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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1965
Page
19
Iowa State loses 56-52 as New Mexico dominates with an aggressive defense. Ziegler leads Cyclones with 20 points and nine of ISU’s last 11, while Mon roe and Daniels spur the Lobos’ 51 45 lead late. Iowa State drops to 1-2 headed to Augsburg.
Michigan, the defending champion and No. 2 team, defeated Ball State 107-70 for a third straight victory. Minnesota stayed atop the standings with a 24-? mark while Northwestern fell to Colorado 70-55 and Ohio State lost to North Carolina 82-72. Indiana lost to Detroit 78-75. Wednesday schedule features Kentucky at Illinois and more.
Washington junior varsity overwhelmed Linn-Mar 75 to 31 as Terry Rexroat 13 Greg Wingfield 12 and Bill Rogers 11 led the attack. Rudish top-scored for Linn-Mar with 19 as the balanced Warriors defense stifled the Lions throughout.
Linn-Mar's next two basketball games have been moved to away venues since the Lions' new gym is not yet ready. Friday's contest will be at Springville and December 17 at Central City, with a goal to use the new facility by December 28 hosting LaSalle.
Sandy Koufax won the National League earned run title for a record fourth straight time and led in seven other categories as the official 1965 averages were released. The Dodgers ace posted a 2.04 ERA and led in wins 26, winning percentage .763, strikeouts 382, complete games 127, innings 336, batters faced 1297, and longest winning streak 11. He set a major league strikeout record and tied two career marks with four no hit games and 82 games with 10 or more strikeouts.
The Cedar Rapids board reported $7,085.77 in receipts from five Washington high school games and $19,013.92 from Jefferson games at Kingston stadium. Jefferson totals include $3,392.50 from a TV guaranteed deal for the Jefferson Davenport Central game on Nov 5. Nine Kingston stadium events drew 30,081 in single ticket sales, down about 1,700 from 1964, not counting booster and school season ticket buyers.
Local segment notes a 6:00 p.m. Tuesday night broadcast on KCRG TV9 featuring O Rourke versus O Reilly in a F Troop matchup.
Colorado coach Sox Walseth said a representative team would emerge after losing Pat Frink to a knee injury. Bob Bauers scored 26 vs Tulsa as Colorado won 70 05 at Boulder, keeping the Big Eight at break-even 88 with Iowa State's loss. Nebraska and Kansas host Tuesday in four games while Oregon State visits Nebraska and Oklahoma State travels to Arkansas.
Cedar Rapids school board moved to study adding summer baseball to senior high programs. Superintendent Arnold Salisbury said the plan would retain spring baseball and fund coaching and operations if approved. Staff to report budget needs and feasibility, with aim to offer summer baseball in 1966.
Moccasin, unbeaten in eight races, was named winner of the Horse of the Year poll conducted by Turf and Sports Digest in Baltimore Maryland AP report from the Turf and Sports Digest poll results.
The Baseball Writers vote Casey Stengel into the Hall of Fame immediately despite the five year rule. Lew Alcindor at UCLA receives protection from reporters as he nears college fame. Carver High alumni Cazzie Russell, Gerry Jones, Joe Allen, and Ken Maxey are highlighted for Midwest collegiate basketball status.
College basketball results across conferences show Iowa defeating So Lilinnis 69 to 58 while Michigan routed Bail State 107 to 70. Other Big Ten games include North Carolina 82 over Oas Sh 72 and Indiana 70 over Colorado 54.
BEAVER FALLS PA AP Quarterback Joe Namath of the New York Jets has been classified 4F by a local draft board. A spokesman declined to provide details. Namath signed for a $400000 bonus with the American Football League team. The 4F designation means he is unqualified for military service due to a physical disability from a bad knee at Alabama.
Jefferson junior varsity fell 68-67 on a final horn field goal and later free throw by Muscatine’s Larry Loewdenstein. Jeff scoring was led by Dennis Moelker with 22 while Loewdenstein totaled 26 for Muscatine.
Tennessee athletic director Bob Woodruff says UCLA should apologize to safety Bobby Petrella for the hit on the final play of the UCLA Tennessee game in Memphis where Tennessee won 37 34. Woodruff sees no immediate cancellation of future games but mentions possible contract friction.
Marion's junior varsity basketball team won twice over the weekend and Monday, beating Prairie 69 48 and defeating Alburnett 108 30. Jim Fowler led Prairie scoring with 19 points while Craig Horner and Fowler posted 22 and 20 points respectively against Alburnett.
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