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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1968

Page

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Big Ten Moves To Tighten Football TV Restrictions

The Big Ten wrapped a three day meeting in Chicago aiming to limit NCAA football telecast rules. The conference plans to push for broadcasts only via noncommercial educational stations and to address piracy by community antenna TV. They expect May votes in Minneapolis to decide final action.

Chicago Big Ten National Collegiate Athletic Association Minneapolis NCAA Reed

East Moline Beats Moline for Regional Hoops Crown

East Moline claimed its first regional basketball title since 1959 with a 50 to 48 win over Moline. A late interception halted a Moline possession with 26 seconds left and Bob Mayfield sank two free throws to seal the victory. Moline had defeated East Moline in two prior meetings this season.

East Moline Ill Moline Bob Mayfield

Wapsie Valley Advances Title To Williamsburg

Eastern Iowa district finals produce string of winners as Wapsie Valley, Norway, and other teams clinch district titles and set up substate showdowns for a chance at the class A state tournament in Des Moines.

Williamsburg Norway Wapsie Valley Iowa Des Moines

District Playoff Pairings From Multiple Iowa Sites

District prep pairings include Western Christian versus Sioux City Central, Spencer-Storm Leake versus Algona, Mason City Iowa Falls versus Clear Lake, Decorah versus Cedar Falls, Waterloo-Oelwein versus Waterloo East, Clinton versus Davenport Central, Ottumwa versus Fairfield, Des Moines Pella versus Dowling and Roosevelt against Creston, plus Marshalltown and Fort Dodge, Council Bluffs Kuemper versus Harlan, Lincoln versus Shenandoah. Friday results list Class A finals with Thompson over Emmetsburg and others across Ames Cedar Rapids Clinton Fayette Fort Dodge Farragut Jefferson Mason City Odebolt Ottumwa Sioux City Spencer Spencer Guttenberg Washington Waterloo Woodbine and more.

Sioux City Hull Western Christian Ottumwa Fairfield Des Moines Pella DM. Dowling D.M. Roosevelt Creston Marshalltown D. M. East Fort Dodge Ames Council Bluffs Carroll Kuemper Harlan C. B. Lincoln Shenandoah Algona Thompson Emmetsburg Hamilton North Polk Cedar Rapids Norway Springville Clinton Elvira Durant Fayette Wapsie Valley Guttenberg Rolft Carroll Farragut Corydon Willises Jefferson Pan Linden Eariham Mason City Dumont Greene Odebolt Battle Creek Eastwood Walsh Montezuma S.C. Leeds Rock Valley Spencer Paulina Graettinger Washington Williamsburg Morning Sun Waterloo Aplington LaPorte City Woodbine Tri-Center West Harrison

Durant Eliminated By Elvira In District Final

Elvira’s Northeast squad defeated Durant 75 65 in Clinton district final action. Gary Sanders led Elvira with 21 points and Dennis Stolk added 16. Durant top scorer Jim Schlatkohl had 20 points as the Durant club finished strong.

Clinton Elvira Durant Gary Sanders Dennis Stolk Jim Schlatkoh Siv Ire Dennis Folk Russ Schroeder Larry Meyer Gary Kruse Bill Fey Sim Schiatkohl Jerry Mays Ron Deihl Herb Wilson Dave Wirth Gene Otto Bob McLatchie

Wapsie Valley Reaches District Final 59-42 Victory

Wapsie Valley defeated Guttenberg 59 to 42 in Fayette to secure a district final spot. Steve Heineman led Wapsie Valley with 17 points while John Piedt added 15 and Dale Brickman 23 in a balanced offensive effort. Guttenberg's Wayne Lau led their scoring with 12 points and Bob Rodenberg added 11.

Fayette Wapsie Valley Guttenberg Steve Heineman John Piedt Wayne Lau Bob Rodenberg Dan Huebner Larry Youngblood Dale Brickman Ug Heineman Duane Brick John Ings Dennis Knudison Jim Orei —_ Lau Steve ‘Solomon Jeff

Fetzer Finishes Free Throws Lift Williamsburg

Don Fetzer sank four late free throws as Williamsburg edged Morning Sun 63 to 62 to reach the Class A substate. Dwight Byerly led Morning Sun with 34 points, while Fetzer and Mark Meyer each scored 21 for Williamsburg, now 20-1 on the season.

Washington Don Fetzer Williamsburg Morning Sun Morning Suns Dwight Byerly Fetzer Mark Meyer Williamsb van Dougherty Rogersburg Jim Stangland Keith Folka Dan Dill Dan Fands Steve Kellogg Rich Bryant Mick Johnson

Springville Bid Falls Short On Final Shot

Norway clinched a 57-55 district final win over Springville when Dick McVay followed a time out with a 30 foot jumper with four seconds remaining. McVay, praised by coach Bernie Hutchison, scored 6 of his 12 points in the final three minutes to preserve Norway’s 23 game win streak and spark a wild floor celebration.

Happy Norway Dick McVay Bernie Hutchison Washington High Cedar Rapids McVay Norway Springville Washington High School

Norway Edges Springville 57 55 In Closely Contested Finish

Norway and Springville traded leads late as Dave Schulte and Eberhard matched buckets. Brecht free throws gave Norway a 55 53 edge before Eberhard tied it at 1 05 and Norway pulled ahead with 29 seconds left. Eberhard finished with 16 points. Hutchison called it their poorest game.

Orioles Norway Larry Dusanek Springville Paul Eggert Steve Bowdish Allen Eberhard Rod Bailey Eggert Ernst Dave Schulte Terry Brecht Eberhard Hutchison Dusanek Schulte McVay Miller Minish Kimm Brecht Bailey Bowdish N Orway Miller Kimm Ager Berhard

Ellsworth and Fort Dodge Reach JC Region 11 Final

Fort Dodge upset Burlington 86 83 and Ellsworth defeated Creston 99 82 to set up a Region 11 Iowa Junior College final in Webster City. Fort Dodge led most of the game as Sessions Harlan contributed 20 in the first half and Bill Brickhouse closed out the win with key late plays. Gene Pendarvis and Ken Markley each scored 25 for their teams. The winner advances to the national JC meet in Hutchinson Kansas later this month.

Webster City Fort Dodge Ellsworth Burlington Creston Bill Brickhouse Sessions Harlan Fred Brown Iowa Falls Gene Pendarvis Ken Markley Hutchinson Kan

Iowa Finishes Big Ten Title Quest Against Michigan

Iowa aiming for a clear Big Ten crown as the HawKEYES host Michigan in a winner take flag game. A loss would force a playoff with Purdue and Ohio State next Tuesday. tonight’s sellout game is radio broadcast at 7:30 by KCRG 1600 and WMT 600.

Iowa City Iowa Michigan Hawks Purdue Ohio State KCRG WMT Cedar Rapids

6 Marks Fall Cyclones Trail In Big 8 Swim

Kansas led by 29 points over Iowa State with seven events remaining as Big Eight swimming meet progressed in Lawrence. Friday saw six more meet records. Skip Hutcheson won the 100 yard breaststroke in 1 02.4 defeating Dave Rathke. Jim Kent edged Iowa State’s Jim Cotsworth in the 400 yard individual medley to set a meet mark of 4 25.7. Cotsworth had already set records in the 200 yard IM and the 200 yard butterfly.

Lawrence, Kan Kansas Iowa State Skip Hutcheson Dave Rathke Jim Kent Jim Cotsworth Cotsworth

Nicklaus Struggles as Dickinson Leads at Doral Open

Jack Nicklaus sits 23rd on the money list with 6450. After a 146 total at halfway, he trails Gardner Dickinson by 10 strokes in the Doral Open. Weiskopf surged to within one of Dickinson as Sanders Knudson miss the cut with 147. Steve Spray stands at 144 after round two.

Miami Phoenix Jack Nicklaus Nicklaus Gardner Dickinson Tom Weiskopf Dickinson Doug Sanders Doral George Knudson Steve Spray Indianola Iowa

Standings and scores from Pro Basketball National League

Philadelphia 101 to 96 over Boston. Los Angeles 130 over San Diego 122. Baltimore 122 over Seattle 116. Detroit 129 over Cincinnati 118. Team records show Philadelphia 56 18 and St Louis 54 24, Boston 50 25, Los Angeles 46 28, New York 38 37, San Francisco 42 33, Detroit 35 40, Cincinnati 35 41, Seattle 20 53.

Astern Philadelphia St. Louis Boston Los Angeles New York San Francisco Detroit Chico Cincinnati Seattle Baltimore San Diego

Reeder Wins Gloves Hunt in All Iowa Golden Gloves

Dave Reeder 17 of Cedar Rapids defeats Dixie Taylor Waterloo to win heavyweight title in Des Moines. Reeder earns unanimous decision after a solid right to the head in the second round. Other Manchester boxers capture titles while semifinals and other weight classes feature Cedar Rapids Des Moines Manchester Cedar Falls Ottumwa and Denison entrants.

Des Moines Dave Reeder Washington of Cedar Rapids Reeder Dixie Taylor Waterloo Manchester Doug Moyle Dundee Charles Martin Frank Staton Erin Corrigan Marv Thompson Mike Dochterman Seeenins Sion Ssemifinals Allan Rauch Randy Herold Nth D.M Juke Vensheasen Rolson Cedar Falls Tim Maher C.R Moyle Keith Johnson Denison William Bruce Colfax Dave Stone Ed Furnish Ron Weatherman Edar Pees Clay Grace Spob Hartman Bill Betencon Ottumwa Bob Lathrop James Flanagan Ron Richer Tony Nassif Anthony Cyrus Whence Furnish Urnis Atarry Soderberg Marshalltown Flanagan Danny Kress Earl Bragg Perry Ssi

Santa Clara Handles Pepperdine In Lopsided Win

Santa Clara rolled to a 94 66 victory over Pepperdine as other college results listed show varied scores across the nation. San Jose State beat St. Mary’s 74 66 and Stanford was held 87 http Washington and Pacific–Cal matches reflected in a mixed roundup.

Santa Clara Pepperdine San

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