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Wednesday, January 5. 1972 If 1) 0 0 II 0 1 Eagles Battle West Texas State North Texas Off On Two-Game Road Trip By BOB ANDERSON Sports Editor Texas State's basketball team, still bothered by health problems, makes a a journey to the Panhandle Thursday lo take Bad Weather Halts Bronco Cage Contest Old-man weather poked his head into local basketball affairs here Tuesday night. And as a result, the Richiand Hills Rebels declined to make the trip to Denton for the scheduled 7:30 p.m. cage game because of adverse road conditions. Bronco coach Jack Howeil would have liked to play the me because it is the only one left before the district against North in Dallas Tuesday.

wanted to play the game," Howeil said. 'T talked to the Richiand coach Tuesday about noon and discussed the game, but he was just afraid to take his kids out when the roads were icy. "I wanted to play Richiand sometime later this week, but they have a district game Friday night and he felt like they needed TO practice, HoweU said." We will play anyone if we can get a game scheduled." on West Amarillo Texas State in Tipoff is set For 7:30 p.m. in the spacious Amarillo Civic- Center. After a pair of below-par workouts over the weekend, the Eagles began to show sonic life in Monday's workout.

"I IVH like we had a little more enthusiasm Monday," said coach Gene Robbins, "and we didn't, appear as sluggish in our movement." a center Kphriam McDaniel. who was hit with the most severe case of a virus infection, is expected to work out with the team this afternoon, while teammates Mike Adams and Larry Tucker rejoined the squad in Tuesday's workout. BEN 1 SAYLES Sayles Ret urns To Eagles; May Plav Next Semester Ben Sayles is back. The (Hi junior, who left school of his own accord before the North Texas Stale basketball season started, is back working uut with the Eagles, bu; his immediate future is unsealed at the moment. "He's overweight i230i right now, so we're just going to wait a couple of weeks and see what happens." coach Gene Robbing said.

The XT coach said two things can happen Sayles can be utilized later during the remainer of the season, or he can be red-shirted. thereby saving a year of eligibility. "We will both talk it over later on. but the decision will be partly his." Robbins said. Ai'ler rewriting ireshrnan scoring records.

Sayles averaged 13.2 points and 8.1 as a sophomore last season. 'Hondo' Heads East Stars NEW YORK i UP!) Veteran Boston Celtic forward John "Hondo" Havlicek heads the East squad announced today for the 22nd annual National Basketball Association East-West All-Star Game Jan. 13 in Los Angeles. Havlicek. an AlJ-Star for the seventh straight year, was the top vote-getter in the balloting conducted by sportswriters and sportscasters in the 17 league cities.

Joining Havlicek on the team are Celtic center Dave Cowens. a 6-foot-10 grad- uate of Florida State in only his second pro season, and Boston guard Jo Jo White. The starting team for the East win be comprised of Havlicek and Billy Cunningham of Philadelphia at forward. Ocnvens in the pivot and Walt Frazier of New York and Lou Hudson of Atlanta at guard. Also named in the balloting are Knick forward Dave DcBusschere and center Wes Unseld of Baltimore.

John Tucker, who was bothered by double vision following a collision (luring a weekend workout, came back Monday is ready to go. If McDaniel is still under the weather by gametimo Thursday. John Tucker will be forced to pick up the slack ui center. Tucker, a fi-8 junior, came off the bench and played inspired basketball in the loss to Jacksonville kisl week, and Robbins is hoping the performance was an indication of things to come. he ('Tucker) could pickup where he left, off in Jacksonville game, it would be a big Robbins said.

After Thursday's game against the Buffs, North Texas travels to Peoria to battle Bradley Saturday night. "We're not worrying about either team now." 1 said Bobbins, "because we a plenty to worry about i our own team. We feel we have to ge! ourselves ready- to play mentally and physically, and then let the chips fall where they may." North Texas will pi! its 5-3 record against the 3-3 slale of West Texas. A big factor in the game should be how much success the Eagles have in containing 6-8 center Steve Davidson, who is scoring at a 24.5 pace and averaging 20.8 rebounds, good for second, place in national standings. Buff guard Ray still recovering from a leg injury and is not expected to Dlav.

FRAZIER'S SPLURGE Russell Pays Tribute By MILTON RICHMAN" UP I Sports Writer NEW YORK I i Bill Bussell has seen a couple of basketball games in his time. He isn't easily impressed. Especially by what he sees on a basketball floor. What 5 saw Monday night Madison Square Garden i i though. Tremendously.

Bobby Fischer, the international chess grand master who meets Russia's Boris a for the world championship soon, hasn't seen as a basketball games as Bill "Russell. But he's an even tougher nut to crack. He doesn't get. impressed about anything. It was different Monday night.

He showed up for his first basketball game in more than five years and he was impressed, mo. So were such otherwise cold cucumbers as Willis Reed. Karl "The Pear!" Monroe, Oscar Robertson and Kareem AbduI-Ja-bbar. They all. paid the highest praise one professional can pay another and all talked about, the same man--Walt Frazier of the New York Knicks.

Walt Frazier played the kind of game Monday mht kids like to dream about. Grown men, too. What's more he picked the perfect time. With the game nationally televised and a capacity 19.58S nn hand, Frazicr ran off 13 straight points in the final a a with Jackson in a vital heart- sionpincr "steal'' 20 seconds from the, end and wound up' receiving one of the most tumultuous ovations ever accorded any athlete at Madison Square Garden for leading the Knicks to a 101-99 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in a movie-like finish. that's the onlv way to describe it," said Bill Russell, on hand to do the, color commentary for national TV.

"The last time ever saw. anything like it was in 1938 when Bob Pettit scored 51 points in the final same of the plavoffs us (Boston). They (St. beat, us and he got of their last 21 points. Bobby Fischer blinked his eyes when he saw the Knicks gain possession 20 seconds from the end with the score tied 99-all.

Earl. Monroe passed off to Bill Bradley on his left. Bradley gave the ball to Frazier, who nearly lost it, but quickly regained control and began his move with eight seconds left. Frazier killed five more seconds and then with only remaining, he-hit. with a jumper and the whole place went plumb mad.

"You're used to complete quiet when you play," Dave DeBusschere said to Bobby Fischer in the Knicks" dressing room afterward. "What did you think?" "Very excising." Fischer said, giving the question proper thought before answering. "What dJd you think of Frazier?" someone else asked the blond chess whiz. "Extraordinarv." Fischer said, much more quickly this time. put in DeBuss- chere.

"He was just incredible at the Willis Reed, sitting on the Knicks' bench with tendonitis, called Frazier's performance and Monroe remarked. "It's getting so you sort of expect it from him." 0 a Robertson, who vainly tried to keep Frazier from" getting off his game- shot, said, "You can't UP! Toiephoio I I I A I Walt Frazier of the New -York Knicks goes up for a layup despite the menacing presence of Ka'reem Jabbar during the Knicks' classic 101-99 victory over the world champion Milwaukee Bucks on a i a television Monday night. Frazier dominated the late stages of the game and hit the winning bucket with three seconds left. take it. away from him.

he played a great game." and Jabbar agreed "he hit some tough shots there at the end." Tough wasn't really the word. The Bucks were out. front the. whole game, once by as much as 13 points, and the Knicks never led until final shot. "I thought it would hit rhe rim." said the Knicks' bearded backcourt dynamo who wound up with 31 points for the night.

"I had. some doubts about, that, last: one because all my shots were a struggle. I was pulling to the left or right a 1.1 night." Why, because of ihe pressure? "It could've been," laughed Frazier. "1 know the game was just another game in the standings but. I was a little- tight.

Really. I was embarrassed the way 1 was playing. knew it was a national Televised same and my parents were watching in A a a Georgia. I wanted fo play well bu! 1 realized I wasn't. 1 had only six points 3l the half." Wall Frazier got a little better as the game went on.

Enugh so that he got a rise out. of Bill Russell. That seldom happens. Enough so that he also got one. out of Bobby Fischer.

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