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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pofe 18 the stars and stripes St. Peter s lashes Duke Kansas tips cats in nit a in Day March 20 new York up hustling St. Peters getting 29 Points from Elnardo Webster and 26from Pete o Dea induced Duke s big men into Early foul trouble and capitalized on numerous turnovers to score surprising 100-71 upset Victory monday night and Advance tothe semifinals of the National invitation basketball t o u ornament. The peacocks cheered wild Lyon virtually every play by a capacity Madison Crow Square of 19,500 a Garden will play Kansas in the Semi final thursday night. The Jay Hawks turned Back Villanova 55-49 inthe first game As they held the wildcats to Only five Point during the first 14 50 of the second half. St. Peters an 11-Pointunderdog against the taller Blue devils grabbed command of the game from the outset and jumped to a 15-3 Lead with the game Only three and a half minutes old. With Webster pumping in 21 Points and o Dea and Harry Laurie combining for15 More the fast breaking peacocks soared to a command ing 50-29 Lead at half time and built their margin to As much Lla Flor. West out 76ers walk  Over weakened la. Club Philadelphia up Wilt Chamberlain scored 53 Points Ina Brilliant  around performance that sparked the Philadelphia 76ers to an easy 158-128 Victor Over weakened los Angeles in National basketball association game monday night. The lakers who played without scoring stars Elgin Baylor and Jerry West had no defense for the elongated Chamberlain who grabbed 32 rebounds and handed off 14 assists. While Baylor was out wit the flu and West nursed a broken nose. Chamberlain was making24 of 29 attempts from the Field and the 76ers were making 57.1per cent of their shots. Philadelphia led 37-20 at the end of the first period and held a 73-46 bulge at halftime. It was 111-83 entering the final 12 min utes and Philadelphia led by As much As 35 Points three times in the last Quarter. Hal Greer added 32 Points forthe 76ers, who scored their third consecutive Victory while snap Ping the lakers four game winning Streak. Mel count scored 26 Points and Archie Clark added 25 for the lakers. Los Angeles g f Philadelphia q f t cd irk counts or Torii Gre a him  my or i Tun Aton 10 5-6 25 Choln 13 0-0 26 Imam 8 3-9 19 Goubaa 7 2-3 16 Green 6 0-0 10 Greer 5 0-0 10 Jason 7 0-2 14 meant 3 2-2 b Walker 0 0-0 0 Jones 2-4 5-10 53 6 7-10 19 3 2-2 8 8 1-2 11 14 4-5 32 00-00 6 0-0 10 5 0-0 10 0 3-4 15 58 12-22 128 total 68 22-33 158totals lob an Celei 20 26 37 Philadelphia 37 26 38 4715s personal fouls Loa an Clea. 19. Phila Delphia 15. Fouled out none. Ath-r.u., 3,451. Squash titlist loses leg i Haverford a. A mrs. Betty Meade 30, one of the top Tennis and Squash player in the Philadelphia urea lost her right leg sunday in a traffic crash. Last week she won the . Ladies singles Squash title for the third straight year at the Philadelphia Cricket club. Mrs. Meade was Riding Wither husband Newton 45, when the car was struck in the nearby another Auto. The Meades k of out to inspect the damage when a second car struck mrs. Meade. Her leg was amputated at nearby Uryn mawr Hospital. Last september the Meades won the . National husband wife Tennis championship at a  Hills . Ortiz wants cokes bout but not title new York up Ever heard of a fighter who wins a world title an refuses to accept it that s exactly what Light weight Champion Carlos Ortiz plans to do if ire can arrange a meeting with Curtis  want to win the welterweight title said Ortiz but i Don t want to keep it. I would continue to fights a  Madison Square gardens trying to set up the welterweight title bout but sofar cokes has t seemed eager to go along with the idea. As 34 Points in the second  peacocks also were aided by the Jimmy whistles Cnnon of referee Sand Walter Rooney who blew 18 fouls on Duke in the first half including four each on 6-8 Mike Lewis and6-8 Joe Kennedy. Lewis the Blue devils leading scorer picked up his third gone personal with Only 2 31in the game and was relegated to the Bench for Mostof the half. He returned in the second half but fouled out wit Only 3 15 gone and scored Only three Points in the , forced to go with its reserves most of the game suffered from inexperience and could t handle the aggressive Man to Man defense of the peacocks. The Blue Devil committed 14 turnovers in the first half most of which we returned into baskets by St. Peter , who scored 51 Points in the peacocks Victory Over Marshall last thursday night also picked up four fouls in the first half but the peacocks had built a 17-Point Lead when the 6-5junior Forward left the game. Webster managed just eight Points in the second half but o Dea picked up the Slack with19 Points after intermission. Tim Kolodziej topped Duke with 16 Points. Duke had not lost a game by More than six Points this season. 11 straight Point Kansas rattled off 11 straight Points during one stretch of the second half to beat Villanova. The Jay Hawks forced int committing 13 turnovers in the first half by the wildcats Quick moving zone trailed 31-25 at halftime but battled Back at the Start of the second half on the shooting of Roger Bohnenstiehl and Dave Nash and took the Lead for Good 33-31 with 15 32remaining in the game. Villanova which hit a respectable 48 per cent from the Field in the first half could t Fin the Range in the second half As the Jay Hawks shifted from Aman to Man defense to a zone and Back again to a Man to Man. The wildcats even got cold at the free throw line handmade Only three of 12 during the first 15  looked inept against the Villanova defense in the first half and fell behind by As continued on Page 22 Giles does t see expansion coming in 1969 Miami Fla. A National league president Warren Giles said monday he doubts any re commendations for 1969 expansion will be forthcoming when Athree Man no expansion com Mittee meets Here on wednes Day. There has been much Specula Tion that the National league will announce a 1969 expansion target to stay in step with the american league which goes to 12 teams next year and reportedly plans two six team divisions. Giles said the National league expansion committee Walter o Malley of los Angeles judge Roy Hofheinz of Houston and John Galbreath of Pitts Burgh was getting together for the first time since its appoint ment at the Winter meetings in Mexico City. The league president called wednesday s meeting to be held prior to a session of the major league executive coun cil More or less  senses a change when we decided to expand not later than 1971, there was considerable sentiment against earlier expansion Giles said. I sense a Little change in that feel ing. But i won t know How Strong it is until i talk to   he said the committee might discuss the possibility of earlier expansion but any announce ments would have to wait until a future meeting of  10 . Unanimous approval is required for  said the wednesday meeting was called primarily for the purpose of working out ground rules for future expansion the presentation of fran Chise applications allocation of players Etc. The american league added Seattle and Kansas City last year. Among the cities seeking National league franchises Are san Diego Calif. Dallas for Worth. Tex. Milwaukee is Buffalo ., and Montreal 1 the planning committee i joint group set up before the american league Wen with 1989 expansion Warren Giles. No immediate growth signed to Vork out expansion problems for both leagues will meet in conjunction with the executive Council. Some no owners along with Giles have been in favor of waiting at least another Yea before expanding again. Bui others including the powerful Malley and Horace Stoneham of san Francisco want the two new teams to begin play next year. Irked with . O Malley and Stoneham reportedly Are incensed Over the Al s two division plan. As is therase with no expansion officials deny action has been take non the plan but the two division set up reportedly has Given impetus to no expansion. If the Al were to have two divisions in 1969, necessitating a playoff Between the winners either the world series would be delayed or if the playoff were held the last week in septem Ber it would overshadow a pos sible Pennant race in the National. Rackst Rothii John Porter of in md., i Luj from his Riutort Jele Ami lands hard but uninjured during a100 mile Amateur R.U. race at l to Toni Beach Fla. Bill Lyons of san won the race  
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