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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1966
Page
10
Miller warns the squad to play focused 40 minutes and end lulls. He cites board control losses and weak defense after a recent defeat to Indiana, noting struggles to rebound and retrieve missed shots.
Ted Williams, elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, asserts baseball requires greater practice and focus than other sports. He discusses his career, Hall election votes, and his new role as Boston Red Sox vice president, while teammates and college players feature in a broader notes-style recap.
The Prep Poll lists Des Moines Roosevelt first with 249 points and 17 first place votes in the southwest. Keokuk and Marshalltown follow, with many regional schools such as Cedar Rapids Regis Cedar Rapids Washington Water loo East and LeMars Central also featured. Other ranked schools include Cedar Rapids Jefferson and Davenport West with lower placements and several small towns named among the others.
Clear Creek of Oxford meets Shellsburg in the Benton County boys basketball final after both teams won semifinal games. Clear Creek defeated Norway 65 to 47 and Shellsburg beat Garrison 60 to 49 to reach the title game.
Clinton high baseball coach Bill Lehr has been named second district chairman of the American Legion baseball program for 1966. Lehr, a Lisbon native and State College of Iowa alum, coached Clinton to the state title in his first season as head coach.
Manchester Delaware county Fish and Game club hosts an ice fisheree from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the club grounds north of town on highway 18 then west half a mile. Admission costs 1 dollar with prizes. Bait is available and holes will be redrilled. Warming areas and lunch will be provided.
Rose Palumbo bowled 233 for 622 in the Woman's City Major, with Salome Douglas lighting up the Jubilee Janes for a 248 top game. The Masters and Collins leagues show Red Moore and Jim Kerr posting high scores while Marilyn Ritchie and Helen Vizal contributed strong marks.
Austin takes over for the Pittsburgh Steelers amid a dismal season after Nixon was fired on December 28 following the club's 12 loss 14 record. Austin, a former Giants guard in 1949 1950, returns after service and coaching stints before joining Green Bay.
Washington faces archrival Tom Wilson of Rock Island in the 200 and 400 freestyles while Jeff Smith seeks to rebound after last season. Krizan notes Smith shows improvement in time trials as Bill Bergman eyes breaststroke. Moline pool will pipe the meet via closed circuit to the high school.
In the consolation game Sunday night Norway faces Garrison after Shellsburg’s Charley Young led with 19 points and Jaslyn Railsback added 18 while Steve Young paced Garrison with 16 in a regional match. The schedule lists a 7 p.m. consolation and 8 30 p.m. final.
The Northeast Iowa Racing Association schedules an organizational meeting at Waukon City Hall next Wednesday at 8 p.m. Officials urge all interested parties to attend to discuss racing plans for the Waukon and Decorah tracks.
Mt. Vernon High School adds Cedar Rapids transfer Jon Miller and two Algona transplants Dana Snodgrass and Mick Snodgrass to a strong wrestling lineup led by Coach Wayne Mammen. The squad, now 5-3 in dual meets, features 112-pound Miller 10-1, 138-pound Dana 15-0 with multiple titles, and 145-pound Mick 13-2, plus Tim Thomson 133 pounds and others. The program also navigates schedules with Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy added to the Mississippi Valley Conference.
Wyoming basketball coach Bill Strannigan reported his wife Mary Strannigan found dead at their Laramie home Wednesday night. Coroner Don Allen said the 45 year old woman died from a scarf tied to a shower curtain rod in the basement. The Strannigans have four children.
West Central of Maynard improves to 12-1 and rises from 12th to 11th while Mid-Prairie of Wellman, at 10-1, climbs two places to 18th in the Iowa girls basketball rankings. The top five remains led by Hubbard at 17-0, with Hartley and Mediapolis both 15-0 in second and third.
Ed Kruml a center from Kearney Nebraska State College signed with the Denver Broncos as a free agent in the American Football League system.
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