European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse 18 the stars and stripes thursday in a s final poll for this year by the associated Pim Ohio state s powerful Buckeye completed a two season Domina Thi of the associated press basketball rankings tuesday by Cap Turing top spot in the final pol for this season. The bocks have been no. 1every week since they took the pot in the preseason poll of 1960. During that Span they have ids Only twice in 52 games to Cincin Natl in the Mcaa final last Yea Rand to Wisconsin two saturday ago. Going into this year s inca championships they Are 23-1. Ohio state was an overwhelming favorite among the 43 voters on a s nationwide panel. The buckeyes received 38 first place vote packers Edge St. Louis Pettit win skein halted St. Louis up the Chica packers behind the combined Al tack of Wood Sauld Siberry and Wai Bellamy who scored 29 Points each spoiled the St Louis Hawks final Home appearance this season with Boston api the defending Champion Boston celtics beat syr cute 112-110. Tuesday night and Ted out their regular 1961-1962 National a kerb a a record 60 victories. The. Celtic bettered their own Aba Mark of a wins act two Yean ago. 124-118 Victory tuesday night. The Chicago win snapped acting coach Bob Pettit it undefeated Stin As Field general Sauldsberry who has averaged Bradley gains last berth in Xix Field new York the Field forthe National invitational tournament which opens at Madiso Square Garden was Complete tuesday with the expected add ton of Bradley As a seeded team. The 12th and last berth in the nit was being reserved for the Ronnerud team in the Missouri Val Ley conference and Bradley be came that monday night when ibid to to Cincinnati. 61-46, at Evans Vine. Azul in a special playoff fort Ike tourney Crown. Bradley built around 6-foot,64ncfa All America Chet Walker will be seeking its third nit St Johns which also is a seeded team this year has won the tournament three times. Bradley joins St Johns Loyola of Chicago and Houston in the group of four seeded teams. Here is the schedule for the Nettas announced tuesday mum Cha n. Cila Tua Ryli a tape Han it Belliv m. Naty. To Jaffa i n. Hath Kim finals 2 Hattan a Tantra n. A Rafter irl Aav a so met rimal of Tanum. March 14. Of. Scribe Dies san Franq Asco up Wil Liam a. Mulligan 62. Sports reporter for the san Francisco examiner for the past 17 years died at of Smiley veterans Hospital after a Aix of month illness. 10 Points a game this season connected for five Field goals in each of the final two packers managed to halt a St Louis comeback after the Hawkshaw moved to within one Point in the final Hawks were paced by Pettit with 36 Points and Cliff Haga with 30. The Lead changed hands at least12 times in the third period after the Hawks went into the Quarter with a two Point Edge. New York up Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia warriors tuesday was named Winner of the Sam Davis memorial award a the outstanding pro basketball player of the year by the new York metropolitan basketball writ ers association. The writers also named Wal Bellamy of the Chicago packers As Winner of the by Turkin me Morial award As the outstanding pro basketball Rookie of the season. Chamberlain who scored 100points in a single will finish the season with a total of More than 4.000 Points for the Campaign joins George Mikan Bob Cousy. And Bob Pettit at players who have won the Sam Davis award More than once. Bellamy 6-10 former Indiana Star scored More than 2,000 Points in his Rookie season for a lost place team. Previous winners of the Rookie of the year award in clude Chamberlain. Oscar Robert son Elgin Baylor and Tom Heinsohn. St Patrick s Day starts Irish drills South Bend. Ind. Up notre Dame s fighting Irish will return this year to the traditionalist. Patrick s Day Start of Spring football practice. For Many years notre Dame be Gan its six week off season drills on March 17, but shifted to a late Date when the Mcaa imposed a 20-Day limit on the sessions. Coach Joe Kuhoric returned tothe original starting Date this year because of the late easter vacation. He said that about 110 players would take port in the drills which will include the an Nual old timers game april 14, and five seconds. The remaining firsts went to Cincinnati and Mississippi state two each and Kentucky one. Based on 10 Points for a first nine for a second eight for a Thor and so on Ohio state received 42points. Cincinnati again was a solid Choice for second followed by to Southeastern conference co Cham Plons Kentucky and . Bradley sixth last week move Dup to fifth despite a loss. Kansas state fell from third to sixth Utah remained seventh and bowl ing Green eighth. Colorado Edge Duke for ninth by one Point Loyola of Chicago in 10th Las week dropped out of the ratings Ohio state and Cincinnati were1-2 in a s preseason poll. Two others who made the preseason poll also were in the final list Ings Duke no. 7 and Kansas state no. 8. Others were no. 3, Wake Forest no. 4, Souther California no 5, Providence no 6, Purdue no 9, St. John s of Newyork and no. 10, Seattle. Ohio state closed out its regular season saturday by swamping in Dlana 90-65. The big ten champions play next in the Mcaa mid East regional semifinal at the University of Iowa Friday night Kentucky trounced Tulane a Tennessee last week Bradley lost to Duquesne Kansas state was beaten by Oklahoma state ant then downed Nebraska and Colo Rado clinched the big eight title with victories Over Missouri an Kansas. Cincinnati Mississipp state Utah Bowling Green and Duke were Idle. The final rankings based on a10-9-8-7-&5-4-3-2-1 tabulation with first place votes and season rec ords through saturday in Paren theses 421 362 Oil 2� .0hl stat 31 33-1 2 24-2 3-Ktntiicky Al �.2 4-Pltuiuiml Silt 2 24.1 21-5 Slat 122-3 7-Uub 73.3 Bottai of a 121-3 9.cur4 10. Duke a. To to Taefu. A attorn Miff Tatul a Plum us. 4s 32 in Polsfoot added to Lemm s staff St. Louis up Wally St Louis Cardinal football coach has announced the signing of fran Polsfoot 6-foot, 3-Inch 220-Pound head coach at Wisconsin state College As an assistant coach. The 35-year-old Polsfoot was a athlete at Washington state col Ege and an end for the cardinals 1961, when he caught 57 passes of rank third in the National foot Ball league. He thus established a team rec Ord which stood until Sonny handle caught 62 passes in 1960. Polsfoot was born in Montesano Wasll and earned nine varsity Etters in basketball. He earned a master s degree in physical Educa Ion at the University of Minnesota. Sorb Oftel Champ East Lansing Mich. Up Roger Lopes Michigan state foot All player in 1961, is a surfboard Hampton in his Hometown Honolulu. From Colorado Springs Coloci the surprisingly Strong sweats ice hockey team moved into a almost insurmountable Lead in the world tournament by mowing Down Canada 5-3, Here tuesday. It Wax Sweden s fourth straight Victory and got them Over their last Ziajor hurdle. Earlier the swedes had beaten the Tfelt estates 2-1. Their remaining games Are against Norway West Ger Many and Britain but the swedes will be heavily favored Jit each of these United states Clung to an outside Hope for the title by bom Barry in Aba Gallatin gets Hawk Post St. Louis a Harry Gal latin a bruising competitor in pro basketball and highly successful coach at Southern Illinois was Given the Job of restoring the Hawks to their former Heights in the National basketball association. The 34-year-old former ironman of the new York knocks signed a contract for $35.000 forthe two years. He is owner Ben Kernel s 17th coach in 16 , i Don t think coaching the Hawks is a suicide Job said the rugged 6-foot, 6-Inch, 225-Pounder. 1 think live eat and sleep Basket Ball and Kerner wants this kind of coach. The Hawks future is much brighter than a let of people real fourth place St. Louis skidded to fourth Placen the Aba s Western division this season after winning five straight divisional title Gallatin s Siu teams have Wonan average of 20 games a season in our years. His clubs were Peren Nial Illinois interstate athletic conference champs and he scheduled Many games with top Small College teams and some major earns outside the iliac his team is currently in the Mcaa College division tournament continued on Page j33kt nil attorney asks judge to drop Al buit Baltimore up the a Imal football league tuesday lied a motion asking for imme late dismissal of the american football league s 10 million Dollar anti Trust suit against the nil nil attorney Gerhard Gessell offered four major arguments in asking the judge to dismiss the suit in which the nil is accused of monopolistic practices and of blocking formation and develop ment of the Young league. Gessel maintained that 1no relevant Market was. Monopolized. 2no attempt to monopolize relevant Market was proven 3i to conspiracy in restraint Oft Ade or to monopolize has been established.4rnoinjury has been shown. The trial is probably the biggest Legal cose in sports history. 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