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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1960
Page
3
Playground and Recreation Commission sponsored an 18-event Playground Trophy Championship on Manhattan ice. Nine skaters collected two wins each in a rapid 45 minute meet, with several divisions canceled for this session.
Cherry Burrell scored 23 and Wilson 20 as the two teams battled to a 45 45 deadlock at regulation. In overtime, Cherry Burrell pulled ahead to beat Wilson 49 45 in a Cedar Rapids Industrial Basketball League contest.
Gary Benhart won the Wright school goal shooting event with 95 points followed by Harry Wehde 90 and Steve Yates 85. At Erskine Peter Engle won a shoot off with Jim Ewbank after both scored 90. Bruce Chapman finished third with 85. Goal shooting is slated at Buchanan school Friday.
In Chicago Dick Tiger from Nigeria outpointed Ace Armstrong of New Jersey. In Tokyo Leo Espinosa of the Philippines defeated Tetsuya Yamaguchi of Japan on points.
Washington’s lineup in the second half featured two sophomores Jim Luense and Ron Hart Grove and freshman Bob Hoglund starting alongside junior Steve Miller who scored 15 points. Shirk was the only senior starter.
Nigerian Dick Tiger, British Empire middleweight champion, defeated Ace Armstrong by a unanimous 10 round decision in Chicago. Tiger, ranked No 8, edged Armstrong on all cards as a late surge saved the bout for Tiger, marking Armstrong's second loss to Tiger in 20 pro fights.
Nordstrom Oil led Cedar Rapids YMCA men to a 65 64 win over Fisher Skelly to rise from a tie for first place. McClintic Business Machines beat F Avenue 86 66 and Eby's down Arm strong 84 64 in other games.
Coe 9-8 in conference and 12-8 overall faces Grinnell 8-9 in a season finale at Grinnell with Knowles out after scholastic ineligibility. Gustafson starts as four seniors join lineup. Rhiner to be fifth starter while Grinnell aims to cap momentum and leverage home court.
Lloyd Lake within the Daytona Beach Speedway has been stocked with 65 000 bream and 7 500 black bass, expanding fishing options at the track facility.
Wahlert of Dubuque and Montezuma bowed out as the state boys basketball sectional rounds continued. Dubuque beat Wahlert 57 to 55 in overtime while Montezuma fell 50 to 47 to Marengo. East Waterloo, Washington, Clinton and Lincoln of Council Bluffs also won in double A.
First round girls district games scheduled Friday across multiple towns including Adel Knoxville Chariton Osceola Osceola Clinton Jefferson Farmington Oskaloosa Spencer Spencer Manly Waterloo Waterloo Spencer and surrounding venues. Teams listed with opponents and start times in early evening slots.
The page lists Thursday matchups across Iowa communities with riverside venues and multiple school pairs including North Scott, Clinton St Marys, Grundy Center, Independence, Linn Mar, Anamosa, Postville, West Liberty, Williamsburg, Cedar Rapids, and Muscatine among others. Local venues include Parnell Waterloo Grundy Center and DeWitt.
Brechler resigns as Iowa director amid talk of a Skyline position and a new contract. Dr. Hancher praises his leadership that expanded the athletic plant including golf, larger stadiums, a pressbox, track facilities, fields, and a baseball stadium as football success boosted revenue. Brechler cites a bright future elsewhere and declines to discuss a successor.
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