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THE MOKNINC HERALD THE EVENING STANDARD --AF Wlrephoto DOWN, FANG Bozeman, Montana, High School wrestler Shi Wcstlake may be just chewing on Ins own chin strap, but you would never know from the expression on Missoula's Clyde Wickstrom. Referee Reid Miller keeps a close watch, just to make sure. Westlake won the fall. St. John Greek Catholic Leads Parochial Cage Loop Frank Novak's St.

John Greek Catholic team clipped St. Mary, 34-15, for its third straight victory yesterday to move into the lop rung in the Fayette Para- Pittsburgh Can't Keep Up With Joneses By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Pittsburgh Condors have a hard time keeping up with the Joneses. Jimmy Jones and Steve Jones, that is. The Jones boys simply drove them wild by scoring a bundle as Memphis trimmed the Condors 114-106 in the American Basketball Association Sunday night. Jimmy wound up with 32 points and Steve had 21 as the Pros snapped a 58-58 tie in the third quarter with an 11-1 spurt.

Elsewhere in the ABA, Utah beat the. Floridians 128-116 Denver clipped Carolina 124-118 and Virginia smashed New York in overtime. In the ABA Saturday, it was Indiana 116, New York 88, Carolina 130, Kentucky 125; Vir ginia 135, Floridians 114 and Miami 113, Texas 112. Glen Combs scored 14 points in the second quarter to help Utah charge from a 32-32 first- quarter tie to a 67-53 halftime lead. Combs was the game's high scorer with 28.

Julian Hammond scored a pro career high 32 points and Julius Keye contributed 25 rebounds to the Denver cause. Neil Johnson collected- five points in overtime, including the go-ahead foul shot at the beginning of the extra period, to help Virginia beat New York. The Nets had tied the game at 103 at the end of regulation on Rick Barry's shot at the buzzer. Pistons Only One Win Shy Of Last Year By.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Detroit Pistons have 36 National Basketball Association games left in which lo match last year's total number of victories. If (hey slop there, it will be quite a disappointment.

The Pistons won their 30th game of the current season Sunday, whipping Ios Angeles 118109. The victory, in their 4Glh game of Ihc season, left the Pis- Ions one shy of their total number of victories all of last year. In other NBA action Sunday, Philadelphia tripped Boston 115-107, Chicago walloped Buffalo 141-113, Phoenix downed At- Innln llfi-105 and Milwaukee bombed Baltimore 151-99. In Saturday's gnmes, Philadelphia defeated Phoenix 123112, Scuttle lopped Cincinnati IH-110, Snn Francisco downed San Diego 109-103, Milwaukee whipped 118-10(1, Cleveland look Buffalo 111-99 and Porllnnd slimfi New York 1H-9B. Holh Hie Lakers mid Pistons look Inrns blowing ll-pnlnt bulges mid Ihcir gmno went into Ihe fonrlh qiiiirlnr deadlocked nl nil.

Bui the hot shoollnR of Hnve lilng and Tarry DIschliiRor pulled Ihc Plsloiis nway in Ihc led Detroit chial Grade School Basketba. League. Perryopolis St. John stayed the heels of the leaders with clean slate of two games turning back Masontown A Saints 47-16, and Uniontown SI John grabbed a first half margi of 15-7 to whip a scrappy SI Therese quinlel 39-14. Mark Hozak canned 16 lo pac St.

John G.C. while Jerry Ny paver sank five for St. Mary Kevin Murtha was red-hot as dumped in 12 for St. John R.C Len Bertoni tallied six for th Mill Street church. One of the highlights in the St John-St.

Therese tussle cam when four foot Joe Vicites stole the ball and went all the way fo a bucket. Rich Teich zipped the cord for 11 to help St. John Perry int the win column. Mike Zim merling registered six for Al Saints. Next Sunday St.

Mary will bat tie Uniontown St. John at 1:30 a the latter's floor. Two game will be played at Perryopoli with Holy Rosary meeting Al Saints and St. John (P) playing host to St. Therese.

The standings: St. John G.C (3-0), St. John (P) (M), St Mary (1-2), All Saints (12), St John (U) (1-1), St. Therese (03). flnnl 12 Jlniniv Wnlker will) 2(1 polnls, HliiR hue! 23 mid niwhliiRer IH Including hl.s Inst clKlil fihnls from Ihe floor.

-Will. Cliumlirrliiln mid West had 2f aploco for I ho Lnkors, McMahon's Two Points Garners Tie By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mike McMahon's down from the big time, but he's trying to make some points in his favor for a return trip. He made two Sunday Highland they helped the Springfield Kings tie the Providence Reds 4-4 in the American Hockey League. McMahon, demoted from the Los Angeles Kings last week, scored his second goal of the night with 47 seconds left, a 50- foot slap shot on a power play. The defenseman helped his team pull back from a late two- joal deficit as Coach Johnny pulled goaltender Bill Smith in favor of a sixth forward with 50 seconds to play.

Elsewhere in the Que)cc beat Montreal 5-6 and Baltimore stopped Rochesetr 4-1. In the AHL Saturday night, it was Baltimore 8, Rochester 2, Cleveland Montreal 4, Hershey 1 and Que- )ec and Springfield played to a 1-1 tie. Mike Boland and Doug Voll- nar got Springfield's other Ted McAnccIcy, Bob Led- ic, Randy Rota and Ron Gar- vasiuk scored for Providence. Bob Clement scored two goals and goalie Bob Taylor recorded lis fourth shutout of the season or Quebec. Baltimore broke open a light jame with third-period goals by iick McCann and Jimmy Barlett 17 seconds apart.

irtilr Kami Team Is Itnscd In (ilmi'loslon CHARLESTON, W.Vfl. "Charlios" is the nickname of the new Pittsburgh Pirate fnrm club lo be bnserl here. (icncrnl MnmiRer Jim Mills said the nickname for the Inlcr- mitiomil IXMIRIIO lenm was so- Icclnd by owner Itoberl Ixwlno because "it's a shortened version of Cliiirleslon and because it snggesls the nnmo of father, "Poor Charlie" Levlne. Uvlnc Is sponsoring the local clult In honor of "Poor Charlie." York Falls To Vulcans By 123-90 California State chalked up its highest total of the season Saturday night as it beat York, 123-90. The Vulcans never trailed in the game and were never really threatened.

California led 60-44 at the half. The Vulcans shot 50 per cent from the floor as they dropped in 43 of 86 field goals attempts. They had best night far from the free4hrow line also as they canned 37 of 42 tries for 88.1 percent. Before the contest ended five Vulcans finished in double- digits. Cleve Steward; led the way as he fired in nine field goals and three charity tosses for 21 points.

Ray Greene dropped in 18, Gary McCray 16, Nate Milligan 12 and Ralph Losey rounded out the twin-figure scoring with 11. Jim Roth paced York with 30 points, Bob Klingseisen tallied 15, Dryl Miller 12 and George Harris flipped in 11. California dominated boards with a 63-28 edge in rebounds. Jack Taylor led the Vulcans as he hauled in 10 caroms. California Coach 1 Witchey used the two-platoon system throughout the game.

The win boosted the Vulcans' record to 6-3. They are 2-1 in Pennsylvania Conference play. Tonight the Vulcans will 'host Edinboro with tipoff tune set for 8 o'clock. UNJONTOWN, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1971-PAGE 17 Bill Russell Is Unanimous Pick On Silver Anniversary Squad NEW YORK The 10-man Silver Anniversary Team, all- time greats from the Naliona Basketball Association's first 2'. seasons who have completcc their playing careers, exemplifies the game's superstars from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

Bill Russell, who was the backbone of 11 world cham- ionship clubs in Boston, was the only unanimous choice in balloting among players who achieved NBA Ail-Star Recognition since the league was founded in 1946. Earlier, a panel of men associated with the game since the 1940s selected 25 nominees from the lists of NBA All-Star teams since the 1946-47 season. The original list of 25 nominees consisted of Paul Arizin. Bob Cousy, Bob Davies, Bob Fecrick, Joe Fulks, Harry Gallatin, Tom Gola, Richie Guerin, Tom Heinsohn, Neil Johnston, Sam Jones, Ed Macauley, Slater Martin, Dick McGuire, George Mikan, Vern Mikkelsen, Bob Pettit, Jim Pollard, Bill Russell, Dolph Schayes, BUI Sharman, Maurice Stokes, Bobby Wanzer, George Yardley and Max Zaslofsky. Joining Russell on the Silver Anniversary Team are: Bob Pettit, a 6-9 forward with the Milwaukee Hawks and St.

Louis Hawks from 1954-65. He scored 20,880 points, fourth highest in NBA history. He Memphis Pros Nip Condors By 114-106 MEMPHIS, (AP) Memphis guard Jimmy Jones ed a third-quarler drive and inished with 32 points Sunday as Ihe Pros beat the Pittsburgh Condors 114-106 in an American Basketball Association game. The score was tied 54-54 at lalftirrie and 55-58 Iwo minutes nto the Ihird quarter when the rps broke it open, scoring 11 points while Pittsburgh managed only one. Memphis held an edge through the rest of the George Thompson was high nan for.

the Condors with 28, Stew Johnson added 24 and John Brisker 21. Steve Jones had 21 or Memphis. lohnson Brisker Kennedy Lattln 'Is Thmpsn Svrift Vllllams Valis 9 3-4 21 0 1 3 1 2 0-2 4 3 1-1 7 9 10.14 28 MEMPHIS 6 1-2 13 3 OJ) 6 0 n-i 5 1-1 11 1 0-0 2 2 0 1 4 1110-13 32 7 7-9 21 3 3-4 9 6 2-2 16 44 fcl-33 114 WJones Ladncr Cueto Govan Raymnd Davis JJones SJones Williams Warren Totals Plllsbnrfh Memphis Z7 27 34 26-114 YORK (90) FG FT Pts. Clingseisen fi 3-4 15 Miller a 2-2 12 Addleman I 5-8 7 Harris 2 7-7 11 loth 12 fi.fi 31 iauck 0 2-3 2 2 1-3 a loss 1 0-2 2 jeibreman 1 o-o 2 0 4-5 4 TOTALS .10 911 IAUFORNIA (123) FG FT Pis. Skinner .1 l-l 7 Matly 2 Manclnelll 2 3-4 7 Drnkc 2 2-2 4 3-3 11 3 0-2 6 ROSS 1 2-4 4 Milligan 4 4-5 12 jreene 7 4-4 18 ileward 9 3-3 21 McCray 5 6-7 16 'aylor 1 7-7 9 TOTALS 43 37-42 12? Score at (he half: California 60, York 44 Ex-manager Mayo Smith of the Detroit Tigers was born in New xmdon, in 1915.

Three point goals--Memphis, Warren 2 Fouled out--None Total fouls--Pittsburgh 26, Memphis 27 Amateur Hockey Set For Garden NEW YORK (AP) Five amateur hockey double headers involving junior, collegiate anc club teams have been listed for Madison Square Garden this season. The games will be played Sunday afternoons. College teams to see action are Manhattan, Fordham, Columbia, Fairfield, Queens, Colgate, Stony Brook, Bridgeport, lona and St. Francis of Brooklyn. The final twin bill is set for March 7 with West New York facing Essex in a Metropolitan Junior Hockey Association game and lona taking on St.

Francis in a Metropolitan Intercollegiate Hockey League game. played in II All-Star Games, was named Most Valuable Player in three midwinter classics and shared the honor in 1958-5!) wih Elgin Baylor. Petlit, from Ijouisiana State, was considered the NBA's first superstar from the South. Dolpr Sliayes, a 6-3 forward, helped make Syracuse world champion in 1955 and a perennial a in other years. Schayes was a great two-handed shooter, a skilled driver, re- bounder and defender.

He played 16 seasons, more than any player in history. He also appeared in more regular season games (1,059) and is the all-time leader in free throws made He scored 19,249 points. Paul Arizin, one of the best jump shooters in the history of the game. He won two scoring championships (1952 and 1957) as a 6-4 forward for the Philadelphia Warriors. He played in nine All-Star Games, winning the MVP Award in the 1952 game.

He was All-NBA three times. But his personal career highlight was being a member of the 1956 Warriors, the world champions. Joe Fulks, the first great scorer who averaged 23.2 points per game that first season of 1946-47. He stood 6-5 and, like Arizin, played his entire career for the Warriors. On February 10, 1949, Fulks scored 63 points, an incredible feat in the days before the 24 second clock speeded up the game and put more emphasis on shooting.

It was more than a decade before this 63-point total was surpassed. George Mikan, the first dominant big man in the NBA. He stood 6-10, weighed about 250 pounds, and led the Minneapolis Lakers to world championships in 1949,1950,1952,1953 and 1954. George, known as "Big Number 99," led the league in scoring in 1949,1950 and 1951. He played in the first four All-Star Games and made All-NBA honors six straight times.

Bob Cousy, a magician with a basketball. UK was a great playmaker (No. 2 lifetime in assists at 6,959) and a great innovator with bchind-the back passes, mid air maneuvers, which led to many Boston tics' baskets. The 6-1 guard played in 13 All-Star Games, more than any player in history. With the Celtics from 1950-63, he played on six world championship clubs.

Bill Sharman, the greatest free throw shooter in NBA history. Sharman who teamed with Cousy in the Boston back court from 1951-61, was a gifted jump shooter and team player. But as a foul shooter he was unequalled. He once made 56 in a row, still a record. He shot .932 for the 1958-59 season, and .883 (or his starry career, both still records.

He played in eight All- BILL RUSSELL Star Games and was the MVP in the 1955 game. Bob Davies, star of the Rochester Royals, world champions in 1951. Davies, a 6-1 guard from Seton Hall, won first-team All-NBA honors four times and played in the first four All-Star Games. He led the League in assists in 1948-49. He teamed with Bob Wanzer in the Royals' back court which won the 1951 championship in seven exciting playoff series games over New York Sam Jones, the steady, talented guard on 10 world championship clubs in Boston.

Sam is second on the all-time list of games played in playoffs (154) and third in points scored Although he made many clutch shots in a great 12-year career, the 6-4 guard from North Carolina College will long be remembered for the shot which won the fourth game of the 1969 playoff series, which Boston won over Los Angeles. The panel who selected the 25 nominees for the Silver Anniversary Team consisted of Arnold "Red" Auerbach of Boston, Ned Irish of New York, Eddie Gottlieb of Philadelphia, Haskell Cohen of New York. Danny Biasone of Syracuse, Lester Harrison of Rochester, Fred Zollner of Detroit, Ben Kerner of St. Louis, Fred Schaus of Los Angeles and Bob Feerick of San Francisco. The 10 men on the Silver Anniversary Team have been invited by Commissioner Walter Kennedy to San Diego to receive their awards at the Silver Anniversary Banquet today.

Preakness Win Good Two Ways BALTIMORE (AP) When Eddie Belmoiite won the Preakness with Personality his share of the $151,300 winner's purse and fourth place money was $11,910. Belmonte and Larry Adams, who rode High Echelon, the fourth place finisher for victorious Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs, decided on a 75 25 percentage split. Adams received $3,970.

Out of Belmonte's share he tipped the Pimlico valet, John Hess, the exercise boy, pony boy and a few other people. Belmont's agent, Ralph Theroux, received the customary 10 per cent. Added to the winner's purse was $7,500 fourth money earned by Adams and Sgh Echelon. And Adams shared 10 per cent of his fee with his agent, former sports writer Lou DeFichy. Davidson Rallies To Clip West Virginia By 66-57 CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Davldson ode a 13-2 second-half spurl to a 6-57 victory over West Virginia Saturday.

The Mountaineers led 27-24 at le intermission, but the Wild- als came on strong In the sec- nd half lo sew up the victory. Davidson's 13-2 breakaway in three minute spnn boosted le Cats to 52-39 bulge, and ic closest West Virginia pot ficr (lint wns lo within six olnts. Tim loss came nl I be fvcn Imnv line ns lhr Mouiilnlnocrs iiilRnnlcd Ihe Wildcats 25-24 mm Iho field, but only tallied 7 of 14 throws from the chary stripe In IB-SB for Davidson, Weal Virginia slayod in a II (he way, and the Wildcats uck lo a tight ninii-lo-ninn. Skip Klnlv. finished as hlRli corcr for Ihc Mountaineers as pumped In 10 points on eight old mid Ihrce charity nsses, mid l.niircl Highlands' VII Robinson rounded mil Ihe double-digit scorers for WVU with 10 points.

Bryan Adrian finished a high scorer for the Cats with 17 points. Wednesday night the Mountaineers will host Ohio State. SUNOCO EXCELLENT STATION FOR RENT MAVIS SERVICE STATION 1CD OOINO INTO DUSINF.S5 KOIt YOUHSBI.V? WANTTHK FACTS WITH NO CmUGATtONV 1. Salary Plus Kxixinsos PnM (IllrlnR prpff Nsinmil Prn- uvAin. 2.

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llox R.W Cnllfornin, 1's. IMIfl ONE CADDIE ENOUGH EVERGREEN, Colo. (AP) Prior lo Ihe starl of this year's Colorado Open golf tournament at Hiwan near Evergreen, officials reported a shortage of caddies. Tom Nosewica, a teenage entrant from Aurora, was disqualified after the first round for using two caddies without getting approval. Quarterbacks Highlight Hula Boid HONOLULU (AP) A quar tet of the nation's leading co legiate quarterbacks lived up their advance billing and put a dazzling show for a nation wide television audience in Sa urday's Hula Bowl game.

Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett, Joe Theismann am Rex Kern led the North Al Stars to a 42-32 victory over th South. But Mississippi's Arch Manning made a strong showin in a valiant second-half effor by the South. Only South signa callers Dennis Dummit of UCL. and Chuck Hixson of SMU wer unable to move the ball. Plunkett of Stanford comple ed 11 of 12, passes for 133 yard and scored two touchdowns.

No tre Dame's Theismann comple ed two of five passes for 3 yards, gained 59 yards on four carries and was on the Nprtl punt return team. Ohio State's Kern passed fo one' touchdown and intercepte a pass while playing defense Manning--who played with protective cast on his left arm --completed 20 of 33 passes fo 294 yards and added another 2' yards on eight carries. 'I had to do Plunkett said. "Those other two guys (Theismann and Kern) di everything. All I do is The Stanford star's efforts earned him the outstanding rack award.

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