Prep of Week honors go to Ken Backsen of Marion
Ken Backsen of Marion, a 6 2 Indian center, was named The Gazette Prep of the Week for posting 40 points across two games and maintaining a 20.3 scoring average over eight games. He also led in rebounds and drew three prior nominations.
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Purdue Falls to Badgers in Big Ten Clash
Wisconsin upset Purdue 76-66 as five Badgers scored in double figures. Purdue guard Dave Schellhase led with 30 points as Wisconsin earned its first conference win in four tries while Michigan Minnesota and Indiana vied for the lead behind Iowa. Saturday schedule includes Minnesota at Illinois and Michigan at Northwestern.
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Iowa Rally Falls Short in Big Ten Loss to Indiana
Iowa coach Ralph Miller criticized the Hawkeyes for careless play in an 85-75 defeat to Indiana. A 12,500 crowd packed the arena, with fire rules forcing hundreds away, matching Miller’s warning that season tickets will be scarce.
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Gus Schrader
Iowa City
Ralph Miller
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Miller
Big Ten
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Ohio State
Seven Top-Ranked Clubs Get Victories
Vanderbilt Navy Lee leads Commodores to a 75-62 win over Georgia as they return to the top 10. Other top teams Wichita Indiana St John’s Davidson St Louis and Kentucky win. McIntyre shines for St John’s while Lee’s 29 points 27 rebounds pace Vanderbilt. West Virginia Pittsburgh Louisville Oklahoma also win.
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Indiana
Iowa
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Creighton
Davidson
Rodemeyer Named Cedar Hills Booster President
Ron Rodemeyer will head the Cedar Hills Booster club's Little League baseball program for 1965. He was elected president. others chosen were Jack Estes vice president Dick Jorgensen vice president Bob Kupfer secretary Charles Erwin treasurer George Wilson commissioner and Don Wilcoxson commissioner.
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Ron Rodemeyer
Cedar Hills
Jack Estes
Dick Jorgensen
Bob Kupfer
Charles Erwin
George Wilson
Don Wilcoxson
Races Called at Waterford Park Due to Frozen Track
Races at Waterford Park in Chester West Virginia were canceled after the track froze Monday. The AP report notes weather conditions caused the disruption and no races were run that day.
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OSU Whips Cyclones to Seize No 1 Ranking
Oklahoma State remains undefeated in Big Eight play after a 67-48 win over Iowa State. The Cowboys improve to 10 4 this season while Iowa State drops to 4 9 and 1 2 in conference action. James King and Gary Hassmann lead OSU with 18 points each while Al Koch tops ISU with 10.
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Oklahoma
Point Mark As Panthers Win 104 85
Cedar Falls AP State College of Iowa defeated Winona State 104 to 85 in a non conference game. SCI shot 55 percent, set a new SCI game record with 189 points breaking the 1955 188 point mark. Craig Kneppe scored 25 and grabbed 25 rebounds. Tim Anderson had 23 for Winona. SCI improved to 6-6. Winona fell to 3-8.
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Minnesota
Former Yankee Pipp Ils Dead
Grand Rapids mourns Wally Pipp 71 a former New York Yankee who played 12 years including 1921 1922 1923 World Series seasons He died Monday in a nursing home after long illness having resided in Lansing and Grand Rapids Pipp twice led the American League in home runs with 12 in 1916 and 9 in 1917 and was a skilled first baseman with celebrated tenure alongside Babe Ruth.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette Briefs January 12 1965
Short notices from the Cedar Rapids Gazette dated Tuesday January 12 1965 cover local happenings. Includes quick items on community events, schedule changes, and civic notices affecting residents of Cedar Rapids and surrounding area.
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Hoosier coach search, star names and Iowa win
Indiana coach McCracken questions big name hires as Indiana beats Iowa 85 76. Dick and Tom VanArsdale shine for the Hoosiers while Iowa’s Miller laments mistakes and guides a spoiler team. Iowa fans face boos as lights flicker during a late rally.
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