HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Or. Tuesday, February IS. 1961 PAGE 7 A Georgia Tech Garners NCAA Tourney Berth By GARY KALE I'PI Sports Wrilrr Georgia Tech has earned a berth in the NCAA college bas ketball tournament, but it ap pears Ohio State and Illinois may ro down to the wire before the Big Ten Conference representa tive can be named. Tech defeated Florida. 89-69, Monday night and despite the En gineers' second place standing in the Southeastern Conference they were able to gain entry into the NCAA classic because of first place Mississippi State's racial policies. The Big Ten battle for first place remained deadlocked as Ohio State beat Northwestern 50-15, and Illinois stopped stub born Minnesota, 81-70. Each team has three games re maining, with league competition CAUGHT IN THE ACT In the first half of a night game between Big 10 leader Illinois and the University of Minnesota, lllini guard Bill McKeown (341 slips as he charges to the basket to set up a shot. A foul was called on Gopher guard Terry Kume (421 on the play. Illinois won, 81-70. UPI Telephoto USF, Santa Clara Collide In WCAC Game Tonight Ry I'nited Press International USF and Santa Clara collide in a great one tonight as three teams battle for the West Coasl Athletic Conference basketball crown and the NCAA tournament berth that goes with it. The Dons (7-11 lead the Broncs ifi-2 and St. Mary's Gaels 7-2 ' . St. Mary's is at winless Pacific Wednesday night, and is at USF Saturday. Concerning the Broncs' battle with the Dons tonight, roach Dick Garibaldi says simply, "It's do or die. We've got to win it if we're going to stay in the race." Pete Peletta of the Dons agrees that tonight's battle is a key one but adds the prediction that the race won't be settled until the fi nal day. WCAC commissioner Bill Hub bard says a one game playoff will ;nia enhanced the Bruins' follow anv two team tie. with site lice a nit. determined hv a coin flip. Asked! Stanford '!5-fi still stays in the teams tie, he said that the league has no formula and faculty rop rcsentatives would just have to work something out. Meanwhile, latest unofficial WCAC scoring figures show the Gaels' Steve Gray still far out in front. He hit 45 last weekend in two Los Ancelcs games and has! swished 218 in nine games for a 24 2 pace. Far behind come repperriires Bob Warlick 1 18.1 i and Harry Dinnel I18.H followed by USF's Ollie Johnson U6.0I and Joe Weiss 'of Santa Clora I15.4i. Latest UPI ratings show that Oregon Slate's split at home against Southern California last weekend hurt the Reavers consid- f crably. But UCLA's split on UicjpOP V7QITICS road against Slaninra and Lamer pres- rcsumin( Saturday when Ohio State plays Purdue and Illinois meets Michigan. However, if the Big Ten race winds up in a tie Illinois will gain the NCAA berth since Ohio State went the last two years. Georgia Tech engineered its best attack of the season in sub duing Florida. Keith Weekly with 17 points and Mike Tomasovich, 14, paced the winners to as much as a 23-point lead in the second half before the reserves took over. Ohio State, led bv Alkmerica candidate Gary Bradds. was handcuffed by Northwestern until the last five minutes of the game. Bradds scored the Buckeves' last nine points after the score had been tied five times in the sec ond half. The conference's lead ing point-maker had a game high of 25. Illinois, held to a 33-all halftime score by Minnesota, shook loose after intermission to raise its league mark to 9-2. Dave Downey hit for 18 of his 24 points in the second half and Billy Burwell contributed additional 19 for the lllini. Marquette dampened the spirits of St. Louis, 69-58, after the Bil- likcns had been selected for the National Invitation Tournament. Marquette, also In the NIT, trailed 47-45 with eight minutes gone in the second half. Then Dave Erickson and Dick Nixon scored on a jump and a layup to give the Warriors the lead for good at 49-7. Wisconsin cooled Indiana's Jim my Rayl and swept past the Hoosiers. 102-98. Rayl set a Big Ten record of 56 points against Michigan State last Saturday. Bill Buntin scored 32 points for Michigan as the Wolverines de feated Iowa, 78-70. Kentucky home fans, who haven't had much to cheer about this season, saw Cotton Nash sink 31 points and control the boards while the Wildcats walloped Ala bama. 80-63. In other games. Southern Illi nois, ranked eighth in the United Press International small college ratings, romped over fifth rated Tennessee State. 103-82; Arizona State warmed up for its role in the NCAA tourney by scoring narrow 73-70 win over Creighton as Dennis Dairman carried the brunt of the Sun Devil attack with 24 points: Nebraska put crimp m Oklahoma Male s Big Eight title plans with a 49-48 vic tory; Mississippi State downed Tulane. 78-67; Tennessee upset Auburn. 55-47; Louisiana State clobbered Mississippi, 80-fll. and Colorado topped Iowa State, 72-59. '7 V 7eVf X Jim Beatty Heads Team what would happen should three Sims' Score Boosts Team Into Lead BUFFALO. N.Y. 'UPI -J. Wil hert Sims bowled a three-game nia. season-long king until top 10 in 8th place. UCLA US- is up to lfith, while Oregon State 1 15-71 slips down to 19th. Seattle U8-5I got one point in the balloting. Latest unofficial Big Six scor ing figures show a new leader in Tom Dose of Stanford. He has hooped 193 points in nine games for a 214 mark. Gordv Martin of Soutliern Califor- Dose 612 Monday to boost the George 'took over, is right in there at 21 Stone insurance team of Chicago into second place in the regular tram division of the American Bowling Congress Tournament. Sims' series enabled his team to total 3.004. just under the Sara toga Lanes of Maple Wood, Mo., which still leads with the 3031 shot last Saturday. Under ABC ruling, a maximum of one professional bowler may compete on a recular division , team. Sims, the only pro on the M66TS PGD. 27 Stone s team, finished 16th in the Ail-Star Tournament in Kansas Citv this vear. He is the first Ne gro member of Hie Pro Bowlers Association. In classic team action, the Hcl arid UCLA's flashy guard Walt Hazard is hitting 20 0. Washington's Ed Correl and Dale Easley follow at 13.7 and 14.7 respectively. In Monday night's action. It was Seattle Pacilic 70 British Co lumbia 52. Booster Club Jawi' IN EARLY MATCH Rabbit Chambers, a 124-pounder, will be one of the entries in the preliminary bouts of Wednesday night's professional fight card at the Klam ath Auditorium. He takes on Ernie Esterbrook (The Blond Bomber) in a four-round bout. This will be only one of five fights on the card, promoted by Verl Sherman of Portland Boxing Attractions. Tickets for the fight are on sale at Dick Reeder's, The Waldorf end the Chuckwag. on. Ringside is $3, general admission $ 1 .50 and $1 for servicemen and students presenting ID cards. LA Intensifies Drive For '68 Olympic Games Cincinnati Retains Top flanking As NYU Finally Sains Top 10 The Pelican Booster Club will hold Its weekly meeting H'ednpa- jriay night at the Rroiler Rrstau Irani, beginning at 6:30, The ; meeting will be cut short for rn Tackle learn of Detroit rolled those wishing to attend the pro- a 2963 to lead the three classics i lesslonal fights. teams which rolled their first three! There will be rundowns by came blocks Monday. George Ho'ard led Ihe scoring with 641 followed by Bill 'Bill G' Gnlcmbiewski with 629. The Jenny Five team rolled 23.14 and the Dick Fischer's scored 2908. Both are from Rochester. N Y. and all three roNSIDKRS Sl'MMKR GAMES teams will roll their second three-1 LAUSANNE, Switzerland iUPI game block tnnicht. I -The International Olvmpic Com In minor events. Jim Lliopoulnsi mMn ,tcicrn,inc the site of of Middleman. Ohio, fired a 710 ,h ,1M .mmp, nivmnic eames series-the Inchest in any event (lurlns its .onBresional meeting ui far durinc recular doubles ac- . u: t- ftr.lr. TK e: & tion. His partner, itiinen nugnrs, . .... ,h. VMJ. James basketball rnarh At Keek and nrestling rnarh Detanre Dun can. A roflrge basketball film also is In order for the eve ring's program. NEW YORK (UPD-Miler Jim Beatly and broad jumper Ralph Boston head the list of 18 ath letes named to the U.S. track and field team for the Pan American Games in Brazil, April 20-May 5. Otliers chosen to the squad an nounced Monday by George East mcnt, chairman of Uie U.S. Olympic Track and Field Com mittee, were Boh Hayes of Hor ida A&M. James Johnson of Nor folk State College, Jim Grelle of the Ios Angeles Track Club, Charlie Clark of the Southern California Slriders and John Gut- necht of the Baltimore Olympic Club. Also. Max Truex of Ihe U.S. Air Force, Pete McArdlc of New itiric. cjnmun ,ureiuie oi urciu Neck, N.Y., Willie May of the Chicago Track Club. Willie Altcr- berry, of the Los Angeles Track Club. Al Hall of Greenfield, Miss . Rink Bahka of Manhattan Reach. Calif.. Jay Silvester of Santa Clara. Calif., Dan Studney of San Jose Slate, and Russ Hodge of the U.S. Air Force The remainder of the 46-man squad will be selected during the next three weeks, Eastment said Among those who declined berths' on the team because of school or work commitments were Gary Gubner of New York University, the world champion shot puller: high jumper Jnhn! Thomas, discus thrower Al Oer ter and hurdler Hayes Jones. The U S. team also lost the service! of Jack Yermcn. who retired aft er winning the 600-yard event last Saturday in the National AAU championships. IX)S ANGELES (UPD The city of Iis Angeles through the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games today opened an intensified drive for voles on the U. S. Olympic Committee when it reconsiders the naming of Detroit as the city to be backed (or the 1968 Olympics. Bill Henry, president of the Southern California group, out lined the Los Angeles stand Mon day before the Soutliern Califor nia Track and Field Writers and Coaches Association. Then Bill Nicholas, general man ager of the Coliseum Games in I)s Angeles, said his group would lie back of the city chosen by the U. S. Olympic Committee to bid for the 1968 games at the Inter- Heavy Fight May Be Postponed MIAMI BEACH UPH - Sonny Liston. a ring giant hobbled hy a few swings with a gnlf club, plans In try his sore knee today and Wednesday to determine whether he must put off his world cham pionship rematch with Floyd Patterson. If the knee feels good Tuesday or Wednesday, then they probably won't ask for a postponement. If the knee doesn't improve and Son ny can't go back to work training, they may ask," said Al Bolan. general manager of Championship Sports Inc.. promoters of the bout. Champ Liston and ex-champ Patterson are scheduled to fight here April 4, as it stands now. But Liston ' adviser. Jack Nilon, was the one who started the re ports the knee injury could bring week's postponement. lurned in a disanpninting 543 Thcj,a5 ntli irift-t. ll.-.' ; 'j UCWIrBIICDC M pair took eighth in the remlar. - .. - ... - - - p. - H lrlMH T Rubies with RECORDING TAPE T I SEUTKE MOST! f I .la.-. Bui ,s of Ray Cty Muh.. fM ,.tMrM 1 -a. -.i 3 vaulted In first in the recular sin- ii.,,,, Cdumhie ft CaMil .1 tmm I g!es with 705 while Gary Slyth and 3"-S"7" Rolls. To- L-m.nl . . Joe Krist of Columbus. Ohm. mept into first place in ;he cias i c doubles with 12,11. LEO'S CAMERA SHOP 36 M il national Olympic Committee Meet ing in Nairobi, Kenya. But he fell the renewed Los An gelcs presentation before the U.S Committee should receive more consideration than the previous bid. And Henry said that Los An geles was just as interested in seeing that San Francisco, Port-I land. Ore., and Philadelphia get a chance to present their cases. 'No city, however, has even been chosen for the site of an Olympiad without at least having a stadium at the time of its des ignation," Henry pointed out, add ing that Detroit does not now have such a stadium. He called (or the decision to be made "on the basis of exist-1 ing facilities" and called Detroit's bid "a paper presentation." Henry said that not only was Los Angeles able to finance the games, if selected, without seeking federal assistance or new state taxes, but was confident the games would show a profit of be tween $2 and $5 million if held here. NEW YORK I UPI I - NCAA tournament bound New York Uni versity, a semi-finalist in the post-season carnival three years ago, moved into the United Press International major college bas ketball ratings top 10 for the first time this season today while Cin cinnati retained the No. 1 spot for the 13th straight week. NY'U. which lost four of its first five players at the start of t h c season because of scholastic dif ficulties, gained the No. 10 spot this week with only two weeks left before the crowning of the national champion. The Violets, paced by Barry Kramer, the na tion's second highest scorer, and Harold Hairston, one of the four scholastic failures who came back at mid-season, play in the NCAA eastern regionals at Phila delphia March 11. Mississippi Slate. Ihe Southeast ern Conlerence leader will more than likely turn down the automatic NCAA tourney berth if it wins the title because of racial policies. There were three other changes in the top 10 this week as Ohio State, national champion the last two seasons, continued its ad vance and Wichita, sixth a week go. droped to ninth after losing lo Bradley, 64-63, Saturday. Wich ita, which has accepted a Nation al Invitation Tourney bid, is the team that handed Cincinnati its only loss of the season. The Buckeyes, who whipped Iowa Saturday for their seventh win in-a-row, moved up from a seventh-place tie with Stanford to sixth. Stanford, the Big Six Con ference leader, slipped to eighth. The Bearcats, meanwhile, add ed victories over North Texas State and Tulsa to run their rec ord to 21-1. That earned them 33 first-place votes from the 35- membcr UPI rating .board. The ratings were based on games played through last Saturday. Duke, the Atlantic Coast Con ference champion which now has to compete in a league playoff to determine who goes to the NCAA tourney, held onto second place, picking up the two first-place votes which didn t go to Cincinnati. Loyola of Chicago remained third, despite adding victories over St. John's of New York and Houston for a 23-1 record; Ari zona State, which clinched the Western Alhletic Conference title Saturday and the automatic SEC and the learn which will get that conference's representation in the NCAA tourney if Missis sippi State turns it down, and Colorado, second to Kansas Slate in the Big Eight race, were the learns making room for Missis sippi State and New York U.'s advance to the top 10. Georgia Tech slipped from 10th Owl Cage, Mat Fete Tonight The Oregon Tech Owl basketeers and wrestlers, both hav ing had a successful season, will lie honored tonight at the Wlnema Hotel with a banquet which Is open to the public. The (rte will begin at Ihe hotel at 6:30 and admission Is $3.25 per person. Anyone interested in the Owl cage team or wrestling crew is urged to attend and support the teams which did such great Jobs tills season. It also will be awards night for both teams. Three awards will he presented to the Owl basketball team which won the Oregon Collegiate Conference title for the third year in suc cession In compiling w hat Is considered the best team in OCC history. Their 15-1 record Is the best in conference history. The only blot was an overtime loss to Portland State in Portland. The Owls scored 1,383 points In 16 games, breaking the old record by 242 amazing points. Their average of 86.4 points per game is 15 points better than the old mark set by the 1958 Owls. And there were individual champions, also. The Owl wrestlers finished third in the OCC wrestling tour nament, losing second place hy a mere point and then only because Ihey were one of the smallest teams (number wise) in the conference. They had a dual meet record of 9-1 and Ihe only loss came at the hands of Portland State which Is considered one of the finest wrestling schools In the Pacific Northwest. The Owl wrestlers also will receive awards. Awards to the basketball team will be given to the Most Inspirational Player. Best Defensive Player, and the Most Valuable Play er, a hard thing to decide considering the five great players on the Owls' "Iron-Man Five." Charnley Kayoes Old Bones Brown By DICK JOYCE fight activity on both continents UPI Sports Writer Joey Giardello won a split de- Dave Charnley, the British cision over Wllfie Greaves, the lightweight boxing champion, has to 12lh despite beating Georgia in overtime Saturday, and Colorado from ninth to 13th, even though the Buffaloes downed conference rival Oklahoma State, 49-40. Texas, which won the South west Conference title Saturday by defeating Southern Methodist. 92-76, headed the second 10 this week, advancing from 14th to 11th. Following in order behind Georgia Tech and Colorado to complete the second 10 wete Colorado State U., Texas West ern, UCLA. Auburn, Providence, Oregon State and St. Joseph's (Pa.). A total of 11 teams among the top 20 already have accepted or won outright berths in the NCAA or NIT. Besides New Y'ork U.. Cincinnati, Arizona State, Texas and Wichita, teams scheduled for post-season play include Loyola (111.), Colorado Stale, Texas Western, Oregon Stale and St. Joseph's in the NCAA and Provi dence in the NIT. NEW YORK (UPD-The United Press International major college basketball ratings (with first- place votes and won-Iost records for games through Feb. 23 In parentheses): Team 1. Cincinnati (33) (211) 2. Duke (2) (21-2) 3. Loyola (111.) (231) 4. Arizona SL U. (22-2) 5. Illinois (16-4) 6. Ohio State (17-3) 7. Mississippi St. (19-5) 8. Stanford (15-6) 9. Wichita (16-7) 10. New York U. (14-2) Second 10 11, Texas 31; 12, Georgia Tech 30; 13. Colorado 25; 14, Colorado State U. 23; 15, Tex as Western 17; 16, UCLA 16; 17 (tie-. Auburn and Providence 14 each; 19, Oregon State 11; 20, St. Joseph's (Pa.) 9. Points 348 308 267 229 167 136 75 68 ' 64 51 taken anoUier big step on the comeback trail which may result in a world title fight with Carlos Ortiz and the end of Joe Brown's career. The left-handed Charnley scored sixth round knockout over for mer champion Brown of Houston. Tex., al Manchester, bngland Monday night. The 37-year-old Brown, who lost his title to Ortiz last year, said he was uncertain whether to continue boxing. "It denends on this (lelt) eye, Rmun cuil "TI.A last I WO NCAA tourney Derm that goesi,rhM ,,, ,h- nH ...:.u ii ..rfU -I i" r " seems that his whole fist landed anu iiiinuiB. umuuitt uuiu ouue for the Big Ten championship, re mained fifth. Georgia Tech. second in the Methodists Win YMCA Cage Tilt First Methodist and First Chris ian garnered victories Monday night in the YMCA Church League basketball action. First Methodist downed Subur ban Christian. 29-20. with (lent DeGroot hitting 20 points and Ran dy Webb six. Greg Farnham net ted II for the losers. First Christian downed Latter- day Saints First Ward, 23-21, with Randy Smith notching 14 a n d Howard Rooks four. John Tucker and Dennis Gooing had six each for the losers. in my eye. Charnley, weighing 136 pounds lo Rrown's I.W4, was the aggres sor UirouKliout and nnaiiy nn- ished off nrown al 2:45 of the sixth session. Charnley. 27. who lost his Em- Dire title to Bunny Grant of Ja maica last year, and also dropped a decision to Cuba s Doug Vail lant, began his comeback in De cember bv slopping J. I this of Trenton, N J. Monday night was busy, with PARK OPENING HOPEFUL NEW YORK (UPll-Newbold Morris, New York City commis sioner of parks, says he will be "very much surprised" if the New York Mets' Shea Stadium isn't ready for a good part of the 1963 season. The Mets will open the season at the Polo Grounds and hoie to move to their new park by August. TWINS SIGN COSMA MINNEAPOLIS - ST. PAUL (UPI Mario Cosma, who won 35 games and lost 8 in service ball, has been signed by Ihe Minnesota Twins and sent to their Wilson farm club of the Carolina League. The 21-ycar-old pitcher comes from Santa Barbara, Calif. former British Empire middle weight champion, at Jacksonville. Fla.; heavyweight Mike DeJohn kayoed Earl Atlaey of Philadel phia in the first ruuua al Miami Fla., and veteran Randy Sandy I D of New York scored a split deel- DuriCrCI sion over Mel Fulgham of Brook lyn, N.Y., at Lewiston, Maine. In other foreign bouts, Eddie Perkins of Chicago outpointed An gel ( Robinson) Garcia of Cuba over 10 rounds at Paris; Rocky Oallcnari retained Ins Australian flyweight title by scoring a tech nical knockout over Jack Tresch- man in the seventh round at Syd ney, Australia, and American heavyweight Tommy Fields forced former European champl- Joey Lopes Decisions SACRAMENTO (UPI) Vete ran Joey Lopes hammered out a fast, unanimous 10-round decision over young Henry Barrera of Ban Francisco Monday night. . The former lightweight contend er, now 2-for-2 in his comeback at tempt, decked his 23-year-old op ponent for an 8-count in the fourth round with a left jab and the West Sacramento battler was in charge from there on. Barbera came out winging in on Franco Cavicchl to quit in the.the first and momentarily dropped North Eugene Tops Cage Poll PORTLAND (UPI) North Eu gene was the unanimous choice of the Journal Board o coacties to day as Oregon's lop A-l high school basketball team. South Eugene was second fol lowed. In order, hy Marshall, Pendleton, Milwaukie, Tigard. As toria, Grants Pass, houtn saiem and Crater and Sandy tied for 10th. Henlev asain led Ihe A-2 divi sion followed by Elmira, Central, Philomath, Eagle Point, Hcppner and Bandnn. seventh round of their bout In Cf vicchi's home town of Bologna, Italy. HULL OUT TEMPORARILY CHICAGO (UPD-The Chicago Black Hawks will probably be without the services of high-scoring Bobby Hull for Wednesday night's game at Toronto. Hull is suffering from a strained ligament in his left knee. Lopes with a looping right. But Lopes pounded away at the body of the former Northern Cali fornia rookie of the year and slow ly wore him down throughout the action. Lopes, who recently returned to the ring after 14 months, weighed 137' 4 and Barbera 138l. Referee Louis Gonzales and Judge Louis Duccinl saw it 7-2 each. Judge Fred Bottaro called it 5-3. 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