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Green Bay Press-Gazette Wednesday, March 6, I y5 I Goalies Key to Cats-Twins Series games to two in regular season, Siciliano said his charges will hardly be overconfident. "We know Green Bay can score at anytime. They are a good offensive club. It's too bad the series is Just a best of three instead of a best of seven. Anything can happen in a three game series.

One bad game could cost a team the series," he said. Bobcat Coach Paul Coppo also alludes to the playoffs being a new season and despite losing four to Thunder Bay he is confident the Bobcats can knock off the Twins. "We have been playing at the top of our game the past few weeks. If we continue to play that way, I think we can beat them. We will need an all-out effort," Coppo said.

Offensively, Thunder Bay ranked first in the USHL with 6.8 goals per game while Green Bay ranked third with 6.4 goals per game. Defensively, Green Bay will have a slight edge. The Cats allowed 3.2 goals per game, best in the league, and the Twins were second with a 3.4 goals against average. Both teams enter the series in fairly good physical condition. The Bobcats' Cliff Pur-pur, the team's leading scorer, has been hampered with a persistent ankle injury but is slated to play.

Thunder Bay will have one player, Tom Deacon, missing. Deacon is out with a shoulder separation. Individually, the Bobcats have three of the league's top 10 scorers while the Twins have Green Bay, in winning the Northern Division title, lost only eight games but four of the losses came against the defending champion Twins. Green Bay won one and lost two to the Twins in Thunder Bay and posted the same record at home. In the six games, Thunder Bay outscored the Bobcats 24 goals to 21.

None of the games were runaways. "Every game we have played has been close and relatively low scoring. Goal tending made the difference in quite a few games and I think it will be a big factor in the playoffs. "The goal tender who comes up with the big save at the key time could provide the turning point in the series," Siciliano said. Despite having beaten the Bobcats four two.

Cliff Purpur ranks second in league scoring with 96 points, including a record 51 goals. Bob Purpur ranks fifth with 86 points and Dan Tremblay is eighth with 82 points. For the Twins, Brian DePiero is sixth with 85 points, including 32 goals, and Jack Byerley is ninth with 81, Including 31 goals. Just out of the top 10 are Bobcat Gary Purpur and the Twins Gary Llnquist with 77 points each. Linqulst is the Twins top goal scorer in their balanced attack with 35.

The teams will be similar in the nets. Bobcat Ron Beck is the second leading goalie in the league with a 3.13 goals against average and the Twins countering with Rocky Menard, who is third with a 3.16 goals' against average. By JIM ZIMA Preil GuielH Snorti Writer The Thunder Bay Twins finished second to the Green Bay Bobcats in the regular season but Twins Coach Dave Siciliano says it's a brand new season and his team will be fired up for the best of three USHL semi-final playoffs which start in Thunder Bay Thursday night. "All year long we have played our best in the big games. With Green Bay coming in, we'll be sharp and we'll be ready for them," Siciliano said.

Following Thursday's game in the Canadian city, the series moves to Green Bay for a Saturday night game and a Sunday night game if needed. Sucks Still Sliding rebounds that helped the Suns outrebound Milwaukee 53-47. "We had some good shots in the last of the game, but they did a lot of sagging on us. Mistakes can kill you. (Nate) Hawthorne killed us," said Bucks Coach Larry Costello, referring to Hawthorne's 8-for-10 field goals and 16 points.

Asked about the Milwaukee slump, Costello said, "We're going to have to make some changes in our starting lineup. Maybe we'll move (Bob) Dandridge to guard and put in Mickey Davis. We need more firepower. "We still have a chance but we're not getting the performance we should. We've got to get points." Milwaukee shot 50 per cent from the floor to move ahead 26-18 at the end of the first quarter, as the Suns managed only 28 per cent shooting.

Abdul-Jabbar dropped in 10 Milwaukee points in the first and last quarters, and snagged four opening-period rebounds. He made seven of 12 from the floor and had 18 first-half points as the Bucks led 45-43 at Intermission. a four straight third-quarter buckets helped Milwaukee to a 51-45 lead be fore Scott took over. Scott's third-quarter output included eight of eight free throws. Coach John MacLeod of Phoenix said, "I thought both teams played poorly but I thought our defense made the difference they really hung in there when it counted." MILWAUKEE (87) Dandridge 3 3-4 9.

Warner 0-3 Abdul-Jabbar 14 6-6 34, Brokaw 8 4 6 70. Thompson 1 24 4, Davis 1 0-0 4, Restanl 0 0- 0 0. McGlocklln 6 0-0 12, Kubtrski 0 0 0 0. Totols 36 15-22. PHOENIX (9 Bonlom 0 0-0 0, Perrv 6 S-9 17, Awlrev 3 0-0 6, Hawthorne 8 0-0 16, Von Arsdale 4 1- 4 II, Jackson 0 O0 0, Saunders 3 5-6 11, Scott 7 8-9 22, Owens 3 1-2 7, Williams I u-2 2.

Totals 35 22-32. Milwaukee 26 19 30 33-17 Phoenix II 25 31 3192 Total fouls: Milwaukee 25, Phoenix 17. Technical: Dandridge. 7,232. behind Detroit and one game behind Portland in the race for the best third-place record in the Western Conference and a wild card playoff spot.

Detroit is 37-39 and Portland 35-41, and all three clubs have six games left. Phoenix led 86-83 when Bob Dandridge missed one of two free throws, then rookie guard Gary Brokaw, who finished with 20 points, missed two of three. A 1-Jabbar scored to make it 86-85, but ex-Buck Curtis Perry made two free throws, then Scott tossed in his clinching hook shot. Perry had 17 points, and 13 PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) -Charlie Scott showed he's recovered with 22 points and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led all scorers with 34 Tuesday night as Phoenix topped Milwaukee 92-87 in the National Basketball Association.

Scott, out the past four games with a pulled groin muscle, came off the Suns' bench to score 14 of his points in the third quarter. He made a clinching hook shot with 50 seconds' to play. The loss was the fifth in a row for the 34-42 Bucks. Phoenix crept to a 31-45 mark. The loss dropped the struggling Bucks three" games fhs.

A 1 Portland Stays Alive pcackeArs Sign 4 j1 Pro Basketball By The Associated Press NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Pet. GB AP Wlrephoto Boston Buffalo 55 21 .724 -45 30.600 9' David Thompson College Player of the Year guard Norm Van Lier flew into a rage in the first period after getting called for his third personal foul, was restrained from attacking a referee, knocked over everything on the scorer's table, kicked some chairs and was ejected from the game. HOUSTON (94) Rotless 8 1-2 17, Tomlonovlch I 0-0 2. Kunnerl 6 4-5 16. Newlin I 0-0 2.

Murphy 3 4-7 10, Bollev 4 2-5 10, Riley 4 2-4 10, Abdul-Alil 6 3-4-15, Howes 3 6-6 12, Wohl 0 O-O 0. Totols 36 22-33. CHICAGO (113) Love 13 3-5 29, Walker 6 67 18, Thurmond 0 0-0 0, Sloan 3 4-4 10, Van Lier I 0-0 2, Guokas 5 0-0 10, Garrett 6 2 3 14. Wilson 7 1-2 15, Boerwlnkle I 2-2 4, Block 14-5 6, Benbow 1 0-0 2. Johnson 1 0-0 2.

Totals 45 22-28. Houston 33 36 14 33 94 Chicago 34 28 34 36113 Fouled Out: Newlin. Total fouls: Houston 22, Chicoao 28. Technical louls: Von Lier 2, elected from game; Houston Coach Egan. 9.863.

Braves 118, 76ers 103 Bob McAdoo pumped in 48 points, including 16 straight in the third period, for Buffalo. McAdoo, closing in one his second straight NBA scoring crown, has netted 190 points in his last four games. PHILADELPHIA (103) Cunnlnghom 12 3-4 27, Lee 3 1-2 7, Ellis 8 3-6 19, Carter 8 3-4 19, Collins 7 5-5 19, Catching 1 0-0 2, Smith 1 0-0 2, Brlstow 2 00 4. Norman 1 0-0 2, Durrett 0 2-2 2. Totals 43 17-23.

BUFFALO (118) McMllllon 5 2-2 12, Heard 3 5-9 11, McAdoo 20 8-9 48, Smith 10 4-4 24, Charles 5 5-6 15, Marin 3 0-0 6, Schluefer I 0-0 2. Weiss 0 0-0 0, Wlnfleld 0 0-0 0. Totols 47 34-30. Players The Green Bay Packers today announced the signing of four players, one a draft choice and the other three free agents, including Robert Warwick a two year Manitowoc Chiefs veteran. The draftee signed is 14th round choice Stan Blackmon of North Texas State, a 6-foot-7'2 tight end prospect.

The other free agents added are former Los Angeles Ram punter Dave Ottmar and Tom Kolesar a punter from the University of Nevada-Reno. "Warwick, a product of Northern State, South Dakota, College, is 6-foot-4 and 265 pounds and played in the defensive line for Manitowoc, where he missed All-Central States honors by one vote last season. The four will attend the Packers' spring camp, which opens April 2 in Scottsdale, Ariz. The Packers also announced that veterans Larry McCarren, center, and defensive back Perry Smith, will attend the camp, which brings the roster to 51, including 13 veterans PORTLAND (105) Johnson 3 1-3 1, Wicks 9 6-7 34, Neal 6 3-4 15, Petrie 7 66 20, Steele 8 1-2 17, Martin 3 2 2 8, Smith 2 0-0 4, Wllkens 1 2-2 6, Clemens 2 0-0 4. Totals 42 21-46.

ATLANTA (89) Janes 8 4-6 20, Von Arsdale 3 5-7 9, So-lourner 7 8-11 22, Gllllom 2 2-2 6, Hender. son 2 0-0 4, Brown 1 0-0 2, Drew 3 1-3 7, Memlnaer 1 3 4 5, Wetiel 3 2-2 8, Koutl-man 3 00 6. Totols 32 25-37. Portland 29 2 5 3 8 2 3 105 Atlanta 24 2 0 2 2 3 3 19 Fouled out: Solourner, Atlanta. Total (ouls: Portland 26, Atlanta 19.

Technlcol fouls: Portland Assistant Coach Mesche-rv. 2.931. Celtics 89, Cavaliers 84 The largest turnout in Ohio basketball history, 18,911 fans, saw Dave Cowens score 25 points and grab 17 rebounds for Boston. The game was important to both clubs. The Celtics moved to within a half-game of Washington in the battle for the best record in the NBA, worth $4,500 apiece to the winners.

The Cavs are trying for the first playoff spot in their five-year history. They stayed a half-game ahead of third-place Houston in the Central Division. BOSTON (89) Nelson 4 1-2 9. Hovllcek 3 1-2 7, Cowens 10 5-7 25, Chaney 8 0-1 16, White 5 0-0 10, Silos 4 7-7 15, McDonald I 0-0 2, Westphal 2 l-l 5. Totals 37 15-20.

CLEVELAND (84) Smith I 4-4 6, Brewer 4 0-0 8, Chones 9 0-0 18, Snyder 4 O-O 8. Cleomons 5 3-4 13, Davis 2 0-0 4. Carr 4 2-2 10, Patterson 0 2-2 2, Russell 4 3-4 11, Walker 0 4-4 4. Totals 33 18-20. Boston 30 3 4 38 1 719 Cleveland 25 19 16 3484 Fouled out: Chones.

Total fouls: Boston 25. Cleveland 21. 18,911. Bulls 112, Rockets 94 Bob Love scored 29 points and held Rudy Tomjanovich to just two for Chicago. Bulls' BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS And the days dwindle down to a precious few The National Basketball Association playoffs are on everyone's minds these days.

Everyone in the NBA anyway. And teams who have not yet secured their positions in the t-season matchups are scrambling. Portland and Milwaukee are two of the scramblers but only one of them is heading in the right direction. "That was a good one to win," said Portland Coach Lenny Wilkins after his Trail Blazers beat Atlanta Tuesday night 105-89. "It keeps us alive." Sidney Wicks scored 24 points and Geoff Petrie had 20 as the revived Blazers kept their hopes of a playoff berth alive.

The Blazers' victory lifted them within 1V4 games of second-place Seattle in the Pacific Division and also kept them alive in the chase for the Western Conference wild card playoff spot. Receives Award KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Lynn "Pappy" Waldorf, former Northwestern and California football coach, will be the 10th recipient of the Robert R. Neyland Memorial Award. NEW YORK (AP) David Thompson of North Carolina State was named The Associated Press college basketball Player of the Year today for the second straight season.

The 6-foot-4 forward with incredible jumping ability won in a landslide, collecting 188 votes from the nation's sportswriters and broadcasters to outdistance Notre Dame's Adrian Dantley, who had 51. In winning the award, Thompson becomes the second player to win it back-to-back in the past four years. UCLA's Bill Walton was The AP's Player of the Year in 1972 and 1973. Senior forward David Meyers of UCLA finished third with 21 votes. Kevin Grevey, Kentucky's standout forward, was the only other player with more than four votes.

He had 10. Thompson, called by pro scouts "the most devastatcng player in the college game today," was one of the nation's highest scorers but his contribution soared beyond his 29.9 average. He was a darling of the fans and a pest to his opponents with a patented "Alley Oop" shot, leaping high above the basket rim to take a lob pass for an easy two points. His ability to spring for rebounds is a record at North Carolina State an amazing 42-inch vertical leap from a standing position. The 11th son of a poor North Carolina family, Thompson turned down a reported $2 million to join the pros last year after his junior year.

He's sure to be either the first or second pick in this year's draft. Thompson became the leading all-time scorer in the Atlantic Coast Conference, with a total 2,309 points, eclipsing Buzz Wilkinson's longtime record at Virginia. At the end of this season, North Carolina State retired Thompson's uniform, the first time that's been done In the school's history. New York 36 39 .480 18' i Philadelphia 34 4 3.44 2 2r i Central Division Washington 55 20 .733 Cleveland 38 39.494 18 Houston 38 40.487 18'' Atlanta 30 48 .385 26' New Orleans 21 54 .280 34 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division Chlcooo 44 31 .587 Kansas City-Omaha 42 34 .553 Detroit 37 39.487 7' I Milwaukee 34 42 447 1 0' i Pacific Division Golden State 45 32 .584 Seattle 36 39 .480 8 Portland 35 41 .461 9' i Phoenix 31 45.408 13''; Los Angeles 28 47 .373 16 Tuesday's Games Buffalo 118, Philadelphia 103 Boston 89, Cleveland 84 Portland 105, Atlanta 89 Chicago 112, Houston 94 New Orleans 112, Kansos City-Omoho 110 Golden State 139. Los Angeles 122 Phoenix 93, Milwaukee 87 Wednesday's Games New York at Philadelphia Butfolo at Washington New Orleans at Boston Portland of Detroit Los Angeles at Seattle Thursday's Games Cleveland at Chicago Detroit at Phoenix Kansos City-Omaha at Golden Stole ABA Eastern Pet.

GB New York 55 23 .705 Kentucky 51 26 ,662 3'i St. Louis 27 50 .351 27'! Memphis 25 52 .325 28Vj Virginia 15 62.195 39'i Western Division Denver 61 18 .772 Son Antonio 47 31 .603 13'i Indiana 42 35.545 18 Utah 34 44 .436 26'2 Son Dlega 31 47 .397 29'2 Tuesday's Games Denver 97, Memphis 95 Utah 112, Indiana 97 Wednesday's Games St. Louis vs. Virginia at Hampton Kentucky at New York Memphis at San Antonio Utoh at Denver Indiona at San Diego Thursday's Games No games scheduled Baseball Tuesday's Games Philadelphia vs. Detroit at Lakeland, ppd- rain Kansas City 5, Boston A Chicago 5, New York (A) 1 Cincinnati 6, Baltimore 3 Montreol 3, Texas 1 Los Angeles 7, St.

Louis 2 New York (N) 8, Pittsburgh 0 Houston II, Atlanta 0 California 8, Chicago (N) Cleveland San Diego 2 Milwaukee 9, San Francisco 5 Sinclair Enters Nationals McKay Heads Grid All Stars CHICAGO (AP) John McKay again will lead College All-Stars in their annual football classic against the Na- -tional Football League champions Aug. 1 at Soldier Field. The All-Stars will face the Pittsburgh Steelers this year. Last year there was no All-Star game because of the players' strike. McKay guided the All-Stars in 1973 when they dropped a 14-3 decision to the Miami Dolphins.

"Voit Outdoor" BASKETBALL Brad Sinclair was supposed to take a physical for the U. S. Air Force this week, but it has been postponed so he can compete in the national Golden Gloves boxing tournament at Knoxville, Tenn. Sinclair, 18, recently gained an appointment to the Air Force Academy following graduation from Green Bay East High School. Sinclair won the Northern Wisconsin-Upper Michigan title in the heavyweight open class, and then won in the state finals last week to qualify for the national tournament.

The J90-pounder began boxing in 1973, as a light-heavyweight. That year, he won the state novice championship, the North Central title at Fond du Lac, the Diamond Belt for his weight class and also competed in international bouts during Sum-merfest in Milwaukee. Issues to be discussed probably will include the over-age charge against Green Bay boxer Eddie Kazik and Betts' protest that a Milwaukee manager was allowed to complain to judges at ringside over a decision during the state Golden Gloves finals. Kazik, 26, a heavyweight member of the Dynamite Club won the novice division championship for fighters under 21 in the recent Northern Wisconsin-Upper Michigan tournament. Betts admitted he knew Kazik was over age, but he entered him in the novice division because of limited ring experience, which Betts said he interpreted as being legal under Golden Gloves rules.

State Commissioner Vern Woodward, however, stripped Kazik of his title and did not allow him to compete in the state tournament. Sinclair had just one bout last year, but he won two tournament bouts this year to make the nationals. "I don't really know what his chances are," said Tom Betts of the Dynamite Club. "But he's had about 16 bouts and he's only lost three. I've seen guys like Brad go a long way because they're fantastically fast." The national tournament began today and will conclude this weekend.

Winners have a shot at making the U. S. Olympic boxing team and also could become eligible for other international competition. Meanwhile, Tom Betts of the Green Bay Dynamite Boxing Club said he has been granted a hearing April 5 in Milwaukee before the State Athletic Examining Board "to look into discrepancies in Green Bay and Milwaukee" Golden Gloves tournaments. mm 1 jmvmtmmi Official Size ft Weight Orange Color Autographed American Made Nylon Core 1050 Value BRAD SINCLAIR Only $0s Philadelphia 33 28 23 19103 Buffalo 41 25 28 24118 Fouled out: Cunningham, Lee.

Total fouls: Philadelphia 22, Buffalo 19. Technical: Buffalo Coach Ramsay. 12,404. Jazz 112, Kings 110 Nate Archibald hit 40 points for Kansas City-Omaha but missed a layup at the buzzer. Kings' Coach Phil Johnson, claiming Archibald was fouled, charged referee Jerry Loeber and had to be physically restrained.

KANSAS CITY-OMAHA (110) Wedmon 7 3-3 17, McNeill 4 1-1 9, Lacy 8 1-1 17, Archibald 18 4 6 40, Walker 3 O-O 6, Johnson 4 7-7 15, Behagen 3 0-0 6, Adel-man 0 0-0 0. Totols 46 16-18. NEW ORLEANS (112) Coleman 5 0-0 10, Stallworth 4 3-3 10, Moore 7 21 16, Moravlch 13 10-10 36, Nelson 2 0-0 4, James 6 2-3 14, Williams 8 2-4 18, Blbby 0 frO 0, Fryer 1 0-0 2, Counts 0 3-2 2. Totals 46 20-24. Kansas City 30 38 12 30110 New Orleans 35 27 27 33113 Total fouls: Kansas City 25, New Or leans 26.

Technicals: Archibald, Johnson. Lacv. 3,388. Warriors 139, Lakers 122 Rick Barry poured in 40 points despite sitting out the entire fourth quarter for Golden State. LOS ANGELES (123) Washington 0 5-6 5.

Russell 13 2 2 26, Smith 3 0-0 6, Goodrich 5 7-8 17, Lantz 9 3-5 21, Winters 8 4-4 20, Holrston 5 7-7 17, Beaty 3 0-0 6, Hawkins 0 0 0, Calhoun 2 O-O 4. Totals 47 28-32. GOLDEN STATE (139) Barry 17 6-6 40, Wilkes 9 3-4 21, Rav 2 1.3 5, Beard 4 0-0 8, C. Johnson 5 0-0 10, Smith 9 2-2 20, Mulllns 1 4-4 6, Dickey 8 00 16, G. Johnson 1 0-0 2, Bridges 1 0-0 2, Dudley 1 1-3 3, Bracey 3 0-0 6.

Totols 61 17-21. Los Angeles 30 30 39 33133 Golden Stole 31 40 37 31139 Fouled out: None. Total fouls: Los Angeles 22, Golden State 30. 7,806. Nugget Coach Not Modest BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Denver Coach Larry Brown may not be strong in the humility department.

But then, with the kind of team he's got, he doesn't need much. "I'm telling you, we've got a great team," he said and started reeling off statistics from the Nuggets' 97-95 victory over the Memphis Sounds Tuesday night, a triumph led by the all-around play of Ralph Simpson and Bobby Jones. Simpson hit 10 of 15 shots from the floor, put in all three of his free throws and had nine assists. Jones hit seven of nine floor shots, had 14 rebounds, five assists, three blocked shots and two steals. Stars 112, Pacers 97 Ron Boone.

John Roche and Al Smith teamed for 68 points for Utah and the Stars held Indiana to a scant 12 points in the second period. Heavy Duty BACKBOARDS Heavy-duty hoop and net. Only Hahn Sets Two Records in Titan Neenah Named Best Sports, Too 95 1 Others to 39.95 BOYS' AND GIRLS' OUTDOOR SHOE ROLLER SKATES Only $695 (PG) De Pere's Steve Hahn set two records to pace the Redbirds to 42 points and second place behind Milwaukee Messmer's 56 in the Fourth Annual Titan Invitational Indoor Track Meet for Class and schools here Tuesday night. Hahn won the two mile with a record clocking of 9:42.5 and then beat out teammate Keith Christensen to win the mile in 4:29.2. Both his time and Christensen's 4:29.7 surpassed the previous mark at 4:32.4, set by Hahn last year.

Ashwaubenon, paced by Mark Bork, who won the 440 in 52.0 and finished second to Messmer's Ernie Green in the low hurdles after setting a record of 8.4 in the semi-fi eight in the pole vault, where Don Penza took second, and in the mile relay, where Bork anchored the team to a fifth place finish. Seymour's Bill Patza won the long jump with a leap of 22-feet-l and was third in the low hurdles while Gibralter's Larry Sitte won the 60-yard dash, tying a meet record with a 6.5 clocking. Algoma, with the team of Mike Zastrow, Ken Hoffman, Norm Oshefsky and Scot Hafeman, posted a 3:40.6 time in the mile relay to finish second, just four-tenths of a second behind Messmer. The class A portion of the meet will be held Thursday night at the UW-Oshkosh Field House. nals, finished fourth with 28 points.

Both Green and Bork timed in 8.4 in the finals but Green was slightly ahead. De Pere also got a fourth place from Christensen in the two mile while Doug Scott took second in the 880 and Summary On Page D-3 Tim Helein fifth in the shot put. The De Pere mile relay team failed to place when a runner was tripped by a spectator reaching onto the track to recover a fallen object. Ashwaubenon, in addition to Bork's 18 points, picked up STEVENS POINT Neenah was named Tuesday as the winner of the state basket-b a 1 1 tournament's annual sportsmanship award to go with its Class A championship. Neenah also won the award in 1969 when it finished runne-rup to Beloit for the state title.

The school is the first to win the award twice since the Sentry Insurance Company began sponsoring it. It is given for good sportsmanship by school's players, coaches, cheerleaders and fans. University of Wisconsin Athletic Director Elroy Hirsch will present the award, a 20-inch trophy and 16-millimeter classroom movie projector. tm mint rami itKmmrni STEVE HAHN DENIS SPORT SHOP mm IVB 922-26 Main Street PARK FREE REAR OF STORE r- J- 1 1 1 r-.