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Moprehead State, Highest Scoring Major College, Named to Tourney Manhattan Tops Fordham, 7871 By Press Morehead State, highest scoring major-college basketball team in the nation, today became the 25th and last team to enter the field for the NCAA Lightburn Meets Hoacine Khalfi In Bout Tonight New York Lightweight contender Ludwig Lighlburn of British Honduras shoots for his seventh straight victory lonight as a 3-1 favorite over Hoacine Khalfi of Algeria in their return 10-round TV-radio fight at Madison Square Garden. Lightburn whipped Khalfi by a lopsided score in their first meeting at St. Nicholas Arena, Oct. 24. But many ring observers thought the scrap was a lot better than the 8-2, 8-2, 9-1 bal- ournament.

The Morehead Eagles became the Ohio Valley conference representative In the tourney Thursday night by nipping Western Kentucky, 84-80, in the final game of a special playoff. They qualified to meet Marshall of Huntington, W. in first-round tourney game at Fort Wayne, March 12. Morehead, Western Kentucky and Tennessee Tech had fin- shed the season in a three-way tie for the Ohio Valley title. Western Kentucky downed Tech by the same 84-80 score Wednesday in the first game )f the play-off, and held More- lead even at 66-66 midway in he second half.

But then-the Eagles, who set a new record with a 96 points per game average this year, went on a eight- point streak for a 74-66 lead with 2:30 left. Western rallied trail by one point, but two free throws each by Fats Tolle lots of the three ring officials and Dan Swartz won it for would make it seem. Lightburn, 2i, is ranked fifth among the 135-pound contenders and his current winning streak has boosted his professional record to 38-6-0, a list that includes 13 kayoes. He's never been slopped. The Honduran's style features excellent speed and good ringwork.

Khalfi is substituting for L. C. Morgan of Dayton, Ohio. Morgan was not allowed to compete by the New York State Athletic Commission because of his current suspension Cleveland. Khalfi, 28, is a rugged battler currently unranked in the welterweight division but holding a non-tille decision over world featherweight champion Sandy Saddler two years ago.

His record is 43-12-5, with 13 kayoes. SPORTSMAN'S' AFTEK DRESSING GAME, DRY BRASS OR LEAVES WAY 8E USED TO WIPE OITT THE BODY CAVITY, IT IS HANDIER TO CARRY ALONG SEVERAL PAPtR TOWELS FOR THE WORK. THEY SOkK UP QUICKER AND DO CLEAN- JOB, ESPECIALLY ON GUT- WOT GAME WHERE EVERY BIT OF CONTAMINATION MUST BE REMOVED. IT'S A TROPHY TOWEL TO CLEAN B.OOO SPOTS. By Uiiled Press Ramon Monzant made it official today--the New York Giants will have to search for someone else to take Sal Magic's place as a "Dodger killer." Monzant, a 24-year-old curve- waller the Giants were hbping would be able to handle Brooklyn's righthanded power this season, notified the club he will not play major league ball Because of his mother's iilness.

He added he hoped to resume Morehead. Morehead twice defeated Marshall, its first NCAA rival, during the regular season. NCAA bound Manhattan wound up its season with a 16-7 record by defeating Fordham, 78-71, at New York despite 27 points by Jim Cunningham of Rams. Manhattan will meet Connecticut in a first-round game at New York, March 13 NCAA-bound SMU will tune up for its first-rounder against Texas Tech by playing the Air Force All-Stars tonight in a Coach Doc Hayes hopes will keep the Mustangs from going "stale" before the tournament. And national champion San Francisco, which meets UCLA in the tourney on March 16, en tered a loud complaint against alleged discrimination against Don fans in the location of seats at Corvallis, Ore.

Oregon State officials said the Dons got some poor seats because 01 their large request, but San Francisco officials said thc would suggest to NCAA that tourney games by playe elsewhere in the future. SPORTS HVMBOLDT STANDARD Friday, Mar. 9. .956, Page 15 Giant Rookie Confirms Report That He II Sit Out 1956 Year Greco Defeats Benny Artist Los Angeles W--Ray Greco, Denver, rallied after a first round knockdown last night to earn a split decision over hea- favored Benny Artist, Brooklyn, in Olmpic Auditorium's 10- round main event. Artist, 147, a 2-1 favorite, floored Greco with a right to Ihe head for a nine count just before the end of the first round.

After Artist again dominated action in the second round of the locally televised bout, Greco, 142, suddenly took command of the bout in the third by using crowding tactics. Greco piled up points on infighting, while Artist never was able to get free to launch his usual free-swinging attack. Referee Reggie Gillmore and Judge Latka gave the nod to Greco. Judge Jack McDonald called the fight for Artist. is career with the team in 957.

"It's my dearest wish of belong the club in conquest of the hampionship and I want to back in 1957," Monzant rote in Spanish from Mara aibo, Venezuela. "But my in ention is to stay out all of 956." Raises Giant Hopes Monzanl had a 7-1 recorc with Minneapolis and a 4-8 mark with the Giants last sea on but he pitched two excel ent games against the Dodg rs in the closing weeks of the ampaign, leading the Giani ront office to believe he could ieat them consistently--a la laglie of recent years. At Orlando, meanwhile, he major leagues' only remain ng holdout was expected to ome to terms with the Wash ngton. Senators. Club Vice 'resident Calvin Griffith saic he and first-baseman Hoy Siev rs were only a few hundrec dollars apart after Thursday's onference.

Sievers is believec sking for raise of 57,000. With the Grapefruit League cheduled to open Saturday he managers were getting set study key "question marks' under game conditions. Manager Charley Grimm of he Milwaukee Braves, an nounced that rookie Frank 'orre will replace Joe Adcock it first base in Saturday's with the Philadelphia Chillies. Torre hit .327 for Toedo last season and is given a fine chance to beat out Ad Basketball Scores By United Press Ohio Valley Conf. Playoff-Morehead St.

84 Western Ky. 80 Manhattan 78 Fordham 71 Podres To Report lo Army Soon, But Bums Still High On Pitching By United Press The Brooklyn Dodgers viewed World Series here. Johnny Podres' imminent indicium into the Army today as to late lo help the New York Yankees and too early to be of such comfort to their National League rivals. 'Johnny's loss will put more of a burden on our pitching," Manager Walt Alston conceded. "But if our young pitchers are as good as we think, we'll still have good pitching." The three prime candidates to replacp Podres as the world champions' No.

1 left-handed starter are 24-year old strikeout whiz Karl Spooner, who t)ont Take It fop Granted! THE is DESCENDED FROM souo DAPK ANIMALS. THE WHITE STRIPE'S ARE SUPfcRPlCIAt, TUFTS ON THE BLACK COLOUU THfkSt IUITH FACH-ITI6S PRINTING CVXORAOS REACH A COMBINED ciecuumou Of MtLUOO lad an 8-8 record last season; 20-year old bonus kid Sandy Koufax, who was 2 2 in 12 in 1955; and 27-year old ten Lehman, who had a 22-9 record and 2.76 earned run average for Montreal in the "nternational League. Strength In Kitten The Brooklyn high com mand's chief reason for accept- ng the news calmly is the be lief that the team's basic strength still ts its top-to-bot run of power hitters. Sec ondly, it was pointed out tha fodres-for all his World Series heroics had only a 9 -10 rec ord during the season and act ually was not a key man in winning the pennant. The 23-year old Podres was old to report to Ticonderoga for induction March 15 jut may ask that his papers be transferred to the Beach, board which an nounced Tuesday that he then would be slated for induction in the April quota.

Either way Johnny will miss the next two seasons unless discharged foi "hardship" or medical reasons The Dodgers, meanwhile were gratified by the steady progress of shortstop Peewee Reese, who suffered a pullet back muscle last Friday. Th 36-year old team captain, was up and around for the firs time lince the accident Tuesday and said he'd resume work outs week. Surprise In Lineup Manager Marty Marion pro duced major surprise Tuesday with the announcement of his tentative opening day lineup for the Chicago White Sox It had slugger Minnie Minosc leading off followed by Nelson Fox, George Kell, Larry Doby Jim Rivera, Sherman Lolla Walt Dropo and Luis Aparicio Marion was expected to pai Mihoso and Doby in the Nos 3 4 4 slots. Vic Wertz, stricken by poli. last August, intt a Tucson, Ariz camp and said he hoped to be the Indians' regular first baseman.

Wertz, who hit 14 homers in tbout half a seuon year, seemed completely recovered and Manager Al Lope already has indicated that will be Uw Uam'i regular Francisco Mr. Har- Britain, Australia's ambas- ador of good-will on a visit to U. S. to extoll the virtues of Ills native land in general and he Olympic Games in particu- ar, has a selling point for bona- ide gourmets or should the word be gluttons? He says that the good people if Melbourne will put you up at their home for from $2 to $3 per night including an "Aus- "ralian breakfast." "And have you ever eaten an Slugger to Start Walt Moryn, an impressive slugger ra-siuad games the nod from Manager Stan Hack to open in right field fo he Chicago Cubs; Joe Black National League "Rookie of the Year' 1 in 1952, received the lonor of starting on the mourn "or the Cincinnati Redlegs in their opener and the Phillie named Bob Miller, Seth More head and Chick Pieretti to worli or them against Milwaukee Morehead and Pierettf are im mrtant rookie prospects in Philadelphia's plans. Doubt that rookia Luis Apa ricio will be able to replace Chico Carrasquel at was voiced by Manager Marty Marion of the Chicago While Sox for the first time.

Marior criticized Aparicio for his plaj Thursday's intra-squad garni and said he might recommem hat Luis use a smaller glovi so "so many grounders don' Olppic Tripi Would Cost $1200 Says Australian Games Official Golden Gloves In Chicago Chicago fi Championships of the 29th annual western Golden Gloves will be settled lonight in the Chicago Stadium with 32 battlers from 19 cities scheduled to go through 24 bouts. St. Louis, a perennial team champion, again was the leading contender the trophy with 17 points heading into the final two rounds, but Montgomery, could heal out the St. Louis squad. Montgomery was second in points with 15, but had four suvivors going into tonight's competition compared to three for St.

Louis Other centers with fighters remaining were Fort Worth Kansas City, Toledn, Omaha. Billings, Detroit, Muncie and Sioux City with two each, and incinnati, Denver, Cedar Rapids, Tulsa, Kenosha Chicago, Wichita and Nashville with one each. Sportsmanship trophies will be awarded to seven fighters, six of them to be in action The Joe Ixmis Award will go to heavyweight Pete Hade macher on the Nashville loam, the Tony Zale Trophy to Davic Smith, Billings, the Harold Dade Cup to Vince Doniero Toledo, the Wallace Smith Tro- 1 phy to Cleophus Eloby, Billings, the Ezzard Charles Award to Joe Shaw, St. Louis, the Barney Trophy to Chester Ballenger, Kansas City, and the Joe Maxiuin Cup to Jim Boyd, Montgomery. Australian Official Warns Athletes Melbourne, Australia Hugh 'Weir, president of the Australian Amateur Athletic Union, warned Thursday that the country "will be under the critical eye" of world sporls fans in the 1956 Olympic Games and said "there are flagrant a of amateurism" Australian breakfast?" he asks.

Informed that we had not, but would be interested in hear- ng about it, he listed it as fol- ows, and to-wit: "It starts out easily enough with a fruit juice," he pointed out. Then we have a cereal either hot or cold. Then a steak, acon and eggs, or maybe lamb chops or ham. And we follow hat with a desert!" He said that, contrary lo rumors, there would be plenty of housing for all at reasonable rices. "There will be no inflation 'or the visitors from other countries," he said.

"In fact, you will find that the American dollar goes just about twice as far in Australia as it does in this country." He said that 40,000 tickets lad been reserved for the athletic track and field part of the Olympics for foreign visitors. "But all the rest of the stadium has been sold with a few minor exceptions," he added. "That means we expect lo have a full house for nearly every day of Ihe two weeks." He said that construction on all buildings were progressing By JOE STETSON Dog Etitor OBEDIENCE training classes have been the subject of much discussion among those who lave heard them talked about, but are not really familiar with them. "What do you think of them?" often asked OUT OF DOORS with lers," or words to that effect. To those who persist in knowing just what 1 mean by that I explain that the dogs do learn" some certain things but far more important is what the handlers learn about their own limitations.

How simple and logical it all seems when they're toid, yet how difficult for the more complex human mind to consistently think on the level of the dog and modify its behavior so thai commands and most effective. This was recently driven home with emphasis to the good wife, who, like many an owner, gets to feel that training must be simple. A much needed class was Icing organized locally. I suggested she join it so she would learn to know first-hand the was tight or slack at the wrong times. The little dog.

ordinarily quite capable of completing hii routine on his own, performed poorly and at times was on Um edge of confusion. Was thii No! It was the clearest demonstration she could have had that her own ineffective- down. You should see them work together as a team now. Don't let anybody tell you that obedience classes aren't good--for the handlers. Swaps On Way To Florida Meet Arcadia (Calif.) Rex Ellsworth's Swaps, accompan- mclhods arejied by a dozen stablemates, was en route to Florida today for an early spring campaign at Golfstream Park.

Swaps breei- ed a mile in 1:42 prior to em- larking on the train for Florida. "ahead of schedule," and every- exact methods recommended thing would be in readiness. the obedience training fan- said that the indoor swimming stadium would seat 7000; the boxing arena 7500; basketball pavilion 2500; and the soccer sladium 35,000. What would it cost to make a visit from United Stales and see the Olympic Games? "Round-lrip plane tickets cost about including lax," he said. "To cover all expenses while there, including food, lodging and drinks, would take another $150.

So the whole trip shouldn't cost as much as He added a first-class plane- fare, round-trip, was $1215. cy. She was rather reluctant, since she found no difficulty on occasion in handling my television dogs in the routine 1 used. She finally went along with Ihe idea when I agreed to let her use a liltle dog already acquainted with elementary obedience. The first two sessions were pretty much enrollment and demonstration by the teacher.

The wife's interest was quite indifferent and her enthusiasm nil. At the next class the dogs were to heel, sit, stay and come on lead. It was here that commands were mixed, the lead if Jearf I you SMIRNOFF. IBt I A NANE IK VODKA! MProof.Midi Ircm til.FtanS*ln*ff Hi I-, 11 kx. Ht SJL skid off the end of his mitt." among some athletes.

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