Coe Captures NAIA District Title With Wartburg Win
Coe College Kohawks defeated Wartburg 72 61 to claim the 15th district Iowa NAIA playoff championship. Dave Etienne led with 23 points, Al Dimond added 19, and Dale Amendt contributed key free throws late. Wartburg’s Bob Adix was held to eight points as Coe secured a trip to Kansas City Missouri for the NAIA title event.
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Kansas City
Tommy Thomson
Coe
Wartburg
Iowa
Kohawks
Iowa Loop
Bob Adix
Kohawk
al Dimond
Sterling, Ill
Dimond
Dale Amendt
Fae
Etienne
Bill Beyer
Amendt
Dave Etienne
Coe Fieldhouse
Dave
Ron Havemann
Carl Franks
Theron Thomsen
Bolts Bow in Last Tilt for C R Schools
Ottumwa High School defeated Cedar Rapids Franklin 68 to 47 in the final game of the season. Franklin standout Jerry Seaman scored 13, tying Bob Waite for Thunderbolt honors, while Byron Winston led Ottumwa with 21 points and Dennis Filliman added 13 fouls drawn and points.
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C.R
Ottumwa
Ottumwa High School
Cedar Rapids Franklin
Thunderbolts
Cedar Rapids High School
Bolts
Bulldogs
Jerry Seaman
Franklin
Orville Rust
Byron Winston
Dennis Filliman
Winston
Seaman
Bob Waite
Thunderbolt
Cedar Rapids
Sophs
Terry Heald
Bill Arnold
Hi Filliman
Seaman Skinner
Pat Elm
Ito
Redskins Sign Lou Stephens Former USF Guard
Washington NFL team signed guard Lou Stephens as a free agent. Stephens played for Coach Joe Kuharich at the University of San Francisco in 1952.
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Washington
Lou Stephens
Joe Kuharicn
University of San Francisco
Washington Redskins
Vejar and Wills Score Narrow Wins in West Coast Card
In New York Chico Vejar outpointed Billy Graham while in San Diego Harry Wills stopped Jimmy Ingram. Vejar is listed with a Connecticut address and Graham with New York. Wills is tied to Los Angeles and stopped Ingram in the 2nd round.
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NEW_YORK
Chico Vejar
Stamrd
Conn
Billy Graham
New York
San Diego
Calif
Harry Wills
Los Angeles
Jimmy Ingram
Jerabek's Wins Y Tourney Tilt in Waterloo
Jerabek's of Cedar Rapids advanced to the second round of the Waterloo YMCA basketball tournament with a 54 40 victory over Waterloo Blackhawks. Don Christensen scored 19 for Jerabek's while Tom Easterly totaled 24 for Hiawatha who lost in round one to Hanson’s of Waterloo.
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AL Gate
Waterloo
Jerabek
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo Ymca
Waterloo Blackhawks
Hiawatha
Hanson's
Brammer’s
Davenport
Don Christensen
Jim Rickert
Tom Easterly
Ln Hiawatha
St Olaf Sprints Lead Midwest Conference Qualifiers
Howie Cedarblade won three events and led St Olaf with seven qualifiers in the Midwest conference swimming meet in Northfield. Grinnell’s Joel Stubbs set a pool record in the 60-yard freestyle while Grinnell earned five qualifiers. Knox Carleton Lawrence Cornell and Monmouth followed with multiple entries as finals set for Saturday.
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Northfield
Minn
Howie Cedarblade
St. Olaf
Cedarblade
Joel Stubbs
Grinnell
Knox
Carleton
Lawrence
Cornell
Monmouth
Syracuse Nationals Clinch East NBA Title
The Syracuse Nationals clinched the Eastern division title by defeating the Milwaukee Hawks 99 96. The Boston Celtics lost 121 106 to the Minneapolis Lakers delaying the Pistons potential Western crown. The Lakers still have a mathematical chance to tie Fort Wayne with weekend games looming.
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Associated Press
Syracuse Nationals
National Basketball Association
Fort Wayne Pistons
Nats
Milwaukee Hawks
Boston Celtics
Minneapolis Lakers
Lakers
Pistons
Rochester
NBC
Milwaukee
Fort Wayne
Celtics
Boston
Iowa Moves Into Third in Big 10 Swim Meet
Iowa rises to third in the Big Ten standings as the meet tightens. Ohio State edges Purdue 58 57 in a close result while Michigan State and Wisconsin also score against Illinois with Indiana and Iowa prominent in the pool.
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Iowa
Ohio State
Purdue
Michigan
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Illinois
Columbus
Ohio
Amon
Jack Wardropigan
Ford Kenno
Dick Tanabe
John Dudeck
Mike Delaney
Bob van Hyde
Jim Can
Ohio Syedes
Glen Johnston
Jim Walters
Elegan
Fletcher Gilders
Morley Shapiro
Ery Harri Fleterson
Frank Frann
Charles Bates
Higan
Bob Knox
Fritz Myers
Bert Wardrop
Bumpy Jones
Mich O State
Nois
NAIA Tournament Field Set For 32 Teams
The field for the 32 team NAIA basketball national tournament in Kansas City is finalized. The event runs Monday through Saturday with teams including Coe Iowa Kirksville Texas Southern New Haven Whitworth Loyola Portland State East Texas Montana State Regis Wayland Southeastern Nebraska Wesleyan Gustavus Adolphus Beloit Arkansas Tech Mississippi Southern Quincy Evansville Stuebenville Adrian Georgetown Florida State Atlantic Christian Middle Tennessee Alderson Broadus Geneva St Francis of Brooklyn Louisiana Tech and more awaiting certification.
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Kansas City
Whitworth College
Wash
Portland State
Ore
Loyola of Los Angeles
East Texas
Montana State
Western Illinois
Regis
Colo
Wayland
Texas
Southeastern
Okla
Southwestern
Kan
Nebraska Wesleyan
N. D
Gustavus Adolphus
Minn
Beloit
Wis
Arkansas Tech
Mississippi Southern
Quincy
Ill
Evansville
Ind
Steubenville
Ohio
Adrian
Mich
Georgetown
Florida State
Atlantic Christian
Middle Tennessee
Alderson Broadus
Geneva
St. Francis of Brooklyn
Louisiana Tech
Cornell Qualifies All 8 Wrestlers Nears 14th Title
Grinnell AP Cornell collects five points and a qualifier in each of eight weight divisions as it aims for a 14th consecutive Midwest Section Wrestling title. Knox and Ripon each have five qualifiers, Coe St Olaf Lawrence earn falls, with defending champions Murray and DePrenger among contenders. Corwin is favored to repeat at 157 pounds and Jones from Knox pursues the 130 title after last year’s 130-pound champion.
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Grinnell
Cornell
Knox
Ripon
Coe
St. Olaf
Lawrence
Mark Murray
Warren DePrenger
Lloyd Corwin
Jim Jones
Sugar Ray Robinson Weighs 162 for Comeback Fight
Sugar Ray Robinson weighed in at 162 pounds for his ten round televised comeback at Boston Garden against Georgie Small. The bout marks his return to the ring before a Boston audience and is expected to rekindle his spring in the welterweight scene.
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Boston
INS
Sugar Ray Robinson
Georgie Small
Boston Garden
Van Behren of Olin is FT Champ
Colleen Van Behren a 15 year old sharpshooter from Olin captured the girls state free throw title with 23 baskets from 25 attempts. Goldfield's Marcia Robinson led scoring with 87 points through three games and challenged Mary Jane Leonard with 81 as the tourney nears its end.
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van Behren
Olin
FT Champ
Des Moines
Colleen van Behren
Goldfield
Marcia Robinson
Holstein
Mary Jane Leonard
Leonard
Lois Schroeder
Royal
Faye Ann Riley
Verna Leckband
Goldsfield
Karen McCarty
McCary
Leckband
Holstein and Goldfield in 1955 Iowa girls final
Holstein meets Goldfield in Des Moines for the 1955 Iowa girls basketball title after both semifinal wins. Holstein defeated Royal 76 74 in overtime to reach the final while Goldfield toppled Gilman 57 45 with stifling defense and key plays by Marcia Robinson and Jane De Witt.
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Hlolstein
Royal
Goldfield
Gilman
Holstein
Jack Ogden
Des Moines
Iowa
Iday
Royal “Gale
Berberich
L. Schroder
McCarty
Leonard
B.hagedorn
Jansen Lekch
P. Hagedorn
Scherner
Ley
Werner
I Santage
Ane
Eet
Christensen
Yistedeia
Axon
Mairs Frakes
Carnahan
Robinson U
Lavender U
Arnes Christensen
McNurlen
Whyte O Peas ‘Peterson
Wiseman Peterson
Eae
A i
Norma Carnahan
Sandra Whyte
Sandy Fiete Plays On Despite Appendicitis Duel in Des Moines
Garnavillo and Garnaville were absent as Sandy Fiete of Eldora led her team to victory despite an appendicitis attack and a 14 pound weight loss. Holstein wins in overtime as coach Russ Kraii praises Mary Jane Leonard and the defense.
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Holstein
Bonnie Hagedorn
Royal
Lois Schroeder
Leonard
Des Moines
Sandy
Russ Kraii
Eldora
Armstrong
Mary Jane Leonard
Kran
Ris Advances to Quarterfinals in YMCA Handball Meet
Wally Ris, former Olympic swimmer from Iowa, reaches the quarterfinals of the state YMCA singles tournament at Cedar Rapids YMCA. He battles Cedar Rapids rival Bob Kutchera in a three-game match as other favorites Dale Sage and Harris Coggeshell move forward by results and byes. First round results include Saldana defeating Corwin, Ristome City topping Kutchera, and Williams beating Dubuque rivals with Lebeda overcoming Thill.
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Wally Ris
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Ris
Bob Kutchera
Dale Sage
Roy Walker
Harris Coggeshell
Des Moines
Gil Saldana
C.R
Ken Corwin
Dubuque
Ath Ae Age
Yeya
College basketball results and semifinals noted across conferences
The recap lists semifinals from the Southern Conference and Atlantic Coast Tourneys with George Washington over Richmond 67–65 and N C State over Wake Forest 85–70 while Duke edged Virginia 90–77 in overtime. Other results include Oregon State 82–75 over UCLA in the Pacific Coast Playoffs and various district playoff scores from NAIA and smaller leagues.
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George Washington
Richmond
West Virginia
Wash-Lee
N.C. State
Wake Forest
Duke
Virginia
Oregon State
UCLA
Coe
Warthurs
Kirksville
William Jewell
Texas Southern
Tenn State
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