Clinton routs Wilson as River Kings surge in 75 51 win
Clinton blasts Wilson 75 51 behind a 523 shooting percentage led by Charley Vogt with 26 points and Dick Farwell at 18. Wilson struggled from the floor, while Clinton pulled away in the third quarter to seize control and secure the victory. Clinton also won the sophomore game 40 33.
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Kings
Clinton
Wilson Gym
Davenport
River Kings
Blue Devils
Dubuyne
Ramblers
Dick Farwell
Wilson
Vogt
Larry Honeywell
Ken Ploen
Dave Peterson
Farwell
Ploen
Stoke
Pete Sargeant
Dick Hamilton
Immaculate Conception Tops St Patrick's 54 49
Immaculate Conception trailed early then surged in the third period to take a 46 37 lead and hold off St Patrick's 54 49 behind Jim Hall and Dick Knowles. St Pat's Denny Cambridge and Hal Trosky led the late rally as SC matched a scrappy parochial scene with 28 personals and one technical. Bob Kindig paced SC with 14 points, Cambridge 12, Knowles 12.
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Immaculate Conception
St. Pat’s
St. Pat's
East Side
S. C
St. Pat
Bob Jennings
S.C
Denny Cambridge
Hal Trosky
Cambridge
Jim Hall
I. C
Seebert
Jennings
Bob Kindig
Dick Knowles
Bob Schoebrer
Trosky
I. Cc
St. Pats
Schoebrel
Kind
Knowles
Rochitz
Sullivan
Beevert
Eevee Ween
Petty
Benhardt
Rams Rally Past Roosevelt 56 37 In Valley Powwow
Dubuque Rams built a late surge to defeat Roosevelt Cedar Rapids 56 37 at Rider gym in a Mississippi Valley Conference basketball clash. Jack Schaefer and Jon Johannsen led 25 18 halftime edge while Dave Mitchell paced Roosevelt with 13 points early before Dubuque dominance in the final two periods.
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Dubuque
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Rider Gym
Rams
Beloit
Riders
Jack Schaefer
Jon Johannsen
Mitchell
Ron Saylor
Norville Lee
Johannsen
Schaefer
Mercer
Bird Saylor Mercer
Mitchell Orndorff Schaefer Dredlicka
Merritt Lanser Hurlburt
O'Bannon
Kullander Orr i
Wessell Haye Wilson
Perry
Kelly _O
Kirbby
Coe Rally Falls Short as Lawrence Wins 65-63
In a tense Midwest Conference clash at the Coe fieldhouse, Lawrence edges Coe 65-63 to stay undefeated in league play. Ed Grosse misses a late jumper as Charles Cianciola dunks at the buzzer. John Johnston scores 17 for Coe while Ron Myers leads Lawrence with 18.
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Coe
Lawrence
Bedam
Coe College
Kohawks
Ed Grosse
Grosse
Charles Cianciola
St Wenceslaus edge Xavier 54 52 in N Catholic league clash
St. Wenceslaus of Cedar Rapids built a 44 33 third quarter lead and held off Xavier of Dyersville to win 54 52 in a Northeast Catholic league game. Jim Colbert scored the winning basket after Xavier closed to 52 all, with Bob Hughes scoring 28 for St. Wenceslaus. Marv Pettinger led Xavier with 28 as St. Wenc reserves won 28 23.
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Gazette
Dyersville
St. Wenceslaus
Cedar Rapids
Xavier
Jim Colbert
Cedar Rapids Parochials
St. Wene
Bob Hughes
Marv Pettinger
Luther Tops Central Five In Free Throw Edge
Luther College defeated Central 69 to 65 as Luther drew many fouls and converted from the line. Central added only two field goals and tallied a late basket after time expired when a long Luther pass went out of bounds and Central scored after the buzzer.
Saxton Wins by Knockout at Madison Square Garden
New York AP report says box ing director of International Boxing Club was summoned by the New York State Athletic Commission to discuss matchmaking policy after Johnny Saxton knockout Raul Perez in 2 54 of the first round at Madison Square Garden. Chairman Bob Christenberry watched ringside and sought to confirm who approved the Saxton Perez bout.
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New York
International Boxing Club
New York State Athletic Commission
Johnny Saxton
Madison Square Garden
Harry Markson
Bob Christenberry
Raul Perez
Saxton-Perez
Christenberry
Ira McCown
Alexander Schiff
Saxton
Gagne Forc es Thesz To Settle For Draw
In Chicago Lou Thesz the National Wrestling Alliance heavyweight champion fought Verne Gagne in a long bout. Gagne appeared to hold the edge throughout and twice tossed Thesz from the ring. Thesz finally settled for a draw before 7,607 fans with a gross of 22 092.56.
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Chicago
Sns
Lou Thesz
National Wrestling Alliance
Verne Gagne
Minnesota
Gagne
Thesz
Layne to Face La Starza in 10 Round NYC Bout
Rex Layne of Utah and Roland La Starza of New York will clash in a 10 round heavyweight contenders fight at Madison Square Garden in the first half of February. Matchmaker Billy Brown announced the plan today.
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New York
Rex Layne
Utah
Roland la Starza
Madison Square Gardens
Billy Brown
College Basketball Scores From East and Midwest Circuits
East region results feature LaSalle 111 over West Chester 60 and Penn State 56 beating Alfred 43. CCNY 96 defeated MIT 56 and Queen’s College 69 edged Pratt 61. MidWest showings include Tulsa 67 over Texas Tech 55 and Cornell 81 over Ripon 69 with multiple smaller college outcomes across conferences.
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Long Is
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Hocpus Twins
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Potomac St
Ald-Broad
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Tarkio
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Greenville Tr
Carthage
William Penn
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Ellendale
Outh Dakota Univ
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Rocky Mountain
Cornel
Ripon
Lawrence
Coe
Luther
Central
Beloit
Carroll
Wis
Superior
Michigan Tech
Kansas Wesleyan
Northwestern
Okla
Aryville
Cedar Rapids and Des Moines District Pairings Revealed
Iowa high schools announced 40 double A sectional pairings for state tournament action. Wilson meets Franklin and Roosevelt faces McKinley in Cedar Rapids, while Davenport battles St Ambrose and Iowa City faces Muscatine. Other matchups include Dubuque High versus East Waterloo and Loras versus Clinton.
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Boone
Cedar Rapids
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Davenport
Dhew
St. Ambrose
Iowa City
Muscatine
Dubuque
Dubuque High
East Waterloo
Loras of
Clinton
Council Bluffs
A. Lincoln
T. Jefferson
Sioux City
Central
Fort Dodge
Sioux City East
Heelan
Webster City
Ubuque
Loras Cedar Mapies
McKinley
Roosevel
Rapids
Wilson
Nklin
Dave Ort
Ambrose, Sons
City
Musee
McMahon Still Leads In Bowling Tourney
Defending champion Junie McMahon retained the lead as 16 finalists moved into the second half of match play in the National all star tournament. In the women's division Marian Ladewig of Grand Rapids Michigan led for a likely fourth straight title as she held a comfortable margin with half of the 32 games completed.
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Chicago
Junie McMahon
Marian Ladewig
Grand Rapids
Mich
Iowa Michigan Broadcast Set From oe City Tonight
Bob Brooks of KCRG will call the Iowa versus Michigan basketball game live from oe City. The Big Ten clash kicks off conference play for both schools.
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Bob Brooks
KCRG
Oe City
Quaker Oats Company
Hawkeyes
Iowa City
Marion Indians Rout Independence 54 28 In 1950s tilt
Marion Indians dominated Independence 54 28 to grab a second Wamac win. Bob Christensen led with 15 points as Independence stalled to finish the third quarter without a score for 45 seconds. Marion sophomores followed with a 38 33 victory paced by Gary Cox with 18 points.
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Indians
Bob Christensen
Marion
Sophs
Independence
Gary Cox
Larry Ehlers
Wamac
Anamosa
Maquoketa
Manchester
Monticello
Clarence
Oxford
Lowden
Lisbon
B—Lowden
Olin
Wyoming
G—Olin
Luke Easter Awaits Indian Ownership Squabble
Cleveland AP reports Luke Easter pressed GM Hank Greenberg about a contract talk and asked when the stockholders meeting that may decide leadership would be held. Greenberg said next Thursday and Easter replied that he would see him Friday.
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Cleveland
Luke Easter
Indians
Hank Greenberg
Hank
Luke
Bear Matmen Beat West Union 36-10 in McKinley Gym
McKinley Bear wrestlers toppled West Union 36-10 for their first win of the season. Carl David lost 5-4 to Leonard Larson. seven West Union points came by forfeit at 95 pounds and a 4-4 draw at 103 between Frank Knapp and Jim Dyer. Tom Niebel pinned Jim Hoyt in 5:59. George Pauk beat Wayne Johnson in 3:04. Lloyd Bean pinned John Henderson in 1:18. exhibition 95 Levi Salzbrunner (M) defeated George Vagts 2:32.
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West Union
McKinley
Bears
Bombers
Carl David
Leonard Larson
Frank Knapp
Jim Dyer
Tom Niebel
L Just
Jim Hoyt
George Pauk
Wayne Johnson
Lloyd Bean
John Henderson
George Vagts Loy
Frank Knapple Drew
Bob Irish
Jim Barnes
Pattygonard Larson
Carling
Ken Hubbard
Lew Bishop
Ise
Dick Lovelett
Gary Grimes
Dave Minshall
Fred Jones
Eet
Aere Bean
C. Paul Cameron
Wilson
Italy's Davis Cup Team Struggles to Victory
In Brisbane Italy's Davis Cup squad barely defeats India as Fausto Gardini wins a tight four sets over Sumant Misra. The performance suggests Italy cannot challenge the United States in the Sydney final or threaten Tony Trabert before the Adelaide showdown on December 29 and 30.
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Australia
Italy
United States
Sydney
Fausto Gardini
Robierto del Bello
Tony Trabert
Adelaide
Gardini
Tall Sumant Misra
India
Capitol Valley High School Basketball Scores Report
High school results from Capitol Valley and surrounding counties with numerous teams like Lone Tree Durant and Norway Shellsburg Delware County Greeley and Central City. Notable outcomes include Lamont over Gessen 62 38 and Winthrop over Fairbank 77 54. Multiple games list tiebreakers cancellations rescheduled and county matchups across Northeast Iowa.
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Durant
Benton County
Norway
Shellsbore
Shellsburg
van Horne
Atkins
Fam Horne
Newhall
Urbana
Keystone
Garrison
Walford
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Lamont
Cosren
Winthrop
Fran
Fairbank
Rowley
Brandon
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Hazleton
Cedar Consolidated
Clayton County
Strawberry Point
Volga
Delaware County
Earlville
Hopkinton
u—Delhi
Buck Creek
Delhi
B—Dysart
Dunkerton
Iowa
Iowa City U. High
W. Branch
Ford Leads by Stroke In Tourney at Miami
Doug Ford, a 30 year old from Harrison New York, led the $10 000 Miami Open Golf tournament after two rounds with a 67 67 134 at the 7010 yard Miami Springs course. Jack Burke of Houston shot 66 Friday for a 135 total, one stroke back.
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Miami
Fla
Doug Ford
Harrison
N. Y
Ford
Miami Springs
Jack Burke
Houston
Texas
Pitt and Boston players added to North South classic lineup
Joe Schmidt of the University of Pittsburgh and Leonard D Errico of Boston University were added to the Yankee lineup for the North South classic on Christmas night in Miami.
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MIAMI
INS
Joe Schmidt
University of Pittsburgh
Leonard D’errico
Boston University
Yankee
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