AY, MARC 28, 1951 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE, THREE PAGE THREE CAA ansas State I? us in Cage Final 68-5 8 Illinois Whips Aggies,' 6146, in Consolation MINNEAPOLIS-(P)-Bill Spiv- , ey, a sleeping giant the first half, became a ball of fire after the rest and brought Kentucky its third LNCAA basketball title in four years last night by crushing Kan- sas State, 68 to 58. Soundly outplayed underneath the baskets during the first half, the seven foot Spivey was a re- bo ding demon in the final canto an dominated the play so thor- :oug y that many of the 15,438 s tators started for home early. U 'THE NATION'S top bas- ket 11 title returns to the blue gr country. Kentucky ruled the col giane cage world in 1948 and ag in 1949 but its reign was in rupted last spring by City 'Col ge of New York. fore Spivey put on his ama- z dqmonstration, Illinois had de eated Oklahoma A & M, 61 to 46, for third place honors. h tonight's victors won their is to come here in Eastern N AA playoffs at Raleigh, N.C., a Now York City. w Hitch, the six foot 7 center for an~s State, gave the mighty Spi ey a trying time during the firs half and the Big Seven tchampions, playing for the first time in the national final, went off the floor with a two-point edge Jon baskets by Jack' Stone and Bob Rousey. KENTUCKY, which had trailed throughout the first half, finally had pulled even at 14:55 on Cliff Hagan's bucket. Hagan, who missed the final practices because of the flu, did not start and came off the bench just seconds before tossing the equalizing basket. * * * 4SAS STATE (58) Tie Goes to Kien tacky EXHIBITION BASEBALL: Battered Bengals Lose to Red Sox, 5-1 * * * * * * x Detroit Montreal Wins Opener in 4th Overtime, 3-2 Richard Ends Game With Unassisted Goal DETROIT-(P)-Maurice Rich- ard rammed in a goal after 61:09 minutes of sudden death overtime play in the. early morning hours today to bring the Montreal Cana- diens a 3-2 victory over the De- troit Red Wings in a gruelling marathon that opened their Stan- ley Cup series before 13,246 fans here. Richard's brilliant unassisted tally came just after the fourth overtime period had started. THE ROCKET intercepted a Detroit pass and sped past the de- fense with a blazing burst of speed. All alone in front of the net, he paused before lining a 10-footer past Terry Sawchuk. Richard's play ended a grip- ping duel between leg-weary athletes which had provided re- peated thrills. Despite the nu- merous overtime periods, play in the extra sessions was wide open with the goalies in starring roles. Both teams scored once in the first period and once more in the third period. Gordie Howe and Leo Reise connected as the Wings twice went into the lead. Butch Bouchard and Bert Olmstead countered with the tying goals. * s .s THE FIRST period was a strange one. The Canadiens stayed strict- ly on defense, getting only one shot. But that was Bouchard's looper over Sawchuk's shoulders. Detroit, always on the offense, got in for 14 shots with Howe tallying on Leo Reise's rebound. When the Canadiens switched tactics at the start of the sec- ond period, Detroit was caught off stride. Montreal became the offensive pace-setter, yet it was the Wings who scored next. Richard and Ted Lindsay were in the penalty 1 ox serving two of the fve penalties which referee Bill Cnadwick called when Reise drove home Sid Abel's passout. t * * MONTREAL evened it 11 min- utes before regulation time ended. Olmstead took Richard's rebound, whirled and lifted a high shot in from five-foot range. Only the brilliance of goalies Sawehuk and Gerry McNeil kept the overtime going as long as it did. There were numerous good shooting chances, including breakaways by Richard and Cal MacKay for Montreal. In the 121 minutes of play, Sawchuk made 42 saves, 22 in overtime. McNeil faced much ten- ser pressure, stopping 38 of his 62 saves ni the extra periods. Richard's dramatic finish upset form in this game, for which the Wings were strong favorites. D troit reigned a 3-1 choice in the series against Montreal and an odds-on favorite to retain the Stanley Cup. Loses Cup Marathon BACK TO BASEBALL: Koceski Heads 'M' Outfield Prospects for '51 Campaign (EDITOR'S NOTE-This is the third in a series of four articles designed to introduce the Michigan baseball team to Daily readers.) * * * By TED PAPES Leo Koceski, a familiar name to Michigan sport fans, returns to the sport pages again this spring. The Canonsburg Cannonball is set to embark on his third Wol- verine baseball campaign after having completed a successful football career in a maize and blue uniform. S* * * HE'S THE ONLY holdover among Ray Fisher's outfield can- didates and he packs an impres- * * * sition in the outfield on the Dis- trict Four NCAA all-star team. Koceski will probably patrol left field again. Another gridder, Frank Howell, looks like a good bet to win a position in the outer gardens. * * * HE ISN'T A polished fly chaser but he swings a big bat from the left side of the plate and Fisher plans to use the big fellow against right handed pitchers. The ancient art of switch hit- ting may crop up on the new team. Sophomore Gerry Har- rington is swinging both ways in practice and his progress in- dicates that he'll crack the line- up frequently. Another top flight hitting pros- pect is Line Painter who was men- tioned previously as a catching re- serve. Although not as fast on his feet as. the other gardeners he might get the assignment of his stick work. * * * A YOUNG TRANSFER from Grand Rapids, Jack Kleniert, has caught Fisher's eye with his steady improvement in the batting cages and hopes are held out that he will develop into a good outfielder. There's considerable uncertain- ty shrouding Michigan's hitting possibilities against southpaw hur- lers, so the Wolverine mentor is searching for a good right hand batter to take over for Howell, who bats lefty all the way and may be weak against port siders. A boy who started the season as a pitcher, Dick Yirkowski, has looked good in batting drills and may become Howell's second. His pitching possibilities are still being explored. Bill Billings, Paul Fancher and Bob Dunbar are also in the fight for outfield assignments but weak- nesses at the plate may hamper them. Drills are still limited by soft ground and chilly weather but the fielders are beginning to get out- doors for fly shagging. 'Ilm iFavored To 'Win NCAA Gym Tourney If James Carroll, the nation's betting commissioner, were to place odds on this weekend's NCAA gymnastic meet, he would probably give Illinois the favorite's role. "Why give the Illini the best chance of winning," a casual fan might ask. Well, one only has to glance at the record. * * * THE ILLINI won the Big Ten championship with ease at Madi- son last Saturday compiling a grand total of 64 points. Also the Champaign-Urbana crew boasts a top all-around man in their cap- tain Frank Dolan. Dolan along with teammates Bruce Sidlinger and Bob Sulli- van won three individual Con- ference crowns at Madison with the captain taking honors in the side horse, Sidlinger scoring first in the trampoline, and Sullivan copping the tumbling title. Dolan was defending all-around champ until last Saturday's meet where he bowed to the heroics of one Mel Stout of Michigan State. * * * HOWEVER, the Orange and Blue leader is still a distinct threat in any event. The versatile Dolan ran up 19 of his team's 64 points in the early season rout of Michi- gan 64-19. He took firsts in the parallel bars and the high bar, second on the side horse and third on the flying rings. Other star performers that coach Charley Pond has at his disposal are NCAA tumbling champion Irvin Bedard, who has been kingpin in his specialty for three successive years, and Dick Palmer, the flying rings champ. After glancing at the Illini ros- ter, it seems harder than ever to find a squad that will top them in the forthcoming display of gymnastic might. The Illini will be looking for their sixth NCAA pennant when competition begins Friday with preliminary events. Also, the Big Ten leaders will be aiming for their second consecutive grand sweep, which consists of the NCAA and Big Ten titles. LAKELAND, Fla.-Charlie Max- well, 24-year-old rookie outfielder from Western Michigan College, played a top role yesterday as the Boston Red Sox defeated the De- troit Tigers, 5 to 1, in an exhibi- tion contest. Maxwell's bat drove in three runs for the Bosox with a triple and two singles. Unlike Ted Wil- liams, who saw two of his four singles wasted, Maxwell made all of his blows count. He also was credited with the only stolen base of the game. REDS 7, PHILS 6 CLEARWATER, Fla.-Two Tri- ples by Ted Kluszewski and sloppy playing by the Philadelphia Phil- lies gave the Cincinnati Reds a 7-6 victory over the National League Champions. YANKS 4, CHISOX 0 PHOENIX, Ariz.-The New York Yankees' trio of sensational rook- ies stared as the champs took a 4-0 decision from the Chicago White Sox. Tom Morgan, 20-year-old right- hander, hurled six more scoreless innings, bringing his spring total to 19. Infielder Gil McDougald cracked three hits and outfielder Mickey Mantle made two. * * * DODGERS 10, A'S 9 MIAMI, Fla.-Cal Abrams dou- bled home Billy Cox from second base in the 13th inning to give the Brooklyn Dodgers a 10-9 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics. Only 829 fans saw the marathon. The Dodgers sent the game into overtime with a six run rally in the seventh inning that tied the score at 7-7. Both teams scored single runs in the tenth and elev- enth innings. INDIANS 17, BROWNS 7 TUCSON, Ariz.-The Cleveland Indians' "Kid Infield" exploded for 14 of the club's 20 hits as the Tribe defeated the St. Louis Browns 17- 7. Shortstop Ray Boone led the sophomore quartet with five for five, including a homer, two dou- bles and two singles. GIANTS 10, SENATORS 4 ORLANDO, Fla.-Home runs by first baseman Monte Irvin and catcher Sal Yvars paced the New York Giants to a 10-4 victory over the Washington Senators. Each homer was delivered with one on. BRAVES 6, CARDS 3 ST. PETERSBURG,$ Fla. - The Boston Braves downed the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 in an exhibi- tion game with a five-run splurge in the tenth inning. Earl Torge- son and Sid Gordon each drove in a pair of runs. * * * CUBS 7, BUCS 6 SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., - Outfield r George Metkovich' of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit safely in a 16th straight game but the Bucs dropped a 7-6 decision to the Chicago Cubs in an exhibition game. Yr Learn Typing and Shorthand while attending Summer School. Write, Phone or Call Today for Free Information HAMILTON BUSINESS COLLEGE State at W~iam Phone 7831 NNI G He , f...... 3 Sto fe,r...... 3 Hitch, c ...... 6 Barrett, g .... 2 Jve on, g .... 3 Ro usey, g .... 2, G on, f ..... 0 *U n, ... 0 Kn tman, f .. 1 Pee , f ,...... 2 Sl yler, g .. 1 TOTALS 23 ,KENTUCKY (68) F 2 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 12 PF 2 2 3 1 3 3 5 1 1 A 2 23 PF 2 5 "2 5 3 1 2 0 23 TP 8 12 13 4 7 4 1 0 3 4 2 58 TP s 22 9 8 10 2 0 68 LEO KOCESKI .-.- long range power * * * sive record from last season. He was one of the top hitters in the Big Ten with 18 safeties in 54 times at bat for a percentage of -.333. That figure doesn't tell the whole story, because his base hits included a double, two tri- ples and three home runs giving him a .593 slugging percentage. His performance won him a po- I9 FOR TH E CASUAL DRESSER,. Easy-going smartness. 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Whether or not the men who took swimming titles in last year's NCAA meet can repeat in this sea- son's championships at Auatin Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week should mark them as either real champions or as has- beens. * * * FIVE OF LAST YEAR'S winners are returning. Three of them look like lead-pipe inches to repeat, but the other two will have to hit high peaks to brook the opposition of a speedy crew of sophomore splashers. Ohio State's defending cham- pions have Jack Taylor, the 1500-meter free style and 150- yard backstroke champion ready to defend at least one of those titles. Taylor will probably pass up the 1500-meters to concentrate in the back stroke and the 440 free, and as a result will leave the field wide open in the long race for the as- pirations of Yale's John Marshall and Jim McLane and Michigan State's Bert McLachlan. In the breast stroke, Princeton's miracle-armed junior, rates as the class of the field. He set the pres- ent mark in the 200-yard event with a 2:14.8 clocking last year at. Columbus. But he'll receive a stiff challenge from Michigan's John Davies and Stew Elliott and Gerry Holan of Ohio. , IOWA' Ed (Rusty) Garst is one champ who is not expected to re- peat, though he's in the type of race where anything can happen. His 50-yard free style crown could be toppled by MSC's Clark Scholes. 1ns AI Snnei will have t- defeat his teammate Taylor to win the 100-yard backstroke title again, and it looks like a big bill to fill. Sonner must also reckon with Yale's Richard Thoman, who swam a 58.3 in the Eastern championships two weeks back. The last individual winner re- turning is the aforementioned Scholes. He bids well to be one of the meet's big point men, particu- larly if he can repeat his,100-yard free style victory. Yale, the winner of the 400- yard free style relay last sea- son, has three of the four men on that team back this year. Dick Blum, Bill Farnsworth, and Al Reid are the veterans who'll carry Eli's colors in the event again. Together with sophomore Ray Moore, they form a combina- tion which only Ohio State, the Big Ten champion, should chal- lenge with any hope of success. In a meet which may turn out to be dominated by sophomores, such as divers Al Coffey and Bob Clot- worthy of Ohio State and Yale's redoubtable Marshall, the striving of the quintet of champions to re- gain their crowns should be one of the high points of interest in the 1951 NCAA merry-go-round. :Racket Restringing Y'I i fr !, f"' Victor Johnson strings Juneman $600 $1100 Nylon strings $400 $500 W ,I C07trn4Sale Have Your Racket Restrung II 0 I