St John s Tops Boston In Holiday Meet
St John s edged Boston College 87 85 to reach the Holiday Festival finals as Rudy Bogad and Joe DePre sparked the final minute. La Salle routed West Virginia 103 83 and Syracuse defeated Penn State 73 69.
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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1967
Page
7
St John s edged Boston College 87 85 to reach the Holiday Festival finals as Rudy Bogad and Joe DePre sparked the final minute. La Salle routed West Virginia 103 83 and Syracuse defeated Penn State 73 69.
Thursday league play at Rains Gardens features multiple teams posting wins and losses. Highlights include Abney and Kellermeyer leading high scores, and Rains Gardens squads posting several victories in varied divisions such as Honor Roll and Owl Maintenance with strong performances from Parkhurst, Wilson, and Hodson.
Barry Wilson, LSU center who overcame childhood polio that left his left leg smaller, is set to start against unbeaten Wyoming in the Sugar Bowl Classic on New Year’s Day. Wyoming coach Lloyd Eaton calls him one of the finest centers faced, citing study of game films. LSU notes include four 1967 games decided by a points margin.
Fort Wayne lawmakers report Indiana IHSAA Commissioner Phil Eskew will meet legislators before January 1 to discuss the Fort Wayne North High School suspension linked to ineligible player Bill Schumaker. North was suspended following a court order and a Supreme Court decision vacating a lower court ruling. Eskew returns January 6 from Nebraska.
Coral Gables based jockey Jorge Velasquez rode Darlins Bab Flying Object and First Blush to three victories at Tropical Park. Namay drove to a front running win in the six furlong feature with Namay youngest son of Nade. Wiggins Fork and Namay each paid notable mutuels, while Velasquez finished third in the feature aboard Wiggins Fork.
LSU guard Pete Maravich and teammate Calvin Murphy lead the major college scoring race as official statistics released show Maravich and Murphy ahead of peers. The pair compete for top honors in the national scoring rankings.
Veteran quarterback Johnny Unitas of the Baltimore Colts was chosen November Hickok Professional Athlete of the Month. He won 76 first place votes and 267 points, highlighting his role in guiding the Colts to their best season.
The weekly college ratings list Kentucky Wesleyan and several mid majors among top scorers and leaders. Maravich surged to 58 points in a Mississippi State game, while UCLA tops offense at 107.4 ppg and Tennessee leads in defense at 40.5 ppg. Bradley sets FG% at 55.6, St Francis PA leads in rebounds, and Syracuse posts best free throw rate.
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