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The Tennessean from Nashville, Tennessee • Page 25

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The Tennesseani
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Nashville, Tennessee
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THI NASHVILLE TENNESSf-AN, Thursday, May 18. 1967 27 Ml Spring ourney MTSU and Murray are outside choices. Nine of hte 17 OVC track marks have been bettered or equalled during regular sea-ion running, but all records must be set in the anntfal conference meet to become The 100-yard dash should be a classic! Defender Jim Freeman of Murray shares the league mark with Morehead's Tommy Gray at 9.4, but both can expect a race from ETSU's Robert Rovere. Ro-vere and Gray have posted times of 9.3 this year. By TOM POWELL AUSTIN PEAY State College will be the host to the 19th annual Ohio Valley Conference spring sports championships in golf, tennis and track tomorrow and Saturday at the Fort Campbell, Ky, facilities.

GOLF AND tennis action pace setters are John Toye, Western, shot put, 53-103i; Bob Stoltman, Western, discus, 1704; John Bover, Murray, javelin, 209; and Dick Harris, ETSU, pole vault, 15-2. IN GOLF, coach Elbert Patty's MTSU club will be seeking its seventh championship in the last eight years. Probably the most talented man in the field is ETSU's Larry Hinson, but past OVC champs George Cogbill of MTSU (1964), and Ron Acree, Murray (1965). Hale Fund Drive 'Just Appreciation' THE MAIN reason that Western may repeat is freshman Henry Jackson of Huntington, N.Y. Jackson can capture 15 points as he has already surpassed or equalled OVC marks in the broad jump (24-7), high jump (6-10), and triple jump (51-4).

Other top performances this spring include Jerry Singleton. MTSU, 440, 47.3; Earl Jordan, Eastern, 880, Rovere, ETSU, 220, 20.9; Charles Dahlgren. MTSU, mile, 4:12.5. and defender Grant Colehour, Eastern, 14:12.8 in the three mile; Carey Guess, Eastern, 120 high hurdles, 11.2; Don Jones, MTSU, 440 intermediate hurdles, 54.4; ETSU mile relay, 3:18.0, and ETSU, 440 relay. 41.3.

Besides Jackson, field event Catherine Evans Harville Cafeteria on the APSC campus. ONLY three schools have produced OVC tennis titles in the leagues history and they're slated to vie for the title again. Coach Ted Hornback's Western Kentucky crew has the most championships, 11, while Murray, defending champ, has six and Eastern one. Jackie Cooper of Western is back to defend his No. 1 singles crown.

WESTERN IS trying to repeat as track champ under the leadership of freshman mentor Burch Oglesby. Oglesby succeeded Tom Ecker, now one of Sweden's national track coaches. Western is expected to receive stiff competition from Eastern Kentucky and ETSU. nessee State (golf), and Murray State (tennis). Awards to be presented are as follows: track trophies to championship team, winning 440-yard relay and mile relay teams and medals to Individuals placing one through five in all other events.

Golf Team championship trophy and medals to six members of championship team, and tennis trophy to team champion and medals to the individual winners and runnersup in the six singles and three doubles divisions. DAVE AARON, athletic director at Austin Peay, is overall director of the spring sports carnival. He has announced a dinner is set for the coaches and various officials tonight at 7 o'clock at the get underway at 8 a.m. both days while the track action starts at 1 p.m. each day, according to Commissioner Art Guepe.

Meanwhile, the baseball championship will be decided at Murray where Eastern Kentucky, champion of the Eastern Division, plays Western Division titlist Murray, in a donbleheader tomorrow. If third game is necessary, it will be played Saturday. The modern track at Fryar Field will be the site of the expected record-breaking meet, while golf will be staged at the expertly- manicured par 72 Cole Park Golf Course. Tennis play will be on courts near Estep Gym. DEFENDING champs loom as possible repeaters in each of the three sports.

The 1966 champs were Western Kentucky (track), Middle Ten Hilltoppers Sign Third Cage Ace HOWLING GREEN, Ky. Appreciation Fund, Box 692, Murfreesboro, Tenn. Hale, who had announced Murfreesboro High School and Middle Tennessee State University games on radio for the last seven years, is recuperating at Vanderbilt Hospital. He underwent surgery for an operation that cost his voice. Monte is allowed no visitors.

MURFREESBORO Ray Duffy, chairman of the Monte Hale Appreciation Fund, said yesterday, "we're doing this strictly out of appreciation, not because of anybody's financial status." Duffy said anybody wanting to contribute may mail his contribution to the Monte Hale Wouldn't You Really Rather Have a BUICK? WALLER BUICK 1101 Broadway LM Western Kentucky signed its third all-state basketball player, Jim Rose of Hazard, to a grant-in-aid yesterday. ROSE, a 6-3, 175-pound guard- Illinois Prep forward, averaged 24.9 points and 14 rebounds last season. He was a first team all-stater in 1965 and 1967 and slipped to the Cage Standout second team, in 1966. He was named to the Kentucky All-State Tournament svN-g rv.iv, wv- 1 now. m.aiiK I iiQ ir -s Hi numnnirttn'MMh To Kentucky team as a freshman and was a fourth team All-American this year.

MARION, 111. (UPI) Greg Starrick, Marion High Rose played for Coach Roscoe Shackelford's Hazard team for four years, scoring 2,506 points School "phenom" who was sought by 100 colleges, was signed to a four-year athletic in 142 games for a career aver age of 17.6 points. scholarship yesterday by Uni versity of Kentucky basketball coach Adolph Rupp. OTHER all-staters who have inked grants with Coach Johnny Oldham's Hilltoppers are 7-0 "NATURALLY we're delight Jim McDaniels of Allen County ed to have him," said Rupp. "I High and 6-8 Clarence Glover am congratulating myselt.

He is a natural. In four years I of Caverna. Rose led Hazard into the Ken am going to put together a ma chine that will be the best bas ketball team in the nation." Rupp said he plans to retire tucky high tournaments in 1964, ,1965 and 1966 and Into the 14th regional finals last year. His 733 points as a senior included games of 50 and 42 against Whitesburg, 45 against Adair in 1972, the year after Starrick would be a senior at Kentucky. Other prep stars signed re County and 86 in three games NYLON CORD A1L-WEVT cently by Rupp include 6-11 Steve Schmitt, Newcastle, against regional champion Breathist County.

6-6 Larry Steele, Bainbridee, Presiding over the signing was assistant coach Gene Rhodes and 6-2 Bob McCowan, Dayton, Ohio. who said, "he's one of the best." Starrick, 17-year-old 6-2, 170- pound guard, who was named to two All-America teams, scored 1,975 points in three years Whitewall Tubelais Plus Fed. SiM Wa No Ex. Tax 6.50x13 $12.60 $1.55 7.75x14(70x14) $15.00 $13.50 $1.88 (8.00x14) $16.20 $2.05 $15.00 $13J0 $1.89 ROSE EXPLAINED his choice of schools by saying, "After due consideration, I chose to attend Western because I want to play college basketball in Kentucky." on the varsity at Marion High School and his No. 23 jersey was retired by the school after the season.

Rupp said Starrick also plans Shackelford commented, "I think Jim is the most complete high school basketball player I have ever seen." 650xl3ihfbwal! Fed Ex. Tax. No trade needed Was S14 Size show also replaces size in parenthesis NO TRADE NEEDED Triple-tempered Nylon cord Extra-mileage Tuf syn rubber Track-tested Rose will perform with the Kentucky High School all-stars, as will McDaniels, this summer in the annual series against to play baseball at Kentucky Eagle Hine Captures LeagueTitle Indiana stars. JACKSON, Tenn. (UPD Carson-Newman College cap tured the Volunteer State Ath National Leagut NYLON CORD TRACTION ALL-WEATHER Wan Lost Pet.

hind 10 .706 Cincinnati 24 St. Louis 17 letic Conference baseball title here yesterday by downing Lincoln Memorial, 12-2. THE EAGLES will now face .407 .571 .533 .514 4 5 Jv a a' David Lipscomb (22-10) Friday tv -ii III I I Plttiburflh 16 Chicago 1 Atlanta 1 San Francises 1 Philadelphia 13 xLos Angeles 11 New York 10 .37 10V .370 tOVa .290 13'i afternoon at Jefferson City in the NAIA District 24 tournament. Lipscomb, an at-large a Houston Lata earn not kicludt. entry in the tourney, is defending champion.

A five-run fourth inning, high I Oh Whitewall Tubeless I I Plus Fed. Size Was Now Ex- Ux 7.75 14 (7.50 14) $20.50 $1 8.45 $22T $22.90 $20.60 $2.38 8.55x14(8.50x14) $24.85 $22.35 $2.56 7.75x15(6.70x15) $20.50 $18.45 $2.23 8.859.00 15 (8.008.20 15) $27.95 $25.15 $2.86 lighted by three home runs, clinched the victory for the Eagles. Jerome Woolsey hit a Tuesday's Results Atlanta a. New York Cincinnati a Pittsburgh 3 St. Louis 4, Philadelphia i Los Angeles Houston 1 San Francisco 3, Chicago 1 Jesterday's Results San Francisco 4, Cttkraqo 2 Atlanta 4, New York 3 Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 1 St.

Louis 3, Philadelphia 2 Houston at Los Angeles, night Today's Games solo homer and Sonny Hagy and Gene Lively each had two-run shots in the fourth. Earl Ogburn had four hits for Size shown also replaces size in parenthesis NO TRADE NEEDED Carson-Newman and Hagy drove Was $1760 Cincinnati (McCool 3-2) at Philadelphia 6.50xl3hitewan tubeless plus JL55 Fed. Ex. Tax. No trade Reeded (sunning 2-4), mgm Pittsburgh (O'Dell 3-01 at Atlanta (Jar- in three runs to lead the attack.

Doyle Claywell and Eddie YI5 J-l nigrir San Franciscow(Perry 1-3) at Houston Icenhour accounted for the Wrap-around tread with over 8,000 gripping edges 3-T Nylon cord and extra mileage Tuf syn rubber Track-tested for 100 miles at 100 MPH LMU runs with solo home runs (Oierker i t), room Only garnet scheduled. American League John Manney picked up the win as he allowed only four Lost Pet. Behind hits and struck out seven. Dan Taylor was charged with the .704 .443 .500 .491 .481 .444 .448 .448 loss. The win boosted Carson-New Won Chicago 19 Detroit 18 Kansas City 15 New York 1J Cleveland 13 Baltimore 13 Batten 13 Washington 13 Minnesota 12 California 14 Tuesday's man's record to 23-9 and leaves .429 LMU 10-10.

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