Marion Indians survive Monticello to extend streak
Marion defeats Monticello 50-47 to stretch its winning streak to four. Mike Rucker scored the decisive basket with 2 minutes left after a Monticello stall, while Ray Fuller led Marion with 15 points and Jim McKean added 12. Monticello's Ron Long and Jeff Podliaski paced their team.
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the Gazette
Monticello
Marion
Mike Rucker
Indians
Monti
Ron Long
Rucker
Jerry Smith
Ray Fuller
Jim McKean
Long
Jeff Podliaski
St Cloud Rams Rally Past Cornell For 76 63 Victory
St Cloud Teachers, led by 6 foot 3 inch forward Vern Baggenstross with 18 points, defeated Cornell 76 63 in Vernon MT. The win capped a fourth straight victory for St Cloud after trailing 38 34 at halftime.
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Rams
St. Cloud
Mt, Vernon
Vern Baggenstross
Minn
Cornell
Baggenstross
Robison Pagsenstress
Truhlar
Jelly Enlees
Ere
Eliens
Becker Fredrichs
Stacysartin
Jerome von ° Elisker
DeWoody Almer Phelps Simonsen
Oepke Schneider
Two Iowa stars picked for three post season bowls
Iowa lineman Alex Karras and end Jim Gibbons were named to the Football Writers Association of America all American team and scheduled for three post season bowls in two weeks. They will play in the Senior Bowl in Mobile after appearances in the Hula Bowl in Honolulu and the Shrine and East-West classics, with pay for the winning and losing squads. The trio includes a Perry Como show appearance and a cross country travel schedule before returning to Iowa City.
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New York
Iowa
Alex Karras
Jim Gibbons
Mobile
Ala
San Francisco
Hawaii
Iowa City
Look Magazine
Football Writers Association of America
Big Town
Perry Como
San Franniean
Honolulu
Karras
Gibbons
Pursell Sparks Coe Past Ripon 66 56 In Midwest Conf
Coe College Kohawks win their third straight Midwest Conference game 66 56 at Ripon as Al Pursell scores 24 points aided by Don Huff off the bench. Ripon led by Gordie Rush with 21, but Coe built a 28 18 halftime edge and held on after Ripon cut the margin to two late in the second half.
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Ripon
Coe
Kohawks
Lawrence
al Pursell
Redmen
Gordie Rush
Bill Black
Bob Shultz
Knowles
Pursell
Abrahamson
Dick Keel
Kasson Ry Pursell
Len Ritocies
Mattiscet
Arson
Artin U Kupeinet
Peters
Pucci
Anderson Bouma — Es Ee
Schroeder
Cedar Rapids Irish Rally Past Iowa City in Second Half
In Cedar Rapids the Shamrocks toppled Iowa City 60-45 as Cedar Rapids used a late surge led by Trosky Daggett Pufall and Rogers to pull away after a tight first half. Pufall and Cambridge contributed 18 and nine points respectively with Rogers leading all scorers at 19. Iowa City’s Mellecker and Maynard Rogers were held to 12 and 19 respectively as Cedar Rapids shot 32 percent to Iowa City’s 22 percent.
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St. Patrick’s of
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Shamrocks
Maynard
Wimpy
Rogers
Daggett
Trosky
Pete Pufall
Pufall
Cedar ‘Rapids
Cambridge
Mike
Denny
Mellecker
Iowa City Irish
Don Chelf
Iowa U
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Shamrocks
Bill Dostal
Larry Hastek
Towa City
de Rogers
Putfall
WeDevo
Maloney Rowley
Bulgarelli
Dolezal Tewn Rosky E Prants
Stevenson Ambridge
Coaie R Rapids
Ity
Iowa Rapids
Ionae
Ed Lipp
Tom Murphy
Washingtons Swimmers Open Season With 49 33 Victory
Over 250 fans watched Washington post its first swim win since school consolidation, 49-33 over Moline. Key wins by Dave Wray and Binky Wadington sparked seven firsts for the Warriors, with Fritz Fisher defending diving title and John Theorell of Moline taking the butterfly.
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Washington
Moline
al Krizan
Dave Wray
Binky Wadington
Joe Hladky
Fritz Fisher
Hladky
Fisher
John Theorell
Land
Don Ruggles
Warriors
Devs Wray
Joe Hindkey
Loren Edwards
Moors Rd
Ralph Laughlin
Dave Arnold
Ken Agora
Tre Tyl J Hladky
Oe Hladky
Dave Wilson
Dick Pickey
Ae Jones Theorell
Sprippare
Eecohnson
John Farne
George Wendt
Missouri school tops Iowa Braille in dual wrestling meet
VINTON Missouri's school for the blind defeated the Iowa Braille and Sightsaving school 46-5 in a dual wrestling meet. The lone Iowa winner was 95 pound Ted Hart who pinned his foe in 1 minute 44 seconds. Other matches list multiple one sided conclusions with contestants from Missouri.
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The
Gazette
Vinton
Missouri
School For the
Iowa Braille and Sightsaving School
Iowa
Ted Hart
Ivan Lewis
Oster
Rustvold
Piel
Cobb
Lauer
Pearson
Ney
van de Harr
Sykes
Newman
Paclome
Napheb
Dinwinnie
Kapler
Brown
Zoote
Grinnell Dominates 74-34 as Iowa Open Tips Off
Grinnell routed Lawrence 74-34 to start the Midwest conference race while Coe beat Ripon 66-56. Grinnell used 15 players with 13 scoring as Simpson Central and Dubuque opened Iowa conference play with wins. Central crushed Buena Vista 70-57. Dubuque beat Parsons. St Ambrose fell to Eau Claire 72-70.
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Associated Press
Lawrence
Coe
Grinnell
Ripon
John Pfitsch
Rip
Simpson
Central
Dubuque
Iowa
Buena Vista
Parsons
Oo Simpson
Luther
Big Ten
Michigan State
Detroit
Big Eight
Missouri
Marquette
Buenavate Siabuque
Pareon Simpson
Luther Iowa Wesleyan
Westmar
G—Parnell
B—Conroy
Areel MM
Midwest
Knox
St. Olaf
Lacrense
St. Cloud
Cornell
Monmouth
Varieton Oy
Eau Claire
St. Ambrose
St. Mary's
Washburn
Quincy
Sioux Failsaukton
Ere Paket
Southern
Oyilwauee Tdi Macalester
Ini
Geo. Williams
Abeareek
Augustana (Lil
Mo. Valley
Tarkio
Calvin
Hillsdale
Bucknell
Colgate
Navy
Verford
Eek
Clemson
LSU
Louisiana Call
Rio
Oklahoma City
TCU
McMurry
Trinity
Texas
Oklahoma
Southern Cail
Utah
Baylor
Oregon
High State
UCLA
Cou
Pellorals
Redlegs Trade Post For Haddix To Boost Pitching
Cincinnati general manager Gabe Paul shakes up the roster trading outfielder Wally Post for Phillies southpaw Harvey Haddix. The Reds add pitching with Willard Schmidt, Marty Kutyna, Ted Wieand, and Haddix as their third move in three days. Paul says power alone fails and more pitching is needed to win titles.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Cincinnati General
Gabe Paul
Redlegs
Harvey Haddix
Philadelphia Phillies
Wally Post
Cincinnati
Paul
Bill Wight
Baltimore
St. Louis
Willard Schmidt
Marty Kutyna
Ted Wieand
Haddix
Schmidt
West Waterloo Tops Washington 26-11 In Wrestling Meet
West Waterloo built a 17-0 lead and defeated Cedar Rapids Washington 26-11 in a Friday night high school wrestling meet. Gary Koza pinned West’s Gene Moses in 3 34 of 165 pounds, Jim Moorman beat Bob Salsbury 3-0, and Tom Huff pinned John Rinderknecht at 112 pounds. Washington had two starters ill, Gordy Jones and Don Panek, and the match included several decisions and one other fall.
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the Gazette
Waterloo
West Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Washington
West
Gary Koza
Koza
Gene Moses
Jim Moorman
Bob Salsbury
Richard Stewart
Tom Forrester
Tom Huff
John Rinderknecht
Gary Miller
Jerry White
Gordy Jones
Don Panek
Tesae
Aususton
E Ff
John Rince ‘Stewart
CRW
Tomi
Gale Peternop
Richard Binone
Don Forrester
Alan Lee Adrier
A Lonthaeenick Springer
Dec
Pranklin
Perre Myrsiades
Lee ‘Benest
Maone
Gene T Mi Inl Moorman
Bobry
Ob Pound
Ted Smith
John Schrog
Marty
Simpson Pins Loop Loss on Luther 71-64
Simpson rallied to defeat Luther 71-64 in a rugged Iowa conference opener. Luther's Clay Lyon led scoring with 25 points as Simpson seized a two point edge at 64-62 in the final minutes.
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Decorah
Simpson
Luther
Iowa
Clay Lyon
Logart Beats Ortega in Elimination Bout for Welter Crown
Isaac Logart, 24, Cuban welterweight contender, earned a unanimous decision over Gaspar Ortega of Mexico in Cleveland Arena. The 12 round televised bout, part of the 147-pound title eliminations, drew 6,314 fans for $34,990. Logart improves to 22-? versus Ortega and remains favored in the pursuit of the crown.
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Associated Press
Gasper Ortega
Isaac Logart
Logart
Carmen Basilio
Cleveland
Gaspar Ortega
Mexico
Cleveland Arena
Sugar Ray Robinson
Ortega
Cleveland News Toyshop Fund
Royer Hoosier Tank Coach Dies at 55 in Bloomington
Robert A. Royer age 55 longtime Indiana University swimming coach died Friday after a lingering illness. Royer served on the Indiana staff for 26 years and was internationally recognized as a leader in intercollegiate swimming.
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Bloomington
Ind
Robert A. Royer
Indiana University
Royer
Indiana
Buckeyes Star Don Clark Reinjures Groin on Practice
Ohio State halfback Don Clark re-injured his groin during Friday practice and collapsed in pain. The injury compounds a prior groin strain from the Purdue game and threatens his status for the Rose Bowl clash with Oregon as Coach Woody Hayes laments the team’s poor condition.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State
Don Clark
Clark
Purdue
Buckeyes
Oregon
Woody Hayes
Local Girls and Boys Basketball Scores Across Towns
In Stanley Madonna Lentz scored 37 as Stanley beat Arlington 65 to 35 while Belschner added 15 for Arlington. Arlington won the boys game 67 to 33 with Nuss scoring 25. Iowa City edged Davenport 66-63 in OT as Gingerich and Scott led Iowa City and Davenport respectively. Lansing girls defeated New Albin 56-37. New Albin won the boys 51-32. Williamsburg edged West Chester 49-42 with Claypool scoring 14. Mon tour Garrett twins Bob and Ron led a 52-49 Mon tour win over Gar win, while Gar win girls won 50-36.
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Stanley
Madonna Lentz
Arlington
Belschner
Nuss
Brownell
Iowa City
Davenport
Jerry Gingerich
al Scott
Jerry Hildebrand
Lansing
New Albin
Donna Gaunitz
Burrichter
Welter
Sandy
Montour
Garrett Twins
Bob
Ron
Garwin
BoReets Telat
Tiene
Nor’ Negli i Kalona
Williamsburg
West Chester
Midtown
Brook
Dinsdale
Conrad
Beaman
K—Conrad
G—Garwin
Northeast Catholic
Wat
OLVA
St. Vene
Northeast Iowa
Waverly
Decorah
Sedar Falls
New Hampton
Harles City
Oelwein
Ane
Cresco
North Iowa Cedar
Br—Jehrey
Porte
Cedora
Gilman
Eldora
Traer
D. M. East
Ft. Dodge
D. M. North
Dowling Sv
D. M. Valley
Knoxville
Grinnell
Muscatine
Fairfield
Tigers reject four players for Kuenn
Detroit Tigers reject a four player offer from the Cleveland Indians for shortstop Harvey Kuenn. Frank Lane proposed Vic Wertz Gene Woodling Jim Hegan and Hank Aguirre for Kuenn. Tigers wanted Don Messi instead of Aguirre but Lane refused.
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Colorado Springs
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Harvey Kuenn
Frank Lane
Indians
Vic Wertz
Gene Woodling
Jim Hegan
Hank Aguirre
Detroit
Tigers
Don Messi
Aguirre
Lane
St Wene Beaten 67-50 by John Meyer
St Wenceslaus, seven players strong, falls to OLVA 67 to 50 in a Northeast Iowa Catholic conference game at St. Wenceslaus gym. Jim Vlasek leads St. Vene with 19 points as OLVA dominates after halftime and both teams trade spurts.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Wenceslaus
Red Hawks
Waterloo Ulva
Iowa
Olva
Mike Wittengal
St. Vene
Red Hawk
Jim Harris
Frank Sebetka
Eddie Viasek
Wat
Conry
Rahoral
Berlek
Elly
Story
O'Brien
Vendrachek
Sonia
J-Hawks Falter In Valley 71-49 Loss at Dubuque
Jefferson trailed 26-4 after a rough first half as Dubuque Rams shot well and pulled away 71-49 in a Mississippi Valley Conference game. Dick Stevens led Dubuque with 21 points while Ivan Gardner and Gary Bean topped Jefferson scorers.
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J-Hawks
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
Rams
Larry King
Dick Stevens
Ivan Gardner
Gary Bean
Jefferison
Larry Thomas
Histwin
Gary Thomas
Hounds Fall to Ambrose 67 59 in Cedar Rapids
St. Ambrose shot 58 percent and controlled the boards to defeat Immaculate Conception of Cedar Rapids 67 to 59. Blevens led the winners with 18 points, Madson 17, Smith 15, while John Willenberg scored 24 for S. C. The Knights built a 21-16 first quarter lead and enjoyed a 55-43 edge after three quarters before sealing the win.
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John Mellicker
Cedar Rapids
Larry Stevenson
Mike Cambridge
Lynn Trosky
Davenport
St. Ambrose
Immaculate Conception
Tall Knights
Madson
S.C
Knights
Blevens
Smith
John Willenberg
S. C
Imm
Naughton
Numerous high school basketball results across Iowa leagues
A sweeping set of prep basketball scores from multiple Iowa counties lists games and final scores for teams such as Central City, Alburnett, Walker, Shellsburg, Urbana, Norway, Buchanan County, Aurora, Hazleton, Solon, Tiffin, Dyersville, Mount Vernon, and many others. Key showings include Shellsburg 57 over Garrison 0, Dubuque 71 over Jefferson 49, and Marion 54 over Monticello 47, with numerous regional matchups and irregular OCR artifacts.
Brooks in L A To Stay Dodgers Boss Denies Move
Walter O Malley, president of the Dodgers, dismisses reports of moving the team to Brooklyn. He says no intent to relocate despite a California bond refer endum delaying a new Chavez Ravine belt park and stresses happiness with Los Angeles and plans to stay.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Walter O’malle
Dodgers
Los Angeles
O'Malley
Dodger
Brooklyn
Chavez Ravine
New York
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Heece Nieland
Helgens Smith
Streets
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Fullerucker
Podhasktiempy
Wrigatet
Maly
Monticello Arion
Arion
Alex
Gus Schrader
Pasadena
Dick Merz
Robison
Massa Monwi
Blue
Lee Abrahamson
Dick Knowles
Don Huff
C.R
Kon Mary
Cedar Rapids Irish
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Terry Daggett
Wray
Wadington
Kaw
Loras
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Phils
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Phillies
Reds
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Lyon
Perehead
Idahl Hawalverson
Ander
Johnsen
Ornne
Hesgen
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Loomis
Hoosier
Stanley-Arlington
Chester
Claypool
Dave DeLong
Larry DeLong
Garwin-Montour
Kuenn
St. Wene
John Meyer
Cedar Rapids SC
Iowa City St. Mary's
Tiny Jim Vlasek
John Kelly
Blue Jays
Dan Conry
Waterloo Parochials
Mike Rezicka
Joe O'Brien
Wesley Vondrachek
Mike Story
Kelly
George Beaumaster
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Vlasek
Rezicka
Mike Drahozal
John Orr
Ron Matz
Bob Vanderberg
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al Scholfield
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Hounds
Ambrose
Bob Scott
I. C
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Iomrs
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Delhi
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Wilton Jet
Mt. Vernon
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West Liberty
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Durant
How-Winn
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Elma LC
Cresco N.D
Pluwa
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Millersburg
Overa
G—Hartwick
Amana
B—Hartwick
G—Victor
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B—Victor
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Tama
Belle Plaine
Journey
Isedo
Montezuma
G—Montezuma
Toledo
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Guttenberg Somp Sleeburk
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Eirewood
Gewer
Volga
Onena
Garnaville
Onseville
Aterville
Waterville
Wamac
Anamosa
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Maquoketa
Iarion Mi
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Tipton
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Olin
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Arence
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