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six SECOND THOUGHT Joe ClfflartiB GOING At a result of last week's disastrous goings on, our Red Devils now know exactly how the man felt who, while groping with his foot for the top step of the stairway to his cellar, came In contact with his 6-year-old daughter's roller skates. Needless to say, this poor unfortunate's progress to the basement was expedited. So was IiC's teat week. As most of you know, the Toevs- men plummeted from the sun deck to the poop deck as a result of losses to Coffeyville and Parsons. The defeats, particularly the one to the Ravens at the Community Building, were tough to take, and there's no denying that the local Jucos are in a rather uncomfortable spot this fine spring day.

However, as an old coach we used to know was wont to say to his team whenever It fumbled its way into a 20 or 30 point deficit, (which was frequently), "Men, you are in a position to terrific comeback." Taking the view of an extreme optimist for the moment, Iola (till has a mathematical shot at a sliver of the EKL title. The Devils will, wind up in a tie for first IF: 1. They win their remaining two games. 2. Coffeyville beats Parsons Tuesday night.

3 Ft. Scott beats Coffeyville Friday night. There's still another avenue that leads to the top, and it goes like this: Iola wins its last two games. 2. Parsons beats Cofeyvllle Tuesday night.

3. Chanute beats Parsons Thursday night. The first of these two formulas offers a bit more hope than the ter, but even conceding the championship for the nonce, the Devils have another target to shoot at By winning their last two games, they can assure themselves of a tie for second at the worst, and, more important, bid to the Regional Tournament in Arkansas City. You will note that all of the roads to success we have Hated here start oat with. If Iola wins its last two fames." From here, this season will go down In Red Devil history as the one that' should have been, insofar as the league title goes, but there is no point in weeping-over the past.

The Devils still have heights to scale, and an opportunity to scale all a good ball club asks is a chance. UC still has that chance. Let's hope they take advantage of It. Over on the High School scene, as we mentioned earlier, the Maataiags will be competing in the District Tournament at Garnett, and the other five entries there have been announced by the High School Activities Association. They are Garnett, Humboldt, Burlington, Osage City, and Osawatomie.

Taming to that Parsons fame at the Community Building the other which the Vikes ran up an 86-45 score. Coach Harold Johaoon of Parsons has been quoted as saying that the reason he played his star center. Don just about all the way was that he wanted to give Don a chance to add to his individual point total, and thereby climb a notch or two in the race for the mythical scoring championship. From here, it woald whenever yon start hi respected old rivals Jjar the sakejsf one player's nsissiial glorification, you begin to destroy the parposea for which athletic competition is encouraged, Woodworth is a great ball player in his own right, and doesn't need to stay in ball games against hopelessly out-classed opposition to the bitter end just so his point average will look good. Should he, by such-tactics, wind up the year with a 24.1 average instead of a 22.1 average, he will not be one bit better as a basketball player for it.

If we thought this was the real reason Woodworth was left in the other night, would suggest that it might be better to stop publishing individual scoring statistics. However, we have a sneaking suspicion that Woodworth's average had nothing whatsoever to do with Johnson's decision to "pour It on." Harold, a charming chap who his every loos on the referees, and credits his every win to clear thinking and clever atoatofT. is a coach along the Itaea of Adolph Rupp of Kentucky. He loves to run up that they will look impressive throughout the state. At any rate, two things we can say for sure: 1.

Very few people outside of Parsons and Its Immediate vicinity will be xheering for the Vikes wheri Friday night. 2. a few people are just waiting for Harold to hit a lean year, doubtful in basketball con parsons), so that they can ve him. a dose of the shellackings so tores to dish out. THE IOLA REGISTER, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15,1964, fOLA, KANSAS Deck Re-Shuffled In EKL Scramble The six Eastern Division clubs head down the home stretch this week with the scramble for the championship and one of the top three places that brings with it a ticket to the Regional Tournament in Arkansas City still as wide open as there have been some changes made.

Such as: 1. Parsons and Coffeyville went into last week tied for second place and came out of it tied for first. 2. Iola went into last week all alone at the head of the class, and staggered out of it in fourth place. 3.

Chanute's Black Panthers, who have actually won but four games all year, not only upset the Independence Pirates, added insult to injury by shellacking the Bucs, 83-60. EASTERN JUCO 8TADINGS (All Games) WL Pet. PF PA 9 8 8 8 611 611 Parsons Coffeyville IOLA (ndepend'ce Ft Scott Channte 5 .529 1163 1192 1063 IMS MX 1155 1144 452 fit 1671 Mi mi 412 1179 LEAGUE GAME8. ONLY Pet. Coffeyville 5 3 .625 Parsons 5 3 .625 Independence 5 4 .555 IOLA 4 4 .500 Channte 3 '5 475 Fort Scott 2 5 285 Last Week's Results CoIfeyvUte 71, IOLA 68 Channte 83, Independence 66 Parsons at Tulsa Froah (cancld.) Independence 84, Ft.

Scott 77 77, IOLA 68 71, Coffeyville 67 This Week's Schedule TUESDAY Ft Scott at IOLA Parsons Coffeyville 'Arkansas City at Independence THURSDAY Channte at Parsons. FRIDAY Coffeyville at Ft Scott Hanson's Putter Sinks Zaharias ST. PETERSBURG, Making the most of a sparkling putting game, Beverly Hanson beat Babe Zaharias on the third hole of a sudden death, playoff to win the 54-hole St. Petersburg Women's Open Tournament. Miss Hanson, who plays out of Indlo, made a nifty second shot and canned a 10-foot putt on the 21st hole yesterday for a birdie 3 and the victory over Mrs.

Zaharias from hearhy Tampa. When the money prizes in the $3,500 open were presented, the Babe said, "Bev deserved to win. I never saw such a' beautiful putter working as she had today." Miss Hanson and Mrs. Zaharias wound up with 216s on the yard Sunset Country Club course, where par is 74. Both Parsons and Coffeyville wind up their league play this week and tomorrow night is slated as a "clutch" night in the loop.

Parsons plays at Coffeyville, with the winner to emerge as a prohibitive favorite to wrap up the EKL title, while the Red Devils from Iola host Ft Scott's sagging Greyhounds. The Devils are still nursing a slim hope for at least a share of the crown, and failing that, a win tomorrow will boost them into a three-way tie for second place with Independence and the loser of the Cardinal-Raven game. Looking ahead to the rest of the season, the Devils will-probably be pulling for a Coffeyville victory tomorrow. Following their Coffeyville Jaunt, the Cards come home to finish up their season against Chanute. while Coffeyville must go to Ft.

graveyard of many championship to close Its seal- son. The league closes shop Feb. 23, with Iola at independence and Cha nute at Ft. Scott The former shapes up as an all important battle no matter what happens this week, since the loser will probably have to wave a tear' stained goodbye to a trip to Ark City. There may be a mad scramble going on for team positions, but Mike Lavin of Parsons is travelling all by himself in the race for in' dividual scoring honors.

The lanky Cardinal with the magic eye scored 24 points against Iola in his only outing last week to hike his average to an even 22 points a game. Ed "Sugar" Cain of Coffeyville scored 33 points in two games during the week to maintain his second place spot with an average of 164 However, the biggest basket barrage of the week was laid down by Don Anderson of Independence Don, who didn't join the Pirates until the second semester, rammed home 30 points against Ft. Scott to help the usually low scoring Bucs go over the 80 mark for the first tune this year. Louisville Accepts NIT Tourney Bid NEW YORK University of Lowhrvflle hao accepted an Invitation to play tn the National Invitation Basketball TOOTHS mant at Madloon Square Garden, March (-13, the seleetlon eoauntttea annsanssd today. LontevOle to the fearth team to Join the U-toasa field for the poet-season evens.

Western Kentucky, Dwyserae and Dayton are the other teams already in the NIT field. JUCO SCORERS Ayg, Per PLAYER SCHOOL FG FT TP Game Mike Lavin Parsons 136 103 375 22.0 Ed Cain Coffeyville 98 49 245 16.3 Dean Ludlum Chanute 87 76 250 15.6 Jim Lander Chanute 87 74 248 15.5 Merle Blair Independence 104 52 260 15.3 JERRY GLEASON IOLA 91 67 249 14.6 CHUCK S1SSON IOLA 84 76 244 14.4 Mike Storey Independence 91 59 241 14.3 Gene Pruitt Coffeyville 88 38 214 14.2 FRANK SPECHT IOLA 76 59 211 12.4 Darold Elrod Chanute 49 80 178 11.8 Don Brown Coffeyville 65 48 178 11.8 Norman Stephens Parsons 54 37 145 11.2 JOHNNY TAYLOR IOLA 54 81 189 11.1 Tom Moriarty Channte 59 36 154 10.2 Herachel Spence Fort Scott 49 48 146 9.7 Boyd McMittin Fort Scott 45 55 145 9.7 Kermit Nelson Chanute 61 19 151 9.4 Don Titus Coffeyville 35 56 126 8.4 Mike Callahan Parsons 47 .47 141 8.2 Irvin Bretches Independence 39 61 139 8.1 Gene Wuellner Fort Scott 47 26 120 8.0 Gary Myers Fort Scott 41 29 111 7.4 Jerry Vogt Fort Scott 33 45 111 7.4 Don Jenkins Coffeyville 34 45 113 7.3 Raymond Scott Parsons 40 43 123 7.2 Don Mitchell Independence 37 37 111 6.5 scorinr records above are unofficial, and are complied by The Register. Bureau of Sparta Statistics. They include aU players who have scored IN points or more in all games played by their teams this year. The records.are complete, save for the Coffeyville-Joplln game played earlier this season.

OLD AND Faber, left, 65, and Joe center, 68, show Jim Hughes bow they threw curves for the White Sox. Hughes is the Dodgers' relief Faber won three games from the Giants in the 1917 World Series. (NEA). Deadlocks Tangling TV Race The Tri-Valley League season moves into its final two weeks of campaigning with everybody tied with somebody for some place, and the prospects appear excellent for at least some of these deadlocks to ripen into old age. Cherryvale's speedy Cherries, preseason favorites for the league title, are in first place as they have a roommate there in the person of Eureka's Tornadoes.

Below this pair, there is a real log Garnett, Burlington, Neodesha, and Fredonla all sharing identical 6-5 records. The tie motif extends clear to the bargain basement, where Yates Center's Wildcats and Humboldt's Cubs are splitting the bottom berth. Both Eureka and Cherryvale look like good bets to keep going this week. The Cherries visit Humboldt tomorrow night, and move over tq Predonia Friday, while the Tornadoes are at Burlington Tuesday, and entertain Garnett Friday. T.V.

LEAGUE STANDINGS Pet rr FA Cherryvale 8 .787 643 564 Eureka, Garnett Burlington Neodesha Fredonla Humboldt 727 SM 1X1 SSS 345 lit Mi 515 511 MB 552 SSS .181 4M 555 .151 521 517 Yates Center 2 Last Week's Results Barlington 68, Garnett 55 Cherryvale 75, Yates Center 62 Fredonla 52, Humboldt 41 Eureka 56, Neodesha 43 Cherryvale 71, Burlington 46 Fredonla 54, Yates Center 48 Eureka 43, Humboldt 34 Neodesha 54, Garnett 52 (2 over times) This Week's Schedule TUESDAY Yates Center at Garnett Cherryvale at Humboldt Eureka at Burlington Neodesha at Fredonla FRIDAY 'Garnett at Eureka Cherryvale at Fredonla Humboldt at Yates Censer Neodesha at Burlington POP RPfOWS. Undstrom, former National League third base and outfield great, imposts know-how to youthful aspirants familiar with his sons, left to right: Charles, 17, wiko played American Legion ball last year; Fred, now In the Air Force, and Andy. 20, who will try out with the Phillies. (NEA) Jump Shot Adding Machine Selvy's Sensational Shooting Sinks Several Scoring Standards By ED COBRIGAN NEW YORK Of Furman's fabulous Frank Servy isn't through yet. The terror of the and darling of the professional on the court against Wofford on his home grounds tomorrow night and if he scores 17 points, the last of the-major records within his grasp will be his! Right now, Johnny O'Brien, the ex-Seattle sharpshooter, holds the single-season scoring high of 884 points for major colleges.

Frank who poured 100 points through the hoop against Newberry Saturday, now has 868 points. With his 100-point orgy, Selvy accomplished the following: 1. Broke the single-game record of 73 points for a major college player set by Bill Mlkvy of Temple in 1951. 2. Established an all-time career record for a' college player with 2,197 points (in less than three years), breaking the standard of 2.154 made by Jim Lacy of Loyola of Baltimore (In four years).

Frank's great show also might have long range consequences. Furman now is very much in the running for a bid to the National Invitation Tournament in Madison Square Garden next month. Despite Saturday's wave of upsets in which such behemoths as Indiana, Oklahoma and La Cleveland Lands 'Luscious Luke' CLEVELAND Easter, big but brittle, came to terms today with the Cleveland Indians. The Tribe's front office said the first baseman indicated he was sending in his signed contract for the 1954 season. Big Luke broke his foot in the third game last year and was out until June.

During 62 games, he batted .303. The Tribe did not make public the pay terms. Big 7 Roundup Colorado's Cinderella Club Shares Lead With Kansas KANSAS CITY OB Colorado, which wasn't expected to budge out of the cellar, mid Kansas, a strong championship favorite, head down the home stretch In the Big Seven basketball race In a dead heat. Coach Phog Allen's Kansas Jay- hawks pulled even with Coach Bebe Lee's Colorado Buffaloes at 6-1 last Saturday by walloping the wilting Nebraska Cornhuskers, 7968, at Colorado didn 't play that night. The co -leaders each play twice this week.

Colorado takes on Iowa State at Boulder tonight and Nebraska on the same familiar board Saturday. Kansas has Kansas State at home Wednesday and Iowa State in Ames Saturday. Colorado has beaten every team in the league except Kansas State at least once. Kansas has whipped all of them except Colorado which took the Jayhawks 70-82 at Boulder Feb. 2.

Six conference games are on the week's schedule, and everybody plays. Nebraska, wtnen has lost Its last three conference games after starting with four victories, plays Oklahoma at Norman tonight. And Oklahoma and Missouri meet in Columbia Saturday. While Iowa State was taking care of Kansas State, 64-62, for the second time this season, Oklahoma winning impressive non-conference victories last Saturday. The Oklahoma Sooners, who are experiencing one of the worst seasons in many years, upset Oklahoma AstM, the nation's No.

4 team. 63-60, in Coach Hank Iba's own gym at Stillwater. Missouri swamped Houston, 96-' 62, at Columbia. The victors set a new team record, beating their old mark of 85 points against Kansas game they year. CenV ter Bob Reiter tied his own Misf- sourl Individual scoring record of 33 points.

Iowa State trailed by nine points at the three-quarter mark and was behind 13 points at one time before- trimming Kansas State as Barney Alleman dunked two free throws In the last four seconds. Kansas' sophomore guard Dallas Dobbs scored 22 points and Al Kelley hit for 20 to make it a comparatively easy task for Kansas. The Nebraskans held the Jayhawks great B. H. Born to one field goal and eight free throws.

The standings: CONFERENCE Won Lost Pet Colorado 6 2 .857 Kansas 6 1 .857 Nebraska 4 3 .571 Kansas State 3 5 .375 Missouri 2 5 .286 Iowa State 2 5 .286 Oklahoma 2 5 .286 ALL GAMES Won Lost Pet. Colorado 7 .467 Kansas 11 4 .733 Nebraska 7 0 .438 Kansas State 9 8 .529 Missouri 7 0 .438 Iowa State 6 10 .375 Oklahoma 5 10 .333. xgmmBaBsmsBmaeammmBBmmasaB Salle were defeated, the postseason picture remained about the same. Thirty-six teams will play in the NIT and NCAA 24 in the NCAA and 12 in the NIT. Duquesne, Dayton and Western Kentucky already are in the NTT.

Furman probably will? be invited as will Bevo Francis and his Rio Grande outfit (Bevo scored "only" 58 points against Salem Saturday). The garden has not been drawing this year and It needs whatever spectator attractions it can get, especially in view of the fact that there is a good chance that Educators Frown On Carnival Side Qi College Sports ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. (if) Many bouquets and a few brickbats today greeted an education commission report calling on U.

S. public schools to cut out the carnival aspects of their athletic programs. The 116-page years In the presented here yesterday at the annual convention of the American Assn. of School Administrators. The far-reaching report carried an eight-point Indictment of the "bad practices that mar athletics in too many American schools today." Those practices include "pampering" athletes, whipping up student frenzy before games and exploiting athletic competition as "a good show to be sold to the public as vaudeville." The Educational Policies Commission, a group of leading U.

S. educators who wrote the report, not attack athletics as such. On the contrary, they made it clear "that the experience of playing athletic games should be a part of the education of all children and youth who attend school in the United States." It should be a part of education, but not an all-out, dominating part. The commission fired its heaviest criticism at postseason tournaments and recommended that high schools abolish them. Several educators and laymen were quick to turn down the recommendation, In a discussion following the report, H.

V. Porter of Chicago said there is no reason why postseason playoffs should not ebntinue since "administrators can correct whatever may be wrong In the tournaments." no New York teams will be in the NIT. The belief is that La Salle. Niagara, Louisville and Holy Cross all would prefer to play in the NIT than take "at large" spots in the NCAA, which grants conference champions first-round byes. The NCAA takes 13 conference champions, plus the top team from the Middle Atlantic Conference and the New England Conference, neither of which operate as a league.

That makes 15 teams. It Is rounded out by five Eastern "at large" and four Western. If they can't get La Salle, Niagara, Louisville and Holy Cross, the NCAA probably will settle for Fordham, Navy, Penn State, Notre Dame and Bowling Green. Notre Dame, with 13-2, has the best record. In the West, the four -clubs are almost sure to be Seattle, Santa Clara, Oklahoma City and San Francisco.

There isn't much else to choose from. Spencer Heading For Army Service WICHITA Spencer, infieider for the New York Giants, headed for Kansas City and Selective Service induction Monday. The Wichita athlete was one of 30 young men from the Wichita area who boarded a morning bus. Bus-mates included Cautious A. Choate 23-year-old son of the Rev.

and Mrs. Cautious A. Choate, Wichita. The father is executive secretary of the Board of Education, Central Kansas Conference, Methodist Church. His mother said young Choate's wife, of Denver, will live in Winfield, while her husband in in service.

Wes Santee Just Paragraph Away From Mile Goal By ROBERT E. VOGES EAST LANSING, Mich. UPl Three seconds is less time than it takes the average person to read just one paragraph in his newspaper. Three seconds is about all that separates relay runner Wes Santee the fabulous Kansas miler, from the equally fabulous dream of the four-minute mile. This-explains the intense interest of track fans in a triangular meet between Kansas, Illinois and East Lansing tonight.

Santee ran the mile anchor leg of the distance medley relay In 4:02.6 at the Michigan State relays Saturday night. His time was faster than the indoor mile record 4:05.3 by Gil Dodds, former Weaton, 111. runner in 1947. Santee's time won't go into the record books, however, since he covered the mile in a relay race and got off to a running start. "If he had started from the regulation crouch," said Kansas track coach Bill Easton, "I figure he could have covered the mile in at least Santee runs, a regulation mile tonight as the star attraction of the triangular meet.

Is there a chance he might run that elusive four-minute miles? "I know he'll do it some day Just as surely as I know the sun will rise in the morning," said Easton earnestly. "But It's a matter of Just when It will' happen:" Easton gave the.impression, however, that he'd like to have Santee make his all-out effort in the mile in home the Big Seven Indoor meet at Kansas City Feb. 26-27. "Of course, we won't hold him b.ack tonight," said Easton. "If he's right, he might get down to that four-minute mark." Michigan State like nothing better than to see the LITTLE SPORT By Ronton TODAY: anil TOMORROW motor, vju swot aw! IOLA I Added NEWS CARTOON PIC TONIGHT and TUE.

CO-HIT! JUHsl Top Clubs To Clash In SEK The irresistible force meets the proverbial immovable object in the SEK League this week, and whichever is still cruising along after the impact will, in all probability, win the conference title. Chanute's Blue Comets and Coach Harold Johnson's Parsons Vikings have been cutting a wide swath through the league since they met earlier this month in Pardons, but Friday night they clash again time in Chanute. The Vikes play what is regarded as a "tune-up tilt" tomorrow night at home against Independence, and will, in all likelihood move Into Chanute Friday Just half a game behind the Comets. Parsons has really picked up steam after a slow start this year, and the perenial champs will be hard to beat. Well below the top twosome, the Columbus something of a.

"Cinderella" quintet this year, have nailed down at least a share of third probably sole, possession. Behind the Titans, Pittsburg, Ft. Scott, Coffeyville, and Independence are squabbling for fourth place, with the Purple Dragons on the inside track, while Ida's Mustangs are' a distant 11 full-games off the pace being set by the league leading Comets. In other conference clashes Friday evening, Columbus'is at tola. Ft.

Scott at Coffeyvilie, and Independence at Class A District Tournament assignments released over the weekend by the-fltate High School Activities. Association list Iola as one of teams scheduled to compete in the Garnett Tournament. The other seven clubs in the SEK are AA schools, and will skip the districts to go directly into the SEK LEAGUE STANDINGS (All Games) Pet. Chanute 14 3 .823 Parsons 12 4 .750 Pittsburg 10 7 .588 Columbus .10 7 MS Ft. Scott 7 9 .437 Coffeyville 6 10 .375 Independence 5 9 .357 IOLA 2 16 .111 LEAGUE' GAMES ONLY Pet.

PF PA Chanute 11 1 ,917 670 479 Parsons 9 1 607 465 Columbus 7 5 .583 553 (04 Pittsburg 5 6 .454 546 611 Ft Scott 5 7 .416 556 549 CoffeyvUle 5 7 .416 598 588 Independence 4 7 .363 501 522 IOLA 012 .000 523 738 Last Week's Results Ft. Scott 65, IOLA 44 Parsons 64, Pittsburg 50 Chanute 64, Independence 45 Columbus 51, Coffeyville 50 Parsons 86, IOLA 45 Channte 46, Columbus 37 Coffeyville 73, Pittsburg 64 Independence 56, Ft. Scott 36 This Week's Schedule TUESDAY Independence' at Parsons FRIDAY Columbus at IOLA Ft. 8cott at CoffeyvUle Parsons at Chanute Independence at Pittsburg four-minute mile become a reality under an East Lansing dateline. They're going to run a half-miler against Santee tonight In an effort to pull the Kansan out early.

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