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The Paducah Sun from Paducah, Kentucky • 11

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TUESDAY, PECEMBEK I 196S SUH.CCUOCKAT, FADUCAH, KY. fkZt ILTVTM 20-P6int JLead Vanishes Stan Key TV mem 1 IP Mia Mm i Form The -Wildcats' bunt their -20i point lead with 10 minutes to starters Terry Mills and' Larry Kentucky pulled slowly out in the first half and managed a 28- Steele on personal fouls helped by Greg Starrick and two more field goals by Casey stretched the Wildcat lead to seven. Center Dan Issel, who finished play, but the Ohioans cut It to 30 halftime lead. Miami to cut the Wildcat lead. (AP) Third-ranked Kentucky, leading at'one time by 20, points, had to fight off a sizzling Miami comeback in thefjnal minutes to pull out an 88-77 basketball victory Monday aight.

two paints. 78-78 with 1:13 to eo Midway: In the second halfj Kentucky totaled 28 fouls for Kentucky's Mike Casey came with 22 points to lead Ken Casey sparked a Wildcat fast the game, and Miami, which through with a T5-f ooter to break had 25 fouls, also lost two play-- tucky, tossed In two free throws for the Wildcats' final margin. the Miami press. A free throw OXFORD, Ohio Stan Key, former Calloway County High. School star, hit a 15-foot Jump shot with three seconds remain ing to bring Kentucky's fresh-: men from behind to a 67-68 has- ketbaQ victory over the Miami freshmen here Monday night Kentucky, freshmen: ers witn nve personals.

1 1 1 EDS: Sub 5th graf fixing figures to, winning its second tame break which opened the game with Kentucky on top by 20. Miami was trailing just 4841 with 12 minutes to go when three missed layups enabled Kentucky to reel off 13 straight to two starts, Kentucky cooled ID: II considerably in its shooting per centage, hitting 27 of 68 field' Casey, who was held to three free tiirows and one field goal in the first half, finished the game with 20 hitting J5 of 17 field goal attempts and 4 of I free points goal attempts for 39.7 per cent- Miami rerused to give up Miami, however, was even though, and Kentucky's loss of colder, connecting on only 24 of 69 for 34.8 per cent from, the field. Kentucky lost the reboundihg Poised Racers battle as Miami grabbed off 47 rebounds to the Wildcats 36. Bl JERRY ATKINfr JU SUN-OBMOCKAT SPORTS. EDITO 1 Frank: Lucas led Miami scor as many starts despite a bril-.

Sant game-ending performance by Miami's Tom Roberts, a 6-foot-8 product of Russell, Ky. Roberts, battling Kentucky! 6-814 Mark Soderberg at center, scored five straight baskets for Miami ta the waning moments to keep his team fa the before Key Iced it away for Ken-tucky. Tim Myers field goal gave Miami a 6645 lead with 55 sec-' ends left "and Dane! Dunlap missed a chance to put his team two points up by missing a free throw with 23 seconds remaining. TVim PAr tVn tnlsjssvl tajn ing with 20 points, while guard Phil jArgento finished third be-v Roll To Win hind Issel and Casey lor Ken- tucky with 18 points. KENTUCKY Argento Over, Trinity Mills 6-7 5-5 18 11 2 20 6 3 1 8 Steele Casey Issel By JERRY ATKINS, Sun-Democrat Sports Editor Ky.

Demonstrating a dazzling disnlaV of ball- Dinwiddle Starrick handling and shooting Murray State Univertity 1 a. MikeWwrjm in A key figure in the 1967-68 college basketball season Mike Warren, star guard of the UCLA Bruins was in Paducah over the Weekend, attending the funeral of his grandmother, Mrs. A. IX Warren. i The former Bruin pUymaker, who left by plane en note fcack to California Monday, was born in Paducah.

Leaving here as a youngster, Warren went on to star In Indiana basketball circles before making trip west to Los Angeles. -5- i- Warren, who Is co-owner of an advertising company in believes UCLA, with mighty Lew Aldndor, will win the Na-tional Championship again this year even though they are hurting without himself and running mate at guard, Lucious Allen. Warren sees the Notre Dame game as the big test for the Bruins. Vlt may be the only game they will lose," he saidV former UCLA star wanted to play professional basket ban; but not any place except in California because of business interests, "The Los Angeles Stars (American Basketball Association) made me an off er, but ft wasnt enough, Warren inorougnDreas roue aio a kkb yictory over Trinity university here Monday night i-. 'Jp '( 6 10-11 22 1 2 24 8 0 2 0ll-I 2 27 324181 0 4-5 4 Wheeler Pool' Totals MIAMI Wren" shots for UK and Dunlap picked off the ban after the second miss.

However, he stepped on the baseline and the ball went: over to Kentucky with six seconds, left, setting up Key's ba. ket i Key, who averaged over 29 points per game his senior year at Calloway County, has scored to double figures to both games at Kentucky getting 15 points against Xavier and 11 ta this' game. It was the second triumph in three days by Murray over a Texas "team. The Racers' ed the University of Texas at Ar--lington 91-83 to open, its season Saturday night Trinity, coached by former 4-8 20 8 0 3 2-2 Lucas Williams Sears Loucks 2 .7 2 Burkhart Vanderbilt mentor Bob Polk and led by All-American Larry Jeffries, opened a two-game road ,7 4 11 6 16 ,2 2 3 4 7-8 0-0 84) Martin Snyder Pryor Totals trip against the Ohio Valley Con-. ference schools Saturday Austin Peay 71-67 at So, Warren took the Private mterprise mte.

going "into: 24 2M2 77 38 48-86 30 47-77 Kentucky Clarksville, Tenn." Tonight's Prep Card Miami Fouled out Kentucky, Mills, Coach Cal Luther's Racers, sparked by junior college transfers Frank Streety, Hector Blon- Steele; Miami, Sears Wren. THE STUFFER Kentucky's Dan Issel (44) Jammed the ball through the basket as the Wildcats and Miami (O.) battled under the Kentucky basket here Monday night It was the dedication game to Miami's 9,200 seat Mlllett Assembly Hall. Other Kentucky player is Phil Argento, Miamlans are Ray Loucks (SO), Walt Williams (14) and Ron Snyder (rear). The Wildcats won a close one, 86-77. -up wiwpnoto) Total fouls Kentucky 26, Western Kstitvcky Miami dett and Ron Johnson, along' with the steady play of veteran Cuba st Bootoa CaldweU County at Crittenden Cfctmty Lous) Oak at Carlisle Comity Fancy Farm at HortsHa uaude yirden, pulled to a manding lead miaway through the second half.

Streety, a junior college' All- American from Broome Tech in Unlrsrsitjr School at Farmlnrton Frsdosla at West Hopkins Fulton City at Fulton County Beldland at Heath lislncstoa Central at Lyon County Trlca County at Lowes Winlo at Soutk Faltoiu Tenn. Indians 'Lucky To Win In Edging MSU Frosh (ovftMrn minolt New York, led the flashy attack: with 16 points from Cars-Io-Bock at Boeiclare Goleonda at Oorhara Egyptian at Meridian Blondett, a star at Paducah Community College last OoreriU at Scnultty Vtenna at Joppa joined Streety with dazzling ball forward Rick Ragland followed orris City at FsJrfleM By JERRY ATKINS Sun-Democrat Sports Editor MURRAY, out- boys seemed to take it for granted how we earned record last year," Haws said. Pops County at Shawaeetowa GaUtU at Ridxway closely with 17 and Hill added 12. scrapped and outplayed, the Pa control. He cashed In 17 points and got 10 rebounds.

-Johnson, a transfer from Northease, Junior College, contributed only nine points Haws praised Coach Kayo -Murray's' 6-3 Tcenter Howard ducah Community College In Wills' freshmen for playing a Davis, the only Racer on schol dians had to battle to turn back fine game, "Those non-scholar arship, hit nine, field goals and! Hendrick's 29 Paces Western BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) center Trtdled determined Murray state Uni here Monday night ship Doys. really he said. Willis has only one Racer added, six of 11 charity tosses to grab' scoring honors with 24 15 reDounas to lead xne Kacer attaclci' A pair of fre throws by 6-2 on scholarship. points.

I Guard Rich Hendrick poured Virden, another former PCC 1 sophomore forward Heywood Hill with 2:02 left to the game Jones led the Indians to scor to 29 points to Ignite Western star, showed the poise he demon PCC hit on 30 of 68 field attempts for 44 per cent while strated, as a sophomore at MSU ing with eight field gdals and four of. four free throws, good MSU frosh hit on 21 of 48 for, Kentucky University to a 101-62 basketball romp 'over Southeast Louisiana Monday night' last year with a 27-point offen and another charity toss by 6-3 freshman forward Jim Johnson with 1:30 left enabled the In for 20 Sophomore 6-5 sive effort and 12 rebounds. 45 per cent The Racers had trouble get (Photo by MSU gporte DepU V1RDEN FOR TWO Murray State's junior S-S Claude Yirden (30) scores one of his field goals during Monday night's MSU-Trinity game at Murray. dians to score their second tri umph of the season in as many ting on the scoreboard early in the battle, but broke on top with starts. left in the first half when Junior guard Don Funneman The scrapping MSU freshmen, trailing- 47-41 at the half and 63-54 with.

11 minutes left cashed ta a layup. The Trinity Sophomore 6-6 forward Felix Thruston of Dwensboro cashed Tigers quickly pulled within one charged back to pull within two InlO. too CiqKgj to csM point but a six-point scoring ponits 68-68 with 6:20 remain-) In pregame ceremonies, Jerry spree boosted Murray's lead to ing on the clock. Pritchett of Earlington was 9-2. After the Indians had pulled named Miss Murray State Uni From there the Racers banged versity from a field of five candi away to a 10-point lead (30-20) back out front by eight points on a jumper by 6-0 sophomore guard Bobby Jones, the Racers dates and Vicki Ann Sinkler of with 5:30 left in the half and then Effingham, was selected Mrs.

'Murray State from another once again went to work on pulled to its widest margin of the opening 20 minutes 16 buckets by 5-10 guard Gary field of five. business with Tony Alexander; and naming their company "College Advertising. The two will introduce a new product for colleges and high schools in this area within six months, Warren said. The business is backed by Jim Brown, actor and former pro football player with the Browns, and by J. Alexander, famed manager, of "Little Richard." The company is based in Hollywood.

m''- Presently, Warren Is engaged in still another field. He Is assistant producer of a television show entitled "Playboy After Dark W.a show similar to the "Tonight Show but more infofmaL. Eighteen: shows nave already been filmed in the LA ea.i'-?.'- i 1 yt Records Tumble In St. Mary 'Last week's fourth annual Paducah St Mary Thanksgiving basketball tournament turned out to be perhaps the most thrilling event in the short history of the high school event Few records compiled priorj to this year's tournament withstood the storm. -rAi'f 1 v.

Five; individual records were bettered and seven team marks rambled as Jt result of tte 1SS8 event And, a new champion was crowned for the fourth: time in as many years. Hickman County ootscored tournament host St Mary in the finale Saturday night. individual records tojall were: most field goals scored by a player in a single game and a tournament; most free throws attempted in a single game, and in a tourney; and most free throws made in a tournament Teammarks. to tumble were: most free tiirows attempted and made by a team in a single game; most free tiirows attempted and made in a points scored by a team in a single game; most points scored by a team in a tournament; and largest total points scored by both teams in a tourney game. Senior 1-2 forward Alan Barclay of the championship Hick-matt County team, Junior 64 forward David Sams of third place Carlisle County made off with the individual records.

Both Hickman County and St Mary figured in the team records. Sams erased the old mark of most field goals scored by an, Individual in a single game with his 14 against Symsonia in a first-round game. Sams also broke the record for most field goals scored In a tournament with 33. The old records were 12 and 31, set by Keith HlH of Mayfleld (13C6) and Stan Key of Calloway County ('67) Sams turned ai the best singlfrgame and three-game totals In the scoring column during this year's tournament, but they were not records. The Carlisle forward hit for 30 points against St Mary In the semifinals, while his team lost 6WS0, and cashed in 29 in the Comets' opening-round tilt His 20 points in Carlisle's successful bid for third place-(59-48 over Ballard) gave him an individual, tourney high of 79, 12 points short of the record set last year by Key.

0 i Barclay; fre last of three cousins at Hickman County, broke free' Carow records for the tournament hitting on 23 of 38 I attempts from charity line. His free throws scored to the tournament the J4 record by four points and his at-tempti soared prevlowi naifc.r U. i Barclay tied the sbigle-game mark for most free throws attempted with Id tries against Reidland. Key set the mark with 18 (efforts against Livingston Central to last year's tournament and also set the mark for free" throws made in a game 18. Barclay fell short in this category with 13.

V.V i i St Mary's lOa iiitt ta ffl easily erased the record1 set by South Marshall in last year's finals. And, Vitus' Ei points la three games also sets a new tournament standard. St. Mary and Hickman County will share still another reo ord that of the roost points scored In a single game-171 in tlie cnampionship Last year's title garge set the previous tsark of r' TneViklnfs broke team free throw records also, cashing in 28 of 41 In a single game and 70 of 100 for the tournament The 41 attempts In a game ties the mark set by Carlisle In the 23 free tosses made betters the mark of 27 set by Lone Oak in tta 70 chnrlry throwa mada in the tournament erases the old mark of 63 set by EaSanl in and the free throw attempts topi Carl: 'o's CI of 1 points, 44-28 with 58 seconds Garrett and 6-2 forward Richard left on the clock, v. Cagle.

score stood at 74-72 Two key scoring spurts in the with 3:02 left to the contest An added feature at halftime was a performance by the Murray State Fillies, a precision dance group which received a standing ovation from the crowd i i i ii i i 1 111 -ir! i i I A minute later, Hill stepped second half boosted the Racers; beyond reach. MSU outscored the Tigers 11-7 to ah early four-mlnute spurt and 16-8 to a five- to tiie line, dropped to his two tosses and Murray's Cagle, former Fulton County star, hit of about 6,000. CXm'C MSU minute span midway through the final half. a Jumper with 1:46 left fa, the game to narrow tiie count to T-U S-S 16 The Racers enjoyed their wid 1 IS est margin at 24 points (85-61W two points for the third time in the second, half. an with 3:38 left in the game.

44 S-1S S- u-ia j-i i- i-i -l 1-3 1-2. 1-1 O-S 0-0 s-t Johnson's free throw seconds Funneman Jtohnioa Vinton Rocnani Bkmdett Stocks Kippeto Stevanoa Wilson a 10 17 il Murray, which plays Its third later gave FCC its final mar straight home game next Satur 0 0 gin. day night with San Fernando Younc S-4 0-0 0 4 An enecttve run-court press State the foe, hit 39 of 80 Held and an offensive freeze in the TRINITY shots for 48.8 per cent The visit Available In elegant Award Decanter handsomely gift wrapped all at, no extra cost 1 sm-s ftm-a rb ts fading seconds, coupled with a S-1S 4-B ing Tigers managed 28 of 67 attempts from the field, good lor pair of missed free throws by both teams and four Jump balls ii. o-a a-5-i' 4 a 41.8 percent. Stokes Lrnch Hummeis Jeffries Thrutott riiOwr- Huckett Totals Murray won the battle or the in the last 12 seconds, chewed up the clock.

3-0 4-ov a to -H i-i a 19 3 o-o" a 00 8 0 boards 51-43. u- The favored Indians pulled to Jeffries led Trinity's scoring lt-J 2S-2T 41 7 with 22 points and sophomore Score by Halves: ivfsu 4.. t. Trinity 47 ee 4570 a at forward Tom, Fisher added 13 as much as a 16-point lead, 30-14, midway through the first half. Murray closed the gap in the last four minutes, hitting Bird Work Plentiful 12 free throws and, only one field goal.

The Indians' biggest lead of hi Invitational Merc, the second half was nine points. held at three different points Kentucks Rnest Bourbon tho E3ourton that didn't watch tho clock. -1 TbaMtt midway, through the final 20 Cunsmoke's Yon Way and minutes, chc( to open on Saturday, White Knight's Bullet appeared PCC Coach Sonny Haws, clear was t' jayed when bad weal ly displeased with his team's intcs ored with the traSil ol enorr, saw ms Indians were to have the best days Monday in the first day of the Quail Invitational which i3 being held at the state wild. of sc: ie of trudges ml Jed "lucky to win." "We were out- scrapped and out hustled. Our tiia Wee't postponed a3ui when--ram fui thfoufiawr; life refuse Tibe miles westof Hi Simdmaelwr a-4 o-a 1 4 85, ErfVing fufUJfer bad.Wea.W, Paducah near Crahamville.

Cunsmote's Yna Way 1 1 Hilt RdSjlarMl Yarhtiiieh four good finds du; irg a one I i. i ti irtl was toVt underVay 4 11 17 4 4 4 a S-1S 4-4 a-i O-l a-t a-a 1-4, -ar a-s -0 01 run, while Whits Knhfs Euilet had three flnd3. Several of the fohimm oMo-vk this wbrnlntf -with sarr 52 dogs-fcgata running the Trlet 1 0 Total -a v-u a it On Wednesday, the will select the number of dogs tbey want to see again for 1 1 f-a fJtlJ ever pro- i The 2T dswpd ly 7 12 championship entered in Cie had two finds on Monday. Dcto td which forced. ptwtponrment of trials dags' banCcn seemed to be satisfied with the course.

During one hour rwiod a finks of twohotu heats. MeCullousIl 0 7 4 10 How.rfl 114 4HU14 Casle a- O-l Omni" Sl 7 Oamtt 47 -7 4 14 Leo 1-1 a field trial is being hosted Hui nit os by West Kentucky Field Trial Club. Henry E. Weil of MrPMnna 101 10 County Wt Involvrd in l.t year's Mirnnmnntbut with a different team-Lyon County. His Ly pi wt In tills game, but his Falcons of Us year survived rxet to give him some personal grntaf Ol 14 1 STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKY fBOOf CO) tlUKTW DII7.

CO. lOUIJYTUS, d. Paducah is chairman -of the a total of ten birds were flushed Tsl IHI IMr 14 7 1 WM roc .47 77 event. i on the first day..

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