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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1962
Page
10
Wiley's impregnable zone defense limited Honey Creek to two field goals in the first half helping the Red Streaks to a 71-42 win at Wiley gym. The defense sparked the best performance of the season, offensively and defensively.
Gerstmeyer dominated Brazil 74 to 43 as 13 Black Cats shot near 40 percent and controlled two thirds of rebounds. Tech broke a 6-6 tie to surge ahead 21-7 in eight minutes, with little height on Brazil’s starting lineup.
Linton led early and held off Dugger 65-58 as Rod Walker paced the Miners with 24 points. Rockville dominated Turkey Run 95-50 with John Dowd scoring 26, while Clinton fell 56-53 in double overtime to Crawfordsville after leading at every quarter. Cumberland beat Marshall 51-44 behind Don McCullough's 15 points. Rockville’s win completed a strong night across Wabash Valley area.
West Vigo edges State High 63 62 on a late stall as Len Isles scores 16 and Terry Harden 17 lead the Labmen. State High's Jerry Falk tops with 18. West Vigo improves to 3-1 in four starts while State High falls to 2-3.
Bloomington December 8 Bernie Krueger was named Hoosier prep coach of the year by the Indiana Sportswriters and Broadcasters Assn. He led Hammond High School to an undefeated season and the Western Division playoff title and Mythical state championship. Krueger, a former Hammond multi-sport star and Illinois quarterback, has coached Hammond since 1955 after previous posts at North Dakota State.
United Press International reports numerous college basketball results. Notable upsets and close games include Boston University edging Rutgers in overtime and North Carolina A&T defeating North Carolina College 89 to 88. Other results feature high-scoring teams like USC 130 over Meiji 71 and Pomona entries across multiple conferences.
Garfield defeats Evansville Reitz 63 to 58 led by Don Bingham 22 and Ralph Mueller 20 while Garfield trio Samuels McCallum Bell fueled the late push. Reitz built a 14-5 lead, then held on as Wiley and Mathas lead Honey Creek to a 71-42 win over the Bees and Spencer hosts.
Indiana State eyes a third win of the season at Washington University in St. Louis. The Sycamores seek their first road victory and aim to break a St. Louis jinx against the Bears while facing a tougher schedule that includes Missouri Illinois and Drake.
Martinsville visits Greencastle while Linton travels to Turkey Run and Tech plays Manual at seven Terre Haute time. Spencer hosts Schulte at eight with Honey Creek facing Carlisle in a local slate of high school basketball games.
Seattle upset Oregon State 60 58 on a last minute field goal by soph Charlie Williams. The Beavers lack star Terry Baker and long 7 foot Mel Counts drew attention for his speed and agility. A rival coach suggested cutting Counts in half would improve Gill’s guard play.
Michigan lost 69 10 to Butler while Purdue fell 73 65 to Tulsa marking a first loss for Michigan and a 1 2 mark for Purdue in inter sectional play. The Wolverines led early but were undone by a late goaltending call as Butler sealed the win.
Bloomfield over Spencer 86 to 49 in Bloomfield Indiana as the Cardinals unleash a 50 point second half. Jack Sparks and Terry Glover score 23 and 20 for Bloomfield while shooters hit 58 percent from the floor. Spencer’s Wainscott, Winders and Griffith lead the visitors with double figure totals. Officials Jacobs and Davidson.
In a high profile day of pro hoops, Bill Russell led the Boston Celtics to a 126-112 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, snapping their nine game streak. Wilt Chamberlain scored 51 for the Warriors but San Francisco lost 123-116 to Detroit. Russell also grabbed 31 rebounds as Elgin Baylor led Los Angeles with 33.
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals will be honored January 13 by Chicago baseball writers with the William Wrigley Jr. Trophy for Comeback of the Year. The 42 year old first baseman outfielder known as The Man will receive another in a long string of awards.
Emile Griffith the 23 year old New Yorker faces Jorge Fernandez in a 15 round world welterweight title defense at the Las Vegas Convention Center. About 6000 fans are expected with ABC telecast at 10 p.m. EST. Griffith seeks a second reign as 147 pound champion after two year buildup for this rematch.
Lafayette Indiana ticketing chief Joe Dienhart announced the Indiana Purdue basketball showdown on January 28 is completely sold out.
Evansville Bosse stretched to 13 straight wins by beating Boonville 58 49 while Anderson, Lafayette and several other top teams kept flawless records intact or saw challengers fall. Michigan City, East Chicago Washington and Gary Roosevelt remained among the unbeaten as scoring surged across NCC and CIC games.
West Virginia aims to prove its No. 3 national ranking and reach coach George King’s 50th victory. In his third season, King has built a 49–10 record as the Mountaineers travel to Columbus for a Southern Conference showdown with Ohio State.
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