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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1963
Page
4
Gazette reports a dominant Coe defense and home court edge helped the Kohawks crush Knox 86 71 Friday night, breaking Knox from a shared third place in the Midwest conference standings. The game featured hustle and sharp shooting to pull away in the second half.
In Appleton Wisconsin Cornell defeated Lawrence 78 68 extending its Midwest conference record to 8 2 and tying for first with Ripon which beat Grinnell 70 68 Cornell led by 23 points before Lawrence closed to within 11 in the final minutes Fred Flom led Lawrence with 21 points Rick Tomek scored 20 for Cornell Lawrence now holds a 4 6 conference mark
Duane Josephson scored 27 points as State College of Iowa beat Augustana 68-64 in the North Central league game. Knox defeated Coe by 25 in Knox last December. Coe later edged back with Witte and Sampson keying a comeback and foul-free zone defense.
Washington wrestlers claim their fourth conference meet of the year topping Clinton 28 16 in the Wash gym on Friday night. Bleakley Kohl and Hoffman had pins for the Warriors with several other close decisions and forfeits shaping the match.
West Union High School wrestling team defeated Waukon 34-8 Friday night aided by four pins. The reserve match also went to West Union by 27-13 with Osmuneson and Beeley among the noted performers.
Dubuque University held off a late surge by Upper Iowa to win 64-63 in an Iowa conference basketball game. Dubuque led 29-27 at halftime and 64-59 with under a minute left before Gazaway scored twice for Upper Iowa, but the home defense held on.
Kevin Kinney of Eisenhower and Mike Gorman of Immaculate Conception won playground and recreation commission cage skills contests at their schools with 85 points each. Gorman won a shootoff with Richard Miller at S.C. while Tom Overly placed third with 70 points. Ronald Rafferty took second at Eisenhower in a shootoff with Mark Merritt after both posted 75 points.
Linn-Mar roared to a 60-38 victory over Troy Mills in Allac conference action. Rich Morrison led with 19 points and 23 rebounds, a Linn-Mar single game record, while Dale Lassen added 19 points and 10 rebounds. The Lions opened 8-0, led 28-18 at halftime, and extended to 50-22 before using their bench in the final quarter. Freshman Doug Lisle led the reserves with 15 points.
In Mt. Vernon Cornell University edged Cornell College 15 to 11 in a tight wrestling meet Friday night. Jim Gass of the Rams earned the lone pin at 5 29, while Joe Bruchae of Cornell U. won the heavyweight bout 3 2. Others listed include Neal Orr and Dick Santee in various decisions as CU dominated multiple weights.
Mac's Tavern captured its 11th consecutive win by defeating Palo-Shellsburg 106 to 41 on Thursday. The decisive performance featured strong offense and stifling defense to widen the Iowan league lead.
East Brown 73 Harvard 72 Yale 74 Dartmouth 72. Seton Hall 80 Catholic U 75. Virginia Tech 77 UMI 66. Stetson 66 Miami 64. Davidson 95 Richmond 73. Maryland 68 George Washington 67. Augustana 51 Illinois 50. Washington 49 Stanford 48 Oregon 60 California 55. Washington State 66 Idaho 57. Oregon State 60 Seattle 60 Wyoming 87 Denver 72. San Francisco 64 Portland 52. UCLA 77 Southern California 65 Colorado State University 100 Montana State 83. Knox 71 Cornell 78 Lawrence 68 Ripon 70 Grinnell 68 Beloit 81 Monmouth 71 Luther 71 William Penn 68 Dubuque 64 Upper Iowa 63 Iowa Wesleyan 63 Simpson 47 Parsons 79 Buena Vista 7 Central 68 Wartburg 54 North Central 68 Augustana South Dakota 83 North Dakota 56 Morningside 77 North Dakota State 64 Iowa Colleges Missouri Valley 64 Graceland 62 Concordia 93 Westmar 84 Winona State 78 Loras 70 Midland 88 Northwestern 73 St Ambrose 66 Quincy 56. College wrestling Knox 32 Coe 5 Cornell U 15 Cornell College 1 Grinnell 21 Monmouth 14
Eldridge Prairie defeated North Scott 58 to 49 on Friday. A 10-2 run in the second half broke a 32-28 edge as Prairie pulled away behind Bob Shebetka 16 points Ron Nove 14 and Jess Schulte 15. Prairie defense held North Scott to 24 percent shooting.
Saturday lineup features Iowa teams across basketball wrestling fencing and swimming. Notable events include Iowa vs Loyola Chicago at Chicago Stadium, Michigan State at Iowa 1 pm, Luther vs Central, Iowa State at Kansas, and multiple wrestling matches against Coe Simpson Upper Iowa and SCI opponents.
Davenport Central rallied in the final period to beat Cedar Rapids Washington 58 56 in the Mississippi Valley Conference. Larry Rathje hit the winning 15 foot jumper with 24 seconds left as Jim Hester added a late free throw. Dunlap led Central with 20 points.
Marion Indians rolled to a 77-57 win over Manchester to improve to 5-5 in Wamac conference play. Bob Hoglund scored 27 points with 15 in the first half and 12 in the second. Ken Backsen added 13 and key rebounds as Don Wachal, Jim Spear, John McKean, and Duane Schultz each contributed seven.
Jack Nicklaus shot 67 amid a sandstorm to lead the Palm Springs Golf Classic by five strokes after 54 holes. Johnny Pott sits at 207, with Bob Shave Jr. at 208 and Gary Player, Al Geiberger, and Gardner Dickinson at 209. Weather hampered scoring, but Nicklaus remained composed while other big names faltered.
East Moline used stubborn man to man defense to blunt Jefferson J Hawks. Ron Owens led East Moline with 19 points while Mike Ligino added 15 and Jim Moore 14 as East Moline improved to 10-2 in the league and 13 of 15 overall. Jefferson student athletes Al Jenkins 12 and Tom Knutson 10 led their side in scoring as the J Hawks fell to 4-8 in conference play, tying Washington for eighth in the Valley.
Davenport Washington sophomores defeated Central 52 41 as Jim Carrithers and John Dvorak each scored 14 points to lead the victors. The rally by Central fell short late in the game.
Williamsburg swept Prairie 24 13 as most matches ended in decisions and pins. John Tilton and Chris Chrissman earned Prairie pins while John Carson secured the lone Prairie victory in a 4 2 decision.
The Associated Press reports on boxing results featuring Hiroyuki Ebinara and Vic Campos in Tokyo with close scores, Don Johnson beating Danny Kid in Angeles, and Jorge Salazar defeating Chico Lopez in Oakland.
Luther defeated William Penn 71 68 in an Iowa conference game. Dave Grove scored 18 points and Lon Hyland 14 to offset Penn star Ted Burson who poured in 33. Luther led 38 28 at halftime before Penn rallied to threaten late.
Knox dominated Coe in a 32 5 victory as the Siwash wrestlers won multiple bouts despite Ron Thompson of Coe taking a forfeit at 123 pounds. Knox earned wins in six other weight classes including decisions by Walt Bohan Ban Shriver Mike Leighton Glen Dallman Steve Reynolds and Ed May with several forfeit outcomes.
The card lists multiple pro basketball scores with teams including Los Angeles, Detroit, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Syracuse, Boston, and Chicago. Final tallies show varying margins with Los Angeles 119 to Detroit 109 and San Francisco 133 to Cincinnati 126.
The East Moline sophomores defeated Jeff 64 to 47 with Mest scoring 15 points. Miller led the J-Hawks with 10 points.
Maquoketa wrestling defeated Marion 27 to 12 on Friday. Marion’s only wins came from heavyweight George Neff and 165-pound Joe Handley. The reserve match ended 18-16 with Warner and King tied 2-2, plus several decisive bouts including Kumpf and Brandt in Maquoketa victories.
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