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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1966
Page
9
Regis high school struggled on the road, dropping 91 86 to Wahlert as Wahlert shot 69 percent in the second half. Bus problems and freezing conditions delayed Regis and cooled their comeback in a tense Mississippi Valley clash.
Canada's Bill Crothers asserts he runs just fast enough to win as he claims an eighth straight Boston Garden victory. He clocks 2 09.9 in the 1000 yard to beat Leps and Urbina, then anchors Fast York to a sprint relay win in 47.1 for the quarter mile, the fastest by a relay in Boston history.
Aquin leads both divisions of the Eastern Iowa conference with 8-0 records. The Aquin A and Aquin B squads share the top spots, while Ryan St. Pat's trails the B standings by half a game.
Nordmans Jewel ers defeated Marion D X 103 to 85 Monday night in Marion Y men s league play. Len Stewarts 28 led scoring with Lotus Schwartz Jerry Cox Gary Cooper and Augie Kray each adding 27. Other games saw Price Electric edge McGowan Realtors 85 84 and Town House over Pizza Pete s 93 79.
Grinnell College star Jeff Frantz scored 25 points to raise his career total to 1,115, surpassing the previous Grinnell record of 1,103. The Aurora Ill. senior hit the record early in the second half and added 10 more as the Pioneers beat Augustana 79 77. Frantz already held multiple school marks including season points 509 and season average 23.1.
Former world champion Stan Benham of Missoula says Lake Placid New York has submitted a bid to stage the 1967 world bobsledding championship. Placid last hosted the event in 1961 and boasts the hemisphere's only ice chute.
Muscatine junior varsity upset Washington 62 to 50 at Wash gym. Johnston led Muskies with 20 points while Smith led Washington with 16. Washington scorers included Smith 14 Wingfield 10 Dunnick 5 Hill 8 Rogers 4 Simms 4.
Bowie Maryland AP reports workers fought to reopen Bowie race course after a blizzard and fire ravaged Blueberry Hills barns. Approximately 43 horses perished, 140 were recaptured, with losses around 250000 in buildings and 270000 in horses. Prevention and recovery efforts continue as winds thaw and snowdrifts hinder access. General Manager Jack Loome remains optimistic, calling it nature and promising racing will resume.
Berkeley report says the United States holds high hopes for world titles at Davos after the 1965 U S championships. Scott Ethan Allen, 17, wins the senior men’s division and regains the U S title while Alain Calmat retires.
AP small college report shows teams with games last week. Southern Illinois 11-3 beat Ball State 63-50. Grambling 14-2 beat Prairie View and North Dakota but lost to State College at Iowa 69-61. Youngstown 13-1 won three games. Northern Michigan 9-2 defeated Minnesota Duluth 105-46. Evansville 9-7 beat BePauw 95-93. Baldwin Wallace 66-85 loss. Muskingum 73-72. Cheyney State 15-0 unbeaten in play. Central State Ohio 10-3 lost to Gannon 73-59. Valparaiso 14-3 beat Ball State 74 and St Joseph's 72-65.
Iowa college results and prep basketball scores compiled with many schools and teams listed. Notable games include Alabama 62 Vanderbilt 68 and Mississippi State 76 Florida 68, plus Texas A M 112 Oklahoma State 467.
Chicago Cubs sign 18 year old catcher John Dudek from Tuley High School as their top free agent pick. Dudek will be assigned to Quin cy in the Midwest League with an undisclosed signing bonus.
Dennis Usher takes first with 80 points at Immaculate Conception after a playoff win over Ed Donahue who tied for second. Len Kolar finishes third with 75 points in the Monday event.
USC athletic director Jess Hill warned that a severe Viet Nam draft could deplete rosters and force freshmen to play on varsity teams. He noted some students are already reclassified but stated the program had not yet felt the impact and that draft board guidelines could trigger such a move.
Coe College wrestlers prepare for a first ever dual with Cornell University in the Coe fieldhouse on Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Coe fields a 16 2 squad led by senior Dick Imhof and junior George Dyche with sophomores Scott Simpson and Mike Wilson. Cornell has long dominated the Midwest conference and follows the meet with trips to Beloit for a Carleton and St Olaf double.
Iowa State athletics director Gordon H. Chalmers announced the Colorado State game will move from Thanksgiving to November 2 to attract a larger Saturday crowd. The contest remains at Fort Collins Colorado. The 1966 slate opens September 17 at Wisconsin and includes trips to Oklahoma Kansas Arizona and Colorado with a November 26 home date.
Ithaca New York AP reports Jack Musick age 40 was named new head football coach at Cornell University. He comes from Dartmouth College where he was line coach for the undefeated Ivy champions, succeeding Tom Harp who left for Duke after five years with the Big Red.
Tom Keele a 32 year old University of Puget Sound assistant coach was appointed football line coach at San Jose State College effective next Monday Keele joined the UPS staff last September as head grid aid freshman basketball and head golf coach and also taught in the physical education program
Iowa State outlasted Oklahoma to win a hard fought game. Don Sidle led OU with 25 points while John McGonigle and Raul Duarte tallied 19 and 18 for the Cyclones. A late surge by OU included a 10 foot shot by Sidle but Cyclones answered with Flem ing and Tubbs to seal the win.
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