Petitions Back Elliott in Illinois Coach Retention Fight
Illinois supporters push statewide petitions to keep Pete Elliott football coach along with Harry Combes and Howard Braun. President Henry plans appeal to Big Ten faculty reps as directors demand dismissal or show cause. A self-imposed penalty left 12 athletes ineligible. petitions may force reconsideration.
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Illinois
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Harry Combes
Howard Braun
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Kenwood Park and St Pauls Sweep Church Volleyball Matches
Kenwood Park and St Pauls No 1 swept Class A volleyball league matches on Thursday. In Class A results Kenwood Park No 1 beat Presb 15 15 15 and 15 13 15, Christ Church 11 16 13, while St Pauls No 1 defeated Am missions 15 15 15 and 15 10 12 with First Presb Kenwood Park Meth and Olivet Presb also listed. In Class B Knox Presb and Trinit Luth led 15 15 15 and 47 9 margins, with other church teams like First Presb, Salem EUB, St James Meth and Noel Park shown in 15s and 12 13 11 patterns.
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Texas Western Picked as NCAA Field Brings Utah State to NIT
The NCAA selected Texas Western and eight other at large teams for the tournament while Utah State chose the NIT in New York after athletic director Frank Williams said a key player would be ineligible for the NCAA as a junior college transfer. The NIT field includes Syracuse Providence St Peters Rutgers Marquette and Memphis State with first round set for March 11 at Madison Square Garden. The Ivy League failed to qualify automatically due to a rule dispute now resolved.
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N.J
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Kentucky
Texas
Christian
Colorado State
Madison Square Garden
Ivy League
Silvey Named Cardinals Farm Director. Monahan New Chief Scout
George Silvey has been appointed farm director of the Cardinals with supervision of scouting and minor league clubs. Joe Monahan is named chief scout. Fred McAlister becomes assistant farm director under Silvey. Arthur Fetzner gains added oversight of minor league and scouting administration including spring training in Florida.
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Cincinnati
Joe Monahan
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Red Bird
Texas
Arthur Fetzner
Fetzner
St. Petersburg
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Upper Iowa Matmen Triumph But Edge Wartburg 18 14
Upper Iowa over Wartburg 18 to 14 for its 12th straight win, improving to 12 1 on the season. Del Hughes moved to 12 1 with a 6 15 fall at 167 pounds and Bob Bergstrom added a 7 16 fall for Ul, while Craig Dunlap won by decision.
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Upper Iowa
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Peacocks
Mike Olson
del Hughes
Bob Bergstrom
Craig Dunlap
Ofrs Henn
Randy Sna Sim
Waldron
Bob Madiart
Kenny Bye
Paul Daker
Ous Barbes
Larry Kinsing
Tom Turner
Lowell Tiedt
Des Hughes
Gene Baker
al Mohr
Hwt
Dean Knight
Dahn Shares Coaching Honor On All-Valley Team
Jefferson edges rock Island with 15 1 records as Gay Dahn earns coach of the year honors alongside Bob Riley. Larry Baker headlines the first team with Jim Nance B J Trickey and Jack DeWilder while Steve Hill Steve Piro and Steve Cilek highlight the second and third units across Davenport Moline Clinton Iowa City and Rock Island.
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Dubuque
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Doug Wise
Rich Yeargle
Pete Gillis
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Jack DeWilder
C.R. Jeffs
Wesleyan Cager 12th in Scoring
Iowa Wesleyan star Doug Ferguson ranks 12th nationally with a 27.2 point per game average in NAIA scoring. Westmar’s Orval Brewer sits 19th at 25.3, Graceland’s Mike Mattox 35th at 23.7, and Buena Vista’s Cliff Mortenson 44th at 22.8. Wartburg is fifth in team defense at 61.6 points per game.
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Iowa Wesleyan
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Rematch Set in Mat Feature at Veterans Coliseum
A four bout wrestling program headlines Sunday night at Veterans Memorial Coliseum starting 8 p.m. Pat O’Connor and Bobby Shane seek revenge against Iron Mike and The Viking in a best of five with 60 minute limit. Semifinal Earl Maynard faces Bob Brown and Roberto Pico meets Victor Rivera in the special. Advance tickets at Kanteen Sandwich shop through Saturday.
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Bowling Highlights as Judd Longerbeam Records 239 Game
Judd Longerbeam posted a 239 game and a 685 series during Coffee Hour action. Charlotte Bernhard led the Jubilee Janes with a first 600 and a 192 202 206 set for 600 on the nose.
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Alcindor’s Shooting Stays Accurate in Final Box
UCLA star Lew Alcindor remains a top scorer with 28.2 points per game and a remarkable .673 field goal percentage after two games, as national leaders shift among Mal Graham Jim Walker and Elvin Hayes. other leaders include Bob Lloyd in free throws and Dick Cunningham in rebounds, with Accavallo set to defend his boxing title July 15 in Buenos Aires against Kiyoshi Tanabe.
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Quaker Oats Takes Third In Industrial League Playoff
Quaker Oats beat IBM 72 to 44 to claim third place in the Industrial basketball league playoff at Roosevelt junior high. Rick Sutphin led Quaker with 24 points, while IBM’s top scorer was Johnson with 13.
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