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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1968

Page

2

Iowa Conference Surprises Shake Up Title Chase

In the Iowa Conference, Upper Iowa upset William Penn 27 12 while Buena Vista defeated Central 6 0. Wartburg tied Simpson 27 27 and Dubuque beat Luther 26 20 on a late pass. North Dakota U beat Northern Iowa 14 10 as Northern Iowa pursues its second league win.

Upper Iowa Mike Olson William Penn Buena Vista Central Wartburg Simpson Dubuque Luther Larry Bornemann Lee Massey North Dakota U.’s Northern Iowa Phil Schooley Northern Jim Wagner Dennis Kettner

College Football Roundup in Iowa and Nearby States

North sits on the bench in Hamilton as Westmar, Grinnell, and Coe post wins or losses. Westmar beat North Central 39 12, Northwestern edged Pillsbury 23 20, Grinnell hosts Cornell after a 28 0 loss to St Olaf, while Coe fell 42 6 to Lawrence. Graceland and Parsons seek victories. upcoming games list includes Upper Iowa at Dubuque and Iowa Wesleyan at Lakeland.

Bob North Hamilton Ont Canada North Westmar Naperville Ill Northwestern Pillsbury Owatonna Minn Grinnell St. Olaf Northfield Cornell Knox Coe Lawrence Appleton Wis Graceland Parsons Missouri Valley of

North Central faces Iowa Wesleyan and Drake in conference action

A fragment shows North Central as opponent for Iowa Wesleyan and Drake with scores or dates missing. The note references Oakes Street and an August date 10 to clarify venues within the Iowa Conference context.

Allen's 13th Career Pro Bowlers Win at Kiwanis Open

In Newark Ohio Bill Allen of Orlando Florida defeated Dave Davis of Phoenix Arizona 254 199 to win the $3 000 first prize in the PBA Kiwanis Open final night It was Allen's fourth tourney victory this year and his 13th in four years placing him second to Dick Weber in all time wins and boosting his year earnings to 37 137 and third in the money race.

Newark Ohio Bill Allen Orlando Fla Dave Davis Phoenix Ariz Dick Weber St. Louis Allen

Russell Set To Sign For 200000 A Year With Celtics

Boston AP report says Bill Russell has agreed to a two year contract for just over 200000 dollars per season to remain as player coach of the Boston Celtics. The deal, negotiated by Red Auerbach and attorney Morris Krisner, would enhance his salary from the prior two years. Russell turns 35 in February and would tie Wilt Chamberlain in high earnings among NBA players.

Boston Bill Russell National Basketball Association NBA Boston Celtics Associated Press Russell Celtics Red Auerbach Morris Krisner Auerbach Krisner Wilt Chamberlain Los Angeles Lakers Oscar Robertson Cincinnati Jerry West Lakers

Purdue, Notre Dame, USC Lead Big Ten Week of Classic Battles

No. 1 Purdue faces No. 3 Notre Dame in a marquee South Bend clash while No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 1 Purdue vie for the national title. Southern California, led by O. J. Simpson, invades Northwestern as Ohio State opens vs Southern Methodist. Minnesota meets Nebraska in a key Midwest showdown. Indiana plays Kansas. Iowa at TCU. Michigan at Duke. Missouri at Illinois. Baylor at Michigan State. Washington at Wisconsin. Indiana beats Baylor 40-36. Purdue rolls Virginia 44-6. Michigan State edges Syracuse 14-10. California shocks Michigan 21-7. Kansas crushes Illinois 47-7. Wisconsin loses to Arizona State 55-7. Northwestern loses to Miami 28-7. Simpson powers USC to a 29-20 win over Minnesota.

Chicago Purdue Southern California Notre Dame Big Ten South Bend O. J. Simpson Northwestern Indiana Kansas Iowa Texas Christian Michigan Duke Missouri Illinois Baylor Michigan State Washington Wisconsin Virginia Syracuse California Arizona State Miami Fla Minnesota Southern Cal

Beckman Clinches Tipton Season Title In 30-Lap Race

Bill Beckman of Lisbon won the season championship race for B modified stock cars at the Cedar county fairground track, securing the season point title amid a postrace protest that confirmed the car’s legality. Bud Darting led early in the feature before Beckman pulled away for the victory, with WanerUs and Wilson delivering a thrilling coastal event in the preliminaries and heats listing.

Tipton Bill Beckman Lisbon Cedar County Fairground Beckman Bud Darting Wilton Junction Darting Ted Wanerus Marion Wanerus Doug Wilson Wilson C.R Doug Pestere Bud Stina Wittenae Chuck Lukemeyer Pat Blake Clarence Lyle Curley Oxf Ron Fisher C. R. Wt Bob .Balford Watkins Dick Young Atkins Dick Bragg Hiawatha Vanerus Ballard Lukemeyer Blake Curley Dave Lovell Rochester Perry Beckler Tiffin Larry Curley Oxf. Jet

Andretti Wins Trenton 200 in Front of 32000

Mario Andretti the former Nazareth, Pennsylvania champion won the seventh annual Trenton 200 at Trenton New Jersey. He led a field of 26 cars including the controversial STP turbine to a clear victory earning 10810 dollars from a total purse of 45613 before a standing room only crowd of about 32000.

Trenton N.J Mario Andretti Nazareth Andretti

Archer and Nichols Win PGA Team Championship by Two Strokes

Archer and Nichols posted a blistering seven under par 65 to win the PGA team championship by two strokes at Quail Creek and take $40,000 of the $200,000 purse. They finished 22 under 265 after bogeying only the 12th hole. Rives McBee and Monty Kaser earned second place with a 69 Sunday and $24,000. Nichols said he would play no more events this year.

Oklahoma City Okla George Archer Bobby Nichols Archer Nichols Quail Creek Country Club Twin Hills Country Club Rives McBee Monty Kaser Whi -Bai Dickson-Harris Yates-Goldstrand Casper-Brewer J Snertes Devlin

There Were TWO 'Good' Teams Fans See Nagel Is Right

Coach Ray Nagel told Linn County club last Friday Iowa would show a good team. Oregon State led 7-0 after a 40 yard TD by Billy Main but Iowa answered to take a 7-6 advantage, proving two good teams on the field. Iowa faces Texas Christian next with no TV and radio coverage by KCRG and other stations.

Ray Nagel Linn County Iowa Stadium Ray Oregon State Beavers Iowa Hawks Billy Main Steve Preece Hawkeyes KCRG

Arizona State 55 Wisconsin 7 dominates late Saturday

Arizona State routed Wisconsin 55 to 7 in a late Saturday college football result. Other scores included UCLA 63 over Pittsburgh 7 and Texas Tech 10 at New Mexico State 0. Multiple regional prep games are listed with varied winners and scores.

Prep Roundup Mississippi Valley w Rock Island

Basketball schedule notes for Thursday and Friday list high school games in Iowa and Illinois. Key matchups include Clinton at C R Kennedy and Iowa City at Davenport West, with East Moline at Moline and Rock Island at Alleman on Thursday and Marion at Independence plus Anamosa at Tipton on Friday.

Rock Island C.R C.R. Kennedy C.R. Wash Iowa City Dav Beary Clinton C.R. Jeff Dubuque East Moline Moline R.J. Alleman Marion Independence Anamosa Tipton Monticello Vinton Maquoketa Manchester

North Linn and Center Point play in scattered meet results

Scattered scores show North Linn near Center Point with 20 and 0 results, East Buchanan facing Springville and Alburnett facing Central City. Other lines note Midland at Maa Valley and Preston matches with Lincoln and Olin.

North Linn Valley Buchanan Alburnett Springville Central City Center Edge Coles Center Point East Buchanan Springville Alburnett Central City Midland Lincoln Olin May, Valley Guttenberg E. Dubuque Amanche Preston

Valley and Keota Share Drawn High School Football Night

Chaos of scoreless tie between Iowa Valley and Keota in a late football clash with Belle Plaine at Iowa Valley and Eng Valleys hosting Winsburg. Keota meets BGM while Williamsburg hosts in county schedule highlights.

Belle Plaine Iowa Valley Williamsburg Keota Bgm Eng. Valleys

Prairie vs Benton Comm and Regina at Starmont

In this brief score note C R Prairie faces Benton Community on March at 1 C R Regina competes at Starmont and LaSalle hosts Linn-Mar with results pending.

C.R. Prairie Benton 1.C. Regina LaSalle Starmont

Local High School Matches and Scores Listed

Decorah and Crestwood tied 0 0 in a noted contest while Waverly faced Oelwein and Decorah met New Hampton. South Winneshiek met Crestwood as West Central topped Sumner 100 100 and Fayette Valley 60 1 Elkader Sumner at Postville with Wales at aera 2 Elkader. Saturday schedule shows varied games and notes many misspellings and partial names.

Wes Decorah Crestwood Waverly Oelwein Charles City New Hampton Waukon Charles City Waverly Oelwein South Winneshiek Crestwood West Central Sumner Postville Fayette Valley Elkader Postvil Wales Aera Turday WU Wera Saturay

East Iowa Hawkeye League Scores and Pairings

Fragmentary notes show teams East Iowa Hawkeye League including Vernon Durant Wilton Junction and W Branch Mid Adad with Liberty and Beale Midelmet. Mentions felon at Durant and Vernon at W Liberty.

Selon U-high Vernon Durant Wilton W. Liberty Snes Beale Midelmet W. Branch Felon Durant W. Liberty

Prairie at Bent Comm Linn-Mar at Regina

Basketball schedule item lists Prairie at Bent, Linn-Mar at Regina, and LaSalle at Starmont as readable matchups in a local or school conference grid. The fragment indicates multiple pairings without scores or dates.

Murdoch Martin and Kehrli Win Scrambled Egg Tourney

Ken Murdoch Larry Martin and Cliff Kehrli teamed for a 63 Sunday toc victory in the Scrambled Egg best shot golf tournament at Indian Creek Country Club.

Ken Murdoch Larry Martin Cliff Kehrli Indian Creek Country Club

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