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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1968

Page

10

Countdown to UCLA Houston Showdown in Astrodome

The UCLA Bruins and Houston Cougars clash in the Astrodome with Lew Alcindor's eye injury looming. About 50,000 fans expected for the No 1 vs No 2 duel while Alcindor recovers and a guard predicts readiness by Thursday before a Portland tuneup.

UCLA Houston Astrodome Lew Alcindor Bruins Cougars Alcindor Big Lew California Stanford

East Iowa prep basketball roundups include teams and upcoming games

Roundup lists multiple boys and girls matchups across East Iowa and nearby districts with dates and venues. Notable entries reference Washington, Dubuque, Kennedy, Moline, Iowa City, and Central, among others, with upcoming games scheduled Tuesday Friday and Saturday across various campuses.

W.L. Dubuque Central Ken E. Moting West Washington Jefferson Iowa City Kennedy Rock Island Washington Regis Ames Dubuque Kennedy Jeferson Iowa City Moline Gavenport West Rock Island Dubuqus Clinton Eltendorf Luther Upper Lowe Buena Vista Dubuque Simpson Lowa Wesleyan Upper Lowa Wartbura Buana Vista Pueesne Dominican Ulher Loras Aurora Upper Iowa W. L. Delwond Delwood Clarence Bennett Oxford Lincoln Wheatland Incoln Calamus Midland Midian Larance Lowden Calamus Lisbon Bennett Wheatland Lost Nation Lisbon G—Midland Alburnelt Solon Bennet Central City Lincoln Clarence Lowden Wheatland Midland Los Nation

Deadline Set For Dubuque Move or Fold

ROCK ISLAND The Dubuque baseball club must decide by 6 p m Wednesday whether to field a team in 1968 Midwest Baseball league. The deadline was set at a league meeting. Dubuque seeks lights a decent clubhouse and park cleanup. If not granted the club may fold and the league may move the franchise to Des Moines with Muscatine as a backup. A 1968 schedule was approved and some clubs posted losses while others were profitable. Pete Calac former football blocker for Jim Thorpe funeral Tuesday in Canton Ohio.

Rock Island Dubuque Midwest Baseball League Dubuque Park Des Moines Muscatine Dubuque and Des Mone Thorpe Canton Ohio Pete Calac Jim Thorpe Reed Funeral Home

Wartburg and Luther Vie For Iowa Conference Title

Wartburg and Luther remain 5-0 in conference play after decisive wins. Wartburg topped Simpson 67 57 behind G E Buenning 22 points for a 12th straight win setting a school record. Luther defeated Dubuque 90 61 as Dave Mueller scored 26. William Penn also won in other Iowa conference action.

Luther Wartburg Iowa G. E. Buenning Simpson Dubuque Dave Mueller William Penn

Conference hoops recap from Midwest action and NCC results

Knights remain unbeaten in nonconference play with a 73-68 win while Central beat Buena Vista 86-71. St Olaf edged Grinnell 71-69 as Northern Iowa joined a three way NCC lead with a 119-98 win over Augustana. Morningside beat North Dakota State 72-71 on a late Chuck George layup. Westmar defeated Yankton 77-70. St Ambrose fell to St Norbert 120-105. Graceland lost to Drury 91-64. Iowa Wesleyan lost 106-4 to Midwestern. Parsons lost to Rockhurst 120-75.

Upper Iowa Central Buena Vist St. Olaf Grinnell Coe Knox College Cornell Iowa Carlton Tom Weaver Carleton Northern Iowa Morningside College NCC Chuck George North Dakota State Westmar Yankton St. Ambrose St. Norbert’s Graceland Drury Iowa Wesleyan Midwestern College Parsons Rockhurst

Benton Community Triumphs Over North Tama In Regional Duel

Benton Community defeated North Tama as Linn-Mar edged Prairie in a tight conference round. South Tama and Loveland faced Loyegina while LaSalle played Benton Community in a schedule abbreviated by the irregular text.

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Local Sports Notes on St. Pat’s Games and Nearby Matches

Highlights include Stacy, Lang, and Cresco teams in a string of matchups around Wauk, Lansing, and Cresco. DeSales visits Protivin with St. Pat's games featured at Stacyville and Cresco venues. Pairings list high school and college prep teams in a district contained schedule.

Lansing Waukon St. Pat's Stacyville Cresco N. DB Waukon St. Pat’s DeSales Protivin

Unclear prep hockey hockey schedule fragment urban area

Fragmentary list of high school schedule items shows teams Valley Waukon Postville North Elkader Fayette Sumner West Central G Valley Winneshiek Decorah Fostville Elkader and Postville. No clear event results or dates due to OCR errors.

Postville Fayette W.A. North Elkader Sumner West Central Tripalial Valley

Waverly and Decorah Roundup Schedule Notes

Local prep basketball slate lists Waverly at Decorah and Oelwein hosting New Hampton with Crestwood watching Decorah. Other matchups include Oelwein at Charles City and Decorah at New Hampton. Saturday features Charles City at Mason City.

W. Lc. Waverly Decorah Oelwein New Hampton Charles City Crestwood Warkon Decorah Oelwein Waverly Caestwood Mason City

High School Football Pairings Carded for Wednesday

B Monticello SH at Gut t St Mary's English Valleys at Deen River Mills Starmont at East Buchanan Dys Geneseo at Dike B Bent Comm at North Tama Garnaville at Starmoant North Tama at Dys Geneseo Pella Christian at O R Millers GAME WEDNESDAY Glin at Mont Sacred Heart

Monticello SH Gutt. St. Mary's English Valleys Deen River Mills Starmont East Buchanan Dys Geneseo Dike B—Bent North Tama Garnavilto Starmoant Pella Christian O. R.millers Glin Mont. Sacred Heart

Packers Top AFL Champion Raiders 33 to 14 in Super Bowl Blowout

The Green Bay Packers defeated the Oakland Raiders 33 14 to retain NFL supremacy while the AFL gains ground. Bart Starr connected on a 62 yard touchdown pass to Boyd Dowler as Daryle Lamonica credited Raiders efforts and vowed improvement for the future.

Miami Green Bay Packers Packers Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs Bart Starr Boyd Dowler Green Bay Oakland

Packers Coach Hails Raiders as Well-Coached Opponents

Vince Lombardi praised Oakland as a well coached tough opponent while Willie Davis and Ray Nitschke contrasted Oakland with Kansas City. Coach Johnny Rauch said his Raiders were unawed but made too many mistakes and lost momentum in the second half.

Bill Miller Packers Packer Vince Lombardi Oakland Lombardi Raiders Kansas City Willie Davis Ray Nitschke Johnny Rauch

Puckhaber Sole Winner For C R Eagles In Waterloo

Tim Puckhaber was the lone winner for the DR Eagles club in Waterloo Saturday night. Roger LaBarge lost by decision and Dennis Robertson was stopped in the second round with a bruised arm. The Eagles announce a boxing show Friday January 26 at 8 p.m. in the Eagles auditorium with tickets $1 in advance and $1.50 at the door. Tickets from Don Dochterman or Sam Humble.

The Gazette Waterloo Tim Puckhaber DR. Eagles Club Roger LaBarge Dennis Robertson Eagles Don Dochterman Sam Humble

Pott Wins Bing Crosby Event In Playoff At Pebble Beach

Johnny Pott clinched the Bing Crosby Golf tournament with a playoff victory over Billy Casper and Bruce Devlin at Pebble Beach. Pott also captured $2,700 in the pro-am with Virgil Sherrill, after carding a four day total of 285 tied with Casper and Devlin.

Pebble Beach Calif Johnny Pott Bing Crosby Jack Rule Cedar Rapids Rule Pott Broadwater Beach Miss Billy Casper Bruce Devlin Bing Casper Devlin Johnny Virgil Sherrill New York Bob Dickson

Falcons Aides Quit Prompting Coaching Shuffle

Atlanta Falcons announce the resignations of two assistants Bill Crutchfield and Brat Ecklund in Miami during the Super Bowl coverage. Crutchfield, 41, will join Georgia Tech as an offensive coach after one season with the Falcons. Ecklund, 45, offensive line coach since 1966, plans to pursue a coaching post with another team.

Atlanta Atlanta Falcons Miami Fla Bill Crutchfield Brat Ecklund Norb Hecker Crutchfield Florida State Georgia Tech Falcons Becklund

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