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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1956
Page
13
Iowa basketball enters a home game hoping to end a four game Big Ten road skid. The Hawkeyes seek a fresh start at the fieldhouse to quiet late game collapses and regain Big Ten title pace after a tough stretch on the road.
At home schedule lists Michigan Purdue Minnesota on Feb 13 20 27 with dates Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27. Away games include Michigan State Ohio State Iowa and Northwestern on Feb 18 25 March 3 5. Iowa shows 6 1 record. Additional home slate features Purdue Wisconsin Northwestern Illinois Indiana on Feb 13 18 27 Mar 3 5. Away games Feb 20 Indiana and Feb 25 Minnesota.
Illinois crushed Ohio State 111 to 64 while holding star Robin Freeman to 12 points as Howie Braun and defense key the win. The Illini hold a one game edge on Iowa with five of seven remaining at home, while Iowa eyes a potential upset against Purdue and hopes for more breaks.
In a St. Louis game with the Phillies trailing 8 7 in the ninth, Mayo Smith pinch hit for Ashburn and the move is debated. Ashburn, a 1955 NL batting leader, is asked whether to sacrifice swing away or run a hit and run as Granny Hamner and Stan Lopata wait in the on deck circle.
St Matthew's defeated All Saints 67 to 12 to secure the second round championship and set a playoff with Immaculate Conception on Sunday at 1 30 on the St Vene floor. An All Star game follows with Immaculate Conception beating St Wence 52 to 18.
Iowa hosts Purdue at Iowa Fieldhouse on Monday 7 30 p m. in a sold out affair as the Hawkeyes seek a fifth straight Big Ten win after sweeping road games. Purdue aims to rebound after falling to Iowa previously and sits third in the league behind Iowa and Illinois.
Earnest Opperman, Wartburg college basketball coach, says he is prepared to defend himself if necessary against possible NCAA censure. He denies attacking Big Ten policy or the commissioner while criticizing the Big Ten residence rule that allowed Ray Gross to transfer from Wartburg to Wisconsin and play immediately.
Cincinnati industrial engineer Rich Stew Art captured first place at the Petersen bowling classic in Chicago over the weekend, edging rivals in a strong amateur field.
A series on Iowa high school boys basketball tournament prospects covers a 10 county Northeast Iowa mix of A and B class teams. Garnaville leads class B while Franklin of Cedar Rapids tops class A with wins over Marion Oelwein and Davenport, though facing Immaculate Conception in the first round. Marion remains a strong Linn county contender, Elkader and Postville from Allamakee, Independence, Lamont, and Winthrop from Buchanan also loom as threats.
Immaculate Conception star Cummins faces two big tests this week as he aims to overtake St. Wenceslaus ace Bill Colbert for Cedar Rapids parochial scoring lead. He must average about 25 points per game against Loras College tonight and St. Ambrose on Saturday. Colbert holds a 21.2 season average and 403 points in 19 games, with Cummins at 21.1 and 487 in 23 games. Colbert and Huston lead the public school rankings, with Huston atop at 14.7 and Helm of Franklin second at 13.1 as the battle for No. 2 heats up.
The team has built a solid record but mostly faced class B opposition, limiting assessment against stronger foes.
All parents of Wilson high school athletes are invited to attend the Wilson Dad's club meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the school. Exhibition wrestling and basketball will be included on the program.
The Southeastern Conference executive committee placed Auburn on indefinite probation and banned postseason bowl games over a payoff offer to high school twins Harry and Robert Beaube.
Fritz Fisher, 15, Franklin sophomore, trained secretly at Cedar Rapids Country Club and YMCA pools to win the Iowa high school diving championship. He qualified with Franklin’s team by coach approval and earned seven points at the state meet, finishing first in the finals after a fourth-place prelim.
Two changes were announced in Cedar Rapids basketball schedule. The Immaculate Conception Loras Dubuque game moves to 7 30 p m at Coe gym. The Wilson Franklin game moves to Thursday at Coe 815 p m due to the district wrestling meet at Franklin auditorium.
Hazel Koach, with a 757, captured top honors Sunday at the third annual 600 club bowling tournament at Legion Lanes. Twenty entrants bowled four games each, no handicap, with Leta Smith earning 753 and Helen Vizal 738 among other in the money placements.
Cincinnati Redlegs slugger Ted Kluszewski hits his 210th career home run, extending his power run with the club. The milestone marks a key achievement for the veteran first baseman in a season dominated by his timely hitting.
A total of 649 high school wrestlers from 59 schools will compete this weekend in district wrestling competition with the winner and runnerup in each division qualifying for the state final at Teachers College in Cedar Falls March 2 3. Host sites include Franklin high Cedar Rapids West Waterloo Davenport Cresco Cedar Falls Corning Eagle Grove and North High Des Moines with events across Tuesday Thursday Friday and Saturday.
Wayne Sawyer regained the Iowa conference scoring lead after a 38 point performance in Upper Iowa's 103 to 81 win over Buena Vista. He increased his league total to 311 points in 12 games, edging Luther's Harlan Wilson who has 306 in the same span.
Dayton coach Tom Blackburn says Floyd Stahl has come up with no proof of tampering in the Mike Allen transfer episode. Blackburn told his TV audience Stahl accused Dayton of scholarships and ethics without evidence and then went to the newspapers.
Purdue plays Iowa at 7 30. Loras faces Immaculate Conception at 7 30. Minnesota visits Iowa for swimming at 4. Northeast Fox and Coon Association dinner in Decorah. Girls districts in Mt Vernon Le Grand Garnaville Delmar Mason City. Dubuque visits Upper Town Luther hosts Wartburg. Marion at Independence. Wrestling Cornell at Luther. Girls districts at Prairie du Chien Aplington Central City Garnaville.
Sanitary Dairy of Cedar Rapids faces Benton Wis at 8 p m February 27 in the opening night of the Dyersville independent basketball tournament. Pairings announced Monday show quarterfinals March 4 semifinals March 5 and final March 6.
Clarkson Realty of Des Moines won its third straight Iowa AAU basketball title with a 70 to 47 victory over Miller's Laundry of Des Moines in Marshalltown. The win earns Clarkson a berth in the regional playoff at Shenandoah on March 7 to face the Midwest AAU Association champion for a chance at the national tournament in Denver.
Olym pic champions from Russia dominated the world speed skating championships in Oslo with a 1 2 3 finish. Oleg Goncharenko of Moscow, 26, won the world title for the second time with a point total of 188.297.
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