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TT vi'T i "ww yrtv 1 Ira Din ry ryyvr mri, Advance to Deacons Win, 79-69 33 for Lucas in Bucks Win Jtags4o-Riches UCLA to Play. Cmcy; Hazzard Chosen Tournament's MVP IOWA CITY, Ibwa Ml Versatile Jerry. shot Ohio State into the National Collegiate Basketball Championship Tournament by i 4 PROVO, Utah (UPI). UCLAs rags, to riches Bruins won the Far West NCAA regional champion ship here Saturday night with an unexpectedly easy 88-69 victory over outclassed Oregon State University; The victory moved the bat- COLLEGE PARK, Md. (UP1) Wake Forest, sparked by mighty mite Billy Packer, wore down valiant Villanova, 79-69, Saturday night to earn the Eastern regional berth in the NCAA basketball tournament semifinals.

"New; York University downed St. Joseph's, 94-85, for third place. Jhe five foot nine' Packer for the. second time in two ights the Demon powering the Buckeyes to a 74-64 conquest of third-ranked Kentucky Saturday "night. Butleij.

took third the contest. By halftime it wasr4430. The closest Oregon" State ever came was with 12 iminutea gone-ln-thepfint-half r-r when it narrowed gap 8 32? tling Bruins into the NCAA semifinals" against" Cincinnati next at' rille, and marked the. rUCLA'cIubt J.heJpui;:. 'team i inale.

Thepoised atsssj- Ting-West- Thg Buckeyes victory, in MANHATTAN, Kan. CB Mighty. Cincinnati won the NCAA Midwest regional basketball championship for a record straight year Saturday night whipping tenacious Colorado, 73-46, behind the two new. members of- the defending national kings, sophomOre Ron Bonham and Creightons Texas Tech, 63-61. The victorypthe- Bearcats 16th in a row and 27th in .29 starts this put Ed Juckers brilliant team -into the -National NCAA semifinals at Louisville against UCLA, the Far West regional champion next Friday night Colorado; the'Big Eight erence champion, made a of it-for the first 15 minutes but- couldnt: match the.

defending national champion Bearcats under' the aimisUt up' both the Green ahd others'; with handling and oNtck middle ciista'nce 1 the finals-of-tha Mldeastw was.f al-most a repeat of last years regional' tournament finals in which beat Kentucky, 87-74. well-balanced -Bruins, who -started the. season by. losing Lucas, three time all-Amer-ica selection for the Buck Mel a seven-foot was the. whbTeshbw offenslyelyinthe second half for the losers is heconnectedjfor 18 points and wound up with'a total' of 24.

1 Green, a performer. WitKXVafietyof shotapaced seven of their first 11. games wound -up with an overall-record -of 18-9 and took of their last -16 outings. Coach John Woodens re- markable club entered the The Deacons had dissipated a-lipoint lead twice in the first half to fall behind 44-42 at intermission, but Packer righted the Deacons in the "second half and six-foot-eight Len Chappell and six-foot-10 Bob Wool-lard took charge of clearing the boards. Chappell scored 22 points, Woollard 19 and Packer 18.

Wake Forest has the dubious honor of meeting top-ranked Ohio State in the semi eyes, put on a brilliant shooting and passing performance. He pumped Jn 25 first-half points, including a stretchin which he scored 15 in a row NCAA PAIRINGS semifinals with expected ease against the slow, flat-footed Cold-shooting Beavers. UCLA never trailed in the INfat FrMavl SamUlnali) OM Stm Wak Fr Ml, UCLA for his teanuThe 6-8. senior added 8 in the second boards. the winners with 23.

Hazzard had 17. Little Pepperdine College outhustled a outplayed finals Friday night one-sided contest which saw the Bruins at one time push out to a 25-point lead. Slaughter; John Green, Jerry Cunningham and Walt Hazzard all broke into- the scoring column in pushing the Bruins out to a 2340 lead In the first seven minutes of SLAUGHTER AT PROVO Fred Slaughter of UCLA, 6-5 tall, takes rebound away from 7-foot Mel Counts of Oregon State in second half action at Provo, Utah, Saturday night Johnny Green and Gary Cunningham are the other Broins TMlta. MU-11 M7t Toti Tdtata SMH CitariM Sianii WH 1UL n-n I anwdni -tijkSr lethargic Utah State tp beat the Aggies, 75-71, and -cap tore third place. THE SPEED Waves capped -their highest finish in 8 NCAA competition with an unexpectedly easy victory over the tired Utah State squad.

Pepperdine -never-trailed although State tried vainly make a battle out Of it and on two occasions came within one point of overtaking the Waves. Imt- Bmmm wim YanksrWinfyfc 1 Blow by Drysd ale, 7-5 Stay Patient, but By GEORGE- LEDERER tnsnrwrtiir FT. LAUDERDALE. Fla. The eyes uf thebaseball wqrld are.

on Roger Maris and his ears are filled with boos. Spring training-crowds ate hostile By ROSS NEWHAN I. P-T IWI Wiitar the Yankee slugger is hostile Under "the circumstances, what will-be his encore to the asterisk run record of 61? The' answer will not come IIM Mata pi 3-S 113 MW -9 4 19 Hmm 4 3-1 11 BldiMrrv lllli ftaimw Catty -t Pyity wwlick APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. Bill Rignqy Ut cigarette, grappled with his emotions, and said: Im gladJtheres a halo on this capryduvegot to have the patience of a. saint on this job.

had -just Rigney had -just watched Si! Hill 18S1 from Maris. He dodges writers as if they had the plague. Before seeks sanctuary in the Yankee training-room, forbidden territory to the fourth estate Ralph Houk, the. Yankee manager, does his best to lift Talata 11 11-31 19 IS fatata 31 U-n IS 71 Htlttlmt: Pawaaraina 43, UINi Htta Mu dub and I imagine -there are a lot of others who wopld like-to -have don't think awell trade him. IF ROGER'1' hks been a problem to some visitors, I can understand his position.

The' guy! is in" the limelight his Angels outhit the Houston 45s, leave nine runners stranded, commit 'two errors -leading -to five BUD DALEY "Matey of Whitey ROGER MARIS Sultan. IsSulking- no more than to say that his World 'Series-aches and pains are behfndhim. .7 Yogi Berra marvels at the plush and -spacious quarters of Lauderdale Stadium, a $2 million park and Floridas newest 21shower heads more than at -Yankee Stadiurh.rWeJudng up pitdi-ers from Richmond -just they can' take a major league SEARCH FOR DIAMOND' NEARS END Today's Sports Card i "TimIi Tjnr KMdl rjr. (TMrnptamhkM, OPEN-TICKET-SALE: BRAVES' VS. DODGERS UkwoodX, ivmta.s( jk B5W" vs, Lvnwooa, pjiu praUm stack an, WMtam the iron curtain that conceals his sulien-staFr-At-least-hejand he talks to manjrwriters tried Saturday after, his unbeaten world champions had made-' the Dodgers their seventh.

exhibition victims, 7-5. It was the Dodgers third straight I cant see a bit of difference in Maris," says Houk. Hek a great guy. around our every day. Sometimes he has to.get away.

But it's not the pitssure 'ihat makes, him. leaver Certainly it-cant. be worse than last year when he neared the 60-mark." There are other Yankees in the limelight and they -talk. Even Mickey Mantle talks, if on the ball A fly ball becomes a weapon "When Clevelands Bobby un-lAvila-used-to holdout each spring he' didnt' want more He just wanted to miss as many, games-as he could Jn these -7-Rigney1v howeverI was not about to place.the entire burden of guilt, on the parks. like Houston playing the way we did, its tragic.

-Weve got some 1-players who aren't thinking- and getting ready to crack down. Theyre getting in mix-ups and the first thing I know were, five rune behind in. the first', in ning, Ante UchnCIA Atavr let Htckw-Ont ttaajCtr. Ktckip WvtriMt Racmv, vt. Aral, But- tl It mili taturt.

rict at 1:31 bjti. feRjtar ifctltat Ofsntt-gmelrV Bobtail Outlaw Municipal Auditorium, a.m. Deadline is noon Tuesday. for entering the 'Long. BeacjT "Miss Dodger and "Miu Angeljcontest.

Girls should submit a snapshot and brief letter of descrip tkm Long Chamber of. Commerce 'office. Ten' finalists will be se lected, -and. Hie' -hlnnerr 'chosen at the -Forum at the Crown Cafe- teris at Isrtawiia, 1PAAU aunda Hi, aun. meS'ronsTand their fifth straight game, -y The contest-was played jn the shadows of Superstition Mountain here in -the.

"desert wastelands of Arizona and its fortunate Rigney. is nota superstitious man' me he would never bring the Angels back to the vaUey of the sun. The Angels have won Only 13 games lit. this state. The fiery Seraph skipper excused'' part Of teams shoddy play on this trip (the Angels- have allowed 15 unearned runs in four games) to these desert diamonds and the radiahtisun, fTHE INFIELDS here are like said RigneyiHit i ball on the ground and youve got a double.

The sun HUGE THRONG OF 13473 DISAPPOINTED The Milwaukee "Braves" will be the opponent when the Dodgers dose the exhibition season wltb- a game in Long Beach April 8th and tickets will go on sale to box: office, at Blair Field wilL be opened at ajn. fora ipedal sale M' reserved ($2) and general admission ($1.50) seats. Starting Tuesday, tickets wUI.be. available atjoqr sporting goods, 'pfores Kennys, Browns, Proctors and Milleris. game win be the Dodgers final tuneup or the seasons opener at hew WHITEY FORD; a5-game winner, talks and-signs autographs by the- Luis Arroyo, Fords bullpen shadow, talks about his new roommate.

Bud First timeTve heard of two lefthanders being, in 'the same room. Ive' offered to teach Bud how to throw a screwball if hell teach me tiis Daley, a lwo-game winner this spring, already feels "Like Ive won more than all ast year. Tm working .19 1 harder thinpififtr. Theres aUghtiy more incentive here tiian with Kansas Cityr said -he isworking on a Slider, "which Ive never thrown and-oniirimuckler, which I forgot about last spring. When the Season started, I didn't have H.

HOUSTON scoied four runs in the without benefit of a hit'. Bo'Belin-sky; whth at Saturday -waS a better pitcher off the field, than on it, walked lour foes'and. thim Jim Fregosi threw a. double play The contest Is corspon-eored by the Chamber, Jun ibr Chamber and Gub, Mayor Is and Hank HoBingworth, execu sports editor The By. ALLARSON The Blades' playoff hopes were dealt a' severe blow when Vancouver exploded for.

five goals in the final period to upset 7-5, Saturday nigjit before the sea-smis second largest crowd, 13,473 at the Arena. 'The tosS left -the Blades Dodger Stadium, 10T hiakeFif almost impossible for 'j. (Continued Page'C-4, 5)1 grun, chairman ofjudges. an outfielder to get a jump against Cincinnati. isontin to 7C season assist.

The Blades 'didnt waste any time tying the game when popular Willie ORee smashed the puck into the enemy net li27 later. Gerry Goyer set up ORees goaL SECOND PERIOD -Tho Blades jumped ahead 2-1 when ORee-stormed-the net on a follow shoLRalph By HANK HOLLINGWORTH. iMCullva Saarta SSHar running like Silky Sullivhn in the stretch, was nearly two lengths behind the winner. '1 Johnny. Longden' claimed Four-And-Twenty lost anjT" HALLANDALEi Fla.

In a -race reminiscent of the HOUK IS expecting a big year from Daley to' bolster an already folid pitching staff Now that he's. with Us from the start, he and1 we' shbuld be that much better. Buds ah 6trpro. He showed us that in the World and he pitched. weU before; then, much better-than his record indicates.

Maris, the rion-falker, retired after' Innings, but stilT sat in the room long after the game was over. WL Hockey Standings WXSTElUr DIVIflON pm. ea ia L. VL I It V9 to 4 3D tst t- .31. :1 CMMV his 25th goal of the run his scoring total points for the Herge-shiemer and Stan Maxwell set up the score with elapsed.

The Blades goal the chiikker wds registered by MaxWeir with Jim-;" Powers THIRD PERIOD Canucks LA. lead to 4-3 when McCuskcr fired, in a 14-footer 4:42 into the final frame. The Canadians the scoreboard again when Ann-able" scoredxgainwith: 6'38 gone. Pelletier gave up his third goal in leai than, nine minutes when McCusker connected on a pass from" Bury Ross and Lara McNabb In front of the Blades net. The clock showed only 8:54 elapsed.

A Vancouver continued its wild assault on Marcel Anqable wrapped in a rebound from the stick of Ma- tied for the third spot in the Southern Division race with San Francisco. They, have three, more- games remaining; including an all encounter with the Sells this wek. Vancouver's furious third period assault was led by Jofih Annable aSnd. pbb Mc-Cusker. The Canucks pair accounted for all the damage the last 20 minutes with -Annable coming' up with the hat trick.

T-ta'e THE FESTIVE SL Patricks night crowd was only 229 of the-Blades alltime high 13,702 which for a Cal gary game late -in January. Canadian. Marcel Pellettier certainly could have Used some Irish luckl FIRST PERIOD Vancouver brpke the scoring ice with 13 minutes elapsed when', the Canucks leading scorer Phil 'Maloney dapped a 20-footer past goalie Marcel Pelletier. John An nahja was -credited with the 0UTHMN DIVIflON iW 39 FmKmM 37 .71 -M 357 31 1 ta 1955 Santa Anita Maturity, Calumet Farms Yorky won chance for victory when he. stumbled coming out kof the the $112,800 Gulfstream Park.

Handicap here Saturday, gate. "I wanted to get the learfrom Beau said but was disqualified and the goldeii horseshoe was the. Californian, "but we had to run behind hjm after awarded to Jay Fox, a 21-l longshot. getting off bad and we had no chance Yority scored a. neck victory, but the stewards took.

Beau Purple, who. had never gone the' classic-miler down his.nUihber becausie filma showed he bumped Jay and one-juarter distance before, faded after setting tit Fox two or threLjimes jJO yards of 4hel the lractionafor7the-first-rmle7and wound up stretch drive. '-'r' Catlunets Miz GementiheWe disqualified iq similar lArrY GILLIGAN, A POPULAR California also, manner during the 55 Santa Anita Maturity' and, as a was aboard the Miami Beach-owned Jay Fox, but had no famed stable never returned Cali- comment on jiis stunning victory: He did admit Yorky fornia. "bore in on-me, but. said hed let the stewards decide California's Four-And-Twenty, second' favorite, ta how much.

j. Carry Back, finished dead-lait in the niqfchone Steve Brooks also admitted Yorky "lugged in a little after running second most of the race behind Beau Purple, and didnt run-as kindly, as he did in other races. Jay part of the J. W. Smith entry with Shirley Manuel Ycaze-, aboard Carry Back, said merely that Vicuvr TOTVnMta.

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Dmrikift Klil 91 4:31 am. Keller and Wally Herge-sheimer set up the 5-foot tap-in. But on the ensuing face off, the' Canadians Larry Poppin tied the count when he pushed in a 10-footer directly in front of the Blade wicket, The Blades shot ahead again when their team's leading scorer, Hoagy Carmichael, jumped in Fox, hadnt vton a race this year and had collected only his favorite "had it only for the test eighth of a mHe four-VHXories Strips to the post, in four The crod of 27,207. was the second highest In Gulf-' ypar4 colt. returned $44B0, $14,80 and $4h0.

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