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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1954

Page

5

Delay Moves To Shuffle Minor Leagues

American Association President Ed Doherty said a meeting to fill the Kansas City vacancy for the former Philadelphia Athletics was postponed. Denver and Omaha are viewed as leading candidates for the Kansas City berth after the Athletics move, with officials not yet ready to discuss a successor.

Associated Press Philadelphia A Kansas City American Association Ed Doherty Louisville Doherty

Omaha to Seek Association Berth

A. V. Soren sen, chairman of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce civic baseball committee, says a strong Omaha delegation will attend the American Association meeting in Chicago to press for the Kansas City franchise. The Kansas City team, a New York Yankee farm club, must move as the American League shifts its Philadelphia Athletics to Kansas City.

Omaha A. V. Sorensen Omaha Chamber of Commerce Civic Baseball Committee Kansas City American Association Chicago New York Yankee American League Philadelphia Athletics

Tiffin and Winthrop Girls Triumph in Regional Teens Games

In an Eastern Iowa prep recap, Tiffin defeated Ladora 64-38 in girls action and 62-48 in boys, Delores Mathias scoring 28 for the winners. Fairbank’s girls beat Winthrop 59-49 with Snyder on 29, while Winthrop’s boys won 75-42 led by 11 from Evers and Cusick.

Ladora Tiffin Delores Mathias Tanner Brandt Begnick Winthrop Snyder Fairbank Decker Evers Cusick Gardner

Oxford Junction Boys Beat Stanwood 66-48 In Hoop Clash

J Buresh scored 24 points to lead Oxford Junction over Stanwood 66-48. Hanson added 18 for Stanwood. In the girls game Stanwood won 55-42 as Kintzel scored 23 for Oxford Junction and Burda 21 for Stanwood.

Oxford Junction J. Buresh Stanwood Hanson Kintzel Burda

Clermont Elgin Clermont sweeps Randalia in twin wins

The Johnson County girls and boys teams defeated Randalia. The boys won 57 to 27 as Keith Crider scored 27 and Don Miner added nine for Randalia. The Elgin Clermont girls won 73 to 55 led by Sandra Olson with 31 and Luann Burghart with 22.

Clermont Elgin-Clermont Randalia Keith Crider Don Miner Sandra Olson Elgin- Clermont Luann Burghart

Lowden Girls Overpower Olin 62 45 in Inspiring Victory

Eleanor Lich scored 30 for Lowden as Morleand led Olin with 27 points. In the boys game Olin defeated Lowden 70 to 32 with Hay scoring 24 and Bob Meyer leading Lowden with 15 points.

Lowden Eleanor Lich Olin Morleand Hay Bob Meyer

Viola and Palo Split In Dual Girls And Boys Games

Viola defeats Palo boys 55 to 34 while Palo wins girls 59 to 31. In the boys game Kenney of Viola and Lewis of Palo tie for high with 14 points each. Palo’s Mc Clurg leads the girls with 27. Bigger adds 11 for Viola.

Viola Palo Kenney Lewis McClurg Bigger

Mechanicville Sweeps Lisbon In Dual Victory

Mechanicville eased to two wins over Lisbon with the girls winning 75 to 37 led by Pat Carroll with 27 points. The boys followed 74 to 50 behind 24 points from Paul Hatcher and Max Brown, while Lisbon’s Clark scored 22 for the girls and Light 26 for the boys.

Mechanicsville MechAnicsvile Lisbon Pat Carroll Paul Hatcher Max Brown Clark Light

Clarence Teams Rush Past Wyoming In Double Victory

Clarence teams swept Wyoming with the boys winning 59 to 30 and the girls prevailing 54 to 34 in a pair of decisive basketball games.

Clarence Wyoming

Wellman Dunker Leads 47 39 Victory Over Columbus Junction

Bob Topping scored 23 points to spark Wellman to a 47-39 win over Columbus Junction. Hamilton led Columbus Junction with 13 points. Columbus Junction captured the reserve game 27-25.

Wellman Columbus Jct Bob Topping Columbus Junction Hamilton

Fremont storms past What Cheer in girls and boys games

Fremont girls beat What Cheer 70 to 44 as What Cheer players Linda Bienean 21 and Betsy Baylor 15 led their team. What Cheer boys lost 64 to 45 behind Charles Kitzman with 28 points while Dick Lee led Fremont with 15.

Jean Estes Vivian Rhodes Fremont Linda Bienean Betsy Baylor Charles Kitzman Dick Lee Boone Ogden Colfax Mitchellville Donnellson Elden Fertile Ventura Hansell Rowan Kanawha Crystal Lake Marble Rock Plainfield Owassa New Providence What Cheer Parkersburg Bristow Pockersbury Marble Fock

Lamont Sweeps Rowley In Boys And Girls Games

Lamont boys beat Rowley 59 to 42 as Dick Stitler scored 24 points. Lamont girls won 34 to 27 led by Wessel with 26. Rowley boys top scorer Zieser had 24 and Rowley girls were paced by MacNamara with 16.

Lamont Rowley Dick Stitler Wessel Lamont Girls Zieser MacNamara

Alburnett and Center Point split games in high school action

Alburnett beat Center Point 51 to 38 on the boys side while Center Point girls edged Alburnett 50 to 48. Andrews led Alburnett with 14 points in the boys game and McBurney scored 22 for the Alburnett girls. Center Point’s Williams and Squires had nine each in the boys game, with Hendryx scoring 27 for the girls.

Alburnett Center Point Andrews McBurney Williams Squires Hendryx

Central City Dominates Troy Mills In Dual Double Wins

In a pair of games, Central City beat Troy Mills 71-42 in the boys contest and 48-36 in the girls matchup. Hatch and Butterfield led the Central City boys with 13 points each, Baute scored 18 for the girls, while Troy Mills’ Cook had 12 points in the boys game and Walton 16 in the girls.

Troy Mills Central City Hatch Butterfield Baute Cook Walton

Stanley Girls Rout Wadena Behind Duckett's 32

Stanley girls defeated Wadena 67 to 38 as Duckett scored 32 and Kaublarich added 15 for Wadena. Stanley also won the boys game 62 to 47 with Duckett delivering 39 points for the victors. Kaublarich led Wadena with 15.

Stanley Duckett Wadena Kaublarich

West Liberty Girls Dominate Wapello 77-43

West Liberty topped Wapello 77 to 43 as Karen Felton scored 33 points and Sandra Billick added 32 for the winners while Spitzninzer played for Wapello with 16 points.

West Liberty Wapello Karen Felton Sandra Billick Spitzninzer

Riverside Springdale split in Capitol Valley OT battles

Riverside girls edge Springdale 49 48 in overtime as Nancy Havel scores 14 for a balanced attack with Marilla Lucky and Rath adding 13 each Lucky nets the winning points The Springdale boys win 48 47 in overtime.

Riverside Springdale Riverside Girls Nancy Havel Marilla Lucky Rath Lucky Springdale Boys

Ossian Girls topple Cresco Notre Dame 49 to 38

Ossian led by Sandra Anderson with 33 points, topping Cresco Notre Dame 49 38. Bickford scored 20 for Notre Dame as the Notre Dame boys beat Ossian 54 25 with Puffer adding 15. Dale Mundt scored 14 for Ossian.

Ossian-Cresco N. D. Ossian Sandra Anderson Ossian Cresco Notre Dame Bickford Notre Dame Puffer Dale Mundt

Urbana Girls extend win streak with 73 52 victory over Norway

Urbana girls defeated Norway 73 to 52 as Col leen Smith led with 32 points and Sharon Boddicker added 28 for Norway. In the boys game, Norway won 75 to 30 with Bower scoring 16 and Keith Kramer 14 for the losers.

Urbana Norway Urbana—Urbana Colleen Smith Sharon Boddicker Bower Keith Kramer

Delhi Girls Top Hopkinton 58 51 In County League Action

Delhi girls defeated Hopkinton 58 to 51 with Janice Harbeck scoring 34 points. Bernadette Jasper added 23 for Hopkinton. In the boys game Delhi won 41 to 36 as Dale Cords totaled 17 and Glen Harris had 11 for Hopkinton.

Hopkinton Delhi Delhi Girls Janice Harbeck Bernadette Jasper Delhi Boys Dale Cords Glen Harris

Shellsburg Boys Triumph Over Newhall 57 27 In Benton League

Shellsburg high school boys beat Newhall 57 to 27 as Husted tallied 26 points. Kohstorf and Becker each added seven. In girls action, Newhall defeated Shellsburg 56 to 46 after a 36 36 tie entering the final period, Rita Hauser contributing 34 points and Claussen 21 for Shellsburg.

Shellsburg Newhall Husted Kohstorf Becker Newhall Girls Rita Hauser Claussen

Atkins Boys and Girls Sweep Walford Victories

Atkins boys beat Walford 80 to 25 led by Cedrel with 18 and Krug 16 while Atkins girls won 32 to 28 behind Henderson 13. Walford scoring: Miller, Benish, Levig and Peshek six each for the boys and Riley 17 for the girls.

Atkins Walford Cedrel Krug Henderson Miller Benish Levig Peshek Riley

West Branch-Nichols Boys and Girls Roll Past West Branch

The West Branch-Nichols teams swept West Branch with the boys winning 54 to 42 as G Wieskamp scored 26 points. The girls followed with a 54 to 49 victory led by Nancy Kaalberg notching 25. Bert Thumm had 15 points for the West Branch boys and Mary Wells scored 34 for the West Branch girls.

West Branch Nichols G. Wieskamp Nancy Kaalberg Bert Thumm Mary Wells

Oxford girls top Conrad 70 to 34 in high scoring affair

Leanne Mahoney hit 32 points to lead Oxford over Conrad 70 34. Mortenson added 16 for Conrad as Conrad held a late run in the boys game, but Oxford won 45 42 with Kuhnle scoring 21 and Cochrane 23.

Oxford Conrad Leanne Mahoney Mortenson Kuhnle Cochrane Oxord

Colesburg Sweeps Oneida In Pair Of Games

Colesburg took both games from Oneida. The boys won 53 to 30 with Jim Sherrbring scoring 17 for Colesburg and Wegman 14 for Oneida. The Colesburg girls won 84 to 27 with Walters and Leona Bockenstedt scoring 18 each and Clemons 15 for Oneida.

Colesburg Oneida Jim Sherrbring Wegman Walters Leona Bockenstedt Clemons

Williamsburg Rally Stuns Parnell For 41 35 Victory

Williamsburg trailed 28 25 after three quarters but surged in the final period to beat Parnell 41 35. Papritz and Driscoll each scored 10 to pace Williamsburg while Mundt also posted 10 for Parnell.

Williamsburg Parnell Papritz Driscoll Mundt

Television Listings Evening Schedule Figure

TV lineup shows 6 00 News and Weather at 6 15 followed by 9 Wrestling and 4 Wrestling intervals then 10 30 and 10 35 News. Sports list includes 10 45 2 Movie and 6 Movie Rosie the Riveter.

Rosie the Riveter

Strawberry Point and Luana Split Pair in Close Games

Strawberry Point edged Luana 61 59 in boys action while Luana claimed the girls game 57 41, delivering a split for the two teams in a local matchup.

Strawberry Luana Strawberry Point

Sacred Heart Girls Top Garrison 69 62. Boys Win 52 42

Susan Staner scored 35 points to lead Sacred Heart of Monticello girls past Garrison 69 62. Kiesel added 14 for Garrison in a separate 52 42 loss to Sacred Heart as the boys team claimed victory.

MONTI S. H.garrison Garrison Susan Staner Sacred Heart of Monticello Girls Kiesel Garrison Boys Sacred Heart

Garnavillo Girls Extend Winning Streak In 87 57 Victory

Garnavillo's girls beat Ossian DeSales 87 57 to extend their winning streak to 60 games as Sure-shot Sandy Fiete scored 71 points. Pat Murphy led DeSales with 30. In the boys game Garnavillo won 65 35 with Dick Clefish scoring 17 and Jim Hawkins 19 for DeSales.

Desales-Garnavillo Ossian Sandy Fiete Garnavillo Ossian DeSales Pat Murphy DeSales Dick Clefish Jim Hawkins

Edgewood Edges Arlington Behind Stalnaker 19 Points

Edgewood defeated Arlington 48 to 36 as Stalnaker scored 19 points for Edgewood while Coffman led Arlington with 11.

Edgewood Arlington Stalnaker Coffman

Princeton 150-Pound Grid Team Defeats Navy for Eastern Title

Princeton's Jim Alden threw for three touchdowns leading the Tigers to a 34-21 win over Navy in Annapolis. The victory gives Princeton a 5-0 season record while Navy drops to 3-2, ending Navy's four-year hold on the crown.

Annapolis Princeton Jim Alden Tigers Navy

Prep Basketball Results from Benton County

A dense list shows Newhall 56 over Shellsburge 44 and Kelisburg 57 defeating Newhall 27 with Atkins Walford 25. Atkins 32 over Walford 78. Monti 8.H. 69 over Garrison 62. Garrison 52 over Monti 8.H. 42. Urbana 73 over Norway 52. Norway 75 over Urbana 30. Additional scores include Amont 59 over Rowley 42 and Amont 34 over Rowley 27. Numerous other regional results follow across Iowa counties and areas including Delaware, Linn, and Fayette with varied hourglass scores.

Newhall Shellsburge Kelisburg Atkins Walford Monti Garrison Urbana Norway Buchanan County G—Monti S.H B—Garrison Monti S.H Ke- Wash Wellman Columbus Jet Williamsburg Parnell Linn County

European Middle King Defends Crown Tonight

Tiberio Mitri defends his European middleweight title Saturday night in Milan against Charles Humez of France. Promoter Jack Solomons says the winner will meet Bobo Olson of San Francisco for the world championship. Humez defeated Mitri in their 1951 prior meeting.

Milan Italy Tiberio Mitri Charles Humez France Jack Solomons Bobo Olson San Francisco Humez Mutri

Hartack Rides Four Winners at Pimlico

Jockey Willie Hartack rode four winners at Pimlico Raceway in Baltimore on Friday. He won with Bernice W in the 2nd, Hush Hall in the 5th, Zuyder Zee in the 6th, and Rock Cottage in the 7th, plus a near miss as Ascot faded to finish third in the last race.

Baltimore Willie Hartack Pimlico Hartack Bernice W Hush Hall Zuyder Zee Rock Cottage Ascot

Faculty vs Girls at Keokuk School of Tomorrow Dedication

Keokuk high school male faculty will play the Arkansas Travelers, a girls basketball team, Saturday night at the new fieldhouse opening. The game, sponsored by the Lions club, marks the dedication of the last unit of the $1.5 million school of tomorrow. Classrooms opened for the 1953 term.

Keokuk Keokuk High School Arkansas Travelers Keokuk Lions Club School of Tomorrow

Jockey Injury After Horse Stumbles at Churchill Downs

In Louisville Kentucky AP reports jockey Sherman Armstrong was thrown in the first race at Churchill Downs when his horse Bloody Fox stumbled. He suffered a ruptured blood vessel in his shin and was injured during the fall.

Louisville Sherman Armstrong Churchill Downs Bloody Fox

Theatre Time And Film Schedule For Saturday

The paper lists cinema showings across Paramount State and Iowa venues with matinee and evening times for A Star Is Born Black Widow Outlaw Stallion Suddenly Steel Lady High and Dry Devil's Canyon Jivaro and Men of the Fighting Lady plus Law vs Billy the Kid.

Marion Law Billy the Kid van Johnson Men of the Fighting Lady Scott Brady The

M Y Suspensions to Official 8 Jockeys

New York harness racing authorities maintain suspensions on Edward Dougherty and eight drivers after an inquiry into an 18 minute delay at Yonkers Raceway on October 30. Dougherty receives a one year penalty while the drivers face six months.

New York Edward Dougherty Standardbred Owners Association New York State George P. Monaghan Dougherty Stanley Dancer Frank Safford Maurice Pusey Earl Hodgins James Workman Cecil Champion Hugh Bell Wendell Wathan Monaghan Yonkers Raceway

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