Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, March 21, 1968 Pistons Wn , Clinch Playoff Berth By The Associated Press BOSTON -- Detroit's hungry Pistons all but blew the under- manned Boston Celtics off the court last night with a 74-point first half, then hung on for a 125- 116 victory. The victory clinched the final play-off berth ,in the National BasketballbAssociation's Eastern Division as Cincinnati lost to New York. Dave Bing and Dave DeBus- schere combined for 36 points to spring the Pistons to a 74-50 half- time lead over the Celtics, playing without the services of starters Bill Russell and Tom Sanders, out with minor injuries. Detroit increased the margin to 32 points, 86-54, at the 3/2-min- ute mark of the second half when, with Don Nelson and Larry Sieg- fried scoring 15 points between them, the Celtics came to life and cut the lead to 98-79 at the three- quarter mark. DeBusschere had 32 points and Bing 23 for Detroit. Siegfried and Wayne Embry topped Boston with [ 23 each. A Royal Finish NEW YORK - Jerry Lucas' hook shot at the buzzer bounced high off the rim and New York beat Cincinnati 108-106 Wednes- day night, eliminating the Royals from the National Basketball As- sociation's Eastern Division on playoff race. 3 Detroit's victory over Boston gave the Pistons the fourth and final Eastern playoff berth and kept the Royals from post-season play for the first time since they moved to Cincinnati 12 years ago. Oscar Robertson led the Royals in a frantic scramble in the closing minutes and baskets by Robertson and Adrain Smith closed the court to 107-106 with 35 seconds left. The Knicks regained the ball defensive and signal-calling game and with three seconds left. Em- for the Knicks, led his team with mette Bryatit was fouled by Smith 21 points, making his first eight and sank the free throw. floor shots. Robertson paced the Cincinnati got the ball to Lucas Royals with 28. in the corner and his hook shot New York finished the season narrowly missed. with 43 victories, its highest total Howard Komives, playing a fine since the 1953-54 season. 'GOODWILL' TOURNEY: Judo Experts Visit (T II i NBA Standings Eastern Division xPhiladelpllia Boston New York Detroit Cincinnati Baltimo:-e Be- W L Pet hind 62 20 .758 - 54 28 .662 8 42 40.515 20 40 42 .485 22 39 43 .478 .23 36 46 .440 26 Western Division xSt. Louis 56 26 Los Angeles 52 30 San Francisco 43 39 xxChicago 28 53 Seattle 23 59 xxSan Diego 15 66 x-(cilnched division title. xx-Late game not Included. .683 .634 .524 .346 .280 .185 4 13 27 f 33 40 /> SUMMER CAMP POSITIONS Openings for the following staff positions: Fencing, Riflery NRA, Tennis, Dance, Waterfront-Head and Assistants Nature, Music-Piano and Band. Crafts- Woodwork and Shop, Director of Dramatics. ON CAM- PUS INTERVIEWS at Summer Placement March 22. By DIANA ROMANCHUK Judo is gradually gaining more followers in America, but we stillI have a lonk way to go before they can match the Japanese at their own game, This was proven last weekend in Flint when eight Japanese high school juniors competed with American high school students in the second annual Goodwill Judo Tournament. Each Japanses boy met two dif- ferent American boys (the winners of the Open Judo tournament Yesterday's Results (Last Regulai Season Games) Pihiladelphia 137, Baltimore 119 Detroit 125, Baltimore 119 New York 108, Cincinnati 106 Chicago at San Diego, inc. LEN QUENON Believes: "CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR PARKING PROBLEMS" : -DEMOCRAT held the previous day) - and the orientals came out on top in all 16 matches. But, their trip to the United States is more than just a chance to show Japanese superiority in this age-old sport. They are spending nearly a week learning about our country firsthand. Not only do all eight hold first degree black belts, two or three years work, but they are also "A" students. Grades are as im- portant in their selection to repre- sent Japan as their judo ability. This tournament, aptly titled "Goodwill," was the idea of the U.S. High School Judo Association to give judo enthusiasts of both countries an opportunity to meet one another, as well as offer them a unique kind of competition. All members of the University Judo Club are invited to the workout of the eight Japanese high school champions this af- ternoon in the YM-YWCA Building from 3:30 to 5. The regular Judo Club meet- ing will be tonight from 7:30 to 9:30 in the Intramural Build- ing. 1 1 a z r l ! 1 t t . i { 7 Sport Shorts EDDIE MILES I U or I I Assistant professor of psychol- ogy, at the University, Sachio Ashida, who holds a sixth degree black belt and is a member of the aforementioned committee, was the tournament director. One of the places the visitors will see (today, in fact) is the Michigan campus, The Japanese consider Michigan the number one university in America, but were confused by the mention of Michigan State. Ashida intends to erase that confusion. By The Associated Press MIAMI, Fla. - Effective Friday, major league pitchers. will not be permitted to moisten either hand or their glove while standing in the 18-foot circle around the mound, baseball's Rules Commit- tee said yesterday. If a hurler does violate the new rule the batter will be credited with a ball. However, if a pitch is made and the batter reaches first base on a hit, error, hit bats- man or otherwise and no runner is put out before advancing at least one base the violation will be ignored. BOSTON - That man you'll see standing behind home plate during the American League base- ball season in blue blazer and gray slacks belongs in the ball park. He's the umpire. American League headquarters announced Tuesday the first change in umpiring attire in more 'than 30 years. Instead of the traditional col- or, the boys in blue will be out- fitted with blue jackets and Mad- ison Avenue gray slacks. WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service says Avery Brun- dayge, president of the Interna- tional Olympic Committee, owes $15,547.59 for 1963 income taxes resulting from a dispute over char- itable deductions, U.S. Tax Court papers showed yesterday. * * * LOS ANGELES - "This is true love," said Bo Belinsky. "We're going to be married as soon as we can." The object of the affections of, baseball's playboy pitcher is Jo Collins, 39-24-38, once tabbed Playmate of the Year by a mag- azine featuring unclad cuties. from the seat q Bill Levis of my pants College basketball is heading down the back stretch of its great- est season in history. Crowds are more plentiful than ever before and so is the talent. Houston and UCLA, who face off for the second time this year in the NCAA semi-finals in Los Angeles tomorrow night, have prob- ably the two greatest basketball players ever to play college basket- ball in Elvin Hayes and Lew Alcindor. And these two teams have possibly several other players who could move into pro basketball today. But the season coming to a close this weekend does have one blemish on its record, a -blemish imprinted by the NCAA rules committee last summer that must be removed if college basketball continues to grow. And that is the controversial "no-dunk" rule. As passed last year, the new rule states. "Henceforth the bal must be thrown into the basket. It Will be a violation for the offense to touch the ball or basket when the ball is in or on the basket and to touch the ball when any part of the ball is in the cylinder above the basket." While the NCAA said the rule was enacted to equate the offense with the defense and to encourage safety, it seems apparent that the rule is squarely aimed at the big man whose most deadly weapon is the stuff. Second, the NCAA's reasoning just doesn't seem to hold much water. The NCAA stated that over 1500 injuries about the back- board were reported .in 1967. What the august body failed to report was how many of these injuries were directly the result of dunking and to whom these injuries occurred. First, it is very easy to hurt your hand on the backboard when fighting for a rebound, and secondly, it is also possible for a tall player to hit his head on the bottom of the backboard when struggling for the ball. Furthermore, many coaches, including Michigan's Dave Strack. have expressed the opinion that most of these injuries, directly the result of dunking or not, occurred on the high school level. Dunking injuries, according to Strack, are far from numerous. Another NCAA argument is that the no-dunk rule equates the offense with the defense near the basket. This is far from the -case. It is the defense and not the offense that has the advantage under the basket. How many times have you seen an offensive player sit under the basket for 20 seconds? While an. offensive player is only allowed to stay in the 12-foot wide lane under the basket for three seconds, the defensive player has no such restrictions. Who is equating whom? Taking away the crowd-pleasing dunk from the tall man on the court is like taking away the fast break from the speedy guard. It only detracts from an otherwise exciting game. There are other and more effective sanctions that can be imposed on the big man. The three-second lane, now 12 feet wide, could be enlarged either to the pro width of 16 feet or modified to fan out gradually from 12 feet at the foul line to 16 under the basket. This change would keep the big man farther away from the basket on offense, forcing him to work on his outside shooting, But it would also permit the big center to drive in for a dunk when the lane is clear. It's been argued that the height of tall basketball players give them an unfair advantage over their smaller opponents near the basket. But doesn't the speed and outside shooting of the small men give them some advantage over their slower, larger opponents outside? A good big man is still potent without the dunk, supporters argue. Hayes is still able to average close to 40 points a game without it and Alcindor continues to overpower his opponents. Certainly all of this is true. And because it is, it's one 1 eason to throw out the rule. If the big man is still a threat without it, readopting it will not have a tremendous effect in his play. Still, there are other reasons to revoke the unfair no-dunk rule. The dunk is a crowd-pleaser, but more important, it is a legitimate tool of those who can use it effectively. If you are going to legislate against the tall player because he can dunk, tt seems just as logical to legislate against the small man who has good speed and can handle the basketball effectively. It appears that the NCAA just wanted to penalize those schools who had effective tall players. Strack has said that it wasn't the big schools who favored the rules changes but rather those small schools who don't have a big man. This is not the way to defend against the big man. Rules shouldn't be made to hurt the game, but to help it. The NCAA rules committee would be getting back on the right track only by revoking the no-dunk rule. )o 4 KEEP AHEAD OF YOUR HAIR! 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