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POST-GAZETTE: March 17, 197621 Leps Spot WindberEdge, Win, 74-65 Bill "li Xk? i 1 lt A. it 11. -Post-Goielte Plwtos bv ALBERT FRENCH Koft John of St. Johns grabt a rebound as teammate Vine IS enter (14) watches play. ttWtJ (WO r-w mm tzar mm "res Philly's Connolly In X.

I 4 i met" 1 xW Inn ii in' By RUSS BROWN Post-Goiett Sports Wrlrtr Midland had to be asking itself, "How did Windber finish third in District It was a legitimate question. Midland, the WPIAL Class AA champion for as long back as anyone cares to remember, earned a 74-65 victory over Windber in a first-round PIAA tourney game at Chartiers Valley High School last night. But that final score doesn't reveal how much Windber came to play. Joe Flori's Ramblers, who lost to Bishop Guilfoyle In the Dist. 6 semifinals, took it to Midland for the first half and played the powerful Leopards to a 32-32 stalemate at intermission.

Although Midland obviously had much more power on the bankboards, determined Windber made up for its lack of muscle with uncanny marksmanship. Dan Nagy, a spunky 5-10 guard who finished with 20 points, consistently hurt theLeopards' 2-1-2 zone with his jump shot from the corners. On defense, the Ramblers played all four quarters like a team trailing by a bucket in the final minute of the game. Midland had only two brief leads in the first half, and it had faced deficits as severe as six points. The Leopards were consistent in the third quarter, but even as late as the final minute, the WPIAL champ of four straight seasons led by a mere point, 46-45.

But in the next three-minute spread, running into the first two minutes of the fourth quarter, Midland reeled off 10 unanswered points to finally break away from the clutch of the sticky ramblers. Smooth Larry Stevens converted a free throw and 6-4 Chuck Gomez hit three straight from the line to push Midland ahead by five, 50-45, at the end of the third quarter. Jim Slappy star fingered home a soaring tip to start the fourth quarter, then Gomez muscled home a follow and Stevens and Gomez each converted one of two free throws to build the Midland lead to an untouchable 56-45. Actually, everyone knew it was only a matter of time before Midland's superior muscle wore down the pesky but overmatched Ramblers. Gomez and Ken Wright, the Leopards' two 6-4 tough guys, overpowered tiny Windber with 29 and 21 points, respectively.

Gomez, in particular, was awesome with eight field goals and 13 of 17 free throws, which illustrates how futilely Windber tried to stop the bullish center by tugging on his arms and climbing on his back. The fourth quarter was a parade of the players to the Windber bench. Four of the Rambler starters fouled out. In the end, the personal foul parade sank Windber. Windber scored 26 field goals to Midland's 24, but Midland hit 26 of 31 free throws to Windber's 13-for-24.

Yet the crowd of 1,316 left with a feling that if Windber had been bigger, Midland might have been embarrassed. It certainly could have happened, too, because the Ramblers didn't get outplayed, only outrebounded. It could make the Western final a very interesting matchup, since Bishop Guilfoyle, the team that beat Windber, is considered even more pesky than the Ramblers if that's possible. And Midland, over the past two seasons, has had its share of trouble with supposedly inferior Guilfoyle teams. Picked for DD Roundball Picked for Roundball Kevin Murtha (20), Rob John rebound as St.

John's routs Forbes Superdome Will Host Super Bowl in 1978 Of II v- yrf'f tv' i VwMnk tjiK r.mi iiimJS By PHIL AXELROD Post-Goiette SDorl Writer From Missouri the Land of Show Me, don't tell me the Dapper Dan Roundball Classic has plucked a kid that has everybody in agreement. John Parker, a solid, 6-8, 210-pounder from St. Louis, is a consensus All-America with the credentials to back up his publicity 27 points, 19 rebounds, six blocked shots a game. Parker will play for the United States team against the Pennsylvania All-Stars in the Classic at the Civic Arena, April 2. While earning all-state honors three years in a row and being named Most Valuable Player in St.

Louis for 1975, Parker has attracted national attention with over 150 colleges after him. Here's just a sampling of what some of the coaches have to say about Parker. "He's the power forward we're looking for," said Maryland's Lefty Driesell. "If I had a big man like him I would have been in the NCAA Tournament this year," said Florida State's Hugh Durham. "We pray we can get a kid like Parker," said Oral Roberts Coach Jerry Hale, whose boss, Oral Roberts, has made several trips to Parker.

Before Parker chooses a college, he'll finish up his career at Central iHgh, now 29-1 and in the state finals. But all the talent isn't going to be on the side of the United States team. Not by a longshot. James Connolly, the first player ever chosen from, Father Judge High in Philadelphia, will bring 24-point, 14-rebound-a-game averages to JOHN PARKER JAMES CONNOLLY Both of the Midland victories were by one point. MIDLAND Gomez 8 Wright SlQDPV 3 FT Fit.

13-17 29 5-10 t-S 10 4-7 0-1 0 0-0 0-1 0 FT Pit. 1-3 IJ 3-4 11 1-4 7 6-9 IO 1-3 3 (HI i 1-1 3 Pftrlllo BiKSI 4 Pstro 1 Noov 7 Antoloskv 1 Bosnock 3 Costantlno I rlrreno 6 the Roundball. He's been named to the Pennsylvania team. Connolly is the "sleeper" among the Pcnnsy players because he broke his wrist and missed the final four weeks of the season. Father Judge was 14-1 with a healthy Connolly, but slipped to 18-6 afterward.

"Connolly is being recruited by every college in the East," said Sonny Vacarro, Roundball talent Scam 1 R. Stlvtns 0 By DAVID FINK Post-Gozett. Soortt Writer It'll be the Super Bowl in the Super-dome come Jan. 15, 1978, but for National Football League owners a few dates in less than a month are now of greater concern. In a flurry of announcements following a five-hour session that climaxed a daylong series of meetings in San Diego, the owners announced that: The expansion draft to stock the new Seattle and Tampa franchises with 39 veteran players will be held March 30-31.

The annual college draft will be held April 8-9. Memphis' bid to place its franchise in the now defunct World Football League in the NFL was rejected. Earlier, the owners named New Orleans as the site for Super Bowl XII and began to investigate the complex ramifications of a class-action suit filed yesterday in a U.S. District Court in Minneapolis. That suit by 79 current and former NFL players seeks an unspecified amount of damages athletes claimed they sustained as a result of the Rozelle Rule.

It was that suit, which is a followup to the recent court ruling that invalidated the controversial Rozelle Rule, that cemented the owners' thinking on the Memphis Issue. "The owners reaffirmed their desire to get to 30 teams," said Commissioner Pete Rozelle, "but they felt they should move ahead only when they see what the future holds." The owners are appealing the invalidation of the Rozelle Rule, but, if recent rulings are to be labelled a trend, they should expect to lose their fight. The Rozelle Rule can be invoked after a player plays out his option (one year beyond the actual length of a contract) and makes himself a free agent. If he then signs with a second team, that club must compensate the first team. If the two teams cannot reach a settlement through money, players or draft choices, Rozelle can arbitrarily determine the compensation.

"I was shocked by the suit." said Steeler President Danny Roonev via the phone. "After Dick Anderson Miami) became the head of the Players Association, he made a lot of statements concerning future negotiations between players and management that I thought were very positive, very progressive. That the union would turn right around and file a suit like this so soon after those statements shocked me. I hadn't expected that kind of move at all." Rozelle indicated, however, that Anderson would meet with the owners tomorrow and that such a meeting would force postponement of today's Management Council meeting until tomorrow. The selection of New Orleans as tlte 1978 Super Bowl site came as no surprise, even though there was apparently strong sentiment for scheduling the game in Houston to preserve the rotation between American and National Conference cities that has existed since the early 1970s.

"New Orleans was the heavy favorite from the beginning," said Rooney. "Houston made a strong pitch and some of the owners favored continuance of that rotation i pntiern. But. as 1 pected. New Orleans won out." Despite strong support.

Houston was''' not promised the 1979 Super Bowl. year's Super Bowl will be held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, which, because of its proximity to Los Angeles, is considered an NFC site. It will be New Orleans' fourth Super Bowl. It housed Super Bowls IV, VI and IX. the last of which was the Steelers' 16-6 victory over Minnesota.

The 1975 Super Bowl was originally slated for the' $173 million Superdome, but construe-i tion delays forced it to be played in di- lapidated Tulnne Stadium (Sugar Bowli. Seattle will pick first in the expansion draft with Tampa enjoying the first sc- lection in the college draft. The two will alternate making the first pick of each subsequent round. Each of the current 2fi franchises ran protect 30 of their 43 rostered players. After a club loses the first of its 13 unprotected players, it can protect an additional player.

The procedure will be repeated when each team, loses its sec--ond player. Each team will lose thrae.t players. The draft had been delayed for; two months because of litigation. S- Tctnl 24 24-31 74 Total Midland 1. WIlMbw It II 14 scout.

Bortsch Sportsch ATtenoanc: 1,316. Washington Wins, 67-62 SHARON Washington's big man sat out most of the game but it was little consolation to Sharpsville Scrapping with its tallest player at 6-0, Sharpsville came within three points with four minutes to go but lost 67-62 to Sec. 14 champ Washington last night in the PIAA Class AA opener. Greg Grace scored 25 and Bill Hairston 20 for Washington (23-2), whose 6-6 Ed McNeely sat out three quarters in foul trouble. John Liptak had 23 and Chris Anglin 20 for Sharpsville (23-3) of District 10.

WASHINGTON SHARPSVILLI 6 P. 6 F't. Cnmtron 2 0- 0 4 Llotok 10 3- 23 Wist 0- 0 10 Benedetto 3 1-1 7 McNeely 0 0- 0 0 Petmccl 4 0-1 I Holrtton I 4- 6 20 Anolln I 4- 4 20 Hevmon 1 6-7 I Huohei 0-0 4 Bennett 0-0 0 Grace I Ml (Reportsch Diocesan Grade Titles on Line Semifinals and finals in both Class A and Class of the Diocesan grade school basketball championships will be played Friday at 7 p. m. and Sunday at 2 p.

m. at South Catholic High and St. Norbert School, respectively. In Class A St. Catherine of Beech-view meets St.

John of Monaca and St. Teresa of Perrysville plays Resurrection of Brookline. In Class Sacred Heart meets South Side Catholic and St. Titus, Aliquippa, plays St. Joseph of Totnl, 24 19-24 67 Total.

Woihlnoton 1. 19 Shorpivlll. 12 12 .29 I- 9 62 10 It 47 11 27-62 Badgers Name Cofield Coach MADISON, Wis. (AP) William L. Cofield, assistant basketball coach at Virginia, was named head basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin yesterday.

In succeeding John Powless at Wisconsin, Cofield becomes the first black to coach a major sport in the Big Ten. Powless, who coached the Badgers for eight years, announced last month in the midst of a 14-game losing streak that he would step down at the end of the season. Athletic Director Elroy Hirsch said Cofield, 3 6 was chosen from among more than 70 applicants. He said Cofield signed a five-year contract which will pay him $25,000 the first year. Asked if he thought his selection as the conference's first black coach was a historical event, Cofield said, "I wish I could say no, but it is a historical event.

I don't necessarily like the extra added pressure." Lemons New Texas Coach AUSTIN, Tex. (API-Abe Lemons, basketball coach at Pan American University, was hired yesterday as head basketball coach for the University of Texas. Lemons, 53, replaces Leon Black who resigned Feb. 28 after a losing season and much criticism for reporting alleged recruiting violations by arch rival Texas Lemons has been athletic director and head coach at Pan American for the past three years. He is incoming presi-d of the American Basketball Conches Association.

His 1976 team finished with a 20-5 season record and had the nation's leading scorer in Marshall Rogers. Lemons has an overall re-ord of 364 victories and 195 defeats in his 21-year coaching career. Faiello's Earl) Kayo Belts Out Foe Russell St. John's Clears Off Forbes Road, 81- 52 James (Lash) Nesser must have been angry with Uniontown St. John because he was still yelling at his team, calling timeouts and biting his knuckle in the final three minutes of the game.

"I do have this nasty habit of biting my knuckle," Nesser said, "but I'm trying to break it." Uniontown St. John's victory last night certainly wasn't a knuckle-biter. The Eagles (20-4) soared to an 81-52 romp over Forbes Road (20-6) in the opening round of the PIAA basketball playoff at Chartiers Valley. Uniontown St. John plays the Venango Christian-Johnsonburg winner Friday night at Edinboro in the second round of the Class A playoffs, so Nesser's knuckle has just three days to heal.

Roundball Tickets Tickets for the 1976 Post-Gazette Dapper Dan Roundball Classic by mall only are now available through the Dapper Dan office. The $7.25 tickets are sold out, but plenty of $5.25 and $3.25 tickets are available. The Classic will be held Friday, April 2, at Civic Arena. All teats are reserved. Mail orders must be accompanied by a check or money order and a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

Address mail orders to: Dapper Dan Roundball Classic, 50 Blvd. of the Allies, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15230. No phone reservations are accepted. Tickets also are available at the Civic Arena.

MOSCOW (AP) A top Soviet sports official claimed yesterday that the bal-a of sports power is shifting steadily to socialist countries, a he denied claims by "western journalists" that the Soviet Union drills its athletes in special military-like units. "Bourgeois propaganda mouthpieces do not tire of wishful thinking of all torts, and concocting rumors and lies In order to belittle the signficance of the sports victories scored by the USSR and the other socialist countries," said Sergei Pavlov, chief of the Soviet government's Committee on Physical Culture and Sports. In an interview in Lltera-turnaya Gazeta, as reported by the Tass News Agen-c Pavlov said socialist countries would continue to gain In sports performance because of "the fact that sports activities are within reach of the masses." While denying that paramilitary training for athletes exists In the Soviet Union, Pavlov acknowledged that "the state spares no efforts and resources for promoting physical culture and sports among the masses." According to recent Soviet publications, more than 20A.OOO "physical culture collectives" exist at factories, offices and farms. The collectives, which have about 45 million members, are subsidized mainly by the state budget, trade union funds, receipts from sports events and the profits of the Institution where the collectives operate. ST.

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3 2-1 I Hel 5 3-4 9 d. rtes.er a o- reMn 4 3-4 11 BOivo 0-0 2 Dohon. 0 1-2 1 Ruddy 0- 0 1 Frank Faiello recorded the quickest knockout of the night in the 132-pound Novice bout and his brother Danny won the 119 Open title to lead LaQuatra Boys Club in a runaway at the Golden Belts boxing tourney last night at the Mon-roeviile Howard Johnson's. Faiello's knockout came at 0:27 of the first round, jerking Darnel Russell of Homestead AC out of the ring. LaQuatra won team titles in the Open and Novice divisions with five individual victories in each.

The Open champs will represent the Allegheny Mountain Association in the national AAU tourney this May in Las Vegas. It was the fourth straight year that the South Side Laquatrans won the Open team title. Charlie Daniels' AC also starred with three individual victories, highlighted by Ernie Page's defense of his 139 Open title. Page, one of the classiest amateurs this area has produced, pounded his to a decision over Robert Young of the Steubenville Boys Club. Jig's Up or Irish MEADOW LANDS The luck of a pair of longshot "Irish" horses didn't help the hearty harness fans handicap- ping the "Big on St.

Patrick's Day eve last night at The Meadows. Leprechaun Creed, an 18 1 shot with Bill Fry in the sulky, topped the sixth race first half of the "Big Golden Gil Bur finished second to coiih.it plcte the 64 combination. In the second half. Foggy Lenhait. a 10-1 shot with Russ Baldwin driving, edged Big Burt by a neck for a 8 2 com- bination.

ty There were no ''lucky" holders of the overall 6-4-82 combinations, Instead, the 6-4-alI 2 paid $755 20. Total. 36 9-10 II Tololl I JO St. Thomas Heats Union City in 'A' SHARON Braddock St. Thomas advanced in the Boys Class A PIAA basketball tournament with a 55-50 victory over Union City.

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Kermon Torbfll Fisher Youno j. Torb.ll Price Williom. McColl li J-3 Total 20 15-21 SS P-G Playoff Picks Tonight BOYS PIAA PLAYOFFS Valley over Warren by 18 Schenley over Johnstown by 10 Baldwin over Punxsutawney by 8 Monessen over Erie St. Vincent by 2 Altoona over Oliver by 11 GIRLS PIAA PLAYOFFS Baldwin over by 7 Corry over Franklin Reg by 1 Montreal Squeezes By Pens in Final Period final AP Basketball roll Roundball Rosters UNITED STATES James Wilkes, 6-S, Dorsey High, los Angeles. Michael Rice, 8-7, Governor Thomas Johnson, Frederick, Md.

Jay Shidler, 6-2, Lawrenceville, III. John Parker, 6-8, Central High, St. Louis. PENNSYLVANIA Nathan (Sonny) Lewis, 6-3, Schenley. Mike Brooks, 6-7, West Philadelphia Catholic.

Baron (B.B.) Flenory, 6-0, Valley. Rodney Duncan, 6-0, Germantown. James Connolly, 8-7, Father Judge High. anr, 14, 1 In 4nrmittl IOH SCHOOL Srhftpil (Continued from Page 20.) period when he shot off a 2-on-l break. Guy Lapointe'i power play goal from the blue line behind a screen -tied it at 15:12.

Apps and MacDonald hooked up for a picture goal at 2:02 of the second period. MacDonald took what appeared to be a shot from the left faceoff circle. It turned out to be a pass to Apps, who cruised close to the net In behind Larocque, who moved out to cut down MacDonald's angle. Then Shutt tied it and the see-sawing continued until Savard's finally put Montreal in the lead. PENGUIN NOTES Defenseman Dave Burrows left the game for repairs in the middle of the first period.

Burrows opened a cut on his forehead blocking a Doug Risebrough shot. The Pens were in danger of being snowbound in Montreal by a daylong snowfall that went on into last night. A similar storm last April closed the Montreal airport for three days and the Pens had to take a train to Toronto where they were able to catch a flight back to Pittsburgh. When the Pens originally said they planned to use defenseman Ed Van Inpe with Ron Stackhouse it was because Barry Wilkins was injured. Van Inpe normally plays the right side on defense, but could have filled In for Wilkins on the left.

The pairings with everyone healthy are Burrows on the left and Van Inpe the right as one combination and Wilkins on the left with Stack-house on the right as the other combination. Penalty killers Lew Morrison and Ed Gilbert were on their game for the first two Montreal power plays, killing off both penalties with aggressive efforts. Cnrrltk I wosnnonauu F-llih 6 AllnMlr-t ChrifMl 0 Elder ton ft 0 Allrohrny 2, Prnn Hilts 2 Ptilt Vrirnon 2 FarntM 9 70-0 1000 i I JS-4 Vi Si, l.ll Rcavtr 0 "3 Ntvorta-Lo VMM (1) iiufoftri () U'LA Alabama Nofr Dam (North Carol (no MtchKjnrt 10 Wr-Mern MlChloon 11 Varylnrtfl li Cincinnati 13 trnnenet 14 MlMourl 15 Arizona 16 Texas Ttctl OIRLS HIGH SCHOOL 1 Fifth uilh 2 south Hltli ft arnrniBV hnly King Edward ,3 South 1 South Him 0 P.rrv Ailwhfny 0 INOFPCNDCNT Salvotl.il Army tod CHRC 3 E- Ubrty Rlut Crptl I nln. 1 Mfllon 1. Llbtrty 1 PPO I vanalln.

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