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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1969

Page

72

Four Peacocks Survive at NAIA Wrestling Tournament

Four Upper Iowa wrestlers advanced past the first two rounds of the NAIA tournament in Omaha as teams push for Friday quarterfinals. Omaha led preliminaries with six wrestlers and 23 points, while the Peacocks tied for sixth with 12 points and four remaining. Sandy Waller of Omaha fell in the second round to Max Branum of Wayne State, and Greg Slager of Wartburg could not compete due to a shoulder injury.

Teloreme Omaha Neb Upper Iowa College Peacocks Cedar Rapids Sandy Waller Washington Max Branum Wayne St Greg Slager Wartburg Bruce Sigler Gordon Levy Adams State Duane Burkholder Dick Tressler Superior Paul Kherse Hurea Craia Campbell Upper Iowa Pin- Jeno Arnold Winona State Geerge Garrett Westmar Dennis Nixt Alfred Caleb Licola Tobin Bartoam Ind Jim Fisher At ‘Osher ‘Horerter Teace Bitty Viverette Dennis Laker Taper Lowe Tera O Graceland Bill Shawler Gary Wii Regen Enedt Stepanek Upper Lewa al Hughes Upper Lowm Jonnsen Ft. I Richard Arriscal California State Willa Scott Lows Wesleyan Senger Dale Miller al Fawn Wesleyan Rex Faum Waiteweiern W Wis Suserir Duane Mer Towa Wera Garon Laws Adams SI Dave S$reen Upper Laws Neaburg Watere Applewardee Jerry Holsafie Jarien

Boxers Shine at Cedar Rapids Goldens Night Highlights

Cedar Rapids boxing scene features Joe McCaddon center stage winning two bouts and reaching the 156 pound novice semifinals. About 75 fights across three rings staged Thursday with Cedar Rapids boxers advancing in novice and open divisions and 15 year old junior Olympics entrants showing strong entries.

Tom Engler Steve Sacora Tim Hennessey Ed Furnish al Raunch Des Moines Doug Moyle Manchester Cedar Rapids Terry Dye Ricky Rodriguez

C R Defends Y Swim Title

Decorah Luther College hosts the Iowa YMCA state swimming meet for the third year. Open divisions and age group events run Friday and Saturday with 20 teams and 250 swimmers. Cedar Rapids defends the title, Washington and Davenport placed second and third last year.

Decorah Luther College Iowa Ymca Luther Cedar Rapids Washington Davenport

Unseeded Riessen Meets Laver in L A Pro Final

Unseeded Marty Riessen of Evanston Illinois faces top seed Rod Laver of Australia in the Los Angeles Invitational Pro tennis men’s singles final. Riessen is a new pro. Laver is a veteran competing in separate leagues.

Riessen Laver Los Angeles Marty Riessen Evanston Red Laver Australia

Cournoyer nets hat trick to lift Canadiens past Maple Leafs

Yvan Cournoyer, at 5 foot 7, scored his third hat trick of the season as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 to move back into first in the NHL East. Beliveau added three assists as Montreal extended its lead to one point over idle Boston.

United Press International Yvan Cournoyer Montreal Canadiens Cournoyer Montreal Toronto Maple Leafs Canadiens Boston Jean Beliveau Ted Harris Dick Duff New York Rangers Detroit Red Wings Philadelphia Flyers Los Angeles Kings

Hawks Sign Baseball Star From Pennsylvania

IOWA CITY Bob White a top athlete from Ft. Cherry high school Hickory Pennsylvania will enroll at Iowa in September to play baseball for the Hawkeyes. Coach Dick Schultz praises White as a fast outfielder and powerful hitter choosing baseball over football scholarships. White with Little Pirates Pittsburgh led RBIs in both of the last two seasons and hit .354 last year.

Iowa City Pennsylvania Iowa Bob White Ft. Cherry High School Hickory Dick Schultz Bob Schultz Little Pirates Pittsburgh

Girls Athletics Expansion At Montes Schedule Voted

Mont schedule next fall will add interscholastic girls basketball and golf tennis and softball, depending on interest. Sacred Heart Monticello closes, sending about 87 students to public schools where Bob Mullen may coach girls basketball. Midland faces Woodbine in state tourney, Solon beat West Branch three times is incorrect.

Schedale Jack Ogden Boyd Shannon Sacred Heart of Monticello Sacred Heart Bob Mullen Bob Mullen Midland Woodbine Jerry Carstens Guthrie Center Jerry

Fort Dodge Wins Key JC Tourney Quarterfinals

Fort Dodge surged past York 102 93 to reach the Region 11 semifinals and will face Burlington after Burlington topped Norfolk 89 77. Curtis Williams led Fort Dodge with 25 points and Bill Brickhouse added 23 as York guard Slim Goodman scored 30.

Burlington Norfolk Neb Fort Dodge York Nev Clarinda Ellsworth Creston Muscatine Oskaloosa Dodge City Kan Curtis Williams Bill Brickhouse Slim Goodman Dick Gibbs Fred Brown Ron Moore Merlin Renner Randy Long C.R. Wash Prep Jeff Finn

Luther Honor To Swanson Wins Norris Award

Luther College honors Ken Swanson a Minneapolis senior and captain of the Norses as the most valuable swimmer. Swanson earns the Norris award for the third time in four years, contributing to a 6-4 dual meet record and a season with 11 of 14 school records broken. He helped launch Luther’s first intercollegiate swim team under Coach David Norris, alongside lettermen Mike Moen and Don Luettjohann from Cedar Rapids.

Decorah Ken Swanson Minneapolis Luther Swanson Norris Luther Fieldhouse Norses David Norris Cedar Rapids Mike Moen Don Luettjohann Soph

Maravich Aims For Season Scoring Mark In Final Game

Pete Maravich Louisiana State needs 49 points in his final game Saturday night to break the major college season scoring record. His 43.81 projected season average would top his 43.77 mark. Rick Mount Purdue trails with 33.0, while Lew Alcindor leads field goal percentage at .639 and Haywood tops rebounds at 21.5. Purdue leads in offense, Army in defense.

New York Pete Maravich Georgia Rick Mount Purdue Cal Murphy Niagara Spencer "Haywood Detroit UCLA Lew Alcindor Jody Finney Ohio State Haywood Army

City Skills Contest Leaders Grow Ties at Tyler School

Ken Jackson scored 140 points to tie for the lead in the city basketball skills contest at Tyler School. Kevin Jackson placed second with 60 points and Ricky Tobin was third with 50.

Ken Jackson Tyler School Kevin Jackson Ricky Tobin

North Linn Club Sets Sunday ATA Trap Shoot

The North Linn Fish and Game club will hold an ATA registered trap shoot Sunday at 11 a.m. Practice traps open at 9:30 a.m. The program includes 100 16-yard targets 100 handicap targets and 25 pair doubles. Boy scouts will provide hot food. Public invited.

North Linn Fish and Game Club Boy Scouts Laroxinde

Ski Report Hints At Miners’ Narrow Margin Loss

A ski report notes the Miners facing Pianta inches as margins blur. Details show an erasure of inches indicating a close contest and possible scoring adjustment.

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