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9 ointe USSlcL urn ping UlS3.pp BONNIES CHILLED Setting His Sights Expected More Of John Thomas uckeyes Within Game jtzoLrKAtzr 10 Monday, February 27, 1961 Morning Edition the Coveted NCAA Berth OFP A7 A0 tfOM JUMPER. EVS3 REACHED. Los Angeles Beats Warriors By ED CORRIGAN NEW YORK (AP) Valery Brumel, i a's 18-year-old jumping jack, frowned and shook his head in puzzlement Sunday as he contemplated his high jump battle with John Thomas. "I'm disappointed with John," he said through an interpreter. I thought he'd be better competition." Saturday night Brumel whipped By ED WILKS Associated Press Sports Writer Ohio State has moved within one i I LOS ANGELES (AP)-Los An-'game ot an ainaay cramu geles defeated Philadelphia 121- berth to defend its NCAA title, 116 in an NBA basketball game but ambitious St.

Bonaventure (has Sundav desoite plaving without been chilled by a double-13 wham- Thomas for the second time in mv in what was college bssket- the ailing Elgin Baylor two meetings on boards this winter. Brumel cleared 7 feet, 2 inches in the National AAU champion Rookie Jerry West took uP the If While the top-ranked Buckeyes 1 1. 1 i Maun, ior cawr dv uumping in 38 points to lead the Lakers. It," ships in Madison Square Garden. Thomas could do no better than 7 feet.

was the first time West had gone ai lcai a tic ivi m- -o by deating Wisconsin 97-74 Satur- dav for their 27th consecutive vie A week ago, in their first Brumel got over 7-3, Thomas over 29 points this year. The Warriors led 55-53 at halt time. tory, the Bonnies were bounced for their second defeat, 87-77 by A crowd of 8.975 in the Sports Niagara, a four-time loser, 7-1. They meet once more before Brumel heads home. It will be in the Knights of Columbus Games here Friday.

Arena saw the Lakers rally with st. Bonaventure, a unanimous a hot third quarter. The Los An- runner-up choice behind Ohio Tm still not sure I a better geles club had an 86-83 lead going state in the Associated Press poll. since St. Bonaventure had been beaten at home.

And it was Niagara that did it the last time, too. While St. Bonaventure (21-2), already an at-large selection for the NCAA tournament, went cold from the floor, Niagara (15-4) hit an amazing 73 per cent of its shots in the second half for a 60 per cent game average and virtually wrapped up a trip to the National Invitation Tournament. St. Joseph's of Philadelphia moved into the NCAA as the Middle Atlantic representative by beating Muhlenberg 81-72.

Niagara just wouldn't be beaten. Al Butler, who scored 25 points, was the big guy for the Eagles, connecting for four baskets, all on jump shots, out of six as Niagara finally took command with a nine-point bulge with 6Vi minutes left. The Eagles beat the Bonnies at their own game a fast-break, deadeye attack resorting to possession ball only in the last 3 minutes. Tom Stith, as usual, led St. Bonaventure with 33 points.

Ohio State, now 22-0 and in position to nail the Big Ten title by beating Michigan State this Saturday, used 15 men against the Badgers, with the second team building a 52-26 lead at the half. Tom Gwyn of Wisconsin did a fine defensive job on All-America Jerry Lucas, who scored only 13 into the final period. jumper than Thomas," Brumel had won 12 in a row since losing said. I hope next week John goes West scored 10 points in the to the Buckeyes by two points in the Holiday Festival in New York. higher than he ever has before.

fourth quarter. Wilt Chamberlain got 34 for Philadelphia. "But I hope I go a little higher." Brumel explained that he had a sore toe at the beginning of the week. "So I didn't practice for four But more astounding is the tact Niagara's Purple Eagles pulled the upset of the season on the Bonnies' home court at Olean, N.Y. where St.

Bonaventure had run up a streak of 99 consecutive victories. 13 and 13 It had been 13 years and 13 days Watch Your Step returned to the races this winter at Hialeah after treatment at Ohio University with radio active cobalt. The horse was believed to have cancer of the bone. days. Maybe that explains why I didn't do so well.

But next week I'm going all out. I'm aiming for 7-4 or 7-5." points for about 27 minutes of play, but the Buckeye ace couldn't be contained under the boards. Claims Title With Lucas checked, Purdue's Terry Dischinger laid claim to a second straight Big Ten scoring title" with a record 52 points against Michigan State in an 85-74 Boilermaker victory. That wiped out the Big Ten record of 48 points Lucas had set against the Spartans a few weeks ago. Third ranked Cincinnati made it 16 in a row and clinched no worse than a tie for its fourth straight Missouri Valley title by whipping North Texas State 73-43.

Bradley, ranked No. 4, stayed alive by beating Tulsa 64-62. Cincinnati finished its Mo-Valley season with a 10-2 record. Bradley can force a playoff with the winner headed for the NCAA and the loser pegged for the NIT by beating St. Louis Saturday.

Minnesota Loses Elsewhere among the top 10, Iowa, No. 5, defeated Minnesota 61-43? North Carolina, No. 7, knocked off sixth-ranked Duke 69-66 in overtime on York Larese's goal with a minute left; Kansas State, No. 8, clinched at least a tie for the Big Eight crown by beating Missouri 91-71 while Nebraska upset Kansas 69-68. West Virginia, No.

9 made it 12 in a row, 104-90 over George Washington, and Southern California, No. 10, defeated Oregon State 74-68. North Carolina won the regular season title in the Atlantic Coast Conference, but has withdrawn from the postseason tournament which decides the NCAA entry because it is on probation. A similar ban on Kansas gives Kansas State a clear shot at the NCAA tournament if the Wildcats can win one of their remaining three games. Among the NIT teams already named, Memphis State (20-2) defeated New Orleans Loyla 85-51; Providence (19-4) beat Boston College 76-65; De Paul (15-7) rapped Notre Dame 78-57; Detroit (17-7) walloped Assumption 94-48; Army (17-6) was defeated 61-55 by Navy in the Cadet's final regular season game; Miami of Florida (19-6) got past Florida State 75-73, and Dayton (18-6) beat Eastern Kentucky 79-71.

Uaawt.sn' I I a.k'" oVvm Thomas had nothing to say. Johansson Jolts Sparring Mate PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP)-An outdoor crowd of 1,100 watched heavyweight challenger Ingemar FROM A TO Enough of Baseball Says Nick Mariana i Figure Skating Stars Plan Memorial Exhibition Johansson jolt sparring partners VIENNA (AP) Figure skating WELL, HO HUM Sunday, and about 600 in a Miami stars from Canada and Europe Beach hotel gym saw champion will stage a memorial exhibition Floyd Patterson batter sparring partners with combination punch here this week for the U.S. skaters who were killed in the Brussels plane crash two weeks ago. Title Fight Saturday es.

Among spectators of Johansson's By ROY ANDERSON A man who has been associated with baseball for many years, Nick Mariana of Missoula, says he's had enough. Nick, in town for the finals of the district basketball tournament, had a wry comment when asked about his baseball plans. "I find there are better ways of making money," peppery Nick said. Nick was general manager of the Missoula Timber- seven rounds of boxing and eight der, is now fighting for recognition from the NBA, the organization which deposed him earlier for not fighting. Robinson's 20-year-record is 143-8-3, including 93 knockouts.

The Vienna Skating Union said it has invited, and received enthusiastic approval from European champion Sjoukje Dijkstra of Holland, Maria and Otto Jelinek of Canada and West Germany's Marika Kilius and Hans Juergen Baeumler. The exhibition will be held Wednesday and Thursday. The world championships, which were scheduled for Prague, were canceled because of the plane crash, in which 18 members of the U.S. team died. of exercise was Bnl Fugazy, promoter of the March 13 title fight at Miami Beach.

Fugazy said he will attend a meeting of the Miami Beach Boxing Commission Monday and press Johansson's demand that he be allowed to wear six-ounce boxing gloves rather than the eight-ounce models which have been Miami Beach standard for 25 years. jacks in the Pioneer League and was also associated, earlier, with the Great Falls Electrics. if Before that he was an outstanding player in Montana circles. The Timberjacks were dropped from Johansson longest workout was three rounds with Alonzo Johns the Pioneer League in favor of Twin Falls, By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Gene Fullmer, the Utah strong boy, and Sugar Ray Robinson, aU even after three middleweight title fights, go at it for the fourth time Saturday night at Las Vegas, Nev. Fullmer's NBA middleweight crown will be at stake in the television (ABC TV, 8 p.m., MST) 15-rounder in the resort city's convention hall.

Fullmer, the 29-year-old ex-mine worker from West Jordan, Utah, and the 40-year-old Robinson of New York, fought to a draw in their last clash for Fullmer's partial world title at Los Angeles, Dec. 3. In the their first meeting, Fullmer won the whole middleweight crown from Sugar Ray on a decision in New York Jan. 2, 1957. On May 1 of the same year at Chicago, Robinson regained the title by knocking out Fullmer with a perfect left hook in the fifth round.

Fullmer then earned NBA recognition as champion by stopping Carmen Basilio in the 14th round Aug. 28, 1959. The NBA had stripped Robinson of recognition for failure to defend the title. New York, Massachusetts and Europe recognize Paul Pender of Brook-line, as champion. In four defenses of the partial crown, Fullmer beat Spider Webb, drew with Joey Giardello, stopped Basilio in the 12th round and drew with Robinson.

Fullmer is unbeaten in his last 14 fights since the fifth round kayo by Robinson and has a 52-4-2 record, including 23 knockouts. It's ironic that Robinson, who lost his pieie of the crown to Pen LARAMIE RULES EAST a former member, last winter. "I hope the league will be a great sue of Pittsburgh. Johnson simulated Patterson's style of running in with a left hook. He reported that Ingo, despite his 205 pounds, is deceptively hard to hit because cess but I can't see it," he said.

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There'll come a time when the major leagues will take the best of college ball players and send them to a development league in the South, playing them about nine months out of the year, the Missoula man said. and harder. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Worland captured the western regional title and Laramie's defending champions again conquered in the eastern division of Wyoming's two-pronged wrestling tournaments Saturday. Allen Frude of Laramie, defend ing 154-pound champion, scored one of two pins in the eastern meet Nick's comment about the demise of the Pioneer League, held in Wheatland. He pinned Bob Bowen of Wheatland in 1 minute 52 seconds.

while Powell with 74 points and one individual titlist was second. Powell failed to pick up expected points when Larry Arjento, its defending state champion at 154 pounds, was defeated by Sam Van Patten of Lander. Two other former state champs won their classes. Sepe Hernandez of Worland, the 112-pound champion a year ago, won the 120-pound crown and Lloyd Snyder of Worland, the 1959 kingpin at 145 pounds, again won his specialty. Evanston, Cody and Lander all had two individual titlists and Powell and Riverton one each.

Team point totals behind the two leaders: Evanston 58, Cody 58, Riverton 45, Lander 39, LoveU 29, Thermopolis 25, Greybull 20, Rock Springs 17, Shoshoni 17, Star Valley 6, Byron 3, Mountain View 2, Dubois 0. Team points in the eastern meet: Laramie 109, Casper 94, Lusk 77, The other pin was by Jim Grey of Casper over Tom Thompson of Lusk in 3:45. Worland's matmen gained four individual titles in their meet at Thermopolis. Worland picked up 84 points, FAST 3 radio-controlled service trucks get there quick. Special service to out-of-town people.

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Maury Enright, Billings general manager, says the Pioneer League is solid and is strongly supported by the major leagues. The Billings club is a farm affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, who are sending in ex-major league infielder Owen Friend to manage the 1961 team. Be that as it may, however, Billings until the last few years a Pioneer League pillar, can again operate in the black with a few thousand extra fans out this year. Local followers are showing more interest than in recent years and ticket salei are going better.

Baseball, like everything else, Basketball Tournament Scheduled in Dickinson DICKINSON, N.D. The Class District 15 tournament in bas Wheatland 69, Newcastle 40, Cheyenne East 35, Saratoga 32, Tor-rington 31, Gillette 9, Glendo 7, Cheyenne Central 6, Sheridan 5, Lmgle 3, University Prep 2. ers. Western chimDlonshlo and third-fourth SERVICE place mttches: pounds uimer ccoay) del. Kin (Powell).

Pavlui (Ureybull) aef. Bruct (EvanMon). 103 Domlnlck (Cody) def. 8telnhrer (Powell). Mlc kelson (Lorell) def.

Vildez has its ups and downs. Let's ketball will open here at Scott Gymnasium Monday. In the opening round, Watford City will play Campus High from Dickinson. The second game will be Killdeer against Halliday. First and second-place trophies will be awarded and the third-place winner will receive the tournament ball.

Official scorer will be Roy Herhusky of Dickinson. Officials will be Herb Parker and Reuben Hammond of Minot. Teams entering the tournament include: Belfield, Campus High. Killdeer. hope in Billings that the downs have had it.

(Riverton). 112 Brlnkerhorf (Worland) def. Henlet (Riverton). Mauch (Thermopolis) def. De-Leon (Powell).

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No. AL 2-5131 (Cody). Shaw (Evanston) def. Prymle (Bhoshonl). 127 Orosshart (Worland) def.

Suruent (Rock Springs), witter (Cody) der. Martin (Evanston). Lack of shoes didn't bother Indian Maid when she won the Columbiana Handicap at Hialeah. The Florida-bred mare ran seven furlongs barefooted, an unusual 133 Wilson (Lander) def. DeSpaln (Ley- CD).

Karhu (Cortv) def. Trullllo (WorlRnd). 13 Blckel (Riverton) def. Bovles (Wor WALKER'S Watford City, Beach and Halli racing feat. land).

Capron (Cody) def. Pryor (Shoshoni). 14J Snvder (Worland) def. Frlnk (Lan der), wuiiam (Creyouu) def. Cordova (Shoshoni).

154-Van Patten (Lander) def. Arjento (Powell) Anderson (Evanston) def. Nor- day. Dave Rahn Takes First In Sports Car Rally WALKER) DELUXE SKOK ICOOV1. 16S Martin (Evanston) dtf.

Mlrkelson (Lovell). Nelson (Thermopolis) def. Martin (Evanston). 175-Terry (Powell) def, SIcRlna (Cody). Covins (Worland) def.

Cobb (Evanston) Heavywetuht Lowham (Evanston) def. Willev (Powell). Carroll (Thermopolis) def. FIND OUT ABOUT THE New Proposed LAKE HILLS SWIM CLUB Dave Rahn took first in the Molt rally of the Billings chan. STRAIGUT BOURBON WHISKY I If ter of the Montana Sports Car Club Sunday.

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