Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1959, Tokyo, Japan Log 18 the stars and stripes monday february 16, 1959 nil Roundup Bruins drop 2-1 decision to canadians Boston up Dickie Moore s23th goal of the season with bos ton shorthanded Midway the Las period gave the Montreal Cana Lens a rough and Tumble 2-1 Vic tory saturday and halted the Bruins television winning Streak at five games. To fans saw a Little of every thing in the National hockey league fray played before a near sell out Garden crowd of 13,336. The league leading Canad Jens also snapped Boston s four game Over All Streak while extending their own win skein to were brawls spectacular offensive and defensive plays and even an injured referee in the scrap. Ref Ore Cut by stick referee Eddie Powers had to retire for five stitches on his fore head in the opening period after Boston Wing Vic Stasiuk Accident ally creased him with his stick As he battled for the s goal came at 10 19 of the third period and tied him wit the new York rangers1 Andy Bathgate for the league leadership in that department. Rookie Larry Leach picked Aphis first major league goal to tie it for Boston at 18 30 of the mid dle period after 22-year-old Henri Richard sent Montreal out in front with a 15-footer at 13 45 of the first Peri a. Leafs 5, Hawks 1 Toronto Cap the Toronto Maple Leafs finally won a National hockey league Home game from Chicago saturday night As the turned Back the Black Hawks 5-1. The Victory was Only the Loans second in 11 games Between the two teams. The Leafs pummelled 7-2 by the Hawks at Chicago last sunday showed superiority in All depart ments As they grabbed a 1-0 Leadin the first 39 seconds and never were headed. It was 4-1 after the second Cullen with his third goal in four games and his sixth of the season George Armstrong Billy Harris Bob Pulford and Frank Mahovlich who also picked up two assists scored the Leaf Sloan sold to the Hawks by the Leafs last summer got the Only Chicago goal his 21st of the Campaign. Age new York a Johnthomas the amazing 17-year-old from Boston University High jumped 7 feet for the second time in three weeks and Ron Delany got the scare of his life when he won the half mile in 1 52.2 in the new York athletic club games saturday night Thomas who became the first indoor jumper in history to make seven feet in the millrose games several weeks ago cleared the height on his second the time he was the Only competitor left and All eyes i Madison Square Garden were upon him. On i first attempt he did come close and. It appeared that this was t his Over he sailed just a smooth As could be on the second try. The bar jiggled a Little and he watched it As he Lay on his Back holding his breath. The bar held though and he had another seven footer the Only jumper in the world to hit the magic height few minutes later officials raised the height to 7 feet Kinches and he missed on three tries. On the second however his entire body was Over and he barely touched the crossbar. This was just As big a thrill Rochester names Trainer for 1959 Rochester . Up Rochester of the International league has a new Trainer for the1959 season. General manager George sislerjr., announced the signing of 38 year old Jimmy Dudley to replace Danny Whelan who resigned recently after 12 years of service to accept a similar position with the Pittsburgh also traded outfielder Tommy Burgess to the Columbus jets for a front line Catcher Dick Rand. Boston University freshman John Thomas thin time the height a properly measured warriors bid for 3d place Camden . A Philadel phia moved to within two games of Syracuse in the National basketball association s Eastern Divi Sion saturday night with a 106-94victory Over Cincinnati before 2,639 fans at convention Hall s Victory coupled with Boston s 124-121 Victory Over Syracuse brightened the warriors playoff aspirations. Coach al cer al s team can trim Syracuse s third place Lead to one game sunday by defeating the nats at Syracuse .despite a Brilliant 35-Point performance by the royals Jack Twy Man the warriors had enough for the Victory after allowing the royals to erase a 10-Point deficit and gain a 77-77 tie with 11 12 to play. Never in front the royals however could never go in front thanks to timely shooting by warriors Paul Arizin and Woody Sauldsberry. Philadelphia spurted to an 89-80 margin with 7 18 left and Cincin Nati could never get closer than six Points at 92-86 with 5 40 left to free throws by Arizin and a pair of baskets by Sauldsberry scaled the led the winners with 27 Points and Sauldsberry added 26. Fillip Bug Brush tops world record in taif. Arcadia Calif. Up Bug Brush the Only filly in the race set a new world s record for a mile and an eighth As she capture the $58,100 san Antonio Handicap from Hillsdale at Santa Anita by nearly a length saturday. The 4-year-old filly raced the Dis Tance in 1 46% to clip two fifths of a second off the world s was the first filly Ever to win the Rich race although a half doze had attempted it Over the years. It was a Brilliant and hard fought race Between Bug Brush and Hillsdale Down the stretch Butin the final 50 Yards the filly pulled ahead to score her Victory under the excellent ride of Ange Valenzuela. The crowd of More than 49,000gave the c. V. Whitney filly a big hand when it was announced that she had set a new world s record. The old record was set by Voorand equalled by Foier other horses celts nip nats 124-121 Greer sets 2 Marks Boston up Syracuse Rookie Hal Greer set a pair of National basketball association half time scoring records saturday but it was not enough to Stop the bos ton celtics from edging the nationals 124-121, at Boston , a former Marshall . College Ace scored 45 Points 39 inthe second half and Sank 20 Field goals 18 after intermission. For Mer Philadelphia Star Joe Fluksa id St. Louis Cliff Hagan each had scored 14 Field goals in a half time previously George Mikan Minneapolis had held the half time scoring record of 36 Points since1952. A Tapin with less than four min utes remaining in the game shoved Boston s Bill Sharman Over the10,000-Point scoring Mark of his professional career. He thereby joined the club whose Only other members Are Dolph Schayes Syra Cuse Paul Arizin Philadelphia de Macauley St. Louis Mikan an Boston s Bob Cousy. Cousy scored Only 18 Points sat urday night before he withdrew from the game after suffering an injury of the right thigh which team physician John Doherty said might sideline him for three teams set rebound records in the first half combining for a102 total six More than the Mark set last season in a game betwee the celtics and the Cincinnati nats grabbed a 27-22 Lead in the first Quarter but Tommy Hein Sohn scored 11 of his 24 Points inthe second Quarter and paced bos ton to a 60-46 halftime s 20th Field goal brought Syracuse to a 119-119 tie with 25 seconds left in the game. Including round table in winning the san Antonio last year. But round table passed up saturday s race because of a 135-Pound impost. Bug Brush picked up but 113 pounds for the race against Hills Dale s 120. But considering that a filly is entitled to a five Pound sex allowance she was close to him in the weights. Bug Brush despite three stake victories in the distaff ranks was sent off at Odds of better than 6-1and she returned $15.10, $5.50 and $4.40 across the Board. Hillsdale the even Money favorite paid $3.20 and $2.60 for place and show. Ter rang finished third barely nosing out Seaneen for show and returned$6.00. Close race Bug Brush was a Factor on the Pace from the very Start. She first took the Lead away from flee Nasrullah going around the first turn and then relinquished it to Hillsdale Down the Backstretch As their great Battle got under Wain Earnest. When the Field of 12 hit the final turn the Lead changed fractionally Between Bug Brush and Hillsdale until they turned into the stretch. There the filly got her head in front and dug in under Ahard whip ride. Hillsdale did not quit and jockey Tommy Barrow lashed him hard trying to catch the Leader. But it was no use. As Bug Brush crossed the finish line she had a Lead of three quarters of a length while Hillsdale was five lengths in front of Ter rang and the rest of the Field was stretched far behind. As the first time i did it said the 6-foot, 4%-Inch freshman. Would he Ever do better yes he replied. I definitely think i will better seven feet sooner or no sooner did Thomas go Over the seven foot Mark than a horde of aau officials descended to measure it. When he made his first seven footer they forgot to remeasured it As required by the rules inthe confusion. Aau chief Dan Fer Ris said earlier in the week that there was a Chance that the mar would not be recognized. But there was no doubt of this one. Murphy barely Nippe Delany finished inches ahead of Tom Murphy of the Host club inthe 880. Stride for stride in the last Lap Murphy kept Pace with the Strug gling olympic 1,500-meter Cham Pion. For a few seconds it appeared that the two would finish in a dead 10 Yards from the finish Delany in a superhuman Effort lunged ahead of Murphy while the crowd of about 10,000 went Ever Delany came close to be ing beaten indoors and having his33-race win Streak snapped this was he decided to open the throttle a Lap from the finish the crowd leaned Back and seemingly yawned the usual. Murphy will but Murphy did t fold. He had no intention of letting Delany get away from him. Jostling Duel army it Arnie Sowell the world record Holder at the distance was third another five Yards behind Murphy. Mike Rawson England finished tried to Edge his Way past Sowell two laps from the end but the sex Pitt Ace fought him off and they indulged in a Little jostling Duel while Murphy was Mak ing dropped the argument and decided to concentrate on Theta resetting Murphy. As it turned out the Villanova graduate was forced to Circle around the outside then lit out after whipped ahead of the Field after a Lap and stayed there until Delany overtook him. Basically Murphy has More Speed than i said Delany. He also has a Fine finishing is a different Type of race from the mile. I can t Gamble inthe half. I be got to stay up with the , admitting that the Fin ish was a Little slow complained rather bitterly about the new York crowds which always boo me and said that nowhere Els does he get such treatment. Said Murphy i never knew had that kind of a in the absence of Delany in the mile Phil Coleman Chicago who usually sets rein s Pace won the continued on Page 22 Auburn Wallops leu for record 115-67 win Auburn Ala. A Auburn fourth ranked tigers pulled All the stops saturday night an trampled Louisiana state 115 67, to set a new team scoring record in their 29th straight col lege basketball Victory. Coach Joel eaves team broke Auburn s al time scoring record7 of 111 Points against Florence Ala state earlier this season and erased by 16 Points its pre Vious High against a Southeast Ern conference opponent. Henry Hart hit 20 Points for Auburn 17 of them in the first half while Jimmy Lee added 17 and David Vaughn and Jimmy Flibbe had 15 each. From the Field Auburn hit a amazing 59.4 per cent on 41 of 69 attempts
