Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-06
ohio State Refuses
To Give Up Ghost
~ the Associated Press

This was supposed 10 pc the
year that Ohio State was from
nowhere and-at last-Cincin-
uhti moved out Of the Buckeye
shadow and into It's rightful
spot in the college basketball
picture.
But. like an aging star who is
loathe to leave, the Buckeyes
jdst won't give UP the ghost.
They took their third straight
last night, beating Virginia, TO
46, and keeping pace with top
ranked Cincinnati, which roll
ed over Miami Of Ohio. $685.,
the Bearcrats' third Of the sea-
son and 2lst victory In q row.
In some Of the other major
results, Texas put on its best
defensive showing in more than
10 years in subduing East Texas
State, 1888, and Nick Werk-
man, the Nations third leading
scorer last season, scored 81
points in leading Seton Hall to
a 90-70 conquest Of st. An
Belm's.
Tar Heels Top Clemson
California beat st. Mary's,
T7-63: Tennessee won from
Xavier Of Ohio, 63-48; Okla
homa State crushed Montana,
65-47, and North Carolina used
o huge edge in rebounding to
beat Clemson, 64-4S.
Two years in a row Ohio State
had been picked as the Nations
best, and led every weekly poll
up until the NCAA title game.
Twice 1t lost the national title
to Cincinnati.
And from that powerful ag-
Rregation the Buckeyes lost by
graduation such stars as Jerry
Lucas. John Haylicek and Mel
Novel;.
This then, said the critics,
should be the year Ohio State
falls from favor and Cincinnati
takes over. It looked that way
In the early voting this season.
too, with Cincinnati ranked No.
] and Ohio State out Of the
Top Ten.
Just how right that forecast
may be could be settled Satur-
day when Ohio State entertains
West Virginia. winner Of its
only start this season and
ranked third in the Nation.
Cavaliers Stop Bradds
Ohio State has demonstrated
IN its three starts that 1t has
more than high hopes to go
with its bid to remain in the
national limelight.
One Of the principal Buckeye
weapons is 6-foot-8 Gary
Bradds, who was relegated to
the sidelines last season by
Lucas. He scored SO points in
his first two games but was held
to 10 last night.
Jim Doughty. another Of
Ohio States new crop, took up
some Of the slack. He led all
rebounders and shared scoring
honors with teammate Dick
Taylor, each with Is points.
The Cavaliers stayed close in
the early going but the Buck
eyes pulled away from a 22-21
lead to O 1923 advantage at
the half. They increased the
margin steadily throughout the
last half.
Their Appoint final margin
over Virginia. however. was
much less than the 9l-42 drub-
bing Cincinnati administered
the same team earlier this
this week.
NOTE: The reason Vir-
GINA took on Indiana, Gin
cinnati and Ohio State in its
first three games is that the
Cavaliers expect to have a
new field house at Char
lottesville next season and
want to be able to fill 1t. All
three teams were booked on
q home-and- home basis)
Wilson Takes Over
The Bearcats held Miami
scoreless for nearly seven min
utes In the first half, surged TO
O l6-point lead and had little
trouble the rest Of the way.
Sharpshooter Ron Bonham
was the object Of close guarding
by Miami, so the BearcatS' g.
foot-S George Wilson took over
the leadership, hitting Is points
and taking II rebounds.
Penn set a school scoring
record in a 10l-57 rout OF
Rutgers and st. Joseph's held
off Hofstra, 1904. in a double
header at the Palestra In
Philadelphia.
In some Of the other major
action, Air Force held South
Dakota without a basket for IA
minutes Of the first half and
stormed 10 a 1881 triumph;
Navy opened with an 80-54 rout
OF Long Island: Mississippi's
Donnie Kessinger tossed In 81
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