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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1972
Page
11
The final Lorain County basketball team in the high school tournament trail fell Saturday night as Columbia lost. An empty gym afterward signals the end of the feverish season with crews sweeping popcorn boxes and programs, removing signs of cheering crowds.
Milt Wilcox strengthened his hold as Cleveland's No 2 starter with six strong innings in a 4-1 win over the California Angels. He allowed one run on six hits, the first he has yielded in 16 exhibition innings, while Chuck Machemehl rebounded with three scoreless innings after a rough prior outing. Ed Farmer was eyed for bullpen work as Wilcox and Perry anchor the rotation, with Chambliss Bevacqua Heidemann and Lowenstein keying the seventh inning rally.
Ohio coaches dodged predicting champions at the 50th state tourney opening in Columbus with names like Celina Lexington and Indian Valley South as top contenders. East Tech remains a notable veteran survivor while three A A teams and several B finals advance in a packed three day schedule at St John Arena ending with all finals Saturday.
Lorain County trio Chuck Austin Lewis Frazier and Don Fritz Jr sign letters of intent to attend Akron in the fall. Austin Midview captain and Lakeland honors recipient joins Akron with coach Jim Dennison praising his range, leadership and tackling. Fritz from Admiral King is a standout passer and honors earner aiming for engineering study. Frazier a 6-4 210 defensive tackle from Oberlin earned first team Lakeland and Lorain County honors and chosen Akron for a strong business program and football prospects.
Cleveland Barons coach John Muckler urged calm after a loose performance lifting the team to a 7-4 win over Hershey Bears at the Arena. Speck and Harvey led the scoring spree as Cleveland moved to within reach of a playoff push with two crucial home games ahead against Baltimore and Nova Scotia.
The Atlanta Hawks started Herm Gilliam, who hadn't started in four months, and he scored a career high 30 as Atlanta beat Cleveland 115 to 105. Pete Maravich sat briefly for a breather while Gilliam led the offense and sparked a decisive win over the Cavaliers.
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