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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1973

Page

3

Bowling Highlights and Scores From Marion Lanes Meet

Bowling highlights from Jubilee and Marion Bowls lanes feature Stephenson hitting 680 and 598 by Tully Wise, with Frank Walsh 258 and 9 straight strikes. The Commercial League shows 32 200s and six 600s, led by Kephart and Mueller. Junior girls prep for state tournament ceremonies at Jubilee lanes with high scores from Wise and others.

Stephenson Tully Wise Ark Stephenson Jim Grahlman Frank Walsh Lloyd Wilkinson Pepmeyver Larry Kephart Craig Mueller Marv Donaldson Nadine Griffin Pat Vasey Jubilee Jones Flo Schornhortst Kathy Seibert Gwen Sawyer Mildren Haltom Dwayne Myres Dick Scott Illy Jubilee Legion Lanes Jim. Srahiman Lucky Lies Shaheens Ween Twa TV Raring Thomas Vi Boegel Geyer Jubilee Lanes GMAC Terry O’connell Bob Segriff E&s Electric McNeal Tool Co Dean Winterond Yet Prepmensen Marion Bow D & F Rollin Stones Ruth Hargrave Marion Cashway Sun Up Linda Campbell Donna Segninger the Real King Bi Janes Flo Schornhorst Gal Crotty Ebeling Carl Kahler Joe Nortmann Boilermakers Lancer Lanes Marv Millman Lucky Trophies Linda Aischwitzi Eds Sinclair

Frisch Injured After Car Crash in Maryland

Frankie Frisch known as the Fordham Flash was hospitalized in serious condition after a Thursday auto accident on Interstate 95 in northeastern Maryland. Police said the 76 year old Frisch suffered multiple fractures and cuts. he lives in Bradford, Rhode Island.

Elkton

Swim Breakfast Fundraiser For Cedar Rapids Swim Club

The Cedar Rapids YMCA Swim Club hosts a pancake and sausage breakfast Sunday in the Keen Teen rooms at the Central branch. Tickets at the door are $1, serving 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Funds support Cedar Rapids youths to cover costs for the national YMCA swimming and diving championships in Ft Lauderdale. The boys team, fifth nationally last year, and the girls team are highlighted as Cedar Rapids’ strongest entry.

Cedar Rapids Ymca Swim Club Central Branch Ymca Chet Casali Central Branch Cedar Rapids Ft. Lauderdale Fla YMCA Casali

Indian Hills Tops Drake Jayvee 100-96

Centerville AP Randy Henry scored 34 points to fuel Indian Hills in a 100-96 victory over Drake Jayvees. Wayne Hetzler grabbed 23 rebounds while Henry shot 16 of 20, the top field goal percentage in the Iowa Junior College Conference at .628. Drake was led by Roger Jacobsen with 22 of 35 attempts in the second half, erasing a 58-40 halftime deficit. Greg Seyler added 16 for Drake.

Centerville Randy Henry Indian Hills Drake Wayne Hetzler Henry Iowa

Cedar Rapids racer Irv Janey Joins Hall of Fame

Irv Janey of Cedar Rapids has been elected to the S K Tools mechanics Hall of Fame after winning the IMCA stock car championship in 1972. He will be honored with other circuit winners at the S K banquet on Tuesday March 6 at the Sands hotel in Las Vegas with an all expense paid trip, a $500 cash prize, a $200 S K tools set, and a trophy.

Irv Janey Cedar Rapids S K Tools Mechanics Janey IMCA Sands Hotel Las Vegas S-K Tools

Penick and Cryovac Lead Tight Industrial League Wins

In Roosevelt junior high action Penick Cryovac and Ford posted narrow victories. Key scorers included Tackaberry for Penick Ford and Langhurst for Cryovac, with other listed players contributing in a high scoring industrial league night.

Post Office Cryovac Penick Ford Roosevelt Junior High School Christenson Gas- Kita Johnson McFadden Jones Jackson Iowa National Murray Pisarekil Donnelly Wessel Breika Donahue Shannon

Mt Mercy College girls basketball team tops in class work

The Mt Mercy College women’s club team, 4-6, features standout students. Five of 12 members posted over 3.0 GPA in the 1972 fall term, with Mary Van Hamme and Alice Van Hamme of Victor and Debra Stuhr of Webster City earning 4.0. Martin Ball of Springville had 3.5 and Marjory White of Keokuk 3.2. The team’s average rose to 2.835.

Mt. Mercy College Mary- van Hamme Alice van Hamme Victor Debra Stuhr Webster City Martin Ball Springville Marjory White Keokuk

IOC Rebuffs U S Appeal On Munich Basketball Final

The IOC executive board rejects U S bid to overturn the 51 50 Munich final loss to the Soviet Union. Clifford H Buck Denver outgoing U S Olympic chief says 20 pages in Spanish French English were presented over two hours on February 5. Board says no jurisdiction citing technical matter and suggests pursuing with FIBA. Buck vows to continue, noting possible international court options but expressing doubt they help.

Colorado Springs Colo International Olympic Committee United States Munich Soviet Union Clifford H. Buck Denver U.S Olympic Committee IOC Buck International Basketball ‘Federation FIBA

Colts' Miller To Redskins

Baltimore defensive captain Fred Miller, 32, was traded to the Washington Redskins for an undisclosed draft choice. Miller was the eighth player dealt by Colts GM Joe Thomas since January 22.

Baltimore Fred Miller Baltimore Colts Washington Redskins Today Miller Joe Thomas

Nichols U.S. Mat Coach Named for World University Games

Iowa State Coach Harold Nichols was named freestyle wrestling coach for the United States team at the world university games in Moscow August 15 to 25. He was chosen from 23 nominees by the U.S. Collegiate Sports Council, with trials set for Minneapolis July 13 to 15. This marks the first inclusion of wrestling in the University games.

Joens Brothers, Express Clubs win in Jane Boyd tourney

In Thursday night action Joens Brothers edged Betty's 73 to 72 while Iowa Steel Express defeated Skogman 88 to 72. Next up Joens faces Iowa Steel Express winner in a 8 p.m. Thursday game and Skogman meets the loser at 6:30 p.m. with the 6:30 winner advancing to meet the 8 p.m. victor.

Joens Brothers Betty’s Iowa Steel Express Skogman Jane Boyd Iowa Steel and Iron Becker Roup- Bessesgeferry Chehak

Bartlett Girls Rally Halts Clear Creek Eleven

In a disjointed girls basketball card, Benton led Clear Creek by three with standout totals from Karen Walter and Joleen Pieper. A separate Des Moines area score shows LaPorte City Triumphs as Mollapne and Delores I Sostal lead with double digit points.

Clear Creek Three Benton Karen Walter Parp Man Joleen Pieper Sue Wheeler Lear Creek Patty Stockman Deb Kanier Mary Jo Collins

UNI Matmen Down Oregon

Northern Iowa earned a 28 11 wrestling win over Oregon by taking eight of ten matches. UNI improves to 9 4 1 on the season and sits sixth in the college division with multiple decisive bouts including Fox pinning Scott and Omvig defeating Ermini.

Cedar Falls Iowa Oregon UNI Eneeh Mainix UPI Ric Will Vite Ave Nicol Ron Catarin Dave Luke Jim Miller Ken Snyder Dean Dixon Mark Fox

Deadline Saturday For Cedar Rapids Y Handball Tourney

Entry closes Saturday for the Cedar Rapids doubles handball event open to all, with three skill classes at the Central branch YMCA starting Monday Feb 12. Trophies awarded for first and second in each bracket. Fees are 5 dollars for Central Y members and 8 dollars for non members. The state YMCA doubles tournament follows Feb 23-24 at the Central branch.

Cedar Rapids Central Branch Ymca Central Y Central Branch

McSweeney Leads Cleveland Shooting Victory at Cleveland School

Tim McSweeney scored 155 points to lead the recreation commission goal shooting competition at Cleveland school on Thursday. Jon Meyer finished second with 120 and Jeff King third with 115.

Tim McSweeney Recreation Commission Cleveland Jon Meyer Jeff King

Sigourney wins sectional in class AA wrestling meet

In Williamsburg Sigourney claimed team honors with 85 percent of points and advanced seven wrestlers to district. Mt. Vernon and Williamsburg advanced seven and five. Mt. Vernon finished second with 79, Williamsburg third with 62. Finals coverage includes 98 to 185 pound matches with multiple decisions and pins.

Williamsburg Sigourney Allen Schwarzing Dave Ohlfest Mount Vernon Mt. Vernon

Jesup Claims S Tama Crown In AA Wrestling Meet

Jesup won the class AA state wrestling title with 72 points, edging South Tama by 11 points as eight Jesup grapplers advanced to districts. South Tama, Vinton, and Independence each qualified four, while North Tama and Benton Community sent two apiece.

TRAER Jesup South Tama Rich Wedmore Indee Ed Henderson Wedmore Vinton Independence Northama Benton Community John Wagner Dave Schuelka

Turkey Valley Wrestlers Earn Six Advancements at Sectional

At the class AA sectional in Decorah New Hampton leads with six advancing wrestlers under undefeated state champ Tom Ball. Turkey Valley follows with six, Osage five, St. Ansgar four, and Decorah three. Names appear including Larry Bergman and Bruce Olson as they edge into finals and cons.

NEW Hampton Tom Ball Turkey Valley Osage St. Ansgar Decorah Larry Bergman

Lisbon Wins Class A Sectional Title in Wrestling

Solon Lisbon cruised to a class A sectional team title with 103 points, Durant finished second with 65, and Solon placed third sending four grapplers to districts. Durant heavyweight Mike Furne opened state-title bid with an 11-3 finals win while multiple bouts and pins followed in the finals at the event.

Solon Lisbon Durant Mike Furne

Postville Sends Six to District in Wrestling

Postville defeated Starmont 62-6 to close the AA sectional wrestling tournament. Postville claimed four individual titles and advanced six wrestlers. Starmont had one champion and four runners up. Final results list multiple weight-class bouts with decisive and close wins for Postville and surrounding athletes.

Strawberry Point Postville Starmont Stormont

Kennedy hosts district girls volleyball tournament in Iowa

The Gils Athletic Union district volleyball tournament will be held at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. Kennedy is the only Cedar Rapids team entered. the other six are Iowa City, Iowa City West, Mt. Vernon, Newton, English Valleys, and Lincoln of Mechanicsville Stanwood. Play opens at 9 a.m. with the final at 1 p.m.

Iowa Gils Athletic Union Kennedy High Kennedy Cedar Rapids Iowa City Iowa City West Mt. Vernon Newton English Valleys Lincoln Mechanicsville-Stanwood

Pexa Joins Missouri Varsity for Iowa State Clash

C R Tiger Ron Pexa, a 6-6 freshman and former all stater at Cedar Rapids Washing ton, leads Missouri juniors with 15.6 points and 11.4 rebounds per game. Coach Norm Stewart promoted him to the varsity for Saturday’s matchup against Iowa State after standout JV performances including 23 points in one game and 22 rebounds in another.

Ron Pexa Cedar Rapids Washington Missouri Tigers Norm Stewart Pexa Iowa State

Vanderbilt hires Clay Stapleton as athletic director

Vanderbilt University announces Clay Stapleton of Florida State University will serve as the new athletic director. A 1948 UT graduate, Stapleton has coached at Wofford Wyoming Oregon State and Iowa State. Previous AD Bill Pace resigned last month.

Nashville, Tenn Clay Stapleton Florida State University Vanderbilt University Stapleton University of Tennessee Wofford Wyoming Oregon State Iowa State Bill Pace Vanderbilt

Regis Girls Defeat Marion in Gymnastics Thriller

Regis High defeats Marion 96 90.2 as Laurie Bedell wins three events to lead Regis. Pam Swearingen shines for Marion with three event wins and key vault, floor and tumbling scores. Other top finishers include Sue Bredi Sue McKinzie and Connie Henry with strong showings.

Laurie Bedell Regis High Marion Regis Pam Swearingen Bedell Os 'Nat Kleis Swearingen Me Smith Kath x Anderson Bedell Tien Connie Henry Mary Knaak Mary O’brien Heyvaert Joanne Brunning

R&R and Five Stair Steps Triumph In YMCA League

R and R defeated The Turkeys 63 to 48 while Five Stair Steps beat Boons Farm Five 71 to 67 at the YMCA Central branch high school basketball league Thursday. Notable scorers include Merfeld Wubbens Beals and Stinnett Turner and Allsop Ippeet Morissey for respective teams.

Boons Farm Hidder Ireland Burton Stinnett Hooker Turner Allsop Ippeet Morrissey Torgler Martin» Day

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