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Hawks for Are Easy Uft- i argot arnors In-Nate Greatness By a Special Correspondent of the Post-Dispatch SAN FRANCISCO, April 11 "We were shooting so poorly that I don't think we could have thrown the ball in the ocean." That was player-coach Richie Guerin's explanation of his Hawks' 123-102 walloping at the hands of the San Francisco Warriors in last night's National Basketball Association playoff game. The Hawks were booed unmercifully by the 10,311 Frisco fans, starting with the lineup introductions. The Hawks now are down 3-2 in the best-of-seven Western Division series. The playoff will continue tomorrow night at Kiel Auditorium, starting at 8: 15. Guerin said, "Nate Thurmond was sensational.

He was blocking everything and grabbing everything in sight. He must have blocked 10 or 15 shots." The Hawks coach pointed out, however, that his team's inability to hit made it easier for Warrior center Thurmond to get in position to knock down the St. Louis field goal attempts. "Bill Bridges and Zelmo Beaty weren't shooting well and that gave Thurmond a chance to stay inside and clutter up the middle," Guerin said. "But nobody on our side was hit tingit wasn't just Billy or Guerin was to disgusted with the game and with the newspaper treatment of the playoff that he refused to admit reporters to the dressing room after' the game.

The Warriors never trailed last night. The Hawks got a 2-2 lock on a jumper by Joe Caldwell, but after that Frisco, commanding the rebounds with the help of savage board work of Thurmond, maintained the pressure with excellent fast breaks. To the Hawks' dismay. Rick Barry shed his ankle misery. He was helped by a shot of cortisone before the game and two at the halftime intermission, and harried St.

Louis with 25 points, high total for the game. Barry probably charged up the Hawfcs rooters for tomor row night by saying, "They're for the birds." "I don't want to create any animosity," Barry continued, "but they know how bad they are. Well, I don't care what they think. I'm going to do my best to stick it to them where it hurts the worst." The Frisco gunner and his teammates didn't jump on the Hawks' players. They all conceded that St.

Louis would fight hard with Its back to the wall tomorrow night. "But we don't want to have to come back to San Francisco for a seventh game Friday said Thurmond, a giant figure In last night's victory with his shot blocking, his 27 rebounds and 23 points on nine of 15 from the field, "It was a night's hard work," Thurmond said wearily after the game, which he played while weakened by the flu. "I'd have to say it was my best effort in the playoffs against the Hawks." Frisco's rebounding edge, 78-69, obviously was a key factor in the victory because, said coach Bill Sharman, "It helped us keep the pressure on all the way. We attack best when we fast-break. We shot 51 per cent from the field." The Hawks shot only .316.

Guerin was booed in the last quarter last night when it appeared he was giving Caldwell a chewing-out during a timeout. Bridges, a Frisco tormentor In the first four games, was hampered by the Warriors' Fred Hetzel. Bridges scored only 10 points but led the Hawks in rebounds with a solid 17. "It will be a small war tomorrow night," predicted Warrior veteran Tom Meschery. "They've all been rugged games, but now the Hawks will come out with blood in their eye.

We'll have to play as well as last night perhaps even better." AN FRANCISCO (123) Mln KO FT A Pt in 4- a n- a a ft i AHIn Barry hint 3S 12- 2IS 1- I 2 38 6-17 1- 3 11 6 17 7- IS 8 4 2 21V 1.1 19 0 16 1 2 0- 0 0-00 4- 11 Mitlllns 34 7- 16 1- 7 4-11 8 Thur'd 46 8- 15 8- 9 27 3 23 Tram rebounds: 6 ToUU 52-102 19-28 78 27 27 123 HAWKS (102) Mln Hi FT A pt 3 II 2 10 1 16 2 19 3 IB 1 0 2 14 4 3 5 14 Bmty 36 3- 12 5- 7 13 BrldsTS 48 4- 15 2- 3 17 Caldwell 32 7- 22 2- 2 5 s.urrln 26 8- 13 3- 3 1 Hudson Ul 8- 13 9-13 7 Mills 10- 4 0-02 Thorn 17 6-13 2- 2 3 Torm'lFn 16 1- 6 1-19 Wltkrna 36 5- 19 4- 4 5 rebounds: 7 Total! 37-117 28-35 69 20 23 102 HAWKS 22 6an Francisco 32 30 27 102 27 34 123 Shooting San Francisco .510, Hauks .316. Official Mrum, Vanrk. Attendance 10,311. Technical Foul San Francisco coach bharman. Nate Thurmond MV i lift- I 4 1 Ft Gibson vs.

Marichal in Opener Flag-Minded Giants Face Cards PRETTY GOOD STUFF, PAL. -CLfT-tf Tl-x ij can' ST, LOUIS 1 I POST-DISPATCH mm hitting John Romano, late of the Chicago White Sox, replacing lefthanded swinging McCarver against southpaws. Honey Bear, as Romano was called in his fatter days, is, like Maris, making the scene for the first time in the NL. With Gibson, a 21-game winner last year, starting for the Redbirds, the Giants will start only four lefthanded hitters, two of whom are switch hitters. 4C April II, 1967 That should be some indication ic.tUiTi By a Post-Dispatch Photographer Starring Lineups Funny? SI, but Juan's No Joke San Francisco Giant pitcher Juan Marichal (left) had Cardinal players Orlando Cepeda (center) and Julian Javier laughing at the Cauliflower Ear dinner last night at the Chase-Parle Plaza Hotel, but Marichal may bring few smiles to the Redbirds tonight.

He II be the Giants starting pitcher in the opener at Busch Stadium. GIANTS Henderson rf Aloulf Mays cf McCovey lb Hart 3b Davenport ss Haller Lanier 2b Marichal CARDINALS Brock If Flood If Maris rf Cepeda lb Shannon 3b McCarver Javier. 2b Maxvill is Gibson Related Story on Page SC By Ed Wilks Cardinal fans, relax. AH the Redbirds have to do tonight against the San Francisco Giants at Busch Memorial Stadium is open with just half the brass that opened the Knights of the Cauliflower Ear baseball party last night. There were 76 trombones, and then some, with 110 cornets right behind when the Staunton (111.) High School marching band opened the party in the Khorassan room of the Chase-Park Plaza Hotel.

Trouble was, Herman Franks, the peerless leader of San Francisco, told everybody they had trouble right here in river city, because the Giants, "champions of the Cactus League, champions of the Grapefruit League, champions of California, champions of the colleges (we beat Santa Clara) and champions of San Diego (we were rained out), might start out on your little Cardinales and win the National League pennant, too." Herman was kidding, because he doesn't put himself out on a limb like that. Not even when he has 25-game winner Juan Marichal pitching in the Giants' opening game, as he does tonight at 8 o'clock against the Redbirds and Bob Gibson. The Cardinals hope for from 35,000 to 40,000 fans for the opener, which presumably will be played in temperatures la the mid-50s. Some 25,000 tickets already have been sold for this game which will welcome the new season and Roger Maris. Roger, who has hit more home runs than anybody in one major league season (and let Mr.

Frick put an asterisk after that statement), lately has fled the New York Yankees and taken roost in right field with the Red-birds. He'll bat behind Lou Brock and Curt Flood in Red Schoen-dienst's third season-opening lineup. Behind him, waving a bat, is of how well-set Franks is with his lineup. Ken Henderson, a switch-hitting outfielder, will be in right field as the Giants' leadoff batter. Then come Jesus Alou, Willie Mays (of whom you undoubtedly have heard), Willie McCovey, Jim Ray Hart, Jim Davenport, Tom Haller, Hal Lanier and Marichal.

Lanier, also a switch hitter, will bat lefty against Gibby along with McCovey, Haller and Henderson. McCovey smacked three home runs at Busch Stadium last season, Hart one. A year ago, Tito Fuentes played at shortstop and Len Gabrielson was in left, with Alou in right. Davenport now has moved to short, with Henderson, the heir apparent to Mays in center, stationed in right and Alou in left. Fuentes is nursing a pulled ligament in his left leg.

Gabrielson was traded to the California Angels for St. Louisan Norm Siebern. Just what the Cardinals, with Stan Musial superceding Bob Howsam as general manager, have wrought, will become evi- dent after Miss Redbird, Carolyn Sue Rogers, throws out the first ball. Before that, a Marine Corps color guard will load a motorcade of Cardinal players, Schoendienst and his coaches around the park. And before that, Dick Renna's band will play for early arrivals, beginning at 7 o'clock.

Schoendienst's wife, Mary, will sing the National Anthem, and then major league baseball, 1967, is here to stay. Woman Bowls 663 In Olivette League Mrs. Lucille Rohne, a 17R-average bowler, rolled a 63 series last night to pace Nof Tire to a three-game sweep over Trio in the Olivette Women's Classic bowling league at Olivette Bowl. Mrs. Rohne's games were 243.

226 and lfM as Noel expanded its league lead. In other games, Linder defeated County Cab, 3-0; Totes downed Missouri Metals, 2-1, and Cavalier topped Rauscher, 2-1. in right in 1966, is back where he belongs, in left field. Johnson, back from the minors, is on the bench. Buchek is with the Mets, in return for veteran infielder Ed Bressoud.

Kernek, who is back in the minors, has been replaced by Cepeda. Manager Schoendienst Indicated, however, that Johnson will be platooned with Maria in right. "If Roger isn't hitting well, there's no sense in getting him tired," said Schoendienst, who has a 163-160 record since replacing the late Johnny Keane. Maris, a young man with crew cut and pride, had a .225 batting average with only one home run in the spring. As a lefthanded thumper, he'll give way to the righdianded-hitting Johnson a a i st lefthanded pitching in the early going.

The Cardinals are not paying Roger $75,000 to be platooned, how Orlando Cepeda. Then come Mike Shannon, a former hungry outfielder who now is a hungry third baseman; catcher Tim McCarver, second baseman Julian Javier, shortstop Dal Maxvill and Mr. Gibson. (You have to call Gibby "Mr." after two successive 20-victory seasons, even if he was 0-3 against the Giants last year, when San Francisco finished second, l'4 games behind Los Angeles.) Shannon, replacing Charley Smith, who left for Maris, isn't the only newcomer to the Red-birds' opening-game lineup. Alex Johnson was in left field.

A 7 I UL MaMwaa i fn miiiMif" r- Ul hwiiii ever, and don't bet that Maris is going to sit still for that sort of nonsense either. Schoendienst also indicated he may platoon behind the plate, with the righthanded- George Kernek was at first base BANNER TIRE CO. Two former American Leaguers, Roger Maris (left) and Norm Siebern, will be opponents tonight. Maris was obtained by the Cardinals from the New York Yankees and Siebern, a Giant outfielder who grew up in St. Louis, played with the California Angels last season.

RECAPS Fn.l8 and Jerry Buchek was at short a year ago, when the Cardinals started a long trek to sixth place. This time, Brock, who opened 4146 REGULAR Fk). Tu mat. Whltewalli Ii i if Two Stars' Recruits Expected By Harold Flachsbart Rudi Gutendfi f. Stars soccer coach, was back in St.

Louis today with the main contingent of the squad and he looked forward to the arrival tonight of two new men from Europe to bring the complete team together for the first time tomorrow. The St. Louis team's opening game in the new National Professional Soccer League will be Sunday afternoon against the Chicago Spurs at Soldier Field. The Stars will begin the home phase of their campaign April 23 at Busch Stadium against the California Clippers. "We had good training in Arizona," said Gutendorf, who lost several players there because of injury or other reasons.

'Tomorrow we will have the entire squad on one field for the first time. "Although I know Chicago and San Francisco are strong clubs, we should be ready to run with them. However, there is no doubt about it, we still need one or two more excellent, experienced players to have a good professional team. We will work in that direction." The two arriving from Europe tonight with assistant coach George Mihaljevic are Stefan Topolvich, a goalie, and Bora Kostic, halfback or forward, both from Yugoslavia. Eric Hahn, Rudi Kolbl and Rast Matic left the team in Phoenix last week to have injuries treated here by Dr.

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April II-Bill Taylor, offensive line coach, resigned from the University of Illinois football staff today. ja 41 41 Lindell S' l'p if River Roads The 34-year-old Taylor had been with Pete Elliott, who re I Him mi n. mm 1 1 i 7 a. signed last month, since he was graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1956. He fol lowed Elliott to California fo: three seasons and had been El liott's aid at Illinois since '60.

Scoreboard Monday's Results NATIONAL tKAOre Cincinnati In Anrflra 1 Only gams arheduled AMERICAN l.EAfilH Vw York 8, Washington 0 Only gamtt arhrdulftt Tuesday's Games (19AA RM-nnU In Parrnthrml NATIONAL I.EAfilK San FranrUro (Marichal at St. Louis (Ulhuon 21-121, 8 p.m. PItt.hurKh (Vralf 16-12) at JffW York Kardwrll Philadelphia (Bunnlnr 19-11) at Chicago iHnltrman 11-10), Atlunta iLrnwtrr ll-H) at Houston It uHlar 12-111). 7:30 p.m. Only iinm nrhrdulpd AMERICAN I.EAIU'F Minnesota ikaat 25-13) at Baltl-Itioir (MrVallv IM-8).

rirvrland (MrDowrll 9-8 or Harlan 13-111) at hum City 12-1). 7 p.m. Drtrolt (Mrl-aJn 20-14) at California (Bronrt 13-13). 10 p.m. hiraeo at Boston, postponed, rain Only games scheduled Wednesday's Games NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia at Chicago Atlanta at Houston, night Only games scheduled AMERICAN LEAKFE Detroit at California, night Cleveland at Kansas City, twilight New York at Washington, night Chicago at Boston Only games scheduled Tito Frcncona To Philadelphia The Cardinals will take the field in their season opener tonight with a 27-man roster, one under the limit, after selling first baseman-outfielder Tito Francona to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Taylor cited personal reasons for his resignation and said he might enter business. 1 stressed that he was a good rloliiva -W I Hal Lanier (right, son of former Cardinal pitcher Max Lanier, will be at second base for the Giants. At left is San Francisco catcher Tom Haller, a football quarterback at Illinois a few years ago. friend of Jim Valek, new Illini head coach. Championship go all the way 'p 1 DeLuxe Montreal Has 2-0 Lead Francis Cool on Ice Soccer Tourney Begins Tonight Maki and Bobby Hull, Chico A doubleheader tonight at Berra Park will open the John I HIRAM ny Marre soccer tournament of I champions, which includes the championship teams from ama who was sent home by the coach after a name-calling episode nine days ago, Gutendorf said: "It isn't necessary to have a If McBr'de will just come out to practice and say he can play.

A good effort by Pat will be better than a lot of talk." Of the team's six exhibition victories in Arizona, the best Louis performance was Sunday, Gutendorf said, in a 4-1 triumph over the Tucson All-Stars. Allie McNabb, swift Jamaican forward, scored two goals. Tomorrow noon the Stars are to appear at the Downtown Visitors' Center on Eighth street and several will give short exhibitions of tricks with a soccer ball. Mayor Alfonso J. Cervantes will make a welcoming address.

Amateur Beman teur soccer leagues in St. Louis 30 i x- ex if i The opening game at 6 o'clock will pair Polish National Alliance, champion of the South senior league and Our Lady of Sorrows, the Catholic Youth Council First Di vision champion. The Hibernians, representing the Metropolitan league, will play the Garzas, champion of the Khoury North senior league, 1 Doug Mohns. Montreal expects to have injured defenseman Jacques Lap-erriere ready for the Rangers, but New York center Orland Kurtenfoach might not play. Billikens Use Late Rallies To Earn Split St.

i University scored late but ofljen yesterday to split a baseball doubleheader with Western Kentucky at Heine Meine field in Lemay. The Billikens, now 12-9 for the season, pushed across two runs in the bottom of the tenth inning to nudge Western Kentucky, 3-2, in the first game. Tony Tocco was the winning pitcher in relief. In' the second game, St. Louis U.

scored 10 times in the last three innings, but couldn't overcome Western Kentucky's early lead as the Hilltoppers won, 13-12. Each team had 11 hits. at NEW YORK, April 11 (AP) -The Stanley Cup playoff situation is unchanged as far coach Emile Francis of the New York Rangers is concerned. But it's going to change tonight that's for sure. The Rangers, down 2-0 to high-flying Montreal, take on the a a i in Madison Square Garden in the third game of the best-of-7 semifinal series.

In the other National Hockey League playoff game tonight, the Chicago Black Hawks, NHL champions, and the Maple Leafs clash in Toronto, with the series tied, 1-1. "We knew that we would have to win the third and fourth games here in order to win the series," Francis said yesterday. "So that situation hasn't changed." Chicago, loser on its home rink Sunday, is in danger not only of falling behind in the series, but in having its home-ice edge nullified. "They got what they wanted in Chicago, and now we have to get one in Toronto, "said Black Hawks' coach Billy Reay. "It's as simple as that." Chicago expects to have three injured players ready for action tonight.

They are the great The second round will be Francona, 33 yeairs old, batted .212 with four home runs and 17 runs batted in last season, mostly as a pinch-hitter for the Redbirds. He was picked up from Cleveland in December 1964. The indication Is that the Cardinals felt Francona had to play regularly to be of help with his bat, and the Redbirds have several younger ballplayers to move in at first or the outfield. Francona probably would have been cut in 30 days, when the player limit slims to 25, and there was a market for him now. He was sold for "something over" the $20,000 waiver price.

WALKERS Is Turning Pro played April 19 at Berra Park. Tonight's PNA-Sorrows winner will play Kutis, champion of the Missouri Federation at 8: 30 aft er the Hibernian-Garzas win- I i BOURBON I ner plays the champion of the i EilGar- i A I CYC Major League at 6:30. The NlrUMWAIKKRt, SONS INC CYC Major League champion ship Is still to be decided. NHL Playoffs NEW YORK, April 11 (AP) Deane Beman of Bethesda, twice winner of the United States Amateur golf championship and beaten last year in a playoff, announced plans today to turn professional. Beman, rated by many as the best amateur in the world, told The Associated Press from his home in Bethesda, that he had applied to the Professional Golfers Association for playing membership and had asked to be withdrawn from the U.S.

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TODAY'S Chicago at Toronto, best-of-7 nerim tfA 1-1. Montreal at Npw York, Montreal leads ht-Ht-ot-1 nerleaj 2-0. WEDNESDAY'S GAMES No game! tched tiled, St. Louis U. will play Iowa Wesleyan Saturday in the first round of the Quincy (HI.) College tournament.

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