Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1959, Tokyo, Japan                                Page 18 the stars and stripes sunday february 22, 1959. Celtics Clinch third division championship i troit a Boston cell Rhod its third Eastern division championship in a Row in the National basketball association Fri Day whipping Detroit 111-106, in Over time. The celtics now no 4g-16.dotrolt h Western division pistons lost their fourth game in a Row us Boston broke away inthe overtime period before 5,128 at an Aba  the first game the Minne polls lakers paced by Elgi Baylor und Dick car maker Defeated the new York Knickerbock ers. Llyl Lori Baylor and car maker each scored 20  Victory Over new York was its third in a Row and clinched a spot in the Western division playoffs Between the Sec Ond and third place teams. The pistons trailed at one stage in the first half by 15 Points but battled Back to tie the score at 100-100 at the end of regulation tiny it Umsey leads Way the celtics stepped out hot in the extra five minute period und out scored Detroit 11-g, with guard Frank Ramsey hitting nine of the Boston Points. Ramsey led Boston with 31 Points and Bill Sharman had 23?Detroit was led by Gene Shue Willi 25. The celtics playing without injured Star Bob Cousy led 50-41 at the half but hit a Long cold spell in the third Quarter in which they Sank Only three of 30 fled Goa attempts. The pistons caught up then an went As much As nine Points ahead in the final period before Boston came Back to take the Lead 91-90, on a pair of free throws by guard k. C.  looked like Boston Hud it wrapped up when the celtics led100-m with a minute and 15 seconds left. But the pistons pulled to the tie on a pair of free throws by guard Chuck Noble and a tip in Basket by Rookie Shellie Mcmillon. The lakers had Little trouble with new York until the final period. Minneapolis led 53-44 at the intermission and 84-66 at the third Quarter new York rallies but new York paced by Willie Naulls 17 Points burst through for 40 Points in the final period and Cut a Minneapolis Lead that once had reached 23 Points. New York s other big scorers were Carl Braun Richie Guerlen and Ray Felix All with 16  kicks let the Gume get out of hand in the second period when they hit Only six Field goals in 31 attempts for a .194 percent Uge. They recovered enough to finish the game with 43 goals in127 attempts for a .339 Mark. Persley decisions Lianas Albuquerque . Up Art Persley 132, new York won a split decision Over newly turned pro Joey Llmas Here in a 10-round main event before 3,000 fans. Pers Ley used loft jabs and combinations to Edge the game but Greenli Inas also weighing 132. Sweden out brawls . Sextet 3-1 the stars and stripes Oast in Spectator s role Starr Walton top Call Fornin Prospect for the . Winter olympics team scans a letter an application Blank for the women s Alpine ski team sent to her just a Day after she broke her left foot. Starr had been practising at Squaw Valley Calif., for the North american championships. Up photo round table injured Hoof of slated to run in Cap monday Arcadia Calif. Up round table racing s al time Money Winner emerged from thursday s workout at Santa Anita without any ill effects on his injured right front Hoof and is schedule to Start in monday s $50,000 Washington s birthday Handicap his veterinarian reported Friday. Or. John Peters said he examined the horse Early Friday and found that round table had no Adverse effects from his first timed work out of the week since suffering a Quarter crack. The Washington Handicap is at Nyu sixth to join nit Field new Voitk up the 12-tcum Field for the National invitation tournament we Italy completed Friday when new York University resurgent violets became the sixth team to accept a bid. Previously named for the March 12-21 Competition at Madison Square Garden were St. John s Brooklyn Villanova Oklahoma City St Bonnventure and Fordham. Nyu in its first season under Couch Lou Tossini has Only u 10-g season record but has come on after a slow Start to win six of its last seven games. The violets put the clincher on a bid when Hoy trounced Villa Iova 78-60, thursday night. The violets Are led by High scoring Forward Cal Rumsey and a foot 8-Inch Center Tom Sanders and have been bolstered this month by the addition of Pla Makor stun Groll who became eligible at the Start of a now term Nyu will be appearing in the nit for the fifth time. The closest the violets have come to the Crown was in 1048 when they lout to St. Louis University in the final round. A mile and a half Over the Hillside and infield turf course and round table was Given top weight of 134 pounds for the race. The nation s top grass course performer for the past two years round table was expected to find monday s race to his liking despite the heavy impost. Several weeks ago the 1958 horse of the year won the san Marcos Handicap on the grass at a mile and a Quarter with ease As he set a new Ameri can record despite carrying 132 pounds. Barring any further complications which we do not expect round table is ready for the Washington s birthday Handicap Peters said. The horse drilled a mile Over the soft turf Friday in 1 452/5 and was not asked for Speed at any stage of the Drill packers share Home tilts Green Bay wis. Up the Green Bay packers have announced that the los Angeles rams game oct. 18 and the Baltimore Colts game nov. 15 on the 1959 Home schedule will be played in Milwaukee. In making the announcement the packers repeated last year s split of four Home games in Green Bay and two in Milwaukee. Welborn cops Hardtop race on 144 Mph Daytona Beach Fla. Up Bob Welborn averaging nearly 144 Mph in a Stock 1959 Chevrolet Impala won the 100-mile grand National Hardtop race Friday and marked himself As the Man to beat in the 500-mile Lascar sweep stakes Here sunday. Lloyd shorty Rollins Corpus Christi tex., won the 100-mile convertible championship race in a four car photo finish. The first 20 cars from both races will enter the 500-mile race Sun Day along with another 20 from a 25-mile Consolation race saturday for those who failed to qualify Friday. Welborn Greensboro n.c., was trailed closely throughout the race by Fred Fritz Wilson Denver who placed second in his 1959 Ford. Tom Pistone Chicago in a 1959 thunderbird won third place. Track officials expressed amaze ment at the average Speed of Wel born which was 143.63 Mph. This was three Miles faster than his qualifying time and two mile faster than the track one Lap rec Ord. Stockholm a Sweden s National hockey team Defeated the ., 3-1, Here Friday in a Brawl marred game during which Ameri can Winger Weldy Olson lost three front Teeth in a  was hospitalized after being hit with a stick in a second period fight with big swedish defens Eman Lars Bjorn. Lars admitted after wards he had lost his temper and was sorry he hit Olson. The two players exchanged blows after Olson joined in a fight which had broken out Between Bjorn and american goalie Don Cooper. Bjorn was Given a five minute penalty and since a goalie cannot be ordered off the ice Sweden was awarded a much disputed penalty shot which was netted. A 15-minute argument one of Many Over the swedish officials decisions preceded the penalty shot scored by Sweden s Nils Nils son. The americans questioned whether a penalty shot should have been awarded. Nilsson scored again minutes later and Sweden was awarded Iother penalty shot in the same period when Kurre thulin was clobbered in another Brawl. The shot was missed. Cleary scores Bill Cleary trimmed the swedes Lead to 2-1 in the third period with a Long shot that surprised swedish goalie per Karlstrom. Erik Lunde Wall provided Sweden with its insurance Marker late in the final period. The swedes who recently lost twice to the Belleville Macfar lands Canada s entry in next month s world tourney held the initiative throughout the match which turned into a Nightmare of rough body checking penalties and bad play. The game was played in Snow with the 36-Dugree temperature making the ice Slushy. Us. Coach charge swede rets to blame Stockholm a Marsh Ryman coach of the . National hockey team considers swedish ice hockey referees worthless. We have not gone to Europe to get involved in scandalous matches like this one he said Friday night after the free for All match Between the . And the swedish National team. I am sure i m not the first one who says that swedish referees have two big handicaps they Are bad skaters and they Don t know the ice hockey rules and thus they Are quite incompetent of acting As  Ryman said the referees could have avoided the big Brawl had they been Able skaters. He Felt they could t have awarded Sweden a penalty shot after swedish player Lars Bjorn s clash with Amer ican goalie Don Cooper if they had known the rules. Bjorn Captain of the swedish team also blamed the referees forthe Brawl. It would never have occurred if the referees had mastered the situation asserted Bjorn. They should have blown the pipe when braves yanks Bill Charity june 29 Milwaukee up the Worl Champion new York Yankees and National league Champion Mil Waukee braves will play a Charity exhibition game Here at county stadium june 29, the braves announced Friday. The Milwaukee foundation inc., which was established in 1956 to provide College scholarships to Wisconsin residents will sponsor the exhibition. Milwaukee s share of the proceeds of the game will go to the foundation which has provided six scholarships so far. Weldon Olson came leaping income. I held my stick up in front of me to protect myself and by an unlucky Chance it hit Olson in the face As we fell on the  doctors at a local Hospital said late Friday night that Olson lost three front Teeth in the clash but that his Jawbone was not injured. He will have to stay in Stockholm for a couple of Days and thus will not play in the return match i Gothenburg sunday. After having thoroughly studied the International ice hockey rules the referees admitted after the match that their decision to award Sweden a penalty shot after Olson and Cooper clashed with Bjorn was faulty. Instead an american player picked by the . Tea Captain should have been ordered continued on Page 22 ameriks shut out bears in Ahl 2-0 Rochester . A goalie Gerry Mcneil turned in his second shutout of the season to Lead the Rochester americans to a 2-0 win Over the Hershey bears in an american hockey league Gam Friday night. Mcneil who has Given up Only two goals in the ameriks last three games was credited with 25saves. He made spectacular saves on several breakaway attempts bythe bears. Rookie Bill Hicke upped his Ahl individual scoring Lead with a goal and an assist giving him 79 Point for the season. Bobcats select pm Green Bay wis. Up Don Aid Clark 42, was named general manager of the Green Bay Bob cats in the mid America hockey league