Jefferson City Post-Tribune from Jefferson City, Missouri • Page 8

POST-TRIBUNE. Jefferson City, Friday Afternoon, January 24, 1969 Charles McMurry Strong Jay rebounder Steve Larra Crusader hustler Dixon, Hermann close in on titles Dixon can wrap it all up tonight in the Frisco League while for Hermann it's just a matter of time before the Bearcats clinch the Four Rivers Conference championship. The high scoring Bulldogs take a 9-0 conference mark into tonight's game with Newburg after topping the century mark again Tuesday night trampling Plato 113-44. That victory clinched a tie for the Frisco title and tonight's expected win over Newburg (4-3 in conference and 6-8 overall) would give Dixon the conference crown outright. Coach Bob Ogle's quintet is unbeaten in 18 outings this season going into tonight's home contest.

Four Rivers leader Hermann should have equally little trouble in posting its ninth conference win and 17th of the season when the Bear- entertain St. Clair, 1-7 in league play and 4-13 on the season going i into the mismatch. But there's still a race for second place in the Four Rivers Confer- dice. Current runnerup Owensville with a 6-2 loop mark will be trying to hold that position when it travels to New Haven for a league game with the 1-5 Shamrocks. The Dutchmen go into the tilt with'a 13-5 season record.

The hosts are 4-13 on the year. Pacific, currently in third with a 5-3 loop mark, plays host to Sullivan, winless in four conference games while Union will be trying to improve on its 4-3 league record at Washington, 2-4 in the conference. Fairmount State assumes college poll lead (By the Associated Press) Fairmont State of VV.Va., aft: er a season of waiting and winning, finally has its reward-- No. .1 ranking in The Associated small college poll. "It's pretty hard to believe that we were selected No.

1," said an enthusiastic Coach Joe Helton, whose team celebrated with a 104-64 victory over Saiem Thursday night for a 14-0 The Falcons, who lost in the NAIA finals last year, have been chasins Kentucky Wesleyan of the season, and finally replaced ihe Panthers by eight 211-2W. Spoi't? Writers and brcadcast- eis who had Kentucky Wesleyan on top by four points last week, dropped the Panthers to second wrrn they fel! to ii-2. Tl Top 20. with irst-place vctes, records through Barnes Wednesday, Jan. 22.

and total points. Points awarded for first 15 choices on basis of 1 Fairmont. W.Va.'o' 13-0 277 2. Ky Wcslcyan 13) 11-2 3. StphnF.

A i 15-1 4. So.wcstn. La. I 11-4 219 5. Ashland, Ohio 6.

Lamar Tech 4 7. So. Dakota St. U) 8. Wittenberg i 9.

Central Ohio 10. Trinity. Tex 15-1 215 13-0 209 12-2 141 10-1 133 9-2 130 11-3 125 11. Long Beach St. (1) 15-1 111 12.

S.W. St. (1) 3 92 13. Evansville 7-f 50 15. Gannon, Pa lf)-4 55 Vetfas 'IB :17.

Indian, Pa. St. 38. Illinois St 11-1 35 J9. Cheyney, Pa.

St. 23 20. So. Carolina (11.12-0 20 Versailles-Osage tilt postponed to Feb. 12 Sickneris in the Ver.saillc? School' System has forced posi- ponment of tonipht's Versailles- School of the O.saKe basketball fame.

The Raino has rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. .12 at i O.M.M.C. leader New Bloomfield, 5-1 in conference play, is idle tonight, but second place Vienna (4-1) travels to West- phalia for a league a a i with dangerous Fatima. Although only 2-4 in the conference and 5-11 for the season, the host Comets ave capable of an upset, especially on their home, court. Eugene will be trying to bounce back against host Tuseumbia tonight after Tuesday night's loss to Vienna that dropped the Eagles' loop mark to 4-2.

The home team Lions take a 1-4 league record into the game and are 4-15 overall. St. Elizabeth, which figures to have a say about who wins the O.M.M.C. crown before the race is over, journeys to Linn. The Hornets carry a 1-2 conference mark into the game while the host Tigers are 2-3 in league play.

Both crews stand 9-11 on the season. Only two conference games are scheduled ton i for Ozai'k Central tennis. Steeiville will be trying to keep pace i idie league lending St. James when the 4-1 Cardinals go up against 2-2 Belle, which became the loop leaders' i straight conference victim Tuesday night. Host Bourbon will be seeking to stay in the race by improving on its 3-2 league record against visiting Bland, winless in three Central tills and 1-11 on the year.

Eldon entertains Tipton in the lone Tri-County Conference contest. The 2-0 hosts could climb into a tie for first with idle California with a victory over the 2-2 Cardinals. A schedule is on tap lonight in the Central Missouri Con tore-nee. Columbia brings league leading 4-0 record 1o Jefferson City tonight fur an early season conference showdown with the 2-1 Jays, Coach Wayne Seymour and his crew will be trying to avenge a i i a i 4fi-30 loss to the Kewpies in their semifinal contest of the Capital City Tournament one week ago tonight. i a is 11-3 on the season while the Red and Black quintet have 14 wins to go wilh their three defeats.

Two of those setbacks were to Mexico, which travels to Scclalia tonight. The towering Bulldogs are 17-2 for the season, but both losses have been to conference opponents, a i a and Columbia. Mexico has won three loop a a i Sedalia. 0-3 in CMC action, is 4-7 on the season. Cellar-dwelling Rolla '0-4) entertains 2-1 Hannibal in the other CMC a of the night.

The riverlown five puts its 8-5 season a up the Bulldog's 7-8 for the year. The area's top independent team, St. George, lakes ils lfi-1 record to Columbia for a contest i University High Cubs. Giber non-conference i find Helias at Rooiu'iHe (12-6), nnd 18-3 Warsaw at Russollville, 4-10 Jay bound tonigh Psychology could be a key factor when both Jefferson City high school basketball teams swing back into action tonight. When Senior High goes against Columbia's Hickman Kewpies at 8 p.m.

at the Senior High Fieldhouse, the Jays must bounce back from a defeat at the hands of Columbia in the recent Capital City Tournament. The Crusaders must recover from two heartbreaking losses in the same tournament when they travel to Boonville. The Jays didn't play very well against Columbia. In fact, Senior High wasn't very impressive throughout the tourney. The loss to Columbia was utter frustration.

Columbia is noted for its outstanding defense, and the Kewpie defenders were glued to Jay shooters throughout most of the contest. Even when the Jays did get an open shot, they couldn't hit. Coach Wayne Seymour says he doesn't think his players will have any trouble bouncing back sity game tonight. "No, no. This won't be any "problem," Seymour said about the Jays being a psychological disadvantage after last Friday's loss.

"I really think the boys feel like they can handle Columbia. The big thing to overcome for Senior High, according to the coach, will be the inability to hit the basket. "We've been working with them this past week, trying to get them to relax and hit the basket. I think this is our whole trouble. If a team can't score it affects all- around play.

And we haven't been able to hit well in the last five games." The Jays, who have a 14-3 record as compared to Hickman's 11-3, have been hitting at only a 29 per cent rate in the last two weeks. Seymour's plans to promote some sophomores to the varsity squad and give them some valuable experience the rest of the year will be delayed one game due to the sophomore game that precedes the var- The game is almost a must win for the Senior High crew if they expect to stay in the Central Missouri Conference race. Columbia currently leads the league with a perfect. 4-0 mark. The Jays are tied i Hannibal for the second spot, both with 2-1 conference records.

However the coach says he may hold out Paul Hickman, a sopohomore guard, and Jack Gevecker, a sophomore forward, one quarter for possible use in the Columbia game. And even more sophomores will be suited up for the Hannibal contest Saturday night. The Helias-Boonville contest will be the first meeting this year between the two schools. The Crusaders now sport a 5-9 record for the year after their fourth place finish in the Capital City Tourney. With some better ball handling, the Helias record could easily be just the opposite.

The Crusaders upset Owensville in the Legs promote Namath's talk of retirement NEW YORK fAPI-Only Joe Namath could top Joe Namath when it comes to startling the pro football world, and Broadway Joe has in mind quite an encore for his Super Bowl triumph with the New York Jets. Namath. pro football wonder boy at the tender age of 25, is talking about retiring. Don't laugh. Remember Sandy Koufax and Jimmy Brown? Although he is the sport's No.

1 star with a bushel full of money and maybe more Super Bowls ahead of him. he listed some pretty good reasons for getting out now, while he still is on top. "The legs are the main problem." he said, reaffirming a simple off-hand Wednesday that he is considering the possibility of retiring. And there have been several very 'attractive business and entertainment offers that followed his direction of the Jets to their stunning Super Bowl upset over the Baltimore Colts that made him the most attractive personality in sports. Namath's retiring thoughts put a damper on any celebration Weeb Ewbank might have considered after signing a new contract earlier Thursday as coach and general manager of the Jets.

There had been some speculation that the 61-year-old mentor might give up the coaching reins, but that would have been nothing compared to any idea that Namath might retire. Brown. Cleveland's great running back, shocked the sports world by retiring before the 1966 season for a movie career. Koufax. baseball's superstar, after pitching Los Angeles to the pcn- r.ant in I960, retired because of a painful elbow ailment.

"You have to make it while you're on top before you get destroyed," said Namalh, who has been bothered by knee trouble in both legs since his college days at Alabama. He has undergone three operations on them and still plays in pain. "It's been a long season and with rest they might be better," Namath said. "But the way I feel now. retirement is something that has to be considered.

He denied that retirement talk might be a means toward gelling a better contract from the Jets. "If I can't play, I can't play. I'll just be physically not capable. The doctor will have to decide that," he said. One thing that Namath will consider is his teammates.

"There would be a sense of i them down if 1 quit," he explained. a a said hr already has told Ewbank that he is considering retiring. College basketball (By the Associated Press) Cast Vermont 99, Connecticut 87 Northeastern 08, Mass. 64 Smith Clemson 95, a 82 Georgia Tech 75, Rice 5(5 Florida St. 92, Hawaii 60 Davidson 71, Princeton 54 Fairmont St.

104, Salem 64 Midwest Drake 93, Bradley 8(5 Baylor 103, Tarleton Slate 57 Far Arizona SI. a 88 7fi. Brifiham Young 70 Seattle 100, Weber Slate 62 Idaho 86. S3 Oklahoma St. loses Thomas (By the Associated Press) Nebraska invades Iowa State Saturday afternoon with a chance to climb back into the Big Eight basketball race, but the biggest news of the week in the conference came Thursday in a bombshell dropped at Stillwater.

Okla. Oklahoma State University announced that sophomore star Amos Thomas is being declared ineligible for the remainder of the season, depriving Coach Henry Iba and the Cowboys of the Big Eight's No. 5 scorer. The 6-foot-7 Thomas from Oklahoma City, the school said, is being dropped because he played last spring in a benefit game in Oklahoma City in violation of Big Eight and National Collegiate Athletic Association rules. OSU said it had asked the Big Eight to investigate Thomas' participation in the game, a benefit for Dunjee High School's athletic program, and that the conference had prepared a report.

"Based on this information it has been determined that the participation in this game is a violation of NCAA and conference rules," the OSU disclosure said. "Consequently, the university is declaring Thomas ineligible for the remainder of the basketball season." Thomas' future eligibility, the school said, would be appealed to the Big Eight and NCAA. Iba, whose Cowboys are off to a lackluster 1-2 start in the conference race, could not be" reached Thursday night for comment. There is little doubt, however, that the loss of Thomas will seriously cripple any hopes OSU retained of contending for the Big Eight title. He was averaging 17.7 points and 7.7 rebounds a game in conference play.

Thomas was picked to the first all-tournament team in the Big Eight pre-season tournament last month in Kansas City. OSU, which plays at Nebraska Monday night, has an 8-6 season record. Big Eight Commissioner Wayne Duke said Thursday night it will be determined at the regular conference meeting Feb. 28-March 1 in Kansas City whether the Cowboys will be forced to forfeit any of their victories. Duke said he had been asked to investigate the matter and had done so, conferring both with Thomas and Iba in the process.

NCAA and Big Eight rules explicitly state that athletes shall not participate in any outside competition of any form, Long jumper's absence takes luster from NAIA track meet recent tourney, had Mexico on the ropes for three quarters and were leading the jays by six points with less than three minutes in the finals of the tourney But turnovers in both contests killed the Crusaders' chances of winning. In an effort to shore up the guard position Coach Lee Howser says he intends to start Sam Schniedcrs in tonight's contest. Schnieclers saw considerable action in the game against the Jays. But most of his action this year has come on the Helias team. Boonville will bring a 12-6 record into the contest.

In their most, recent outing, the Pirates captured a narrow 56-54 victory over Fulton. Helias lost to Fulton by three points two weeks ago. Boonville will not have a height advantage over Helias. The Priates' front line consists of a trio that barely tops the six-foot mark. After tonight's game at Boonville, the Crusaders usturn home Saturday night for a contest against Fatima of Westphalia, Ivy League coach seeking recruits from Capital City By BOB BAYS1NGER News-Tribune Sports Editor ARE FOOTBALL PLAYERS produced in Central Missouri high schools superior to those coming from schools in other parts of the country? Who knows? This is an argument that could go on for hours, and there still would be no clear-cut answers.

But there is one thing for certain. Those from Central Missouri and the Jefferson City area in particular are good enough to be wanted by some college coaches. KANSAS CITY (AP) Opening program for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics indoor track and field championships tonight lost some of its luster today when it was learned premier long mjumper Jerry Proctor will not compete. The NAIA long jump is the only event in which the finals are scheduled tonight. Preliminaries in 12 running events will be hold tonight, with the finals in 13 other NAIA two open events and four Missouri high school events set for Saturday night.

Procter, sophomore from Redlands, University who won the NAIA long last year with a stunning leap of 25 feet, two inches--best ever by a collegiate freshman--will miss the indoor track season this year because of a pulled leg muscle. With Procter out. the favorites in tonight's long become Gary Grant of Pittsburg. State and Keith Swanston of Eastern Michigan. Procter's absence also turned 1he attention from the long toi he Traders Open Mile and the team battle shaping up among defending champion Prairie View AM, Arkansas AMN and Eastern Michigan.

The Traders Open Mile has one of its strongest fields, headed by Canadian champion Ray Haswell. Josef Odlozil of Czechoslovakia, Van Nelson of Minneapolis and John Mason of Fort Odlozil, who finished eighth at 1.500 meters in the Mexico City Olympics, has done 3:55.0 outdoors and won the open mile here last year in 4:14.0. The other three have all done 4:09 or better. Felix Johnson, third-ranking half-tniler in the United States, leads Prairie View's bid for its second straight NAIA team championship. Johnson heads a 14-man Panther delegation considered extremely strong in the middle-distance races and the relays.

Prairie View's mile relay team of Thurman Boggess, Jesse Ball, Henry Henderson and Fred Newhouse turned in a 3:05.8 clocking outdoors last spring, and is favored to win here. Arkansas AMN is paced by quarter-mile aces Henry Smothers and Hal Francis. They anchor their relay teams and will challenge Vince Matthews of Johnson C. Smith, N.C., College in the 440. Eastern Michigan's hopes lie in the two-mile relay, and has a 22-man team led by Eric Nesbitt.

the defending 1.000-yard champion, and Dave Ellis, the leading two-mile contender. tk449aes Jan 24 Area cage schedule Columbia at Jefferson Helias at Boonville Mexico at Hannibal at St. Clair at Union at Sullivan at Pacific" Owensville at New Newburg at Licking 'at Vienna at St. Elizabeth at Linn" Eugene at Steelville at Bland at Tipton at St. George at University High Blair Oaks at Chamois Warsaw at Russellville Laddonia at South Callaway Mobcrly at Fulton conference games aside from regularly scheduled games of the institution they represent, Duke said.

Nebraska, 0-2 in the Big Eight, must avoid another loss or place itself in serious jeopardy in the race. The Corn- huskers have not played since Jan. 7, when they lost 95-72 at Kansas State. Iowa State scuttled Oklahoma State's hopes for a good start in league play, dumping he Cowboys, 58-56, at Ames Monday night. The Cyclones also knocked off Kansas at Ames earlier.

"If we expect to stay in the Big Eight race, this is a real important game for us," Husker Coach Joe Cipriano said. "They Qyclones have proven they're a fine team by beating Kansas and Oklahoma State. So we know what a tough assignment we'll have." Rain postpones Crosby Golf meet PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) Suppose for a moment that you are a 26-year-old professional golfer who has never finished a tournament higher than a tie for 20th place. Last year, you earned a grand total of $3,537.53.

You are now in the first round of one of the richest tournaments on the tour and you finish with a 70, two strokes under par and in a three-way tie for the lead with Billy Casper, who last year made more than 5200,000 and rookie pro Mac McLendon. But just after you finish your 18 holes at the Pebble Beach course, the first round is cancelled because of heavy rains. Everybody's score is wiped out and you have to start all over. Are you angry? Do you curse the weather that played such a dirty trick on you? Not if you're Harry Toscano because you figure you had it coming. It all happened to Toscano in what was to be the opening round of the $150,000 Bing Crosby Golf Tournament Thursday.

No fewer than 96 pros had finished their rounds and 72 were on the course, most of them almost through, when the Professional Golfers Association canceled the round. The tournament will now run through Monday at least. One of these Capital Sportlight Oakland upsets Montreal Blues shaded by Toronto 3-2 (By ttie Associated Press) a i a Hockey League's All-Star Game was played three days ago but the stars haven't slopped shining. Detroit's Frank MahovJich, who scored two goals in the mid-season classic, came right back with a pair Thursday night as the Red Wings battled Boston to a 2-2 tie. Bernie Parent of Philadelphia, the only goalie to play a period of shutout hockey in the All-Star Game, kicked out '6 shots and led Philadelphia to a 2-2 standoff with Chicago.

Claude Larosc, who scored thr West Division's tying goal in i a three minutes of the A Star Game, tallied Minnesota's first in a 3-1 victory over Pittsburgh. In other Thursday night action, New York dropped Los An- KeU-s 3-1, Oakland stunned a 5-3 and Toronto shud- vd St. Louis 3-2. Mahovlloh'. 28th and 29th goals of the season balanced a pair by Ken Hodge of the Bruins and gave Detroit the standoff which extended hot streaks for both clubs.

The Bruins, unbeaten in 12 games, zoomed into a five-point lead over Montreal in the East Division. Detroit, which has lost only one of the last 10, is locked in a three-way tie for fourth place with New York and Chicago. Parent was brilliant against the Black Hawks as Philadelphia battled Chicago to a tie. The Flyer goals by Dick Sarra- and Guy Hendron came 18 seconds apart in the second period with Gillcs Marotte serving five-minute major penalty. The Hawks were two men short for the first one with Bob- by Hull also in the box.

Doug Mohns and Howie Young scored for Chicago. I.arose'x long slap got the North Stars off In front, of Pittsburgh and Minnesota, plnyinx its first under i Coach Wren Bliir, ended 14- game winless streak at the expense of the Penguins. After the game, the teams a defensemen with Duanc Rupp going to Pittsburgh and Leo Boivin to Minnesota. The Rangers were also successful with a returning coach as Emile Francis stepped in for ailing Bernie Geoffrion. Kod Gilbert scored a pair of goals and Vic Hadficld assisetd on all three New York tallies in the victory over the Kings.

Montreal jumped off to a 2-0 lead against Oakland but the Seals battled back to tie the score at 3-3 and then beat the Canadicns on late goals by Bob Dillabough and Gerry Ehman. Dillabough stole pass from Henri Richard with just over five minutes remaining and broke in alone to beat goalie Rogatien Vachon. Then Ehman hit an empty net for the wrapup goal. 'Ron Ellis had a pair of goals leading Toronto past St. Louis and ending five-game unbeaten streak for the West Division- Jeading Blues.

coaches. Leu Jardine, heac a a Brown i- versity, was in Jeffersor City Wednesday and Thursday, seeking to recruit some of the local talent. Brown is a member of the Ivy League and is not noted for its football. However, Jardine is trying to change things. And he is trying to get players from the midwest to bolster his squad and make it competitive with the Ivy League powers- Yale, Harvard and Princeton.

JARDINE WAS INTERESTED in several top-flight players from Jefferson City and the CMC. But the coach said he doubted if he could convince the top players in the area to go to Brown because most had already been sold on Missouri University. However, the coach added, there are many players who have a lot of ability but do not receive as much publicity and do not get a chance to play college ball. These are the ones Jardine it after. As far as comparing football prospects from the midwest and the east coast, Jardine said one boy has as much ability as the other.

Bui the ones from the midwest get off to a faster start because football is emphasized so much in midwest high schools. This is Jardine's second year at Brown. HE IS A GRADUATE of Purdue, a former varsity football player al ihe Indiana school and was offensive baekfield coach before going to Brown. The coach played offensive end on the Jurdue team with Len Dawson. And he coached Bob Griese on the Purdue Rose Bowl team.

a i explains thai Brown has already made strides toward becoming a stronger team in the Ivy League. His freshmen a the first recruited by Jardine, was 5-1 this past year. The coach says he expects Brown to be very competitive with eastern schools in And, the coach concludes, he would like to have sonic Jefferson Citians on the team when Brown does make its a The Salvation Army THRIFT STORE NEEDS Uitd Furniture Miscellaneous Items Hours: Mnn. thru Sat. Ltivt Your Will Help Vou to Help 100 Lafayette BOATS at AUCTION Many Other Items Saturday, January 25, 9:30 a.m.

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