European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                It the stars and stripes Cincy blasts Ohio state ire Mcaa final / " Louisville a Cincinnati with Paul rogue playing ring around ailing Jerry Lucas crashed Ohio state in their Long waited rematch saturday night 71-59, and woo the Mcaa basketball Champion Chip for the second straight year. Wake Forest took third place edging Cla 82-80, la the opener of the How Down doubleheader before 18,469 at free Dom halt Hogue a 6-foot, 9-Lnch, 240-Pound Bull was facing a Lucas considerably under form As a result of the sprained left knee the Buckeye Ace suffered in Friday night semifinals. But it s doubtful that even a 100 per cent Lucas would have made an difference. The bearcats of de Jucker shocked the basketball world by beating Ohio state. 70-65, in overtime in the title game Las year at Kansas City. It was Hogue who mad the difference this time the first time two schools Ever met in successive years for the Mcaa basketball championship. Hogue scored 23 Points and did a tremendous Job on the boards both on of sense and defense. This combined with the jump shooting of Tommy Thacker and the High pressure defense and Ball hawking of the bearcats made the outcome never in doubt after a 37-29 half time Lead. The pressure began to Tell on Ohio state As time ticked away and with the massive crowd roaring As it turned into arout the bearcats poured it on. They led by a Many a Buckeye flurry Cut making it two ,1 years of coaching cats pushed their wound up Ohio state finished Only the sixth Lucas joined the spectacular career the big fellow ironically located celtics Romp in opener of Eastern finals Boston a the Brilliant Boston celtics led by Bill Russell and Bob Cousy humiliated cold shooting Philadelphia 117-89, Sun Day in the opener of the National basketball association Eastern division playoff finals. With Russell doing a defensive masterpiece on Wilt Chamberlain and Cousy gunning the patented celtics fast break Boston settled the contest Early As it launched the defense of its Aba title Russell rising to the chamber lain Challenge held Wilt to a Mere 12 Points in the first halt include Cousy ing one Lone Field goal in the second period. Chamberlain wound up the High scorer with 33 Point Only after the Issue was no longer in doubt the celtics Defeated Philadelphia by combining Superior rebounding and a relentless hounding defense. Frustrated warriors the Ball stealing shot blocking tactic of the celtics often sent the Warrior stars reeling Back in frustration and wound up in numerous Layup baskets for the victors. In addition the warriors Hurt their cause with numerous errors and wound up with their won tone half performance of the year. Boston was leading 50-35. At inter Mission and Philadelphia had be enable to hit on Only 12 of 4 Field goal tries while being . Sam Jones hit for 30 Points prank Ramsey in Russell 16 an Tommy Heinsohn 15. The tone of the game was Setin the Early moments with Phila Delphia leading 5-3. The warriors had set up a neat ring to control the rebounds but a missed shot a lock by Russell and a travelling continued on Page to the stars and stripes Dayton ends Jinx topples redmen for nit title 711-07 new York a Dayton ended along string of frustrations saturday by winning the National invitation tournament with a powerful 73-67 Victory Over  s of new York. The exciting final was played before a Madison Square Garden crowd of 16307 after Loyola of Chicago had beaten Duquesne 95-84, for third place. Dayton a five time runner up in nine previous nits was led to it first Triumph by sophomores Bill Chmielewski and Gordy , completely outplay ing St. John s vaunted Leroy Ellis spearheaded the flyers into control of the game and Hatton applied the clincher in the closing minutes. Dayton went with its starting five until just one minute was left and each had a big hand in the Victory. Playing tight patient basketball the flyers refused to Wilt against a furious St John s rally at the finish. Dayton pushed ahead by 11 Points Midway in the second halibut saw the Lead dwindle to five with 7 18 to go. Then Hatton. A it foot guard put on his clutch performance with 11 of Dayton s final13 Points. Chmielewski a bruising 6-10, 235 Pounder was named the tournament s most valuable player. He scored 34 Points for a four game total of 107, and had 11 rebound saturday As he thoroughly out classed Ellis St. John s 6-10 senior enter under the boards. Hatton who had a cold hand inthe first half netted 18 Points and had 94 or the tourney. Ellis scored 32 Points for there men hitting Only five of 19 from the floor but clicking on 12 of 13 free throws. Kevin Loughery was High Man with 26 Points for St Johns which Nas won the nit title three times in 16 appearances. St John s had an 18-11 Edge mid Way in the first half before Chmielewski paced Dayton into the Lead. It was Seesaw for the next few minutes but the flyers gradually moved ahead led 35-29 a intermission and never trailed thereafter. The Triumph Over favored Stjohn s was a Sweet one for Dayton coach Tom Blackburn who has brought teams into this 25-year old classic 10 times in the las12 seasons. Five times his clubs had finished second in 1951. 52, 55, 56 and 58. Blackburn said after Dayton s three previous victories this timeout that his squad was at its Peak and saturday s game proved him right with its advantage in height Chmielewski s superiority Over Ellis and the Over All polished team work Dayton clearly had St. John s on the defensive after taking its halftime Lead. Best team time and again the redmen were forced into desperation shots and they just weren t going in. Dayton put together a string of six Points while holding St. John s scoreless for a Span of nearly four minutes As the Midway Point approach Din the second half. That made it 54-43 and was the flyers biggest Lead. St Johns led by Loughery jump shooting and Ellis free throws came alive at that Point but another scoreless Span of Al most four minutes virtually killed off the new yorkers Hopes. Blackburn Dayton s coach since 1947. Said after the game. This is by far the Best team i be Ever had. There was not a weak team replayed  i speaking of Chmielewski Black Burn said was t he just great he s had a cold the lost three Days and during one timeout toward the lakers Lead pistons 7-0. In Western playoffs los Angeles a Elgin Baylor and Jerry West with 35 and 25 Points respectively shot Tholos Angeles lakers into a one game Western division playoff finals Lead saturday night Over the Detroit pistons. 132-Loa the game became to on sided Midway in the fourth Quarter that Piston coach Dick Mcguire pulled his starters to save them for the second game sunday afternoon. Laker coach Fred Schaus followed suit soon afterwards. The game was close throughout the first Quarter with the lakers holding a one Point Lead at the Start of the second 28-27. Then Detroit coach Mcguire benched Bailey Howell and put George Lee on Baylor who then scored six Points in a Row at the Start of the Quarter to give los Angeles an impetus it never lost leading scorer for Detroit was Baylor West with 27. Teammates Walter Dukes and Don of each hit 18. Other High men for los Angeles were Rudy Larusso and Frank Selvy with 23 and 16 Points respectively. Detroit led three times in the first period but after Baylor s spurt in the second Quarter the lakers raced to a 15-Point Lead. Al though Detroit closed the Gap Sev eral times it never threatened Losangeles Lead. This was Detroit s Lith straight loss in los Angeles. In two season the pistons have never won against the lakers Here. Last year the two met in a Best of five division semifinal playoff with the lakers taking a 3-2 verdict both Boston and los Ang Lesnow have 1-0 leads in the playoffs for the Eastern and Western Divi Sions respectively. End he asked to be taken out he looked like he was about ready to drop but i told him to stay to the  St John s Joe Lapchick. A player and coach of so years experience told Blackburn. If we had to be beaten i m glad it was you that beat  Lapchick went on to Praise Day ton As a helluva team and said Chmielewski was a natural for map. Dayton finished what will undoubtedly be considered one of its est campaigns with 22 victories against six defeats. St. John s lost its fifth in 26 starts. Loyola broke open the gome for third place with a second half burst and handled Duquesne without major difficulty in a fast rough  s speedy High jumping Young Ramblers led throughout the first half but temporarily lost their poise against the Duquesne pres sat the outset of the second half. The scrappy Dukes after trailing by As Many As 12 Points and by 43-38 at intermission took a 90-49 Lead with four minutes gone in the second half. But behind the sparkling play of guard John Egan and cashing in on their foul shooting opportunities the Ramblers from Chicago regained command and won going away. Near Brawl Duquesne. Which had a Lively Brawl with St John s in thursday s semifinals almost touched off an other one. With the game in it concluding minutes Dennis cuff of the Duker manhandled Loyola s Vic Rouse bringing players from both benches onto the floor. There was no actual fight and a technical foul was called against cuff. Duquesne was in foul trouble most of the second half committed total of 27 and gave up 29 Points to Loyola from the free throw line. Loyola 23-4 showed its usual Well balanced High scoring attack. Jerry Harkness Egan and Ron Mil Ter had 20 each for the winners scored is and Lea Hunter Besiie 22-7 was led by qty Arnold with 25 Points audits muscular 5-10 guard Willie Somerset with 18. Lesnevich appointed Tonj. Referee staff Trenton no. Up Gus Lesnevich former world s Light Teavy weight Champion has Bee appointed to the staff of boxing referees on the new Jersey stat athletic commission. Lesnevich 47, held his title from 1941-1948 and in 1947 he was named fighter of the year. He retired in1950 after losing Only 12 of 159 Amateur and professional fights Cannati fit knee that Wai and obviously he con Daftary does Hei usually does he usually the player of the seasons has a average of. His collegiate against the. Five of 17 shot and scored but Hogue wha from Knox Totev ago because Hea team with the Yertson also wound career. Paul took 181 Hooks and Short 1 and nit in Heri Bounds. With away consistently they made a pair could t come clot 1 won Thacker. A Junior scored Otth Friday night the won a 72-70 Semi Urcla. The Tofield goal with four and won the gamer against the Buck six of 14 shots Earl 11 free throws and _ 21 points13 in the Fittl the bearcats began Toluca scored six first 4 45 of the game uncomfortable and the under the Basket John Havlicek luke7 Nung mate drove Ohio f 23-22 Lead Midway la after there had Bee the Lead had been practically from the 1 Havlicek s jump left put the buckeyes _ from that Point until Midway Point of the the High powered offence scored Only 16 by that time cine57-39 Lead. With Lucas coach Fred Taylor of inserted gory Bradds Omore and moved three or four times Bradds cutting across Tref j while the youngster wound 15 Points to Lead the scoring he could t it at 1 when it might have mat Cincinnati is the of to win Back to Back Pton ships. The last to son Francisco of the flt Era in 1955-56. Kentucky Jessive titles in 1948 Oklahoma am in 1949 Ohio state which won the i title when Lucas was Ain i960, lost in the Chi game for the third time. J Xot Feato to in addition to the last the buckeyes also were4finalists in the first Pion ship tournament to by Oregon. The knee injury kept jul reaching the 2,000�Point ing his career. He finti19a Ohio state won its Way year s finals with an 888 Over Wake Fores the deacons then came 1 Day night to win Thirwall America Len Chai added two More record woke Forest books did Job again with 26 Points i i continued on