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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1968
Page
8
Pacelli crushed St Paul Cretin 73 48 in the Central Catholic Conference clash before 900 fans at the Pacelli gym. Coach Lee Koll praised a near flawless first half as Pacelli improves to 5 3 on the season with a three game win streak.
A cold snowy day forecast for the Browns Colts clash as Cleveland practices on sodden turf at Case Western Reserve. Timmy Brown activated for Baltimore while Gail Cogdill is dropped from the active list. Hopes run high for an 82,000 crowd with 2:35 p.m. EST kickoff and CBS national coverage. Cleveland area TV blackout for Youngstown.
Gary Odom of Drake scores two points against Minnesota as Larry Oversker attempts a block and Tom Masterson watches. Drake wins 72 to 48 in the Dallas All Sports Basketball Classic.
Drake roared past Minnesota 71-48 after a 30-27 halftime deficit in the Dallas All-Sports Basketball Classic opening round. Willie McCarter led Drake with 23 points, while Larry Mikan and Al Niness scored for Minnesota. Drake advances to face SMU in the title game.
Echo lanes feature L Stanton 625 and Hartgrave 615 among the top five. Closer behind are F 614 and 611, with Cline 574 and Haack 613 from Austin Bowl leading a second group.
Pacelli matmen drop a weight to balance the lineup for the St Paul Cretin tournament at Cretin High Gym. Coach Pete Schmidt says it will be a tough meet with Pacelli aiming for a strong performance after a second place finish at Concordia. Defending champ Rick Askerud returns along with two runners up from last year.
Dan Halvorson scored 35 points to lift Owatonna into a 2nd place Big Nine tie with Rochester Mayo as the Indians beat Red Wing 56-52. Mayo hosts St Peter tonight while Halvorson raised his season scoring average to 33.3 in Big Nine play.
The college football bowl season moves into full swing with four games today plus Monday and Tuesday matchups. Ohio State faces USC in the Rose Bowl while Penn State meets Kansas in the Orange Bowl, with Georgia, Texas, and others in key bowls.
Glenville sits 7-0 as the high scoring team with 530 points, 75.7 per game, while allowing 418 for a 5.7 average. Hayfield Blooming Prairie top the defense at 51.2, and Elkton trails offense with 73.0. Glenville leads the standings with a 74 record. Rose Creek Spring Valley Le Roy and others follow.
The NFL's outstanding player Thorpe Award goes to Earl Morrall of the Baltimore Colts. In 1968 Morrall led a turnaround season after taking over for Jam Unitas, throwing 23 touchdowns and guiding the Colts through an 11-1 stretch.
Pacelli Shamrocks win seventh straight as they rout St Paul Cretin Bees 50 to 33. Coach Bill Griffiths steered the Bees with Pacelli improving to 7 1 and setting up a showdown with Rochester Lourdes next Friday. Duane Allen 15 points leads scorers with 12 in first half. Dale Felten adds 11 and Gary Duren 10.
New York weather conditions plus key Raiders players Daryle Lamonica and Warren Wells dominated pregame talk as Oakland, NY Jets prepare for the American Football League title game. Lamonica nurses a sore right thumb while Wells bears a bruised heel amid a weather mix of snow rain wind and cold.
The Ohio State football team has captured its 11th straight Big Ten conference win, extending their current undefeated run in league play. The streak showcases the Buckeyes' dominance this season and solidifies their status as conference frontrunners.
St Cloud State will face Missouri S&T tonight for the Granite City Classic title after defeating Concordia 68 54. Carleton edged Augsburg 70 69 in Northfield while St Olaf lost to St Thomas 93 84. Minnesota Morris beat South Dakota Tech 109 93 in Chadron and other area results included Moorhead and Whitewater victories.
Johnson and Falven headline Austin wrestling stats as coach Chuck Prunty notes a 6-1 dual mark with a 29 point gap from 127 pounder Johnson and 154 pounder Folven leading in pins and team points. Readouts detail records, pins, and meet results through the current season.
Pistol Pete Maravich of Louisiana State widens his lead in major college basketball scoring with an average of 47.4 points over five games through last Saturday. Calvin Murphy of Niagara is second at 37.1 over seven games, with Rick Mount of Purdue third at 32.0 and Spencer Haywood of Detroit at 30.8. Haywood tops rebounds, Rod McIntyre leads in field goal percentage at .721, Herm Gilliam of Purdue is perfect at 32 of 32 from the line.
In Adelaide Australia Bowrey stunned top amateur Arthur Ashe 2-6 6-3 11-9 6-4 as Australia halts a 5 year American sweep with a 4 1 victory. Earlier Clark Graebner rallied for the U S with a 3-6 6-4 24 63 61 win over Ray Ruffels before 4400 fans in chilly Memorial Drive Courts.
Owatonna defeated Red Wing 56 to 52 in a Big Nine basketball game. Rochester John Marshall beat Stillwater 77 to 51. Kenyon toppled Faribault 80 to 76, while Central Catholic saw Pacelli 73 Cretin 48. Chicago area and college results also listed.
Minnesota exits the championship run after a 6-4 loss to Michigan as the Wolverines push toward the final against Michigan State. Wisconsin routs Ohio State 10 2 while Denver overwhelms the U S Nationals 6 0. Minnesota Duluth falls 2 1 in the Syracuse Invitational overtime loss to Cornell.
Syracuse and Penn State sit at a 20–20–5 all time series after a balanced meeting with each side taking five ties and twenty wins apiece. The record stands as a rare parity in their long football rivalry.
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