The Recorder from Greenfield, Massachusetts • 21

GREENFIELD RECORDER MONDAY DECEMBER 1968-21 Sports Year -End Review Hoop Rounds Alcindor Era Ends One scrimmage game was all that bucked the weather In a slate of schoolboy basketball engagements over the weekend The Alumni defeated Frontier Regional's varsity by about eight points in a pre-Hampshire Leaguropening scrimmage Saturday at the South Deerfield gym- Greenfield High School had its Brattleboro Invitation Tourney match with Bellows Falls postponed until 7 tonight Thayer High of Winchester and Hinsdale High were postponed until this COAST PARSING PHENOM: With protection from massive Une quarterback Dennis Shaw (12) is shown ready to perform his specialty for the unbeaten San Diego State Aztecs Shaw passed for 39 touchdowns during the regular season and could become the Aztecs fourth No 1 draft choice in as many years stf By TED MEIER Associated Press Sports Writer The end of the Lew Alcindor era in college basketball and the end of the Bill Russell era as a professional highlighted the 1969 cage season The agile 7-foot-l Alcindor ended -his varsity career at UCLA by scoring 37 points as the Bruins of Coach Jqhnny Wooden whipped Purdue 92-72 for their third straight national collegiate championship in the NCAA final Alcindor started his varsity career for UCLA by scoring 56 points as a sophomore against Southern California During his three years the Bruins won 88 of 90 games losing only to Houston and Southern CaL During that span the Bruins put together winning streaks of 47 and 41 the second and third highest ever In the college sport Alcindor then became amil-lion-dollar pro rookie when he signed with the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA Russell who helped San Francisco set The all-time college winning streak of 60 straight in his undergraduate days with the Dons retired as player-coach of the Boston Celtics after leading them to another NBA championship Boston finished fourth in the NBA East but surprised every- afternoon in the Christmas Tourney at Conant in Jaffrey and the Mahar Regional at Athol game will be rescheduled in March Stormy weather and hazardous driving conditions were the reasons for postponement and cancellation of games Friday and Saturday nights Greenfield Com munity College had its tourney dates at Worcester cancelled Phil Phillips and Dick Tozloski did most of the scoring for the Alumni in meeting the Redskins varsity EdGalenski Sandy Williams and Jim Ijuda were big and powerful under the boards for the old grads to control the momentum Jim Finkow-ski was given a big pat oh the back for his help by Coach Gts iPabody who reported the Frontier shooting percentage was There was a small turnout for the game proceeds to help' the athletic program due mostly to the weather It was snowing hard at game time Coach Charlie Pielock of Mahar said the team has no open dates remaining until after the Hampshire League season and the Senators will reschedule -the game with Mahar in March tourney test was postponed Friday night again Saturday night and Coach Dan Dyer hopes they will be able to start this evening The finals both consolation and championship will be Saturday evening GHS will play host to Athol High Tuesday evening at 7:45 and the Green has been working out daily including last night In order to prepare for the tilts The Valley League season will open with Holyoke Jan 6 for GHS Brash Looks Passer At Pro to San Diego from University of a Pomona Calif high school Southern California via1 Mt San Shaw went to JJSC as a fresh1 Antonio Junior Colleger-yHe ttfari but piayed tight end on the wants to play pro football and squad that featured future Tro- Hampshire Time Here The 18-team Hampshire League will swing into basJ bet bail competition tomorrow night with a full slate of games However all five0 Franklin County teams will be on the road This league title is up for grabs defending champion South Hadley having switched to the Valley Wheel The vacancy was filled by addition of East-hampton to the HL roster coming from the Valley Wheel Tomorrow night Turners Falls will visit Amherst Frontier is at Easthampton Pioneer at St Ma-har at Hopkins Academy and Mohawk Trail at Smith Academy Two new coaches will face league fire for the first time at the us Peabody in charge of Frontier Regional School and Glenn Yankee at Pioneer Valley Regional LEW ALCINDOR towered over all as he led UCLA to victory over Purdue at Louisville in March It was third straight NCAA title for UCLA he hopes coming draft He tied a national record by throwing seven touchdown passes against University of Pacific then broke the mark the next week by hurling nine against xico ate His 39 touchdown passes for the season also set record a national jan varsity quarterback Steve Sogge want to take anything away from says Shaw a consistent quarterback but when we Wanted to pass throw the Shaw tried to make the Varsity as a linebacker but good enough and McKay give me any incentive to give me any By RON ROACH Associated Press Sports Writer SAN DIEGO Calit (AP) -Quarterback Dennis Shaw can be brash: good offensive team has to have a good quarterback I think pretty Shaw can be humble: "I have the easiest job of all I get protection and I have four or five good receivers My only job is to get them the Shaw directed the San Diego State College Aztecs to a 10-0 season in their first year of university class competition He was good enough to rewrite national records in 1969 Shaw 21 6-foot-3 205 came -V: one by beating the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks in the Eastern playoffs Still few-expected the Celtics would beat the Los Angeles Lakers the Western champs in the championship playoff But they did in a historic seven-game struggle that formed a fitting adieu for Big Bill a pro star for 13 years The Drake Bulldogs who lost an 85-82 squeaker to UCLA in the semifinals landed third place in the NCAA tourney by crushing North Carolina 104-84' Temple's Owls won the- NIT by whipping Boston College 89-76 Kentucky Wesleyan won the NCAA college division crown by shading Southwest Missouri 75-71 Eastern New Mexico won the NAIA title Paducah Kv the national junior crown Firearm Control Favored Skiers Delirious Heavy Snow Vacation Boost Start A good year at Mt San Antonio though and "USC tried to recruit me back but I was a little There was family tradition younger brother Gerry was a Trojan defensive back But Coryell was persuasive was really interested in what I was going to says Shaw guess he never really believed me when I said I come He called me four or five times then I met Don Horn the next spring and Coryell had him talk to Shaw says Coryell is stronger and more durable than Horn play 15 years in the Shaw completed nearly 60 per cent of his 335 passes in 1969 and he upset by throwing 26 interceptions hangs the ball in a said Long Beach State coach Jim Stangeland lets the bail go and his receiver runs under it by a "Touchdowns just says Shaw with nonchalance throwing and your receiver gejts He led the nation in total offense with 3197 yards all but six of them through the air In the Pasadena Bowl game a 28-7 victory over Boston University on Dec 6 Shaw broke a 7-7 tie with his passing In the final minute of the first half he completed four straight passes the last one for a touchdown It was his of the year and helped give the Aztecs an 11-0 record Shaw shattered Aztec records set by Don Horn a first-round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers in 1967 Aztec defensive end Fred Dryer was the top choice of the New York Giants In 1969 Wide receiver Haven Moses was the Buffalo first pick In 1968 a tradition of ours" says Shaw Diego State has had first-round draft choices I just hope we break With Shaw throwing 58 touchdown passes the Aztecs have not lost since coach Don Coryell wooed him away from USC coach John McKay two seasons ago An all-league quarterback at Sports Calendar MONDAY Basketball Greenfield vs Bellows Falls Brattleboro Invitation Tourney 7 pm Thayer vs Hinsdale Christmas Tourney at Conant Trots May Need Single Language DOVER Del (AP) A New Englander of Irish descent thinks the time is coming when harness racing may have to adopt a universal language The problem according to Tom Shehan a 30-year racing veteran now directing harness racing at Dover Downs is the influx of French-Canadian drivers on the American circuit where most of them hail from is tri-lingual English Freribh and profane" says Shehan hastening to point out more of eourse of the latter than any of the rest of us But when they are on the track they frequently resort to their mother tongue French thus cutting out their English speaking colleagues from south of the border This possibly could lead to collusion if you had several French-speaking drivers competing with American teamsters Writing in his weekly column which appears in several area newspapers Shehan recalled that the same problem occurred several years ago when he was a steward at Rockingham Park in Salem NH But there it was with Cuban thoroughbred jockeys speaking Spanish There riders were told to use English during the race or elsf the stewards would conclude that some kind of collusion was involed penalties for collusion of course any kind of collusion are suspension or banishment for life and our friends from Cuba were well aware of this Shehan wrote a good turnout of customers both Saturday and Sunday according to Mgr Dick Tambussi He said crekvs were packing the Folly Sunday and snow was well above the fences coupled wi'jh the fact the area received none of the wind which struck some sectors of New Egnalnd Mount Mohawk in Shelburne had a good ski school turnout Saturday under the supervision of Director John Kells There are nearly 100 youngsters signed up for the Saturday program Mrs Walter Richardson reported with six instructors giving morning lessons Mount Mohawk opened for general skiing today as all trails and slopes were packed Sunday Skiers are the happiest people in New England todajy Some of the most fantastic snow conditions in history midwinter depths in December plus school vacations have brought smiles TO the ski buffs Three Franklin County ski areas opened last week and will continue daily operation through Sunday All had fine crowds over the weekend and expect large turnouts to enjoy the powder snow skiing as the New Year arrives Berkshire East in Charlemont formerly Thunder Mountain has from 25 to 38 Inches of snow and good to excellent conditions There was a small crowd for the season's opening Friday but Tractor trouble did not ariow use of the rollers for packing in time to open the area for the weekend she said Chickley Alp in Charlemont had good crowds both Saturday and Sunday according to Mrs" Richard Desmarais and expect many more during the week Chickley will have a Wednesdays when ail skiers will pay only that amount for the entire day at the T-Bar ancj tow area- have been praying for snow but I think we overdid Mrs Desmarais said in reporting superb depth on the entire mountain with all trails and slopes packed WASHINGTON C-If three qut of four American teachers had their way there would be some form of federal legislation to control firearms This is the result shown by a recent Teacher Opinion Poll in the January issue of Education official publication of the National Education Association More women than men teachers support such legislation with 50 of the women favoring both registration and licensing of firearms compared to 35 of the men Support varies geographically also For example the northeastern states lead with 81 -in favor of some control followed by 75 in southeastern states 72 in middle states and 68 in western states In rural areas 35 opposed federal control while only about 22 in urban and suburban areas expressed opposition The question asked in the nationwide sample of public school classroom teachers surveyed by the NEA Research Division was your opinion should the Congress pass 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who now uses the name Muhammad All But the draft problems prevented the fight from finding a home and plans dissolved Meanwhile Ellis was scheduled to fight Gregorio Peralta of Argentina at Buenos Aires 10 days ago Then that fight fell through because of lack of Interest as well as financial problems That left both Ellis and Frazier hungry for a fight and the Garden made its move Harry Markson the boxing director lured the two fighters wit-h a reported guarantee of $150000 each against 30 per cent of the gate plus closed circuit television revinue Since beating Mathis Frazier has successfully defended his share of the title with victories over Oscar Bonavena Jerry Quarry Manuel -Ramos and Dave Zyglewicz Wildcats Once More Face Michigan State By HAL BOCK Associated Press Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) Jimmy Ellis and Joe Frazier were expected to officially agree today to a Feb 16 match that will finally straighten out muddled heavyweight championship picture Madison Square Garden scheduled a noon press conference to announce the long-awaited match between Ellis recognized as heavyweight champ by the World Boxing Association and Frazier who is accepted as the division ruler by seven states including New York The split crown has existed ever since Cassius Clay was stripped of his title for refusing military service The WBA organized an elimination tournament that was eventually won by Ellis a former Clay sparring partner Frazier meanwhile gained recognition from several maverick state boxing Commissions when he knocked out Buster Mathis in the Garden in what was billed as a title fight on Nfarch 4 1968 Ever since both men have claimed the coveted heavyweight crown and theif Feb 16 match will finally settle the squabble The Garden has been trying for some time to match the two champs but with little success When one was ready the other was not and vice versa ON USED CARS and ALL STOCK PONTIACS MERCURY DO ALL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS Going out of business These cars must g0 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moved from hockey obscurity to the status of an Eastern power in the space of a few years reached one of its greatest heights and gave Eastern hoCx-ey a big boost in the process cm the weekend of Dec 19 and 20 by winning the Great Lakes Invitational Tournament at Detroit The Wildcats put it all together in the first round for a 7-0 In other NHL action Sunday Los Angeles tied New' York 3-3 and Detroit dropped Oakland 5- 3 In- games Montreal tied Philadelphia 2-2 Toronto dropped St Louis 4-1 Chicago shut out Pittsburgh 3-0 and Oakland took Minnesota 5-3 The Flyers delayed by weather spent 18 hours on a bus ride from Montreal and arrived at Philadelphia just 1 hours before game time Still they put up a good fight against Orr and the Bruins Five different Orr Ken Hodge Ed Westfall John McKenzie and Derek Sanderson for Boston while Simon Nolet had two and Guy Gendron and Andre Lacroix one each for Philadelphia three assists gave him 43 for the just seven short of the record for defense-men set last year by Pat Stapleton The question no longer seems whether Orr will break that just when he will do it 1 Los Angeles got a goal from BUI Flett with less than five minutes to play to tie the Rangers The Kings used two goals by Ed Joyal and strong goaltending from Gerry Desjardins to move In front Then by Bill Fairbairn and Arnie Brown put the Rangers back on top before Flett tied it for good The tie combined with victory reduced New first place margin over the Bruins in the East Division to a single point Gary Unger scored three goal carrying Detroit past Oakland as the Red Wings took over fourth place in the East third of the night and 13th of the season broke a 3-13 tie with less than nine minutes left and then Gordie Howe wrapped Ij up for Detroit Bob Baun had the other goal( Ted Hampson scored two and Carol Vadnals one for the Seals igawesMtaiairiiy WrFM I I Boston State Wins Title i -J jf i Over 300 USED and NEW TIRES at Sacrifice Prices! 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Danna Fitts and Doug Mc- Mljlan 1 BOSTON (AP) Defenseman Dick Kelley had two goals and an assist Sunday night as Boston State built a big early lead and then hung on against a furious last period rally to defeat Merrimack 6-5 in the championship game of the fourth annual Codfish Bowl Hockey Tournament at Boston Arena John goal when the game was only 24 seconds old and unassisted short-handed tally at the 7:14 mark gave Boston State a 2-0 lead but Merrimack tied it on goals by Barry Waddick at 18:35 of the session and by Joe Cecchinl at 1:13 of the second period Boston State then exploded for four straight goals before the end of the middle by Dick Lahev at 9:08 Kelley "at 1 Bob Harris at 13:41 and A dented tender or a new paint job! 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