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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1962
Page
8
Christmas wishes span coaches players families and officials with hopes for many wins patience wisdom and strong performances across sports. It asks for lower times stronger blocks more points and rebounds and better defense along with good weather for outdoors and safe open parachutes and happy holidays.
Iowa State heads into the Big Eight tournament in Kansas City aiming to beat Nebraska. Drake hosts Minnesota as Morningside eyes Hastings invitational. Wartburg, Parsons, and others start midweek tournaments while Iowa State, Iowa, and Drake provide weekend action. Cyclones win 72 59 over San Diego State as Marv Straw scores 22. Iowa falls 61 59 to Oregon State and Kentucky advances to title. Drake finishes second at Long Beach Invitational. Oklahoma State wins 61 59 after Drake’s eight minute drought.
Six of the top ten college basketball teams head into a packed holiday schedule as Cincinnati watches from the top with a single game against Ohio University. Duke and Ohio State face two opponents each, while Illinois Virginia Kansas and others join various tournaments and venues including Oklahoma City's All-College, the Sugar Bowl, and the Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden.
Bill Bridges sparks Kansas City Steers with 32 points and 22 rebounds as they beat the Philadelphia Tapers 108 87 in a Sun night game. A 10 008 crowd packed the arena for a doubleheader including the Harlem Globetrotters.
Dallas Texans defeated Houston Oilers 20 17 after a three part playoff in a record longest game. Len Dawson led a late drive, Bill Hull's 93 yard return set up a tying sequence, and Tommy Brooker booted the winning field goal for a share of 2261.80 per Texan and 1471.09 per Oilers player. The win crowned Dallas champions in a dramatic finale to the AFL title game.
Ottumwa trailed by nine with 2:47 left, rallying to force overtime and win 69-64. Jim Courtney led Ottumwa with 23 points, Emery Jones added 18, while West Waterloo’s Dick Miller and Bill Kahler each scored 18 and 14.
Southern Cal and Wisconsin began serious Rose Bowl preparations in Pasadena as the Trojans, ranked No. 1 after ten straight wins, faced Wisconsin, the Big Ten champions, who arrived late due to plane trouble and weather. The Badgers, itching for work, planned a two hour workout before final practice sessions.
Wille Richardson, the first Black player for the South in the North-South game, scored on an 80 yard last minute TD helping the South to a 15 44 victory over the North. Missouri upset Georgia Tech 14-10 in the Bluebonnet Bowl as Tobin burst in for a 7 yard TD and Houston beat Miami of Ohio 49-22 in the Tangerine Bowl with Joe Lapesky scoring four times.
Miami officials and Shrine leaders debated the future of the North South all star college football game after a 15 14 finish in 37 seconds drew 16 592 fans the smallest crowd since Shrine promotion began in 1948. Budget strain and approvals from Mahi Shrine trustees and Shrine Hospital trustees loom as deciding factors.
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