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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1962
Page
6
Dallas AP dispatch notes mixed views from MCCLENDON and ROYAL ahead of the Cotton Bowl. Charlie Clendon of Louisville State seeks offensive spark while Darrell Royal of Texas weighs a wide open, turnover prone game plan as defenses test both teams.
Louisiana State and Texas prepare for a closely matched showdown as coaches McClendon and Royal weigh new plays against established systems. Both sides expect passing to decide scores with favorable weather and no rain. Texas slated for a final workout. LSU sticks to film study and quarterback strategy review.
The eight top teams with unbeaten records clash in four major bowls on New Year’s. Southern California faces Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl with NBC telecast and a predicted sellout crowd. Alabama Oklahoma, Mississippi Arkansas, and Texas Louisiana State also meet in Sugar Orange Cotton Bowls with NBC or CBS coverage. Names include Namath Beathard VanderKelen Sto vall Griffing Moore Wade Genung Poage Ford Cook and Kennedy expected at Pasadena.
Canada’s Bruce Kidd and Dale Storey from the University of Toronto headline the Sugar Bowl meet in New Orleans joining five top pole vaulters and a U S press country champion. Storey has run three miles in 13 58 surpassing American marks as Kidd eyes a 14 13 Sugar Bowl record once held by Notre Dame’s Gree Rice. Other five foot vaulters will also compete as part of the veteran field.
The Lakers and Hawks, top Western Division teams, beat Detroit 155-130 and Chicago 107-94 to widen the gap with the league’s lower clubs. West scored 28 points, Baylor led LA with 28, while Pettit anchored St Louis as Chicago pressed late. Monday games also featured San Francisco over New York, Los Angeles over Syracuse, and Chicago over Cincinnati as eight colleges chased a 1961 track mark.
Houston seeks LSU star Jerry Stovall as a top pick, offering a contract possibly near 2100,000. Stovall, who plans to delay signing until after the Hula Bowl, weighs Oilers and other offers while considering dental school in Texas and staying in Houston or St. Louis.
Boston unveils a 1963 home schedule featuring a record $2 night games including four against the Yankees. The plan includes six double headers and a return to Patriots Day morning and afternoon games on April 19.
Green Bay dominated the chilly championship at Yankee Stadium beating the Giants 16 to 7. Coach Vince Lombardi predicted a tougher road next season yet praised the team’s depth and Hornung’s potential for a historic run. Kramer booted three field goals to set a playoff record tying performance. Tittle’s passing struggled under harsh wind and cold.
New York City reports government clearance for a rematch between Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson after a tax settlement on the last fight in Chicago. Promoter Tom Bolan said most impounded funds will be released and a $400,000 hold will lift soon, paving a possible Las Vegas or Baltimore venue with Miami as a possibility. Liston’s purse and escrow terms affect Patterson’s pay, while Liston’s earlier seizure is denied as arbitrary by Bolan. Also notes that three ex Ohio State players now in the NBA: Havlicek, Newell, and Roberts.
In icy Yankee Stadium Green Bay defeats New York 16 to 7 to win back-to-back NFL championships. Lombardi lauds a relentless defense led by Ray Nitschke who forced two Giants fumbles and altered plays while Y A Tittle and Allie Sherman acknowledge a hard fought but losing effort.
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