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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1961
Page
3
Marion tops Independence 29 28 in a struggle marked by cold shooting on both sides. Coach Les Hipple lamented missed opportunities as Marion secures an undisputed Wamac conference lead with Tipton Maquoketa results guiding the race.
San Francisco and headline figures show the Giants hold the most National League pennants since 1900 at fifteen. The Dodgers trail in second with one dozen fewer, while the Cubs rank third with ten and the Cardinals fourth with nine.
Andy MacDonald Iowa backfield coach will headline the Chamber of Commerce banquet honoring city lettermen from three football squads. Dinner at 5 45 p m precedes the Harlem Globetrotters game at Regis gym at 8 p m Bud Rainbow Tom Good and Ted Lawrence to intro their staffs and lettermen Washington finished 2nd Jeff 3rd Regis 10th in the final UPI Iowa high school poll MacDonald moved to Iowa this season after coaching at Northern high Flint Michigan He was a Little All America quarterback at Central Michigan.
Lone Tree defeated Riverside 61 49 in one game and 64 52 in another. Other scores include Wat Columbus 66 Dub Wah lert 58 and S Central 61 LeMars 51 with various local teams posting wins across the schedule.
Bobby Milton captain and assistant coach of the Harlem Globetrotters leads the team in Regis gym Tuesday at 8 p.m. as the Globetrotters face the Hawaiian Surf Riders. Milton, Abe Saperstein’s second in command, has steered the squad during Abe’s overseas scouting and travel.
Eastern Iowa prep boys basketball page lists Friday games including Moline at Clinton, East Moline at Wash, Dubuque at Clinton, Iowa City at Rock Island Day, and West at CR Wash. Also notes Tuesday Wednesday Monday and Thursday show many matchups across Guttenberg Garnavillo Dysart Reinbeck and surrounding towns with various boys and girls contests.
In a scattered meet recap, Prairie and North Scott show mixed results with multiple girls and boys contests listed. Matchups include Muscatine Hayes facing Watertown Columbus O'Brig? and Center Point against Walker with several other pairings noted.
Fragmentary notes show multiple boys basketball matchups across Iowa towns including Charles City Decorah New Hampton Cres Cres GAMES TU and Turkey Valley at Cresee Oelwein at New Hampton and Waverly with unclear outcomes and teams.
G Nevads list teams at Eldor venues Pitay Grandy Center Ack Traer SCI Hich desne Eldora West Central Porte Reinbeck in a cluster of matchups without clear results or dates.
Fragmented listing shows Catholic parishes and churches in Northeast Iowa with upcoming games and matchups. Mentions St. G, St. Pat's, Creseo, Caledonia, Lansing, Lansing Loretta, Ames Tuesday, Thursday games, and towns like Fairbank and ND.
The county schedule lists West Liberty at Springville and Grandview at Durant with multiple matchups in the area. Other listed games include West Branch against Mt. Vernon and La Porte City, plus Ackley and Sumner at Pardee, and West Union hosting Odiwein.
Fragmentary notes show matches between Vinton and Manchester with events listed at Anamosa Independence and related nearby towns. The text hints at a series of bouts including Marion S and others in a regional wrestling lineup.
Fragments show Friday games with Iowa Valley at Mid Prairie and Montezuma at Eddyville. Other lines mention Toledo Belle Plaine Williamsburg and Brooklyn, plus Pine Valley notes and AME references.
A noted basketball figure from Indiana joins the Globetrotters following a storied run at Fort Wayne Central high school and Anderson college. His career was briefly paused by military service, yet he remained identified with the game, including a top record representing Fort Gordon in Georgia.
Loyola University New Orleans basketball coach Bill Gardiner brings back three lettermen for the upcoming season. Seniors Darryl Tschirn and Bobby Weber and junior John Cha vanne lead the squad, anchoring experience for the Lions.
Hoff and his wife from Cedar Rapids were in town for the holidays as Hoff blamed three concussions in two days on poor equipment. He says he ordered new gear after meeting with athletic director Dr. Glen R. Gerdes, who denies authorizing the purchase. Gerdes has submitted his resignation.
Dave Ragan of Sun City and Mickey Wright of Dallas won the $25,000 Scotch Mixed Foursome at Harder Hall Sebring Fla. With a final 272 total they led by seven strokes over runners up Sam Snead and Patty Berg.
Syracuse defeated Miami 15 to 14 in a tense Liberty Bowl game disrupted by poor weather. Ambrose Dudley, head of the bowl association, warned the event could end if finances do not improve and urged business support to sustain the game in Philadelphia or move it to another venue.
Saturday results feature Boston beating St. Louis 130 113 and Syracuse 128 128 Los Angeles 112. Sunday show Boston 117 New York 109 Kansas City 187 San Francisco 11 Hawaii 16 and Chicago 96. Baseball standings include Cleveland Pittsburgh Washington Chicago San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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