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The Morning News, Wilmington, Del. Tuesday, October 10, 1972 25 Rea I i A set for openers 72 73 dl r. kJ. LI i -u i- E28 Jim McDaniels with Seattle Rick Barry with Warriors Wilt Chamberlain joins L.A. camp Charlie Scott a Phoenix Sun By Sam Goldaper New York Times News Service NEW YORK The National Basketball Association begins its 27th season Tuesday night, and the Los Angeles Lakers, the league champions last season, may find it tougher making the playoffs.

Should the talented Lakers of Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West and Gail Goodrich, who won a record total of 69 regularseason games, including 33 in a row, fail in a playoff bid, it won't be a sudden collapse of a team with one of the highest NBA payrolls. Chamberlain reported to the Lakers Monday after resolving contract difficulties. The Lakers did not disclose details, and said he should play against the Kansas City-Omaha Kings in Omaha Wednesday. Tonight's openers have the New York Knicks at home against Seattle, Philadelphia at Chicago, Atlanta at Buffalo nd Baltimore at Cleveland. The change would be attributed to a new playoff structure, realignment and the strengthened Phoenix Suns and Seattle Supersonics, also members of the Pacific Division.

THE top two finishers in each of the four divisions no longer will qualify automatically for the playoffs. Instead, only the division champions qualify. The other four berths, two from each conference, will be decided by the highest winning percentages. Conceivably, three teams from one division could make the playoffs, a possibility in the Pacific Division. The strengthening of the Pacific Division came with the Phoenix Suns moving in and the Houston Rockets leaving for the Central Division.

Charlie Scott, the American Basketball Association's leading scorer last season, jumped to Phoenix, and ABA standouts, John Brisker, and Jim McDaniels, joined Spencer Haywood, another ABA deserter, in Seattle. The Golden State Warriors further strengthened the Pacific Division with Piick Barry's return to San Francisco. BESIDES Phoenix and Houston, realignment also involved the Kansas City-Omaha Kings, who played last season as the Cincinnati Royals in the Central sion. The Royals moved in hopes of finding more customers. The switch doesn't appear to be a good one, since the Kings wound up in the Midwest Division with the MilwaukeeBucks and Chicago Bulls.

That's no way to build a new following. Six coaching changes have been made since the Lakers beat the Knicks for the championship, 4-1 last May. Jack Ramsay moved from Philadelphia to Buffalo and- replaced the ousted John McCarthy. Roy Rubin, the Long Island University coach, took over Ramsay's Philadelphia problems. After seven seasons of coaching the Atlanta Hawks, Richie Guerin became the general manager and Cotton Fitzsim-rnos of the Phoenix Suns replaced him.

Butch Van Breda Kolff, whose coaching problems were numerous In Los Angeles and Detroit, replaced him at Phoenix. LENNY Wilkens, 'given the choice to play or coach Seattle, chose to play. Tom Nissalke, the ABA coach of the year last season, succeeded Wilkens. A few weeks later, Wilkens, a 12-season pro, was traded to Cleveland for Butch Beard. Jack McClosky traded his college coaching job at Wake Forest for the headaches of the Portland Trail Blazers, whose 18-64 won-lost record was the worst in the NBA.

Besides the challenge to the Lakers won only 22 of its 82 games. The rise of the Braves doesn't stop there. The Braves' front line will be tough with Bob McAdoo, the tough 6-9 top draft choice, joining Elmore Smith, the 7-footer, who tied for fifth in rebounding and averaged 17.3 points in his rookie season, and Bob Kaufmann, a two-time all star. HOWIE Komives, obtained from Detroit, will help the backcourt of Dick Garrett, Mike Davis, Abdul Rahman, the former Walt Hazzard, and Harold Fox, the rookie from Jacksonville. The only team heading downhill is Phil-ad elphia.

The 76ers lost Billy Cunningham, their top scorer, rebounder and drawing attraction, who went to the ABA Carolina Cougars to play out a pre-' vious contract. Philadelphia hired Rubin to rebuild, but for this season it will be primarily the old big names Hal Greer, Bill Bridges and John Block trying to keep the 76ers out of the cellar. within the Pacific Division, Milwaukee, with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson, and the Knicks, with a healthy Willis Reed, could make Los Angeles a one-year phenomenon. The apprehension about Reed's recovery from the tendonitis of the left knee that kept him sidlined most of last will continue through most of the gruelling 82-game schedule. DURING the preseason games, the Knick captain showed signs of recovery, but even he was not ready to admit the 10-month layoff was a cure-all.

With a fit Reed, the Knicks would be the favorites for the NBA title. Without him they are a solid team of outstanding individual talents, blended together by coach Red Holzman's stress of unselfish team work and a hard-working, helping defense. Jerry Lucas, obtained from the Golden State Warriors as a backup center for Reed, was pressed into full-time action last Nov. 11 when the Knick captain played his last game. Playing center for the first time since he was an Ohio State All-America in 1960, Lucas did more than was expected of him.

With Reed back, Lucas's functions will be to spell Reed, and Debusschere and Bill Bradley, at the forwards. EARL Monroe, who became a Knick the day Reed stopped playing, had an operation for the removal of a bone spur on his foot that should improve the efficient backcourt of Walt Frazier, Dean Meminger and Dick Barnett. Boston won its first divisional title in eight seasons last March, and the Celtics will have a lot to say about the divisional winner again. John Havlicek, Dave Cow-ens and Jo Jo White remain the heart of the Celtics. The addition of Paul Silas will hep the rebounding, a decided weakness.

The teaming of Eddie Donovan, the general manager, and Ramsay, the coach, is a big plus for Buffalo, which pro hockey Louisiana school A puts court coach, NHL East official football dave nelson millf PtJ GA Detroit 1 0 0 2 5 3 Montreal 1 0 0 2 3 0 Vancouver 10 0 2 3 2 Buffalo 1 0 0 2 5 3 Boston 0 1 0 0 2 4 New York Islanders OIOOOI Toronto 9 19 0 13 New York Rangers 0 2 0 0 4 10 West Chicago 2 0 0 4 8 1 Pittsburgh 1 0 0 2 4 2 Atlanta 1 1 0 2 4 7 Los Anqeles 110 2 6 6 Philadelphia 0 0 1 1 4 4 St. Louis 0 0 1 1 4 4 California 0 1 0 0 2 3 Minnesota 0 10 0 0 3 a.ci. probation on Sunday's Retultt Chicago 5, New York Rangers 1 Buffalo 5, Atlanta 1 Los Angeles 4, Boston 2 Only games scheduled Monday's Games No games scheduled 'Tuesday's Games No games scheduled AHL briefs With 6 seconds remaining in the game, Oklahoma State punts to Baylor and the Baylor safety man muffs the ball. The free ball is recovered by Oklahoma State. Tlje official should: 1.

Stop the clock, award Oklahoma State a first down and start the clock when the ball is snapped. 2. Stop the clock, award Oklahoma State a first down and start the clock on the ready for play. 3. Do not stop the clock and award Oklahoma State a first down.

paddcus sj eq aqj uaq j(oop aq) JG)s pne uwop js.ni ajcjs euioqepio pjtJMB 'spop aqj I Jaqum Rule: (3-2-5-b-2) The Referee does NOT signal and the game clock starts when the ball is put in play, if it was stopped when after a kick Team A is awarded a first down. Dave Nelson, athletic director at Delaware, is secretary of the NCAA Football Rules Committee. East PH. GF GA Springfield 2 ,0 1 1J 9 Providence 110 2 8 Boston 110 2 6 5 Rochester 1 1 0 2 7 9 Nova Scotia 0 0 1 1 2 2 New Haven 0 2 0 0 5 9 West Tidewater 3 0 0 4 14 1) Baltimore 10 1 3 4 Cleveland 12 1 3 11 14 Cincinnati 1 0 0 2 5 2 Mershey 0 2 0 0 7 10 Richmond 0 2 0 0 4,9 Sunday's Results Cincinnati 5. Providence 2 cer-style kicker, has mado 17 conversions in five games this season.

George Hunt, the Vols' extra point specialist the last two years, booted 30 in a row in 1970 and 30 more in 1971. Surgery for Snell Running back Matt Snell of the New York Jets underwent surgery Monday after suffering two cracked ribs and a ruptured spleen in Sunday's National Football League ame against Miami. The Jets said Snell was at Lenox Hill Hospital and gave no immediate indication how long the 6-foot-2, 219-pound injury-plagued runner would be sidelined. Mike McGill, the St. Louis football Cardinals' middle linebacker who was injured in Sunday's 19-17 National Football League victory over the Minnesota Vikings, will undergo knee surgery in the next few days, a team spokesman said Monday.

Baltimore 2, New Haven 1 Boston 3, Richmond 0 Rochester 4, Cleveland 2 Tidewater 4, Hershey Only games scheduled Monday's Games No games scheduled Tuesday's Games Hershey at Boston Baltimore at Nova Scotia Only games scheduled Control of women in tennis at stake? BOCA RATON, Fla. ffl-The battle this wee'K by female ten-n i players for a record $100,000 purse in the Virginia Slims Championship may prove secondary to abehind-the-scene fight for control of the women's tour. The principals in the fight are Gladys Heldman, founder of the new Women's International Tennis Federation; women's tour manager Pip Jones, and Walter Elcock, president of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Federation. Failure of the WITF and.

USLTA to reach an agreement could result in an open rebellion and loss of almost all cf the world's female tennis stars at prestigious events such as Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and French championships. MRS. Heldman and Jones are to huddle with Elcock in Boca Raton Tuesday, eve of the start of play in the event which will pay the winner $25,000. "I think we'll probably get recogn'iticn for our women's federation sooner, or later," said Mrs.

Heldman. "I'm very, very optimistic She goes into the meeting holding nearly all the aces since she has signed nearly every name woman player in the game. The list includes Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Rosemary Casals, Francoise Durr and Nancy Gunter. Elcock, however, has the trump card. He can refuse to sanction the WITF, and in the process ban its members from playing in the major championships.

MRS. King predicted over the weekend that the players would stick together and leave Elcock shorthanded if he attempts a power play. The USLTF has been in a running feud with the Virginia Slims tour for the past year, and Mrs. Heldman said her new federation is to give the women complete control of their circuit. Judy Rankin wins Heritage tourney 'Man' triumphs SALEM, N.H.

(AP) Man in Black charged to the front in the stretch and outduelled Ipswich River to the wire in winning the $10,000 Columbus Day Handicap before a crowd of 17,112 Monday at Rockingham Park. fielder Bobby Knoop Monday for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release Knoop spent five season with the California Angels and two each with the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City. The Boston Celtics reduced their National Bsketball Association roster to 12 players Monday by cutting veterans Rex Morgan and Clarence Glover. Morgan, a 6-foot-4 guard, has one year to go on a no-cut contract. Glover, a 6-9 forward, was the Celtics' No.

1 draft choice a year ago. He saw limited action last season. The Kansas City-Omaha Kings of the National Basket-fa a 1 1 Association acquired forward Toby Kimball from the Milwaukee Bucks Monday in exchange for rash and a future draft choice. The 6-foot-8, 240-pound Kimball, from the University of Connecticut, has played with Boston, San Diego and Milwaukee in six NBA seasons. Mast in trade The New York Knicks Monday traded forward Eddie Mast to the Atlanta Hawks for a second round choice in the 1973 National Basketball As-socciation draft.

Mast, a 6-foot-9, 220-pounder who played college ball at Temple, is. entering his third season in the NBA. He was the Knicks No. 3 draft choice in 1969, but spent one year with Allentown of the Eastern League. Ricky Townsend's three extra point kicks In Tennessee's 38-7 victory over Memphis State Saturday boosted the Vols' conversion streak to 77 and tied the collegiate record, held by Toledo.

Townsend, a barefoot soc- Compiled from Dispatches The athletic director and basketball coaches at the Uni-versity of Southwestern Louisiana were placed on probation Monday for "Irregularities" in recrutiing athletes. The action was announced in a formal written statement from USL President Clyde Rougeau. Athletic Director A. G. Urban was placed on indef-nite probation and must have future athletic office expenditures first approved by the athletic business manager.

Head basketball Coach Beryl Shipley, who has built USL into a basketball power, and hs assstant, Tom Cox.each was placed cn two years probation, restricted from recruiting athletes on campus or off for that time, and the total of basketball scholarshps was reduced by two. Former major league shortstop Roy McMillan has been hired as a coach by the New York Mets for the 1973 baseball season, the National League club announced Monday. McMillan played 15 years in the majors, most of them with the Reds. He was a National League leader in fielding four times, wining All-Star berths twice, and compiled a lifetime batting average of .243. The Chicago White Sox gave veteran relief pitcher Moe Drabosky his unconditiosal release Monday.

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The 28-year-old 107-pound Midland, mother was tied at five under par with Kathy Farrer for the lead going into the final round. After Miss Farrer lost six strokes to par in the first 10 holes, Mrs. Rankin was in command. She bogeyed the first two holes on the back nine, but halted her skid by exploding from a bunker to within a foot of the pin and salvaged a par on the 12th hole. She clinched her second victory of 1972 by rolling in a 12-foot birdie putt on the 14th and a two-foot-birdie on the 15th.

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