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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1971
Page
10
Doug Schindler, a 5 foot 7 inch, 155 pound junior for Juda, scored 23 points as New Glarus pressured Juda in a tight Mini Division battle. Coach Tolokken praised Schindler’s shooting through double and triple teams, while Juda remained competitive and hopeful for a breakout win.
Wisconsin, missing Kim Hughes with a sore back, routs the touring Australian Nationals 90 78 as Kerry Hughes in his first start scores 25 points and grabs 10 rebounds. Leon Howard adds 21 as Rocky Crosswhite leads Aussies with 25. Gary Anderson sidelined, LaMont Weaver starts and contributes.
An unidentified elderly widow wills $1 million to the University of Miami football program. The attorney said the gift will go into the school's general endowment, producing about $55,000 annually for football scholarships. The donor wishes no publicity.
Aebly's Bar of Paoli holds first place in the men's Wednesday Night Pool League with a six point edge over Doral Gerrie's No. 2. Aebly's defeated Country Inn No. 7 6-3 while Doral's fell to Pat's Beer Depot No. 4 5-4. Pat's No. 3 beat Doral's No. 1 5-4 and House of Spirits No. 5 defeated North Star No. 10 5-4. Country Inn No. 8 beat House of Spirits No. 6 5-4.
Nashville report profiles Joe Gilliam of Tennessee State University, a 6 foot 3 black senior quarterback who guided TSU to a 20-1 mark and two Grantland Rice Bowl wins. He says he can play quarterback at the pro level, hopes for a chance, and notes he may be drafted low due to his 182 pound frame. Gilliam notes a 4.5 second 40 and 373 completions for over 5,900 yards and 63 touchdowns in four seasons.
Dorothy Shea and partner Marietta McMannes won all three matches as the Double Kissers defeated Friendly Inn 54 and extended a ten point lead in the Green County Ladies Pool League. Standings after 117 games show Double Kissers 77 and Pat’s Cue Turners Friendly Inn 6 with several teams posting perfect nights. Next week features Monticello, Pat’s, and Flynn's in Brodhead. The New York Yacht Club and Royal Thames Club have agreed to hold elimination trials off Newport in September 1974 to determine the challenger for America’s Cup racing.
Milwaukee, the NBA defending champion, beat Buffalo 122-108 for a seventh straight win as newcomers Wally Jones and Curtis Perry contributed solidly. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led with 35 points, John Block added 24, while Buffalo’s Bob Kauffman scored 29.
Monroe High School winter teams travel to Edgerton for a Badger Conference doubleheader with the Cheesemaker basketball team at 8 p.m. and wrestling at the same start time. Saturday features the Richland Center Invitational as the squad aims to build on last year’s third-place finish and title by Rich Beem.
Wisconsin college teams show varied results with Wisconsin 90 over Australia 78 while UW Eau Claire 119 beats UW La Crosse 87 and UW Platteville 75 defeats UW Stevens Point 73 UW Whitewater 86 over UW Oshkosh 69 and UW Stout 84 bests UW River Falls 61 St Xavier 83 defeats Milton 67 Milwaukee Tech 87 over Rice Lake Tech 72. In pro play Phoenix 127 over Cincinnati 108 Boston 112 over Seattle 100 Houston 117 over Atlanta 115 in OT Milwaukee 122 over Buffalo 108 ABA Kentucky 137 over Carolina 93 Floridians 119 over Virginia 105 New York 109 over Memphis 100 Indiana 124 over Dallas 110.
Wednesday night bowling in Monroe leagues highlighted Hans Hayes with a 244 game for K.C. Cadiz and Warren Gerhart hitting 227 in the same league. Lil Schindler led the women with a 223 in the Keglerette, while Marian Alexander and Frances Miller posted 206 and 214 in the Major and Minor divisions. Miller’s 555 series topped the women’s figures, with Ruth Ellen Putnam at 554 and Ev Jacobs at 539.
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