Marshfield News-Herald from Marshfield, Wisconsin • 10

tram 1J ay hoc; llil if ff3 In nplWn hip 1011 ilOS Regis, Newman Points to Point vs. Rapids No. 1 Valley Tilt Clinshina Ti fe XV A -las- lb I j' ii1 room- I ll 5 '-V vi). ri i ('t i I- tility playing defense as a regular but also throwing passes, catching passes and running with the ball in spot situations on offense. (APPhotofax) KEYES READY TO GO-GO Leroy Keyes, Purdue University's outstanding sophomore from Newport News, Is all set to go when Purdue meets Southern California in the Rose Bowl on Jan, 2.

Keyes is a master of versa Mecom, Associates Pay $8.5 HE MADE BIG COMBACK Dick Bass, Los Angeles Rams fullback, gets ready for practice in Long Beach, after learning he's been named comeback player of the year in the National Football League. Bass missed much of the 1965 season because of injuries. This year he's the league's second best ground gainer with 1,041 yards. (APPhotofax) Bass Is NFL Comeback NFL Franchise organization ready to draft college players and pick veterans. Million for By BEN THOMAS Associated Press Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) John W.

Mecom Jr. and his asso ciates will cough up $8.5 million for 42 players that 14 National Football League teams don't want, plus more money for sala ries, but they stand to gross as Player of Year in '66 Play in CWCC CWCC STANDINGS OA DA Newman Regis Assumption McDonell Aquinas PacelU Campion (-0) (8-2) (4-4) (4-2) 81.5 68.5 63.0 57.S 69.0 64.8 71.2 64.8 75.6 70.2 66.2 65.3 3-Z) (3-4) (3-4) (0-6) 62.0 67.2 57.0 812 Columbus Columbus High, whose only previous association with Winona Cotter on the field of friendly strife resulted in a 71-60 victory in basketball last season, takes on the Ramblers here tomorrow night in a non-conference basketball game. The Dons are expected to be at full strength for the game, with one regular who missed all of the Assumption game Wednesday night, and two oth ers who got in the game in the last minute, slated for fulltime duty once more. Even at full strength, howev er, there is considerable question about the Dons' ability to handle Cotter, which has one of its better teams this season and is coasting along 'with something like a 5-1 record going in to tonight's game with defend ing Minnesota Catholic champion Rochester Lourdes. No lineup is available for Cotter, but scouting reports show that the first five include two boys 6 feet 5 inches tall and another 6-3.

Columbus will probably go with Rick Pfahning, Bill Rhyner, Walt Sexton, Bob Stauber and Mike Putnam. The Dons have one more game after tomorrow night be fore the Christmas vacation, and that will be next Wednesday night against Eau Claire Regis. Regis will be involved in this week's big game in the Central Wisconsin Catholic Conference Saturday night when it hosts unbeaten Wausau Newman, the one team in the CWCC that can match it in height. The slim CWCC schedule also has two offense-minded teams, Chippewa Falls McDonell and La Crosse Aquinas playing at La Crosse. The other four CWCC members got their fifth games out of the way on Wednesday.

Statistics for the CWCC reveal Newman as the highest scoring team in the league with an 81.5 average, 18.5 better than Regis' 63.0, which surprisingly is only the sixth best in the defense going for it, and its 57.5 average is the best in the CWCC and 11.0 better than Newman's. Give Regis eight points for playing on the home floor and you have an even game. It's possible to even up the McDonell-Aquinas game, too, merely by juggling the statistics around. Aquinas has averaged 75.6 to McDonell's 71.2, but on defense the Macks have yielded 64.8 to the Blugolds' 70.2. Dan Fisher, the player Newman must stop to assure victory over Regis and remain unbeaten, continues to lead the league in scoring with 110 points and a 27.5 average.

Columbus' Bill Rhyner dropped to third place as he played only about a minute against Assumption and scored just two points. His average thus dropped from 23.5 to 19.2. CWCC SCORING (Top 10) FG FT TP AVG. Fisher, Regis Welnbauer, Asspt, Rhyner, Col. Rathburn, Aq.

Golomskl, New, Bell, McDonell Callahan, Aq. Rasmussen, Pac. Siewert, New. C. Fenske, Asspt.

42 26 110 27.S 42 IS 35 24 99 19.8 96 19.2 65 21.2 82 20.5 82 20.5 75 18.8 31 23 32 34 31 30 18 14 13 13 73 18.2 20 28 68 17.0 23 21 67 13.4 Fights. Last Night (By the Associated Press) PORTLAND, Maine Renal-do Victoria, 1384, Pittsfield, stopped Floyd Brown, 142, New York, 2. LOS ANGELES Jerry Quarry, 192, Lbs Angeles, outpointed Joe Orbillo, 188, Ft. Benning, 10. LAS VEGAS, Willard Wynn, 162, Riverside, and Tony Montana, 167, Phoenix, drew, 10.

Truck Leasing! Thi Area" VALLEY TEAM STATISTICS TP OP OA DA FGA-M Wis. Rapids ..3 0 212 174 70.6 58.0 186-75 .403 Rhinelander ..2 1 185 173 61.6 57.6 198-67 .338 Antigo 2- 1 174 175 58.0 58.3" 177-66 .373 Schofield 2 2 224 219 56.0 54.8 178-78 .438 St. Point ....2 2 237 243 59.2 60.8 231-92 .399 Marshfield ...1 3 254 289 63.5 72.2 246-87 .354 Merrill 0 3 175 188 58.3 62.6 205-76 .371 VALLEY INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS alias By DICK COUCH Associated Press Sports Writer The staunch defensive unit that has carried St. Louis' flickering title hopes on its broad shoulders for six weeks in the National Football League will be battling for half a loaf Saturday. Not only must the Cardinal defenders handle Cleveland in their survival test, but the New York Giants' defense most maligned in NFL history must turn back Dallas' potent attack Sunday if St.

Louis is to sidestep elimination in the Eastern Conference stretch race. The Cowboys, leading the East by a full game going into the final weekend of the season, can lock up their first division championship if second-place St. Louis doesn't get past the Browns. Even if the Cards win their 'game Saturday, Dallas will need only a tie at New York Sunday to finish on top. Stacked against the St.

Louis defense, which has kept the Cards alive since quarterback Charley Johnson's knee caved in at New York on Nov. 6, will be Cleveland's twin touchdown threats, quarterback Frank Ryan and hard-running Leroy Kelly. Ryan has passed for 25 touch downs and Kelly has run for 15, both tops in the league. Kelly also leads the NFL in rushing yardage. The Browns, ousted from the Eastern race by Philadelphia last Sunday, have nothing to lose.

A victory over St. Louis, however, would shoot them into the NFL Runner-up Bowl as well as eliminating the Cardi nals. Regardless of the outcome at St. Louis Saturday, the Cowboys figure to score often enough at New York to earn the host spot in the NFL title game against Green Bay's Western Confer ence kings Jan. 1.

The Giants, whose 1-11-1 record is their worst ever, have yielded a record 484 points, including 55 to Dallas in their earlier meeting. The Washington Redskins, who stalled Dallas 34-31 last week, entertain Philadelphia in their season finale Sunday while Minnesota visits Chicago, Green Bay is at Los Angeles, Balti more at san trancisco ana Pittsburgh at Atlanta. Terry Nofsinger, who has been filling in for Johnson at quarterback, and Rookie of the Year Johnny Roland are St. Louis' offensive guns. Safetyman Larry Wilson, who tops the NFL with nine inter ceptions, keys the St.

Louis de fense. Cleveland's Ross Ficht- ner and Mike Howell, with eight pass thefts apiece, could make trouble for Nofsinger. Don Meredith, injured in Dallas' loss, to the Redskins, is set to direct the Cowboys' high-geared offense against New York if they need him. He fired five TD passes in the 55-7 rout over the Giants at Dallas. SOLUNAR TABLES lWHENTOFISH OR HUNT by Riclwrd Aldra Knight The schedule of Solunar Periods, as printed below has been taken Irom John Alden Knight's Solunar Tables.

Plan vour days so that you will be fishing in good territory or hunting in good cover during these times, if you wish to find the best sport that each day has to olfer. The Major Periods are shown In boldface type These begin at the times shown and last for an hour and a half or two hours thereafter. The Minor Periods, shown In regular type, are of somewhat shorter duration. Central Standard Time A.M. Minor Major P.M.

Dec. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Minor Major 11:20 11:50 12:05 1:00 1:55 2:55 3:05 3:50 4:35 5:15 5:50 6:25 7:05 9:50 3:30 11:00 12:10 12:30 12:50 1:10 1:30 4:15 5:00 5:35 6:10 6:45 7:25 Sports Results (By the Associated Press) Thursday's Result Louis 116, Boston 114 St. 28 12 ox. BOTTLES 4 EXTRA BOTTLES IN EVERY CASE! I Marshfield Senior High, victorious in its last Wisconsin Valley Conference start and no longer the occupant of the cellar, is idle tonight, and unless Merrill upsets D. C.

Everest of Schofield the Tigers will remain out of the basement. The eyes of the Valley tonight will be on Stevens Point, where the Panthers of P. J. Jacobs High entertain unbeaten Wiscon sin Rapids in the No. 1 game of the final night's action before the Christmas break.

Wisconsin Rapids has to be considered the favorite to win that game, but that ancient rivalry, probably the hottest in some amazing upsets over the years, the latest just last winter when an underdog Panther team surprised the Red Raiders and knocked them out of a chance to share in the Valley championship. The game is one of three in the Valley tonight, with the one at Rhinelander between the Ho-dags and Antigo's Red Robins only a little less important than the Point-Rapids game. The two teams currently share second place behind the Rapids and the winner would tie Rapids for the lead should Point come through with an upset. The third game has aspiring Schofield playing at Merrill, where a victory would give it more wins than it has scored in the Valley in any single season since 1960. It's strange to NEWS-HERALD PICKS (Record 42-11 .712) Medford 68 Tomahawk 61 Mosinee 65 Phillips 57 Lakeland 79 Park Falls 63 Auburndale 64 Edgar 57 Granton 56 Athens 55 Stratford 70 Pittsville 59 Marathon 81 Abbotsford 69 Thorp 61 Neillsville 56 Loyal 79 Greenwood 59 Colby 74 Owen-Withee 54 Rapids 68 Point 65 Schofield 62 Merrill 53 Antigo 63 Rhinelander 59 OT Cotter 76 Columbus 67 Newman 71 Regis 63 McDonell 67 Aquinas 65 hear talk about a team upset ting Schofield in basketball, but that would have to Be tne case should Merrill turn the trick.

Marshfield has only one game remaining before the Christmas vacation lull sets in, and that is Tuesday night when it hosts Medford in a nonconference came. Valley statistics for' the week reveal that Rapids clung to its offensive lead even though it was idle last week. The Raiders' 70.6 average is 7.1 more per game than runnerup Marshfield is scoring. Schofield, against whom scoring records were being set just two seasons ago, has made an amazing about face under the tutelage of Bill Kuse and now leads the Valley in defense with a 54.8 average. Marshfield's 72.2 average is the poorest.

Marshfield's Larry Flink has taken over the Valley individual scoring lead from teammate Bill Blum with a total of 78 points and a 19.5 average. Blum, first a week ago, was limited to eight points in the Merrill game and has dropped to third in the race with 64 points and a 16.0 average. Mike Spreda of Stevens Point, by matching his average of 16.8, can pass Flink tonight, but he then will have played one more game than the slender Tiger southpaw. Of the top 15 scorers in the conference, Schofield's Bill Al-exejun is the leading percentage shooting with an even .500 average. The top free throw shooter is Gary Dempie of the Rapids with .846.

Both averages are better than the present Valley marks of .494 for field goals by 1 Greg Ebsen of the Rapids and .833 for free throws by Merrill's Gary Braun, both set last year. Healer Running Cold? Let Us Steam Out Your Cor or Truck Heater! We'll have your heater running in top condition in no time! MARSHFIELD RADIATOR 1601 Roddis Ave. Phone 381-9164 Five Corners Marthfield, Wit. 10 THE MARSHFIELD NEWS Friday, Flink, Marshfield Spreda, Point 74-30 .405 17- 7 .412 67 16.8 Blum, Marshfield 53-24 .453 26-17 .615 64 16.0 Spychalla, Schofield 48-23 .479 25-14 .560 60 15.0 Robinson, Point 56-21 .375 30-16 .533 58 14.5 Alexejun, Schofield 44-22 .500 25-11 .440 55 13.8 Olsen, Point 50-22 .440 14- 9 .643 53 13.2 Thorpe, Antigo .438 29-21 .724 49 16.3 Sweet, Marshfield 52-16 .308 31-17 .548 49 12.2 Dempze, Rapids 41-19 .463 13-11 .846 49 16.3 Doering, Merrill 57-19 .333 9- 7 .778 45 15.0 Woznicki, Schofield 34-16 .471 12-12 .800 44 11.0 Bartz, Rhinelander 46-15 .326 15-10. .667 40 13.3 Piller, Antigo .459 11- 6 .545 40 13.3 Schultz, Rhinelander ..41 Rams headed into the season.

A knee operation after the 1964 season and assorted ailments limited his net yardage last year to 549. This disappointing performance, far off his peak year of l. 033 yards in 1962, made Bass an "iffy" proposition when new uoacn ueorge Alien took over this year. Allen adopted a new strategy for Bass. Instead of wearing him out in the preseason exhibition games, he let Bass sit it out with a minor injury.

When he turned Bass loose, he was ready to go. Going into the last game of the season against Green Bay Sunday, Bass already had gained 1,041 yards rushing and was only 81 yards behind the leader, Leroy Kelly of Cleveland. The fine year by the former University of Pacific athlete earned Bass today The Associated Press Comeback of the Year award from a panel of sports writers and sportscast- ers, three from each of the 15 league cities. Bass received 10 votes and nobody else more than four in the balloting because several panel members did not vote in this category. "The only thing on my mind when I'm carrying the ball is that I should never be tackled," said Bass earlier in the season.

He has been tackled plenty but he always keeps slamming back to try for more the next time. The 5-foot-10, 205-pound Bass is a seven-year man in pro foot ball. Rubbing It in BALTIMORE, Md. (AP) One World Series fan added in sult to injury by carrying a ban ner which said: "Thank Willie Davis, our 10th Oriole." Davis made three errors on two fly balls in the second game in Los Angeles. Davis plays cen ter fielder for the Dodgers.

National Car "Exclusive In CHEVWAY much as $3.5 million the first season as owners of the league's New Orleans team. It took the league 45 days to make up its mind about an owner after awarding the franchise to New Orleans. In the next 45 days Mecom finally the unanimous choice must have an FTA-M 88.62 .704 86-51 .597 76-42 .553 104-68 .654 95-53 .558 137-80 .583 54-23 .426 TPAVG. FGA FTA-M 64-27 .422 38-24 .632 78 19.5 15 .366 8- 5 .625 35 11.6 Furman 63, Wofford 61 West. Kentucky 78, Pan American 64 MIDWEST Iowa St.

87, Drake 77 St. Louis 71, San Francisco 57 Toledo 83, Akron 80 Purdue 98, St. Joseph's Ind. 65 Dayton 111, Tampa 64 Youngstown 93, San Francis co St. 71 Slippery Rock 102, Walsh 84 Indiana Central 72,.

William Penn 52 Millikin 76, Anderson 69 SOUTHWEST North Texas St. 72, Texas 69 Baylor 92, Southwest Louisiana 80 Arkansas St. 70, East Tennessee 64 Oral Roberts 76, Letourneau 75 FAR WEST Colorado 85, Wichita St. 83 Gonzaga 76, Whitworth 62 Northern Arizona 82, Arizona 67 San Diego St. 55.

U. of San Diego 50 ot Bluebonnet Classic Houston 111, Idaho St. 85 Centenary 66, Rice 65 WHATEVER THE SEASON Now's The TIME TO HAVOLINE IIOTOR OIL Weir Oil To. 1207 E. 4th St.

Ph. 381-9481 'We went out to get the team in New Orleans nowhere else and got it after many anxious moments," Mecom said Thursday following the announcement of his selection. "We must get busy." Mecom is 27, blue-eyed, dark-haired and ruggedly handsome. He played college football and has so much money that neither he, nor his children's children's children would ever have to lift a finger. Mecom lives in Houston, exas- and will continue to do so.

But some 90 per cent of his family's extensive oil holdings are in Louisiana. Pete Rozelle, commissioner of professional football, disclosed that Mecom's youthfulness was one of the big factors in the NFL's choice. Rozelle said Mecom had asked 19 Louisiana residents to become minority stockholders and Mecom said he may add a few more. They include jazz trumpeter Al Hirt; Dave Dixon, who start ed the campaign six years ago to snare pro team for the city; and C. J.

Dejoie, a publisher. and Norman Francis, an educa tor, both Negroes. Rozelle confirmed- the pur chase price as $8.5 million. That will be distributed among all NFL members except Atlanta for the 42 players the New Or leans team will pick in the veteran draft. New Orleans will be allowed three from each team, which can freeze 29 before the first choice is made.

Don Weiss, one of Rozelle's assistants, said the New Orleans team will get apDroximatelv $1.2 million in 1967 from the league's contract with CBS-TV. Weiss also came up with these figures, upon request: the aver-age price of a ticket in the NFL is $5 and a team playing away from home can pick up $100,000 per game that's 40 per cent of the gate. A team plays seven road games. So that's $700,000. Tulane Stadium, which will be the home for the New Orleans team until a domed stadium is completed in three years, holds 80,000.

Seven home sellouts would give the New Orleans team after paying a cut to the visitors. That adds up to more than $3.5 million. Available at your tavern or packaged goods store. p. By JACK HAND Associated Press Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) Dick Bass was strictly a question mark when the Los Angeles Starr's Status Still Unknown STANFORD, Calif.

(AP) Coach Vince Lombardi wasn't sure Thursday whether quarterback Bart Starr would see action Sunday when his Green Bay Packers and the Rams wind up their regular National Football League seasons at Los Angeles. "I don't, know," Lombardi said Thursday. "But he looked pretty good today." Starr's return to full scale workouts Thursday seemed to give his teammates a lift. He suffered rib injuries Saturday in a 14-10 triumph over Baltimore. Lombardi probably would like to keep Starr out of the Ram game inasmuch as the Packers have won the NFL's Western Division title and will meet the Eastern Division winner Jan.

1 for the title Green Bay now holds. Starr alternated with Zeke Bratkowski and Paul Hornung the 90-minute workout, with Lombardi ordering a rerun whenever a play went awry. After the session, Lombardi conceded it had. been a good week of drills. "I can't see why there should oe any letdown for the game with the Rams," said.

Although he said he felt good, Starr did not try to toss any long passes. Named the Most Valuable Player in the NFL by The Associated Press, Starr said "it went okay." He agreed with Lombardi that the Packers will go all out to beat the Rams. "I guess they have a lot to play for in the game, a spot in the Runner-up Bowl at Miami," he said, "but we have our pride. That's built up over the years and you always have it. It starts at the top with Coach Lombardi.

He tells us that winning isn't everything but the effort to win is." Don't Move Fashioned Way! Let as do it for you! SMITH CARTAGE; (lrans-American Van Service) Can r.T a 1 Basketball Scores Thursday's College Basketball (By the Associated Press) EAST New York U. 76, Denver 70 Manhattan 81, Long Island U. 1 79 Rutgers 83, Missouri 73 ot Harvard 94, Amherst 62 Hofstra 73, City Col. N.Y. 55 Niagara 88, Iona 71 Broome Tech 58, Cobleskill 55 Rhode Island 103, New Hampshire 58 Williams 74, Siena 60 Northeastern 88, Tufts 74 Trinity Conn.

92, Coast Guard SOUTH Cincinnati 59, Wake Forest 58 Princeton 91, Davidson 68 Southern Miss. 82, Mississippi 73 Baltimore U. 48, Western Maryland 44 Morgan St. 91, Baltimore Loy ola 68 Louisville 104, Bellarmine 55 TUNGSTEN CARBIDE STUDDED TIRES! CURVED WIRE TREADS! Mud Snow Tirei! IVUkLI OPEN A.M. to 10 P.M.

KELLY TIRE SERVICE 1901 Roddis Ave. 384-5111 WHEELER IMPALA 4 DR. H.T., Automatic Transmission, V-8 Engine, Power Steering, EZI Windshield LOW AS $79.00 per MONTH YOU SAVE MORE AT WHEELER HERALD, Marbhfield, Wis. December 16, 1365.