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Sporf Secffon FREEPORT JOURNAL-STANDARD Section Two FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1964 Pretzels Travel To Belvidere Friday Bulldogs Seek First Win; Meet Orangeville Friday Coach Arnold Maville isn't ready to push the panic button despite the fact his Aquin Central Bulldogs have lost the first two games of the season. The second defeat came Tuesday night at Durand in Stephenson Conference action. Last week they fell before Lena-Winslow in the season's opener. "I feel things will iron themselves out," Maville said Wednesday when asked what he thought the trouble might be with his ball club. Only Second Game "You must remember this is only our second game and we started later than most teams this year.

I look for improvement soon and it could come against Orangeville Friday night," he said. PROBABLE LINEUPS Aquin Central Seeker May Reitlnger Kent Rath (5-11) Orangeville Moyer T. Babler Boyer Wyssman J.Schelder (5-10) Staas (3-1) Maville (0-2) Coach Time, Central gymnasium with preliminary game start- Ing at 6:45 p.m. and varsity contest following around 8 o'clock. The game will be played in Aquin's gym.

The Broncos, defending co- champions of the Stephenson with Lena-Winslow, were supposed to have problems getting started this year since coach Dick Staas had four boys recovering from football injuries. 3-1 Record But Orangeville will invade the Bulldogs' lair with a record of 3-1 and a perfect mark of 2-0 in league play. Staas' crew was soundly trounced by Warren in its opener 57-35, but since then has copped three straight: over Stockton (72-56), Dakota (56-53), and the. latest victim, Elizabeth, Tuesday (64-54). Two of the grid injuries, Mike Moyer, a starter Friday, and Mike Sciutto, have already returned to action for Orangeville.

The remaining pair, Dwight Kehler and Jim Scheider, should be ready by next week, Staas said. With Need Polishing the injury problems cleared up, Orangeville's chances of becoming stronger will increase. But Staas is quick to point out his team's present record doesn't indicate the polishing they need. Black Hawks Beat Rangers; Montreal Wins By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS It was a night for the unexpected in the National Hockey League. In New York, Bobby Hull, who specializes in goal scoring, battled defensive shadows all night long but found time to set up three Chicago goals in a 6-1 Black Hawk victory over the Rangers.

That was surprising. In Toronto, Maple Leaf fans, disappointed by their club's 3-2 loss to Montreal, had plenty to talk about though when big Frank Mahovlich skated out for his first game action in almost a month. Considering early hospital reports on the Big M's mysterious ailment which remains undisclosed, that was amazing. The Rangers kept close tabs on Hull, who has scored 20 goals in 22 games and appears on his way to a record-breaking season. But two goals by Ken Wharram and a flurry of four third-period set up by it open for the Hawks.

Orioles Set Fielding Marks In AL BOSTON (AP) The Balti more Orioles fielded a collective .985 and committed only 95 errors in 1964 to set major league records for the second consecutive year, the official American League fielding averages disclosed today. The Orioles also had three individual defensive pact-setters, second-baseman Jerry Adair, third-baseman Brooks Robinson and shortstop Luis Ap'aricio. Baltimore finished two points ahead of the New York Yankees in the club figures. The Detroit Tigers were third with .982 followed by Chicago and Cleveland, .981 each. The Orioles had set the previous big league records of .984 and 99 errors in ILLINOIS CENTER SKIP THOREN (35) hits for two points Tuesday against Bowling Green in a basketball game at Champaign.

Others in picture are Dan Rinicella (30), Bowling Green forward; Tal Brody (12), Illinois guard, and Tom Seiple (25), Bowling Green guard. Illini won Michigan, Ohio Sfafe Win, Northwestern Loses 83-75 CHICAGO (AP) Top-ranked line for the winning basket. 1963. Adair also established two major league marks. He compiled a .994 average, eclipsing the .9934 mark set by Red Schoendienst of St.

Louis and New York in the National League in 1956. Adair made only five errors, two less than the previous record-holder, Brooklyn's Jackie Robinson in 1951. Michigan and Ohio State came through with basketball victories Wednesday night but Northwestern stumbled against the No. 1 college team, Evansville. Michigan breezed to a 102-64 triumph over Indiana State with Cazzie Russell hitting 27 points, Bill Buntin 19 and Jim Myers 15.

The Wolverines were ahead 63-33 at halftime and hit 62 per cent of their floor shots in cruising to their fourth victory. A fast-break basket by Al Rowley in the final 12 seconds gave Ohio State a 67-66 edge over Butler. Ron Sepic stole the ball near midcourt as Butler tried to protect its lead and flipped it to Rowley at the foul was named the AL's most valuable player last month, fielded .972 and topped the third basemen for the fifth straight year Aparicio headed the shortstops for the sixth consecutive season, Baltimore's Robinson, who' His 1964 average was .979. We've played some poor all," Staas related Wednesday, and our ball handling and hooting is down. I think the oys are too tense.

A little more ame experience and I think icy will come, around." Less Chance Both teams Friday, along with hannon, were mentioned prom- nently before the season began solid contenders for the Ste- lenson crown. The Broncos and Jagles have jumped to a good tart. Aquin hasn't. In fact one more, loss by the Julldogs could cut any chances eft for the title. After Friday's encounter with )rangeville, Aquin Central will ave played one-fourth of its onference schedule.

No Juggling Maville said Wednesday he oesn't plan on juggling his line- for the upcoming struggle. His main substitutions in the will be Terry Underwood, 'im Joyce, Topper Steinman md Mike Loring. Seniors Tom Vtay, John Seeker, Mike Reiting- Greg Kent and Greg Raih open the ball game for the Bulldogs. Staas will counter with Moyer, iVillie Boyer, Tom Babler, John kVyssman and John Scheider. Bobby Jordan is expected to see ome, action, Staas added.

Tipoff time for the varsity jame is expected around 8 p.m. after the frosh-soph tilt which jegins at 6:45 o'clock. FHS Faces Tough Task Wifh Bucs PROBABLE LINEUPS Freeport Swalve Hawley (8-1) Schlelch Norman Wohlford Norman (3-1) Coach Belvidere Schmltt O'Brien KIrsche Dobbins Wahler (5-8) Hunter (1-2) UNTIL WEDNESDAY, the big question facing the New York Giants in their upcoming game Saturday with the Cleveland Browns was, who will be the quarterback? In the Giants- Minnesota game, Y. A. Tittle (14), veteran signal caller of N.

was in the game for only one play. Gary Wood (19) is shown above replacing him. However, the question is now resolved, since coach Allie Sherman said Wednesday Tittle will be his man for the crucial Eagles Announce Kuharich Signs 15-Year Confracf PHILADELPHIA (AP) Joe i ing." He said the contract won't Balanced Scoring Buckeye scoring was balanced with Rowley and Jim Shaffer getting 10 points each, Sepic 11, Dick Ricketts 12 and Al Peters L4. Dave Sanders topped the Bulldogs with 30. Evansville, trailing 49-40 at intermission, came back to overpower Northwestern 83-75.

It was the Aces' second victory over a Big Ten team. Earlier they defeated Iowa 90-83. Behind the shooting of Larry Humes and Sam Watkins, the Aces took the lead at 74-73 with three minutes left and Freeport Assigned Regional Freeport High School has been assigned a Regional Basketball Tournament, it was announced Wednesday by Albert Willis, executive secretary of the Illinois High School association. The district, regional, sectional and state final centers for the IHSA state basketball championship next March all have been released. Area district tournaments were assigned to Hanover, Rockton Hononegah, Stillman Valley and Thomson.

The district winner from Stillman Valley will advance to the Sterling Regional while the Hanover winner goes to Freeport. Regional centers at West Rockford will include the Rockton winner and the Thomson District winner will play in the Lanark Regional. DeKalb Sectional Kuharich said today his new 15- year contract as general manager and coach of the Philadelphia unprecedented in the National Football help provide a solid basis on which to build the team. Eagles' owners Earl Foreman and Jerry Wohnan announced the elevation of Kuharich to general manager Wednesday and the signing of the long-term contract. In a statement they said: "It is our belief that the most expedient way to build and main- ain a winner in the NFL is to authority in one knowledgeable individual.

The Eagles are fortunate to have such a person in Kuharich." Very Thrilling Kuharich, 47, has been virtual general manager since he was lired as coach to replace Nick Skorich. Former General Manager Vince McNally resigned several months ago. Kuharich described the contract as "very thrilling," and "my finest moment in coach- were ahead to stay. Each had 26 points for the game while Jim Pitts head Northwestern with 16. Big Ten teams now stand at 25-7 against outside opponents.

Their next action comes Saturday when Washington is at Illinois, North Carolina at Indiana, Creighton at Iowa, Drake ai Michigan State, Colorado ai Northwestern, Bowling Green ai Regional winners at Freeport, DeKalb, West Rockford and Sterling will make up field at DeKalb Sectional. The Rock Island Sectional will include the regional winners Erom Aledo, Bradford, East Moline and Lanark. Winners from the DeKalb and Rock Island sectionals will then play in the Moline first-round state final game before the contests scheduled at Champaign. Pro Hockey Wednesday's Results Montreal 3, Toronto 2 Chicago 6, New York 1 Today's Game Chicago at Boston Friday's Games No games scheduled Pistons Lose To Cincinnati; Buffets Beaten BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Cincinnati Royals haven't beaten the champion Boston Celtics in three tries this season in the National Basketball Association. Tonight may be the night when the teams clash at Cincinnati.

The Royals warmed up for their fourth meeting with the champs by defeating the Detroit Pistons 122-114 on the road Wednesday night. Oscar Robertson, with 32 points which included three vital baskets that stayed off a late Detroit rally, sparked the Royals to their third straight win and their fifth in their last six starts. They now trail Boston by 3Vz games in the Eastern Divi- prompt any immediate changes. "We're going to proceed as we have been doing," he said. He's handled player personnel and engineered numerous trades since coming here under the new owners.

Kuharich said he thought the length of the contract was "the finest arrangement in the NFL it could be a tremendous advantage." He said there was "no that having a long-term con tract is beneficial to the team "Over a long period of time you can build solidly," he said. The only other NFL coac with anything approaching Ku harich's contract, is Tom Lan dry, signed this year by the Da las Cowboys for 10 years. In their first season unde Kuharich, the Eagles have wo six and lost seven, their bes since 1961, and have a shot for .500 season. Kuharich previously coache in the NFL at Washington an St. Louis, and in college a Notre Dame where he played a a student.

In 1961 he left Notr Dame to become supervisor officials in the NFL. HSA Names Centers For State Play CHICAGO cen- ers for the 1965 Illinois state igh school basketball champi- nship series were announced Wednesday by the Illinois High school Association. District play at 44 sites will held Feb. 22-26. Survivors ill join regional competition, Vlarch 1-5, at 60 centers.

No district tournaments will be leld for regionals assigned to 16 centers. Sectional play is scheduled March 10-12 at 15 centers, in eluding Arlington Heights, Car bondale, Decatur, DeKalb, Harrisburg, Hinsdale, Jacksonville, LaSalle, Macomb, Olney, Peoria Woodruff, Rock Island, Urbana and Wood River. On March 16, first-round play will be held at eight centers, including Aurora East, Carbondale, Evanston (Northwestern University), Macomb Western, Moline, Normal, Olney, and Peoria (Bradley University). The two-day championship windup at Champaign will be held March 19-20 at the University of Illinois' Assembly Hall. Michigan State, Northwestern and Purdue have have never won a Big Ten title In track.

Time, gymnasium In Belvidere with preliminary game starting at 7 p.m. and varsity contest following around 8:15 o'clock. Freeport's basketball team has no easy mark this Friday night at Belvidere. If their memory serves them right, the Pretzels should remember an agonizing night at Community Gym last January when the Bucs put a severe crimp in the visitors Big Eight Conference title hopes and knocked them from contention. In the Buc-Pretz first meeting at Freeport earlier in the season, the Orange and Black handled Belvidere with ease 80-50.

It was a different story in the second encounter when the Bucs shot 47 per cent (51 in the opening half) and routed Freeport. No Change The script hasn't changed this time because the Pretz must face a club that is always tough on their home floor. "We're anticipating a tough game and preparing for it," Freeport coach Ron Norman said Wednesday. "They (referring to Belvidere) always give a team fits on their own floor." Norman's coaching rival, Elmer Hunter, looks at the game differently since he must shuffle his lineup to meet Freeport. Injury Problem The senior dominated Bucs are expected to give most op- Donents a rough time this win- since seven lettermen have returned four of them start- bruised in the accident," Hunter related Wednesday," and with the flu on top of that, there is a strong possibility he won't be ready." Hunter said he will open with 5-8 Larry Wahler, a nonletter- man at one guard post along with Wes Dobbins and shift center Mike O'Brien to forward with Brian Schmitt.

Max Kirsche will take over the pivot post. Can't Be Misled With this quintet, Belvidere will average exactly 6-0. The Pretz are a little over 6-1 in height. But Freeport can't be misled by its foe's problems. The Bucs' opening lineup, given by Hunter, scored 42 of the total 54 points against East Rockford last week when the E-Rabs won 65-54.

The Bucs grabbed a 22-8 first quarter lead before East jelled in the second half. Made Progress In the three appearances made by the Bucs so far, they have been successful once their opening game. Since then ers. But Hunter has his problems from an injury standpoint and hasn't been able to muster together the starting five he would like in Belvidere's three games to date. Mike Plumley, a 5-9 guard, who Hunter said gives the team 'poise," is recovering from a broken nose suffered in preseason practice and hasn't played as yet.

Revamp Lineup Add this to the fact that veteran forward Tom Chamberlain (6-1) probably won't play Friday because of an auto accident and a severe case of the flu this week, forces the Buc mentor to revamp his starting lineup. "Tom was pretty badly Washington's Charley Taylor Voted NFL's Rookie Of Year Wisconsin, Michigan at Nebraska and Purdue at Butler. sion. The New York Knicks beat the Baltimore Bullets 111-90 in the other NBA game scheduled Wednesday. It was the first road victory for the Knicks this season and ended a six-game losing streak.

Baltimore Bounces Back So Shula Named Coach Of Year NEW YORK (AP) Don Shula's job of leading the Baltimore Colts to the Western Conference title of the National Football League in his second year as head coach earned him recognition today as the league's Coach of the Year by an Associated Press panel. Shula won by a landslide in the voting of the 42-man group, three from each league city. The Baltimore coach had 38 votes to three for Blanton Collier of Cleveland. One committee member did not vote in this category. The 1963 winner was George Halas, owner-coach of the Chicago Bears.

Bounced Back Under Shula's direction, the Colts bounced back from an opening-day 34-24 defeat by Minnesota and streaked through 11 straight games before they lost to Detroit last Sunday. En route, they clinched the Western crown and whipped the favored Green Bay Packers and defend- ing champion Chicago Bears twice each. The first Bear game was a shocking 52-0 rout. Shula, 34, came to the Colts as successor to Weeb Ewbank after the 1962 season, following a career as a defensive back in the NFL and three years as line coach for the Detroit Lions under George Wilson. Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 1951 after a fine career at John Carroll University, Shula came to Baltimore in 1953 in a 10-for-5 player swap.

He played with the Colts' defensive 3ackfield through 1956 and finished his active career with Washington in 1957. First Job Shula's first coaching job was as an assistant at Virginia in 1958. He was an assistant at Kentucky in 1959 and moved to the Lions in 1960. Under Shula's direction in 1963, the Colts got off to a wobbly start while breaking in rookies and filling in for injured regulars. Baltimore came with a rush at the end and won five of its last six to finish in third place.

A sensational comeback by Lenny Moore, an inspired year by Johnny Unitas and the addition of rookie Tony Lorick to share the fullback job with Jerry Hill gave the Colts a potent offense. The return of Gino Marchetti, who had announced his retirement, fine play by Bill Pellington at middle linebacker helped solidify the defensive unit. WASHINGTON (AP) His college coach used to needle him for lack of chatter and hustle on the practice field. "I'm just not built to make a lot of noise," explains Charley Taylor of the Washington Redskins. "I just run each play the best I can, then hurry back to the huddle." But the 6-foot-3, 210-pound halfback's running and pass catching speak eloquently.

Barring a near-collapse Sunday in the final game against Baltimore, he will be the first National Football League rookie in more than 20 years to finish in the top 10 in both rushing and pass receiving. Named Wednesday Taylor was named NFL Rookie of the Year Wednesday by an Associated Press panel of sports writers and sportscasters. He received 18 of a possible 42 votes. Tied for runner-up, with five votes each, were his Redskin teammate, safetyman Paul Krause, and Cleveland split end Paul Warfield. "Taylor probably is the greatest natural football player I've ever seen," says Redskin Coach Bill McPeak.

"He combines power, speed and fine open field moves." At Arizona State, Taylor played right halfback and was mainly used as a wingback on offense to block, catch passes and run an occasional reverse. After 13 NFL games, Taylor ranks sixth among rushers with 744 yards in 191 carries. He is eighth among pass receivers with 49 for 720 yards. He has scored 10 touchdowns. Pretzels Chosen As Top Team In DeKalb Tourney DEKALB Freeport High School Pretzels were seeded No.

1 in the DeKalb Holiday Tournament which gets under way here in tie Northern Illinois Fieldhouse Dec. 26. The Pretz, members of the Big Eight Conference, face Waterman at 1:30 p.m. in the opening game of the i6-team tourney. The DeKalb Barbs were seeded second while Elmhurst York was the third choice.

This is the 37th year of the oldest continuous meet in the state. Last year, Sycamore won the title when they beat Freeport in the finals 49-44. Charley Taylor Voted AP NFL Rookie Of Year they have lost to DeKalb by one point and East Rockford. Norman, encouraged by his club's past two showings against Auburn and Dixon last weekend, said he will start the same unit he has used previously. "I think the team has made progress and has improved, especially in our last two games," the Pretzel coach commented.

Must Improve Norman went on to say, "We must improve, of course, if we expect to keep winning. I think we have a stronger bench, now, which will help us." After Friday's encounter with Belvidere, the Pretzels turn around Saturday and play a nonconference contest with Rock Falls in the FHS gym. These two games will be the final "doubleheader weekend" of three scheduled for Freeport until Jan. 15-16. A week from Friday, the Pretz meet Harlem here and then on Dec.

22 travel to West before heading into the DeKalb Holiday Tournament on Dec. 26. Rebuilding Year Rock Falls comes to Freeport with a young, inexperienced team as well as a first-year coach. Fred Rippel, who did his coaching at Marseilles last year, said this is definitely a rebuilding year for the Rockets. Rippel had only one letterman, 6-3 Bob Holster, back from last year and he broke his foot in the first practice.

He won't return to the lineup for 10 days or so. Only Four Seniors There are only four seniors on the Rockets' roster and 13 juniors which points to a young, inexperienced outfit. Rippel said he will start the following boys against the Pretzels: at forward will be Jim Welty (6-1) and Gary Spencer (5-11); Blair Hansen (6-3) will be at center and the guard posts will have Jeff Hardy (5-9) and either Mark Kolb (5-11) or Ken Bradford (6-0). Welty, Spencer and Bradford are seniors. Rock Falls, who faces Ottawa in North Central Conference play Friday night, has won two and lost one.

The victories have been over Fulton 62-50 and Mount Morris 54-47. The team dropped its lone NCIC start to Kewanee in overtime 60-57..