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RECORD-EAGLE, TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, T966 Page 19 Cowboys' Meredith Says He's Feeling Great MSU's First Spartans Lose 74-70 to New Orleans Loyola ORLEANS I Michigan State Spartans gave away some costly free throws, including a pair of last-second clinchers, and it cost them their first loss of the year. The a a were defeated 74-70 by unranked Loyola, suffering their i a in five games this year. Forward Jim Jacksonski came off the bench to provide the Wolfpack i the i i four points. He sank a basket to break a 70-70 tie i 12 seconds left and i just one second a i i sank two throws to i the win. The Spin-tans were charged i 30 fouls 10 more a Stag Record Reaches 7-0 I Kingsley's Stags boosted their season record to 7-0 and Cherryland Conference count to a loop-leading 5-0 Tuesday night as they defeated Buckley 80-41.

Using a full-court press to sreat advantage, the Stags forced errors and raced to a 47-15 a i lead. Guards Randy Brown and Dick Olds were cited for applying pressure which re- suited in some 23 steals of Buckley passes by the Kingsley five. John Burgess scored 24 points, all in the torrid first half, to lead all scorers for the night, with Stag teammates Sam Wright tallying 15, Mike Henschell 14, and Wayne Tabberer 10, although the starters saw limited action. Wright also pulled in 21 of Kingsley's 62 rebounds. High point man for the Bucks was Bob Hallon, with 12.

Only 24 personal fouls were called in the game, with Kingsley players sinking .12 of their 15 chances. Both teams now will be idle until after the first of the year. Buckley 7 16 10--41 Kingsley 21 26 22 11--80 Hockey Stars in Tourney DETROIT I Alli America hockey players will be Von the ice Thursday night when the second annual Great Lakes Invitational Hockey Tournament begins at Olympia Stadium. Michigan's center Mel Wakabayashi: Michigan Tech goalie Tony Esposito and defenseman Bruce Riutta: and wing Doug Volmar of Michigan State will all be appearing in the opening round. This year's championship round will be played on Friday night, preceded by the consolation final.

were called on the hometown Loyola team. The Wolt'pack scored 2S of 42 shots while the Spartans, a i only 28 opportunities, scored 20 free shots. From the i however, the a a proved themselves two baskets better than Loyola, 2523. The win was the sixth i out a loss for Loyola this season, i i a school the longest i i streak of any major i i i a State, going i the game, was ranked i in the i Press I a i a poll. 1 a Lee Lafayette, a soph- omore.

was the top scorer ot the a i I points and a A i scored 111. Loyola's Dan Bell paced both teams in by a i 13. The a a next game i be tonight they a en a i i i a road contest. State was the only member of tlie top 10 to be publicly embarrassed. Second-ranked North Carolina trampled Florida State 81-54 to win the Tampa Invitational a eight-ranked Houston a i 87-65, and Boston College, No.

10. whipped Syracuse 87-75 in the opening round of the Boston a Christmas tourney. Meanwhile, a other Loyola went down to its third straight a after i i its i games. Brigham Young, ranked 12th, i the shorter Ramblers on the backboards and raced to a 113-98 victory behind the 29-point performance of 6-11 sub center Jim Eakins. The triumph snapped a two- game losing 'streak for the towering Cougars.

North Carolina placed i men in double figures, topped by Larry Miller's 22 points, as the Tarheels routed Florida State for their seventh successive win. Carolina led 45-27 at the half and never was threatened. The Citadel edged Columbia 74-71 for consolation, honors in the second annual Tampa tournament. Blazing Bradley hit 20 of its first 28 shots in overrunning Oklahoma 114-88. The Braves, ranked 18th, shot 59.3 per cent for the game with three players scoring 20 or more points.

Elsewhere, streaking Western Kentucky defeated East Tennessee 72-59 to win the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament a register its seventh win in a row Iowa State and Texas advanced to the final round of the Sun Devil Classic as the Cyclones trounced Southern Cal 89-68 behind Don Smith's 41- point performance and the Longhorns trampled Arizona State 93-81 I i a a squeezed past Notre Dame i Bob Arnzen's 38-points for the Irish Marquette a Minnesota 74-61 outrebounding the Gophers 43-30 Ohio a rallied to defeat Texas Christian 84-78 and Denver drubbed Texas Tech 76-62 as pivot Brian Clare dumped in 2S points. Forty Tiger Tilts on TV DETROIT (UPI) Forty of the Detroit Tigers 1967 American League baseball games will be telecast. Twenty-one of the games -o i i a i in either Detroit, New York or Chicago--will be shown in full color by station WJBK-TV in Detroit and the Tiger network. Eleven games, all on Saturdays, will be shown from Tiger a i with the other 29 games i i a i in seven other American League cities. Thirteen games will be at night.

The World a i Baltimore Orioles will be seen eight i Chiciigo and New York six times each. Cleveland and a a City i times. i sota Boston three, Wash- i two and California once. The Tigers also a that i combined Ladies Day- i Day events have been scheduled for the a i They (ire May (i, against a i 17 a a i Kansas i against Boston; Aug. ID a a i Cleveland; and Sept.

16 a a i Washington. Three family nights, i a ily groups receiving reduced rates, have been set--May 26 a a i a i June 20 a a i a i i a and July 10 against Washington. Hannah Wins LAKE LEELANA.U The Cherryland Conference's two St. Mary's fives met Tuesday evening at Lake Leelanau, with Hannah taking home a 102-50 verdict. The Hannah squad combined sharp shooting with a fine fast break and all court press to i a play, i i a oE the team taking part in the action.

Top scorer for the i was M. Baker, with 26 points, while Gerald McNeil tallied 17 points for Lake Leelanau. Hannah St. Mary's-19 34 22 27--102 Lake Leelanau St. Mary's-D 9 9 23-- 50 Tha.d notched 22 points to lead Lake Leelanau's JV five to a 59-47 victory over the Hannah i whose scoring was paced by Bob Sherren, also with 22 points.

Both schools' court teams now will he idle until after the Christmas holidays. Yankees Trade NEW YORK (UPI)--The New York Yankees Tuesday acquired shortstop Dick Howser from the a I i a for an undisclosed a of money and i league pitcher Gil Downs. Howser, 2fl. batted .229 in 67 sanies i Cleveland last year. Downs, 25, was drafted by the a from the Chicago i Sox and had a 10-S record i the New York farm club in Toledo.

Downs was assigned to a by Cleveland. Recovers from Stomach Upset DALLAS (UPI) The Dallas Cowboys go back to work today, and Don Meredith, owner of a stomach ache a rocked the city, says he will be there. Meredith was rushed to a hospital early Tuesday with what was described as a stomach cramp. He said the cramp hit him so hard it virtually paralyzed him. But a few hours later, holding forth at a press conference in his i a room, he safd he felt so good he was almost embarrassed.

Shortly after- a he checked out of the hospital and said he planned to be in i when the club began working out today for the NFL championship battle Jan. 1 against the Green Bay Packers. Meredith's condition was the choice topic' of conversation a football mad Dallas Tuesday. Football fever has swept the town now that the Cowboys have won their first division crown and have a chance for HIP NFL title. Tickets go on sale today, and the line began forming in front of ticket windows near the Cotton Bowl 22 before the booths were scheduled to open.

"We've waited seven years for this," said one of the early arrivals. "A few more hours can't hurt." Meredith lias not played a down since late in the first half or Dallas' 34-31 loss to Washington two Sundays ago. The Dallas quarterback was knocked out by a rugged tackle from Hedskin linebacker Sam Huff. Meredith did not come around i midway in the third quarter, but Coach Tom Landry let Jerry Rhome and Craig Morton alternate in running the club. Then, last Sunday in New York.

Landry again had Meredith ride the bench because of a steady headache and because the Cowsboys had already wrapped up the divisional title --thanks to Cleveland's win over St. Louis the day before. Meredith said he, personally, thought the cramps came from a reaction to a a i pill and a sleeping i he took just before going to sleep Monday night. "The doctor says that was a possibility or that I might have eaten something that touched it off," Meredith said. Dave Fisher Wins Award ANN ARBOR (UPI)--University of Michigan fullback Dave Fisher today was named the recipient of one of 11 National Collegiate Athletic Association post a a scholarships awarded a a Fisher, who was the a i rusher in the Big Ten this a is enrolled in a i year engineering course and has compiled better than a average.

The 5-foot-10, 215-pounder earned his i varsity letter this fall and will play in. the East-West Shrine Game at San Francisco Dec, 31, along with end Jack Clancy and safety Rick Volk. Lynn Hughes Georgia safety Billy Stewart SMU linebacker THEY'LL DO THE COTTON BATT1N' AROUND--Georgia, beaten only by Miami (by one point), meets Southern Methodist (8-2), the Southwest Conference champ, in the big Cotton Bowl game in Dallas Saturday, Dec. 31. Georgia held its 10 opponents to only 89 points this year some great defensive play by All-Americans George Fatten and Lynn Hughes.

Southern Methodist, loser to Purdue and Arkansas, is led by Mac White, leading rusher and passer, and the much-publicized Negro end, Jerry Levias, who led the team in pass, receiving and with-54 Bing Scores 31 Points But Celts Edge Pistons MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (TJPI) --Dave Bins was back in form Tuesday night but. Dave De- Busschere wasn't back in stride as the Detroit Pistons lost their sixth straight game in the National Basketball Association. The Pistons, in their worst slump of the year, lost an overtime 116-113 decision to the Boston Celtics and dependable Sam Jones. The Celts trailed Detroit, 108107, with only three seconds remaining in regulation time.

Larry Siegfried made only one of three free throws in the bonus situation for Boston and threw the contest into overtime. Detroit then went i the lead, 113-112 but with 1:20 Jones sank a basket and was fouled in the act shooting. He sank the free throw, i i the Celts the 115-113 lead that stood up for the win. Tom Sanders sank the last i throw in the" Boston scoring, a i the i a score 116-il3. Dave Bing regained his shooting eye and led the Pistons i 31 points but DeBusschere, who was hospitalized over the weekend with an infected foot, scored Just three goals while sinking six of seven free throw attempts for 12 points.

John Havlicek paced Boston in scoring and was high in the game with 32 points, one better than Bing. A STANDINGS By DPI Eastern Division Philadelphia Boston New York Cincinnati .29 .23 .15 ..12 Pet. .906 .767 .455 .414 Baltimore 25 .242 Western Division San Francisco 2 1 11 St. Louis 12 17 Detroit 13 19 Los Angeles 12 in Chicago 13 22 Pet. .656 .414 .401) .387 .371 Tuesday's Results Boston 116 Detroit 113 ot San a 130 Los Angeles 101 games Wednesday's Games St.

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