The Evening Standard from Uniontown, Pennsylvania • Page 10

mauve KAVBABB, tmtoKrowx, rcori, tuutci Charleroi In Tourney Semifinal Tonight SPORTS STANDARD By TOD TRENT Crohf KtUvi Spwta We notice where those who are supposed to know about such things are picking Charleroi and its height tonight against Uniontown and its speed in their scrni- fmai tt'PIAL Class.A tourney contest. Definitely the Cougars are going to have a decided overall advantage over the Haiders in the height department. It will be the tallest team the Raiders have had to run up against this season. Charleroi's front line of center Al Thlry, forwards OJlie Payne and John Hanchin measure 6-5, 6-4 and fi-2 respectively. Six fool Joe Uhlman and 5-lfl Jim Chacko round out the club.

With all the height in the forecourt Chacko, the Junior playmaker, is considered by many to he the key for iiiu Cougars. He was Ore-determining factor in the Cougars' win over Springdale and has been the steady player on the club all season. Payne is also a dangerous operator. The three- year veteran has rewritten the Charleroi scoring records for one game, season and career. It will be remembered last season that he hit clo.se to the 30-poini mark in the exhibition game here against Unionlown.

As though Thiry. Payne and Hanchin didn't represent enough height the Cougars have three reserves who come in at better than six feet in height. 1 Charleroi doesn't have the overall team speed of the Uniontown quintet. In the pre-gamc figuring speed is the only thing observers are willing to concede to the Raiders. Will Layoff Hurt? The question is being asked if the layoff is going to hurt.

The only answer we have is to tell you to wait until around 9:30 this evening. Wq'll all know by then. do feel (hat if either team is going to he affected by the inactivity it will be the Maroon and White. They haven't played for almost two weeks (12 days to be exact) after rolling to three big wins.in six days in wln- ning (he Section 2 title and' two tournament encounters. On the other hand Charleroi last played on March so will be swinging into action after an eight-day layoff.

Chances are the Cougars had a better opportunity to, retain their competitive edge. This doesn't mean we are discounting Uniontown's chances in tonight's flail game. We have watched the Raiders enough this campaign to know they are capable of performing, in excellent style. will (ake a (op performance to put them over (he top against the Cougars and into (he finals for (he third time since the WPIAL tournament began. "Desire, an ability to come up with the big game when it has needed it, excellent team play have been some of the factors which have carried the Maroon and White team this far.

We hope all of these hidden factors are working for the team again tonight. This is one game we would like to see entered on the victory side of the ledger. Uniortfown has been in the WIAI, tournament on 16 occasions. This is their fifth trip into the semifinals and twice they havev made it to the finals. We're all for making it three appearances in the finals.

It was 32 years ago (hat the Raiders last won a semifinal match. i IBS Quintet Word To Pop Raiders Maroon Taken Two Previous Teuls In WPIAL Kvenl At the start of the 1957-58 baseball season the Unionlown High cage (com was Riven a lance, but not an overwhelming of winning the Section 2 ismplonshlp. The Raiders came through to op the title with a mark of 13 Ins against one loss for a one a margin over ninncrup reensbiirg. As the Maroon and Mile moved into the WPIAL lass A haskclhall tournament its hanccs of goinc past the quart- rfinal round were considered im indeed. Junior Rusko came through with the highest scries turned in Huring the past week in district league bowling circles.

He hit a 622 in the SI. Thcrese Bowling League. Two other three-game totals in excess of 600 were rolled. In the Fairbank Men's League Dirda came through with a 616 set and George Zentkovich hurled a 605 in the City League. Mike Paluda just missed the magic 600 number.

He had a 599 in the City Loop and rounding GAME TONIGHT CHARLEROI UNIONTOWN from the Pitt Field House W.M.l.K. McKeesport 1360 on your djal PtAY-BY-PUY BY SAM VIDNOVIC GAME ITIME SPONSORS Wrifi Wear M7 MCKMI An. Chirkrel UBtaa Sboe Store McKean Ave. crurlerot Rtgo's Resta nrut Hi McKeu Cterfeni mt the top five series efforts wa- Nick Genovese's 535 in the Sum mil League. Two members of the Fairbank'.

Men's circuit turned in the high single game scores with 'eelo having a 258 total and Dir da coming through with a 250 Next in line was Len Basili. 243 in- the City League. Ralph Senovese came up wilh a 23. in the St. Thcrese.

Completing the i singl game efforts were A. Sassak wit! a 233 in the St. Mary's circui and Shuli with a 232 in the Fair bank Men's loop. Jo Hill turned in the high ser ies among the ladies with a 498 in the K-9 Bowling Leagtie. i 492 by B.

Pleban in the Flowe took runnerup honors. The top i game SCOT among the women was 207. Libbj Tassone and Alice CTiarnovic cac! hit that score in the Bowling League. Jn the league races Villanov, has taken a three game lead i the SI. Legion tops th Moose by a game.

Zero Kings ai in front by six in the Melrler Collies hold a four-game mar gin in the K-9, Diamonds an Clubs are knotlcd in the Cor daro's Unity is in front by eigh in the C. D. of A. Last week's scores: Moose Lodge Mar. 2 High three 575 High single gsrof--siroltovlc, 216 Three game scores-- Repoffcey, 5 Cluconu.

555: C. 522 McDsdc. 515; Mains, 505. Slngit fame scores-- Rcposker. 2I 1 2 1 3 202; Socialite Feb.

27 High three Pftzlcnl. 426. High tingle no Ttirtt bush. 431; Hiitr, Chambers. Crottchecfc.

Gtrtr McArdle, Dolores May, M2. Single game scores--Miy, Alleen 154; Barbush, 153; Bell Bruschl. ISO; Molly Olardlnl, 14t, (Continued on Page An 41 57 70 69 IS 62 58 45 82 S2 82 54 57 42 52 iff! 72 IS 53 65 55 Won 22 C1IAR1.KROI Connelliviiii Canoniburg Homteltad Clalrlon Keristone Biulti Union Beth Jolnl- New Caille Chester Ocrbroolc Ellwooil City Monongahela Srownavlln Ilfllmur California Moneseu Donora Waihlngton Monongahela Biownsvllle Bcllmar California MoncMen Bprlngdale douhle. overtime tournament SO Connelliviiit SO Kempdeld 73 Jeannette 70 North Huntingdon 68 GreenBburg 7B Perm Joint 79 Lalrolic ConnellSTllle 68 Hemp field V8 jeannette 63 North Huntingdon 73 Greenaburg Penn Joint 62 Latrobe 82 Roatraver 54 Ford Cltyx WPIAL tournanient Won 21 Lost 3 This underdog Uniontown learn as bucked odds of that type 11 season and tonight the Abe Everhart club makes its bkfto move past the semifinal bracket nlo (he WPIAL finals. Charlcroi's Section 5 champions re the opponents in tonight's semifinal attraction slated at the 'itt Field Mouse before what promises to be a sellout crowd.

This will be Unionlown's Ihird oumament game, Charleroi wil making its second start. The (aiders clubbed Kostravcr by an 2-55 count in the firsl round ant dged pre-tonrney favorite Fort 54-53, in a quarterfinal con esl. The Cougars look the measun if Springdale, 55-49, in its Ion oumament outing so far. tha coming in Ihe quarterfinal round Tonight's victor moves into th inals against the survivor ot to morrow night's clash bclwcei Sharon and Washington. Mel Freeman, Sanford Stephen Jim Jones and Chris Wilson art certain to be in there at (he tip off tonight.

The other position wil to cither Charley Haines Dick Rishel. The taller Charleroi quintet wil ineup at the start with 6-4 Olli Payne and 6-2 John Hanchin a Jie forwards. 6-5 Al Thiry at the jivot. 5-10 Jim Chacka and 6- Joe.Uhlman at the guards. In reserve for Henry Pcnnline 1 repealers from Section 5 are 5-1 Art Arlis, 6-5 Ed Rader, 6-3 Bo' Coulter and G-l Jim 'Colditz.

Both the Raiders and Cougar tiave lost three times this season Uniontoim has won 21 and Char ieroi 22 including tournament ap pearances. The Raiders lost exhibilio games to McKeesport and Lebanon and a league tussle wit Grcensburg. Charleroi was bea en 72-58 by Phitadelphin Over brook in the finals of the Johns town Invitational along with hibitions to Washington an Homestead. Tipoff time is 8 o'clock. Basketball Conference Tille To Millersville JOHNSTOWN, Pa.

ville, which ended (he reason wit an 11-1 record, has won its fill consecutive Pennsylvania Slal Teachers Colleges Basketball Con fercnce title by six rating point According to final standings leased yesterday, Indiana, th only undefeated team in the con fercnce with an 11-0 mark, finish ed second. Indiana is the Pcnn sylvania NATA champion. The Saylor System in whic weight is given to caliber of op position as well as won-Iost re ords is used in computing confe ence standings. Pro Basketball Today's Schedule at St. Louis New York at Boton Yesterday's Results Clnclnnxl 122.

St. I.oufi S4 Tomorrow's Schedule MilladelpliU Siracutt New York at Bos I on CliKlnnltl at Minneapolis Beth Joint Basket In The Making West Virginia First In Final Cage Poll Late Spurt Carries Mountaineers To Top; Cincinnati Second, Kansas State Third By WILL OR1MSLEV Associated Press West Virginia, a team of towering mountain boys with deadly shooting eyes, is the nation's No. i college basketball team the 1957-58 season. Coach Fred Schaus' squad from W.Va., captured top honors today in the final Associat- xl Press poll, making an llth- KMir spurt to the position it held hrough much ot the campaign. Cincinnati finished second and Cansas State fell from first to hird after being beaten by Ne- raska and Kansas during the 'inal week.

San Francisco placed ourth and Temple fifth, followed iy--Maryland, Kansas, Notre Dame, Kentucky and Duke. The West Virginians grabbed 89 of the first-place votes of snorts writers and broadcasters who Beth Joint's Adam Poplelarczyk (14) goes high In the air lo pass off to teammate Toby Simon culling toward fhe basket for i layup in last night's Class tourney game at the Pitt Field House. The Bulldogs downed McDonald, 68-51, to' move Into finals. McDonald players are Dick Scott (21), Bob Bastide (31) and Bill Hyser (33). Three Games hi Republic Cage Event A Ihree-game program will be clayed this evening, starling at in the Republic Grade School iold Medal Basketball tourney be- ng conducted on the Redstone ligh School hardwood.

Perry-Lower Tyrone and Repub- will meet at 6, Orient and Colonial collide at 7 and Filbert 50CS against Brownsville in the inal clash at 8. Colonial, North Union and Fil- 5ert won opening round contests last night's first round action. Colnial whipped Troller, 28-18; forth Union nipped St. John's, 40-38, in an overtimer; Filbert ook All Saints, 37-16. Colonial took an 8-6 edge in he first quarter and led, 14-S, at the half.

In the second half the winners oulscored the losers, 140. Pellick and Malhews shared the scoring honors with Ihe victorious aggregation annexing nine each. Jrilfin paced the losers wilh seven. St. John's led North Union, 9-8, at the first stop.

At the midway mark the Baby Rams owned a 14-13 edge over the Baby Eagles St. John's outscored the North team, D-8, in the third quarter and North reversed the scoring advantage, 9-7, in the final quar ler to force a 31-all slalemale a Ihe end of regulation time. In Ihe overtime the winners talliet nine, while the losers garncrct seven. Wargo, who tallied eight pooints picked up two in the fourth canto and six in the overtime. The Baby Eagles hit better from the field, 16-14, but were less success fill at the foul line.

12-6. Clingan paced (he winners wilh 17 tallies while John tallied a like total for losers and teammate Jlaher added tea-to the total. Filbert held 7-2 and 19-6 ad vantages al the firsl and secom lops. In the second hall the Fil bert club outscored All Saints 18-10. Boskovilch and Young lallicd points each for Filbert, while Boyle paced the losers with five Came On Air Uniontown Radio Station tt'AIBS, with Jimmy Gismondi at the mike, will broadcast tonight's Union- Charleroi basketball tourney game from Pitt Field House.

Air time is o'clock. WPIAL Tourney CLASS A Round Uniontown 82. Rostraver 55. Eprlngrtalr 35, Baldwin 35 Sharon 54, South Union 40 UcKKs Rocks 43, Scott 39 Washington 93. Midland 49 Quarterfinals Uniontown 54.

Ford City 53 Chtrlerol 55, Sprlngdtle 43 Washington. 42. McKeesport 3g Siiaion 37, McKtts Rocks 32 11 Dnlontovn Charlerol; March 12. Washlng- on TS. Sharon.

Cbamploiulilp--March 19. CLASS riiyoK Intln 83. Perry 47 Quarterfinal Bfth Joint 59. Siiowdtn McDonald 60. Irwln 55 Wampum 64.

Bharpsburx 5 Avonworth 79, Apollo 68 Semifinals Beth Joint 68, McDonald 51 Wampum 77. Avonworth 5J ChamplouEhlp--Match 13, i HOUM. Win Would Clinch Tie By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Cincinnati Royals can finish in a lie for second place in Ihe Western Division of the National Basketball Assn. providing they win their final regular game of the season Wednesday The resurgent Royals kept their hopes alive by overwhelming the St. Louis Hawks 322-84 in the only played last night Cincinnati's record now is 32-39, while the second-place Detroit Pistons have completed Itheir regular schedule with a 33-39 mark.

If the. Royals can defeat Ihe Lakers at Minneapolis Wednes day, Cincinnati and Detroit wouli end up lied for second. The Philadelphia Warriors get chance to clinch third place in the Eastern Division tonight. A Phila delphia victory over St. Louis or a New York Knickerbocker loss to the Boston Celtics would eliminat the Knicks mathematically.

Two German Cage Teams To Be Ousted Two teams will be eliminated from the German Grade School Gold Medal basketball lournament tonight when another four-game scheduled is played. McClellandtown, Palmer, Ralph and Ronco capped opening games last night. McClellandtown plays Palmer at 8 and Ralph takes on Ronco at 9 in upper bracket games. St. Mary's and Edehborn clash at 6 with the loser to be ousted and Leckrone meets Fooledale at 7 in another clash in which the loser goes to the sidelines.

The lournament is being held on the German High School court. of the tournament games were Ronco over Eden born, 26-23; McClellandtown over Leckrone, 32-18; Ralph over SI Mary's, 50-19; and Palmer over Footedale, 31-11. Ronco led. 6-5, at the first stop, and H-10, at the half. The losers outscored the winners, 33-12, in the second half.

Cherry led Ronco with 12; while Pollard was high for Edenbora with nine. McClellandtown moved in fron of Leckrone, 8-4; at the first stop and led, 20-9 at the half. The victors oulscored the losers, 12-9 in the second half. Leckrone fail ed to score in the final canto. participated in the balloting.

Gin- collected the second largest number, 37. Points are awarded on the asis of 10 for a first-place vote, I for second, etc. West Virginia had 1,400 points compared with 1,214 for Cincinnati. Kansas Slafe had 931 points but only two first-place nominations. A team of rugged individualists who have no set plays but "do ust what comes naturally," West Virginia rolled up a season record of 28 victories and one defeat, counting games in the Southern Conference Tournament it wan for the fourth straight lime.

The only setback came at the lands of Duke, 72-68, in Durham, V.C., Jan. 27. The mountaineers lave a 12-game string as they 'ace Manhattan at a i Square Garden tonight in one of the preliminary NCAA Tournament playoffs. The team's ace shot is Jerry West, a six-foot-three sophomore who is averaging 18.1 points a game. Maryland, with a 20-6 record, broke into the first 10 by winning the tough Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

The final standings with first- place votes in parenthesis: 1. West Virginia (89) 1,400 2. Cincinnati (37) 1,214 3. Kansas State (2) 931 4. San Francisco (8) 935.

5. Temple (9) 910 6. Maryland (7) 652. 7. Kansas (1) 501 8.

Notre Dame (5) 479'. 9. Kentucky (1) 358 10. Duke 350' The second 10: 11. Dayton 310 12.

Indiana (1) 199 13. North Carolina 14. Bradley (1) 136 15. Mississippi State 104 16. Auburn (4) 98 17.

Michigan Stale 65 18. Seattle 51 19. Oklahoma State (1) 43 20. N.C. Stale 37 NICK KOMANECKY 101 Elnu Ave.

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Casimir tonight in the deciding game of a bcsl-of-three. series for the Pittsburgh Diocese championship. The winner moves into a quarter-final contest against Immaculate Conception ot Lock Haven at Lock Haven Saturday. SI. John's of Uniontown plays St.

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