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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1972
Page
15
Mel Durslag analyzes pro football's 90 percent sellout rate, its TV strategy from road games to Monday nights, the merger, expanded double and triple headers, and the playoff system. He notes owners' mixed tempers yet unified preservation of the sport and predicts continued financial strength.
Oberlin Indians rally from a halftime deficit as Dwight Quinn and Roger Rainbow spark a 27- point burst in the second half to beat Brookside 65-55. Quinn finishes with 19 points after a slow start, Rainbow adds 12, lifting Oberlin to a 6-3 overall mark and a 4-1 league record tied atop the Lakeland Conference with Clearview and Vermilion bound.
Annapolis Md AP. Jim Garban line backer from San Bruno California is named captain of Navy's 1972 football squad. He was a fullback at Serra High and Naval Academy Prep School before switching to linebacker at Navarro Junior College in Corsicana Texas.
In Tampa the North All-Stars beat the South 27-8 to close the 1971 season. Van Brownson threw an 88 yard TD to Bob Christiansen, Jackie Brown sprinted for six points, Sipe led the South with 54 passes and two TDs, and George Hunt kicked two field goals. The North also claimed the Hula Bowl and Senior Bowl results were South and North winners respectively.
Ohio State defeated Purdue 72 to 6 in a college football showcase while Miami beat Ohio University 91 to 69 and Denison topped Cedarville 109 to 80. The article lists numerous scores, leaders, and upcoming Ohio Conference statistics including Guerrieri of Oberlin leading with 27.5 points per game and Stumpf of Capital as top rebounder, plus free throw and field goal leaders across multiple teams.
Courte sy motorboat examinations conducted at the owner's request were made on 76 842 craft by the U S Coast Guard during the first six months A total of 30814 craft failed to pass inspection.
Terry Fortune led Elyria Preps to a division win in a Northeast Ohio Boys Gymnastics League meet at Findlay YMCA. He won rings and parallel bars, tied for second on floor, placed second on side horse, third on horizontal bar, and fifth on vaulting while teammates claimed multiple top finishes across Juniors Intermediates Cadets in a tight team event.
Portland beat Cleveland 111 86 as Sidney Wicks scored 21 points and Geoff Petrie 22 to push front in the third period. Butch Beard led the Cavaliers with 16 in a 10th win for Portland and a 15 27 record for Cleveland in the Central Division. No games were scheduled tonight.
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