Illini Triumph Over Northwestern for First Western Conf Victory
Illini defeat Northwestern 55-40 in Champaign extending their Western Conference record to 1-3. Doug Mills rotates “Whiz Kids” and “Young Kids” units, boosting halftime lead to 26-18 and widening to 50-34 late. Northwestern suffers second straight Big Nine loss after lineup shuffle.
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Iowa Holds Wide Edge From Start
Iowa produced a dominant first half and cruised to a 61-35 Big Nine win over Ohio State in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes featured Murray Wier, Magnussen, Jorgensen, Wilkinson, and Spencer, building a 40-16 lead and finishing with strong defense and efficient shooting as Ohio State struggled at 12 of 67.
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Gophers Beat Michigan In Big Nine Victory
Minnesota defeated Michigan 48 to 37 before 15 304 fans in Minneapolis. Jim McIntyre and Bud Grant anchored the defense as Minnesota opened a big first half lead and held Michigan without a field goal for eight minutes. Ed Kernan led with 15 points while Mack Prunowicy and Harold Morrill added nine and seven respectively.
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Coe surges past Macalester 40 to 31 in second half
In St Paul Coe rallied after a 16-18 deficit to defeat Macalester 40-31 Saturday night. Jim Gallagher and Wilbur Gregor sparked the rally as Gallagher and Gregor combined for 24 Coe points while Maynard Johnson led Macalester with 10 on two field goals.
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Midwest Conference Basketball Scores Mixed From Round Developments
A jumble of midseason results shows Notre Dame Northwestern Minnesota Michigan Wisconsin Indiana and Iowa State in varied scoring. Conference play includes Valparaiso Platteville Missouri Mines and South teams with Western Kentucky Teachers Tulane Clemson Texas A M and others posting scores.
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Ice Disappears Delays Gazette Silver Skates Races
Disappearance of ice at Roosevelt rink last week led to postponement of the Gazette Silver Skates races planned for this afternoon. Weather permitting, events resume Wednesday evening at 7 30 with the same program and entries accepted until 7 p.m. More than 70 skaters expected. skates and medals awarded to winners.
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Cornell Crushes Iowa State in 26-8 Wrestling Rout
Cornell College overwhelmed Iowa State 26-8 in Ames on Saturday night securing its 13th straight win. The match featured four falls and two decisions for Cornell with Iowa State posting a fall in the heavyweight division and a 175-pound decision.
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Badgers Roll By Indiana: Cook Hits 24
Wisconsin crushed Indiana 70 to 49 as Bob Cook led with 24 points and Ed Mills added 13 in a dominant first half surge. Wisconsin held a 33 to 21 halftime edge and surged ahead with strong rebounding and balanced scoring to clinch their third straight conference win.
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Boilermakers Top Irish In Close Purdue Upset
Purdue defeated Notre Dame 60 to 56 at Lafayette with Bill Lodge scoring 19 points as the Boilermakers built a 29 to 24 halftime edge and held on for their fifth win in six pre conference starts. Notre Dame suffered its second defeat of the season.
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Cornell Routs Ripon 47 37 in Midwest opener
Cornell College opened its Midwest conference basketball race with a 47 to 37 win over Ripon College. Bob Horsfall scored 20 points as the Purple used a fast break to overcome a 16 point Ripon lead, while John Nelson added 11. Ripon’s Ted Scalissi led visitors with 10 points.
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Gallarneau to Speak at Legion Sports Jamboree
Hugh Gallarneau, former halfback for the Chicago Bears, will speak at Hanford post's Memorial Coliseum jamboree Tuesday evening. The event features a premiere of World Series motion pictures by Lou Fonseca, with eight o clock start. Athletic night chairman is Ken Bastian.
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Postponement of Gazette Silver Skates at Roosevelt rink
Weather and ice conditions forced the postponement of the Gazette Silver Skates meet at Roosevelt rink. The event will be held next Wednesday evening at Roosevelt rink if ice is usable. The piece also profiles Glen Erger and Bob Johnson, outlining community sports work at the Fourteenth avenue and Tenth street Community House and noting local veterans and athletic ties.
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Cedar Rapids Country Club Plans Annual Meeting
The Cedar Rapids Country Club schedules its annual business meeting for 5 15 Monday at the club followed by a 7 dinner. Three directors will be named to face retiring members Fred Smith Horace Hedges and Glenn Hopkins. Directors meet Jan 15 to elect officers and organize for the year.
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