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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1955
Page
4
The Cleveland Browns meet the Washington Redskins in Washington D C for a key NFL Eastern Conference clash. Coach Paul Brown's team seeks to maintain its five year reign atop the division as the season advances.
The Bears Redskins Browns and Cardinals clash as Cleveland and Washington lead a four way race after 2-1 starts. Washington seeks first win. Cleveland, defending champions, edged Philadelphia 21-17 with Otto Graham back from retirement. New York Giants remain winless at 0-3.
George Washington's running game powers a 25-6 victory at Franklin Field as Penn extends its season-long skid to 4 losses and a 17 game winless string. Scorers include Weaver, Dancy, Sommer, and Looney with Penn scoring late on Ross's four yard TD. De Lucia suffers a broken collar bone in Q2.
Colgate Red Raiders upset Princeton 15 to 6 at Palmer Stadium in rain delayed play. Guy Martin sparked a 63 yard second quarter drive and John Call finished with a two yard score to put Colgate ahead 7 0 at halftime. Milt Graham recovered a fumble for a Tiger TD but Princeton managed only 51 rushing yards. Bill Danforth answered with a 41 yard run in the third as Princeton closed the gap.
The piece reports open duck season with hours from sunrise to sunset and a low early supply in Iowa. It notes a better outlook from northern freezes, lists moose and deer season dates in Manitoba and South Dakota, and cites Pittman Robertson and Dingell Johnson funding figures. Also covered are walleye and smallmouth bass fishing, outdoor attire trends from military experience, hand warmers, and a Scout booklet on boating skills.
Trapshoot Walton Oaks hosts a practice shoot at 2 p.m. Wednesday and another session Friday. Izaak Walton league events occur at Walton Oaks on Friday. Football matches feature McKinley at Wilson in Kingston at 17:45, Roosevelt at Dubuane, Anamosa at Marion, and Iowa vs UCLA 7:45 p.m. Saturday town time. Also listed are Kansas State at Iowa State, Wartburg at Upper Iowa at 2 m3, and Cee at Cornel Clinton at preskiin Kingston.
George Welsh, a 22 year old midshipman, directed Navy to a 34 14 win over Penn State at University Park. He completed 15 of 20 passes for 285 yards with Beagle as top target while Dick Guest, Chet Burchett, and Ned Oldham scored. Penn State's Billy Kane and Emil Caprara tallied late but Navy dominated with Welsh's aerial attack and a soggy field. The crowd of 33 113 witnessed Navy's fourth win of the season.
Hunting dogs may wander off when excited and get lost in darkness if the master is gone. A practical method to recover a lost dog is for the owner to tramp an acre in the center of the area, spitting as they go, and leave a sweaty garment there. The dog will wait at the scent site to be collected next day.
High school football results from East Iowa Hawkeye with numerous score lines across eight and six man divisions. Notable games include Mt. Vernon, Wapello and West Liberty scores. Ottumwa and Washington show high point totals. several eight and six man matchups reported with wide variety of teams and final scores.
In Chicago AP reports Hasseyampa a 4 year old colt and a rare winner after 11 starts this year defeated three strong Eastern rivals by a neck to take the 94550 Gold Cup at Hawthorne closing the season. Billy Fisk rode the winner over the 1 1/16 mile distance with Mister Black second and Sean Erin third.
Lexington AP reports Doubledogdare posted an easy four length victory at Keeneland to win the $15,000 added Alcibiades stakes. The win raises her season earnings to $127,689 for Claiborne Farm and trainer.
Roger Martin, Maynard's 5-8, 155-pound spinback, ran for 95 yards on 16 carries and scored three touchdowns on runs of 1, 10 and 51 yards to power a 28-13 Upper Iowa conference upset of Elkader. The junior, one of two lettermen, also contributes in baseball and basketball and was named prep standout.
Baylor defeated Washington 13 7 in Seattle as QB Bobby Jones engineered two long scoring drives. Baylor, outweighed by 10 pounds per man, used deception and fast backs to seize control after a tight first half. Jones directed an 87 yard drive ending with a late second quarter score and opened the third with a 68 yard march for the decisive TD.
Carleton's defending Midwest conference cross country team fell to Coe Saturday at Shaver Park. The Kohawk freshmen also beat Coe yearlings. Next outing involves both varsity and freshmen against Cornell at Mt. Vernon.
Syracuse underdog stunned Army 13-0 at Michie Stadium as Don Altshouse scored on a 22 yard run set up by a brilliant pitchout and forward pass. Jim Ridlon connected with Altthouse for a third period score and Jim Brown added the clinching drive as Gus Zaso intercepted a Cadet pass to start the final march.
Virginia Cavaliers, led by fullback Jim Bakhtiar, defeated Virginia Military Institute 20 to 13 in Charlottesville. Bakhtiar, a 205-pound sophomore from Iran, powered three Virginia drives with hard rushing, scored from five yards, and added two extra points to pace the win over the winless Keydets.
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