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I 2-B SATURDAY, Binghamton, N.Y. Dec. 20, 1975 Central duo ouiscores Crusaders if 4 was almost as deadly from the corners as he was the determinant factor in split-end-safety-man duties in this fall's football victory at Ithaca, hitting 14-for-21 as the team blazed away at 39-for-74 from the field and added 30 free throws. A year ago Central came within a hair of the STAC title, losing the overtime finale to Union-Endicott at the Arena with Pollak-Smith good for only 19. Last night, tireless chances.

Homer held Seton, which had played a near-perfect game in nonleague success against CC, to 15 first-half points and new coach Joe Super taking over where two seasons have netted only three wins said, "What surprised me is that we were bigger, stronger AND quicker." Seton had beaten Homer by 15 or more points in the last four meetings. Cortland's Ed Fedele, who'd scored 28 at M-E as a soph two years ago, came back with 29 this time and wing-man Tom Morgan scored 16 of his 18 after halftime "we didn't do a thing right in the third Kent Pollak and Tyrone Smith, giving every indication they'll rank with the highest-scoring twosomes in Central's hallowed basketball history, personally outscored archrival Catholic Central as the Southern Tier Athletic Conference season got underway last night. The score was 84-51, with the hosts' Pollak-Smith good for 53, even better than the tandem's 50-per pace in two Bulldog nonleague successes. The 53 wasn't the night's two-man high, however. Vestal's Mark Pineiro and Kyle Smith combined for 55 in a shoot-'em-up against Ithaca that wound up" 108-88, possibly the all-time two-team high in the area and the first time in Coach Willie Lobb's more than two decades at the Vestal helm that the Bears have gone into triple figures.

Pineiro, up from the JVs, Valley shaded Susquehanna Valley in overtime, 52-50, with sophomore Sylvester McCray getting the winners into the extra period and then sinking the game-winner at 0:02. A year ago, CV was 2-17, worst season in Hillcrest history, while SV was enjoying its greatest basketball hour, snapping Union-Endicott's record winning streak en route to both Section 4 and regional championships. However, it's not going to be a total turnabout judging by outcomes at U-E and Central, the pair in last February's championship game. U-E doused Owego last night, 62-50. In other Eastern Division openers, North bested host Johnson City, 73-58 and Oneon-ta's final 3-minute surge fell short in 75-72 defeat by visiting Norwich while in the West the other two STAC "lame Cortland and Homer were too much for Maine-Endwell and Homer, with a 76-68 outcome at M-E and Seton coming up short 64-46 as guest of Homer.

"This is great when they get 50 every night," said Central coach Dan Watkins, "but we need better scoring balance it'll come." Pollak was 12-for-19 with 13 rebounds, Smith 10-for-20 from the floor. Ithaca guard Tony Calloway blazed away for 28 points but the Little Red constantly failed to recover on defense after missed shots and Vestal was promptly off and running. Pineiro had 32 of his points in the last three quarters. Chenango Valley's comeback from being down 8 early in the final quarter was all the more remarkable in that Dave Harvey, best of its returning scorers, was 0-for-l from the field, likewise starting guard Chris Oswald, while big Rick Aiken missed the late stages it 3 i A with a knee injury which brought on opportunist McCray. His two free throws put CV ahead at 0:44 of regulation, 48-47 but at 0:09 Karl Hampton got a 1-and-l chance for SV.

He missed the second and CV called timeout, only never to get off a shot. Jim Tallo put SV ahead in overtime, but Dave Canale's baseline jumper tied it and when CV stalled for the final shot, Canale's miss on a similar try was recovered by McCrae who drove under the basket from right to left and hooked back in the decider. Norwich, getting fine 30-for-56 shooting by Oneonta count, went 13-up early in the fourth period. Oneonta fought back within 2, but never had the shot at drawing even, though Joe Hughes was the game's leading scorer with 20 points and Lou Pondolfino's moves to the hoop earned him 19 free-throw STAC boxscores Scores and standings Jimmy Connors assures Mexican crowd he is still No.l despite sloppy win Mexico splits despite Connors Davis debut win Seton Homer Comeno 1 0-0 2 Acker 2 0-1 4 Doyle 0 2-2 2 Albro 2 2-3 6 Ferraro 0 2-2 2 Baldwin 3 0-0 6 Hamm 1 0-0 2 Brown 3 2-4 8 McCor'k 1 0-0 2 Caughey 2 0-0 4 Moran 6 2-2 14 Crosley 1 0-0 2 Murray 0-0 2 Gri'old 1 0-0 2 Pro'ski I 2-2 4 Harris 1 0-0 2 Salko 0 3-6 3 Roberts 6-9 16 J.Sul'an 0 0-0 0 Sears 0 0-0 0 L.SuI'van 2 7-12 II Seibert I 0-0 2 Stine 4 2-3 10 VnDe'son 0 0-1 0 Total 14 18-27 46 Total 26 12-21 64 (continued from IB) Pro football NATIONAL LEAGUE Y.stcrday'l Rejultl (No games scheduled) AMERICAN CONFERENCE East I Once a thief. PF PA Miami 9 4 0 343 209 Baltimore 9 4 0 361 248 Buffalo 8 0 407 320 New England 3 10 0 237 324 NY Jets 3 10 0 237 402 Central PF PA Pittsburgh )2 1 0 370 152 Cincinnati 10 3 0 293 229 Houston 9 4 0 272 216 Cleveland 3 10 0 208 3S1 West PF PA x-Oakland 10 3 0 347 235.

Denver A 7 0 241 293 Kansas City 5 8 0 262 313 San Diego 2 11 0 172 298 AMERICAN CONFERENCE East PF PA X-St. Louis 10 3 0 332 263 y-Dallas 9 4 0 319 247 Washington 8 5 0 322 250 NY Giants 4 9 0 190 283 3 10 0 199 299 Central PF PA x-Minnesota II 2 0 342 167 Detroit 7 6 0 232 233 Green Bay 3 10 0 204 272 Chicago 3 10 0 149 362 West PF PA X-Los Angeles 11 2 0 302 132 San Francisco 5 8 0 232 260 Atlanta 4 9 0 227 267 New Orleans 2 11 0 148 318 iRiiiiiii strongman Pollak scored almost that many in the blow-' em-out second quarter alone 15, as what had been a 21-19 contest was torn open on a 12-point BCHS burst. He wound up with 33, a personal high, beating the 32 he'd had seven nights earlier against Sayre It's a in STAC, and no further opening-night evidence of the fact is necessary than that Chenango Petrocelli vonft retire BOSTON (UPI) Boston Red Sox third baseman Rico Petrocelli has decided to play again in 1976, thanks to doc tors assurance an inner ear problem is under control. The 11-year American League veteran talked to General Manager Dick O'Connell Thursday morning to announce his intention to keep playing. A badly bruised hand in 1967, elbow problems in 1968, and his September, 1974 beaning in Milwaukee have given Petrocelli his share of injury problems, especially the beaning Blurred vision and painful headaches did not respond to the glasses Petrocelli tried wearing last summer.

In August it became clear the beaning had caused an inner ear problem which put him out of action for a month. When he returned Sept. 3, he became a steadying influence in the infield, helping to guide the Red Sox to their first pennant in eight years. In his first game after returning, against Baltimore, he made an outstanding defensive play and a game-tying seventh inning single that led to a 3-2 Boston win in the 10th. It was one of the season's most critical games.

He ended the season with a .239 batting average. CC No A Ithaca's wrestling team stretched its winning streak to four dual meets with a 53-11 romp over Catholic Central while Chenango Valley disposed of Maine-Endwell, 33-17, in a mid-afternoon affair in yesterday's only schoolboy meets. In one mild upset, M-E 177-pounder Tom Mrva held once-beaten Chenango Valley Tournament champ Chuck Guditis to a 9-9 draw, Mrva surrendering an early penajty point for misconduct but later engineering a 5-point move to take an 8-7 lead before Guditis reversed and Mrva escaped to forge the tie. Elsewhere on the wrestling scene, Chenango Forks standout 105-pounder Brad Farnham is the only top-seeded wrestler among the three Section 4 schools (Cortland and Greene the others) for today's tournament at'North Syracuse. CHEN.

VALLEY 33, MAINE-END. 17 98-Bill Merrall (ME) dec. Marty Kasmarcik, 5-3; 105-Rick Gumble (ME) won by forfeit; 112-Bob Dayton (CV) pinned Steve Martin, 119-Vic Kasmarcik (CV) dec. Mike Goff, 1-0; 126-Mike Lamb (CV) dec. Greg Wells, 5-1; 132-Tim Thayne (ME) dec.

Dave Meagher, 7-3; 138-Gary Grunder (CV) won by default over Rick Gaetano (Gae-tano hurt hand trailing 2-t in second period); 145-Jim Gabriel (ME) dec. Jim Hackel, 8-2; 155-Dave Dickstein (CV) won by forfeit; 167-Glen Stiner (CV) dec. Mike Mrva. 9-0; 177-Tom Mrva (ME) and U-E's Bob Crane steals ball from Owego's Doug Getzke early in the second half of last night's 62-50 U-E win over the visiting Indians, May looking on. MEXICO CITY (UPI) -Mexico's Raul Ramirez beat Brian Gottfried of Ft.

Lauderdale, in the second singles match of the North American Zone Davis Cup series yesterday, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, after Jimmy Connors squeaked to a narrow 6-2, 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 7-5 victory over Marcelo Lara in the opener. Both matches were characterized by surprises Connors's relatively poor showing aginst Lara, even though he did win and Gottfried's completely inadequate performance against Ramirez. The split Mexican and American victories added critical character to today's scheduled doubles match, the lineups for which have not yet been announced. Ramirez demonstrated his court brilliance with pinpoint tennis throughout most of his quick three-set victory over Gottfried. The Mexican ace simply outplayed Gottfried, his former victorious doubles partner in last May's World Championship Tennis tourney here.

Gottfried was erratic and unable to bring his game under control. Connors had the same problem with Lara, Mexico's number two player, in the opener. But the U.S. ace managed to outlast the relatively inexperienced Mexican in a cliff-. hanger.

As the third set began, Lara commenced a surprisingly skilled drive that humbled Connors in that set and again in NEW ADULT BOCK STORE MODEM UICHT CLEAN Sabdimet ADULT EROTICA at Low, Low Prices! 1 OO's of NEW NOVELS AND MAGAZINES RECORDS TAPES FILM 25 MOVIES OKI DAILY 10 TO 10 SUNDAY I TO 10 140 WASHINGTON ST BEET POWWTOWW B1WCHAMTOW quarter," observed M-E coach Dick Foley. Both JC and North were without standbys injured in nonleaguers last weekend, JC's Dave Maluchnik's thigh badly bruised and North's Rick Barker on a cane with a knee. North took command on the boards in the second half, third-year veterans Ray Zimmerman and Vince Smith combining for 37 points. Cooperstown SAUQUOIT-Cooperstown saw too much of Brian Miller in last night's Center State Conference basketball game as the Sauquoit star collected 22 of his 27 points in the second hosts. Cooperstown is now 2-2 Cooperstown (47) Sauquoit (59) GPP Brennan 0 2-2 -2 12 Burr 5 0-0 10 12 Crtelli 0 0-0 0 8 Frair 2 0 0 4 Lallier 0 0-0 0 0 Miller 12 3-4 27 0 Taylor 3 1-2 .7 2 Whitman 3 3-4 9 47 Total 25 9-12 59 14 16 13 4-47 13 10 18 18-59 Baker Bliss Mul'gan Beard 2-2 0-0 0-0 0- 1 1- 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Mottram Holtje Goodale Snyder Total 22 3-S Cooperstown Sauquoit JV Score: Cooperstown, 52-38 Officials: Terzo, Ouimette Laurens wins third, 89-79 LAURENS-John Kostbar, Terry Spoor and Dave Elwyn combined for 59 points last night as Laurens defeated Cherry Valley 89-79 to up its record to 3-1 in the Tri-Valley League West Division.

The losers are 2-2, Cherry Valley (79) Laurens (89) Brigham 2-2 2-4 1-2 0-2 0- 1 1- 4 0- 0 1- 1 7-11 20 Spoor 7 5-5 14 Kostbar 10 2-4 13 Keator 4 0-0 4 Elwyn 9 0-1 18 Lull 2 0-0 5 Martin 6 2-2 2 Davidson 2 0-0 3 Robbins 0 0-2 79 Total 40 9-14 22 18 15 24-18 26 26 19- Ferrane Utter RYerdn TYerdn Brazie Mint Ford Total Cherry Valley Laurens JV Score: Laurens, 67-41 Luckless Rams lose Lawrence LOS ANGELES (AP) -Fullback Lawrence McCutcheon, the last remaining member of the Los Angeles Rams original 1975 backfield, was hurt in practice yesterday and won't start against Pittsburgh's Steelers tonight. McCutcheon, the leading rusher for the Rams, suffered a pulled thigh muscle and it's doubtful if he will even play in the nationally televised battle. Rookie Rod Phillips will start in place of McCutcheon while understudy quarterback Ron Jaworski will be the signal caller. Not Pleased With The Fit of That Suit or Dress? Our Tailor Shop is no we quipped to accept outside alterations and out tailors ojiote estimate prior to working on Women's or Hen's clothing accepted. V' 56WasHngtonAve.

Endicott, N.Y. Pjjgge748-8257 ANNUAL 1 i 5 I9 22 4 'J 79 in Ithaca Wrestling Chuck Guditis drew, 9-9; Hwt-Dave Stro-ka (CV) dec. John Mills, 11-5. Referee: Mark Lamonico 43-12 ITHACA 53, CATH. CENT.

11 98-Larry lacovelli (I) dec. Tom McMic-kin, 10-0; 105-Rick Wray (I) pinned Bill Hendry, 112-Joe Kilmer (CC) pinned Jeff Melby, 119-Mark lacovelli (I) won by forfeit; 126-Jeff lacovelli PHOTO BY AP the fourth as the U.S. star began having service difficulties. In the fourth set, Lara dominated play in the first four games. Connors rallied but Lara prevailed to send the match into the decisive fifth set.

"Frankly, I was very surprised by Lara," Connors said afterwards. "I didn't realize he was that good." Connors also said he "somehow got hurt" by the 15-minute rest-break between the third and fourth sets. "It seemed to hurt me somehow," he said of his performance in the fourth set. Swedes, Czechs tie STOCKHOLM (AP) Bjorn Borg and Jan Kodes gave Sweden and Czechoslovakia a 1-1 tie yesterday after the first two singles matches of the 1975 Davis Cup final. Watched by a partisan crowd of 4,000, including King Carl Gustaf, Borg whipped Jiri Hrebec, 6-1, 6-3, 6-0, giving Sweden a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five match series.

Kodes, a former Wimbledon winner, then tied it up by overcoming a strong challenge from Ove Bengtson, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4. It is the first title bid for international tennis supremacy for both OPEN SUNDAY (DEC. 21) 12 to 5 P.M. at MAIN STREET JOHNSON CITY If In Doubt-Giv a M.Q.S. Gift Cntifkat cooling system SEAL0! seals most common leak? UFLU.

tqutpmtnt ami tarn Seton 9 Homer 188 JV Score: 37-3Z Homer Officials: Faldman, Calial IS 16-44 21-64 Ithaca Vestal 28 Sabitus 7 E.Va'hn 7 Kro'lic 8 Purdy 3 Rooney 2 Darling 6 Howard 13 Pineiro 10 Roberts 4 Scal'ro 2 Smith 0 E.Va'hn 88 Total 8-12 1-3 1- 3 2- 2 1- 4 0-1 2- 2 22 Cal'way Hunter Lovett Lucas 0-0 4-8 2-2 2-2 2-4 LeFeber Mit'ell Paleen 1-2 Redmond 3-4 Whipple 0-0 Haskins 0 4-4 Ausg'ine 1 0-0 Mal'skt 0 0 0 Total 32 24-34 Ithaca Vestal 14 6-6 2 0-2 0 0-0 6 9-11 1 2-2 39 30-41 108 15 21 23 29- 88 23 23 3329-108 JV Score: 57-49, Vestal Officials: Pavlovich, Konkowskt Norwich 75 Oneonta 72 7 Clune 1 12 Getman 18 Hughes 8 II Lynch 2 6 May 2 Collier O'Neil Stewart Reynlds 1 2-2 3-6 8 4-7 2 3-4 2 1-2 3 12-19 2 0-0 0 1-2 McAvegh Griffin Halt Grzbwsk Abbott 9 Pndlfno 4 Weber 4 Zagata 2 Total 30 15-31 75 Total 23 2M2 72 Norwich 19 14 22 18-75 Oneonta 16 17 15 24-72 JV Score: 43-40, Oneonta Officials: Myers, DiSilba North Johnson Citv Cole 0 OO 0 Balles DePe'is 0 0-1 0 Bucko Dex'mer 4 2-5 10 Covello Egan 1 1-2 3 Lane Fiato 4 0-0 8 McD'ald Mor'bito 1 0-0 2 McCann J.M'lins 1 7-8 9 Monico Raim'di 0 2-2 2 JmMur'y Smith 5 5-5 16 JhMur'y Wad'll 1 0-0 2 Sanzo Zim'man 7 7-8 21 Swider 0- 0 -2 1- 2 0-1 4-5 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 4-4 0-0 Total 24 25-32 73 Total 22 14-yl9 58 24 20-73 16 14-58 North J3 16 Johnson City 17 11 JV Score: 69,36 JC Officials: Mackin, Marble Susq. Valley 50 Chenango Val. 52 Dedrick I 0-3 2 Aiken 3 0-0 6 Hampton 5 1-3 11 Benza 0 0-0 0 Harding 6 3-3 15 Canale 3 0-1 6 Kimmel 7 2-5 16 Harvey 0 0-1 0 Mitchtl 1 0-0 2 Fiato 0 0-0 0 Stalcia 0 0-0 0 MGregor 5 1-2 11 Tallo 2 0-1 4 McCray 2 2-3 6 Oswald 0 0-1 0 Tarbell 7 5-4 19 Thome 2 0-0 4 Total 22 6-15 SO Total 22 -14 52 Susq. Valley 12 15 It 52-50 Chenango Vail. 12 14 812 4-52 JV Score: 67-46, CV Officials: Davis, Schum Classified Ads hone 8-1141 Monday to Friday 8 am to 7 pm OUR 10th 79 ABA realigns playoffs, ponders 1 76-77 expansion PHOTO BY DON BLACK streak roundup (I) dec.

Tim Nannery, 8-0; 132-Jim Cos-key (I) won by forfeit; 138-John Miller (I) dec. Matt Kozlowski, 9-5; 145-Randi Cary (I) dec. Bob Byrne, 12-0; 155-AI Rich (I) dec. Pat Byrnes, 12-11; 167-Jay Hansen (I) dec. Pete Cannon, 12-3; 177-Evan Smith (I) pinned Mike Medzigan, Hwt-Marty McMahon (CC) pinned Dave Krcnman, 4:32.

Referee: Vern Wallace JV: Ithaca, 42-6 fourth and fifth place teams will meet in a best-of -three qualifying round. The semifinals will then pit the regular season leader against the qualifying round winner and the second versus the third place team. Both the semifinal and final rounds will be best-of-seven competitions. "I am hopeful that the eventual ABA champion will meet the NBA champion in a super world series," DeBusschere said. "The basketball fans of this country would enjoy a head-to-head confrontation and I intend to work for that series.

The players in the NBA and the ABA are wholeheartedly for the championship series." (WP), 2:05.4, 200 I. M. Seeley (WP), 2:26 50 freestyle Brian wheeler (WP), :24.8, diving Mike Zampi (V), 156.45; 100 fly Nick Rotondi (V), 100 free Eric Schneider (V), :59.2; 500 free Brian Wheeler (WP), 100 back Brent Wheeler (WP), 1:02.6 (B squad pool record); 100 back Rook (WP), 400 free relay Vestal (Roxtondi, Peter Havens, Schneider, Rick Hook), 4:06.2. (Vestal B's record is 1-2, all against varsity competition. Whitney Point is 4-1.) Announcing the opening of PHARMACY (formerly Mars Drug) Raymond Gibfin, Rf owner 195 Conklin Ave.

723-9678 or 723-2841 Fxe DeUvery Cosmetics Film Cards Candy Senior Citizen Discount x-Clinched division title. y-Clinched playoff spot. Today's Games Minnesota at Buffalo Denver at Miami Pittsburgh at Los Angeles Tomorrow's Games Atlanta at Green Bay Chicago at New Orleans Cleveland at Houston Dallas at NY Jets New England at Baltimore NY Giants at San Francisco Kansas City at Oakland Philadelphia at Washington St. Louis at Detroit San Diego at Cincinnati Ex-offender Halas takes refs1 side CHICAGO (UPI) George S. Halas, known to throw his hat to the ground and stomp on it in protest during his coaching days with the Chicago Bears, yesterday came to the defense of the embattled "zebras" of the National Football League.

Halas, the Bear owner, president of the National Football Conference and a founder of the NFL, said he was "appalled" at the criticism leveled this season by other club officials at the quality of league officiating. "I have been, I am sure, a vocal critic of NFL officiating in many games which I coached," said Halas. But, he said, "the thoughtless and irresponsible statements made by several of our clubs show a total lack of respect for the integrity of the NFL. "I am appalled that we in the league would make such public outbursts against the very structure of our game. "It is my belief that the men officiating the games today are the most competent in their field.

Their accuracy, weighed against the great pressures under which they operate, is amazing." Conceding he had been an offender in the past, Ha Has said, "My criticism was limited to the field and to the course of the game. It did not take the form of spectacular and unrestrained public attack upon the business that has been my life. "The structure of our league provides that any club complaints against officiating be made internally and through appropriate channels to the commissioner's officce." NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle has said he would con eider instant TV replay checks oi Disputed decisions and there have been proposals that field officials be fulltime employes instead of weekend workers as they are now. mm nil lull Naif I Ithacan breaks STAC and Section 4 records NEW YORK (UPI) The American Basketball Association, apparently confident its remaining franchises will stay in business, announced yesterday a revised playoff format which will include five of its seven teams and then expressed hopes its champion would be able to meet the National Basketball Association titlist. Commissioner Dave De-Busschere announced that the top three finishers in the ABA realigned into one division since the demise of the Baltimore Claws, San Diego Sails and Utah Stars will automatically qualify for the semifinal round, while the High school swimming terday, Whitney Point shaded Vestal's team, 88-82.

ITHACA 112, UE 60 (at Ithaca) 200 medley relay Ithaca (Kevin Markwardt, Tom Ward, Dave Singley, Jim Avery), 1:45 200 free Dave Park II), 1:58 200 I. M. Markwardt (I), 2:14 50 free Avery (I), :226 (pool and school record, old pool and school record by Ithaca's Doug Markwardt, 22 7, 1967); diving Jim Greer (I), 230 10, 100 fly Mike Ward (I). 100 free Singley (I), :49 7 (Jim Avery was second in 49 8); 500 free Park (I) 100 back Markwardt (I), 1:02 100 breast T. Ward (I).

1:01.65 (school, pool, STAC and Section 4 record, old own, 1:01.8, 1974); 400 free relay Ithaca (Singley, Dave Philipson. Gibbs Jones, Park), 3:38 3. WP 88, VESTAL 82 (at Vestal) 700 medley relay WP (Brent Wheeler. J6hn Rook, Jelf Seeley, Ron Jones), 200 freestyle Brian wheeler $U4 ss STOPS MOST COMMON COOLING SYSTEM LEAKS Mixes with all rust inhibitors and antifreezes Seals pressurized systems Follow directions to avoid possible obstruction in a dirty cooling system Ithaca's unbeaten swimming powerhouse showed no mercy to visiting Southern Tier Athletic Conference foe Union-Endicott last night, winning every event en route to a 112-60 win. Tom Ward turned in the outstanding individual performance, smashing his own Section 4, STAC, school and pool records in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:01.65.

Ithaca coach Caesar George said he thought Ward's time was the fastest in the state this season. Ward had some help, however, especially from Jim Avery, whose 22.6-second clocking in the 50-yard freestyle shattered Doug Markwardt's school and pool record of 22.7 set in 1967. In the only other match yes- mi YEARS EVE PARTY fOOnUOIIT DOUBLES TOOHHAENT DEC. 31, 1975 BOWLING BUFFET COCKTAILS COFFEE DANCING SANDWICHES CALL KOW FOR RESERVATIONS STATE BQWU'lG CEUTIH 530 STATE BING. 724-3 1 73 united auto pari Whrtteialr.