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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1963

Page

4

Regis registers 76 to 54 win over Vinton for semifinal test

Regis, defending state champion, beat Vinton 76 54 in Regis gym to advance to a Monday semifinal at Iowa Field House against Washington. Jim Cummins led Regis with 30 points as Flynn and London added double figures. Vinton was led by Bredall with 22.

Jack Ogden Regis Vinton Iowa City Royals Washington Iowa Vikings Steve Bredall Dale Torpey Jim Cummins Flynn London Beckman Cummins Bredall Jim Happel Wamac Tom Riatt C.R. Regis FIP Flynn London Segebarth Cummins Gabrielson Man Louc Bredall Locher Geiken Vin Naughton Mossman Ikinika O Hillested Vermedahl ‘Happel Milt Montgomery Duane A Gazette John McIvor Rick Louck Frank London Associated Press Regis of Cedar Rapids Mason City

Marvelous Marv Throneberry Signs with Mets After Holdout

Marvelous Marv Throneberry ended a three day holdout by signing with the New York Mets for about $17 000. Gene Woodling argued with Johnny Murphy before Throneberry met Mets president George Weiss in a parked car to finalize the deal.

ST. Petersburg Fla Marv Throneberry New York Mets Throneberry Mets Gene Woodling Johnny Murphy Met George Weiss Marv Collierville Tenn Inroneberry Murphy New York

Wisconsin Downs Iowa 59 to 45 in Dual Meet

Wisconsin defeated Iowa 59 to 45 in a men’s swimming dual meet held in Madison. Freestyler Bill Birmingham contributed two wins in the 100 and 200 freestyle events for the Badgers.

Iowa Wisconsin Madison Wis Sconsin Sea N Na Bill Birmingham Bob Johnson Patarry Ned Goldman Dave eThe Brophy Laughlin Graham McMillan Roseman Cranwell Ind Denis Yoreter Gray Johnson Biving Levelski —Stulgaitis A Sandhy Fortig Easton McMillan Schuttee Bobd Johnson Ste Oks Eree Pat Barry Fulscher Els Jay—Lowa Sijostrom Rome Nichole Shuttee Veughtin

Boxing results from Milan and Los Angeles recap

In Milan Franco de Piccoli stopped Tony Hughes after 2 rounds. Nino Benvenuti, Tomaso Trope, Rafiv King and Don Johnson fought to a draw in Los Angeles.

Milan Italy Franco de Piccoli Tony Hughes Nino Benvenuti Tomaso Trope Los Angeles Rafiv King Nigeria Don Johnson Drew

Top-Ranked Clubs Roll In Boys' District Play

St Patrick’s of Cedar Rapids beat Marion 47 34 in a first round district game as Joe Kenney's Irish extended their win streak to 20. Regis, Davenport West and Heelan advanced in other districts while Ottumwa and Des Moines Roosevelt posted wins. District play continues with 64 games on Saturday and semis by Monday.

John Berry Gazette Cedar Rapids St. Patrick’s Marion Jeff Gym Joe Kenney Jeff Cedar Rapids Prairie Davenport West Sioux City Heelan Waterloo West Walsh Ottumwa Indians St. Pat’s Moore Kenney Mount Ayr Corning Des Moines Roosevelt Mitchellville Atlantic Gazette L. W. Ward John McKean St. Pat Mike Hynes St. Pat's Dyersville Edgewood Arlington Waterloo LaPorte Ci Independence Waterloo Latins Regis Vinton Washington Marion Ma Mount Vernon Stanwood Lincoln Anamosa Monticello Delhi Val Clinton West Liberty Davenport Davenport W Dav. Assumption Mount Pleasant Burlington N.C Fort Madison Keokuk Stritch Centerville Hedrick Ottumwa Walsh Bloomfield D.C Eene Iowa City Cosgrove Regina Wellman MP Newton Dodge St Edmords Somers Cedar Valley Odebolt Sac City Carroll Kuemper Schleswig Lake City Atlantic Audubon Greenfield Shelby Extra Woodbine Petence St. Paul’s Logan-Magnon Missouri Valley Onawa Monona

Canadian Skater Don McPherson Captures World Title

In Cortina Italy 17 year old Don McPherson of Canada won the men's singles at the World Figure Skating Championships after a brilliant free skate. He moved from fourth after the compulsory figures to first with a standout outdoor performance at the Olympic Ice Stadium succeeding Don Jackson who turned professional after the 1962 title.

Cortina Italy Don McPherson Canada McPherson Olympic Don Jackson Prague

Gentile predicts Colavito will win AL home run title

Jim Gentile of the Baltimore Orioles predicted at spring training that Detroit's Rocky Colavito will win the American League home run title in 1963. He cited Detroit as a long ball park and noted past successes with Harmon Killebrew as a pick.

Miami Fla Jim Gentile Baltimore Orioles Detroit Rocky Colavito Gentile Birds Harmon Killebrew Killebrew

District Playoff Matchups Across District No 9 to 21

Saturday schedule lists games across districts. Notable pairings include New Hartford at Waverly in District 9 and Elkader at Postville in District 10. Other matches feature Cedar Falls versus East Waterloo and Clinton versus Maquoketa with venues from Manchester to Marshalltown.

Waverly New Hartford Waterloo S.H Ooine Cedar Falls Eastwaterloo

Heyman Tops Duke as AP Player of the Year

Duke star Art Heyman, 6-5 senior from Rockville Centre New York, named AP Player of the Year after leading Duke to a 14 0 ACC record. He says he has grown up learned humility and plans to pursue pro basketball before law school.

Heyman Associated Press Rockville Centre N. Y Duke Vic Bubas Fred Shabel

Grinnell Freshman Win at Midwest Conference Meet

Grinnell College freshmen captured top team honors with 71 points at the Midwest Conference telegraphic swimming meet in Beloit Wisconsin. Cornell and Coe also posted points as notable performers in the event.

Beloit Wis Grinnell Cornell Coe

Rosburg Takes One-Stroke Lead in New Orleans Open

Rosburg used a hot putter to lead the Greater New Orleans Open at Lakewood Country Club with a 5 under par 66. Bo Wininger shot 68 to occupy runner-up as Gary Player posted 71 while Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus also struggled in windy conditions.

New Orleans Bob Rosburg Lakewood Country Club Rosburg Gary Player Arnold Palmer Jack Nicklaus Nicklaus Bo Wininger

Oklahoma State Wrestlers Sweep SCI and Western State

Oklahoma State won both ends of a wrestling double header in Stillwater. The Cowboys beat Western State of Colorado 22-5 in the opener and State College of Iowa 24-6 after a five minute intermission. Iowa’s Bill Dotson defeated Roy Brewer 5-0 in 147 pounds and Jim Sanford edged John Kirchenbauer 9-7 at 157 pounds.

Stillwater Okla Oklahoma State Western State of Colorado State College of Iowa Iowa Bill Dotson Roy Brewer Jim Sanford John Kirchenbauer

Friday High School Scores From Various Iowa Cities

Friday results list numerous games across Iowa with Western Christian 62 over Sibley 34 in Orange City, Sioux City Heelan over Sioux City Central 45, and many more including Algona 82 over Graettinger 43, Mason City Newman 69 over Osage 59, and Mount Vernon 64 over Stanwood Lincoln 64.

Orange City Hall Western Christian Sibley Rock Rapids Lyon Sioux Center Algona Lakota Bancroft St. John’s Algona Graettinger Mason City Newman Osage Clear Lake Stacyville Visitation Belmond Hampton Clarion Charles City New Hampton Teipen Denver Waverly Greene Sumner Elgin St. Lucas St. Luke’s Elgin Valley Postville Cresco Crestwood Waukon Allamakee

Regina and IC High Win First Round District Games

Regina defeated Mid-Prairie 53 40 as John Miller led with 13 points and Kepler and Bailey added 11 for the losers. Iowa City beat Cosgrove 69 43 with Haugen scoring 25 and Burns 18 for Cosgrove.

Iowa City Regina Iowa City High Mid-Prairie John Miller Kepler Bailey Cosgrove Haugen Burns

Cresco Ships Waukon in District Opener 76-60

Cresco opened district play with a 76-60 victory over Waukon. Dom Sime led Cresco with 24 points while Dave Harms topped Waukon with 16.

Cresco Waukon Dom Sime Dave Harms

Monticello Edges Maquoketa Valley In Overtime

Monticello won 62-61 in overtime against Maquoketa Valley in first round district action. Joe Hobert scored 18 points in his only quarter for the winners while Gary Wilson led the losers with 16.

Monticello Maquoketa Valley Joe Hobert Gary Wilson

Wahlert blitzes East Buchanan for district win

Wahlert defeated East Buchanan 75 to 42 in the first round. Terry Conlon led Wahlert with 14 points while Tom Grapes scored 14 for East Buchanan.

Manchester Dubuque Dubuque Wahlert East Buchanan Terry Conlon Tom Grapes

Lincoln of Stanwood Tops Anamosa 64 47 in District Opener

Lincoln of Stanwood won the district first round game against Anamosa 64 to 47 on Friday. Jim Paulson led Lincoln with 11 points while Denny Teymer topped Anamosa with 18 points.

Lincoln Stanwood Anamosa Jim Paulson Denny Teymer

St Lukes Edges MFL 53 49 In District Opener

Sam Kuennen scored 19 points to lead St Lukes of St Lucas past MFL 53 49 in a first round district game. Dwayne Davis led the losers with 13 points.

Sam Kuennen St. Lukes St. Lucas MFL Dwayne Davis

McCovey Transforms To An Outfielder For Giants

Willie McCovey says he has proven himself a big leaguer with the San Francisco Giants though he never imagined moving to the outfield. Once a standout first baseman, he began in the majors with a .354 rookie year and NL Rookie of the Year honors in 1959.

Phoenix, Ariz Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants McCovey Giants Orlando Cepeda Alvin Dark Hank Sauer

Meusel Dies at 69 in Long Beach

Emil Irish Meusel, famed for a 1922 World Series RBI record that still stands, died of a heart attack in Long Beach California at age 69.

Long Beach Calif Emil

Gubner Captures Shot Put Meet Record at K of C Event

Gary Gubner won the New York K of C meet shot put with a 64 feet 6 inches mark setting a meet record. The NYU standout credited his towel as the target for his best throw while noting the indoor mark may not translate to outdoor iron ball events. Tom O Hara of Loyola Chicago and Olavi Salonen raced the mile, with Beatty’s four minute pace drawing mixed reactions from Garden crowds.

John Griffin UPI New York Cleveland Chicago Gary Gubner Gubner New York K I.C Jim Beatty Finland Olavi Salonen Salonen K. of C Tom O’hara Loyola of

Negro Umpire Ashford Named Umpire in Chief

Emmett Ashford, a Negro, is named umpire in chief of the Pacific Coast league by president Dewey Soriano. Ashford has umpired in the league since 1954 and is currently working basketball games in the Los Angeles area. Soriano calls him creditable, deserving, and highly respected by fellow umpires.

SAN Diego Emmett Ashford Dewey Soriano Ashford Los Angeles Emmett Soriano

Northwestern at Iowa Leads Saturday Big Ten Schedule

Northwestern faces Iowa in a 7 30 p m Big Ten clash at East Lansing. Other events include Minnesota at Iowa at 1 30 p m in Iowa City, Iowa wrestling Michigan at Iowa 2 30 p m and Iowa swimming at Wisconsin.

Northwestern Iowa Big Ten East Lansing Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Luther Wartburg Wesleyan Upper Iowa Grinnell Coe Beloit Cornell Iowa State Kansas North Dakota Sci Drake Washington St. Quis C.R S.R. Jeff C. R. Prairie Jeff

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