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Dromo Era Here Colonels Gel Jim Caldwell For Johnson ot JL to Open 'v fV With 8 'Reg mars By DAVID C. ADAMS Courier-Journal 4 Times SaH Wnler The Kentucky Colonels hit the trad market yesterday, dealing 6-foot-9 Stewart Johnson of Murray State to the New Vw sSjT jo jfMMMiM' mH im, 1 7,, 4 THIS IS THE WAY Louisville's looks when he's eating, and it's opinion whether he can open his than. Associated Pris Sl Phot James Ellis a matter of mouth wider OSCAR BONA VENA, here shoveling down spaghetti with the help of aide Carlos Blanco. They meet here Saturday in a heavyweight semifinal fight. Savs Trainer Dundee: Jersev Americans for 6-10 Jim Caldwell.

There was no cash involved in the straight transaction, the first deal by the Colonels and the second in as many days ny Jersey coach Max Zaslofsky since the Americans lost by 38 points to Kentucky. On Wednesdav. Jim Caldwell Zaslofsky traded 6-4 Art Heyman, former All-America at Duke, to Pittsburgh for guard Barry Leibowitz. That American Basketball Association deal apparently was provoked by Zaslofsky 's difficulty in handling Heyman, according to a New Jersey source. In Caldwell, the Colonels "get the big center we've been looking for," according to coach Gene Rhodes.

The Lawrence-burg, native will join the Colonels in time to play Sunday against New Orleans at Memphis. The trade transpired Monday when the Colonels found their shooting eye and fired in 55 per cent in a romp over the Americans. Caldwell played 21 minutes for New Jersey, missed all four shots but grabbed 10 rebounds high for the Americans. Johnson Tapers Off Johnson, an early-season sensation for the Colonels, tapered off in recent weeks. "We need a big forward who can really shoot," said Zaslofsky.

And Johnson fits the request. It's expected that Johnson will leave today and join the Americans for Friday's game in Teaneck, N.J., with Dallas. Johnson drew the disfavor of some Colonels fans when he landed a "haymaker punch" that required several stitches to close a cut over Darel Carrier's eye. The incident occurred in a rugged Colonel scrimmage. As for the Zaslofsky-Heyman feud, the American coach said: "Artie expected to play 48 minutes every night.

There were some situations that I knew he couldn't do that, due to the opposition." Sports on Radio Today p.m. Tonnono Toch Morthood in OVC Tourn.y, WHAS. 3:40 p.rr Eaitern Kontucky-Eosf Tonntuea, in OVC Tourney, WHAS. 4:15 p.m. Aqueduct Roce, WXVW.

7:10 p.m. Georgetown-U of WAVE. 7:40 p.m. Franklin-Jeffenonville, WXVW. 7:45 p.m.

Auitin Peay-Murroy in OVC Tourney, WHAI. 9:40 p.m. Middle Tennese-Westm Kentucky in OVC Tourney, WHAS. If Oscar Plays Pendulum, Then Bam! If All Over head coaching debut tonight when the University of Louisville opens its season 7:30 in Freedom Hall against Georgetown College. And, after seven weeks of pre season practices, Dromo has decided on his 'regulars." It may come as a shock the late Dr.

Naismith. who started this annual winter madness, but there will be eight of them. Will Alternate Players "There are very few players," Dromo said, can go the full game anymore complete efficiency. So what we hope do is alternate our players to try keep maximum strength at all times." There will be, however, at least one exception to that strategy Westley Unseld. of L's All-American 6-foot-8 center, starting his senior season, will be close a 40-minute player.

Unseld could well be more important to Louisville this season than he has been in the past two campaigns if that is possible. "We've geared our offense to getting the ball into Unseld more," said Dromo. "Every time he feels he's got a chance score, he's going to go for the basket. It's going to take quite a man to stop him." Opening along with Unseld tonight will be three starters from last year's team that compiled a 23-5 record 6-5 junior Jerry King. 6-3 junior Butch Beard and 6-3 senior Fred Holden.

The fifth starter will be 6-4 sophomore Marvin Selvy. Lineups Don't Tell Story Still, starting lineups don't tell the whole story. Dromo explains it this way: "At forward, we hope to alternate Selvy, King and Bob Gorius (6-6 senior). At guard, Dennis Deeken (6-2 junior) and Ellis Bryant (6-1 senior) are going help out when Holden and Beard tire." Dromo views his personnel like this: Selvy "His biggest asset is his quickness. It's going to help him get out a lot of trouble.

Gorius "He's a Very Strong re- bounder. He'll start in place of Selvy games where we need height, like against Kansas next week. King "Our most underrated player ana nest snooter. II we needed one shot to win a game, I'd like to have him take it. Beard "People are going to he ma ai aeara at guara.

ties a mucn better guard than he was a forward earned All-American recognition that sPot last "ason)." is a different Holden. He-S matured. He-S grown up. He wants have a good club He and xjnseld are providing real leadership (an item. incidentally, that Louisville has sorely lacked the past couple of Deeken "He's really come along the past few weeks.

At times, we'll play him at forward when we can match him up." Bryant "A tremendous defensive player. And the way our offense is set -j Ile la" tome in ana run wunoui sconnc too much Despite the presence of so many familiar faces (Selvy is the only newcomer among the top eight) this will be a "new look" Louisville team. Dromo differs, in many respects, from the eminently successful man who preceded him. For better or worse, starting tonight, Louisville will bear his coaching stamp. he gets flustered," Dundee said.

"I think "He can hit. He liked to have tore he doesn't really know what to do, so he Johnny Persol apart with a punch to the just moves back and forth, hoping it will ribs. What a shot that was." confuse somebody." It won't. The first-round knockout of Persol put Then, too, Dundee noticed Bonavena's Ellis in the tournament, and a ninth-reaction when Mildenberger butted him round knockout of Leotis Martin brought in the face. the Louisvillian home for the semifinals.

"Bonavena puts his hands on the sides Ellis has won 24 of 29 fights, 13 by of his head, and makes a face as if he's knockout. Although Ellis has scored six knockouts in winning nine straight fights as a heavyweight, Bonavena's manager, Dr. Marvin Goldberg, isn't worried about his fighter being rendered senseless. "He's only been knocked down once," Dr. Goldberg said.

"And that was by Zora Folley, who was just too much for him at that time. Folley gave him a helluva boxing lesson for 10 rounds." That was three years ago, and after the defeat Bonavena returned to Argen- tina for l'i years. Which brings up an item overheard when two turtle-nock- shirt typos from televisionland wore talking: "This Bonavena is horrible. Maybe Ellis can got rid of him for us." By DICK FENLOX Couritr-jeorM) A Start Wntw Perhaps you read somewhere that basketball is a game played by a team oi nve piayers. Forget it.

It now takes several more than that, according to new University of Louisville coach John Dromo. After 19 years as assistant to the retired Peck Hickman, Dromo makes his Staff Phot JOHX DROMO Launches Varsity Career UCLA First, of Fourth In UPI Ratings NEW YORK (UPI Louisville, which finished second in last year's poll, yesterday was picked fourth in the United Press International preseason basketball poll. The 35-man board of coaches picked last year's top-ranked team, UCLA, to repeat, with Houston second; Kansas ihirrt anH II fnnrth UCLA, making its dehut Saturday at Purdue, received the maximum 350 points in the rating, based on 10 points for each first-place vote. Meanwhile, Kentucky Wcsleyan-na- tional small-college champion two years ago was picked second in the UPI small college basketball rankings. San.

Diego State was first wim job points. Wesleyan had eight first-place votes and 206 points. UPI COACHES POLL Toam Points 1. UCLA (35) 35? 2. Houston 28(5 3.

Kansas 285 4. Louisville 5. North Carolina o. Davton 144 i Boston coiiese 53 a. Princeton (tie) vanderbllt 42 O.Tennessee i Second Ten: 11.

Indiana 41; 12. Davidson 3i; 13. Cin- Clnnati 18; 14. Texas, El Paso 13; 15. (tie) St.

John's 11, Wyoming, Loyola (III.) 11; 18. Marquette 10; 19. (tie) Duke 9, Niagara 9. UPI SMALL COLLEGE POLL Team Point 1. San Die90 State (8) 209 2.

Kentucky Wesleyan (8) ...20 3. Southwest Missouri (A) .165 4. Indiana State (3) 10 5. Winston-Salem (3) 80 Cheyney Slate 75 7. Akron 72 8.

North Dakota 52 9. Nevada Southern 49 10. Trinity (Tex.) 45 Second Ten: 11. St. Benedict's 37; 12.

Evansville 34; 13. Valparaiso 29; 14. Lonq Island U. 28; 15. Arkansas State 27; 1.

Southwest Louisiana Eastern New Mexico 25; IB. Gramblind 23; 19. North Carolina A8.T 15; 20. (tie) Illinois State and Pan American 12 each. Ruby's Report By EARL Boxing writers from many parts of the globe began collecting in Louisville yesterday for the semifinal bout in the world heavyweight boxing elimination The contest, to be fought at Freedom Hall Saturday afternoon, will bring together James Ellis of Louisville and Oscar Bonavena of Argentina.

Naturally a large percentage of early arrivals were writers who came from South America And the first question asked was: "Where does Louisville get all these fighters? Cassius Clay, who held the championship until the World Boxing Association took it away from him, was from Louisville. Now we are here to see another Louisville fellow fight toward the same title!" He and his fellow scribes don't know the half of it Louisville has been producing outstanding fighters for more years than I can remember We had another world heavyweight champion years ago in Marvin Hart We had Joe Paglina, Soldier Buck, Cecil Payne, Jimmy Dell, and scores of others. The pugs came in two crops, however Between the old crowd and the new there was a long dry spell. The rejuvenation came through the formation of a youth program by the Louisville Department of Parks and Recreation Officer Joe Martin, Jimmy Dell, Bud Bruner. Soldier Buck -and many others helped in many ways.

This program, which included live TV bouts once a week for more than 11 years, developed into what is known now as the Mayor's and County Judge's Youth Program Its annual championship tournament is being conducted this week. Through this program have come most of the city's modern ring sensations, in- at to at to to to to to of in at to UP so it of Kg Old Forester IUUUU1 SC'dbUU Howard Stacey, who succeeded Dromo has barred Rutgers University from paras freshman coach, will send his team ticipating in any NCAA tournaments for against the Georgetown reserves in the two years for violating a player eligibility 5:30 p.m. preliminary. rule, it was disclosed yesterday. By DAVE KINDRED Cturior-Journal I Timet Staff Writer Oscar Bonavena, the rock 'n' roll artist from Argentina, stood before the television cameras in his shorts yesterday afternoon for the bit of low comedy they call a weigh-in.

He will fight Louisville's Jimmy Ellis, the spiritual singer, on Saturday afternoon at Freedom Hall in a semifinal of tho American RrnaHpastinir fnmnanv' hMviVhr "Bonavena, 206'i pounds," said Bob Evans, a Louisvillian who is president of the World Boxins Association. The WBA got into this with the television guys by proclaiming that Cassius Clay did too despoil the heavyweight title and, by all that's sacred, he'll get his. "Ellis, 19434. pounds," said Evans, and then the fighters spoke to each other, the one in Spanish, the other in English, neither understanding a word but getting close enough together to start the cameras clicking. And that's enough of that.

Dundee Analyzes Bonavena While the weigh-in offered nothing of significance both fighters were near the weight they carried in their last bouts some people who should know were talking about the fight. Angelo Dundee, trainer of Ellis, said there were two fascinating things about Bonavena in the Argentinian's victory i i over Karl Mildenberger. "That motion with his head and upper body the rocking back and forth, like a pendulum it comes, I think, when NCAA Slaps Rutgers NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (UPI) The National Collegiate Athletic Association Editor and also excited over helping advertise Louisville. I'm real proud of them." Expanded The amateur ring program will be continued under the newly-organized Metropolitan Parks and Recreation Board, the Mayor said "We expect it will be expanded considerably," he said, "as the new set-up will include all of Jefferson Tunty." Charlie Vettiner, the county recreation director who has been given charge of the combined department, says he hopes to add clean, modern ring facilities in all neighborhoods where the demand and need for them seems greatest.

Those UK 'Hooters' Tennessee View The lack of sportsmanship exhibited by some University of Kentucky football followers doesn't seem to be confined to the group usually seated back of Coach Charlie Bradshaw and the Wildcats. "Tennessee players were somewhat aghast at some of the remarks made from behind them (during the game with UK at Lexington last Saturday)," reported Tom Siler in the Knoxville News-Sentinel. Charley Fulton, a Tennessee senior tailback, told Siler: "The people here (in Lexington) should be proud of their team. If the fans had as much sportsmanship as the players on the field today, this would be a nice place to play football. Some of the people in the stands are not ladies and gentlemen." And that, said Siler.

is from as gentle and genteel a man as there is on the Tennessee squad. A Kentucky follower who sent the clipping said, "It would be good if those hooters who call themselves rooters (but do not by any means represent the students or alumni) would take a lesson from the Wildcats and learn manners or stay home." Kids to help tell world of city's youth program in just horrible pain," Dundee said. "Mildenberger just watches him. If Bona- Zml' eyes BAM'" Harold Conrad, once a boxing writer in Nw York and now associated with promotion group Sports Action, of- fered the definitive analysis of Bonavena. After watching the flat footed man who once was refused a license to fight be- cause he lacked coordination enough to protect himself, Conrad said: "He looks simply awful.

But he gets results." In 33 professional fights, Bonavena has won 30 times, 24 by knockout. Conrad spoke well of Ellis. KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKY' 90 PROOF i hJ -rsSre "jhi f-lTf Ifflj -fir-m, Luff 's l) 1 RUBY, Courier-Journal Sports MAYOR KENNETH SCHMIED Proud of youth program eluding Clay and Ellis, Marcus Anderson and the late Rudell Stitch. Louisville Mayor Kenneth Schmied is proud of the program and the good has accomplished for the youth of the city, that he has arranged for all 125 boys now taking part in it to attend Saturday's fight card and help him tell the TV world about Louisville and its youth program. He is having a large banner painted, reading "Louisville Youth Program." The boys will display this when the TV commentators tell about the unusual Louisville endeavor, and put their cameras on the boys.

"We estimate that 100 million people will learn about Louisville through these boys," Mayor Schmied said yesterday. "You know, the fight is going to be bounced all over the world, including all South America and Mexico. "The kids are anxious to see the fights 100 PROOF BOTTLED IN BOND BR0WN-F ORMAM DISTILLERS CORPORATION AT LOUISVILLE IN KENTUCKY 1967..