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Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 6

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Tuesday, Nov. 29, 1966 Mattooo JOURNALS AZETTE Lew Takes Huge Pu blicity Buildup Onto Court This most valuable piece1 of CASTING A GIANT'S SHADOW athletic property is from Power Memorial High School in New YofkCity. He is insiders say very smart, very studious and very articulate. It is nice to know he is artic-Iate. It was impossible to find out for the last few years.

His high school coach would not allow him to talk with reporters, scouts or any other "strangers." "I'm doing it to protect him," said Jack Donahue who is the head coach at By SANDY PADWE Newspaper Enterprise Assn. NEW YORK (NEA) When a high school basketball player becomes less accessible to the public than the President of the United tStates, then it is logical to assume the athlete is extraordinary. On Saturday, Lew Alcindor will take the biggest publicity buildup in the history of college basketball with him onto the court of the Pauley Pavillion on the UCLA campus. Next March the experts agreehe will walk off the court with coach John Wooden in Freedom Hall, Louisville, carrying the first of three successive national championship trophies. Lew Alcindor is 7-1, 230 pounds.

At 11, he was a six-footer. At 12, he was learning the game on the playgrounds with Wilt Chamberlain as his teacher. Someday possibly very soon he will be a better basketball player than Wilt Chamberlain or Bill Russell or George Mikan, Holy Cross now. Donahue's name brines to memory an evening in Madison Square Garden two years ago after Power had played the preliminary to a professional game. Donahue was sitting with a few reporters.

Directly across the aisle Lew sat with his team I lvh4 'KM I ill (A I rnb I mates. allowed to talk." End interview. The same policy was in effect last 'year at UCLA when Lew" was a freshman. Now the world awaits Lew Alcindor. Unless he fails public speaking, the University oi Southern California will have the first chance to defense him.

"I'll tell you one thing," Chamberlain was quoted. "Nobody in college is going to push him around. My contention is that nobody in college is going to stop Lew Alcindor." Wilt admits that Alcindor is the better all-round shooter. Wilt also feels that because Lew can shoot well with either hand he is going to be a bigger problem for opposition defenses. The only weakness Wilt finds is Lew's lack of stamina.

UCLA's assistant coach Jerry Norman confirms this. "This is the thing we've got to help him with," Jerry said. Stamina means everything at UCLAdue to the pressing zone tactics' favored by Wooden; nobody at UCLA is exempt from playing defense. Alcindor's debut this year, will, unfortunately, take the spotlight away from a number of other deserving players around the country. Jim Walker of Providence, for example, is the most exciting backcourtman in the country.

Kentucky's" Pat. Riley, for his size (6-3) probably is the best all-round player. Elvin Hayes of Houston and Westley Unseld of Louisville would be candidates for Ail-American center any other year. North Carolina's Bob Lewis, St. Joseph's Cliff Anderson, Duke's Bob Verga and Western One of the reporters got up, EIU Basketball Team Coaches, squad members and managers of Eastern Illinois ''diversity's 196647 varsity basketball team are, front row, (L to R) Jack McCall (assistant manager).

Dale Fruendt, Ron went over to Lew, shook his hand and inquired about his general health and his thoughts Jim Dudley (varsity assistant), Jim Jones, Dennis Hoffmeister, Don Klein, Roy Smith, Bill Carson and Head Coach Rex. V. Darling. Warnsely, has been declared scholastically ineligible since this photo was taken. Masters, Dennis Best, Gary Cardinal, Jim Corrona and Assistant Coach Ronald Paap; second row, Bill Todd (manager), Rich Bami, Don Temple-man, Jim LeMaster, PanI Craig and Bob Warnsley; third row, on choosing a college.

"Sorry," Lew said. "I'm not 'Starters Seven 17 Boosts 'd I0siugimis CHARLESTON, 111. The biggest problem facing Eastern '66-67 EIU Varsity Basketball Roster Illinois University's head bas Kentucky Uem Haskins are other collegians whose publicity will suffer. For the next three years Lew Alcindor will be the dominant name in college basketball. SPORTS Name Band, Richard Best, Dennis -Cars on, Bill i-Corrona, Jim Craig, Paul Frnendt, Dale 'Hoffmeister, Dennis Pos.

Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown G.F 6-3 180 Sr. Herrin C-F 6-4 195 So.

Gillespie C-F 6-5 205 Jr. Albion 5-16 160 Jr. Olney F-G 6-3 175 So. Anna-Jonesboro 6-1 185 Jr. Watseka C-F 6-5 175 Sr.

Altamont C-F 6-5 200 Jr. Chicago (Riverside) C-F 6-5 205 So. E. St. Louis 6-3 190 So.

Peoria (Central) 64 170 Jr. Cahokta C-F 6-2 205 Sr. Williamsvllle C-F 6-4 195 So. Charleston Mattoon Bowling Week: Three Men Roll Jones, Jim Klein, Don Identical Ortiz Sets Sights On Cokes' Title LeMaster, Jim 'Masters, Ron 'Templeman, Don Smith, Roy 'Letters won i Transfers ketball coach, Rex V. Darling, is the selection of a starting five.

"We've got seven real fine players," Darling says, "and it looks as if I'll be doing some shuffling for a while." Heading the list of Darling's top seven is Don Templeman. "Templeman," Darling says, "has a slight edge on the rest of the squad, due to his experience." The remaining six are seniors Rich Barni and Dennis Hoffmeister, juniors Bill Carson and Jim Corrona, and sophomores Paul Craig and Jim LeMaster. Barni, Darling says, is the best defensive player on the squad, and Hoffmeister is the team's top jumper. Both are lettermen off of last year's squad which posted a 7-18 record. Carson and Corrona are both transfer students from Olney Community College.

Both carry heavy reputations from their junior college days. Carson at 6-5, 205 pounds, fits into Darling's "Split-T" offense 232 Tie for High Game NEW YORK (AP) Another lightweight title fight and then with ease, and Corrona is the type of quick ball handler need champion Carlos Ortiz, knock Only three men bowled 225 follwed in the scoring by La out conqueror of Filipino Flash plus games at Mattoon Bowling ed to make the power plays and "quick openers" work, Darling vera Klier and Jane Tuggle 202 each.and Ruth Meeker and Bet Florde, may move up against alleys last week, but all three turned in identical 232 scores to says. tie for high game honors. competition at Eastern and is a good shot from long range, the veteran coach says. "It's hard to tell at this time who will tart," Darling says.

"This team is so well balanced that any one of the seven could be There are also five others who will see plenty of action," he said. The five others are sophomores Don Klein, Dennis Best and Roy Smith, and juniors Dale Fruendt and Ron Masters. welterweight king Curtis Cokes. Ortiz and his manager Bill Daly, who had a second's license for the Monday night bout at Madison Square Garden, mentioned Sugar Ramos of Mexico and Carlos. Cruz, the contender from the Dominican Republic, as the possible lightweight opponents.

Ortiz flattened the game, wiry Elorde with a smashing left hook to the chjn at 2:01 of the 14th round, ending a fight that was as one-sided as a duel between a machine-gunner and a Bob Poffinbarger and Bob Mc Smith, Fruendt, Best and Klein Call rolled their 232's at the Craig and LeMaster are both talented, Darling says. LeMaster led the frosh squad in scoring last year with a 20.3 average, but a sprained ankle may keep him out of the opener. Craig in his first year of Mattoon Bowling Alley while Otis Phipps got his at the Etog are up from last year's frosh squad which posted a 7-1 record. Masters is a guard Bowling Alley. High game honors for women went to Mary Johnson who was Geno's Club turned in the hig men's game with a 977.

Others ranking high were BARE Insurance, 961; Bruce Terminix, 937; Mattoon Printing 931; Andermans, 910 and Shores Philjips 66, a 909. BARE Insurance took top men's series honors with a 2782, followed by Bruce Terminix, 2712 and Shores Phillips 66, 2657. out the picture in the. women's series column were Moncels, 2646; Bowen Transport, 2626; Falstaff, 2623; Holiday Inn, 2620; Keller Oilers 2611, and' Farm Bureau, 2600. Average wise little has changed.

Ftoyd Koets still has a slim lead over Don McElhiney, 192 to 190. Bill Poffinbarger has 188. Lena McCall has retained her sizable lead over other women. She lias a 174 while Dottie Martin is closest to her with a 167. Betty Smith has a 165 and Lois Wood a 159.

Wills On Trading 1987 CHEW SMILE ty Smith who each rolled 200 games. Duane Dutton turned in the top series score, a 640. Other men with an above 600 series were Carrol Lee, 604, and Charles Authenreith, 602. Ruth Meeker rolled me high women's series, a 580. Others with 500 plus series were Betty Smith, 562 and 558; Marilyn Ashenbramer, 540; Mary Johnson, 512; Joyce Kilbus, 506; La-verne Klier, 503 and Marion Hill, 501.

Team action last week saw the Club Oasis take top honors for women with a 2694 series and 952 game. Other women's teams that made a good showing in single games were Bowen Transport, 945; Moncels, 919; Keller Oilers, 914; Falstaff, 932; Farm Bureau, 915 and Holiday Inn, 909. guy with a water pistol. Elorde, as flat as a day-old glass of ginger ale, never could Block: Dodgers COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Los Angeles Dodgers said today they have placed short-atop Maury Wills in the trade mart partly if not primarily because he left the club a tour of Japan. "I don't know yet whether Wills will be traded," said Buz- get going against the smart, crisp-hitting Puerto Rican-born New Yorker.

Judge Joe Armstrong gave all 13 rounds to Ortiz, the 3-1 favorite. Judge Artie Aidala scored it 12-1 and referee Jimmy De-velin had it 11-2. The Associated Press score card had it 12-1. The 135-pound, 30-year-old Ortiz looked like a middleweight in against a bantamweight in the 31-year-old, 134V4-pound world junior lightweight champion from Manila. Ortiz, in his third title defense of the year, softened up his rival with stinging left jabs to the head and smashing lefts and rights to the body, and jarring rights to the head.

zie Bavasi, the Dodgers' general manager, "but if anybody makes a reasonable offer then, of course, Wills would be one of me first we would trade. What Wills did was leave the Bowling Standings Dodgers early in the tour after being refused permission to do i. Frls Flv Blck Devils Rockttt NEW 1967 IMPALA 2-DOOR HARDTOP 30V4 2Vj 23 15 11 so by Walter O'Malley, the Dodgers' president. However, Wills said he needed medical attention for his right knee. 37 34 27 26 JJV, 23 1 12 Nllt OvrH HI LltM Lamp Liters Htywylwb Gutter Blue Ribbon Leeaue Holiday Inn 3 2 24 22 21 Windsor Supply WOTM No.

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15 are the likely site and date of the Super Bowl football game between the champions of the National and American Football leagues. the Pro Bowl game, between all-star teams of the NFL's two conferences, can be shifted from Jan. IS to Jan. 22, the two pro leagues are expected to move their first big game into the vast Coliseum. No decision has been made.

The Coliseum, Miami's Orange Bowl, New Orleans' Sugar Bowl and Houston's Astrodome are being considered, according to NFL Commissioner Pete zeUe. A joint committee from the two leagues, with Commissioner RoeeQe as chairman, is making its recommendations to the two leagues at separate meetings. A definite announcement is expected before the two pro leagues end their meetings Wednesday or Thursday. Of primary importance to the members of the NFL is a discussion of; realignment With New Orleans becoming the 16th team in 1967, the league will have 16 teams. They will be split into the same two Eastern and Western Conferences, with the West choosing between New Orleans and Atlanta as its eijbth member.

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