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PAOC 2-CHIULICOTHt CONSTITUTION TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, DEC. 31, Tops Moryvfffo, 74-67- CHS nabs consolation for 2nd straight year Meet the Hornets Bettor thlngn ohtocf- CHILLICOTHE, Mtoi ByBOBCARTER C-T Sporti Editor ST. JOSEPH The Chllllcothe Horneta climbed above the SCO-mark for the first time this season with a tasty 7441 victory over Maryville to cop consolation honors for the second straight year in the 29th annual LaBlond Invitational basketball tournament yesterday afternoon before a handful of spectators at city auditorium. Chilllcothe did It passing and shooting-to avenge a setback to Maryville in the Midland Empire Conference pre-season tourney third place game last month. Coach Rich Fairchild called it the "best performance" of the season by the Hornet delegation which has been lacking consistency in the early going.

"Our play has definitely improved over previous games," Fairchild said. "Kids are beginning to play together as a unit both offensively and defensively pointed out the play of 6-5 senior Jim Gillilan, who had his best all-around game of the season The two-year starter, who had been pressing in some early ball games, ignited the Hornets early with a combination of different shots. "Jim played with the poise that we felt he was capable of," said Fairchild. "Not only was Jim a big offensive lift, he played a major role defensively, blocking four shots and pulling down seven rebounds, and coming UD with several key assists." Fairchild was quick to add that the entire Hornet squad finally molded into a cohesive unit "They are beginning to see the open man an taking the good percentage shots," Fairchild said. "Our free throw shooting EftHn! a ked Up We are now shootin Percent, SLn attempu, and it gave us a Benton Wednesday night when we hit 10 of 11 in the final stanza.

Chllllcothe's big front line of 6-9 Junior center Chuck Hinchey. 6-5 Gillilan and aggressive 6-2 sophomore Dave Macoubrle dominated the boards In the first half allowing Maryville Just one shot each time down the floor which Is Liberty wins title ST. JOSEPH- Ron Cathy's short jumper with three seconds on the clock lifted Liberty to a 62-61 overtime victory over St. Jtseph Central in the 29th annual 1 i a s' Invitational last night before a packed house at city auditorium last night. It marked eighth time in the history of the tourney that a -non-St.

Joseph school has won the championship. William Chrisman was the last school to accomplish the feat in 1972. Liberty, trailing going into the final exploded for 20 points in the final eight minutes while Central floundered for six to knot the scon- at 59-all at the end of regulation play. Bret Wilson of Liberty drew first blood in the extra period when he dropped in a free throw with seconds left to give Liberty 60-59 lead. Mark Maxurkewyz drilled in a short baseline jumper with 36 seconds showing which put the Indians out in front, fil-(io.

Then came Cathy's heroic jumper Terry Game Central with 18 points while teammates Ken Brown and Mazurkewyz followed with 14 and 13 points, respectively. Wilson led Liberty with 18. LeBlond's Hick Schultz stepped to the line with 30 seconds on the clock and dropped in a pair of free throws to give the Golden Eagles a 5654 upset victory over skidding Lafayette and the tourney's third place trophy. The Golden Eagles lossed the services of Jeff Salanky with six minutes remaining in the game but held on for the win. Salanky finished with a game-high 24 points.

the best defense against the usually good shooting Spoofhound contingent. Gillilan set the early pace for the Hornets, hitting ChiUicothe's opening five points, and Hinchey followed with a Jumper and CHS held a 7-2 margin with 5 16 mark leftin the first quarter. Gillilan, Hinchey, Macoubrie and 6-1 freshman Todd Fairchild teamed efforts from the 5:16 mark on and the Hornets held a comfortable 22-7 first period cushion. CHS closed the opening frame with eight straight points Hinchey triggered Chillicothe in the second period, almost duplicated the Hornets first quarter play, with eight points. The Hornets pretty much had everything wrapped up at intermission, holding a 41-18 advantage Junior guard Dale Surber, who has been red hot at the charity stripe In 1976, drove home a pair of free throws at the start of the second half to give the Hornets 43-18 lead with 7:47 on the clock.

Surber is shooting a sizzling 84 percent from the line hitting 27 of 32 attempts which includes a string of 13. Gillilan converted both ends of a 1-t-l with 2:06 on the clock in the third period for the Hornets biggest lead of the game at 52-26. Maryville ran off nine uncontested points to slice the Hornets lead to 52-35 at the end of the third period. During that span, Gillilan picked up his fourth personel and retired to the CHS bench. The Spoof hounds cut the Hornet lead to 52-38 on a Rich Campbell Jumper at the start of the final stanza but Hinchey, Surber and Fairchild combined for five straight points to stretch CHS point margin to 58-38 with 7:02 left.

Maryville kept whittling away at the Chillicothe lead and moved within 12 points, 63-51, with 3:16 on the clock Gillilan was quickly inserted back into the Hornets lineup! The Spoofhounds got within 10, 69-59, with 40 seconds on the clock but Dave Macoubrie hit a free throw and retarve Jeff Butts canned a jumper to lift Chillicothe on top, 72-59. Chillicothe shot the eyes off the basket, hitting 50 percent from the field and 76 percent from the line. The Hornets connected on 26 of 52 shots from the floor and 22 of 26 from the charity stripe. The Hornets held a big edge on the board, pulling off 40 caroms to 14 for Maryville. Hinchey yanked down 15 while Surber pulled off nine and Gillilan seven.

Dave Macoubrie played a tough all-around game, hitting nine points, pulling off five rebounds and leading the team in assists with five. "He's starting to come around for us and its not a bit too soon," Fairchild said Mark Ceperley, a 6-5 center, led Maryville with 17 points. Dave Buckridge followed with 12. Maryville shot 50 percent from the field, cashing in 32 of 64 shots, but went 8 for 32 in the opening half. Chillicothe (5-4) kicks off the 1976-77 NCMC basketball campaign next week on the road as they journey to Moberly next Friday night.

The Hornets host St Joseph Benton next Tuesday night at the fieldhouse Mizzou wins 5th Big 8 cage title in 6 years JIM MURRELL, 5-10 junior guard, is the son of Mr. und Mrs. Joseph W. Murrell of 1414 Tribune Photo TROY FIGG, 5-10 junior guard, is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Tom Figg of 219 Photo In other action, Craig slipped hy winlc-ss East Buchanrian, 51157, to capture the Purp'e Division championship. Cim.I Player Surber Fairchild Mathew Ashlock Hinchey Macoubric Butts Gillilan Cox Switzer MAKVVIU.E(61) ftf ft. Pis IMayi-r fg ft Pts 2 8 3 12 Igloharl 3319 2 2 7 Buckridge 4 4 3 12 0 0 1 0 Hischer 4048 1002 Ilardnan 2317 8 '1 3 20 Campbell 4159 2 fi 3 9 Espey 0020 1002 Pfosl 10 9 2 4 20 Ceperley 6 5 4 17 1002 TOTALS 23 15 22 61 0 0 0 0 Score by Quarters 0000 Chillicothe 22 19 11 TOTALS 2(i 22 13 74 Maryville 7 11-16 KANSAS CITY (AP)-Norm Stewart, fresh from annual tournament conquest of the Big Eight, has some disturbing news for the rest of the league Stewart a man not known for his optimistic appraisals believes even better things are ahead for his Missouri Tigers "I don't feel we played to our potential in the tournament," said Stewart after the Tigers edged arch-rival Kansas, 69-65, Thursday night to win their fifth Big Eight Holiday Basketball Holiday Tournament championship in six years. "There were stages in each of the games that we looked like we should. But I have a lot of confidence in this ballclub." In other tournament action Thursday, Kansas State outgunned Colorado, 62-55, for third place, Nebraska finished fifth with a 66-56 triumph over Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State rebounded for a 56-50 conquest of Iowa State for seventh.

Missouri, 9-2, had to fight off a pair of comeback attempts by the Jayhawks, 9-3, who get an Sports shorts By The Associated Press FOOTBALL NEW YORK Bert Jones, who quarterbacked the Baltimore Colts to a second consecutive diviston title, was named the National Football League's Most Valuable Player by the Associated Press. TENNIS SYDNEY, Australia Roscoe Tanner, Dick Stockton, Guillermo Vilas and Tony Roche advanced to the semifinals of the New South Wales tennis tournament. HOCKEY STOCKHOLM AIK of Sweden won the Ahearne Cup hockey tournament beating Dynmao of Moscow 8-6. early rematch Jan. 8 when they open the season against the Tigers at Lawrence.

The taller but slower Jay- hawks, down by nine points at the half, rallied to grab a 56-54 lead with 11 minutes, four seconds left in the game on the torrid shooting of Herb Nobles and John Douglas. The game was deadlocked four times after that, but Jim Kennedy gave Missouri a 64-62 lead with a turnaround shot at 3:12 and, following a couple of minutes of Tiger delaying tactics, clinched the win with a free throw at :33 that made it 66-63. Scott Sims tacked on a pair of free throws and Kim Anderson added one before a game- ending field goal by Kansas' Clint Johnson. "We stood around a lot in the second half and didn't generate much offense," admitted Stewart. "What did we score, 28-29 points (25)? Our defense wasn't great but it held up well.

At times it was the difference." Kansas also bounced back from an early seven-point deficit to take a brief 23-21 advantage midway through the first half, but the Tigers staged a rally of their own to stake a 4435 lead at intermission. It was a physical game as the Tigers, their running offense stunted by an intermittent Kansas press, capitalized on 21 Jayhawk fouls to hit 23 of 28 free throws. That was the difference as Kansas managed just 13 of 18. The Jay- hawks lost both their big men, Donnie Von Moore and Ken Koenigs, on fouls. "That was a problem, but I don't know that you can say that was the main factor," said Kansas Coach Ted Owens.

"We didn't have a young man who had been working in the pivot." Anderson finished the battle with 22 points while Kennedy added 20. Nobles, voted the tournament's most valuable player, matched Douglas with 23. Herb Nobles MVP KANSAS CITY (AP) -Shooting star Herb Nobles, who almost lifted the Kansas Jay hawks back into the Big Eight HolidayBas.fcetballTournamrnt throne room, has been nanied I ho tournament's most valuable player. Nobles, a senior forward with a penchant for firing from the more distant reaches of the court, racked up 57 po'nts in three games, just two les; than tournament leader John McCullough of Oklahoma The6-foot-7 native of East Si Louis, 111., pumped in 21 of those Thursday night in Kan narrow 69-65 loss to Missouri in the tournament title game. Joining Nobles on the all tournament team selected bv sportswriters and broadcasters was McCullough and three Mis souri players, Scott Sims, Kin- Anderson and Jim Kennedy.

Kennedy funneled in 54 points, white Sims added 53 anri 16 assists. Anderson led all re bounders with 34. Named to the second team were Donnie Von Moore and John Douglas of Kansas, Clay Johnson of Missouri, Bob Siegel of Nebraska and Mike Evans of Kansas State. Forrest Gregg NFL Coach of the Year CLEVELAND (AP) Forrest Gregg is a Lombard! man hewn from tall Texas oak, capable of emotion ranging from tears to flights of fearful rage. In the past two years, since forward, is the son of Mr.

becoming the fourth head coach and Mrs. Lamar G. Moore Browns, Gregg of Route has a mzed through a nine- Tribune Photo gamej losin Strin 8' a 3 -U record and a much more fearful bout with cancer. TONY MOORE, 6-3 junior HEARING SET FOR CHILLICOTHE AREA Free Electronic hearing tests will be given al the Strand Hotel, Jan. 3rd, 1 p.m till 4 p.m., by Mrs.

Lois Tate, State Licensed Beltone Hearing Aid Specialist. Anyone who has trouble hearing or understanding is invited to come in for a free test using electronic equipment to determine his or her particular loss. Diagrams showing how the ear works, and brochures on some of the causes of hearing loss will be available. Everyone should have a hearing test at least once a year if he has any trouble at all hearing clearly Even people now wearing a hearing aid or those who have been told an aid won't help should have a current hearing test and fine out about our latest directional hearing aids. If you can't come in, call the hotel and ask for Mrs Tate, or call or write Beltone Hearing Aid 222 Kirkpatrick Bldg St.

Joseph, Mo. We will make an appointment in your home at no cost or obligation. College roundup- National grid title on line Kv JOHN NKI.SON Al' Sports Writer As each day goes by, the language becomes stronger. Michigan Coach Bo Schembechler and Southern California Coach John Itohinsoii both claim their Hose Bowl tilt New Year's Day will decide the national championship Johnny Majors, coach of top- ranked Pittsburgh, doesn't think either of (host- teams deserves the title even if his Panthers lose that same afternoon to tilth-ranked Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. "The winner of the Rose Bowl is the national champion." says Holiinson, "and the hell with the rest of 'em "If we win, we're going into the dressing room and take a vote and declare ourselves unanimous national chain pious Schembechler adds his vote.

"I can hardly believe thai Pitt could beat Southern Cal, and if we beat them we're going to claim the national champion ship," he said. "I've seen enough football this year to know USC is one of (he great teams in college fool- ball, and I don't think Pitt would beat them." While Pitt, with an ll-o record, holds down the No spot in the polls, Big Ten champion Michigan, 10-1, is ranked No. 2, and Pacific Eight champion Southern Cal. 10-1, is rank- ed third. Majors thinks the whole thing is ludicrous.

"Right now, we're No. and we deserve to be," says the Pitt coach. "That's the most ridiculous farce ever perpetrated," he adds. "If Georgia beats us, they'd have more of a claim than Michigan or Southern fourth-ranked Maryland which plays No. 6 Houston in the Cotton Bowl on Saturday also deserves consideration.

The Rose Bowl at Pasadena, the Sugar Bowl al New Orleans and the Cotton Bowl at Dallas are three of four bowl games thai will be played on New Year's Day. In the fourth, lllh-runked Ohio State meets 12th-rated Colorado in the Orange 3owl in Miami. On Sunday, loth-ranked Texas lakes on imranked Florida in the Sun Bowl at El Paso, sharing the spotlight with two all-star games the East-West Shrine game at Palo Alto, and the All-American Lions Bowl in Tampa, Fla. Tonight, 13th-ranked Nebraska faces No. 9 Texas Tech in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston, while Kentucky met mh-raled North Carolina this afternoon in the Peach Bowl at Atlanta Southern Cal's hopes of up ending Michigan, a 6' 2 -pomt fa vorite, rest on running back Ricky Bell, runneiup to Pitt's Tony Dorsett in the Heisman Trophy balloting and the nation's leading rusher with 1,875 yards this season.

Bell was out I part of the year with a I sprained ankle, which he ad- mits still is not at full strength. Meanwhile, Dorsett, the all- time leading collegiate ground gainer, is the prime mover in Pitt's offense and the major reason Pitt is a four-point favorite to beat Georgia, 10-1. Majors is not the only one who thinks Maryland deserves recognition. So does quarterback Mark Manges who led the Terrapins to their third consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference title and an 11-0 record "I think we've been knocked unfairly," he says. "People say we don't play any good teams don't gel much credit.

"If we had gone 10-1, we would be going through the same thing Michigan did for losing to Purdue," Manges says. "The pressure of expecting to win can get to you, if you think about it." Manges believes if his team wins impressively over Southwest Conference co-champion Houston, 8-2, while Pitt loses, the Terps should be national champions. Michigan and Southern Cal each have one loss, he says, "and that should eliminate them from national championship aspirations." The game is rated a toss-up. The llth ranked Buckeyes of Ohio State, co-champs with Michigan in the Big Ten with an 8-2-1 mark, are favorites over Nn. 12 Colorado in the Orange Bowl Previous bowl experience is one of the reasons, even though Ohio State has lost three of the past four Rose Bowls.

The Buffaloes, co-champions of the Big Eight with an 8-3 record, have not been to a ma- jor bowl since 1962. No. 13 Nebraska, 7-3-1, a survivor of the bitter Big Eight war, is a slim favorite to beat ninth-ranked Texas Tech, but Cornhusker quarterback Vince Ferragamo is wary of the big play. "Take away three plays, and we'd be unbeaten," he says. "We've had a lot taken away from us this season.

We hope to get some of it back." Quarterback Rodney Allison is Tech's big-play man, with 523 yards rushing and a 59 per cent pass completion rate, and a big reason for the Red Raiders' 10-1 record and a share of the SWC title. It may be portentous that Kentucky has not appeared in a major bowl in 25 years and may not appear in one for a few more. The Wildcats, 7-4, are rated favorites over North Carolina, 9-2, and they had better make the most of the oddsmakers' predictions. Kentucky will not be allowed to compete for the Southeast Conference title, appear on television or participate in postseason bowls at least through 1977 because of NCAA sanctions for recruiting violations. North Carolina tailback Mike Voight, a second team All American, sprained an ankle in practice Wednesday, but he will start nevertheless.

GENERAL DAYTON, Ohio-Harry Clifford Baujan, a former head football coach and athletic director at the University of Dayton, died at the age of 83 SANTIAGO, Chile Lynne Cox, a student at the University of California-Santa Barbara become the first person to swim the icy Straights of Magellan. That agony is behind him now. The bone cancer in his leg is beaten, his team has returned to respectability with a 9-5 record and, Thursday, Forrest Gregg was named by The Associated Press as the 1976 National Football League Coach of The Year. The former all-pro offensive lineman, who played for the legendary Vince at Green Bay and for Tom Landry at Dallas, found himself choking back tears and emotion, unsuccessfully, to keep his voice calm when informed of his selection. "I'm sort of at a loss for words," Greggh said, his voice a quiet rumble with the twang of his native Texas.

"I appreciate the honor, especially considering the men I was competing with to get it. "If struggle and hard work had anything to do with it, then my whole staff and the team deserves to share it with me," Gregg said. The man who saw plenty of glory as a member of three winning Super Bowl teams won (he honor in a close battle with New England's 'Fairbanks, who guided the Patriots to their first-ever NFL playoff berth. The season didn't look so great for a while, as the Browns struggled through a 1-3 start, including a particularly galling 44-13 loss at Denver in the third game of the season. The next week, Gregg laid down the law and cracked the whip on his team with scarcely concealed rage a scene reminiscent of the fiery Lombards.

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