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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1965

Page

11

Commodores edge Northwestern 59 58 in close SEC title chase

Vanderbilt, ranked No. 4, made eight straight wins with a 59-58 victory at Evanston as Bo Wyenandt's free throw with 10 seconds remaining sealed the win. Keith Thomas tallied 16 and Clyde Lee 14 for Vandy while Ron Kozlicki tied the game late for Northwestern.

St. Mary’s Gaels San Francisco U. of Pacific Portland Northwestern Vandy Commodores Keith Thomas Clyde Lee Ron Kozlicki Wyenandt

Wyoming Is Impressive in Home Court Wins

The Associated Press reports Utah Redskins defeated Air Force 108-57 in Salt Lake City as Jerry Chambers scored 31. Utah improves to 7-0. In Laramie Wyoming Cowboys upset second-ranked St Josephs 99-92 with Leon Clark leading scorers at 30.

Arizona Colorado Utah Redskins Salt Lake City Air Force Jerry Chambers Laramie Wyoming Cowboys St. Joseph’s Cowboys Leon Clark Wyoming

Eastern's James Wins $1000 Postgraduate Scholarship

Richard James of Eastern New Mexico University football team is among 22 gridiron players named for a $1000 postgraduate scholarship by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The award is paid to the chosen university or professional school and requires early graduate enrollment. James is a junior.

New York Richard James Eastern New Mexico University United States National Collegiate Athletic Association James

Svare Leaves Rams in Bid to Hire New Coach

Los Angeles Rams fire head coach Harland Svare after the 1965 season as team seeks an eighth coach since 1947. Speculation links USC’s John McKay with the post, aided by Rams draftee Mike Garrett, though Garrett has not signed with any club. Svare’s departure follows a long stretch of losses for the franchise.

LOS Angeles Harland Svare Los Angeles Rams Daniel F. Reeves Svare John McKay University of Southern California McKay Mike Garrett Rams Garrett Kansas City Chiefs Jack Teele

College Scores Roundup

Vanderbilt edged Northwestern 59 58 in a tight finish. Bradley defeated North Dakota 83 68. Stanford beat LSU 91 69. Tulsa topped St Marys 82 60. Colorado State beat Idaho State 95 72. Kansas downed Ohio State 81 68. Butler won vs Oklahoma 65 63. Utah State defeated Minnesota 97 72. Utah beat Air Force 108 57. Wyoming overwhelmed St Josephs 99. Youngstown State triumphed over Illinois Wesleyan 68. San Francisco 87 defeated St Louis 69. Santa Clara won 75 73 against California.

Vanderbilt Commodores Michigan Commodores Associated Press Northwestern Evanston Ill Bo Wyenandt St. Joseph’s Hawks Philadelphia Rocky Mountain Area Wyoming Laramie Wyo Minnesota Gophers Utah State Logan Utah Bradley North Dakota Peoria Air Force Academy Salt Lake City Colorado State U Seattle Idaho State Fort Collins Colo Kansas UCLA Southern California Los Angeles Ohio State Columbus Ohio Stanford San Francisco Louisiana State St. Louis Butler Oklahoma Indianapolis Santa Clara California Berkeley Tulsa THE Vanderbilt Northw Tern LSU St. Mary’s Calif Colo. St

Sparkling Johnny Wins Tropical Park Feature

Sparkling Johnny won the Tropical Park feature in Miami Florida beating Sweenaway by about one length in a tight finish.

Associated Press Miami Fla Sparkling Johnny Sweenaway Tropical Park

19th AHS Meet Opens Tuesday

The 19th annual Roswell Invitational Basketball Tournament opens at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Roswell High School with Goddard Rockets and Highland Hornets meeting. Midland Clovis and Sandia Matadors follow in a full schedule, as 104 players participate in the event, crowning a new champion Thursday night.

Roswell Goddard Hornets Rocket Trio Highland Midland Bulldogs Jay Spears LAS Cruces Bulldogs Henry Beattie Bob Combs Ronnie Daniels Oscar Angel Cleve Mackey Danny Cato Melvin Burton Larry Huff Wayne Delameter Mike Gresham Eddie Hebben Russell Hall Jody Mayes Seph Doyle Hayes Bobby Vincent Gary Mancha David Mims Andrew Peties Richard Smith Howard Seliers Cecil Jennings Mark Stevenson Mike Mason Leslie Goodman Charles Fielder Joe Galleans Dennis Reid Highland Hornets Bobby Telles Tom Hoss Sandia Matadors Keith Beals Gon Tergeson Billy Nichols Dave Casey Gary Allen George Schrieber Dean Stone Allie Baudoin Pat Bessera A.R. Cruce Mike Eckart Steve Davis Don Greenlee Joan Lomasney Billy Kennedy Ken Ottens Hugh MacKay Scott Caton Tom McDonald Bill Steinkamp Gary Omanson Rick Cheney Wayne Trout Bob Bone Perky Perkins George Turner Ron Zuercher Clovis Wildcats Brooks Jennings Gary Palmer Bobby James Dan Shelley Curtis Johnson Pat Murphy Ricky Kattrick Mike Owen Dick Hoy Brad Stevenson Goddard Rockets Larry Vanzant Bill French Arlan Williams Ron Becker Roswell Coyotes Ron Pennington Bobbi George Hunker Wally Reynolds Dwayne Kibbe Ernest Hunter Dwight Burns Ray Baker Jim Holmans David Martinez Soph Greg Hill Joan Clark Larry Langdon Charles Parham Louis Banwel Benny Rogers Joe Gilbert

All-Star tilts set holiday football showcases

Christmas Day doubleheaders feature the North versus South Shrine Game in Miami with six All-Americas and stars such as Bill Anderson, Howard Twilley, and Rodger Bird. the Blue-Gray game in Montgomery highlights Larry Johnson and Fred Custardo with Navy and Army ties. The Rose, Cotton, Sugar, Orange and Gator Bowls follow next week.

Miami Mason-Dixon Line Montgomery Ala ABC CBS Bill Anderson Howard Twilley Tulsa Glenn Dobbs Rodger Bird Kentucky George Pearce William and Mary Tommy Nobis Texas Ed Weisacosky Nobis Weisacosky Twilley Ara Parseghian Notre Dame Dick Arrington Nick Rassas Bill Elias Navy Randy Johnson Jack Mollenkopf Purdue Fred Custardo Army

Daugherty Named National Football Coach of the Year

Duffy Daugherty of Michigan State was selected as National Football Coach of the Year by the Football Writers Association of America. Runnerup for the honor is Tommy Protho of UCLA, Daugherty's Rose Bowl rival.

Des Moines Iowa Michigan State Duffy Daugherty Football Writers Association of America Bert McGrane Daugherty Tommy Protho UCLA

FIGHTS Thursday's Fights in Tokyo and Los Angeles

In Tokyo Love Allorey stopped Yoshiaki Numata by knockout in a 130 percent weight class. In Los Angeles Jerry Quarry secured a knockout over Roy Crear in a Paramount Calif. event.

Associated Press Tokyo Love Allorey Ghana Yoshiaki Numata Japan Los Angeles Jerry Quarry Paramount Calif Roy Crear Dallas Tex

Detroit 4 New York 2 in NHL clash

Detroit defeated the New York team 4 to 2 in a Thursday NHL matchup. The schedule lists no games on Friday with Saturday features Detroit at Montreal, Chicago at Toronto and New York at Boston, followed by Sunday tilts Montreal at Detroit, Toronto at Chicago and Boston at New York. Alabama coach Paul Bryant states his 1965 squad is the youngest and lightest in 21 years.

National Hockey League Associated Press Detroit New York Montreal Chicago Toronto Boston Alabama Paul Bear’ Bryant

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