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UCLA Rolls Into Tonight's Finals, 101-69 LOS ANGELES (AP) A sparkling "diamond and one" defense sends UCLA's Bruins after their second straight National Collegiate basketball title tonight against North Carolina. They designed the strategy strictly for Houston's All-American Elvin Hayes and the Bruins worked it to perfection. They limited the "Big to 10 points in whipping the Cougars 101-69, Houston's first loss of the year after 32 straight victories, 31 this season. North Carolina won its way into the NCAA finals with a convincing 80-66 triumph over Ohio State. Larry Miller, another All-American, paced the attack with 20 points, most for any player in the semifinals.

The Bruin-Tar Heel nationally televised finals is scheduled for 9 p.m. CST, following the 7 p.m. consolation between Houston and Ohio State. Coach John Wooden said the special defense placed Lynn Shackelford on the Hayes while the rest of the team formed a diamond with 7-foot Lew Alcindor under the basket. "It was designed to keep Hayes from getting the ball, and if he got it, it would be outside," Wooden explained.

When he did get it outside, Mike Lynn usually had a hand right in front of his face. Shackelford scored 17 points, second only to the 19 each by Lynn, Alcindor and Lucius Allen as all five starting Bruins hit in double figures. Playmaker Mike Warren contributed 14. Hayes made only three field goals and four free throws for his 10 points and the Uclans collected equally as many points on five goal-tending calls against the Houston ace. Coach Guy Lewis of Houston commented, "No basketball team in the world could have beaten UCLA." Alcindor grabbed 18 rebounds in a game which saw UCLA grab a commanding 53-31 halftime lead as Shackelford and Allen bombed from outside to the delight of the Los Angeles Sports Arena crowd of 15,742.

That big lead ruined the Houston game plan and the pressing defense not only throttled Hayes, who had averaged 37.7 points a game during the season, but held the Houston team to a 28.2 shooting percentage. UCLA hit 43 out of 83 for 51.8 per cent and gained revenge for the 71-69 loss to Houston in January, which left the Cougars rated No. 1 nationally and the Bruins second. After beating Ohio State, Coach Dean Smith of North Carolina commented, "Bill Bunting played the greatest game of his career." Bunting, a 6-9 junior, guarded Ohio State star Bill Hosket and did it well, in addition to scoring 17 points. Hosket, after scoring 14, fouled out with minutes left.

It's Roosevelt and Storm Lake- 'Dream Game'Show down Tonight SEMIFINAL ROUND DM Molntf RoSUvettV Fort 7 Storm uau 74 Ottumwo Wen-Hi's, Bimrsbura Northeast Hamilton 17 Paulllna Th Thompson DBS MOINES (AP) It will be top-ranked Storm Lake against No. 2 Des Moines Roosevelt here this evening in a "dream" showdown for the state high school basketball championship. The outcome will answer a question that has been provoking considerable debate for the past few months--which team Is best? Although the Tornadoes were on top in the final poll, Roosevelt was picked as the tournament favorite by a majority of the experts. It's been like that all season for the two. They were tied for first in the first AP poU Roosevelt then held the top spot, with Storm Lake a close second, until things were reversed late in the season when Roosevelt suffered its only loss of the campaign.

The Tornadoes survived a scare from lowly Harlan for an 80-74 triumph Friday night, after Roosevelt used a 13-point second-half eruption to down fifth-rated Fort Dodge in the Class AA semifinals. Meanwhile, unbeaten Paullina and once-beaten Ottumwa Walsh, a couple of big victors Friday, collide for the Class A title in the first game tonight. Paullina overwhelmed Thompson 95-49--missing the tournament one-game scoring mark by just five points--and Walsh blasted previously undefeated Blairsburg Northeast Hamilton 88-57 in the semifinals. It wasn't until the late stages that Storm Lake's 25th straight victory was classed as secure. Although the wesern Iowa outfit trailed most of the way, the deficit generally wasn't more than a few points until Duane Christensen's basket and two by Ron Kennedy lifted the Tornadoes to a 51-42 command late in the third quarter.

Harlan trimmed it to six points a few minutes later thanks to four points by BUI Dotzler, but the Tornadoes then stormed to a 13-point lead, ending that threat. Christensen, who hit a number of long jumpers, finished with 23 points, while Kennedy had 20. Dotder's 22 topped Harlan, 19-5. Tornado Coach Barry Holtgrew blamed a "lousy defense" for Storm Lake's first half showing. But he quickly added, "we'll be all right for Roosevelt." Roosevelt Coach Al Comito again credited his team's defense as the key to success over Fort Dodge.

"I think we shook them up with our press," he Des Moines Too Powerful? 'A' Game Could Be Better By AL GRADY Sports Editor DES MOINES The pre- tournament predictions of the majority of Iowa sportswriters earlier this week was that Des Moines Roosevelt and Paullina would emerge as the champions of Iowa basketball for 1968, in Class AA and Class respectively. Today, those picks look pretty good, and the writers, who usually are notoriously poor pickers, seem to be in excellent position to score a rare double. Friday's four games at Veterans Memorial Auditorium here produced no surprises, no close games and no outstanding basketball by any team. So, as the big show winds up tonight, it's Ottumwa Walsh against Paullina for the Class A title and Roosevelt against Storm Lake for the AA crown. As it was in the girls' championship meet a week ago tonight, the boys' AA finale will bring together the teams rated No.

1 and 2 in Iowa most of the season. Roosevelt held that distinction most of the season, but slipped to the runnerup spot after suffering its only loss to city rival East on the Roosevelt court. The unbeaten Tornadoes, perhaps the tallest team in Iowa prep history, then took over the No. 1 slot and held it the rest of the way. However, there is considerable doubt in this reporter's mind, and that of many other observers, that Storm Lake is the best team in Iowa.

It is. always dangerous, and somewhat foolish to make an appraisal of any team in any sport after just one look, but since I have no other choice on this occasion, I'd have to say that I was not impressed by Storm Lake in its rather hard- won triumph over unheralded Harlan. True, Storm Lake has size. But it is slow and does not utilize its size as well as you might expect. The big kid, 6-10 Ron Kennedy, is only a 16-year-old sophomore and, although ruggedly built, appears to lack speed and stamina.

I would anticipate that Roosevelt's 6-8 junior center, Toby Houston, would have the better of his pivot battle with Kennedy and that the Roughriders' speed and pressing defense would eventually wear the Tornadoes down to a gentle breeze. Roosevelt can, I think be beaten if for no other reason than the fact that it's' guards are not outstanding. But this does not appear to be the night for a Roosevelt defeat. The only chance for an upset would be that Storm Lake is perhaps better than it looked against Harlan and that the crowd will pick it up tonight and push it on to a feverish performance. On paper, the Class A game shapes up as the better duel, although it may not turn out to be that way.

Paullina and Ottumwa Walsh are similar teams. Both like to run and both like to press on defense. They are two of the best fast- breaking teams I've seen. Both get the ball off the board and think in terms of the long pass down court. Both, also like to harass their opponents on defense all over the court and both erasa-the boards offensively with strong rebounding.

An interesting Individual duel, should'be that between opposing centers, and'ft may determine the outcome of the game. It's 6-6 sophomore Neil Fegebank for Paullina and 6-5 junior Tim Deiters for the Gaels. Deiters was especially impressive here Friday, but Fegebank will be the biggest guy he's played against this season, and he'll have trouble dominating the rebounds and getting away his accurate left-handed jump shots as he usually does. The factor which could tip the scales in favor of Paullina is its greater size. Both squads, as noted, like to crash the boards, and Paullina's front line of 6-3, 64 and 6-6 is college size.

Paulinna's rout, of Thompson was something of a tragicomedy Friday night. It was 81-29 late in the third period and you wonder how in the world a team like Thompson got this far. If they were having a one- class tournament, a game like that one would bring cries for a two-class tournament so the little schools wouldn't be embarrassed by such humiliations. The showing of Ottumwa Walsh is of special interest in the Iowa City area, for the Gaels' only loss of the season was to Iowa City Regina in overtime on the Regals' home court and it was Walsh which ended Williamsburg's Class A tournament hopes. said.

"Although they didn't have very many turnovers, the ones they did have came at crucial times." The Riders were ahead by only, two points when they staged their outburst in the last minute of the third quarter and 0 Today's Games Clan AA Championship 8:45 p.m. Des Moines Roosevelt (23-1) vs. Storm Lake (24-0). Consolation 3:15 p.m. Fort Dodgt (21-3) vs.

Harlan Class A Championship 7:05 p.m. Oitumwa Walsh (24-1) vs. Pauillna (254). Consolation 1:35 P.m. Blairsburg Northeast Hamilton (26-1) vs.

Thompson (24-3). the first of the fourth to take a 49-43 command. The Dodgers, suffering only their third loss in 24 games, managed to cut it to six points with three minutes left, but a Iowa State's Dan Gable- Still Winning UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP)--Rick Sanders and Dan Gable nave something in common. All they do is win.

Sanders, a sodal psychology major at Portland (Ore.) State College, and Gable, a physical education student at Iowa State, have won 161 college wrestling matches between them, against only one defeat. They place their spectacular records oji the line tonight in the finals of the 38th annual NCAA Wrestling Championships at Penn State. The pair of little guys share the final session's spotlight of this three-day competition with a fight for the team title. Oklahoma's Sooners are on top with 65 points, and four men in the 11 weight division finals. Gable's Iowa State Cyclones hold second with 57 and three in the final, while the Oklahoma State Cowboys trail in third with 36.

Defending champion Michigan State is fourth with 30. Sanders meets Dwayne Keller, Oklahoma State's only finalist. Gable faces Dave McGuire, of Oklahoma, the defending national champion and his victim in the final of the recent Big Eight tournament. basket by Grover Hahn and two free throws each by Larry Shirk and Gordon Gottschalk countermanded that threat. Fort Dodge led 15-13 at the end of the first quarter, but Roosevelt rallied to go ahead for good in the second period.

Tall Toby Houston paced fhe winners' balanced attack with 22 points; Gene Eliefson had 12 and Shirk 11. Kent Magnusson was high with 22 for the Dodgers. There wasn't much doubt from-the first minute on that Paullina was going to win. The pre-tournament Class A favorite scored the game's first 12 points and by halfway through the second quarter held a commanding 40-15 advantage. Paullina built the lead to 50 points in the third period, and Coach Larry Dick sent in the reserves for the final eight minutes.

All five of the starters were in double figures, with Neil Fegebank's 21 leading the way. Teammate Brian Pauling had 20. John Harison scored 25 for the losers, now 24-3. Walsh combined a devastating fast break with a stingy defense to shatter Northeast Hamilton's 26-game victory string. The Gaels, backed by lanky Tim Deiters' 31 points, popped in 13 straight points In the first quarter in taking a 21-8 lead By halftime, Walsh was front 45-25, and it quickly built the margin to 30 points in the third period.

Pat Carr scored 17 and Carl Steffan 13 in helping out Deiters. Jerry Scheppler with 16 and Al Bently with 11 were the only players in double figures for Northeast Hamilton. Fort Dodge played Harlan In this afternoon's a AA consolation, after Thompson met Northeast Hamilton for the third-place spot in the A meet. Pro Basketball Son NBA PLAYOFFS Western Division Semifinals Francisco 111, St. Louis 104, 1-0 San Francisco leads best-of-7 series Eastern Division Semifinals Philadelphia 118, New York 110, Phila delphla leads best-of-7 series 1-0.

ABA Denver 110, Dallas 92 New Orleans 114, Houston 88 Kentucky Indiana 106 ABA Mark by Louie Dumpier Louie Dampier set a league record of 54 points and kept alive the hopes of the Kentucky Colonels for a spot in the American Basketball Association playoffs. Showing the form that made him an All-American for the University of Kentucky in 1966, Dampier got his single-game ABA record in leading the Colonels to a 119-106 victory over Indiana at Louisville Friday night. The victory tied the Colonels with New Jersey for fourth place in the Eastern Division. The Colonels and the Americans will meet tonight for the playoff spot at Commack, N.Y. The winner will oppose Minnesota on Sunday in the opening of a best- of-five series.

HANDS OFF--An extra pair of arms wouldn't be fair for Kansas' Bruce Sloan, anyway, but that's what it looks like here. The action took place during Thursday night's 58-46 win over St. Peter's In the National Invitational Tournament at New York as Sloan went in for a lay-up, only to have the shot blocked by the defensive player behind him. The J-Hawks meet Dayton this afternoon In the NIT title game. (AP Wirephoto) Jo Jo While Wants Wins, Not Points NEW YORK (AP) Jo Jo White would be the last one to underestimate his-shooting ability, but he's just as happy that he doesn't have to put it on display all the time.

"I know I have a good shot," says White, who-directed Kansas into the finals of the National Invitation Basketball Tournament against Dayton today. "But If things are going well, I'm content to sit back and run the ball club. A 6-foot-3 guard, White averaged, 15.8 points a game during the Season, a less than astronomical figure, but good enougl to top the Jayhawks and lead them into their third, post-season tournament in a row. They made the NCAA playoffs the last two years. A first-semester senior, White is a cinch to have scored more than 1,000 points when his college career ends next January and is likely to be the fourth highest scorer in Kansas history.

That might not seem like much until you see that the three players ahead of him are Clyde Lovellette, Wilt Chamberlain and Walt Wesley. "I know it sounds like a phony or corny expression," says the muscular 196-pounder, "but I don't care if I score or not. All I care about is winning." "Our offense is built around the big men up Kansas front line is Dave Nash, 6-10, Rodger Bohnenstiehl, 6-6, and Bruce Sloan, 6-5--" so why should I try to change it. "If rthe situation demanded, we could clear out one side and I could'go one-on-one with anybody, but we win this way and that's the main thing." Exhibition Baseball By The Associated Press Detroit 8, Boston 6 Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 2 Atlanta 5, New York, (N), 1 Minnesota 11, Cincinnati 1 Washington 8, Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 9, Oakland 8 San Francisco 5, Cleveland 4 Chicago (N), 10, California 0 Baltimore 7, New York, (A), 8 PRESS-CITIZEN March 23,1968 Iowa City Press-Citizen 1 'Manners' Hurting Tigers' Ribant in Exhibition Games By HAL BOCK Associated Press Sports Writer Dennis Kibant's manners keep getting him into hot water Irt baseball's spring training exhibition Ribant may have set an exhibition season record Friday when he was tossed out of a game for the second time this spring as the Detroit Tigers downed Boston 8-6.

Two weeks ago Ribant was thumbed out for throwing spitballs and Friday he got an early shower for getting into a fist fight with Red Sox utilityman George Thomas. In other Friday action, Minnesota pounded Cincinnati 11-1, Los Angeles nipped St. Louis 32, Washington slammed Pittsburgh 8-2, Atlanta trimmed the New York Mets 5-1, the Chicago Cubs bombed California 10-0, Philadelphia outlasted Oakland 9-8, San Francisco edged Cleveland 5-4 and Baltimore battered the New York Yankees 7-3. Ribant and Thomas clashed In the sixth inning when the Boston player asked Umpire Joe b'Donnell to examine the baseball. "He threw me a couple of spitters," Thomas said later, "and I asked the umpire to look at the ball." Ribant tossed the ball in to be examined and it sailed in the vicinity of Thomas' skull.

That's when the outfielder charged the mound. "He threw the ball right at me and I didn't want him to get away with it." Ed Mathews, Detroit's first Fo -t JC. Team fries for 5fh Pface HUTCHISON, Kan. (AP) -Iowa Central Community College of Fort Bodge faced Rob- of Cn thnrre, 111., Reds' Aim-Out of Hospital and Into ML Race (EDITOR'S NOTE: Fifth in a series of pre-season stories on major league baseball teams.) By JACK HAND Associated Press Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) If Dave Bristol wanted to be an alibi artist he could have claimed the pennant in the Blue Cross League last season.

The Cincinnati Reds had so many hospital cases they almost bought their own ambulance. On June 18 when the club fi- af erro-n for fifth place in nally fell out of place. Bris- Just for the record, it should be noted that Leo Cardenas, Pete Rose Tommy Helms, Jim Maloney, Deron Johnson, Bill McCool, Tommy Harper and Ted Abernathy all spent time on the iodine list. eral Manager Bob Howsam shuffled the roster and shook up the front office. Deron Johnson went to Atlanta, Art Shamsky to the New York Mets, Tommy Harper to Cleveland, Floyd Robinson and The injuries usually came inlDarrell Osteen to Oakland, the National Junior College Basketball tournament.

The lowans defeated Boise, Idaho, 85-68 Friday. JpHnM rf which tol had only 17 active players. "That's all ancient history," said the scrappy skipper of the Reds, at 33 the youngest manager in the majors. "Let's not "-1 Fr-t in the first shM any ter-s what han- pairs. The loss of Cardenas, the all-important regular shortstop, for 54 games with a broken left hand was the blow that hurt most.

Despite the series, of misfortunes that forced Bristol to juggle -his infield, outfield and pitching staff, the Reds finihhed 12 games over .500 at 87-75 and were fourth, only ffiur games out of second and back of tho Cardinals. Sammy Ellis to the California Angels and Johnny Edwards to St. Louis. In return, the Reds got Mack Jones and Jim Beauchamp from the Bob Johnson from the Mets, Fred Whitfield and George Culver from the Indians, Ron Tompkins from the A's, Bill Kelso and Jorge Rubio from the Angels and Pat Corrales and Jimmy from the who hit 23 home runs but batted only .259 for Buffalo last season. "Bench looks like a real good kid," said Bristol "He has the hands, the strong arm and knows how to handle pitchers." Bench had moved into the No.

1 job before Edwards was traded to the Cards. If he comes through as expected, Don Pavletich will be his backup man. The infield is set with Lee May, a fine 1967 rookie, at first base, Helms at second, Cardenas at short and Tony Perez, the All-Star game home run hero, at third base. Perez led the Reds with 26 homers and 102 runs batted in last year. Vada Pinson will be in center and Rose, shifting to a new posi- Mercer County of Trenton, N.J., in the championship game.

NEWS PA PER fl H1V OH I CUI I I AM pened last year. The Green Bay, No club in baseball made as The most important rookie in tion each year, moves rrom leti .1 Aft Packers lose guys and go ahead many player changes as the and win it 1 the Reds' camp is I Reds during the winter as Gen- Bench, a 20-year-old Johnny catcher field to right. Left field probably will go to Jones, the ex-Brave, with competition from Boh Raudman and Alex Johnson. The hottest hitter of the spring has been Beauchamp, still on a minor league roster but apparently recovered from his old shoulder trouble. "We were predominantly a right-handed hitting club," said Bristol.

"That was the reason for some of our deals. Now we have added left-handed hitters like Jones, Whitfield and Raud- man. Kelso, Culver and Tompkins give us more depth lo our pitching staff. "The four regulars will be Jim Maloney -(15-11), Milt Pappas (16-13), Mel Queen (14-8) and Gary Nolan (14-8). The fifth starter will come from Billy McCool (3-7), Gerry Arrigo (66), Culver (7-3 with Cleveland), Tompkins (10-9 at Vancouver) and John Tsitouris (17-7 at San The four starters are right- handers so Bristol would like to come up with a southpaw for No.

5. That would mean McCool, a reformer relief man, or Arrigo. Ted Abernathy (6-3), the submarine ball-throwing veteran, is the bullpen ace. Kelso (5-3 with the Angels) should ease his burden. Abernathy was in 70 games although he missed time due to an injury in May.

Don Nottebart (0-3), Bob Lee (3-3) and possibly left-handed Ted Davidson (1-0), who missed most of last year due to a shooting incident in spring training, are fighting for a job. The Reds figure to be an important pennant factor, ready to move up if the Cardinals falter. Next--Chicago White Sox. baseman, wrestled Thomas to the ground and both emptied. Tempers dugouts quickly cooled and Thomas and Ribant were ejected.

As for the game, rookie catcher Arlo Brunsberg hit two home runs and Mathews tagged one against Boston's Dave Morehead. Mike Andrews smacked a home run and two doubles for the Red Sox. Frank Quilici walloped a grand slam homer--one of three hits he collected in tht game- as Minnesota whacked Cincinnati. Bob Allison had four hits for the Twins. Los Angeles rallied for a pair of runs in the ninth inning and edged St.

Louis. Jim Lefebvre opened with a single and with one out, Len Gabrielson's bouncer skipped took past a bad second hop and baseman Ed Spiezio for a hit. Pinch hitter Tom Hutlon singled home the tying run and when Dick Simpson's throw bounced away, Gabrielson scored the winner. Frank Howard cracked a 400- foot homer and drove in three runs, helping Washington drop Pittsburgh. Frank Bertaina and Rarry Moore combined for a five-hitter.

Hank Aaron drove in three runs with a pair of singles and Atlanta combed the New York Mets for 13 hits and executed five double plays. Phil Niekro worked seven innings, allowing six hits for the Braves. The Cubs shelled California's Sammy Ellis for 13 hits and nine runs in less than three innings and walloped the Angels. Chicago pitchers Joe Niekro and Ramon Hernandez faced the minimum 27 batters. Jimmia Hall got both California hits, but was erased on double plays both times.

College Basketball NCAA Semifinals UCLA 101. Houston No. Carolina 80, Ohio State National Junior Semifinals Mercer County, Trenton, N.J.. Vln- cennes, 75 San Jocinto, 71, Murray, Consolation Robert Morris, Poducoh, 70 Iowa Central S5, MMmf-Dwto, Fte. 13 Boise, Idaho, Christian HE WSPAPER!.