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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1961
Page
8
Associated Press reports Jack Kraft faced a thin roster in his first Villanova season. Only starter Hubie White returned, making it a rebuilding year as Kraft relied on new players to spark an eight game winning streak.
Eddie Lynch and Richard LeBeau of CIG No. 2 topped individual games and series as the Yankee League reached week 16. CIG No. 2 also led in team game and team series with 1 023 and 2 896 while Optimist Club and others posted wins across the night.
Los Angeles AP report says Pepperdine University will discontinue its football program after 16 seasons due to rising costs. Officials note gate receipts this year were about $1,000 while $31,000 was spent on the program, making it the second Southern California school to drop football after San Diego.
Tribune Jackrabbits edge Syracuse Bulldogs 47 to 44 in a non conference game. Rick Simpson scores 16 for Tribune with Duane Schneider 14 and Earl Ruby 9 aiding the win. Syracuse led 16-12 at first but Tribune pulled ahead to 24-22 at halftime and held on after a tight final period.
Boston College announced it is seeking a new grid coach after Ernie Hefferle, 46, resigned to return to the University of Pittsburgh as an assistant. Hefferle had gone 7-12-1 over two seasons since succeeding Mike Holovak in 1959, with one year left on his contract amid alumni disappointment reports.
Wyoming coach Bill Strannigan says he has seen only one basketball player better than North Carolina's Doug Moe. The 6 foot 6 senior is likened to Wilt Chamberlain when he played for Kansas in a rare peak assessment.
Missouri defeated Tennessee 86 61 in Knoxville as Ken Doughty and Bruce Mills each scored 20 points. Howard Garrett suffered a knee injury early, limiting the Tigers’ top scorer. Nebraska fell 71 70 to Wyoming in Laramie as Curt Jimerson scored 34 for the Cowboys.
New York AP. Billy McGill of Utah leads early major college scoring with a 37 point per game pace after seven games, 259 points total, shooting over 50 percent and ranking sixth in rebounds. Holy Cross Jack Foley and Purdue Terry Dischinger follow among top scorers in first weeks.
NEW ORLEANS AP Tommy O Boyle Tulane's new football coach sees recruiting as his first major task to improve the Green Wave fortunes. O Boyle 44 was named to replace Angry Pit ney who resigned under fire after a 2 8 season. He signed a five year contract at an undisclosed salary and will also select his coaching staff.
Wally Lemm of the Houston Oilers was voted AFL coach of the year by AP sportswriters and casters. After taking over midseason, Houston won nine straight to claim the Eastern Division title and reach the Dec 24 title game with San Diego. Lemm, formerly away from pro football, reshaped Houston with George Blanda delivering passes to Charlie Hennigan Billy Cannon and Bill Groman.
Garden City Buster basketball team coached by Dale Roark travels to Sayre Oklahoma to face Sayre JC Yellowjackets in a non conference interstate clash. Garden City opened the season November 20 with a 68 37 win over Oklahoma rivals and leads a current road trip aiming to extend a strong start. Probable starters include Wayne Cooper Bernie Crawford James Page Bobby Heath and Don Scott with Rene Huckaba guiding Sayre.
College basketball results include St Johns New York 64 LaSalle 69 and Penn 57 ton 64 plus Princeton 81 Rutgers 65 Army 57 Boston University Seton Hall 81 Rider 79 South Louisville 68 St Louis 58 Missouri 86 Tennessee 61 Georgia Tech 57 Baylor 44 Centenary 84 Richmond 69 Midwart Dayton 62 Minnesota 70 Arizona State Xavier Ohio 67 Providence Marquette 92 Wisconsin 75 Creighton 74 UCLA 72 South Carolina 10 Michigan Western Michigan 41 San Diego State 60 Southwest Houston 63 Mississippi 62 Oklahoma City 73 Texas Christian 62 Far West Washington 75 Idaho 68 Wyoming 71 Nebraska 70 Fresno State 81 Washington State 72 Denver 41 Colorado College 40 San Jose State 60 Brigham Young 54 Big Eight Missouri 86 Tennessee 41 Wyoming 41 Nebraska 70 Missouri Valley North Texas 6 Hardin-Simmons 56 Maryville Missouri State Pittsburgh 67 Harrie Teachers Tr. Pert Layeh 55 Christian Brothers Tennessee 61 Rockhurst 48 Southwestern Louisiana 72 Culver-Stockton 55 Washington St Louis 66 Abilene Christian 59 St Joseph Missouri 67 Haskell 57
Wilt Chamberlain scored 55 points as Philadelphia beat Detroit 102-98 and Jerry West led Los Angeles past Chicago 102-98. Weary pacing and fast scoring marked the night with Chamberlain pushing his season total to 1,553 in 1,551 minutes.
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