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wrnKitPAY. JANUARY 21, 1M mgi Twavi THI PADUCAH SUN-DEMOCRAT Murray Bo ws To East Tennessee, In 2 Overtimes Racers Failure To Connect On Last-Second Shots Darkens OVG Title Hopes EAST TENNESSEE Gel Malone 3 2-3 8 Fraizer 4 0-0 .8 Sheuerman 5 2-3 12 Gibson 3 34 9 Fox 1 0-0 2 Stiltner 5 5-6 15 Phillips 1 0-0 2 Newbold 0 6-8 6 Totals .22 18-24 62 MURRAY STATE Jennings 8 2-3 18 Johnson 6 0-2 12 Namciu 3 3-4 9 Pendleton 7 2-2 16 Schlosser 1 0-0 2 Walker 1 0-1 2 Goheen 1 0-0 2 Totals 27 7-12 61 1 I- rr yi that sent the game Into overtime. John Namciu bucketed a layup with 4:47 left in the extra period but East Tennessee's Cliff Gibson killed the shot with a Jumper some two minutes later and Murray, froze the ball for a last-second shot The shot this time was given to Gene Pendleton, who like Jennings, failed to put it through. Murray again suffered last-secondltis in the second overtime period. Trailing by the final score, the Racers played for a last shot and missed again.

After Stumer's two free throws had put East Tennessee on top 62-57, Stu Johnson and Jennings hit back-to-back shots, the last coming with 32 seconds showing on the clock Murray fans, watched East Tennessee fail to score on its trip down court and Murray played for the final shot. Stiltner led the scoring for East Tennessee with 15 points and teammate Gary Scheuerman chimed in with .12. Jennings was top scorer for Murray with 18, followed by "Pendleton with 16 and Johnson with 12. East Tennessee hit 31 per cent from the field while Murray hit 37 per cent MURRAY, Jan. 21 Murray State's hopes of capturing the Ohio Valley Conference championship suffered a severe blow here tonight when East Tennessee scored a thrilling 62-61 double overtime victory over the Thoroughbreds.

Back-to-back set shots by East Tennessee's Mac Stiltner In the second overtime period served as the knockout blow. Stiltner later cashed in on a pair of free throws that put the game out of reach for Murray. The loss leaves Murray with a meager 2-3 conference record. The Racers are the guest of Austin Peay Thursday night before clashing head-on with Morehead, league leader with an unblimished record. Murray was the superior team In the first half of the game, pushing ahead by as many as nine points at one time.

But the Racers soon saw East Tennesse rebound to tally seven straight points and whittle the Racers' lead to only two, 35-33, at Intermission. The two OVC teams fought head-and-head during the second half of play and, with only seconds left and the score knotted 54-54, Murray's Jim Jennings missed a desperation shot GENE PENDLETON Second In Scoring JIM JENNINGS Tops Murray Scoring Brookport, Rosiclare Ousted From Joppa Invitational Meet 30 41 59 Douglass stalling Mounds JOPPA, 111., Jan. 21 Power Ballard Edges LoneOak71-67 LA CENTER, Jan. 21 Ballard Memorial turned in a solid team effort and withstood a challenging late bid by Lone Oak to score an impressive 71-67 victory here tonight. Ballard's remarkable accuracy at the free throw line was the difference in the game as the Bombers made good 31 of 35 gratis 12 22 38 fense tonight to dump the visi CAIRO SUMNER (59) Williams 9, Lowe 10, Willis 2, Johnson 19, H.

tors 59-38. Brown 3, Vernell Boyles ii, J. Brown Douglass tried to cope with 3, Moore 2. ful Egyptian and Century moved in the semi-finals of the Joppa Invitational Tournament by evicting Brookport and Rosiclare in opening round action here tonight. MOUNDS DOUGLASS (38) Johnson the powerful Sumner offense 6 C.

Smith 12. Floyd 1, Smith 16, Caison 2, Phillips 1. with a slow-down game. But Sumner simply put on its speedy fast break, jumped out to a C. MILLS 96, RIDGWAY 60 Egyptian overpowered Brook hvum ii 4 'I RIDGWAY, 111., Jan.

21-Car- tosses. Lone Oak outhit the commanding lead and held con port 86-40 and Century hung on Bobby Highfil scored 25 points to lead the Rockets, but West trol of the game thoughout to defeat Rosiclare 58-53. rier Mills overwhelmed Ridg-way 96-60 here tonight behind a 31-point performance by Bob Sumner now owns a record of Hopkin's Hobgood scored 31 for The two winners will meet in 11 wins and two losses. game honors. Thursday night's first semi-final Beal.

Jerome Johnson popped in 19 Crittenden Co 15 35 53 75 game. Host Joppa takes on LWest Hopkins 20 30 49 73 Ridgway was never in the points to lead the Sumner team. CRITTENDEN CO. (7S Htfhfil 29, Bombers from the field 30-20, but managed only seven of 10 free throws. Behind a strong scoring spurt by Mike Petty in the second period Ballard pulled away to a 37-28 halftime lead after the two Second District foes had battled to a 14-14 standoff in the initial quarter.

Petty, who finished the game L. Smith scored 16 for Mounds Orr 14. Uttle It. Champion 8, Mott 8. game as Carrier Mills broke out on top 23-13 in the opening per tough Vienna and Pope County meets Goreville in first round games Wednesday night Douglass.

Easley 4, Travis. Campbell. WEST HOPKINS (73 Sttrsman 13. Wyatt 2, Young 12, Griffin 5, Staton iod and steadily strengthened its advantage. Carrier Mills 23 52 75 96 2, Hobgod 31, Marshall 5, Taylor 5, Allen Lowe.

The finals of the tournament will be held Friday night. The finals of the tournament Ridgway 13 24 37 60 HEATH 71, CARLISLE 52 CARRIER MILLS (96) Beal 31, Col Hawks Nip Celtics On Late Shot will be held Friday night. The Heath Pirates caught lins 15, Bryant 23, Barger 11, Devel 11, Maddingly 3, Storms 2. Egyptian actually had Its Carlisle County on another of its cold nights and rolled up a 71-52 RIDGWAY (40) AbeU 10, Suttner game won in the first half. The 17, West 18, Brockett 9, Lane 6.

winners overwhelmed the Bull with 15 points, tossed in 11 points during that torrid second stanza. Lone Oak made a comeback effort late in the third period and finally melted Ballard's advantage to only four points at 57-53 as the buzzer sounded. victory over the Comets at EQUALITY 83, ENFIELD 64 dogs 29-3 in the opening period Heath Tuesday evening. ST. LOUIS (AP) Zelmo Beaty's jump shot with 14 sec EQUALITY, Jan.

21- and forged to a whopping 52-19 The Pirates were in command halftime advantage, all the way after crabbing a onds remaining gave St. Louis Equality came from behind the second half to win 83-64 over Enfield tonight. a 116-114 victory over the Bos Randy Gleghorn headed a four-man double-figure attack 19-11 first period lead. The Buccos moved out to a 34-23 ton Celtics Tuesday night in a Ballard scored the first basket in the fourth period to pull away to a six-point lead and it wasn't until 2:20 showed on the clock (AP Wlrephoto) when he Is buckled. Here, he readies the belt for action in Monday night's game with Maryland spots photogs, yells no, no, and escorts the lensmen away with help of referee later in game during tense moment, seat belt comes off and McKinney goes up.

Equality trailed by 14 points lead at intermission and the out National Basketball Association TOUCHY ABOUT HIS SEAT BELT Wake Forest basketball coach Bones McKinney, known widely for his sideline antics, has a new gimmick to keep himself on the bench a seat belt McKinney seems reluctant however, to have himself photographed buckled to the bench that is, the times for the winners by scoring 21 points. Jones had 11 in Brook-port's top individual effort. come was evident. game, going into the second half but continually stole the ball to that the Purple Flash began an Heath's zone defense could have made the difference. But other drive.

Jay Burnett hit his patented 20-foot set shot and Beaty's shot nullified a comeback by the Celtics, who trailed 114-106, with 3:40 left. Baskets by Sam Jones, John Havlicek, Century carried a 10-point lead into the final period against Rosiclare and appeared to be Andy Hopson paced the Equal the Comets simply could not hit their mark. They submerged to Frankie Harris followed up with a layup to whittle the margin to three at 65-62. Neil Giles ity quintet with 24 points. Equlaity 16 23 53 83 Enfield 16 37 45 64 a 13-point deficit in the third Bill Russell and free throws by Russell and K.

C. Jones had tied Skorich Is Fired home free. But the Bears made a stab at it and closed the gap considerably but it was just too period and Heath steadily pulled away to the final victory margin. EQUALITY (I3V-Shea 2, Hise 21. Hopson 24, Emery 17, Moore 10 Glov the score.

widened it to four for the Bombers but Burnett came back with er 4, Bishop 1, Barnett 4. Bob Pettit scored 29 points to late Don Crews powered the Heath attack with 27 points while team Listonays Fight Will End In Five Century was ahead 13-5 at ENFIELD (44) DowaU 3, Loyd 2, Stoke 11, Marlin 20, Tyle 7, Dewitt 15, Rocket 4, Hankins 2. lead the Hawks, who overcame an early 10-point deficit. Sam the first quarter horn and led by mates Jimmy Long and Dick Jones had 20 markers for Bos By Eagles Owner By RALPH BERNSTEIN, Associated Press Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP)-Jerry Wolman, who at the age of 36 Thompson chipped in with 14 and 21-11 at the end of a cold first half of play. ton.

13 points respectively. Robert Summers was top The game was interrupted Merlin Hight and Larry Mar- twice as coaches of both teams blew off steam. In the second scorer for the losers with 14 LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) able -were the scoring stars for Century, getting 24 and 21 points markers. Heawweieht eharnninn Snnnv admits to assets of $36 million, took over as owner of the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles Tuesday and immediately fired head Coach Nick Skorich.

quarter, Harry Gallatin of the Heath 19 34 50 71 Carlisle county ii 23 37 52 Liston predicted Tuesday that respectively. Ray Collier was tops for Rosiclare with 15. Hawks and Boston's Jim Los "We will make a coaching cutoff had words and had to be ncAin vvesion inompson 13. crews 27. Lon 14, Carrou 2, his Feb.

25 title match against (First Game) identified the third prospect only as a former NFL head coach change," Wolman said at a separated by a referee. With Carlisle county (52V-Davu 7, Cassius Clay at Miami Beach "TRY 3:22 left Boston Coach Red Kin Jenkins 11, Mitchell 4, bum- Egyptian 29 52 66 86 Brookport 3 19 30 40 EGYPTIAN (14) Gleghorn 21, team 16, Lawrence 6. Scroggins 12, Houston 13, Shaw 1, Works 2, Master- not now coaching. news conference called to announce approval by the league another long connection to reduce it back to a pair with some 20 seconds left Randle Canada's two free throws was killed by two gratis tosses by Burnett with five seconds remaining, but Barry Rollins put the game out of reach by making good a pair of free throws with three seconds left. Canada led the scoring assault for the Bombers with 19 points while Giles chimed, in with 17, Petty 15 and Rollins 12.

The Bombers finished the game with their five starters. Burnett was. the game's leading individual scorer with 22 points. Freddie Howard, who fouled out of the game late in the final period, added 15, along with Harris. Ballard's record now stands at 13-4 and Lone Oak is 12-4.

mers 12. Thomason 7. Guhy 7. Will end lHSiae live rUUIlUS One Auerbach was ejected for dis Skorich, who was promoted TRIGG 69, TODD 65 wav ne tner- puting a call. from line coach to head man aft son 9, Divinny 6.

BROOKPORT (40) Rice 3, Shane 3, BOSTON ST. LOUIS ELKTOWN, Jan. 21 "No matter who wins, we'll er Buck Shaw retired following of his $5,505,500 purchase of the Eagles. He admitted talking to three former coaches as possible successors to Skorich. OF Souders 7, Davis, Martin 3, Waynick 1.

Murray 8, Jones 11, Joe Shane 4, Trigg County's "Wildcats" all go home early," the cham- Heinsohn 3 8-8 14 Pettit 7 15-19 29 the 1960 championship year, di Havlicek 3 1-4 7 Hagan 7 4-4 18 pushed over the .500 mark in a pion said while gulping down a Belt. SECOND GAME 69-65 win over Todd County Cen-glass of milk at his training Wolman said he already had rected the Eagles to a second place 10-4 finish in 1961, but the club slipped to last in the 1962 Century 13 21 33 58 Rosiclare 5 11 23 53 contacted Joe Kuharich, form tral tonight camp CENTURY (51) Dobbs 5, Hight 24, Kenny Rogers pumped 19 A reporter recalled that Eng Holderfield 4, Holshouser, Henderson and 1963 campaigns. His total Notre Dame and Redskins coach now serving as KING points. Wayman Cunningham land's Henry Cooper, knocked scored 14 and David Bannister out in the fifth round by Clay record reads 15-24-3. Wolman, who will be president an assistant to NFL Commis Russell 7 5-10 19 Beaty 1-3 II K.C Jones 6 2-4 14 Wilkens 3 0-0 6 S.

Jones 9 2-4 20 Guerin 4 6-7 14 Naulls 4 5-7 13 Bridges 3 3-7 9 Ramsey 6 4-6 16 Farmer 4 5-6 13 Sanders 5 1-1 11 Vaughn 8 0-0 16 Loscutoff 0 0-0 0 Totals 43 28-46 114 Totals 41 34-48 114 Boston 32 25 33 24114 St. Louis 29 32 35 20114 Personal fouls Boston, Havlicek 4, Heinsohn 5, K. Jones 4, S. Jones 3, Loscutoff, Naulls 2, Ramsey 5, Russell 4, Sanders 4. St.

Louis, Beaty 5, Bridges 5, Farmer 3, Guerin 3, Hagan 3, Pettit 5, Vaughn 2, Wilkens 3. Attendance 8,331. 2, Marable 21, Cheek 2. ROSICLARE (53) Collier 15, Par-tain 7, Bebout 5, Moyers 14. Knight 9, Anderson 1, Chancey, Patton, Curry 2.

CAIRO SUMNER 59, MOUNDS DOUGLASS 38 sioner Pete Rozelle, and Paul and control 51 per cent of -the 13 points for the Wildcats. Bud- last summer, said recently that dy Sivills and. John Graham Cassius would give Liston lots Brown, the famed ex-Cleveland EDWARD" America't Largest Selling C'flaf Wagner Candy Co. Distributor Ballard Memorial 14 37 57 71 coach. scored tea points each.

of trouble for 8 to 10 rounds. Eagles stock, thus becomes the fourth owner of the franchise initially bought for $2,500 in 1933 by the late Bert Bell. In New York, Kuharich. said Todd Central's Hartiord ac- "Cooper better be training CAIRO, 111., Jan. 21-Cairo Sumner raced past a stubborn Lone Oak 14 28 53 67 BALLARD MEMORIAL (71) CUes 17.

Rollins 12. Allen 8. Canada 19, Petty 15. LONE OAK (47) Howard 13. Har he talked briefly with Wolman counted for 16 points to lead the hard too," said Liston, jokingly but declined further comment.

losers. I "I'm going to get him next." Trtf Cooper is considered a likely op- The boyish looking new owner ris 15. Beaton 7. Wall La 5, Burnett 22, Coleman, Shepherd 3. A isuu vuwiii; a.

a. -m PROOF TRIGS COUNTY Rogers lur uic winner ui.uie CRITDEN CO. 75, W. HOP'S 73 Cunningham 14, Bannister 13, SivUls ListOn-ClaV bOUt in r.rnham In Reminded he has predicted TODD COUNTY Hartford 18, Mitchell 15, RuUedge. 10, Mohan 10.

variously that the fight would end in three, five and eight rounds, Liston again said: "In side of five." MARION, Jan. 21 Crittenden County's Rockets took a slim second-quarter lead then stood off repeated challenges by West Hopkins to defeat the visitors 75-73 here tonight. Though Crittenden could never open up a comfortable lead, West Hopkins was never able to to catch up. At the end of the game, with $155 14 PINT "Liston will get him inside of SEDALIA 94, FARMINGTON 75 FARMINGTON, Jan. 21-Sedalia romped to it's nineth win of the season in a 94-75 victory over Farmington tonight.

Sedalia's Camp scored 26 points, while teammates Mul-lins and McLean accounted for 16 points each. Farmington's Jerry Ainley was the games high scorer with 29 points. Sedalia led by 20 points at the end of the third quarter. Sedalia 29 47 70 94 three," said Willie Reddish, Listen's chief trainer. LIVINGSTON 68, STURGIS 49 STURGIS, Jan.

21 A strong Livingston Central team defeated Sturgis 68-49 tonight The Cardinals' Pat Taylor paced the scoring with 21 points as teammate Eddie Johnson accounted for 15 points. Sturgis Roger Omer and David Wagner tallied for 16 points each. Livingston 14 30 52 88 Liston's wife, Geraldine, ap parently wasn't concerned with Crittenden holding a two-point BUM LQJUUlfilL Jp lead, Larry Orr took a long pass under the basket and dropped it Farmington 17 31 50 75 what round the fight would end. "I want some spaghetti," she said. The Liston camp plans to leave for Miami Beach arly next Sunday morning, arriving shortly before noon.

Sturgis 8 18 32 48 in to put the Rockets ahead 75-71. West Hopkins came down the floor and scored the final basket with three seconds left SEDALIA (94 Camp 26. Page 13 Mullins 16, HoUoway 8, McLean 16 Bruce 13. FARMINGTON (75) Harrison 10 Ainley 29, Smith 13. Andreas a.

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Richmond Madison 59, Berea Lebanon 66, Bardstown St. Joe 57 48 61 Harlan 68, Williamsburg 45 Old Kentucky Home 92, 'Lou. Country Day 62 Hazard 86, M. C. Napier 69 Tyner 53, McKee 42 Hitchins 91, South Portsmouth 47 Meade Co.

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