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PAGI TWELVI-A Your DAILY N. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 85,1968 LSU Cagers Learn Lesson In Beating Tigers Merely Seeking To Ecfualize SEC Officials Deny Any Plans To Reduce Minor Sports Prestige TAMPA, Fla. that all of our eastern Conference officials denied today they want to tear schools will meeting now in session here, I Point Ace Vot Vital For Win By United Press International have strong well-rounded ath- would set such a limit, letic the spokesman schools have really down the minor sports pro- added. just that, for now, gone aJl out and, in the programs at those schools which a few have gotten so far ahead cess, built powerhouse teams have excelled in activities oth-iof the others that seeking in these so called minor er than football and basketball, i better the spokesman said.

merely trying to' As it now stands, although- schools able, equalize these programs within there is a limit of 140 on the for financial and other reasons, college scorer and the the a spokesman total number of football and to match this and it has prac- niost publicized sophomore of said in defense of a proposal basketball players who can be tic ally wrecked out intra-con -1 the season, was crusing along at to limit the number of grants-jon scholarship at any school at ference 'hjg usual 4 5 -point-per-game per- Pete Maravich and LSU learned an important lesson Wednesday LSU can I win without Pete Maravich. Maravich, the leading in-aid which can be made for one time, there are no limits Kentucky once held such a track tennis, golf and other per grants to other sports. position in the conference in minor sports. A proposal before the 10 basketball until the other of these days, we hope 35th annual schools tiring of getting beaten by the Wildcats, I stepped up their cage pro-' i grams. Challenged By Women Randy Matson Named Top Amateur Athlete LOS ANGELES last three years to the All- took quite a man to prevent a I America track and field team, gal from being named the i In addition to his pending world United outstanding mark in the shotput, Matson formance and LSU was leading 69-54 with 12:27 remaining in the second half when a funny thing happened.

The whistle blew and vich was charged with his fifth SEC coaches and ath- Personal foul, putting him out of letic directors planned a day-i game. long meeting today to discuss! Clemson have much of this and other proposals which a basketball team this are before the conference this i lost nine of 11 year. Official action come I the boys rallied the until Friday when the presi-' referee at Baton Rouge, more, evades Butch Zatezalo, soph dents of the schools' and cut lead to nine whiz, as he heads in for a big basket during meet. points. the first half of the Wednesday clash at Baton The coaches and ADs Obviously, will discuss raising the number Capital Three-Point Field Goal Ends Spree Heading For A Big Tiger Basket Pete (23), outstamding sopho- Rouge, La.

Maravich fouled out with 12 minutes to play but still managed 33 points as LSU posted a 104-81 victory over the Tigers. Telephoto Disaster with a threatened, but of grants for footbaU and unsung Atlanta Continues Rebuilding Plan ketball and possibly doing thpn rflliipH in cnrcfo fn a i possibly rallied to surge to a 20 amateur athlete of man holds the unofficial American away with the overall limits i point margin that put the game like shotputter Randy Matson, record of 213 feet, 9U inches in two sports. 'out of reach. The 22 -year old world record the discus throw. I i Maravich wound up with 33 holer from Texas won the James E.

Sullivan Award in Matson is expected to be said Auburn University points, cutting his per-game strong contender for a gold Director Jeff Beard, i average to 44.1. He has scored balloting announced Wednesday i medal in the shotput at the 19681 presidents to what 1573 points in 13 games, by the Amateur Athletic Union, Olympic Games in Mexico City, we nave to say but they make The victory gave LSU a 10-3 but the unusual aspect of the' The gals had some pretty fair, uP minds before vot- season record as it prepared to voting was that three women i credentials going for them, mg. iney don always go along i face Kentucky Saturday in a athletes gave the 6 -foot, 6 2 ieven against as formidable a us, iney sometimes nave jijgy Southeastern Conference inch, 260-pound his representative of the stronger athletic problems cl sest competition. sex as Matson. Matson received 787 points in Mrs.

King, who stands almost balloting by more than 1 000 tall as chest when amateur sports experts with wearing three-inch heels Falcons Trade Tight End Billy Martin To Minnesota For Shay ATLANTA (UPI) Tight end Billy Martin, a home state boy tennis player Billie Jean King of and weighs half of what he Berkeley, second, teen- does, won both the Wimbledon agfe shimmer Debbie Meyer of U.S. tennis championships; Sacramento, third 15-year old Miss Meyer is figure skater Peggy Fleming of Colorado Springs, Colo, fourth, Mrs. King had 579 points, Mijs Meyer 528 and Miss Fleming 486. The Sullivan Award has been won by only two women athletes since it was inaugurated in 1930 diver Patricia McCormick in 1956 and track star Wilma Rudolph Ward in 1961. Matson, only human being to put the 16-pound shot more than 70 feet and holder of the pending world mark of 71 feet, inches, has been named the the holder of four world swimming records and the 19- year-old Miss Fleming holds numerous world figure skating titles.

pme. LSU are Atlanta Falcons crowd tied for the SEC lead with 5-1 pieaser, was traded Wednesday by the National Football League Midget Play Staged Playi Major Loop ers Get Salary Hike NEW YORK (UPI) Major league baseball players who already signed for 1968 at a minimum $7,000 salary, can expect a $3,000 automatic increase. John Gaherin, advisor to the club owners on player relations, revealed Wednesday night that the Major League Baseball Players Association has accept -1 Puckett 8, Duffei 9 Knox 2 Meiton ed the offer (S3) Price, minimum salary to $10,000 Trott, Snyder 9 Thompson, Hflger pending the approval of the' Burris, j. coiiins 26 complete package. Gaherin also made known some aspects of the negotiations with the association while firing countercharges against its executive director, Marvin Miller, who has charged the owners with stalling tactics.

Earlier this week. Miller sought the aid of the Federal Mediation Service in an attempt to settle the two differences. been the first. first meeting was mainly an organizational but it did take up one issue. The group recommended doing away with the firing of cannons on the sidelines during football games.

Beard, calling the shooting and said most SEC schools have already quit this practice by but The Red Wings and Bullets some non-conference opponents posted victories in the latest still fire cannons. action of the YMCA Midget 1 Basketball League. The Red Wings nosed out the Pistons in a 54-53 thriller while the Bullets downed the Hawks, 60-55. The Red Wings fought off a determined Piston club throughout the final three periods to gain their win as David Melton banged in 14 points and Mike Bostian contributed 14. Joe Collins had 26 to pace the Pistons, PASADENA, Calif.

with Phil Hager getting 10. money-men took another The Bullets fought off a big crack at the wheel of fortune Hawk comeback in the second i today in the $100,000 Los half to take its win. Walt Rich- Angeles Open on the Brookside with other school Beard was elected Wednes- records day as President of the it ught in college --------------------------------Coaches and Athletic Directors Evansville, the No 2 Association to succeed the small college team in the nation, Indoor Season OpPllS Bernie Shively of Kentucky He I seored a 52-45 victory -------Southern Illinois, The Salukis the group, the late Gen Bob ijgj Evansville down Neyland of Tennessee having club to the Minnesota Vikings. In return, the Falcons got Jerry Shay, a 23-year-old 245- pound defensive lineman, who was on the Vikings taxi squad Old Golf Pros Seek First Win by as; many as 12 points in the first I half and eight in the second butj the Aces closed the gap and took over the lead. In other games.

East Carolina' topped George Washington 9872, St. of Jersey City beat Siena 98-72, Holy Cross, propping for its Friday night meeting with Lew Alcindor and UCLA, defeated Colgate 98-81 and Penn upset LaSalle 57-45. Clemson (81) LSU Thomas 1 2-2 4 Maravich 14 5-6 33 3 10-13 16 Hickman 8 0-0 16 6 7-9 19 Juklcola 8 6-9 22 Tribbet 2 1-1 5 Lamont 2 0-0 4 Lopcho 3 1-3 7 Corley 0-0 4 Bergman Track Stars Set Big Millrose Games Goals By United Press International The American Basketball field goal proved to be the ruination of the Denver seven- game winning streak. The Kentucky Colonels nipped the Rockets 101-100 Wednesday night as Darel Carrier hit ur three-pointers and Louie Dampier two for the Colonels. Any basket scored from 25-feet out counts three points in the ABA.

Under other college pro basketball rules, any field goal counts two points, which would have given Denver a 100-95 victory. The Rockets poured in 39 field goals, two less than Kentucky. Carrier paced Kentucky with 33 points, while Larry Jones topped Denver with 25. In other games, Anaheim snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating Houston 10696; Pittsburgh tripped New Jersey 124-119 and New Orleans downed Dallas 112-94 at Jackson, Miss. Steve Chubin tallied 21 points for the Amigos; Willie Somerset of the Mavericks took game honors with 34 points.

Connie Hawkins and Charlie Williams combined to lead Pittsburgh past the Americans, most of last season after being scoring 23 of the Pipers 32 the No. 1 draft choice fourth quarter Hawkins wound up with 32 Martin, 25, a native and Chico Gainesville, and an AU- 1 VauShn 25. Bruce Sprasgins America at Georgia Tech, had I been a starter most of the two Jersey, years he spent with the Falcons after coming to the team in the 0 expansion draft from the Chicago Bears. Late last season Atlanta acquired severl flankers and ends and Martin found himself Orleans playing less-and-less. During his Pittsburgh New Jersey Indiana Kentucky W.

L. Pet. GB 32 15 ,681 32 16 .667 '7 24 26 .480 24 29 .453 11 19 30 .388 14 Mahaffey Zatezalo Jones Eckard Swails Demsey Fair Goldforb 4 5-6 13 5 1-4 11 1 1-1 3 0 1-2 1 3 1-2 7 major indoor Dallas two years with the club he i Oakland track caught 44 passes for 512 yards and three touchdowns. The trade for Shay, an at Purdue, came as the part of the last place rebuilding program which centers around a need for strong defensive linemen and a good running back. 0 0-0 Totals NEW YORK (UPI) A sub four-minute mile and a 17-foot season.

pole vault will be the goals of: Stars from the U.S., Canada, Dave Patrick and Australia, F'inland and Bob Seagren of University of Germany will compete in Southern California tonight in last Millrose compe- the 61st Millrose Games indoor tition in the old garden, track and field event at Outstanding foreign athletes Madison Square Garden. competing in the meet include Patrick, tireless Australian Ralph Doubell, Cana- middle distance running star, dians Bill Crothers and Dave! and Seagren, the Bailey, Heinfried I Off If 3 3-4 9 premier pole vaulter, head 9 Engel and Risto O' The famed Wanamaker mile, i showcase event in the meet, has jone of its finest fields in years. I ANGELES who had a 3 59 3 basketball superstar Lew Alcin- Iclocking in the garden last year: still has double vision but is I in the Baxter mile, will face a i a Witt W. L. Pet.

GB 31 16 .660 28 19 ,596 3 25 18 ,581 4 16 28 ,364 13'ii 16 33 ,327 16 16 33 .327 16 Werfnetday'i Rtsuits Kentucky 101 Denver 100 Anaheim 106 Houson 96 Pitsburgh 124 New Jersey 119 New Orleans 112 Dallas 94 (Only games scheduled) Thursday's Games New Jersey at Minnesota Dallas at New Orleans Anaheim at Oakland (Only games scheduled) 27 27-37 81 Totals 42 20-29 104 in the mect which kicks off New Halftime: LSU 51, Clemson 42 --------------------------------------------------Fouled out: Maravich, Mahaffey, Total Fouls: Clemson 22, LSU 26 ardson had 20 points, Rodney Lynch 12 and Ricky Belk and Chris Goins 10 each for the winners, with Randy Hollifield collecting 18 and Tim Collins 14 for the Hawks. FIRST GAME RED WINGS (54) Bostian 14, Johns, Golf Club course with old pros such as Arnold Palmer and Billy Casper hoping for their first title of the new year. Pirates Rap GW Quintet Brown High, Concord Tilt Halted Asiain Tart Retains ABA Honors I strong opposition from Preston' spokesman said Wednes- I Davis, the U.S. national; 1 1,000 champion, national AAU' Lew double vision champion Sam Bair of spokesman said. Kent State, Tim Danielson of understanding that San Diego State, Josef Odlozil matter of time until his vision returns to normal.

MINNEAPOLIS (UPI) a Lavern Tart has changed 28. Halftime score: Red Wings 32, Pistons GREENVILLE, N. C. (UPI) The East Carolina Univer- This is the third tournament sity Pirates took an easy 98-72 of 1968 on the PGA tour during; Southern Conference victory over postponed for the second night which the pros will shoot for a visiting George Washington here to the weather. Wednesday night behind -phg clash was originally book- shooting and refunding of Vmc Wednesday night but delayed Colvert and Charles Alford, tonight due to the snow.

The Pirates tMk an early lead officials today said the tilt has been postponed indefinitely, will confer with Concord of Czechoslovakia and Bailey. Brown High officials today an- Seagren, defending Millrose how much effect the nounced that scheduled champion, will compete in a Southern Piedmont Division field that includes Peter Chen, this weekend, contest with Concord has been Engel and Ivanoff. Seagren total melon of $4.25 million. Johnny Pott won the first tourney of the year, the Crosby National Pro-am, and another new star on the horizon, Kermit Zarley, took the Kaiser Open at Napa, last weekend. Zarley, the spaceman from uniforms but as of Wednesday he remained the top individual is' scorer of the American Basketball Association.

Tart, season long scoring leader in the ABA, held on to the top spot wih a 26.4 average. He was traded by the Oakland Oaks to the New Jersey Americans a week ago. three minutes left in the first half. They recovered and scored eight straight points to lead 38- Seattle, collected $25,000 The Pirates came back the SECOND GAME BULLETS ((60) Owens 8, Lynch 12, Richardson 20, Goins 10, Masters, i Belk 10. HAWKS (55) Power, Baker 5, for his first PGA title.

Brown, Plummer 6, Abernathy, T. Col- Palmor rniilH Hn nnt SeCOnd half and began buildmg thL a tiefor their score. They led 44-42 with good for a measly $906 while minutes gone in the Casper was one stroke back and won only $597. Hollifield 18, Purser. Halftime score: Bullets 41, Hawks 23.

Bulletin LANDIS Director Paul Craver late today announced that the Landis Industrial Basketball League action tonight has been postponed by the weather and will be picked up at the end of the season if it has any bearing on the final position. All Team Members Attend Workout Evans Trims Croft Club GREENSBORO Evans College of Concord extended its undefeated conference record to five games here Wednesday night by posting an 87-54 victory over Croft College of Greensboro. The Evans club took charge of the action in the first period and set the pace the remainder of the way. The club now holds a 6-1 overall record. Evans will tackle the tough Mitchell College quintet of Statesville in a Saturday clash at Hartsville school gymnasium.

The is set for 8 p.m. BERKELEY, Calif. (UPI) Ronnie Furr led Evans to the moment at least, peace latest win with 20 points, while come to the University of Jack Goodnight had 16, Larry dissension riddled Jarvis 15, Jim Howard and Sam i basketball team, but bet it Brockman 9 each and Morns yyjn season out. Hildreth 8 Center Bob Robertson sparked Croft with 21 points. State SwimntPrs Trip Gamecocks RALEIGH (UPI) North Carolina State won its 17th straight Atlantic Coast Conference dual swimming meet with a 65-46 victory over South Carolina here Wednesday, The Wolfpack won 10 of the points, followed by Roger Strong 13 events.

with 17. officials next week about a new playing remarked Coach Earl Lentz. already have a postponed game re-scheduled next week with South Rowan so that means we play it period, then while the Colonials East N-Esn 68 Boston U. 67 Holy Cross 98 Colgate 81 were scoring four points, the i i sprlngfiefd 8 Pirates scored 16. holds the world indoor record of 17 feet, 3 inches but the best Millrose effort is by Seagren.

Illillllllll Basketball Be.siilts was the The final margin largest of the game. Colvert scored 19 points and i had 12 rebounds, although he sat out half of the second period with four fouls. Alford scored I 21 points and had 10 rebounds. J. 10 lihlUIl i UI Three other Pirates also scored in double figures.

Garland Pinkston led George Washington scoring with 18 Peace Returns To Dissension Riddled California Caee Club Duke Joins Cage Tourney Lafayette 105 Upsala 69 I Albright 68 Delaware Vly 65 I Muhlenberg 109 Lycmg 93 I St. Peter's 98 Siena 72 Clark 71 Amherst 58 I Colby 92 Bates 82 Penn 57 LaSalle 45 I Temple 75 Rider 73 Midwest DePauw 110 Rofe Poly 92 DePaul 93 III. Wesleyan 77 Marshall 82 Ohio U. 73 Wsn Mich. 91 Miami (Ohio) 71 Evansvie 52 Sthn III.

45 South Augusta 75 Ga. Swsn 60 Nrthn III. 84 Fla. Sthn 75 Presley, a Negro, for violating following a meeting with training rules. the white athletes stated Presley, a 6 inch said they were calling off their junior, three days later and that boycott of the team and were ----------------------put the white members of the willing to play with the Negroes i Colorffuo StOVS squad in revolt.

iprovi(ied it was made clear that NEW ORLEANS (UPI) The'f- Louisiana St, 104 Clemson 81 University of Houston, the na- vir 77 Penn st. 63 top collegate basketball 92 High Point 71 team, and three other outstand-1 117 Austin 78 ing teams will participate in the Air Force 75 washbum 60 1968 Sugar Bowl basketball tour- s. ciara 97 cai. st. Hywrd 74 nament.

iSubpac Hawaii 82 Nev. 60 The announcement was made Wednesday by Claude Simons, chairman of the basketball committee. Joining the Cougars will be Western Kentucky of the Ohio Valley Conference, Duke of the Atlantic Coast Conference and Iowa of the big ten. The team, split along racial I However, Presley, three other was the boss, lines for three days, was Negroes on the basketball team who attended that Wednesday when Cau-jan(l assorted other Negro inews conference, insisted he Ijlfiy members extended an athletes, held a news conference had not been pressured into olivp branch and thp Tuesdav during which and olive branch and the Negro, Tuesday Enter You never know anything HOUSTON Sports Association would like to have the Bluebonnet Bowl transferred to the Astro- Wednesday dome next December, an HSA official said Wednesday. anxious to have the Bluebonnet Bowl and sure that We would make the same deal with them that we would make w'ith the Oilers, even better said Bill Giles, vice president and director of public relations for the HSA.

had said a source they taking Presley back and that charged and two race or the long hair assistant football coaches nothing to do with his being or unwilling to' original suspension. close to the team to black athleltes, and was suspended for Hit Giant Slalom INNSBRUCK, Austria (UPI) Nagel, 19, and Vicki Jones, 18, liberal art students from the University of Colorado, were the bes-t bets among American girls in giant slalom of 1968 watching its members practice general They discriplinary reasons and nothing winter Unlversiade'Gam'es. iccal I mnro coirl tt i at the also called for their dismissal. said the coac'h. Harmon gym.

looked and i The whites on the basketball Presley apparently had been acted the way they always had team held a news conference of a disciplinary problem for in the past, with everyone their own Wedne.sday, after ever since pre-season bending over backwards to be first had charged that the ipractice, according to a source first U.S rnedal so the I school administration pressured close to the team. The incident as moral Suspension Sparks Trouble Herreras into reinstating Pres-i which finally resulted in his and a good Bill Marolt ley for fear of racial (suspension revolved around an i another Colorado student, U.S. alpine coach Willy Schaeffler said the American bronze medal in the special slalom Trouble broke loose a week excuse he gave last ago when Coach Rene End Boycott week for missing a practice suspended star center Bob In their news conference, i session. the bronze in 1:.52,10. Milan Pazout of Czechoslovakia won with a combined time of 1:51.20.

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