Brownwood Bulletin from Brownwood, Texas • Page 14

Indiana Topples Miami 5 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Last place, in the American Basketball Association's Eastern Division was the only thing at stake, but Fred Lewis and Bobby Hooper figured out a way to add a little drama to Indiana's 122-118 overtime victory over Miami Wednesday night. Hooper calmly drilled in a 26- foot three-point shot with just 14 seconds left to tie the game 109109 and force the overtime, then Lewis scored eight of the Pacers 13 points in the extra session for the victory. Meanwhile, New Orleans rallied from behind to trip New York 117-113 at Jackson. Denver whipped Houston 111-102 and Kentucky stopped Los Angeles 115-107 In the night's other games. In the National Basketball Association, Baltimore topped San Francisco 109-100, Detroit shelled San Diego 124-112, New York beat Boston 104-9R, Atlanta checked Milwaukee 122-1 IB, Phoenix defeated Cincinnati 123-114 and Philadelphia whipped Seattle 115-111.

Indiana, paced by Bob Ncto- licky's career high 39 points, had led 58-55 at halftime in a game that was tight all the way. Lewis finished with while Skip Thoren lopped the Floridians with 28. New Orleans trailed by nine points the start of the final quarter before rallying to defeat the Nets. Gerald Govan's tip-in with 43 seconds left put the Bucs ahead 115-113. and Steve Jones iced with a pair of free throws with 14 seconds remaining.

James Jones and Austin "Red" Robbins each scored 27 for New Orleans, while Walt Simon had 28 lor New York. Larry Jones scored 15 of his 27 points in the last quarter to; spark Denver past the Maver-: Icks. Denver led 59-53 at the: half, but Houston managed to trim the lead to 101-99 with 2:55 remaining. But then the Rockets outscored. the Mavericks 10-1 to put it out of doubt.

Lonnie Wright shared scoring honors with Jones with 27, and Stew Johnson had 22 and Willie Somerset 2fl for Houston. Darrell Carriers and Louie Dampicr teamed for 61 points in sparking Kentucky to its come- from-behind victory over the Stars. I bit. 1951 SftdWNw666 Iowa Five Here Tonight LEE COLEMAN starts against Chiefs Landry Sees Close Game DALLAS, Tex. (APi Tom Landry, coach of the Dallas Cowboys, figures Cleveland quarterback Bill Nelson is the primary reason for the resurgence of the Browns who got off to a slow start.

Landry said Wednesday "Nelson gives them real good leadership and confidence. He's a good passe-. Of course, when you have people like Leroy Kelly Cubs Travel To Anaelo SAN Brownwood Junior Hieh Cub-; to the road today, meeting San Ange'o i.c 1 in a pair of basketball games. 'Hie BrownwoH eighth graders lake on the unbeaten Lee eights in a 5:30 n.m. nre'i- minary.

Brownwood ninth, unbeaten in six starts, mee's the Lee ninth (4-3) in the 7 p.m. nightcap. SFA Moves to 9ffi In Basketball Poll By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kentucky Wesleyan has almost doubled its lead today over runner-up Centra! SI" Ohio in the latest Associated Press' small-college noil after lacking two more victories onto its unbeaten record. The Panthers, winners over Arkansas Stn'e fi' Si'ithwest Missouri State last week for a 5-0 mark, drew votes and 268 points in the balloting by a national panel of 14 sports writers and broadcasters. The lead Is 62 points compared to 33 week, Central State collected two votes for the top position and 206 points in based on games through last Saturday.

Central Stale was idle last week. Trinity, and Ashland, Ohio, traded places, Trinity rising to third alter winn'm three games last week. Fairmont, W.Va.. climbed four nositions to filth. Long Beach State, Chcy- ney State, Youiujsiown, Stephen F.

Austin and Gannon, round out the Top Ten in that order. Stephen F. Austin gained the most ground, advacing from a tie lor to 0 9 snot. Stephen F. Austin is 6-1 after beating McNepse Statp 92-87 in its only game last week.

Sou'h Dakota Staff. 4-2. is the only new team in the rankings. S'l Slate moved in'o 19tlt iHcc. Winslon-Salem and Westminster, who were tied for ranking posoitions a week ago, dropped out of the Too 20.

The Top 20, with first-place voles, records and total points; 1. Ky. Wesleyan (12) 5-0 268 2. Cent. Ohio (2) 2-1 206 3.

Trinity. Tex. 6-1 184 4. Ashland, Ohio 4-0 163 Fainnon! W.Va. 6-0 136 6.

Long Beach State 5-1 110 I. Chvynev State 3-0 107 8. Youngstown 3-0 64 Stcnhen F. Austin 6-1 H3 10. Gannon, Pa.

3-2 61 11 Nevada Southern 2-2 56 12. SW Louisiana 4-4 49 13. SW Mo. State 4-2 34 14. W.

Va. State 4-0 31 15. Monmouth. St. 5-0 30 16.

Kenyon, Ohio 3-2 27 17. Eariham 5-1 25 18. San Diego State 3-0 23 19. So. Dakota State 4-2 H2 I 20.

Evansville 20' running the ball that helps to make the passing game easier. Dallas travels lo Cleveland to meet the Browns Saturday in the Eastern Conference championship game of the National Football League. Landry also had kind words for his own controversial quarterback Don Meredith, who has been hiown to blow hot-and-cnld. "Meredith's execution has been very good in practice this week concentrating very well," said Landry. Landry, who said Cleveland was a 70 per cent better club than the one Dallas trimmed 287 in Scp'cmber, even predicted the final he wouldn't pick the winner.

"If things go like they should, the score will probably be around 24-21," he said. "The team that makes the turnovers and mistakes will lose the ball game. It's thai simple." Landry said he wasn't particularly concerned about the condition of Municiprl Stadium although the ground was frozen two inches deep. "I understand they plan to roll it to smooth some of the es out of it," Landry said. "I don't believe cither the field or the weather will be a factor." Asked if he thought Cleveland had the psychological edge because it will be seeking revenge for last year's 52-14 beating in Dallas in the Eastern playoff, Landry said: "We respect the Browns tremendously and if there is a psychological edge in being the underdog then can say they have it.

I think we will be ready." Jackets Hope to Snap 2-Game Losing Skein Somebody's victory drought is in its final hours. Howard Payne, suffering from a rare two-game 1 skid after six straight victories, and Morningside Col- I lege, locked in the throes of a nightmarish six-game losing string, will be at each other's throats in a conference basketball battle here tonight. Brownwood Coliseum lip-opp is 7:30 p.in. Morningside. out of Sioux City, Iowa, Is looking for its first victory since opening the season with a fifi-GS triumph over Washington University of St.

Louis. THREE OF THOSE losses have come on what has been a clisasterous southern road trip lo Missouri. Oklahoma and Texas. The Maroon Chiefs have lost lo powerful nockhurst. Central Oklahoma Slate and McMurry on their swing and face UPC tonight and East Texas in Commerce Saturday before returning to Iowa.

The latest setback was a 98-79 Wednesday night decision lo McMurry in Abilene. The Chiefs were vie-! tims of a 53.8 per cent shooting night by the Indians who i played perhaps llieir besl game of Ihe season. Five Chiefs scored in double figures, wilh (5-1 Roger Pettit gelling 22. 6-4 Steve Garrison 16. 6-4 Dan Smith and 6-2 Mike Sharrock 15 each and 6-1 Paul Grecn- I berg 10.

The Chiefs, a bunch of shorties compared lo mosl baskelball teams these clays, suffered heavily on i Ihe boards as McMuj'ry grabbed 48 rebounds lo only! for the visitors. MORNINGSIDE, 1-6 on the season, faces an even tougher rebounding club here tonight. Howard Payne boasts three of Ihe Lone Star Conference's lop re- i bounders in 6-5 Fred Davis, 0-5 Marvin Utechl and G-7 Dan McGhee. Lee Coleman, al 6-5. is another demon on the boards while 6-2 Bill Sinches is content to guide the club as the quarterback, i Davis is off to a great start this season and, if he maintains his current pace, could rewrite Ihe school's record books.

The junior from Oakland, Ihe LSC in scoring with a blistering 29.8 average and i also leads in rebounding with a 14.5 per game THE STEADY McGhee is scoring at a 17.6 clip, followed by Coleman at 13.4, Sinches al 11.8 and Utechl al 9.7. Coach Glen Whilis can also call on Gary Comanche's Hugh Fletcher and hot-shooting Ken Hendricks for reliable help from (he bench. HPC is unbeaten at home this season. Both losses, back-to-back jobs to Angelo Slale (86-83) and Prairie View (109-98) were suffered on Ihe road. A preliminary game between the Howard Payne JV and Gooclfellow Air Force Base originally scheduled i for 5 p.m.

has been cancelled. BIG GUNS HAVE HELP BHS No Two-Man' Team 3 4 While Jimmy Carinichael is off to a fine starl in and Lane Bowen Is going great guns in both the scorih" and rebounding departments, three less publicized of the Brownwood High School basketball term have contributed greatly to the Lions' surprising 4-1 early season showing. Carinichael, the 6-1 senior who has successfully popped Ihe nets un 20 straight free throw attempts. Is setting a lorrid tvcr in s-v-rin lis five-game average Is 23.6 per game after 26-point outbreak al Graham. BOWKN HAS rolled' up a 20.8 average un 104 in five game and he tops the team in rebfmrulintf.

The 1-4 senior had 17 rebounds and 15 points in Tuesday's 63-55 victory over Graham. Juniors Ferry Young, Brown and Albert Jennings round ouf the startinfr llnrun and Coach Don Martin has had some kind words about all three. had his night (he year at Graham, scoring 12 fiH wbbin" rebounds. He connected five times from the Corner the second half, helping Ihe Lions move out lo fourth PT- iod lead. Young's showing punwrd his average lo 7.B per start.

Defense is Brown'v fnrle. He is not a scorer and seldom pills the ball un. Bo' sively, he may be the club's best. Jennings is the surprise of the voi'M" season. The six- footer wasn't even a starter on the Lion team a year ago and wasn't Considered totf seriously at 'he of the current campaign.

Jennings got his big chance in the opening victory over Stamford and has started since. He is averaging 7.2 points per game and Iffli's only Bowen In rebounding. LACK OP consistent rebounding has been Martin's prime worry Ihroughoul five Ramos. Otherwise, he is pleased with (he Lions' effort at this skier 1 nf the season. Team-wise, the Lions are a R7.fi mints per game while yellding 55.2.

AHer fivp 'esl 1 nn the rr-jiH. the Lions lake this weekend off before swincin" back into action next Thursday in opening round activity of the 26th annual Howard Payne Tournament. Austin Lanler is the first opponent. Rites Today For Former i ANTONIO AP) L. "Hank" Severcid, who sportswriters say dropped just one foul ball during his long career as a catcher with the American League, will be buried here today.

Severcid, 77, died in his sleep Tuesday. He was former manager of the San Antonio Missions and for 15 years served as catcher for the St. Louis Browns, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators and New York Yankees. At the he was still for the Boston Red Sox. In his column Wednesday, Harold Scherwilz, sports editor of the San Antonio Light and a friend of Sevcreid, discribed the veteran catcher as a "giant in SayS No Baylor's Offer WACO.

Tex. (AP) Bfn-lor by Virginia Tech's hcful football conch Jrr- ry its search for a successor to head football coach John Bridgcrs. i wh" was fired Nov. 20. Claibornc became the second 1 coach Wednesday to withdraw his name from' the coaching stakes after the five-man faculty athletic council had voted to i offer the job.

Texas assistant Mike. Camp- bell was picked last FYiclav. bill declined. Arkansas assistant Cecil Ingrnm withdrew h's nnnie' although he was not offered the post. 1 Fresh speculation centered; Claibornc was the red-hot pick of various Bavlur alumni nrouns, particularly those from Houston and West Texas.

He visited Baylor Monday and Tuesday under a veil of secrecy. CJalbome met with the Baylor (acuity alh'ctic council for three hours and talked with President Abncr V. McCall for another hour. day and playcd cvcn wnen his fingers were broken. SCORES By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NBA Eastern Division W.

L. Pel. G.B. Baltimore ..24 7 .774 22 7 .759 1 Boston 20 10 .667 3V 2 Cincinnati 21 4 New York 18 17 .514 8 Detroit 11 18 12 Milwaukee 8 24 .250 Western Division Los Angeles 22 '10 .688 Atlanta 18 15 .545 4i.f> San Diego ..14 18 .438 8 San Fran. 13 20 9Mi Chicago 12 20 .375 10 Seattle 13 .371 10" Phoenix 8 24 .250 14 V'ednesdav's Result-; New York 104, Boston 98 Baltimore 109.

San Fran. 100 Phoenix 123, Cincinnati 114 Atlanta 122, Milwaukee 116 Detroit 124, San Diego 112 Philfdelnhin us tlc 111 Only games scheduled Today's Milwaukee at Chicago Only game scheduled DOOLEY SECOND Colts' Don Shula Is Coach of Year BILL NELSON Brown key AAorrall Is Most Valuable Colt OB Runaway Choice SCORES I NEW YORK (AP) Don Shui la, the boss man of the Baltl- i more Colts, has been named Conch of the Year in Ihe Nation; al Football League by the overwhelming vole of a 48-man panel for The Associated Press. A committee composed of three sports writers or sports; casters from each of the i league's 16 cities gave Shula 31 votes. Jim Dooley, who did such an outstanding job with the Chicago Bears despite a series of crippling injuries to his quarterbacks and G-ile Sayers, received eight votes. Blanton Collier, whose Cleveland Browns will meet Dallas for the Eastern Conference title Saturday at Cleveland, drew six votes.

Tom Landry, Dallas this category. Shula shared the coach of the year honors with George Allen of Los Angeles last year and won it all alone in 1904, the year his Colts were knocked off by Cleveland in the title game. I The 38-year-old Baltimore coach has compiled an enviable record of 63-18-3 in his six sea- sons as head man of the Colts. A Smith of Southern Methodist, Mervin Johnson of Arkansas and Bill Beall of Louisiana State. Claibornc, offered a five-year contract at $28,000 a year plus i other fringe benefits including a television show, said in Blacks- 'burg.

"1 haven't slept for two nights while trying to reach I a decision," Claiborne said he decided not i to forego the football nrognim he has built up at VPI in the i past eight years, lie compiled a 52-27-1 record during that time. Owners Eye New Czar CHICAGO (AP) Deciding against a waiting game, base- ball's major league owners meet Friday lo consider a com- missioncr to succeed William D. Eckert who resigned just 13 days ago. Eckert, 60, resigned Dec. 6 in a stunning windup of the majors' winter meeting.

The ac-. tion, reportedly taken at the direction of club owners meeting in executive session, ended a criticized three-year regime. The need for a baseball man seems the rallying cry In owners' move to install game's fifth czar as quickly as'IS possible in the face of problems, such as a threatened- player strike next spring. Pistol Pete Scorches Nets As LSU Roars Past Florida DON SHULA coach of year hard-nosed defensive bad' who spent seven years in the NFL, Shula was an assistant coach at Virginia and Kentucky before he went into the pros as a defensive coach at Detroit in 1960. Despite his fine winning record al Baltimore, Srtiula's career has been marred by many heartbreaking setbacks.

By TED MEIER What happens when the top collegiate baskelball scorer meets the top rebounder? The 1 high scorer this case at least. Which is lo say that Pistol Pete Maravich of Louisiana State led the Tigers lo an upset overtime 93-89 victoi-y over Neal Walk and Florida al Baton Rouge Wednesday night. 1 The 6-fool-5 Maravich threw i in 45 points, including six in the extra period, to overcome the 34 points and 14 rebounds by the 6-10 Walk. Maravich, who now has 195 points in four games in defense of his national scoring crown, got an assist when Walk fouled i out with four minutes left in regulation time. i "If you had been in there, it would have been all the ence," said Maravich to Walk afterwards.

Walk questioned the fifth personal foul called on him, for charging into 5-8 Rich Lupcho. "That little fellow got under" me," Walk said. "I don't think it should have been a foul." Maravich collected his 45 points on 17 of 32 shots from the field and on 11 of 15 free throws. In addition, he handed oi-t five assists. Before he fouled out, Walk hit on 14 of 27 field goal' tries and on six of 10 from the charily line.

Florida overcame an early 13-point LSU lead to tie the regulation game rl 83-83 and took a one-point edge in the OT. A lay- up by Maravich wilh three minutes left put. LSU ahead for good at 87-86. BALTIMORE (AP) Earl Morrall, obtained in a trade as a backup quarterback for John, Unitas, played the role to the hilt during the 1968 National; Football League season. Morrall not only replaced the ailing Unitas as the Baltimore Colts' quarterback, he also succeeded Unitas as the NFL's Most Valuable Player in the an-' miai Associated Press poll.

i The 34-year-old Morrall, playing for his fifth NFL team, ac- cepted the honor Wednesday about as unobtrusively as he I took over as Baltimore's No. 11 signal caller. i "This is certainly the biggest personal honor I've ever re-: ceived," he said quietly. Then, came a gross understatement: "Never in my wildest dreams did I think anything like this would develop at the time of the trade." The Colls picked up their gem al bargain basement rates- swapping reserve tight end Butch Wilson to the New York Giants during the exhibition season. the time, Unitas was bothered by his chronic elbow ten- donitis but performing capably.

An injury to reserve quarterback Jim Ward, actually spurred the Colts to make the deal. But Unitas tore a muscle in his elbow in the final preseason game and, suddenly, Morrall was No. J. Jn his 13th season, Morrall wound up as the league's top passer under the NFL's complicated grading the only passing honor which has eluded Unitas during a distinguished career. Morrall completed 182 of 317 passes for 2,909 yards and 26 touchdowns while leading Baltimore to a 13-1 record, the Coastal Division championship, and Sunday's Western Conference title game against the Minnesota Vikings, Morrall, who also was named the NFL All-Star quarterback, received 33 voles in the balloting by a panel of 48 writers and sportscasters from the 16 league cities.

Leroy Kelly, the Cleveland running back who won the NFL rushing title, was a distant second with five votes, followed by Cleveland quarterback Bill Nei- sefl, who received four. Eastern Division W. L. Pct.G.B. Minnesota 17 7 .708 Kentucky 13 12 4V 2 Indiana 10 17 .370 8V 2 New York 9 16 .300 8' Miami 9 16 .360 8Vj Western Division Oakland 23 4 .852 .14 10 .583 7 a Dallas 11 9 .550 a 1 Los Angeles 10 13 .435 11 New Orleans 10 14 .417 2 Houston 6 15 .286 Wednesday's Results Denver 111.

Houston 102 Kentucky 115, Los Ang. 107 New Orl'ns 117. New York 113 Indiana 122, Miami 118, OT Only games Today's Games New Orleans at Dallas New York at Miami Kentucky at Denver Only games scheduled Friday's Games Minnesota at Houston Only games scheduled Bullets Take 6th Straight By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS I The Baltimore Bullets have i discovered the secret for keep! ing atop of things In (he Nation! al Basketball Association's lor- rid Eastern Division lose. It's about the only way. The Bullets rode some timely i late shooting by Kevin Loughery i to their sixth straight victory Wednesday 109-100 quest of San Francisco.

i Since runner-up Philadelphia whipped Seattle 115-1H, the Bui- lets needed the triumph to serve their precarious one game edge over the 76ers, In olher games, Detroit sur- vived a 40-point shelling by rookie Elvin Hayes for a 124-112 victory over San Diego, New York turned back Boston 104-98, Atlanta stopped, Milwaukee 115- 116 and Phoenix defeated Cincinnati 123-114. In the American Basketball Association. Indiana topped Miami 122-118 in overtime, New Orleans whipped New York 117- 1J3 at Jackson, Denver defeated Houston 111-102 and Kentucky checked Los Angeles 115-107. The Bullets had only an 80-76 lead after three quarters against the crippled Warriors, but then Loughery scored 10 of his 26 points to put it away. Teammate Gus Johnson contributed 21 points and 23 in the final and Wes Unseld had 26 re.

bounds and 15 points to offset a showing by San Francisco's Jeff Mullins. I The Warriors, suffering their eighth loss in nine games, played without star Nate Thurmond and Clyde Lee. Philadelphia, in extending its mastery over Seattle, staved off a last-ditch rally by the Super Sonics and whipped them for the lOtli consecutive time. The Sonics, who came into the league last season as an expansion club, never have beaten the 76ers. Philadelphia led 60-58 at halftime, and then pulled in front 101-85 early in the fourth period before the Sonics launched their spirited comeback.

Seattle closed within 112-111 with 61 seconds to go on a basket by Lenny Wilkens only to have the 76ers score the final three points. The Somes' Bob Rule gar-, nered scoring laurels with 36 points and Chet Walker provided most of Philadelphia's punch with 30. Phoenix reeled off the first nine points and was never headed after that in preventing Cincinnati from capitalizing on Boston's loss and moving into third place in the Eastern Division. Gail Goodrich, who finished with 34, scored 15 points in the opening quarter to help stake the Suns to the early lead. Then, after being blanked in the second quarter, he came up with 17 in the third session to thwart 3 Royals' rally.

Jerry Lucas topped Cincinnati with 24 points, Oscar Robertson had 23 and Couuie Pkerfcipf 9..