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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1955

Page

5

Big Ten to Draft Players Intent Letter Plan in May

The Big Ten ordered Commissioner Kenneth L. Wilson to prepare a plan allowing high school stars to sign letters of intent to attend a member school before a May deadline. The move follows earlier suggestions to liberalize recruiting rules. The conference also ruled football players may play in three post season all star games without harming spring eligibility and kept equal-sharing of football television receipts. Indiana won an appeal allowing freshman Charles Brown and Paxton Lumpkin to play as sophomores next season.

Columbus Ohio Big Ten Kenneth L. Wilson Wilson Chicago Miami Fla Montgomery Ala Indiana Charles Brown Paxton Lumpkin Spphs

Missouri Homers Ruin State in Big Seven Victory

Budy Cox slugged two homers for Missouri as Norman Stewart struck out 10 to lead the Tigers to a 5-1 win over Iowa State. Cox homered in the third and fifth with bases empty, lifting Missouri into second in the Big Seven race in a game that featured a shutout until the ninth.

Columbia, Mo Buddy Cox Missouri Tigers Iowa State Cox Norman Stewart Stan Peacock Steve Kostakos Peacock Todd Sickel Black Bartell Stewart Gleason

Iowa City Softball Team Defeats Riverside 5-0

Riverside fell to Iowa City 5-0 in a valley league game. Trease and Burns pitched, Wald Schmidt and Wieland contributed offensively as Iowa City scored two runs in the sixth and three in the eighth after a 000 002 030 line.

the Gazette Riverside Texaco Iowa City Trease Burns Waldschmidt Wieland

Al's Furniture Drops 3-1 Loss at Iowa City

The Iowa City Odd Fellows defeated Al's Furniture of Cedar Rapids 3-1 in softball on Friday. Cermak earned the win as the Cedar Rapids team outhit 7-4 with hitters Hanson Stahle and Delbridge contributing for Al's.

Iowa City Towa City Iowa City Odd Fellows Al’s Furniture Cedar Rapids Cermak Joma Cascides Hanson Stahle Delbridge Smalley

Major Boxscores From Baseball Highlights Across Leagues

The summary section lists multiple game box scores with line scores and player credits. Notable mentions include Boston and New York games with RBI contributions from Jensen Klaus White Hatton Zauchin and Berra Mantle Robinson. Cincinnati and St. Louis deliveries feature Repulski Landrith Jablonski and Grammas.

Stone Delis Ace Mames Ip Ageneses Boston Klaus Runnels Rbi Jensen Zauchlin Goodman White Hatton Piersall Zauchin Sievers Kline Hr—Zauchin Podbielan oCugetes Cong St. Louis Cincinnati

Legion Wins 3-2 to Tie Al's Nine for Softball Open

American Legion edged Thede's Chat n Chew 3-2 Friday night to pull even with Al's Furniture at 4-1 in the Major Open standings. Gallagher's ninth inning single with two on drove in Gordy Mollman, lifting Legion to the victory as Thede's threatened late with two hits and two scoring threats.

Herb Gallagher American ‘Legion Thede Chat ’N’ Chew Foroe Gallagher Gordy Mollman Legion Bob Elliott

Wilson Beats Collins to Lead M J League in Tight 2-1 Win

Wilson moved into first place in the M J league Friday night with a 2-1 pitching duel over Collins Radio. Bob Stastny fanned eight while Jim Fleming struck out nine but Collins stranded eight runners. A fourth inning jam was escaped by Stastny as Collins finally scored in the last inning on a Gary Corey single and defensive miscues by Wilson.

Thede’s Novak Jim Ryan Ryan Wayne Murdock Wilson Collins Radio Bob Stastny Jim Fleming Collins Fleming Stastny Bob Stansbury Gary Corey

Michigan Surges to Lead Big Ten Tennis

Michigan dominates the Big Ten tennis tournament, scoring 35 points to Indiana’s 28. Word of a key upset surfaces as Northwestern’s Al Kuhl beats Michigan’s Barry MacKay in three sets, while Iowa’s Jim Andrews suffers losses but wins a consolation match. Play was to conclude Saturday with several singles and doubles matches involving Iowa, Wisconsin, Purdue, Michigan State, and Ohio State still on the slate.

Michigan Purdue Indiana Illinois Evanston, Lr Barry MacKay al Kuhl Northwestern Jim Andrews Iowa Warren Mueller Wisconsin Minnesota Felix Phillips Hawks Gene Nadig Michigan State Dick Menzel John Howell Dick Hood Towa Warren Wades Andrews Relix Phillips Sanneede Dick Mensel Gene Nadie Paul Bennett Nadie Brad Ward John Brogan Fote Gan State Howell Get. Bailen Ay T Millen C Owsimer Oo State Hood Dick Potter Andrews-Nadig

Theater Time For Saturday Schedule Nerfed

The Gazette lists showtimes for Paramount State Palace and other venues. Acts include Strategic Air Command Tight Spot New Orleans Un censored Violent Saturday Barefoot Cortessa Yellow Mountain Atomic Kid Mad Magician Son of Belle Starr No Highway in the Sky Corpse Vanishes Last Outpost Houdini Jungle Girl Paris Models and more across multiple theaters.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Palace Barefoot Cortessa Yellow Mountain Marion Co. R

Violent Saturday in a Bradenville mining town

Nadine Subotnik reviews Violent Saturday adapting William L Heath. The film follows multiple lives in Bradenville as a bank robbery plot unfolds, with a central crime team led by Stephen McNally and including J Carroll Naish and Lee Marvin. The suspenseful drama intertwines several social threads across a mining community.

Bradenville Country Club Stephen McNally J. Carroll Naish Lee Marvin

Bradenville Dances with Strangers in a Bank Thriller

Victor Mature stars as a mining official whose perfect home hides tension with a wayward son. Richard Egan inherits the mines and battles drink and a wife’s flirtation as Margaret Mayes plays a wary spouse. Tommy Noonan supervises a bank with a nurse temptress Virginia Leith. Ernest Borgnine leads an Amish clan amid mounting danger as Sylvia Sidney hides a money need. Saturday arrivals trigger chaos and suspicions in a tense community.

Bradenville Victor Mature Richard Egan Margaret Mayes Tommy Noonan Virginia Leith Ernest Borgnine Sylvia Sidney

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