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I west ovarii I pp Wi In Overtime in T- it 1962 Page 27 Tuesday, Feb. Sport Sparks 'A I Special To The Enquirer MORGANTOWN, W. Feb. 5 The Los Angeles Lakers raced to their sixth straight victory in nine tries against the Cincinnati Royals, 134-128, in overtime, before a capacity crowd of 6800 in Mountaineer Fieldhouse. The former home of the Laker trio of Jerry West, Hot Rod Hundley and Fred LOU SMITHS Circling The Field Of Sports Schaus rocked with cheers as West brought his mates from behind In the third quarter.

The baby-faced idol of basketball-proud West Virginians almost singlehand-edly wiped out a Cincinnati lead which had grown to 15 points in the second period. He scored 19 markers in the third period, more than half of Los Angeles' total, to move the Lakers ahead, 87-83. The Royals battled back and finally regained the advantage, 105-104, with 4:36 to play on Joe Buckhalter's only field goal of the game. West, with a heavily-bandaged thigh which kept him on the sidelines Sunday at Chicago, played like a whirlwind as the game was fought to a conclusion. West's three-point play got a tie back, 109-109, with two minutes to play, and the "5 I tfcaaMaMaataJMtt THE EVER-LOVIN REDS enjoyed great fine defense, timely hitting and a fair share of luck last season, hut there was something else that helped them pick up the marbles a long bench.

We doubt whether Casey Stengel in his most un-predicable moments as manager of the Yankees ever employed the platoon system with more fervor and skill than did Fred Hutchinson in '61. As Hutch has often said this winter, It was a team victory. Not counting pitchers, Hutch used 21 players at eight positions. Versatility was the keynote. Eddie Kasko, for instance, performed at three positions, while Frank Robinson, Wally Post, and Jerry Lynch each played two outfield positions.

Kasko, who happens to be one of our favorite ballplayers, played 112 games at shortstop, six at second base, and 12 at third base. There'll be some new marchers in the parade of Handy Andys when the Reds begin tuning up in Florida later this month. Among the likely farm hands on tap will be Chico Ruiz, who can play three infield positions; Cliff Cook, who prefers playing third but can also do a workmanlike Job in the outfield, and Joe Gaines, who has cavorted both in the infield and outfield. The vendor wasn't kidding last season when he said, "Ya can't tell the Reds without a scorecard." PRACTICALLY SURE THINGS The winter book favorite for the Kentucky Derby will finish out of the money. Birdie Tebbetts will claim he was misquoted when he gets jammed up popping off about his Braves.

Danny Murtaugh will be the first National League manager to be bounced this season. Ohio State will again have one of the best football teams in the land THE CHICAGO CUBS will be the surprised club in the '62 National League pennant race. Vada Pinson's true all-around class will tell. Frank Robinson will hit more home runs than Willie Mays. JERRY LUCAS, Ohio State's great center, everybody's Ail-America and the Royals' No.

1 draft choice, was asked the following two questions by sportswriter Hal Lebovitz of Cleveland: "Suppose you are offerd $100,000 which isn't unlikelywhat will you do?" "I dont want to play basketball when I'm through at Ohio State," he answered to the first question. "But lsnt there the possibility that' the offer will be too tempting?" "I like to think there is no possibility. I dont want to play pro basketball. It just doesn't interest me. Certain events may occur to cause me to change my mind.

But I don't think so. I can't conceive what they could be." Tom Purcell (No. 30), tries to help him, but Nelson needed no help. OSU's Jerry Lucas 11) watches the play. Ohio State won, 89-63.

AP Wirephoto. HAWKS REBOUND Iowa's Don Nelson (No. 15) goes high into the air for a rebound during the Ohio State-Iowa basketball game last night at Collmbus, Ohio. His teammate, Bowling Green In UC Retains No. 2 Rating BUYS UP HIS CONTRACT Joe Stanka, who jumped his.

contract with the Chicago; White Sox to play In Japan-for two seasons, bought It; back from the Chicago club. Monday for a $15,000. His purchase of his. contract clears up his status; as a baseball outlaw and. puts him back in standing.

AP wirephoto. Bellarmine Trounces Villa, 82-64; Special To The Enquirer LOUISVILLE, Feb. 5- Bellarmine grabbed an early lead here tonight and rolled over Villa Madonna, 82-64, in a Kentucky Inter-: collegiate ence basketball game. i Don Kalmey and Beri Monhollen paced the I Knights to their fifth KIAC win against the same num- ber of losses with 22 and IT. points respectively.

Former Covington Catholic High star, 6-7 Tom Hugenberg hurt Villa all evening with, his rebounding. He lead both teams with 14 grabs; Substitute George Ed-; wards was the high scorer-; for Villa with 14 markers; -The loss gives the Rebels a 4-5 league record and eight wins in 21 starts on! the season. I BEL'MINE FGM FGA FTM FTA Rbds. PF TP Kalmey 15 7 22, Hill Hugenhera Monhollen Mosley Stabler Duddv 1 9 16 9 2 9 0 3 i 1 i 0 12 0 3 I 14 10 1 Godfrey Ouesenberrv 1 Alvey 2 Total ..35 69 12 28 46 25 viua MADONNA FGM FGA FTM FTA Rods. PF TP Edwards 5 i Emmerich Gerrein Gross Deatharagt MoeMorinf Soear Steidel Stewart Tieman Young Israel 10 12 a 6 i i 4 6 4 7 3 Total .19 64 26 35 IS 64, Hilttime scora-Bellarmint 46, Villa Madonna 27.

5 Officials-Joe Hagen and Gent Lucas, Altendance-2157. Reds To Use Tampa Motel As Headquarters i The National League, champion Reds will move their spring training head-; quarters to a swanky motel at Tampa, Fla. It was announced by gen-8 eral manager Bill DeWitt yesterday that the entire Reds' personnel will be housed at the 152-room Causeway Inn Motel located on Tampa's Courtney Campbell Causeway, Just west of Tampa's Interna- tional Airport. DeWitt said "the club Is happy to make available housing and restaurant fa- duties for the entire club at this motel. The facilities I are excellent, and the motel is only five miles from I downtown Tampa and four miles from Lopez Field where we play our games." The Reds open 1 training on February 22 when the batterymen re- port.

The remainder of the squad cheeks in on Tues- day, February 27. NEW YORK, Feb. 5 (UPD Ohio State, Cincinnati and Kentucky rolled along as the nation's No. 1-2-3 teams in the United Press International major college basketball rating today, while Bowling Green, beaten in only one of 16 games, joined the top 10 for the first time this season. Ohio State received 349 out of a possible 350 points for the sixth straight week as 34 of the 35 coaches who comprise the rating board aaiPedJJ eyes the nation's top team for the 10th week in a row.

The other first-place vote went to Kentucky for the fourth consecutive week. Cincinnati's Bearcats, who handed Ohio State its only loss of the 1960-61 season when they beat the Buckeyes in the NCAA finals, lost a little ground to both. Ohio State and It isn't that Lucas is well of fact, his wife, an Ohio school this semester to take season, whipped Purdue, 94-73, last Monday and then made Northwestern its 16th straight victim on Saturday night, handing the Wildcats a 97-61 drubbing. The Buckeyes, who also are shooting for their third straight Big Ten title, have eight games left to play all against conference rivals. Kentucky, cruising along with a 7-0 record in the Southeastern Conference with no one in sight to challenge the Wildcats for the top spot, plays only once this week against Mississippi on SaturdayT TEAMS Pti.

1 Ohi Stilt (34) (164)) 349 3-Cinciimati (17-2) J5 3- Kntuck (1) (I6-1) 384 4- Kinm iUU (15-2) 227 5- Dulu (14-2) 151 6- Duflueioi (16-2) 125 7- Southern Calitornii (124) 105 8- Brdl (14 3) 9 -Ortoon Stitt (16-1) 6 10-Bowlin Grttit (15-1) 42 SECOND State 30j 12-Villanova 29; 13-Colorado 15( 14-(Tie), UtaN and West Virqinit 13 aachi 16-Ahzona State University 12; 17-loyola (III.) 18 St. John's (N. 8 19-Stanford 20-fTie), Loyola UCLA and Utah State 3 each. Othen-Colorado State, Texas Tech and Wisconsin 1 each. Alonzo Stagg In Hospital STOCKTON, Feb.

5 (UPD Amos Alonzo Stagg, 99, who spent more years as a collegiate head footfall coach than any other man, has been hospitalized for medical observation, it was learned today. Attendants at Dameron Hospital said Stagg entered the hospital Saturday afternoon and was in fair condition today. He is allowed no visitors. There was no report as to whether he was suffering from a specific ailment. teams traded two-pointers to the finish.

West missed a pair of free throws but Rudy La-Russo put in the rebound as the Lakers held on. Oscar Robertson sank two free throws with 26 seconds to play, but La-Russo re tied the count at 115-115, with a screen from West with only 14 seconds to go. The Royals set up Oscar but he missed a difficult 16-footer and they could not rebound it. Quick fielders by LaRus-so and Howie Jollif put the Lakers ahead to stay. Jol-liff, who earlier appeared the goat with his faulty ball handling, showed the way at this point along with Frank Selvy and Ray Felix.

West ripped off 46 points more than his highest total as an undefeated collegian playing four seasons in this field house. He has averaged 38.4 per game since Elgin Baylor went into the Army. LaRusso, who has played well in Baylor's absence, added 28 as did Selvy. Oscar scored 30 and had eight feeds, the same as Arlen Bockhorn, who scored 24. Jack Twyman chipped in with 21.

Los Angeles thus assumed its largest lead in the western division, 11 games over the Royals. The teams play each other only three more times. 1. AN'Gl'S FGMFGAFTM FTA RbJs PF TP LaRusst 10 5 it Jellitf Krebi Selvy Wist Hawkins Hundley Fein 2 6 13 16 1 1 1 10 8 I 1 3 4 3 11 0 2 6 Totals 50 112 34 42 70 27 134 'Includes Seven Team Rebounds. CINCIN'TI FGM FGA FTM FTA Rbds PF TP Room 5 10 4 13 3 14 Twyman 9 20 3 3 8 21 Deed 6 11 3 3 10 3 15 Rob'tson 10 28 10 11 11 5 30 lockh'rn 10 21 4 4 6 6 24 Nordm'n .1 2 0 0 5 4 2 Smith .8 2 2 13 18 8 ckh't'r .1 6 2 4 6 2 4 iiliee Tatars 50 110 28 35 67 31 128 'Includes Seven Team Rebounds.

los angeles 25 25 37 28 19-134 Cincinnati 33 27 23 32 13-128 Officials Willi Smith and Joe Gushoe. Attendance-6800. White House Quiet On Ski Travel Ban WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 UP) The White House declined comment today on the situation that has developed as to the world ski championships due to the favel ban by NATO allies against East Germany, Officials of the International Ski Federation, meeting in Bern, Switzerland, telegraphed appeals Saturday to President Kennedy and other Western leaders to intervene. The federation wants permits for Communist East Germany's skiers to travel to the championships scheduled to begin Saturday In Chamonix, France.

Presidential Press Secretary Pierre Salinger was asked Monday what reaction there had been. He replied that he had no comment. he fouls a lot. Garrison fouling out cost the game at Bradley. "They are all good shooters and this boy Donny Reid now is playing the way (coach John) Bening-ton wanted him to play." COACH ED Jucker prefaced his review of the three victories last week, and the two games coming up this week, by reporting that all Bearcat varsity members had successfully passed' their mid-year examinations and are eligible for the second semseter.

However, It was also announced that freshman center Ed Franklin of Chicago had dropped out of school after academic deficiencies earlier had left him ineligible for the second semester. Analyzing some of the Bearcats Individually, Jucker said: "Tom Thacker was and is my chief concern. I'm not convinced yet, I'm doing him Justice playing him at guard. He's not a natural guard because his movements are restricted-he can't finish the play. "His illness has jnurt ciail him too, fcv Kentucky this week despite adding three more victories for a 17-2 record.

With points computed on a basis Of 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 for votes from first to 10th, Cincinnati had 295 for second while Kentucky, winner of 16 of 17 games, had 284 for third. Kansas State (15-2) remained fourth, while Duke (14-2) continued its steady rise in the ratings by taking over the fifth position, held a week ago by ern Duquesne notch to sixth while the Tro ans, routed by UCLA, 73-59, last Friday for their fourth loss in 16 games, slipped to seventh. Both Bradley (14-3) and Oregon State (16-1) added a pair of victories last week in games played through February 3, but they stayed right where they were a week ago in the. ratings Regional, the. NCAA offered the berth to the winner of the Xavier-Loyola game.

The Muskies of last winter, lacking the overall talent of McCaffertys current group but blessed with inexhaustive desire, won the pressure match at Chi- cago. In addition to the tournament touch that sneaks into tomorrow's rematch with Dayton, the Muskies have a "get even" motive. The Flyers won the first contest of the winter series, 64-48, saddling a Xavier team with the skimpiest point output in a 290-game stretch dating back to the 1950-51 season. the Braves in eighth and the Beavers in i h. Bowling Green, however, used a victory over Miami to Jump from 11th to loth replacing slumping Villa-nova which dropped decisions to Dequesne and Detroit.

Mississippi State, beaten only once In 17 games, headed the second 10 grouping, while Villanova was 12th and Colorado was 13th. Utah and West Virginia were tied for 14th, Arizona State U. was 16th, Loyola (111.) was 17th, St. -John's (N. was 18th, Stanford was 19th and Loyola UCLA and Utah State were tied for "20th.

Only three other schools Colorado State, Texas Tech and Wisconsin drew votes this week in the most concentrated balloting of the season. Ohio State, bidding for its second straight perfect Little has changed among the Muskies since. They are all-victorious at the Field House, where the record is 9-0, and a horrible zero-zero-zero out of it at 0-8. The Muskies were intact on the practice floor yesterday, the start of the second, semester. McCafferty took it as semiofficial word from academic authorities that all players were eligible for participation In athletics, though definite word was expected today.

McCafferty will discuss the situation at the Musketeer Club luncheon at 12:15 p. m. today at Hotel Metropole. for some new furniture they bought recently. AMONG THE reds who will assemble at Tampa in less than two weeks is a young man who has been acclaimed as one of the most brilliant pitching prospects to come out of the minors in recent years.

And the question uppermost in the minds of the club brass is: "What are we going to do with him?" The most eloquent testimonial to the quality of the pitching that enabled the Reds to win the pennant last year is the fact that there doesnt appear to be an opening on the staff for Sammy Ellis, a 20-year-old righthander, who compiled a 10-3 record for the Columbia club of the Sally League after being plucked off the campus of Mississippi State for a sizeable bonus last June. Most scouts we've talked with in recent months call Ellis "the outstanding pitching prospect in the minor leagues last summer." In 114 innings he struck out 129 and walked but 62 in posting a dazzling 1.89 earned run average. But with Jimmy O'Toole, Joey Jay and Bob Purkey again handling most of the starting assignments, backed up by strong-armed youngsters like Ken Hunt, Jim Ma-loney, Dave Sisler, Moe Drabowsky, along with an excellent bullpen, headed by the incomparable Jim Brosnan, young Ellis will have to be a super phenom to win a spot on Hutch's pitching staff on his first trip to a major league training camp. Win Over Flyers Would Spur XU's Tourney Hopes Crosley Award Goes To DeWitt off financially. As a matter State co-ed, dropped oiiloL a job which will help pay the Reds to their first National League pennant In 21 years.

DeWitt was named general manager of the club following the resignation of Gabe Paul in October, 1960. The writers earlier yesterday said manager Fred Hutchinson had been named recipient of the Frank Y. Grayson Award. Named in honor of the one-time baseball writer for the Cincinnati Times-Star, the award recognizes Hutchinson for the "greatest contribution to organized baseball." Hutchinson had been named the league's "manager of 1961." He also will receive the award at the dinner. The dinner, a testimonial to the Reds, is sponsored Jointly by the writers and Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce.

Reservations, at $8.50 each, may be made with Earl Lawson, ticket manager, Box 1400, Cincinnati 1. Chessmen Adjourn STOCKHOLM, Feb. 5 7P Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, N. and Gedeon Barcza of Hungary adjourned their game in the sixth round of an international chess tournament with the American in a favorable position Sunday. Fischer was tied for second with four points after five rounds.

Jucker Warns That Bills Are An Improved Team jj 4 "ttfk iti BY BILL FORD Of The Enquirer Staff Absurd as it appears on the surface, there is an indication that Jim McCaf-ferty sees a chance for Xavler's erratic basketball team to appear in a major post-season tournament next month. Clearly and carefully the coach refrained from mention of his Musketeers as a possible entrant in either the National Collegiate Athletic Association playoffs or the National Invitation Tournament, but in a speech yesterday he strongly hinted they could make it (After a glance at the 9-won, 8-lost record, there are those who agree. The Muskies can get into one or both if they pay for the seats to watch). In a talk before the Agonis Club, a group of sports enthusiasts at Dayton, Ohio, McCafferty featured tourney worthies and listed his top choices as "at-large" entrants for the Mideast Regional of the NCAA. He said Loyola of Chicago and Dayton were the "two front-runners now," with Louisville a challenging third.

It so happens that Loyola, Dayton and Louisville are three of nine opponents remaining on the Muskies schedule. They oppose Dayton (13-4) tomorrow night at Cincinnati Gardens, Louisville (10-5) on Valentine night and national scoring leader Loyola (14-2) on March 5. Reading between the lines, this suggests that if the Muskies conquer the three and pickup support with some other victories they would earn credentials for the playoff, The Muskies encountered a similar "if you win" showdown last season and crept into the NCAA as a participant. Needing an "at large" team for the Mideast The first Powel Crosley Jr. Memorial Award will be presented to William O.

DeWitt, president and general manager of the Reds, the Cincinnati chapter of the Baseball Writers Association announced last', night. The award, founded as a tribute to the late owner of the Cincinnati baseball club, is in recognition of DeWitt's meritorious service to major league baseball in Greater Cincinnati. DeWitt will receive the award at a testimonial dinner for the National League champions Saturday night at Hotel Sheraton-Gibson. Although Crosley did not live to see the start of the 1961 season, DeWitt guided mmmmmmmmmmmmm NBA Rounduo NATIONAL lASKfTlAll ASSOCIATION WESTERN DIVISION Club Won fct. CI.

10S ANGELES 43 17 .717 CINCINNATI 31 37 .534 11 DETROIT 36 31 .446 ST. 10UU 21 37 .361 51 CHICAGO 44 .214 2 EASTERN DIVISION dub Won tost PC CI. BOSTON 43 13 .761 PHILADELPHIA 37 23 .17 I SYRACUSE 27 31 .44 17 NEW YORK 20 3 23 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS 10S ANGELES 134. CINCINNATI 131 BOSTON 127. CHICAGO 111.

TODAY'S GAMES CHICAGO VS. SYRACUSE AT NEW YORK. LOS ANGELES AT NEW YORK. DETROIT AT CINCINNATI. I0STON AT ST.

LOUIS. BY DICK FORBES Of The Enquirer Staff Cincinnati went back to work yesterday for Thursday night's top test against St. Louis University amid warnings by assistant coach Tay Baker that a margin of from six to 10 points will be the difference. "St. Louis is better than it was earlier when we beat them (62-47)," Baker warned the weekly UC Boosters Club basketball meeting at Hotel Sinton.

Noting that his prognostication that Drake was an improved team over its first meeting with UC didn't prove true, Baker said he still felt St. Louis was better now "since they got a few things straightened out. "It's going to be a battle over there (at St. Louis' Kiel Auditorium) and we can't afford to get behind them or we'll never catch up. I think it's going to be a down-to-the-wlre affair." Baker said 6-8 sophomore Garry Garrison "is playing tremendously now although picture I'm going to con- tinue to play him at guard.

"Ron Bonham cracked those zone defenses wide open both at North Texas and Houston. He's playing well and improv--, ing. "Paul Hogue Is not yet I 100 ready. His thumb still Is giving him problems and I he, shouldn't even have been in there against Hous- I ton. "Tom Sizer came in there at guard in relief and did a good Job.

He fed beau- tifully. "As for George Wilson and Tony Yates, well they continue to improve. Wil- son Is working well around the basket and scoring well. As for Yates, North Texas coach Charlie John- I son told reporters down there 'Yates makes this Cincinnati ball FOR THE team overall, Jucker. said, "Our general play at Houston was not good.

We always seem to play there Just good enough to win. I don't think we- played well at North Texas either. Maybe" it was the heat, I don't know, but I hate that Texas triD worse than any other. GO GET IT Cincinnati Junior Mohawk Wayne cunning-ham shoots between a pair of Indianapolis Warriors in quest of the elusive puck in hockey action last night at Cincinnati Mohawks won the Mid-West Amateur Hockey League game, 13-5. Rich Manke had tour goals and Don Kissinger three, for the winning Cincln-natians.

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