Well Equipped for Tourney in Alaska
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Veteran Salem Basketball Officials Association members Al Wickert, left, and Bill Beard were well
equipped for their air flight to Alaska Tuesday, to officiate in a regional high school tournament at
Jit. Edgecumbe, pear Sitka, starting Thursday. Sub zero weather, snow or icebergs won't stop 'em in
the frozen North, even though both seem surprised at the figures on the Alaskan thermometer. Eight
teams will play in the three-day meet. Both men are former Willamette U athletes and have a num-
ber of years of officiating experience. (John Ericksen photo.)
Flying Hen-Fruit Too . . .
Jap Mat Duet Captures
Mainer Win at Armory
The Jap tag duet of Mr. Tojo and Mr. Sakata, just as capable
and hissable as advertised, emerged with the main event win on the
Armory mat last night. The Orientals disposed of Dashing Dick Torio
and Blond Jerry, Woods, the latter subbing for Gino Nicolini, who's
Medford Holds
To First Spot
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Medford remained in first place
S the Associated Press high school
basketball poll this week by the
unanimous vote of Oregon's sports
Titers and newscasters. No other
learn received a first-place vote.
The selection came close upon
two overwhelming victories over
Central Point, which gave Med
ford a ticket to the state tourna
ment. The team has won 23 of 21
games this season.
; District playoffs brought
changes over last week's listings,
albeit it Milwaukie, last year's
state champion; and "Eugene clung
to second and third places. Neither
of these teams ; has won tourna
ment berths. 1 j
North Bend Fourth ,
North Bend defeated Roseburg
for its district title and thus win
nine a tourney spot, held fourth
place. St. Helens, which boasts of
an vundefeated -j season the only
team in the state with this record
dropped to No. 6 from fifth
place. " ; I -
The' Portland league champion,
Cleveland, went into fifth vplace
despite the fact that it was idle
Two other district title winners,
Albany and Astoria, held on to
their seventh and eighth positions.
Beaverton went into No. 9.
Dallas Tied for :10th
The No. 10 spot found Dallas
and Portland's: Franklin tied. Dal
las won the district championship
from McMinnvSle. Franklin took
Jefferson ! and j now will meet
Grant to determine the Portland
league's second tournament spot
This was the next to the last
poll this season.
, Here's how the voting stood:
Team and record Points
1. Medford. 23-1 90
2. Milwaukie. 21-3 ; 75
3. Eugene, 21-3 70
4. North Bend j 23-3 68
. 5. Cleveland, 18-4
6. St. Helens, 21-0 '
7. Albany, 20-4
8. Astoria, 24- 4
9. Beaverton, 21-5
5
4
11
10. (tie) Franklin, 13-10 8
10. (tie) Dallas, 21-4 '8
Others: Peridleton 6, Powers 5,
Grant tPortland) and Baker 4;
Milton-Freewater 3, Harrisburg 2.
OKLAHOMA EDGED
LAWRENCE, Kan. tfi Kan
sas squeezed out a 71-67 victory
Tuesday night as the Jayhawkers
and Oklahoma closed the Big Sev
en Conference basketball season.
Here's 50 More Who Secured
Salem Senator Ball Tickets
The Statesman again today prints I ree, Clarence C. Field, David Fill
a total of 50 names of those who
have purchased Salem Senators
season baseball tickets. Names of
all those buying the "Family Plan"
tickets for the 1955 season will be
printed, 50 at a time. One hundred
names have been published in pre
vious editions. L
The tickets are available at nu
merous local agencies which are
cooperating with the Senators in
the drive to reach a goal of 3.000
sales. Over 500 tickets have thus
far been sold. Prices of the ducats
are $25 for family of husband, wife
and all children up to 19 years of
age, $15 for single adult and $10
for student between 19-21.
Today's 50 names:
Marvin D. Eucher, D. W. Eyre,
Ralph Eyre, iJ. P. Ewing, Lew
Faist, Curt Ferguson, Eva L. Fer-
CMefls Wiin
;now in a Portland hospital with
an infected "cauliflower" ear.
It was a stormy brawl which
ended suddenly when the big-bellied
Tojo applied an Oriental
nerve pincher to Woods in the
latter's kidney section, one which
left the blond Adonis prone for
almost 10 minutes following.
Drop Kicks Win 1st
Woods had downed Sakata in
the first fall with a series of fly
ing drop kicks and a press, after
Torio had helped soften up the
crew-cut Jap with other spectacu
lar kicks. The Japs tied the count
in the second fall by taking turns
working over Torio,. using effec
tive Judo chops until Sakata had
only to fall on Dick for the pin.
The entrance of the slant-eyed
villains 'vas something to see.
First, their personal body servant
came on with brrning incense
and silk rug. Then followed the
squat, barefoot gladiators, swath
ed in colorful Japanese robes.
They drank something (it mightJ
have even been sake) and went
through a ritual which included
the tossing of salt, which suppos
edly chased away the evil spirits.
But if the spirits are any more
evil than those who shooed 'em
off, they must be something.
Eggs Are Tossed
, Not billed as part of their color
ful introduction was the tossing
of numerous (and smelly) eggs
from somewhere in the balcony.
But as it would happen, some of
the spectators were hit by the
hen-fruit, and American Legion
naires, who operate the mat mat
ches at the Armory, will from
now on be on the prowl for the
pranksters.
In the special event Irish Red
McKim made his debut a whizzer
by winning the only fall over Con
(5-by-5) Bruno, using an abdomi
nal stretch. McKim has all the
appearances of being a sensation,
and gets just as heated up as his
flaming red hair would indicate
The opener saw Leo Wallick
use a iackkrife hold to down Jim
LaRock, and this was a hard-hi
ting mix, as were those that fol
lowed.
Marquette, Penn
State Post Wins
Rand, Marquette's 68 junior cen
ter, fired five quick goals in an
overtime Tuesday night to bring
the nation's eighthranked basket
ball power a 90-79 victory over sur
prisingly strong Miami of Ohio in
the first round of the NCAA tourna
ment,
In the second game of the twin
bill, Penn State romped into the
second round with a 59-55 decision
over Memphis State
er, R. M. Fischer, Jr., S. K. Fish-
er, Jack Folk, Lew Folsom, Jake
Foos, John Fox, John C. Freeborn,
Donald G. FrelL J. J. Gallagher,
Richard C. Gayton. W. P. George,
Glen S. Gettis, Pat Gettis, Mike
Gettis, Carl Gibson, Wendell W.
Gilbert, Darrell Gilchrist, Harold
Gillespie, Lloyd Girod, Dr. Frank
K. Girod. Dr. Robert Golden,
Lloyd J. Gould, John D. Graham,
John M. Graham, H. P. Gustafson,
Carl J. Gustafson, L, A. Hamilton,
K. w. Hamilton, Mary Hamilton,
Stanley Hammer, Dr. L M. Ham-
merstad, Leon Hanson, Lee Har
kins, Mrs. Wayne Harper and Mrs.
Myrtle O'Oay, Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert D. Hankins, Leland Harter,
Mary and Ellsworth Hartwell, Bev
erly V. HartieH, Roger Hay, Ruth
Heckinger. -
If
VP-
first round winners advance to
(Playoffs
Teams Advance
To Corvallis
SAN FRANCISCO ( All-
America Bill Russell scored 29
points in 29 minutes Tuesday night
as San i Francisco University, the
naUon's No. 1 basketbaU team,
breezed to an 89-66 victory over
West Texas State to win a berth
in the NCAA . Western regional
tournament before a crowd of 11,-
442 at the San Francisco Cow Pal-
ace.
Tn fh nnenor nf iha rinnVtloViparl. I
r Qoattlct ITnivprcitv HpfpatpH THa.
. cf.t. rr.ua ru;i
The USF Dons, setting a torrid
first half Dace in the niehtcaD. held
9 arfvantnap at th halfwav
moru i .
Tm Far- Rrth
R.nn Franoiern Parnpr? thp Tlnne
a hprth onnnsi'tP Utah in thp rp-
oii, I
Ore.. Friday. Seattle's triumph
places the Chieftains opposite Ore-
gon State in the other regional
playoff game.
Ruccol! nrae tha W,t mn fnr I
nn aithnncrh h niai Ani, m
minutes. He dominated both the
ffpncivp anrf pfancivo wbhnardc
skillfuUy and several times dunked
rebounds down through the hoop.
The huge center was given great
support by forward Jerry Mullen
on nninic ,,,r ac.
oeciallv adeot at ball control. .
.
Tna : UnffnlA. f- XI7- T....
iiic : uuuwus iiuiu nc im
woro fnrWpH tn chnnt frnm thp f.
side by the Dons tight man to man
defense. Jim Scott was the Texans
hi? runner with 24 noints.
Both Teams Hot I
Both teams were exceptionally
l l r x i n . it f. l i t e
iiui irum me uoor in me iirsi nau.
The Dons hit 57 per cent of their
shots and the Texans an even 50
per cent. The final figures gave
uie wons a to per ceni marK ana
West Texas 40 per cent. .
The opener between Seattle and
Idaho ; State started slow but At Corvallis: Seattle Univer
warmed up as the Chieftains citv vs. Oregon State and San
turned on the heat at a torrid pace
in the second half.
Dick Stricklin, 6 foot 6 inch Seat-
At- t 1 1 11 . ,
ue c5ier wno was neia -o only
4 pouiis m me iirsi nait, led the
Chieftains second period scoring
splurge and wound up a, thf
game's high scorer with 20 points
before fouling out in the closing
minutes.
Bus Connor paced the Idaho
State i scoring with 18 points.
The victory was Seattle's tcurth
in fie games against Idaho State
this year and gave the Chieftains
a 22-5 record for the season as
they earned their spot in the Cor
vallis, Ore., tournament Friday
against Oregon State, the Pacific
toast Conference champions.
t
Seattle (g) (j) idaho state
GFFT GFPTI
KeUy
1 213 Koh.f 7 1 2 15
GlwskU 7
Strklin.c 9
Mlone.g 3
Bauer.g 6
VaghnJ 0
Fhurer.c 1
Cox.g 0
Martin.g 1
3 2 17 Hicks.f 3 3 3 9
2 520 Bauer.c 6 1 513
2 2 8 Hays.g' X 1 0 5 1
3 3 15 Connr.g 4 10 4 18
0 10 Estbrk.f 10 12
113 Dthlefs.f 0 111
2 0 2
0 0 2
Total 33 14 16 80 Total 23 17 16 63
Half time score: Seattle 34, Idaho
State 27.
Free throws missed: Seattle Ma-
lone. -KeUy. 2. Fuhrer 2. Glowaskl 2.
Stricklin 5. Idaho State Connor 4,
Ron 2, Hicks, Hays 2, Dethlefs 3, S.
Bauer.
Saa Francises (89) (6C) West Texas
GFPT GFPT
Mullen J 9 2 2 20 Ovcast.f OOIO
Buchan.f 4 5 2 13 Clifton. 2 6 5 10
Lawlss 0 10 1 MClureJ 10 0 2
Kingi 1 0 0 2 Bun-us e 0 a 1
Rusel.c 14 1 2 29 Goese.c 12 0 4
Wbsch.c 0 0 10 Rbnsn.g 7 0 2 14
Kirby.c 1 0 0 2 ScotU 9 224
Jones.g 6 0 1 12
Perry.g 12 0 4
Zanini.g 10 0 2
Bush.g 10 0 2
Baxter X 10 12
Total 3911 9 89 Total 26 14 14 66
Halftime score: San Francisco 46
WeaW Texas State 33.
""FrjMthrows missed: San Trancisco
Russell 4. Lawless. Mullen 4. Wle-I
busch. West Texas State Clifton,
Scott 2.
t Jl v TV s OfTT
toraCliey iiipS VJVU
In NCAA Playoff
EL RENO, Okla. un Bradley
won a first round NCAA basket
ball playoff from Oklahoma City KREFELD, Germany Cana dian team captain George McAvoy, right, holds the trophy and accepts con
Tuesday night 65-65 to advance to I gratulations from Russian captain Vseveled Bobrow after. Canadians regained the world ice hockey
the regionals at Manhattan, Kan.,
Fridav.
o ft ft
'B Tourney Opens
Saxons Clash
With Cascade
Preps NeafQhnax
Of Basket Campaign''
With the annual State Class B
tournament at Willamette Univer
sity highlighting the action this
week, basketball play for Oregon's
preppers is fast approaching the:
end of the 1933 campaign.
The eight B teams : line up for
Thursday's opening round of play
like this: 2:30 p.m., Enterprise (8)
With the exception of Mill
City and Harrisburg, all teams
entered in the state B tourney
will practice today in the Wil
lamette U gym..- Practice times
are Enterprise 3 p.m.. Powers 4,
Malin 5, Knappa 6, Prairie City
7, Heppner 8. Each will practice
for one hour.
vs. Malin (5). 3:45, Powers (4) vs.
Mill Citv (?). 7-30. Hennner (fi) vs.
Knappa (1) 8-45 Prairie City il)
vs Harrisburg (3). i
semifinals action Friday night,
starting at 7:30 o'clock, and losers
open consolation play Friday at
2:30 o'clock.
Checking In Today
All of the B teams will be check
ing into the city today to make
final preparations for the Thursday
openers.
The District 11-A tourney finals
open Thursday also, with South
Salem's Saxons facing the Cascade
Cougars at Cascade, 8 p.m. "The
two teams play again Friday night
at South Salem, and if a third and
I . . ,. ;i,
oeciaing game is necessa ry. u wm
?e Pfy Tay ni&ni m Deu"
teuNo0rthtuSilenl H'gh Gm- , '
iutoyui,ouc . -w wuCluUc
es mto the state A tourney at
Eugene, wmcn sians nexi luesaay
night. Pairings -for the Class A
playoffs were announced earher, in
the week, and are as follows: ;
Who Plays Who
Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Redmond (3)
VS. District 13 CnampiOn. 8:4o,
XllllSDOrO VS. fiOUin Miem Of
Cascade (11). Wednesday, 9 a.m.,
ur iium v mu-
wauKie or uregon uiy uzi. iu:ia
a.m., Albany (7) vs. Dallas (8)
1:45 p.m., St. Helens (14) vs. As
tona tio). 3:i3 p.m., uaKer u vs.
CTeveland of Portland (15. '7:30
P.m., Medford (4) VS. either Frank
lin or Grant of Portland (16). 8:43
P.m.. Minon-r reewaier n vs.
AWin cenu va'
The Class A 'meet will operate
daily until the championship game
Saturday night, Marcn 19.
Many UOOd SeatS
. Many choice reserved seat tick
foi.he aB Pfvoffs here
are still available, it was an-
Mlounei luesaay Dy mernoers m
-J" oh - mjjs wuhu
15 fui 'uu",c,
" De securea tcnaTn2.e
Qub members, at Willamette Uni-
versity or at Wicklund Sporting
i -t i
i ,, . j -
UVUUS OWIl C
Iaiem JUDlOf Hlgn league
finifnef Pla wee,k akU Vth
a sinSIe ?.e Thursday and two
"Kre on Friday, aU starting at 4
tm k K T) 1 ,1 1 1
I JN UAi DaSKetDall
PlaYOlI PlClUre:
Friday's NCAA basketball play
in the four regional tournaments
Francisco University vs. Utah.
At Fvanctnn. III.; Marauptte
v Kentnrkv and Penn State vs.
I - i
Iowa.
At phnaolnhia- ISalle! vs.
vJJS'MfSSlk
,.mpi0n f"d
vaiusius i3t v luauvin
At Manhattan, Kans.: Bradley
vs. Southern Methodist and Colo
rado vs. Tulsa.
All winners advance to Satur-
Jay night games, and Saturday
inners move to Kansas City next
week for the four-team national
finals on Friday and Saturday
nights. .
. Michigan State's Joe Savoldi,
decathlon prospect for the : 1956
M 1
Olympic team, is uie son oi joe
Savoldi who was a Notre Dame
fllvo.V a. ...nil -
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pruieaawiuu wrouer,
Canadians RegainTce Hockey Cup
I I . I i.iiii.ii i M mum wmmn in n ,. i i i in i i n m i
championship with a 5-9 victory.
t ey Association. (AP Wirephoto)
Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Wed.,
Accent on Youth
Red Sox Suffer Injury
Jinx in Training
j By WILL GRIMSLEY
Associated Press Sports Writers
The jinx which struck the Boston Red Sox early last year, cost
ing them the services of Ted .Williams for the first month of the
season, hit again Tuesday.
This time the victim was left
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NAIA
Quincy (IIL)-College 84,, St. Fran
cis of Brooklyn E2
Louisiana Tech 94, Coe (Iowa) 65
NebraskaWesleyan 86, Geneva (Pa.)
80 (overtime) .
Atlantic Christian 93," Evansville
College 88
Southeastern; Oklahoma 120, Middle
Tennessee 67
Western Illinois 76. Regis 60
Kirksville (Mo.) 82, Georgetown
.. (Ky.) 70
Arkansas Tech 86, , New Haven
(Conn.) 71
NCAA "
Villanova 74, Duke 73
Canisius 73, Williams 60
Marquette 90, Miami (Ohio) 79 .
(overtime)
LaSalle 95. West Virginia 61
Bradley 69. Oklahoma City 65
Seattle 80. Idaho State 63
Penn State 59, Memphis State 55
San Francisco 89, West Texas State
66
1 Oregon Prep Basketball
District Tournaments
S-A
Eugene 56. Springfield 45 (cham
pionship)
12-A
Milwaukie 68. Oregon City 48
(championship)
Molalla 55, Lake Oswego 44 (third
place)
13-A
Gresham 77. Sandy 47
Columbia Prep 48, Park rose 46 (2
overtimes)
It-A Portland League rnnnerup
Franklin. 73, Grant 52, (champion
hip)
St. Helens 87. Rainier 64
Clatskanie 66. Vernonia 44
Oreron AAU Basketball
Eugene 86, Corvallis 76 (overtime
championship)
Condon 81, Hermiston 74 (third
place)
La Salle Tops
West Virginia
NEW YORK W ' Defending
champion La Salle called on su
perior speed and team ' skill to
rout West Virginia 95-61 in a first
round game of the National Col
legiate (NCAA) basketball cham
pionships Tuesday night.
A crowd of 14,315 in Madison
Square Garden saw La Salle set
an NCAA tournament scoring rec
ord against the Southern Confer
ence champions after Canisius had
tripped Williams W73-60 and Villa
nova had squeaked through to a
74-73 decision over Duke. La Salle
set the previous record in last
year's final when it beat Bradley
92-76.
Franklin Wins Spot
PORTLAND UR Franklin High
School earned the district 16 berth
in the state class A basketball
tournament Tuesday night by
beating Grant 73-52 in a playoff
for second place in the Portland
League.
It will be the first time in 19
years that Franklin has entered
the state tourney.
Man in center is J. F. Ahearne,
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(it WU Th ursdqy
March 9, 1955 See. 2) 1
fielder Karl Olson, who suffered
a mild cerebral concussion , after
smashing into a wall in an intra
squad game at Sarasota, Fla.
Olson, who filled in some for
Williams while the latter was out,
banged into the left ' field ' wall as
he ran after a long fly ball hit
by Ted Ipico. He suffered cuts
on his left ear and hand and was
taken to the hospital. The injuries
were not regarded as serious.
Williams broke his left shoulder
on the first day of practice last
year and didn't return to regular
action until May 16.
Accent on Youth .
Elsewhere, around the major
league baseball training camps,
the accent was on youth as rookies
and sophomores strove hard to
beat old line regulars out of their
jobs.
Don Zimmer, young aspirant for
Pee Wee Reese's shortstop berth
with the Brooklyn Dodgers, lashed
out three-hits in an intra-squad
game at Vero Beach. And at Brad
enton, Fla., Andy Pafko, the Mil
waukee Braves' outfielder, admit
ted he faces a tough fight with
Henry Aaron to keep his left field
post.
The most impressive man in the
Philadelphia Phillies' camp at
(Continued on next page.)
Women Golfers
Eye Top Title
AUGUSTA, Ga. U) - A jovial,
hardswinging Honolulu housewife
may, be the one to beat in the
blue ribbon event of feminine golf,
the . Women's Titleholders.
Sturdy Jackie tPung. the only
member of the ladies PGA to win!
two tournaments in the winter cir-!
cuit, has entered the 16th renewal
of the Titleholders opening Thurs
day. -. . . '
Also highly regarded for the 72
hole medal test over the 6,627
yard, women's par 75 course is
Patty Berg of St. Andress, HI.,
already a five-time winner. Nor
is the redoubtable Babe Zaharias
of Tampa, Fla., being overlooked,
any more than is defending cham
pion Louise Suggs of Sea Island,
Ga.
45 in Big Test
All told, a field of 45 is keying
up for the test of tests in feminine
golfdom. Play- will last through
Sunday.
Mrs. Pung has been a deter
mined and dangerous competitor
ever since she began swinging on
U.S. fairways, winning the Wom
en's National Amateur several
years ago at Portland, Ore. Her
latest triumph was at Jackson
ville, Fla., where she tallied a
four-round 297. She won at Sea
Island in January.
Miss Berg Favorite
Miss Berg, the only five-times
winner of the Titleholders, is a
perennial favorite. She won at St.
Petersburg, finished second behind
Fay Crocker of Montevideo, Uru
guay, in a Miami Beach Open and
in a three-way tie for second at
Jacksonville.
Only the best get to the Title
holders and you can't count, any
oi uiera out. uniu ue cards are
posted.
president of the International Hock-
Camp
Returns
w sm
1
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Albert C. Akins
New grid boss for SOCE.
Akins Named
SOCE Coach
ASHLAND (fl Albert C. Akins.
one-time Washington State College
and Cleveland Browns pro star, is
back , in football as head football
coach at Southern Oregon College
of Education here.
Dr. Elmo Stevenson,, college
president, announced . Akins' ap
pointment, succeeding Alex Peter
son, resigned. 1
After his college and pro ca
reers, Akins coached at Lewis and
Clark in Portland for taree years.
Then he turned to the lumber
brokerage business for -a year.
Santee Snares
Mile Victory
,i J
HOUSTON, Tex. (fi 4 Wes San
tee ran away from Fj-ed Dwyer
and Bob McMillen in he last 200
yards while easily sidnning the
mile race in Pan American team
warmup meet against the South
west All Stars with a time 4:08.5.
After a slow 65 second first
quarter Santee ran thef final quar
ter in 53.5 seconds, topk the lead
just before moving into the final
turn and finished about 30 yards
ahead of Dwyer. .
McMillen Tiails f
McMillen trailed Dwyer by three
yards.- .- '
Despite a slow track: as a result
of an all day rain Manday unex
pected fast times were turned in
other races. J
Ensign Jack Davis, the National
AAU champion woa his 76th
straight race in taking the 120-yard
high hurles in 14 secoads flat. Jim
Lea, former University of Califor
nia star, won the 440-yard dash
in 47 seconds flat. r
O'Brien Wins Shot
Willie Williams, wto won the
NCAA race in 9.5 last year, won
the 100-yard dash in 917.
Perry O'Brien, thelworld's rec
ord holder at 60 feet ID inches won
the shotput with a distance of 57
feet la inches.'
Teams Advance
In NAIA Play
KANSAS CITY UP) j Arkansas
Tech's wonder boys of Russellville
defeated New Haven Conn.) State
96-71 in the 16th and final first
round game of the National Inter
collegiate (NAIA) basketball tour
nament Tuesday night.
The first seeded Leathernecks of
Western Illinois College stormed
from behind in the second half to
beat the Regis Rangers of Den
ver, 76-60, and advance to the sec
ond round. 'j.
In other games Tuesday, Kirks
ville (Mo.) whipped Georgetown of
Kentucky, 82-70; Quiocy (111.) Col
lege downed St. Francis of Brook
lyn, 84-82; Louisiana iTech defeat
ed Coe of Iowa, 94-15;
Nebraska Wesleyan outlasted
Geneva (Pa.) 86-80 Jn . overtime;
Atlantic Christian j slipped by
Evansville College, 95-88; and
Southeastern Oklahoma smothered
Middle Tennessee, 129-67.
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OSC Ranked
In 10th Spot
Teams to Face Big
Tests This Weekend
By JOHN CHANDLER
Associated Press Sports Writer
The University of San Francisco,
acclaimed the nation's No. 1 col- .
legu basketball team in the final (
regular season Associated Press ,
poll, faced toughi sledding Tues
day . as the Dons attempted to
prove their rating in the NCAA
basketball championship tourna
ment. The Dnn. took over the ton srtnf
in the weekly poll Feb.. 7 after
Kentucky's second loss to Georgia
Tech, and the Calif ornians have
remained No. 1 ever since.
Kentucky, which held the top
ranking from the third week in
December until derailed by Geor
gia Tech, was close behind San
Francisco as ballots from 171 of
the nation's sports writers and
sportscasters were tallied. A year
ago Kentucky ruled No. 1 at the
regular season's close.
LaSalle Places Third
San Francisco received 67 first
place votes, and on the . basis of
10 points for first, nine for second,
etc., the Dons rolled up 1424 points.
Kentucky, the Southeastern Con
ference champion, polled 58 first
and 1358 points. Right behind with
1043 points is La Salle, the de
fending NCAA tournament cham
pion. No other team received as
many as 1000 points. 1'
Kentucky and LaSalle are in the
upper or Eastern half of the NCAA
tourney draw, while San Francisco
is in the Western or lower bracket.
They're both tough brackets.
Among the major roadblocks
barring San Francisco's path to a
possible meeting with the Eastern
regional champion at Kansas City
March 19 are Utah, Oregon State
and Colorado. On the advance
dope, Kentucky and LaSalle should
battle for the Eastern title in the
Kansas City semifinals March 18.
Beavers Jump to 10th
San Francisco thumped Oregon
State in December, 60-34, while
Kentucky defeated Utah 70-65 and
La Salle 63-54 in the Kentucky in
vitational tourney just beiore
Christmas. Also to be noted is the
fact that Utah beat La Salle 79-69
while the Utes were on. their East
ern trip in December.
There was one major upheaval
in the top 10 this week. Iowa, No.
12 a week ago, bounced into the
No. 5 spot after capturing the Big
Ten Conference title. Oregon State,
Pacific Coast Conference cham
pions, took over No. 10 after being
No. 14 last week.
North Carolina State, barred
from the NCAA tournament, is No.
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Senate Okelis
Athletic Bill
WASHINGTON w The Sen
ate Tuesday passed a bill permit
ting athletes of the armed forces
to take part in the Olympics, the
Pan American Games and other
similar sports events.
House approval is still needed
to complete congressional action
on the measure. The House Armed
Services Committee Tuesday ap
proved it. The committee also
voted to set a ceiling of $800,000
on the amount that can be spent
during the next four years in send
ing athletes to the events.
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