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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1975
Page
12
Middletown enters the Greater Miami Conference doubleheader at Millett Hall in Oxford after a 65-63 loss to Linden-McKinley. 6-1 Middies aim to rebound against Princeton, with Garfield and Taft to follow in the nightcap.
Maryland, once struggling after 1962, roared to a 13 0 victory over Florida in the Gator Bowl. Linebacker Kevin Benson opened with a first quarter interception setting up Larry Dick to Kim Hoover as Maryland’s offense, led by standout Steve Atkins, controlled the game with a relentless defense and timely scores. Coach Jerry Claiborne earned his first bowl win, praising his team’s heart and defense against Florida’s Wishbone.
A series of men’s college basketball results from multiple regions including SOUTH MIDWEST SOUTHWEST and FAR WEST matchups. Notable outcomes feature Texas El Paso routing Idaho while Utah and Harvard posted high scores. several games ended in lopsided margins with teams like Portland State and New Orleans posting dominant wins.
Sports brief from the Journal- Sports Report dated Tuesday December 30 1975 highlights local games standings and scores with concise recaps of the day in athletics.
Seventh ranked Cincinnati lost 66-65 to Holy Cross in Honolulu the Rainbow Classic consolation round. Michael Vicens scored two late free throws and grabbed key rebounds to seal Holy Cross victory.
Earl Monroe scores a season high 37 points to lead the New York Knicks past the Chicago Bulls 94 93. Walt Frazier adds 14 rebounds and key steals as Chicago suffers its 23rd loss, while Norm Van Lier and Dick Motta praise Monroe's all night dominance.
Cincinnati Reds skipper Sparky Anderson has had mastoid surgery to correct a hearing defect. He says the operation let him hear whispers again and he can hear better now than in the last decade.
The Indiana Hoosiers remain No. 1 in the AP major college basketball poll after a ninth win of the season. They captured 60 of 62 first place votes and 1,236 of 1,240 points following a 76-69 win over St John’s University in the Holiday Festival final at Madison Square Garden. Maryland and North Carolina follow in second and third.
Bowls schedule features Peach Bowl in Atlanta North Carolina State versus West Virginia Sugar Bowl in New Orleans Penn State versus Alabama Cotton Bowl in Dallas frame against Georgia Rose Bowl in Pasadena Ohio State against UCLA Orange Bowl in Miami Oklahoma versus Michigan East-West Shrine in Stanford January 10 Hula Bowl in Honolulu All-American Bowl in Tampa Senior Bowl in Mobile Alabama
Indiana led by Scott May 29 points as the No 1 team outlasted St Johns 76-69 in the Holiday Festival final at Madison Square Garden. Maryland blew out Seton Hall 104-69 while Princeton upset Alabama 61-59. UCLA barely held on 52-48 over Santa Clara in the Bruin Classic.
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