European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes saturday March 16, a Duke St. Peter s Triumph in nit Cage openers new York a tenth ranked Duke led relentlessly by its third team All american Mike Lewis steamroll ered cold shooting Oklahoma city97-81 thursday night in the opening round of the National invitation basketball Tournai Webster scored seven of his 51 Points in the second overtime of the first game of the doubleheader to Lead St. Peter s to a 102-93 Victory Over was to play Temple and Villanova was to take on Wyoming in Friday night games. The first round will be completed saturday with two Doublehead ers. It s Bradley is. Liu an army is. Notre Dame in an afternoon twin Bill while Dayton plays West Virginia and Duquesne takes on Fordham at . Peter s rousing Victory that had a crowd of 17,602 inthe new Madison Square Garden screaming throughout was indirect contrast to Duke s routine March into next week s Quarter finals. The Blue devils with Lewis and Joe Kennedy each scoring seven Points jumped into a 14-7 Lead and easily outdistanced the chiefs Oklahoma City in fact Wasso cold in the first half hitting Only 25.8 per cent that coach be Lemons kept the club on the floor and scrimmage i during the intermission break but it did t help. Ziyun Lindgren duet featured in two mile Mike Lewis Detroit a Jim Ryu decided he d rather race Gerry Lindgren than Dave Patrick Friday night. Ryun the world record mile from Kansas was to make the two mile run his second race inthe Mcaa indoor Champion ships at Detroit s Cobo Arena not the half mile which he ran last year. Lindgren of Washington state was to face big trouble in his attempt to win a ninth championship in nine Mcaa races. Patrick of Villanova Wasto have an easier task in defend ing the half mile title he won by defeating Ryun last year. No we Don t think Lin Grenis a softer touch than Patrick Kansas coach Bob Timmon said thursday night. Don t say things like now Jim will have Only two races Friday instead of three and that s the Ryun Lindgren race Wasto become the major Duel of the. Paces Duke s win championships involving More ind. St., by. Wesleyan gain College div. Finals Evansville ind. A Jerry Newsom pumped in 29 Points thursday night to Lead ninth ranked Indiana state to a 77-67 Victory Over Trinity of Sanantonio in the semifinals of the Mcaa College division Basket Ball tournament. The sycamores 23-7, were to face second ranked Kentucky Wesleyan 27-3 and Winner of 20straight, for the championship Friday night. Wesleyan advanced by defeat ing the Ashland eagles of Ohio 45-32 in compiling its longest winning Streak in the school s 44-year history. Margin sliced the sycamores took the Lead after the first three minutes of the game and never relinquished it. They piled into a 34-30 intermission margin As new som a 6-foot-7 senior collected 12 Points. In the opening minute of the final half Larry Jeffries who topped Trinity with 19 Points converted a pair of free throws to Cut the margin to two was As close As the tigers could come. Newsom hit 10 Points in the first 10 minutes of the second half at which time the sycamores went ahead 55-45. With six minutes to play they led 61-51. Kohun top Ivy coach new York a Jack to Han who led Columbia to its first Ivy league basketball title in 17 years has been named coach of the year by the metro Politan new York writers association. Basketball Kentucky Wesleyan virtually Defeated Ashland at its own game As the eagles had held foes to an average of 37.8 Points a game going into the tournament. The eagles hit Only nine Fiel goals four of them in the last four minutes of the game. Atone Point they went More than 19 minutes without a Field goal Tom Russell getting the first and last in the halftime the panthers led 16-13 and the eagles had Bee charged with a technical foul for failure to take aggressive action after being warned by officials to do Tinsley with 13 Points and fast driving Dann Baker with 10, topped the pan thers. Jim Basista led the eagles with nine. Chief Steward returns to indy for 11th year Indianapolis ind up Larlan Fengler Dayton Ohio will be chief Steward at this year s 500-mile Auto race for the Lith consecutive year Speedway owner Tony Illman announced. All of Fengler s chief assist ants will also return including referee Don Cummins Steward Paul Johnson technical commit tee chairman s. A. Silbermann and director of timing and scor ing Richard e. officials also announced that Rookie Driver test this year will begin at 140 Miles per hour instead of at 130 m.p.h.,As in the past few years. Practice for this year s memo rial Day race opens May 1. Than 300 athletes from 100schools. Lindgren s list of Mcaa title includes two indoor two Miles two outdoor three Miles two outdoor six Miles and two six mile Cross country races. Beholds the Mcaa indoor two mile record of 8 34.7. But he never Jim Ryun. Forsakes half mile has had to face Ryun in any of those victories and Ryun shares the american outdoor record of 8 25 2. In the 1967 meet Ryun ran half mile trial on Friday after noon and a mile trial and the half mile final that night. In his third race of the Day Patrick whipped him in 1 48.9, the fast est half mile Ever run on Standard 11-Lap Board track. Friday he had no afternoon race but was to have a two hour rest Between his mile trial an the two mile Duel with Lindgren. Ryun is a Clear favorite to add the mile title saturday. He holds the world record outdoors has t lost a mile race in nearly four years and his 3 57.5 this Winter is the fastest of the sea son. The half mite was to feature defending Champion Patrick his Villanova teammate Irish Man Frank Murphy and Carl trentadue of Southern Cali fornia. Patrick was to run the Anchor mile of the distance Medley and Murphy was to Anchor the two mile relay As Villanova tried fora sweep of the three relay championships. In the three pre Vious years of the meet at de troit s Cobo Arena Villan Vanever has won a relay race but has placed second four times. Among the other top Duel were football flanker backs Earl Mccullouch of us is. Rich mond Flowers of Tennessee in the 60-Yard High hurdles Andray Arlington of Wisconsin is. Byron Dyce of new York University in the 1,000-Yard run. The pole vault featured three17-footers, Bob Seagren and Paul Wilson of Southern Cal an Dennis Phillips of Oregon state. The High jump had three seven footers in Dick Fosbury and Steve Kelly of Oregon state anted Downing of Miami of Ohio. Mccullouch Arrington sea Gren and Downing Are defend ing champions. Villanova and Southern Cali fornia each with 18-Man teams were to Battle for the Tea title. Us won last year with 26 Points. Heilman scores 3rd-round to of Casey in la. Los Angeles up Andy kid Heilman 152, san Pedro calif., scored a third round knockout win thursday night Over Floyd Casey 167, Oakland,calif., in their scheduled 10 round main event at olympic auditorium. Heilman ranked seventh inthe middleweight division was in command throughout the fight. In the second round he Cut his opponent s , aside from an occasional Jab was unable to Cope with his foe. In the third round Heilma dropped Casey with a left right combination with 1 48 remain ing. Referee Joe Olmos counted Casey out. In a Semi final Pajaro Corona 137, Mexico and Willie Ray 138, los Angeles fought Toa six round draw. Lewis 6-foot-7, 225.p Rich Travis Oklahoma honorable mention All. Can who hit Only three ssh from the Field in the naj finished with 28 Points. Webster whose scoring St. Peter s make up a l deficit at the Start of the half outscored Marshall 8-2 the Start of the second overtime to break the 89-89 deadlock marshal had tied the score after regulation time at 83-83 on George Stone s Layup with seconds left and missed two chances to win when Jim David son and Stone missed in the last two regulars out on fouls Webster took charge against taller Marshall in the first overtime with six Points Foran 89-87 Lead but Danny d Antoni tied it with 90 second left. Webster a slender 6-foot-5junior Forward from Houston came within two Points of George Mikan s nit single game scoring record set in 1945.he had 15 Points at the half when Marshall led 51-38, out scoring St. Peter s 25-4 at one stretch but the St. Peter s Star wasted Little time after inter Mission. Stone led marshal with 31 Points. Duke Kondy Lewis Wonell Barone to car Poen Kulmer land okla. Cit a f t 6 4-5 16 in Kenim 0 4-8 22 Wal Lake 7 4-4 18 watson5 2-4 n Truu 0 0-1 0 h.kpcr00-00 Vns 0 1-4 1 4 4-5 12 work inn 40-08 Hilyes 00-00 a ichor 0 2-2 230-06 f to 0 4 8 m ii 2 2-4 6 7 14-17 i 3 2-2 8 0 0-0 0 1 0-0 j 1 0-1 1 0 1-1 1 4 1-2 9 total Duko 3821-31 97 totals 2629-39 ii 49 w-s7 Oklahoma City 2851-81 fouled out fouls Duke 28. Of City 23. Attendance 17,802. Marshall St. Peter s Oft 12 7-7 31 Drill then coach at Oklahoma University
