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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1966

Page

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Michigan Invades Iowa In Big Ten Basketball Showdown

Michigan's high scoring Wolverines travel to Iowa City to face the Hawkeyes in a Monday night clash at 7 32 p m at the Iowa Fieldhouse. Coach Ralph Miller expects a tough test for his defense against Cazzie Russell and Michigan's recent 120 point plus wins. The capacity crowd of 13000 will watch on channel seven with no gate tickets sold.

Gus Schrader Gazette Michigan Iowa Ralph Miller Iowa City Hawkeyes Channel 7 Miller Wolverines Big Ten Cazzie Russell Ann Arbor Hawks Dave’ Strack Purdue Northwestern Michigan State Illinois East Lansing Mich Art Baylor Seph Elgin Baylor Minnesota Indiana Ohio State Wisconsin

Air Condition NOW Reasons For Slower Season

Advertisement from Helmsmen Inc promoting Ashana air conditioners with low payments until May and no payments this season. They advertise expert local installation, expert guidance on sizing and costs, and a 20 year experience backing their service. See Adolph or Roger Helm at 210 29th St NE 362 1145.

Adolph Roger Helm Helmsmen, Inc St. NE

Open Monday Sectionals Kick Off Iowa Boys Play

Sectional action starts Monday as Linn-Mar meets LaPorte City at Winton and Center Point defends its perfect record against Alburnett at Central City. Eastern Iowa features include St. John's Independence versus Sacred Heart Delwein and Delwood versus Lost Nation. District 22 action advances 161 class A and 192 class B teams toward state at Des Moines March 17-19.

Linn-Mar LaPorte City Winton Center Point Alburnett Central City Iowa St. John’s of Independence Sacred Heart of Delwein Denver Delwood Lost Nation Preston Des Moines

High School Basketball Schedule Fragments Across Iowa Cities

A dense list of boys and girls varsity games arranged by town and gym, with times like 7:30 and 8:30. Matchups include Oelwein S.H. versus Ind. St. John’s and Decatur-Decorah at Bek, along with numerous district pairings such as Solon hosting Springville and Maquoketa pairing Andrew with Bellevue.

Denver Oelwein S.H Ind St. John’s Dunkerton Maynard Valley Wapsie Valley Postville-Decorah Fredericksburs E. Allamakee Bek North Winneshiek Protivin Rudolphinum DecOrah Decorah-Postville Lansing St. George Turkey Valey

Cedar Rapids bowler trails leader in express singles

Cedar Rapids bowler C R Bowler sits in second place in the third annual express sports singles bowling tourney in Monticello. Steve Demme Ruth rolled 669 including handicap to trail leader Larry Dolan of Anamosa who had 675. The tourney ends March 13.

Monticello Cedar Rapids Express Sports Steve Demmeruth Larry Dolan Anamosa

Clay Apologizes as Kerner Probes Boxing License

Gov Otto Kerner urged the Illinois Athletic Commission to review its decision on licensing the Cassius Clay Ernie Terrell heavyweight title bout in Chicago. Clay apologized by phone from Miami and plans to meet the commission in Chicago to discuss the remarks and the license.

Chicago Cassius Clay Miami Illinois Athletic Commission Clay Ernie Terrell Chicao Otto Kerner Kerner Springfield Ill Joe Tunner Commission Triner

Upper Iowa Wins NAIA Conference Title and Byes

Upper Iowa clinched its fourth straight Iowa Conference basketball title by beating Simpson 96-70 and Buena Vista 89-73. Jim Crabtree scored 35 in the Buena Vista win and 33 against Simpson, leading league scoring. The Peacocks earned a first round bye in District 15 NAIA playoffs and will face winner of Feb. 23 matchups on Feb. 28 for a spot in the Kansas City national tournament.

Upper Iowa Iowa Peacocks Simpson Buena Vista Dubuque Jim Crabtree Crabtree Iowa Wesleyan William Penn Westmar St. Ambrose Kansas City

Midwest College Basketball Schedules Across Conferences

Illustrated weekly roundup lists forthcoming games and standings across the Midwest. Key matchups include William Penn at Central, Dubuque at Upper Iowa, Simpson at Buena Vista, and Luther at Wartburg, with IA NAIA playoff notes and conference tallies for North Central and Midlands divisions.

Iowa William Penn Luther Norse Wartburg Central Dubuque Simpson V. l. Upper Iowa Central Warthurs Buena Vista Illinois Tech St. Olaf Monmouth Coe. Beloit Cornell Kno Lawrence Rip Grinnell Monmouth Coe Lawrence Cornell Ripon

Michigan Iowa clash aims to break long streaks

Iowa vows to stop Michigan and its 69-61 and 81-66 road wins as both teams chase a Big Ten title. Michigan seeks NCAA tourney security, while Iowa State launches a century club for boosters to fund athlete scholarships.

Top Ten College Teams Update From AP Poll

AP basketball poll recap lists Kentucky Duke Texas Western Loyola Chicago Vanderbilt Providence Missouri and Michigan in top ten. Results include Kentucky beating Alabama Mississippi State and Texas Western beating Arkansas State while Loyola Chicago and Providence each post wins.

Associated Press Kentucky Alabama Mississippi State Duke Pn South Carolina Maryland Texas Western Arteede State Pan-American Chicago Loyola Western Inichiseean Dayton Vanderbilt Auburn Florida Providence DePaul Fish Island Seton Nsas Missouri Eo Seppers Hemasa Osep Davidson Cresentonean Nebraska Michigan Purdue

1966 Baseball Contracts With the New York Yankees

The article discusses players signing their 1966 baseball contracts with the New York Yankees, detailing terms and expected impact on the team’s lineup and performance.

New York Yankees

Murcer Trail and Downs Sign With New York

New York reports that infielders Bobby Murcer and Chet Trail and pitcher Gil Downs have signed contracts with the team. The move adds depth to the roster and bolsters the lineup ahead of the upcoming season.

NEW York Bobby Murcer Chet Trail Gil Downs

Seyfer Takes Area Point Lead in Tight Scoring Race

Wington star Mike Seyfer poured in 50 points over two games to overtake Regis rival Bob Kaup in the C R Marion area scoring derby. Seyfer had 19 against Clinton and 31 versus Moline, reaching 337 points in 17 games for a 19.8 average while Kaup holds 313 in 16 games.

Mike Seyfer Wington High Regis Bob Kaup Moline Mike Kaup

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