Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1959, Tokyo, Japan                                Thursday february 19, 1959 the stars and stripes Page 19 Happy Hawks the St. Louis Hawk join in with owner Ben Kerner right and newly appointed coached Mcculey to celebrate the clincher of their third straight Western division Chiampi Enship in the National basketball association. Players include left to right Cliff Hogan lakers defeat pistons 97-90 Detroit a the Minne Apolis lakers exploded for 33points in the fourth Quarter to Over Lake the Detroit pistons and gain a 97-90 Victory in a National basketball association game before9,833 at Olympia stadium tuesday night. The Victory gave the lakers a iwo game Lead Over the pistons inthe race for second place in the Aba s Western division. To the Seesaw contest in which he Load changed hands 17 times and the score was tied on 10 Occa Sions the lakers proved they had the steam in the final four min utes. Minneapolis Larry Foust came through with a three Pointer tying the score for the last time at85-85. From then on the lakers outscored the pistons and won easily. Minneapolis was paced by Fous with 22 Points and Dick car maker with 19. Earl Lloyd sparked de troit with 20. Kicks celts win new York up the new York knickerbockers Outhuse Lethe St. Louis Hawks 112-93, and the Boston celtics breezed to a95-84 Victory Over the Philadelphia warriors tuesday night in a National basketball association doubleheader at Madison Square Garden. A crowd of 15,927 watched Ken Sears score 15 of new York s first 22 Points to help the kicks Gaina 28-26 Lead at the end of the first Quarter. They pulled steadily ahead thereafter leading by 57-42 at intermission and 83-70 after three periods. Sears wound up with 26 Points to Pace the kicks while league leading scorer Bob Pettit netted27 for the losers. The deities playing without injured play maker Bob Cousy opened a 25-18 Lead at the end of the first period and increased their bulge to 53-34 at intermission. Clyde Lovellette Slater Martin Bob Pettit partially hidden Jack Mcmahon Hub Reed Charley share win Wilfong Al Ferarri partially hidden and is Green. The Hawks topped the Minneapolis lakers to sew up the championship l.h9-9fi. The score set a Hawk Home record. A photo hawks9 Pettit nears Aba scoring Mark new York up Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks needs only332 Points in his team s remaining 14 games to break George Yard Ley s one year old National Basket Ball association single season scor ing  moving along at a 28.8 clip Petit has scored 1,670 Point sin 58 games. To break the record of 2,001 Points set by Yardley last Ortega Redl matched new York a Caspa Ortega mexican welterweight contender and Stefan Redl Pas sate n.j., have signed for a 10 Rounder at Madison Square Gar Den March 6. Pettit Cousy season Pettit would need to aver age Only 23.7 Points for the last 14 , currently with the Syracuse nationals set the record with the Detroit pistons. Ironically he has been out of the race most of the current season due to a hand injury meanwhile the Boston celtics Bob Cousy and Bill Sharman the highest scoring guards in Aba his tory Are carving out imposing  became the sixth Parnell selected Pelican pm Pilot new Orleans a Mel Parnell former Boston red so pitching Ace has been named Gen eral manager and Field manager of the new Orleans pelicans. Jack Defee president of the Southern association team announced the selection of Parnell who started his Diamond career in the new Orleans prep  36-year-old new Orleans native retired from baseball injury 1957 because of Arm trouble. He pitched his last game during the 1956 , the last american league Pitcher to win 25 games in a single season replaces Ray Yochim afield manager and Vincent Rizo As general manager. Slayer in the circuits history to score 10,000 Points last week when be pushed his career total to 1.0, 033. Cousy who joined the celtics n 1950-51, a year earlier1 than Sharman needs Only 50 Points to of George Mikan s professional total of 11,764. However Dolph Schayes of the nats still is Basket jail s Al time scoring Leader with13,710 Points through games played sunday. In the eight seasons that Cousland Sharman have operated to Gether they have scored a combined total of 20,292 Points or 36 per cent of Boston s Overall Point production. Sharman spent his first pro season with the washing ton capitols. Elite club other members of the 10,000 Point club include de Macauley currently coach of the Hawks 11, 225 and Paul  of the Phil Adelphia warriors 10,772. Neil Johnston Philadelphia Veteran who recently returned to action after missing most of the season because of injuries is Only 38 Points away while Minneapolis Vern Mikkelsen also has a Chance to make 10,000 this season if Pecan score 131 Points in his team s remaining 14 games. He has been averaging 13.8 Points per game. Sharman s league leading free throw percentage remains at .938, and Cousy with 449 assists holds an advantage of 96 Over Detroit Dick Mcguire in the play making department. The new York knickerbockers Kenny Sears leads in shooting accuracy with a .497 Markand Bill Russell Boston is the re bound Leader with 1,345 recoveries. Rosensohn., d Amato do about face., favor title bout on Home television new York up in a sudden switch promoter Bill Rosensohn and manager Cus d Amato Dis closed tuesday t hey favored Home television for the Floyd Patterson Ingemar Johansson heavyweight title fight regardless of where itis staged. Because of repeated criticism that Patterson is Pray Liwally an unknown i h a m p i o a explained Amato "1 believe the Public would get a better appreciation of his ability if everyone was Able to see him in  said that s a very Good idea. Let the Public become familiar with him and get an idea of his real  that was the latest development following Young Rosensohn s re turn tuesday from a two week tour of several cities bidding forthe title fight Between world Cham Pion Patterson and the european titlist from Sweden. Before the tour Rosensohn and Amato had stressed they were considering both theater television and Home to. But their state ments at thai time indicated the favored theater to unless Roson Sohn could get one of the weekly network boxing shows on an an Nual basis by using the Patterson Johansson fight As bait. Won he veal network neither the promoter nor the manager would amplify tuesday s Home to statements. They  reveal the names of any net works under consideration or How far the negotiations had progressed. Discussing the possible site of the fight Rosensohn said i expect to pick the Eily an the Date about March 1. Right now Chicago is a favorite or a least a co favorite. We have been offered not Only a guarantee of$500,000 against the net Gale but City officials Are really going after the  he said similar 5 0,000 Guaran tees had been offered by Minne Apolis and Colorado Springs Colo. Meanwhile los Angeles and Newyork Are also being Given High consideration he  was scheduled for a Rugby club seeks oranges for the los Angeles up owners of the los Angeles franchise inthe professional North american Rugby football league said the Yare backing a proposal to change the rules of the game to accommodate potential television Spon sors. Derek Gardner said he and other los Angeles franchise holders have agreed to offer the changes at the next meeting of the Board of control of the league which includes teams in Vancouver . And Sanfrancisco. The changes would Divide the game into four quarters with one minute Between quarters to allow time for to commercials. The half time period would be length ened from five minutes to 35 min utes for the same reason. Conference wednesday with Melvin. Krulewitch of the new York state athletic commission about what Effort the state and Eily have been making to get the fight in new York. Rosensohn will go to Philadelphia Friday to Confer with officials there. Aragon rival penalized in disputed bout Sacramento up the California athletic commission tuesday ordered welterweight a Taragon and Charles Sawyer to forfeit part of their purses fro their disputed Jan 31 bout in los Angeles. The commission ruled that saw yer who lost the fight in a fourth round knockout must give up 50 per cent of his.h2,00 purse. Ara gon must forfeit25 per cent of his .f58.ni 10 take. A spokesman said the commis Sion f o u n d no fraud b u t it did find that the fighters did not. Do their  Antrom the dispute came up when saw yer went Down three times in the first round of the bout in Holly Wood legion stadium causing ref Eree Tommy Hart to warn the fighters to put Forth their bes efforts or to would hold up the purses. Later the commission decided toehold up the purses pending a hear ing feb. 7 in los Angeles at which both fighters contended they had tried As hard As possible to  decision signed by chair Man Dan o. Kilroy said the two fighters were intentionally no competing to the Best of their ability and skill and were not per forming in a manner becoming their occupation As professional boxers of considerable reputation and  it declared the fight a no decision affair but said the com Mission is unable to conclude that there was any criminal intent or fraud from either fighter. Los Angeles up action will be taken in the courts to re lease the entire purses of boxers Art Aragon and Charley Sawyer attorney Norman Sugarman said tuesday. Golden boy Aragon was Ren dered virtually speechless by the commission decision. His manager Paul Caruso is sued a statement that the decision was an obvious attempt to save face. Releasing 75 per cent of Aragon s purse is an open admission that they can find no conduct on his part which would War rant their confiscating the  Crosby Joe e. Brown seek Aba club in . Los Angeles a a group headed by Bing Crosby and Joe e. Brown tuesday announced its in Tention to obtain a National basketball association franchise for los Angeles. The organization known As the los Angeles pro basketball club inc., held a news conference Dur ing which Aba president Maurice Podoloff was interviewed by Tele phonic Hookup with new York. Podoloff said that of the 24 groups or individuals seeking a franchise for los Angeles the Crosby Brown organization has shown the most Enterprise. Podoloff said the biggest obstacle to bringing a team Here in 1959 or 1960 is the Lack of open dates at the sports Arena now under construction near the coliseum. He said the Aba realignment commit tee would be Here feb. 28 to look into the scheduling situation atthe sports Arena and to talk with the Crosby Brown group and pos Sibly others. Podoloff was asked whether an present Aba teams Are losing Money and whether they might think of moving Here. He said two teams would finish this season inthe red but both owners will keep their franchises whore they  teams were not named. Podoloff said it appears More probable los Angeles will acquire a franchise by expansion than by realignment