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Vrafnors DefearPackers Tenfh Time Wolfi's iksueir fi All Mar Mis $L02f IPGs. Special to the Daily News CHICAGO. Wilt Chamberlain is on record as making a mockery of the NBA players' all-star team. He did it without saying a word. All Final NBA Standings EASTERN BIVISI0N WESTERN BIVISI0H Boston 60 20 .750 Los Ang.

54 26 .675 Warriors 49 31 .613 Cincin'ti 43 37 .533 Syracuse 41 39 .513 Detroit 37 43 .463 New York 29 51 .363 St. Louis 29 51 .363 Chicago 18 62 .225 LAST NICHT'S RESULTS WARRIORS Chicago 115 (overtime) Cincinnati 136, New York 134 Detroit 105. Syracuse 102 Los Angeles 125, St. Louis US Warriors 119, WARRIORS Attles 9 3 21 Charmber'it 15 4 34 Packers 115 CHICAGO 3S 6 0 10 16 22 20 2 1 Bellamy Carl Davis Green iohnson Leonard 15 3 0 3 7 Conlin 2 12 Gola Lares Luckenbill Maschery Radovtcb Rodgers Ruklick 0 4 4 0 2 3 13 3 11 0 12 0 2 10 Sauldsberry 9 1 Tyra Walker Totals 5( 19 119 Totals 48 19 115 WARRIORS 19 24 29 31 16119 CHICAGO 28 30 17 28 12115 CI 3 CO 2 a. a a.

Pistons 105, Nats 102 BETR0IT 1 SYRACUSE Dukes 4 2 10 Biancl 6 6 18 Ferry 5 4 14 Costello 9 3 21 Howell 5 6 16 Gambi 3 17 Jons 2 15 Grabowski 2 2 6 Lee 2 15 Kerr 5 4 14 Moreland 0 0 0 Neumann 6 0 12 Nobel 0 1 1 Roberts 3 4 10 Ohl 2 13 Shaffer 5 4 14 Scott 12 4 28 Shue 8 5 21 he did was become the first player in NBA history to score over 4,000 points in a season. Never before has an NBA performer approached that plateau. Chamberlain went over the 4,000 mark in the final regular season game, scoring 34 as the Warriors defeated the Chicago Packers. 119- 115, in overtime last night. The 34 brought Wilt's season's total to 4,029.

Yet Chamberlain was beat en out In the players balloting by Bill Russell of the Celtics. And the way the all-star team was set up. Wilt was only eligible for the cen ter position, so he was relegated to the second team! IT IS an amazing record," Warrior's owner Eddie Gottlieb said of Wilt's topping 4,000 points. "It Is more difficult to score 4,000 points in a season that to score 100 points in a game which Wilt accomplished two weeks ago against New York at Hershey. "The 100 points will probably be topped, most likely by Wilt himself.

But the 4,000 points well, maybe never. "Only a player with Wilt's extraordinary strength and stamina could have scored 4,000. It takes tremendous strength and stamina to play as much time as he does. Oddly, on "his milestone night. Chamberlain was more of a defensive whiz than an offensive star.

The 34 points was wen Deiow ms season average of approximately 50 points per game. But Wilt dominated the game off the backboards, grabbing 33 rebounds. And he blocked at least 20 Packer shots. WHEN POINTS counted the most in the overtime session Chamberlain was right on the target with four BIG DIPPER IN ORBIT Totals DETROIT SYRACUSE 40 25 105 Totals 3924 102 39 22 26 18105 25 21 25 31102 Royals 136, Knicks 134 ClNClNNftii ate turn Boozer Twyman Emory Bockhom Robertson Buckholter Reed Smith Wiesenhahn 3 15 Green 4 22 Naulls 7 23 Jordon 1 19 Butler 3 19 Guenn 4 22 Buckner. 2 6 Budd 3 6 Butcher 1 5 Martin 11 25 12 28 Totals 54 28 136 Totals 49 36 134 CINCINNATI NEW YORK 36 42 28136 29 34 34134 Lakers 125, LOS ANGELES La Russo 19 12 50 Hawks 115 ST.

LOUIS 13 6 32 6 4 16 10 16 36 2 0 4 Hawkins Krebs Selvy Hundley Fein Joliff McNeill Yates 1 9 Hagan McMillon Pettit Ferrari Sims Hill La Cour Eichorst 5 11 8 18 4 10 1 11 0 4 0 6 0 6 Jotals 47 31 125 Totals 43 29 115 LOS ANGELES 38 36 24 27125 ST. LOUIS 34 21 34 26115 ABL Results Hawaii 110. New York 95 Cleveland 124, Chicago 122 ADVERTISEMENT Rogers-Perez, Six-Man Tag Riot At Hall Miguel Perez, Idol of the Puerto Rican fans, gets his long-awaited crack at the world's mat title when he faces Buddy Rogers with the latter's NWA wivstllng crown at stake in the Convention Hall ring on Saturday night, March 17, headlining the greatest all-star grappling program staged here in years. A SIX-MAN TAG BATTLE sending the power-house team of "Brute" Bernard, "Skull" Murphy and Karl Von Hess, three of the rough est "block-busters' on record, into action against a trio of formidable foes Ed (Bearcat) PEREZ Wright, Billy Darnell and Bruno Sammartino, will share the spotlight with the Rogers-Perez title match. Two referees will officiate the two-out-of -three falls, six-man riot, which could result In the first defeat In a local ring for Bernard and Murphy, although this pair have other ideas.

Three other bouts, an half-hour tests, complete the card. In these, Bob (Wildcat) Orton takes on Miguel Torres, Mr. Puerto Rico faces The Great Scott, and Dan Kelley, of this city, makes his debut against Gordon Nelson. ft straight field goals, including the one that gave the War riors a 111-109 lead, putting them in front for good. And it was Wilt who scored the points that sent the game into overtime after the Packers had threatened to beat the Warriors for the first time.

The Big Dipper sank a field goal and a foul Casey Stengel's Own Story Hall. Gola scored only 4 points but obviously he was taking It easy on instructions from coach Frank McGuire. Missing from the Tribe lineup was Paul Arizin, who didn't make the trip simply because McGuire thought the veteran could best be sharpened for the playoffs by resting. In Arizin's absence, Al Attles took over Paul's usual role of second scorer by netting 21 points, most of them on fast break field goals. School Basketball NJS1AA TOURNEY GROUP TWO South Plainfield 53, Riverside 50 PAROCHIAL CLASS A Bishop Eustace 52, Trenton Catholic 47 PAROCHIAL CLASS St.

Rose (Be I mar) 69, Holy Spirit (Atlantic City) 46 toss to pull the Warriors into a 101-101 tie, then countered a last minute Walt Bellamy field goal with two successful free throws to make it 103-103 at the end of regulation play. Thus the. Packers fell to the Warriors for the tenth straight time this season the only series sweep In the NBA. THE WARRIORS came out of the game in fine style with Tom Gola getting into action for the first time in weeks. Gola, claiming his back injury Is just about healed, warmed up for tomorrow night's playoff opener against Syracuse at Philadelphia Convention Allentown's Turmon Most Valuable in EBL HAZELTON, Pa.

(UPI). Roman Turmon, top scorer of the front-running Allentown Jets, today was named most valuable player in the Eastern Basketball League. DAILY I BOOK SERIAL This is the story of Casey Stengel's 50 fabulous years in baseball. The "old perfessor's" career bridges the gap between two generations of players and fans. And in this series, taken from the pages of his new book, Casey reminisces about such greats of the diamond as Lou Gehrig, Bill Terry, Babe Ruth, Mickey Cochrane, Joe DiMaggio and Roger Maris.

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