Portland Obaerver, February 16, 1963 Page 7
Sport Talk
by Roo Sykts.
Sports Editor
Oregon State Coach Ralph Miller
took time out five week* ago to as
set* hi* team and situation And the
result* of hit change* are d evutal-
iag Ralph admitted that he had
aiade a mistake on his judgement of
talent. He didn’t make excuse* for
his poor 1-4 start, but made
change*.
And the changes that were made
in tiny Corvallis hit like an earth
quake in mightly Los Angeles. After
suffering a humiliating 99-77 defeat
to U C L A back in January, and fol
lowing that with a 65-56 loss at the
hands of U .S .C ., which was the first
loss to the T ro ja n * in 11 outings.
M iller made the change. He simply
went back to what had made hi*
program, .speed.
Darryl Flowers, who was recently
honored a* Wisconsin's top prep
athlete of the year, was inserted into
the lineup and will soon more than
fill the shoes o f the now departed
Lester Conner.
W ith OSU on a five game win
streak and the Bruin* finally losing
one, the Pac-10 is now going to be a
dog fight. U C .A not only lost a
game Saturday afternoon, but even
more costly they may have lost the
big Stuart G ray, their seven-foot
center for the year.
Gray went down during the first
half and after being examined Sun
day in L .A . it was learned he had a
slight strain of a medial collateral
ligament. That injury along with the
shoulder separation suffer by Kenny
Fields, should pose serious prob
lems to the Bruins. U C L A is a tal
ented bunch and is still odds-on
favorites to dethrone OSU. But, now
the likes o f USC, OSU and Wash
ington State are in a battle to see
who will emerge as runners up and
claim that all-important N C A A se
lection, which will undoubtedly go
to whomever finished second. Right
now USC stands 7-2 in conference
play and must defeat red-hot OSU
on the road and still face the Bruins
twice more. Their chances are good.
Washington State is third with a
good 7-3 mark, but like the Bruins,
WSU lost its leading scorer when 6-
9 forward Guy Williams went down
against Oregon. Many fans thought
the Pac-10 would be another OSU-
U C L A battle; then George Ravel-
ings* Cougars served notice that
they were a team to be reckoned
with. The Cougars were 6-0 before
losing a heart-breaker to U C L A
down at Pauley Pavillion.
The situation now looks good for
the Beavers. A fter USC at home,
they must meet WSU at Bohler. I f
they should survive Raveling, and
they should, then I would expect
them to finish second to the Bruins
and enter the N C A A . The Beavers
are a very fine team and will get a
post season bid, either N C A A or
N IT .
Don Curry won the W BA welter
weight title Sunday evening by out
pointing Korea's H w an. C u rry,
weighing in at 146Vi pounds, won a
gruelling 15-round decision over the
wild swinging Hwan.
H w an, 21. is the welterweight
king of the Orient. He proved in this
championship fight that what he
lacked in skill and experience he
made up for in heart. The smaller
Korean at 5-6 gave away 5 inches in
height and 8 inches in reach to the
taller American. Hwan's fight plan
was to bull his way inside and bang
away at his opponent's body.
Curry got o ff to a fast start win
ning rounds on through three on
good jabs that kept the shorter Kor
ean o ff balance. C urry strung hi*
opponent repeatedly but could not
put the game Korean down. Hwan
came on strong in the fifth . He
chased Curry around the ring and
delivered some strong left hook* to
the head However, this fight was all
C urry's, who was fighting in his
home town o f San Antonio. Curry
opened round seven a* though he
was trying to end it all. W ith just
seconds gone he caught Hwan with
a straight right hand that hurt. After
missing a left hook, C urry again
caught Hwan with a right that drove
the Korean to the rope*. Curry
moved in with a combination to the
body. He then moved in to throw
hi* right, but walked instead into
H w an’ s solid right hand that sent
the champion down fo r the first
time in hi* professional career. Cur
ry, whom Sugar Ray Leonard
picked as his successor, was visbily
shaken by that right and imme
diately used all the 20-foot ring to
stay away from the on-rushing
Hwan. C u rry ’s clever boxing
enabled him to win the latter round*
and caused much frustration on the
part of the Korean.
By beating Hwan, Curry became
the WBA Welterweight King. Marty
M cC rory is expected to win the
WBC title and hopefully the whole
welter picture will be settled soon.
McCrory vs Curry should prove to
be an interesting fight.
A child shall lead th em . . .
O raat's Generals pulled a stun
ning upset in P IL play Friday night
when they downed the Benson Tech-
men 83-79.
Playing like a man possessed,
Tony Ross, a 6-1 freshman, came
o ff the Orant bench and did every
thing but walk on water.
Ross, playing in only his fifth var
sity game, led the Generals with 20
points.
Just who is this mere lad with so
much talent? Tony is the little
brother of General senior guard Eric
Ross and the son of Ethel and N or
man. U ntil last month he was ter
rorizing the P IL .
D uring his b rie f stay w ith the
Frosh squad Tony was averaging
over 20 points per game
Rots had toiled in virtual obscuri
ty on the varsity until coach John
Stilwell called his number after just
three m inute* had expired in the
first quarter.
Young Ross entered the contest
and im m ediately canned a 2 0 -ft.
jumper from the top of the key.
After gaining his confidence Tony
hit four straight bombs from the 18-
foot range
About 14,000 martyrs are listed in the records of the
Roman Catholic church.
Ducks lay eggs only in the morning.
Birds, in proportion to their size and w e ig h t, are
about 75% stronger than are human beings.
TONY ROSS
Tony Ross appears to be a new
star on the horizon. A t 6-1 he
should grow another three inches by
hi* senior year. He is cool, confident
and can shoot the eyes out o f the
basket.
“ He is just a great shooter,'*
beamed Stilwell.
Ross had 20 p oin t* on 9 o f 14
shooting. Kudo* to the Freshman
star from Grant High.
People who eat a good breakfast are more resistant
to fatigue through the day than those who don't.
The banana has been cultivated in India for 4,000
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Philadelphia 76er Julius Erving
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in Sunday’s NBA All-Star Classic.
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singer M arvin Gaye would have
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