European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday March 26, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 17 new Jersey protesting Mikan s playoff ruling court fight is planned Teaneck . Arthenew Jersey americans said sunday they will go to court Inin attempt to have the Ameri can basketball association play offs tied a red Arthur j. Brown made the announcement in the Wake of a ruling by Aba commissioner George Mikan late saturday night denying the americans a Hance to qualify for the league Mikan s decision came after the americans failed to provide suitable court for their Forth place playoff game wit Kentucky at Commack . The Winner would have gained the final berth in the Eastern division intend to protest this forfeiture and declare that the american basketball association playoffs Are illegal Brown is our intention to Lake the necessary Legal Steps to Seaside the improper act and unfounded decision of commissioner night s special play off game scheduled for com Mack was new Jersey s Home ame because the americans won the season series from Ken Tucky. Their regular court Theta neck armory was unavailable because of prior commit ments. Colonels selected both teams were in touch wit Mikan saturday night after agreeing that the Commac court was unsuitable. They said Mikan told them to agree on Neutral court and they decided on the metropolitan sports Cen Ter in Bloomington minn., Home of the second place Minnesota muskies. Minnesota was to have Metthe new Jersey Kentucky win Ner in the first of a Best of five playoff series sunday. Mikan s ruling put Kentucky into the series As Minnesota s semifinal opponent. "1 had to make the ruling Mikan said. "1 sent a representative to take a look at the floor at Commack. It was just a bad floor and i Don t want anyone about 1,000 fans were on Han when the game was called off. A spokesman for the Ameri cans said the stanchions holding the baskets in place were in Paddi d and the floor also was unsuitable. In Minneapolis site of aha Headquarters. Mikan said he is standing firmly on his said he clearly had the authority to make the ruling under league bylaws. The play offs will go on As outlined he said. The Aba Boss said Brown threatened court action was something that is his opinion. Suppose he has a right to do Mikan said his ruling was Good for the i Don t want to try it in the papers. If he Brown wants to go to the courts that s his Busi Ness added Mikan. With late ratty celtics beat Detroit am East semis open Boston a the Boston celtics blew a 16-Point halftime Lead hut stormed Back behind John Havlicek and Larry Sieg Fried in the final period to de feat Detroit 123-116 in the Ope Ner of the National basketball association Eastern divisional playoff semifinals sunday. The teams were to meet again in Detroit monday night in the second game of the Best of sevens cries. Boston trailed 104-102 with six minutes remaining when Havlicek Bailey Howell and Sieg Fried connected to make it 108 104 and the celtics held on Theresa of the Way. Boston had scored 14 straight Points Early in the second period in route to an apparently com manding 68-52 halftime Lead. But Dave Bing Detroit league leading scorer who was held to seven Points in the first half led a surge which brought the pistons Back to a 93-91 Lead at the end of the third period. Bing took scoring honors with30 Points. Havlicek led Boston with 25 and Siegfried added 21.Boston player coach Bill rus sell dominated the boards with34 rebounds despite sitting out most of the third period after drawing his fourth personal foul in the Early minutes. Detroit Boston g f t d bar 6 7-14 19 Howell Hrsto 8 2-0 18 Snrt--3 Star or 4 5-6 13 Kusell Miles 7 0-0 14 Sjones bin 12 6-8 30 is Jfred Walker 10-02 Vlcek duh or 8 2-3 18 Nelson Fox 1 0-0 2 thar Chapel 00-00 Ern Bry Kjona g f t 7 i Al 18 5 0-0 10 6 3-5 15 0 3-6 15 6 to 21 9 to j 23 4 6-7 14 0 0-0 0 2 1-3 5 0 0-0 0 totals 4722- 26116 totals 4533-46123 Detroit 23294121116 Boston 22462332123 fouled out Detroit Hairston. Total fouls Detroit 31, Boston 26 attendance 7,591. Floyd fires 64 for Pensacola Lead Pensacola Fla. A Ray Floyd converted a Gamble from the Woods into an Eagle and claimed the third round Lead in the Pensacola open Golf tournament sunday with a 64 when faltering Tommy Shaw blew his four shot started the Day eight strokes off the Pace but the205-Pounder, who has t won a title in three years bolted into the Lead with the lowest score of his career. The 25-year-old texan posted 54-Hole total of 202, 14 strokes under Par and one shot in front of George Archer and Tony , a lanky californian shot a 69. Jacklin a British youngster fired a 68. The stars and stripes Musk ies Romp Over colonels All three leaders swept Pas Shaw a teaching pro from Golf 111., who had built his four shot Lead at the Midway Mark with rounds of 63 and 67. Shaw took double bogey six on the fourth Hole where he lost the Lead an wound up with a 74 that left him tied for fourth at 204.defending Champion Gay Brewer was Back in the crowd at 209.Floyd said he is playing the Best Golf of his s the lowest round i be Ever shot in six years on the pro tour said Floyd whose last win was in the 1965 St. Paul Only time i missed the i Rovit Lovico promotion i Koyi dance . A is a. Lamoriello assistant Lockey coach at Providence col st1, has been named head Couch. Daniels. 44-Pointeffort Johansson says Frazier can t take punches Well St. Paul Minneapolis a Mel Daniels scored a team record 44 Points to Lea the Minnesota muskies to a 115 102 Victory Over Kentucky Sun Clay in the first game of a Best of-5 american basketball association Eastern division playoff. Daniels hit a Basket with 91-.minutes left to break an 89-89 tie and ignite the winning Minnesota muskies who fell behind 89-85 at the Start of the fourth Quarter when Darel Carrier hit a Throe Point Field goal for the colonels Kentucky uo-13 from that Point to win handily. Daniels got 14 of his Points i leading the fourth Quarter push by Minnesota. He had scored 42points during the regular season to hold the Muskie scoring muskies who play at Louisville tuesday night led71-57 Midway through the third Carrier and Lou dam pier led a Kentucky rally which gave the colonels the Lead late in the third period and Early in the had 29 Points to Lead Kentucky. Kentucky Fairway was on the eighth Hole and a made an Eagle there Floyd said. I was in the Trees and hit a three Wood through six foot Gap 235 Yards to the Green. So i guess it was a Good made the 30-foot putt for an Eagle 3 on the Par 5 Hole and he knocked in six Birdie soared to a 40 on the front nine and never hit a drive wild on the fourth Hole and had to take penalty stroke for his double bogey. He also bogeyed the second and ninth said he could t explain his collapse. I Felt like a Tele phone ringing when nobody an Swers he said. But i was consistent. I was hitting my shots into the Woods on both sides of the the leaders Roy Floyd g--70-g-202 George Archer g -tj5-Oi 2v3 Tony Jacklin 6 5-69- i 2 3 Dave Marr 6-3-70-6s204 Tom Shaw 63-07-7120 ii Job Murphy 65-71-6 205 fro tiie a = 60-70-7020 7 Bob Dick on 6� -6 -7120s Gary player 6t-72-020 Sieve Opik Rhian 6-7u-7u2ns Hod a 6 3-7 s-6s2i 3 Gay Brewer 71-7u-cs209 Hobby co a to -70-7j 2uy John Loiz Dan s be. f Tei Long r heavyweight boxing " today i Champion thinks lie1 Vancis Coor Johansson Bays if he were fighting have Little trouble Kii orking out Jool Rii for. 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