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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1967

Page

9

Pete Maravich scores 42 as LSU tops Texas

LSU 87 74 over Texas at Austin with Pete Maravich collecting 42 points as father Press coaches the Tigers in a 2 0 start. The roundup notes top teams Houston Vanderbilt Alabama Kentucky and others winning with several players scoring in double figures.

ED Schuyler JR Associated Press Press Pete Maravich Louisiana State Tigers Pete LSU Texas Austin Tex Tampa Houston Vanderbilt Abilene Christian Cougars Elvin Hayes John Ray Godfrey Tom Hagan Auburn Nashville Tenn Virginia Tech Alabama Rich Travis Oklahoma City North Texas Adolph Rupp Kentucky Wildcats Florida Lexington Thad Jaracz Kentucky Dave Clark Georgia Tech Southern Methodist Dallas Lown Southern Illinois Ohio State Florida State Bradley Sam Houston el Paso Pan-American Michigan Detroit Drake Minnesota Maryland George Washington Oklahoma Texas Christian Seattle California Santa Barbara San Francisco Stanford Santa Clara Creighton Brigham Young Texas Tech Utah Colorado Miami Fla St. Mary's Calif

Scoreboard treats busy leagues with mixed results

Eastern League notes no Monday games and two Wednesday matchups while International League lists Muskegon at Fort Wayne and Dayton at Toledo. Boxing results show Tokyo Bernabe Villacompe stopping Nekane. Sydney reports Dunlop stopping Henders on. College scores include Northeast Louisiana over William Carey 79 62 and LSU over Texas 87 74 with multiple regional games and tournament results across the nation.

Johnstown Syracuse Salem Charlotte New Haven Nashville Knoxville International League Muskegon Fort Wayne Dayton Toledo Port Huron Des Moines Northeast Louisiana William Carey Louisiana State Texas Baylor Centenary Nicholls Belhaven New Orleans Loyola Spring Hill Lamar Tech McNeese Boston Toronto Detroit New York v8 Chicago Montreal BN Philadelphia Los Angeles Pittsburgh Ei Minnesota Oakland St. Louis New York Pittsburgh St Louis Springfield Hersney Baltimore Providence Cleveland Buttalo Rochester Eea Quebec Phoenix Kansas City Omaha Rt Worth Inlahoma City Houston Wisday Fort Worth Dallas Seattle San Diego Portland Vancouver Ata Vancouver

BC Names Andrachik 1968 Football Captain

Cleveland linebacker Gary Andrachik was elected captain of the 1968 Boston College football team on Monday night to succeed quarterback Joe Divito.

Newton Mass Gary Andrachik Cleveland Boston Andrachik Joe Divito

Wismer dies as Titans founder and AFL organizer

Harry Wismer, AFL organizer and former Titans owner before bankruptcy and sale to the Jets, dies at Lenox Hill Hospital. Penn State earns Lambert Trophy as top East major college football team for 1963 season.

New York Harry Wismer The Titans Jets Lenox Hill Hospital Penn State Florida State Albuquerque Bill Weeks University of New Mexico Lobos

Tasmanian Lawn Tennis Championships Entries Announced

Wimbledon champion Billie Jean King from Long Beach California and Margaret Smith Court of Australia will compete in Hobart January 9 to 14. Entries also include Americans Kathy Harter Rosemary Casals Mary Ann Eisel Geraldyn Shepard and Joan Johnson.

Hobart Tasmania Billie Jean King Long Beach Calif Margaret Smith Australia Kathy Harter Rosemary iCasals Mary Ann Eisel Gerallyn Shepard Joan Johnson

Sicily Island Tigers Reach Class B Final At Home In Tigerland

The Sicily Island Tigers clinch a Class B final at home after defeating Vermilion Catholic 33-7 in a semifinal. Sacred Heart of Ville Platt upset Kentwood 14-13 to earn the other finalist spot as Ready heals from a bruised leg and is expected to start.

Sicily Island Tigers Sacred Heart Benton South Cameron Vermilion Sam Houston Moss Bluff Ville Platt Bears Newellton Tiger Ready Henter Fighting Tigers

Landry wins Lowe Award as New England top college player

Massachusetts quarterback Greg Landry of Nashua New Hampshire has been named the 1967 George Bulger Lowe Award winner for outstanding New England college football player. Landry totaled 4700 yards rushing and passing across three varsity seasons and will be honored at a December 13 dinner in Cambridge.

Boston Massachusetts Greg Landry Nashua N.H George Bulger Lowe New England Landry Lord of Cambridge

Bradley Arrival Has Knicks Agog

The New York Knicks await Bill Bradley while he remains an Air Force lieutenant with an unsettled leave. A noon news conference is planned but Bradley will not play tonight against the Baltimore Bullets. Bradley’s status and return date hinge on his military duties and Knicks roster limits.

NEW York New York Knicks Bill Bradley Bradley Air Force Knicks National Basketball Association Associated Press Baltimore Bullets Madison Square Garden McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey Air Force Personnel Shool Amarillo Tex Princeton N.J McGuire Princeton University Knick

Purdue coach Mollenkopf gashes forehead in traffic incident

Purdue head football coach Jack Mollenkopf suffered a deep forehead wound requiring 24 stitches after a car rear ended a pickup truck five miles south of Angola on I 69. He was treated at an Angola hospital and released. Purdue freshman coach Al Parker, the car driver, had minor injuries.

Lafayette Ind Jack Mollenkopf Purdue Angola Mollenkopf al Parker Interstate 69 Indiana Molienkopf Parker

Tank Younger to Be Inducted Into NAIA Hall of Fame

AP reports former Grambling star Paul Tank Younger will enter the NAIA Football Hall of Fame. A 1949 Grambling graduate, he played for the Los Angeles Rams and was among the first Grambling athletes to sign a pro contract. He earned all star honors on defense one year and on offense the next.

Kansas City National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Grambling Paul ‘Tank’ Younger Younger Grambling College Los Angeles Rams

Lions Host Vikings in Monroe Twin Cities Prep Night

Ouachita Parish High Lions host Airline's Vikings in Monroe as four other Twin Cities squads travel. Wossman Wildcats lead 7 1 in district play and Tallulah Trojans visit Ouachita rivals, with St. Frederick and Sterlington also in action.

Ouachita Parish Lions Airline Vikings Bossier City OPHS Twin Cities Neville’s Tigers Fair Park West Monroe Byrd Shreveport Wossman Wildcats Trojans Tallulah St. Frederick's Warriors Panthers Sterlington Fighting Lion Ouachita L. J. Fontenot Lions’ den Bastrop Lion Dén Monroe Viking Fontenot Mark Nel

Funeral Services For Controversial Wismer Thursday

Harry Wismer famed football announcer and Titans owner dies at 53 from a fall injury in New York. Funeral services are scheduled Thursday in Port Huron Michigan. Wismer helped form the AFL and proposed a league wide television contract. His clashes with AFL commissioner Joe Foss and coach Sammy Baugh kept him in the public eye.

NEW York Harry Wismer Port Huron Mich Wismer Notre Dame American Football League New York Titans Joe Foss Sammy Baugh Titans Sonny Werblin New York Jets Polo Grounds Shea Stadium

Winnsboro Wildcats Set for State Title Game at Kinder

Winnsboro faces Kinder for the Class A state title in New Orleans suburb Friday night at 8. Coach Charles Murphy leads an undefeated Winnsboro squad aiming for the school’s first state championship after playoff wins over Farmerville Bunkie Vanderbilt and a 9-0-1 regular season. Kinder enters with a 7-2 record and three prior playoff wins including over Marksville and Vidalia.

Winnsboro Charles Murphy Wildcats Kinder New Orleans Marksville Vidalia E. D. White Thibodaux Farmerville Bunkie Vanderbilt Houma

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