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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1962
Page
13
Iowa and Illinois will renew their football series in 1967 and 1968 after a long gap since the 1952 Apple Bowl. The 1967 schedule includes seven Big Ten games with three home contests and two road trips, and nonconference games to start each year.
Clarence defeats Lisbon 8 to 3 as Witte earns his fifth straight win. Robert Dircks adds a double and two hits, while Carbee and Sinner pace Lisbon with two hits apiece.
The Dolphin club hosts an ice cream eating contest from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Sanitary Dairy plant in Cedar Rapids. Former Iowa All-American Irving Weber started the event in 1930, with four Cedar Rapids entrants this year and a history of swimmers outperforming gymnasts.
Monmouth college plans its 108th commencement and outlines awarding an honorary humanities degree to Stan Musial. The college cites athletics and sportsmanship as guiding societal values. In other games, St. Ludmila tops St. Joseph's 19–9 in Catholic Grade School softball and Matthew's beats St. Pat 13–7.
Willie Pastrano arrived in Los Angeles and told reporters he plans to crowd Moore with speed in the May 28 Sports Arena matchup. Moore praised Pastrano as a dancer, predicting a left hook will send him into the twist.
Patty Berg, 44 and the oldest pro on the women's tour, shot a 69 at Muskogee Country Club to grab the lead in the Muskogee Open. She birdied four times and bogeyed three, finishing one under par on the 6,410 yard course.
The state conservation commission notes widespread good fishing in Iowa with more anglers needed. In northwest waters high levels yield walleyes and white bass, while north central lakes like Clear lake report excellent walleye and crappie catches. Bullheads thrive on worms at several lakes, and Storm lake offers strong walleye action with artificial baits. Southeast Iowa favors worms and minnows, the Iowa River is loaded with crappies and bass, Geode lake features bass and bluegill, and the Mississippi above Harpers Ferry shows bluegill and crappie abundance with bass over four pounds. A rainbow was landed in Allamakee county streams last weekend.
Steve Miller, a former Marion prep star, receives the Bob Murray award as Cornell college’s top freshman athlete. Dean Craig Sidles presents the honor as Miller, also named sophomore class president, played football and basketball.
At Lafayette Indiana the Big Ten moved toward a Rose Bowl football contract with the Pacific Coast Conference style terms. The conference also set a seven conference game minimum and three home games in a 10 game schedule for each team. Iowa advanced two singles and two doubles to the semifinals as Minnesota earned wins in tennis quarterfinals.
A Chunichi Dragons official says Don Newcombe has signed, while Newcombe denies accepting any contract. The former Dodgers 1956 27 game winner remains at the center of a disputed negotiation as Japanese baseball seeks American pitching talent.
Jefferson sophomore team defeated Regis 53 at the Hawks diamond. Pitcher Jim Linkenback and catcher Anderson contributed two triples while outfielder Art Dorrington added two Regis hits.
David Cassady son of Howard Cassady was struck by a car near home and is in critical condition with head injuries at William Beaumont hospital. He turns four on Saturday.
Readable sport brief notes include district baseball results with player names such as Taran Ripereeti and appearances by teams like Mason City and Bristow. Other items reference karate district results and prep golf and tennis scores with various schools listed.
Maquoketa Valley totaled 46 points to top a four school triangular track meet at Coggon. Schope of Linn-Mar won the 10 and 220 yard dashes, while MV won the 440 relay and fields events led by Balster and Langhurst with jumps and pole vault scoring key points. Springville and Waun- tle Relay squads contributed in relays as the MV squad claimed the quadrangular meet.
Center Point hires Bob Meyer former Clarence prep and Upper Iowa athlete as head coach for boys basketball and baseball. He succeeds Phil Parman and earned four basketball letters and two baseball letters at Upper Town, graduating this spring.
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