's 198. Gregg Schott starred on defense and Steve Rotter on offense for Highland. Highland travels to New London next week.
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Ond
Swartzendruber
Demons
Gregory
Goldie
Denny Hennigan
Ramsey
Krause
Fort Madison
Bill Schooley
Schooley
Hounds
Bob Young
Williams
Highland
Columbus Junction
Bill Watkinson
Steve Rueckert
Tom Carrell
Junction
Rueckert
Carrell
Gregg Schott
Steve Rotter
New London
Mid-Prairie Falls As Wilton Junction Halts Undefeated Run
Wilton Junction defeats Mid-Prairie 21-7 halting the Panthers’ undefeated season. A disputed third quarter 85 yard touchdown by Jim Beranek was awarded to Mid-Prairie after a bench tackle, while Duane Birkhofer boosting Wilton Junction gained 3 and 70 yard runs. The loss leaves Mid-Prairie at 6-1, tied with Solon for first in the Eastern Iowa Hawkeye Conference.
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Wilton Junction
Jim Beranek
Wilton
Beranek
Duane Birkhofer
Birkhofer
Scott Shuter
Shuter
Solon
Iowa Hawkeye
U S Wins Olympic Gold In Basketball Over Yugoslavia
The United States defeated Yugoslavia 65 to 50 to claim the Olympic basketball gold, extending its unbeaten run since 1936 under coach Hank Iba. Lew Alcindor was absent, but a late 17‑point rally helped seal the victory as U S swimmers Kolb and Watson also won women's events. Russia dominated Friday with four medals, and Vera Caslavska swept multiple gymnastics titles.
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Mexico City
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United States
Hank Iba
Yugoslavia
America
U.S
Lew Alcindor
Iba
Oklahoma State
Yanks
Claudia Kolb
Santa Clara
Calif
Pokey Watson
Lynn Vidali
San Francisco
Miss Kolb
Kaye Hall
Tacoma
Wash
Miss Watson
Mitchell Ivey
Jack Horlsey
Seattle
Russia
Vera Caslavska
Czechoslovakia
Ivan Kizimov
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Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa City
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University Hospital
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Evening Journal
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Life Insurance Company
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Steve McQueen
Faye Dunaway
Norman Jewison
Paul Burke
Jack Weston
Michel Legrand
Alan R. Trustman
DeLuxe
United Artists
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Bob Brewer
Larry Duncan
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Burlington, Iowa
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Johnny Wright
Tenn. MT
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Denniston
Burlington
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