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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1966
Page
7
Iowa, ranked seventh, eyes Big Ten honors as they visit Wisconsin. The Badgers, 4-6, boast recent upsets and conference gains behind Ken Gustafson and Ken Barnes, while Iowa resists rotation changes and injury setbacks.
HONOLULU Hawaii AP Iowa State center Dick Kasperk will start for the South and guard John Niland and flanker Karl Noonan, both of Iowa, will start for the North Saturday night in the Hula Bowl game here. Former Iowa Coach Jerry Burns is an assistant coach for the North squad.
About 200 entries are expected for the Hawkeye Open Speed Skating championships at Manhattan Rink. skaters from Iowa and four neighboring states Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota and Missouri will compete in the two day meet with some former Olympic competitors possible. Local skaters including Dan Becky Dawn Johnson and others from the CR Skating Club highlight Saturday events with registration from 10 am and races starting at 1 pm Sunday entries begin at 11 am and the first race at 1 pm. Notable entrants from Missouri Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois teams and clubs are listed with officials and honorary referees named.
Unbeaten Des Moines Roosevelt leads the first AP high school basketball poll with 205 points and 12 of 22 first place votes. Cedar Rapids Regis Jefferson Washington and Linn-Mar also appear in the top 10 with strong district showings as Keokuk Marshalltown and St. Mary's Clinton receive first place votes. KCRG-TV Pro Bowlers Tour begins another season Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on Channel 9.
A fragmented OCR list shows multiple Iowa high school football results and teams including Davenport West Central Des Moines Des Moines and others. Standouts include Jefferson Carroll Shenandoah Clinton Washington and Sioux City Central with various point counts and placements.
eighth ranked Clinton meets ninth ranked Washington at 8 p.m. in Warrior gym as Cedar Rapids Marion area teams pace a busy weekend. Jefferson also hosts Dubuque in MV conference play and LaSalle hosts Xavier of Dyersville while Marion travels to Maquoketa and Linn‑Mar welcomes Walker in Allac action.
Wash junior varsity swimming remained unbeaten this season with a 58-37 victory over Jeff's JV. Vic Konecny led as the meet's lone double winner with wins in the 50 yard free and 100 yard breaststroke, while Steve Griffith swam on both Wash winning relay teams.
Prairie varsity basketball schedules an 18th game against Tipton on Tuesday February 15 completing the Hawks season Athlletic Director Wilson Red Lehdigh explains the extra game avoids sectional play this year.
Atlanta Braves announce that shortstop Denis Menke became the first Brave to sign a 1966 contract. Menke, a former Cedar Rapids player, committed to the club on Friday in Atlanta.
Quincy 104 and New York University 104 lead a crowded scoreboard with Ambrose 78 and St. Louis 60 while Drake 54 and Army 64 stand alongside Lehigh 5 and Duquesne 74. Iowa 57 and Amherst 91 pace a mixed set with Brandeis 68 and West Virginia 91.
Iowa quarterback Gary Snook says he sustained a shoulder separation in the last game a 28 20 defeat to North Carolina State. He learned of the injury after Christmas and was advised to rest six weeks as the St. Louis Cardinals removed him from play then signed him to a two year contract.
Dave Ragan of Orlando and Steve Oppermann of San Francisco shot 67 to take a share of the Los Angeles Open lead at Rancho Municipal. Dave Marr Gay Brewer and Chuck Courtney were two strokes back with 69. Arnold Palmer stood at 72 amid a large group.
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