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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1971
Page
2
Washington congressman Floyd Hicks proposes a bill to ban professional football telecasts on Friday nights within 75 miles of high school or college games. He cites drops in paid attendance and says the restriction would protect local high school football.
J C Snead won the weather disrupted Tucson Open earning 22 000 for the victory. His year total rose to 27 886 and he moved to seventh in earnings and sixth in points while Tom Shaw and Miller Barber kept their leads in the PGA standings.
Scott Ferguson becomes leader of the recreation commission basketball goal shooting contest with 145 points at St Matthew's. Brian Donnelly 135 and Craig Ocheltree 125 follow. Garfield winner Dave Seery 120, Lance Block 115, Karl Owara 95. Polk winner Rick Drahn 135, Steve Smith 110, Willy Jackson 100. Kenwood honors John Kolb 130, Mike Sheely and Tom Gibson 95 with Sheely winning a playoff.
Bruce Allison was named athletic director and Gerry Everling head football coach at Union College in Schenectady New York. The appointments place Allison in charge of athletics while Everling leads the football program at the private liberal arts college.
Washington High School sends six wrestlers to the Class AAA state meet at Iowa State University Armory, aiming to defend the title. Key opening-round foes include Waterloo West stars and defending champs, with matches Friday and Saturday. Tickets cost $1.50 per session.
USLTA official accuses Lamar Hunt's World Championship Tennis of signing clandestine contracts with promoters in breach of ILTF rules. Hunt dismisses claims saying WCT is not under ILTF jurisdiction and that contracts are standard guarantees to secure top players. Riordan and Dell defend the practice as open negotiations to attract best talent.
Linda Cartsinger, 18, a licensed high school basketball referee in Kentucky, says there is no specific rule banning kissing a referee. Officials note a technical foul could apply if a player tried, while many coaches and players treat her as an official first and a girl second. She lives in Nelson County, boards in Lexington for beauty school, and plans to pursue airline stewardess work after graduation.
Nashua Town and Country club hosts a mixed invitational bonspiel at the club rink, likely the state’s only. Teams of two women and two men compete, with two teams per game. Entries from Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa. Entry fee 28 dollars per team. Call Kenneth Frascht or John Hamilton for details.
In Cocoa Florida Denis Menke former Astros shortstop played first base in the team s first full squad workout. Houston traded for rookie Roger Metzger to handle shortstop and manager Harry Walker believes Menke would move to first if Metzger settles at the position. Second baseman Joe Morgan remains unsigned for 1971.
Duquesne and Louisville suffered defeats as Boston College Cincinnati and others posted wins. Jimmy O Brien led Boston College with 18 first half points in a 67 52 upset bid by Duquesne. Cincinnati edged Cincinnati 79 78 with Greg Jursisin nailing the deciding free throw with 17 seconds left. South Carolina rolled Wake Forest 84 64, La Salle beat American University 62 54, Miami of Ohio topped Xavier 86 72, Duke held off NC State 82 78, St Bonaventure crushed St Francis NY 105 65, and Toledo upset Western Michigan 81 66.
Tulane University promotes Dick Longo from assistant to head coach on a three year contract. The Cedar Rapids Iowa native replaces Ralph Pedersen who moves to assistant athletic director. Longo led freshman squads to a 35 6 mark over the past two seasons after coaching Indiana and Kentucky high schools to an 82 59 record in six years.
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