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S Lafayette Is ChampionOf North Central LoopHow They Slant!;and*rade?sdayijfash-iinin-tamo th 137 St,5*18,and11Lee,ong-)rcstFor-ainstvoodrlow-ii.ia8nl.11Tp2II91112Lafayette fx) .............New Castle ..................Richmond .............-......Marion ......................Logansport (x) ...............Anderson .....................Kokomo ...................—Muncie Central ...............(x) NCC Season completed.Latest Results♦New Casttc 73, Anderson 56 ♦Lafayette 67, Richmond 65 (d.ot.) •Logansport 69, Marion 63 Muncie Central 80, Frankfort 61 Indpls. Tech 68, Kokomo 45 Anderson 86, Columbus 86 Southport 71, Kokomo 70 Logansport 96, Valparaiso 47 New CasHe 78, Muncie Burris 67 Richmond 59, Lawrenceburg 50 Michigan City 89, Muncie Central 79 Anderson 72, So. Bend Centra! 60 Lafayette 99, Indpls. Cathedral 84 Games Friday. Feb. 17 ‘Richmond ai Anderson 'Kokomo at New Castle “Muncie Central at Marion Indpls. Wood at LafayetteGame Saturday, Feb. 18 Logansport at Michigan City “NCC Games.NCC Scoring Leaders:NCC GamesAll GamesWLW L76IB 25117 23315 43314 53414 52412 7157 12154 15SitcP\\siaSFc;stsetbdi19sh(ifanLcspionx-Erik Jacobson (Lafayette) ...23-33r—23Kht.Tr67aiis18TP.1458Willie Stubbs (Richmond) ____x-Fike Riggle (Logansport) ...Steve Schmitt (New Castle)___Doug Ferguson (New Castle) .. George Barber (New CosLle)24—18-24Ht»TP0100120323TP7fiII11023Rod Healy (Kokomo) ..........John Sutter (Marion) ..........(x) NCC Season Completed. Lafayette Jefferson’s Bron- ”?!chos had to battle through a “ double overtime against thescappy Richmond Red Devils last week to gain a 67-65 victory and lock U; the North Central Conference basketball championship with a perfect 7-6 league record.The contest concluded Jeff’s league play in this one but they really had to struggle as Richmond fought them to a 57-all draw in regular time and 6!-oil tie in the first overtime. Then the Bronchos squeezed ahead in the second extra period .and held on lo win. Steve Reash with 19 points and Rob Dickson with 18C.F fiFTrr»Avg,767814220.26412310517.564221105.17.56362810016.6638229816.3737199313.36.35209015.738149012.8638138914.8fi283r.8714.5631258714.5633188414.63567913.1426227418.5potr;spmifrtNc6.tai(St*20.40tunedi’sInniger SuffersFractured WristBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (UFD— An x-ray disclosed a wrist fracture Wednesday for Erv Inniger, a starting guard whose loss for the rest of the season dealt a blow to Indiana’s bid for the Big Ten basketball title.Inniger, a 6-3 star from Berne, es'suffered the injury to his left j wrist in the Michigan State 18 same Monday night which thes14,mHoosiers lost to tumble temporarily from a share of the conference lead.Inniger averaged 13.5 points aI1(* Kokomo fell before Indpls.led Jeff while Erik Jacobson added 13, which moved his individual scoring total to 142 points and a 20.2 average for the season. Jacobson appears to have a mortal lock on the scoring title as he is well ahead of the league.Richmond was led by Willie Stubbs, who tallied 23 points, and Merrill Skinner with 19 whil* Jim Risinger chipped in14 more.In other NCC games Logans-port surprised Marion’s tall Giants with a sound defensive game and came from behind in the last nine minutes to capture a 69-63 decision; New' Castle sailed past Anderson's Indians, 73-56 with four starters hitting in double figures.Logansport was led by Bill Buskirk with 22 and Mike Riggle with 21 points in toppling Marion. The Giants were paced by John Sutter, who siuped 23.New Castle’s balanced attack had Steve Williams and George Barber with 14 each, Doug Ferguson with 15 and Billy Ross at 13. Anderson had Alan Clark with 16, Rod Freeman at 13, Bob Scharnowske with 12 and Jimmy Wood at 10 to lead its attack.In outside competition Muncie Central tripped Frankfort 8041Gotie.drlt;me1losnet1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8. 9.10. (Ti« A ana Hai 15-4 Chilt; ans15-4MoiIndiRootralDeGo. per game. Coach Lou Walson 3 said “he has been doing a great job for us and his loss hurts.” lP But Watson added “we’re not ’hj giving up” in the quest for the ‘S! championship,c Inniger fell in the second half of Monday night’s game.Watson said Bill Russell of Columbus, another senior, probably will replace Inniger in the starting lineup when Hie Haosicrs resume their chase for the title Saturday. They are in a four-way tie for the lead in the Big Ten now. ♦—Hungarian Boxers Seek Political Asylum In DenmarkDenmark (API—fI AALBORG31 Two 19-year-old Hungarianj]amateur boxers, who competed .......\ wilh the Budapest Ojpesti DossahJlme agair,sl IndpLs. Wood B! Sport Club against Aalborg Sun- Thp lone Saturday game re-»I day. asked Tuesday for political mujnmg will have LogansporfsTech, 68-45 on Friday. In Saturday games Anderson downed Columbus, 86*80; Kokomo lost to Southport, 71-76; Logansport bombarded a weary Valparaiso leam, 96-47; New Castle stopped Muncie Bums, 78-67; Richmond swept past Lawrenceburg, 59-50 and Muncie Central gave state-ranked No. 1 Michigan City a real tussle before losing, 72-60. On Monday Anderson defeated South Bend Central, 72-60.Only a half-dozen games remain this week as the NCCteams get ready to join the rest of Hoosieiland in the annua! IHSAA tournament, which opens with sectional play next week.Games left for NCC teams find Lafayette hosting Indpls. Cathedral Tuesday night; Friday's action puts Richmond at Anderson; Kokomo at New Castle, and Muncie Central at Marion in league encounters while Lafayette closes out atPIForiDizzMiss Wed heal D i annc care nals, any have who He here ferin July their abou “S! lias bursi “If be vi way.;De: his c honoi on rr hewj;asylum in Denmark.I Pal Szabodos. a middleweight \ who was considered .a bright - hope for the European champi-z'onships in Rome in May, and 2. Josef Kralik, a featherweight. ; | defected Monday. They saidBer ies traveling to Michigan City to battle ihe top-ranked Red Devils. Michigan City now has 38 games in a row, which ties Vincennes’ second place slate mark, established back in 1922.. Indianapolis Crispus At-Jjthey had planned the move forj^s has the overall record of ..three weeks, ever since t lieyl45 in a row in 196S and ^!;were named lo Ihe team.'‘'Ve 1°L» *!Mna. Wnrd. BenrriSOLDPE hurgl Fryir kling has s clubThegamee 3.81 starU
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