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2C Feb. 8, 1974 ST.LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Yes Virginious, There Is A Walton Bowl The question remains, how can the Walton Bowl be justified in a society where winning is the only thing? In a way, this reminds me of another famous question a question addressed in the form of an 1897 letter from an 8-year-old girl named Virginia O'Hanlon to the editor of Where losing is the name of the game tainly as does the National Basketball Association. Alas! How dreary would be the NBA if there were no Bill Wal-tons' to come along. There would be no childlike faith in future improvement. Nothing to make tolerable the current lowly existence of a last-place team.

Not to believe dn a Walton Bowl! You might as well not believe in Walter Kennedy! No player, no matter how downtrodden in his basketball surroundings, could bring himself to try to lose one for Walton. But just because you can't see the Walton Bowl doesn't mean it isn't there. We cannot see Into the minds of 'NBA coaches as they make lineup changes allegedly pursuant of victory, but perhaps leading to defeat. We cannot see into the minds of NBA owners whether they are chuckling inwardly at each defeat as, in their spare time, they try to round up enough cash to sign Bill Walton, should they gain access to him. Wouldn't it 'be amusing if Walton turned his back on Philadelphia or a Houston or a Cleveland and signed with and American Basketball Association team? Or wouldn't it be funny if he signed with the Globetrotters? Or if he chose graduate school instead of basketball? Yes, Virginius, there is a Walton Bowl.

But Big Bill may not choose to sit in it. By Dave Nightingale Th Chlca Dally Nw Post-Dispatch SpecUl Dispatch, Copyright 1974 CHICAGO, Feb. 8 A new sports catch-phrase has burst upon us in the last few weeks: the Walton Bowl. Walton, of course, is 6-foot-M UCLA center Bill Walton, one of three men in the last decade (the others: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and O.J. Simpson) capable of turning around a sports franchise almost single-handedly.

The bowl reference is to the competition for Bill's services. The National Basketball Association team "vith the worst records this season may get the right to make Walton a millionaire. Philadelphia leads (he way with only IS victories, followed by Houston and Cleveland each with 19 triumphs. And even Portland, Kansas City-Omaha and Phoenix are still in the running. Walton's unique ability has made every team at the bottom of the heap suspect.

Houston traded Jack Marin, a solid regular, for a couple of no-names the other day. Was that Walton Bowl Insurance? Dick Motta, the outspoken coach of the Chicago Bulls, threw another log on the fire this week with the flat-out statement that a Walton Bowl did exist. The remark, later repudiated, earned him a telephone call from NBA commis-'sioner Walter Kennedy and public ridicule from Portland executive Harold Glickman. the old New York Sun. Virginia wanted to know: Is there a Santa Claus? You know the paper's answer.

And a similar question-answer exchange might apply to the Walton Bowl. So, with apologies for plagiarism, let's open our mythical mail-bag DEAR EDITOR: I am eight years old and some of my little friends say there is no Walton Bowl. Papa says if you see it in the newspaper, it's so. Please tell me the truth. Is there a Walton Bowl? Virginius O'Bannion.

DEAR VIRGINIUS: Your little friends are wrong. They just haven't developed the healthy skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what they see. Yes, Virginius, there is a Walton Bowl. It exists as cer Carter Jumps To WFL; Chicago's IFire Aglow CHZ2I1 Ct L.

From Pott-Dlapatch Newi Service CHICAGO, Feb. 8 Yesterday was pen pal day in much of the National Football League but Virgil Carter used a poison pen and wrote a Dear John letter to the San Diego Chargers. 'The NFL received a blow when Carter, a 28-year-old quarterback who once belonged to the Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals and was traded to San Diego after the 1973 season, became the first player to jump to the fledgling World Football League. Carter was one of three players signed yesterday by Chicago Fire owner Tom Origer. The others were Mark Kellar of Northern Illinois, the nation's top collegiate rusher last season and a sixth-round draft choice of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings, and wide receiver John Wright, who "retired" in 1971 after playing for the Detroit Dons.

Wright was a standout at the University of Illinois. He is the son of retired Mini track coach Bob Wright. Carter was traded to the Bills after a bitter row in 1969 in which he blasted the Bears' management for refusing to play him. The Bills traded Carter to the Bengals before the 1970 season and Carter, who holds a master's degree in mathematics, was with Cincinnati four seasons. He was sidelined last season with a broken left collarbone when he played out his option.

Chargers coach Tommy Prothro expressed disappointment at Carter's leaving the San Diego club. "We wanted Carter or we wouldn't have traded for him," he Carter reportedly received a two-year tract for $100,000 a year from the Fire. "The Chargers offered me a contract, but this one is better," said Carter. One of the factors prompting his move, Carter said, was because the WFL, starting operations next July, is downgrading the field goal by moving the goal posts to the back of the end zone and returning missed field goals from beyond the 20 to the line of scrimmage. ''The WFL won't be sitting on the ball because nobody will give up the football in mid-field," said Carter.

In another WFL development, Dan Bois-ture, head football coach at Eastern Michigan University, signed a three-year contract to coach the Detroit Wheels, The Detroit News reported today. Boisture has been EMU coach in Ypsilamti, since 1967. Meanwhile, four more draft picks who were chosen in the first round by NFL teams signed contracts with those teams yesterday. They were Colorado fullback Bo Matthews (San Diego), UCLA defensive tackle Bill Sandi-fer (San Francisco), Michigan defensive tackle Dave Gallagher (Bears) and Southern California offensive tackle Steve Riley (Minnesota). And two other big name NFL draftees Tennessee State defensive tackle Ed (Too Tall) Jones, the No.

1 pick, and All-America quarterback David Jaynes of Kansas refused to commit themselves to the established league. Jones, who was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys of the NIFL and Detroit of the WFL and Jaynes, drafted by Kansas City of the NFL and Memphis of the WFL, each said he would take the best offer. fight in Golden Gloves action Wednesday night at Kiel Auditorium. Robinson boxes for the DeSoto Center and Yancey for 12th and Park. Post-Dispatch Photo by Fred Sweets) AND THE WINNER IS II you guessed the guy in Hie white trunks, Edroy Yancey, you're wrong.

Marvin Robinson takes this solid left to the face, but he came back to win the fight in the 85-pound subnovice title Bruins Blitz Blues, 5-3 areasports scneuuie Thiel Quits In Row At Galesburg High GALESBURG, 111. Feb. 8 (AP) John Thiel resigned yesterday as athletic director of Galesburg High School following a controversy over an unauthorized leave of abence. Thiel, who previously had a 396-90 record as basketball coach over 18 years, made a recent trip to Dallas to watch his son play basketball for Southern Methodist University. The school considered the trip unauthorized.

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scored a 5-2 triumph over Sur-Foot Speedway. Trio edged Sheet-metal, 4-3, and the Chuck O'Donnell's toppled the Carl Schaeffer's, 5-2. best february tire buys BLUES BOSTON 1 13 3 1 Today College Basketball Thomas More College at Missouri 'Baptist College, 7:30 p.m. Concordia Seminary vs. Harris Teachers College, Fallon Tech, 8 p.m.

Illinois College at Prlnclpla College, 8 p.m. Bt. Louis College of Pharmacy vs. Sanford-Brown College, Christ Memorial Baptist Church gym, 8:30 p.m. St.

Mary's College at St Louis Christian College. Lewis se Clark Community College at Lincoln 1U.) Junior College. FIRST PERIOD 1. Boston, Beposlto 4 (HodKe, Cashmkn), 2. Blues, Unger 26 (Piante, Awrey), 17:25.

Penalty 'Polls, Blues, 0:13. SECOND PERIOD 8. Bhies. Piante 18 (Polls), 4. Boston, Cashman 14 IDoak), 5.

Boston, Vadnajs 10 (O'Donnell, Sheppard), 6. Boston, BucyM 17 (Sheupard). 10:34. Pentalty Mareotte, Boa. 1:05.

THIRD PERIOD 7. Blues, Polls 14 (unassisted) 9:57. 8, Boston, Mareotte 15 (Oddleifson, O'Reilly), 19:33. Penalties O'Donnell, AngoitI, Blues (major), Gassoff, Blues (major), O'Donnell. Bos.

(major), Vadnals, 18:41. 6m Wi. 19:21. SHOTS ON GOAL BLUES 8 7 1128 BOSTON 10 8 16 34 Goaltenders Blues, Davidson; Boston, Brooks. Attendance 15,003.

Hockey St. Louis University vs. Air Force (Academy, The Arena, 8 p.m. Swimming National Junior College Athletic Association Region 16 (Missouri) meet, Florissant Valley Community College, 4 p.m. University of Mlssourl-St.

Louis at William Jewell College Liberty, 2 p.m. Harness Racing Cahokla Downs, 7:30 p.m. Saturday 14 Black Athletes Leave Auburn In Haircut Fuss AUBURN, Feb. 8 (AP)-AU 14 black athletes on scholarship at Auburn University, moved out of their dormitory and left the school last night in defiance of haircut rules, The Montgomery Advertiser said in today's editions. School officials were not immediately available for comment.

The paper quoted football coach Ralph (Shug) Jordan as saying that three black football players refused yesterday to comply with haircut rules. "I recommended to the athletic director that they move out of the dorm and remain on scholarship the remainder of the quarter, and that their scholarship be terminated at the end of the quarter," the paper quoted Jordan as saying. Jordan said he learned later that the blacks on the basketball and track teams had not attended practice. The paper said the other black athletes apparently walked out in support of the football players. Four football players, six members of the basketball team and four track athletes walked out, the paper said.

FROM PAGE ONE the O'Donnell-Gassoff scuffle began. "I ran into him a few times during the game," said Gassoff. "I guess he was Just mad and waiting for something like this." After Gassoff gave O'Donnell a whipping and both drew major penalties, the officials broke up the fight. But O'Donnell then skated after Gassoff and lost his rematch. And then he got the news about the trade I to Vancouver.

He and Oddleifson will become Canucks and Schmautz will join the Bruins 1 tomorrow, in time for their game with the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers, who lead the West Division, 2 ruined the debut of Marc Boileau as Pitts-burgh Penguins coach by gaining a 5-4 vie- tory test night in PhiUy. Boileau had replaced Ken' Schinkel, who I Hockey Bills Set For Sudden Death 2 The hockey Billikens of St. Louis University will be playing in sudden-death tonight at The Arena, where they take on the Air Force JJ" in an 8 o'clock game. According to coach Bill Selman, they'll be 3" playing in sudden-death the rest of the sea- son.

To keep their hopes alive for a bid to the National Collegiate Athletic Association postseason tournament in Boston, St. Louis U. Must win 'em all, according to Selman. "I know it sounds crazy, but the NCAA is set up to take the two best teams in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference and 2 (, the Western Collegiate Hockey Conference," Selman said. "To be considered, an outsider has to have an exceptional record." The Bills are 18-9.

They had a 26-12 record last season and were not considered. St. Louis U. will face the Air Force again tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 at The Arena. Blues Send Roberto z- To Denver Farm Club College Basketball Louis University at Wli-hH at.

was fired as coach after five straight losses by the Penguins. That streak went to six games on what Pittsburgh goalie Andy Brown called "two horsebleep goals" by the Flyers. One was a shot by Dave Schultz that bounced off Brown's leg into the net. The second was Terry Crisp's game-winner, a shot from behind the net that bounced off a Penguin defender and then skidded off Brown into the case. Boileau said, "The team had lots of life.

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"We went after the game hard once we smelled victory." Said Scott, who led the Bills with 16 points, "After we got our 11-point lead we started working for the good shot. But the problem was that we weren't getting the second rebound as we did in the first half." West Texas State now is 3-3 in the MVC and 9-7 overall. The Bills will play tomorrow night at Wichita State in a league clash that will start at 8 o'clock and will be broadcast in St. Louis on WIL radio. 145 room Alpine Inn 465 foot vertical drop with 2 3 place chairlifts 7 rope tows and 12 runs to 3200 feet in length Ski school, shops and ski rental's Ice skating Sno-making system Heated pool Sauna Game room's Card room's Dorm space NASTAR Racing Programs Night skiing Tuesday thru Saturday.

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