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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1960
Page
13
Dr Gordon Rahn hosts a Ski Pal Slalomette at his Palisades-Kepler lodge with four classes starting at 4 pm. Bill Pflasterer will time the event while limited spectator parking is noted at the foot of the slope.
Iowa hosts Michigan at the Iowa Field House in a closing night game as five Hawkeye lettermen finish careers. Michigan, winless in conference play at 1 12, seeks pride while Iowa aims to salvage a 6 8 mark. John Tidwell of Michigan leads with about 23 points per game after a 41 point eruption against Michigan State. Scheuerman reshuffles the starting five, inserting Lester Kenney at guard with Mike Woods at forward and Mike Heitman and Don Nelson in the backcourt and center respectively.
Regis and Delwein headline a boys class A and B district tournament as most favorites win first round in Waterloo. Three unbeaten Eastern Iowa powers join Thursday action with 2 byes and survivors advancing to semifinals.
In a packed gym, Monticello defeats Mt Vernon 72 41 as Wamac conference leaders extend their win streak to 23. Dean Nelson’s Panthers rally to a 6 0 start and a 34 12 halftime edge while Randall Hoidahl is bottled up. St Boniface of New Vienna edges Holy Cross 47 43 to reach a semifinal against Capitol Mt Vernon as the pair of unbeaten B teams set Saturday showdowns at Regis and Solon.
Broadcasts of several district tournament games announced for Cedar Rapids and Maquoketa listeners. Regis Oelwein Friday game from Waterloo will be on KCRG 1600 and WMT 600 beginning 8 30 p m. Two Class A games at Iowa Fieldhouse Saturday on KMAQ 1320 Maquoketa Monticello Keystone at 1 30 and Maquoketa Pella at 2 45.
Saturday night features eight Class AA district games led by Regis of Cedar Rapids facing Oelwein’s Northeast Iowa champs at 8 30 in Waterloo after East Waterloo and Mason City clash in a 7 p m opener. Muscatine meets Ottumwa at 7 in Iowa City while Clinton faces Keokuk at 8 30. St Boniface and Solon in Cedar Rapids 7 30. Boniface aims for 25th straight win after beating Holy Cross 47 43. Solon rallies to beat Atkins 56 52. Monticello Wamac champs advance over Mt Continued Page 14.
AA East meets Webster City in Holstein while AA Cotmbusiness Lincoln faces Atlantic in Council Bluffs. Waterloo hosts Wat East versus Mason City and Oelwein versusCR Regis. Iowa City features Muscatine versus Ottumwa and Keokuk against Clinton. Des Moines hosts Dowling against Knoxville.
District B schedules show Klemme Ventura at 7 pm in Mason City with Hudson Lawler in Waterloo. Solow New Vienna St B at 7 50 Regis Cedar Rapids Wheatland Goose Lake at 7 50. Douds Cedar Fairfield Crawfordsville Danville 15 Fairfield. District B 6 Roland Williams 7 30 Ames H L V Blairstown 7 40 LeGrand. District A Keystones Mason City Waverly Jesup 8 15. Rockwell Swaledale Mason City H F 8 15. Maquoketa Pella 2 45 Iowa fieldhouse Iowa City.
The Big Ten voted 5-5 to sever all ties with the Rose Bowl ending a 14 year Western Conference stake in the classic. An individual participation clause allowing any member school to attend Pasadena by invitation was struck from the handbook. Indiana reportedly shifted to oppose solo invitations.
The article reports Mickey Mantle and GM George Weiss gearing for a major salary dispute, Mantle’s potential trade hint, and Weiss’s anger as talks stall over terms in Dallas before terms are agreed. It notes a spokesman accusing Mantle of stubbornness and the matter escalating beyond a routine negotiation. In another note, Morningside closes its North Central Conference season with a 93 68 win over South Dakota, handing the runner up a defeat.
First round ACC action saw North Carolina beat Virginia 85 63 Duke defeated South Carolina 82 69 Wake Forest won 74 54 over Clemson Maryland routed South Carolina State 74 35 in a smaller college game Evansville rolled Arkansas State 91 74 Wabash beat Buffalo 65 St Michaels edged Assumption 50 St Anselms won 88 73 and more scores from NYU St Johns New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Texas A&M Colorado State Univ and others Syracuse Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia Detroit Montreal Chicago Boston 6 Montreal 5 Boston 1 6
Arnold Palmer squares off against Don Finsterwald in the All Star Golf telecast airing Saturday on Television 9. Palmer and Finsterwald bring top form to the matchup with a broad audience tuning in for the exhibition.
Ohio State star Jerry Lucas earns unanimous first team honors from UPI coaches. Also named to the teams are Minnesota's Ron Johnson Indiana's Walt Bellamy Purdue's Terry Dischinger and Michigan State's Horace Walker with Iowa's Don Nelson on the third team.
Three pro wrestling bouts set for CSPS hall Saturday night starting at 8 30 Mr X faces Jim Hacker Cedar Rapids in the men's bout Fern La Vera Eldridge Ia battles Dot Burke Denver in the women s feature Princess Dawn Eagle and Dot Burke take on Hillbilly Kate and Fern La Vera in a tag team match
In Mesa Arizona AP report rookie Ron Santo 20 may open at third base for the Chicago Cubs despite not yet on the official roster Manager Charlie Grimm says Santo who batted .327 with San Antonio last season will continue to get exhibition playing time to see how he progresses
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