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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1964
Page
2
Rex Baxter tied Ernie Vossler as darkness halted the $30,000 Tucson Open in Tucson Arizona. The suspension left the outcome uncertain with the leaders possibly reversed when play resumes, pending clearer weather and resumed rounds.
Iowa’s Jack Rule pulled from the $30,000 Tucson Open after a back muscle spasm at the 5th hole Thursday. Tournament coordinator Jack Tuthill described the injury as painful but not serious, marking Rule’s first withdrawal in three PGA tour seasons.
Amarillo’s Bax tucks a par and a six under 66 on the last hole as darkness fell at the opening round. Vossler had shot 66 earlier at 49ers Country Club, while several leaders chased a fast finish before darkness. Don January stood one under after 17 as Balding moved to three under with two to play. Geiger, Courtney, and Massengale were tied at 67 entering round two.
The Fugitives defeated the Ramblers 57 to 56 while the Jewels beat the Hackers 71 to 64 in YMCA prep basketball Thursday night. Readouts list scorers for both teams with Wilhelm and Gow among leaders for the Jewels and Lockwood and Carr top for the Ramblers.
Upper Iowa edged Luther 82 79 in overtime while Drake beat North Texas 53 50. Northeastern beat New Hampshire 71 64 and Providence defeated Rhode Island 86 72. Coast Guard topped Torts 94 69. Bardley 731 beat Tusa 64 in prep action. San Francisco defeated Boston 106 95 in the NBA. Detroit beat Boston 4 1 in the NHL. Ernie Terrell signed to face Gerhard Zeck in a 10 round telecast at Madison Square Garden on March 6.
Marion clinched the class A sectional at Prairie gym with 110 points led by seven first-place finalists including Steve Wermayer Bill Hutchins Fred Lutz Ed Ruhl Tom Bullis Tom Reiley and George Neff. Prairie took second with 65 points, Linn-Mar finished third as Ed Ruhl remained undefeated for Marion and Neff won two overtime finals for the Indian heavyweight title.
Davis County won the Morning Sun class A sectional wrestling meet with 117 points earning 10 district qualifiers at C R Prairie. Five champions and five runners up led the team while Morning Sun qualified three with all three as champions.
Readable segments show district wrestling action with several semifinals and finals decided by judges or decisions. Notable names include Houser from Iowa City and Meyers from Clinton, with multiple wrestlers advancing to finals and consolation bouts across weight classes.
A fragmented OCR sports list shows multiple events across basketball, fencing, swimming and more. Mentions include Iowa Wisconsin Michigan Purdue and teams like Dubuque Luther Carleton Cornell and Wartburg. Content is garbled with many nonstandard words and partial team names.
Seattle AP report quotes Ted Williams proposing interleague scheduling to boost baseball interest. Williams, famed former Red Sox star, says baseball remains the greatest game but notes football has gained popularity.
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