Palladium-Item from Richmond, Indiana • Page 29

The Palladium Item SPORTS GENERAL NEWS- 29 and Sun-Telegram Richmond, Sunday, Dec. 6, 1970 RHS Routs Shortridge, Earlham Falls At Wittenberg FOURTH SECTION 2nd-Half Decides SPRINGFIELD, Ohio Letdown Outcome Wittenberg displayed an urn 2nd-Half Defense Key To Victory By Jan Clark Outstanding defense in the second half catapulted Richmond past powerful Shortridge of Indianapolis here Saturday night 59-45 before a fourth straight sellout gallery at Civic Hall. Coach Dick Baumgartner's Devils bounced back from Friday's 62-60 setback at the hands of North Central Conference rival New Castle to register their third triumph in four trips to the local hardwood. awesome attack in the second half here Saturday night to unmercifully shell Earlham 91-U5 and hand the Quakers their first loss of the season. Earlham trailed by only 36 after leading by as many as eight points during the early going, but the experienced Tigers proved to be too strong after the intermission break.

and a game high four assists while Amburgey dropped in a pair of buckets and a free throw in the second half to complement an outstanding defensive show which included six rebounds, five on the defensive end of the court. Spicer also had six rebounds from a backcourt position. Coach Bill Srpinger's tall and talented Blue Devils could solve Richmond's sticky zone for only six buckets in the entire second half, taking 23 shots to get those six. The only Blue Devil in double figures was 6-4 senior standout Dave Speckman with 14. Charles Jordan, the clubs towering 6-7 ing on is Richmond's Emerson VanMeter (24) and Rick Thalls (50), while Trent Smock is at the extreme right.

Visiting Shortridge, which had beaten Richmond five times in the last three years, could do nothing with a tent-like Red Devil zone defense in the second half and fell from contention rapidly during the final eight irinutes. 14-2 Spurt Richmond led by only 43-37 in the opening seconds of the final period but blew the contest open by outscoring the tall Blue Devils 14-2 in the next four minutes. Coach Baumgartner was es-pecialy pleased with the way senior Jerry Amburgey came off the bench to spark the defense in the final two quarters. 100th Win Here The veteran coach, who now has 100 victories to his credit in barely over five years at the helm here against only 31 losses, also credited 6-5 junior Trent Smock with showing some signs of last year's spark. Rick Thalls, Emmerson Van-Meter and Joe Spicer played their usual steady games.

"We've still got a lot of things to iron out," Baumgartner cautioned. Smock, who only had one bucket and three rebounds at halftime, finished up with 14 points and a game high 14 ca-r 1 1 off the defensive boards. Thalls made his 6-8 presence known in the first half with 14 points and seven rebounds during the initial two quarters. He ended up with 16 and 10. Hits For 18 VanMeter was the game's high scorer with 18 points, including an impressive seven of 14 effort from the field.

The 5-11 scrapper ranked third in rebounding among the winners with seven. Spicer contributed six points Shortridge was having a hard time picking up the ball during this action at Civic Hall Saturday night. Over the ball is Shortridge's Warren Boyd (left), Charles Jordan (55) and Chester Dorsey (right) Look- With Larry Baker and Jiml Thrasher leading the way, Wit tenberg lengthened the margin steadily as the second half prog ressed. Baker ended the night with 30 points and Thrasher 28 and for the second time in as many years were the chief troublemakers. Quaker Coach Del Harris was amazed at the difference in his team the second half and blamed the loss more on what the Quakers did wrong rather than Wittenberg making any changes the second half.

At one stretch the Tigers scored baskets each time they got the ball on 12 straight occa sions. The early going looked like the decision would go down to the wire as the two teams battled head to head. The score was deadlocked at 10-10, then again at 12 before EC took its first lead of the night at 14-12 with 13:20 left on the clock. The Quakers kept on the at tack and moved to a 32-24 margin before the Tigers came claw ing back. Wittenberg got even at 33-33, hut EC's Jerry Banks got back what proved to be the Quaker's last lead at 34-33.

Wittenberg's Joe Hamilton, then Baker connected to push the hosts to a six point spread before Banks cut the margin as Gamecocks Slip Past Irish Five SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) South Carolina's second-ranked Gamecocks rode pa.st No. 5 Notre Dame here Saturday night 85 82 with the aid of a 32 point performance by John Roche. The Gamecocks led by as many as i points in tnc tirst half and held a margin at half time. The Irish scrambled back to tie the game at 56 and 58 midway in the second half, but a three-point play by 6fool-10 Tom Riker, his fourth of the game, put the (iamecocks ahead to stay.

Notre Dame's Austin Carr had 27 points, but hit only six points in the first half. South Carolina is now 2 0, Notre Dame 1-1. South Carolina's Tom Owen scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the first half to move the (iamecocks out front. The 6-fool-10 senior forward moved inside freely for six easy lay-ins in the first hair, but wound up with only two points in the final period. However, Riker, a junior, took over the inside in the second half and wound up the game with 22 points and eight rebounds, nine and four respectively in the second half.

junior pivotman, was held to only eight. He was credited with 10 of the 32 Shortridge rebounds. Richmond outrebounded the visitors 49-32 and out-shot the blue and white .440 to .340. The locals were true on exactly half in the second half, 11 of 22. It was nip and tuck until that 14-2 splurge by the Richmondites in the fourth period.

Richmond spurted to a 6-2 bulge but the Blue Devils rever sed it to 15-11 before the first quarter ended 15-13 in favor of Shortridge. Shortridge led 26-25 as the sec ond quarter curtain began to drop but a last-second drive by VanMeter just before the buzzer gave RHS a 27-26 halftime lead. Richmond never trailed from then on. Smock, VanMeter and Ambur gey teamed up to help Richmond to the first big lead of the game in the third quarter as the Devils forged ahead 43-34. Smock fed Amburgey with a long pass and VanMeter potted one in quick succession.

Richmond reeled off eight scored three touchdowns, and Steve Worster, who scored two, were the chief sledgehammers in the relentless Texas attack. But a big goal-line stand in the second quarter gave the Long-horns the impetus for the 99-yard march that broke the game open after Arkansas threatened to tie the score. Bertelsen, a junior from Hudson, scored on gallops of six, eight and five yards. He rushed for 189 yards on 30 carries. Worster, the 210-pound fullback, scored on a pair of two-yard runs and rambled for 126 yards on 21 carries for the unbeaten Longhorns, 10-0.

Arkansas 0 7 0 07 Texas 7 14 7 14-42 straight points early in the final stanza and that was the beginning of the end for Shortridge, now 2-2 on the year. Coach Gary Busby's RHS junior varsity remained unbeaten by taking the preliminary 46-41 in another thriller. Mike Kinsey sparked this victorious effort with 15 points as the Imps battled back from quarter-ending deficits. The local basketball forces take to the road for the first time next weekend, meeting two more highly-regarded quintets. On-'Friday it's, a battle with one of last year's final four, Muncie Central, which shared the 1969-70 NCC crown with Richmond.

The Bearcats are unbeaten and ranked, No. 3 in Indiana. On Saturday, the Red Devils journey to Ohio to meet always-tough Middletown. The next home game is with Shelbyville Dec. 18.

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Dave Gray and Banks ended the night as EC's only double figure scorers as Gray had 15 and Banks 12. The winners hit 37 of 84 for a .410 mark, while the Quakers hit their poorest on 23 of 71 for .324. Earlham committed 15 errors, five more than the Tigers and adding to its misery. The chase doesn't get any easier for Earlham as the Quakers, now 2-1 visit Hinkle fieldhouse Friday night for a battle with powerful Butler. Leading the way for Butler will be Bill Shepherd, who scored 49 points Saturday night as Butler fell to Arizona 108-92.

Saturday the Quakers return to the friendly confines of Trueblood for a battle with Aurora College (Illinois). Summary: WltlrnhiTg Id 0 3 4 1 lu 8 0 0 2 i 2 Tp 2 0 ft 1(1 II 4 0 (. 2 0 I anlier S. W.iko Hcusloy Hukcr Iliinnlliin Mt'LcHii Hnvp WemMiuh Olsi'ii Tol.ils Ijirlham Hvnl Slewwt Lnwrr 'MiMillon RllCHIHT (iriiv 37 Ig 3 2 I 2 0 ZZZ 0 21 I In 2 2 2 2 2 7 5 0 11 I'f I 2 2 a 2 4 3 0 0 4 0 ni TP 4 II 4 12 a 2 i) Hunk (illllHt Hi'sprkor S( touil Hum Tnlulu ...23 19 27 21 Score hv hulvrn: Wiiii'iihi'iii Rl fcurlliHiii til (llhi'uili: Rub WiuiiAuii, Dlik Krnl. EC's Cook Is MVW In II AA Meet INDIANAPOLIS John Cook of Farlham was selected Saturday as the Most Valuable Wres tler in the annual Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association Little Slate Meet at Indiana Central College.

Cook, a former Cenlerville grappler and cocaplain of Quaker team, copped the 142-pound crown by scraping out a 7-4 decision over Fd Bottinger of Taylor. Cooks' biggest win of the day was over Jack t)tt ot Indiana Central. Olt had won 25 con secutive matches including the i College Conference (IICC) title before Cook broke his streak. Cook also topped Brad Snyder of Kvansville 9 0 and Tom llum- illon of Del'aiiw 7-2. Fnrlliam's outstanding fresh man loni nizer aiso manageu cop lie pouno envision uy lopping Randy Leigh of Wabash 7-3.

Cook and lli.er were the only two I.C matmen to place in the championship. 2.21 Plus Sales Tax Control Natural Irish Linen, Red Gasoline South 8th and A 1600 N. W. 5th (24) moves into the action. (Palladium-Item Photos) Richmond's Joe Spicer (22) prepares to drive around Juan Jones (left), while Red Devil Emerson VanMeter Vikings Edge Bears, Take Division Title AUSTIN, Tex.

(AP) Top- i 1 -t- .1 nM JitllMJU ICAclb aim US UUJlll ui- ange machine battered fourth-ranked Arkansas 42-7 Saturday behind mongoose-quick quarterback Eddie Phillips to give the Longhorns the Southwest Conference title and berth in the Cotton Bowl. It was the 30th consecutive victory for the defending national champions in the nationally televised "Big Shootout II." It was forged from touchdown drives of 76, 83, 99, 46, 60 and 48 yards as the triple option Texas attack trampled the Arkansas defenders. Texas will meet Notre Dame In the Cotton Bowl on New Year's Day. Halfback Jim Bertelsen, who MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL (AP) Fred Cox kicked three field goals and the Minnesota Vikings withstood Cecil Turner's 88-yard touchdown kickoff return to beat the Chicago Bears 16-13 Saturday and clinch the National Football Conference Central Division title.

Cox, tying an NFL record by scoring in his 110th straight game, booted field goals of 21, 23 and 10 yards-the third kick giving the Vikings a 16-6 lead with 8:47 to play. Turner fielded the next kickoff to his own 12, swung to the sidelines and sailed to his NFL HOSTESS ElKTRIC PLATE WARMERS Anderson Eleven Defeated 21-16 NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) -The passing combination of Dave Bierbach to Dave Milliron led Westminster College to a 21-16 victory over Anderson College of Indiana Saturday for the NAIA Division 2 championship. Bierbach led the Titans 50 yards for the first score midway through the first quarter, with Joe Veres plunging over from the one. Then in the second quarter, on fourth down the Anderson 17, Bierbach scrambled out of the pocket and found Milliron in the corner of the end zone.

With only 1:32 remaining in the first half, Bierbach hit Milliron again, this time from 15 yards out, making it 21-0 at the half. Anderson 0 0 0 16-16 Westminster 7 14 0 0-21 I i i 8 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 HAND TOOLED and FRINGED PURSES WALLETS 1 JUST' LEE RIDER JEANS and SHIRTS and SWEATERS TEXAS JUSTIN and WRANGLER BOOTS BRIDLES and SADDLES 2 2 2 2 FRINGED LEATHER JACKETS record-tying fourth touchdown return of the season after breaking Cox's tackle attempt at the Minnesota 48. Cox kicked his first two goals in the first half while Muc I'er-cival booled two for the Benin from and 24 yards out in the second period for a 66 halftime tie. Bob Lee, making his first NFL start at quarterback while replacing the injured Gary Cuozzo, lofted a Minnesota touchdown pass in the third period to John Henderson, who fielded the pass through the arms of Bear defensive back Joe Taylor. CHAPS and SPURS a ma.

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