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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1966
Page
14
Anamosa defeated Vinton 31 14 in a Wamac conference game Friday night. Mike Lint returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown and Tom Froning added a 5 yard rushing score with two extra points. Butch Gallup also had a 100 yard kickoff return for Vinton.
Independence defeated Tipton 39 to 19 as Mike Ghere scored on a 74 yard pass from Bob Roff and added two extra points. Barry Black doubled with two rushing TDs and Lee Marsh added a 40 yard run. Roff contributed a one yard TD plunge.
Jerry Senters ran for three touchdowns to lead Manchester to a 32-19 victory in Wamac conference play. Dave Brown added a 41 yard score, while Monticello’s Tom Rieken threw two TD passes as the Monticello team mounted a late rally.
The Illinois State Fair will not host motorcycle races next year. Fair manager Franklin Rust cited disturbances linked to a small percentage of about 3,000 visiting motorcyclists and said police were needed to restore order during the event.
Keota beat B-G-M 34 to 26 in SICL play as Gene Doty threw two TD passes and ran for a score. Denny Lyle accounted for both B-G-M touchdowns with a yard and a 49 yard run. Gene Williat and Danny Klock added Keota scores on a 13 yard pass and a 15 yard run.
Montezuma and Williamsburg played to a 6 all tie in a South Iowa Cedar conference game Friday night. Don Fernau scored on an 11 yard run for Montezuma and Bill Van Clav kicked the extra point. Bob Gerard scored for Williamsburg on a 2 yard run and kicked the extra point.
Academy Award winning Bridge on the River Kwai screens tonight featuring Alec Guinness and William Holden in a dramatic wartime tale at the cinema.
Iowa Valley defeated Belle Plaine 32 to 13 Friday night. Allen Mumby starred with a 75 yard pass and a 22 yard reception from Rick Brown and Greg Danskin added two rushing TDs. Gene Dietrich kicked all extra points and Tom Jones notched a 65 yard TD run.
John Harris rushed for 240 yards and scored three touchdowns to spark English Valleys to a 32 19 victory over Sigourney on Friday night. Harris totaled runs of 1 and 71 yards and a 1 yard plunge while Mike Caskey added a 35 yard score. Sigourney’s Rick Dill led with two rushing touchdowns and a 15 yard reception from Randy Wiley.
North Linn thumped Lincoln High 47 13 Friday night with Shackleford scoring twice on 15 and eight yard runs. Kinley Patterson and Henderson added TDs and Henderson ran 49 yards with an interception. Lincoln’s Lyle Williams scored on a one yard plunge and Koering added an eight yard reception.
Solon torched Durant 38 13 as Jim Kiuzik threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more. Bob Hanes scampered 45 yards for a Solon TD after recovering a fumble in East Iowa Hawk Eye conference action.
Mt. Vernon remains unbeaten with a 27 to 0 victory over West Liberty. Quarterback Steve Andrews ran for three touchdowns and Mike Brannaman added 20 rushing yards while Keith Burge starred on defense.
West Branch defeats Mid Prairie 20 6 in Friday night action to extend a three game winning streak. Joe Rummells rushes three yards for the opening touchdown, Larry Rummells adds the point, Larry Williams connects a 47 yard pass to Mike Crew for the second score, and Rummells adds the extra point. Williams scores on a two yard run as the final tally. Mid Prairie’s Larry Redlinger scores a three yard TD for the visitors.
Nightly wagering during the 1965 Yonkers winter spring harness session averaged 2 179 964 dollars. The Yonkers Raceway track saw substantial betting turnover as fans wagered on multiple harness races nightly in New York.
Center Point overwhelmed Central City 53 to 6 on Friday night led by Dick Bryant with three passing touchdowns and four extra points. Allen Dennison added three rushing scores from 1, 7 and 18 yards as Jim Couba returned an interception 62 yards for a Pointer touchdown.
Preston defeated Olin 21 to 0 as Meyer scored two touchdowns including a 40 yard drive. Ketelson had a 90 yard fumble return for a score and two extra points were by Meyer and Driscoll.
Homero Blancas, 28, from Houston, shot 65 to reach 11 under par 131 after two rounds at the Greater Seattle Everett Open. Dean Refram of Boca Raton posted a course record 64, tallying 6 under on the day to move into contention. Jack Rule and Steve Spray, Cedar Rapids natives, also sit among early second-round leaders with totals of 140 and 141.
Legrand blanked Garwin 27-0 as all points came in the second half. Dwaine Cooling scored on 4 and 65 yard runs, Roger Hansen added two XP and a 20 yard pass to Jerry Long for a TD.
Postville crushed Fayette 56-0 in an Upper Iowa Conference game. Quarterback Dale Mohs threw two touchdown passes to Doug Smith and Sid Harberts. Running back Al Feickert added three rushing TDs of 52, 5, and 3 yards. Mohs and Jim Burling scored once each. Brad Schultz added all three extra points.
West Union W North High overwhelms Waukon 33 0 in an Upper Iowa conference game. John Grimes scores twice on a 60 yard run and an 8 yard pass from Bruce Witcher. John Swale adds three extra points and a 3 yard TD run. Witcher to Ware Grove for another score.
Benton Community crushed Alburnett 47 6 as Jim Buch scored three times including a 53 yard run. Niebs added a 45 yard rushing score and Thompson caught a 35 yard pass from Jesina. Alburnett's David Kirk had the lone touchdown on a 6 yard run.
LaPorte City defeated Grundy Center 34 to 7 on Friday night. Mike Shaner Jerry Appleton John Robb and Tom Darnell scored for Laporte City with Robb adding an extra point. Randy Thorn scored Grundy Center's lone TD and Roger Muller kicked the extra point.
The Royal Canadian Golf Association announced the 1967 Canadian Open will be at Montreal Municipal golf course from June 29 to July 2 with prize money of 200000 dollars.
Yogi Berra played 75 World Series games for the New York Yankees, a major league record.
Hudson defeated North Tama 31 to 14 on Friday night. Ray Murray had 57 and 50 yard runs and kicked an extra point. Stan Berry scored on a 1 yard run. For North Tama, Stan Hanus and John Stull scored on 14 and 1 yard runs. Darrell Kremenak added two extra points.
Maquoketa Valley defeats East Buchanan 31 to 19 in a football game. Dan Dolan threw a 53 yard pass to Bob Bolan for East Buchanan, while Scott Ortberg scored a two yard Maquoketa Valley rush and Sweaney returned a 40 yard interception for a touchdown. Ortberg added an extra point.
Dan Vogeler starred for Dunkerton in a 13 7 Cedar-Wapsie league victory over Plainfield. Vogeler scored twice on a 1 yard run and a 10 yard rush and added an extra point on a pass from Doug Smith.
Central Bears downed Valley 19 to 13 in an Upper Valley conference game. Dennis Hjemeleng led Central with a touchdown and extra point, while Bill Chestigan and Bill Cheesemen added 22 yard and 2 yard scoring runs respectively.
The Gazette Co established in 1883 publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa listing second class postage at Cedar Rapids Iowa 52404.
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