European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes Friday March 29, rockets sign Hayes for reported $440,000 san diff of Calif. A Houston s ail american Kevin Hayes the College basketball player of the year signed wednesday to play with Sandiego of the National basketball contract is believed to be Worth More than $440,000 to the big k Over a four year period. Ila yes was sought both by Sandiego and by Houston s Maver icks of the american basketball picked the rockets said the 22-year-old, 6-foot-9vi Star because 1 want to play against the Best Ball players and the Yare in the Aba. I like san die go. They will help me and i will help terms of the san Diego con tract were not announced other than an announcement that twas a multiple year pact. How Ever the belief was that Hayes will receive in excess of $110,000 for each of the next four Mavericks reportedly offered the 235-Pound scoring Ace of 00,000 Over several years after Hayes said he wanted 5300,000for three years. Haves was introduced to newsmen by rocket owner Rob Ert Brebard. San Diego won the right to go after the Star in actin flip with the Baltimore bul lets last place finishers in then a Eastern division. San die go in its first season was last in the West. Breitbard said he was ecstatic with the signing of the greatest collegiate basketball player in the Hayes averaged 30.9 Point for a Houston club which went undefeated until the semifinals of the Mcaa National Champion ship tournament when it fell to Rayville la., Hayes scored 1,214 Points during the past season five More than the record 1,209 by Frank Selvy Offerman in 1953-54. The signing came Well in and Vance of the Aba College draft scheduled for May 8 both Dicko and Houston had Normi Sion to try to sign Hayi 2? announced monday he was tuning Down an invitation to try for the United states olympic for financial reasons. Hayes was a Forward a ton and said he would he Willingto play either that position or try at Center in the no after his Sari i u to Vosi Hayes will return to Houston to Complete work in his education major and then report 0 to rocket Rookie Camp in late june. 76ers go ahead of . On two overtime win Philadelphia a the Philadelphia 76ers, after tying the score with six seconds to play fought through a double overtime to defeat the new Yor knickerbockers 138-132 wednes Day night to take a 2-1 Lead i their National basketball association semifinal playoff. A Short jump shot by Chet Walker who scored 32 Points at the Start of the second five min Ute overtime boosted the 76ers in a permanent Lead. Walker scored three Fiel goals As the 76ers outscored the armed forces clip Spokane for aau title Denver a the armed forces All stars never trailed wednesday night in powering their Way to a 73-69 Victory Over Spokane wash., to win the aau basketball championship. Akron Ohio took third Placebo romping Over san Francisco 92-64.the All stars moved into an Early 16-Point bulge before Spokane could find the Range. Three straight Rod Mcdonald scored three straight baskets for Spokane which Cut the deficit to 24-20.the All stars surged Back to a nine Point Lead and managed a39-32 intermission Lead As Mike Barrett tallied the last eight Points for the servicemen. Sex Jane pulled within 53-47,but the servicemen built a 14-Point led All scorers with 28. Mcdonald and Lary Lechma paced Spokane with 18 each. In the game for third place Akron led 41-32 at the Intermix game s leading scorer was Handy Berent. Of Kronwith 18 Points. Pacing san fran Cisco was Jim Brovelli with 16. Underdog kicks 13-7 in the Sec Ond overtime. New York which finished third in the Eastern division rallied from a 10-Ppint deficit atthe end of the third period to Lead 113-111 on a 15-foot jump shot by cazzie Russell with 30 seconds remaining in regulation play. Wilt Chamberlain missed five consecutive free throws inthe next 20 seconds before Walker tied the score on a 12-Footjumper. The kicks led in the first overtime period 125-122 with 48 seconds left. Hal Greer stole a new York pass and scored on fast break Layup with 16 seconds new York s inbound play Greer again stole the Ball Andin a scrimmage under the kicks Basket Matt Guokas was fouled. He made one of two to tie the game at 125 and Send it into a second overtime. Greer scored 27 and Russel had 40 for new York. 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Bing and Miles scored 10points each As the pistons ral lied from a 52-48 halftime deficit for an 81-67 advantage in the third , a Rookie from provi Dence College replaced the limping Miles in the fourth period and scored 14 of his 22 Pointras the pistons gained a game advantage before heading Backoo Detroit for the fourth meeting of the Best-of-7 series thursday night. Bing took scoring honors with27 Points. The celtics who Defeated de troit six of eight games during the regular season fell apart after two periods. They managed to hit Only five of 24 Field Goa attempts and were ii rebound de 24-13 in being outscored 33-15in the decisive third period. Detroit Lulu san a Trail Miles to Fox Walker Oft 7 4-fl 18 Ito 5 5-0 10 so 1 2-s 7 0-3 total Detroit to ton k,.llf, Toti 4 Ilsc i 14 s 11 6-0 21 ski r 1 0 34 3 Havka e-7 22 a. 1 1-2 n rti.ii44 z1-29 1ot Tot i � it i7 i 1-1 � w 11 it 4-4 1 16 j3 23 h 1 3 a f m in � "l5 31 m i Robinson bulls tip lakers Bill Cunningham. Lost for playoffs Chicago a Flynn Rob Inson scored 20 of his 41 total Points in a spectacular second Quarter wednesday night to push the Chicago bulls to a 104-98 Victory Over the los Angeles lakers in a National basketball association playoff same. The Victory Only the bulls second of the entire season Over the lakers left los Angele leading 2-1 in the Western Divi Sion Best-of-7 semifinal series. 76er Cunningham fractures wrist Philadelphia up Bill Cunningham of the Philadelphia 7gers suffered a fractured wristband a chipped Arm Bone in an overtime period of wednesday night s game with the n e w York knickerbockers and Hewill be lost to the team for the lbs lauds Peggy s Gold help Washington t l i president Johnson wednesday saute 1 olo. Remainder of the . Stan lorber 76ers team physician and or. Charle Parsons an orthopaedic surgeon at Temple University Hospital said a Ray examinations showed a fractured radius of the right wrist and a chipped ulna in the right Arm. They said cunning Ham would miss the entire National basketball association playoffs no matter How far Philadelphia goes. In t there any Chance i can play Cunningham asked tin doctor s. There s no Way Parson said. None at " Parsons enclosed the right Arm in a cast from the shoulder to the hand. He said it would remain on for four to five Days and then Cunningham will undergo surgery. He said t h wrist would be in a cast for six to eight weeks. The two teams meet in the fourth game in Chicago stadium Friday the lakers had barged into a 28-22 first Quarter Edge Robinson a second year pro pumped in 9 of 12 Field goal at tempts. He added a pair of free throws for the highest single Quarter Point production Ever for a Bull player. The 20 Points shot the Bull ahead at halftime 59-47 with Robinson collecting 27 Points Winall while Jerry West totalled 16 for the was stifled with Only four Points in the thin period while West scored id Ami Kluin Baylor 13 As the Cut the deficit to 82-74. The lakers came within five Points of Catchim Chicago three times but each tune Robinson came to the Rescue v Ith Bas wound up in Ellb and Bailor with 29a Brief scuffle the last 15 second bulls Jerry Sloan ers Archie Clark quickly broken up. Hobi visor. The in retold out my in the the 1-ak- it was f t a i to Angol chit Ito. F 7 is season re i id mat a us
