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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1965
Page
10
Riverside 500 mile race saw Dan Gurney win for the third time amid multiple caution periods. A. J. Foyt suffered undetermined chest injuries when his car flipped on lap 172. One spectator died and a second person, Ronald Eugene Pickle, 20, of San Diego, was fatally crushed at the fence.
Coe college of Cedar Rapids stands as the top surprise in Iowa college basketball with a 7-3 record as it prepares for a Saturday home test with Beloit. Coach Don King notes a crucial January trip to St Olaf and Carleton, while Cornell could remain the Midwest favorite. The Kohawks led early in the Midwest before two road losses and a rebound victory over St Olaf. Iowa college scene features Buena Vista at Dubuque and Loras hosting North Dakota State as Upper Iowa and Iowa Wesleyan enjoy a week off.
Iowa Conference and Midwest Conference games listed with venues and dates. Matches include Loras at Luther, Monmouth vs St. Olaf, Knox at Lawrence, Beloit at Coe, Carleton at St. Olaf, North Central State matchups, and plans for weeknight and weekend contests across Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
Marion Bowlettes saw Rathjons post a 236 game and 612 series while Betty Childers added a 230 in the Tropic Ladies Recreation league. Helen Voigt delivered 218 and 560 for Elemerest Ladies on the same lanes as Tom Gerner led Tropic Major with a 652 series. Other notable marks included Gordon in Legion Major, Starr with a 170, and Midwest Janitorial Service posting a team high 10808 game and 2980 pins in the all-ages meet on Waennien lanes.
Prairie Junior High eighth graders defeated Tipton 30 to 21 led by Jim Mitralsky with 14 points. Tipton seventh graders won 37 to 13 behind Mike Gade’s 21. Hutchins earned an ABC Century award with a 255 game in Ki Bilee Twixt-Town league alongside top scores from Mollman and others.
Prairie and LaSalle clash in a Cedar Rapids-Marion prep basketball showdown. LaSalle leads 8-4 to Prairie 6-5 with top scorer Kez Backsen at 20.1 ppg followed by Jesse Schulte. Also notes the passing of San Francisco Chronicle sports editor William Leiser.
Boston and Lynch headline a KC indoor meet but struggles mark most Americans except Joe Lynch and Ralph Boston. Readers note Canadians and an Australian helped the K of C squad, though Lynch was not listed.
Cleveland Indians announce signings of second baseman Larry Brown and utility player Chico Salmon for 1965. General Manager Gabe Paul confirmed the deals on Monday. The story includes an AP fight results snippet noting Portland with Richard Sue and Larry Flores among later details.
San Francisco 49ers produced a record titled Life with the 48ers the Sounds of Your Futine with NFL figures including Tony Bennett. General Manager Lou Spadia sent copies to draft picks and phoned one top choice to confirm listening before signing. The draftee noted he was hearing the disc on an expensive stereo lent by Lamar Hunt.
In Kewanee Illinois Marion's night capped by Georgetown student Jerry Schlemmer who won the overall championship aided by a boiler AAU truce. Kart Olympian Boston won his races Sunday as Schlemmer also claimed a 45 yard hurdles first, with Monticello's Terry Meeks finishing third overall.
St Matthew's topped the Parish basketball league with a 48-31 victory over Immaculate Conception as Steve Eggers led with 23 points and Greg Jacobs adding 14. St Patrick's beat St Vene, St Jude's defeated St Ludmila, and St Joseph's edged St Jude's 20-17 in a makeup game led by Mike Anderson with eight.
A jumble of scores from a hockey and basketball card shows St. Louis 107 at Baltimore 8 and Los Angeles 105 while Montreal tops Toronto 4 3 and Detroit defeats New York 4 2. Montreal and Toronto split results. Strong entities include St. Louis Boston Montreal New York Detroit Toronto.
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