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Sport News SECTION TWO Bridge 24 Comic 33 24 Classified 16-23 Today In History, ASBURY PARK, N.J., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1972 IS Asbury Park Evening press owell, Point Pleasant Boro Chaney Sparks Celtics Capture State Titles mm -M nnwi PTi mX 9t WWi zii in M4 I 1 A 2 -g nlim Alex Saspinov (right) ond Angrik Stepanow of Howell battle River Dell's Bob Barnes and Kevin Bone in 1-0 Howell victory for state Group III soccer title. (Press Photo) Nancy Kirk, 12, Howell Township, leaves little doubt who she's rooting for in state soccer final ot Glassboro State College. Her brother, Bill, is right halfback on Howell's Rebels squad. Nets Win In Utah First Time Ever GRIFFINS BLANKED Pope John Romps GLASSBORO Point leasant Boro, Shore Confer-lce Class champion, add-I a much bigger title to its st yesterday defeating awrence, 2-0, to win the I.J. State Interscholastic thletic Association Group ccer crown at Glassboro College.

It was the second state title Boro since the Panthers on the Group II crown in '68 over Verona. Boro (18-2) the jump on the Lawrence ardinals then played one of strongest defensive games 'i the season in blanking the 1-6-1 club. Randy Hocking, who has one of the mainstays of ie Panthers all season, eeping them in the thick of ie state tournament race, cored his 40th goal of the to get Boro off to vic- ry. It came in the first period 9:30 after Hocking took an ccellent pass from Phil Tor-illo and booted in a short lot for a 1-0 lead which held a for the half. THE BORO came back in ie second period at 1:55 hen Ted Kinghorn pulled awrence goalie John Car-enter out of position after aking an assist from Tom 'oster, for a hard shot into te left side of the net.

After Point Pleasant took lie 2-0 lead, the remainder the second half was larked by excellent defence work by both clubs, but vorking especially well for ie winners were Jim DePolo id Wayne Schmidt. Goalie Jack Urie had 12 for the Panthers, get-ing seven in the first half 'ith two key low saves. Boro lad four corner kicks and ok 11 shots on goal. CARPENTER posted five getting three in the rst half. Lawrence had four srner kicks and took 18 shots i goal.

Coach Vito Dellegrippo of ioro, who was in shirt leeves despite the chilly weather, warmed up rapidly en praising his club for inning the state title. "It has been a long time oming after playing and los-lg three years in a row to awrence. "We wanted this one very cry badly. "But we didn't make any plan changes; we ame here and just played mr game," commented the aach. Dellegrippo highly praised oalie Urie, who played a remendous game as he kept ie Panthers in the game in he first quarter by making wo low key saves.

"He was List fantastic," stated the oach. FULLBACKS Schmidt, De-'olo and Steve Williams ere outstanding as the oach called the trio a terrific combination in a reat team effort." Summing up Dellegrippo aid, "Words can't explain winning a champinship. It is I have been looking forward to a state hampionship. I also would ike to say Kevin Armbrcws-cr, Kingborn and Bobby De-'olo were outstanding layers and Hocking is the test all-around ball player rut of Point Pleasant Boro igh School." Soccer in the ABA, hit 63 per cent of their shots through the first three periods en route to a 130-111 victory over San Diego. Marvin Roberts and Ralph Simpson led Denver's attack with 27 and 26 points, respectively, while Willie Long added 20.

Roberts hit 10 baskets in a row in the first three periods. Al Smith added 19 assists. INDIANAPOLIS" UP) The Indiana Pacers, led by second-year forward George McGin-nis, outscored the Kentucky Colonels 13-1 at the beginning of the fourth period and stayed out front for a 109-99 triumph. Indiana's scoring was led by Mel Daniels with 26 points, while Kentucky was led by Artis Gilmore and Dan Issel, with 26 points apiece. F1LIOX JSEAIWSG A iSEJF RECORD FREEHOLD Herve Filion who holds more world harness driving records than any horseman in the sport stands at the threshold of still another record of 4,000 career victories.

The indefatigable French-Canadian horseman will be at Freehold Raceway this afternoon where he is scheduled to drive 9 horses on the 11-race program. i "'4 hMXiT i' STATISTICS OF THE GAME PopeJ. St. J. First downs 14 12 Rushing-yards 42-193 27-70 Passing yardage 102 91 Return yardage 18 72 Passes 5 6-0 0-19-3 Fumbles-Iost 2-1 4-3 Punts l-(-2) 1-10 Penalties-yards 4-50 6-54 the pass in the end zone with no defender within 20 yards of him.

The Lions scored their second touchdown on the third play of the second period on a 2-yard plunge by Karl that culminated a 26-yard march in six plays. Albora intercepted Joe Heisler's pass to set it up. Terry Corrigan's placekick was successful to stretch the margin to 13-0. The Lions' third touchdown came in the middle of the second period on a 48-yard drive in seven plays climaxed by Albora's one-yard dive over the middle. Corrigan's kick hiked the Lions' lead to 20-0 atthe half.

A 27-yard run by Albora and a 24-yard pass, Albora to Joe Lovett, paved the way for the touchdown. The Lions paraded 62 yards in 10 plays for their Bridgeport Is Winner, 27-22 ATLANTIC CITY (JP)-Quar-terback Roy Ferreira fired a 23-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Chuck Cornell with three minutes left as Bridgeport preserved its winning streak with a 27-22 triumph over Slippery Rock last night in the Knute Rockne Bowl in Convention Hall. It was the 21st consecutive victory for the Purple Knights, giving them the longest win ning streaK ot any current college football team. iMr 1 111 vim GLASSBORO Undefeated Howell (18-0 witli 12 shutouts) defeated River Dell, 1-0, to win the N.J. State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group III state soccer championship yesterday at Glassboro State College.

It was the second championship of the season for the Rebels after breezing through the Shore Conference division to gain the title on a 12-0 record. It only took one goal but that was well protected by a powerful Howell defense that kept River Dell in its own territory most of the contest. 41 ALEX SASPINOW was the- hero with the winning goal, hitting unassisted at 10:25 of the first period. Howell also had other opportunities with several close ones fired at the net, both high and low, but River Dell goalie Rich Bollinger did his work well with five saves, four in the second half. Bemba Belsirow, Howell's goalie, saddened because the Rebels scored only one goal, was the outstanding defensive player.

The sophomore net tender was in the air as if he was rebounding a basketball, and each time he came down with it to the cheers of the Howell fans. Doing most of his work in the first half, Bemba saved five of his six shots. Howell took a total of 14 shots on goal with River Delll getting eight. BUZZ SAUER, right fullback, and Ken Ivanchukow, center fullback, were strong on defense, along with center halfback Zeron Ombadykow, who was terrific regulating the defensive unit. Coach Bill Gamble said his team came a long way and earned every game they won.

"It was an honor and pleasure to have been able to coach such fine young men, on the field as well as off. The entire team played exceptionally well. Goalie Bemba Balsirow, in the net, made some really good stops, very outstanding. The fullbacks and halfbacks gave us great defensive performances. "I WAS optimistic about this season from the first game.

I said we'd go all the way and we did. Actually, I feel we have the best well balanced team in New Jersey, barring none; our record shows it. Even though some members of the defense and offense units were it took the entire 20-man squad to make the season a success," he mcnted. 1. 1 to i ball oway from River Dell Group III soccer title.

(Press Photos) BOSTON W) The Boston Celtics, sparked by unheralded Don Chaney, hiked their season record to 17 1 by whipping the New York Knicks, 114-97, last night In the season's first meeting between the National Basketball Association's two Atlantic Division powers. Chaney, often overshadowed by John Havlicek, Jo Jo White and other teammates, turned in a spectacular effort as he scored Jl points, had six assists nd played a tremendous ball-hawking game on defense. The Knicks, who are now 17-4, led only once, 2-0, on Walt Frazier's field goal. The Celtics then ripped off 10 points in a row and went on to a 29-18 first period lead. New York closed to within 51-45 at the half, and then to within three points, 59-58, in the third period.

Chaney then stuffed a basket and the Celtics gradually built a blft advantage, Boston finished with a flurry, out-scoring the Knicks 9-2 in the final three minutes. Dave Cowens led Boston scorers with 23 points. Havlicek had 21 and White 18. Frazier topped the Knicks with 22 points. Phil Jackson had 20, including 10 consecutive free throws.

NEW TORK 7 BOSTON (114) S-J 11 3 4 11 DBchr Brdly Reed Frrier Mnroe Jrkson Mmigr Onlll Blbby li 9 4 4 0-0 SHavlck 3 3-4 5 0-0 9 Nelson inOwena 10 3-3 23 2-3 If) 1-1 25 White 3-4 9 Chaney It 11 2 2-5 6Wlllm 10-12 ZQBlla 1 6 8Knrkt 0 21 2Wnhl Sanders Flnkel 35 27-34 71 New York 4fi 22-56 114 1 2 27 24 97 29 21 3R 27 1U Boston Fouled out None. Total fouls New York 26, Boston 29. A 15,320. HERSHEY, Pa. (0 The Buffalo Braves scored eight straight points late in fee fourth quarter to hand the Philadelphia 76ers a 105-96, defeat.

The 76ers had played catch up most of the game, trailing 54-48 at halftime, until veteran guard Kevin Loughery hit 12 of his 18 points in the last period and Philadelphia cut its deficit to 90-87 with 3:20 remaining. Led by Bob Kauffman, the Braves converted two technical fouls called against the hapless 76ers, the NBA's worst team with a 1-20 record, and Buffalo sank three straight field goals to Ice the contest at the Hershey Arena. Dick Garrett led all scorers with 26 points, while Kauffman added 20 and 21 rebounds, tops for the game. Loughery and Fred Carter led Philadelphia with 18 points apiece. LOS ANGELES UP) Jerry West made 18 assists, Los Angeles hit 66 per cent of its shots in the first half and the Lakers demolished the Detroit Pistons 140-123.

Seven Lakers had scored In double figures by the end of three periods as the Lakers won their 11th game in a row and increased their record to 17-3. Racing Driver Suffers Burns ORANGE, Calif. UP) Rac-ing driver Lothar Motschcn-bacher was In satisfactory condition yesterday with burns suffered in a fire that destroyed his shop tod three cars. Damage was estimated at $200,000. Firemen said flammables were ignited by a backfirt as Motschenbacher tried to start a racing car.

Soccer Teams Tie BRICK TOWNSHIP The Junior and Senior Recreation Soccer League all-stars played 2-2 tie games with their Ocean Township counterparts last week, Brick scorers were Dave Sullivan and Rickie Higgins for the Juniors and Mike Rcilly and Tim Foglcr for the Seniors. Ocean's were Doug Mauro and Doug Rlchter and George Mauro and Vance Skidmore respectively. Koth in Finals CHICAGO, 111. W) Mark Roth, a 21-year-old right bander from Brooklyn, who fjiled to cash in this event one year ago, was almost unbeatable last night and moves Into today's nationally televised finals as the top need In the $85,000 Brunswick World Open Bowling Tournament. TOMS RIVER Pope John XXIII High School, Sparta, closed out another championship football season yesterday by clouting St.

Joseph's High School, 36-0, before a shivering crowd in the Griffins' homecoming game. It was the sixth successive shutout for Pope John's 8-1 Lions, who only yielded 22 points all season, one less than last season when a 7-1 record brought them the North Jersey Parochial championship. St. Joseph's closed out a disappointing 4-5 season by losing the last two games. It was the first time that Al Si-ca, St.

Joseph's coach, has ever been associated with a losing team, either as a player at Toms River High School, the University of Pennsylvania, or as a coach. The Lions scored on the sixth play of the game after weak 10-yard punt got them started on the Griffins' 48. After Terry Karl raced for 13 yards, Hugh Albora completed a 32-yard pass to Dan Kosminsky, who caught 15ig Al's Loses Playoff Game EATONTOWN Defending champion Big Al's Sports Roundup, Long Branch, was eliminated from the National Touch Football Playoffs yesterday as Fantastic Inn of Hempstead, N.Y., held on for a 12-6 win. Ed Pigut passed 20 yards to Jeff Jackson for Big Al's score in the fourth quarter. Captain's Log of Delaware defeated the Freehold Liberators, 6-0, to advance to today's semifinal at Memorial School.

In other action, Baluvend of New York stopped Stalpost of Delaware, 14-12, and Neptune's Captain's Garter won by for feit. Saints Trip Blazers On Ryan Goal PHILADELPHIA UP) -Rookie Terry Ryan scored the winning goal while killing off a penalty to lift he Minnesota Fighting Saints to a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Blazers in the World Hockey Association last night. Minnesota had gotten two goals from Billy Klatt and Philadelphia a pair 'from Andre Lacroix as part of a 4-4 tie midway through the final period when Ryan grabbed a loose puck at the Blazers' blue line and skated in to beat 40-year-old Goalie Narcel Paille. The Saints' Mel Pearson scored into an empty net with one second to go after Philadelphia pulled Paille to put a sixth attacker on the ice. Player-coach John McKen-zie, out most of the season with a broken arm after being lured from the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League, notched his second goal of the year for the Blazers.

BOSTON UP) The New England Whalers erupted for five goals in the second period and posted a 7-2 victory over the Alberta Oilers. Seven different players chipped in with goals for the Whalers. OrrWell, Bruins Win Again, 4-0 By The Associated Press Bobby Orr is alive and well so are the Boston Bruins. The Bruins overpowered the expansion Atlanta Flames 4-0 last night, as Orr scored one goal and assisted on two others It was the fifth straight victory for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who before they went on the streak were playing only .500 hockey. But Boston couldn't gain ground on Montreal in the National Hockey League's East Division, as th Canadiens routed Vancouver 9-1 in Friday night's only other NHL game.

Montreal is in first place with 35 points, followed by the New York Rangers, 29, and Boston, 26. In World Hockey Association play, Winnipeg nipped Qubec 5 3, New England detealed Alberta 7-2, Clevland came from behind to beat Los Angeles 3-2 in overtime and Minnesota topped Philadelphia 6-4. Orr, Boston's superstar de-fenseman, is just beginning to round into top form following oil -season knee surgery. He scored a pair of goals Thursday night. by 36-0 fourth touchdown early in the final period.

Lovett scored the touchdown on a 25-yard sweep around right end. The score mounted to 28-0 when Karl rammed through right tackle for the two-point con version. The Lions drove 68 yards in 12 plays for their final touchdown with three minutes to play, as Albora swept right end from five yards out. After being bottled up in their own territory for the entire first quarter when they only had 10 plays, the Griffins had scoring threats in each of the last three periods. They reached the Lions' 31 when the half ended, on a surge from their own 33.

Heisler ran for 12 yards then hit George Vuyovich with passes for 12 and 9 yards. The Griffins drove from the 50 after a blocked punt to the Lions' 23, where Lovett intercepted a Heisler pass. Heisler's 15-yard romp was the high light of this threat. The Griffins paraded 44 yards to the Lions' 25 where Kasiski recovered Heisler's fumble. Heisler featured this drive with pass completions ot 16 yards to Jeff Dyer and 13 yards to Vuyovich.

POPE JOHN XXIII 136) ENDS Acelo. Kosmlnskl, T. Krl. TACKLES Dunaw. Kaiser, Kailskl, Giordano.

GUARDS Osborne, Sutherland. CEMtB Dunn. BACKS Albora. Cauflrld, Lovett, Karl, Alboura, Concannon, Fbister, Cornwall. ST.

JOSEPH'S (0) ENDS Larkin, Voyovtch, O'Rourke, Cornean, TACKLES Deturo, Hliigtns, Yurcl-sin, Pawlowlcz. GUARDS Mitchell, DelPlzzo. CENTER Kelly. BACKS Heisler, Freudenbrr, Dver, Sherhan, Smith, Slca, Schauer, Coughlln, Hoban, Flaherty, Kevin Shee-han. Dudaa.

POPE JOHN XXin 6 14 0 16-315 ST. JOSEPH'S 0 0 0 0-0 TOUCHDOWNS Kosminsky, T. Karl, Alboura, Lovett, Alboro. PAT Corrlgan 2 iklcks). T.

Karl (run I. OFFICIALS Kelly. VanArsdalen, FhllMJS, into John Lovett of Pope John at St. Joseph's field in Toms (Press Photo) rmiMJs, r. If Uzii.yat v.

SALT LAKE CITY The New York Nets turned back a Utah challenge on Bill Mcl-chionni's two free throws and Johnny Baum's layup in the closing seconds to beat the Stars 109-102 on their home court "for the first time I can remember" in the words of Coach Lou Carnesecca. George Carter led the Nets with 28 points. Willie Wise was high for the Stars with 26. New YarK (109) uton (toil .0 Wshtn i 0-1 Powell 10 0-0 JO Carter 4-4. Wise Ml J6 Poult! 5 S5 '13 Beatv 7 5-5 17 Tavlor II 4-5 7b Lines 5 3-5 7 Mlchnl 5 1-1 12 Combs 1 0-0 2 Rodie 0 7-3 JjJnes 1 0 0 2 Boom 6 3-3 15 Boone 7 4-5 18 Chones 1 1-2 3 Govon 4 01 8 Bker 0 2-2 2 Totals 4120-27 102 TOlOls 44 21-27 10? NfW York" 31 To 30 11 -109 Ulnh 31.26 26.

19 102 Fouled out Carter. Total (ouls-New York 26, Utoh 22. Three ooint goals None. GREENSBORO, N.C. UF) -Billy Cunningham scored 27 points to pace the Carolina Cougars to a 119-105 victory over the Memphis Tarns.

Joe Caldwell added 24 points for the Cougars while George Thompson led Memphis with 21 points and Lee Davis followed with 20. DENVER UP) The Denver Rockets, whose shooting percentage is among the poorest Pinelauders Tryouts Start HOWELL TOWNSHIP -Open tryouts for the Pinclan-ders Soccer Club, the defending Stale and Eastern Junior Cup champions, will be held at noon tomorrow at the municipal field. All boys between the ages of 15 and 19 are invited to the tryouts. The Pinelanders will enter two teams in the N.J. State League.

Information on the team is available from Henry Magan, Colts Neck Road, Farmingdale. Tie the course record at the Ocean Course, and Fezlcr led a remarkable surge of youth as the field completed play ovc- both courses. Of the first 10 players, only Blancas, Nichols and Graham are over 27. Miller, who scored his only regular tour triumph in the Southern Open a year ago, spiced his round with a front side of 30. Fezlcr notched seven birdies in his round-strangely, none came on par fives and had a pair of bogeys on the only two greens he missed.

Miller, now representing another course on this resort island, birclied the first two holes from about 15 fret, relied in a 12 -foot putt on the fourth hole, scored from 20 feet on the sixth and chipped to four feet on the ninth. His only other b'rdic came on the par-five 14lh. Fezlcr sank five birdie pults in the 1520 foot Sec MILLER Page 15 Miller. Fezlei iiflil rvJCv "1 i XM After Heritage 36 vi.o -K Jr iVI HILTON HEAD ISLAND, W) Youthful Johnny liller, a winner in New Zca-and only five days ago, lipped six strokes off par with brilliant 65 and moved into i share of the second-round ead with Forrest Fezlcr yes-erday in the $125,000 Heritage iolf Classic. The group at 139 included 3obby Nichols, Lou Graham, lomcro Blancas, Jerry leard, Lanny Wadkins and Ulcn Miller no relation to lohnny.

Hoard and Graham natched 68s, Nichols and Vadkins had 69s while Blanks and Allen Miller matched tar 71. First round leader Bob Criekson blew to a 75 at larbour Town and was five trokes back at 141. Jack Nicklaus, Lee I'revino, Arnold Palmer, Ilary Player and Billy Caster are not competing in this text to last event on the 1 month tour schedule. Miller, just one stroke off Alox Levitsky of Howell 'heads In 1-0 Howell victory for slate St. Joseph halfback Jim Freudenberg (25) is about to run XXIII of Sparta in the second quarter of game yesterday River.

Pope John won, 36-0..