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Ummul THE WORLD OF SPORTS SECTION 2 FEBRUARY 7, 154 Eastern Stuns No. 4-Rated Western 63-54, Ends Hilltoppers' Win Streak at 21 Games 13-5 in the first six minutes of Mitchell, and two sophomores, can be termed nothing short of astounding. Just a few weeks ago, the Hill- toppers had humiliated them down in Bowling Green, by smothering them with a record 122-78 triumDh. their greatest rivals, they again played it slow. Right from the start, they did.

Holding the ball, and holding the ball until they got a good cpen- ing. They still weaved and stalled By TOMMY FITZGERALD Courier-Journal Stiff Writer Richmond, Feb. 6. Eastern's Maroons took a slow boat to dreamland here tonight. They beat Western 63-54.

And they reached this basketball paradise, which looked like a never-never land even to their most imaginative support ers, Dy piaying a cooi, smart, i stalling, ball-possession type of game. Humiliated 122-78 In doing so, they ended a 21-game Western winning streak, giving the nation's fourth-ranked Hilltoppers their first defeat of the campaign in an upset that 'I 'k play. Trail By 14 13 They finally got within a point by the quarter, trailing only 14-13. They took the lead at 18-16 and then lost it in the second before Jack Adams, who pla-ved a superb 6arne Put them top at 22-21 With follOW-UD with 4:15 left in the half. Eastern never lost the lead alter tnat, out me outcome was i in ciouoi ngni aown V) tne jast throbbing minute.

And making this triumph all the more remarkable and unbe-lieveable is that Coach Paul Mc-Brayer did it with a lineup of mostly inexperienced kids. He had a freshman, Jimmy Kentucky Rips Georgia 100-68 By RUSS MELVIV, Courier-Journal Correspondent Owensboro, Feb. 6. Cliff Hagan returned home tonight and led his Kentucky Wildcats to an easy 100-68 decision over an Kiiby's Report Bryant's Choice Is Ermal Allen; Many Alumni Seek Jack Curtice; Frank Leahy 'Offered' Joh By EARL RUBY, Courier' Journal Sports Editor Catching up the loose ends: Paul Bryant's choice as the man to succeed him as head football coach at the University of Kentucky is Ermal Allen. Ermal has been Paul's assistant for eight years.

He has played under three of the nation's best coaches Bryant, Paul Brown (Cleveland pros in 1947), and Gen. Bob Neyland (Eastern Army All-Stars, 1942). Jack Curtice, former Transylvania athlete, later coach at Elizabethtown and Owensboro, now fabulously successful head coach at the University of Utah, is being pushed by many friends and U. K. alumni.

Jack has won the Skyline Conference championship three years in succession. The N.C.A.A. records show his win-loss record over 12 years to be fifth best outclassed University of Georgia Bulldog five at the Sports-center before an overflow crowd of more than 6,000 fans. It was the 16th straight vie- tory for the unbeaten Wildcats, record of 118 points. The Wild- Although he played only the cat subs played just a little bet-final minute of the fourth quar- er th.an the Georgia reserves ter Hagan took scoring honors Dut wth three minutes to play for the night with 29, far short nt lnto s.ta11 t0 down Courlar-Jeurnal Phot LOUISVILLE'S CHUCK NOBLE gets set for a one-hand push shot in second period action against Stetson at the Armory last night.

Stetson's Dave Howard, left, and Ted Cassidy bear down on Noble, but not in time to prevent the Cardinal's ace from scoring. U. L. Finds Men's Shop! This left the Maroons smarting with shame and throbbing with anger. Tnni.hf fW tnrnprl thi into fire and this humiliation mio ampuiauon as wey severea An; 7tm uic iiuguujr msiu conquests.

And they did it just the same way they ended the 32-game win- ning streak for Western on the Bowling Green floor four years ago. They came to a slow boil again Seething for revenge against line coach under Don Faurot, split-T, at Missouri, has applied Harry Smith in ho an nnnlinnnt parliAv but And Whips Stetson 79-61 In America. Since Frank Leahy and Biggie Munn have retired, only Bud Wilkinson at Oklahoma, Sid Gillman at Cincinnati, Jim Tatum at Maryland and Earl Blaik at Army rate above Curtice. One prominent U. K.

alumnus telephoned Tatum Friday. Tatum said, don't know whether I'd be interested'in that job or not." Jim then talked with a friend in Lexington. "If Paul is making what I think he is, and still doesn't want that spot, I smell a rat in the woodpile, i I'll put my figure at $20,000 a year." First Offer! One man already has been offered the job He telephoned Guy Huguelet to speak for his former assistant, who is an applicant "I can't say about your assistant," said Huguelet, "but I'm offering you the job right now. You say the word and it is yoursj The- caller was Frank" Leahy Northern Kentuckians are hot for Gillman This man has done extremely well at Cincinnati and surely deserves consideration. By LARRY BOECK 11 1, tut it woo Louisville Knew mat was scheduled to play Stetson last ninM hut fnr a Vialf lhi fardi- night, but for a halt tne tarai- nals appeared to be lost in a millinprv shoD Chuck Noble mminery snop.

uuu uui gumea mem uai. i. department in the second half, however, and so the Cards nan- dlly disposed of a game but out- manned Stetson by 79-61. Noble administered the coupe after Western had got in front A EllM OI LilUC I Western 54) sver fi.ft.of. Pi fgft.pf.

it i a Marshall 4 4Admif Turner 110 5 Holbrook Spoelstra 7 I 4 Floyd 2 1 5 Abie i 101 Muihy i 5 Srie.rV:::::: 1 a SSfr 2 1 9 KfJSTiV 2 0 ToU1 18 27 Western 14 13 14 11-54 fastern 13 10 14 It 41 Free throws missed: Western Marshall Paul McBrayer Solves Western Magic Again Report Gave Hint Of Upset A crushed Paul McBrayer hinted in Earl Ruby's column the morning following Eastern's humiliating 122-78 loss at Bowling Green that his Maroons would give Western a rough time in Richmond. And Ruby wrote that the lopsided victory might cost Western its win streak. Here is a portion of Ruby's Report of January 19: "Western's lop-sided win over Eastern will cause the Topper's long win streak to be snapped when the teams meet in Richmond, if history repeats. 'I feel like Ed poured it on us just as much as' he possibly said Coach Paul McBrayer yesterday. Aren't Resentful aren't he said, 'we have a fine rivalry with Western, and if we can't defend ourselves we can't expect Western to do it for us.

It was a case of an excellent team having a great night against a mediocre, green outfit, and going for all they could get. 'There's just one thing about it. Eight years ago Western poured it on us at Bowling Green like they did Saturday. They beat us 34 points. Two weeks, later, four freshmen and one junior beat them at Richmond.

We have no license even to think about Western this year. We haven't, got a man who could make first five. But we still will do our best when they come to Richmond, as we did eight years Selvy 40 PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6 (ff) The nation's top basketball scorer, Frank Selvy, of Corbin, sank 40 points tonight but it wasn't enough to prevent visiting Furman from being trounced 100-83 by La-Salle before 9,164 in Convention Hall. Temple defeated St.

Joseph's of Philadelphia in the opener of the doubleheader 73-58. For Favor, A 'Murder fit i if- Harry Smith, inventor of the Adams and Ronnie Tellegrinon in there, but these green, but able and fighting, lads won it for him. Adams Hits 23 -That Adams pitched in 23 points and held Western's mighty Tom Marshall to eight points and just two iield goals. This Mitchell kid, who never Pa'ed high-school ball, made eignt points, an 01 tnem on tree throws and five of them when the pressure was killing in those closing minutes. But continuing to play ball-possession all the way, Mc-Brayer's inexperienced boys played with the surencss of pros Continued on Pag 7, Column 3 the score.

This started the fans yelling for Hagan and for the Cats to reach 100 which they finally did through free throws. Kentucky did tie one record, however, by running up 36 points in the first period t0 tie iu 8ea. -i, son's mark for 10 minutes As the second period opened, it became obvious that the Wildcats were out to feed the ball to Hagan in an effort for him to regain his Sportscenter scoring title. Cliff had it with 43 points t. 1 n.

Z.au uuiiiia uiuai, unmu iunc air America now with Fort Belvoir, Uh Tnm MrManils W9S nhmif the wnole 0fensive show.for Georgia, getting 27 points, mostly on long snots Ramsey hit for 20 for the Cats. 16 In Row! Kentucky (100) Otorfll (U) Plyr ff.ft.pf. Player fg.ft.pf. Tsloropoulof 4 0 2 Satterfield 10 1 Ramtey i ..614 Pottj 1 1 I Bibb 1 Parker 8 4 (irawemeyer 110 1 CUmenta I 1 I riui 0 Fntcri 0 Curry 0 1 Bell OOO Hagan 0 I 4 fcnileye 4 I Hurm 1 1 Parrtsh 8 0 1 1 Rnaeg 4 1 a McGee I ....0 1 1 ITii.na 7 11 MpMinul 7 1 Puckett Edmonson 010 Chandler ..111 Joneag 0 0 1 C. Evanaf ..101 Bradley 101 Totala 41 IB 23 Totala 84 80 81 H.ntuckv 14 11 17100 Georgia 1 l-4 Free throw mined: Kentucky C.

Evana I. Hone, Hagan 4, Ramiey 3, Bibb, puck-ett, Grawemeyer 2, Hunrt Georgia Enaley 9, McManug 2, rarriaa i. Aitociitad Prtit Wlrephoto University of Kentucky's Georgia's Louis McGee (3) Owensboro last night. U. K.

Tsioropoulos. The Wildcats time this week, 100-68. Aiaoama learn nave luugm-i Ki nnnfornnm Tn fart asked them or an extra game next year to open our season, and they refused. Guess he wants a little more of teams like Xavier and Temole." and How About Us? "Mr. upp nas seen 101 iiium ti tl basketball than I have and it ne thinks his team is the greatest ever, I'd just like to know what that will make us, just in case we should beat him," the former Notre Dame player continued.

Alabama plays Kentucky here March 1. i Statement Is Denied Owensboro, Feb. 6 (JP) Coaches Adolph Rupp of Ken- la P) im nf i i de grace by connecting on uve foe And tne natters, groomed straight shots three in the last wcu in fundamentals by an ex-35 seconds of the first half and Kentuckian affable Dick More-two in the opening moments of jand, former physical education the second session. This, as Noble instructor at the Frankfort Y.M. was high man with 26 points for c.A.

weren't doing much better the contest, sent Louisville to a jn the shooting department. 36-26 halftime margin and kept them going in the second canto. By 0n'y 1814 Louisville, forced to look bad Louisville led by only 18-14 that first half by an apparently at the end of a quarter of this deliberate fouling game by the draggy, often dull game. This hostile but inept Hatters when quarter, frustrating, indeed, to the Cards had a shot, got to both- squads, saw the Cards con-moving in the second half. Until necting on a mere three of 23 shots for a weak 13 per cent -ma.

while the Hatters, closely guard- EXIICClCll It ed, sank four of 15 attempts for approximately 27 per cent. 5nv 3tPtsnn fonrh The Hatters, though, were at- Sm Says Stetson uaon tempting t0 slow thingg uPf com. After Western Defeat ing down the floor at leisure. for the job. He has Faurot's recommendation and blessing.

Harry, who is married to the former Miss Mable Geoghegan of Bardstown, starred for Southern Cal. He played in the Rose Bowl twice. He captained the College All-Stars at Chicago in '40. He is 35 years old. Jim Myers, assistant to Red Sanders at U.C.L.A., of his previous Sportcenter rec ords of 43 and way behind his top mark of 51.

At halftime, Hagan was presented a trophy from Dell Pub- iicauuiu xor ueuig kuiihi tin their pre-season All-America i 1 team. A. B. "Happy" Chandler made the presentation. Subs Go Into Stall Coach Adolph Rupp, obviously nettled by the stories on his re- marks about Georgia Friday night, i.

ii a i during the final three minutes to prevent the score from reaching 100. But Frank Ramsey was fouled twice in the last minute and made three free throws to reach the century mark. The crowd, out to see Hagan and the Wildcats break the Sports. center scoring records, started to yell for their favorite in the fourth period when it became obvious what Rupp was trying to do. Finally with a minute to go, the veteran coach sent Hagan and Ramsey back in but they wouldn't shoot.

Thursday night Kentucky beat this same Georgia quintet 106-55 and could have easily done it again tonight except for the fact Rupp called off the dogs. Rupp substituted a complete new team to open the fourth quarter and this kept Kentucky from breaking the Sportscenter TSIOROPOULOS FOULS Lou Tsioropoulos (16) fouls in this first period action at guard Gayle Rose is behind beat Georgia for the second It In mm has tossed his hat into the ring, with Red's backing. Jack Curtice He has been Red's line coach for six years. He also was with Sanders at Vanderbilt before going then, however, a meager and un- suspenseful Armory crowd of 3 00Q ltl 0f boners, one more to the like of an archaeologist tnan a Ian. a stetson team ihat cave miehtv and No.

4 powered Western, upset by East- interesUn(? g0 of it for tnree quarters before bowir)g by 81.63 L0UiSViUe that first halt, par- ticularly in the opening quarter, had a difficult time, it appeared, the Hatters seriously as a Most ot tne ume, nowever, iney couldn't drive around Louisville's defense for an open shot and, faced with the alternative of hitting from out, they were doing poorly. And so it was only a matter of time before their demise. Noble actually provided the can opener. After the Cards opened their margin to 30-26 with some 30 seconds to go in the first half, Chuck belted in two long pushes and one medium shot. That made it 36-26 at the half.

And that, for all purposes, was it. U. L. never seriously was threatened thereafter. John Prudhoe with 17, Vlad Gastevich with 13 also contributed to the cause as the Cards achieved their 15th victory in 19 Mad Hatters! Loullvllle (79) Station (41) Player Carlln fg.ft.pf.

Player fg.ft.pf. .1,1 3 Noble 10 4 0 4 2 Gaatevlch 521 Haiml Howard ..124 Harrah 002 Yonge 2 2 4 In ton 1 0 2 Cassidy Imgrund Crumpton Smith Silvers .213 uarragn I 111 Prudhoa ..572 .22 Tyra 001 1 2 2 Cox 2 4 1 .10 0 Keffer 1 0 1 Moreman 0 1 Morgan 0 0 1 18 25 211 Totala 26 27 23 Total! Stetson Louisville .14 12 14 1 41 II II J5-7 Free Throws Missed: Stetson Howard 2, Young Cassidy, Imgrund 2. Crumpton; Louisville Noble, Gastevich 2, Har. rah 2, Prudhoe 2, Tyra 2, Cox 2, More-man 2. west.

Blanton Collier, the Paris, gentleman helping Paul Brown with the Cleveland Browns pro team, has the support of many Central Kentucky folks. Collier himself has made no move. Ray Graves, line coach for Bobby Dodd at Georgia Tech, has been contacted by one U. K. representative.

This man has been seriously considered for several top jobs He would have Dodd's full recommendation as excellent head-coach Frank Broyles of the same staff uiit ronnrterl has not been mentioned lately. outings. The Cardinals, working easily, as though, to them, thia earne was only a routine demoli- tion of the foe, sank 26 of 85 lempis ior ju per ceni. The HatterSi wiUing for com. bat but outstripped in speed.

sharpshooting, bail handling and other dcpartments but hmght (they were mg), were iearjy j0hn Imgrund with 16 and Bob Crumpton with 12. Stetson-fi- nally rippled, tho netting fort18 of 70 shots for 26 per cent. The victory was Louisville'! 16th in 20 games; the loss Stet son's eighth in 15. 1 Courier-Journal Phot JOHN PRUDHOE, U. of Is 6-9 center, is fouled by Jack Smith of Stetson in the second quarter of last night's game at the Armory.

Lily 62, London 42. Jackson 65, Leslie County 52. 4 Powell County 74, Waco 64. McKee 107, East Bernstadt 66. Maysvlll 69, Ft.

Knox 48. Kingston 48, Ber Foundation 41. Cincinnati Elder 15, Fort Thomag St. Thomas 58. Lebanon Junction 100, Wllllsburf 50.

Western High 73, Mt. Washington Owen County 61, Waddy 55, Flaget 87, Barrett 64. Central City 80. Paducgh 87. Denmore 63.

Muhlenberg Cenral 41V, Leitchfleld 58, Drakesboro 49. Central 14, Henderson Doug I a 40. Pikevllle Academy 27, Elkhorn City 3V. Lexington Lafayette 61, Wlogo 36. Manual 68, Dayton Stiver (Ohio) 5 Wolf County 55, Leatherwood 47.

Whltesburg 80, Breathitt 57. Sharpsburg 58, Oranabiu-g 40. AST KiNTUCKV TOURNAMINT .1 Olive Bill 68. Boyd County il. Carter City 49, Greenup 4i C.K.C.

TOURNAMINT lexlngton Henry CUy 16, Imn 4 (SIX DanvUl 11. Pari 51 (SF). S.C.K.C. AT CAMFilLLIVItLl Cavern 90, Old Ky. Horn 11 Lexington Henry Clay DanvUl JT LUI RAU CONFIRINCI Ml(vl Lexington Catholl H.

Midway Continued on Pag 7, Column fK'A'- it 1 Has Lifetime Job Jack Curtice, his friends point out, not only has lapped the field in the Skyline Conference three successive seasons, but has led the conference in offense four successive years, and rated fourth in the nation last year. He employs a wide open Texas style offense, with plenty of passes. Curtice is a member of the National Football Blanton Collier Rules Committee, and the Tootball Hall of Fame Board of Directors. He has a master's degree ii WASN'T "surprised 1 1 thought they were riding for a fall." So commented Stetson Coach Dick Moreland at the Armory last night after he had learned Western's No. 4 ranked Hill-toppers were stunned by Eastern.

Moreland lost to U. L. last night by 79-61 and on Thursday had bowed to Western 81-63. "When we played the Hill-toppers, they hit only 25 per cent of their shots the first half," said Moreland. "And their Marshall (All-America candidate Tom Marshall) hit for only three field goals until they had the game won in the fourth quarter." Louisville, added Moreland, former physical education instructor at Frankfort Y.M.C.A., handled his Hatters "more like I thought a big-league club would." Western, he speculated, looked ragged against his team and probably also against Eastern because perhaps it hadn't had a real tough game since the one against Dayton (three overtimes) on January 13.

Remark University of Georgia basketball team. Botn coaches told the Associ- th was mis- atea ress inai sPeech he toade here last night. He had been quoted as saying that playing Georgia 1 i II ti! in DasKemaii is as riuicuious as kissing your own sister." However, a playback of the recording made of the speech by radio station WOMI, revealed to- night that Rupp, in referring to tonight's game here, said: vye did play the same team last night and if there's anything tnat is more ridiculous than just kissing your sister it is to play a team again that we practically ran out of the state last night." and has worked three years' on his Ph.D:, at Columbia University. He holds a full professorship at Utah, with life tenure. "Curtice not only is one of the five top coaches in America," points out an Owensboro follower, "but he does pretty well on television.

His weekly football TV show in Salt Lake City was voted by Variety to be the best football program of the year. Not Me! During the excitement of Bryant's Coach Raps Rupp's Bnskcllinll Scores resignation Thursday, Harry Lancaster, assistant i x. tA nn 4V.O ernie oniveij Tuscaloosa Ala Feb 6 (AP) He also said that playing country. Maybe he hasn't looked tucky and Harbin Red Law-uscaioosa 0 1 at; Georgia is "as ridiculous as kiss- around enough. son of Georgia jointly denied Johnny Dee, Alabama pas- own sister and added Tulane and my own here today that Rupp had made DaSKeiuail layycu uuuic ouitcij vu uic wii.1 i mmnm shoulder.

"Let me be the first to congratulate you," he said. "It looks like you get the job back." "Not me!" cried Bernie. "Not this time!" (Bernie filled in as head coach one year before Bryant took the job). Kentuckianaties The Roller Skaters, who recently staged their 13th annual Polio Show at the Fourth Avenue and Fontaine Ferry Rinks, found Each denotea on overtime. Kentucky Colleges Louisville 79, Stetson 11.

Eastern 13, Western 54. Georgetowa SI, Belmont 77. Paducah i. C. 72, Sue Bennett 13.

Ashland 1. C. 70. Sue Bennett 60. Llndsey-WUson 63, Sue Bennett 61, Berea 7N Bellarmlne 65.

Lindmy-Wtlson J. C. 77, Ashland J. C. 17.

Kentucky Stat 71, Central Stat 60. Kentucky 100, Georgia 68. Union City 65, Murray Ky. 54. Pikevllle J.

C. 106, Mountain Stat 51. Union 00, Carson-Newman 61. Kentucky High School Shawnee 67, Eminence 52. Male 14, Bagdad 47.

St. Xavier 60, Fern Creek 45. -Atherton 57, Holy Nam 44. Southern 61, Ahrens 64. Belfry 82, Prestonsburg M.

Wayland 72, McDowell 611. Ashland II, Martin 70. Ines 67, Meade Memorial 58. Elkhorn City 51. Wheelwright 4.

Greenup 61, Louisa 69 Van Lear 78, Kermlt, W. 64. Mlddleaboro 76, Harlan 63. Lynch 57, Hall 56. Loyall 10, Walllna 59 Fleming 61.

Cumberland M. Barbourvlll 80, Knox Central 44, Lon Jack 56, Lynn Camp 85. Clay County 56, Williamsburg 40. Haiel Green 67, Cordis 54. I the number far from unlucky.

"It was the best I show the kids ever put on, and we made $1,529 for Asf. mnmm i i i ti i ci KeiDau coatii, louay uiuuu Kentucky's Adolph Rupp for belittling Georgia's team. "Georgia does him a favor so he can have a full, 14-game Southeastern Conference schedule, and he not only murders them 106-55, but then he calls them names," Dee commented in an interview with Benny Marsh an, pirminBHam i oiauw sports editor, Rupp was quoted at Owens Larry Bopcfc's ttor about Adolph Rupp't coaching technique i in today' Magazine, boro, yesterday as saying his Kentucky team was the "finest ever assembled in the United States." that Kentuckv's schedule is among the toughest possible. Ridicules U. Schedule "That 'guy must be choking when he says that his team is the greatest ever," Dee com- I.

i n' hp tall? mented. "How can he tell? He hasn't played anyone." "He talks about 'poor old r.i' hAinff nnnnsition. iu rr Who scheduled them? "Georgia replaced the one team in the top 20 that should have been on their schedule, L.S.U. pretty good deal. Anybody in the conference would rather have Georgia twice than L.S.U.

once. "No one has to kiss his own sister unless he wants to. "He says Kentucky has played the toughest schedule in the uie yuuu iuiiu, Harry Lancaster rinkS) reportg realized last year. The Bull of baseball enthusiasts, will meet jat oingmser, manager 01 ine about qq more than waj Pen Club, a Louisville organization Monday night at Gordon's. Barbra Chrisley.

That makes Hot Stove League Eight more Colonels signed and returned their 1954 contracts yesterday. They were Jules Hudson, Duane Wilson, Rich Morgan and Jim Ehrler, pitchers, Coach Dave Ferriss, and outfielders Ray Vescovi and .23. Just 15 to come. .1.