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GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE Friday, March 18, 1966 13 Tames West sconsiii 66 'State, lead, the Raiders snapped right WIAA tournament. Weird? Yes, in the Wisconsin Valley Confer Wildcats, 35-29, with Rob West By LEN WAGNER Prtu-Gzette Sports Writer back to whittle it down. because West had some impres phal nailing 14. MADISON After. 23 ence, shouldered from a three point halftime deficit to smash first half.

West wound up with 23 fouls, the most they've had in one game all year, while the Raiders were tabbed with only sive company in the afternoon's straight victories, a binge game, Madison East, rated No Rapids dominated the boards, 10-5, with four of the rebounds being converted into quick points, Rapids took a 17-12 edge in that period while sailing from a 26-23 halftime disadvantage to a 40-38 lead after three quar Rob led West'i scoring, which for the third straight game was held under 60 points, with 19 before fouling out in the waning the dreams of West's once-confi that carried them to basket After Rob had hit two straight jumpers to tie it at 46-46 with 4:44 left, Dresdow hit a long jumper and Dempze twisted in a miraculous driver and the 1 In the state by the Associated Press poll of sports writers but 10 fouls and West never re ball heights the city of dent but now heartbroken Cats, 66-52, before 14,000 fans in the minutes. He could have had Green Bay had never. be victim of Grafton's surging ceived the bonus in the entire game. This despite a pressing more but his mates failed to fore experienced, Green Blackhawks, 63-59. blitz was underway.

No matter ters. Deep Foul Trouble University of Wisconsin field-house here Thursday night. In Consolation Bracket defense. feed him when he was open. what West did, it couldn't stop West lost its chance for the Dennis Gutzman added 13 but The Wildcats shot a fantastic the charge and the Wildcats Meanwhile, West was In deep coveted state title in the third quarter although it wasn't until little help came from anyone 58 per cent from the floor and went for two minutes before foul trouble, the result of some Thus the Wildcats, rated No.

1 else. plunked eight out of 13 free Bay West's Wildcats have been tamed beaten in the state tournament by an unawed Wisconsin Rapids team that came into the contest with an 18-6 record. The Red Raiders, runnersup midway in the final period that in the state by United Press International's board of coaches, throws. Rapids shot only 38 per uncommonly close officiating. Jim Anderson and Pat Coniff were both with three and Den Bad Night For No.

One Teams MADISON (PG) In a bad night for No. 1 teams, Madison East buckled before a rollicking Grafton team that was unrated, 63-59, and fell into the consolation round of the state basketball tournament here Thursday night. East had been rated No. 1 In the state by the Associated Press after 23 straight wins but the Jeff Sewell-led Blackhawks stymied the Purgolders at every turn. But it took until the final minutes to actually claim the victory.

In the afternoon session, the Raiders pulled away from a 46-46 tie to the victory. cent and hit 20 of 30 charities stumbled into the consolation Ebsen, Dempze Sparkle Rapids, meanwhile, came up with a balanced sheet that gave The rebound totals went to the nis Gutzman with two in the bracket of this weird 51st annual In that vital third quarter, Gutzman finally laced a free throw but by then it was 55-47 and the writing was on the scoreboard. Earlier the game started in almost ridiciulous fashion with a 9-9 tie at the end of the first Greg Dresdow 17, Jim Saeger 15 and Greg Ebsen 13. But it period before the action picked Bobcat Foe Makes Surprising Strides up. West broke from a 19-19 knot to take a 26-21 lead but saw it was primarily Ebsen and Gary Dempze, a pair of guards that react like water-bugs, that presented the most difficulty for the Wildcats, offensively and defensively.

As these statistics indi cut to 26-23 at the break. West again led by five points in the third quarter before Rapids marched to a 36-36 tie and a 38-38 tie and finally to a 40-38 lead on Dresdow' jumper. cate, West actually appeared in control of the game for the most part but everytime the Cats who scored three of the Astros' nine goals in last weekend's mounted a four or six point played before 13,796 fans, Mil series with Marquette. By LEE REMMEL Press-Gazette Sports Writer "Expansion" teams customarily ha.e their troubles and the Fox Valley (111.) Astros have Hot escaped "freshman frustra waukee Lincolns flashy Comets The Bobcats, who haven't busted away from gallant but outclassed Eau Claire Memorial played a league game since Feb. 20, still have two representatives in the third period to take an among the top ten.

Stu Ander Biggest Thing Was Foul Trouble Kloss tion." But the fledging Astros have made surprising strides in their maiden Unites States Hockey League season to a point where eventual 76-57 win after sentimental favorite Alma had rallied from seven points behind in son shares eighth place with Rochester's Len Lilholm with 40 and teammate Jerry Sullivan the last quarter to nab an 8840 is tied with Wayne McCuaig of overtime thriller from surpris they have won the wholehearted Marquette at 39. Green Bay's icemen will be in MADISON (PG) "I have no respect of their USHL brethren. The Illinois skaters, who confront the Bobcats in the Brown search of a fourth straight vie idea what happened." Simply put and simply said County Veterans Memor i a 1 tory, having blanked Marquette 7-0 and swept a series with by a surprisingly cordial but ing Neenah. Thus, Grafton duels Wisconsin Rapids at 8:30 tonight after Lincoln and Alma clash at 7 o'clock in the semi-finals. This afternoons consolation bracket put Neenah against Eau Claire at 1 o'clock and Madison East against Green Bay West at 3:30.

Sewell, equal to and perhaps very hoarse Bob Kloss moments after his West High Wildcats Waterloo's league-leading Black Hawks, 5-3 and 4-2, in their last three ventures prior to going on I'd rather not explain, in the second half and that made the difference," the bespectacled Green said. Green said he would rather not comment about facing Lincoln. Neenah's Doug Martin, disappointed as one would expect of an overtime loser, felt his Rockets were simply beaten on the boards and that was that. LEN WAGNER had seen their state tournament tip teM ft mf (' a 'tii ii iiimi' ii Tin mn -it ii i iit Arena both Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, may own a modest 6-19 record but they have beaten every other team in the league at least once. The run-nerup St.

Paul Steers, rated by some the USHL's most talented unit, have been victimized twice. New evidence that the Astros championship hopes explode in a vacation. 66-52 clipping from Wisconsin The Packers' Max McGee and Rapids. I guess we lost the boards, even better than the fabulous Fuzzy Thurston, seldom seen on ice skates, will head up a combined Left Guard-Left End particularly in the third quar TURN TO PAOE 14, COLUMN 4 ter. But the biggest thing was must be reckoned with came last weekend when they skated team in an exhibition "match" the foul trouble.

We've never Tamed been in foul trouble like that to a 4-4 tie with the potent Mar before," he added. quette Iron Rangers over the regulation route before yielding Phlebitis Perils Career of Giants' Roosevelt Brown NEW YORK (AP) Phlebitis "We weren't sharp," he told with King's X-Mickey's Hot Spot between periods of Sunday afternoon's game, which is scheduled to start at 2 o'clock. GP A Pts Masterson, S. 26 24 37 63 Johnson, Waterloo 26 37 21 58 Miller, St. Paul 22 18 26 44 Smith, Waterloo 25 18 26 44 Nanne, Rochester 22 22 21 43 a 5-4 decision in overtime, then rebounded to whip the Rangers reporters, "But give Wisconsin Rapids credit.

They played a good game although I think we have played tougher teams." is endangering the football career of tackle Roosevelt Brown of the New York Giants. Cox, Marquette 24 12 29 41 Pretlac, Fox Valley ....25 14 27 41 WIAA STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT TODAY'S GAMES Consolation Round 1:30 p.m.-Neenah 164 vt. Eau Clair Memorial 20-5. 3 p.m. Madison East 23-1 Vt.

Gram Bay West 33-1. Semifinals 7 p.m. Alma 25-0 vs. Milwaukee Lincoln 23-1. 8:30 p.m.

Grafton 23-2 vt. Wisconsin Rauidi 19-6. FRIDAY'S RESULTS Alma 88, Neenah 80, overtime Milwaukee Lincoln 74, Eaj Clair Memorial 57 Grafton 43, Madison East 5 Wisconsin Rap! Green Bay West 52 ALMA NEENAH Anderson. G. 24 24 16 40 Dr.

Anthony Pisani, physician Sunday afternoon, 5-1. Key man in the invaders' alignment is Player-Coach Ron Pretlac. The former University of Minnesota-Duluth star Is the Astros' defensive mainstay and he only this week elbowed his way into the USHL's top ten in scoring. Lilyholm, Rochester ....22 11 29 40 Sullivan, Green Bay ....23 14 25 39 McCuaig, Marquette ....24 30 9 39 About his offense, which has slipped noticeably in recent games, Kloss admitted that the Cats should have been feeding Rob Westphal more instead of holding the ball as much as they did. Meanwhile Rapids Coach Jack for the National Football League club, said the 33-year-old star's playing future will be determined by a medical exam Williamson, St.

Paul 26 15 22 37 Coppo, Green Bay 24 14 22 36 Casey, Waterloo 20 14 20 34 Johannson, Rochester ..15 14 19 33 Dutkowskl, Waterloo ....19 18 15 33 consin Fieldhouse in Madison Thursday night. West eager at left is Dennis Gutzman and No. 22 of Rapids is Lyle Anderson. (Press-Gazette Photo) A Two-Pointer Rob Westphal drops in two points in the second quarter for West High in its losing effort to Wisconsin Rapids at the Wis Venasky, Marquette 24 13 19 32 Moffat, Fox Valley 25 13 19 32 Swick, Waterloo 26 15 17 32 Pretlac, who has one hat trick to his credit, now is tied for Ceoek. the Algoma Native in ination in about two weeks.

The 6-foot-3, 255-pound Brown, a many times all-league selec Ruohonen, Green Bay 21 7 21 28 his first year as head coach sixth place with Bob Cox of said this was "the best team tion, was hospitalized with the ailment and is recuperating at Marquette at 41 points, his production including 14 goals and OFT OP Stohr 0 -l 0 24 Koepko 7 2-3 Moham 9 4-4 22 Handler 10 Eb'sld 5 7-)0 17Kuehl 0(H) Krelblch 5 1-2 11 Fetters 1 0-0 Stlehl 2 8-10 12 Losse 11 1-3 Younob'r 10-0 2 Jank'skl 2 0-1 Ristow. 0 0-0 ONeu'ber 4 2-3 effort we've had all year al 27 though some of our individuals have had better games. We beat his home in Teaneck, N.J. Phlebitis is an inflammation Baseball Begins Defense in Trial Totals 11 24-34 It Totals 31 10-11 IS them on the boards, (actually of the veins. Another Astro, forward.

Pete Moffat, is tied for 17th place with Marquette's Roger Venasky Alma Neenah 1 10 tl II 14 11 10 II West led in rebounds, 35-29) and Dr. Pisani said it is impossi Alma-Moham, Neenah-Harv that's where they were sup Fouled out: dler. at 32 points. Also a Fox Valley ble to predict whether Brown will be able to play next season. posed to be tough." stalwart is Brian Morgan, a Total fouls: Alma It Neenah 22 Attendance: 13,794.

Madison East's Vern Belisle, cago and Ray McCann of Mil "I feel just fine right now," former Waterloo Black Hawk LINCOLN MEMORIAL By HARRY CHANDLER MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) waukee, also is expected to rely said Brown. OFT like Kloss a "No. 1 victim," said his team has just been go Baseball begins its defense to 4 Hagen 7 Sleizer, 19 Rowe 1 2-3 3 1-1 9 1-3 heavily on pre-trial depositions taken from leading figures in ing downhill in recent games and day against the charge that it 8 1-2 7 Reetz this was the end of the line the game. violated Wisconsin's antitrust 12 0-0 24 Hall Buffalo Woman Fires 742 Series BUFFALO, N.Y.

(AP) Mrs The defense, in cross-exam- cX By Lee Remmel Tlnnon Thomas Pushing Sherrod Brown Carter Crayton Tur'tlne Weath'al Owens Her'man Hearn Totals Grafton Coach John Bliese, bubbling about his Blackhawks up 4 1-2 9 0-1 12 10-3 2 2 2-2 3-4 21 0 0-2 0 0 0-0 0 1 2-3 4 0 1-1 1 0 0-0 0 1 0-0 2 0 0-0 0 24 Ml 17 1774 nation, already has inserted into laws by moving the Braves from Milwaukee to Atlanta without giving the city another set win; revealed the team had the record portions of deposi 0 1-2 1 Adler 0 0-1 0 Gerber 0 0-0 0 Lorentz 0 2-2 2 Lee 0 0-0 0 Gordon 0 04 0 Lotz 1 0-0 2 Olson 141-14 74 Totals II 14 Final Week For PG Pin Entries Only one week now remains to enter the 14th Press-Gazette Individual Bowling Championships, which open a seven-week Helen Greene of Buffalo rolled a team. There was dismay among hockey buffs not to tions deleted by the state. These included statements by Warren three-game series of 742 Thurs The state rested its case Lincoln Giles, National League presi been hoping for a shot at East and Green Bay West but considered it "just a dream." He was particularly pleased with the rebounding and the way thej day in women's bowling com mention those citizens with a modicum of national pride during the past fortnight when reports issuing from the mountain city of Ljubljana, Yugoslavia re 14 11 ii is -n Thursday in the historic legal struggle before Circuit Judge Mayor Ivan Allen of petition at Roc-Mar Lanes here. Fouled out None. Total fouls Lincoln 15, Memorial 10.

Attendance 13,794. According to the achievement Elmer W. Roller. vealed the United States Nationals, were being vie Hawks took advantage of East's Atlanta, and Braves' officials William C. Bartholomay, board chairman; John McHale, pre listings in the latest of the Na GRAFTON MADISON EAST timized by such scores as run at Ray Mihm's Bay Bowl The landmark trial is the first OFT OFT all put effort trying to stop Se- 11-0 and 7-1 in the world Saturday afternoon, March 26.

Deadline for entering Wiscon challenge to baseball's alleged monopolistic structure and its well. Expects Tough Game bled until the week before the world tournament. "You're playing with players you've never played with before hockey championships. The fact that Russia inflicted sident, and Bobby Bragan, man ager. Offers 250 Exhibits tional Bowlers Journal, one woman has bowled better than 742 this season in the United States in official matches.

The Journal credits Irene Monteros- 1 1-2 3 Yttrl 2 0-0 4 Buss 10 4-8 24 Withers 2 1-4 5 Mraz .4 4-4 14 Burkh't'r 0 0-0 0 Fraaza 5 1-1 11 Christ'n'n 24 11-21 41 Totals Hedrlck Tonn Sewell Klrst Drake Roy V'Llnden Totals 5 1-3 11 4 5-5 13 10-0 4 7 3-4 17 5 1-2 11 0 0-0 0 I 1-2 14 11-14 Bin's largest single entry indi Articulate Lincoln Coach Jim traditional immunity from antitrust laws in nearly half a cen tury. The unique state court ac the most crushing of these de- Reportedly, the defense also vidual handicap classic is mid night Friday, March 25. To date, more than 3,900 en feats upon Uncle Sam's skaters so of New Jersey with a 744 will bring its own economist to Smalins, who admitted, "when our rebounding goes everything seems to go," after his swift Grafton .14 17 11 1141 tion is expected eventually to go hardly served to make the Madison East 9 II 11 II 39 counter the state's testimony of all the way to the U.S. Supreme tries have been filed, guaratee- and it's hard to get up it's hard to get Mayasich added. "I think, though, with a few breaks we could have done better (they finished with a 2-5 re- Robert Nathan, internationally Comets had wrecked Eau Claire results, a far cry from 1960 when the Yanks forged to the ing a prize pot in excess of $7,800 known Washington economist.

Court. Roller Refuses Request Tourney Leaders Memorial, claimed, "I would Merchandise prizes valued at Fouled out Madison, Withers. Total fouls Grafton 13, Madison East 17 GREEN BAY WIS RAFIDS OFT OFT Gutzman 3-4 13 Jacobsen 5 0-3 10 Puss West 3 1-1 7 Saeger 4 7-9 15 Rob West' I 3-4 19 Dresdow I 1-2 17 Olympic championship at Squaw Nathan pronounced the Milwau rather not have to play Alma." over $1,000 also will be up for Valley, any more pala With the opening of the base kee metropolitan area capable If they have a weakness, I cord). Playing Canada, Russia, table. Leading Scorers Larry Handler, Neenah 10 Fred Brown, Mil.

Lin 12 Jeff Sewell, Grafton 10 25 ball season less than a month 'J. And'son 1 1-3 3 Dempze 3 3-4 9 Sweden and the Czechs the of supporting big league baseball and testified that the busi But as one of their '66 num 24 24 24 23 away, Judge Roller refused a request of defense attorneys John Stohr, Alma 9 top teams in the tournament didn't see it" he said of the small town Rivermen, who disposed of Neenah in an overtime game to end the tourney. "I ex ber, Green Bay's John Maya- Coniff 10-0 2 Ebsen 3 7-10 13 Wirch 3 0-0 4 Casey 0 Clbula 10-1 2 L. And'son 0 0-0 0 Johnston 0 0-0 0 Totals 11 S-ll 51 Totals 13 10-30 44 ness community would- lose Gary Loose, Neenah 11 Leading rebounders in our first four games didn't Thursday to recess until Mon jmore than $18 million a year by sich, glumly points out, things have changed drastically since help any." No. day.

the move of the Braves to Bob Drake, Grafton 14 Green Bay West 9 17 11 14 Jl Wisconsin Rapids 9 14 17 1444 Dan Jankowski, Neenah 16 '60 when he keyed America's Roller directed them to be grabs, including a flying luxury weekend vacation which will go to the winner of the tournament's major "mystery prize." In addition to the flying weekend, arranged through the cooperation of Green Bay Aviation and Eagle River's Chanticleer Inn, two portable television sets, two 7-clubs sets of Wilson golf clubs, two transistor radios, a bowling ball, bowling ball Fouled out Green Bay West, Rob West pect a tougher time on the boards from Alma. They are real mature young men and they handle themselves well." Rob Westphal, G. B. West 14 Dick Stlehl, Alma 13 forces to the first Olympic phal. ready to begin presentation of Jeff Sewell, Grafton 12 Total fouls Green Bay west 21, wis- hockey title in their history.

Larry Thomas, Mil. Lincoln 12 cons in Rapids 10. Atlanta. The state offered 250 exhibits, including confidential financial data made available to the court by National League clubs, in its 14-day presentation of tes Reflecting upon the Ljubljana Alma outrebounded Neenah, testimony today. Reportedly, they have issued 30 subpoenas, ordering the appearance of pub 57-41, while Lincoln took 44 "I also think it was a big disadvantage playing the Canadian national team before the tournament.

We beat 'em 2-1 in an exhibition in Belgrade and, right away, all of the other teams got up for us, particularly the Canadians, whom we played in our first game." (Canada won 7-1). Is it likely the Amateur disaster during a rare leisure moment (he arrived in Green Bay from Yugoslavia Monday caroms to Eau Claire's 25. lic officials, newsmen, and other vcassce As to the Eau Claire game timony and evidence. interested persons living in the Milwaukee area. night, drove One of the final exhibits re Smallins, who was an assistant bag and a number of valuable merchandise certificates all provided by host proprietor Ray to Madison the The defense, directed by Na ceived Thursday over defense coach when Lincoln collected its last state tournament cham next day to tional League attorney Bowie objection was the 1960 applica Mihm will be on the line.

speak at a high Kuhn of New York, and Braves' tion of the ill-fated Continental -school hockey attorneys Earl Jinkinson of Chi League for major league status. TURN TO PAGE 14, COLUMN 3 ine sz entry or prize lee, a tournament fixture since 1956, banquet, then pionship in 1962, said he knew Memorials' Bob Hall and Phil Hagen were "tremendous outside shooters but we hoped to make them shoot from out a little further than usual," a r- must accompany all entries, while the $1.35 bowling fee and 80-cent tournament expense fee left Thursday morning for Minneapolis to are to be paid at the time of prospect for tal- bowling. Bowlers may, enter In strategy that failed to work as Hall bombed away with remarkable consistency. The stocky Old Abe slammed in nine of 18 shots, KMJtJ ent in the dividually or in groups of any size. Any group or individual Mayasich NCAA hockey LAPSTRAKE ALUMINUM tournament), the four-time for also may reserve a shift by con' tacting the Bay Bowl, 115 almost all from 25 feet or more.

Flu-Ridden Team mer Ail-American soberly Jefferson which is serving mused, "It was pretty rough. BOATS Eau Claire Coach Jim Gle- The teams just keep getting bet sitae ter and better." boff, who guided Marinette high last year, said his flu-ridden team just ran out of gas after a spurt at the start of the This, he indicated is the basic difference not necessarily a as entry headquarters. Entry blanks are available at most PG-land bowling establishments but bowlers also may call or write the Bay Bowl for them and they will be mailed to them. The tournament's highly successful handicap formula which dropoff in the quality of Ameri From 12-fr. to 16-ft.

PRICES FROM 9 $11 95 third quarter. Hagen, John Sleizer and Mike Reetz were both-; can teams. Perhaps this coun try's best qualified observer in ered by the flu and at one junc this connection it was his ture Hagen asked to be taken seventh international junket out oi tne game. Mayasich noted, "I think we had nas returned a number of av a good team individually, but you can't put a team together ffffi I mM that quickly. "It's impossible to compete," the 32 year-old Bobcat major-domo declared, obviously referring to the fact the Russians, Gleboff revealed, however, that the Abes had not run into a running, shooting, rebounding team the likes of Lincoln all year.

Alma Coach Greg Green, who said his boys were a bit "overwhelmed by the excitement and pageantry" of the tournament, did not play one of their better games. "We had the shols and couldn't hit them (38 percent for the game) but we made some defensive changes, which erage" bowlers as champions, remains unchanged. It is based upon two-thirds of the difference between a bowler's average as of June 1, 1965 and scratch, set at 200 for men and 180 for women. There is a maximum allowance of 40 pins per game-, or a total of 120. Anyone who did not bowl last season but is bowling in a league this year must use this season's average as of Feb.

15 for a minimum of 1 games. SPORT SHOP 922-26 MAIN STREET Czechs and Swedes, among others, play from 50 to 150 games a season as a unit while the American squad is recruited from a number of other teams and is not fully assem- Largest Johnson Dealer in Northeastern Wisconsin Kloss Confers West High Coach Bob Kloss quietly discusses strategy with sober JimWirch during timeout in Thursday night's state tournament game against Wisconsin Rapids at Madison. (Tim Wyngaard Photo).