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BASKETBALL THE COURIER-JOURNAL, LOUISVILLE, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 195i SPORTS SECTION 2 Western Buries Murray 97-63 To Clinch Tie for O.V.C. O. V. C. To Open Tourney Thursday The "swift seven" of the Ohio Valley Conference will open their annual basketball carnival here Thursday.

Drawings for first-round pairings will be made "today in the Jefferson County Armory, scene of the tourney. Fort 'Knox Holds Off Great Lakes Win by 63-63 Margin For 15th Victory In Row Special ta The Coarier-Journal Fort Knox, Feb. 16. The Fort Knox basketball team stretched its win streak to 15 straight and at the same time ended the 11-game string built up by Great Lakes. The Knoxers triumphed narrowly here tonight, by 65-63.

It was their 36th victory in 38 games while the loss was the third suffered by the Sailors in 20 games. Fort Knox held a 15-point edge at one point. But Great Lakes ment for Marshall, which has announced its intentions of withdrawing from the O.V.C. in favor of another conference with "more natural" rivals. break plays were just too much for the 'Breds to handle.

Western Leads Series Tonight's game marked the 60th meeting between the two arch rivals. Western now has won 42 and Murray 18. The next meeting between the two clubs may come in the O.V.C. tournament next week end in Louisville. Purcell, Murray's little guard, led the 'Breds 16 points.

Garrett Beshear' and Joe Mikez each got 13. Western had another great shooting night, hitting 40 of 73 attempts for a towering 55 per cent. Murray hit for 28 per cent as the 'Breds could connect on only 23 of 83 shots. Tonight's triumph gives Western a season record of 19 wins and 4 losses. Their record in the O.V.C.

is 10 wins and 1 loss. of 17 attempts. In that blazing third quarter, he hit nine times without missing. King got 22 points; he got 14 in the second quarter when he hit seven times without missing. He also only missed four times for the night, dropping in 10 of 14 attempts.

Art Spoelstra hit for 19 points. The towering sophomore center played only about 25 minutes of the game. Murray made a battle out of it for the quarter. Western led 18-17 at the end of the period on a driving basket by King. He was fouled by Benny "Purcell just as the horn blew and the big redhead put the Toppers on top by one.

King came back with some terrific drives to completely befuddle the Thoroughbreds in the second quarter. Spoelstra was consistently hooking in buckets as the Hilltoppers pulled away to a 46-31 half time lead. Marshall caught fire as the third quarter opened to keep the score mounting. The huge crowd which packed the Western gym to capacity was in a continual uproar as the Hilltoppers rolled on to their important victory? The sensational passing and fast- Special t. The Courier-Journal Bowling Green, Feb.

16. Western easily hurdled the last major obstacle in the path to its third Ohio Valley Conference season championship here tonight. Murray Iwas blasted 97-63. The Hilltoppers cinched at least a share in the title tonight. Monday night Western meets Evans-ville here in the Western gym in tjie Hilltoppers' last game before th O.V.C.

tourney. A win will wrap up the crown. VTonight the Hilltoppers turned ir a brilliant performance as Murray was clubbed in the second quarter by an outburst of scoring by Dan King. He was beautifully fed by Gene Rhodes, Eichard White and Tom Marshall as Western pulled out all the tops on their devastating fast break. Then in the third quarter Marshall went on a scoring spree and Murray just couldn't keep up with the racing Marshall Gets 32 Marshall led all scoring with 32 points.

The big sophomore forward only missed four shots for the night as he tossed in 13 inree teams mat nave been locked in the race for the season championship will be favored on near equal terms to take the tourney title, but in the O.V.C, where basketball is the bread-and-butter sport, the unexpected often has been known to happen. Two Will Be Crowned The conference crowns two champions, one for the season and one for the tourney; Last- year, Murray won both and is one of the standouts this season. Western will be seeded first; Murray, second; Marshall, third, and Eastern, fourth. Eastern may enter the tourney as favorite. The Maroons have been playing in their best form of the season in recent games.

Three games will be played Thursday night, with the first one starting at 6:30 (C.S.T.). The semifinals Friday night will start at 8, the same as the title game Saturday night. Last Time for Marshall The conference is made up of Western, Eastern. Murray, More-head, Tennessee Tech, Evansville, and Marshall. This will be the last tourna F.

A Arkansas Cage Coach, Presley Askew, Quits Little Rock, Feb. 16 (JP) Presley Askew resigned today as head basketball coach at the University of Arkansas, faltering former cage kingpin of the Southwest. Hyf ball-control system has beef under the fire of fans for two of the three seasons he has directed the Razorbacks. The resignation, effective July 1, was announced by athletic director John.H. Barnhill while he was in Little Rock on a business trip.

V.F.W. Candidates Meet A meeting of candidates for the Louisville Tost V.F.W. junior boys baseball team will be held Monday night at 7:15 at the V.F.W. Post at 1045 Goss. Girls interested in playing volleyball also are asked to attend the meeting.

XFWrhV) i "Samson and Movie Star; TV Mar i Won 800 Mai Associated Press Wirepheto REBOUND Illinois Captain Rod Fletcher (37) battles Ohio State's Tom Williams (15) for rebound as O.S.U.'s John Karaffa (12) awaits developments. Illinois won 80-53. Florida Tops Tech 81-73; Lead Changes 14 Times Gainesville, Feb. 16 (AP) Florida defeated Georgia Tech 81-73 here tonight in a basketball game that saw the lead change hands 14 times and the score tied eight times. Georgia Tech fouled extensively trying to gain possession of the ball.

Six of the Georgia team's players went out SPECIAL COLUJIKIA GYJI Battle jrfL CIiatkuiqeAA. NO. 12 HEAVYWEIGHT vs. NO. 8 HEAVYWEIGHT CHIEF 66IRIT LITTLE SsSafl MMOiT Gelirmann Sets Record For 1,000 Yards In New York, Feb.

16 (AP) Don Gehrmann sprinted the six laps around the Madison Square Garden track tonight to set a naw indoor record in the run in the Na 0( Indiaa Senaatiom Hailed a No. 1 "Vul" Challenger. tional A.A.U. Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2:08.2 iiA tciitiia ui scluiiu ucuci nidii iiuiiii uui itcui a HAWAIIAN CHAMPION AILdD 1LIEHILAWH D7 CDBSTTilfl 3(53 jinmMii.i.ijiiMiniMjMainMMnnMnairil' 1 raspo Iftrl whittled away at the lead and came its closest right at the finish, hitting from the field in the last 15 seconds to miss out by only two points. Knox led at all the stops; 21-15 at the quarter, 41-29 at the half, and 59-50 at the third quarter.

Play Leonard Wood Leo Bennett, with 21, and Hal Haskins, former Hamline star with 19, were high for Great Lakes. Jack Feeman, ex-Toledo ace, led Fort Knox with 18. Tomorrow nght Fort Knox is host to Fort Leonard Wood, which boasts Bill Garrett, former Indiana U. ace, in its lineup. It will be the battle of Army champions, Leonard Wood being defending champs of the Fifth Army and Fort Knox of the Second Army.

KnoxOutswims Male By 54-21 Special to The Courier-Journal Fort Knox, Feb. 16. Fort Knox swimmers swept eight of the nine events to dunk lale High 54-21 in a dual meet here today. It was the third straight win for the Soldiers. Larry Barnes scored Male's only win, taking the diving event by three-tenths of a point.

Tom Whiteleather, former Ohio State star, and Jan Overeen, formerly of Holland, paced the Knox victory with 113,4 points apiece. Next Saturday the Soldiers will be host to an all-star team from the Louisville Y. BARGAIN MATINEES TODAY 2 and 5 P.M, iiimiiiiiillm Vl -U. Ji. bfi 4 Isll ITS KJ It Murray fg.ft.pf.

Western Beshear 5 3 4 Marshall Mikez 5 3 5 King Bailey 0 0 1 Cole Dewesse 2 5 4 Greer Gott 2 0 4 Whitsell Purcell R- 8 4 1 Dodds Lampley 3 2 1 Spoelstra Jeffrey 0 0 3 Smith Rhodei White Vest ft Beard Hutchens Totals 23 17 22 Totals fg.ft.pf. 13 8 2 10 2 3 201 0 0 1 0 0 000 873 2 1 4 10 3 2 2 3 0 1 011 .10 0 40 17 21 MuiTay 17 14 18 1463 Western Ky. 18 28 28 2597 Free throws missed: Murray Beshear 2. Mikez 2, Jeffrey: Western King 3, Spoelstra. Rhodes.

Beard, Greer. Eastern Tops Marsliall Special to The Courier-Journal Huntington, W. Feb. 16. Eastern's Maroons, led by big Jim Baechtold, whipped Marshall College 77-68 here tonight in a hard-fought Ohio Valley Conference battle before 4,800 fans the largest Huntington crowd of the season.

Baechtold, Eastern's All-America candidate, playing his final game of the regular season, poured 37 points through the nets in his last great effort. The "Big Cat," aided greatly by the passes of teammate Bill Bales in the first, half, had 28 points in those first two quarters to pace the Maroons to a 46-25 halftime lead. Walowac Surges In 2d Half Marshall fought back in the rough second half, sparked by their ace scorer, Walt Walowac. The Marshall star didn't get his first basket until the final minute of the first half. However, he got hot in the second half and nabbed 25 points for the night.

The first quarter ended with Eastern out front 27-18. Building up their victory margin in the second quarter, the Maroons notched 19 points while limiting the Big Green to three field goals and one foul shot. Gap Narrows at End Marshall struck back in the following quarter, but Eastern led 64-48 going into the final 10 minutes. Cam Henderson's crew narrowed the gap to 72-61 with four minutes remaining but that was the ball game. It was Paul McBrayer's eighth straight conquest of Marshall in three seasons.

The victory gives Eastern a season record of 13 wins and 10 losses, heading into the O.V.C. tournament at Louisville this week. Eastern fg ft.pf. Marshall fg.ft.pf. Baechtold 12 13 2 Lowe 2 3 1 Tolson 5 3 4 Lamb 6 14 Bales j.

1 5 Morris 10 4 Kearns 8 3 4 Burns 118 Geyer 2 14 Frazier 13 5 Goldbrook 0 0 2 King 15 5 Culbertson 0 1 4 Walowac 8 9 3 Ferguson 2 0 0 Naum 1 0 Totals 28 21 25 Totals 23 22 27 Fastern 27 19 18 1377 Marshall 17 7 23 2068 Free throws missed: Eastern Baechtold 3. Guyer 3. Tolson 2. Bales. Holbrook: Marshall Lowe, Morris, Frazier 4, King 2, Walowac.

Princeton Upsets Cornell Princeton, N. Feb. 16 (JP) Dazzling shooting and sharp rebounding gave Princeton a 68-54 upset victory over Cornell here tonight in a crucial Ivy League basketball clash. Led by their ace, Fred Tritsch-ler, who had 24 points, the Tigers scored at a .420 clip to trounce the only team that had beaten them in league play. Joe Werner led Cornell with 18 points.

Princeton took the lead at the start of the second period and methodically widened the gap as Tritschler and 6-foot-8 Foster Cooper kept control of the Winners 35-Pound Weight Throw Gil Borjeson, Brown, 58 feet Inches. Running Broad Jump Lorenzo Wright, Detroit, 23 feet 8 inches. 60-Yard High Hurdles Harrison Dillard, Cleveland. Time 0:07.4. 60-Yard Dash John O'Connell.

Manhattan. Time 0:06.3. 1.000-Yard Run Don Gehrmann. Time: 2 (new indoor record: old. record, set by John Borican, 600-Yard Run Charles Moore.

New York A C. Time: 1:109 mew meet record; old record, 1:12.2, set by Maocco, 1930). High jump Lewis Hall, Florida. 6 feet. 6 inches.

Pole vault Robert Richards. Illinois A. 15 feet. 2 in. 16-pound shot put James Fuchs, New York A.

C. 56 feet, In. Spring- medley relay C440. 100. 220.

300) Manhattan (Vernon Dixon. John O'Connell, Louis Jones. Robert Carty). 1:53.1 Three mile run Horace Ashenfelter, New York A. 14:02.0.

One mile run William Mack Lansing, Mich, 4:11.4. East One mile walk Henry Laskau, New York 92d Street Y.M.H.A.. 6 28 0. Two mile relay Georgetown Richard Saunders. Dave Boland, Joe La Pierre Carl Joyce), 7:41.7.

One mile relay Fordham iJose lantoni. John Albert. Thnmu Vi, Bel- urray. Hockey Results NATIONAL LEAGUE Montreal 5, New York 1 Toronto 2. Chicago 2.

iiiiiiiiiiiiiii 210-Pound "HUMAN GARIBALDI CLIFFORD 4 HI A IV TICKETS tf SI. SKK1.B Russian BEAK' vs. BIEFMER vs. ZAIIARIS TAG 1 WA 3081 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Ml (Z Al II ENRIQUE It It Mexican Heavywelxht Champion As- soon as Gehrmann whipped to the front, the crowd of 12,000 sensed he was out to break Bori-can's 2:08.8 standard set 10 years ago. Trailed One Xap Don trailed for only one lap, then lit out as though he were being chased by a wild tiger.

Around and around he went, lengthening his lead over Roscoe Browne with every step. Just when Browne and Reggie Pearman, another strong finisher, were supposed to be making their bids and perhaps outkicking the slim University of Wisconsin graduate, Gehrmann was almost out of shouting distance. He was caught in :56.9 at 440 and 1:51.6 at the half. Pearman finally overtook the panting Browne just at the finish line. Roscoe had given up the chase and was trotting.

It is Don's first National title of any kind. Gehrmann's old sparring partner, Fred Wilt, went down to defeat in the mile and, ironically, it was the same manner in which galloping Don usually beats him. Ahead almost all the way, Wilt was caught at the wire by Bill Mack, a physical education instructor at Michigan State College, who broke the tape in 5:11.4 with, about two feet to spare. Smith Wins Macauley Smith of Jefferson-town won the national inter-scholastic high-mile race in Madison Square Garden. Smith sped the half mile in 2:01.4.

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Captain Jim Holstein of Cincinnati and Bob Adams of the visitors shared honors in scoring, each getting 19 points. "droit lps JIarquette Detroit, Feb. 16 (JP) The University of Detroit dumped Marquette 72-66 here tonight to end a four-game basketball winning streak for the Hilltoppers. ii i) tminmu i nji aiau 1 1 i vw JOHN MAUER Coach of Florida Inez 57, Paintsville 54. Virgie 83.

Jenkins 73. Martin 68. Wayland 50. Frenchbura 50. Oil Springs 56.

Wheelwright 74. Elkhorn City 38. Salyersville 79. Breathitt Countv 65. Raceland 44.

Morgan Countv 43. Cannel City 74, Trimble County 47. Cannel City 61. Van Leaf 59. Cannel City 46.

Salversville 43. McDowell 85. Dorton 55. College HiRh 63, Scottsville 50. Middlesboro 56.

Hall 49. Harlan 63. Bell County 51. Knox Central 59. Williamsburg 45.

Evarts 57, Benham 44. Lynch 65, Cumberland 46. Clay County 79. Lone Jack 59. Wallins 43.

Pineville 23 Loyall 49. Black Star 44. London 60. Lynn Camp 44. Lily 80.

Lynn Camp 48. South Portsmouth 63. Lvnn Camp 51. Fleming 57. Van Lear 41.

P.edbird Mission 48. Artemu 43. Stinnett Settlement 50. Red bird fission 39. Hindman 68.

Wax land 44. Redbird Mission 55. Rockholrt 52. Central 56. Catholic High.

46. Clarkson 59. lrvington 51. Leitchfteld 64, Hartford 31. Leitchfield 51.

Sonora 42 G'endaie 75. Clarkson 70 Henderson Hoiv Name 67. Clarkson 60. Pulaski County 43 Science Hill 47. Memorial iWavnesburs! 86.

Stanford, 48. GlasRow 40. Bowling Oreen 39. Kyrock 51. Iliseville 50.

Lebanon 48. Springfield 43 Snrinefield 55. Mickville 48. r.lt Washireton 84. Iebanon Junction 66.

Bethel 64. Camargo 3. Sharpwbure 62. Carlisle 41. Vricco 42.

Mavs Lick 41 Powell County 64 Millersburic Military 83. Harrison Countv 61. Cvnthiana 55 East Bernstadt 66. South Portsmouth 60. Professionals NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Boston 77.

Minneapolis 75. Rochester 92. Syracuse 84. New York 102. Baltimore 83.

Tom Barbee 207-9-1 1 W. Kentucky St. f. Jo -V 'X, -vv ft rtii tiiii frm inniiiiiii Owner IcgrgoaEB 1 on fouls, four of them the last minute of play alone. Florida lost fwo men on fouls.

Red Wetherington scored high for Florida with 22 points. Rick Casares, who sunk 13 successive free throws without missing, had 21. For Georgia Tech, Teeter Ura-stead scored high with 20 points, 15 of them in the first half. Florida's high-scoring Casares returned to the lineup tonight 4fter completing his fall semester academic work. He was in- complete on several courses be- iause of a road trip and missed Wednesday game with Oeorgia.

Casares has 236 points for the 4eason. The victory tonight brought Florida's record to 14 wins and five losses. The Gators have seven Southeastern Conference vins. All their losses were in the conference games. Cincy Clips West.

Mich. Cincinnati, Feb. 16 (JP) The University of Cincinnati wound tip its home season tonight with a 63-56 victory over Western Michigan in a humdrum MidAmerican Conference basketball tussle. The Broncos, who started out with dazzling success and looked like a cinch for their first conference crown, sank only 23 of 92 field-goal attempts as they dropped from their first-place tie viith Miami. Miami moved into Continued from First fage Washington 75.

Idaho 6. Oregon 64. Oreton State 55. Stanford 77. U.C A.

68 WamJine 73, Macalester 59. Other Colleges Jordham 84. Muhlenberg 67. Ohio U. 97.

Muskingum 55 New Hampshire 58 Uowdoin 58 Ucnison 4. Hiram 80 Ohio Wesieyan 81. Otterbein 64 Miami (O.i 8S. Western Reserve 61 XViiienbeii; 8S. Kenjon 57.

Ohio Nortnern 103. Biuffton 75 Ruffalo 91. Bucknell 75 The Citadel 62. Davidson 52 Furman 77. Presbyterian 76 High Point 60.

Lemoir Rhvne 58. Fast Carolina 69. Catawba 59 Western Carolina 84. Wofford 83 W. Va State 112 Bluefield State 64.

Cieorgp'own (DO Btrhmond 54 John libpKins 64 Randolph-Macon 56 John Carroll 57 Fenn 53 Ashland F2. Cedarvlile 71. Vermont Mofstta 7 Sprlngf iel it a. t-oast iiuard Academy 57. 79.

St. Lawrence 60. leld 7 T.iftc Mtddlebury 55. Williams 50 Brown 78. Ma'arhuwtts fii Fior State 79, Tampa 60.

CtFttysbtirc 62. Iehish 54 lovoia 72 Wmhmtton Collese 57 Pllimor- V. 53. Ml St MwVi Waynebure 59. AMerton-Broaddus 42 Carnegie Terh 72.

Wash Jefferson 58. Clarion Teachers 106. Edinboro "5. 68. I 61 Toronto 58.

Buffalo Teachers 49 Trinity (Conn I 73 Upsala 64. Clark 50. Providence 49 Fcwe Poly 67. Principia 54. ttnover 66 Andei-son 63 Taylor 89.

Manchester 83 Baer Field 93 Indiana Tech 58. lake Forest 57 FlePauw 70 Franklin 66. Earlham 60 Mexico A. M. 74.

Arizona State (Tempel 52 Spr'nield (Mo) 87, Cape Girardeau i Mo. i 60 Colorado Mines 55. Montana State 53 Stil Ross State 6 Sam Houston State 50 Willamette Whitman 37 Mercer 96 Piedmont C-orla Teachers 78. Erskine 61 Mississippi Sou'hern 57. IV-lta State 55 Arkansas College 87, Henderson 50 A-kans State Teachers 76, Arkansas Tech 59 Ta'-d l.ircomb 74 7'nion (Tern 64 Tenn State Villisan iTenn 59 Tenn Tech 78.

Aus'm Peav (Tenn 7J. Hfiid Pavne 87. Tex.is A. A I 69 Fort Hays iKan I tm. Pittsburit iKan 61.

Ottawa -Kan 71. MrPhersnn Kan I 69 JSnow fUlahl 54, Carbon iftahl SO Memphis State 61. Midd'e Tenn State 48 Arkansas State 74. Southern Stae 58 Iewis and Clark 97 Seattle Pacific 78 Westminster iP I Put 74 Fastern Illinois 85 Michigan Normal 67. Hooe 93.

Albion Kalamazoo 87. Adrian 68 p-troit Tech S3 rvefiance fOhifi 64 Wayne 8, Washington (St. Lounl 58. Detroit 72 Marouette 66 Alma 95 H'llsdale 6 Northern Michigan 91 Ferris 84 Milwaukee S'te 77 Stout W(s 63 Fsu Claire iWi State 7. Oshkoah (Will State Ho St Norhert f-i 8s Camp McCoy 77.

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