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FOUST CONTROLS REBOUND.—Big Larry Foust (16), of Fort Wayne, tipped the ball to a teammate on this rebound of a shot by Syracusan Earl Lloyd (U), at right. Syracuse's John Kerr (10), also leaped high in a futile effort to get possession away from Foust._ ■It I.DEFENSE PIERCED—Earl Lloyd, left, of Syracuse, got a pass into his teammate, George King, on this play against Fort Wayne yesterday. Red Rocha (behind King) blocked out Max Zaslofsky (10) of Fort Wayne while George Yardley (12), also of Fort Wayne, prepared to make a defensive move.Nats Nip Pistons---pislasAnSti(Concluded from Preceding Page)bounds, and almost completely defused Larry Foust who scored only two-field goals after knocking in 26 points in the opener.Rookie Kerr scored 13 points in the first hall, 11 of them inspctacular first period perform-of free throws to break a tie for a|Di 65 to 63 three-quarter lead. jamThe Nats were away off from! 1 the field, hitting only five field;his goals in 20 tries while the Pistons jyci sank 12 for 20 and a powerful .600 i ho per cent in the third quarter. ith: Schayes’ high set dropped ■ *h:ance.Schayes sank seven field goals and 10 free throws for the game topping 24 points, and he snagged 15 rebounds in teaming with Kerr to control the boards for the Nats.SEYMOUR STARS Paul Seymour, getting hot in the second quarter, netted 15 points and Rochas’ 11 completed Syracuse’s double figure scoring.twice, with Hutchins scoring in slt;twbetween, Seymour passed Rocha for a layup, Schayes tallied on a tap-in and after Phillip hit for the Pistons, Rocha hooked in a fielder for a 76 to 67 lead that seemed adequate, but Brian scored three of four points for Fort Wayne to cut the edge to three.Kerr scored on a jump shot with. Foust covering him closely, after Bob Houbregs hooked one in for;r^ Fort Wayne. Seymour’s set shot —■ After Yard ley's 21 and Brian’s Iswished and Rocha and Lloyd net-20. only Mel Hutchins, who heldjtod fr,.c throws lor an 82 to 75 Schayes down in the first .6*lf,!ma,.gjn that melted again in the could hit double riig.’.ts, finishing.fireworks. ptwith 14. six in the second half, j ---- :,rAlthough they lost their touch ■ When Dolph Schayes missed a S.in the third period, when theywere outscored. 27 to 14, the Nats outshot the Pistons, 31 for 85 and .388 per cent to 31 for 81 and .383 per cent.The Nats converted 21 of 30 free throws and the Pistons 22 ! for 29.The Nats lost the ball five times to the Pistons in the first two minutes and IB seconds of play, and the PisLons capitalized on two of the errors as they ran out to a 7 to 1 lead. Hutchins faked Schayes badly and drove in for the first goal and drew a foul as he did the same thing on Schayes directly afterwards, cashing one of-two tries. Meineke and Rosenthal scored the other goals for the margin.KERR BREAKS SPELL Kerr popped in the first Syracuse fieid goal after three minutes and Long John netted four of'the Nats’ eight, field goals as ; they came alive for a 20 to 13 t margin at the close of the first period. With Kerr hitting twice jfree throw early in the first pe- 19 riod it was his first flub in 18 playoff attempts.Joe Jones Cops Bowie Handicap1719.*SaBOWIE. Md.. April 2. W—Mrs.’™ Ethel D. Jacobs’ Joe Jones won ce the 38th renewal of the $25,000- j added Bowie Handicap with easelt;lt;2. today and stamped himsell as a'^c strong favorite for next week’s2.(j'and Schayes once, the homesters ljhad a .381 percentage and the Pistons had a miserable .167 on four for 24.All the Nats’ big men, excepting Kerr, got in trouble on fouls, as the Nats pushed through tough second quarter, in which the Pistons began hitting, to come out with a 49 to 38 margin at the half. With Seymour finding the range for four buckets,, the Nats connected 12 times on 24 attempts but the Pistons sank eight for 18 and .444 per cent.Kerr's push shot and King’s third fielder, a layup, gave the Nats a 24 to 14 margin, but Yard ley,_ Hutchins and Zaslosfky got‘the Pistons right back in the game. Zaslofsky tied it up at the mid-way point of the quarter but Farley, Seymour and Lloyd split the hoop for successive baskets and when Wally Osterkorn fought his way to a rebound and then hooked it in with two seconds left, the Nats had their 11-point spread at intermission.After Schayes passed off to Seymour from underneath, the Nats’ defense collapsed as the Pistons came up with an 11 to 0 burst with Yardley, Brian and Hutchins engineering it.PISTONS REGAIN LEADKerr rammed in a rebound for a 53 to 49 lead, but when Foust joined in with his first two field goals the Pistons went ahead for the first time since their early splurge as Brian converted a free throw for a 59-58 edge.Only a Rocha foul and Schayes’ jumper went into the score book for Syracuse as Yardley and Brian popped in goals, the latter driving in all alone when the Nats lost the ball, and Mcinke added a pair$75,000 John B. Campbell Memorial.Jockey Conn McCreary sent the 5-year-old geMing to the front midway down the home stretch and Joe Jones held a two-length margin over Ella K. Bryson’s Ab-bezae at the end of the mile and ar one-sixteenth. The winner’s time- (2 was 1:43 4/5, the best for the: distance at the current meeting. 1Although he carried topweighti , of 120 pounds, Joe Jones, coupled :raj in the betting with Man of' Destiny, was an odds-on favorite of the crowd of 21,334. The entry paid only $2.60 to win and the total of $178,725 wagered across the board on the pair helped cause a minus pool of $4,227.20 in the show betting.Phillies Have 11 Players Yet to Cut\\ALBANY, Ga., April 2. (J5)—Rain canceled out the Philadelphia Phillies-Bcston Red Sox game here today and the big Phil squad, 36 strong, moved on to Charleston, S. C., where they play tomorrow’. Manager Mayo Smith said he expects to have little trouble cutting down to the player limit of 25 before May 15. At the moment the Phils are carrying 10 infielders, 3 catchers, 6 outfielders and 17 pitchers.The Phils and Red Sox will play five games as they travel northward, barring any more rain cancelations. iBUY
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Syracuse Post Standard
Syracuse, New York, US
Sun, Apr 03, 1955
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