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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1957
Page
8
Ove Berven led the Austin Packers to a 68-43 win over Rochester at Mayo Civic Auditorium. Roger Voss scored 28 points with six in the third quarter, fueling a 46-36 lead after three periods as Rochester failed to recover.
Red Wing defeated Winona 87-50 in the Big Nine with six players in double figures led by Steve Malnar at 17 and Dave Fridell 16. Mankato beat Albert Lea 55-46 as Herb Stangland 20 and Chick Earl 16 propelled them. Northfield beat Faribault 50-27 paced by Ken Hakeness 14 while Austin beat Rochester 63-43. Owatonna downed Chatfield 61-54 as Crippen 12 led for the winners.
Ohio State seeks its first win after a 1-54 loss to Kentucky and hosts Butler while Indiana, after a 76-68 setback to Ohio University, welcomes Kansas State. Other Big Ten action features Minnesota at Vanderbilt and Illinois, Northwestern, Purdue, Wisconsin, Iowa all at home.
Cliff Salisbury and the Austin Golden Gloves send ten boxers to Rochester Mayo Civic Auditorium for the amateur card. Veteran Bernie Mucha and Duane Carrol return, with newcomers John Pfister and Mike O’Hearn showing strong early progress as prospects for region welterweight and lightweight honors. Additional fighters include Larry Long, Dave Combrock, Duane Adams, Roger Folwen, Phil Fox, and Arnold Boyinga. registration for boxing instruction is at Shaw Gym.
A string of college basketball scores shows Weenie State 71 over Detroit 59 and Missouri 7 over Marquette 56. Cincinnati 105 defeats Indiana State 49 and St Marys Minn 71 over Loras 7. Monmouth 70 edges Carleton 6.
In Cleveland Isaac Logart 145 pounds of Cuba outpointed Gaspar Ortega 14514 of Mexico. In San Diego California Brad from Los Angeles knocked out Charlie Black 1644 of Athens Texas.
Austin defeats Stillwater 65 to 21 in Stillwater Minnesota as Glen Krick sets a pool record 1 22 2 in the 100 yard conventional breaststroke. John Sterling Lance Jacobson and others win multiple events including both relays as Frost anchors Stillwater two time winner in 200 free and 120 I M relay events.
The Cleveland Browns, in control of the Eastern race, can clinch the division Sunday with a tie or win over the Detroit Lions. Omitted due to injury is quarterback Tommy OConnell, while Detroit eyes an upset as Baltimore and San Francisco battle for the West lead. A Giants loss or Browns setback could reshuffle the playoff picture.
Two City League basketball doubleheaders are set for the opening week. Monday at Shaw Gym Nates face Lyle while Rose Creek meets Wagners at the small high school gym. All games start at 9 15 p.m.
Greensboro North Carolina the Atlantic Coast Conference members vote 62 to approve a grants in aid athletic program to start July 1.
North Carolina launches the 1957-58 season without Lennie Rosenbluth or Joe Quig, six lettermen back as Clemson visits Chapel Hill to start the Atlantic Coast Conference regional TV slate. Kansas visits Northwestern and San Francisco hosts West Texas State as other top teams also open.
Kasson-Mantorville topped Hayfield 73 to 52 in Wasiota Conference play. Gary Borchard led with 34 points, hitting 17 of 26 shots and anchoring both scoring and rebounding. It marked Hayfield’s third straight loss under coach Virgil Gehring.
The Austin Junior College Blue Devils meet Concordia JC of St. Paul tonight at the Austin gym at 7 30 p m in a SMJCC conference opener. Austin seeks its first home test after road games. Concordia brings a 4 1 record and recent wins over Luther Seminary Pillsbury Brainerd Hibbing JC.
Vic Seixas and Herbie Flam repeated their singles wins to give the United States a 5-0 sweep over the Philippines in the first interzone Davis Cup final match in Adelaide Australia.
Pacelli led 13-6 after one quarter and pulled away to a 52-30 win over Rochester Lourdes. Orris Jirele scored 21 points and added strong floor play with eight baskets and five free throws, aided by Larry Scheid 10 points and guard Steve Lichteig. Lourdes’ Ron Rathke scored 15, Fogarty 9, as Pacelli earned its fourth win in five games under coach Marty Crowe.
Ellendale defeated Blooming Prairie 56-39 as free throws made the difference. Ellendale hit 14 of 25 charity attempts while Blooming Prairie sank only one of nine, and John Milton led Blooming Prairie with 14 points. Rose Creek edged Grand Meadow 30-27 to grab a share of first in the Southland Conference, Jerome Gerhart scoring 15 for Rose Creek.
Spring Valley roared back in the second period to beat Lanesboro 59 43 in a District One Conference game. Bill Winter led with 19 points, Jim Graban and Dave Bailey each added 14, while Terry Sorum scored 12 for Lanesboro.
Reed scores 15 points all in the first half as the Austin Sophomores defeat Rochester B 48 to 21 in a preliminary game. Schumacher and Brown add eight points each, while Moehnke tops Rochester with 12.
In a close nonconference match, Austin wrestlers lose 23-22 to Stillwater after trailing 29-19 following key falls. Individual bouts featured pin by Arrigone, decisions by Hardy and Mariana, with Austin securing wins from Gene Johnson, Ronnie Shoemaker, and Dave Percival amid a gritty dual meet.
Adams 70 Lyle 47. Adams A team won 40-29. Four Adams players scored in double figures led by Raven 17 Schneider 15 Smith 13 Schwerin 13 and Fein 6. Lyle’s Anderson 16 Hanson 6 top scorers. Adams conference record 2-0 while Lyle is 1-1.
Elkton jumped to a big first quarter lead and cruised past Glenville 61-12 in a Southland Conference clash. Ray Jech scored 18, including 12 in the third period, as Elkton moved to 3-1 in four starts while Glenville dropped to 0-3.
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