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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1972

Page

4

Orr denies offering to delay Michigan Ohio State game

Michigan coach John Orr said he did not officially offer to postpone the Big Ten matchup with Ohio State. He described a private talk with Fred Taylor as a casual exchange, noting the game’s sold out status and scheduling difficulties. Buckeyes players were injured in a recent brawl, with scrutiny from Big Ten officials.

Columbus Ohio University of Michigan John Orr Ohio State Michigan Don Canham Orr Buckeye Fred Taylor Taylor Freddy Ohio State Athletic Ed Weaver WLWC

Lamar Still Top Scorer In Wamac

Rocky Lamar of Maquoketa leads the Wamac scoring race with a 19 point per game average. Gregg Anderson of Marion sits second with a 16.4 point average.

Lamar Rocky Lamar Maquoketa Rocky Gregg Anderson Marion

West Central Falls to 5th in Iowa girls hoops ratings

West Central of Maynard drops to fifth after its first loss this year to M F L. Farragut extends a 48 game win streak and remains atop the Iowa girls basketball ratings. Mediapolis climbs to second at 17 0 and Montezuma rises to seventh at 16 1 with Midland LDF and Durant also listed.

Farragutt Iowa West Central Maynard M-F-L Mediapolis Montezuma Midland LDF Durant Farragut Topee Hubbard Rockford Elk Horn Kimballton Rolfe VW Midland Carlisle Allison-Bristow Manilla Manson Malvern Winfield-Mt. Union LeGrand Lenox

Iowa Wrestler Dan Sherman Breaks Ankle

Iowa City AP Dan Sherman a 118 pound junior from Deerfield Illinois who had won 21 straight this season will be out for four to six weeks with a broken ankle suffered at practice. The team physician said he may miss the Big Ten meet at Indiana February 25 26 but could be ready for the NCAA tournament at Maryland March 9 11.

Iowa City Iowa Dan Sherman Sherman Deerfield Ill Harley Feldick Indiana Maryland Feldick

Stan's Ups Lead in Jets Table Tennis League

Stan’s Radio and TV increased its lead in the Jets table tennis league on Thursday. Stanisae.eteccie Monroe Sc. 105 Stamats 147 W. Transp 88 Skylit 118 J and L Glass 80.

Stan Jets Stanisae Eteccie Monroe Sc Stamats W. Transp J & L Glass

Drake Beats North Texas State In Rough Valley Clash

Drake toppled North Texas State 76 to 70 in a rugged Missouri Valley showdown. The page lists numerous college results across conferences with a final line noting pro hockey scores.

Church League Volleyball Scores Class A and B

In CLASS A nne Paul s Meth 15 15 15 West Presb inst Christian 15 15 15 First Lutheran 15 68 13 Pact Church 12 4 14 St Paul s No Bant Brethren 15 15 16 Trinity Luth eran 15 15 15 Reel Day 15 15 15 Ken P Presb Bras Gloria Dei Luth 15 13 15 Kenwood Park Meth 11 7 8 Noelridge Park Christian 15 14 14 Salem United Meth 11 68 16 St James Meth 15 16 15 Hope Luth eran 0 14 2 First Presb 6 8 17 St Andrews Luth 15 15 19

Pact Church St. Paul's No. Bant Brethren Trinity Lutheran Reel Day Ken. P. Presb Gloria Dei Luth Kenwood Park Noelridge Park First Presb St. Andrews Luth

Sports Club Elects Quinby at Cedar Rapids Meeting

Quinby was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Sports Club at the Montrose hotel meeting. New officers include Pitlik as first vice president Shaheen as second vice president Buchanan secretary Melichar treasurer. Five new board members joined Shaheen again Happel Williams Vorel Bevill Osborne Knowles Cameron. Cummins awards honored Brad Trickey outstanding Eastern Iowa athlete and Fred Buchanan most-contributing to local sports.Lifetime honorary board members named Happel Cebuhar Swords Smith Condon. Lauterbur and Schultz addressed the gathering.

Cedar Rapids Tait Cummins Montrose Brad Trickey Jefferson High U. of Iowa Eastern Iowa Ken Grabinski Iowa Fred Buchanan C.R Bill Quinby C.R.S.C Bill Happel Jerry Williams Charles Vorel Tom Shaheen Bill Bevill Bill Osborne Dick Knowles Keith Cameron Ray Happel Chuck Cebuhar Mike Swords Elmer Smith Tom Condon Frank Lauterbur Dick Schultz

Lean Pickings For NFL Draft

Dallas Cowboys vice president Gil Brandt says the 1971 college crop is the leanest since he started in the business. He cites few blue chips, notes potential standouts Walt Patulski Bobby Moore John Reaves and William Buchanan, and recalls how scouting has improved reducing hidden gems. He adds Dallas may still find a surprise but not a Calvin Hill or Duane Thomas level pickup.

Dallas Dallas Cowboys Gil Brandt Brandt Walt Patulski Notre Dame Bobby Moore Oregon John Reaves Florida William Buchanan San Diego State Cowboys Calvin Hill Duane Thomas Isaac Thomas Bishop College

Friday basketball slate features city matchups and early starts

The sports page lists Friday games including Manchester at Marion, Urbana at Linn-Mar, Washington at Hempstead, Clinton at Kennedy at 8 p.m., Iowa City at Jefferson, Regina at LaSalle, Prairie at Benton, Marion at Vinton, Pocoeo at Regis, and wrestling Jefferson at Iowa City plus Hempstead at Washington and Kirkwood at Austin Minnesota with Coe at Carleton and Cornell at Knox.

Manchester Marion Urbana Linn-Mar Washington Hempstead Clinton Kennedy Iowa City Jefferson Regina LaSalle Prairie Benton Vinton Regis C.R Ottumwa Minnesota Iowa Independence E. Waterloo Coe St. Olaf Cornell Monmouth Oklahoma St Iowa State Ames Kirkwood Mason City

Fish Results by the Associated Press highlights mixed boxing outcomes

In Copenhagen Tom Boss 160 from Denmark defeated Juarez de Lima 16074 Brazil on points. In Stateline Larry Duncan 204 Carson City knocked out Victor Dynamite Scott 215 Los Angeles. Elmo Henderson 195 Fort Worth outpointed Frank Niblett 195 Los Angeles. In Los Angeles Arturo Pineda 127 Mexico knocked out Masahiro Takahashi 127 Japan.

Copenhagen Denmark Tom Boss Juarez de Lima Brazil Stateline Nev Larry “Irish Pat” Duncan Carson City Victor Dynamite Scott Los Angeles Elmo Henderson Fort Worth Tex Frank Niblett Arturo Pineda Mexico Masahiro Takahashi Japan

Littler Leads San Diego Open With Hot Start Putt

Gene Littler credited a revived bullseye putter for a six under par 66 and a two stroke lead in the Andy Williams San Diego Open at Torrey Pines. He rattled off five consecutive birdies after a late back nine bogey, while stars like Nicklaus and Trevino struggled in chilly winds.

San Diego Iap Gene Littler Tommy Aaron Tom Weiskopf Bunky Henry Homero Blancas Dale Douglass Phil Rodgers Hale Irwin Bull Brask John Sehlee Colbert Harney Brask Schlee Lee Trevino Jack Nicklaus Nicklaus Billy Casper Charles Coody Littler

Bailey and Tomanka Triumph in City Goal Shooting Contest

Kevin Bailey won the Jackson school contest with 115 points while Ron Tomanka took top honors in Cleveland for the city recreation commission event. Bailey led with 115, Greg Oler had 105, Ken Schwab 95. Tomanka also scored 115, followed by Mike Brady 110 and Jeff Hoffman 105.

Kevin Bailey Jackson Ron Tomanka Cleveland City Recreation Commission

Kilgore's hot hand lifts Drake past North Texas State 76-70

Kilgore scored 22 points on 11 of 12 shooting including the final eight of the second half to lift Drake to a 76-70 Missouri Valley matchup over North Texas State in Des Moines. Drake improves to 5-1 in the Valley and 24-? overall while NTSC falls to 6-8.

Deadeve Cleo Kilgore Drake North Texas State Bulldogs Kilgore North Texas Tony Johnson Sasser Tucker Bell Hutt McDaniel Seger Whitley Merck Wiliams Adams Lnastn Enbidge Johnson Gandy Davis Coleman Godfrey North Texas St

Condition of Cager Sam Oglesby Improves At WVU

West Virginia University basketball forward Sam Oglesby, paralyzed from a week ago’s auto crash that killed teammate Larry Harris, has stabilized and was moved out of intensive care. Hospital administrator Eugene Staples said there has been little change in the paralysis and a further evaluation will occur next week.

Morgantown W. Va West Virginia University Sam Oglesby University Hospital Eugene Staples Oglesby Larry Harris Mountaineers Staples

Carr Rolls 708 Series In Cedar Lanes Bowling

Tipton Mechanicsville bowler Bill Carr rolled a 708 series in Cedar Lanes Monday Nite Hawks league. He opened with 243 and 255 followed by 210, totaling 22 strikes and giving him the first 700 series here this year, while carrying a 192 average across three leagues.

Tipton Bill Carr Mechanicsville Cedar Lanes Carr

Quaker Oats and Pepsi Win Industrial Games

Quaker Oats defeated Pepsi Cola 57 to 45 and Cryovac beat Link Belt Speeder 55 to 37 in an Industrial league action Thursday. Scorers include Quaker Oats Koch three Sutphin 14 Eckenroth 10 Aegerter 5 Wallis 1 Arreoha 10 Shaffee 4 Ratliff 10 and Pepsi Cola Kahler 22 Bevill 10 McCormick 4 Thomas 5 Mitchell 4.

Quaker Oats Pepsi Cola Cryovac Link Belt Speeder Koch Sutphin Eckenroth Aegerter Wallis Arreoha Shaffee Ratliff Kahler Bevill McCormick Thomas Mitchell

Studs Win Share of league top spot

The Studs beat the Sixkillers 66 to 46 to share the league lead in the Central branch YMCA high school basketball league. The Y Ballers defeated RBA Express 59 to 41 behind Harger 15 and Krabbenhoff 17.

Studs Sixkillers Y Ballers RBA Express Sickles Gralund Galvin Johnson Erbe Daugherty Six Killers Riely Shimon Beals Lake Edwards REA Express Norman Samon Wilson King Ranshaw McEnany Y’-Ballers S. Sediacek D. Sedncak Harger French Larson Krabbenhoff

Prairie Junior High Matmen Defeat Benton in Dual Meet

Prairie junior high wrestling beat Benton 27 to 18 on Thursday with pins by Schaubacher at 130 pounds in 2:50 Ludvick at 133 pounds in 0:44 Cofflan at 145 pounds in 1:47.

Prairie Junior High Matmen Benton Schaubacher Ludvicek Cofflan

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