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The Times 2-C 1983 Rockets' Murphy announces retirement year because three of Its schools scheduled games too late From Staff, Wire Reporto Calvin Murphy, a 1 3-vear veteran who once hit a Na SPORTS BRIEFING tional Basketball Association record of 78 consecutive free throws, announced Thursday he will retire rather than play this season with the Houston Rockets. "It is going to take some time to get this basketball out of mv system," Murphy NBA game won't he shown The National Basketball Association debut of Ralph Sampson was slam dunked for Shreveport viewers when CBS-TV affiliate KSLA, Channel 12, opted not to air Saturday's Houston Rockets-San Antonio Spurs game. KSLA officials said Thursday that the station is commmitted to local programming during the time of the game. Among the shows scheduled for that time slot is the LSU "Superfan" program. "We have a number of local shows that are paid for," KSLA program director John Renshaw said.

"We have to get them on the air." Renshaw further justified the decision by claim- ing NBA ratings have not been very good during the regular season. "We'll have tons of NBA later in the season," he said. "We didn't regard this game as being that important." amiM ai a news cuiuerence. wnucK Nevltt, at 7-5 the tallest player in the league, also announced he will play this season in Italy. The two moves took the Rockets roster to 13, within one of the NBA limit Murphy said he would not be at the Rockets first regular season game against San Antonio Saturday.

"It taxes time to put things in per spective," he said. But Murohv said it is "time to go on to bigger and better things." Murphy said hel was pleased that his career has Calvin Murphy LRGA CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS RODEO mi me season, commissioner Jim rrank said. The NCAA playoffs begin Nov. 26, the same day that Southern and Grambling play their annual game in the Louisiana Super-dome. Alabama State has a game scheduled on Thanksgiving Day, two days before the playoffs start NCAA spokesman Jerry Miles said a conference must have at least six teams eligible for the playoffs to receive an automatic bid.

With three teams playing over the Thanksgiving weekend, SWAC has only five teams available for the first round of the playoffs. Palmer a free agent Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, filed for free agency with the Major League Players Association. He became the 38th player to file for the Nov. 7 re-entry draft. In other action, slugger Gorman Thomas of the Cleveland Indians notified the union that he would invoke his right to demand a trade.

NBA ref talks continue Negotiators for the National Basketball Association and its referees' union met for five hours in an effort to reach agreement on a new contract and will meet again today, a spokesman for the league said. Brian Mclntrye, the NBA's public relations director, said the league increased its salary proposal for first-year referees from 824,000 a year to $28,000. Management made a general salary proposal last Thursday that the union rejected as insufficient. Riehle Phillips, the union's counsel and chief negotiator, said the new proposal offered no substantial improvement since the 828,000 figure covers an 82-game season but first-year officials work only 62 games. Phillips was accompanied at the latest talks by eight referees Mike Mathls, Hugh Evans, Jim Wishmaier, Jack Madden, Bennett Salvatore, Joey Crawford, Ed Rush and Jake O'Donnell.

NBA counsels Rust Granik and Gary Bettman represented the league in the session at Princeton, N.J. Lendl, Connors win easily Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia and Jimmy Connors of the United States scored easy second-round victories in advancing to the quarterfinals of the 8375,000 Seiko Super Tennis Tournament in Tokyo. Lendl overpowered Francisco Gonzalez of Paraguay 6-1, 6-3, while the second-seeded Connors ousted compatriot Van Winitsky 6-1, 6-4. Third-seeded Andres Gomez of Ecuador outplayed Australian Mark Edmonds on 6-4, 6-4 to move into the quarterfinals but fourth-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis of the United States was upset by unseeded compatriot Brad Gilbert winning title. Pryor ready to fight? An attorney for Aaron Pryor says the retired World Boxing Association Junior welterweight champion is willing to fight again if the right match is offered.

Attorney Robert Buochnor said Pryor is tired of making mandatory title defenses, and sent the WBA a letter last week announcing his retirement However, Buechner said Pryor probably would fight again if an attractive bout can be arranged. "I think that it's correct to say he would certainly reconsider his decision to retire if there's someone on the scene he thought had the same marketability and fighting ability he has," Buechner said. Pryor, 28, of Cincinnati, is undefeated in 34 professional bouts with 32 KOs. English wants an appeal Lawyers for Jon English, Tulane's disqualified quarterback, asked a federal appeals court to let him play the last three games of the college football season. English, son of Tulane's first-year coach Wally English, was declared ineligible by the National Collegiate Athletic Association when he transferred to Tulane and tried to play without sitting out a season.

The one-year layoff is required by the NCAA's transfer rule, and English has lost successive challenges of it in court He has sat out the last two games, although he was allowed to play In six games under court order while judges considered his arguments. In the latest legal move, English's lawyers went to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to ask for a temporary restraining order that would allow him to play Saturday at Baylor. Jordan out for season McNeese State's Buf ord Jordan, the nation's third leading rusher in Division 1-AA, will miss the remainder of the season because of a knee injury. Jordon is scheduled for or-thoscopic surgery today to determine the extent of the damage.

Jordan, a senior from Iota, was injured two weeks ago in the Cowboys' contest with North Texas State. In six games he had rushed for 772 yards on 161 carries and had broken school and Southland Conference career rushing records with 3,921 yards gained. Jordan was also only 115 yards shy of a Louisiana collegiate career rushing record. SWAC loses automatic bid The Southwestern Athletic Conference has lost its automatic bid to the NCAA Division I-AA football playoffs this HIRSCH MEMORIAL COLISEUM made him financially independent "It's a good feeling to say I didn't need to play basketball anymore," he said. Murphy, a 5-10 point guard, has not been a starter for two years.

He averaged 17.9 points a game through his career and was 17th on the NBA's all-time scoring list. He hit 89.2 percent of his free throw attempts, second only to the 90 percent average compiled by Rick Barry. The decision to retire was his own, Murphy said. "It dawned on me it was my time to step aside," he said. "I did a lot of soul searching.

I wanted to do what was right for everyone concerned." Lye Pensacola leader Mark Lye scored his 10th three of the day on the final hole for a birdie that capped an eight-under-par 63 and provided him with a three-stroke lead in the first round of the 8250,000 Pensacola Open Golf Tournament "I didn't think anybody would shoot a real low round today, that 68 would be a real good score," he said. "When you least expect 'em, that's when these kind of rounds come out," added Lye, who scored the first victory of his nine-year PGA Tour career this season in the Bank of Boston Classic. Fuzzy Zoeller, meanwhile, kept himself in position to challenge for the money winning title in this final event on the 10-month Tour schedule. Zoeller, needing a tie for fourth or better to overtake the absent Hal Sutton, managed a 68 despite pain from a chronic back condition. He received medical treatment after completing his round over the Perdido Bay Country Club course.

Sutton completed his American season last week with 8426,668 in earnings. Zoeller, the only player with a chance to catch him, has earned 8415,689. While two team events remain to be played, this is the last tournament that counts toward the money TODAY AND TOMORROW, 8 P.M. GEN. ADM.

$5 ADULTS; $4 CHILDREN Reserved Seats $6 Tickets available at all Palais Royal Stores, Both Ranchlands, Topps Western World, Packard's Western Store, Danny Goes Western, Circle Beads' South Park Mall, Bealls' Pierre Bossier Mall, Bealls' North Market, Bealls' Pines Road, and Coliseum Box office. Tickets purchased in advance admit holder to Fair, but do not include parking. CENTENARY Captain Shreve battles back for 21-12 victory at Bossier PREP CAPSULES BASKETBAL! Here are brief capsules of tonight's high school Season Tickets Catch the Centenary Gents as they shoot for their fifth football games involving local teams: Fair Park vs. Huntington (6-1, straight winning season! 2-0), 7 p.m., Independence Stadium The 1-AAAA crown could be on the line in this crucial league game. If the Indians win by two points, they'll earn a playoff berth while a Huntington 'Great Home Schedule featuring triumph would put the Raiders into the playoffs.

OKLAHOMA STATE, SMU, NORTH TEXAS STATE, Fair Park relies on its passing game while Huntington favors the ground attack. Both defenses should be well tested. LOUISIANA TECH and morel left guard from there for the go-ahead score with 6:21 to go in the third quarter. Shreve marched 52 yards on its next possession for its third score of the night. Jackson, the Gators leading ball carrier on the season, got the bulk of the drive but it was Gouthiere who carried the final three yards on fourth-and-goal for the TD.

Gouthiere was the game's leading ball carrier, picking up 105 yards on just nine totes. Jackson slipped and slithered 22 times for 97 yards and Ehrhardt bulled his way for 80 more yards. Bossier took the long way for its two first-half scores, going 95 and 97 yards. The first drive came after the Bearkats held Shreve at its own 5. Sherman Curry's 43-yard burst on first down got the 'Kats out of bad field position and rolling.

The Bearkats moved the ball to Shreve'S 27 where Moss hit split end Terry West down to the 5 for a first-and-goal. Moss kept the ball around right end from the 3 and the kick with 11:55 to go in the second quarter sailed wide for a 6-0 Bossier lead. Moss got Bossier going on its next possession from his own 7 with option keepers. West got the big play on a pass good for 18 yards and the score with 3:41 left in the half. By LEE HILLER Times Correspondent "We should never have showed up for the first half" was the way Donnie Powell put it after his Captain Shreve Gators battled from a 12-0 halftime deficit to down Bossier, 21-12, Thursday night at Bossier Memorial Stadium.

Shreve notched its seventh straight win of the season, after dropping its first two, and kept its District 2-AAAA record unmarked at 4-0 behind the unlikely running of fullback Steve Goutheire. Gouthiere, a 6-f oot-4 senior, got the Gators rolling the second play of the second half, rambling 44 yards off tackle for the first Gator score. Gouthiere's run came after quarterback Duke Ehrhardt started the half with a 19-yard scamper. Craig High tacked on the first of his three extra points to cut the lead to 12-7. Shreve linebacker Manuel Law got into the big play category when he picked off a Tony Moss pass at the Bossier 42 and returned it to the 28.

Tailback Lifford Jackson then made a tremendous run for 12 yards around left end. Goutheire followed with a 15-yard jaunt down to the 1 and Ehrhardt rammed over Ouachita (3-4) vs. Southwood (6-2), 7 p.m., Caddo Parish Stadium The Cowboys are taking a week off from the tight 1-AAAA race, but the Lions have a competitive team and won't 'Excitement! "Ladies' Varsity Games Proceed 11 Gents' Gamesl 'Family Entertainmentl 'Renovated Gold Domel be pushovers. The Cowboy defense has been im proving and the return of linebacker Craig Monroe has been a big lift. Airline (2-6, 1-2) vs.

Parkway (4-4, When you buy season tickets to 0-3), 7:30 p.m., Bossier Stadium The Panthers have been eliminated from the playoff picture while the Vikings' hopes are slim at best. Centenary Home Games you save $12.00 off the regular ticket price! For more information, call the Centenary Athletic Department Parkway has lost its last four games in a row while the Vikes have dropped their last two. Airline has the edge on defense while Parkway has the edge on offense. Knights fall to Lions, 21-15 at 318-869-S275 or write to: Centenary Athletics, P.O. Box 4188 Shreveport, Louisiana 71134-0188.

Vti'iiM1 Uffitn2 amiss 3anflJ 'iisfair- i Knuckles was the leading ball carrier in the game with 26 carries for 114 yards. Woodlawn took the ensuing kickoff and went 69 yards in 10 plays. Atkins took two counter plays for 23 yards on the drive and then caught his second TD of the night from eight yards out. Atkins fumbled the PAT snap but eluded the Lion rush and tossed a two-point conversion to Rodney Douglas for a 15-7 Knight halftime lead. Woodlawn dodged a bullet in the third quarter when linebacker Donald Brown, who had a sack and a fumble recovery, intercepted a James pass at the Knight goal line.

But the Knights gift-wrapped a touchdown for the Lions when tailback Carson Solice fumbled on the Knight 3-yard line. Tim Antwine took it in from there and backup quarterback Terrence Winn tossed the two-point conversion to Roosevelt Collins for a 15-15 tie. Knight defensive back Greg Wilson thwarted two earlier Lion drives with interceptions at the Woodlawn 15-yard line and at the Knight goal line. The Lion defense, led by noseguard Ronnie Odums, allowed the Knights only two second-half first downs. BTW finishes up its season next Thursday night against league leader Huntington while Woodlawn tangles with archrival Southwood.

Both games are slated at Independence Stadium. Southfield beaten, 38-6 SPRINGHILL Quarterback Mark Epps ran for one touchdown and passed for another to lift the Springhill team to a 38-6 win over Southfield in a prep football game here Thursday. Epps ran 18 yards for the first score and passed 25 yards to Pat Pengar for the second. Andre Thomas ran 12 yards and Troy Skeekic 35 for two other tallies to help Springhill run its record to 7-0. By RONALD LATTIER Times Correspondent You've heard the lines, "You win some you lose some, A winner never quits and a quitter never wins." But the only sports cliche that sums up Wood-lawn's 21-15 loss to Booker T.

Washington is "The agony of defeat." The Knights suffered their ninth loss of the year and 14th in a row over two years with the defeat against the Lions Thursday night at Independence Stadium. BTW is now 4-5 overall and 1-2 in District 1-AAAA action. The crushing blow came with only 24 seconds left on the clock. After a sack and heavy pressure by the Knights' Richard Pietz, the Lions faced fourth down and six yards at the Woodlawn 31-yard line. BTW signal-caller Robin James, pressured only by the clock, found the smallest Lion, 5-6 Richard Magee, over the middle at the 5-yard line and Magee scampered in for the winning touchdown.

Pandemonium for BTW, humiliation for Wood-lawn. After the kickof Woodlawn quarterback George Goldman hooked up with wide receiver Shawn Jeter for a 34-yard pass play to the Lion 28 with 1 1 hopeful seconds left. But close only counts in horseshoes After an incompletion at the 5-yard line, Goldman fumbled the next snap and a ray of hope suddenly turned into an eclipse. The Knights jumped out to a 7-0 lead when Goldman, five of 11 for 88 yards, connected with quick-footed Carey Atkins for a 22-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-17. The TD was set by Eric Ansley's fumble recovery on the Lions' 42-yard line.

BTW bounced right back with a 15-play, 62-yard drive that was capped by Richard Knuckles' one-yard plunge. All 15 plays were rushes with Knuckles carrying nine times for 41 yards on the drive. PRINTED LEATHERS OSTRICH Grey Rust Brown ALLIGATOR Honey Gold Byrd (0-8, 0-5) vs. Northwood (2-6, i-4), 7:30 p.m., Northwood Stadium This game will reunite Northwood head coach Jerry Burton with the former players he coached at Byrd. This game should be close because both teams appear evenly balanced.

The Falcons might have a slight edge because of the home field advantage. St. Mary's (7-0, l-O) vs. Shreve Christian (2-6, O-l), 7:30 p.m., Shreve Christian Stadium The Tigers from Natchitoches are nothing short of awesome this year. St.

Mary's is coming off a 73-8 victory last week while the host Eagles got their second triumph with a 30-19 win over rival Southfield. Mansfield (7-1, 5-0) vs. North Caddo 1 -7, 1 -4) 7:30 p.m., North Caddo Stadium, Vivian The Wolverines are setting their sights on the 1-AAA championship and the Rebels shouldn't stand in their way. The Wolverines, whose only loss was to Huntington, are loaded with firepower offensively. Mansfield running back Curtis Christopher could be the best player in the district.

Plain Dealing (6-2, 2-2) vs. Homer (5-3, 4-1), 7:30 p.m., Homer Stadium The Lions are in a "must win" situation if they want to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Pelicans can also gain a playoff berth with a victory. Plain Dealing, which was upset earlier this season by Farm-erville, won't be looking ahead in this game. Benton (3-5) vs.

Haynesville (6-2), 7:30 Haynesville Stadium Haynesville, the istrict 2-A champion, will be tuning up for the playoffs against AA Benton. The Golden Tornado has a super stingy defense, but their offense isn't bad, either. Benton has had an up-and-down season so far, but the Tigers can score the points. Minden (4-4, 2-3) vs. Wossman (5-3, 4-1), 7:30 p.m., Wossman Stadium The Wildcats from Monroe are gearing up for a showdown for second place with Haughton next week.

The Wildcats have a big, physical team while Minden has been hot-and-cold this year. Wossman has the edge in team speed, too. Here are the remainder of tonight's area games: Ruston at Bastrop West Monroe at Carroll Springhill at Calhoun Farmerville at St. Frederick Coushatta at Many Jonesboro-Hodge at Ringgold Sarepta at Alma Brown Arcadia at Bernice Junction City, Ark. at Cotton Valley North Natchez, at Winnf ield Grant at Logansport Trinity Heights at River Oaks Riverdale at Calvary Baptist Plain Dealing Academy at First Baptist Monroe Christian at Tensas Cedar Creek at Briarfield Grawood at Central-Grand Cane Claiborne at Ridgedale Friendship at Glenbrook Not all sizes in every color EAST TEXAS OUTLOOK $4990 Longview, Pine Tree to stay tied a a b-b Y0UR CHOICE DRESS OR A Lb! CASUAL SHOES OR BOTH SALE! Laredo Silver Collection Genuine Python 405 PRS.

NATIONALLY KNOWN BRANDS SNAKE straight 14-AAA triumph with a 27-14 win over New Boston, which has an identical 4-1 loop mark. Gladewater will capture the 15-AAA crown with a 27-13 win over dangerous Gilmer. The big game in 18-AA is at Spring Hill where the host Panthers, 5-0 in the league, can wrap up the title with a win over 4-0-1 Waskom. ETO believes that will happen and I'll call it 35-20 Spring Hill. Over in 10-A Tenaha will keep rolling toward its Nov.

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East Texas Outlook is picking the Lobos over John Tyler by 17-7 and the Trees over Nacogdoches, 21-14. Wins would lock up playoff berths for each and set up a regular season-ending clash for the title the following week. Last week ETO went 16-5 including the upset pick of Henderson over Carthage as the overall record improved to 109-56, a winning percentage of .660. In other 13-AAAAA games tonight, ETO likes Marshall over Tyler Lee, 24-14, and Texarkana over Lufkin, 21-13. Atlanta is picked to continue unbeaten in 7-AAAA with a 20-12 nod over Sulphur Springs and Hallsville is a 14-7 pick over Paris.

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