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-31 POST-CAZETTEj THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 19- Penguin Sob St. Louis 2-0 Sidelights on Spoils By AL ABRAMS, Editor Mountaineers Beat Pitt GainRevenge The Change at Duquesne Most sports officials go through their innings hogging headlines and the limelight. There are a few who remain in the background because they want it this way. One of the latter is Louis "Doc" Skender who W. Va.

Applies Pressure, 89-69 Skip Kintz Top Gun With 31, Causer's 20 Leads Panthers Special to tho Post-Gazette MORGANTOWN, W. Va Feb. 12 West Virginia pulled away in the second half and handed arch-rival Pitt an 89-69 thumping before 5,500 fans at Mountaineer Field House here tonight. retired yesterday as Duquesne University's athletic director. I thought I knew "Doc" well yet when it came to a showdown, I didn't.

Of course, I know all about his athletic background as a player, coach, instructor and AD. RTit what, rnnlri hf snlrl nhnnt. IS Mountaineers within one game of i -i. Louis I 0nly rl man Al Abrams with I it i JV 4 WN, PI Wt, i V- T. febt5r vtJ? 4 4 i 4 --V- Song: Fr.

James F. McNamara, vice president of Duquesne, said the committee sought a man who would be able to devote full-time to all intercollegiate and intramural athletics at Duquesne, "more than just basketball." "Clair has established rapport with the teams and the coaches," Father McNamara continued. "We're sure we made no mistake in the selection." Brown was graduated from Duquesne in 1951. He was sports editor of the Mononga-hela Daily Republican from 1951 to 1957 and he worked for the Valley Independent of Mo-nessen from 1957 to 1961. After working for four months for the Latrobe Bulletin he took a job in September, 1961, as assistant to Dick Shar-baugh, then sports information director at Duquesne.

After Sharbaugh left in 1963 -Post-Gazette Photo Louis E. (Doc) Skender (I.) is stepping out, Clair Broun (r.) is stepping in as Duquesne University athletic director. Skender announced retirement yesterday. DOC QUITS AFTER 42 YEARS Skender Resigns, Brown Appointed Duquesne AD Glenn Hall Barricades Goal Door 13,235 Watch Western Leaders Whip Tailenders By JIMMY JORDAN Post-Gaiettt Sportt Writer ST. LOUIS, Feb.

12 The Blues they call 'em that for the way they make other people feel made it unanimous over the a 1 1 a 1 Hockey Leagues' West Division tonight. The St. Louis entry blanked the Penguins, 2-0. Pittsburgh was the only team among the A Hall of Fame! PENGUINS Cool Dalev. Defense Ruoo.

McCallum, Prott, Swtr, Wovtowich. Forwards Price, Watson, Fontevne. Burm. varbick, schinkcl, Deo. Hor.

ris, Bover, Pronovost and K. McCreary. BLUES Coal Hall. Oelense Horvev. Picord, Roberts, Plooer, Talbot, Fortm.

Forwards Berenson, St. Morsille, Scncck, tabourin, Crisp, Ecclesiona, B. McCreary, Cameron, McDonold ond Henry. Referee Ron Wicks. Linesmen Mat Pavellch and George Ashley.

FIRST PERIOD Scoring-None. Penalties Talbot (Interference) Harris (Hooking) Swarbrick (high-slicking) Plager (roughing) Talbot (holding) (peer (holding) 11:55. SECOND PERIOD Scoring-). 51. Louis, Henry (Berenson, Harvey) 1:41.

Penalties McCallum (hooking) 1:12. THIRD PERIOD SCORING St. Marseille (Eccles-tone, Sabourki) 7:55. Penalties Pratt (Hooking) 14:51, Crlsa (Hooking) Picard (Slash-Ing) 19:45. GOAL SAVES Daley 14 I 11-11 Hall 15 4 13-32 Attendance 11,235.

NHL's upstarts the Blues had been unable to hold scoreless this season. That is, until tonight, naturally. Glenn Hall was in the nets for the Blues and he had his hands full at times in stopping the Pens' attack but when the final buzzer buzzed, with Pittsburgh having a 6-on-3 manpower advantage, the veteran goalie had his seventh shutout of the season and the 80th of an NHL career which started in Detroit in 1953. The home folks scored a second-period goal on a power play and added the clincher midway of the final period. The first came when Red Berenson, the Blues' leading scorer who plays the point on the right on power plays, hammered a slapshot toward the goal.

Camille Henry got his stick onto it and steered it past Joe Daley, who was in the nets for the Penguins. The second came when Tim Ecclestone, Gary Sabourin and Frank St. Marseille came down the ice with a 3-on-2 break. Sabourin set up Ecclestone for a shot. When Daley kicked it out St.

Marseille slammed home the rebound. The Penguins played the Blues on almost even terms they had 32 shots on goal to St. Louis' 33 but just couldn't get the puck past Hall. Late in the final period Terry Crisp was waved off the ice for hooking. With 38 seconds remaining in the game, Daley came off to give the Penguins a sixth attacker.

And with just 15 seconds left, the Blues' Noel Picard was thumbed to the pokey for slashing. There was a faceoff near the St. Louis goal, but even with the big manpower advantage there wasn't enough time left to avoid the shutout. Sometimes it seems the team is really "snake bit." CRACKED ICE-Billy Speer's left eye was all but closed, but it didn't seem to affect his aim any The Penguin defenseman, who had 14 stitches taken just above the optic after he stopped a puck with it during practice in Minneapolis yesterday, was right on target with four straight slapshots Trouble was, St. Louis Goalie Glenn Hall got in front of them.

George Swarbick was back in action wearing a helmet with a face guard to protect his left cheek, fractured in New York a week ago Sunday Despite the injury, he mixed it up a bit with Blues' Defenseman Barclay Plager in the first period. The Blues have averaged 14,244 paid admissions per game for 28 games, and are sold out for the rest of the season Pro Basketball NATIONAL ASSOCIATION WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS Atlanta 113 Milwaukee 106 Baltimore 120 San Francisco 110 Boston 113 Detroit 106 New York 112 Phoenix 105 San Diego 118 Cincinnati 114 EASTERN WESTERN Pet. Pet. Baltimore 44 16 .733 L.Angeles 40 20 .667 Phldlphia 39 19 .672 Atlanta 38 25 .603 New York 43 21 .672 S. Fran.

27 33 .450 Boston 36 23.610 Son Diego 26 35 .426 Cincinnati 31 29.517 Chicago 24 38.387 Detroit 24 36 .400 Seattle 22 40 .355 Milwaukee 17 44 .279 Phoenix 13 47.217 THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE Detroit at Chicago. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 5. The victory brought the a .500 basketoau record ai 10-11 and atoned for an earlier loss this season to Pitt, 90-87. The Panthers are now 4-15. Skip Kintz was top gun for West Virginia with 31 points, while Jerry Causer paced Pitt with 20 points, 14 in the first half.

West Virginia took a 12-11 lead on a field goal by Wayne Grimm with 14:12 left in the first half and never trailed after that. The half ended with the Mountaineers out in front, 38-33, and they then built a 20-point lead with about nine minutes gone in the second half. Pitt narrowed their lead to 76-67, but West Virginia rattled off eight straight points in less than two minutes to cement the victory. The Mountaineer abetted with 20 of 34 free throws, downed the Panther yearlings, 76-62, in the prelim. Pitt led at the half, 35-31, but then the calls went against them in a big way.

Only nine fouls were called against the home team. Wilbert Robinson, former TJniontown (Pa.) ace, and Mike Heitz paced West Virginia with 20 points each. Bob Cismarik, formerly of Canevin High in Pittsburgh, was tops for Pitt with 16 points, followed by Rod Schoon, who had 15. PITT FROSH W. VA.

FROSH Schoon Cizmorik O'Gorek Lewis Wolfel Paluzzl 7 1- 115 Frve 7 3-2 16 Browne 5 0- 0 10 Robinson 5 1- 1 11 Price 0 1-1 1 Heitz 12-34 Wooton 0 0- 0 0 Wells 1 O- 0 2 Morgan 11-1 3 Gocke 0 0-00 Ptl 4 1-1 9 4 4- 4 12 9 2- 4 20 3 2-21 6 8 18 20 2 0-04 0 2-32 0 0-00 0 1-21 T.w'arj; Vaughn Funonn M2M4 To Totali 27 8- tl Totals Halftlma score: Pitt 35, West Virginia 31 NEW WILMINGTON, Feb. 12 Westminster ran its season record to 14-5 here tonight by toppling Akron, 64- 58, in an overtime thriller. Regulation play ended in a 56-55 stalemate. Russ Boston, Buppy De-Joseph and Bill Samuels combined to score 35 of the Titan points. But Akron's Tom Downing hit a game high of 24, including a perfect 12 of 12 from the charity line.

WESTMINSTER AKRON pis pis Boston 6 0- 0 12 Downing 6 12-12 24 Yost 12-5 4 Szabo 3 5- 7 11 Bovd 2 4- 5 8 Truner 11-2 3 DeJoseoh 5 2-2 12 Schwrzngr 2 6-6 10 Schumchr 2 2- 2 6 England 4 2-2 10 i i Allman 0 1-1 1 Mollon A "16 26-29 51 Totals 23 18-26 64 Totals Westminster 34 Akron 25 Officials Cliff Fair and ton. 20 11 Bill 1- 64 2- 51 Davld- CALIFORNIA, Feb. 12 Ray Greene pumped in 41 points here tonight as California came from behind to dump Point Park, 105-96. The Pioneers led until 9:44 of the second half when California battled back to a 72-71 edge. The game was tied at 84-84 with 4:39 remaining but California opened up a lead and held on to win.

Ed i i topped Point Park scoring with 24 points, 18 in the second half an effort that kept the Pioneers in the game. POINT PARK CALIFORNIA li rTS Long 9 3- 3 21 Greene Josefoskl 8 2- 2 18 Florlana Dudlcv 6 0- 1 12 Tavlor Motz 7 5-5 19 Hanna Ritchie 11 2- 2 24 Oranae 1 Ptl 17 7- 8 41 7 3- 5 17 33-3 9 42- 2 14 0 0-0 0 Bloom 0 2- 2 2 Mllllgan Thcmpson 0 1-3 1 9 5- 5 23 Totals 41 14-14 96 Totals 105 Halftlmo score: Point Park 51, California 42. times. He was a competent administrator and official as witness the Dukes' strong basketball teams and top drawer schedules over the years. Certainly, "Doc" didn't have the football headaches Pitt encountered but what he had to do, he did well.

"What more would you want to know about him?" someone may ask. Only this. I thought I could recall controversies or anecdotes about "Doc" Skender. Nothing. Not even the file we have revealed anything.

He was that type. Never seeking publicity but always willing to cooperate. Clair Brown, Skender's successor, is an able man. As sports information director since 1963 Clair worked easily with the news media in the area. We wish both men the best of everything.

John II. Harris It will be noted in most obituaries about him that the late John H. Harris was better known in show business than he was in sports. Few will argue that point. We knew John best as the man who promoted hockey in Pittsburgh for years and one of the founders of the Variety Club here, first chapter of its kind.

Because of his multi-varied interests, most of them in Hollywood, Mr. Harris spent- very little time in Pittsburgh in recent years. John loved hockey. His Hornet teams were No. 1 in his affection even though he made millions in other enterprises, notably "Ice Capades." He was an avid boxing fan and at one time, some ten years ago, almost brought a National Basketball Association team to Pittsburgh.

Plans fell through at the last minute. As tough a businessman as most of his associates and rivals said he was, Mr. Harris had his sentimental side. When he was inducted into Pittsburgh's Sports Hall of Fame at the DD Dinner in 1967 he choked up. Later he wrote me, "This was one of'the nicest things ever done for me." Potpourri Walt Alston looks to a boy named Billy Gra-barkewitz as the future Los Angeles Dodgers' shortstop.

The best view of how the new Stadium on the Northside is coming along can be had from the Top of the Towers restaurant. It's nice to hear from our old pal Johnny Burke, former AMA-AAU official, who writes: "I must be an oldtimer as I fought Eddie McEntee at the 27th Ward amateur shows. I was runner-up to Frankie Wingo for a division title in a tournament." Add look alikes: Tony Cresto of Swissvale and Vince Lombardi. Mention of Lombardi brings to mind a note sent me by G. Pearce Rese of Washington, who rates George "Papa" Ilalas, the greatest pro coach of them all, not Lombardi.

Philadelphia sports page headline: "76ers More Exciting Without Wilt." This will begin an argument from Jack Henry who calls Wilt Chamberlain the greatest basketball player of all time. Roberto Clemente was the only Pirate to make the Los Angeles Dodgers' all-opponent team last year Bill Egan, the 78-year-old bag punching wonder, performed in Hong Kong one day last week. "This is the greatest city I ever saw," he writes. Sammy Roy Jr. offers written proof he picked the Jets to win in the Super Bowl, because, as he puts it, "Joe Namath is my idol." "Hockey Pictorial" has an article on the Penguins' Bob Woytowich titled "Pittsburgh's Poles Love the 'Kolbassi Terry Hanratty and Jim Seymour plus other Notre Dame grid stars will don basketball togs for a game in Butler this Saturday night.

Ty Cobb managed the Detroit Tigers from 1921 through '26 in case J. D. M. of Warren, Ohio, is reading. The Dapper Dolly Club enters the names of Elaine Korince and Ela-nore E.

Semmes while the Dapper Dans welcome as new members, James F. Kelly, Anthony Amendola, Vince Gryszka, George Callas. From the "Christian Athlete" "God never puts any man in a place too small to grow in." Pro Hockey Summary "Doc" Skender the man? hiSl was a fine 8entle" a11 our dealIn8s with the news media at all AMERICAN LEAGUE WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS Rochester 1 Buffolo 1 Cleveland 3 1 EASTERN DIVISION PIS. OF GA Hershev 27 19 5 59 211 162 Baltimore Providence i 9 3U I0Z I do Sarinaf ielct 18 2 7 7 43 178 196 ....23 23 3 49 169 197 I WESTERN DIVISION Pts. GF GA Buffolo 30 10 9 59 196 117 Cleveland 23 52 7 53 154 169 Rochester 18 28 I 44 177 215 Quebec 16 27 9 41 155 175 THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE No games.

Kintz Meat! PITT Fo-Fga Ft-Fto Potctier 2- 5 Mc Far land 5-12 Causer 9-1 Caldwell 4- 4 Petrinl 4-11 Downei 2- Kigolo 1- i Hunt 0- 2 Withero o- 1 Barnhart 0- 2 McClelland tV ph. 4 1 11 2- 2 5- J- I I i 20 11 10 e- S- 0- 2 1 0- 1 Total 27-57 1521 J2 49 WEST VIRGINIA Kintz Truell Baity Grimm HuTimell Woods Ramsey Ludwig Lowe Dawson Syinont Totali rg-pna n-r-ia Pl. 5-10 0- 0 0- 4 4-10 0- 1 4- I 0- 1 3-4 1- 0- 1 2- 4 1- 1 4-11 1-17 5-14 0- 0 O- 0 0- 0 0- 0 O- 1 Jl II 14 14 25-49 19-41 30 20 19 Halttime icoro: West Virginia II. Pitt' 23 Field goal oorcentaaes! Pitt 47 it Virginia 50.7. Freo throw percentogtt: Pitt 43.2; West Virginia 44.3.

Team rebounds: Pitt West Virginia 'Officials: Wooldrldoe and Moffatt. Jones Set Pace Celt's Late Spurt Wins, 113 to 106 DETROIT, Feb. 12 (AP)-Veteran Guard Sam Jones, who is retiring at the end of the current season to become a college basketball coach, paced a final-quarter spurt tonight as the Boston Celtics rallied for a 113-106 National Basketball Association victory over Detroit. Jones dropped in 12 of his 19 points during the last eight minutes and shared honors in the closing drive with fellow Guard Larry Siegfried, who scored eight of his 27 points in the fourtn quarter. BOSTON DETROIT Barnes Pts Ptl 0 0- 0 0 Dlschlngr 4 4-7 14 1 A Hoirston I 1- 6 17 10 4- 6 24 Bellamy 4 3- 7 15 2 0- 0 4 Blng 12 4- 7 28 13-4 19 Komlves 3 0-0 6 3 2-2 I McLmoro 3 5- 11 5 2- 3 2 Miles 71-3 15 1 1 Walllr oo-To 9 9-11 27 Hggee Jones r5ss7i Siegfried Totols 45 23-31 113 Totals 43 20-37 lOo 1 Detroit 30 20 30 24-104 Footed out-Non.

Total fouls-Boston 25, Detroit 23. CINCINNATI Stu Lantz scored 12 points in the final period to help sq ielch a Cincinnati rally and send San Diego past the Royals 118-114. SAN Cincinnati" Pts OF Pts 10 2- 2 22 VArsdalo 10 1-11 28 8 6- 8 22 Smith 9 5- 7 23 4 4-11 12 Hetzel 9 23 12 5- 6 29 Tucker 2 0-14 8 3- 3 19 Lucas 7 0- 2 14 2 0- 0 4 Dlerklng I 0- 16 3 0- 2 6 Diwlddo 10-0 2 11-1 3 Frlnk 0 0-00 0 1-1 1 Wesley 2 0-0 4 Barnett anlz Haves Block Knlis Adelman Kimball riicv Wllliamt Total, 48 22-34 111 Totals 4118-27114 Son Dleao 39 24 21 34-111 Cincinnati 21 24 29 33-114 Fouled out-Cincinnati, Van Arsdale. Total fouls-San Diego 24, Cincinnati 27. NEW YORK The New York Knickerbockers equalled their all-time record of 10 straight victories set earlier this season and moved into a virtual tie for second place in the NBA Eastern Divison by downing the Phoenix Suns, 112-105.

PHOENIX NEW YORK VArsdalo Gregor Fox Goodrich Snvder Johnson Warlick McKnzIo pis at- fu 6 2- 3 14 DeBscert 6 6-1 1 5 3- 4 13 Bradley 10 2- 2 22 6 1- 3 13 Reed 11 6- 7 28 10 6- 7 26 Barnes 5 1- 2 11 5 1- 4 11 Frazier 6 8- 9 20 0 0- 0 0 Mav 2 6- 6 10 9 2- 3 20 Rlordan 0- 5 2 2 4- 4 8 Bowman 0 1-1 Hocket oo-a Totals 43 jV28 105Totals4l M-35 111 "phoenix ........7... 21 20 New York 29 32 17 34-112 Total fouls-Phoenix 24, New York 22. Fouled rut-None. Attendance-12417. BALTIMORE Earl Monroe scored 20 of his 29 points in the middle two periods and led the Baltimore Bullets to a 120-110 NBA victory over the San Francisco Warriors.

SAN FRANCISCO BALTIMORE Pts Pit Turner 3 3- 3 9 Marin 6 2-2 14 Lee 8 3- 3 19 Scott 10-0 16 Thurmnd 11 6-10 28 Unseld 6 3- 5 15 King MulTln 6 z- 14 Loughery 8 5- I 21 10 3- 3 23 Monroe 13 A jl Williams 2 0- 0 4 Manning 5 0- 1 10 J. Ellis i L. Ellis Barnniu Lewis Totals 45 20-25 lib Totals 53-14-23-120 Son Francisco 29 26 25 30-110 36 29 11-120 Baltimore 24 Total fouls-San Francisco 17, Baltimore 20. Fou ed out None. MILWAUKEE, Wis.

-Zelmo Beaty scored 18 of his 25 points in the second half to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 113-106 National Basketball Association victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. The triumph was only the Hawks' fifth in 12 games in a slump which has cost them ground in their pursuit of the leading Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Division. Atlanta pulled away from a 34-34 tie midway in the second quarter, opening a 47-35 lead. The Bucks cut the gap to 65-6t early in the third period, but never got any closer. Brown was elevated to the director's post and he's been there ever since.

He is married and he and his wife, Mildred, have two children, Kathy, 20, and John, 19, both now students at Duquesne. They live in Belle Vernon. When the first rumors of Skender's proposed retirement i j. spread a couple of days ago, the name of Red Manning, the Dukes' basketball coach, was mentioned as the apparent successor. When asked if Manning was considered, Father McNamara replied: "He was mentioned, yes." Brown added: "Our athletic program must expand.

Red has a full-time job coaching and we should eliminate him just on that." Brown, 44, will be overseer (Continued on Page 35) Lew Carpenter, offensive ends. A veteran of Lombardi's first two championship teams at Green Bay, Carpenter has been in charge of the Atlanta offense the past two years. He coached the ends for the Minnesota Vikings after his 1963 retirement from the Packers. Austin, offensive line as well as over-all offense. He was an assistant to Lombardi at Green Bay before becoming Pittsburgh coach.

The Steelers fired him after winning only two games last fall. He was the first assistant hired by Lombardi for the Redskins. Svare, over-all defense. A (Continued on next page) Louis E. (Doc) Skender, a man who has been synonom-ous with athletics at Duquesne for four decades, announced his retirement yesterday and Clair N.

Brown was named to succeed him as athletic director. "Five years ago I made up my mind that when I got to be 62 I would retire," said Skender. "So it has not been an overnight decision. "No one believed me. This will be proof." Skender turned 62 last October and made his wish for retirement known to university officials.

A sub-committee" of the school's athletic committee was formed to search out a successor to Skender and it recommended Brown, a former newspaperman who has been a sports publicist at Duquesne since 1961. Brown will take over when the current semester ends in May. Olds Sink Penn State PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12 (AP) Temple's Owls scored eight straight points early in the second half to break open a close game and went on to defeat Penn State, 70-50, tonight in the opener of a basketball doubleheader at the Palestra. Villanova's Ail-American candidates Howard Porter and John Jones combined for 49 points Wednesday night as the Wildcats routed Canisius, 75-54, in the nightcap of the doubleheader.

The Owls (15-6) won their fourth straight game after struggling to a 25-21 lead in the first half. PENN STATE TEMPLE Brvant Young Stonsfleld Dalev Mello Nichols Egleston 6 Ptl Pts 3 1-1 7 Baum 5 4-6 14 2 0- 0 4 Cromer 5 2- 3 12 4 1-3 9 Mast 7 6- 6 20 8 0- 0 16 Strunk 2 0-0 4 5 2-2 12 Brocchl 4 0-1 8 10-0 2 Snook 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 Mulava 0 0-0 0 wieczerak i- i Brooks 2 0-0 4 Richrdsn 0-0-0 0 Totals 23 "50 Totals 28 VM8 70 7penn Stato T. 77. 21 29-50 Temple 25 45-70 Personal fouls-Penn State 15, Temple Foul outs-Stansfield. REDSKINS REBUILDING Lombardi Picks Svare As Top Defense Aide WASHINGTON, Feb.

12 (AP)-Vince Lombardi named a six-man coaching staff today to help him rebuild the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. The crew includes two former head coaches and two Red skins holdovers. Lombardi tapped Harland Svarve, former boss of the Los Angeles Rams, to take charge of the Redskins defense. Bill Austin, deposed Pittsburgh Steelers coach, will have over-all responsibility on offense. The full staff and duties: George Dickson, offensive backfield.

A veteran of nearly two decades in coaching, Dickson has been in charge of the offense for the New Orleans Saints the past two years. He has been on the coaching staffs of Notre-Dame, Oklahoma and Southern California in the college ranks as well as Oakland, Denver and Atlanta among the pros. MARK BALBACH fiV'-r 4 4 Classic Nominees Come Tall Twenty district high school basketball stars, ranging from 6-foot-6 down to nearly a foot shorter, make up the first list of nominees for the Post-Gazette Dapper Dan Roundball Classic announced yesterday. Topping the list in height are Rich Sulka of Pittsburgh NATIONAL LEAGUE WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS St. Louis 2 Pittsburoh 0 Toronto 7 Minnesota 1 Philadelphia 3 Chicago 3 EAST DIVISION Boston 33 PIS 12 Sr.

78 (' 5 Nxui Vork 1 70 OJ IJI IOO Montreal. 32 15 I 72 153 I Detroit 2 7 20 8 62 174 149 Toronto 24 17 11 59 1 14.1 Chicago 25 25 6 56 205 185 WEST DIVISION between the Pennsylvania All-Stars and the United States All-Stars. The Roundball nominating committee for district schools consists of these sports editors and sports writers Bob Vosburg, New Castle News; Ron Paglia, Monesscn Daily Independent; Phil Musick, Greensburg Tribune-Review; Herky Cush, Homestead Daily Messenger; Ted Col-ton, McKeesport Daily News; Bob Schank, Valley Daily News (Tarentum); Todd Trent, Uniontown Evening Standard; Joe Tronzo, Beaver Falls News Tribune, and Andy Nuzzo, Beaver County Times. The nominees: Valentino Bell, 6-0, New Castle; Ruben Montanez, 6-3, Homestead Boyle; John Carom, 6-2, Uniontown; Rich Sulka, 6-6, Pittsburgh Central Catholic; Mark Balbach, 6-3, Edgewood; Bob Dillinger, 6-4, Duquesne; Mike Valchcff, 6-4, Johnstown Bishop McCort; Eugene Jackson, 6-2, Westinghouse Memorial; Joe McGraw, 5-10, Freedom; Larry Stevens, 6-3, Pittsburgh Peabody. Also Jay Furnival, 6-6, Munhall; Mike Blanciak, 6-0, Kiski Area; Jesse Stewart, 6-2, Aliouippa; John Hufnagcl, 6-2, Montour; Don Speigcl, 6-2, Trafford; Don Wilson, 5-7, Penn Hills; Carl Morris, 6-3, Braddock; Bob Evans, 6-3, Piltsburgh Schcnlcy; Don Nelson, 6-5, Hampton, and Marvin Abrams, 6-0, Highlands.

PFS. Br OA 16 12 f8 j4 Ml 27 I 48 145 1 77 20 ft. Loul 28 Central Catholic and Jay Ftirni-val of Munhall, of the VVPIAL's Section 5-A. Both are 6-6. Down at the bottom is Don Wilson, the 5-7 backcourt whiz of Penn Hills' Sec.

8-A contender in the WPIAL chase. The list consists of 15 players from the huge WPIAL, two from the Pittsburgh City League, two from the Pittsburgh Catholic Class A League, and Mike Val-cheff, 6-4 ace from Johnstown Bishop McCort. From this list and others to Oakland Los Angeles ...19 27 6 44 127 166 Phllarielohla ...12 28 15 39 U0 14 Wnnesoto 13 33 9 35 19? PITTSBURGH .11 34 I 30 111 190 THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE Montreal at Detroit, New York ot Let EASTERN LEAGUE WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS Charlotte 9 Long Island 3 THURDSAY'S SCHEDULE Long Island at Salem, New Jersey at Syracuse. Angeles, it. Louis at Philadelphia WESTERN LEAGUE THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE Portland at San Diego.

WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS Dallas 125 Minnesota 105 EASTERN WESTERN Pet. Pet. Minnesota 28 Oakland 40 8 .833 Indiana 30 27 .526 Denver 32 22.593 Kentucky 26 25 .510 N. Orlens 26 27.491 Miami 26 25.510 Dollos 21 26 I New York 14 37 .275 Anaeles 22 28 440 Houston 16 33 .327 THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE Sports on the Air TODAY-RADIO 12:30, 4:30, 10:30 p. WYDD FM (104.7 mgs)-Ski Reports.

7:30 p.m.-WWSW (970)- Whecling Downs race results. follow will come players for the fifth annual Roundhall Classic set for Friday, March 28, at the Civic Arena. The classic leads off with a game between the West Penn All-Stars and the City-Catholic All-Stars, followed by the clash Pro Grid Signings PHILADELPHIA (NFL) Offensive Tackle Ken Carmon, Ohio Offensive End Clark Frost, Central Missouri Slote; Defensive Bock Herb Nauss, Albripb College, All free ogenls. ffIIIIIIirilfllllIlllfIIIIfllirilllIIIIIIIIIIIIolfIIIllIIilllfllIIIIIfrLMIfllllIIIIIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIfllIllllllltllllllllIIIIIIIIIlltlllr 0.