European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 19 if poll Ulf nabs Crown in final vote mfg York up Longi and University overcoming a up new York up Elvin Hayes of the University of Houston who seven years Agoras not even Good enough to make his High school team culminated three outstanding seasons of collegiate basketball wednesday by being selected United press International s player of the 6-foot-8 Forward from Kan capped its drive Back m oblivion wednesday when blackbirds were crowned thehf5 Small College National Xuc Ball champions by the United press International Oard of coaches. After falling Only two poims5 of a perfect 350-Pomt ung last week Liu lost its d us unanimous no. 1 recognition by losing to St. Eter s for its Only loss of thee son b"1 the blackbirds still garnered 26 first place votesnd331 Points from the 35-Man card to outdistanced Kentucky Wesleyan by 20 Points in the voting. Wesleyan gains Wesleyan ranked no. 1didway through the season and ated in the top three through jut the Campaign haunt received a single first place vote a week ago but this time around snared seven and a total of 311 Points. A school that did t even have a varsity basketball team 11years ago Liu had dropped out of major College Competition and was told it would never again be allowed to play in Madison Square Garden after being involved in the Point shaving scandals of the Early Rayville la., was a runaway Winner in the balloting conducted among 250 sports writers Edi tors and announcers from across the nation. Hayes was named on184 ballots and far outdistanced runner up Pete Maravich of Louisiana state. Maravich who established single season per game scoring record of 44.9 Points in his so As player y Pho More season received 27votes for player of the year honors with last year s Winner Lew Alcindor of Urcla third with 19 has rarely been a player who experienced a Fine season than Hayes did this year. Coming off two seasons i which averaged better than 27 Points per game the talented final after going 19-2 two years ago and being invited to the Mcaa College division tournament several times in recent years coach Roy Rubin s quintet mad their big move this season. 14th preseason pick ranked Only 14th in the pre season balloting Liu soon moved into the top 10 an finally jumped into the no. 1 spot seven weeks ago Takin the Lead from Kentucky Wesley an in one of the tightest Battleson ratings history. Playing the toughest Small College schedule in the nation Liu whipped 10 of their 11 major College opponent Sand won their first 20 in a Row in route to a 21-1 record. The blackbirds efforts gained recognition last week when the received a bid to the National invitation tournament and within the right to play in the i Garden after a 17-year absence. I the final ratings with Firsti place votes and records of games played through March 2 in parentheses i a am Points b 1. Long u. 26 2m 331u Kentucky u u 3-3 311 Illinois Filiip i3- j 253 pan in 20-5 150 �. Missouri slate 18-s 152 , 1s-7 116 ". Manvi Suntato 21-3 114 �. Loi Lana 19-5 110 Indiana slate l j-7 70 i. Nevada us Ulieru 18-0 54 second 10 n. Trinity Tex 40 12. Wollt stain 4 5 13. Kai torn now Mexico. Jick 5 " 8a" Diego Stollte 23 15 0lhlk up i i. Bethune Coo Mun 11 kit a i ii m 10 20. St. Cloud state 9. Oiler Rui Vivoni five or More Points in i re r 0 Lii a to Tula Ashland , i a i Kern Oklahoma. Baldwin Wallace Andio in with Uil Jay Hawks to compete in nit play new York a Kansas became the 14th team in the National invitation basketball tournament tuesday leaving two teams to be by Ted Owens and led by Jojo White the Jay Hawks join army Fordham Oklahoma City Long Island a n.j., Duquesne mar Shal Dayton Temple Villanova notre Dame Bradley and Wyoming. One of the two remaining spots most Likely will go to the runner up in the Atlantic coast conference other could have gone to Princeton loser1 of the Ivy league playoff but the league s policy committee said there would be no tournament for the loser. No exception the Winner goes to the Mcaa which is on the Ivy s list of approved postseason nit is not on the list and the committee headed Bbrown president Ray l. Heff Ner refused to make an except 1 the Jay Hawks 18-7 with one game to go Are in second place in the big eight one game be Hind Kansas state. If the should beat Iowa state saturday while Kansas state loses to Oklahoma state the m team would tie for the championship. But Kansas state still would go to the Mcaa because it beat Kansas twice this nit with the largest Field in its 31-year history begins play March 14 with the final scheduled for March 23. Montana coach Calls it a game Guy Lewis. Top Guy Elvin Hayes from scrub to superstar Lewis a coach of year Helena Mont. Up basketball coach Ron Nord of the University of Montana whose grizzlies finished last in the big sky conference re signed will be replaced by assistant Bob Cope As Basket Ball coach. Nord will become an assistant to athletic director an football coach Jack Swarthout and will be in charge of recruit ing Cope was the greatest scorer in Montana basketball history just completed his second season As a full time assistant coach after 14 years of coaching in California High schools Junior colleges and the armed services. New York a Guy Lewis of the top ranked univer sity of Houston cougars has Bee named the College basketball coach of the year for the 1967-68 season by the associated 46-year-old native of Arp Tex. Finished far ahead of Johnny wooden of Urcla who was the coach of the year for the1966-67 Campaign. Just As his All America player Elvin Hayes won the College basketball player of the year Ina landslide Lewis virtually had a Walkover in the coach of oneyear voting by 322 sports writ ers and garnered 122 votes with wooden far behind in second place with 34. Adolph Rupp of Kentucky who became the we ingest coach for a career As his wildcats won the Southeast Ern conference title was third with 31. Larry Weise of a. Bonaventure was fourth with 20 and Ray Mears of Tennessee fifth rounding out the top ten in the voting were Bob King of new Mexico with 15, Dean Smith of North Carolina with 14,Jack Rohan of Columbia and Harvey Schmidt of Illinois each with seven and Vic Bubas of Duke and press Maravich of Louisiana state each with were scattered votes for 17 other Mcguire of Marquette and Lou Henson of new Mexico state each had s pc. Maurice John of Drake and Norm Stew Art of Missouri each Drew three. Tied at two each were. Jack Kraft of Villanova Wayne an Derson of Idaho Bob Knight of army Hugh Durham of Florida state. Fred Taylor of Ohio stat and Don Kennedy of St. Peters of. Louis a Jim Bak Kon who won the National foot a i league s scoring title last ear says is against the proposal to eliminate the kicked Point after touchdown. The kicking specialist for them Louis cardinals said i think i la write a letter to com missioner Pete Roxelle and Tell him i Don t think the league ought to legislate against any body s Chance of winning scoring championship. Inai could be like taking Money out of your Herren new Grid coach at Newberry College Newberry . A Fred Hen in line coach at Fin Man has been named head football coach at Newberry g d Wiles College presi Dent said Hen in had Bee signed to a four year contract the salary was not announced. " change the nil is considering a proposal to substitute a run or pass conversion for the kicked Pom after touchdown. Bakken scored 117 Points last season 30 of them following touchdowns. He kicked 27 Field goals for his other 81 Points. One vote each Ralph Miller of Iowa. Clar ence Sonny Means of Western Michigan Lewis Mills of Rich mond Tommy Bartlett of Florida Frank Mcguire of South Carolina John Dromo of Louis Ville and Bob Boyd of Southern California each received one Lewis now in his 12th seasons Houston coach directed ins team to third place in the inca championship tourney last year but it was t until last Jan. 20that gained Universal a was the Day Houston snapped the 47-game winning Streak of Urcla 71-69 before 52 693. Basketball s largest crowd Ever at the Houston Astrodome. Lewis will receive special certificate from the associated press. Senior boosted his scoring output to better than 35 Points per game and moved in behind Oscar Robertson As the second most prolific scorer in Colleg basketball history. There was much More to Hayes game than just scoring however. He also was a Strong rebounded pulling Down More than 18 per game a Fine Ball handler and an Alert passer. His biggest moment came on Jan. 20 before a packed House at the Houston Astrodome whence poured in 39 Points to help Houston snap powerful Urcla s47-game winning Streak. That game was the decisive one on the cougars schedule and from then on the steamrolled Over the remainder of then opponents to finish the regular season 28-0 for the school s first undefeated , who monday was elected to the up All americ team for the second straight year was the High scorer in Allbut one of the cougars games this season. His season High was62 Points against Valparaiso and his season Low was 12 against North Texas state. Nicknamed the big a by ardent Houston followers Hayes never failed to excite his Man admirers. Equally adept at scoring from underneath the Basket or from outside Hayes has the rare ability of Bei Gable to take control of a game and always plays at his Besunder pressure. Meteoric Rise Hayes Rise to the top of the College basketball world is meteoric when you consider that was not considered Good enough by his High school coach to make the varsity As a Sophomore at Eula Britton , Hayes relegated him self to a position As a Bas drum player in the school s marching band. He grew an improved in his Junior and senior years however and bythe end of his senior year was a Fine College Pate assistant coach at Houston scouted Hayes an decided the 6-8 youngster was the one to break the Colo Barrier at the University. One photo the Story goes that Pate Tooka Polaroid shot of Hayes to show to coach Guy Lewis. That one picture of Hayes was Worth a thousand words to Lewis an Houston had the big e corralled in no , who is married and the father of a boy figures Tobe the no. 1 pick of the two professional basketball league sin the collegiate draft this Spring. The experts feel can be As valuable to a pro team As Robertson and Wilt chamber lain. A with Houston possibly getting the first Choice in the american basketball association draft Hayes May not even have to leave town. Accident prone area hit by Glaze on roof Philadelphia a High winds the Bane of Philadel phia s Accident prone spectrum continued to plague tie sports Rena sunday this time touch ing off a Brief fire As workmen patched up holes in the roof. The winds gust ing up to o3m p h., fanned flames Muter tar not and touched off a Blaze atop the roof of the $12 million Oval shaped Arena As rooter worked in Teeth chattering cold. The Blae was under control be fore firemen got to the scene. New Yor Vii Tiu i Lotf piss o a . I by a or Trio year is a i r Tom , ?.-.le Ito Hill Kush in san u i i 7 hot 1-Vrto. A 1-os u. Riidu Timaul War loll i " ii. Viiu ii Uati Linio War it i Viiu Minnuti 1 Uil litre , Ohio state Lini a Jiny l.u".i.-. Ii state i Ait Ali Yunian. Pike 1 Uit Cary . Ohio sine Liivi Hulk a Nivek Tilv i i i i .-.i-ll, mul a i in , ims k Mii have. Houston to semome it to new tact Athens a. A Kenrose moist who coached Jia s basketball team to its fines season in a decade this year has been Given a new Throe year coaching coi tract
