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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1969
Page
10
Two Texas Longhorn teams chase titles this week. No. 1 Texas football faces Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl while basketball contends for the Hurricane Classic crown against Seton Hall in Miami.
Indians edge St. Cloud 79-78 as Mankato and Macalester struggle in holiday tournaments. Mankato loses both games in the North Central tournament at Sioux Falls while Macalester goes 0-2 in Platteville. North Dakota State tops Mankato 64-56, and UNC Asheville beats Macalester 60-57. Moorhead defeats Dickinson 92-66. Minnesota colleges enter 10 tournaments this week.
Frazier and Ellis reach an agreed Feb 16 bout at Madison Square Garden to settle the heavyweight title question once and for all. Both fighters will share billing, each holding portions of the title, with guarantees of 150,000 and revenue-based splits. Garden expects up to 750,000 from a sellout, with tickets from 10 to 100 dollars.
La Crosse State Indians edge St. Cloud 79-78 in Granite City Invitational to reach the night’s title game against Bemidji. Heideman nets 17 and 12 rebounds, Selbo 23 points on perfect shooting, with late free throws sealing the win. St. Cloud finishes 4-4.
Area cage schedule lists matchups for Tuesday at Central and Wednesday at Granite City Tourney in St. Cloud with teams including Aquinas Luther Eau Claire Memorial Rochester John Marshall Reedsburg Dodgeville Rushford Chatfield La Crosse State and Colleg La Brense State plus Granite City Tourna on both days.
Omaha clinched the 1969 American Association pennant finishing six games ahead of Tulsa. Dartmouth will host the 1970 Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League championship meet on March 12 14 at its venue.
The YMCA basketball tournament opened with nine senior and two junior games. Dan Colgan led the Boys' Club seniors to an 111 17 rout of M. Ott's Team, while other seniors beat their opponents by wide margins including Blue Bombers 50 38 and Knights 38 18. Junior action saw Dan Deckham score 25 for the Boys' Club Juniors in an 86 2 win over the Jr Hi Chargers, and Cathedral Commandos 37 23 over Blessed Sacrament. Final day schedule listed senior semifinals at 10 30 a.m. and finals at 2 30 p.m.
Wisconsin Badgers beat Brown University 4-2 to win the St Louis Invitational hockey tournament. Murray Heatley and Pat Lannen scored in the first period, Bob Poffenroth added a goal and two assists after Brown narrowed to 3-2. Wisconsin outshot Brown 50 to 28. Merle Falk scored three goals as Michigan defeated Yale 6-3 for third place. Michigan State Pridey
A dense list of basketball results across high school and college events. Notable showings include Southern Alabama 84 over Navy 74, Manitowoc Roncalli 58, Davidson 90 over Holy Cross Wayland 49, Syracuse 94 over Providence 83, Wisconsin teams at multiple venues, and ECAC and various holiday classic matchups with numerous scorelines and forfeits. Many named programs and venues appear in rapid-fire results.
Missouri, a three point favorite, aims to beat Penn State and propel the Big Eight to three bowl wins this season after Colorado beat Alabama in the Liberty Bowl and Nebraska downed Georgia in the Sun Bowl. The game airs at 7 p.m. CST on NBC and could affect the final AP poll and national title chase.
UW Extension recreation specialist warns that without a conduct code snowmobiling could be spoiled as the sport grows. Larry Monthey notes 56,000 machines this year, up from 41,000, with widespread trails and racing facilities. guidelines urge landowner permission, use gates, avoid fences, prevent animal chase, and curb litter to protect the activity. The Air Force Academy football team covered over 17,000 miles in the 1969 season, including Dallas and West Point trips.
Indiana Pacers outlasted the New Orleans Buccaneers 94-89 in a tight showdown as Mel Daniels scored 27 and Roger Brown 23 for the winners while Harley Swift of the Bucs was sidelined 10-12 weeks with a knee injury. Atlanta topped San Diego 122-118 and Cincinnati rallied to beat Detroit 110-103 as Elvin Hayes led San Diego with 33.
Kentucky leads the AP college basketball poll with 480 points and 15 first place votes, UCLA second with 470 after wins over LSU and Georgia. South Carolina remains third, North Carolina fourth, and Ohio University fifth as Notre Dame, Penn State, and others hold or shift in the Top Twenty.
Four Utah State University basketball players Marvin Roberts Nate Williams Ed Epps and Walter Rees are suspended indefinitely for curfew violations following an 80 66 win over Delaware to claim Milwaukee Classic consolation title. Coach Ladell Anderson said the players failed bed check after the game and will meet next week to review the matter.
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