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NEWPORT, R. DAILY NEWS, SATURDAY, FEB. WJ Vikings Clinch 'At Least Tie For Met Title PRE-GAME BKIEFIXG Former Newporter Phil Coen stresses a to his high scoring pair of Jay Sarles (21) and Bill Reynolds (15) before Bari-ington High defeated Middlelown, 72-35. last night at Hie loser's floor. Sarles and Reynolds were Barrington's high scorers with IS and 10 points respectively.

Harrington is leading the Class Eastern Division and will be a respected state touniament leani. (Daily News Pholo' Bury Mt. Pleasant Under 80-47 Score Townies Nip Academy In Battle For Second DP La Salle Academy's cagers lost a ding-dong batllc i Kasl Providence. last nighl at the Townics' tlooor for the No. 2 Suburban Division spot.

The Crusaders had a 22-10 advantage in baskets, but lost at the foul line. They led, 30-25. at halftime, and after falling behind charged back and went in frail, late in the game on baskets by Dick Beebc and Sieve Grimes. 'With a 0-4 record, De La Salic is one game behind second place East Providence. The Crusaders still could step back into a second place lie and could clinch the No.

which carries a bracket in the slate luurnament a i i round, by winning one of their Iwo remaining games. De La Salle will he at Westerly next Tuesday and will oppose Ml. St. Charles of Woonsoekct here in i unit 1 ruiix i 1 14 of 2.1 free its final league game Friday, throws against the Crusaders' five seized a three-point lead on goals by DcCotis and Grimes. Wilii 5:53 left the Townics staged a coiinlcr-rally gained the lead again at -iti-43 on Alsop's brace ot free throws and baskets by Stu Marquis and Charley Murphy.

Then De La Salle flashed ahead, bill Charley Carroll's double- decker wilh 2:20 gave East Providence a lead il never losl. Two fouls by Alsop hiked Ihc Townics' margin lo 50-47. And a John Pirro swished a pair of free Ihrows for De La Salle a shaved the Ncwportcrs' deficil lo a single poinl, Alsop shot Hie i a basket. East Providence's a i i lo. avoid committing fouls decided Hie Riime.

Only eigiit fouls werci called aiMinsi Ihe Townics com-i pared lo DP La Salle's 17. The! winners converted Holder, who follows Ihe ball hard, also had five assists. Wilh 4:45 left in Uie last period Coach "Chuck" Tobin gave several of Ihe junior varsity players an opportunity to perform. They made the most of their chance witli George Walker, Floy Hightower and Paul Diekerson all breaking into the scoring column. Rogers ran up seven popnls before Mr.

Pleasant scored, swished a side set. The cutting Suggs scored on Holder's as- sisl, and then Holder passed the ball from under Ihc basket lo Patrick who connected from Ihe keyhole Holder's free throw was the seventh poinl. In the first period Patrick registered nine poinls and Holder and Suggs six apiece. Rogers' lead was a comfortable 21-10. Rogers outshot Hie Kilties, 17-7.

in Ihe second iwriod for a 33-17 haltlime advantage. Mt Pleasant's midgets were held to seven bas- kcls. three of which were shot by Jerry Blasi. Scoring for Rogers in the second session were Patrick 15 points). Holder 4 Steve Gallagher 4 Suggs (2) and Steve Cooper 2 Holder canned four a while the Vikes were running Hie score to G1-2S in Hie third frame.

Bob Quinn shot two baskets and Larry Gibson, Patrick and Gallagher made one each and Suggs Iwo. In Ihe last period the Viking substitutes and junior a rs i I players maintained Hie varsity's scoring tempo. Their defense was not as tight despite Hie Horrific rplmundine of II i li and Walker. Blasi turned in seven poinls for Ml Pleasant which matched Rogers 19 point fourth period pro, duction. lead in the first period.

Rogers' scorers in the last quar- But the Townies clicked for scv- ((M wcrc Walkci p.ihw,, M), en straight points in the Holder I 2 IliRhtnwei- (2) Quinn quarter. Then De La Salle rallied, 2 and Dickerson I I Goals by Wesley Wheclock and I So Vikings now are looking Jack Glcason put the Newport i to the La Salle invasion team ahead, 18-17. Fran Reavey's I next Tuesday. A win ove- Ihe Ma- roon. nr a victory over ITendrick- eii.

will give Rogers Ihe Met tilie for the second straight year. Rogers High School assured itself of a first place lie in the Metropolitan Division by smothering Mt. Pleasant under an 80-47 basketball score last night at the Vikings gymnasium. Hope upset La Salle, 77-74, yesterday afternoon, so Hie Vikings have a two game lead with Iwo games to play (La Salle here nexl Tuesday and Bishop Hendricken away next Friday). With dial-ley Holder and Woody Patrick hitting for 20 and 16 poinls, respectively, and contributing 13 Rogers had no trouble with the dmall bul scrappy Killies.

Capl. Don Kaull and Stun Moody, regulars, and Jerry Feldnian, a' substitute, were unable lo play tor Rogers because of virus attacks. Even without Kaull and Moody, Rogers had a tremendous height advantage over a a whose tallest player is 5-10. Tony Gill, a good ball handler, is only 5-2. Rogers played a neat game, moving the ball well and dominating the boards so thoroughly thai 15 baskets were made on follow-up shots.

Patrick and Holder both scored four rebound baskets. so that sparingly Hie Newport fans did not take kind- n. Kurlhermoro ly lo a call in the final i De Silvia committed La Salle was trailing. fiO-19, when in the first a Hip Joe DeCol.is, rlriv- used only ing for the basket, was slopped by i the game, two players. A jump instead of a Grimes was the locals foul was called.

East Providence had Ihe and Ted Alsop sallied down floor and spun in the Townics' clinching basket. Down one poinl. 40-39. when the last period opened, De La Salle La Salle's basket tilled' Hie scales in E. favor, 19-18.

On came Ihe Crusaders. Two baskets by Pirro, a bucket by Grimes, another basket by When-! lock and Grimes' third two-point-1 er of the half gave De La Salic a 28-21 lead. During the Crusaders' IJ, 1 1 1 1 10-point flurry, Carroll shot the i w.Ii'i-r',' only Kast Providence basket. The Townics made four succes- 1 1 1 ivp poinls, but Beebe's shot at the buzzer kept De La Salle in i front. 30-25, at halftime.

DeColiV basket early in Hie third peiiud stictchcil Dc La 1.1.1.°;* Salle's bulge to seven poinls. East 1 however, rallied a i i finally, on Alsop's basket, inched It O' IT DKIVl-MN BASKET John Thomson, Middletbwn High's three sports star is high in the air, as he throws an underhand shot to avoid upraised arms of Barringlon's Raffa. This was one of three baskels scored by Thompson, an all-state football halfback and basMcball center fielder. Too late to block the shot is'lJarrington's Bill Reynolds. This was one of (he few highlights for Middletown fans, for Harrington registered an easy 72-35 victory.

(Daily News Photo) Fast-Breaking Harrington Defeats Middletown High School Laver Loses To Mackay In Pro Debut BOSTON (API "it was over awfully quick wasn't i I'm behind Hie eight ball already." The words arc those of Rod Laver, the red-headed southpaw from Australia, after Jie was beaten 9-7 by Barry Mackay Friday night in the former's American pro tennis debut. A i a i of Mackay's smashing service and Layer's difficulty adjusting lo a canvas court was costly to the young man who became only the second player in history to complele the amateur grand slam last year. Before walking onto Ihe Boston Garden surface for his malch, ButeJi Buecholz summarized the 1 pro atmosphere: "Now Hip blood. letting begins. We're all buddies up lo this poinl." "I didn'l have any excuses," Laver said.

"These guys are a lot better Iban anylhing I've ever faced ns an a a "The surface is a lot different too. This is my first whirl on canvas. It's faster Iban grass but not as fast as wood. pro game doesn't give you much time to gel settled. What a difference from having five sets." "Laver had a 2-19 record in pro matches overseas prior to the opening of the U.S.

tour here. "Laver definitely will win his share of matches on this tour," said fellow-countryman Ken Rosewall, the defending pro champ who was upset by Spanish tillist Andres Gimeno S-6. "But he won't win Ihe championship. "The title WHS wuri.h SSO.flfiO to me last year. It could be worth at least $35,000 and maybe Iwiec that much to defend my i successfully this year.

And I like money." Earl Buceholz of St. Louis had an easy i defpaling Luis Ayala of Chile S-3. In doubles. Rosewall and Mackay combined for an S-G verdict over Laver and Gimeno. 72-35 Hunt Weighs i Texans' Move To Kansas City i unaiiy, on nisop oasKei.

incnco a a a 40-39, just before the per-, four fouls i i he was! rest of! was HIP locals' high Scorer with 11 poinls. Dick Bcebc, strong on defense, tallied 10 points. ioil closed. i Carroll i High School's cag-scored a basket for Middlelown Kiscnhauscr 2 0 4 Wolfe 1 0 2 ITS couldn't a i a i Ihe dizzy i just before the buzzer. Richard Grossman 2 2 li: Rcimer 1 13.

clip sel bv oncp beaten Ban-ing-! Hallidav scored 19 points and Wood Tolals 27 IS 01. i tor" Middlelown. Middlelown MIDDLETOWN Wood 7 4 1 3 made a good comeback a fall- Nixon 4 2 10: Russo 1 I 3: llalliday ing behind. 23-12 and 34-25 in Ihe 3 19; Wyatt 4 0 S. Tolals 24 10- first Iwo periods.

BARRINGTON Lyons 4 0 Standish 4 3 11; Hampton 0 1 1:1: 2 0 Ainsworlh 5 0 10: FT I'M IT His four baskels were lip-ins 1 1 1 rebounds. Ti Sparked by Beehe's six points, De La Salic moved into a 14-10; i Dodgers Reward Wills With $15,000 Pay Boost i i i I i 1 Pirn. i i I Rogers played fine ball in the 'v process of crushing Mt. 7 4 3 1 in Ihe junior varsity With George Walker sinking IS points and Fred Cole 12. Rogers 1 i posled period leads of 20-7.

37-19 and 55-24. Coach Paul Games' Rogers learn is undefeated in league i i ROGERS Cnle 6 0 12: Walker 9 18: Craig 3 2 Diekerson I 1 0 Hightower 2 0 Smith 31 0 Vierra 4 (I Savage 4 1 9: a I Ray 2 0 4: Ilogan; Palmer 1 I 3.1 Totals 35 4 7-1. I.in Ihe Class Eastern III-1 vision leader, last night at the los-! ITS' floor. 'Hie Eagles coached by Coen. former Rogers i a and football coach won.

72-35. Bill Reynolds and Joe Sarles. Iwo splendid basketball players, 1 were Ihc keynote men in Barring- Ion's fast breaking attack. Reyn- olds bagged 18 poinls and Sarles. Hi.

Monti also was in double figures witli an even 10. Harrington always was in com-, mand, but final score was lop- sided because Iho Middletown a tack died in the last period. The only Middlelown scoring item i final eight minutes vvas a basket lossed by John Dias. Bob Garcia nelled I I poinls and I John Thompson 11 for Middlelown Rarringlon Middlelown Referees 23 11 12 13 Tilley, is CL ir IS Collard. Celtics Out To Make It 7 In Row Over Warriors BOSTON (API The Boston i Till-: ASSOCIATED 1'IIKSS Celtics, fresh from ex-lending one I unbeaten streak, risk a againsl San Francisco lonigln in llls form and ace Jerry Ihe second half of a a i a Bas-i 'TM lll(1 "TMl Hie Los i was'held to 11 a I s.

kelball Association rloublcheadcr. Angeles Lakers roll. The defending world champions Acclaimed Hie nation's outstanding professional athlete. Hie National League's Most Valuable Player and showered with awards in numerous testimonials around Hie nalion. Ihe i Dodger short- slop sal down with General a 1 Ravasi Friday ami found he had been given a IHJOSI over his 19K2 salary.

Wills thus was elevaled right alongside nee right-handed pitcher Don Drysdale. the major leagues' onlv 25-gamo winner, who siencd his contract for nno. MT PLEASANT Noon 3 0 i i a Fox 1 0 2: O'Brien 1 2 Moracco 5 4 14: Ferraiilc 2 1 Bennell. Totals 12 7 31. Rogers 20 11 IS 19-74 Ml.

Pleasant 7 12 5 7-31 Referees Abbruzzi. LOS ANGELES (API--The Los Six years ago Wills was earning Angeles Dodgers have rewarded 5350 a month i i the Seattle' Slovp 'u''la lapped in a re- Maury Wills for Iiis baseball of ihe Pacific Coast bound with 33 seconds led In give ploits of 1902 i a contract for League, lie with Hie Dc La Salle a junior varsity 543,000. a year' for 524.000 but in I victory over Easl Providence. mid-season Bavasi lore up the i Austin Sbcehan scored 12 points contract and changed the i al Conhceney, who was to VIO 000 I strong on rebounds, added nine Wills, who sel a major league lo Dc La Salle's record bv stealing 101 liases last Ahead al Ihc periods. IfJ-i.

inm i a said the mark is sale i TM a a J. 11OI11 I war "al least from me." to weather Ihe Townies' last a i 1 i "I can't say how many bases rally. i I i I CSl I steal i season bul I know DE LA SALLE Chavps 1 1. 3: I pitchers will bo gunning for -Kcllcy; Martland 1 1 Thompson Junior High breezed Their other scores were two has-1 The defending world champions; Th( western Division fixml- by Jesse DeCosla and Cor- made it 7-0 over Hie New York I doiro. Knicks by a runaway 129-1)7 count the N.ilioiwl b.iskeUwll raced off lo a 20-10 last night, lead in ihe first period.The score! Now come Wilt Chamberlain and was al a i i Middletown i Ins Frisco Warrior mates.

The spurted in Ihe third quarter in Celtics hold a 0-0 series edge over was oulscored by only I them entering the contest al Bosone point. 10-15. Then camp Ion Garden. doleful last frame. 18-2 in Barring-1 A feature of tonight's twin bill Ion's favor.

I hjg Bill Russell likely will Middlptown. with La pass Dolph Seliayps of Syracuse Prade. one of its ton scorers, out as Ihc most prolific career roof aciion. did not have Ihe fire bounder in NBA history. Russell power to compete wilh Barring-1 grabbed 23 for a 10.991 a last Ion's poised, speedy i Iwo of Ihe i not i Schayes carried into his KANSAS CITY (AP) Lamar wealthy young oil man who formed the American Football League to realize his dream of owning a pro team, says he'll i move Iiis champion Dallas Texans to Kansas Citv if the ciiy sells 25,000 season tickets by May 15.

Hunt's announcement Friday came after the City Council prpm- fjS. ised lo enlarge Municipal Stadium I and erect an office building for Hit; Texans. and agreed to provisions for a stadium lease. The work would cost 5300.000 to 000 in stadium and outdoor theater bond funds already approved by the voters. The AFL record for season ticket sales is 12,000 by the Los Angeles Chargers for 'the first AFL season, 1900.

Sale of 25.000 would equal the sale required of Minncapolis-Sl. Paul by (he Football League for an NFL franchise. But Ihc NFL franchise was voted for the Twin Cities full year before the first game was played. Kansas City civic leaders said they were confident the goal could be reached. Hunt.

30. admitted in his soft- spoken way a moving the Tox- ans from his home lown dis- Assucialion flashed from behind in Ihc closing minules Friday night and clipped the Chicago Xepliyrs 91-91 for i 10th victory in their -bed him and said be had given last 11 starts. The Lakers have! the idea much thought. The Tex- won eight straight at home and ans were losing heavily at i a in competition i Ihe M-L have a remarkable 22-2 record a Cowb ovs Los Angeles. 1 I I vas lhl rf president of Elsewhere, Syracuse AFL in 1900.

Refused an NFL hit the highest point lotal of Ihc franchise, he looked around, found season, rapping the Detroit Pis- Ions 102-135 and Cincinnati cities interested in pro fool- ball and organized Hie AFL in me 1 gel Wills. "I hope they do watch me, because if they concentrate on me they won't le so effective at home plate. lor Lanouit; i i Thompson Junior High breezei base." said Babcock 1 0 Golda 1 0 2: Grim(0 a junior leagui dor; Conhecncy 4 1 Shechan win ovcl vvai-ren yesterday al the ,) 2 12. Totals Matter's floor. This was Thomp- Spiegel I pjghn, victory in 10 Eastern Division ventures.

EAST PROVIDENCE 2 0 4: Nyc 2 0 Buslmell: a i Garcia and Thompson could not i Schayes into his game. Uuis Iflffl. He bad" dreamed of owninv; no la pro team, he said, as long as added five more lo his record i he could remember the 21 minules lie played. I Baylor, averaging 33 poinls per nn coulcl 1 TM 1 wi i the I game, scored only eight in the match Ihe atlack of a well-bal- against Detroit. Schayes, anced Barrington team.

No fewer Mian 10 of Coach Coon's 14 play- "I lionesilv believe I could beat i era 3 0 li: Antoni: Gibson 1 2 ihe 101 mark, myself, but I'd have Souza 1. 0 Silvia 4 2 10. Tolals Schoolboy Basketball I I I A I I I Rogers SO. Ml. Pleasant 47.

Hope 77. La Salle 74. Cranston Easl 59. Cenlral 50. Warwick 52.

Hendricken 39. Standing of Tennis lo go a i it from Ihe start of the season, and my motive would be a selfish one." George Yales (101, Rickie Fuller- 13-1-30. De La Salle Easl. Providence 10 7 La Salle (Vanslon Easl Hope Wai ick Ilendricken Mount Pleasant .11 li 1 IHebert Has Stroke Lead Palmer At Phoenix .750 .007 .007 10 10 SriiriiHAN" DIVISION Jay i who gone Tolman 00. Si.

Raphael 40. Standing of Hie Teaini W. Tolman Easl Providence He La Salle Si. Raphael Westerly Mt. diaries West I I II years without i i a lour- 7 1 nament, carried a shaky one- stroke lead inlo tin: i round of I the 535.000 Phoenix Open loday.

The big three--Arnold Palmer, i Player and Jack i a I were breathing hard down bis i wilh I.IJOI) i in 0l holes over -n ,155 (I III .100 .300 .100 back-lo-haek 07s. 0,. for Ihe fi.G7ft-.vard Desert Counlry Club. A stroke away was Palmer, who Ion (8), Sam Mitchell (S) and Don 9 1 Gray (71 pace Thompson's a a fi 12-30 I Tim'Bronnan did a good job off the i boards. Thompson led at (he per- 10-5.

34-10 and 44-22. i Thompson's nexl game is al Brislol Tuesday. i THOMPSON Fullcrlon 4 0 Fields 1 0 Vales 5 (I 1(1; Williams 0 4: Bronnan 2 0 4: Lalli 2 0 4: I Brazil I 0 2: Walson; Milcliell 4 (I Parham 1 0 2: Gray 3 1 Paduano (I 1 1. Tolals 25 2 52. A O'Brien .1 0 Braucho 4 3 11; Damaso 1 0 Polak 2 2 McNeil 5 I) 10; McGee 2 0 DcBois 2 I) 4.

Tolals 17 li 39 His lee shot landed three feel past but backspin drew it across Ihe 011 10 ers enlered Hie scoring column. Middletown has an open a nexl Tuesday before it closes its season a home nexl i a against South Kingstown. I I A I I--T IT PH. fa i I. At New Knicks pulled lo within one jxiinl, first a against Ihc Zephyrs and 02-01.

early in l.he (bird quartpr was benched for much of Ihc see- when Bob Cousy triggered a fast ond a But the brilliant Laker break spree which put matters out returned lo aciion witli minules of reach. go and spearheaded the win- Tommy Heinsohn rclurned i i drive. the lineup after a four-game en- 1 He hit on a hook shol that forced layoff and contributed 1(1 the Lakers lo within one points as eight players liil in dim- 1 poinl, 85-S-l, later lied it at SO-SO lie figures led by rookie John ilh a driving layup. then put in llavlicek's 19. Cousy and Russell I Ihe clinching basket on a lone.

jumper. Baylor finished i 10 had lit Sam Jones and Clyde II. Tom Panders 13 and K. C. Jones golf's greatest money winner, I dunked a fid-foot pull for an eagle on the 490-yard, par 5 firsl hole.

He nearly aced Ihe 140-yard No. 3. 1 l.ovcllellc Hcinsolm apiece. Al Biiller lopped i 22 poinls. Baylor i poinls.

10. Hick Rarnelt. starling in West's led all scorers with 32 points. New York West is out wilh a loni hamstring muscle. IN'HA Standings By TIIF.

ASSOriATKll VRKSS KASTKKX I I I Boston 11 Syracuse Cincinniiti New York Los Angeles St. Louis San Francisco Del roil CliicaRO Iti I'd. (51! IS .095 -21 .579 7 2S .525 10 11 21 I I I 13 -35 21 ID 1 i 19 Lady Luck Turns On Georgia Tech CLASS A P.arringlon 72. Middlelown 35. S'Hilh i 78, Coventry 39.

Bristol 59, North Kingstown 54. Standing of Ihe W. bolslercd Ihe defense of his Iwo consec ilive Phoenix championships bv a i i 07 Friday. Player one more stroke back al 130. Nicklaus, who heal Player in a playoff at Palm Souiii i R--istol Warren Norlli i Covuitry Springs Monday, was in a group a 137 along wilh Dick Hart.

Gard- i ner Dickinson, Johnny Poll and 1 Boll. 2 Heherl poslcd bis second 7-un- 4 07 on the strength of seven 4 .000 hirdies two nnd nine pars 5 loss speclacularlv a Palmer Kit hie. 9 JS2 1 The apwpssne modern cup. The hall wobbled at the edge bul didn't fall. Then he missed I Ihe three- fool putt coming back and look a par 3.

That was typical of Palmer's pulling for the tournament sn a with the exception of thai 50-foot- pr. He's rimmed so many cups he can't keep counl of them. a a 27-year-old 5 .17 39. club pro from Hinsdale. 111., shot the best round of the tournament and of his tour career Friday-a 7-under Of).

Leading scorers: Central Boys' 1 (Jainc Ed Smith's six overlimp poinls gave Cpnlral an 80-73 victory over Jamestown Isal night in Ihe New- Jay Ilcbcrt Arnold Palmer Gary Player Ilicli Hnr'l Jack Nicklaus Gardner Dickinson Johnny Pott Tommy Boll Rili Casper Jr. Don January OS-07--135 72-05-137 lift-Rt- 137 port County Boys' Cluh senior iioop league al Ihe a Recreation Center. Tlie Newporters led al Ihe in- Icrvals, 24-17, 32-27 and T7-50, but by Ben Merrill's 13 poinls Jamestown rallied in Ihe fourth frame and lied Hie score at 68-08. Sieve Milcliell, Boh Goodman and Dan Bowers all scored 17 i points and i had 10 for Cen- 7(1-07--137 tral. a netled 27 for J.inics- Tfl.fiS--I3S whose Tom O'Connell made 71-67-138 16 wid Fred Dickinson lj.

i 1'. Barrinulon won the Junior Var- sily gar.ip, fil-58, in Hie final mill- ule. Hampton's three-point play broke a 5li 50 deadlock and Ainsworth's bucket clinched the Kami' for the visitors. Harry Wood Fights Last Night Ity TIIK ASSOCIATED IMSKSS TOKYO Osnmii Wntanabel, 13(i. Japan, oulpoinled Isorasek Pnnt.iinorasing, 135' a Thailand, 10.

CHICAGO i Jones. '-'05, Gary. knocked out Jim Olive, 201, Cleveland, 8. By THE ASSOCIATKD Lady Luck, a season-long com- I pnnion of Georgia Tech's baskel- I ball a i a tilled up her IIOSP and turned her back on the Yellow Jackets. The Engineers were a i I along with a 17-1 record, a share of Hie Soulhoasl Conferencp lead and HIP ranking of sixth in Hip nalion licforp HIP well ran dry.

Lowly Tulatv shocked Ihe Yellow- Jackets 77-09 in overtime, one of the two nalionally ranked teams lo fall in Friday night upsets. Southern California whipped No. 10 Stanford 01-57 in the other. Tulanc's triumph over Georgia Tech put idle Mississippi Slate- Hie only previous conqueror of the I Yellow- Jarkels in commanding position in the SEC while Stan ford's loss dropped the Indians lo a i for spcond in the Big Six. Mississippi Stale, ranked eighth in the country, now leads the SEC with a 0-1 record i seven league games remaining.

Georgia Tech is 0-2 i six lefl. They i rlon'l play each other again. Washington, which edged Cali- fornia (il-02 on the Huskies' home court while Stanford was losing al home, barged inlo the Big Six lead while Stanford slipped to a lie (or second wilh idle UCLA. Washington is 5-3 in the league. Stanford and UCLA each 3-2.

In some of Ihc other major ac- iion, Holy Cross extended its winning string to 10 in a 77-02 victory over Villiinova, Pcnn regained the Ivy League lead by beating Yale 70-09. Hrigham Young edged New Mexico 70-73 and Texas Western clipped a Slate 57-55. Georgia Tech. which had had its moments of good fortune in climbing high in the national rankings, fin.illy ran out of luck at New Orleans. The Engineers had won four previous overtime games, a i by one poinl.

two more by two poinls. one by three points and two others by four poinls. Gordon Martin scored 30 points for Southern California as Hie Trojans, in last place in HIP Big Six. handed Stanford only its spc- ond home loss in two years- 'Hie lead changed hands six limes in the second half before Ihe Ti.i- jans went abend to stay. In other major action Princeton outlasted Brown 71-03, Cornell beat Harvard KS-51.

Dartmouth edged Columbia 58-57, Duquense whipped Scion Hall 91-74. Clemson defeated Virginia SO-OI, Louisiana State stopped VaiiderbiH 03-50. George Washington beat The Citadel 59-52. Portland won from Orogi'ii Stale 07 5S. Id.ilui beat Oregon 79-01 and Seattle stormed Montana 100-63..