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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1975

Page

7

Local Bowling Scores and Top Bowlers Find Nightly Action

Wednesday morning bowling scoreboard shows teams like Valley Lumber Supply and Gasket Co competing with close scores. High games include Oleta Poole 195 and Jean Slager 1919, while Jean Slager tops with a 487 series followed by Nancy Howard 480 and Lavern Shelton 466.

Pated Lunsford Standard Valley Lumber 4& Supply L. B. Chemical Co de Rubber &d Gasket Co Moulton x Moulton Beltline Electric Motor Atlantic Draper's Wren Grocery Oleta Poole Jean Slager Dean Nolan Tula

College Basketball Scores Across Regions

East Rider defeats St Marys 87 to 78 at Halifax while Maryland posts 70 to 68 over UNC Charlotte. Nebraska tops Vanderbilt 68. Georgia State beats Morehouse 84 to 74. Tulane wins 90 to 72 against Cornell. LSU 93 over Fairleigh Dickinson. West Texas State 64 over Samford 49. North Carolina 70 over South Florida 64. South Mississippi 87 over Arkansas State 83. Midwest Detroit 85 over Michigan State 82. Ohio State 79 over Evansville 78. Illinois 106 over Rice 64. Toledo 69 defeats Butler 56. Purdue 97 over California 79. Central Michigan 88 over Ferris State 55. Wittenberg 63 over Eastern Michigan 58. South Dakota 106 over South Dakota Tech. North til St. Louis 87 over Missouri-St Louis 67. South Dakota State 76 over Valparaiso 74.

Nebraska Vanderbilt Georgia St Morehouse Tulane Cornell LSU Fairleigh Dickinson Midwest U. of Detroit Mich. St Ohio State Evansville Illinois Rice Toledo Butler Purdue California Cent. Mich Ferris St Wittenberg Ohio E. Mich S. Dakota S.D. Tech N. Til Chicago Loyola St. Louis S. Dakota St Valparaiso

College scores edge toward week of play

Southwest Howard Payne 90 over Oklahoma Christian 72 results alongside New Mexico State 90 over Brigham Young 79 and Arizona 88 over Old Dominion 74. Tournament action shows Oklahoma State 72 defeating Virginia 69 while South Carolina 100 bests Yale 66 and Gonzaga 71 over Puget Sound 67.

New Mexico U.S. Int Minnesota Stanford Nevada-Reno Humboldt St Utah Cal-Irvine New Mex. St Brigham Young Arizona Old Dominion Gonzaga Boise St Cal. St.Fullerton Oklahoma

Top Twenty College Basketball Poll Details

The Associated Press releases its Top Twenty list with first place votes in parentheses, showing season records through the latest Sunday and total points. The scoring uses 20 through 2 as weights for ranking.

Associated Press

Pro Basketball NBA Schedule Snapshot

Monday features no games while Tuesday lists Boston at Buffalo Washington at Detroit Chicago at Houston New York at Milwaukee New Orleans at Golden State Kansas City at Los Angeles Seattle at Portland Wednesday remains to be announced.

Boston Buffalo Washington Detroit Chicago Houston New York Milwaukee New Orleans Golden State Kansas City Los Angeles Seattle Portland

Lolich Finds New Home With Mets After Big Arm Talk

At Shea Stadium Mickey Lolich discusses his celebrated left arm and its trainable edge, detailing hot water therapy, self designed stretches, and side work routines that helped him over 13 Tigers seasons. He rejects fourth starter label while recalling Tigers 57 losses.

New York Mickey Lolich New York Mets Shea Stadium Rube Walker Detroit Tigers Mets Rusty Staub Tom Seaver Jack Homel Tigers Satchel Paige Detroit Mickey Lalich Johnny Sain Sain Seaver Jon Matlack Jerry Koosman Met Portland Ore

Mexico Beats US in Davis Cup Semi Final

Mexico upset the United States 3-2 in the North American zone semifinal as Raul Ramirez dominated in singles and led Mexico to its second 3-2 victory this year. Ramirez defeated Jimmy Connors after a resumed match, clinching the series for Mexico.

Mexico City Mexico Tony Trabert U.S America Raul Ramirez Ramirez United States Palm Springs Calif Jimmy Connors Connors

McKay Leaves Trojans After Stellar Yet Rocky Run

Chattanooga selects its All Southern football hero and weighs John McKay as a legendary coach. McKay announces he will coach the new NFL Tampa franchise next season as Southern Cal suffers four Pac 8 losses after a seven game win streak.

John McKay Southern Cal Associated Press McKay NFL Tampa Trojans California

Arch and Hayes Bond Highlighted by Bo Schembechler

Michigan head coach Bo Schembechler joked at an awards dinner about shared history with Archie Griffin and their common coach Woody Hayes. He said Griffin brags about it and he cannot live it down.

Archie Griffin Woody Hayes Michigan BO Schembechler

Miss Winter crowns two winners at Nice ski resort

The judges chose both Lydia Derey and Brigitte Aube to reign as Miss Winter, starting the ski season near Nice, France. Lydia is 18 and Brigitte 16, with the AP Wirephoto showing the scene.

Nice France Lydia Derey Brigitte Aube

Alabama tops UPI 77 73 as Leon Douglas stars

A one year ago recap notes Alabama’s 77 73 basketball win over UPI with Leon Douglas scoring 27 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. It also recalls NC State tying Houston 31 31 in the Astro Bluebonnet bowl with two late touchdowns.

Alabama UPI Leon Douglas NC State Houston Tulane Jim Pittman Hartselle Jimmy Long Baylor

Ali to fight Coopman next in February showdown

Muhammad Ali will face Belgian challenger Jean-Pierre Coopman with CBS televising the bout likely in the United States. Coopman, nicknamed the Lion of Flanders, says he is beat from the start but will train hard for the match in what Belgium sees as a national honor. A January news conference in New York will announce the first meeting, with promoter Don King aiming for a big money bout later against Ken Norton in the United States.

New York Muhammad Ali Jean-Pierre Coopman Belgium Don King Ali Coopman Lion Flanders Brussels King Puerto Rico United States CBS San Juan Henry Clark San Francisco Clark Dominican Republic Ken Norton Europe le Peuple

Columbia TD Club names Cooper major college coach

The Columbia Touchdown Club selects Ole Miss coach Ken Cooper as the major college football coach of the South. Cooper led the Rebels to a 6-5 finish after a four game win streak and joins a nine-nominee field with votes from 35 head coaches.

Columbia S.C Columbia Touchddown Ken Cooper University of Mississippi Cooper Rebels Touchdown Club Georgia Bulldogs Alabama Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant Bobby Bowden West Virginia Vince Dooley Jimmy Sharpe Virginia Tech Jim Carlen South Carolina Doug Dickey Florida Chuck Mills Wake Forest Jim Brakefield Appalachian State Pat Dye East Carolina

LSU Stays Unbeaten With 93 70 Win Over Fairleigh Dickinson

LSU improved to 5 0 with a 93 70 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson as Kenny Higgs scored 28 on 12 of 19 shooting in 26 minutes. Fairleigh Dickinson’s George Lighty led the visitors with 29 points while Ed LeBlanc pulled down 12 rebounds. Nebraska beat Vanderbilt 68 57 with Jerry Fort leading the balanced attack and Carl Crain grabbing 12 rebounds in his first start.

Associated Press Louisiana State Fairleigh Dickinson Bayou Bengals Cornell SEC Nebraska Vanderbilt Commodores Kenny Higgs LSU George Lighty Ed LeBlanc Bengals Jerry Fort Vandy Jeff Fosnes Carl Crain

Kentucky Beats Spirits 126 101 In ABA Contention

Kentucky guard Bird Averitt scored 25 in three quarters as the Colonels routed St Louis 126 101. Coach Hubie Brown praised guards Averitt Dampier and McClain while seven players reached double figures. Marvin Barnes led St Louis with 25 points. A postgame brawl saw Ron Thomas of Kentucky tangle with M L Carr.

Louisville St. Louis Bird Averitt Kentucky Spirits Ron Thomas M. L. Carr Carr Hubie Brown Ayeritt, Dampier Ted McClain Brown Averitt Dampier McClain Maurice Lucas Travis Grant Wil Jones Artis Gilmore

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