Paae Nine Friday, March 15, 1968 THE MICHIGAN DAILY { #PAVIp N rlI IC W MSU T4 By ANDY BARBAS Big Ten Commissioner Bill Reed announced yesterday that 'there will be a playoff to decide the three-way tie for the conference gymnastics championship. Michi- gan State coach, George Szypula, responded, "We are not going." In a four-way conference phone call, the athletic directors from Michigan, Michigan State, and Iowa, and Reed discussed the res- olution of the conference gym- nastics repregentative to the na- tional championships. After the discussion, the opin- ion was 2-1 in favor of holding a playoff to determine the repre- sentative. Michigan State dissent- ed, feeling that they had already qualified as the conference en- trant, by winning the conference meet Boycott Gym Playoff ST. PETER'S VICTOR IN NIT: Duke Upends Oklahoma City Szypula refused to comment further after saying his team woildn't compete in the playoff. Michigan State athletic director, Clarence "Biggie" Munn, said, "If Coach Szypula decides not to go, I will support him. The NCAA rules define who should qualify for the national meet, and under the rules I feel we have already qualified." Spartan captain Dave Thor concurred. 'Any playoff now," he exclaimed, "is like making up rules after we qualified. It seems un- fair." He added, "We've already sent in our NCAA application." Reed further announced that the runoff will be held somewhere in the Chicago area, and the date has been set at March 30. Some sites that have been men- GYMNASTICS (Final) Dual Con. Total Wins Meet MICHIGAN 6 7 13 Michigan State 5 8 13 Iowa 7 6 13 Illinois 4 5 9 Minnesota 2 4 6 Wisconsin 3 3 6 Wisconsin 3 3 6 Ohio State 1 2 3 Indiana 0 1 1 tioned as possible locations include Willow Brook, New Trier. Niles East or West, and Addison Trails High School, this year's site of the Midwest Open tournament this past December. When asked what the Big Ten would do if Michigan State car- ries through with its alleged boy- cott, Reed replied, "We would proceed with the two remaining schools, of course," Michigan's coach Newt Loken felt, "The Big Ten made the right decision. I think that if I were in Michigan State's position, I wouldn't follow through with the boycott." Sam Bailie, Iowa's coach, when told about the threatened boycott, immediately responded, "Great, then Newt and I have a better chance." Then he added, "Seri- ously, I honestly hope this doesn't happen. The dispute began when the NCAA passed a rule allowing each conference one entrant in the NCAA gymnastics championship. Previously, a regional meet was held with all teams in an area eligible to compete. Three schools were advanced to the national tournament from each of four regions. Last year, Michigan and Iowa placed second and third respec- tively in the nation under the old system. This year, it is impossible for both teams to defend their rank-' ings. The 1968 Big Ten champion- ships resulted in a three-way tie. The tie resulted when Michigan State won the conference meet, with Michigan and Iowa falling in place behind. This counted as half the final standings. The dual meets, which count for the other half, resulted with the teams in reverse order. High Hopes Because of the tie, the three schools thought they would all be able to compete nationally. How- ever, they were informed by the NCAA that only one school could represent the Big Ten. Michigan State thought it was the school which should go. They felt the NCAA rules stated that the winner of the conference meet is entitled to be the representa- tive. Commissioner Reed questioned NEWT LOKEN By The Associated Press . NEW YORK - Tenth-rankedI Duke, led relentlessly by its third- team All-American Mike Lewis,; steamrollered cold-shooting Okla-, homa City 97-81 last night in the opening round of the National In- vitation Basketball Tournament. The Blue Devils, with Lewis and Joe Kennedy each scoring seven points, jumped into a 14-7 lead and easily outdistanced the Chiefs. Extra Practice Oklahoma City, in fact, was so cold in the first half, hitting only 25.6 per cent, that Coach Abe Lemons kept the club on the floor and scrimmaged it during the in- termission break, but it didn't help. Lewis, 6'7", 225-pound senior, finished with 22 points. Rich Travis, Oklahoma City's honor- able mention All-American, who hit only three of 15 shots from the field in the first half, finished with 28 points. Elnardo Webster scored seven of his 51 points In the second overtime of the first game of the SPORTS NIGHT EDITOR: DIANA ROMANCHUK a 102-93 victory over Marshall. St. Peter's rousing victory, that had a crowd of 17,602 in the newx Madison Square Garden scream- ing throughout, was in direct con- trast to Duke's routine march into next week's quarter-finals, Out of the Depths Webster, whose scoring helped St. Peter's make up a 15-point deficit at the, start of the second half, outscored Marshall 6-2 at the start of the second overtime, to break the 89-89 deadlock. Marshall had tied the score aft- er regulation time at 83-83 on George Stone's layup with 43 sec- onds left, and nissed two chances to win when Jim Davidson andI seconds. With two regulars out on fouls, Webster took charge against tall- er Marshall in the first overtime with six points for an 89-87 lead, but Danny D'Antoni tied it with 90 seconds left. After an exchange of steals, Davidson missed an- other try at the buzzer. Tonight's Games Kansas plays Temple and Vil- lanova takes on Wyoming in to- night's games. The first-round will be completed tomorrow with two doubleheaders. It's Bradley vs. LIU and Army vs. Notre Dame in an afternoon twinbill, while Dayton plays West Virginia and Duquesne takes on Fordham at night. doubleheader to lead St. Peter's to Stone missed jumpers in the last PRO SPORTS: Canadiens Top Rangers this reasoning. He asked the NCAA for an interpretation. "We were advised," he explained, "that each of the conferences could des- ignate its representative by its own methods." The Big Ten had agreed on its own method for determining the conference champion well before the season began. With this in mind, the Big Ten athletic directors unanimously approved at the conference meet- ing last week to hold a playoff between the three teams. Szypula, however, contested the decision.' The result was yesterday's con- ference. MONTREAL - Claude Provost and Jacques L e m air e broke through for first period goals last night and goalie Gump Worsley made the margin stand up for ,Montreal's 3-1 National Hockey League .victory over the New York Rangers. The victory extended Montreal's winning string to four straight and the slumping Rangers' win- less streak to the same number. It also increased the Canadians' first place margin in the East Di- vision to eight points. The veteran Provost and the rookie Lemaire gave Worsley a 2-0 first period lead, Provost scor- ing his 14th of the season while the Rangers were shorthanded midway through the period. Le- maire got his 21st about five min- utes later. Bobby Rousseau assist- ed on each. * * * Flyers, Kings Tie QUEBEC - The Philadelphia Flyers and the Los Angeles Kings, Labatt Agrees To Purchase NHL Seals VANCOUVER, B.C. (P) - The 'inancially-troubled situation of ;he Oakland Seals came to a head yesterday when a Canadian beer firm agreed to buy the National Hockey League team. The new owners expect to move the fran- chise to Vancouver. The sale by a group headed by- ' Barry Van Gerbig to Labatt Brew- eries is contingent upon the shift- ing of the Seals to Vancouver plus its approval by at least nine of the other 11 NHL owners. The agreed purchase price was not dis- closed. "Basically this calls for Labatt to provide funds necessary for the Seals to meet their present com- mitments to the NHL," said N. E. Hardy, president of the beer com- pany. The club reportedly owes the league $700,000 which must be paid by May 15. This season, Vancouver com- pleted construction of a $6 mil- lion building that seats 15,000 persons for hockey. It is being used by the Vancouver Canucks of the Western League. Elsewhere Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Flyers may be forced to move their National Hockey League fran- chise if the Spectrum isn't re- opened soon, according to Bill Putnam, president. ,Putnam said the team may con- sider moving its franchise out of Philadelphia "if this thing isn't resolved soon." The Spectrum in South Phila- delphia has been closed since winds damaged its room March 1 for a second time. The Flyers and the Philadelphia 76ers, eastern division champions of the Nation- al Basketball Association, have I been forced to find new home. grounds. The Flyers, an expansion team in their first NHL season, are leading the league's western divi- sion and bidding for the Stanley Cup playoffs. EXHIBITION BASEBALL Atlanta 7, New York, A, 3 Houston 1, Oakland 0 ! Los Angeles 5, Detroit 0 Philadelpia 2, New York, N, O Minnesota 7, St. Louis 4 Chicago, N, 6, California 4 Cleveland'9, San FrancisFo 8 Boston 7, Chicago, A, 1 Baltimore 11, Washington 2 ABA Dallas 90, New Orleans 87 NAIA Central State 66, Central Wash- ington State, 47 Westminster 92, Eastern Michigan 4 NCAA HOCKEY the one-two teams in the Wes Division of the National Hocke League, battled to a scoreless ti yesterday. ' The deadlock kept the Flyer three points ahead of the King; Goalie Terry Sawchuk turne in another fine performance i the Los Angeles net in the gam that was switched here from Phil adelphia. Sawchuk turned asid 32 shots compared to 20 fo Bernie Parent, the Philadelphi goalie. * * * Royals Jump Hawks CLEVELAND - A jump sho by John Tresvant late in th game put the Cincinnati Royal ahead to stay last night as the defeated St. Louis 102-96 for thei first victory over the Hawks thi year. The Royals had lost seve games to the Hawks, wh clinched the Western Divisio title in the National Basketba Association Saturday. With 5:18 remaining, Tresvant' jump shot gave the Royals a 88-86 lead. ;Tom Van Arsdali scored four points in a row, Jerr Lucas scored on a long pass fron Tresvant, and the Royals breeze home. Oscar Robertson led Cincinnat 1with 30 points. st y ie rs S. d n ie I- e )r a e is y r is n 10 n If DIONNE WARWICK FRIDAY, MARCH 22 8:00 P.M. 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