Cedar Rapids Gazette Archives, May 21, 1955, p. 4

Wilson 9 Clinches City Title in doubleheader

Wilson defeats McKinley 5-0 to clinch the public school baseball championship as Don Malecek fires a one hitter in his second weekly start. Immaculate Conception beats St. Patrick's 6-4 behind Craemer and a late rally, securing third in the standings.

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Wilson McKinley Immaculate Conception St. Patrick's Memorial Stadium Don Malecek Doug Craemer St. Patrick’s

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Upper Iowa Clinches Iowa Conference Tennis Title Over Luther

Upper Iowa University edged Luther College 11 to 7 to win the Iowa Conference tennis title. John Channer won the singles crown for Upper Iowa, defeating Paulson of Luther in the final, while Joe Martin and Dean Melinsky captured the doubles title for the Peacock champions.

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Waverly Upper Iowa University Luther College Iowa John Channer Upper Iowa Pon Paulson Luther Peacock Joe Martin Dean Melinsky Loop Champs

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Kladis Escapes Speedway Crash Unhurt

Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS INS Two drivers escaped injury Friday during practice for the Memorial Day 500 at killer corner as the track mourns a prior fatality Manuel Ayula of Burbank Calif died last Tuesday after his car rammed the wall at the same spot. Keith Andrews rookie from Colorado Springs Colo crawled away unscathed after his car spun a full circle into the infield two hours after Danny Kladis of Chicago also slid into the infield. Friday marked the last practice day before final qualifications for 25 remaining spots in the 33 car race with 42 drivers competing.

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Indianapolis INS Indianapolis Speedway Keith Andrews Colorado Springs Colo Manuel Ayula Burbank Calif Killer Corner

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Hal Jeffcoat Lifts Cubs Fireman Role as Hack Relaxes

Hal Jeffcoat, now a trusted reliever for the Chicago Cubs, earned his fifth win as Bob Speake belted a 10th inning homer to beat Milwaukee 4-2. The win kept the Cubs four games behind the Giants in the pennant race as Jeffcoat added depth to the bullpen for manager Stan Hack.

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Knox Sets Pace At Halfway Point In Midwest Golf

Knox leads the Midwest conference golf tournament at Ellis Park with a five stroke edge after 18 holes as four teams chase. Fred Northrop of St Olaf carded a 77 to earn medalist honors with Bob LeMay of Carleton close behind at 79.

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Earlville Prep Misses No-Hitter On Manchester Victory

Earlville high school beat Manchester 4-0 as Eldon Lassen nearly pitched a no-hitter. Manchester’s Bill Mawe broke up the bid with a seventh inning single after two strikes. Manchester left two runners on base, both on errors, while Sassen earned the win for Earlville and improved to 9-2 on the season. Earlville moved to 11-2.

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Earlville Eldon Lassen Earlville High School Manchester Bill Mawe Sassen Mane Scope Overman Wilson

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Top Illinois Prep Cager Will Go to St. Ambrose

Bill Thee a 6 foot 2 inch 205 pound star from St Edward's High Elgin Michigan will enroll at St Ambrose College next fall per the college He starred as an all conference end fullback and center in football and center and forward in basketball

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Davenport Bill Thee St.Edward’s High School Elgin St. Ambrose College Thee

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Zaharias in Good Condition After X Ray Exam

Galveston Texas AP Babe Zaharias is reported in good condition after an X ray of her back at John Sealey hospital. Dr Robert M Moore who operated for cancer in April 1954 states the X rays show no back injury and her condition remains good.

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Galveston Texas Babe Zaharias John Sealey Hospital Robert M. Moore

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Four Winners Hit By Teddy Atkinson At Belmont Park

New York racing summary: jockey Teddy Atkinson rode four winners at Belmont Park on Friday. He won aboard Ray Tarquin at 7.70 to 1, Postal at 15.40 to 1, Irgm at 10.60 to 1, and Mandingo in the day’s program.

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Wartburg Wins Title in Golf

Wartburg surprised the field to capture the Iowa conference golf title at WAVERLY. Top Wartburg scores include Wartenre 318, Jim Lych 39 34 73, Norm Scott 39 80, Ken Gordon 42 84, Doug Tay 41 49, and Lou Halver 47 45 92.

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British Golfers Fall to Americans in Walker Cup Opener

America's young amateurs swept all four morning foursomes at St Andrews to take a commanding lead in the Walker Cup. Harvie Ward and Don Cherry stretched the U S edge with a late rally over Joe Carr and Ronnie White. Bruce Cudd and Jim Jackson routed Scotland, while Joe Conrad and Dale Morey beat England’s Ian Caldwell and Ernest Millward 3 and 2.

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ST. Andrews Scotland America Britain United States Harvie Ward San Francisco Don Cherry Wichita Falls Texas Down Ireland Joe Carr Englard Ronnie White Billy Joe Patton Morganton N.C Dick Yost Portland Ore Gerald Micklem England John Llewellyn Morgan Wales Bruce Cudd Jim Jackson St. Louis David Blair Robin Cater Joe Conrad Air Force San Antonio Dale Morey Indianapolis Ian Caldwell Ernest Millward

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Slaughter Tops Off Big Weekend Hustling On and Off Field

Enos Slaughter, 39, Kansas City outfielder, bought from the Yankees, drove from New York to St. Louis non stop in 17 hours with only service stops. Not tired, he mowed his Belleville Illinois lawn then flew to Chicago for the next stop of his whirlwind schedule.

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Big Ten Baseball Results Highlight Upsets and Wins

Ohio State 5 Michigan State 1 and Northwestern 6 Iowa 4 mark key conference wins. Michigan 18 Indiana 6 and Illinois 12 porene of other games include Colorado 9 Iowa State 8. Army 9 beat C N Y Illinois ia 24. Beloit 4 Loras 3 in college tennis. Michigan State 9 Minnesota 6 in tennis.

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BIG Ten Ohio State Michigan State Northwestern Iowa Argeggasia Minnesota Ichigan Indiana Llinois Porene Colorado Iowa State Cincinnati Louisville Illinois Olinois Central Mich Penn State Army C. C. N. Y. Illinois Ia Michigan Purdue

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Dubuque Sets Pace in Iowa Loop Track

Dubuque leads the Iowa loop track event with a strong pace as local runners push for top standings. Gorse and Corper are among notable contenders, showcasing speed and endurance in the meet.

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Dubuque Leads Iowa Conference Track Meet With Early Wins

In the Iowa conference meet held Friday in Waverly Dubuque jumped to a 20 point lead by winning two of the first three field finals. Dick Duty won the shot put and Graham Turnbull the broad jump for Dubuque while Luther’s Wayne Dotzenrod claimed the javelin with a throw of 171 feet 84 inches. Upper Iowa runners Don Cook and Randy Harvey placed second and third in the javelin as Luther and Upper Iowa filled titles and spots in early events.

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Waverly Dubuque Iowa Wartburg Upper Iowa Luther Parsons Dick Duty Graham Turnbull Wayne Dotzenrod Dottenrod Don Cook Randy Harvey Chuck Bagous Rod Ellickson

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Cyclone Tied for Big 7 Golf Lead

Lawrence Kan AP Bob Richards of Kansas and Bob Lee of Iowa State tied for the Big Seven lead after two rounds of the 54 hole conference golf meet at Lawrence Country Club with 148. Beck of Oklahoma stood one behind at 149. Kansas led the team standings at 605 with Iowa State at 607. other Cyclones scores were Molyneaux 150 McGuiness 154 Webber 155 and Paul 166.

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Lawrence Kan Bob Richards Kansas Bob Lee Iowa State Beck Oklahoma Richards Lawrence Country Club Lee Dan Molyneaux John McGuiness Don Webber Jack Paul

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Minor Faets Pacific Coast Scores and League Results

Baseball and basketball results from several regional leagues and cities. Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, Hollywood, Oakland, and Minneapolis show score entries. Other listed games include Denver, Toledo, Charlestown, and Birmingham with varied outcomes.

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Fuentes and Turner Fight to a Draw at Madison Square Garden

Ramon Fuentes and Gil Turner battled ten rounds to a 5-5 draw at Madison Square Garden. Referee Al Bel scored for Turner 5-4-1 while Judge Forbes had 5-5 and Judge Agnello 7-3 for Fuentes. AP tally gave 7-3 for Fuentes and fans saw no knockdowns.

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Iowa Falls To Northwestern In Big Ten Baseball Battle

The University of Iowa was edged 6-4 by Northwestern in Evanston to drop into a last place tie with Indiana in the Big Ten race. Dale Pienta earned his third win in four appreances as Northwestern overcame a 3-2 deficit with a four-run fifth inning aided by Ed Broeker’s double and two wild pitches. Milt Scheuerman led Iowa with a single and a double in four trips as Ohio State moved atop the league with a 7-3 mark after beating Michigan State 5-1.

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Bill Beck McKinley Wilson Ramblers Beck Harold Broxey Malecek Ted Ford Jim Siechret Doug University of Iowa Northwestern Evanston Indiana Hawkeyes Dale Pienta Ed Broeker Bill Schoof Wildcats Milt Scheuerman Iowa

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Cornell College Clinches Midwest Tennis Title

Cornell College seized the Midwest conference tennis lead at midseason by scoring 12 points in singles. Kassebaum of Grinnell beat Rogers of Cornell 6-4 5-3. Anderson of Cornell defeated Motz of Knox 6-3 and Sherwood of Cornell beat Renner of Coe 8-6 6-?

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Husky Billie Martin Sets Illinois Hurdles Record

Champaign Ill AP Billie Martin a Phillips senior from Chicago surprised in prelims at the Illinois state high school track meet by winning the 180 yard high hurdles in 19.2 seconds breaking the 1953 record set by Richard Caffey of LaGrange.

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Champaign Ill Billie Martin Phillips Chicago Martin Richard Caffey LaGrange

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Raiders Rout Gems 8-3 Behind Unzicker Seven Innings

Cedar Rapids Raiders beat Quincy 8-3 as Emerson Unzicker allowed six hits over seven innings. Joe Incaviglia hit his 10th homer of the season and drove in two runs, with Bob Yoder and Jack O’Keefe adding RBI singles.

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Cornell Qualifies Seven Trackmen In Midwest Trials

Cornell University earns seven trackmen qualifying spots at the Midwest Trials. Athletes from Monmouth and Lawrence areas also noted in results.

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Midwest conference track meet qualifiers at Northfield

Cornell led with seven qualifiers while Carleton topped teams with ten. Coe College had none. Event notes list top performers in hurdles sprints and middle distances across Cornell Carleton Grinnell St Olaf Monmouth Lawrence and Lawrence, with best marks including 26.0 for 330 yard dash and 1:59.4 in the 880 yard.

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Northfield Minn Cornell Carleton Coe College hurdies—Voet Monmouth Valett Bundies Lawrence Greenslit St. Olaf Jones Et Rem West Gallaway Garie Crow Grinnell Levine Oneiller Moore Ache Falk Chase Olson Cee Arleton Hayes Archer Vogt Peterson Kirk Lafferty Prakes Sjanell Baker Shaw St. Olafr Camant Kingland Geinnell Simonds Drake

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Cyclones Qualify Six for Big Seven Finals in Lawrence

Iowa State advanced six athletes to the Big Seven finals in Lawrence as preliminaries produced three new marks. Kansas’s Nieder set a shot put record, Oklahoma’s Van Dee broke a 15 year discus standard, and Kansas’s Bitner added a javelin record. Cyclones named are Stodgell Lang Yoder Philman and Muehlenthaler with Muehlenthaler posting a historic 215-9 throw in the javelin.

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Lawrence Kansas Iowa State Bill Nieder Bob van Dee Oklahoma Les Bitner John Stodgell Gerald Lang Ralph Yoder Henry Philman Morris Muehlenthaler

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NBC Ball Meet Set for Winthrop June 29

The National Baseball Congress announced a sanctioned district championship baseball tournament at Winthrop Indiana on June 29 for non professional players of any age. Winners advance to the twentieth annual state tournament at Storm Lake starting July 17 with the national tournament to be played in August at the host site.

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Monmouth Fresh King wins Midwest Freshman title

Monmouth edged Cornell 40 12 to win the Midwest conference freshman telegraphic track meet title. Grinnell scored 23 points. Coe finished 15 14.

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Northfield Minn Monmouth Cornell Grinnell Coe

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Wartburg Wins Title in Golf

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British Golfers Fall to Americans in Walker Cup Opener

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Cornell College Clinches Midwest Tennis Title

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