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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1966

Page

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LaSalle and Washington Clash In Final City Showdown

LaSalle, high scoring over 40 percent in 11 straight games, hosts Washington in Iowa Fieldhouse at 8:30 p m. Key players include Hostak, Hays, Pisarik for LaSalle and Seyfer, McGillicuddy for Washington. Outcome decides district title and a substate berth against Regina Iowa Valley winner.

Lasalle Wash LaSalle Washington Tonight Iowa Fieldhouse Regina Iowa City Iowa Valley Marengo Mike Seyfer Mississippi Valley Conference Joe McGillicuddy Warriors Gordy Pisarik Rick Hays Gazette John McIvor Landers Washington Iowa Dick Erlenbaugh Paul Hostak Steve Ard John Oujiri Steve Hasley Steve Badger Burlington-Keokuk Fairfield-Ottumwa Lowa C.R. Wash C.R. LaSalle

Substate boys basketball pairings and venue hints

The document lists Substate pairings for several districts with matchups such as Sioux Center Rock Rapids versus Laurens Spencer and LeMars Cherokee J.C. versus S.C. Central S.C. Heelan. It notes tentative sites like Spencer Orange City Sioux City and area fieldhouses ahead of March finals and dates.

Sioux Center Rock Rapids Laurens Spencer Orange City LeMars Cherokee J.C S.C. Central S.C. Heelan Sioux City Monesys

ISU swimmers set records as Oklahoma leads Big Eight

Iowa State star Jim Cotsworth shattered the 200 yard butterfly with a 1 59 5 to move ISU to fourth in the Big Eight meet. Cedar Rapids' Al Benning finished fourth in the event as Oklahoma held a 86 point lead with 34th annual meet nearing its end.

District boys basketball titles split as Anamosa and Central win

Anamosa and Davenport Central captured district championships at Iowa Fieldhouse Friday night. Central defeated West 51 to 40, while Anamosa beat Mt. Vernon 51 to 43. Both teams advance to next Wednesday’s district final with specific opponents, Brennaman and Graver leading Anamosa scoring and Eberle and Warner pacing Davenport Central.

Iowa City Anamosa Davenport Central West Phil Eberle Blue Devils Brennaman Aller Porter Graver Brown Ditch Himebaugh Mt. Vernon Andrew Bauman Werling Stravaunera Pease Rest

Still Can't Find Home For Clay Terrell Bout

The world heavyweight title fight between Cassius Clay and Ernie Terrell lacks a venue with bids from Cobourg Ontario Verdun Quebec Sorel Quebec Edmonton Alberta and possibly Quebec City Toronto and Manchester New Hampshire while Montreal and Bangor Maine have rejected it and promoter efforts continue.

Clay-Terrell Cassius Clay Ernie Terrell New York Chicago Montreal Bangor Maine Verdun Que Cobourg Ont Huron S.C Quebec City American Hockey League Toronto Manchester N.H Clay Pittsburgh Louisville Robert Arum Main Bouts, Inc Canada Loren Gerald Martineau Aces Ontario Merv McKenzie

Rule's Top Score is Washed Out

Thunderstorm washed out the second round of the Pensacola Open at Pensacola Country Club. Only half the 144-strong field had started when lightning halted play. Jack Rule led at 103 after 27 holes with a four-under 32 for the best nine-hole score.

Pensacola, Fla UPI Pensacola Jack Rule Cedar Rapids

Burlington J.C. Reaches Regional Final in 93-59 Win

Burlington J.C. advances to the regional junior college final with a 93-59 triumph over Ellsworth of Iowa Falls. Milan Vorkapick scored 27 for Burlington while Dennis Geraghty led Ellsworth with 28. Fort Dodge beat Creston 113-82 in the other semifinal.

Marshalltown Burlington Ellsworth Iowa Falls Fort Dodge Creston Blackhawks Milan Vorkapick Dennis Geraghty

College and Pro Basketball Results Across Regions

Midwest games saw Carleton and St Olaf post wins while Wisconsin Mil Corpus beat Central Michigan 81 80 East Rhode Island edged Connecticut 67 62 and Providence beat Brown 51 47 Far West matchups featured Loyola LA over USF 78 68 Oregon State defeated Oregon 49 42 Santa Clara topped Fappecgine 101 81 and UCLA beat Southern Cal 94 63 Stanford won 63 59 over California Weber State downed Montana State 100 76 Washington defeated Washington State 70 67 Atlantic Coast semifinals saw Duke lead UNC 21 20 and North Carolina State beat South Carolina 75 62 NCAA first round Long Island University beat Drexel 62 54 Cheyney over Albright 61 56 Mideast Evansville 111 103 Lamar Tech Great Lakes Evansville 111 103 over Lamar Tech. Southern Illinois 85 Indiana State 65 South Central Ken Wesleyan 81 over S Carolina Stan Oglethorpe 69 Winston-Salem St 6 Southwest regional Southwest Missouri State 72 Arkansas State 71 Abilene Christian 94 Jackson State 79 Pacific Coast Seattle Pacific 69 San Diego 63 Fresno State 127 Nevada 78 Chicago Invitational John C Smith NC 94 Dillard 93 Clark 82 Wiley 43 National Basketball Association Philadelphia 107 Cincinnati 103 New York 121 Detroit 119 Los Angeles 123 Baltimore 106.

Midwest Wisconsin Mil Central Mich Wayne St John Carroll Far West Loyola L.A USF Oregon State Oregon Santa Clara UCLA Southern Ca Montana Idaho Stanford Calif Weber South Carolina Long Island U Drexel Cheyney Albright Mideast Steubenville Randolph-Macon Akron Youngstown Great Lakes Evansville Lamar Tech Southern Illinois Indiana St South Central Ken. Wesleyan S. Carolina Stan Oglethorpe Winston-Salem Arkansas St Abilene Chris Jackson St. Miss Pacific Coast Seattle Pacific U. of San Diego Fresno St Nevada Chicago John C. Smith N.C Dillard Clark Wiley

Ivy League Ineligibility Shocks NCAA Championship Field

The NCAA ruled Penn and Yale ineligible for NCAA championships after failing to meet the 1.6 academic standard. Penn had been deemed eligible for the basketball tournament while Yale was cleared for swimming at the Air Force Academy through March 24-26.

Kansas City Ivy League National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Pennsylvania Yale Walter Byers Penn Air Force Academy Colorado Springs Colo

Norse Lead After First Wrestling Round at Indianola

Luther holds 73 points atop the Iowa conference standings after the first round semi finals and consolation rounds in Indianola. Results feature multiple weight classes with byes,决定ed by decisons and pins as Wartburg Simpson and Upper Iowa chase standings.

Luther Simpson Wartburg Upper Iowa Dubuque the Gazette Indianola Iowa

Cornell Upsets Monmouth In Late Free Throws

Cornell defeated Monmouth 62-61 as Chuck Nelson sank three free throws in the final 38 seconds. The Big Red, led by Dave Crow with 24 points, held Monmouth star Dick Rodgers to 19. Cornell climbed to 6-11 in the Midwest league while Monmouth stood 11-6.

MT. Vernon Chuck Nelson Cornell Monmouth Dick Rodgers Dave Crow Wertich Nelson Te Weber Schimmel McCreight Stergulz Crow Carlson Carbee Rodgers E Glasier

Knox Rallies Past Grinnell in Midwest Clash 82-71

Knox overcame an early Grinnell burst to win its 10th Midwest conference game 82 to 71. Tom Anderson and Paul Madsen fueled the comeback as Grinnell led by 18-5 before halftime, with Jeff Frantz scoring 23 for Grinnell and Anderson adding 22 while Madsen finished with 20.

Grinnell UPI Knox Tom Anderson Paul Madsen Pioneers Jeff Frantz Anderson Madsen

No 1 Riders and Keokuk Reach District Finals

No 1 Des Moines Roosevelt and No 2 Keokuk won semi finals to reach district finals. Roosevelt beat Des Moines Tech 93 68 as Ken Whitney scored 28. Keokuk defeated Wace of Olds 62 50 to set up a District No 19 final with Burlington.

Associated Press Des Moines Roosevelt Keokuk Marshalltown Des Moines Tech Dowling Ken Whitney Wace Olds Iowa Burlington

District Roundup Scores From Iowa High School District Games

Semifinal results across districts include Orange City Rock Ran to a 57 53 win over Lyon Ta Sheldon and Heelan 70 Riverside 64, plus Storm Lake 69 over Sac City 60. Other notable results list Guthrie Center 77 Breda St Bernard's 74 and Mason City 62 Clear Lake 59.

Guthrie Center Breda St. Bernard’s Waverly Shell Rock Elkader Central Clinton St. Mary’s Elwood Delwood Carroll LeMars Central Cherokee Immaculate Conception Fort Dodge Jewell South Hamilton Cedar Rapids Washington LaSalle Jefferson Orange Cit Rock SIOUX _C C.heelan S$. C. Riverside Storm Lake Sac City Algona Algona Buffalo Center Carroll Guthrie Center

Indiana Takes 30-Point Lead In Big Ten Swim Meet

Indiana widened its edge over Michigan to 30 points after day two of the Big Ten championships in Iowa City. A junior college transfer from California, Ken Weir, posted a standout 400 yard individual medley time of 4:17.83 to win the event and surpass Michigan’s Carl Robie.

Iowa City Indiana Michigan Hoosiers Wolverines California Ken Weir Bill Farley John Salassa Rich Walls Ken Wiebeck Bill Groff Chuck Richards Tacoma Wash Iowa Hawkeyes John Scheda Skip Jensen Ray Kearney Jim Jones

Jenkins Reaches Big Ten Wrestling Finals in Champaign

Michigan 147-pounder Cal Jenkins of Cedar Rapids Jefferson won three straight decisions to reach the Big Ten final. Jenkins faces Henry of Minnesota after defeating Raymond Davis of Iowa 7-0. Michigan leads the team race with Minnesota. Iowa struggles in quarterfinals.

Champaign Ill Cal Jenkins Michigan Cedar Rapids Jefferson Jenkins Iowa Raymond Davis Henry Minnesota al Sievertsen Wisconsn C. R. Jefferson Michigan State Bob Fehrs Ray Pastorino Dale Anderson Jim Ewaldsen Mike Gluck Wisconsin Garland Smith Calvin Jenkins Dick Cook Dennis Wegner Dave Reinbolt Ohio State Russell Sill Jeff Richardson Stephen Moss

Michigan State Favored For Big Ten Indoor Title

East Lansing Michigan United Press International reports Michigan State leads Wisconsin and Iowa in the Big Ten indoor track meet with a one point edge after finals. Spartans and Iowa share top qualifier counts in six events while MSU football stars Clint Jones and Gene Washington equalled conference records in the 70 yard high hurdles trials and semifinals. Iowa qualifiers include Al Randolph Dennis Kohl Ted Brubaker Ron Griffith Jon Reimer Fred Ferree and Mike Mondane.

East Lansing Mich UPI Wisconsin Michigan State Spartans Iowa Clint Jones Gene Washington al Randolph Dennis Kohl Cedar Rapids Ted Brubaker Ron Griffith Jon Reimer Fred Ferree Mike Mondane

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