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PETE GREETS Dons Tabbed 'Shoo-In' Over Iowa, Owls, SMU By CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN CHICAGO should come as no surprise to anyone today that San Francisco is regarded about the nearest thing to a shoo-in for the NCAA basketball title in recent tournament history. The championship finals open Thursday at 7:30 p.m. CST in McGaw Memorial Hall before a sellout of more than 10,000 fans. The Big 10 champion, Iowa, puts Tuesday, March 20, 1956 THE LIMCOLM STAR 13 Basketball Scores MT TOI UVKV (ludrterfinals Jif. Knincls 71 (ovtTilmel Nidsara 72 l.ouisvillf 84 Duuuesnr 72 rm KN'KV First Knund l.iitki'ii-Nix Arlidnvas State Klnn 71 St.

Johns hiidBo omets t.reen I roK Supers fi2 Allen Bradley HJ Westover FBtiFKSSIO.V.M, iSyrdiHse IDl (Best of 3 series tied, I-l.) tiinedpolis IJ.t tlU'st of series lied. College Scores si Mississippi Bella Stale offord J. fennessee I. Northwestern li. I'ulanc 2.

Ohio Male 12. Itolliiis t.corKia lit. Stetson 8. esas lailhcran 1. Bice tioiiston Hi.

I'exas .1. Sul Boss 1,1, Bay lor I. Minnosotd 12. Tesits 9. lesas I hrislian Oklahoma 2.

Sou hern Houston 1. TF.NMS Baslor 1. Hdrdin Siininons 2. Florida Stale Ohio State COI.F Florida 23. I.

a 19-5 record and 16-game winning streak against the Temple Owls (26-3) in the first game. San Francisco's national top-ranked defending champions face the pride of the Southwestern Conference, Southern Methodist, in the second contest. The winners meet for the title Boston Friday night and the losers for St. Loui, 7.3 place. No.

7 Ranking SMU is considered one of the i best teams its conference ever has produced and carries a No. 7 i national ranking. The Mustangs, whose first six players are out-of! state products, have a 26-2 mark and 20 consecutive victories. Their is 6-8 Jim Krebs of Webster Groves, w'ho has I funneled in a Lotal of 521 jxiints. I It's a good thing the San Fran- GRID HOPEFULS First Day Of NU Drill Featured By Hard Work By DON BRYANT Sports Editor, The Star Sunshine and hard w'ork marked the opening of the University of Nebraska spring football drills Monday afternoon.

Head Coach Pete Elliott, very happy over the perfect weather, was greeted by 92 football players of assorted sizes. Louisville, St. Francis Win In NIT Agility Drill Opens Husker Grid Practice Coach Urges Pro Rules For College Ball NEW I McGuire, basketball coach at the University of North Carolina, Nebraska football Coach Pete begins his chores as I cisco Dons pay little heed to their press clippings, for seldom has I Elliott there ever been such general wide! acclaim heaped on a team by the' coaches. The record speaks for this season and a 53- i game winning streak, which, if ex-' panded to .55, would match the, musty all-time record set by the Peru, Teachers in the mid Frank! Ray Mever, astute u. coach whose team lost in the first a unanimous do- Husker mentor by tutoring spring grid candidates in an Coach Elliott was greeted by 92 bidding footballers when the spring sessions began Monday afternoon.

The practice will Nocero Gets Easy Nod Over Wide-Open Algerian Fighter GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE ui-Rcd Monday that the colleges DoL weigl'ed Khelfa IM' 2 adopt professional rules to save the sport from malnutrition at the gate. would suggest the adoption of these three points RFSI I.TS MONDAV Washinicton 8, Boston 6. NEW YORK I Frank Fullam 8-2. The AP card i ru Rinzi Nocero scored effectively had Nocero ahead 7-3. with punches to the head of wide Nocero, 3 inches shorter than T-j open Said Khelfa of Algeria Mon- the 5-11 foreigner, found it easy Liei-aui' head.

The Algerian kept his hands low at the start and they were at St. Nicholas Arena. No- Nfw 4 ork II. Milwaukee 1. t'lnrinnati (Nl IMttyhureh 2.

Bhiladrlphia I.N) 4, St. I.nuis IN) 3. Baltimore (41 8. ork tXt Brooklyn (N) 13, Prtroit lO. t.AMFS TIKSDAV At (-4) New York (N Vt IN) xs.

Cleveland uy u.t: lyutuv cdtiy u.r feather- much lower at the fiihsh as Khel- campaign, sums up the general t.rAH feeling this way: Still Looking would be the most surprised guy in the world if San Francisco the former St. John of Brooklyn mentor told the National Invita- movies of our game tion Tournament luncneon. Then them to learn something he listed: about defense. Some shots (Bill) 1 Adoption of a 30-second rule, Russell blocked are something, Referee Barney Felix 6-3-1, Judge nim making it imperative that a shot pvp never seen before in basket- Eeo Birnbaum 7-2-1, and Judge at the basket be taken within 30 5 seconds after gaining possession. question, it's one of (the pro rule is 24 seconds) the best teams I've ever Outlaw the zone The fourth-ranked Iowa Hawk- it's killing basketball.

eyes, who scored an early 80-62 Put the two defensive men oI SMU, may have their on the inside of the basket in line- hands full trying to tame the No. ups for foul shooting. This elimi-; Temple Owls, nates cheap weights Miguel Berrios and Bob- ta tired, by Bell in the television feature. Khelfa was cut slightly over the Berrios was forced out by a bad right eye in the sixth round and cold and Matchmaker Tex Sulli- the cut opened wider in the last van could not find another feather- round from a right-hand smash, weight to oppose Bell on short Late in the seventh Khelfa notice. I dropped his hands to his side and The votes, all for Nocero, were: belted a stiff right to the HI.

York t.V) vj. HI. Loui.s t.M. At vs. vvaukec Vf IM vy.

a.sh- inxton (A). There were 118 names on spring roster, but six players were excused and 20 failed to put in an opening-day appearance. Among those AWOL was Letterman lineman Jack Fleming of Kimball. The Husker coaching BUI Jennings, Dee Andros, Don Scarbrough, Gene Stauber, L. F.

(Pop) Klein, Bob Wagner and BUI Taylor-wasted no i in FULLERTON JR. launching workouts designed to, make better athletes of the aspir- NEW If) Louisville ants and also separate the men speedy Cardinals overcame from the boys. determined slow-down Elliott said that the staff is very charley Tyra led a second-half interested in a i 1 i among the and the defendmg day drills gave an indication that; champions out of the National Ina lot of stress will be put on that: vitation Basketball Tournament, phase of the game. 84-72, Monday night. The victory One of the more rugged second-seeded Louisville M- drills was called Bull in and featured one player in Francis overttme the middle of a circle of six other upset of fourth-deeded Niagara, players who were assigned num-1 St.

Francts, the smallest school bers. I in the tournament, plays the win- The player in the middle had to ner of meeting be- keep moving around because a tween top-seeded Dayton and coach would call out a number and Xavier (Ohio). Louisville meets that man would charge at the the Seton Hall-St. winner and throw a shoulder block, in the semifinals Thursday. Since the blockers would be com- i Louisville and Duquesne treated ing from all sides, the less alert gome 6,250 snow-bound fans in CHIC AG Satis- middle men were fielding some Madjgon Square Garden to a wbis- faction over present basketball rough jars in the back, side and tie-tooting concert by the referees ptaying rules is the general feel- front.

gg they made 15 fouls apiece in mg among the coaches After an hour of this type of, the first half and a total of 44 as they began arriving in Chicago work with the individual groups altogether be concluded on April 28, All Sports Day. (Star Photo.) Cage Coaches Like Present Penalty Rules Monday for a series of annual meetings The National (Backs, guards, tackles the And it as easy a victory Boldebuck MVC Scoring Champ 7 Members Of NU Faculty Win Honors Huskers spent another hour on cr lor the Cardinals as the score in- r'' After falling 11 pomU be- ball Coaches will open its 30th: the practice wound up with about; (N)V annual convention for three days 15 minutes of spot scrimmage. playing a careful ball-pos-------------------------- Thursday. Paul Hinkle of Butler hope to got in more scrim -1 Yanks Smash Braves 11 To 1 Thursday University is chairman of the National Basketball Rules Committee. The committee will meet Saturday and Sunday.

It is made up BRADENTON, Fla, t.f) ol the National Collegiate Athletic -J game that brought them mage each day, within 1 point of the Cartk after we to able to have a full scrimmage Thursday so can lake mov.es to study dur.ag the opposition, began to spring vacation The squad will work Tuesday, find the range. The Cards reeled off 7 points in a row, then 8 more. I- The New Yankees' National Federation of' Wednesday and Thursday of this in this crashed 18 hits, 9 of them for ex- Schools, YMCA, Canadians, week and The Owls have an avid booster McGuire said he felt that the 30-second rule was necessary to end drab, freezing tactics. crowds want a lot of he said. McGuire told coaches of NIT teams and writers that he gpiendid team effort rather than would like to see something done depending on one or two individ- about the advantage of the home court to college teams.

jhe Owls, how'ever, do have ST. LOUIS (INS) seven-foot center Don Boldebuck and Bill Ebben of Detroit are the official basketball scoring champ- facuUy membsre were among Abe Saperstein, the cosmopoli -1 ions of the Missouri Valley Con- ,4 persons receiving honor awards tan boss of the Harlem Globe-, erence. Nebraska As.sociation for trotters. including Health. Physical Education and think Temple could be the post-season tournaments, Ebben Recreation convention in North ui.

4s. jhg poinbmaker. He pjaRe this weekend. scored 591 points in 2a games for elected in recognition a 23,8 averap. Runnerup was outstanding service to the Boldebuck with 556, a 21.4 aver-, profession.

tra bases, in a IM slaughter of; and the AAU. practices will be Tuesday, Wednes- the Milwaukee 3 a Monday. H. V. Porter of Chicago, secre- 'a L.u Norm Siebern, Joe Collins and tary of the group, said that Sprmg drills will end April 28 with scoring 17 points.

Niagara, alternately hot enough j-- ------vaij 1 w.st: ft.wup, ocs.vs ki.cb A OUtside Seven University of Nebraska Lill Skowron homered and there turns from 20,000 questionnaires Alumm-Varsi game on then cold enough to freeze the Gar. were six doubles in the heaviest a high degree of satis- i batting attack by the American faction with the current penalty practices will be open League champions this spring. A crowd of 3,606 looked on. big he said. a steady ball club, day in and day out, and wins by Gene Conley, Gene Bearden and Little Organized Opposition the first time in three age.

Phil Paine took the flogging, wdth: is little, if any. or- Conley being cracked for 10 hits opposition to and 7 runs in 5 innings. In his added. the five-second previous appearance he had which was quite The recipients were Dr. Dudley blanked the world champ Brook- controversial early in the season, I Boldebuck, who led the Cougers Ashton, chairman of the depart- lyn Dodgers in three innings.

i now" is accepted with a high he a lot ntx Hnuht about it I.T IT nient of physical education for Don Larsen pitched a one-hitter or cnanges. rvniirT Leur, Viho fij-gt Valloy basketball title, was women: Mrs. Elvera V. Berck, in his five-round stay as starting 21.9 average. ketball is a court game-- 22.9 point average and scoring the advantage is terrific at clutched two free throws to give he said.

know why. May- xemple a 60-58 decision over be the partial crowd and the Qgnisus and a final-round berth, atmosphere. At any rate, some- lowa, led by smooth-working should be done to neutral-' .7 3 carl Gain, 6-3 ize the situation. And the only j-pixyunder and target-finder, is remedy 1 know is the neutral trying to become the fourth Big 10 team to win the NCAA crown since the tourney started in 1939. Indiana took it in 1940 and 1953, and Wisconsin won in 1941.

ment of physical education for erck, King. Mrs. Ruth Levinson and Miss pitcher for New den rink, sank its first 10 shots from the floor in the first half, public, Elliott then missed the first 10 in a mis- The large squad was divided into second-half shooting per- teams Monday, but Elliott a That would have been there was no particular significance to the ranking. Niagara spurt that sent the put Ihe hoys who have had overtime and set the some experience near the lop but successful St. Francis mean fhcy II stay Five minutes after the start, Niagara was 14 points ahead and at the intermission the Purple Ea- that gree of approval.

top lineup had Bill i.ic 3 01 mg o.ug. oig uuth Levinson and pnviici loi i.cw York, Bill Bruton' Mar.iii flildmg nt: gpypj, jj. tallied 287 points for a clara Rausch, assistant professors in the third. Rookie making it some-! 0 had done his 23.9 average. Ebben was second in physical education for Ralph Terry finished up, allowing Torczon Reds Defeat Bucs 5-2 On 4-Hitter FT.

S. FI a. Two Cincinnati pitchers held Pittsburgh to four hits Monday as I physical education for women; the Valley with 263 points and a Dr. Carlos L. Wear, associate pro- bits.

The Braves scored in fessor of physical education for sixth on a walk, Johnny Lomen; Dr. R. G. Clapp, pro- double and an mfield out. fessor of physical education for i Mickey Mantle, who is hitting men, emeritus; and Dr, Mable and Skowron, each made Lee, professor of physical educa- fbree hits and every Yankee, ex- tion for women, emeritus, cepting the pitchers, got at least This is the first year the state one Nats Tip Celtics 101-98, Tie Series SYRACUSE Y.

The Syracuse Nationals hung on for a what easier for the defensive team to break up a Sore Arm Plagues Ex-Chief Dick Hall ork 2'H) Bt fl vic'orv over the has pre.sented honor ini itoi i 3 ii 1 I.arvcn. 'I'l rrv and Silvera Cubs Rally, Trip Cleveland, 9-5 TUCSON. A i z. and Don Rhoda at guards. Bob Berguin at center, George Harshman at quarterback, Lyle Martin 101-9() rontcv.

Hiardcn th), Paine 8 and (ran- ninth inning Monday to defeat niQxrnff number of persons being honored, daii, itice up r.arn'n onicy. oc piayotf Home runs New York. Siebern. the Cleveland Indian? 9-5 and end the winning streak at sev Boston Celtics Monday night 101 in their best-of-3 opening jr. round in the National Basketball president of the state Assn.

With the series tied 1-1, the; association Is Dorothy Hanpeter, the Reds whipped the Pirates 5-2 Dick Hall, 1955 mound i deciding contest will be played assistant prcvfessor of physical edu 1 T.th.nina rrnnr. T.Oa night in Boston. I cation for women. Although Bob Cousy again had; a brilliant night, racking up 28 points to go with the 29 he acored Saturday, his teammates in Bos- big Sharman and i Ed in their usual form. Sharman got only 8 points, and Macauley 3.

in a spring training game. gcp and Western League ERA Southpaw Pat Scantlebury gave leader, now with the Pittsburgh up two of them, both singles. He, pij-ates has turned up with a sore was relieved in the sixth by right -1 grm in spring training, ac- hander Jack Taylor who gave up wording to a report in The Sport- Skovkfon. the only other two Pirate hits when Lee Walls singled and scored on a home run by Dale Long in the seventh. Taylor then retired the next batters in order.

ing News. Hall, who posted a 2.24 earned run average here before being recalled by the Pirates in mid-year, pitched winter ball in Mexico and tbe last six weeks of the season nursing the arm. baseball team are Willie Greenlaw, Don Erway and Frank a i. Hawkin.s will divide his time be- The Chicago Cubs scored six runs' tween football and track. Sidelined by injuries, but still on the roster are Sophs Glenn Hoy, John Solomon and Jerry Schoett- Fox, who is 6-3 but out- jumps some of the bigger boys, came in late in the first period and Larry Naviaux at halfbacks nvatch the re- and Jerry Brown at fullback I bounding of Niagaras Tom He- Excused to compete with i and Alex Ellis, and his ap- Baltimore Rally Tips Giants 8-6 PHOENIX, Ariz.

The Baltimore Orioles rallied for lour runs in the seventh inning to men "base in'the first overtake the New York Giants 8 6 then en games. Frank Kellert, Monte Irvin and Bob McKee hit home runs to spark the rally against Marion Murszewski, rookie southpaw. Ernie Banks hit a home run Berry-DiBiase Bout Tonight Wild Red Berry, one ot the first professional rasslers to appear fifth i pitched seven hitless inmngs Mib-o -niniacai defeat and the LHn before the Cubs broke the game gen. All of the other reportees have been given a clean bill of health, including former Lincoln High all- stater Roger Krhounek who sat pearance made all the difference in the world. From there on, St.

Francis was able to control the game. Within five minutes after the second half started, St. Francis had cut margin to three points and at the U-minute mark the Terriers tied it up on a goal by Les Yellin. The Brooklynites forged slowly ahead with Inniss, their 6-6 sopho- out frosh action last fall with a leg star who scored 18 points. John Kerr paced the Nats with television, will meet Mike DiBiase games.

Jim Pisoni, rookie outfielder ft points, as Syracuse broke out in the main event of the Fair- the first two on seven season nursing the arm. of a 53-50 halftime lead and jumped grounds Arena card tonight. The wa ks, a wild pitch and four hits, outfielder-pitcher won' ahead by as much as 14 points in first match will begin at 8:30. recall last summer This; the thlri pericd. Then tl Nats Berry won the mWdleweight ruHhiinjh (X) 0 000 2 2 4 4 marked the fourth straight year; barely re Sc.intiebury.

Taylor (H). and Trimble. Sawyer Swanson (6) Waters (7). Fcprer and B. Hall.

ball, 1, Trimble. managed to stave off Bos- championship of Kansas after 18 Hall has played summer and win-; closing rally, which brought professional bouts, broke Baltimore attack. the visitors to within 3 points. hands and retired from the game Another Oriole rookie outfielder; He returned to the ring later and Francona, also homered. 1937 won the light heavyweight lefhtanders.

Bill Wight title. Strong Veteran Northeast Track Team To Open 9-Meet Slate Against Fremont and Fred Besana, pitched for the By RON xSPEKR scar Sports Member Lettermen in every track and i field event except the pole vault; bolster the Northeast cin-, der hopes for the 1956 season which opens Friday when the. Rockets entertain Fremont. Coach Max Hester has 10 vet-, erans and a host of promising newcomers who will bid for points in the nine-meet schedule facing the Rockets. One of the Northeast lettermen already has a prep track title i under his belt.

George senior distance man, is the state champion in the prep cross-country run held in the fall. Rolofson will run the mile and in the mile relay for Northeast this spring. Two experienced hands Gary; Larson and Don Peterson will be available for duty in the 880- ROLOFSON yard run. Gary Brown, who has Fox are veterans who will high Jack Giebelhaus (440-yard dash and earned letters in football and bask- jump for the Rockets. Els also runs mile relay), etball this year, is the only letter- the hurdles and in the mile relay, man in the weight events.

He will and Fox is a broad jumper. toss both the shot and discus. Other lettermem are Don Dean V.ch'“ Letterman Gene Samuelson will and John Irwin, who run in the East Meet at Fairbury. 27 carry the Black and White colors 880 and mile ralays, and Harold Qualifying Meet; the sprmls and also run in the the only veteran running the 2 880-yard relay. Bob Els and dash.

Heiser is also bid-1 rand. He has smce lost and regained; the title three times. He now cam -1 paps in the junior heavyweight and heavyweight division and has 200 100 11 o- worn and surrendered the junior York 200 1 3 Wight. Btnana (fi) and Smith. Burnaidc.

heavy crown times and tne ding (nr a berth on the mile relay Texas heavyweight championship, team. twice. Coach Hester has listed 12 new- The match is for 2 of 3 falls comers who have shown promise in a 60-minute time limit. early workouts. Three are pole The German Oak, Fritz vaulters who may fill the vacuum Him, 235-pounder from in that event.

They are Mike nvany, will meet Steve McGill of Scdoris, Roger Bailey and Gene Omaha in the first of two semi- I Glass. Scdoris is also a hurdler, windup events. The McGill-Von I Bailey competes in the high jump Him match will be a 2-of-3 falls, and runs the hurdles, and Glass is a 45-minute limit event. weight man and working for a The other match will pit Red spot in the 880-yard relay. McIntyre, 234-pounder from Ort- Others earning Coach ville, against Dan Plechas, praise are Gene Dittenber (shot put, 240 pounds, of Omaha, low hurdles and 880-yard relay); 1 Sgt.

Bob Richard will be referee Don Nelson (shot put and discus); i for the card. Ron Schwartz (shot put and discus); Stan Loos (sprints and 880- yard relay); Dave Bauer (sprints, 880-yard relay and broad jump); Fred Ulrich (440-yard dash and mile relay); Bob Barry, (440-yard dash and mile relay); Andy Bandars (high jump and hurdles); and wide open. Rudy Regalado hit a home run and Sam Mele contributed two doubles as the Indians outhit the Cubs 11-8. (S) sort Orto 0 002 120 ooo 11 I Kawer, CY). Hacker (8) and l.an- drith.

Chitl (fit; Feller. McLBh (4): Mura- and AverelL Mursrewbkl. Home Kellert. Irvin. Cleveland.

Keaalado. ailment, and Hilding who dropped varsity play because of back trou ble. performing brilliantly. With about three minutes to go, they were eight points in front. Fox scored Seven seniors grace the roster.

I two of his 12 points in They are Torczon, Berguin. Flem -1 second half, ing, Jim Murphy, Gordon Then Niagara got going again Erway and Greenlaw. goals by Jirn Maloney, Hemans and Maloney again made 4 Nations Entered Ut 1 to for St. Francis. Yellin LONDON East and West made one of two foul shots and, Germany, Yugoslavia and Hungary after Hemaas had missed three will send athletes to a track and straight shots in the dying sec- field meet in London May 19 and orids, Maloney got the ball and 21, the British Amateur Athletic one in with less than five sec- Assn.

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