European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday March 8, 1968 the stars and strikes Page 1,9 added to nit Field new York up the National invitation tournament Field came to within one Tea of completion wednesday when the tourney selection committee chose West Virginia the South Ern conference runner up As its 15th Bach the Fordham coach who is chairman of the nit selection committee said the final berth will go to the runner up in the Atlantic coast conference tournament. Nort Carolina and Duke Are expected to Battle for top acc honors with upstart South Carolina listed As a Long shot the acc Winner is committed to the Mcaa appearance West Virginia 19-8 including victories Over St. John s and Davidson the conference Champion will be appearing in the nation s oldest Post season tournament for the fifth time. The mountaineers coached by Bucky Waters won the tournament in 1942 and also appeared in 1945, 46 and 47. Ron Williams who receive honorable mention in the recent All America balloting leads the Mountaineer attack averaging 22 Points per tourney being played for the 31st time begins March 14in the new $43 million Madison Square teams invited to the nit Are army Fordham Oklahoma City notre Dame Duquesne Long Island University St. Peters Temple mar shall Villanova Wyoming Bradley Dayton and Kansas. Mcaa scramble starts saturday by the associated pres although three berths still have to be decided the Mcaa major College basketball championship tournament opens Atwo week run saturday with Urcla s defending Champion favored to meet top ranked Houston again in the semifinals on March 22. Still up for grabs in the sprawling 23-Leam tournament Are the spots for the big ten Atlantic coast conference and the West coast athletic Confer ence. Iowa is a virtual cinch to Bathe big ten s berth saturday. The Hawk eyes 10-3 in the conference already have As standoff Eldordo Webster 30 of St. Peter s and Liu Sluther Green Battle for the Ball but Knock it out of Bounds during their game at Jersey City . Webster scored 18 Points As the peacocks handed the blackbirds their first defeat of the season 70-59. Between halves it was announced that both teams had been invited to the National invitational tournament. Up l�nborg9s Ito has news on leg Boston a Jim Lon Borg the Boston red sox by Young award Winner injured in a skiing Accident just before Christmas received Good news from the doctors wednesday Ashe cast was removed from his night leg. It s Okay everything looks Jim Lou Borg. Looks Good food or. John orthopaedic my sur on Lonborg sane � there has been talk height not be Able to pitch by May 15, but i would t be sur prised if he s pitching before that or. Mcgillicuddy said. The doctor emphatically de Nied a report that Lonborg suffered nerve damage in the leg when he fell on Mountain slopes continued on Page 22 sure themselves of a tie for the title. Ohio state 10-4, has finished its will be at Home Satur Day in its Windup with weak Michigan 5-8. The Hawk eyes trounced Michigan 82-70 at an Arbor Mich previously. The wac title will be decided in games Friday and Satur cougars lose starting guard for playoffs Houston Tex. A George Reynolds a starting guard for the Houston cougars the nation s no. 1 collegiate basketball team will be ineligible to compete in the Mcaa playoffs starting next weekend. Houston officials said wednes Day the number of semester hours accepted by the University when Reynolds transferred from Imperial Valley Junior colleges not sufficient to permit him to participate in Post season games. Although there was no ques Tion about his eligibility for regular season play the number of semester hours accepted when he transferred will no permit him to play in the National tournament the announce ment said. Assist Leader Houston completed its regular season schedule monday night with a 28-0 record. Reynolds led the team in assists with 157 and scored 280 Points. Guy Lewis the head coach said the starting guard position will be taken Over by Vern Lewis a senior and a son of the coach. Reynolds a 6-foot-4 Junior Isa Quick moving Sharp passing guard who transferred to hous ton after averaging 21 Points per game at the California Junior College. The cougars Are to leave Fri Day for Salt Lake City where they Are to meet Loyola of Chicago in saturday night s first round of the Mcaa tournament. Norton s injury helped batting Eye Lakeland Fla. A Willie Horton s injured Achilles Tendon might have hindered de troit s chances for the american league Pennant last year but i helped his batting Eye. The muscular 25-year-old out games last fielder missed 40year because of the injury since corrected by surgery. Buthe still managed to Bat .274, 10th bes league. In the american i Learned to use my hands says Horton now in his fourth full year with Detroit. In away i m glad that i was Hurt be cause before i did t know How to use la 3 hands. I found out that you Don t necessarily have to put your whole body into the credits coach Horton credits the instruction of tigers batting coach fully Moses for his improved batting stayed on me All year and showed me How to hit with out using my legs As much said hoi , who belted 56 homers and drove in More than 200 run sin his first two seasons with the tigers managed Only 19 Home runs Ami 07 hols last year. Since the tigers lost the Pennant by single game Many believe a healthy Horton would have Bee the difference in the Pennant underwent surgery on his left Heel last october but re opened the inner incision during a Winter workout in Detroit jus before Spring training and still is unable to run at full foot s a Little sore admits Horton. I probably won know until later How it s going to be but right now it s feeling , who has a tendency to put on weight in the off season slimmed Down to 207 pounds be fore starting South for Spring training. On the Way he gained seven pounds. He has been working hard tossed the excess weight with a daily program of exercises. "1 want to play Ball this year he says. I Hope 1 can play every game. I la give 100per cent while i m out there so that i might be Able to help Uswin. His enthusiasm shows in batting practice where he has belted several Long drives out Omar chant stadium in Lakeland Willie s really ripping Shaball said Detroit manage Mayo Smith. We sure can us his Day. Santa Clara is first with1-1 followed by Loyola of los Angeles 10-2, and san Francisco,-3. Loyola plays at san fran Asco Friday and at Santa Claran the key game saturday. In an arlier clash Santa Clara beat Loyola at los Angeles 75-71. Santa Clara plays Pepperdine,10, at Home Friday while san Francisco takes on Pepperdine saturday. Fifth ranked North Carolinan sixth ranked Duke Are favored to Battle for the acc berth in the conference tournament thursday through Satur Day. North Carolina beat Duke at lome 75-72 Early in the season jut the Blue devils avenged at defeat at Durham last Satur Day night with an 87-86 Victory in a three overtime thriller. Kansas state Columbia an last Tennessee clinched tour Ney berths in the last two nights. On monday Kansas state edged Iowa state 63-61 for a 10-3 record that earned the Wildcat sat least a tie for the big eight Itle and the Mcaa berth. The wildcats still have one game left against Iowa state. Kansas in nit Kansas state however clinched the tournament spot because of its two victories overdo Leader Kansas. Kansas will play in the nit in new captured the Ivy league title by trouncing Princeton 92-74 in a playoff tuesday night. The ame night East Tennessee beat Murray state 79-75 in a playoff for the Ohio Valley conference title. Nine of the top ten in the weekly associated press poll will be in the Mcaa tourney i either North Carolina or Duke wins the acc s others already in include. 1, Houston 2, Urcla 3, St. Bonaventure 4, Kentucky 7, new Mexico 8, Columbia 9, Louis Ville and 10, Davidson. Big rematch if form holds Urcla 24-1. Will meet its Only conqueror. Hous ton 28-0, in the semifinals at Losangeles. If Houston which edged Urcla 71-69 in the Gam of the season at the Houston Astrodome should beat the Bruins again there s a possibility that the final could match the Only two unbeaten major teams in the . Bonaventure 22-0, is in the other bracket of the tournament. Last year Urcla thumped Houston 73-58 in the semifinals and then trounced Dayton 79-64for the title. Another Urcla Houston clash would again match a Ameri cans Elvin Hayes of Houston and Lew Alcindor of Urcla. St. Bonny is led by Bob Lanier. A outstanding 6-foot-ll Sophomore. The pairings first round. 9 at College Park . Aby header Columbia is. Lusalle a.-, Ymson is. St. Johns Kingston. K.i.sinx-0 r. . St. . To Tor. Co.lru-,. At . Ohio nit it i a l i t. I. K i t Tenik a e is. . S a Xijiu the is. Boulti ii i the. At Salt City. L . V continued on Puia 12 Chocs to fight s. Dallas up1 world welterweight Champion Curtis cokes will defend his title april 16 i Dallas against South african Willie Ludick promoter nor Levinson announced wednesday. It will be the fourth title defense for cokes who will be the first negro has eve fought. Interracial matches Are forbidden in South Africa. Ludick a Southpaw who stands just under 6 feet tall has won 26 of his 28 matches 13 of them by knockouts and is ranked sixth by the world boxing association. Ring Maga Zine ranks Ludick , who said he was promoting the fight in conjunction with Johannesburg Busi Nessman David Levin said cokes had been$50,000 or 40 per Gale. Ludick he guaranteed cent of the said a i hid receive 15 per cent of the fight will be held in the 10.500-seat memorial said he was talking with two television companies and that if the fight telecast the total Gate receipts could reach $150,000
