Waukon Drops 20–0 Opening at Decorah
Waukon suffered a 20 to 0 loss at Decorah as boxscore totals and team statistics were reported. Major box scores highlighted the defeat with Decorah asserting defensive control throughout the game.
12 Sep 1959
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1959
Page
1
Waukon suffered a 20 to 0 loss at Decorah as boxscore totals and team statistics were reported. Major box scores highlighted the defeat with Decorah asserting defensive control throughout the game.
The fragmentary clipping shows baseball scoring lines, player at bats, runs and errors across Chicago Baltimore Philadelphia San Francisco and Pittsburgh Los Angeles games with multiple pitchers and line scores, indicating a busy day of matches and shifting leads. Specific names include Blaylock Bridges Mays Nieman Moon and others, but details are incomplete.
Decorah defeated Waukon 20 to 0 as Duane Peterson threw for a touchdown and ran for another. Peterson connected with Dave Cronin on a 23 yard TD pass and scored on an 8 yard run with both extra points by Peterson. Emory Fretheim added the other Decorah score.
Arlington and West Central played to a 7-7 tie Friday night. Eldon Ott threw a 20 yard TD pass to Richard Belchner and kicked the extra point for Arlington. Roger Jeanes returned a kickoff 70 yards for West Central and added the extra point.
Strawberry Point used a West Union fumble to set up the tying touchdown in the fourth quarter and later scored to defeat North High 20 14. Cannon scored the winning TD on a 30 yard run and added a four yard TD earlier. Tom Fravers and Larry Clipperton each scored for North High on short runs or passes, with Beerman and Klinger standout for the losers and Doug Heiden favored on defense for Strawberry.
The schedule shows noon starts for Detroit at New York Cleveland at Washington Kansas City at Boston and Chicago at Baltimore. A 12 05 p.m. start is listed for Kansas City at Baltimore. Sunday games include Cleveland at New York Detroit at Washington and Chicago at Boston with Kansas City at Baltimore at 12 05 p.m.
WwW. L. Pet. GB. San Francisco 7% 62 Los Angeles Milwaukee Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis Philadelphia San Francisco Los Angeles results show Chicago 2 St. Louis 1 Milwaukee 10 Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 1 San Francisco 6 Los Angeles 5-4 Pittsburgh 4-0. Today Cincinnati at Milwaukee noon St Louis at Chicago 12:00 Philadelphia at San Francisco 2:30 p.m. Sunday Cincinnati at Milwaukee 12:30 St Louis at Chicago 12:00 Pittsburgh at Los Angeles 3 p.m.
Scores from multiple leagues show Richmond leading Buffalo 3-0 in the semifinals and Havana ahead of Columbus 3-0. Fort Worth leads Louisville 1-0, Minneapolis 8-1 over Omaha as semifinals progress. Birmingham vs Mobile set for the final playoff despite rain. Williamsport dominates Allentown 4-0 with Springfield and Binghamton winning 3-0 in the Eastern League. No games in the Mexican League.
Detroit 3 New York 9 in a game featuring Harris and Kuenn for Detroit and Berra and Mantle for New York. Maxwell hit a homer for New York while Richardson and Bolling drove in runs. Foytack took the loss for Detroit and Coates recorded the win for New York. Cleveland and Washington also played with Nixon and Sievers contributing for Cleveland and Ramos holding Washington at bay.
Monticello led by quarterback Mike Hall defeated Mt Vernon 14 0 in a nonleague tune up for the Wamac schedule. Hall connected on a 23 yard pass to Bill Bohlen for the first score and later scored on a 2 yard sneak. Jim Helgens added two conversions and a standout rushing effort though three Monticello TDs were called back on offside penalties.
Tipton opened its 1959 football season by defeating West Branch 47 to 6 at home. Clyde Rife connected on 50 and 30 yard passes to Bill Donahue, Mike Howe scored twice on 80 and 20 yard runs, Howe added a 60 yard TD run, and Lee Kellerhaus also ran 60 yards for a score. West Branch managed only a 20 yard TD by Carrol Fankhouser.
Cedar Falls Iowa Teachers aim to repeat last year's comeback victory over Bradley 29 12 in Peoria tonight. Quarterback Jim Damron and halfback Max Huffman who sparked that win return with five other lettermen. Coach Bill Hammer also starts four newcomers against the Braves.
Brooklyn defeated Monroe 14-0 in the South Iowa Cedar Conference opener. Key plays included a 70 yard TD run by Jack Means and a 10 yard run by Dick Richman with extra points by Means and Jerry Devilver.
Manchester and Elkader played a scoreless football opener Friday night. Elkader's Steve Rogeensack led the defense while Manchester's Dick Worm blocked a late field goal attempt. Milton Deer and Pinky Haight starred for Manchester.
Columbus Junction defeated Keota 21-7 in their football opener. Doug Duncan scored two touchdowns including an 8 yard and 10 yard run, while Carl McKean added the third score after a fumble recovery. Bob Wide had a 4 yard TD run and an extra point.
Twentieth Century Fox presents Holiday for Lovers at the Paramount with Clifton Webb and Jane Wyman leading a big ensemble. The film festively follows a family as the father fumes while the daughters explore South America, delivering light entertainment and scenic richness though some script choices feel overrated.
A fragmented cinema listing notes family romantic conflicts and theater lineups. It mentions Jill St John Carol Lynwynsey and actors Nico Minardos Gary Crosby Paul Henreid Jose Greco and a bullfighter with South America in Cinemascope plus a slate of film times at several venues.
Theaters schedule a Saturday lineup featuring Holiday for Lovers with showings at 9:40 and 9:15 plus shorts and late screenings. Iowa Ten Seconds to Hell runs at 1:15 4:10 7:10 and 10. Cast a Long Shadow shows at 2:50 5:50 8:45 with and It Started with.
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