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THE GETTYSBURG TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1964 PAGE FIVE Mt. St. Mary's Green Cage Squad Comes Alive With Six Straight; 11-3 Record Coach Jim Phelan's "ugly ducklings" are turning into swans. The green cage squad so lightly regarded as the season opened that Phelan called his "worst club'' and campus touts referred to them as "the blind mice" has swept to an early season 11-3 record, shooting at a 42.9 pace despite the fact that Phelan has substituted liberally, twice sitting his starting five for three quarters. At the same spot last season Phelan's highly touted NCAA championship returnees were 6-6, including four conference losses.

Off to a shaky start tie Mountaineers lost to Jack Ramsey's Hawks in the Palestra and blew a 16-point lead to American U. Then the club started playing defense and walloped Susquehanna, Baltimore and Catholic U. before losing to Westminster's Titans in a game it should have won. The handful of wins changed the squad attitude. They began to pressure foes for 40 minutes as though their lives depended on it and with the unproved defense the shooting picked up as Phelan worked his squad like a magician getting maximum effort from every substitution.

PEAK VS. LOYOLA The payoff came against Loyola when the aroused Mountaineers romped to a 123-66 victory in a game that was figured a toss-up. Seven players hit double figures and all 15 scored at least six points. But it was a relentless defense that almost blew Loyola out of Memorial gym. Mountaineer fans still have shooting percentage from the floor, and Ed Folk began to hammer tine ball in the basket.

Except for spotty play against Shippensburg, the Mountaineers have been dazzlers. TREMENDOUS SPIRIT Part of the success story is spirit. Players itch for action on the bench, then sound off to the team at an even higher pitch. Agains Shippensburg it was New Yorker Bernie Haag and Jerseytte Mike Lyons who came off tine bench to hit with four quick outside shots apiece to pull tie Mountaineers even. Wherever Phelan turns he gets incredible performances.

Chances are the bloom will leave the rose, but it's been great while it lasted. And Phelan's cagers have grown up in the process. If they can sfaake off the rust of a 10-day exam layoff, maybe they can keep their six- game streak alive against the Rough Riders at Rider College on Monday. FINLEY IN BUT HE'S NOT TALKING NOW By MIKE RATHET Associated Press Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP)--Charles O. Finley isn't talking.

And that is the big news in Sheir reservations about Phelan's young club, one senior, one junior, two sophs and a freshman, but the team has shown it can move from behind as well as front run. Against Shippensburg, a veteran five that floored five starters from a team that whipped the Mountaineers a years ago, the Mounties dropped seven pouits behind with three minutes to go, then roared back to win by five. Senior back courter Mike Costello kept Hie squad moving in early season. Then after 6'6" vet Jack Campbell injured his ankle and was sidelined for the season, the club began to come alive. Freshman Ed Sarmir took up the center slack with tremendous all around play, including a 56.5 LISTON AIDE TALKS UP FOG IN BALTIMORE By GORDON BEARD Associated Press Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP)--Bob Nilon, advisor of heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston, hustled into town Wednesday to beat the drums for local televising of Liston's title bout with Cassius Clay.

When Nilon departed, guests at a news conference were laughing and confused mostly confused. Nilon's rambling statements made Casey Stengel's famed double talk seem as simple as A-B-C. COULD WIN BUT-As best could be determined, without aid of tape recorder or interpreter, Nilon told his audience: 1. Baltimore has Civic Center (of which newsmen were aware). run.

2. Clay, a beautiful specimen of a fighter, could take the championship from Liston in Miami Feb. 25, although he believes "Sonny should be the champ for another five to seven years." "No man living can beat Sonny now," Nilon said. He did not explain where that left Clay. "OMSK OR TOMSK" 3.

There have been fixes in baseball, football and basketball, but "I'd hate to be the man who goes into his (Liston's) dressing room and say 'carry baseball circles. The surprise development came Wednesday when Finley, embattled owner of the Kansas City Athletics, and American League President Joe Cronin were found registered in the same New York hotel. 'If they met, it was a deep, dark secret. Finley made himself available briefly and had only two words to say: "No comment." CRONIN UNAVOIDABLE That was two words more prac than anyone could get out of ber. Cronin.

His hotel phone didn't answer. And a search of the hotel failed to reveal any traces of the stocky AL prexy. In Boston, a league spokesman was more informative. He said Cronin was in New York to talk over legal matters. He didn't say with whom.

He did say it wasn't with Finley. In Kansas City, meanwhile, it was learned that Finley hadn't been doing any talking to city officials either. Under a league ruling, Finley was denied permission to move the A's to Louisville and has until Feb. 1 to negotiate a lease with the city or face possible expulsion from the American League. Despite all that uncertainty, the A's home office managed to conduct some business.

They are working on the 1964 roster, and signed pitcher Diego Sequi and infielder George Williams. They were the first A's signed. Presumably, they sjigned Kansas City contracts. YANKEES BUSY The New York Yankees were the busiest club in the player market, signing infielders" Pedro Gonzalez and Mike Hegan and pitchers Jack Cullen and George Schoenmaker. The Los Angeles Angeles received contracts from pitchers Don Lee, Fred Newman and Aubrey Gatewood.

Pitchers Cal Koonce and Jack a beautiful Warner and outfielder Don Lan- local drum signed with the Chicago Cubs, pitchers Tracy Stallard and Bill Wakefield with the New York Mets, second baseman IS KILLED AT INNSBRUCK By HANS BENEDICT Associated Press Sports Writer INNSBRUCK. Austria (AP) -A black mourning ribbon flapped from the five ringed Olympic flag today as skiers, skaters and sleclders resumed practice sessions in a suddenly somber atmosphere created by the accident that claimed the life of a British toboganner. Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypeski, 50- year-old British Olympian, died Wednesday of injuries received 24 hours earlier when his sled careened off the chute at nearby Igls in a practice run for the event which will be held for the first time at these winter games. Athletes and officials paid tribute to Kay Skrzypeski Wednesday night in an open-air ceremony at which Prof. Friedl Wolfgang, head of the Austrian Organizing Committee, said: "THIS TERRIBLE THING" "This is a tragedy, all the more as tobogganing was included in the Winter Olympics for the very first time.

We were trying to make it as successful as the other competitions, and then this terrible thing happens." Kay-Skrzypeski, a Polish-born British citizen who fled from Nazi-occupied Poland in 1940, was the second fatality in the last two Olympics. At the 1960 Summer Games in Rome, cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen of Denmark died after competing in a road race. Officials at the Rome Olympics announced after the Games that 2,236 injuries had been tabulated during the competition. 3 OTHERS INJURED Besides Kay-SkrzypesM, three other toboganners have been injured. Two Germans Josef Lenz and Josef Fleischmann -were injured here Tuesday, and Elizabeth Gould of Rydal, a member of the U.S.

team, suffered multiple fractures while practicing in Poland in Decem- Redskins Sign New Defensive Coach WASHINGTON (AP) A former Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers line coach, Chuck Cherundolo, was signed by the Washington Redskins Wednesday to replace Ray Willsey as defensive coach of the National Football League team. Cherundolo was line coach for 12 years the Pittsburgh Steelers, during which time Washington coach Bill McPeak played defensive end for the club. The former Penn State center moved to Philadelphia in 19G2. He was fired Tuesday, along with head coach Nick Skorich. when the new owners called for an entirely new coaching staff.

The injuries here caused this order to be issued: 'Please take it easy. It is better to reach the end of the run in a slow time than to finish up in a hospital." It was issued after Kay-Skrzy- peski suffered multiplei fractures when his sled raced out of control at high speed Olympic Curve during ARMY'S BEST TEAM IN YEARS NIPS HOFSTRA By TED MEIER Associated Press Sports Writer Army probably isn't in the class of UCLA and Michigan the top-ranked teams in The Associated Press poll, but the Cadets have come up with their best basketball team in 20 year Not since a 27-game winning streak two decades ago have the Cadets looked ahead with such confidence to their traditiona game with Navy, Feb. 29. The Black Knights scorec their 10th victory hi 12 games Wednesday by outlasting Hof stra 64-59 at West Point. STREAK SNAPPED Hofstra earlier had defeatet Navy and went into the Armj game with a nine-game winnin streak, but the Flying Dutch men couldn't overcome the Ca dets despite Steve Nisenson's 3 points.

One of Nisenson's baskets tiec the score at 57-57, but Arm; went ahead to stay on goals joe Kosciusko of Grafton, Mass and Bill Helkie, of South Bend Ind. There were only a few othe major games on the schedule a mid year exams continued keep college activity to a min imum. LIGHT SCHEDULE Seventh-ranked Villanova, th only team in the Top Ten to se action, romped against Wes Chester, Pa. State, 78-61. Jim Stone and John Thompson combined for 52 points as Providence staved off a late Canisius rally to beat the Griffins 77-74.

In other games Virginia Tech nipped East Carolina 72-68 and Pitt downed Kent State 84-63. BEN HOGAN NOT SORRY HE QUIT GOLF CIRCUIT By WILL GRIMSLEY Associated Press Sports Writer NEW YORK have regrets," Ben Hogan said. A man has to quit some time, 've never been sorry I stopped A'hen I did." The mushrooming lus purses and the pressure of rigtime golf, intensified by the leavyweight duel between Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, no longer hold a lure for the ough little master from Fort Tex. 'If I could on the a trial get some semblance of a putting stroke would play in more tournaments, just for the pleasure of added Hogan, who was presented the Gold Tee Award Wednesday night by the Metropolitan Golf Writers Associa- ion. "But I'm not eager to win any more championships, just 'or championships' sake." STOPPED IN '55 Hogan insisted he never was haunted by the thought that he might have won an unprecedented fifth National Open championship, passing Willie Anderson and Bob Jones, had he not cut short bis competitive career in 1955.

"If I had kept playing, I might lave won another Open, and again I might not," he said. "As far back as 1953, my best year, I could tell I was beginning to lose my nerve in putting. "That convinced me it was time to call it quits. I got to a point I couldn't even bring the club back on the putting green." WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP)-A Williamsport basketball player and his coach have been fined as the result of an incident Sunday when the WilUamsport club played at Wilkes-Barre.

Eastern Basketball League President Harry Rudolph said Wednesday night John Chaney was fined $50 for lack of sportsmanship, use of foul language and attacking another player after the game. Coach Hod Springman was also fined for use of abusive language, disobeying a referee's order and inability to control a player. Rudolph also announced the Williamsport at Sunbury game scheduled for Friday night had been postponed because a floor was not available. It will be rescheduled at a meeting Feb. 3.

Luke Appling, Red Ruffing CetAnotherChanceAtHall Of Fame In Second Round STROUSE LEADS G-BURG QUINT; HOST RUTGERS Junior George Strouse, Norwich, continues to domi- BERMUDIAN HS GRID PLAYERS GIVEN DINNER Varsity and junior varsity football players were guests of honor at the first annual banquet Wednesday evening in the Bermudian Springs High School cafeteria. The Varsity Club of the school sponsored the affair. George A. Katchmer. head football coach at Millersville State College was the speaker.

His between 1930 and 1950, received 0 1 A A 1 et BOSTON (AP) The dcor of that handsome, red brick Colonial building at Cooperstown, N.Y.--baseball's Hall of Fame- still was open today. And shortstop Luke Appling and pitcher Charley (Red) Ruffing will lead 30 former big leaguers in an unprecedented second knock. Balloting by baseball writers announced Wednesday showed none of the 59 old-time players nominated received the necessary 75 per cent of the votes cast. 8Y NARROW MARGIN Appling, who played 20 seasons for the Chicago White Sox topic was "Values of Education and Athletics." Dale H. Roth, a member of the Bermudian teaching staff, was i3ie toasfcmaster.

Rev. Amos D. Meyers, supervising principal, gave the invocation. GIVEN AWARDS Awards were presented to Jim Harbcld, Hie outstanding back, and Donald Fair, outstanding line- nate tie Gettysburg College bas- man of the 1963 squad. The awards the fight for eight or nine Don Blasingams with the Washington Senators and pitcher Wade Blasingame the Milwaukee Braves.

SOUTH PENN JR. HIGH LEAGUE Central 3 East 2 Carlisle 2 Gettysburg 2 Faust West 1 0 Pet. .750 .667 .667 .500 .333 .000 4. Nilon and his brothers, Jack Jim, may go to Russia to scout a heavyweight for a possible future bout. "He's supposed to be in Omsk or Tomsk," Nilon said.

5. "The World Boxing Association is a misnomer. They don't really control anything. It's up to us to pick Listen's opponents whether or not they think they're worthy challengers." Wednesday's FifhH I Conn. -Billy Tisdale, 175, Bridgeport, stopped Johnny Hall, 176, Newark, N.J., 4.

STOCKTON, Caspar Ortega, 150W, Mexico, out- pointed Memo Lopez, M. Chambersburg Central at Carlisle. JAYVEE LEAGUE Gettysburg 4 1 East 3 0 Central 8 1 Faust 1 2 Scotland 1 3 Carlisle 0 3 West 0 3 1.000 1.000 .750 .333 .250 .000 .000 Friday's Gettysburg al Waynesboro East American Hackay League Wednesday's Providence 7, Buffalo 1 Hershey 3, Springfield 1 Cleveland 4, Pittsburgh 2 Taday't Rodwster at Quebec A A I I NEW VICTORY By DICK BARNES Associated Press Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO can hit the ball at the hole and it will stick," declared golf's 964 big money winner Tony today as the $50,000 Aicky International Tournament ipened at the course be played as a youngster. Tied for second in the San Diego Open and winner of the storm battered Bing Crosby ivent, the 29 year old Lema aimed for back-to-back victories after already earning $12,100 playing golf this year. MANY BIG NAMES He found Harding Park sloppy at tee and green after five days of rain but generally in good shape.

Although posting only a 74 in the pro-am prelude, Lema remained among tournament favorites. Most of golf's big names opened play in the Lucky as the weatherman forecast an end to the big Northern California storm. Low pro in Wednesday's warmup was Bob Rosburg, now of Portland, but another who played Harding as a young- star. He posted a 68. At 69, indicating par would take a beating, were British Open champion Bob Charles, Fred Hawkins and Al Geiberger.

Rosburg collected $500 for his individual win and Arnold Palmer got $400 for his team effort. THIS WEEK'S SPORTS Thursday Scotland at New Oxford St. Thomas at Bermudim East Pennsboro at Biglerville wrestling, 7:30 Friday Newport at Gettysburg Gettysburg Jr. High at Waynes buro East. Biglerville at East Pennsboro Littiestown at Fairfield Chambersburg at Delone Saturday Rutgers at Gettysburg, 8 p.m New Oxford at Bermudian SCRAPPING IN MRS' RANKS BALTIMORE (AP) The Philadelphia 76ers, who have ADVIftTISI Ml THI TIM IS been having trouble of late beating National Basketball Association opposition, now are scrapping among themselves.

Coach Dolph Schayes was in- olved hi disputes with two of lis players Wednesday night as hiladelphia dropped a 124-116 ecision to the Baltimore Bul- ets for their 'fifth loss in a row. In other action, Cincinnati handed Boston its worst defeat the season 109-92 and Los Angeles whipped Detroit 110-101. When Dave Gambee was removed from the Philadelphia- Baltimore game in the second quarter, he showed his dis- jleasure by actions and words. Schayes retaliated by ordering iambee to the dressing room for the remainder of the game. In the fourth quarter, Lee Shaffer cursed both Schayes and his replacement Ben Warey when he was ordered to the bench.

Shaffer, who earlier was charged with a technical foul "or cursing, did not return un- il the contest almost was over. New Oxford wmtlins, at Shippensbwg MAPLE LEAFS ARE BLANKED By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The surprising Montreal Ca- nadiens didn't figure as a formidable threat in the National Hockey League this season, but they've projected themselves right into the thick of the race. This was supposed to be a year of rebuilding for the Flying Frenchmen, who finished third last season. But Coach Toe Blake I ideas. The attack and defense have jtlled, and with Charlie Hodge in the nets they have moved into a share of first place with the Chicago Black Hawks.

Montreal blanked the Maple Leafs 3-0 on Toronto ice Wednesday night as Hodge posted his second shutout hi six days and third of the season. The Canadiens and the idle Black Hawks have 53 pouits each with Montreal having played one game less than Chicago. In the only other game, the resurgent New York Rangers cooled off the Boston Bruins 6-4 on a four-goal rally in the final period. The victory moved the Rangers within three pouits of the fourth place' Detroit Red Wings in their duel for the last playoff spot. ketbalf statistics as Hie Bullets close out the first half of their season.

Gettysburg, 8-4 on the season, will play just one game this week due to mid-semester exams. The Bullets tangle with Rutgers in a single game Saturday night at 8 o'clock on the home court. Strouse has connected on 65 of 172 field goal attempts and 53 of 62 free tihrows for 183 points. Following the first 12 games he is averaging 15.3 points per contest. Doug Kepneri 6'6" senior from St.

Charles. remains a close second. Kepner has rammed through 54' of 114 field attempts and 22 of 32 charity tosses for 130 tallies or a 10.8 average. The former Berwick, High School athlete is also the team's leading rebounder with a 9.1 average. Kepner and Strouse are also leading the squad in field goal 1 and free throw percentages respectively.

Kepner's 47 per cent is tops from the field while Strouse's 96 per cent paces the foul shots. FINE DEFENSE The Gettysburg defense con- weer made by Coach Thomas Shreiner who also presented letters to the squad. Receiving varsity letters were: Seniors, Harbold, Fair, Bill Shook, Wayne Wise and Larry Bobb; Juniors, Bill Hinkle, Dan Cornman, Reid McCaiislin, Albert Hoke, Paul Middour; Sophomores, Jay Smith, Tom Harbold, Tom Cashman, Joe Lemmon, Todd Tanger; Freshman, Bob Lancaster. HORNETS BOW TO BARONS 4-2 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A couple of former Hornets have spoiled Pittsburgh's opportunity to regain a share of first place in the American Hockey League's Western Division. tinues to set a blistering pace.

The Bullets lhave allowed but 57.5 points per game. They have held their opponents to 252 field goals on 749 attempts for a low 34 per cent. Despite the low point average given up, Gettysburg is just one rebound better than its foes. The Bullets lead in that department 559-558. Gettysburg is one win behind its pace of the last two seasons at this time.

The Bullets are currently 8-4 on the season. After dropping the first three games, Bob Button's cagers bounced back to win eight out of their last nine encounters. Two of the wins during that swge gave them the Battlefield Tournament championship. Gettysburg's victories have come over Bucknell, Johns Hopkins, American University, Westminster, i Muhlenberg, Dickinson and Elizabethtown. The four setbacks have come at the hands of St.

Joseph's, Albright, Navy and Bucknell. Junior varsity letters were given to: Junior, Dale Klinedinst: Sophomores, Terry Lehmer, Mike Hertz; Freshmen, Jackie Thomas, Larry Afalers, Keith Stambaugh, Pihil Aldinger, Richard Alders, Paul Fleshman, Charles Aughinbaugh. Among ttoe guests of honor at the banquet were Joe Boccabella and Nat Tacchino, members of the Harrisburg Capitols professional football team of whidh Shreiner is also a member; William E. Troxell, Elmer G. Miller, G.

Glenn Kemper and Stephen F. Heyser, assistant coaches at Ber- miudian; Glenn L. Graver, athletic director; Gary L. Crum, music supervisor, and Lloyd W. Wagner, art supervisor.

The following cheerleaders were also guests: June Leinart, Barbara Markle, Bety Rodrock, Vivie Gordon, Karen Dehaven and Joann Bowen. 142 votes, nine short of the 151 needed. Right hander Ruffing, who won 20 games or more four straight years while with the New York Yankees, polled 141. But they and 28 others will get another chance. The Baseball Writers Association of America instituted a change in 1962, the last time the biennial voting was conducted, authorizing a second ballot in the event no candidate received the needed three-quarters vote.

MAIL BALLOTS TODAY A second ballot was not needed two years ago because Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson were elected to Cooperstown on the first ballot. Feller and Robinson are the only two former players to have been enshrined since Joe Cronin and Hank Greenberg made it in 1956. Hy Hurwitz, secretary of the BBWAA, said ballots were being mailed to voting members today. The writers will vote for no more than five players from among Wednesday's 30 top vote- getters. Hurwitz set a Feb.

5 deadline for the return of the ballots. Unless there's a tie, only one player from the 30 now eligible will be admitted to the Hall of Fame. Others among the 30 include Roy Campanella, Ducky Medwick, Pee Wee Reese, Lou Boudreau, Al Lopez, Chuck Klein, Johnny Mize and Mel Harder. College Basketball Villanova 78, West Chester 61 Providence 77, Canisius 74 Pittsburgh 84, Kent State 63 Army 64, Hofstra 59 Virginia Tecfe 72, East Carolina 68 SATIR, FAGZAN TOP FRESHMEN Steve Satir, Tenafly, N. and Ray Faczan, Johnstown, are cur- TUTTLE TAKES BOWLING LEAD DALLAS, Tex.

(AP)--Tommy Turtle of Rural Hall, N.C., took a commanding lead in the first day of finals at the $100,000 All- Star Bowling Tournament Wednesday night. The personable newcomer won 12 and lost four games while knocking down 3,631 phis hi the opening four rounds. He received a 600-pin bonus, 59 for each game he won, to boost his position to 4,231. Tuttle's best performance of the day came in the third round when he walloped a 258-256-181235 930 series to defeat Don Ellis of Houston, in three games. Luke Barlow of Hobbs, N.M.

was in second place as the tournament moved into the fifth round with a total of 3,943 pins, a reflection of his record of 12 won and four lost and his total pin fall of 3,343. Barlow moved from third place into the runner up spot after winning three of his four games with Dick Weber, the defending champion from S. on top of the West until recently, stand four points behind Cleveland following a 4-2 loss to the Barons Wednesday night. In other games, Bruce Cline's two goals paced Hershey to a 3-1 triumph over Springfield and Providence bombed Buffalo 7-1. Dick Mattiussi and Cecil Hoekstra, one-time Hornets, scored key goals for Cleveland in the second period.

Each tallied unassisted goals on breakaway dashes. Mattiussi came through after Alex Faulkner scored for Pittsburgh while Hoekstra tallied after a Pittsburgh goal by John MacMillan. Hershey crept one point behind first-place Quebec in the Eastern Division with its ninth straight home victory. Cline scored the Bears' first and third goals. Michel Harvey scored the actual winning point In the last period.

Seven different players scored in Providence's triumph. Ed MacQueen got the Reds off to a 1-0 lead in the first period. The Reds proceeded to build up a 6-0 lead before Buffalo's Larry Wilson spoiled goalie Ed Giacomin's shutout late in the third period. rent tate Gettysburg College freshman basketball scorers. The Little Bullets have won their last six games for a 7-3 record at the halfway point in the campaign.

Satir, who was slow getting- started, has scored 170 points on 64 of 138 field goals and 42 of Gl free throws. Faczan has collected 148 points Running a for a close 14.8 average, third is Dick Scholastic Basketball By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Hazleton 84. Easton 69 Trevorton 120, Mahanoy Jt. 62 Fairchance-Georges 53, German 47 Fountain Hill 72, Northwestern 50 Notre Dame (Green Pond) 09, Bethlehem Catholic 47 Pius (Roseto) Jim Oatholio Stewart, Berlin, N. with an 11.6 average.

Faczan is the team's top field shot, landing 60 of 127 shots for 47 per cent. Rick Miller, Hagerstown, leads the team from the free throw line with 75 per cent on 15 of 20 tosses. Faczan, a 6'4" former Pachland Township eager, leads the squad in rebounds with 122 for a 12.2 average. The Gettysburg yearlings haVe defeated Albright, York Junior Lehigh, Muhlenberg, Bucknell, Dickinson and Elizabethtown. They have dropped decisions to St.

Joseph's, Navy and Bucknell. Frosh will be idle until February 4 when they entertain Albright in a return contest. National Basketball Association By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wednesday's Cincinnati 109, Boston 92 Los Angeles II0, Detroit 101 Baltimore 124, Philadelphia 118 Today's Games St. Louis vs. Boston at Providence Detroit at San Francisco New York at Baltimore Garnet St.

Louis at Boston Cincinnati at, Philadelphia CHAMP SAYS CASSIUS CLAY WILL BE BEATEN WILMINGTON, Del. that the fight is getting close, Cassius is quieting down a good deal," middleweight boxing champion Joey Giardello said-Wednesday night of the upcoming Sonny Liston Cassius Clay heavyweight title bout. Giardello, a guest at the Wilmington Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association's 15tb annual banquet, put it right on the line as to his choice in the right. "It doesn't matter what he (Clay) has to say about the match. "He'll only last until Sonny hits him," Giardello said.

Giardello was one of about 500 who saw Delaware football star Mike Brown and Villanova cross country and track standout Vic Zwolak awarded John J. Brady Memorial plaques as co-winners of the Delaware outstanding athlete award for 1963. UNDEFEATED SEASON Brown probably was more responsible than anyone for Delaware's first undefeated football season since 1946. He gained 838 yards during the Blue Hens 8-0 Middle Atlantic Conference championship season. Zwolak won two NCAA track titles last year, taking the metcr steeplechase at Albuquerque, N.M., last June, and then winning the NCAA championship in the cross country run at East Lansing, in November.

Former baseball executive Bill Vccck was the featured speaker and he had predictions of his own to make. Pointing to Philadelphia Eagles halfback Tommy McDonald Veeck said, "I'd like to make a prediction. A man from Oklahoma (presumably Coach Bud Wilkinson) will give up his intentions to become a U.S. senator and will become the new coach of the Eagles." Former Eagles Coach Nick SPECIAL SALE ON ALL DISCOUNTS from Skorich was dismissed Tuesday in an announcement made by Jerry Woiman, now owner of the National Football League club. McDonald was a standout under Wilkinson before he turned professional.

Michigan last won the Big Ten basketball title in 1948 but this season the Wolverines began the title quest with victories in nine of their first 10 non- Sam Fraaoif oo Lot to.