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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 04, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes tuesday february 4, 1969 kicks Power to 95-94 win Over celtics Boston a the Newyork kicks out muscled bos ton in a rugged fourth period and Rode the Sharp shooting of Dick Barnett ant. Walt Frazier to a 95-94 National basketball association Victory sunday. The celtics seeking not hernia championship suffered a Bill Russell. Costly Layup Russell Hurt in spill out for a week Boston a player coach Bill Russell of the Boston celtics severely strained Liga ments in his right knee when he crashed to the court sunday inthe closing seconds of a nation Al basketball association Gam against the new York knickerbockers. Or. Thomas Silva the celtic steam physician said x rays were negative and was very optimistic that Russell would be out Only a week or 10  will be examined by a specialist in Ortho edits Silva said. A club spokesman said rus sell had played three games in 2/2 Days and was completely exhausted and emotionally upset. General manager red Auer Bach will take Over As coach against san Diego tuesday i Houston and will remain until Russell s , a 35-year-old Veteran who revolutionized pro Basket Ball with his defensive tactics was injured when he slammed to the court after making a Lay up for the final Points of the game with 12 seconds remain  grimaced in pain As the celtics tried desperately to get the Ball for one More shot. Blow As player coach Bill Russel crashed to the floor after connecting on a Layup for the final two Points in the closing seconds. Russell Lay on the court sur rounded by his teammates for several minutes before being carried to the dressing room. X rays Ater showed he had strained ligaments in his right knee. He was Aken to University Hospital. Barnett scored 24 Points an Frazier 21 while Willis Reed contributed 18, As the kicks Defeated Boston for the fourth time in five meetings an moved ahead of the celtics into third place in the Aba s East Ern division. The two rivals battled to a 48-48 first half standoff and then swapped the Lead until entering the final Quarter All even 75-75. Play then became rough a dragged. Frazier tied the score 84-84with a pair of free throws before John Havlicek hit on a jumper for Boston. Barnett again dead locked the score. Havlice cashed a free throw before Dave Debusschere connected Ona three Point play to put new York in front to stay. Two free throws by Barnett aset shot by Frazier and two Charity tosses by Bill Bradley inthe final two minutes enabled new York to hang on. Oft e 7-1225 2 6-5 b 2 0-10 108 2-5 18 0 2-2 2 7 4-8 18 new York  Reed Frazier Barnett Lordan May Hosket Bowman totals 31 33-41 As totals 33 h-46 94 new York 2622272095boston 2424271994 fouled out Boston Bryan total fouls new York 33, Boston 29. A10,321. Bostons f i 5 4-4 14 havllceb1 2-2 4 Sanders e 6-9 18 rub sol 8 5-8 21 jonea7 10-11 24 so Gard 1 0-0 2 Howell 2 4-6 8 bryant0 0-0 0 Nelson 1 2-4 4 Barnes 3 0-21 1-2 1 1-2 Hudson Hawks throttle rockets Atlanta a Lou Hud son scored 35 Points and Paul Silas came off the Bench for 21to Lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 115-103 National basketball association Victory Over san Diego sunday  got 20 of his Points in the second half As the Hawks held off a determined rocket rally for their second straight Victory since coming off a four game losing Streak. San Oleo Atlanta p i 1 2-2 4 beaty4 la to Brm Gea 6 8-4 13 Cal owl 12 8-8 & oavla4 Hazard 4 0-0 a hudson4 m of Obi 80-00 bllas0 1-3 13 Cleiman Barnet Block Hayea Kimberi to Gulantz  opt 0 2-4 20 1 3-4 160 2-4 14 1 0-0 � 1 1-8 3 a m 39i 0-0 1 m � totals 43 17-18 t03 total 48 in 29 116 ban Oleere 2172633103atlanta 26 27 28 3116 total fouls ban Diego 23. Atlanta 10. Ao.s08. Waite Hoyt Stan Coveleski elected to baseball s Hof new York a wait Hoyt a fireball Pitcher for the new York Yankees in their roaring twenties heyday and Stan Coveleski a Clevelan spitball Ace of the same Era were elected to baseball s Hallof Fame sunday. The 12-Man Hall of Fame vet Erans committee headed by former commissioner Ford , sent the two right hand ers into the Cooperstown .,shrine by unanimous vote. Stan Musial and Roy Campa Nella were elected to the Hall last month in the regular ballot of members of the baseball writers association of , 69, and Coveleski 78, each won More than 200 game Sand sparkled in world series , who pitched for the babe Ruth led Yankees for 10seasons and compiled a 237-182 lifetime record appeared in six world series with new York Aba Roundup Jones propels rockets to Victory Over Oaks Oakland Calif. Up Larry Jones held to 10 Points in the first half erupted for 29 inthe second half sunday night to spark Denver to a 119-105american basketball association Victory Over the Oakland Oaks. With the rockets Down by six Points at the half Jones picked up the scoring Tempo As he popped in a variety of shots. In addition Denver took advantage of the expulsion of Aba scoring Leader Rick Barry who was ejected after getting slapped with two technical fouls in the third period. The margin of defeat 14points, was the largest run up by any team against Oakland this season. The loss left Oakland with a 38-8 record wit half of the defeats coming at the hands of the rockets whore in second place with a 29-20 record 11 1-2 games behind the Oaks. Henry Logan was Oakland Stop Point getter with 27. Denver Hannon Dzkowski Bec Jones Wright Wllbur Mcgill Rogers Oakland Oft 6 4-8 u barry1 0-2 a Moe 4 3-3 11 Hart o 14 10-14 39 brown6 2-4 in Logan 8 1-2 17 braddfl9 4-4 to baking 10-02  Petersen q p r 8 0-1 10 4 2-4 10 3 3-4 u 3 1-3 712 2-4 27 6 4-5 10 8 1-5 101 1-3 2 1-2 2 0-0 totals 47 24-37 119 totals 43 18-29 106 Denver 84273633119 Oakland 29288226106three Point goals Jonea Logan. Fouled out Oakland Logan. Total fouls Denver 23, Oakland 26.a3,044. Commack  Up the new York nets held los Angeles scoreless for the first5 a minutes of the fourth period and went on to beat the stars96-85 in an american basketball association game  nets entered the final period leading 74-72 on a Layup by Randy Mahaffey and opened up a five Point Lead when Larry Miller hit a three Point " Oal for los Angeles Asket of the period. That made the score 81-79the stars never came closer Fie Donly big ten May of Frosh play Chicago up big ten faculty representatives voted tentatively sunday to permit freshmen to compete in varsity sports other than basketball an football. Final action on the proposal will be taken at the Winter meeting of the conference March 6-8. There was a divided vote among the faculty in favor of the proposal which was adopted by the Mcaa last month and by Mutual agreement the agreed to take a final vote in  the proposal is approved in March freshmen will bellowed to compete immediately in All sports other than basketball and football. The faculty voted to require that freshmen to be eligible for Competition must have a Grade average equivalent to that for eligibility of sophomores 1.7 on a scale with 2,0 equalling a average. Than three Points after that witha Basket and four free throws by Mahaffey putting the Gam out of reach. Los Angeles new York mlle Stone Grey Jarvis Jackson Lehman Johnson Warre Davis oft7 4-5 19 leaks 4 3-4 11 mahffy1 1-1 3 Hoover 12-24 lloyd2 2-3 Simon 3 4-6 10 Lenta 7 5-10 19 bowens0 0-0 u so set 3 7-7 13 q f t 2 1-2 54 8-11 17 4 m us 4-4 17 12 4-9 28 5 m 4 2 1-2 6 3 8-7 11 totals 28 28-37 8j total 35 26-3b 9tt lot Angeles 16382413-86new York 19243122-96 three Point goals Loe Angeles Miller 1. New York. Lloyd 1.fouled out new York Hoover. Total fouls los Angelca 27, new york30. A-1.978, St. P a u i Minneapolis a the Houston Maver icks Down by 11 Points in the first half built up a big second half Edge and held off a late continued on Page w and another with shephia athletics winning six games and losing four. The Strong armed right hand or who led the american league with a 22-7 won los record in 1927, retired in  after a 20-year career with the yanks and six other major league clubs. He lives in Cincin Nati where he broadcast play by play of the reds games Formant years. Coveleski also a right hander was a 20-game Winner four times with the indians and once with the Washington senators in 13 big league seasons. He Roundup his playing career in 1928 As Hoyt s Yankee teammate an now lives in South Bend ind. He compiled a lifetime Markof 216-142, but his greatest achievement came in the 1920series when he hurled three Complete game victories for the indians Over the Brooklyn Dodg ers allowing just two runs Winall. He is one of a dozen pitchers who have won three games Inone series. Coveleski was among 17 spit Ball pitchers permitted to continue using the wet delivery after it was banned in 1920. The Hall of Fame Veteran committee which elected Leon Goose Goslin and Hazen Kiki Cuyler a year ago met for one hour sunday in a mid town hotel before announcing the selection of Hoyt and Cove Leski. Other members of the com Mittee were National league president Warren Giles Ameri can league president Joe Cro Nin Frank Shaughnessy j. Roy Stockton Dan Daniel William Harridge Frederick g. Lieb Charles Segar Paul s. Kerr Charley Gehringer and Frank Frisch. Cefalu wins 3 More crowns in Speed skating Competition St. Paul a collegian Pete Cefalu of West Allis wis., dominated the senior men s Divi Sion and a 13-year-old Brooklyn ., eighth grader shattered his third record in the close Sun Day of the 70th annual National outdoor Speed Pion ships. Skating Cham Cefalu. Who set the National record for the two mile Satur Day came Back sunday for Vic tories in the 440, one sixth mile and three Quarter mile. The Carroll wis., College student also grabbed second place finishes in the 880 and mile. The Speed skating Champion ships were held for the 24th straight year at the Lake com track in conjunction with the St. Paul Winter carnival. Lee Mazzur the Brooklyn eighth grader who set National records saturday in 220 and 440of the juvenile boys division sped atop the ice in 1 20.3 i sunday s 880, breaking the record of 1 24,8 set in 1967 by Stev Grannes of Minneapolis. Three other records were broken sunday and one tied to go along with the seven eclipse saturday. Dan Carroll was timed in1 12.5 in the senior men s 880, bettering the Mark of i 13.9 Byrich Wurster in 1997. Bobby Fenn an army private from it. Sheridan 111., competed in Only three of the seven men s events because he was detained by duties at his Mili tary installation but he skate to a 2 35.3 mile Effort and shattered the record of 2 40.3 set in1987 by Bill Lannigan of new  Timpone of Champaign 111., cruised to a record 5 37.1 inthe intermediate boys two mile breaking the record of 5 50.1 by Steve Duerr Richfield minn., in 1967.mark Elliott tied the midget boys 440 record with a 42.9 performance. Sally Blatchford of North Brook 111., took the senior worn in s Over All title with 13  Young of Detroit was Sec Ond. The two entered the mile race with those Point totals and were leading in the Homestretch when they both crashed to the ice and did t finish therace. Miss Blatchford a student a macalester College in St. Paul won the one sixth mile was Sec one in the 880 and three fourths mile and third in the 440. Mis Young won the 440 and three Quarter mile and was fourth lathe 880. Peggy Sheehan the Junior girls titlist from Syracuse ., swept All four events in he class while Ann Henning of Northbrook to juvenile girls and Kay Lund of Madison wis each won three Blue ribbons Enro Ute to division titles  
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