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ipp A x.s", 5 14 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19,1967 Sports of By Arthur Daley Striking Nerves BY 'ROBERT LIFSYTE New York Times News Service NEW YORK, "If there is a religion in this country, it is athle- lies," says Harry Kilwards, an assistant professor of sociology at San Jose State College in California. "On Saturdays from 1 to (i you know where you can find a substantial portion of the country: in the stadium or in front of the television set. We want those people, to affect them, to wake them up to what's happening in this. country, because otherwise they won't care." In the last few weeks, Edwards has, as he says, "struck a nerve." Late last month, he urged a boycott of the 1968 Olympics by Negro athletes, a move denounced by (he sporting establishment and by many Negroes, hut supported, at least in theory, many young black athletes. The.

other' day, in New York, flanked by Dr. Martin I Luther King and Floyd McKissick. Edwards demanded the ouster Avcry Brundage. the doyen of American Amateur sports and an alleged racist, among six prerequisites for a cool Olympics. Edwards is a product of the American Collegiate Athletic System.

Born in East St. Louis, deserted by his mother early and raised by a father who worked as a laborer, Edwards did poorly in school and ran the streets'. But he was also en route to becoming 6 feet 8 inches tall and 240 rounds, and so he was rescued. As a high school student he became all slate track and starred in football. 1 Athletic Scholarship On an athletic scholarship at San Jose, Edwards was captain of the basketball team and set a school record for the discus throw feet).

He was "brutal enough" under the backboards, he says. Via have received 1 offers pro football teams, Minnesota and Francisco, but he had realized by this lime that his "longest was scholarship. He took his Master's Degree in Sociology at Cornell on a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, and returned to San Jose last year. Edwards is 25 years old. Earlier this season.

Edwards caused the cancellation of the school's 'v first football game when he led a protest against housing opportunities for black athletes. Many football he says, were living i i motels miles from the school while campus housing was vacant whiles. The other night. Edwards sat on a corner of his in a midtown hotel room 'and spoke, slowly, and carefully, about the long-range goals of his proposed boycott. "We're not -just talking about the 1968 Olympics," he said.

"We're talking about the suiTival of society. What value is' it to a black man i win a medal if he returns to be relegated to the hell of Harlem? what does society gain by some Negro winning a medal while Negroes back home are burning down the country;" Edwards watched a plastic-tipped cigar grow cold. must i reassert the basic masculinity of the black people and force the man to stop taking their services for granted in a country where we can't take' simple things, like personal safety, tor granted, ji where we can't our country and expect to be served v'food or treated witth. humanity. -Time is Gone "1 think the time gone when the black man is going to run and ij jump wlien the white man says so, and then come back home anci and jump some more 'to keep from being lynched." Edwards said it was time for "(he auction block to come down.

11 31 Pinkerton Academy 1967-68 Hoop Team Che Big Red of I'hikcrlun Academy of Dcrry launch (heir basketball season traveling lo Rochester to do battle with the Spauldtng High Red Raiders. Whill Nellie Paquellc takes a game and spirited squad to Rochester in search of Glcni The tonight Coach Nellie I'aquetle 0 their first win of the the hopes of improving an 8-1(1 record of a yeai back. Members of the squad from lett to right arc: Jim John Buffum, Ken 'Written. Kay McCarly, Ted Thcos. Sieve Adams, Dave Chapman, Owen Smith.

Glenn Fellows, Carl llcpworth, Louie Abood, Norm' McCarly, Peter Latuhppc and Mike Dcmcrs. (Tclcgrapholo-Andruskcvich) Pinkerton Unveils Basketball Squad Tonight Against Spaulding Raiders 'GREG ANDRUSKEVICH DKRRY-The Big Red hoop-i 1 Ci sters of Academy Pmkcrton launch their basketball season tonight traveling lo Rochester to battle the Spaulding High lied Raiders in an ment. Nellie Paquetlc lukcs a small a and spirited Coach Pariuctte is now in his ovock "e- five year span Paqucltc has sqquad up to Rochester for their first test of the season which Nellie says, "the kids are anxious to begin." SKI the helm of the iskctball fortunes, through those years he has compiled a record of 33 wins against 37 losses. During the guided the Astronauts into Iwo state tournaments, falling short of Ihn title each lime. Tournament Berlli A tournament berth this season for the Big Red 'remains to be seen for graduation took its toll last June, leaving Paqucltc with several headaches which he hopes will be solved during the On the 37 losses he has of Bishop Bradley, Manchester memorial, Stevens and Berlin High during (he next few months in addition to their usual arch- rivals.

All Ibis with a small, young inexperienced quintet, but oiic that is waiting lo make its mark on Class opponents. The attitude on the Pinkcrlon club is that of a winner, and, if Paquellc and his charges have anything lo say about it. they wiil be winners when the season finally conies to a close in March. Basic Ingredients The basic ingredients In any winning season in any sport is organized basketball," added Pa- will be junior backcourt ace Jim quettc. Should Chapman improve as the year progresses, that will eliminate one problem for Pa- quctte, that of deplh.

This year's squad is made up of five seniors, five juniors, four sophomores and one freshman. The seniors will make up (he starting lineup, while the reserve underclassmen will sec plenty of action so that they will be ready for next year. Leading Pinkerton Leading the Pinkerton season suffered while at Pinkcrlon. and the Pmkcrton bas- ketecrs have Ihis in their favor. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ski condilion reports from selected.

areas as provided by New' England ski area operators Monday afternoon: incl 1 order: new' snow i any, type of snow surfaY-c, depth of of conditions Code: B-base, E-excellent, G- good, F-fair, L-limited. Maine Lost Valley -2 new manmade, 4 to 12 quelte has hopes that Ihis year's squad will put him' over to the plus side rather than the minus. But to accomplish both tasks, Ihis year's' edition of the Big Red several stumbling blocks to overcome, the main one being Closs opponents. Now rated as a Closs school. will lake on (he likes "We arc belter balanced this year." says Paqucttc, "but very small.

Eric Brandcr and Greg True graduated last year, and they were our big men standing in at li'2" and li'3" respectively. This year our lallcsl man is Dave Chapman, a 6'2" senior. He is playing his first year of liopcs on the hardwood this season will be captain Ted TJieos. Thcos was recently cleclcu by his teammates to guide them through the season. Ted will be a starting forward standing in at 5'10" and 145 pounds.

Last season Thcos averaged four points a game, strength is in rebounding, and thai is one of the reasons Pa- Zirpolo and senior Mike Dcmcrs. As a sophomore last year, Zirpolo averaged nearly six points a contest, and finished as the. fifth leading scorer on the squad with 101 points. Dcmcrs saw limited action- lasl year on a team that compiled an 8-10 record. Both Demers and Zirpolo possess fine jump shots, which Paquctte hopes will cause havoc for opposing bail clubs.

Al center will be Owen Smith, lie tallest starter at Smith is rated as the best shooler and ebounder on the Big Red squad this year, after averaging nearly eight points as a junior last sea- son whfle hauling down an equal' amount 'of rebounds. Smith finished with 116 points and 123 rebounds last season, and now but his main I a starting role Smith will be called upon lo nearly triple his huop Wednesday Ni'ghf B's, Hawks In Showdown CHICAGO (AP)--The Boston I Despite the victory, Sindon Bruins plan to go with the re-iwas. not completely satisfied vised lineup which snapped their with his team's play at Los An- three-game losing streak when geles. they meet (he Chicago Black "i happy we broke our los- Hawks here Wednesday night in a battle (or first place. The two clubs are currently tied for the lop spot in the National Hockey League's East Division with 36 points apiece, although Chicago has played three more games to achieve the total.

Tlie new Boston alignment which skated to a 5-2 victory in ing streak," he said, "but we still didn't play to our best, i we are snapping back, though. We'll have to against Chicago." The Black Hawks, who were in last place early in the season, have come on strongly of late. They have lost only one of their. last 12 games and only two out of 22 in moving up to Los Angeles over the Kings a Saturday night has Tommy Wil-! a r(n ch Billy Reav liams on left wing for Phil tcam is rairly ea uhy posito and Ken Hodge, while Mal oUe doubtful' Eddie Westfall is at right wing fm Wed sday ljg)ll Thc Sorn on a line with Derek Sanderson and Eddie Shack. The other line of Johnny Bucyk, Fred Stanfield and John McKenzie remains intact.

Coach Harry Sinclen also plans to keep Eddie Johnston in the nets. "That was Johnston's best game of the season," Sindcn said of the veteran goallender's play in the triumph over the Kings. "He looked very sharp." er Bruin elefcnsemen has a bad ankle and knee. Monday's Results No -games scheduled Today's Game Oakland at Los Angeles Games Toronto at Montreal Detroit at New York Boston at Chicago St. Louis at Oakland Joe Frazier KO's Conner In 3rd for 19th Victory quette has moved him into the starling five.

Joining Theos in the lineup Sri; UCLA Dominates Basketball Ratings; i on I North Carolina, Indiana Make Gains By BEN OLAN Associated Press Sports Writer Pleasant 6 lo 12 North Carolina and Indiana to Sugarloaf-Granular, 4 to 12 ''Slack masculinity is no longer for sale." Most black men on scholar- a aflilMr-c Jin mv? and thp "harlminfoil nampsnirc ship at white colleges athletes, he says, and the "badminton -education" they receive leaves them at a serious disadvantage in the employment market unless they go into pro sports. More and more. Edwards says, colleges are becoming "farm teams for. the pros." Edwards, activism, he says, has brought speaking offers from a Cannon 2 to 29 to Cranmore-Granular, 4 to 8 upper, to lower registered, the most notable gains in The Associated Press' major-college poll today although''powerful UCLA still dominates Ihe voling. The Tarlvels knocked off two The Commodores lost lo of last week's ranking teams, Florida 74-72 Monday nighl but Kentucky and Princeton, and advanced three places to fourth.

The setbacks dropped Princeton from the ratings altogether and sent Kentucky from Ilia the No. 7 spot. Ihe balloting was based on games through last Saturday. Davidson climbed Iwo spots to sixth despite its defeat by the Commodores. Boston College, which lost to I lolals.

Fifth member The fifth member of the starting unit is a question mark as several youngsters are vying for the berth. The list includes freshman Carl Hepworth, Glenn Fellows, Ray McCarty, Louie Abood and Norm McCarly. In reserve Paquelle will be able lo call upon Steve Adams, Mike John Buffum' and Ken Whittcn. The Astronauts though lacking in size, make up for it in heart and playing' ability, and should prove to be a worthy opponent for any Class opponent. By LARRY BKpRIDGE BOSTON (AP)ifr- Joe Frazier's 19th straight professional victory was an early knockout as expected, but he says the main reason was the willingness of outweighed and outgunned Marion Conner lo make a fight of it.

"He stayed could probably have longer he tried lo acuvism, ne hct.ya, naa i i ui.cio i i i over the country and a demand by Gov. Ronald Reagan that 6 lo be dismissed from state college. With humorless earnestness, Ed- wards says that-the speaking fees will be used for a scholarship fund and that he. in turn, has asked that Reagan be dismissed. "We have to use whatever means arc available to wake up the country.

We don't want a full-scale revolution not even for one day. It would be insane to pass up any means to avoid anil to gain.human he said. "It seems as though (he-only way we can reach a lot of Ihe people Waterville Valley, Ml. Tecumseh-Granular, 6 to 10 upper, lower Wildcat-Frozen granular, 2 to 10 I Vermont Ascutney-Manmade, 18 Indiana advanced from i SI. John's of New York to fifth afler defeating from sixth to eighth.

is by showing them thai all is not well in the locker room. Then maybe they'll see beyond the locker, room. No one attempts to change anything he's not in love with, and Ihe Negro loves his country, fights for.it war and runs for it The tragedy here is that the country.the Negro loves doesn't love him back." George Allen, Don Shula NFL Coaches of the Year in-Packed powder, 231 10 ffi r- lulam NEW YORK (AP) Coach George Allen of the Los Angeles Rams thought it would be a shame for cither team to lose in the showdown between his Rams and the Baltimore Colts. One team, of course, lost, but neither of Ihe coaches; did. Instead Allen and Don Shula of the Colts were named Nation al Football League cocoaches of the year Monday in the voting by an Associated Press panel of football writers and broad casters.

"I assume the vote was taken before Sunday's game," Shula said wryly, referring to the fact that the Colts lost both the game and the Coastal Division title Ihis past Sunday. Shula was right. The vote was taken before the game, and Allen and he each received 16 votes 46 casl. Vince Lombard! of Green Bay got six votes, New York's Allic Sherman three, George Halas of Chicago and Blanton Collier of Cleveland two each and Tom Fears of New Orleans one. Allen, who 'stirred up a big fuss when he resigned as one of Halas' assistant coaches to go west, started out with a last- place team, -took the Rams to an 8 6 record last year and a bril- lihnl 11-1-2 mark this season.

mond, the Colts remained undefeated through their first 13 games. Shula was seeking his second conference crown in his five years in Baltimore. The Colts the Western title in 1964 but lost the championship, game to Cleveland. Bolton Valley-Packed powder 24j to 30 to 1 Bromley-Wet granular, 4 to 20 Glen Ellei to 28 to upper, lower Haystack-Granular, 4 'to 10 to upper, lower Peak-Packed powder, 15 lo! 135 IKillinglon-Packed powder frozen iranular, 14 to 2,1 lo Stale 89-83 a "North Carolina Slale 101-97 in overtime. Tennessee; now No.

9 and Bradley, No. 10, Princeton and Louisville in the Louis. Top Ten. COLLEGE BASKETBALL By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EAST Bucknell 83, Penn' Stale fi8 CCNY 82, Pace 74 Wheaton 76, Swarlhinore R5 Harvard 67 SOUTH "Florida 74, Vanderbill 72 Georgia 94, Fur'man 80 Ky. Wesleyan 1-33, Tex.

Wcs-i'ast week and meet. Bradley in Tennessee is 3-0, including lasl and Tulsa. Bradley increased ils record to 7-0 by defeating Mur- replaced I ray Stale, North Dakota and St. The Top Ten, with first-place UCLA received 30 first-place, votes in parentheses and total votes and two for second on a 10-9-8-etc. basis: for a total of SIS poinls in Ihe balloting by a national panel of 32 sports writers and broadcasters.

The Bruins, 3-0, were idle 87 85; Denver American U. 86, St. Joseph's, Pa. 84 Georgetown D.C., 65, Colqm- Pro Basketball By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NBA Monday's Results Detroit 140, Seattle 122 Today's Games St. Louis al Baltimore Cincinnati at New York Boston at Seallle Wednesday's Games New York at Los Angeles' Delroit at San- Francisco Boston at San Diego Philadelphia at Seattle ABA Monday's Results Denver 12fi, Indiana 1M Houston 97, Minnesota 91 Jersey 1-10.

Kentucky 101 Today's Games Indiana vs. Oakland al Richmond, Va. New Orleans al Dallas New Jersey at Pittsburgh Wednesday's Games Indiana vs. Anaheim at Ilono- "MiHi of his success I Hawaii from the numerous trades he has made. In his Iwo years in Los Angeles, he has obtained from oilier teams such standouts as lacklc Roger Brown, linebackers Maxie Bauvhan and Myron Potlios, 'end's Bcrnie Casey and Jack Snow and defensive backs Irv Cross and Claude Crabb.

Simla and (he Colls had a tremendous season until the Ram game. Dcspilc injuries to Ray Berry, Jimmy Orr. Bobby Boyd, Lenny and Alvin Hay- Kentucky at Houston Minnesota vs. New Orleans al Jackson, Miss. Monday's Fights By THK ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON Joe Frazier, 210, Philadelphia, stopped Marion Conner, 180, Canton, Ohio, 3.

SECAUCUS, N.J. --'Marcel Binicn, 146, City, N.J., outpointed Jerry Graci, Ml, Boston, upper lower Madonna powder, 12 to 30 upper to lower Mad River Glen-Frozen granular 4 to 24 Okemo-Packed powder, granular 4 to 17 lower Ml. Snow-fi new manmade, 12 16 upper to lower jStowe-Packed powder, 15 to 24 jB, upper, to lower iStratton Mt. 3 new manmade and frozen granular, 4 to II to upper lower JSiigarhush-Granular and powder 14 to 30 to Massachusetts Brodie Mt. 6 new manmade 4 to 18 Jiminy Peak wet 4 to 18 lower only Connecticut Powder Hill manmade, fi to JO Weather Bureau outlook, for the ski areas of New England: Rain eliding southern 'portions of the region Tuesday morning and then becoming partly cloudy and warmer with temperatures in Ihe tibor low 50s.

Rain in northeiMhctions changing lo be: coming milder with thawjng during Tuesday. Generally fair weather Tuesday night and Wednesday except for scattered light' showers or snow flurries i in northern mountains Tuesday night. Becoming a litlle colder! Wednesday. POIRIER'S SKI SHOP 26 Mulberry 882-9243 Skis Poles Boots (advl.) i a 63, two overtimes Navy 86, Geo. Wash'n.

59 Wak'e Forest 108, William i Mary 79 Richmond 73, Jacksonville U. 6 6 Alabama 80, Miss. Slalc 69 MIDWEST New Mcx. St. 87, Purdue 80 Toledo 99, Tcnn.

Tech 67 Tulsa 72, Wyoming 58 Okla. St. ,67, Washington 65 a a 72, Stanford 54 Creightori-90, Cal. I Beach 59 Northwestern 79, Missouri 68 Iowa 59, Texas-El Paso 53 Northern Iowa 88, So. Dak.

68 Phillips Oilers 94, No. Dak. 77 SOUTHWEST Houston 103, Minnesota 65 TCU 93, Sam Houston St. 70 FAR WEST Arizona 76, Colorado 67 Utah 82, San Jose 81 Santa Clara 84, Nevada 67 their next game Friday night. The Houston Cougars held the No.

2 position. They defeated George Washington, Montana State and Brigham Young for a 7-0 mark. The Cougars accumulated 276 points, including 20 for two first-place balloting was on Ihe usual basis of 10 for a first-place vote, 9 for second, 8 for third, etc. Vanderbilt, 5-0, remained in Ihird place after beaiing David- sor. 81-79 in overtime and Duke UCLA (30).

2. 'Houston (2) 3. Vanderbilt 4. North Carolina Indiana (i. Davidson 7.

Kentucky 8. Boston College 9. Tennessee 10. Bradley 318 276 241 179 143 88 84 64 58 47 WINS 27 STRAIGHT DENVER, Colo. (AP) -University of Denver's soccer team put together a 27 game winning streak stretching back to November, before dropping a 3-1 decision to Michigan State this fall.

Bosox Stars Here Thursday Boston Red Sox shortstop Rico Pctrocclli and, catcher Mike Ryan who was recently traded to the Philadelphia: Phillies, will be on hand for the grand opening of the. Turnpike; Atlantic station in Na- move," Ihe unbeaten- heavyweight contender said Monday night after putting Conner away at 1:40 of the third round. "But he came to work and to fight, just like I did." Frazier, 210, of Philadelphia, concentrated on the body in the first two rounds, then switched his attack to the head in the third. He staggered the 180- pound Conner several limes, finally catching him flush with a tremendous left hook to record his 17th knockout. Conner went down, and although he struggled to his feel quickly, referee Billy Connolly decided he had had enough punishment and stopped the tight.

"I'm glad the referee stopped it," Frazier.said. "I dnn't want to hurt anybody, and he could have been hurt if the fight kept going. He was up, bul tie didn'l know where he was;" The 30-pound weighl difference was obviously, too much for Conner, a journeyman Boxer sliua. The two. major league stars will be available to sign autographs from 5-S p.m.

Thursday. Both men figured prominently in the Red Sox drive to the American League pennant this past season. who has campaigned quile a bit in New England although he lists his hometown as Canton, Ohio. Really no more than an overstaffed light heavyweight, he couldn't cope with Frazier and never landed a telling punch. "I got hit, but he didn'l hurl me," Frazier said.

I Frazier said his corner told him at. (lie start of the third round that had beep weakened by body blows and might be ready for the kill. He still got in a couple more shots to the but then started connecting with lefts to jaw. The punch that ended it was a beauty, and also a testimonial to Frazier's quick reflexes. "I threw one left hook and missed him.

clean," he explained, "but I saw an opening and came right back with another that got Mm." Frazier said his immediate plans call for some exhibilions, probably no more fights until at least January as he awaits Ihe oulcome of Ihe World Boxing Association's current heavyweight elimination tournament Already ranked as Ihe No. 1 contender by Ring i'lagazine and No. 7 'by the M'BA, he decided to pass up Ihe elimination tourney and: instead plans lo challenge Ihe winner. The fealure bout was one of four 10-rounders making up promoter Sam Silvcrman's annual Christmas boxing show at Boston Garden. A crowd of 6,199 paid a gross of J24.368.

In the other bouis, Woody Goss, 190, of Lancaster. scored an eight-round technical knockout 1 over Kevin (Dobg) Hogan of Medford; Joe DeNucci, of Newton, was awarded an unpopular unanimous decision over Bob Simmons, 168, of Chester, and Gabe LaMarca, of Arlington, won a split decision over Irish Beau Jaynes, 133, of Lowell. Yale's Dan Begel made 37 straight extra poinls before he in the 44-22 victory over Pennsylvania. PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN SCOTCH FOR CENTURIES. BUT FOR THE WRONG REASONS.

Tampa Invitational First Round St. Bonaventure 77, Auburn 73 Seatlle 75, Rutgers 63 Charlotte Invitational First Round Davidson 90, Rice 68 Temple 65, Miami, Ohio, DO Tech Invitational Championship Yale 79, Virginia 72 Consolation Virginia Tech 75, NYU 55 I I A I DRIVING SCHOOL 1 882-6289 I DRIVING SCHOOL THOM McAN FACTORY SAMPLES, IRREGULARS MEN'S BOYS' BIG SAYINGS J. F. McELWAIN CO. FACTORY SHOE STORE 9 SPRUCE ST.

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