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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1968

Page

47

Hawks Open Season at Grinnell in Rugged Schedule

Prairie high school wrestling opens at Grinnell with a demanding slate. Bob Mellgren’s squad includes state veterans Rick Schropp at 103 and Al Zach at 120 and faces Washington of Cedar Rapids East Waterloo and a Dec 7 Eagle Grove tournament as part of a tough first-year schedule.

Prairie High School Rick Schropp Denny Schofield al Zach al Richardson Roy Steichen Andy Fairlie Roger Novotny Paul Reed Ron Romick Wes Cerveny Jim Minor Dan Dubishar Bob Mellgren Prairie Hawks Grinnell Washington of Cedar Rapids East Waterloo Eagle Grove

Grid Attendance Ahead of 1967

New York AP reports college football season attendance is ahead of 1966. Through 90 top attended games, 5,648,621 fans have watched, 21,055 more than last year with two weeks left. Michigan State and Purdue led the week with 68,362 at East Lansing. Tennessee Ole Miss drew 62,786. Yale and Princeton drew 54,907 for eighth.

New York National Collegiate Sports Services Michigan State Purdue East Lansing Ole Miss Yale Princeton

Midland High Does 44-8 Over Olin In Wrestling

Midland High School defeated Olin 44 to 8 on Thursday night in wrestling. Falls included 12 Ken Christianson at 3 15, Randy Jon at 1 47, Andy Nabb at 1 14, Mike Smith at 1 30, and Bill Ehlers at 1 40.

Wyoming Midland High School Olin Ken © Christianson Mid Randy Jon Andy Nabb Mike Smith Bill Ehlers

Poll Bowl anticipated as Ohio State Michigan clash looms

The upcoming Ohio State versus Michigan showdown is tipped to decide the Big Ten title and Rose Bowl bid with high national ratings. OSU is ranked No 2 and Michigan No 4, with experts predicting a close Wolverine victory 28 to 24.

Eyede Ohio State Michigan

Hoople Forecaster predicts Missouri win and big matchups

The Hoople Forecaster weighs in with Missouri by two over Kansas in a tight Big Eight clash. Harvard beats Yale 33-22, USC tops UCLA 23-15, and Oklahoma 40 Nebraska 16 headlines plus a full slate of picks with a stellar 0.784 accuracy.

Missouri Tigers Jayhawks Hannibal Taburo Hoople Harvard Yale John Harvard Eli Brian Dowling Calvin Hill Oklahoma Nebraska Southern California UCLA Pacific Sooners Trojans Uclans

Defense Honors To Tom Brown

Tom Brown of the Green Bay Packers is named the NFL defensive player of the week by the AP after sweeping up a New Orleans fumble, returning 22 yards for a score, and intercepting a pass that set up a touchdown.

NEW York Tom Brown Green Bay Packers Baltimore John Mackey Los Angeles Bill Truax New Orleans Brown Don Meredith Associated Press NFL

Recommend Briscoe Charges Be Dropped

A Jefferson county department store and Denver Broncos officials asked the Jefferson County district attorney to drop shoplifting charges against quarterback Marlin Briscoe. Briscoe, 23, was arrested after allegedly taking a third record after purchasing two albums. The mischarged item cost 3.98 dollars.

Golden Colo Jefferson County Denver Broncos American Football League Marlin Briscoe Briscoe Harold Bray

Regis High School Football Banquet Honors McAleer and Captains

Regis high school held its football banquet with about 350 attendees. Tim McAleer received the Coaches award after stepping in at end for injured Tim Stephenson. Junior captains named were Mike McCue and Terry Donnelly. the Royals finished 8-1, fourth in AP and UPI polls, with a 12-7 loss to Washington of Cedar Rapids.

Tim McAleer Mike McCue Terry Donnelly Regis High School McAleer Tim Stephenson McCue Brad Donnelly Royals Associated Press United Press International

Michigan Ohio State Film on TV Sunday

ABC-TV presents a color program spotlighting the Michigan versus Ohio State game on Sunday November 24 from 11 a m to noon on KCRG-TV Channel 9. The show also highlights USC UCLA Missouri Kansas Harvard Yale and Oklahoma Nebraska games.

Abc-Tv Michigan Ohio State USC UCLA Missouri

Marion Cagers Rebuilding Under Jim Morrow

Marion Indiana enters a rebuilding basketball season under coach Jim Morrow with only one letterman from last year’s squad. Stu Ciha leads a youthful group including Dennis Schmuecker Mike Walker Greg Morris Bob Schueler Jim Meggers Joe Andrea and Tony Cosby as potential starters. Marion opens against Linn-Mar and faces Manchester Cedar Rapids foes Jefferson and Prairie with hopes to grow stronger as the season progresses.

Lane Letterman Stu Ciha Jim Morrow Marion Cage Bob Schueler Mike Walker Dennis Schmuecker Joe Andrea Tony Cosby Jim Meggers Greg Morris Marion Linn-Mar Lions Indians Morrow Linn - Mar Jefferson Prairie Cedar Rapids Manchester

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