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i THE STTE JOURNAL Lansing. Michigan Near Perfect Performance Wins Miss Heiss Gold Medal forces to give Uncle Sam a second gold medal in these Russia n-dtfminated winter Olympic games in the vale of the high Sierra. Carol, the beautious, world champion from Ozone Park, N. climaxed 14 years of dedication yesterday when she won the Olympic figure skating crown to go with her four world titles. Now it was up to the blond, crewcut Jenkins, reigning and three-time world titlist, to come through and bring the U.

S. A. another gold medal to match the same two the Yanks earned at Cortina E'Ampezzo, Italy, in 1956. The three-day men's competition began today. Fourteen of the 27 championships at stake had been decided without an American victory until the 20-year-old baker's daughter came through like the champion she is with a brilliant, almost flawless free skating exhibition.

Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1960 .33 Wilt May Quit Pro Cage Game Chamberlain Says He's Serious About Leaving NBA League NEW YORK, Feb. 24 Wilt Chamberlain said today that he is serious about quitting the National Basketball association this season. What will he do? "I have something to do but I'm not at liberty at this time to say what it is," the Philadelphia Warriors' star said. "Sure.

I might change my mind about staying but right now I'm definitely thinking about doing By MURRAY ROSE SQUAW VALLEY, Feb. 24 W) David Jenkins, a lithe, acrobatic figure skater who looks like he's going to leap clear out of the arena, starts his quest today to give the United States a King of the ice to escort Queen Carol Heiss. The 23-year-old medical student from Western Reserve U. and Colorado Springs. was the chief hope of the U.

S. CAROL WAS ALL SMILES AFTER IT WAS OVER! Hr ar thret clostups of Carol Haiss, Amtrica't skating Ml CSS (k A Pil ii sw 1 WSKfff D' Pi something else." Would it be a singing career (he cut a rock 'n roll record last month) or the rumored track tour or is it just a publicity gag? NOT A SINGER I si cJ M1MM A colorfully arrayed, capacity crowd of 8.500 in the modernistic Blyth arena saw the honey-haired, hazel-eyed ballerina of the ice bedazzle the judges, her opposition and the spectators with her sheer artistry. Carol beat both Sjoukje Dijkstra of Holland and teammate Barbara Ann Roles, of Temple City. in this payoff competition after she had piled up a commanding lead in the compulsory school figures. Miss Heiss had a perfect score of 9 in judging placings and 1.490 points.

The 18-year-old Dutch girl had 1.424 points for second with Miss Roles third with 1,414.9. Laurence Owen of Winchester, was sixth despite a fall, with 1,343.0 points. The other winners Tuesday were Russia's Lidija b-likova who won the 3.000-meter speed skating in 5:14.3 to become the first double gold medal winner of the eighth winter games: Yvonne Ruegg, a pretty 20-year-old Swiss secretary who edged Penny Pitou of Gilford, N. for the women's giant slalom gold medal, and Haaken Brus-veen, a 32-year-old Norwegian who beat Sweden's mighty Sixten Jernberg, winner of the 30-kilometer gold medal, for the 15kilometer (9.4 miles) prize in 51.56. Jernberg was timed in 51:58.6.

Russia's fourth victory and other placings sent the Soviet point score to an overwhelming 104 in the unofficial team scoring. The Russians can't be caught. Germany, winner of three gold medals, was second with 494. followed bv the U. S.

39, Sweden 36. Switzerland 25, Finland 20, Norway 184, France 15. Italy 134, Canada and Austria 13 each, Poland 12, Netherlands 7, Japan 6 and Czechoslovakia 3. Miss Pitou, hampered by a nasty chest cold, still managed to finish only two-tenths of a second behind the Swiss girl in 1:39.9. The 21-year-old New England blonde also had won a silver medal in the downhill and seems a cinch to win the Women's World Alpine title.

Betsy Snite, 21. of Norwich, who had spilled in the downhill, earned fourth place in the giant slalom behind Italy's bronze medal winner, Chenal Minuzzo. Mrs. Minuzzo, mother of two, was timed in 1:40.2 and Betsy in 1:40.4. There was one other hope for the U.

S. in today's program that also included the men's slalom, the men's 500-meter speed skaeting, and the second round of the hockey tournament. That was in the 500-meter Olympic Coach Denies 'No Training' Charge CAROL SKATES TO COLD MEDALI Blond Carol Heiss spins and twirls around the ice during the free skating competition of the winter Olympics figure skating contest at Squaw Valley, Tuesday. She won first place and a gold medal for the United States. (AP Wirephoto).

SQUAW VALLEY. Feb. 24 Mrs. Jeanne Omelenchuk of Detroit, a member of the U. S.

women's speed skating team, charges that the team has not had proper training for the Winter Olympics. U. S. Coach Ed Schroeder of Chicago and other members of Dykes Likes Op Michigan State Fam ily "Partner, my singing wouldn't carry me through a season of eating, and it's not the track, and definitely not a publicity gag," he said. Is pro basketball too rough physically, someone asked? Wilt said in a magazine article this month that the N.B.A.

had two standards of officiating one for the loop as a whole and another for himself. He wouldn't say ves but he didn't deny it either. "I'm not knocking basketball," he said. "I think everyone has a right to express his feelings and Im expressing mine about basketball. If I'm wrong then I'll take the consequences." What about all N.B.A.

records he is capable of setting? He scored 53 points last night in Philly's 126-108 victory over Boston before a packed house of 18,496 at Madison Square Gar den. This was the 11th time he scored more than 40 points this season, breaking George Mikan old record of 10. Afterward Mikan said Wilt would break every record there is. "He the greatest, there's no doubt about that," the former Minneapolis star said. LAKERS WIN His great performance kept Boston from clinching its fourth straight eastern title as he and 6-10 Bill Russell hooked up in another great duel of big men.

Russell scored 22 points and out-rebounded Wilt, 32-29. In other N.B.A. action last night, Elgin Baylor led the Minneapolis Lakers from a 17-point deficit to a 117-112 victory over New York in the nightcap of the doubleheader here. Baylor scored 41 points. College Scores (By the Aotlted Prwl Pf-oTldrnc MO.

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Washington Open fveoinqs Tilt It Toasts 'Their Girl' on GUTS Winning Olympic Title Michigan State university's skating fraternity in particular and the athletic department in girl." Carol Heiss, winner of the in the Winter Olympics at bquaw vauey yesteraay, is strictly "family" with the Spartans. In training at campus ice arena for Of Detroit's Pitchers THE GEORGE ALDERTON MONEY AND PLAYERS i ONE OF THE STORIES I heard along the winter beat -that had appeal for me was the one involving a Ohio Wesleyan university wrestler. The boy bore the name of Bob White, not to be confused with the Ohio State university fullback of the same monicker. was reporting for the wrestling team but, according Coach Ray Leech of the Battling Bishops, he was an uninspired wrestler. That was before he learned that his sweetie-pie attending Capital university at Columbus was dating the 177-pound entry for that school.

So Bob permission to challenge Wesleyan's 177 pounder for the place on the team for the match against Capital and he qualified. Down he goes to Columbus with his team to meet Capital, and sure enough he was confronted with Garron Weiker who was the guy dating his gal. So inspired was Bob when he went into the match that the Capital matman was forced to default with seven seconds of the match to go. and the mission accomplished Battle Bishop walked out of the gym with his gal on his arm! i QUOTE OF THE MONTH, so far as I am concerned, was made by the Rifleman of TV Chuck Conners. Chuck was an athlete in younger days and had ambitions to be a ball player.

Chuck worked in the farm systems of baseball, but never quite made the major league grade. Referring to Branch Rickey, who is booming the new major league, the Continental. Chuck had this to say of Mr. Rickey: "He is a wonderful man. Mr.

Rickey has lots of money and lots of ball players but he has never permitted them to mix:" LETS HAVE A HAND FOR the Iowa bowler who pwved bevond a doubt that spot bowling pays off. Chuck Bohaty of Ottumwa, hung a sheet near the alley foul line, thus obstructing his view of the pins. But Chuck didn't need to see 'em. He rolled a blind" 299. He had 11 straight strikes before leaving the 4-pin.

on his twelfth ball. THERE 'ARE NO LESS than 10 men and women competing in the Olympic winter gimes at Squaw Valley who have a Michigan State university background of one kind or another. First in line is Carol Heiss who won the n's championship in figure skating. Carol, who attended summer skating school here for four years and classes academically on two occasions, has won four world championships and placed second to Tenley Akbright in the Olympics in 1956. Others are: Wendell Olson and C-enc Grazia.

hockey players for the Spartans; Sandra Tewskbury, holder of the top position in Canadian figure skating, who resides with her coach. Mrs. Beryla Williamson, 697 Whitehills East Lansing, and also a summer session skating student; Tim Brown, Los Angeles, men's figure skater, who attended the 1957 summer skating school; Otto and Mari Jelinek, Bronte, who finished fourth in the Olympic pairs figure skating last Saturday were here for two summer sessions; Don Jackson, Osha-wa, men's figure skater who is the Canadian champion and could be second to Dave Jenkins in the games' this time; and two French entries, Alain Calmat and Alain Gelletti. summer school enrol-lces, Geletti being third in the last world's championship. Other than Miss Heiss and Jackson, the best known entry is possibly Olson who was an Olympic team member in 1956 and has been identified with top U.

S. amateur hockey ever since his graduation from State. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT there has been a noticeable increase in the matter of fisticuffs in basketball, especially college basketball, this winter. There have been none to my knowledge in Michigan State's games, but there have been outcroppings elsewhere. Most' recently, in the Iowa-Wisconsin game.

Wisconsin's Fred Clow and Iowa's Don Nelson swung at each other with teammates milling about. Wonder if it isn't the case of monkey see monkey-do? Sm CRIST Pg. 35, Col. 1 BOWL Tonight! Lanes Available at 8:45 STRAND LANES FREE PARKING Mich. Theater Phone Bids.

IV 2-3238! 9 ii i LAKELAND. Feb. 24 Wl "Nice big fellows," chortled Manager Jimmie Dykes. The Detroit Tigers pilot made this observation yesterday while looking over the 35 minor league players and 12 regulars in their second workout at the spring training camp. general today were toasting "their women's figure skating gold medal frequent visitor here through the 1956 summer season.

She was cancer victim. "We were all at Pierre's summer home at Charlevoix," Mr. Wold recalled today, "when Mrs. Heiss was in the advanced stage of her illness. I remember Mrs.

Heiss saying to Carol one day, 'Carol, you're going to have to win the And Carol promised her mother that she would make every effort to do so. So the victory was for Mrs. Heiss, a wonderful mother of wonderful family. Mrs. Wold described the new champion as "a completely normal girl, unspoiled, unaffected, nothing of the big star or prima donna about her and brilliant" Mrs.

Wold smiled. "She won all hearts here." Whether the Tigers will be problematical. But they do seem bigger, especially the pitchers. One of the hurlers is e-feet-S'-i inches tall. Two more tower 6-foot-4.

Five others top 6-3. The biggest of the bunch is Al Pehanick, a right-hander bidding for a relief job in the Detroit bullpen after six seasons in the minors. Pehanick, who was at Toronto last year, is of special interest to Dykes. This is because of his unusual success against right-handed batters with a sidearm, sinker pitch. He could prove ef fective against teams loaded with right-handed hitters like Cleveland and Kansas City.

The players spent yesterday bunting and running the bases. Three more pitchers arrived, quttn, afttr she won the Olympic winttr garnet figur skating championship at Squaw Vallty Tuesday. Her win gave the speed skating staff declared yesterday the accusation was groundless. I Mrs. Omelenchuk complained of improper guidance.

"The Russian coaches have been out here with their girls every day," she said, "taking down tap times and even keeping track of what their the Size better come summer still is including Paul Foytack and Peter Burnside. Foytack is here for extra in struction from pitching coach Tom Ferrick. The right-hander was late in arriving because of the illness of his wife. Burnside came up from Puerto Rico where he pitched in the winter league. Gordon Seyfried, a right-hand- er who posted a 14-7 mark at Birmingham last season, was the other arrival.

First baseman Gail Harris be came a casualty before even pull ing on a uniform. He stepped in a hole at a nearby lake and turned his ankle. However, he is expected to be ready to begin workouts on schedule next week. The Spartans are still above the .500 mark for all sports this winter with a 38-34-4 record. Hockey has had the most misfortunes with only three victories in 20 starts.

The record is 3-15-2, but two of the victories were at the expense of Michigan, a feather in the Spartans' helmets. They split a four-game series, 2-2, with the Wolverines. Here is a run-down of the ac tivity of the approaching week end. FENCING Saturday, 10:30 a. men's intramural building.

Opponents are Wayne State and Indiana in a double dual meet. Coach Charlie Schmitter's team winners of only two of nine meets, hopes for better things in these two. State has been most effective in epee competition, where Chuck Schmitter, has a 10-3 mark. Second best weapon for the Spartans has been foil, Unn mir stovo a mct ioh. in sabr(, where the SDartans as a whole have fared the poorest.

GYMNASTICS Scheduled! I Friday, the finest team in "S' history hopes to wind up its season unbeaten. State contin ues to get excellent performances from John Daniels in tumbling and free exercise; Stan Tarshis, in high bar; Angie Festa in side horse and still rings and Steve Johnson and Chuck Thompson in rebound tumbling. Pro Basketball By the Associated Press) TIKSUAVS RESULTS Philadelphia 128, Boston 108 Minneapolis 117. New York 112 Cincinnati Syracuse 1:13 WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE St. Louis vs CincinnaU at Detroit i Syracuse at Detroit i Boston vs Minneapolis at Colleffe at to I the United States its first geld medal of the game.

(AP Wire-photo) skaters eat. But our girls in the 3,000 (meter event) don't even know what pace they should set because they haven't been timed in practice, The skater said she was com plaining for the benefit of future competitors. "It's too late to do any good here." she said, "but we don't want the same thing to happen next time. Schroeder replied that "every morning when they (the girls) were practicing, we were out there, except during the time when we had the men's Olympic trials. We had about six or seven days here when we had no ice all, because of refrigeration problems." Asked why lap times weren't taken while the women skaters were practicing for the long events, Schroeder said, "you have try to develop form first." He explained the Russians were more experienced than the Americans and would, therefore, benefit much more from having their laps timed in practice.

Lamar Ottesen, U. S. Olympic speed skating committee chairman, said, "I'm categorically denying (the published charges against Schroeder). When we chose (team manager) Al Zirkel and Ed Schroeder, we chose the two most competent men in our association we've had com plete harmony on the team." Ben Bagdade, Detroit Olympic official here, said: "Jeanne was 10 days late getting to practice. She didn't do well in the races here because she just isn't good enough in the European style of racing.

"Schroeder has done wonders for the times of other skaters on the team. "Jeanne was told from the start that she would be using short blades, but she refused to listen. They tried to tell her in practice that she was skating too straight up, but it didn't do any good. These stars, with great support, from Larry Bassett, Gani Browsh, Jim Durkee, Bob Denby, Hal Shore and Tom Temple, combine to make the Spartans a top contender for Big Ten honors. HOCKEY Friday and Saturday, 8:30 p.

ice arena. Denver provides the opposition. State's sextet, in the midst of a disappointing campaign, can see nothing but trouble in this pair. Earlier in the year, D. U.

spanked State by 10-1 and 11-0 scores. The visiting Pioneers are in the thick of the running for Western Collegiate Hockey association honors. ILLINOIS IN SWIMMING SWIMMING Saturday, 2 p. m. men's intramural pool.

Illinois f.or -thi h.om(: finale. Charlie McCaffree's Spar MX Lft.r hr combination again after three straight losses to conference powers Indiana, Michigan and Ohio State. The overall season mark is 6-3. Ready for State will be leading point-makers Dick Brackett, distance freestyle; Dennis Ruppart and Frank Mo- dine, breaststroke; Carl Shaar, butterfly; Dave Diget, individual medley; Danny Convis and Larry Jones, freestyle sprints; Ron Gage, backstroke, and the 400-yard medley relay combo of Gage, Ruppart, Shaar and Jones. TRACK Saturday, 8 p.

Jenison fieldhouse. Toughest test before the conference meet .1 men U-M, State Meet in Four Sports Spartans Near Finish of Their. Indoor Sports Season four summers under her coach. Pierre Brunet, she charmed all about her. 'I haven't had a thrill like this a long, long while," enthused Norris Wold, manager of the ice arena.

"This is the fulfillment of Carol's heart's desire, I know, and made all of our dreams come true, too. A number of telegrams went winging to Carol late yesterday when victory became official. Athletic Director Biggie Munn and Emery G. Foster, in charge of dormitories, who has come to know the Heiss family through their occupancy of campus hous ing, were among those sending congratulations. Carol has often resided with the Wolds while in East Lan sing, and they are "Uncle" Nor ris and "Auntie" Naome to the new Olympic champion.

We first became acquainted: with Carol, and her family, some i 11 years ago," Mr. Wold "You see, Pierre Brunet was an! old friend of mine and when he took over the Heiss family, we' all got together." The person on the campus to-! day who was most thrilled was Carol's sister Nancy, 18, who is a student. Her brother Bruce, 15, won second place in the men's' junior fancy skating competition this year. Nancy aspires to skat ing fame, too. It is not generally known, but Carol dedicated herself to win-! ning the Olympic championship to her late mother who was a aljstUsktisfV TONIGHT 7:00 Michigan National Bank presents M.S.US popular ball coach with highlights.

basket-Spartan 1(P speed skating, traditionally tne Americans best distance in the race against time. The host forces relied on Bill Disney, a 27-year-old rug cleaner from Alhambra, and Terry McDermott, a 19-year-old student at Michigan Tech, to give Evgenij Grishin and his Russian mates a battle for the sprint crown. The U. S. is out of its depth after this race.

In the men's slalom, Switzerland's Roger Staub, winner of the giant slalom, and other European aces were favored to romp off with the medals. The United States, Russia's defending champions and Canada's high-scoring team, were the choices to win their second straight victories in the round-robin hockey tournament. The U. S. A.

met Germany, Russia faced Sweden and Canada took on Czechoslovakia. The first decisive clash is scheduled for Thursday when the U. S. and Canada meet. Leading entries for State are Zach Ford (.06.3 for the 60), Willie Atterberry (:49.5 for the 440 and 1:54.9 for the 880), Bob Lake (9:14 for the two miles), Brian Castle (1:10.5 for the 600), Sonny Akpata (23-2 for the broad jump), Mike Kleinhans (14--i for the pole vault), Mike uerhard (6-2 in the high jump) and a mile relay quartet which probably will include Jim Carr, Max Weissengruber, Castle and Atterberry, and is capable of about 3:21.

Among the strongest Michigan entries are Tom Robinson (60 and 300), Bryan Gibson (440), Ergas Leps John Gregg (60), Dick Cephas (low hurdles and high jump), Steve Williams (high jump), Les Bird (broad jump) and Dave Martin (mile). WRESTLING Saturday, 3 p. sports arena. Several Spartans will carry impressive season marks into the fray. George iHobbs at 123 has six wins, one loss and two ties; Norm Young, at 130 and 137, is 7-2-1; Bob Moser, at 157, shows an 8-1 rec- ord, and John Baum, at heavy- tho VBap Thn weight, is 9-0-1 for the year.

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Blackwalls By GEORGE S. ALDERTON (Journal Sports Editor) This is the last full weekend of dual meet competition for Michigan State's winter term athletics and it assumes the aspect of "Michigan" week. Wol verine and Spartan come to gnp in four different sports. Basketball and gymnastics are scheduled at Ann Arbor, track and wrestling on the Spartan campus. State is rated a favorite in gymnastics and basketball, but the Wolverines appear to have the edge in the other two.

coacn i-oraay Andersons Das- ketballers went back to practice: in earnest today. He gave them a day off yesterday, returning from the 71-69 defeat at Northwestern on Monday night Rest is something the Spartans need in their gruelling campaign. Even though Michigan has not won a conference game in 11 starts, the Wolverines are im proving and are expected to gen erate a full head of steam for the return game of the series. GYMNASTS SPARKLE Gymnastics is the star in State's array this winter. Coach George Szypula's acrobats have only a tie to mar their record in 10 starts.

The track team is unbeaten, too. but has had only two meets. The wrestlers have a fine 6-1-1 mark. -However, their one defeat came at the hands of Pitt, who in turn fell before Michigan. This would indicate the Wolverines as the probable winners Saturday.

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