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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1968

Page

8

Washington Demons crush Mt. Pleasant 48 to 6 in league play

Washington Demons overwhelmed Mt. Pleasant Panthers 48 to 6 in a Southeast Six Conference clash. Terry Miller returned a punt for 90-plus yards, two key pass interceptions helped stifle the Panthers, and Washington generated seven offensive scores to stay atop the standings at 2 and 0.

Washington Mt. Pleasant Panthers Mt. Pleasant Panthers Terry Miller Demons Gregory Porter Panther

Washington Demons crush Mt Pleasant 48 to 6

Washington Dominate Mt Pleasant 48 to 6 as Demons surge after halftime with three turnovers and key scores. Scoring drives include Ron Schooley 19 yard run and Bruce Paul reception, big rushing totals for Washington and Panthers unable to answer after third quarter surge.

Mr. Pleasant Ed Brown Demons Panthers Swartzendruber Ron

Ten Years Ago Today Mrs McCreedy Visited Here

Ten years ago today Mrs Phil McCreedy finished a visit with her husband’s parents Dr and Mrs M L McCreedy and returned to Vermillion South Dakota. Phil is a student at the University of South Dakota.

Phil McCreedy M. L. McCreedy Vermillion S. D Phil University of South Dakota

Southeast Six Mustangs end 19 game skid with 7 to 0 win

Davis County Mustangs halted a 19 game Southeast Six Conference losing streak by beating Centerville 7 to 0 on a late score. Washington defeated Mt. Pleasant 48 to 6 Fairfield beat Fort Madison 25 to 7. Oskaloosa tied Iowa City West 7 to 7 outside league play.

Panther Mike Hennigan Washington Fairfield Trojans Oskaloosa Indians Fort Madison Demons Mustangs Davis County Centerville Big Red Mt. Pleasant Fairfield Oskaloosa Iowa City West Jack Kineart Mike Garmon Trojans Dean Anderson Ingar Veldild Trojan Falk Tom Karson West Zeithamel Indians Lee van Donselaar Dave Hopkins Chris Legvold Aed Oskaloosa

Major Leagues Today's Probable Pitchers Card

Major League matchups and probable pitchers listed by teams each at 2:15 p.m. and 8:05 p.m. with a Sunday slate including Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh Chicago San Francisco Cincinnati Los Angeles Atlanta Houston St Louis plus Friday results from Wash Detroit Cleveland Baltimore Boston Oakland Minnesota Chicago NY and California with remaining scheduled games indicated.

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Waco Warriors blank Harmony 38 to 0 in Friday win

Waco Warriors defeated Harmony 38 to 0 as Randy Roth led with passing and Glen Fletcher, Ken Roth and Jim Widmer contributed. The defense caused seven interceptions while Waco surged for 236 rushing yards and 228 passing yards. Next Friday they travel to Warsaw, Illinois.

Waco Warriors Randy Roth Glen Fletcher Ken Roth Harmony Fletcher Jim Widmer Ron Miller Ted Roth Greg Graber Terry Lyons Warsaw Iil

Sports Calendar for Early October

October 1 eighth grade at Muscatine West 4 30. October 3 ninth grade vs Fairfield here 4 30. October 4 varsity vs Fairfield here 7 30 p m Homecoming. October 5 sophomores vs Iowa City West here 7 p m.

Muscatine West Fairfield Varsity Iowa City West

Gibson hurls 13th shutout as Cards edge Astros 1 0

Bob Gibson pitched his 13th shutout of the season lowering his NL ERA to 1.12 the lowest in league history. The St Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 1-0 as Gibson eyed the World Series and prepared to start against Denny McLain in St Louis. In NL action Los Angeles beat Atlanta Chicago down Pittsburgh Philadelphia beat New York in 11 innings San Francisco outlasted Cincinnati in 15. In the AL Washington edged Detroit Cleveland shut out Baltimore Boston crushed New York Oakland defeated Minnesota and Chicago beat California.

Bob Gibson Gibson St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros Grover Cleveland Alexander Phils Freddie Schupp Giants Cards Denny McLain St. Louis Los Angeles Atlanta Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphia New York San Francisco Cincinnati Washington Detroit Cleveland Baltimore Boston Oakland Minnesota California

Illinois duo wins Iowa bridge meet

Illinois players led by Gerald Caravelli of Des Plaines and Milt Rosenberg of Chicago captured the masters pairs title at the Iowa Regional Contract Bridge Tournament in Des Moines. Top Iowa finishers included Royce McCray and Keith Hanson in men’s pairs, Barbara Creagan and Mabel Long in women’s, Bill Campbell and John Tidball in open, and Eloise Martzahn of Bettendorf earning Life Master honors.

Des Moines UPI Gerald Caravelli Des Plaines Iil Milt Rosenberg Chicago Iowa Mike Walrath Mike Deupree Iowa City Stan Adamowski Frank Weisbach Lexington Barbara Morris Jarvis Tew Minneapolis William Cole Ernestine Goheen Eloise Martzahn Bettendorf

Women bowlers to meet next Tuesday

The Washington-Columbus Junction Women's Bowling Association will meet Tuesday, October 1, at 7:45 p.m. at the Fairgrounds in Washington. All league secretaries and team captains are urged to attend. The new rule regarding the legal lineup for a team will be explained. City tournament rules will also be read and dates chosen for the city tournament.

Washington - Columbus Junction Fairgrounds Washington

Rusk to deliver policy speech at U N General Assembly

Secretary of State Dean Rusk will deliver the U S policy statement to the upcoming United Nations General Assembly breaking his seven year custom. He departs for New York Sunday for his annual UN visit through Oct 9 with behind the scenes talks.

U.N Thant Rusk Soviet Union Great Britain France New Yok United Nations U.S Czechoslovakia Middle East Vietnam

Highland Huskies Win Third Straight in 26 19 League Victory

Highland Huskies improved to a perfect 1968 grid record with a 26 to 19 win over L and M on Highland field. Greg Hafner scored early for L and M, but Highland replies featured Tim Krantz scoring a late first-half TD and Bill Watkinson kicking crucial extra points. Rotter and Krantz led Highland on key drives. L and M tied late before Krantz iced it with a final one-yard score. Highland totaled 306 yards to L and M's 268. next at Danville.

Highland’s Huskies Highland Field Greg Hafner Tom Lamp Steve Rotter Bill Watkinson Dave Swailes Highland Tim Krantz Lamp Bob Crosley Ron Krenz Watkinson

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