The Cincinnati Post from Cincinnati, Ohio • 25

25 The Cincinnati Post Thursday 'Fab 1 1973 i Spirits Basketball Hockey Baseball Racing 245-ponmd back use zone to Bengali may swing a deal to land running back of proven -caliber you look at the Brown says couple of teams have taken backs like -they were going out of style Lions took a lot of them and they already have -some great The Bengali have been looking for a big running back and finally found one in the 12th round of the National Football League draft 'He is Charles Clark a mammoth 6-2 245-pounder from BethunfrCookman in Daytona Beach Fla till you see him run" grinned Bengal defensive line coach Chuck Studley who checked Clark on a southern scouting mission timed him in 475 (for 40 yards) on their practice field which is tantamount to a wheat field You seen him coming through that high grass" CLARK WAS ONE of a handful of running backs the Bengali stockpiled yesterday on the final day of the draft in an effort to bolster their depleted backfield corps Others included Joe Wilson an eighth-round choice from Holy Cross and Lenvil Elliott lOth-round pick from Northeast Missouri' Wilson stands 5-10 and weighs 210 pounds and Elliott is almost identical at 5-11 and 66-56 with 6:30 to play John- son added a free throw and it' seemed to signal de- mise although Mike Sylvester didn't see it that way Sylvester from Moeller -High here and co-captain roommate of Don Smith's had a magnificent game hit- -ting 14 if 22 and single-hand-1 ediy bringing his Flyers back near the naif with four quick- ly baskets Batts was in the 20s again -ninth time this season: He-was 11 of- and Catlett thought his shot selection was good- CATLETT AND Donoher: were playing cat and mouse at times When Don Smith: came out UC would go to man-to-man As soon as he re? turned it was back to the 'zone Once Donoher tried t(S sneak Smite back onto the floor at tee end of a timeout but Catlett was ready only practiced this zone tee last two said Catlett was fairly satisfied with it Perhaps see more of it and like Houston UC iunior varsitv won its -eighth straight without defeat as Garry Kamstra hit 9 of 12 from tiie floor Deirtw Ff Ffl Pi FhMM Coach Don Donoher of tee University of Dayton is tired of looking at the zone seen just about every kind imaginable" said Donoher after his Flyers lost to tee University of Cincinnati last night at the Armory 84- -71 surprise me teat 1 Cincinnati played a continued Donoher did it surprise me that they put Lloyd Batts out on tee point Dame did this same thing to said Donoher good strategy on Gale part Batts kept us TO BE SPECIFIC Batts kept sharpshooting guard Don Smite outside "I respect Smith so said Catlett rookie coach we were gambling on him and let tee other four try and beat us They almost did were really' cheating on Smitty trapping him often" said Catlett never dreamed he was 2-for-16 (from the floor) even with that he kept his Smith averaging 23 prints a game has had prridems since his spectacular 20-of-25 shooting at the Gardens against-Xavier pit to be a confidence thing with him said Donoher Cincinnati has not relied on tee zone much at all this 11-7 season Cunningham insisted teat we play tee zone against said Catlett I kind of agreed all along Someone suggested putting Batts (6-5) on the point I remember who it was It 'might even have been one of the IT WAS ODD at times to see Batts out front and little Dan Murphy guarding the baseline had to remind Dan to front his man as much as said Catlett size made it tough for Dayton to pass quickly over' the zone They had to loop their passes which gives' your players time to shuffle and Donoher trailing by four at the half started Jack Hess in the second half outside Hess 6-7 is a good shooter and were having problems out there at the one forward The Bearcats needed 52 per cent shooting and late help from Dave Johnson to fight off tee Flyers Jesse Jemison starting because Greg Jurdsin was not 106 per cent because of illness also gave Cincinnati a needed lift offensively JURCISIN DID play 11 minutes and combined with Johnson on a sharp pass and go layup teat put UC ahead in tee Same position as always After the first three four or five rounds taking remote shots first tee Bengal coach added real-solid customers After the first three we have hopes but they have to go out ana do the THE first teres choices were wide receiver Isaac Curtis of San Diego State tigit end A1 Chandler of Oklahoma and wide receiver-Tim George of Carson- Newman Every first-round choice the Bengali have drafted in tee past has stepped into the starting lineup right off the bat as a rookie Curtis is expected to do the same manning tee wide' re- ceiver spot opposite veteran Chip Myers who caught 57' 1 passes last season better Stripped Brown when asked if Curtis was projected as a starter next season GEORGE with unusual speed for a receiver 6-4 Vk and 215 pounds probably will break in as an understudy to Myers Veterini Charlie Joiner and Speedy Thomas will work with Curtis on the other side and either one or both could find their jobs in jeopardy With an abundance of wide receivers and offensive linemen Brown hinted that the Brown meets No i 3 picks Bengal Coach Paul Brown wore a big smile after meeting his No 1 and 3 draft choices today for the first time both taller than I said Brown after Isaac Curtis tee first round choice and Tim George No3 pick were presented to the press at tee office today Curtis from San Diego State is 6-1 and 193 pounds and George from Carson Newman is 6-4M and 207 Both are wide receivers GEORGE CAUGHT 65 passes last season at Carson Newman nine of them for touchdowns Hie team had a 9-2-1 record and was NAIA runnerup think my hands and catching the ball are my big said George "I- think basketball had a lot to do with developing my good hands end speed on the long pass is probably the one thing -1 have to work on I need to really extend myself on tee long said George CURTIS who was a running back his first two seasons of college football at' California said be would have no objections at teat position in the pros where they need- ed he said be glad to play The Bengali however plan to use Curtis as a wide receiver iiiunmiiniiiiiiiuimimiiiuuuiniiujuuiumiiiiuniin Bengal choices 1 -iliac Curtis WR sin Diego nat-(BMpI dries badri to Biltt- Bengali also drafted running back Harry Unger of Auburn on the 16th round He is 6-2 and 210 pounds picked up a number of-running backs we want to take a look at said Bengal coach Paul Brown after the draft had run through 17 rounds and 442 players HOW WELL the Bengali fared in tee draft be known until the dub opens training camp next summer at Wilmingtdn College will know how we did till we go to Brown said speaking from his spacious office at Riverfront Stadium UC wrestlers on tough trip Lionel Harris of Cincinnati goes for a rebound with Grigsby (31) and Joe Fisher (partially hidden) both of Dayton Swords exceed Coach Mike University of Cincinnati wrestlers may come back empty-handed but tee' Bearcats are on their most ambitious road trip ever The grapplers have a dual encounter with Oklahoma Thursday at Norman Okla before jroing on to Stillwater Okla Friday and Saturday to participate In the Oklahoma State Invitational In last NCAA Wrestling championships Oklahoma State finished third and Oklahoma fifth going into the big league of collegiate said Sager be trying as it is exciting for us Irs probably the three tough est days of competition face au year as a Oklahoma is coached by former UC wrestling mentor -Stan Abel and coupled with Oklahoma State have the top wrestling schools in tee Big-8 and nation In addition to tee Bearcats 35-1 on the year and the Cowboys schools such as Brigham Young Moorhead State (Minn) Indiana State Winona State Louisiana State Wyoming are entered in the OSU invitation- al' Sager feels best chances are at 126 pounds with Howard Fax Jake Holloway at 134 142-pounder Gary Maciejowski captain Kevin Keller at 150 and 190-pound Doug Tabor Tot a il TaWi I IN Cross Missouri U-Wafiam Montgomery BB More- RB BethnM' West DT Texai-El Pan U-Hurin Scales DB North Tout St 15-Tod McNulty QB Indiana W-Harry Ungtr Auburn PHOTO BY JACK (CLUMP Baltimore moves into the Cincinnati Gardens tonight with its seven-woii 32-lost and nine-tie record to do battle' with the Cincinnati Swords Will Sword coach Floyd: Smite have to give his players a Pep to get them up for the game? ANSWER to the question was anything but hearty laugh go so far as to say said Floyd whose Swords are' making a run-a- way race of the American weriera luuinuiimMiiiiuiuaiwiiiwuiHUUiuiiiHHHW gut jjg added "if we play well we have any problems" Smite is the first to admit teat the current record-38 victories 13 losses and four far exceeds his pre-season expectations' WAS just hoping to make the he said Now that the Swords have all but clinched a playoff berth hoping he have to battle compla- cency nothing like a few gruelling practice sessions to keep players on their toes said Smitty next week what hoping to have with all the traveling been doing and the games been Redskins Jiold on to win 4 Miami squandered a lead before rallying to Western Michigan 68-64 right in a Mid-American Conference basketball game Kalamazoo Mich The Redskins now 5-1 in MAC and 11-6 overall led one minute before intermission Coach Darrel club held a 42-24 advantage THE SECOND half was a complete reversal Western Michigan which over (0 per cent in tee The original lawn tennis game Tim George left No 3 draft and Isaac Curtis Nil 1 draft meet and look over a Bengal headgear today in qndimati No-fame name UWM visits XU sons why the Swords have performed better than Smitty had anticipated have to be pleased with tiie job Ron is said Smite is tiie first sea- son he has played defense He has always been a forward The adjustment he has made is And Robertson? a guy who scored a total of seven points while playing for three different teams last year Going into game this same Robertson has 21 goals and 34 assists a 55 point total THE REASON for his remarkable improvement? loss in weight and a change in attitude" answered Smitty The loss of weight was a suggistknfrcmSnteh Bui the Sword coach taking any credit for transformation Joe did takes will power" pointed out Smitty And something tee coach give a player 7:30 game is one of two in a three-day span for the Swords Saturday play host to the Richmond Robins in the Gardens The original metal racket First forged in the early twentieth century this ponderous point-snatchcr proved just slightly better than its wooden predecessor Fortunately a lighter tubular metal frame corrected all its faults except one Because practice still remains the only remedy for a rusty serve Hwing lead the team and are responsible for almost 35 points per game between them And tee front line of center Dick Cox and forwards Ed Sparks and George Tandy is also in doubles 21-point edge last at tee 41-20 halftime shot second half trimmed the margin to 58-54 with 10 minutes remaining The Broncos never got closer than four was a very strange said Hedric isappointed that we nearly let them come bade to win but pleased with a win on tiie In the first half Miami outrebounded Western 31-18 and outshot tee Broncos 46 per cent to 29 per cent IN THE second half Western outrebounded Miami 26 to 8 and outshot the Redskins 61 per cent to 45 per cent The Redskins lead tee MAC and Saturday night travel to Bowling Green tor a showdown with second-place Bowling Green WIUdb Its enemies called it Its founder Major Walter Wingfield called it Later to be known as lawn tennis the first game was played in February 1874 in England on an hourglass-shaped court with droopy nets said the Sword coach been able to practice only eight or nine times tiie last Goupleol RON BUSNIUK and Joe Robertson are a couple of rea The original light Scotch 2 gs 5s St ft is 4 I jS 5 I 2: 5 6 St 2: 4 Cod 206 NC State is 15-0 but UCLA neednH worry 591 1339 am I us all sttta Hits taxV BY BOB QUEENAN have to excuse Xavier basketball coach Dick Campbell if he shudders at the thought of another cage team invading Memorial Fieldhouse 3-11 Muske-teers who host University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Branch (13-3) tonight at 8 have had more than their share of troubles with the no-namers-famers this season Muskie cage devotees need only recall Thomas More and Old Dominion to understand tee wary attitude Campbell displays SAW teem (UWM) play Ohio State and lose by six Sints earlier in the mpbell recalled after another Wisconsin had ravaged his They gave the Buckeyes an excellent game and they've got the same team back that they had last year a real good ball dub" tee Xavier coach continued because their nTTMj is Wisconsin-Milwau-kee mean they're not The Panthers lost an 82-62 decision to Xavier in Schmidt last year but they're a vastly: improved ball dub UWM has lost only to Ohio State Minnesota and Brigham Young while defeating Manhattan and Long Island among others And tee Panthers also own a victory over Bradley in the borne UWM starts five players averaging in twin digits Guards Harold Lee and Mike LEE AND Ewing a pair of 6-foot guards are nittuig for 181 ana 162 points per game respectively Cox is averaging 10 per contest Sparks 104 'and Tandy 117 All three front-liners stand only about 6-5 but all are fine leapers The Panthers also make good use of forwards Ed Williams and Wilbur St Julian who see considerable playing time Campbell whose main hope against the Panthers seems to be to out-size has his problems Guard Gary Diedricx probably be ready for action Baldwin (XU trainer) told me he doubted very seriously teat Gary would be ready to go by said Campbell rein-' jnred an ankle that he hurt before his freshman CAMPBELL will probably start 6-10 Bob Frilarton at center Steve Penhorwood and Jim Rippe at guards and Gonny warren and Robbie Williams at the wing spots Only Frilarton (1L2) and Warren (11J) are averaging in double figures for XU gives us offensive problems said Campbell when asked if he was toying with the notion of using both Frilarton and 6-9 Jerry Foley in the front line it hurt us but it help offensively because neither js a naturu forward" United Aesx International North Carolina State may -he the only team in tiie coun--try that could give UCLA a battle but if all academic A meeting of tiie top two ranked teams will not materialize this year The reason? North Carolina State is ineligible for post-sea-' 'son tournament play as a result of a penalty imposed upon teem by the NCAA for recruiting violations ITS A PITY the punishment had to come this year because the Wolfpack has the talent to make it to tiie finals of the NCAA tournament Norte Carolina State ranked No 2 in the nation boosted its record to 150 last night and proved that it is tiie best in the rugged Atlantic Coast Conference by beating third-ranked Maryland 8075 for die second time trie season Sophomore David Thompson the star of tiie Wolf pack's nationally-televised victory over tiie Terrapins two weeks ago again was tee big man for tiie winners He poured in 24 points including a big three-point play with 11:30 remaining as the Wolfpack turned a 42-42 tie into a second half cakewalk NORTH CAROLINA State took tiie lead for good by laming the first two baskets of the second half and three-point play with 11:30 remaining boosted the margin to a commanding 10 points 66-56 Dm GvM original lace panties Perhaps die most colorful moment in lawn tennis history happened at Wimbledon England in 1949 when Miss Gertrude Moron astonished the crowd by unveiling die first lace panties Another small step forward for womankind in sin SIN SSI I I 1 I I 1 I I 4 III I it SWt 1 IGriffia 4 Awn NIMH It IMn 1 Ml I Kraa It -timer SUMS i Dim 'tsr Green Stripe Long a favorite of tennis fanciers Usher's mav verv well have been on hand w-hen Major Wingfield vied for that veiy first match point For you see Andrew Usher had already perfected this superbly light original some 21 years before Snce 1 853 advantage FMI Ehv Fwn Ill UsherS Green StripeThe 1853 original Tot IDSTM NommcMMOii AfcOW I.