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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1971
Page
14
Arnold Palmer claimed his second victory of the season and moved to the top of the money list yet he eyes a major. He aims for Augusta and the Masters four weeks away, noting his last major win was in 1964 and vowing to regain form after recent slumps.
UCLA edges USC 73 62 to earn a place in the NCAA tournament while South Carolina claws into the field with a 52 51 ACC title win over North Carolina. First round saw Villanova Fordham Notre Dame Houston and Long Beach State advance, with eight teams entering Thursday action across East Midwest and West Regions.
Kennedy coach Collis Burns criticized Ottumwa coach Bill Kramer for watching Kennedy celebrate after a substate win that sent Ottumwa to state. Ottumwa features a high scoring offense led by Steve Brandon and Joe Ferguson, while Kennedy relies on Phil Filer Mark Enright and Kevin Kiley as they prepare for the Des Moines trip.
New York AP Louisville Duke North Carolina and Purdue were added to the National Invitation tournament at Madison Square Garden to fill a 16 team field. Louisville 20 8 runner up in the Missouri Valley. North Carolina 22 6 Duke 18 8 from the ACC. Purdue 18 6 from the Big Ten. Previous selections include Georgia Tech LaSalle Massachusetts Oklahoma Michigan Hawaii Providence St John s New York Syracuse Tennessee Dayton and St Bonaventure.
Bob Seagren of Los Angeles cleared 17 feet 2 inches to win the pole vault in Tokyo as the United States beat Japan. Reynaldo Brown of Los Angeles, the U S AAU champion, won the high jump with a 7 0? clearance.
Red's World of Iowa City defeated Pester Derby of Des Moines 88 to 85 in overtime to win the Iowa Amateur Athletic Union basketball title. Chad Calabria scored 27 and Glenn Vidnovic 20 for Red's while Calabria was named MVP. Gene West had 30 for Pester Derby. Titus Airfoil beat Cage-Pros 100-72 for the consolation title.
In a rough finish to a 9-15 season, Iowa lost eight of nine and were blown out 110-84 at Purdue. Star guard Fred Brown stands out as Iowa’s brightest talent, likely All-Big Ten, with some all-American chatter.
The article praises Iowa sophomores Kevin Kunnert Sam Williams Glenn Angelino and Joe Gould for potential impact next season. It highlights Kunnert's 28 points against Ohio State and commends Ken Grabinski Omar Harley Gary Lusk Lynn Rowat and Ralph Miller’s system while noting academic honors and near-misses this year.
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