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THE DAILY HERALD Wednesday, April 7, Wl Pag Technical Foul Chops Eliminated From ABA Playoffs Lincolnland League To Open Season On May 23 Helps Lakers Win Playoff Series From Chicago By JIM COUR To 112-111 Win By United Press International The New York Nets and the Floridians are back in the running in the American Basketball Association's play The Lincolnland League, a six league reorganization meeting team semi-pro baseball league In other business, Clarence Nerd of Marian Hill was re-elected consisting of teams from Jasper INGLEWOOD, Calif. (UPD- president of the Lincolnland Huntmgburg, Holland, Ireland offs. But for the Texas Chaps it's wait till next year. Wilt Chamberlain, the aging Gentryville and Marian Hill, will League, Ed Hoffman of Hun I a a giant, is going to get a crack at The Chaps were eliminated in open its 1971 season May 23. The ungourg was elected vice- young Lew Alcindor round-robin schedule will feature a four straight games when they bowed to the Utah Stars 128-107 president and Dick Walker of By GARY KALE UPI Sports Writer NEW YORK (UPI)-Who's to dispute that coach Gene Shue's protest of an official's call didn't cost Baltimore the opening game in the NBA's Eastern Conference playoff final with New York? Shue drew a technical protesting a judgment call and The man who once scored 100 total of 30 games, all of them Gentryville was re-elected Tuesday night.

The Stars now points in a pro basketball game collected 25, pulled down 19 scheduled on Sundays. A post secretary -treasurer. season playoff among the top four will face either Indiana or Memphis in the Western rebounds and assisted on nine League officials also voted to increase the roster limit from 17 to other baskets Tuesday night as Conference finals. The Pacers teams in the league will begin on Aug. 1.

All games are scheduled to 18 players. Roster must be sub begin at 2 m. at the site of the mitted to the league office prior to lead their series 3-0 and can wrap it up tonight with a victory at Memphis. the successful Knick foul shot provided the difference in New game except for the Jasper-at Huntingburg and Huntingburg -at York's 112-111 victory Tuesday The Nets beat the Vriginia night in the best-of-seven Jasper games which will begin at 7:30 p.m. The schedule was drawn up Tuesday night at the annual senes.

Squires 135-131 for their first victory against twd losses while "A formal letter of protest is the Floridians also cut their on tne way to commissioner (Walter) Kennedy's office, but deficit to 2-1 by tripping the Kentucky Colonels 120-102. The Nets meet the Squires again Money Problems Stop Indianapolis Capitols you know how much chance we have of anything being done about it," Shue said. the, first games on May 23. The 1971 schedule is as follows May 23 Marian Hill at Ireland Jasper at Gentryville Holland at Huntingburg May 30 Gentryville at Huntingburg Ireland at Jasper Holland at Marian Hill June 6 Marian Hill at Gentryville Holland at Ireland Jasper at Huntingburg June 13 Jasper at Holland Huntingburg at Marian Hill Gentryville at Ireland tonight while the Floridians-Colonels next game is set for The disputed play was over Thursday night. the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Chicago Bulls 109-96.

That put the Lakers squarely in the path of Alcindor and the Milwaukee Bucks for the NBA's Western Conference title. "I don't want to think about Milwaukee right now," a tired Chamberlain said. "Just give me 24 hours to think about this win." The Lakers, who lost Jerry West in the last month of the regular season with a knee injury, won their best-of-seven game quarterfinal playoff series from Chicago 4-3. All four of their victories came here. In fact, Los Angeles took eight in a row from the Bulls at the Forum this season.

Gail Goodrich, the Lakers' replacement for the injured West, pumped in 29 points and Happy Hairston added 22. The 6-foot -l Goodrich averaged 31.4 Utah placed eight men in an alleged 24 -second violation. This is the way it went. With double figures in ousting Texas from the playoffs. Ron Boone 9:02 to go in the fourth quarter, New York had the ball.

INDIANAPOLIS (UPD The Indianapolis Capitols pro football team went out of business Tuesday because of financial losses. Specifically, the team's owners withdrew' from the Atlantic Coast Football League and said no effort would be made to reorganize a team for next season. The players and the franchise led the way with 23 points and Mike Butler had 20. Levern It was tipped away by Kevin Loughery to Earl Monroe Tart topped the Chaps with 31 points. before Mike Riordan got it back for the Knicks and passed to June 20 The Nets trailed 99-97 going Willis Reed for a basket.

into the final Quarter but rallied Ireland at Huntingburg Holland at Gentryville Marian Hill at Jasper Shue claims Baltimore never behind the shooting of Rick had possession of the ball arid Jane 27 that New York should have been guilty of running out the Barry, who finished with 43 points. Mike Barrett and Charlie Scott paced Virginia's Ireland at Marian Hill Gentryville at Jasper Huntingburg at Holland 24 second clock before Reed's in the Chicago series, 14 more than his regular season aver basket, which gave New York a July 4 attack with 27 points each. Little Mack Calvin powered the Floridians' attack with 24 points and six of Calvin's teammates hit double figures in Huntingburg at Gentryville Jasper at Ireland Marian Hill at Holland age. Los Angeles lost five of six meetings to Milwaukee this season with West in the lineup and Alcindor outplayed by the 91-90 lead. Shue was then slapped with the technical for arguing the call too strenuously.

Cazzie Russell sank the free throw. July II (Continued on page 15) revert to the league for reassignment. So far, only five of the 11 league clubs have announced plans to field teams next season. A club spokesman said poor attendance and lack of adequate playing facilities led to the decision to terminate the team. Line Pierce, the major stockholder, said there were only 600 season ticket requests for next season.

Pierce said that the stockholders would have been willing to absorb losses for another few years if there had been serious support for efforts to construct a major league facility here. The Caps were organized in At this point, Shue lodged his the victory over Kentucky. Former Floridian Les Hunter led the Colonels with 21 points while high -scoring Dan Issel was held to 17. Gentryville at Mariah Hill Ireland at Holland Huntingburg at Jasper protest. Actually, Baltimore regained July 18 the lead at 97-94 midway through the fourth quarter, but Holland at Jasper Mariah Hill at Huntingburg Ireland at Gentryville then Dave DeBusschere got hot and hit for three baskets.

July 25 including the go-ahead field goal at 103-102 with 3:50 remaining. Huntingburg at Ireland Gentryville at Holland Jasper at Mariah Hill THE ORIGINAL MARATHON ATHENS, Greece (UPD Akio Usami of Japan led 30 distance runners from 16 countries and 40 Greek track men to the finish line Tuesday as he won the ninth classical marathon in the time of 2 hours 19:25. Australian John Far-rington was second in 2:21:56 and New Zealander Jack Foster finished third in 2:22:29. (All Gentryville home games 1968 and played two seasons in Close At The Finish Baltimore closed to within (Continued on page 15) will be played at Dale) the' now defunct Continental Football League, winning the championship in 1969. They 35th Masters Tourney played in the Atlantic Confer ence last season.

Begins On Thursday By DAVID MOFFIT UPI Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (UPD The THE Augusta National will be slightly below its usually lush iorm when the 35th Masters tournament begins Thursday. but the golfers generally agree that it's how you play and not where you play that makes the difference. "There's no doubt that the like to come in here a week early, to see how the grass is." Nicklaus, who shot a tournament record 17-under -par 271 here in 1965, then became the only man to win two straight Masters when he triumphed again in 1966, said he hoped the greens would remain fast. 'Got to Putt Well U.S.

Open champion Tony Jacklin, who said that if be had to be sentenced to play on one golf course for the rest of his life he'd pick the Augusta National, agreed with Nicklaus. "You've got to putt well wherever you play," the Englishman said. "If you don't someone else will and they'll win the tournament." A trimmed-down field of 77 golfers, many of them JASPER BANKS Will Observe Regular Hours During This Holy Week, 1 971 better you know a golf course, the better you should do on it. said four-time champion Arnold Palmer, "but it really isn't as important as it seems. Even newcomers who have never played here before should know this course pretty well after playing it all week." Palmer, coming into his 17th consecutive Masters as this year's leading money winner.

noted that the fairways along the tree and shrub amateurs, foreigners and old-timers, tee off Thursday morning to start the four-day run of this tournament, which is second only to the US. Onen in lined course "are certainly in me worst condition we've seen in many years." prestige. Monday Thru Thursday, 9:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. Friday, 9:00 A.M. To 7:00 P.M.

Not Open Saturday Weather Key Factor But the 41-year-old star, who Bedford Ace hasn't won here since 1964, said that's the fault of the Is Among unseasonable cojd weather and not the people here at Augusta National. The grass just hasn't State's Finest grown like it was expected to." Jack Nicklaus. three-time By LEROY ADAMS INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) In Masters champ, reigning Bri tish Open and PGA king and rated the favorite here tbis diana's high school tracksters are closing in on mid-season stride after the first full week year, was even more emphatic than Palmer. of the outdoor season as evi DUBOIS COUNTY BANK THE GERMAN AMERICAN BANK "I don't think you can ever denced by their performances. plan on any golf course' said But uppermost among the "season's bests" through last Nicklaus, who hopes to pick up his 12th maior title here this weekend are two listings from week and close to within one of the indoor season.

all time leader Bobby Jones. Robin Shipman of Bedford one of the top cross-country "So much depends upon the weather. That's why I always (continued on page 18).