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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1955

Page

11

Iowa sectional hoops spark weekend state chase

Eastern Iowa basketball fans brace for the boys state tournament with Marion hosting a key class A clash against Immaculate Conception Cedar Rapids as McKinley Cedar Rapids looms in the Tuesday feature. Other matchups include St Patricks vs St Wenceslaus in Cedar Rapids and Van Horne vs Keystone in the Benton county tourney, highlighting rivalries across class A and class B brackets at sites from Monticello to Vinton and beyond.

Jack Ogden Iowa Eastern Iowa Marion Immaculate Conception Cedar Rapids McKinley S. C St. Patricks Wilson Franklin and Roosevelt St. Wenceslaus Red Hawks Viola Alburnett van Horne Keystone Benton County Vinton Belle Plaine Winton Aurora Winthrop Buchanan County St. Martin’s of Cascade Sacred Heart of Independence Oelwein Postville Upper Iowa Anamosa Wapsie Jones County Olin Monticello Dinsdale Hudson LaPorte City

Sectional Boys Basketball Pairings Across Multiple Cities

Detroit Lions reach terms with halfback Bill Stits after report of a move to Canadian football. The notes list numerous Monday through Saturday game pairings across towns such as Walford Amana Cosgrove Cresco Decorah Fayette and more, detailing dates, times, and matchups for boys basketball tournaments and finals.

Detroit Bill Stits Detroit Lions

Friday Results Prep Basketball in Benton County and Iowa

A crowded slate shows A Ke y Keystone over Garrison 58 to 33 with 38 to 19 in the rematch. Dundee defeats Vale 76 to 32 while Clinton snaps Franklin 70 to 44 in Mississippi Valley play. Pro basketball features Boston over Syracuse 114 to 107 and Philadelphia 101.

Benton County Keystone Garrison Linn County Strawberry Alburnett Save Trawbetry Dubuqne Town City North Iowa Cedar Jesup Eldora C. F Ackley Reinbeck Grundy Center LaPorte City Iowa Br—Decorah Cedar Falls Decorah Toledo Brooklyn Sigourney Upper Iowa Elkader Monona Sumner Tripoli Postville West Union Upper Mississippi Arlington Edgewood Br—Edgewood B—Elkader

Iowans Gain In Northwest Tennis Meet

Cedar Rapids star Larry Halpin and Iowa City’s Bill Voxman reached the Northwest indoor junior singles semifinals in Minneapolis. Halpin advanced with a bye then beat Moorhead and Golsom, while Voxman defeated Opstad and Baxter to join him. Other Iowa players, including Bill Ball and the Andrews brothers, won second round matches as Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and Iowa U. performers compete.

The Gazette Minneapolis Larry Halipin Cedar Rapids Bill ‘Voxman Iowa City Halpin Mike Moorhead Bruce’ Goes Son Voxman Chris Opstad Ron Baxter Bill Ball Ed Strubler Brothers Art Jamie Andrews Iowa U Gene Nadig Bob Ogeson Gary Anderson Dale Bjurstrom John Howell Dick Hood Charles Bailin University of Iowa Isewack Vincent Wisconsin Oneoe ‘Atwater St Paul Bollinger Ed Stru Andrews See City T. Adams Ntinne Inneapolis Dickernie “Griefson Nadig Hank Norton Trom Phiilips Minnesota U Biurrom Pagrgne Mike Albury Minneapolisr Erling Jensen Ames Bob Logan Buck Shane Brookin Gene Middlebrook Des Moines Don Middlebrook Guy’ Stoddard T. Us Bill Foxxman Town Chris Opstad Larry Halpin John Stoy Waterloo Bob Kaltser St. Paul

Coe Wrestlers Bow to Wartburg in Wisconsin Match

Special to The Gazette Waverly Coe College Kohawks drop a 24 8 decision to Wartburg. John Rosenberg loses at 177 to Brandt 6 0. Dave Layman secures Coe s only fall at 137 defeating Meyer 8 36. Forfeit at 167 due to Phil DeWees arm injury. Other results include 123 Hughes dec Brown 1 0 and 157 Aregus dec Copperwell 1 57. Heavyweight Glidewell of Wartburg defeats Dahlberg 7 4.

Waverly Coe John Rosenberg Kohawk Wartburg Rosenberg Brandt Dave Layman Meyer Phil DeWees Marion Hughes Brown Pussbanen Raymon Wae Belew Aregus Copperwell Defaul Piramrends Onn Rosenber Glidewell Dahlberg

Prep Swimmer Sets U S High School Record in 220-Yard Free

Gary Morris of Clinton high schools topped the national and prep marks in the 220 yard freestyle on a 20 yard course, clocking 2:05.7 to beat Bob McKevitt of Iowa State and his own previous prep record of 2:08. The world record is reported around 2:05.5 by John Marshall of Australia.

the Gazette Iowa City Gary Morris Clinton High Schools United States Morris U. S Bob McKevitt Iowa State John Marshall Australia

Grinnell Blasts McKinley 67 39 in Second Period

Grinnell High School overwhelmed McKinley of Cedar Rapids 67 to 39 Saturday night. The Golden Bears led 14 13 after one period, then outscored McKinley 24 to 8 in the second quarter to seal the win. Frank Becicka led McKinley with 12 points, while Grinnell had 10 players score.

The Gazette Grinnell Grinnell High School McKinley Cedar Rapids Golden Bears

Olson to Fight Mueller or Giardello in Milwaukee

Promoter Phil Valley said a bout between Joey Giardello and Peter Mueller would lead to a title bout with Middleweight champion Bobo Olson. A $100,000 guarantee was sent to Olson’s manager Sid Flaherty for the planned title fight, with tentative dates set around March 1 for Giardello Mueller and July 11 for Olson vs winner. The venue would be Milwaukee Arena, pending county approval.

Milwaukee Phil Valley Joey Giardello Peter Mueller Bobo Olson Valley Sid Flaherty Olson Milwaukee County Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee Braves Braves Cincinnati

Santee and Dwyer clash. disqualification tops incident report

Officials disqualify Dwyer for edging in on Santee after a pole vault clash while Santee remains clear amid crowd jeers. Dwyer disputes the call, claiming he had space and that Santee grabbed his shoulder as Fred tried to cut in.

Santee Dwyer Fred Nielsen

Wilson Mat Team Ties Clinton 17-17 in wrestling duel

Wilson high school and Clinton battled to a 17-17 tie in a seesaw wrestling meet. Key bouts included Tom Vogel’s 3-0 win for Wilson at 165 and earlier victories by Dave Waldron at 95 and Anton Zacek at 120. The Zacek brothers remained undefeated in duals as Clinton captured 133 and 138 after Wilson led late.

Wilson High School Clinton Dave Walderon Wilson Anton Zacek Ramblers Eldon Zacek Brothers Gary Roloff Bob Martin Herb Christienson Voge Poanee Ere Waldron Ken Wa Ison Et “Harden Jim Cane Nitie Mervin Fletcher Glen Te Mio Anton Zacek Bob Grossmill Eldon Zacek Dan Hart Merle Stettmyer Wayne Oliver Tim At Chuck van Vanouray Saary “Rolott Swords Bruce Bird Jack Anderson Vwt Tom Vogel Jim Stolley

LSU Fires Gus Tinsley as Coach and Bids Farewell to Heard

Baton Rouge Louisiana State University fired head football coach Gaynell Gus Tinsley and announced the retirement of athletic director T P Heard. The unanimous LSU board action leaves two years left on Tinsley's contract with severance pay and Heard seeking a year of leave at full pay before retirement at one third pay. No successors named.

Baton Rouge, la Louisiana State Gaynell Gus” Tinsley T. P. Heard LSU Board of Supervisors Tinsley Heard

Indoor tennis field announced for nationals with top players

New York AP reports the United States Lawn Tennis Association announced entries for the national indoor championships. Ham Richardson and Art Larsen are among the entrants along with the four top ranked players, ensuring a strong field for the tournament.

New York Ham Richardson Art Larsen U.S. Lawn Tennis Association

Three Way Tie In Phoenix Open Golf Showdown

Ex sailor Gene Littler and Jay Hebert joined Johnny Palmer to form a three way tie after 54 holes of the Phoenix Open. Hebert surged with six birdies including long putts of 30 and 60 feet to reach the lead before the final round.

Phoenix Ariz Gene Littler Jay Hebert Johnny Palmer Hebert Johnny Falmer Feceet Si Teveeseorgees Cary Holdiecott Ed Fur Ie Jerry Barber Leo Bissett Ai Jack Harden Eter Thomson Burkemoeee -Ti Sit Boninger Gardner Dickinson

Iowa Matmen Beat Wildcats in Big Wrestling Meet

Iowa wins its sixth of eight, 27-3 over Northwestern at Iowa City. Terry McCann earns his seventh straight win at 123 pounds with a 5-0 decision. John Winder pins Remies in 5 51, Ken Lever stays undefeated since opening loss, Kraft earns Northwestern’s only win 3-1.

the Gazette Iowa City Iowa Northwestern Terry McCann Donald Duck Ken Lever Hawks John Winder Jerry Remies Ken Kraft Eldon Hasley Cedar Rapids Kraft Dick Going Bob Christensen Bill John McShane Je Ayeere Salmon Deault Ken Dee Harlan Jenkinson Ted Struve Jerry ‘Remies

Puckett Enrolls At Small School

Owensboro Kentucky. Linville Puckett and Billy Bibb former Kentucky players enrolled Saturday at Kentucky Wesleyan. They plan to transfer scholastic records to Wesleyan to play in Monday night’s game with Bellarmine. Puckett quit the Kentucky team after criticizing overemphasis on basketball. Bibb said he left for limited playing time.

Owensboro Linville Puckett Billy Bibb University of Kentucky Kentucky Wesleyan Lexington Wesleyan Bellarmine Colleges Louisville Puckett Kentucky Bibb

31,000 Will Vie in Bowling Congress Meet

Officials announced that more than 31,000 men will compete for about 435000 in prizes at the 52nd American Bowling Congress tournament set for March 26 through June 5 in Fort Wayne Indiana. ABC Secretary Frank Baker said the prize money ranks as the third largest in history.

Fort Wayne, Ind INS Fort Wayne Ind ABC Frank Baker

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