Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-12-19
By Jesse Bell

young Minnesota basketball team
established a new school scoring
record by downing an outclassec
University of South Dakota team
1O7-62.
The lopsided score may be mis-
heading. The young men from Da
kota just didn't have the manpow
er or the finesse TO compete witt
the fine Minnesota five.
1T would appear that Coach Johr
Kundla does have something II
work with. He has a classy pair o.
guards in (6'3") Terry Kunze anc
(61h") Archie Clark. Up from
(66") co-captain, Bill Davis, Is
joined by (6'5") sophomore, Louis
Hudson, and (6'S'D center, Me
Northway, is strong and aggres'
sive. The TRANSMISSION of the two
newcomers Clark and Hudson with
the three veterans should make q
pretty sound basketball team. As
the season develops this young
team should be able 10 play with
the best. OF the starting five only
Bill Davis is a senior, so the next
couple of years should provide ex'
citing and red hot entertainment
on some of these chilling Mime
sofa evenings.
Our Minnesota Vikings ended
their third season in the tough
National Football League with g
decisive 34-13 victory over the
punchless Philadelphia Ea giles
With this win the youngest fran
chise in the league was able tc
amass a very respectable 5-8-1
record.
The future of professional
football in this region looks
bright. The Vikings were able to
land their two top draft choices
and should be able to move these
men into areas where they are
needed.
The Vikings have two Of the
better young quarterbachs in the
NIL. Ron VanderKelen's perform
ance last Sunday was simply su.
perb. He guided the young Vikings
like an old pro. The defensive line
has to be the most improved In
the Western Conference. The de.
fensive secondary still needs a lot
Of help, however the offense needs
just a man here and there.
1868 was a good season for the
Minnesota Vikings however 1864
looms even bigger and better.
Prairie View College was the
first all Negro school to be selected
to play in the NAIA Camellia
Bowl. Last Saturday the Panthers
coached by William J. Nicks
proudly battled a strong st. Johns
team from CollegeWIle, Minnesota
only to go down in defeat 1927
One more touchdown and the Pan.
theirs would have become the first
Negro team to win the Camellia
Bowl.
The young Prairie View team
showed they have a lot of class.
They ran out of gas in the sec
Ond half but certainly should be
mighty proud Of their showing.
A little side light on this fine
Prairie View team. On December
7, 1868 the Panthers played Ne
braska State Teachers College al
Kearney, Nebraska. suppose il
is almost always assumed wher
you have a group of more than on
Negro assembled there viii b,
trouble. Well the townsfolk of thi!
small Nebraska town had nothing
but praise for this group of young
sters from Texas. The manage
ment of the hotel in which the,
stayed and the school official
praised Coach Nicls and his squat
for their fine conduct.
Another side light Coacl
Nicks was named District 6E
Coach of the Year for 1853. Oul
hats off 10 a fine squad ant
coach from Prairie View, Texas.
The University of oklahoma
all opponent team for 1858 includ
ed five tan gridders.
Bernie Casey, the fine San
Francisco 49er halfbacl, also
finds time to paint and does It
well A few weeks back Bernie
previewed some Of his handi-
work at his own art show at