:six THE MICHIGAN iDAILY FRIDAY, MARCH 22,1963 UGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Tourney Frenzy Hits Ilbnois, Indiana St rack Awaits Next Year, but-- (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the sec- ond of two articles analyzing the area state high school basketball tournaments. Today's article deals with cage action in Indiana and Illinois.) BY LLOYD GRAFF W he n broken-hearted cheer- leaders drench the hardcourt with their tears while screaming fans go berserk with joy in the stands anyone can tell it is state basket- balltournament time in Illinois and Indiana. The state tourney is the culmin- ation of the season. mach team enters as an equal in Illinois and Indiana-there is no class basket- ball, as in Michigan. The high school with an enrollment of 90 competes on an equal basis with the school with 3000 students. Eight teams still remain iv Illi- nois but just four are left in the Hoosier state. Rockford Auburn, a school just four years old, is the favorite in Illinois with Cen- tralia a good second choice. Auburn has a 27-2 record as they face Springfield Lanpbie: in today's quarter finals. Auburn is paced by All-State repeater Jas- per Robinson, a cat-like 6'3" for- ward who is capable of a great effort when he feels like it. Rob- inson's tournament future is in doubt, however, because his elig- ibility has been questioned. Pres- ently his case is before the appe- late court. Auburn's hopes rest on the court's decision. Tough Game. Centralia, which has shared first ranking in the Illinois school- boy circuit with Rockford Auburn, has a stern test in Metropolis. Centralia is led by Herb Williams' a hot shot forward, and Don Dun- can, a versatile deadeye guard, while Metropolis' balanced attack is paced by forward Jim Stafford and Tom Woodward. Chicago Carver, Cazzie Russel's alma mater, is making another de- termined bid for the state crown. Carver's forte is rebounding this year with brawny Joe Allen, a mountain of a man hammering the backboards with strong sup- port from other jumping side- kicks. The Challengers take on little Geneva in the quarter finals. Geneva, a small school with an enrollment of just 522 overwhelm- ed Bloom Township in one of the tourney's biggest upsets to gain the right to go to Champaign. A talented front line featured by the spirited play of Bob Johan- son leads the Vikings. In the fourth quarter final game last year's champ Decatur takes on Peoria Central. Decatur has propelled itself into conten- tion thanks to the play of Gil Sunderlik, Jerry Hill and Gary Halihan. Central relies heavily on Craig Alexander. Decatur is favored in this contest, but one never knows in high school basketball. Indiana Non-Sequitor The unpredictability of state tournaments is well demonstrated in Indiana. Evansville Bosse, which kept three players from last year's championship team was eliminated in semi-state play by unheralded Terre Haute Garfield. Bosse, with players like Gerry Southwood and Gene Lockyear, was beaten by the balanced at- tack of Garfield, 60-55. "Keep A-Head of your Hair" We seciaNize in "*PERSONALITY CUTS 0 CREW-CUTS * FLAT TOPS * PRINCETONS 0 CONTINENTALS THE DASCOLA BARBERS near Michigon Theatre In another key contest in In- diana, Lafayette Jefferson whip- ped East Chicago Washington to remain in the tournament. A total of 46 points by Terry Stillabower and Denny Brady were just enough to overcome another great individual performance by Rich Mason, who finished a sparkling high school career with 35 points. At Indianapolis, Muncie Cen- tral, Ron Bonhan's old school, reached the semifinals by first defeating Columbus and then In- dianapolis Ripple. Muncie has a- powerful front line anchored by Mike Rolf, 6'6" center, and Bob Jones, a leaping forward. The other team still left in the Indiana' tourney is South Bend Central. Central humbled Hunt- ington 74-53 to reach the Butler fieldhouse where the last two games will be played. Muncie will probably be rated at the favorite with South Bend and Lafayette a close second and third, which means, of course CHARTER FLIGHT to NEW YORK ---SPRING VACATION--- The Flight Leaves Detroit at 6:30 p.m. on April 5th. And Arrives in New York at 8:30 p.m: Departure time from New York is 7:45 p.m. on April 14th to arrive in Detroit at 10:00 p.m. Transportation costs to and from Merto are included, and free meals are served during the flight. By DAVE GOOD "Here come the Raiders in for Michiga n," blared the loud-speak- er above the screams of thousandsa of Wolverine basketball fans watchin: g Coach Dave Strack ma- nipulatitg his three platoons into a victory' in the title game of the 1964-NCAA tournament. Meanwhile, back in the real, world- of 1963, Dave Strack con- siders wi th amusement any sug- gestions at future basketball mir- acles to bi? wrought by his fresh- man team, already known across Midwest campuses from Purdue to Wisconsin. "You sportswriters are going to have us iziV,'e NCAA- playoffs be- fore the season starts," Strack commented. in response to articles, like the full-page spread run lastF month by The Sporting News on Michigan's basketball revolution. The optimism stems from a nu- cleus of sev n lettermen returning from the b >st varsity team in 15 years plus the addition of the best freshmran squad in Micliigan history. Wait Till Next Year But even though Strack points to outstandi rig individuals like 67" '' sophomore . Billy Buntin and 65"1 freshman Cazzie Russell, he doesn't wantt things to get out of hand. "Why, I- ,aw one article that called CazziE? Russell 6'10" and rebounds liks Bill Russell (Boston' Celtics center) ," Strack said. "I keep reading K these stories about our freshmem~, but nobody everI asks me wha t I think." Okay, C*(,h, what do you think? "I think they're pretty good, of course, but people seem to overlook the kids we have coming back on the varsity. We have three starters (Bu,.tin at center and Doug Herier and Captain-elect Bob Cantrell at guard) and our top two replacements (forward Larry Tregoning and guard George Pomey)." Guard T om Ludwig and center Doug Greenwold also won letters. Tier 'Fourth Led by Bunt in, an all-Big Ten and honorable mention All-Amer- ica selection, IVfichigan compiled a 16-8 record an( I tied for fourth in the conference with an 8-6 mark. From this team, which Strack called the best since the cham- pionship squad of 1947-48, Michi- gan loses Captain Tom Cole, John Harris and John Oosterbaan, all forwards, to graduation. And although Strack emphasizes the difficulties facing freshmen in making the transition to var- sity ball, he is optimistic about next year. 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BROWN COLGATE (Fac.) -Daily-Bruce Taylor FROSH CREW-While varsity' forward Larry Tregoning flips a backhand shot in the freshman game this winter, Michigan's hopes for 1964 and beyond look on. Behind Tregoning in the background is guard John Thompson, and left to right under the basket: Steve Smith, Van Tillotson, Ollie Darden, and John Rowser. NCAA ACTION:- Oregon State Next Test Slated for Cincinnati Five It was also a team which stayed within one point of the varsity through halftime in a game last December before losing, 80-64. "The one thing this team didn't have is the Buntin-the big, strong player to plug up the middle," commented Assistant Coach Jim Skala. "What a team usually likes to do is to take the big man and build from there." This is just what Strack plans to do next year. No fewer than 10 freshmen are potential varsity material, ac- cording to Tom Jorgensen, the freshman coach. More than Russell Besides Russell, a Chicago prod- uct and Illinois' most valuable player last year, the others are Ollie Darden (6'7", Detroit), Jim Myers (6'", Defiance, Ohio), John Clawson (6'3", Naperville, Ill.), John Thompson (6'0", Pontiac, Ill.), Bill Yearby -(6'2", Detroit), John Rowser (6'0", Detroit), Van Tillotson (6'5", Ludington), Steve Smith (6'6", Park Ridge, Ill.), and Dan Brown (6'5", Northville). "Cazzie is the best all-around player," Jorgensen commented. "He can do so many things. He's a good shooter and rebounder, and he passes as well as any young player I've ever seen." Jorgensen said he thinks Rus- sell may alternate between for- ward and guard next year and is also an excellent pivotman. Darden, whom Jorgensen calls the best rebounder on the squad, sprained an ankle over the semes- ter intermission but came around toward the end of the season and turned into an excellent shooter, Jorgensen said. Myers at Forward, Too Myers, weighing only 200 lbs., may wind up playing forward as well as center next year, Jorgen- sen predicted. "We'd like to get him on a weight program this spring," he said. A southpaw, Myers is an excel- lent shooter, especially for a big man. "Jim can do a lot of things we didn't know he could do when he came up here," Jorgensen said. He said that how well Russell, Darden and Myers play defense next year may decide how much game time they see. "None of them had to play real tough defense in high school," he pointed out. Clawson Makes Switch Clawson, always a forward or center in high school, has "come a long way" in learning to play guard, Jorgensen said, calling him "a strong kid'with good hands, a fine shooter, and has real good speed." Thompson, the smallest of the five starters, is the best shooter and defensive player on the team, according to Jorgensen. "If you can get him loose for a shot, he can really put it through the hole," he added. Yearby, Rowser and Smith will all be playing football next fall, and although they are expected to come out for basketball, they will need time to work into shape for Strack's team. Yearby Surprises Yearby, a 220-lb. end, was the one who surprised the coaches. "Actually, our best starting team at the end of the year probably had Yearby on it, moving Russell back to guard and alternating Clawson and Thompson at the other guard," Jorgensen and Skala agreed. Strack, Jorgensen and Skala all insist that they won't be trying any three-platoon basketball next year, but to be on the safe side, maybe you'd better buy a score- card so you'll be able to tell the players. BULLETIN , LOS ANGELES (P)- Cuban refugee Luis Rodriguez captured the world welterweight boxing championship last night as his whirlwind attack to the body brought him a unanimous de- cision in 15 rounds over Emile Griffith of New York, i .y Pooped ... but Mu st carry on? 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Sellout crowds of 19,153, a rec- ord, will jam into the massive arena on the state fairgrounds to see if the Bearcats can stretch their' dominance of basketball to a point never reached before. Three other schools, Oklahoma State, Kentucky and San Fran- cisco, won successive champion- ships but only San Francisco came close to making it three in a row. With its great teams headed by Bill Russell and K. C. Jones, San .Francisco won in 1955 and 1956. But Big Bill and Jones bowed out after the '56 championship and while the Dons got to the national tournament in 1957, they lost in the semifinals and wound up third. There's considerable 1d o u b t among the coaching fraternity that Cincinnati is as strong as it was the last two years. Although Ron Bonham, Tom Thacker, George Wilson and Tony Yates are back from last year's starting line-up, the Bearcats are less pow- erful on the boards and the bench strength is skimpy. 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