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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1958
Page
15
The piece debates moving goal posts back from the goal line to boost placekicking and alter strategy. It cites coach Murray Warmath and past NFL results, notes amateur boxing appeal, Golden Gloves dates, and a light quip about a university manager injuring himself.
Delegates at the 32nd NCAA convention in Philadelphia sign off on council and committee actions with little controversy. A debated issue could exempt service academies from proposed education for athletes, a waiver opposed by the Eastern College Athletic Conference. Red shirting likely to be discussed later.
Upper Iowa rode Carl Moe's desperation heave at the buzzer to beat Wartburg 55-54 in overtime. Moe scored six points, while Fon Jarms led Wartburg with 22 points including ten field goals and two free throws. Wartburg led 20-12 in the first half as Wartburg’s Wayne Sawyer added 17 points for Wartburg, and John Tuerke and Hormeer Garnaville led Wartburg’s Knights. Upper Iowa, 4-0 in the conference, improved to five wins on the season under coach Ed Et scheid and remains the league’s last unbeaten team.
Jim Myers remained in Dallas Wednesday after a favorable report from the Texas A&M coaching search committee. The full board could approve next week, with Myers likely to earn a five year contract around 16 000 per year, plus potential outside assistants and staff from Iowa State.
Discontent grows in the Mississippi Valley conference as gate receipts decline. Critics say weak teams like Washington and Jefferson of Cedar Rapids hurt attendance while scheduling shifts threaten expansion to 10 teams. Officials consider breaking up the loop or ending round robin play as doubts mount about the league’s future.
Waterloo St Marys crushed St Wenceslaus 76 41 at Waterloo led by Kellems Hatton and McMahon with 19 16 and 15 points respectively while St Vene’s Viasck scored 21. Also noted Paul H Pilgrim died at 74 in White Plains NY hospital after a career highlighted by Olympic era sprint wins.
Marion edges Anamosa 65 51 to extend Wa Mae conference streak to eight games. Ray Fuller tops Marion with 23 points while Mike Smith adds 16 as the Indians pull away in the second quarter and hold on after a late Anamosa rally led by Dean Hartman. Gary Hempy injures leg early but is expected to be ready Friday when Marion hosts Independence.
Bob Schumacher promotes Parsons Motor Inc as the new Mercury dealership in Cedar Rapids inviting customers to test drive the 1958 Mercury and seek transportation solutions. He thanks all who have shown him consideration in the past.
Rob Trowbridge, MW Braves eight hitter and World Champions star, will speak to Lions at a luncheon January 16 in the Roosevelt hotel Cedar Rapids. He posted seven wins and five losses last season with a 3.67 ERA and had a key 4-0 win over the Cubs on Labor Day. The Milwaukee resident is a Miller Brewing Company sales representative and Air Force veteran who rose through the Braves farm system.
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