Walker Wins 60-58 as Bohls Nets Final Gun Basket
In a district thriller, Walker beat Stanwood 60-58 with Bohls scoring the winning basket at the final gun. Ruth Armstrong led Stanwood with 37 points while Bohls finished with 36 for Walker as the game swung from a scoring duel to a defensive grind. Walker advances to the semifinals against Janesville in Manchester.
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Monticello Leads In Wamac Basketball Action
Wamac prep results include Monticello 77 over Vinton 75 in OT, Maquoketa 87 over Tinton 70, Marion 52 over Independence 48, and other district games across Hartwick, Elgin, Elkader, West Union, and more with several late rescheduled or postponed contests noted.
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Levy Plans Three Different Coe Lineups
Coe coach Marv Levy plans multiple starting lineups for three games in five days as he seeks rotation tweaks to stay atop the Midwest Conference. With no set five, he will tailor lineups for Monmouth, Knox, and Cornell, adjusting to opponent strengths and gaps in practice between games.
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Tama 12 Montezuma 7 South Iowa Cedar League battle
Tama defeats Montezuma 12 to 7 in a low scoring league game. Tama leads 11-7 at halftime and stalls the finish as Montezuma scores only at the end of quarters. Ralph Wentzein tops Tama with five points.
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Moore Will Not Defend Title Until Referee System Reform
World light heavyweight champion Archie Moore said he would not defend his title on March 13 against Yoland Pompey until the British refereeing rules are changed. He criticized last week's London decision in the Gavilan fight as a disgrace, noting the crowd of 11,000 booing fans.
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Parsons Maintains Iowa Lead With 76-65 Win over Central
Parsons 76 Central 65 in Iowa Conference action. Johnny Smith scored 26 for Parsons at Pella while Gus Youngberg led Central with 18. Wartburg moved to second with 110-97 over Luther as John Adix posted 31. Upper Iowa topped Dubuque 101-82 behind Wayne Sawyer 27. Iowa Wesleyan beat Simpson 71-58 with Don Gibbs scoring 19.
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Sweikert Enters 500-Mile Indy With New Car
Indianapolis May 30 date set for the Memorial Day 500 mile race. Bob Sweikert will defend his 1955 victory in a new car entered by A. B. Lathrop of Indianapolis. Johnny Boyd of Fresno California will also drive in a new car built by George Bignotti of San Francisco. The John Zink Special from the 1955 race is entered but has no driver.
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Boxers Knock Out And Outpoints Across Cities
Jimmy Martinez from Portland stopped Peter Mueller in Phoenix at 160 to 162 pounds. Alex Vargas from Galveston stopped Young Junior in Galveston at 140 to 137. Milo Savage from Salt Lake City outpointed Esau Ferdinand from Los Angeles at 10 rounds in Salt Lake City. Nineteen World Series have been played in Yankee Stadium. in 1921 and 1922 the Yankees played all Series games in the Polo Grounds, with the Giants winning each year.
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Cornell Matmen Top Luther in 22-8 Wrestling Meet
Cornell defeated Luther 22-8 on Tuesday night in Decorah. Lanning edged Berg 138 to 1 38. Krueger edged Jaren 130. Majors threw Peterson in 5 58. Corwin topped Fretheim 12-2. Replogie defeated Jungck. Skattum threw Rynne. Anderson edged Schultz 7-2. Peckham pinned Hendricksen at heavyweight.
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