Carroll Tops Ripon In Oshkosh Finals
Carroll defeats Ripon 70 61 to win the Oshkosh State Basketball Tournament final. Oshkosh takes third with a 75 70 win over St Norbert as Stevens Point tops Lawrence 103 69 at home.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1961
Page
5
Carroll defeats Ripon 70 61 to win the Oshkosh State Basketball Tournament final. Oshkosh takes third with a 75 70 win over St Norbert as Stevens Point tops Lawrence 103 69 at home.
San Francisco AP reports Ernie Davis will have the first 5000 of his 15000 bonus pay the mortgage on his mother Mrs. Marie Radford’s Elmira New York home. Davis, Heisman winner and Browns rookie, signed a 65000 three year contract with Cleveland. Cleveland board chairman Arthur B Modell praised his potential. Davis vows to excel in NFL competition.
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Minnesota coach Warmath readies his 47 man squad for a hard Rose Bowl with UCLA as both teams rehearse in Southern California. The Gophers rely on quarterback Sandy Stephens and a physical defense while UCLA promotes its rugged single wing with backs Bobby Smith and Mike Haffner.
Navy quarterback Bob Hecht visits Jackson Mississippi over the holidays to explore whether Southern girls outshine Northern ones. Hecht, famed for a 39 yard pass in the Army game, pursues a relationship with Margarite Richmond as they mingle in midwinter society.
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Notre Dame edged Syracuse 17 15 on a last second field goal that sparked dispute over legality. The play arose after roughing on a missed kick and a 15 yard penalty, prompting NCAA rules committee debate and calls for a full committee ruling.
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Three international players Claudine Cros Brigitte Varangot and Maria Luisa Martinez joined the amateur field for the Sea Island Ladies Invitation Open in Georgia. Americans listed include defending champion Mrs T Richard Garlington Mrs A Anthony Drego Mrs H M Hobson and Miss Ann Richardson as the amateur contingent amid expectations of top pros competing to open the LPGA season.
Lamar Tech of Beaumont Texas defeated Middle Tennessee 21 to 14 in the 1961 Tangerine Bowl in Orlando Florida before about 6000 fans. Key scores included a 52 yard touchdown by quarterback Win Herbert and a late fourth quarter run by Jerry Pearson.
The undefeated Minnesota hockey team scored seven goals against Harvard led by Jerry Westby two assists and a goal. Ron Constantine Gary Schmalz Bauer Larry Stordahl Bill Ram say Larry Smith and Len Lilyholm contributed as Harvard avoided a shutout with two third period goals by Dave Grannis and Chris Norris. It marked Harvard’s fifth straight loss to Minnesota.
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The Weather Bureau predicted showers and a temperature drop for Monday in New Orleans ahead of the Sugar Bowl pitting national champion Alabama against Arkansas. An updated forecast later showed partly cloudy skies and milder temperatures, offering a possible break from the expected rain.
Mondovi nipped Whitehall 54 to 52 as Ron Parr pumped in 14 points and Keith Holden added 12. Whitehall’s Francis Kokott scored 12 and Charles Christianson 11, while Mondovi surged 18 points in the fourth period but could not overtake the lead.
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