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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1966

Page

16

Hull Scores Goal No. 52 as Hawks Rally Over Toronto

CHICAGO AP Bobby Hull scored his 52nd goal Sunday night as the Chicago Black Hawks beat Toronto 5-1 with a four-goal final period surge. Hull's tally came after setting a new mark, and Chicago closed within one point of Montreal for the league lead with nine games left.

Chicago Bobby Hull Golden Jet Chicago Black Hawk National Hockey League Hull New York Rangers Hawks Toronto Montreal

Honkomps Dogs Take Top Ends in Southeast Iowa Trials

Wally Honkomp of Cedar Rapids led his dogs to a first in the hunter’s special and two seconds in the derby and qualifying at Dudgeon Lake with Cape and Cindy showing strong performances. Other winners included Silver driven by Charles Mysak and multiple placements across open qualifying and puppy divisions in Vinton and Mason City events.

Gazette Vinton Wally Honkomp Cedar Rapids Iowa Cindy Wally Honkamp C. A Pup Lee Nowadzky C. R Dick Bolden Marion Derby Pat Paul Wright D. M Cape Pat Joan Jones Center Point Tere Marie Hollinger Mason City Puppy Buck Paul Wright Sam Don Stangler Gin Ray Harrison Vinton Oscar Hanson Taylor al Egley D.M. Hunter Sam Dick Snyder Shellsburg Polka Warren Glantz C.R D.M

Don’t Be Surprised If You Spot a Turkey in Iowa

Iowa’s conservation commission released wild turkeys in the Shimek forest in Lee County, in Stephens state forest in Lucas County, and near Castana in Monona County as part of a study on how eastern and Merriam’s subspecies adapt. Earlier releases include 39 Rio Grande birds in the Yellow River forest, monitored but not spreading rapidly.

Des Moines Iowa Woods State Conservation Commission Shimek Forest Lee County Castana Monona County Stephens State Forest Lucas County Stephens State Iowa Yellow River Forest Missouri State Game Department

Bad Luck for Iowan Title to Goldsmith

Chrysler backed Plymouth driven by Paul Goldsmith won the Peach Blossom 500 at the North Carolina speedway delaying Ford’s effort. Cale Yarborough finished second in a factory Ford, 3.8 seconds behind. Goldsmith earned 14390 dollars, while Yarborough received 7875. The race featured a near three car wreck on lap 36 and Hutcherson quitting after nine more laps.

Rockingham, N.C Chrysler Ford Plymouth Paul Goldsmith Goldsmith Cale Yarbrough Timmonsville S.C Richard Petty Ind Bobby Isaac Catawba N.C Dick Hutcherson Keokuk Iowa Hutcherson

Duffy Named NCAA Director of Events

Gene Duffy of Creighton University is appointed Director of Events for the NCAA. The 29 year old former Creighton athletics business manager will replace Michael J. Cleary and oversee NCAA championship events starting May 1. Duffy previously played college and minor league baseball and worked with the Chicago White Sox.

Duffy Creighton Notre Dame Michael J. Cleary Kansas City Cleary National Association of Collegiate Directors Chicago White Sox

Rams Earn Fourth at Naperville Relays Relay Meet

Cornell college placed fourth among 18 teams at Naperville Relays in Illinois over the weekend. The Rams won the mile relay with Hal Weibel, Dave Newell, Tom Jarom, and Bill Abel. Abel finished fifth in the 60 yard dash. the two mile relay was second, and Cornell placed fourth in the eight lap relay.

Naperville Ill Cornell College Rams Hal Weibel Dave Newell Tom Jarom Bill Abel Abel Cornell

West Central suffers 80 65 defeat in title game rout

Girlsgame sparked a 17 point run mid first half to power an 80-65 victory over West Central, followed by Dunlap falling 80-62 before Saturday’s championship. The lineup featured Olson and Walton in the front court with Lorenzen Rowles and Nordstrom in the back court, while Klett and Groenwold were the only seniors.

West Central Dunlap Sophs Olson Judy Walton Pat Lorenzen Connie Rowles Linda Nordstrom Karen Klett Sylvia Groenwold

Luther’s Table Wins 1965 Tucker Crosscountry Award

Luther College distance star Gene Takle, an all-American runner from Walnut Grove Minnesota, earned the 1965 James B. Tucker crosscountry award. The honor recognizes the top senior cross country runner from an Iowa college as chosen by a panel of coaches and officials, reflecting Takle’s 1965 NCAA cross country performances.

Tucker James B. Tucker Hampton and Clear Lake Jim Tucker University of Iowa

Davenport West Mat Coach Resigns After Six Years

Dick Colson, head wrestling coach at Davenport West for six years, has tendered his resignation and asked to be relieved of coaching duties while continuing to teach sociology.

Davenport Dick Colson Davenport West

NCAA Midwest regional chaos mars Kentucky win over Michigan

Observer notes high crowd chaos at the Iowa City regional with an estimated 13 500 in a venue with about 11 000 seats. He praises Pat Riley's play for Kentucky while criticizing event management and safety gaps including smoking, crowd movement, and access for officials and media.

Eric Wilson Fred Winter Fred Jimmy Jones Iowa Athletic Department

D.M. Teams in State Pin Leads D.M. Teams in State Pin Leads

Midwest Paper of Des Moines holds open division lead in the state men’s bowling tournament while Mark’s Apco of Des Moines tops the booster division. Jim Myers of Rockwell City posts the high singles series with 666 as standings show top teams and high games across divisions.

Burlington Midwest Paper Des Moines Mark Apco Jim Myers Rockwell City Vanguard Fire Alarm System Ottumwa Community Beer Parlor Fort Dodge Mac Real Estate Iowa City Flame Room Cedar Rapids Mark’s Apco United Food Market Montezuma Liberty Lanes West Liberty Drewry’s Comanche Bonner Auto Service Clinton Emil Brach Larry Dreiks K. Bentley L. Ware Grundy Center Russ Leeper J. Koening E. Salem Bob Lumberman Sioux City C. Warnell K. Vint Marshalltown F. Hoofmagle M. Edwards Perry C. Wheeler-D. Levens Newton L. Worrell-M. Land Keokuk Harold Pearson Harold Hendrickson Wayton Ivan Altman D. Peeler Dayton L. Davenport Duane Nelson Dave Leeper Ames Dale Eggers

Pop Varner Dead at 82

MOUNT AYR AP O C Pop Varner 82 longtime Diagonal high school basketball power coach died at a hospital Sunday night after ill health since 1952 He coached Diagonal 16 years taking teams to nine state finals Warner 1938 champions and 1939 runners up He later coached Mount Ayr 1946 until retirement in 1952 Survivors include his widow and five sons Services pending.

Mount Ayr O. C Pop Varner Diagonal Warner

Zipperer Captures Gazette Bowling Title at Legion Lanes

George Zipperer won the annual Hromek bowling tournament for Gazette employees at Legion Lanes Sunday. He rolled 238 191 175 for a 712 series with 108 handicap. Second place went to Bob Reu with 694, followed by Jim McNeill Jr. 679. Howard Phillips had the high scratch 607 and Zipperer the high scratch game 238. Fifty six bowlers entered. Leaders include Zipperer McNeill Phillips Lawrence Packingham Lana Merryman Sheldon Donnelly Cooney Smith.

George Zipperer Gazette Employes Legion Lanes Bob Reu Jim McNeill Jr Howard Phillips Zipperer Les Lawrence Ed Packingham Bob Lana Tom Merryman Royal Sheldon Jack Donnelly Barney Cooney Tillman Smith

Russia Rips Czechs 7-1 for Hockey Title

Vyacheslav Starshinov scored three goals in the first period as Russia defeated Czechoslovakia 7-1 in Ljubljana to claim its fourth straight world hockey championship. Czechoslovakia finished second. Canada beat Sweden 4-2 for third. the United States tied Finland for sixth in the eight team field.

Ljubljana Yugoslavia Vyacheslav Starshinov Russia Czechoslovakia Canada Sweden United States Finland

Gazette want ads spread your sales words quickly

Classified notice urges readers to use Gazette want ads to promote sales. Contact 362-1121 for quick placement and broad reach.

North Dakota’s Phil Jackson Made Small College All-America First Team

Phil Jackson of North Dakota earned a first team spot on the small college All-America basketball list this week. The squad is led by repeat selection Larry Humes of Evansville, with teammate Dick Pederson receiving honorable mention.

Phil Jackson North Dakota Larry Humes Evansville Jackson Dick Pederson George McNeil South Illinois Johnny Comeux Grambling Hal Booker Cheyney State Soph

Don Carlos and Otterbein Face Prairie View Matchup

Don Carlos and Otterbein host Prairie View with players Guy Manning Charles Creek and Earl Monroe on the roster. Abilene Christian and Gene Summers from Northern Michigan and Earl Monroe are among listed names in the matchup.

Don Carlos Otterbein Guy Manning Prairie View Charles Creek Abilene Christian Gene Summers Northern Michigan Earl Monroe Winston-Salem

SCI Wrestler Wins National Title at NCAA Meet

Don Parker of State College of Iowa captured the 177 pound NCAA college division wrestling title in Mankato Minnesota defeating Dave Mucka of Moravian Pennsylvania 5 to 2 Parker was the lone Iowan finalist at the championships

Mankato, Minn State College of Iowa Don Parker Dave Mucka Moravian Parker

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