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2B (N.C.) DAILY TIMB-NEWS TUESDAY, DECIMIER 29, 1964 Michigan And Wichita Again Head AP Poll? Duke Drops To 8th By HAL BOCK Associated Fran Sports Writer Today's seminar on bow to stay on top of The Associated Press' weekly basketball poll win be taught by Michigan's Wolverines, who seem to have mastered the subject The Wolverines, ranked No. 1 for the second straight week, gave Manhattan a basketball lesson in the opening round of the Eastern College Athletic Conference's Holiday Festival at New York's Madison Square Garden Monday night Caade Russell's 36 points overcame some early Garden jitters suffered by Michigan and carried the Wolverines to a 90-77 Wichita, still second but closing the gap, kept pace with an 86-74 triumph over previously unbeaten villanova in the Quaker City Tournament Dave Stallworth scored 29 to lead the Shockers. Michigan polled 23 first-place votes and 350 points in the voting by 38 sports writers and broadcasters. Wichita, which was 70 points back a week ago, collected SSI points in the tight race for the top spot. Third-ranked Minnesota had a scare Monday night but held on for a 77-78 victory over Washington in the Los Angeles Gas- sic.

In the same tournament, fourth-ranked UCLA ripped Arizona 99-79. San Francisco, completing the top five, routed Pepperdine 10364 in the Western College Athletic Conference tourney at San Jose, Calif. Illinois, up to No. 6, lost to lOth-ranked St. Joseph's 75-71.

The Hawks grabbed the final in th rankings, ousting Davidson. Sixth-ranked Indiana, down ay two points at the half, came back to rout No. 9 St. Louis. The undefeated Boosters art 8-0.

The voting was based on games through Satorday and points were awarded on a basis of 10 for a first-place vote, 9 for second etc. The top ten, with first-place in parentheses, and points: 1. Michigan (23) 350 2. Wichita (6) 3. Minnesota (6) 249 4.

UCLA 216 5. San Francisco (1) 167 6. Illinois (1) 7. Indiana (1) 153 8. Duke 125 9 st.

Louis 89 10. St Joseph's 83 Highlightin' Sports By BJ8 Hvnttr Auto Industry Spent $50 Million On Racing, Still Without Champ The American automotive industry and its allied fields showed more interest to racing in 1964 than ever before, with the country's auto makers, tire factories, fuel companies, spending money like it was going out of style. Whereas years ago there may have been a major promotional effort connected only with the Indianapolis ''500," this year there was hardly a competitive automotive event that escaped the notice of Detroit or Akron, and not only were such innocuous items as the Sports Car Club of America rally championship the recipient of factory-entered vehicles, but America's manufacturers for the first time were also generally involved in overseas competition. How much money was spent? Counting everything, right down to the race-connected cocktail parties, and the trans- Atlantic telephone calls, the total was around $50 million. The figure is based on reliable estimates of what each of the bigger firms spent in 1964.

What did they get for their money? Due to the confused state of racing in this country, where we have various sanctioning organizations, at least 25 national champions, they didn't get as much promotional value out of it as they should have, each racing dollar being diluted by the fact that on page 25 of any given magazine you could read that Richard Petty won one national championship, while on page 27 you could read that A. J. Foyt won another. So who is the champion? If racing in America ever gets together under one set of rules and crowns only one champion, the right to advertise that he used your sparkplugs or your fuel might be worth something. At the moment it is questionable if it is worth anything.

Ford, continuing its "Total Performance" program from the year before, was by far the most active and, also by far, the most successful, the latter being due mainly to the fact Ford was most deeply involved. Ford made a major effort at Indianapolis for the second straight year and, although once again a Ford-powered car failed to win the world's richest and most'famous race, Ford at least had the satisfaction of seeing it has been responsible for the change in vehicle design at the 500, with the Indy cars of the future all being rear- engined machines similar to the Lotuses designed by Englishman Colin Chapman which were used by Ford. The Ford V8 designed for Indianapolis also is on its way toward replacing the old reliable Offenhauser as the power plant for American single-seater oval track racing and scored victories at Milwaukee and Trenton, each time with Parnelli Jones driving a Lotus-Ford. But the fact remains: The big one, the 500, was again won by an Offenhauser. In stock car racing, Fords won more events on the NASCAR circuit than any other make, 30 of the 62 Merciu'ys won another five, four by Billy Wade.

In USAC stock car racing, Jones, driving a Mercury, won eight races and the championship Fordj were the dominant make on the two smaller stock car circuits. Dick Hutcherson winning the IMCA title and Jack Bowsher taking the ARCA crown, both for the second straight year. On the international scene, Ford's rear-engmed GT coupe made its competitive debut and, although it showed good speed and roadholding, failed to finish in any of the events in which it was entered as the company tried to crack the strangehold the Italian Ferrari factory has on long-distance racing. The car locked good bat didn't win, which, in the final analysis, is the only thing that counts. The Ford-sponsored and financed Cobra, built in former racing driver Carroll Shelby's Venice (Calif.) factory, a road-racing version of a hot rod with an American V8 crammed into an English chassis, proved to be much more successful.

Shelby's vehicles, in addition to dominating the Sports Car Club of America circuit for the second straight year, scored class victories in such famous races as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Scoring (Fla.) 12 hours, and wound up just behind Ferrari in the chase for the world manufacturer's championship for unlimited-capacity grand touring cars. Ford also made another attempt at the Monte Carlo Rally, the world's most famous event of the kind, and finished second with a Falcon. A Mustang placed first in the touring car category of the Tour de France, an event covering 8,500 miles and 16 races in a 10-day period which is becoming more and mere important. Henri-Head Was Chrysler Punch The Chrysler Corporation, with most of its activity being run through Plymouth and Dodge, slipped one over on Ford at the beginning of the season and in the long run probably got a lot more out of its stock-car program for less money than Ford. Chrysler's Sunday punch was a little goodie known as the "hemi-head" engine, a revival of earlier Chrysler engine deisgns which used hemispherical combustion chambers to produce extra power.

About the first notice Ford had of the hemi was when it appeared at Daytona Beach, Plymouth, with Petty doing the driving, ran off and hid from the Fords and everybody else in the Daytona 500. this country's biggest stock car race and Petty also wound up as the NASCAR Grand National champion. The NASCAR circuit had nine major races last season, two each at Daytona Beach, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Darlington and one at Riverside, Calif. Plymoutns won two Dodges won two and Fords won five. In other words, in the major events, neither factory was able to establish any sort of clear-cut domination.

In drag racing, another section of the sport which drew a lot of ofbdal and unofficial factory participation, the Dodges and the Plymoutns by and large were faster than the Fords and Mercuries, although there was such a my- raid of classes in which to run both corporations came up with enough victories to advertise. Chrysler also went in for the Sports Car Club of America rally championship for the second straight year and came up with the manufacturer's title in the somewhat esoteric branch of the sport. Ford and Mercury also got into it but weren't as successful. Conversely, Chrysler made a half-hearted attempt in the Monte Carlo Rally last year and didn't do nearly as well as Ford. 'Cats Whip 'Bama 79-62, Face Ohio Outfit Tonight CHARLOTTE, N.

C. (fl--Davidson's Wildcats face a less-experienced courageous bunch of Ohio University Bobcats in tonight's Charlotte Invitational Basketball Tournament final. (UPI Telephoto) By DICK COUCH a furious second-half rush Associated Press Sports Writer by se Indiana in Sensational performances by Michigan whiz Cazzie Russell and Wichita All-America Dave Stallworth have kept the holiday ball rolling for the nation's top college basketball powers. Russell rattled Madison Square Garden boards for 36, only other unbeaten clubs wints, leading the No 1 ranked among the national leaders, ad- iVolvermes over stubborn Man-'vanced in West Coast tourneys lattan 90-77 in a first-round but unheralded Washington game of the ECAC Holiday Fes- threw a scare at the third- aval at New York Monday ranked Gophers before bowing night Stallworth, meanwhile, scored 20 of his 29 points in a second- half rally that shot No. 2 Wichi- past previously-unbeaten Villanova 86-74 and into the finals of the Quaker City Tournament at Philadelphia.

Nine of the top ten teams hi The Associated Press ratings went to the post in tournaments that blanketed the country. The only losers were Illinois and St. Louis, beaten by other members of the select group. Davidson's DICK SNYDER (right) Tangles With Alabama's GENE SCHUMACHER (43); Wildcats Defeated Tide by 79 to 62 Michigan, Wichita In Impressive Victories, St. Louis Boiv the opening round of the Memphis State Classic.

The Hoosiers, 8-0, meet the host team, 95-92 overtime victor over Southern Methodist, for the title tonight. Minnesota and San Francisco, 77-76 in the first round of the Los Angeles Classic. The fifth- ranked Dons matched Minnesota's 7-0 record by smothering Pepperdine in a WCAC tournament contest. Fourth-ranked UCLA, unbeaten Utah and Iowa joined Minnesota in the Los Angeles semifinals. The Bruins ran their winning string to seven after an opening loss to Illinois by whipping Arizona 99-79.

Utah, 9-0, nipped Michigan State 71-65 and Iowa defeated Southern Califor- St. Joseph's of Philadelphia, ma 71-65. which crashed the top ten for the first time on this week's ballot, outlasted the sixth-ranked Illini 75-71 after blowing a 16- point lead and gained the Quaker City Wichita. The ranked Hawks finals opposite unbeaten, have won 10th- nine starts--including victories over then nationally ranked Davidson and St. John's, N.Y.

St. Louis, No. 9, fell 9848 De- Duke's no. 8 Blue Devils, idle Monday, seek their sixth victory in seven starts at Ohio State Wednesday night. Russell, Michigan's 6-foot-6 backcourt ace, scored 22 first- half points, hitting on 10 of 15 shots from the floor, to pace the Wolverines to a 45-39 halftime margin.

The Big Ten favorites wrapped up their seventh victory in eight decisions with a 17-2 burst midway in the second half, Russell contributing seven more points. Cazzie finished with a 15-for- night from the field, six of seven free throws, 13 rebounds and five assists. Bill Bradley, Princeton's All- America and Olympic star, matched Russell's 36 points as I the Tigers outran Syracuse 79-69 in another ECAC first-rounder. Princeton meets Michigan and once-beaten Cincinnati plays St i John's in Wednesday's semifinals. The Bearcats ripped Temple 83-56 and the Redmen edged LaSalle 78-71 Monday.

Wichita, beaten only by Michigan in eight games, overtook Villanova on consecutive three- point plays by Stallworth and Kelly Pete with 13ft minutes to play and pulled away in the final 10 minutes. Dave Leach netted 21 points and Pete 16 for the Wheatshockers. Jim Washington scored 23 of Villanova, now 8-1. Cliff Anderson and Tom Duff scored consecutive baskets in the closing minutes, giving St. Joseph's a 71-69 lead, after the fllini had stormed back into contention with spurts of eight and 10 straight points.

The Ohioans clawed their way from 14 points behind Monday night for a 73-65 victory over Duquesne after Davidson had whipped Alabama 73-62 with a second half burst of its own. Alabama and Duquesne play 'or third place. "It made me think of the 20- lead we blew against 'urdue and a lead we lost on Minnesota," said Ohio Coach Jim Snyder recalling that the Bobcats raced to a 15-5 advan- age over Duquesne but fell behind 36-26 at intermission and appeared hopelessley beaten midway the second half. Seniors Mike Haley and Don Hilt and sophomore Mike Hammond pulled Ohio from behind, Tigers Upset Baylor Quint In Poinsettia GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) It was supposed to be an Auburn-Baylor final in the Poinsettia Classic basketball tournament, but Clernson's unpredictable young Tigers changed the script.

Baylor made it all right with an 89-78 burst past Furman Monday night but scoffed at Auburn's defensive reputation and spanked the Plainsmen 77-65 right inlu the consolation game. So Clemsou, 3-3, and Baylor, 6-2, play for the championship tonight at 9:30 after the Auburn- Furman game for third place at 7:30 Clemson shot 55.8 per cent from the floor and had five men in double figures to turn back Auburn, though the Plainsmen aided the Tiger cause by fouling in desperation in the final minutes. Five straight points by little (5-8) Buddy Benedict started the Tiger pullaway in the second half and Auburn never caught up from the 56-48 deficit The Plainsmen, 4-2, did have the game's high scorer in Joe Newton with 20 points. Sophomore Jim Sutherland's 19 points led Clemson. Benedict had 15 and soph Hank Channell 12.

Joe Ayooh and Randy Mahaffey, two more sophomores, scored 11 each. Baylor, sparked by the 19- point efforts of Winston Moore and Darell Hardy, bounded safely ahead of Furman with a burst of 11 straight points early in the second half. The Paladins, 3-5, closed to but the Bears pulled away again. Furman, which got 20 points from Dan Goolsby and 15 from Les Heicher, managed a 43-4 lead at the half, mainly on a 15 point spurt halfway through th period. Haley's three-point play tying it at 61-all and Hammonds two layups breaking a 6-363 deadlock to shoot the Bobcats ahead for good.

Haley led Ohio's scoring with 19 points, Hilt had 13 and Hammond 17. Duquesne's acrobatic Willie Somerset scored a game high of 23. The Dukes are now 8-2, Ohio 5-2. Davidson, nt out of 10th spot in the national rankings this week, outscored Alabama 11-1 just before the half to take a 34-31 lead at intermission. Dick Snyder, who scored a game high of 25 points and 14 in the first half, broke Alabama's back with four baskets in two minutes midway in the final half, as the Wildcats pulled the Crimson out of a restrictive zone defense.

Fred Hetzel had 18 for the Wildcats and Don Davidson added 17. Bob Rickey's 15 points were high for Alabama. Bob Andrews and Hary Hammonds, the other members of the Tide's front line, scored only five and six points, respectively. Davidson is 7-1, Alabama 6-2. Duke At Ohio St.

Wednesday Wake Forest, Florida In Gator Play Tonight By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Clemson and Maryland play or tournament championships tonight and Wake Forest's Deac- join the holiday rush in the first round of the Gator Bowl event at Jacksonville, Fla. Clemson. a 77-65 winner over favored Auburn Monday night, faces Baylor for the title in the Poinsettia Classic at Greenville, C. Baylor downed Furman 8978. Maryland, which turned Tulsa mistakes in to a 66-59 first round victory, faces Miami in the Hurricane Classic final at Miami, Fla.

Miami whipped Yale 86-71 behind Rick Varry's 45 points. Wake (4-3) plays Florida's Gators and Texas meets Georgia in the two-day Gator Bowl affair. The Deacons have been idle since an 86-83 loss at Purdue Dec. 19. The Atlantic Coast Conference is 3-1 in tourney games so far this season.

North Carolina hav- without taking a shot during the second half Virginia will be the fourth conference team in tourney action this week, meeting Canisius in the opening round of the Queen City Classic in Buffalo, Thursday night. Duke's conference leading Blue Devils (5-1) have a date at Ohio State Wednesday night. Belmont Abbey Beaten In N. Y. NEW YORK (AP)-- Fairleigh Dickinson and the host New York Athletic Club advanced to Wednesday's final round of the NYAC Christmas Basketball Tournament with victories Monday night.

Dickinson edged Bellont Abbey of Belmont, 72-71 and the NYAC uuo A i i i ui uiina i i a ing split two games in the Vir- Stonehill College of North East- ginia Tech Tourney. Clemson, paced by Jim Sutherland's 19 points and four other double figure scorers, made 55 8 per cent of its floor shots against Auburn. Buddy Benedict's five straight points started the Tiger pullaway in the second half. Maryland blew an 11-point lead, trailed 34-32 at the half, ut went on to beat Tulsa be- lind Jay McMillen's 18 points and 16 by Gary Ward. Tulsa lost the ball seven consecutive times on, 111-84 Danny Rosen's foul shot in the last four seconds won the game for Fairleigh Dickinson, now 36.

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