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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1952

Page

2

West Liberty Drives Past U-High 14-0 in Homecoming

West Liberty overpowered University High 14 to 0 on homecoming afternoon led by 251 pound Ed Roberts and 235 pound Dean Montgomery. The Comets racked up 325 yards on short drives with a first and third quarter touchdown. Gardner Van Dyke and the U-High defense stood out in a difficult game for the Blue Hawks.

Iowa City West Liberty University High Comets Ed Roberts Dean Montgomery Dick Palmer Gregg Roberts Jim Hines Dick Pelzer Palmer Montgomery Blue Hawks Ivan Riggle van Dyke Ivan Lenz Comet E—Geertz Maher Harvey Hines T—Roberts Montgomery, Yerington van Ascean

Iowa City Little Hawks Rally to 26-7 Victory Over East Waterloo

Iowa City, Iowa. The Little Hawks trailed 7-0 at halftime but erupted in the final period, scoring four touchdowns in 14:28 to beat East Waterloo 26-7 at home. Davis and Nosek led the attack with a 20 yard TD pass and multiple rushing scores, while East Waterloo capitalized on a miscue for its lone points.

Iowa City Little Hawks East Waterloo East Mingus Little Hawk City High Hawklets Paul Davis Fred Nosek Davis Paydirt Don Hedges Hedges Chuck Sample Hawklers Nosek Waterloo Sai Nosek Ep—Shain Dahl Neus

Drake Falls to Bradley 33-0 in Des Moines

Drake, weakened by illness and the loss of two regulars for disciplinary reasons, was shutout by Bradley 33-0. Bradley opened with a score on the fifth play and finished with a two touchdown burst in the fourth. Joe McClaran was held to one reception as Bradley's defense dominated. In other Friday games, Missouri freshmen beat Iowa State freshmen 40-14 at Columbia, while Northwestern edged Fort Dodge 13-12 in an Iowa Junior College league matchup.

Associated Press Drake Bradley Des Moines Braves Joe McClaran Missouri Iowa State Cyclones Columbia Northwestern Fort Dodge Iowa

Columbus Junction Triumphs Over Wilton Junction 19-12

Columbus Junction defeats Wilton Junction 19-12 in an East Iowa league game. David Pine scores two touchdowns for Columbus Junction while Ornsby tallies both Wilton scores in the final period. Final score Columbus Junction 19 Wilton Junction 12 with 0-6 early, 12-12 at halftime.

Wilton Junction Columbus Junction Funay David Pine Ornsby Pine Harold Schrier

Charles Dominates Brion in Madison Square Garden Bout

Ex-champion Ezzard Charles won a unanimous decision over Cesar Brion in ten rounds at Madison Square Garden. Charles displayed new aggression and is expected to meet Jimmy Bivins next in a comeback bid. Brion, lighter and younger, survived نقاط to late rounds but was unable to stop Charles.

New York Ezzard Charles Cesar Brion Jimmy Bivins Ezzard Iron Man Madison Square Garden Brion Charles Brian Cesar

Minneapolis Lakers Dominate All Star Game

The Minneapolis Lakers beat college stars 80 to 69 in Chicago extending the pros' streak to four wins over collegians. George Mikan had a subpar night with nine points, while Dick Groat starred for the college side, and Ray Felix limited Mikan to three baskets and three free throws.

Chicago Minneapolis Lakers Collegians Laker George Mikan Dick Groat Mikan Long Island University Ray Felix

West Chester Tops Williamsburg 2 0 to End Ke-Wash Hopes

West Chester defeated Williamsburg 2 0 as a safety in the final period sealed the win. Earl Van Steen huyse was tackled in his own end zone, dropping Williamsburg’s title chances. Both teams showed even ground play and West Chester led in passing with a 63 yard completion on one of 19 attempts.

Williamsburg West Chester Earl van Steenhuyse

Kalona Downs Keota in 19 0 Ke-Wash Conference clash

Kalona defeated Keota 19 to 0 in a Ke-Wash conference game on Friday night. Mervin Yoder scored from the 3 yard line in the first quarter, Darrell Fry added a 12 yard run in the third, and Kallaus scored late in the final period. Kalona improves to 3 wins and 3 losses.

Keota Kalona Mervin Yoder Darrell Fry Kallaus Qe - Fey Gingerich

Teachers Rip Traer 42 0 Homecoming Victory

Traer lost its homecoming game here Friday night at Cedar Falls as the Teachers rolled 42 to 0. All touchdowns came on passing plays led by passer Dick Weilkert and Bob Taylor caught six TD passes. Bernice Bradley was named homecoming queen with attendants Dixie Bradley and Faye Lou Wells.

TRAER Cedar Falls Bernice Bradley Dixie Bradley Faye Lou Wells Zia Larry Blaker Dick Weilkert Franklin Gabby Bob Taylor

Spencer Ends Cherokee 25-Game Streak In 27-0 Victory

Spencer defeated Cherokee 27-0 to snap the Braves 25 game winning streak before 5,500 fans. Leonard Roggon ran for two touchdowns and threw two more, as both teams carried 5-0 Lakes Conference records into the clash.

Spencer Cherokee Leonard Roggon

Wellman Clinches Tie for Ke-Wash Title With Win

Wellman beat Brightson 13 6 in Ke-Wash conference after a final quarter touchdown. A second quarter 11 yard end run by Topping and a fourth quarter pass Allen to Bringman set up the score with Bringman adding the extra point. The victory left Wellman unbeaten and at least tied for the title, with a shot to win it outright against Kalona next week.

Wellman Brightson Topping Allen Bringman Kalona Wellman Tree

Calmar Football Rolls to Seventh Straight 20-0 Victory

Calmar remained unbeaten by routing St Ansgar 20-0. Russ Hillman scored all three touchdowns and added a Tom Iverson pass for the extra point. Iverson and Hover split the extra point kicks as Calmar racked up its seventh straight win and Hillman pushed season scoring to 139 points.

Calmar St. Ansgar Russ Hillman Tom Iverson Hillman Iverson

Grinnell at Cornell in Saturday sports slate

Three wrestling bouts set for 8 30 p m at Memorial Coliseum as Grinnell faces Cornell and Coe travels to Monmouth in a day of college events. Local teams compete across wrestling and basketball with state interest and home dates noted.

Grinnell Cornell Coe Monmouth State Grote Aden Memorcoliseum

Weekend Theater Schedules Across Rio Vista

Saturday listings show multiple venues: Paramount screens Everything I Have Is Yours with showings at 1 10, 3 20, 5 30, 9 50 and shorts at 1 00, 2 40, 4 50, 7 00. Other theaters present Miracle of Fatima at 1, 3 15, 5 30, 7 45, 10 with shorts at 2 50, 5 05, 7 20, 9 35.

Orp Shese Sodas Eae Riens Smannel Paramount Owsy Gitferen Soerow COE Little Theater Footlighters Iowa Miracle of Fatima Blue River Palace Blue Heaven Kansas Raiders TIMES Marion Cripple Creek Society C. R Bowery Boys

Decorah Vikings rally to thump Cresco 28 7

Decorah erased a 7 0 halftime deficit by scoring four touchdowns in the second half to beat Cresco 28 7 in a Northeast Iowa conference game. Jensen led Decorah with two TDs and Flickinger added two more as Decorah improved to five wins against one defeat.

Decorah Cresco Jensen Orndeee Goo Co Wegewadu Precis Flickinger Radcliff Blumhagen Heggen Meyer

Cedar Falls Triumphs Over Oelwein 41-6

Cedar Falls defeated Oelwein 41-6 in a Northeast Iowa conference game. Bud Nichols had a 69 yard rushing score for Cedar Falls in the second quarter. Tony Grasso scored Oelwein's lone touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Oelwein Cedar Falls Iowa Tony Grasso Bud Nichols Oolwein

New Hampton Uses Whitnable Trio To Beat Osage 31-6

New Hampton defeats Osage 31-6 with Dick Whitnable scoring three touchdowns. He opened with a five yard run in the first period then added a 20 yard jaunt in the fourth and finished with another short plunge late in the game. Osage scrored on a Thompson pass to J. Thompson and added extra points on two attempts.

OSAGE New Hampton Dick Whitnable Whitnable Hampton new _Hampton Piawewan Osa

Jesup Tops Arlington 21-12 In Friday Victory

Jesup defeated Arlington 21 to 12 as Stewart scored two touchdowns and Anphers added one for Jesup while Ramsey and Behrens reached the Arlington end zone.

Jesup Downs Arlington Jesup Stewart Anphers Ramsey Behrens

Miami Hurricanes Defeat Marquette 20 6 In Muddy Orange Bowl

The University of Miami Hurricanes upset Marquette 20 to 6 before 22 293 fans in the Orange Bowl. Miami’s seventh ranked defense shut down Marquette’s offense with stout line play and timely interceptions to seal the win.

Miami Fla University of Miami Hurricanes Marquette Hilltoppers

Champions Have Danced To Stardom At the Paramount

MGM musical highlights the Champions Marge and Gower in Everything I Have Is Yours at the Paramount with Monica Lewis Dennis O Keefe and Dean Miller. The two star dancing duo face acting limits but deliver lively numbers and color filled sequences amid romance and backstage strife.

Ahand Gower Champion Dennis O’keefe Onica Lewis An Miller The Paramount Theater Hollywood Marge Gower MGM Monica Lewis Miss Lewis

Charles and Joseph win tight decisions on New Orleans card

In New York Ezzard Charles from Cincinnati outpointed Cesar Brion in a 18614 to 186% contest. In New Orleans Charley Joseph, fighting at 154 pounds, defeated Holly Mims on points in a 10 to court card showing.

Associated Press New York Ezzard Charles Cincinnati Cesar Brion Argentina New Orleans Charley Joseph Holly Mims Washington

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