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The Morning Call from Allentown, Pennsylvania • 16

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SECOND Fit Wins District Mat Befhehem JUMM IHHHllllll. II. II .1 ,111 IIKUIIII 1 1 LI I HI III II .11 II III. I 111 III II lllllll I UN 'Wj Lycoming Runnerup es atmen Wilk Ak Easton 2nd, Allen 3rd, 'Kids 4th 1,900 Fans See Hurricane Breeze By BERNIE STEBER Coach Jim Harkins didn't have to be the weatherman to predict that his Bethlehem Hurricane would roar to the District XI Tit Grab MAC By JIM BUSS Wilkes College racked up 78 points to capture its fifth straight Middle Atlantic Conference Wres tling tournament last night before ft Wrestling championship last 1.500 fans in Johnston Hall on the Moravian College campus. The Colonels from Wilkes-Barre, winners of 52 of their last 53 dual meets, squeezed out Lycoming by three points.

The Williams-port entrant with 75 points, held a comfortable edge over Hofstra, which tallied 46 points. Host Moravians finished fourth with 43 points. Of five defending champions, only one repeated. He was Marv Antinnes, 177-pound Wilkes senior. He won his fourth straight MAC title when he declsioned Muhlen night.

More than 1,900 persons saw the talent-loaded Hurricane easily sweep to the team title and capture five individual championships at the tournament in Dieruff High School's gymnasium. The Hurricane rolled up 57 points on the strength of five individual champions and two run-nersup. It capped an undefeated season for Bethlehem. It had rolled up 13 straight dual meets. Easton followed in point scoring with 43, followed by Allen 36, and Northampton 26.

After that it wasn't close. Wilson Boro had 12, Whitehall and Southern Lehigh 11 each, Nazareth 10, Em-maus 8, Dieruff 7, Hellertown 6, Parkland 1 and Slatington 0. Bethlehem did it up early and big to move into the lead with five team titles. This latest victory broke the tie with Easton and Allentown. Hart Tops Wall Bernie Hart, the undefeated 99-pounder, decisioned Dave Wall of Northampton, who previously had a clean slate, by an easy 4-0 berg's Charlie Kuntzleman, 4-2, TZXM r-j 1 Pvl; if N' I The Wilkes grappler from Forty Fort, looked unimpressive in getting his win.

The four defending champions who did not make the grade again were Hofstra's 123-pound Don Hannon; Wilkes' 130-pound ZZ" 4 n' (s j. vV 8 Dick Stauffer; Ursinus 147-pound Dick Dean and Moravian's 177-pound Dick Schaeffer. The first three men got to the finals only to lose while Schaeffer from Eas- other. Ronemus holding a 3-2 edge at this point, suddenly slammed Bauer with a body press to take the District XI title in the Dieruff gymnasium. BEFORE THE BOOM FELL The 116-pound bout is just as tight as the holds Rollin Ronemus of Whitehall and Don Bauer of Allen have on each ton never saw the finals.

Brooke Yeager of Wilkes, the new 123-pound title-holder who defeated Hofstra's Hannon, was named by 18 coaches present as Decisions Robinson the outstanding wrestler of the score. Bob Taylor gave the Hurricane it's second win with a 6-1 decision over Jim Blasco of Easton in the 107 pound division. The next roar of Hurricane Kutztown tournament. He was presented a trophy by Harvey T. Gillespie, Moravian athletic director.

State Ends All the champions, runnersupi came in a brace of wins which just about eliminated any doubt Jets Stop Madisons; 2 Tally 34 Ray (Chink) Scott and Roman Fullmer Still Middle King and third and fourth place finishers, were presented medals by Gillespie. Wilkes coach John Reese was presented the winning team plaque. The five officials on hand did Rams' Jinx Kutztown State ended 27 game West Chester jinx last night. Turmon paced the Allentown Jets the best job possible. The tourna as if any ever existed that Bethlehem would have a rough time.

The top-seeded Hurricane wrestlers did the job. Dave Clery in the 137 pound class edged out Northampton's Dave Micio. 3-2, and defending 142-pound champion John Ecken-rode followed with a 2-0 win over top seeded Ron Kratzer of Em-maus. Kratzer was given the top position by virtue of an undefeated The Golden Avalanche slammed ment had few falls and many the Rams, 88-65, in its season's UP IN AIR Albright's Ray Sommerstad.goes high in air for field goal attempt as Hofstra defenders fail to block shot in Middle Atlantic Conference finals in Muhlenberg College's Memorial Hall. times there were decisions ren Consternation struck both fight to their second win in two nights over the Easton Madisons, 123-114, last night before a full-house crowd of 1,000 at the Easton High finale for its first win since 1947 dered which should have been pins during the respective match over West Chester.

ers and turned convention center into a bedlam when the ring announcer misread the final decision and announced that Robin School gym. es. All fiveKutztown starters hit double figures as it finished the The final consolations proved Scott and Turmon each tallied 34 points as the Jets neared their to be a better attraction than the son had won. Robinson's handlers, thinking first Eastern Pro Basketball finals, which did not have a pin Cage Tourney Albright scored but did come close on sev that the 40-year-old ex-champion Five eral occasions. had regained the 160-pound crown, hoisted Robinson on their shoul League championship with their 16th win in 23 games.

They have only five remaining three at home. Lead from Start The Jets, who led from the Yeager got the finals off and running with his 11-6 decision of ders. Robinson let out a loud warhooD. 1960 titleholder Hannon. The MAC Champ start to the end, were pressed Continued on Page 42, Column 3 Then the miscue was corrected and the Fullmer camp jumped for joy when it realized that the muscular Mormon had retained LAS VEGAS, Nev.

Brawling Gene Fullmer, applying relentless pressure throughout a savage 15-round blood bath, retained his middleweight boxing title Saturday night by unanimously decisioning five-time champion Ray Robinson. The loss may well mean the end of the line for 40-year-old Sugar Ray, perhaps the greatest boxer of his day. This was the key match In their series, which until Saturday stood at a win apiece and a draw. All for Gene One judge scored it 70-60 for Fullmer, another 70-67 for the champion, and referee Frank Carter 70-66 for Fullmer. There were no knockdowns.

Fullmer, a perpetual motion puncher, made the biggest round the third when he pinned Robinson to the ropes and mauled him mercilessly even after the bell, which neither fighter heard. Each fighter weighed 159, barely under the 160 pound limit STANDINGS Pet. .696 .571 Allentown 16 the playoffs by defeating defend-- his title. Both men were in top shape season with a 10-10 mark and 5-9 in the Pennsylvania State College Conference. West Chester wound up with an 11-10 mark over-all and 8-6 in the conference.

Sophomore Denny Bonser was high man for the Avalanche with 24 points. Tom Mullen and Arlan Burkert, both playing their final game, had 19 each while Ron Lauchnor and Tony LaScala had 14 and 11, respectively. Dick Taylor and Jack Juenger, who fouled out only two minutes after the second half started, led the Rams with 23 and 19, respectively. West Chester won the jayvee game, 60-59. WEST CHESTER Taylor -5-7-23, Juenger 7-5-6-19, Boyer 2-3-5-7, Waters 2-1-1-5, Wheeler 1-0-0-2.

Waibel 2-0-0-4, Johnson 1-0-0-2, Frey 0-1-1-1, Salopek 1-0-1-2, Kutch 0-0-0-0, Hart 0-0-0-0. Totals: 25-15-21-65. KUTZTOWN Bonser 7-10-13-24, Lauchnor 7-0-0-14, Burkert 6-7-9-19, LaScala 4-3-7-11, Mullen 5-9-12-19, Yelinko 0-1-2-1. Totals: and set a blistering pace over .550 J00 .456 .435 .429 Baltimore 12 9 Scranton 11 9 Wilkes-Barre 12 12 Easton 10 12 Sunbury 10 13 Hazleton 12 Williamsport 14 ing champion Drexel, 72-61, in the consolation game. Dick Lockey paced the Fords with 21.

Dick Hilmer was high for Drexel with the 15 rounds. Robinson, trying for a knockout by one big punch. .367 season. After that is was Just a battle for the next three teams. Defending champion Joe Mucka made it look easy by pinning Roberto Volpe of Allen in 1:50 with a body press.

The only other champion to survive was Malcolm Purdy, the 124-pounder from Easton. He defeated Hugh Temos of Bethlehem, one of the two Hurricanes who fell in the finals. Two of the biggest surprises in the tournament were the upsets posted by Ron Bushner of Allen and Dick DeWalt of Easton, who bowled over top-seeded men en-route to titles. Bushner, who was unseeded, surprised everyone in the semifinals by scoring a fall over previously undefeated Mike Givens of Bethlehem at 168, in comparatively easy fashion. He then knocked off second-seeded Curt Reinik of Southern Lehigh in the finals, 3-2.

DeWalt, who managed to fit in the seedings, upset second-seeded John Rushatz of Dieruff, 3-1, in the semi-finals, and then pulled off fought in flurries and hung on early in the final period as the much of the time in between. There was zip in his punches, 23. ALBRIGHT Preston 1-0-0-2, Pearsal 8-3-3-19, Som- Buckeyes Nab Big 10 Crown COLUMBUS, Ohio UP) Unbeaten Ohio State clinched an' undisputed Big Ten basketball championship and the NCAA tournament berth that goes with it by beating Michigan State 91-83 Saturday night. It was the 29th consecutive win for the Buckeyes 23 this season and 13th in the conference in which they have one game left to play. All other Big Ten teams have lost at least twice.

merstad 0-2-2-2, Bautsch 2-1-1-S, VanOine but he never came close to landing the big one. The best he could do was shake the cham 7-3-5-13. Totals: 18-9-11-45. HOFSTRA Balber 1-0-O-2. Dunn 1-02, Swartl 8- Madisons tied the score twice at 93-93 and 98-98.

Gene Hudgins push and two fouls by 6-9 Ed Burton, however, pushed the Jets in front, 102-98, and after the Madisons came back at 104-102, the Jets hit for five straight points and a seven-point 0-0-16, Stowers 1-2-3-4, Jackson 5-2-3-12, pion frequently. Alvea 4-0-1-8. Totals: 20-4-7-44. Albriaht 23 2145 Ray Sommerstad's two foul shots in the final minute of play last night gave Albright a 45-44 victory over Hofstra, the championship of the Middle Atlantic Conference Small College playoffs and a berth in the NCAA Small College basketball tournament. A crowd of 2,500 in Muhlenberg's Memorial Hall saw Sommerstad's only points of the night push the Lions into a 45-42 lead.

Richie Swartz, Hofstra's leading scorer with 16 points, added a field goal with 10 seconds remaining, but Albright then ran out the clock. 18-8 Record Albright takes an 18-8 record into the tourney, which will probably be played next weekend in Reading. Hofstra, which was beaten twice by the Lions, closed with a 21-4 record. Haverford took third place in had Robinson a trifle wobbly in the third, and rocked for the nationally televised bout Hofstra 25 Officials: Stevens and Bonder. HAVERFORD at the Las Vegas Convention Hall.

Fullmer, of West Jordan, Utah, edge, 109-102. West Chester 26 3965 Kutztown 32 5688 him repeatedly. He swung any and every way at every part of Robinson's body arms, back, Darlington 4-5-6-13, LocKey 7-7-10-21, Foerster 0-0-0-0, Mervine 0-0-0-0, Dorwart entered the ring an 8-5 favorite 1-0-0-2. Kellv 0-0-1-0. Kauffman 0-0-1-0, top of the head.

over Harlem fancy sugar man Gilmor 7-3-3-17, Machette 4-3-4-11, Erb The Jets upped their lead to 15 points, 121-106, with less then two minutes left. Allentown, which holds a three-game lead over second place Baltimore, jumped into a 30-18 2-4-5-8. Totals: 25-22-30-72. DREXEL No Contest Hoad Is Hurt PARIS UP) Australian pro tennis star Lew Hoad sprained his Hilmer 9-5-7-23, Sacco 0-0-0-0, Henry 3-0-2-6, Brown 2-1-1-5, B. Zimmerman 3-1-3-7, P.

Zimmerman 1-2-3-4, Heffner 1-0-0-2, Wilson 2-1-1-5, King 2-2-2-6, Hoff Continued on Page 42, Column 1 man 0-0-0-0, Schoen 1-02, Sitek 0-1-2-1 ankle Saturday during a match with Pancho Gonzales and will be lead in the first period and was ahead, 63-49, at the half. Outscore Jets The Madisons outscored the Totals: 24-13-21-61. Haverford 37 3572 Drexel 22 39-41 Officials: Weber and Market. out of action for at least a week. Lehigh Matmen Crush Colgate Jets.

42-30, in the third period to cut the lead to 93-91 at the end of the period and Charlie Ross' Penn State Nabs Title In Gymnastics ANNAPOLIS, UP) Gregor End 25-Game Road Jinx jump knotted it at 93-all just as the final period began. Rich Broken Arm No Handicap To Cage Ace BAKERSFIELD. Calif. Coaches at Bakersfield's North High School reported Saturday Guy Rounsaville's left arm was injured in a football game last fall. Guy passed it off as a sprain and finished the season.

Through the just-ended basketball season, Guy complained some of soreness, but wound up as the South Yosemite League's top scorer with a 17.5 point average. But when Guy turned out for baseball, still complaining of soreness, coaches insisted he consult a doctor. X-rays revealed the left arm was fractured and ordered him to wear a cast six months. nrractlprc 1123 Bill Merriam (L), pinned Lanny Gaines, who was the Madisons high man with 35, hit on a three- Weiss of Penn State, a 5-6, 130- Lehigh University's Dress. point play only a minute later to 130 Charles Bleber (C), declsioned Pat ended one of their best seasons in many years last night by Mules Jolt Diplomats, Close with 5-20 Mark Smartt, 3-0.

tie it again at 98-98. 137 Doug Balllle (L), declsioned Herb Burton. Hudgins and John Na- Blcke 3-1. humbling Colgate's Red Raiders, 30-3, before 2,600 fans in Grace 147 Curt Alexander (L), declsioned Jim cincik also hit double figures for POX, 19-12. the Jets with 19, 18 and 11, re 157 Sterling Sowden (L), defeated Rich Hall.

ard Mattern, by default. pound study in gymnastic grace, repeated Saturday as all-around champion at the Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastic League's 34th Annual Individual championships. Weiss scored 534 points in six different events to wrap up his second straight all-around title. The Nittany Lion Junior from Ridgefield, N. also successfully defended his title spectively.

But for the' 130-pound bout, the 167 Kirk Pendleton (L), declsioned Dav id Daley, 13-5. won the freshman game, Engineers would have claimed a 177 Jim Detrixhe (L), declsioned Jim DeLong, 5-0. clean sweep. 191 Thad Turner (L), pinned Bill Liston 77-58. MUHLENBERG Druckenmiller 14-4-5-32, Hiotis 0-2-2-2 Schoenly 5-1-2-11, Gilfillan 1-2-3-4.

Pon in 4:30 with cradle. The Bethlehem school's chain Allentown visits Baltimore Friday and is at home with Scranton Saturday night. ALLENTOWN AAcCann 2-0-0-4, Scott 14-6-8-34, Hudgins 8-2-2-18, Nacincik 4-3-4-11, Nemeth 0-0-0-0, Mantz 1-1-1-3, Burton 7-5-5-19, Turmon 13-8-10-34. Totals: 49-25-30-123. EASTON Norman 4-0-1-8, Choice 9-5-5-23, Lear 13-4-5-30.

Powell 0-0-0-0, Ross 3-1-1-7, Hwt. Dave Angell (L), declsioned Jim chak 1-1-1-3, Hoffman 4-1-1-9, Superka annock, 9-6. of victories might have been un 5-2-2-12, Pierson 2-3-4-7, Nennstiel 2-1-4- Special to The Call-Chroniclo LANCASTER Ron Drucken-miller closed out his collegiate basketball career with 32 points Saturday night as Muhlenberg won its first game on the road after 25 straight losses. The Mules belted Franklin and Marshall, 85-63, to finish their season with a 5-20 mark before only 300 fans at the Armory. game on Bob Baron's foul, The Dips biggest lead was 48-45, before the Mules shaved it to 51-49.

Superka and Schoenly backed up Druckenmiller with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Baron and Jim Pappas led the Dips with 29 and 11, in that order. Bethlehem's Jim Leslie tallied but six. 5. Totals: 34-17-24-85.

FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL broken, had it defeated Pittsburgh last month. Lehigh wound up the season with 11 wins, one Baron 9-11-12-29, Leslie 2-2-2-6, Pappas 4-3-3-11. Grav 1-2-2-4, Huber 2-2-5-6. Lantz loss. Gaines 12-11-11-35, Radcliff 4-3-4-11.

Totals: 45-24-27-114. Allentown 30 33 30 30123 3-0-0-6, Spieifogei O-0-1-O, McNerney 0-1-3-1. Totals: 21-21-2B-63. Muhlenberg 36 49 85 Engineer Captain Thad Turner 31 63 Easton 18 31 42 23114 8. 32 Officials: Yousaitis and Hernjak.

and Jim Detrixhe ended four Officials; Phil Walsh and Harv Miller. Muhlenberg, which last won on years of dual collegiate wrestling last night by receiving standing ovations from the crowd and by handily defeating their opponents. Turner, who hands in his shoes vIh with an undefeated, untied season, provided the most thrills of the evening and stuffed them into four minutes and 30 seconds of wrestling, the time he pinned Bill Liston in the 191 pound category. The crowd was up, cheering wildly, for a full three minutes in tribute to the skillful Engineer the road in December of 1959, pulled away in the second half as Druckenmiller tallied 18 of his points. Best Night Druckenmiller, a 6-4 senior, had his best night of his collegiate career, boosting his season's total to 438 points and becoming the fifth Mule to hit 400 points or better in a season.

His NCAA total will be 414. since the Mules' Christmas Holiday game with the New York Athletic Club will not go into records. The Mules trailed with 9:45 left in the game before spurting to hand the Diplomats their 11th loss in 19 games. Druckenmiller was instrumental in the Mules fast finish; along with sophomores Jack Superka of Coplay and Don Schoenly. Druckenmiller and Superka paced a 13 point spree that brought the Mules from a 51-49 deficit with 9:45 left to a 62-51 lead with only 4:30 to go as the Dips were scoreless for more than five minutes.

First in Long Timo captain after he made the last pin of his career. Turner was all over Liston in the first period. In quick succes sion, he grappled out a takedown, two predicaments and two near falls, thoroughly tiring and be wildering his opponent. It was all over a minute and a half later when he applied his 73 v. -v- 4 tfcii)iimri1ii-i imtoinif i-infiitfrn ti 1' Tumrnn'i liinninintiBTri-i it-, n'-n 1 1 -r i rni 1 moi'm if traditional cradle.

Bill Merriam, wrestling at 123, scored the only other pin of the evening by downing Colgate's Lanny Horn with a chancery and body press in 4:34. Gerry Huber's foul for the Diplomats with 4:30 left was their Detrixhe, while not pinning' his opponent, Jim De Long, scored first point after the Mules spree a convincing win by allowing him and Larry Callair, Easton, heavyweight. In the rear, from left to right are Bob Taylor, Bethlehem, 107; Bernie Hart, Bethlehem, 99; Malcolm Purdy, Easton, 124; Dick DeWalt, Easton, 131; Dave Clery, Bethlehem, 137, and Rollin Ronemus, Whitehall, 116. and made the score 62-52. DISTRICT CHAMPS Individual District XI wrestling champions pose after being crowned last night after the tournament at Dieruff High School.

Front row, from left, Brian Brownmiller, Northampton, 158; John Eckenrade, Bethlehem, 142; Joe Mucka, Bethlehem, 184; Bob Ziegler, Allen, 149; Ron Bushner, Allen, no points. He won, 5-0, with time With the Mules of Coach Ken Moyer had a 14-point advantage. Brawny Kirk Pendleton, wrest edge. 70-56. The final difference ling true to form at 167, neatly was the biggest lead they had.

succumbed Dave Daley of Col- Conference fencing competition, foil at Bethlehem. (See story Page 42) Muhlenberg led throughout a close first, 36-32, took its GET THE POINT? Tom Reese of Lehigh (right) makes a lunge at Temple's Al Gallo in Middle Atlantic SUNDAY CALL-CHRONICLE, Allentown, March 5, 1961 41 Continued on Page 44, Column first lead with 14:45 left in the.

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