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BERGEN EVENING RECORD, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1957 VICTORIOUS VIKINGS RECEIVE GROUP 1 TROPHY TTiTh-i-l A -a nnfrkTi flics in econd Straight Crown Thrashes Wildwood Club, 68-39, 1 it, i I To Retain N. J. Group 1 Title By BOB KURLAND (Special to the Bergen Evening Record) Princeton, Mar. 18 "Wait until you see my team i 6 5Si hi iimiiiiii- it aiw a a.2K i Avails, 14 4 i flM.A-MtfM.lfA- K. A next year!" Coming from anyone else but Wilbur Ruckel the above might sound like bragging, but when a coach, whose North Arlington High quintet captured its second straight New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 1 title here Saturday night, makes that statement, Bergen County court fans can look forward to another cnampion- ship club in 1958.

I Robert Reese, Charlie Murkofsky, Andy Morris, Hakim, Roland, Dotti, Coach Wilbur Ruckel, George Jeck, and Ron Walinski. Standing in the rear row are Paul Nelson, Don Fraser, Bob finger. Bill Nanke, Pete Kelley and behind Ruckel, assistant coach Ed (Rip) Collins. Robert Ootti of the executive committee of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association awards North Arlington cocaptains Richie Hakim (51) and George Roland (55) the trophy emblematic of the team's Group 1 championship won Saturday night The rest of the Vikings are, front row (L to ROLAND SCORES 21 After the first few minutes of Tourney Scores GROUP 4 Bloomfield 51, Trenton Central 47 their championship match with Wildwood's South Jersey titlists, the Vikings had everything their GROUP Bound Brook 55, Hillside 44 own way. The final score of tB-1 39 was a fair indication of the difference between the clubs.

Over 3.000 fans at Princeton's GROUP 2 Verona 43, Ocean City 40 GROUP 1 North Arlington 68, Wildwood 39 Dillon Gymnasium watched the Vikings give Bergen County its 36th State title in the 39-year history of the State classic. North Arlington's win ran to 19 straight years Bergen's record of having annexed one or more championships. Jrj Although towering George Ro land took scoring honors with 21 points, two lesser-lights, Andy i Richie Hakim (51)' of North Arlington just does get off a shot over the stretching hands of Wildwood's Frank Breslin (21) In the third quarter of Saturday's Group 1 final. Coming ap for shots to thoroughly demoralize the South Jersey cagers. With a little under 2 minutes to go, Ruckel gave the fans a preview of his 1958 club, and the kids looked real good.

Sophomore Pete Kelley and frosh star Don Fraser each put in a basket as they performed like veterans. With Jeck, Morris, and Charlie Murkofsky due to return, th Vikings will have a better balance of height in '58. Although Morris tallied only eight points, Ruckel predicted "He'll be my top scorer next season. The kid's saving his points!" Jeck tallied four points in each of the first three quarters and added five in the final. With him the rebound are a pair of Warriors Al Tarbotton and George Dacosta.

The Viking in the foreground is George Jeck. For Flse Record By Al Del Greco North Arlington wins its second straight New Jersey State Basketball championship, and its coach, Wilbur Ruckel, reminds you of the old fight trainers. His kids can run all day long without tiring. Never underestimate stamina in the long run it often can bury class. How about George Cella leading Bloomfield to the Group 4 championship? Here's a chap who rated with the finest athletes who ever came out of Bergen, and the irony of it all is that he hits fame as a coach and not as a performer.

And as your weary bag of bones went down Route 17 Saturday morning, we shrunk just a bit as we eyed Has-' brouck Heights gridmen doing calisthenics while lying on the wet ground. Ah, youth. So you read about Bill Parcells of River Dell High, the crack ballplayer, fair basketball player, and so-so gridman, and only a man related to his mother takes the time to tell i you that his name isn't Bill at all but Duane! So he'll still be called Bill. Just about the strongest martini extant is made i by the bartender who keeps the gin and vermouth bottles side by side. The vermouth bottle isn't uncorked.

State Athletic Commissioner Joseph A. Walker writes JiLfXx i. V. f. i fern .1 mihi Kim I'l-rir 11 White Leads Titan Five Morns and George Jeck, stole the thunder away from him.

During the first half, the 6-foot Morris pulled down 11 rebounds, while Jeck's corner shooting and defensive play was outstanding. Surprisingly, little Richie Hakim, a second team All-County selection along with Roland, didn't play one of his better games. Three personal fouls in the first half limited his effectiveness for a time, but a late surge gave him runnerup scoring honors with 18 points. Only in the first period did Wildwood lock as though it would In Benefit Game Tonight in one corner and Roland roam- jersey Team Faces Nev York Americans At in frno in thA nthor Knrth 1 1 Dwight Morrow High InEnglevood Englewood Sherman White returns tonight to the have a chance to upset the defending champs as it trailed by Dwight Morrow High School court where 10 years ago ha Arlington had a scoring chance almost at all times. Hakim took care of the middle openings with some strong driving.

FREDERICK SLOWED DOWN North Arlington put a complete blanket on Wildwood's 20-point a game man, Bob Frederick. He only two points, 13-11. However, a pair of corner shots by Jeck, starred as one of the greatest scholastic basketball players ever developed in Bergen County, plus singles by Roland and Morris, made it 19-11 by the end The 6-8 center will lead the unbeaten Jersey Titans of the quarter. UP LEAD TO 32-18 picked up seven points in the against the New York Americans in the feature game of a first three stanzas and added benefit twin hill sDonsored bv the Bereenfield-Dumont Post 1 A. 1 1 A 1 1.1 I 1 tour more in me lasi cmiKKer.

Cr w- Vntoronc and Solly Walker, St. John's. Dick Coulter was second in Wild- wood scoring with 10 points. FIRST TILT AT 7:30 Another pair of successful tosses from the side by Jeck and a hot streak by Roland opened the margin to 32-12. At this point it appeared the Vikings had just about wrapped up their third The preliminary game, whicn The figures show how strained nf tho natinn's ton starts at 7:30 o'clock, sends the Hageman Roofers against the Englewood Ravens.

With the center lane seemingly filled to capacity wiih players, George Roland (55) of North Arlington, Howie Davis (13) of WUdwood and the Viking's Ron Walinski (60) take to the air for a rebound. Roland proved the winner as he caught the ball and pumped it right up for a bucket. Standing around gaping at the airborne players are North Arlington's George Jeck (54), WUdwood' Frank Breslin and Richard McGraw (23). The leaping Vikings came off with an easy victory, 68-39, to capture second consecutive Stale Group 1 championship. Wildwood's shooting was in the stars while at L.

I. U. face of North. Arlington press- in 1950 and 1951 wiu joined ing defense. It hit only 12 field tniaht inrm State title since 1930.

Still, the Frank Ascione, 6-5 center on specter of the semifinal game goals in 73 shots. On the other aces Ed Roman Fioytj Lane, with Belvidere, in which North iiduu uie i a uu uu ajMj Ed Warner. Duquesne Arlington pulled out a 57-53 de Fletcher Johnson, Harry Brooks their shooting form, made 26 for 64. Jeck took 13 of their shots this year's Cliffside Park High team, and Pete Campbell, the 6-2 scoring ace from Ridgewood High, will lead the Hageman five. Both were named to the Bergen All-County team cision after blowing most of a 25-point halftime lead, kept the the 5-10 set shot whiz from Seton Hall, and former Harlem Globe Vikings driving.

Cliffside's Protest trotter Bill Dumpson will also be playing for the Titans, who and made eight good. Ron Walinski, a steady back-court operator, fouled out for the winners, while Coulter and Howard Davis did the same for Wildwood. The latter, standing only 5-11, was consistently out- Hakim and Roland tossed in buckets early in the third stanza to initiate a 9-point skein that made it 44-26. The lead going have a 24-0 record this year. The Englewood Ravens will be The New York Americans boast sparked by Bill McCadney, the 6-7 center from Fordham Uni Remains On Agenda a tall team composed of former college stars.

Their big men are into the final quarter was 16 points. A rebound by Hakim versity. Chet Forte, Columbia Univer rebounding taller foes and driv- 6-8 Jim Wilkinson of Miami, 6-8 ing in for shots. Only thing he torn Hemens of Niagara, and 6-6, and a turn shot by Roland kept it mounting. sity All-American, will make an i like one of the old masters.

Referring to a recent fight, he writes me: "Looking back to a multitude of details and pass- ing scenes in connection with the event, the watchword of sportsmanship and co-operation was abundantly in evidence inside and outside the ring. Above all, a warm feeling of good will which filled the atmosphere, supported generously by patrons from all walks of life, will always be, to me, an unforgettable, appreciated experience. You had a good hand in this." Lefties Lopped" If you're for Bergen heart and soul, it makes you feel blue to note that nine of the 16 gents in the Golden Pins are from out of the County. Of course it indicates that you blue quite easily. The three lefties, Bob Mutch, Edgar Brandt, and Johnny De Andrea, were eliminated; so no southpaws remain.

And any guy who has written a bowling book must have sighed with relief. They have enough to contend with looking at ol' Wrong Foot. With all the' tournaments coming up and so many things to do around the house, how can a bowler convince the Little Wroman that using a new set of muscles will play hob with his bowling form? See Hob lately? And if you're in a figuring mood after Lou Campi's T. V. matches, you take a pencil and add up how much he gets for winning individual games, series, etc.

This is how it's really done: there's $500 in the pot; so the winner gets $300, and the loser gets $200. The only fellow who wasn't extended this courtesy was Midwest's Johnny lung, because Lou no like. seemed to forget was how to While North Arlington was 250-pound Jesse Arnelle of Penn State. Others scheduled to appear with the New Yorkers are Bob put the ball in the basket. North Arlington, with an over appearance at the game, but an Ivy League ruling, announced Friday, prohibits him from playing.

finding the scoring solution simple, Wildwood couldn't take all 22-1 record, demonstrated McDonald, Toledo; Bob Segar, Nebraska; and Ron McGilvrey that it's by far the best Group the cover off the hoop. Perhaps it was the harassing tactics of the Vikings, or just that the Warriors had a bad shooting nicht. 1 team in the State. The box score: N. Arlington (fix) Wlldweo 3) g.

r. g. r. BOYS LOOP Wit Ait i-nr'ffn'' -mii- Complaint Over Hillside Semifinal Not Received Before Group 3 Final By PHIL BURKE (Special to the Bergen Evening Record) Princeton, Mar 18 Bergen County basketball fans were jubilant on Saturday as North Arlington won the Group 1 State title, but a cloud still hung over the Cliff-side Park-Hillside encounter in the semifinals. The Red Raiders were supposed to have protested the Thursday night tussle which they lost, 52-50, but as of noon on Saturday, Walter E.

Short, executive secretary of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, Hakim 7 4 18 Trtxrttoa 0 0 6 Either way, they weren't putting the ball into the basket Wild- Openings Still Available for Clubs Jeck REBUILT MOTORS. wood had ample opportunities to Id Midget, Junior, And Senior Palisades Park Openings 1 17 DeCovta .38 Donovan OOO 0 McGraw 10 2 7 11 Fr'drrick. 3 11 4 Coulter 3 4 10 0 0 Breslin 0 3 3 0 Davu 3 13 shoot as it did a fairly good rebounding job. However, it didn't Reese Nolon 0 Roland, 7 Morris 2 Mrkofky Waliwkl Kelley 1 Faeer 1 still exist in the three divisions try to drive and its outside shooting was way off the beam. 21 2i CluKbe.

So" Moey GeB" Down! of the Bergen County Boys League. The Midget division has one opening, while the Junior Jeck, Morris, and Roland were 2 16 12 13 39 especially cookies for the SCORE BV rEKIODS Vr-rth Arlington 19 13 16 20 Warriors to get by as they inter rnyP un mo Wildwood 11 a 12 7 3 group is looking for two clubs. And the recently renamed Senior Baseball Lecgue is one short of filling its roster. had not received any notice. cepted passes and blocked enough Keferee Milsod Limprrc Cohen.

Trenton, had the heaviest sup rkJvirM INSTALLATION port. The midgets are composed of corp 9 boys 13 to 14, juniors 15-16, and Cella's Bloomfield Team The public address system an I CONVENIENT BRANCHES seniors take in boys 17 and over. Anyone interested can contact nouncer tried to get more people seated, but his calls of "please The bowling-is-gambling emergency is over, but one fact remains: in a clutch the proprietors move as if they're running stills instead of legitimate businesses. The State Newark: Fairnannt SprincfieM A. Jersey Citr: 4IJ Montcamer, In, Poterton: (9 Market Street either Walt Lewandowski at Captures Group 4 Title BOUXD BROOK WINS President Primo DiRochi, of Ridgewood, said that he knew Cliffside had sent a protest by special delivery letter, but it had not arrived.

Hillside lost to Bound Brook, on Saturday night in the Group 3 final and that all but erased any possibility of a protest being recognized. LEonia 4-2757 or Ed Sheridan at move toward the center ot tne bleachers" went almost unan Phone ARmory 4-18001 DUmont 4-1093. Association met recently, and only 18 showed. swered. Edges Trenton Central, 51-47, To Extend Rich Hakim, who did not shoot LET "WATCHDOG" OIL HEAT SERVICE well throughout the tourney, made 1956-57 Victory Skein To 26 Games (Special to the Bergen Evening Record) And another sickening thing is the fact that when Feibel's Recreation was picketed by a union at least one of the alley owners talked with union officials secretly to prevent his place from being picketed.

He succeeded. Publicly he sympathized with young Lou and his many headaches. several trips to the bench during the contest, but after a few words GUARD YOUR HEATING COMFORT Nick BorrelL, director of ath of wisdom from Coach Ruckel, returned to action. Pete Kelley. Princeton, Mar.

18 Undefeated Bloomfield High cap letics, and Joseph A. Aragona, president of the Cliffside Board of Education, were highly ag COMPLETE LINE OF ESSO OIL HEAT UNITS available for oil Bome-heting need, tured its second Group 4 N. J. S. I.

A. A. championship in cool sophomore, served as Hakim's replacement. the last 4 years Saturday night when it turned back Trenton gravated by a decision by referee Joe Burns in the Hillside fracas. Coach Frank Proietti was also Central, 5M7, at Princeton University.

DELANY CLOSE TO MILE MARK MORRIS IMPRESSES irate, but DiRochi pointed out on Andy Morris impressed many Bloomfield, coached by George Cella of Westwood, the final quarter trailing Trenton 33-32. However, the shooting of Charley Quinn, Bloomfield went on a Saturday that Burns was the second-rated official on Cliffside's Verona Scores Upset To Cop Group2Crown pcil to the Bwern Evminj Record) New Brunswick, Mar. 18 Verona, upset victor over Bogota observers with his great rebound ing. The junior guard is only a tournament list. ill 16-5 spree to just about sew up the decision.

6-footer, but he really got off In most corners it was agreed that Burns had missed the call Win wound tip as the State's only un the ground and used his husky frame to great advantage in securing good position. Morris 16,056 See Ron In 4:03.8 which gave Hillside the ball after a time out and allowed it to defeated clubs. Quinn paced the victors with 21 points and Mai scored an uncontested basket Abernathy added 12. The latter! seldom scored in double figures during the season, but certainly eased the load on slim George Vet, the best that the Raiders Chicago, Mar. IS tfl Irish shone under the boards, especial can expect is a we re sorry CUT DOWN MARGIN But the fighting Trenton quintet refused to give up as Elmer Naples connected on a p3ir of long set shots and a couple of free throws to cut the margin to 48-44 with a minute to go.

uinn's twin free throws put the icing on the decision and allowed Cella to breathe a sigh of relief. This was Cella's third championship as be coached Bo Roland in the rebounding depart ESSO "WATCH DOC" BURNER SERVICE when job need it at any hour, in any weather. ly during the final period. miler Ron Del any, Olympic champion and Yiilanova track ment. Morris also impressed with Naples and Bob Bryant topped his quick pitchouts on fast breaks.

the losers with 14 points apiece. stars swept the board in the 21st Although the Cliffside affair had sportswriters. State officials, and fans buzzing, the North Ar Chicago Daily News relays Sat Bryant, a rangy center with plenty of spring in his legs, was the key to Trenton's 3-period LOCAL FACES lington victory stole the spot urday night before a crowd of Many familiar Bergen County basketball people were at the 16.056. lead. However, in the last minutes of the game, Bloomficld's heavier re bounders wore him light VIKINGS SUPERIOR Wilbur Ruckel's Vikings crush Either an Olympian or a Vil-lanova man won every individual gota to its only title in 1944 prior to takins over at Bloomfield.

For Bloomfield it was victory No. 26 as it and Trenton Catholic in the semifinal round of the Group 2 N. J. S. 1.

A. A. championship did it again Saturday afternoon when it toppled previously undefeated Ocean City, 43-40, at Rutgers University. A 3-point play by John Miscia broke a 36-36 tie and Verona bad Clear sailing to the title. Miscia topped the winners with 14 and Wayne Hudson had the same for the South Jersey quintet, which saw its 23-game win streak come to an end.

In the battle for Group 3 honors. Bound Brook took the measure of Hillside, 5-44. The latter quintet eliminated Cliffside Park in the semis following a referee's confused decision. Bound Brook raced to a 36-21 halftime lead and though the Comets cut the margin- to nine points on the shotting of Mickey down. The box score: event and Delany, mho falls in ed the WUdwood team, which came into the final round with Tratoa 47 SlvamfitM ISII both categories, came within F.

F. a 17-7 record. The Warriors suf one this year. It is in second fered their last defeat on Febru place with 30. Wsltl I 4 M'CTmir 4 1 kholdt 6 m'nskt 4 Bryant.

4 14 Ab n'thy, 4 4 Coimpr 1 1 3Cp1Iuto 114 ary 21, but it was obvious quite early in the tilt that North Arlmg 4 14 Qumn 7 7 il HEW ESSO MEAT! HO OIL WITH PARADYKE M04 ia aaper-ciee bam in; for Boore economical beating. I 1 Laos a i ton was the superior team. SPORTS WRITERS MEET The New Jersey Sportswriter's Princeton gym. Rutherford's Hal Schaible, Hackensack's Howie Bollerman. Englewood's Frank Doyle.

Park Ridge's Jim Dualsky. and West wood's Clair Kelley all took in the contest Bergen Jamboree promoter and general jack-of -all-trades, Clarke Folsom, was also present North Arlington, which bad its scoring totals lowered towards the end of the campaign, wound np its 23-game slate with 1.693 points. The Vikings allowed their opponents, 1.174 markers. Roland and Hakim played major roles in the 1956 title game 15 '1 IS IS 51 BUOCET PAYMENT PLAN offer easy in teres t-frea ninthly payment. scobs bi rnioni The Vikings fans were also Trenlem 10 14 14 47 I aware that their team was on 13 I 11 1 two-tenths of a second of the world indoor mile record.

Delany. the 1.500-meter Olympic champion, turned in a 4:03.1 in the Bankers Mile for a new meet record, it was the top indoor effort for the Villa nova star who bas run the mile outdoors in 3:59. Other Vnianm-a victories were by double gold medal winner Charles Jenkins in the 600-yard run; Don Bragg who went 15 feet 3 inches in the pole vault, and PhJ Reavis who leaped the way to victory. They bun? Diamond, they couldn't get any nine si ens on the wad of the Dilloa Gymnasium and bad two others in the stands. One, about Collegiate Epce Title closer.

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ance, in addition to scoring points. However. Hillside's brilliant back court operator. Diamond, collected 12 field gosls in 20 attempts and wound cp witb Oil Heat Units iia-the exclusive -Economy Clutch" that saves you money by reducing Association met Saturday afternoon at a dinner given by the State Association. Short thanked the writers for their co-operation and also explained the situation surrounding last-minute switches in the time of the Group 2 and Group 3 finals.

Short said that travelling limes and cym accommodations were major factors. George Cella. of Westwood. was a very happy man as his Bloomfield team son its twenty-sixth straicht game SnJ the Group 4 diadem. Cella bad a standout guard in Charlie Qiiinn and tremendous rebound ir.z strength.

John Steiahilber, Cella's kih school coach at Hackensack. was cot prtsent, but was elated at the outcome. against Bordentown. Roland equalled last year's scoring output of 21, but Hakim improved on his '36 total of 12 by chalking up 18. Charlie Murkofsky and captured the Intercollegiate Fencing Association's Epee championship Saturday.

The Columbia University junior won four of five bouts ia the final, losing only to Steve Buchmaa, the No. 3 man on the Lions' oil consumption! Modern, space-saving, units are available for steam, hot water or warm air installations, iur rtm. Morris also played last year but went scoreless. CAPACITY CROWD The paid tfendance was announced at 2.7W. but well over 3.0"0 jammed the gym.

By 7:30. which was early in the North Arlington contest, there were do seats left and fans were sitting on the floor at both ends of the court, standing eight and 10 deep in the corners, arid standing in the balcony at one end. North Arlington and Eloomfield. which feet SP inches in the hich jump. Topping it off, a Vulanova team, anchored by Jenkins, set a meet record in the University Mile relay with a 3:16.0, shading the 3:17.9 set ty Indiana in 19M Milt Campbell, of Plainfield.

X. J. Olympic decathlon record holder, tied the indoor mark of :07.1 in the 60-yard high bn-rf'es and gold medal winner Ira Mar-chion tied the meet record of ia the 50-jard daih. FOR COMPLFTE 'WATCHDOG' SERVICE CU (sso) 29 points. KNORR A WTWER Ithaca.

X. Mar. 1J iP Richard Knor of Princeton University won tie weight- thro-a- with fe-t. 3 rxhes ia the Heptasrmal indoor track and field championshtps here With at least one State cham sqrad. pion for the last 19 years.

Ber ESSO STANDARD CIL COMPANY River Street, Hackensack, H. J. Diamond 2-C7C0 Navy captured the team title with 73 prints, followed by N. Y. V.

with 72, and Columbia had 69. The Lions did win the gen County has dow woa a Group crown 36 times. Hudson County, which last year accounted for a quartet of Uilists, dropped to team Saber title. won vie oroap 4 tassie cver oft rouii MrrMOnaeo eso.