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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1964
Page
2
UCLA and Michigan reach NCAA semifinals as top teams clash with past regular season wins noted. Duke faces Michigan and Kansas State meets UCLA while regional winners UCLA 76-72 over San Francisco and Michigan 69-57 over Ohio University set up final fours.
Michigan, ranked No. 2, eyes a rematch with top-ranked UCLA after beating Ohio 69-57 in the Midwest regional. Duke blocks a potential UCLA clash, as Michigan prepares for a semifinal against the Blue Devils in Kansas City.
Michigan, led by Cazzie Russell and Bill Buntin, posted 84 to 80 over Loyola of Chicago before defeating Ohio, with Russell scoring 46 and Buntin 41 and 23 rebounds. Buntin edged Russell as most valuable player in a star-filled tournament, also earning all tournament honors alongside Hill Jackson and Hunter.
Major league teams combined for 129 runs in 11 exhibition games as pitchers faced tough lineups during the first big weekend of spring action. Warren Spahn pitched three innings of one hit ball in Milwaukee’s 2-0 win over the Senators, while the Pirates erupted for seven homers in a 15-7 rout of the Athletics led by Gene Alley. Orioles toppled the Yankees 10-1 in the second inning on a big offensive stretch, and the Giants beat the Red Sox 7-4 behind Bob Shaw. The Dodgers lost to Mexico City All-Stars 8-5 on the road, the Indians split the day with a win, the Angels rallied late to beat the Cleveland B team 8-7, and the Phillies topped Houston 6-2 as Richie Allen homered twice. The Mets dropped to 0-2 after six errors in a 6-3 loss to the Cardinals.
Dick Groat of the St Louis Cardinals admits his spring batting is weak and vows to improve. He says spring training is conditioning and stresses that a pro must always give his best even after a poor year. He reflects on past slumps and notes that 1963 is over, aiming for a strong season regardless of past laurels.
The Dayton athletic board selected Don Donoher as successor to the late Tom Blackburn with formal approval pending. Rev. Charles L. Collins, athletic chairman, confirmed the decision but withheld further details. Donoher, who was hired the previous year, took over during Blackburn’s hospitalization for lung cancer before the 1963 64 season.
Maury Wills of the Dodgers stole 40 bases in 1963, far below his 104 stolen in 1962, reflecting a sharp drop in base running effectiveness for the year.
Kansas State, hot on a 13 game win streak, toppled Wichita 94 86 to reach the NCAA Midwest semifinal against unbeaten UCLA Friday. Willie Murrell scored 28 in the regional final but was held to six against UCLA in December. Dave Stallworth led Wichita with 37 points and 16 rebounds as K State and Wichita earned all tourney spots.
Rockhurst of Kansas City used relentless pressing defense to upset Pan American 66 to 56 in the NAIA basketball tournament final. Coach Joe Brehmer shuffled freshmen, Caldwell sat early, and Jackson led scoring while earning MVP honors. Attendance topped 10,783 for the finale and 65,821 for the week.
The Cincinnati Royals clinched at least a share of the Western Division lead after a 124 to 101 destruction of St. Louis. Oscar Robertson poured in 25 points with 15 assists as Cincinnati notched win number 55 in 80 games, though Adrian Smith left with a sprained left ankle in the third period. St. Louis and San Francisco both have two games remaining. a Warriors split or better in their final two games would force a deadlock. Boston beat Baltimore 129 to 105 and Los Angeles defeated Philadelphia 120 to 95. The Knicks lost 139 to 125 to Detroit, opening a path for the Pistons in the draft lottery context.
Cyclone coach H K Stevens announced the 1963 64 OHS basketball lettermen including five seniors six juniors and one sophomore with two managers Eddie Davidson led the seniors and Roy Mendell top the juniors Ronnie Lloyd earned the sophomore letter Buck Vivian Terry Davis Daryl Jameson Rod Kitts and Gary Mavity were also named as juniors The two managers John Fogle and Jim Thomson received monograms Ottawa Reds won EKL regular season and tournament titles Cy clones finished second Shawnee Mission North Regional ending a 15 6 season.
The National Junior College Basketball Tournament starts Tuesday in Hutchinson Kansas with Centralia Illinois 26 1 and Burlington Iowa 28 1 leading the 16 team field. Dodge City faces Southwest Baptist in the opener and San Angelo meets Eastern Arizona in the first round. Jackson Michigan meets Trenton New Jersey in the noon game with evening session pitting Bacon Moguoe against Marianna and Brevard against Wahpeton.
The AP final top ten shows UCLA undefeated at 28 0 after multiple NCAA rounds including wins over Seattle Chicago Loyola and Ohio University Duke Kentucky Wichita Oregon State Villanova Chicago Loyola DePaul and Davidson. Michigan and Duke left in contention while the season ends for all but UCLA and Duke.
Faculty and senior class members meet Tuesday night at 7 p m in the junior high gym with women faculty facing junior high girls at halftime. Both contests are sponsored by the Junior High and Senior High Student Councils. Admission is 25 cents. The faculty has won two of three meetings this season.
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