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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1954

Page

5

Olin boys roll past Mechanicsville 89 51 in M I A double bill

Olin boys overpower Mechanicsville 89 to 51 with 34 points by Hay poppepped and Max Brown 15 for Mechanicsville. Olin girls win 56-48 with Merlin and Van Buren each scoring 20. Dike 86 55 Cedar Consolidated win over Orange. Belle Plaine Tama 54 44 led by Lebeda 17. Tama reserves 46 45.

Mechanicsville Hay Olin Oys Max Brown Merlin van Buren Sally Ahrens Dike Jansen Christensen Cedar Consolidated Orange Greany TAMA Belle Plaine Larry Lebeda Wentzien

Williamsburg-Keota Rally Nets 82 59 Win

Keota defeats Williamsburg 82 59 as Dick Adams scores 22 and Don Peden 21 for the winners while Dick Papritz adds 19 for Williamsburg.

Williamsburg Keota Dick Adams Don Peden Dick Papritz

Wellman Edges Kalona Behind Topping's 23 Points

Bob Topping scored 23 to lift Wellman to a 47 36 victory over Kalona. Marvin Kolesiek topped Kalona with 16. The Wellman reserves won 33 29.

Wellman Bob Topping Pace Wellman Kalona Marvin Kolesiek

Garnavillo Girls, Boys Sweep Strawberry Point Teams

Garnavillo defeated Strawberry Point two times with strong performances by Sandy Fiete who scored 42 points in the girls game 78-42 and Tuecke who added 11 in the boys 61-41. Strawberry Point's Janann Kellogg led the girls with 13 points and Re sor led the boys with 18.

Garnavillo Strawberry Point Sandy Fiete Tuecke Janann Kellogg Resor Strawberry

What Cheer Boys Top Eddyville 61 to 43

Roger Morehead led What Cheer with 20 points and Charles Kitzman added 18 as the boys defeated Eddyville 61 43. For Eddyville Lafferty and Ogden each scored 10. In girls action Eddyville won 67 52 with Hartog and Jones at 23 each while Marie Lathey led What Cheer with 22.

Roger Morehead Charles Kitzman Eddyville Morehead Kitzman Lafferty Ogden Eddville Hartog Jones Marie Lathey

Elkader defeats Clermont Elgin in league game

Kramer scored 23 points guiding Elkader to a 71 to 53 win over Clermont Elgin. Elkader also won the reserve game 65 to 37.

Clermont — Elkader Kramer Clermont-Elgin Elkader

Lime Springs Girls Edge Protivin In Tight 44 42 Win

Lime Springs girls edged Protivin 44 to 42 as Mahan scored 18 points while Martinek led Protivin with 27. In the boys game Protivin won 51 to 48 with Prochaska scoring 27 and Hazen adding 16 for Lime Springs.

Lime Springs Protivin Mahan Martinek Prochaska Hazen

Ridgeway tops Ft Atkinson as Gilbertson leads girls win

Ridgeway beat Ft Atkinson 48 36 with Wayne How scoring 22 points for Ridgeway. Kupka led the losers with 11. Gilbertson tallied 28 to steer Ridgeway’s girls to a 43 33 victory. Madonna Kupka had 19 for the loss.

Ridgeway FT. Atkinson Wayne Howden Kupka Gilbertson Madonna Kupka

Delhi Girls Rout Oneida 69 30 Led by Harback

Delhi girls beat Oneida 69 to 30 as Janice Harback scored 33 points. Verla Clendennan led Oneida with 19. In the boys game Delhi won 63 to 49 behind Goldsmith with 30 points while Don Porter had 21 for Oneida.

Delhi Oneida Janice Harback Verla Clendennan Goldsmith Don Porter

Springville Rallies Past Mt Vernon 52-46 In Reserve Contest

Springville erased a 25-24 halftime deficit to beat Mt Vernon 52-46 with Dick Biggert scoring 24 points and Bill Johnson adding 18 for Mt Vernon. Springville won the leserve game 49-27.

MT. Vernon Springville Dick Biggert Bill Johnson

Lowden Boys Rally Past Lisbon 79 73 in District Play

Dale Meyer poured in 29 points as Lowden outscored Lisbon 79 73. Lind of Lis bon led Lisbon with 33 and Light added 31. In the girls game Lowden defeated Lisbon 73 30 with Eleanor Licht totaling 36. M Clark led Lisbon with 18.

Lowden Dale Meyer Lisbon Lind Light Eleanor Licht M. Clark

Grundy Center Edges Eldora in Low-Scoring Game

Smoldt scored 18 points for Grundy Center as they defeated Eldora 51 to 45. Heulin led Eldora with 14 points and Eldora later won the reserve game 34 to 19.

Grundy Smoldt Eldora Heulin

Brooklyn beats Sigourney 68 53 in basketball game

Brooklyn defeated Sigourney 68 to 53 as Jerry Doonan scored 28 points and Jerry Jennings added 16 for Sigourney. Brooklyn also won the reserve game 36 to 30.

Sigourney Brooklyn Jerry Doonan Jerry Jennings

Decorah tops Charles City 60 to 50 as Westby scores 24

Decorah defeated Charles City 60 to 50 with Westby pouring in 24 points. Coudle led Charles City with 19 points as the visitors won the junior game 64 to 44.

Decorah Charles City Westby Coudle

Clarence-Stanwood boys rally in 81 50 win over Stanwood

Clarence defeats Stanwood 81 to 50 as Greg Dorseth nets 33 points and Wes Ley Hamdorf scores 16 for Stanwood. Stanwood wins the girls game 59 to 45 with Sharon Stock scoring 29. Sharon Olsgaard leads Clarence with 20.

Clarence Stanwood Greg Dorseth Wesley Hamdorf Sharon Stock Sharon Olsgaard

Gladbrook Mon Court girls edge Montour 73 72 in close game

Gladbrook Montour girls game ends 73 72 with Thede scoring 39 for Gladbrook and Hinegardner 31 for Montour. In the boys matchup Gladbrook wins 53 32 as Thompson scores 12 and Collins 6 for Montour.

Gladbrook Montour Thede Hinegardner Thompson Collins

Center Point Girls Dominate Viola In 78 37 Victory

Jaala Domler scored 32 for Center Point as the girls topped Viola 78 to 37. Ellen Bigger added 15 for Viola. In the boys game, Center Point won 45 42 with Dick Domreid scoring 17 and George Vanda leading Viola with 16.

Viola Jaala Domler Center Point Ellen Bigger Dick Domreid George Vanda

Lone Tree and West Liberty Girls Win Share Narrow Victories

Lone Tree beat Wilton Junction 42-39 as Tom Stonebarger scored 15 and Geise 10 for Wilton. In girls play Shirley Lenz 23 and Beckman 22 led Lone Tree to 49-39 over Wilton Junction. West Liberty girls tie Durant 48-48 with Janet Walker 26 for West Liberty and Rathjen Hoelk 19 for Durant. Durant boys win 55-44 with Erps 19 and Hintz 13.

Lone Tree Wilton Jct Tom Stonebarger Wilton Junction Geise Wilton Shirley Lenz Beckman Davies West Liberty Durant Janet Walker Rathjenland Hoelk Erps Hintz Postville West Union Milt Mohs Don Moe

Basketball winners dominate rosters in late-season meets

In Walker Quasketon and Calmar Monona action Madonna Bohls poured 63 points as Walker girls beat Quas queton 93 60 while Walker boys won 69 43 led by Merritt 18. Gene Klinge scored 23 to lift Monona past Calmar 67 30 and Sharon Moon 25 paced Monona girls 76 35 with Nancy Sch wiekert 24. Traer edged Ackley 48 41 as Draper 16 led Traer and Fedge 20 led Ackley. reserve Traer won 44 22.

Walker-Quaskqueton Madonna Bohls Walker Betzer Merritt Johnson Quasky Calmar Monona Gene Klinge Brickner Monona Girls Sharon Moon Nancy Schwiekert Rosetta Luzum Cailmar Shonors TRAER Draper Ackley Fedge

Central City sweeps Coggan in pair of wins

Central City defeated Coggan 71 56 in the girls game and 54 31 in the boys game. Dorothy Baute scored 25 for the girls, while Imma Mekins 24 and Joanne Shay 23 led the winners. Shirley Biederman 23 topped Coggon in the girls matchup. Tom Kopecky led Central City boys with 13 points and Robinson had 17 for Coggon.

Central City Coggon Dorothy Baute Imma Meakins Joanne Shay Shirley Biederman Tom Kopecky Robinson

Iowa City Teams Split Narrow Wins Over Dubuque and West Branch

Bill Scott led Iowa City to a 53-49 win over Dubuque while Gene Gronau scored 15 for Dubuque. Iowa City then defeated West Branch 35-29 with Mike Schoenfelder scoring nine. West Branch fell 25-19 to U High in the sophomore matchup.

Iowa City Dubuque Bill Scott Gene Gronau U. High West Branch University High of Mike Schoenfelder Tom Bryson

Ossian DeSales Girls and Boys sweep foes in OSSIAN roundups

OSSIAN DeSales defeated Ossian Public in both games with the girls 60 to 56 and the boys 46 to 33. Murphy scored 35 for the winning girls and Anderson 28 for Ossian Public. Hawkins led the DeSales boys with 26 and Fisher 11 topped Ossian Public. In Maquoketa Tipton won 63-58 behind Leighton 23 while Clark had 14 for Maquoketa. Tipton reserves added a 28-27 win.

Ossian-Desales Ossian — DeSales Ossian Ossian Public Urphy Sandra Anderson Hawkin DeSales Martin Fisher Maquoketa Tim Leighton Tipton Dick Clark

Dundee Boys Edge Hopkinton 56 54 in Close Game

Dundee Brunsman Gibbs each scored 22 as Dundee defeated Hopkinton 56 to 54. Hopkinton’s Harris and Boitz totaled 17 each. In girls action Dundee won 44 to 25 with Scheller scoring 26 while House led Hopkinton with nine.

Dundee - Hopkinton Dundee John Brunsman Allen Gibbs Hopkinton Glen Harris John Boitz Scheller House

Earlville Girls Edge Greeley 41 39 With Angel 24

Earlville girls narrowly defeated Greeley 41 to 39 as Janet Angel scored 24 points while Judy Burbridge led Greeley with 19. Earlville boys also won 58 to 45 with Delmer Thibadeau scoring 21 points and Leonard Aga leading Greeley honors.

Earlville Greeley Janet Angel Judy Burbridge Delmer Thibadeau Leonard Aga

Hudson-Geneseo Cedar game: Hudson tops Geneseo 58-51

Hudson won the Cedar Consolidated conference game 58 to 51 over Geneseo with Lin deman scoring 24 points and Diroby 21 for Geneseo. Hudson also won the reserve game 33 to 30.

Hudson - Geneseo Geneseo Hudson Lindeman Diroby

Oxford Junction Girls Win 50 49 Over Morley

Morley lost to Oxford Junction 50 to 49 as Peterson scored 21 points. Pillard added 25 for Morley and Erickson led the boys with 28 in a 68 47 win for Oxford Junction. Gardes finished with 11 for Morley.

Morley Oxford Oxford Junction Peterson P. Pillard Erickson Gardes

Sumner Tops Fayette in Upper Iowa Conference clash

Harlan Fritz scored 20 points for Sumner in a 72 to 64 win over Fayette in the Upper Iowa Conference. Paul Richards led Fayette with 25 points. Sumner also won the sophomore game 49 to 35.

Sumner - Fayette Sumner Harlan Fritz

Garrison Van Horne Triumphs In Close Ben ton County Clash

Garrison's boys beat Van Horne 68-66 with Dan Froning scoring 20 and Don Berry 21 for Van Horne. Garrison also won the girls tilt 73-55 led by Sylvia Froning's 30. El kader St Joseph's edged St Mary's 85-76 in the nightcap.

Garrison van Horne Benton County Dan Froning Don Berry Sylvia Froning Lindt Elkader ST. Joe-St. Mary's St. Joseph's El‘kader St. Mary's Guttenberg Jerry Cox Don Neiland St. Mary’s

Urbana Newhall upssets Urbana and dominates boys contest

In Benton county league action Urbana loses 62-60 in overtime to Newhall with Rita Hauser leading scoring and Sandra Cooper scoring 30 for Urbana. Newhall boys win 65-25 led by Boddicker 23. Merle Grimm paces Urbana with 12. Winthrop defeats Hazleton 74-37 as Galjlery nit tor 27. Hazleton girls win 52-26 led by Troutman 25 and Decker 15 for Winthrop.

Urbana Newhall Rita Hauser Sandra Cooper Boddicker Merle Grimm Winthrop-Hazleton Winthrop Hazleton Galjlery Tor Meier Troutman Decker

Conroy Triumphs Over Millersburg in Mixed Action

Conroy led with 17 points guiding a 48 36 victory while Boekel scored 15 for Millersburg. Millersburg girls won 61 31 as O Meara totaled 39 and Schedenheim added 12 for Conroy.

Conroy Millersburg Rathjen Boekel O’meara Schedenheim

Hartwick Girls Edge Ladora In 41-39 Thriller

Hartwick girls beat Ladora 41-39 as Walton scores 22 and Tanner 19 for Ladora. Ladora boys win 57-33 with L Davis and B Davis at 10 points each. Voelkel and Craig add nine for Hartwick.

Hartwick Ladora Walton Betty Tanner L. Davis B. Davis Voelkel Craig

Blairs Town Boys and Girls Defeat Atkins in Benton County

Blairs town teams won 73 49 in the boys game and 53 26 in the girls contest. Wayne Becker scored 23 and Linda Young added 25 to pace Blairs town. Jim Happel had 13 for Atkins boys and Krug topped Atkins girls with 16.

Blairstown Benton County Atkins Wayne Becker Linda Young Jim Happel Krug

West Chester split two games with North English

In West Chester Iowa a split occurred as North English won the girls game 39 to 26 while West Chester claimed the boys game 74 to 58. The results show separate outcomes for the two teams in a shared event.

West Chester North English

Waukon Tops Maynard for First Upper Iowa Conf Win

Waukon beat Maynard 59 45 to claim its first Upper Iowa conference victory. Nolt ing and Fish led the winners with 13 points each while Wedemier scored 18 for Maynard. Maynard reserves also won.

Waukon Maynard Nolting Fish Wedemier

Steamboat Rock and Owasa Split Ball Games

Steamboat Rock boys beat Owasa 42 35 while Owasa girls lost 46 40 in a split outcome from the Steamboat Rock Owasa games.

Steamboat Rock Owasa Steamboat Boys The Owasa Girls

Colesburg Boys Top Luana 61 to 51 In UMC Play

Colesburg led Luana 61-51 as Sampson scored 30 points and Keith Mohs added 30 for Colesburg. Luana girls won 55-49 with Pat Walz scoring 27 and Leona Bockenstedt adding 18 for Colesburg.

Luana Colesburg

Alburnett Girls and Boys Triumph Over Buck Creek

Alburnett defeated Buck Creek 74-52 in boys action led by 21 points from Alburnett McGowan and Andrews. Mossberry scored 21 for Buck Creek. The Alburnett girls romped 66-31 with McBurney scoring 29. Moulton led Buck Creek with 17.

Alburnett B. Creek Alburnett McGowan Andrews Buck Creek Mossberry McBurney Moulton

Montezuma girls beat Toledo and boys win title

Montezuma's Ramsey scored 32 points to topple Toledo 57 52 for the girls, while Cheney added 18 as Montezuma captured the boys title with a 61 56 victory.

Montezuma Toledo Ramsey Cheney

Shellsburg girls beat Norway 53 48 in high school game

Shellsburg girls defeated Norway 53 to 48 as Wilt scored 31 and Hoddicker led Norway with 22. The Shellsburg boys followed with a 44 to 39 win as Husted added 16 points. Smylie's 17 paced Norway.

Shellsburg Norway Shellsburg — Wilt Hoddicker Husted Smylie

Dysart Dunkerton edge Dunkerton in girls and boys games

In girls action Dysart edged Dunkerton 62 60 as Delfs scored 22 and Sage r of Dunkerton led with 34. In the boys game Dysart won 73 72 with Bill Clime scoring 16 for Dy sart and Rigdon adding 22 for Dunkerton.

Dysart Dunkerton Delfs Sager Bill Clime Rigdon

Randalia Tops Oran In Close Boys’ Clash 49 44

Randalia driven by Vargeson 27 and Schroeder 18 edged Oran 49 44. Oran’s Heinman 27 led the visitors while their girls beat Randalia 55 44 with Awihelfson 27 points.

Randalia Vargeson Oran Heinman Awihelfson Schroeder

NCAA Denies Saying Oklahoma Cleanest School

The NCAA denies a quote attributing to Walter Byers that Oklahoma athletics are the cleanest we've ever investigated. Byers says no committee member endorses such judgments. The infractions panel will hand its report to the NCAA council for a decision within six weeks.

Kansas City NCAA University of Oklahoma Walter Byers Oklahoma Byers Ncaa Council

Besselink Tops Havana Tourney

Al Besselink of Grossingers New York seized a one stroke lead midway through the Havana Invitational as the $15,000 event reached its third round. His 67 gave him five under par at 36 holes, narrowly ahead of a five man chase including Shelley Mayfield Tommy Bolt Walt Burkemo and others.

Havana al Besselink Grossingers N.Y Besselink Shelley Mayfield Chicopee Mass Tommy Bolt Houston Texas Walt Burkemo Franklin Mich Skip Alexander St. Petersburg Fla Doug Ford Kiamesha Lake

U S Sweeps Davis Cup Final Over Sweden in Brisbane

The U S Davis Cup team completed a 5 0 whitewash of Sweden in the interzone final in Brisbane by sweeping the last two singles matches. Tony Trabert defeated Lennart Bergelin 6 2 6 1 3 6 6 2. Hamilton Richardson substituted for Vic Seixas and beat Sven Davidson in straight sets 6 0 6 3 6 3.

Brisbane Australia Ins Sweden Tony Trabert Lennart Bergelin Trabert Hamilton Richardson Baton Rouge U. S Vic Seixas Sven Davidson

Manhattan Rink Closes Temporarily After Snow

Nevin Nichols of the Playground and Recreation Commission announced Saturday that the Manhattan ice skating rink is closed temporarily. The ice could not support the recent heavy snows.

Manhattan Nevin Nichols The Playground and Recreation Commission Nichols

Pool Resigns As L A Pro Grid Coach

Hamp ton Pool stepped down as Los Angeles Rams head coach claiming it was for the good of the team. The Rams and president Dan Reeves offered no comment as Pete Rozelle announced the resignation after a 35 27 win over Green Bay.

LOS Angeles Hampton Pool Los Angeles ‘Rams Pool Rams Dan Reeves Pete Rozelle Green Bay Packers Johnny Sauer Citadel Charleston S. C

Clinton Swimmer Sets Two National High School Records

Gary Morris of Clinton high school broke two national records in Des Moines on Friday. He swam the 100 yard freestyle in 51.2 seconds and the 120 yard individual medley in 1 minute 10.8 seconds, bettering both marks.

Clinton Roosevelt Des Moines Robert Knox Sagiriaw Mich Ron Gora Chicago Morris Gary Morris Clinton High School

Saturday Theater Time Listings At Local Theaters

Paramount shows Reap the Wild Wind at 1 35, 4 10, 6 45, 9 20 with shorts 1 40, 3 40, 6 15, 8 50. Iowa screens She Wolf at 3 05, 6 25, 9 45 and Atomic Kid at 1 35, 4 55, 18 10. State presents Ricochet Romance 2 10, 4 55, 7 40 and Killer Leop pard at 1, 3 40, 6 25, 9 10. Times shows Three Coins in the Fountain at 2 55, 6 10, 9 30 and No Escape at 1 35, 4 55, 8 10. Palace has Carnival Story 2 25, 5 30, 8 35 and Wild One at 1, 4, 7 05, 10 05. Marion lists Black Dakotas 2, 4 40, 7 15 and Boogie's Bump at 13 30, 6 05, 8 50.

Paramount Iowa Leoppard Marion Dakotas

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