Johnson City Press from Johnson City, Tennessee • 7

JOHNSON CITY TENNv PKISS-CHRONICII 7 BenfchA Views -s- Kicked 18 consecutive extra points Jim Preas won acclaim it by 1 nationally as grjdder MURFREESBORO apparently got its poiht across in whipping KhoxviHe Gibbs 54-43 Satur- day night in Murfreesboro -The 'No -ranked MicF-Sfate outfit will probably Jito Preas wad larger -than -his teachers In high schooL one of the reasons he left Science Hill after his freshman year and enrolled at Bingham Prep SchooT in Asheville there Preas went 6n to attend Georgia Tech In Atlanta 1 from mere imeas went on to attend Georgia Tech in Atlanta whergdje jgained-national TecogmUoivis aa'aR-around-atWete Preas 71 a life-lcmg died yesterday of a kead of the jjipibbs in the No 2 spot in crankings Meanwhile Gibbs jmight JalLagfar third-ar fourth place with Unicoi County High of'Efwin moying-into the No 2 spot from its current fjo 3 ranking Bucs face Morehead tonight With five straight losses behind them the East Tennessee State University Buccaneers -in-' Ky' tonight to yade battle the Eagles in bn Ohio Valley Conference basketball content The Bucs haven't won since pinning a-defeat on highly-fa-yorfed Murray here Jsit 9 Loser of 10 in their -last 11 games and just a notch above cellar-dwelling Austin Peav in the-QVQ chase Coach Madison quintet will bean-underdog against Morehead The Eagles one of the pja-eea-son favorites -in the conference Exactly lived up to their billing thtis far lhough boast a 2-3 OVC mark to a 1-5 record for ETSU Morehead dropped a 90-77 decision to surprising -Tennessee Tech last night Pressing Leaders Tech (4-1) is pressing the league leaders-Eastern Ken-estern Kentucky (both 5-1) for the OVC top spot While the Bucs are at More- ieaesferiCehruirfWill aC tempt to seize the loop lead in a These charity games very charitable as istr as the treatment of the losers is concerned Whether Erwin and Murfreesboro can be paired in a charity game up this way remains to be seen Here is the way the state's Top 10 teams fared last week: (1) Knox Gibb? (22-1) beat Powell 87-80: beat Young 73-48 lost to Murfreesboro 54-43 (2) Murfreesboro 416-0) beat Gallatin 72-48: beat Gibbs 54-43 Crotliers standout at Boston '4 BOSTON (AP) 4- BUI Cromers the flying pharmacist from-Toronto'who wants to run 600 yards in unitor 1 09 was the omstanding performer in -the -76th Boston AA Games Forhis third victory in as many nights in indoor version of an international endurance test the 24-year-old won the 600 in a brilliant 1:093 (3) Erwin (21-1) beat Morristown- 53-49 beat Johnson City Science Hill 59-49 T4)Memphis Treadwell White Station 54-35 (5) Kingston (19-1) beat Spring City 72-28 beat Cross-ville 55-41 beat Rock wood 70-47 ball "in second period of Royals-76ers pro-basketball game in Philadelphia Philadelphia won 127-122 (AP Virephoto) FINGERTIB CONTROL-Oscar Robertson (14) of the Cincinnati Royals manages (o get his fingertips on ball he and Wilt Chamberlain (13) of (8) Dupont (fel) beat Nashvilie Litton 90-50 (7) Bradley (17-1)' beat Knox Fulton 42-4L Bostonclobherw (9) Nashville' Ryan (12-1) 73-55 Tiu) ne SeImer(17-5) Earner 90-37 and Cioudiand 50-48 beat Bakersviile I( nicks 123-95 game at Austin Peay tonight If Western does as expected -and beats the Governors Eastern would have to beat Tech in a crucial game at Richmond Ky tonight to hang onto Us tie for first place Should Tech upset Eastern aturday night But Crothers Lad to share the -spotlight with a trio of newcom-ers tolhe indoor hurdler Courtland Gray pf the Na- val Academy and New -Zealand distance men John Davies and wwt Bill Bailie Gray was appearing in his and perhaps invitational meet and his second board effort He took the -45-yard high hurdles in 55 seconds 'tying the Boston Garden record held by Harrison Dillard and Lee Calhoun only previous board attempt produced a second in the IT TAKES A LOT of scoring to get the No 1 spot in the Ohio Valley Conference Ask either Harold Sergent of Morehead or Clem Haskins -of Western Kentucky Sergent boomed into the No 1 scoring position with a 52-pomt outburst Jan 9 against Middle Tennessee as the Eagles pasteid the Blue Raiders 96-73 Haskins brilliant sophomore Negro steF-fo-theHiH-tep--pers pried Sergent loose from the top with a similar-type explosion Saturday night as Western ripped Middle Tennessee 134-84 Haskins poured in 55 points to send his -total to 398 points in 16 games for a 248 average 55 Western's previous individual high of 52jetiby Art Spoelstra against Morehead Dec 12 1953 His 25 of 38 from the floor also broke the previous field goal mark of 22 set on the same occasioh by Spoelstra MEANWHILE TOMMY brilliant sophomore Negro star grabbed 18 re-alto 275 for the season and a 19 6 average per game Tommy has been slipping some from his average but the Bucs'last seven foes have included formidable outfits like Tennessee Tech Murray Western Arkansas State and Eastern Woodland Haskins rapidly developing into' two of the most promising collegiate basketball sophomores in the na- tion While rebounding has leveled off a little his the Maroons would fall all the way from a tie for first to third place provided the Hilltoppers take the measure' of theGovs As for theBucs about all they can dfnow is hope for-a spoiler role such as the one they played In upsetting Mur-rav Murray get back into tion until tomorrow night when the Racers visit Middle Tennessee in an effort to even their record at 3-3 In the conference after dropping the'ir first- three hr a tow: Pace SerL In opposing Morehead tonight the Bucs go up against hot-shoot-ing Harold Sergent Henry Akin and a bunch of Eagles who will be out to bounce back from the loss to Tech game at Morehead launches a four-game road stand for the Bucs Brooks charges Western" Kentucky a day night and at Murray Ky -next Monday night followedby a game at East Carolina Feb 11 The next home game for the Bucs is here Feb 15 against Austin Peay I Roth win part- of fouiball title HOLLYWOOD Fla (AP) Nancy Roth of Hollywood has a part of the Interna tional Four-ball Golf Championship for the second time Miss Roth teamed with Mau-TeenCrum ofPtanrciry Sunda scoring has been picking up The 17 points he got in the 93-81 loss to Eastern here Saturday moved hisaverage from 131 to 13 4 He has 187 OVCrlmd at stake tonight By The Associated Press Clem Haskins hopes it gets about as far below zero as this Arctic cold wave will permit at Clarksville Tenn tonight Nothing like a little ol cold spell to shake a slump Like Saturday when the temperature dipped to eight below zeroed Bowling Green Haskins soared to 55 points an Ohio Valley Conference record as Western basketball team put the freeze on Middle Tennessee 134-84 And he sa( out the final five minutes i Back on Jan 23 when it was a bit warmer Haskins picked up only 16 points as the Hilltoppers convinced non-leaue foeUnion Tenn 94-69 The average sophomore" might be content with 16 But Haskins has had at least 20 points nearly everytimg he stepped onto the court The Hilltoppers take their drive for the league flag to Aus-tid Peay tonight Western and Eastern Kentucky are tied ior the OVC lead with S-i -marks Austin Peay has last place all to itself with' 1-6 Two Volunteer" Sate team visit -Kentucky members night Eastern hosts Tennessee Tech and Morehead is homq to East-Tennessee Eastern topped East Tennessee 93r81 Saturday Tennesi Tech" defeated Morehead and Murray went out- of' the league 1o nail Centenary 93-76 In other games Jnvolving Tennessee teams David Lipscomb outlasted Birmingham Southern 108-901 Southwestern edged Un- ion 81-79 and Carson-Newman defeated Lincoln Memorial 74-64 Tennessee Wesleyan was victorious over King Central State won over Tennessee State 82-74 and Martin outlasted Freed-Hardeman 124-191 Bill Hann signs with Tennessee KNOXVILLE (AP) Bill Hann described by Coach Ray Mears as the best basketball guard Jn Ohio has signed an athletic scholarship at Tennessee Hann a midyear graduate at Rhodes High closed opt a brilliant career with 55 points in a game Friday night flew to Knoxville Saturday and signed with the Vols Fifty-three pesges b'm scholar- In SEC race'Ti v- IT LOOKS LIKE a two-horse race now for the Southeastern Conference basketball championship Kentucky put a big dentin Florida's chances with that 78-61 win over the Gators Saturday night at Lexington At the same time the field appeared lust about left open for the powerful Commodores of Vanderbilt (6-0) and the onrushmg Volunteers of Tennessee (5-1) heart attack Preas received national recog-" nition by being featured in one of Believe it of Not features covering his feat off kicking 48 consecutive extra points playing in half -of a game as Georgia Tech swamped Cumber-tand University 22(W) At Georgia Tooh- Preas won 15 letter while ih football track wrestlmg and baseball He was one of the few athletes jn bis -time win this number of letters at Tech Farmed Out After graduating from Bingham Prep he was out by Tech to Castle Heights Afterwards he spent four years at the Atlanta University before graduating with the class of 1916 Some oflis e'rachieve-ments at Tech was All-Southern discus champion for a period' of years and held the record for several a for having knocked the longest baseball at Tech a After college Preas was an official for some 40 years operating locally and as a member of the Southern and Southeastern Conferences He worked high school games on Thursday and Friday "then traveled to different pomts in the souths for games on Saturday Entertained Fans In his early officiating days Preas kept the fans entertained at halftime by drop-kicking field goals starting from 20 yards and sometime ending up at midfield to split the uprights In fact Preas was instrumental in helping to organize the official association here Later he 1 to furnish uniforms for Science first footbaTTteams as a member of the Kiwams Club In later years Preas was a great supporter of the-Georgia Tech Alumni chapter in Kingsport Earl Wright added ta- TV13U staff MEMPHIS James Earl Wright who won the hearts of Memphians as a quarterback for Memphis State has returned to his alma mater as an assistarirfootbalT coach Although Wright was hired ns a staff replacement for Wilson Waites who resigned recently Head Coach Billy Murphy said he had not determined Wright's exact duties Wright returns to Memphis State after an injury hampered try at professional football with Edmunton of the Canadian League and -Denver of the American League' coUegiate career was cut otf midway of his last season by a knee injury At the time he was the total-offense leader In 1960 he an Associated Press Back of the Week --crLOB: ir IT LOANS HIGH INSTALLMENT LET MAKE YOU AN CONSOLIDATION LOAN-PAY ALL YOUR REDUCE MONTHLY PAYMENTS- There Is little reason ito believe that either will be Before their mammoth meeting In Knoxville Feb 13 Fl1dly b7 one Jimmy Jmyth Sports Editor class this week replacing the state AssociatedJPress (19 2) beat CBHS 56-33 beat beat TPS 64-43 beat East beat Savannah 55-41 beat (21-2) lost to' Boones Creek 83-50 WOODS East Tennessee State points in 14 games dayjr sometimes are the subject of pay tribute to the writers who have difficulty believing? he said those things 'Ted Williams said about Then he looked down the dais and ppirited to Johiiny Keane Who managed the St Louis Cardinals to a World Series victory then quiLand signed withrthe Yankees new to New York" laid Kennedy asked me to be his He pointed out that no one had accused Keaneof being a carpetbagger but said considering everything he preferred politics to sports because happier being a- US senator- than a Washington Senator You stay around longer and the- quips the presentation of awards-Robin- son third baseman and -American ost valuable Player received the Sid Mercer-Memorial Award as Player of th-Year Howard the catcher was given the -Ben Epstein Good Guy Award -p Wheat former member of the Brooklyn Dodgers received the Retroactive Award for past performances and Conlan received the Bill Slocum Award for long and meritorious service to baseball Aaron ivill move ATLANTA Aaron er of the Milwaukee -Braves said Sunday he had looked over the housing situation in Atlanta and would move his family here when the Braves come in 1966 I move my family dovtat herejjjnight as well Join the -Army or he said get to be witl) (AP) Hank sluggtng Negro outfield he Milv The Commodores are on top of the heap by reason of the previous 77-72 win over the Vols Jan 2 in Nashville Overall Vandy is now 14-2 and the Vols are 13-2 to win the finalsr2-Up over the team of Roberta Albers of Tam- pa and Rhonda Glenn of Lake Worth Miss Roth won the title in 1963 as a with- Mango Michaelis SPEAKING OF VOLS (arid you do that without speaking of A Davis) richly deserves the All-America plugging lie has been getting lately Most fans this area have followed A right through from the time he set Such a torrid pace for- Coach Bill Knicely ah Rutledge to his present lofty national status A is All-America caliber in ability attitude and his general approach to the game of basketball Not a showoff by any means AW who once scored captured the BAA mile in a local indoor record time of 4:03 0 Bailie decide until the last minute whether he would Sun Then he borrowed running shoes with heels from mile -won the two mile in 8502 MIMEOGRAPHING-SERVICE Office Forms All Kinds tetter Forms Etc pood Sorvleo Flr Prlen By in ixMriMMi min At Low Cost Also All Kinds Commercial Printing "PHONE-54Z-Z532 Fitzsimmons Printing Company 208 Wit Elk Avenu EUZABETHTON TENN JL Shop For Savings On Your Suitst Sport Coats and Slacks! PAYCA5H PAY LESS OPEN MON FRhf NIGHTS s1 UP TO on Signature FORNITURE AUTO -REAL ESTATE EQUIPMENT No embarrassing Investigations Quick Friendly Service Yaw BOSTON (AP) until Bill Russell is gone then great "ar coach Red Auerbach said sizzling Harry Gallatin was the same way as a player never went after the Basketball standings By The AssocieteO Press OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE Pet Western Ky 1 833 12 4 740 Eastern Ky 5 1 833 10 4 -714 Tennessee Tech 4 1 800 10 6 425 Vidde Tenn 3 3 500 5 357 Murray 3 400 11 688 Morehead i 3 400 5 668 East Tenn 1 167 1 3 11 214 AustinPeayj ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE Confaranca Alt Oamet Pet LPcf Pts OP 6 1 857 12 1 923 967 844 5 1 833 10 3 833 1144 964 6 3 667 106 625 1265 1181 4 3 571 I I 500 1314 1 319 4 4 500- 8 8 500 1254 1220 3 4 333 6 -6 500 925 916 1 6 143 4 I 333 847 913 1 7 125 5 10 333 1100 1174 State Duke Maryland Forest C4roma Clemson Carolina Vlrainia SOUTHERN CONFERENCE conference AM Oamet L-Pct LPct Pts OP Davidson '6 1 000 16 1 941 1519 1210 SOO I -7- 533 1196 1144 -TtCM Citadel Wash watt 6 3 667 11 6 647 1386 1288 4 3 i571 6 8 429 998 1034 6 5-54S 429 U10 1295 4 6 400 6 11 353 1 228 1293 fbeftmood 4 333 4 10 375 1051 1060 2 6 250 5 367 1040 1 074 2 7 222 5 13 278 1 425 1 550 0I 000 8 7 533 1083 1113 VM I Fur man-jCjroitna SOUTHIASTBRN CONFERENCE Conference AH Oemoe WL FtTTW Pet FT Vend'bHt A 0 1 000 14 2 875 1328 1032 Tenn 1 833 13 2 867 1 052 833 Auburn 4 2 750 11 688 1222 1 085 "FtorWr 4 -t 4468 43 Alebema 4 3 571 12 5-706 1324 1239 Miss St i 4 4 500 8 10 444 1363 1409 LSI? 2 4 333 6 9 40OTI29 1210 Miami 1 125" 4 14 T2rf0584278 Georgia II 111 4 12 250 1 089 1222 Tuiane 0 6 000 1 14 O67J03Z 1296 CAROLINA! CONFERENCES Canfarenca All Oamti Pts OP Hl)h Point 9 9 16 1491 1235 Appalachian 8 2 11 5 1136 1026 Lanoir Rhyna 7 12 1 1233 1083 Guilford 13 3 U78 999 Weitarn Carolina 7 4 11 8 1667 1474 Pfeiffer 7 5 12 7 1411 1269 Elon 4 4 8 7 1099 1 042 Afl Chrlatlan 3 8 6 13 1625 1745 Catawba 1 9 5 11 1205 1170 Newberry 0 13 1 17 089 1613 Butts play alLMV Milligan carrying a two-game losing streak invade Harrogate tonight for a return match with Lincoln Memorial University In an earlier game the Rail-splitters handed Coach -Duard Buffs a 02-87 setback Milligan has a 7-9 record after losing its last two Tennessee Wesleyan and Emory Henry The Herd returns home Friday for a game with Tusculuim records and would make it race with the schedule slightly favoring Vapderbilt BetweenmowandTennessee Vanderbilt plays Tuiane and Louisiana State on the road Meantime- before "Vanderbilt Tennessee meets Florida and Mississippi StateJ at-Knoxville and -plays'Mississippi on the road Other than Tennessee the only game ih question as far as victory Is concerned for the Commodores will be- a date In cracker-box gym The tough games for-Tennessee will be Florida tonight and then Ken-tuCky-aim'-Ficnlda on the roafo- J' Impressive Wins -Vanderbilt and Tennessee both scored impressive victories in league play Saturday the Commodores hitting 587 per cent of their field- goal -attempts to crush Auburn 105-77 and Tennessee putting on a tremendous offensive-defensive show in 'beating Georgia 83-49 In other games Kentucky put a big dent in hopes for 71 points against Sneedville in a high1 echoed game in 1961 goes out of his way to be a fine team man Harris sports information director is doing a good job of getting the word around on and needltss to say A exploits on the hardwood serve as no hindrance big countered Auerbach Thus Gallatin towering cpach of the lowly New York Knicks and Auerbach short fielijnar-shall of the mighty Celtics declared open verbal warfare Sunday after Boston clobbered the Knicks 123-95 'In other National Basketball Association action Sunday Philadelphia whipped Cincinnati 127-122 Detroit downed St LouisJ10-107 and Los Angeles nipped San Francisco 96-94 Hie Auerbach-Gallatm feud started when Russell defensive genius of the perennial champ! ons drew a sixth personal foul He had broken the game open in the last seven minutes of the first quarters when he scored 13 points blocked two shots and grabbed" "eightrebounds-as he pulled his team from a 13-12 deficit to a 32-22 lead Boston was incensed Auerbach got so mad he wpund up being ejected by the officials NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Eastern Division Boston 46 9 836 Cincinnati 39 642 11 Phiia'phia 27 25 519 l7Vi New York 16 36 308 28 Vi Wosttrn Division los Angeles 81 596- St Louis 26 500 Baltimore 24 27471 Detroit 22 36 393-San Fran- 12 226 11 19Vi A Loyola back in hardwood spotlight By The AssociatedJPress Loyola of Chicago is back in the college basketball spotlight glared at by Wichita out shone by UCLA and aiming at' St and Indiana Loyola NCAA champion in Ten last season finds itself en-counteringJhose four nationally ranked teams in one week after plodding through- a -schedule sprinkled with unheralded teams such as Western Ontario Southwest "Missouri and Windsor" The hectic week started for Loyola last Friday night with an upset 93-92 victory over fifth-ranked Wichita in overtime The Ramblers gave UCLA the na No 1 team a tough fight before bowing 85-72 Saturday night Now come s'eventh-ranked SL tonight ana Indiana No 9 Thursday night St 12-3 will try and bounce back against Loyola following a surprising 78-50 loss to Marquette Saturday night-The Ramblers have -played Marquette twice this winning at home 83-71 before losing 71-69 in overtime at Marquette The loss to UCLA dropped the record to 10-6 a good distance from the 29-2 and 22-8 marks they compiled the past two Loyola sneaked to a 35-33 half-time-margin and extended its lead to five points early inthe second half beforeJhe Bruins struck Kenny field goal put UCLA ahead to stay 47-46 but it was a spree of 10 straight points by Gail Goodrich -tha clinched the victory in 16 games The Bruins now- turn t6 Pacific Athletic Conference competi- Tton TiWWftiCft Thermre' fa-1 sjvored to emerge with a spot in the NCAA tournament for a defense of the title they won last year Wichita -rebounded-from its loss to "Loyola" for a 96-76 triumph over Louisville The game was the last for graduating Dave-Stallworth an All-America who helped the Shocks ers to a 6-0 record in the Missouri Valley Conference weekend His two performances were the second and third best of his Wichita" career Wichita receive unexpected aid Saturday night when Cincinnati upsdt second-place St Louis 67-66 on Fritz Meyer's two free throws with seven seconds left Kennedy hits grand-slam in chapter fete andcihiltTemiesseelilt Feb 13 looms as decider rim BLUE LUSTRE CMPETawWMH CO LI DRUG STORE ThrC0TTAGE Try first premium malt liquor New Liquor by Schlitz Six 8-qz cans Coro Dial SNAPPER COMET RIDING MOWERS YOUNGS' SUPPLY COMPANY Lamonf et Boone St I Dial 928-1108 AUTO LOANS By The Associated Press Kirw vnRk- kPi -Ttin fcSX bS IT mg1 said Senator Rob- ert Kennedy with a boyish grin called To Be A as Told to Mel With that qu'p about the two fired members of the New York Yankee official family Kennedy hit a grand-slam homer at the awards dinner of the New York Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America after being introduced as only man on the dais with his own baseball The show belonged to -star players Brooks Robinson and Elston Howard Hall of Famer Zach Wheat and -veteran -umpire Jocko Conlan but Kennedy batting in the clean-up spot among the speakers- stole the spotlight with a varied array of one liners The Democratic senator from ffcyUork stepped to th rostrum after his Introduce tion and said he first wanted to Scores NATIONAL- MOCK1V -1IA6U1 Chictoo 3 8 Toronto 4 Boston 3 Dtr trolt Nw York 1 NATIONAL 8ASKIT1ALL LfASUI Boston 133 New York PhilaOelpnla 123 Cincinnati 133 Los Anoeles 94 San Pran 94 Detroit 110 St Louil 102 SUNDAY'S COLLIOE SASKITSALL Villanova 71 Duouasn SJ St Joseph Seels Colo 43 Sit us about a low-cost AUTO LOAN at 4Vi financing By The Associated Press The most-important date left on the Southeastern Conference basketball calender for -any team hoping to take home the championship silver is Feb 13 on that date that unbeaten Vanderbilt and powerful Tennes-see meet in Knoxville in a contest that will determine if any body is going to challengethj Commodores for the SEC title Barring mishap Vanderbilt will go into- that game with an 8-0 SEC record and Tennessee will be only loss a 77-72 decision to the Commodores on Ihrnm0 nonet -tNaihvilli 11' In Row If Vanderbilt which presently has won 11 ganes in a row and is leading the SEC standings with a 6-0 record chrrwin that one the Commodores will have the tijle all to themselves even through have seven conference games left to play However a Tennessee victory this is not too would leave both teams with 8-1 to Atlanta them then either Sure Aaron said fie and his wife visited several residential areas and saw Aaroahad-ben quoted earlier rtaying he would not move his family to Atlanta because he feared racial 1 relations here were not good But -Aaron flatly denied-he said that i ia winning its first SEC title by dropping the Gators 78-8irMre-tjnWrigJffir 5 points for 'the Stallworth poured in 40 points sissippi State edged LSI! 76-74 Mississippi- snapped ji12-game losing streak by nipping Tuiane 62-60 and Alabama upset Florida State 75-66 The schedule: Florida at Tennessee Georgia at Kentucky LSU at Mississippi and Tuiane at Mississippi State-- Auburn at Georgia Alabama at LSU? Florida at Tennessee Ole Miss at Kentucky Vanderbilt at Tuiane and Mississippi State -at Tennessee CELISRATING 20th ANNIVERSARY Leons made in all naarby towns TIME SALES FINANCING DEALER CONTRACTS Private Sole Of Automobiles Financed TWO CONVENIENT OFFICES Mnien 336 1 Main Dial 925-0)04 Iliiabethton iiJ Elk-Ava Dial 543-3 7 1 OPEN FRIDAYS TIL PJX Bob Shuttleworth Fred Brhd-bury Hugh Bell jnd Jack Richardson each drove both ends of dally doubles at Yonkers Raceway last year 1 a I i L-L 1 7T 1 tr TXT.