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0 The Courier-Journal Times, Sunday, November 28, 1976 III nicinfj sports outdoors For major sports results, call 582-4871 all 'concerned' Indiana hits 67, wins 110-64 as sputtering UK beats Wisconsin Hall gave credit to Wisconsin, though, for some of UK's troubles. "They defeased us well. They stayed aggressive and alert," he said. But make no mistake, Hall wasn't pleased with the way UK ran its own offense. "We didn't read the defense well.

We didn't option well," he said. "We were definitely tense. We missed a lot of 12 to 15-foot shots when we tensed up. And our free throws if we had hit our free throws, we could have been comfortable and moving out." UK hit only 20 of 39 free throws, while Wisconsin sank 26 of 36. Wisconsin's first-year head coach, Bill Cofield, was delighted that his team-starting three freshmen held UK to only 72 points.

He would, however, have liked to seen See UK MISSES Page 2, Col. 1 By TEV LAUDEMAN Courier-Journal Timet Staff Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. It would have been unthinkable for the University of Kentucky to lose its first basketball game in Rupp Arena. For the 23,266 spectators, it would have been as shocking as King Kong fall-, ing from the ceiling smack in the middle of the court. Well, UK lose last night in its spacious new home, but there were times when Kong must have been tottering on the brink somewhere high in the metal rafters.

UK did an awful lot wrong before finally defeating a young Wisconsin team 72-64, "We were lucky to win," said UK coach Joe Hall. "I'm very concerned we had a 20-point lead with about 20 minutes left and dissipated it. I felt it was selfish play. The main thing was we played too much as individuals." It's Yamanin by 5 in Clark Handicap By MARVIN N. GAY JR.

Courier-Journal ft Timet Staff Writer Jockey Garth Patterson figured to be the first in line to sing the praises of Yamanin, who turned in a game effort yesterday before 14,794 spectators in winning the $33,325 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs. Talking moments after dismounting from his mount, Patterson said, "Yamanin has developed into a top distance horse. He has been better each time I lhave ridden him." The fall meeting, which ended with yesterday's program, wasn't cause for joy for Patterson. He had only two wins during the meeting, and both came on Yam- anin. Between those victories, he took a week's vacation.

"This victory made me feel much better. Last spring I did well here and I had thought I was getting on good horses during this Patterson. He managed a smile as some fans yelled, ride, Garth." Lloyd whips Shelby in AAA final, 24-0 By RUSS BROWN Courier-Journal Indiana Sporti Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. The faces were different, but the result was the' same yesterday in defending NCAA champion Indiana University's basketball opener. Shooting better than any other IU team ever has, the Hoosiers clobbered an outmanned South Dakota outfit 110-64 in a game that looked suspiciously like the numerous other routs fans have become accustomed to over the past couple of years.

IU completely dominated the game, despite having lost four starters from last year's national championship club. When it was all over, the Hoosiers owned their 58th consecutive regular season victory and their 35th straight win in Assembly Hall. They also laid claim to the school single game field goal percentage record by hitting 66.6 per cent of their shots, including a remarkable 76.3 per cent in the second half. The old mark was, 64.6 set last year against Manhattan. What seemed like a cast of thousands contributed to IU's victory.

Led by junior guard Wayne Eadford's 18 points, six of the 11 players who saw action scored in double figures. Kent Benson, the only returning starter from last season, got 17 points and 11 rebounds. Three of the four IU freshmen who played also made major contributions. Smooth Mike Woodson scored 16 points in just 19 minutes, Mike Miday got 12 points, the same as junior forward Rich Valavicius, and Derek Holcomb had 10 points and 11 rebounds. All in all, it was a nice way to open the season, said IU coach Bob Knight, but it didn't mean a darn thing.

"The things that were decent for us today, we'll just have to see if theyH hold up," he said. "But you have to put this into perspective. We played against a team that was totally outmanned. They didn't begin to have the depth we had," So, Knight is adopting a wait and see attitude as he prepares for IU's next game at Toledo Wednesday night. He wasn't about to make any appraisals off one game.

"During December we play nine games, and during that time I think most of the things you have a auestion about will surface," he said. "We had some players do some pretty good things and play pretty well. But I want to see how guys will play under all kinds of situations, because we're going to be in all kinds of situations in December." IU was most impressive yesterday at the beginning of the second half. After building a 49-33 halftime lead, See INDIANA'S Page 3, Col. 1 Michigan whips Western No.

1 Michigan has too much power as Western falls 94-70 C3. Jackson in Yank uniform? The New York Times reports that free agent Reggie Jackson is now a Yankee C2. S. Cal turns Irish green Southern Cal's football team wins, but Bell concedes Heis-man to Dorsett 5. A television showdown You can sit in front of the tube today and watch the Ben-gals-Steelers battle 9.

Backed up to its 13 after a punt and without a timeout left, Eastern didn't quit. It came marching down the field, a 29-yard pass from House to Bill Kolesar eventually putting the ball on the North Dakota 32. After a pass was thrown out of bounds to stop the clock with six seconds left, Landis was called on to try a 49-yard field goal. It was short, and Eastern had had its last gasp. Kidd later had second thoughts about not trying for the field goal on the fourth-and-three at the North Dakota 17.

On that play a reverse option House handed the ball to flanker Jerome Kelley, who then attempted to pitch the ball to tailback Everett (Poo-Loo) Tal-bert, but the ball was fumbled and recovered by North Dakota State. Even if the ball hadn't been fumbled, the play didn't appear that it would have worked. "They angled their defense in the direction we went," said Kidd. "They had a guy that came at Kelley and they had a guy in Poo-Loo's face. It didn't matter about the pitch (being fumbled).

"If I had to do it again, I'd attempt the field goal (on that play)," Kidd added. "We had all the momentum and if we had tied them If North Dakota State cornerbaok Bret Halle hadn't been blitzing on the fourth-and-one situation at the 14 in the fourth quarter, the play might have gone for the first down, But Halle crashed past an Eastern blocker on the play and tackled Talbert, who had taken a pitch from House, for a one-yard loss. "I'd call that same play again," Kidd said later. "They were expecting us to go inside on the play. I thought it was I See EASTERN Page 4, Coll l' Hi- fi xa 'TsA Photo by Ken Weaver Knee-slapping Yamanin finished five lengths in front of Warbucks, winner of this stakes a year ago.

Warbucks, in turn, beat Play Boy by 3 12 lengths. Yamanin and Play "Boy ran as an entry, both being trained by George Poole, who was smiling when the results were flashed on the tote board. "Things didn't work out as I had antic-. ipated," Poole said. "I thought Yamanin would be out early on the lead or near it, but that wasn't what happened." As it turned out, Play Boy has the lead after six furlongs with Julio Espinoza doing the riding.

Play Boy was 1 12 lengths ahead of Silver Florin, the early pacesetter, who faded to fifth. Meanwhile, Yamanin was charging, and he took the lead in the stretch and steadily increased his margin. Warbucks made a supreme effort to close on Yamanin but had to settle for second. Espinoza explained that "I wanted to See 14,794 Page 17, Col. 1 won 26 straight games.

The last game in which Wheeler came out a loser was the opener of 1975, when his Ludlow mates were beaten by none Other than Erlanger Lloyd. But Ludlow went on to win 12 straight games and the Class A state title. Wheeler's family then moved eight miles south to Erlanger, where the 6-foot, 230-pound-'er participated in 13 of Lloyd's 14 victories this fall. Ironically, the only game he missed was the opener against Ludlow. "I wanted to play in that game bad but I twisted my ankle in practice," Wheeler said.

Wheeler and teammates Mark Evans See WHEELER Page 9, Col. 1 bypasses Kidd looks away from the field a stab at the basketball during last game in the 23,000 seat Rupp Arena. University of Wisconsin defender Joe Chrnelich paws at the knee of Kentucky center Rick Robey field-goal ehanees in 10-7 setback By ROGER NESBITT I Courier-Journal ft Timet Staff Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. In the football bank of experience and success, Tim Wheeler is a millionaire. And in the hal- lowed trophy cases of two Northern Kentucky high schools at which he has performed, there are state championship trophies.

Wheeler has seen to that twice. Last year, as a sophomore tackle, Wheeler helped Ludlow to the Class A title. Yesterday at Commonwealth Stadium, the junior All-Stater helped Erlanger Lloyd to a 24-0 victory over Shelby Coun-, ty in the Class AAA state championship game. Wheeler and his teammates have now Eastern Eastern Kentucky coach Roy v- ft, while making night's opening Staff Photo by Paul Schuhmann By JIM BOLUS Courier-Journal Times Staff Writer RICHMOND, Ky. Eastern Kentucky University quarterback Ernie House probably summed it up best, his team's 10-7 loss to North Dakota State in a Division II first-round playoff game yesterday before only 3,360 fans at Hanger Field.

"It seemed like we started a half too late," House said in Eastern's quiet locker room. "We were flat the first half, didn't play with much enthusiasm. We came out in the second half and started playing, but we came up a little bit short. The clock just ran out on us. We had opportunities but didn't capitalize on them." did have the opportunities.

The Ohio Valley Conference pions, trailing 10-0 at halftime, scored a touchdown on their first possession of the third period and then proceeded to put together three drives that reached inside the North Dakota 20. But, all the work that went into those three drives went for naught. Disdaining a field-goal attempt, Eastern unsuccessfully tried to make the necessary yardage on a fourth-and-three uation at the North Dakota State 17 in the third quarter and on a fourth-and-one at the 14 in the fourth quarter. On the third drive, Eastern then elected to try for a field goal with a fourth-and-nine at the 16. But Bob Landis' 32-yard kick was no good.

This was a determined group, this Eastern team, and even in the closing minutes it desperately mounted still another drive that left it with one more chance, even though this one was remote. i in i i iniiiiii ilnfiiiffrnm riiiriw inrwiwuim mini infiinrnwom as hopes become bleak in NCAA Division II playoff loss..