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"in. i'Kim i i iu ss 4-t Tuesday, I eb. 12, '74 i fi i "i 'i w'i nii i LUiuiuumi i uvim lid itwwi itle oo Bits van Mwiioiiff sisiite Jb FT" CADILLAC i Class A Class IJ 1 cffifcMIDUNK BIG RAPIDS' LMUSKEGON GRAND RAPIDS 1 Detroit Northwestern 0 1. Albion 15 0. 2 Saginaw 15 0 2 Holt 14 0 3 Flint Northwestern 12 2 3 Muskegon Reeths Puffer IS 0 4 Detroit Catholic Central 13 1 4 Dearborn Divine Child 13 2 Detroit Kettering 0 5-Saginaw Carrollton 12 1 6 Birmingham Brother Rice 14 2 6 Cadillac 15 7 Battle Creek Central 12 2 7 Saginaw Buena Vista 12 1 8 Grand Rapids Christian 12 2 8 River Rouge 13 3 9 Mt.

Clemens 12 1 9 Southgate Aquainas 13 10 Grosse Pointe North 15 0 10 Detroit Lutheran 18 0 I DETROIT I Class BY HA'. SCHRAM Fret Press Sports Writer It is mid-February the dog days of winter but there's plenty of excitement these days and nighte in Evart, a bustling community of 1,800 in north central Michigan. The rabbit hunting isn't bad, the ice fishing and snowmobiling are improving Evart Products, wnere they turn out plastic and wire harness, is booming. You can still find a couple dollars worth of gasoline at any of the town's seven stations. There's always a hot cup of coffee At the Wayside Cafe and yiu can enjoy a pizza at Mama Lucia's.

BfcT MOST important the Wildcat are on a tear. Tuesday night Evart High goel after its 16th straight victory when it meets Coleman in the biggert game of the year to far in the Evart gym. Principal Bill Wilder doesn't want to shut anybody out of the building but if the crowd gets too big he may have to lock the doori. Evart, the No. 4 ranked Class team in the state, is typical of the email community in Michigan which feels Its team has a chance this winter to play In the tttit championship game at Jenison Fleldhouse, March JO.

"We're thinking about it," admits druggist Robert Holihan, "but we realize its an outside shot at the best, to even get into the regionals we've got toteat a very good Benzie Central team in the districts." HOLIHAN HAS been in Evart since 1935. He remembers the 1947 team which fought his JV squad at Mason won 18 straight. "Lynn's doing a fine job for us," says Wilder, "He has a way of communicating with his team they believe in nim and for a young fellow he has a great command of the game." Actually it wan Jay Gowell, the football coach, who got the town fired up. Agood football town for 40 years GowelPs team last season went 8-1 and the fans came swarming back. The Wildcats are a team on the run Evart likes to fast break on offense and press on defense.

GEROULD FEELS he has the good bench to risk the fouling which goes with the press. "We can go eight or nine deep," the coach tells you. Joachim Swiger, a 6-foot-3 senior forward who was born in Germany, leads this team. Swiger carries an 18-point scoring average and is coming up with 14-15 rebounds a game. He scored 40 points in three quarters of a game one night against Roscommon.

Greg Derscheid destroys opponents who go one-on-one with him. He teams at guard with Jack Dieson and together they'll score 25-30 points a game. CHUCK DAVIS has done a good job of replacing the injured Dave VanOrder at center and Scott Gray starts at the other forward. You can't key on any one player. Evart has proven its balance with five players scoring over 20 points at sometime during Class 1 Bay City All Saints 2 Muskegon Christian 3 Lake Michigan Catholic 4 Evart 5 Benzie Central 6 DeWitt 7 Negaunee 8 Bangor 9 Portland 10 Detroit St.

Andrew 15 0 1 Traverse City St. Francis 14 1 14 1 2 Harbor Springs 14 0 17 0 3 Ann Arbor St. Thomas 14 1 15 0 4 wen-Trout Creek 14 6 12 3 5-FowIer 11 2. 13 1 6 Litchfield 15 0. 10 2 7-Mesick 16 01 15 2 8-McBain Christian 13 1 14 2 9 Saginaw St.

Mary 14 2 17 0 10 Cheboygan Catholic 11 3 its way into the finals only to lose to Saginaw SS. Peter Paul. this Is a new group of you have to admire their confidence it's their one chance and they want to make the most of it," says Holihan. There are signs and placards all over the gym, even more than in 1367 when Doug Rosser was a senior and helped Evart to a 22-1 season. The tournament trail ended that year in the regionals when Muskegon Christian 6topped the Wildcats.

THE COACH this year is Lynn Gerould, in his first season on the job. Gerould, 24, is in his first season as a varsity cmch. Last year the season. Evart is averaging 75 points a game while holding the opposition under 55 points. But Coleman is tough and Evart has reason to respect the Comets.

In the first meeting between the teams Coleman whipped away to r. 23-11 lead after one quarter and Evart spent much of the night digging itself out of a hole. If Gerould can't get the job done perhaps his wife, Jackie, can. She posted a 10-4 record last season as the girls' basketball coach at Dansville. I Roflls Sports Sffij In Brief Iowa Beats Purdue in 3 Overtimes Yes, Wheels Are Interested In Herb Jungaleers Tune Up: For Bigjjic Southeastern High's Jungaleers, who have a big playoff date Saturday at Cobo'Arena against top-ranked Northwestern, tunes up for the-' big match Tuesday in encounter with' Highland Park, i-v In other good suburban fit-tractions Tuesday night Berkley is host to North Farmiftg-ton, Fordson invades Garden City East and Warren Mott has an important Warren Conference engagement at Sterling Heights.

Tuesday's prep scheduler' Suburban Warren Woods at Center Line, Wacren Molt at Sterling, heiehts, Taylor Center at Dearborn Heights Annapolis, Trenton at Redtord Union, Madison Heiohts at Reyal Oak Kimball, West Bloomlieid at Pentiec Central, Waterford at Watre'ord Mott, HamtramcK at Detroit Country Day, Lake Shore at Rouville Brablec, Worties-ter at Ulica Eisenhower, Hazel Par at Southfleld Lathruo. Fordson a Garden City Lake at Cllntondale, Southeaster at Hiqhland Park, Bloomlieid Hills Andover at Bloomlieid Hits Lahser, Livonia Franklin at Northville, Dearborn at Allen Park, Farminqton a Southlieldr Worth Farmtnqton at Berkley, Rochester Adams at Lake Orion, Warren Fitiqfrald at Warren Cousino, Warren Tower at Lamphere. Dearborn Edsel Ford at Plymouth, Mil-ford at Walled Lake Central, Central al Ecorse, Warren at Warren Lincoln, Anse at Lakeview, Hfcrper Woods at Lutheran West, Grosse Pointe North at Praser, Flint Beecher at Dearborn Hefqhts Robichaud, Romeo al. Port Huron, Troy at Royal Oak Dondero, Utici Herb Washington BY CURT SYLVESTER Fret Prttt Sportt Writtr If Herb Washington can grab a football as "well as he covers ground, he may find him-; self a happy home with new Detroit Washington, the' exrMichigan State sprint star, said Monday he'd like to try out with the Wheels, and the Wheels said he would be more than welcome. -v "All I cansay is that we're interested in looking at most people, especially him," said Wheels' general managei; Sonny Gran- "He, broke a world record, didn't V- WASHINGTON SET the current world re cord of 5.8 seconds in the 60-yard dash as a collegian and, in a special race at MSU last Saturday, was just one-tenth of a second slower, at 5.9.

"Yes, we're interested in looking at him," said Grandelius. "We'll get in touch with him. "I don't know if In has neen drafted, but I'll check into it. If he hasn't been drafted, we'll see what can be done." The Flint (Mich.) native played football briefly at MSU and was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1972. He presently works as a sportscaster at a Lansing television station.

He said he would like to play football but also maintain his amateur status in track. IOWA CITY, la. Purdue its share of the Big Ten basketball lead Monday night, bowing to lowly Iowa, 112-111, but the Boilermakers carried the battle through three overtime periods before losing out. Iowa went into the game with an eight-game losing streak, while Purdue was perched atop the conference in a first-place' tie with the University of Michigan, showing a 7-1 But the game was never like that. The Hawkeyes, paced by senior center Jim Collins' 32-point performance, led most of the IT TOOK a last-second tip-in by Purdue's Frank Kend-rick to knot the score' at 81-81 at the end of regulation me and keep Boilermaker' hopes In the end Nate' Washington batted in a basket, jrvith less than one minute left in the third overtime to give Iowa its final Now Purdue stands third in the Big Ten, one full game behind Michigan and half a game behind Indiana.

lloosicrs Get Hot MADISON, Wis. (AP) -Indiana, paced-by sophomore Quinn Buckner's 17 points and brilliant floor leadership, pulled away in the second half to crush Wisconsin, Monday night and keepln the thick of the Bjg Ten basketball race. The nationally i2th-rahked Hoosiers' eighth consecutive victory ra a their Big Ten record to 7-1. The defeat Virtually shat- tered Wisconsin's title hopes. The Badgers now are 44 in the conference and 12-6 overall.

INDIAN 4, WHICH had squeaked past Wisconsin; 5 51, on Jan. 12 In Bloomuigton, jumped to a 17-10 lead before Wisconsin responded with nine points In a row. The Badgers, sparked by sophomore Dale Koehler, opened a 29-21 lead with iy2 minutes left in the half. However, Indiana fought' back and took a 35-33 lead on a 20 foot jumpshot by super sub John Laskowski at the halftone horn. The Hoosiers quickly took command in the second half and repeatedly forced Wisconsin turnovers.

The Hoosiers outscored Wisconsin 12-2, with four of the points by Buckner, for a 64-49 lead with just over six minutes to play. Wisconsin's hopes virtually died seconds later when 6-foot-. 11 Capt. Kim Hughes fouled' out. Koehler and Indiana's Steve Green each scored 16 points.

Gophers Rip Mini MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. Pistons' Lanier Touted for MVP ilfeMM! i Monday Night Continued from First Sports the three.centers on the three best teams Bob, Kareem and Dave Cowens. "Everybody expected Milwaukee to be good because of Big Ten Iowa 1)2, Purdue 111, eft. Indian II, Wisconsin il. Michigan Slate 75 Ohio State 7, et.

Michigan 50, Northwestern 41. Minnesota 10, Illinois el. Stal Ferris State (0, Lake Superior State St. Grand Valley 76, Saginaw Valley 7. Aquinas 111, DIT 97.

Macomb CC 95, Auourn Hills CC 72. Spring Arbor 12, Adrian 7. Auburn Kentucky 97. -Austin Peay 94, Morahead St. I).

Eastern Kentucky 71, Murray St. et. N. Kentucky 100, Union, Ky. 10.

Reds' Tony Perez Joins Club Put Cincinnati first baseman Tony Perez in the JlOO.OOO-a-year class! That's the word from the home of the Reds after Jerry Kapstein, Perez's agent, and Chief Bender, the Reds' director of player personnel, came out of a meeting Monday. If they hadn't come to an agreement, the case would have gone to arbitration. The $100,000 figure was not officially announced, but that was the speculation around club headquarters. There's no speculation about Perez's value to the Reds. Tony, 31, will be launching his ninth full season with the club after hitting .314 with 27 homers and 101 runs batted in for the National League West champion last season.

He has driven in 90 or more runs in each of the last seven seasons a record unmatched in the major leagues. Here and There ALL BECAUSE OF HANK AARON, the National' Broad casting Co. will go on television with its Monday night major league baseball coverage six weeks ahead of schedule. The network will televise the Atlanta Braves first home game Monday night, April 8, against Los Angeles. The idea is to have the cameras ready in case Aaron, with 713 homers, ties or breaks Babe Ruth's mark of 714.

EVEN THOUGH SHE TOOK a week off from the wom en's pro tennis tour, Billie Jean King is still No. 1 on the list of 1974 money-winners. Chris Evert earned $10,000 by winning last week's tour event, but she's still $1,000 short of Billie Jean, who has stashed MAKE WAY. FOR HUBERT GREEN among golf's lead ing money-winners. With his $32,048 for winning the Bob Hope Desert Classic, Green climbed all the way from 13th to second on the list released by the Professional Golfers Association.

He now has $48,008, surpassed only by Johnny Miller's $100,942. ROD GILBERT, STAR OF the New York Rangers, heard cheers and groans from his fans at City Hall Monday. First, he was. applauded upon receiving a gold key to the city from deputy mayor James Cavan-agh. Then there were cries of disappointment from teenage admirers as Gilbert took the occasion to announce his engagement to airline stewardess Judy-Preston.

Rod is the Rangers' all-time top point scorer. "YOU'RE OUT!" A FEDERAL judge told Dick Wil liams, who managed the Oakland A's to World Series victories in 1972 and '73. In refusing to manage the A's, Williams breached his contract with club owner Charles Finley and he cannot manage any other sebaeball team until 1976. Williams had resigned from the A's to accept a managerial post with the Yankees, a move ruled invalid by American League president Joe Cronin. FORGET ABOUT A FIGHT between former heavy weight champion Muhammad Ali and Jerry Quarry for the time being.

It had been in the works for Madison Square Garden in May, but now Garden officials say plans have been dropped indefinitely. Ali wants a long rest. f.lF THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS are looking for forward Pete O'Donnell, they can forget it, according to his agent, Mike Carroll. O'Donnell, traded by the Boston Bruins last week, reportedly doesn't think it's worth moving from a playoff team to a tailender in the National Hockey League. 'i MAYBE THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE Athletic Asso ciation thinks it's all right for an athJete to compete as a professional in one sport and an amateur in another, but the president of the International Olympic Committee doesn't.

Lord Lillanin said in Lausanne, Switzerland, that such athletes may be ineligible for the Olympics. THINGS ARE BEGINNING to get interesting in big league baseball. Minnesota Twins' pitcher Dick Woodson became the first player to have his salary demands go to arbitration. Some 45 others applied before the deadline MoHday midnight. Meanwhile, a host of ballplayers agreed to terms: Centerfielder Bill Sharp and catcher Chuck Btinkman with the 4 Chicago White Sox: seven more with the Kansas' City Royals, including Steve Busby, the American League Rookie Pitcher of the year in '73, and pitchers Clay; Carroll and Fred Norman with Cincinnati.

East Norris Plaijv Big League Lacrosse Lacrosse was given major-league status Monday, by the formation of the National Lacrosse League. It intend, to begin a 40-game schedule in May in six North American Cities. Bruce Norrils, owner of the Detroit Red Wings and'board chairman of the National Hockey League, is an. organizer of the NLL as well as Jim Bishop, executive director" of the Red Wings, and Mbrtey Kells, a Toronto businessman. THE LEAGUE will conduct a player- draft in March an then operate in Maryland (Washington-Baltimore area); Montreal; Rochester, N.Y.; Syracuse, N.Y.; and Toronto.

The Toronto franchise is owned by NorrijS. Even before the NLDgets off the ground, the league will consider expanding into other major cities, Norris said. A committee is reviewing applications for expansion a n-chises. WFL Postpones lis Pro Draft Until Spring'. NEWPORT BF.ACH, Calif.

(AP) The professional phase of the World Football League draft has been postponed until later in the spring, WFL president Gary Davidson announced Monday. He said the postponement was to allow the 12 teams in the new league to concentrate on signing the players picked in the collegiate draft. Originally, the pro draft was set for next week in Chicago. Davidson said no new dales have yet been set. Aquinas Shells DIT, 111-97 AQUINAS (AP) Al Keener scored 24 points and Ray McCahilL added 19 as Aquinas romped to an early lead and downed Detroit Tech, 111-97, in basketball Monday night.

Aquinas raced to a 36-8 lead went on to lead 60-37 at the half. Emmanuel Parnell and Willie Solomon, each scored 37 points for Detroit Tech. Queens 77, Cathedral 47. New Haven 40, S. Connecticut Florid) 17, Georgia 74.

Lalayette 84, Mbriqht M. West Virginia 7t, Syracuse 77. American Institute Amherst 75. Boston St. 57 North Adams 55.

Widener 70, EHiabethtown Si. Urslnus II, Drew 43. Rhqde Island 13, Marshall 3. than just another good team. We're not good we're one of the best teams now." LANIER i 't promoting himself for the award, although he admits he'd like to win it.

"I haven't really thought about it, but I'm probably up there somewhere," he said. "I don't really think any one man should get that award. Our team, as a whole, has done a go'id job." Nobody's arguing with him on that point. The Pistons wouldn't be where they are without the big nights from the rest of the guys. But it takes one big man to make the big difference over a season and that's what the MVP voting will be all about.

PISTONOTES: Coach Ray Scott, ejected from the Pistons' game in Chicago Jan. 27 after being assessed two technical fouls, got his reward Monday a letter from NBA commissioner Walter Kennedy informing he was fined $400. Forward Don Adams, idled since Jan. 25 with a torn hamstring, worked out for the first time Monday and will be back in uniform for the game against the Kings. The Kings again will be without little Nate Archibald, who is still ailing with an achilles tendon injury.

NBA Scoring Leaders (AP) Dennis Shaffer tossed Jabbar, and the same was true of Boston and Cowens. It wasn't expected of Bob. "But Bob has made us more 76ersTurn Technicals Into Victory ATLANTA (AP) Tom Van Arsdale scored 35 points Monday night to the Philadelphia 76ers to a 116-95 National Basketball Association victory over the Atlanta, Hawks. The game 'was marred by five technical fouls against the Hawks in the second half. Two were called on forward Jim Washington midway through 'the third quarter as Van Arsdale scored on what turned out to be a five-point play.

That gave Philadelphia a 62-54 lead and the 76ers went jOn to lead by as many as 23 points. PMU Ann duia mil. uiw i South Best Carolina 74, Appalachian 41. Randolph-Macon SI, Virelnia Stat 77. Tennessee (5, Mississippi 57.

Alabama 74, Mississippi St. 74. Vanderbilt 91, LSU M. Dayton 7 South Florida 77. Jackson St.

Ill, Texas Southern 101. Assumption 72, Georqetown 63. East Texas Stephen F. Austin 70. Arkansas St.

79, Texas Arlington 71. in 23 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, pacing a balanced Minnesota attack that overpowered Illinois0, 80-61, in Big Ten basketball Monday night. Pete Gilcud: added his season high 15 points, Phil Saunders contributed 13, Phil Filer 10 and Rick McCutcheort nine for The Illini, whistled for 24 fouls, compared with Minnesota's 18, fell out of contention after they, pulled to' within 30-26 just before the end of the first half. il iI west Indiana St. 70, UNC-Charlotte 47.

Illinois St. 83, Ball St. 77. Colorado St. V8, Wis.

-Milwaukee 72. (f ibron, Bears Internal ional Hockey League' 1 Like Ft i in an; Polish Food? Try I Van Arsdale 13 9-9 35, Ellis 5 1-2 11, earlier 10 4-1 24, Jones 1 2-2 4, Freeman 0 3-4 3, Boyd 0-1 10, May a 4-4 12, Brlstow 2 0-0 4. Totals 42 32-31 DIVISION TPts. NORTH Muskegon Saginaw Northville Downs I Toledo 34 19 5 28 26 2 24 SI 1 22 31 3 19 '32 3 F6 FT Pts. Ave.

51 474 356 1704 2t.4 S4 563 341 1507 11.1 Si 41 1M 1471 14.3 73 58 49 47 Flint ATLANTA (9sf: Brown I 0-0 Wash-Ineton. 3 2-2 4 2-2 10, Gilliam 4 2-2 10, Maravich 14 4-4 32, Wetiel 1 2-2 Bracey 2 1-7 10, Schlueter IMl Jones 3 0-2 4, Tschoqel 2 0-0 4, Ingelsby 2 3-4 7, Totals 17 21-li. Philadelphia 19 21 39 14114 Atlanta ..11 24 21 13 95 Fouled out: Brown. Total fouls: Philadelphia 13, Atlanta 34. Technical fouls: Brown, Washindon 1, Wetiel, Schlueter, Coach Pitxtimmoni.

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CHICAGO (UPI) the Chicago Bears dipped into the small colleges Monday to stgn running back Dave Gagrion of Ferris State College in Big Rapids, as a Coach Abe Gibron sawBag-non play a few times and sjid he was impressed with himjts a "tough runner." Gagnon last year gained 944 yards on 182 carries and the previous year 1,040 yards in ,161 rushasllle also' set" a school recortrfor pass receptions as a sojho-more. 1N2 34.0 31 55 274 4 464 1ft 1171 23 Port Huron SOUTH Des Moines Columbus Dayton Fort Wayne DIVISION TPts. 31.19 4 66 29 28 2 60 27 27 4 58 27 28 0 54 42 574 311 1443 23.4 52 484 254 1322 23.5 51 554 217 1325 22.1 Squash! Harness, racing isn't the only thing on the menu for the 39-night-winter meet at Northville Downs. Starting this week, the clubhouse chef will offer a variety of international specialties and all because executive John Carlo was hungry for some Italian food. When Carlo wondered why an Italian dish couldn't be included on the nightly menu once in a while, restaurant manager John Catanzarile picked up the suggestion and carried it one step farther.

Henceforth Northville will offer its clubhouse diners a foreign dish as a daily special. Mondays it wltfbe a German meal, Tuesday Italian, Thursdays Polish, Fridays French and Saturday a- Scandinavian smorgasbord. That leaves Tuesdays for a surprise dish of Russian, Greek, Armenian or some other ethnic food. For one hour between 7 and 8 p.m. nightly before the racing program starts, appropriate national music will be played on the loudspeakers, just to help create the proper mood.

Little Caesar's Sizzles on Ice the Little Caesar's squirt hockey team brought home its third major. Canadian tourna-f ment trophy Sunday by beating Glouchesier, 8-4, in the title game of the Vanier Squirt Tournament in Ottawa. Bobbie Roskopp led the 9 and 10-year-olds with three goals. OTHER LEADERS FIELD GOALS: Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee (441-llt7, Ave. 7 LANIER, DETROIT, (554-1017, Avo.

FREE THROWS: Mulllns, Golden State (113-125, Ave. I L.ANTZ, DETROIT (99-114 Avg. REBOUNDS: Hayes, Capital (Total 1057, Avq. 18.5). 4 LANIER, DETROIT (Total 789, Avg.

13.4). BLOCKED SHOTS: Smith, Lot Angeles (Total 302, Ave. 1.4). 3 LANIER, DETROIT (Total 192, Ave. 3 3).

ASSISTS: OiOresorlo Buffalo (Total 418, Avq. 8.1). Tie tor 3d: BING, DETROIT (Total 405, Avs. 7.1). STEALS: Hudson, Atlanta, (Total 148, Avg.

1.40). HAMILTON, Ont. (AP) -Gordon Anderson of Toronto successfully defended his singles crown in the Canadian Squash Racquets "Championships Sunday, beating Frank Satterthwaite of New York, 3-2, in the finals. Wings Clipped; The Chatham Maroons ended the Detroit. Junior i s' four-game winning streak, 5-2, Sunday night fri a Southern Ontario Hockey League game..