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FdMairiLke.d Cats Oioeii i FinmTO)iii By BOB COOPER LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Third-ranked Kentucky got off to a shaky start, but used 23 point performances" 'by Mike Casey and Dan Issel to overwhelm Xavier, -115-77, to the Wildcats' basketball opener Saturday night. Kentucky seemed unstable early in the first half but caught fire just before intermission and put Xavier away completely in the first five.rhinutes of thesec- Reading 55-53 after the first period, Kentucky outscored Xavier 16-4 in the next five minutes, with Issel and Casey leading the way. Larry Steele had IS points for Kentucky and Phil Argento added 10 to the Wildcats' produc Picking up the 993rd victory in university, history, the Wild- cats took the lead 2-0 on a 10-, footer by Casey and were never behind. After six minutes of play, Kentucky held a 12 point lead on -three-straight baskets by- but couldn't widen the margin much until Steele hit a 10-footer and Issel cashed a three-point play late in the first-half for a 53-33 lead.

Steele and Zeides traded baskets as" the second half opened then Kentucky hit four field goals and a free throw before Zeides got Xavier's next two' points with 16:40 to go. Casey's one-bander, Argento's side shot and a free throw by Issel made it 71-37. Coach Adolph Rupp, taking victory number 788 and the nation's winningest coach, substi-j. tuted freely for most of the sec-" ond half, trying to find where his might" come later, In the season when he needs it Of the 13 players who saw action, only two failed to. score for Kentucky.

Of. the subsrJ- XAVIER tutes, Jim Dinwiddle led the Schlager pack with 9. Rohling The Wildcats bit 91 of 100 Rackley shots for "an even. 51 per cent Zeides while Xavier, troubled with cold Grornada spots, cashed only 28 of 88 for Darby per tent Sillies 3 1-4 7 Mtlls. Argento Starrick Pool Wheeler Busey McCowan Dinwiddie Laib Harris Totals Xavier 04 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 10 4 0 2 4 6 9 2 0 6 3 5 4 0 1-2 13 12 1-2 II 1 04 34 3-4 II 3 04 04 3-3 3 3 I 1-2 .3 0 0-0 0 6 5-7 17 0 0-0 0 28 21-35 77: 12 5-7 29 8 0-3 16 12 5-7 29 Substitute Chris Hall led Xavier with 17 polnts and Tom Rohling got Luther Rackley, hampered by a deep cut on one finger, scored 12 for the Muskies.

Joe Grora- ada and John Zeides had 11 each. v- Issel scored 12 661 goals on Ashley 1 04 0 04 17 attempts while Casey was 12 Hall for 27. Reder The 115 points for Kentucky Totals. tied its Memorial Coliseum reo KENTUCKY ord set two years ago when the Casey Wildcats swamped -Auburn, 115- Steele -78. Issel 51 13-28 115 33 44-77 Kentucky 55 80-115 Fouled out Xavier, Sillies.

Total fouls Xavier 18, Kentucky 24. 7 hi itti Easy Wins County St. Mary Tournament Doue Garrett accounted for 16 36 at the end of the third quarter. From then on it was all Car By GLENN COCHRUM. SuDempcrat Staff Writer The Hickman County Falcons, making their first appearance at the first intermission.

Hickman County then roared out to a 47-40 halftime lead and stretched Its margin to 66-53 at the three-quarter mark. points to lead the Bombers. Others in double figures were John Fulford with 11 and Yogi Trice with 10. lisle County as the Comets poured in 22 points to the Bomber's 10 Final for their final margin of 59-46. St Mary, -seeing its first op Kick man County 1 47 89.

the St Mary Thanksgiving Tournament, took top hon or Saturday as they turned back the host St Mary Vikings 89-82 St. Mary 20 40 53 82 portunity to win its own tourna Sams was aided by Tommy HICKMAN COUNTY 88 Cruma 28. Coil with 12 and Leonard Larkins Barclay 14. BuUlna 12. Ivy 4.

Jordan ment slipping away, battled throughout the final period, -but 12. Fuller 18, Scott. with 10 for the Comets. ST. MARY (82) Mlxoa 13.

Bender in-the final game. i -'l The Hickman County victory came, after Carlisle County had IS. Roof 4. Ortef 14. Weitlauf IS.

Lanciton 11. Thomaaaon 8. McNulty 2. CanMlMl Carlisle County 11 23 37 99 Ballard Memorial 39 JO i dumped Ballard Memorial 59-46 for third place in the third an CARL1SLK COUNTY (59) Sama 20. Duncan 9.

Rudd 4, Larkina 10, Clark nual Thanksgiving classic, 2. CoU 12, Thomaeon 2. could get no closer than the final seven point -r i Hickman dominated the boards on. both ends of the court and outgunned the smaller Vikings 46 per cent to 45 per cent.However.'the Falcons hit on 34 of 74 to St. Mary's 29 of 65 from the field.

In the consolation game! the BALLARD MMUH1AL (40) uarretl Justus Hits 82 For Vols 18. Curtla 3. rulford 11. Trie 10, Falcons were led in their tourney win by 64 senior James Tombs 8. AUen.

iiiii Sewanee Topples Lrume wno tossed in 29 points. Alan Barclay, 6-2 senior, followed with 14, while Terry Fuller, 64 junior reserve tallied 18. Ronnie Mullins and Fay Jordan each accounted for 12. Comets of Carlisle County used the hot shooting of 6-3 junior Centre, 76-66 DANVILLE, Ky. (AP)-Cen- KNOXVILLE, Tenn.

(AP)- David Sams in the fourth quar Bill Justus tossed in 32 points tre opened its basketball season ter to pull out tlieir win' over as Tennessee opened its Ballard Memorial. Sams ac Tommy Bender, 61 junior and senior guard Phil Weitlauf shared scoring. honors or the Vikings Saturday night and easily defeated Sewanee 76-66. basketball season Saturday counted for' 11 of his 20 points in The game was the debut for night with an easy 87-62 victory the final eight minutes and ac over Buffalo. tually outscored Ballard in that witn 15 points each.

Howard Grief dropped in 14, Curtis Hix-on added 13 and reserve John Centre coach. Tom Bryant, who came to the college from Cffle-rain High School in Cincinnati. Tennessee's trap zone defense period, 11-10, by himself. baffled Buffalo most of the first Langston scored 11, all in the The contest was extremely close through three periods. The Centre led 37-32 at the half half as the Bulls scored only one final period.

shotfrom-4he-floor-in-4he first (Staff photo by Carl Manning) The Falcons broke on top 64 and-was-never-ln serious trou- ble after play resumed. Mike score was knotted U-U-afthe first quarter; Ballard led 25-23 12 minutes as the Vols jumped nixon ai)f uavia kooi ana tommy Drawer wong witn a ruu-court press. The VTk- out to an overwhelming 28-5 ings battled back and led 20-19 at halftime, and Carlisle led 37- ONE SHOT Carlisle County's David Sams (51) is set to release ball during action in Friday night's St Mary-Carlisle Thanksgiving Tournament game in the Viking Gymnasium. i Along the line for St Mary were Howard Grief (10), Corns lead. Cocharan.

a sophomore forward, led thewinners with 15 points. witn the comets' Danny Duncan (Zi) and Muce Kaaa Other players in the photo were Gary Clark (45) of Carlisle and Phil Weitlauf (13) of St Mary. i Justus, who got' his points Frank Stalnback led the visi-. with a variety of jump and crip tors with 24 points. shots, was ably abetted by Bob Quail Championship Gets Under Way Today by Croft with-16 points and soph omore Jimmy England with 14.

Scores College Football By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Army 21. Navy 14 Bob Nowak was Buffalo's East Tennessee 17 East Carolina 7 JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) leading scorer with 14 points, Section 12 Pages December 1, 1968 1 Jerry Atkins, Sports Editor of the first -two days. On the most of them coming on jump By GEORGE CHANCELLOR Sun-Democrat Staff Writer After -a day's postponement, third and final day, two-hour heats will be run with the num East did all its shots from long range. Ed Eber- 20 le, John Scherrer, and, Steve Boston Col 40, Holy Cross 1 South Florida 14.

Miami Fla. 10 the Quail Championship Invita ber of dogs -remaining in the scoring in the first half Saturday as the Buccaneers rolled to a 17-7 football victory over East Waman got 10 apiece tional field, trial gets under way competition left to the descre Tennessee built up a 13-point tion of the Judges. 1 at 8 o'clock this morning at the State Refuge nine miles west of Carolina. i Pairings for the first two days lead before Buffalo scored on a foul shot by Bob Williams with The. Buccaneers, finishing Paducah near Grahamville.

15:38 left in the first The The competition will pit 12 of were determined at a drawing held Saturday night at the Diplomat Inn in Paducah.1 The pair ems Ga with a 5-5 over-all mark, intercepted two passes in boosting Vols led at intermission, 48-21. the best bird dogs in the United The Vols hit 28 of 55 floor States against one another for a Georgia t47, Georgia .8 MisS, Miss St. 17 (tie) Memphis St 43, Louisville 14 Alabama 24, Auburn 16 Tennessee 10, Vanderbilt 7 E. Tenn. 17, E.

Carolina 7 Southwest Okla. State 7 Baylor 16, Rice 7 Far West San Jose 25, Brig. Young 21 ings, or braces, for today's running by heats is as follows: shots for 50.9 per, cent while their season total to 28, shattering the Ohio Valley Conference standard of 24, they set. last championship trophy and a Buffalo connected on 25 of 48 for 500 purse. Entries First heat, A Rambling Rebel a 43.1 percentage.

year. for the Invitational were chosen on the basis of points accumu and Pineland Kate; second, Gun-smoke's Yon Way and Tooth BUMALO TENNESSEI P. Play Ib Trmmplh Waxman lated In the" Purina Top Dog Acres Hankf third. Red water Award competition. Rex and Inspector Tumto's Man; So.

21, Notre Dame 21, 2- 14 2 3-4 7 4-7 11 10-12 32 I I 0 Originally scheduled to begin fourth, Sugarshack, the defend p. 4 2 2 4 J-J 1 0-0 1 1-1 1 99 5 0-1 l-l 3 4-5 04 2-2 10 England 14 Johnson -2 Croft 1 Justus 2 Klnard 10 Pelti 3WO(Mll i 10 Ham 4 Campbell 4 Johnston Saturday morning, the invita ing champion, and 1 a Vaughan KremtHai Nelson Eberl William Scherrer Fuerch Walker when the; Texas team began MURRAY, Ky. Murray State tional was delayed for one day Grace; fifth, Rahey's John and of five attempts from the charity line for his point total Pr Cage 'Minnesota 105, Los Angeles 99 New York 120, Detroit 108 Boston 117, Philadelphia 133 (Overtime) Atlanta 126, Cincinnati 109 Denver 129, Miami 122 University's Thoroughbreds pull-i when bad weather interfered (tie), NAIA Champion Bowl seminal Texas Ail 20, Northern S.D State 0 Mineral Water Bowl White Knight's Bullet; sixth. fouling, giving Murray a chance to salt it away from the charity I 2 0 2-2 2 B-0 0 2 04 4 0 0-0 0 and pulled down 11 rebounds for ed ahead in the last five minutes with the travel plans, of some of Possessed andHoraerun Johnny. the Racers.

stripe. Sophomore guard Jim Hrschorn 2512-14 62 Totals Totals the dog handlers and judges. Young, up from the Racer fresh-i 28 31-35 87 21 41-42 41 3947 and slipped past the University of Texas at Arlington, 91-83, in the opening basketball game of Ron Johnson, $-7, transfer from The invitational is hosted by the West Kentucky Field Trial Club. Henry E. Weil of Paducah Doane.

Neb. 10, Central Mis Northeast Oklahoma Junior Col Buffalo Tennessee Fouled out 1 Total fouls Buffalo Attendance 4,000. The field, trial will be run-on three consecutiye days With six one-hour braces to be run each '24; Tennessee 11 souri 0 the season for Coach Cal lege, turned In an outstanding is chairman of the event Chicago 100, Phoenix 96 Luther's Racers Saturday night. The Racers swapped leads performance at the pivot for Murray cashing In 20 points College Basketball Western Kentucky 87, Louisi with the Texans all night be Troian Rally To Tie Notre Dame and a game-high of 17 rebounds. Sophomore forward Hector Blon- ana College 71 Kentucky State 82, Union 65 fore junior forward Claude Vir-den hit a pair of free throws dettf, another PJC transfer, pulled off 10 rebounds and added 15 14 7 8 -21 Notre Dame Eastern Kentucky 99, Ball LOS ANGELES (AP).

with 5:35 left to put Murray out to the enemy 16 with 33 seconds remaining but a 33-yard field Simpson, held to only 55. yards in 21 scored early in Play Again' Monday -Murray' returns to the MSU Sports Arena night against Trinity, the favorite to win the Southland championship. Tipoff for the clash will be at 7:30. the Racer freshmen will take on Paducah Community College In the 5:30 preliminary second -game of the season for both quints. points for the Racers front to stay.

75-74. Virden came 7 1 Interception return. Southern California. SC Durko 21 (Aval kick) goal by Scott Hempel, tailed off the third quarter from the one right back with a layup to give Southern California's unbeaten Trojans' outscored and overpowered in the first half, rallied NO Dushney 3 rM (Hempel and missed. 1 kick) kick) the Racers a three-point advan NO Glediaux J7 run'- (Hempel and Steve Sogge, the.

Trojan's gifted quarterback, connected As a team, Murray hit on 35 of 81 attempts for 43.7 per cent andcashed in 21 of 30 at the line. Texas scored on 31 of 66 The Irish, with the exception NO Theismann pass from O'Brien on a 40-yard scoring throw to f(Ayl kick) Arlington managed to pullj (Hempel kick) SC Simpson 1 SC Olckenon with two touchdowns in the last half and their annual struggle of the first 40 seconds, dominated the first two periods. Sam Dickerson'for the final and -41. pas from Soggt field attempts and 21 of 33 chari back to within one point 77-76, State 75 Centre 76, Sewanee 66 Morehead State 96, Carson-Newman 69 "Kentucky 115, Xavier 77 Louisville 90, Georgetown 82 NYU 80, Herbert Lehman 58 Detroit 105, Acqulnas 40 1 Tennessee 96, Richmond 83 Colorado 83, Air Force 78 -St. Joseph's 82, Albright 47 Iowa 91, Cal Poly 73 (Ayela kick) with Notre Dame ended in a Trojan Sandy Durko picked off tieing touchdown, ty tosses.

The Racers won the seconds later, but never came by sophomore. Joe Theismann 21-21 tie Saturday. i '1 battle of the boards 64-44. that close again. and scampered 21.

yards un The final regular season game The Racers puHed steadily away in the closing seconds touched for a touchdown on the second play of the game from In the preliminary game, tte Racer frosh lost to Memphis State's freshmen Robert McCullough, a 6-foot forward, man team, hit two baskets and two free throws in the last two minutes to help put the game on for these old rivals, performing under gray skies before 82,659 in Memorial Coliseum, had a national television audience, and left Notre Dame with an scrimmage. From then oil until the half Ky. Wesleyan 97, MacMurray -V cashed in 18 for the Racers. Theismann, a 19-year-old young '65- Murray tHH The overall Play of the Western Opens With Victory BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) fta'm for' the year.

Murray State 91. Univ. of Thoroughbreds a "ragged, fn-n S-3 i s-s ster with the tricks of a magician, and bis bruising runners Bob Gladieux, Ron Dushney and The Trojans finished with 9 Texas at Harlingen 83 but the Murray quint managed to overcome the turnovers with Streety Funnemaa Virden Roman! Johnson Young and the tie. It was their last Wake Forest 88. Fla.

Southern Western Kentucky University chance to regain their No; 1 Coley O'Brien, threshed for con defeated Louisiana College 87- 2 I 11 10 17 t' 10 0 9 84 a strong performance on the boards. The Racers were unable sistent yardage. Blondett 71 in an Independent basketball position in The Associated Press poll of football writers. They 18-12 5-9 e-i im 4, 4-4 8-2 7-4 10-7 4-1 2-0 2-2 t-t 1-9 i-e 99 81-M JO-W Ttxtt-ArlMatwi l-m fta-m The Irish rolled to a 21-7 lead Staveraon Stock) Duke 87, Virginia Tech 70 South, Carolina 51, Aubum 49 Geo. Wash.

101, Citadel 91' i to contain 62 guard Eddie Stal gam here Saturday night Rlppeto) play Ohio Sute in the Rose western led by as many as at the half. Dushney scored from the 3, Gladieux stunned Totala lings of Texas, who hit 12 of 17 from the field and added 10 of Bowl on New Years Day.1 23 points In the game and held Cincinnati 84, South Dakota 62 the Trojans with a 57-yard scor 12 at the free throw line for a a 44-31 advantage at halftime. 3-1 Payne Htalllnc ing burst and Theismann scored 34 point totalv high in the The Hilltoppers' highly touted on a typical manuevuer In the The Irish, two-point underdogs in the 40th game between the two teams, "drove to the Trojan 11 In the final minutes but the Southern Cal defense threw game. I 7-foot Jim McDaniels finished 8-2 17-12 8-3 0 2 1 1-8 afternoon's magic. his first Varsity came with 29 Shelton Wllaon Braa Bailey Klrtrton Wollenman 12-10 2-1 1 f.

99 8-3 99 1-0 0-0 33-21 Virden pumped in 29 points to pace the Racer scoring attack He handed the ball to O'Brien Kentucky Wesleyan 97, MacMurray 65 Missouri 60, Arkansas 59 Nebraska 68, Wisconsin 55 Iowa State 57, Minnesota 48 Houston 92, So. Miss. 71 Davidson 92, VMI 72 Clemson 78, Georgia Tech 72 Kansas 88, St Louis 65 1 points and 10 rebounds. i 2-3 them back on successive 10-yard losses' and a 47-yard field raced to his left, caught Coley's short pass and romped 13 yards before Jouling out with 3:35 remaining. The former Paducah Western shot per cent from the field, and grabbed 36 goal try was short and wide.

Jonea 2-2. Totala 84-31 Seer by halvesi Murray Bute Texaa-Arllniton Junior College star hit on 12 of for a touchdown. Southern Cal'i famed O. 81-44 rebounds to 31 for Louisiana College. .43 43 The determined Irish got back 40-43 18 field attempts and added five 4 JarmGSijiarits.niy.

Over Navy, Jn Ssmce 1L seven i tain, recovered on the Navy 33. had. gone 52 yards ori tempts for only 10 yards cessful quarterback In Army's history, and replaced him with and sent his three-year ground gaining total to 2.334 yards. In tlx plays, one a 21-yard plays through the air. sprint by pan Pike, Navy After each touchdown, Army's second stringer, Jim OToole.

The fighting Sailors forced an placeklckav.Ardeq Jensen, con O'Toole promptly hit end Joe Interception In the third period scored, Pike smashing over from the one. Albano with a pass covering when Lfttieri of Brooklyn, Jarvis was the goat of the 1967 Just when a route appeared In yards to the Navy 14 and three N.Y., hit Llndcll's arm and sent his surpassed the West Point three-year record of 2,323 yards set by the great Glsnft Davis of Ui Davis-Doc Elatichard teams during World War IL Unable to stop Jarvls the Midshipmen, 14 -point By WILL PHILADELPHIA (AP) -pullback Charlie Jarvls shook off the bitter memory of a fum- ble that cost his team a possible Victory 12 months and smashed for three touchdowns Saturday 1 In Army's 21-14 over Navy thnt taWIshed him' es "tha greafc ground pnlner in CaJct hintory. game when, with- Army behind the ofHng---two Army touch downs' Witfilrt five minutes- 1SH4, ana moving lowara Navy's goal, the fullback fum Navy came alive midway of the plays later, Jarvis stormed over from the nine for bis 'third and decisive touchdown. I He scored from five yards out with 1:57 left in the opening po- the ball spinning in the air. Tom Laforce, a 210 pound Navy defensive tackle, plucked the ball fiem tlx) air an-j raced 38 yards to a touchdown that tied the score 14-14.

bled on the Navy 25 with 4:53 second period on a brean ana affr wfcnirg only turned the game Into an excit two of their firts nine games, ing spectacle for a sellout crowd rlod after Army had marched 66 nut a on Army's cele 1 Thft 253'POund baU carrier remaining. Army never got its hand on the ball again. "It has really been terrible, a See JARVIS, Page 3-D yards on nine plays and ha; re SWIVEL ItlPS Wavy's Sieve "Dmetruck swivels as he picks tfp yardage fat first period el Saturday's game against Army at Philadelphia. Movtng hi tackle art Army'i EI.1 Hunter (21) and BIU Jackson (13). -ap brated oiisrtprbttck.

Steve Lln- from Cornwall Heists, Pa of Army's BiU Hunter fumbled It was after this play that Coach Tom Cshill of Army pulled out Llndell, the most suc peated In the opening mlnutfi of the third period after the Cadets holding Army to one complHlon In six at rlppfd through Navy's ptwn for 83 yards In 21 carries punt and Mike Clark, Navy cap- J- i i t..