Warren Times Mirror from Warren, Pennsylvania • Page 10

Friday, March 10, 1961 Overtime Goal Topples Sheffield, 63-61 Dave Basket Armagost's Last-Second Gives Victory And District 9C Title Down in Sheffield today, quite likely still shouting the names of a dozen high school kids from the doing it in home baliwick, too, and even more jubilantly, for the C-L youngsters are kings of District Class basketball. In the wildest, most unlikely sort of finish any jam-packed gymnasium-full of spectators is likely to witness in manv a year, C-L nipped Sheffield in the last seconds of an overtime period at St. Marys Thursday night, 63-61, to take home the District laurels and a bid to play against Commodore-Perry next week for the intei-distnct Clarion-Limestone, going into the game with a 22-3 record and a reputation for sharp-shooting, blazed a red- title. hot streak up and down the court. Thev did everything a An first of his one-and-one, then made had to do superbl.

on the and the score- well, and seemed to have bofad blinked 1:12 re. the game won at a half- maining. dozen assorted points. C-L. of course, put the game But each time Sheffield, into the deep freeze, but with just with their backs to the wall, 13 seconds left, their Dave Arma- fought to within inches and split- gpst fouled Jim Misulich: the ten- seconds of pulling it out.

It was sion and the pressure a game so chock-full of that be replayed as long as basketball fever grips the far-flung District A number of those came Sn the overtime itself, after the most heated dispute of the game made the extra period necessary. FTV'E TIMES in the fourth quarter, the score was tied. With just 13 seconds of playing time left could have ben sliced with a knife. hoarse rooters moaned when the first shot was perfect, But they roared when it stayed that way on Jim's missed second shot, and Rhoades rebounded for C-L with 13 seconds on the dock. rr WAS ENOUGH for a quick pattern and a comer jump shot by Armagost with four seconds remaining; the ball went in.

That 63-61 was there to stay, even and the count 58-57, C-L on top, though either Benson or Petchel Dan' Petchel strained up in the middle of an under-the- boards tussle and tipped the ball through the nets for a two-pointer that was apparently good. The was nullified, though, on a call of foul against Fred Phillips, who had held onto Dan. and that brought controversy, even between the officials on the floor, about whether the timing of the foul permitted the basket, but the good" edict held. Petchel to the foul line, swished the first half of a one-and-one through the net clean to make it 58-58 and then put Sheffield in front. 59-58, with a second shot that just slid off the backboard.

There were just ten seconds left when the Gary Fink grabbed the rebound, slashed down- court, passed off to Dave Armagost, then took the ball on the swift return throw and fired. Ted Benson leaped against the board for Sheffield, just barely deflected the shot, and the buzzer sounded. ELATED SHEFFIELD rooters tossed hats and coats into the air, then stopped at the repeated of whistles. A foul was called against Wolverine Joe Haser, and after perhaps three minutes of scoring-table discussion about the time of the foul, Don Rhoades stepped to the line with the ball and the game in his hands. He connected on the first 59-59 then missed the second, and Benson rebounded to fire a desperation heave far downcourt.

There any more time, though; not then. But in the overtime, there were three minutes. If the Sheffield team members, individually and collectively, find a haunting word, they have their reasons. Fink drew first scoring blood for C-L with two free-throws that gave the lions a 61-59 edge, and they tried to freeze the ball. Petchel, though, rebounded a Fink field goal try, worked a pattern downcourt, then fed to Benson and the ball swished through for what seemed still another tie.

BUT WHISTLES SOUNDED again; Petchel had been fouled in the traffic jam under the basket; the two-pointer count. Dan, back at the foul stripe, missed the and in the melee it was im possible to clearly see which one hurled the ball the entire length of the court just as the buzzer sounded; it thunked against the backboard, fell off harmlessly, and C-L Tiad themselves a District championship. layup to give the Lions a 14-11 edge after one quarter. McNEAL JUMP-SHOT for 13-14 and Benson rebounded an escaping McNeal-to-Misulich combine SHEFFIELD SPREAD its scoring among six players, with Petchel's 19 on seven goals and five free throws the best individual effort. followed by McNeal with 13 and 11.

The amazing for two points and the lead, 15-I Lions had four boys in the 14; Petchel was fouled on Misu- scoring spree Fink was game- long set shot that high as well as his team's pace- 22 tallies, and Rhoades matched Petchel's 19 but more than that, Coach Ed Metcalf stayed with his five starters who included Bernie Ganoe in addition to Rhoades, Fink. Phillips and Armagost. Each ironed-manned his post for the full 32 minutes. Box Scores: CLARION LIMESTONE (63) From the beginning, it had been the kind of ballgame to be hoped for, but never really expected, from two well-matched teams. vaunted arrive as advertised; they were tall enough, with at lease two of them, Rhoades and Fink, very little off Dan Petchel's 6-3 height.

Overall, they got better position time and again than Sheffield was able to manage, and they outplayed the Wolverines in the first half, when they led at mission, 28-25. SHEFFIELD 20 LEAD, off Ted set shot, had lasted just about 30 seconds in the opening period before Armagost tied it; Joe Haser made it 4-2, but foul brought it to 4-3, and then, after a conversion by Jim McNeal boosted Sheffield to a 5-3 edge, Rhoades tied it, 5-5, on his set shot specialty. rebound of a long shot by Haser was good for 7-5; the Lions tied it, 7-all, on long, long set. Petchel rebounded his own jump shot, 9-7; then grabbed a pivoting hook by Rhoades, only to lose control of the ball to Fink and see Gary flip in the tie-up, 9-9. one-and-one boosted Sheffield to 11-9; CL came back with a bucket by Fink to tie it again before Rhoades converted a free throw and Fink added a quickie lified after it swished through the nets and he converted half of nis one-and-one for a 16-16 draw after offensive rebound had put the Lions back in front by one.

Armagost fired a moderately long set. 18-16; Sheffield countered with their vaunted fast-break, 1818; Rhoades fired for 20-18 and two long, looping set shots by Haser from at least 20 feet out swished the cords 22-20. Petchel, good on half of another one- and-one, boosted it to 23-20 with 1:14 left in the first half; jump and a pair of free throws by Bernie Ganoe made it 24-23, C-L in front; two more buckets by Phillips countered Misulich's long shots, and when the two teams left the court, it was 28-25, with the Lions roaring. THE SEE SAW CONTINUED after Clarion Don Rhoades connected on a free throw for 29-25 and a pair of goals from McNeal and Misulich promptly tied it up again. Petchel missed the only free-throw opportunity Sheffield was to see in the third quarter; in fact, the conversion by Rhoades in the opening second was the only foul line chance for either team in that stanza.

Doubly grateful for that was Dan Petchel. who was guilty of four fouls in the first half. AT THE OPENING WHISTLE for the third, C-L missed three ideal layups, but they lost their shooting eye; they were to score on seven consecutive tries through that period, with Rhoades, Armagost and Phillips tallying two apiece and Fink the other as they traded Sheffield basket-for-basket. The score wras tied 29-29; 31-31; 33-33; 35-35 37-37; 39-39; 41-41; 43-43 and the frantic frame finally ended. 45-43 for Sheffield on two consecutive jump shots by Petchel one for the 43-43 knot, the second for the breaker.

The fourth quarter found both teams still riding the see-saw ties came at 48-all, 50-50; 54-54; then at last the 57-57 deadlock that touched off the fireworks preliminary to that final tie and the torrid overtime. Johnson rolled a 279 high single game and new record series of 636 with the Merchants League at Penn Bowling Center last night. In the 279, lie had nine consecutive strikes before leaving the six-pin in the tenth frame He came back from the resultant spare with another strike. Other bowling results from night looked like this: MERCHANTS (Peiui) Match 2. 1 Tune Up Shop 3.

NPC Angels (I Wrn. Obsv. 3, Pioneer 0 Fago Oil 2, Splitters 1 Best Series Spinner Johnson .156 279 Gil Anthony .......190 217 160--567 Bob Sandroek .,205 179 Ivan Tuller .........195 170 John Smith .........174 186 SOME OF THE TUMULT rampant in St. Marys gym last night for the down-to- the-wire 63-61 upset by Clarion-Limestone over Sheffield can be seen in this photo by Pete Caravetta of Sheffield High. Fans jammed every available inch of space, with more than 100 cars from Warren County making the trip over snow-slicked roads for the District 9 Class final.

Clarion-Limestone now meets Commodore Perry at Titusville next week; they could be just three games from state title. G. F. Pts. Don Rhoades 8 3 19 Bernie Ganoe 0 0 0 Garv Fink 9 4 22 Fred Phillips 4 1 9 Dave 1 11 SHEFFIELD (61) G.

F. Pts. Wynn, 41. Still Full Of Hustle JOE REICHLER Associated Press Sports Writer "Big 3 Up In Move Class A Playoff Pattern Dan Petchel 7 Rick Moore 0 Jim McNeal 5 Jim Misulich ..................5 Ted Benson 3 Mob McMillen ...............0 Joe Haser 3 Speaking Of Sports By JOY OWENS Times-Mirror Sporto Editor 19 0 13 11 4 8 0 6 SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) 41, Early Wynn refuses to yield to Father Time.

Although he has lost some of the hop on his fast ball and he may need an extra day; tablished in and com of rest between assignments, the petition. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS i Williamsburg set itself up as one Uniontown, Radnor and Norris- of the best in the west with a town moved up in the PIAA Class convincing 65-39 win over Beaver- A playoffs Thursday night while dale for the District 6 title and six district champions were es-; Hyndman won the District 5 cham- Score by quarters: C-L Sheffield 14 11 14 14 15 20 16 14 4-63 2-61 burly right-hander is still the solid man of the Chicago White Sox pitching staff. pionship by beating Southern Felton, 66-61. PCIAA Results: In the western region of the PCIAA Class A playoffs, Johns- Shef Merchants Forfeit To Inn, Follow Woh res One of the of the Sheffield Clarion -Limestone High basketball game last night in St. Marys was the Warren Y-City championship playoff final that would have put the Sheffield Merchants against Blueberry Hill.

The game was slated for last evening in the local gym; but Sheffield players, unhappy with the scheduling and unable to have it changed, forfeited rather than miss the high school contest. Blueberry Hill thus won the championship by default when only two members of the Merchant quintet appeared, more to finalize the default than anything else. Bob Kolesar and Eddie Lindberg came to Warren for the game, then picked up several players from the Y-Flve and Busy Bee, also in the City League, and formed a spur-of-the-moment All- Star team that wound up by defeating the Innmen, 74-66. Arn Denies He Plans Late Drive PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP)-Arnold Palmer, king of the touring pros, exploded a golf myth today.

Palmer, the legend goes, deliberately permits himself to fall behind in some golf thus being in a position to gather himself for one of his patented strong finishes. you believe Palmer said in an interview. much prefer to go into an early lead and try to stay there. records will show won as many tournaments that Palmer, leading money- winner this year after a record- breaking 1960 campaign when he hauled in 575,000, admitted however that he often plays his best golf when behind. "That way the job is laid out for he said.

tell myself, what must be done, boy. Get I make it, sometimes I Palmer is hoping to retain his title in the $20,000 Pensacola Open. He shot a 73, five strokes otf the pact, in opening raasd. What do you do when a bundle of dreams go up in one heartbreaking burst? If a champion, you take it in stride and damp a tight lid mi the unhappiness you help feeling. Sheffield and Warren County sports fans have had many, many opportunities this year to be proud of the Wolverines, but they never had any better reason for pride than in that frantic 63-61 loss to Clarion-Limestone that took them right out of the championship picture at St Marys last night.

ANOTHER TEAM a lesser team would have done at least three things: have protested some last-minute shenanigans in the game itself; have spent a lot of time feeling sorry for themselves and they would have cursed an incredible string of ironically timed misfortunes. But Ralph Santo and his boys did none of them. tired almost to the point of exhaustion, they played a championship game that will take a long, long time to duplicate in sheer thrills. In the end, they lost to a very good team that, last night, at least, had most of the bounces hitting their own way. And when it was over, they hid their disappointment and admitted come a long, wonderful way since last Fall.

When the team left Sheffield, Santo had no particular he just quietly wished his team the best of luck. Uniontown proved itself to be the favorite for the Class A WPIAL crown with a 65-44 victory Wynn is fully aware that he over Springfield, which was the town Catholic and Pittsburgh must hang up his glove some time but he insists it be for at least three or four more years. the addition of two new teams alone will add another year or two to my career," he said. NATIONAL FORGE (Riverside) Match Results Crankers 3. Boring 1 Forgers 3, Maintenance 1 Electricians 3, Engineers 1 Roughing 3, Finishing 1 Inspectors 3, Melters 1 Best Series Frank Suppa ....206 164 F.

Nichols ...........165 185 208-558 R. Kowalski ........184 189 G. Krumm .........146 224 PENN BELL GATES (Riverside) Match Results Rusty Gates 3, Swinging 1 Iron Gates 4, Painted 0 Fancy Gates 3, Big Gates 1 Best Series Russ Hoover 153 198 Walt Dick ...........166 146 1 Ella Youngquist .130 127 Ann McDonald .155 121 League Leaders High game: A. Whipple .....223 High Joe Reese .........553 Rusty 3: Rusty High T. High T.

Wynn is more concerned with this year than he is with the future. need 16 victories to reach he pointed out. want those games more than anything ever wanted in my life. get them, too. but like to get them this year.

I think I will, provided I get Wynn won only 13 games last year but he finished strong, winning 11 in the second half of the season. Wynn figures he should win from 16 to 20 games this year. The rugged campaigner, who will be starting his 21st year in the American League, calls himself a fortunate man for being around so long. many 35 or older guys he said. got to be lucky to stay around as long as I only unbeaten Class A team in the South Hills moved up to the finals, league.

Johnstown Catholic beat Altoona Ftadnor, the defending District 1 Catholic 60-56 and South Hills champ and runnerup to F'arrell for feated Erie Prep, 61-53. the state title last year, knocked The entire area on which Yankee Stadium is located takes up 11.6 acres. off another unbeaten Class A team with its 57-41 win over Springfield (Mont co). Before the district semifinal game. Springfield had won 22 straight.

It was the 24th in a row for Radnor. In the other half of the District 1 semifinals. Norristown downed Coatesville, 74-54. Norristown has a good squad and could unseat Radnor as the district champion. Norris A Sleeper? In other Class A action, Scranton Central won a District 2 semifinal match over Plains, 56-46, but will have to go up against favored and defending champion Nanticoke for the district crown.

Kutztown established itself as one of the leading contenders for the State Class crown and won the District 3 championship by beating Annville, 66-57. Luzerne won the District 2 Class championship by posting a 42-33 victory over Swoyersville. Four district championships were decided in Class action. W. Reading Wins West Reading, the defending state Class champion, won the District 3 title with a 67-46 victory over Scotland.

SCHOLASTIC By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Playoffs Class A District I (Semifinal) Norristown 74, Coatesville 54 Radnor 57, Springfield (Montco) NEW YEAR (Riverside) Match Results Thunderbirds 3, Buccos 1 Unknowns 4, Lucky Four 0 Four Weeds 4, Beechnuts 0 Best Series Lee Wiedmaier ..168 200 Paul Bova .........179 190 Pat Graziano ....155 164 June Peterson .143 127 131 404 COMMERCIAL Match Results (Penn) Pleas. Val. 3, Keystone 0 Coca Cola 3, Dairy Queen 0 J. B. Connolly Penn Rest.

1 Olson-Bjers 3, T. W. Fisher 0 Best Series Pete Juliano 191 Myer Pappalardo 181 208 Tonv Bonavita ...169 200 Bob Check ...........182 201 T2 Norm Wooster .191 220 41 GEORGE PETRUNEY, one of the little was out of action altogether with a cut head badly wrenched knee suffered in a freak fall in the school gymnas- nasi urn that noon. A couple of the others, particularly Dan Petchel, were battling a touch of flu or something similar that had them a long way from par. It was no way to go into a game that was going to demand the tougest sort of a test, but to the everlasting credit of Santo that he mentioned those things before the game, then ignored them later.

He had, after all, absolutely no need for excuses for the finest team to come this way in many a year. YOU PLAYED a great ballgame, and no need for me or anyone to say you gave it everything you he added. know that you did; no one can ask more than that I do want you to know, right now, that particularly proud of your game and your conduct tonight proud to have had this team, and just very proud and grateful to know you all. Thanks each of you for everything. In the coming years, I hope give the new teams the grand support that the town and the teams had in the past gave to you.

Again thank nothing presume to add to that. Except, maybe, that Santo and SPORTS shorts Eastern Wrestling Tournament Op ens; El City Fires 4 Coaches WPIAL (Semifinal) Uniontown 65, Springdale 44 District 2 (Semifinal) Scranton Central 56, Plains 46 Class District 2 (Championship) Luzerne 42, Swoyersville 33 District 3 (Championship) Kutztown 66, Annville 57 Class District 3 (Championship) West Reading 67, Scotland 46 District 5 (Championship) Hyndman 66, Southern Fulton 61 District 6 (Championship) Williamsburg 65, Beaverdale 39 District 9 (Championship) Clarion-Limestone 63, Sheffield 61 (Overtime) PCIAA, Class A Western Region (Semifinal) Johnstown Catholic 69, Altoona Catholic 56 UNITED REFINING (Bowladrome) Match Results Pgh. South Hills 61, Erie Prep 53 Welders 4, Boiler House 0 Pipe Fitters 3, 1 SHOP (Arcade) Match Results Sandberg's Sh. Rep. 3, Bennetts 1 Style Shop 3, Jensen's Paint 1 Best Series C.

Lawson .........191169 182-542 Bill Adams .........184 197 Dell Smith ...........164 197 Phil Smith ...........177 183 149-609 METROPOLITAN (Bowladrome) Match Results Bldrs. 3, Penn Glade 1 Wm. Comp. 3, Const. 1 Anderson Bdy.

3, Mid town Mtr. 1 Conf. 2, Mkt. 2 Scott-Sirianni 2, Phillips Bldrs. 2 Pud Bill Martin .......224 167 Spike Spicer ....223 165 Chet Anderson ...211 186 Mac Sears ...........188 160 192-540 They needed more of it than: his kids stand even a little taller they tot I today.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) The 57th annual Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association wrestling tournament opens today with six individual champions back to defend their titles and Pitt and Penn State among the top contenders. Sixteen schools will be competing with 144 wrestlers entered in the two-day tournament. Pitt and Penn State tied for the team title last year. The returning champions are Jack Zolikoff, 147, Pitt; Allen Marion, 157, Cornell; Thad Turner, 167, Lehigh; Johnston Oberly, heavyweight, Penn State; Mike Leta, 130, Rutgers; and A1 Rushatz, 177, Army.

ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. The Ellwood City School Board Thursday night declared vacant all basketball coaching jobs at Ellw'ood City High School. It gave no reason. Dismissed were head coach Bill Cantema and assistants Bill Spellman, Joseph DeLise and Don Magnifco. In five years as head coach and lost 13 overall with record in Section 3 play.

3-9 Lock Haven State College Field House. DANVILLE, Pa. officials and leading athletic personalities will study athletic injuries in a one-day conference here Saturday. A spokesman for the Pennsylvania Medical Society said the conference would try to answer these questions: Why do athletic injuries happen? What can be done after they happen? And, most importantly, how can they be prevented? Two former Warren High mat- men are in action this weekend in independent toumamens. John Mead, son of Commissioner and Mrs.

Blaine Mead, will complete as a Kent State (Ohio) University entrant in the 4-1 tourney at Cleveland, Ohio, while Bob Benson, another ex-Dragon standout, will defend his State YMCA title in the unlimited division, competing for the Lock Haven Y. FIAA Playoffs Class A District 2 (Semifinal) Nanticoke vs. West Hazleton at Scranton Tom Gerarde, Warren light- District 4 (Championship) heavyweight, will fight his return Shamokin vs. Berwick at Buck- match with Nick Synan of Pitts- neu Yard Birds 3, 1 Lab. 3, Comb.

Unit 1 Wax House 2, Office 2 burgh Thursday, March 23, at Tech-Memorial High School, Erie. Gerarde won a decision in their last fight, a six-rounder. Hie return also is booked at six rounds. Tickets are available locally from Tony Tomassoni. That tournament, with more than Catema teams compiled a 45-67 150 young matmen taking part, record.

year his teem 11 i gets underway tomorrow at the place Bill Frederick again topped marksmen of the Warren Rifle and Revolver Club in this week's pistol competition. In Class he tallied Bill Jordan was 83-84-86-253; Sam Mack chalked The Division went to Bob Weidert, 264, followed by Les Barnes, 249 and Ed Confer, 239; winner was Vince Haupin, 262, with Don Snavely, 218, second; Larry Steele, 207, third. Sam Mack won the centerfire competition with a 248 total; Don Klinestiver was second with 231 and 227 in this class brought him third District 6 (Championship) Johnstown vs. Lewistown at Johnstown District 8 (Championship) Pgh. Fifth Ave.

vs Pgh South Hills at Pitt Field House Class District 1 (Championship) Darby vs. Media at Norristown District 4 (Championship) Central Columbia vs. Sayre at Athens District 5 (Championship) Tussey Mtn. vs. Stoneycreek at Boswell District 9 (Championship) Slippery Rock vs.

Brockway at Punxsutawney District 10 (Championship) Conneaut Valley vs. Cochranton at Allegheny College Class District 4 (Championship) Selinsgrove District 12 (Championship) Lake Ariel vs. Susquehanna at Lackawanna Trail NA Athletes To Be Honored Northern Area High School athletes competing in all sports for the current school year will be guests of honor at the annual Sports Banquet, sponsored by the Pine Grove Twtj. Lions Club, Wednesday, April 19. Site of the affair will be the Eisenhower High School cafetena.

Committee members are now working on arrangements, including procurement of a feature speaker, and will announce further details later this month. COLLEGE By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEC Playoff Kentucky 88, Vanderbilt 67 Other Games St. (NY) 76, NYU 64 Okla State 60. Oklahoma 47 Marquette 77, Xavier (Ohio) rii Manhattan 78, Fqrdham.