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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1966
Page
7
Iowa State defeats Northwestern 85-70 in a Big Ten opener. George Peeples scores crucial points before fouling out late. Coach Ralph Miller praises the comeback and poise after losing two in a row and leading early by 16.
Iowa State tops Missouri 85-70 as Duke and Kentucky hold lead in rankings. Duarte scores 23 points with 14 rebounds while Iowa falls from top ten, Iowa's loss to Wisconsin drops Haw keyes from seventh to out of the top ten.
Five head coaching openings remain in the NFL with moves in St Louis Atlanta Pittsburgh and Washington plus Rams signing George Allen to replace Lemm at the Cardinals Bears coach Halas rails at Rams tampering and vows action. Lemm exits Cardinals after mutual consent ratings dip to fourth in the West.
Halas resisted Allen moving to the Rams amid contract questions as Reeves notes. Life Investors topped C.R. Paint Co. 45-35 with key scores from Travis, Proctor, and Crawford. Dempsey Cleaners built a 45 point effort led by Easterly and Pickart, while House of Trophies featured Stewart and Shaffer among scorers.
Fordtown defeated Lemm and the Reformatory Hawks 125 to 111 as Jerry Cox scored 27 and Lotus added 25 for Fordtown. Hawks star Mike Lee poured in 31 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter, but Fordtown secured the win as Cardinal President Charles Bidwell noted Wally’s six month head coaching plan.
Bloomington praised Iowa defense as 20 first half turnovers by Indiana sparked the Wildcats. Jim Cummins, former Cedar Rapids official, noted the press was the year’s best while playing for Northwestern.
LaSalle's wrestling team defeated Benton Community 24 to 22 on Monday for its third win in eight outings. The Lancers were led by Ron Russell at 112 pounds, Phil ipp at 127, and Mike Randall at 165 with falls. Coach Larry Glass commented on their second-half improvement after a rough start and noisy crowd.
Second-ranked Kentucky edged closer to No 1 Duke while third-ranked Vanderbilt loomed as it prepared for a showdown with Kentucky at Lexington. Iowa dropped to 12th after a tie for ninth the prior week, and La Salle JV posted a 26-5 win as Tim Wall had the fastest fall in 1:27.
Honors for the meet's fastest fall went to Jerry Junge of Benton, who pinned Arnold Lane of LaSalle in 54 seconds of their heavyweight clash.
East Side Maid Rite defeated Town House 79 69 on Sunday. Bob Clapp led for the winners with 20 points while Dale Moser topped Town House with 13.
Kerby Farrell returns to MLB as White Sox coach while Eddie Stanky takes the helm under new management. Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball battle Northwestern, with George Peeples and Jim Pitts pivotal as Northwestern’s Pitts blocks numerous shots and Northwestern edges back to force a 49 49 halftime tie. Miller notes Pitts as a top post man, and Pauling recounts disputed fouls amid the heated Big Ten clash.
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