European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes Sonny Floyd display penmanship the big fight new York Cap the Fountain pen was an unaccustomed instrument in his Bif right fist As he laboriously traced Charles Liston on the last of a stack of Legal sized paper recently initiated into the mys teries of writing Burly surly Sonny los ton was signing on the second line for a world heavyweight championship figh Champion Floyd Patterson s name was already on the line 15-round title fight will be staged sometime after june 18 but before sept30. The when and where will be up to Patterson who must decide before april15. However it is expected that the fight will be held in new York s Yankee stadium in mid june. Milling about looking on at the signing was a Motley mob still photographers in front blocking the View of television photographers who were blocking the View of bellhops who were shutting off the line of sight for reporters. The two fighters sat at an appropriately Green covered table wasting Little love on each other but bearing it in View of Al they Money they stand to make. For Liston it was the end of a Long Chase. Head been trying to get Patterson s Signa Ture on just such a contract for a longtime. He thought he was getting a run around and he said so Friday. He also thought he was getting the Short end of the Deal and he sold that too the Are you Happer with.,. Question from Back a hurried whisper another Growa Bat i under my of the the no. A $200,000. He per cent of the live Gat per cent of the ancillary flu include closed theater continued of poo the stars and stripes Cincinnati Rolls to Victory in Midwest a Colorado slides by Texas tech 67-60 Manhattan Kan. Cap Cincinnati opened defense of its inca basketball championship by Over powering Crelghton 66-46. Here Friday night and advanced to the Midwest regional finals against Colorado 67-60. Victor Over Texas tech. Cincinnati Missouri Valley con Ference titleholder and ranked no. 2 in the country had Little difficulty with out manned Crelghton which watched its 10-game win Streak expire. Cincinnati 25-2 won its 15th straight. Paul Hogue. A 6-foot 9-Inch, 240-Pound Hulk rammed in 24 Points although his presence was require for Only three fourths of the game. Paul Silas 18-year-old Crelghton Sophomore who led the nation s Rebo unders with a 23.6 average an scored at a 22.7 Pace was completely smothered by the smooth working bearcats. Silas 6-7 and 200 pounds was limited to seven rebounds and made Only three of 14 shots from the floor. He wound up with 15points. Hogue had 19 rebounds. With Hogue hitting 10 Points Cincinnati broke away to a 12-3 Lead in the first 6v4 the bluejays fought Back to 15-12, they could get no close Rand by halftime Cincinnati had a 29-18 bluejays hit Only 19.4 per cent of their Field goal eight Champion Colorado accustomed to coming from behind broke away from Texas tech mid Way through the first building a 43-32 halftime Edge the buffaloes acted As if they did t know what to do when ahead and the red raiders Kingpins of the Southwest conference pulled within four Points in the first four minutes of the second half at46-42. Sophomore skyscraper Jimmy Davis 6-8, pulled the buffs out of the spin and helped restore the 11-Potnt difference Only to have the raiders Bounce Back to within four again 55-01. Davis who was being rested wit four fouls returned at this juncture however and Colorado re gained control of the situation. Ken Charlton had 18 Points an Davis 17 for the buffs. Little Del Ray mounts scored 19 in a losing cause. Cincinnati was heavily favoretto take its fourth successive regional title saturday in the show Down match with Colorado. " " challenger Sonny listen left. Champ Floyd. The Chase is Over but Little love Tula Oregon St. Win in far West semifinals Provo Utah a the Ucol Bruins built up a 13-Point half time margin and then held on to whip Utah state University 73-62. Friday night in the semifinals of the far West Mcaa regional basketball state s tall beavers edged hustling Pepperdine Coll Geof California 69-67, in the other , champions of the big five conference moved into the final saturday night against Oregon state an at Large selection. The Winner goes to the Mcaa tournament finals next weekend at Louis Ville. By. Utah state and Pepperdine also were to play saturday night for third place in the Burly Bruins built their Lead to 16 Points to 57-41 with 15 49 to ploy. But by then. 6-5, 230-Pound Fred Slaughter collected his fourth personal foul and left the game. His rebounding ability was sorely in the next 4% minutes Utah state narrowed the margin to eight Points at 68-50. Slaughter Westback into the game but picked up his fifth personal after a minute and left for Good. The aggie kept Chipping away and pulled to within two Points 63-61, with 4 41 left Utah state missed three chances to tie the game in the next 2 minutes 41 seconds. Slaughter s re Exko buys Amoros Mexico City a the mex Ico City reds of the Cluss a mexican baseball league have announced the Purchase of outfielder Sandy. Amoros from the Detroit tigers. The Price was not disclosed. Placement 6-4 Kim Stuart stuffed Field goal to make it 65-61. Utah state s efforts from thenon met with frustration and resulted in free throws for the ruins with 27 Points. Cornell Green led Utah Stute with 26. Pepperdine made a Gallant last second try to tie up its game with the score 69-66 in favor of Oregon state and two seconds to play. Lee Tinsley. 5-10, stepped to the free throw line on a one and one play. He Sank the first free throw an then threw the Ball at the Back Board caught the rebound and Hita Basket but officials ruled the play illegal and gave the Ball to Oregon state. The hustling Pepperdine Waves raced to an Early 11-4 Lead after five minutes of play. But Oregon state s height began to Tell and the beavers took their first Lead at 31-30 with 1 29 to play in the first half and moved out to a 35-30halftime margin. Free throws spelled the final difference. Pepperdine outscored Oregon state on Field goals 28-25,but the beavers hit 19 of 24 free throws while the Waves manage to hit Only 11 of 24. Ohio state Kentucky no Mcaa Mideast Triumph John Havlicek Iowa City a top ranked Ohio state roared into the Mcaa Mideast basketball finals by blast ing Western Kentucky 93-73, Fri Day the other semifinal contest third ranked Kentucky whipped Butler 81-60. Victories by the two National Powers set up a repeat in saturday night s tournament finals of Las year s Mideast showdown won by Ohio state. 87-74. The survivor advances to then Caa s National tournament at Louisville ky., next week. Ohio state s fast breaking Buck eyes Rode a late surge in the first half to the Victory Over underdog Western Kentucky while Kentucky raced past Butler behind the shoot ing of Cotton Nash and Larry buckeyes spurt in the tournament Nightcap came while three time All America Jerry Lucas was on the Bench with foul by Sophomore Reserve gory Bradds and Veteran John state turned a 27-26 deficit into a 43-30 Lead in the last six minutes of the first half and never leads the Way again was threatened. Wake Forest Villanova enter East finals College Park my. A Wake Forest and Villanova scored close come from Behms victories Friday night to Advance to the finals of the Mcaa Eastern regional basketball tournament. Wake Forest champions of the Atlantic const conference sur Vived its second overtime clash to whip St. Joseph s of Philadelphia 96-45. Villanova overcame a 12 Point deficit and went on to de feat new York University 79-76. Hubie White who topped Vil Lanova with 31 Points took person Al charge with three minutes remaining in the game and the wild cats trailing 72-68. The 6-foot, 4-Inch senior from Philadelphia scored eight of his team s last 11 Points including a pair of three Point plays As Vil Lanova overtook the Nyu violets in a Battle of at Large Kramer paced Nyu with 24 Points in the exciting Wori Dupoy a doubleheader played before 11,700 fans in the University of Maryland s Cole fieldhouse. I Wake Forest s Demon deacons who won their Lith straight game trailed most of the Way before Billy Packer s 21-foot jumper with four seconds remaining in Regula Tion time tied the score at 74-74. Havlicek s rebounding Ling and shooting Trig buckeyes to their 24thagainst one loss. The senior finished with i Lucas who sat out the 1 minutes of the first up three fouls scored Points far below his 22-Gage. Western Kentucky tout with a 17-9 record by senior Bob Rascoe wl26 Points. The Hill toppers More Ace. Gare Carrier to Only eight Points the Lack of balance Western Kentucky front ing their first Hal Doug Mcdonald one juniors in Ohio state s lineup contributed 24 Bradds a 6-8 Rookie who will take Lucas spot scored 10 Points Nash a 6-5. Sophomore Kentucky to the sout Terence championship. 23 Points on a variety of fore he fouled out with totes left Pursiful scored quarterbackedthe23td Victory against two the Only regular Becky ear s team he a the _ on which Kentucky hum 1natfonal contender Butler which had ranked Bowling move into the ton want Able to Cope Tucky s fast break dropped out of Contention second half. Little Gerry Williams made a valiant Effort to1ter in the running by so Points. Green a
