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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1975
Page
11
East Coast teams split results with Holy Cross, Ithaca, Navy and Army posting wins and losses. Florida and Georgia standout with decisive margins while Princeton and Seton Hall deliver high scoring wins. College basketball shows Vermont, Princeton, Seton Hall and Pittsburgh posting notable victories with tight finishes elsewhere.
A dense scoreboard roundup lists numerous college and pro basketball results including Alcorn State 99 over Wiley 46 and Wake Forest 94 over Richmond 90. Notable lines show Mississippi 80 over Missouri, Iowa State 111 over Augustana, and Maryland 127 over East Carolina 84, with playoff and tournament notes interspersed.
In weekend NFL action the Skins rallied for four touchdown passes against the Falcons. Other results include Colts 28 Chiefs 14 with Lydell Mitchell and Bert Jones starring. Steelers 20 Jets 7 as Bradshaw connected twice. Bengals 23 Oilers 19 behind John Reaves. Cowboys 14 Giants 3 led by Staubach. Browns 17 Saints 16 on late drives. Eagles 27 49ers 17. Packers 28 Bears 7 with Brockington three rushing TDs. Broncos 13 Chargers 10 after a blocked field goal and OT.
Providence Ari Brown moves into the NCAA soccer semifinals set for next Saturday facing San Francisco at Southern Illinois in Edwardsville.
Graham Hill, 46, his six seat Piper Aztec crashed into trees near a London golf course ten miles north after leaving Marseilles. Hill and five passengers perished in the fire, including protege Tony Brise. Airport officials named engineer Ray Brimble and mechanics Andy Smallman Terry Richards and Tony Halcock aboard. Elstree Airport lacked radar and instrument landing aids while Hill’s home is nearby. Hill’s widow described him as cautious and skilled with a decade of flying without taking risks.
Texas held top rushing team Texas to 113 yards on the ground and 179 total as Arizona State, Alabama, and Arkansas battles shade national title claims. Richard Osborne and Tony Franklin contributed scores for A&M, while Alabama beat Auburn, sending Shug Jordan toward retirement amid a bittersweet win.
AP lists multiple players by school and position across LSU, Mississippi State, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Auburn. Names include Threadgill, Lyons, Rumbacks, Shelby, Sweet, Hofer, Reed, Sadler, Obiskie, Gayles, Green, Campassi, O Donoghue, Ridgeway, Craft, Clark, McCollum, Farris, Smith, Hannah, Blanton, Galbieri, Ranieri, White, Lowe, Stuart, Russell, Curnutte, Burrell, Schwab, Cowans, Neel, Barber.
Boston AP reports James Dragone Jr. 18 of Water town died after a skate cut an artery during a hockey practice. He was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital where he received 20 units of blood.
Wittenberg routs Millsaps 55-22 to reach the final against Ithaca, after Ithaca defeated Widener 23-14. Dave Mau rer lauded the Tigers as they rolled 436 yards, 420 rushing, with Merritt scoring three long TDs.
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