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Evening star., 1962-02-21
M0UNT VERNON UpsETs YORKTOWN
Battle for Last Four Spots
Clouds Group IA Tourney

Seven teams are in the run.
! ming for the bottom four po-
sitions in the Northern Vir-
ginia Group la basketball
tournament March 7-9 and il
the picture doesn't clear by
then, tournament officials are
in for some king-sized head
aches.
Mount Vernon upset York
town, 56-53, at Mount Vernon
last night to project itself into
the tournament picture. In the
only other league game last
night, Osbourn ended a 49,
game losing streak with a So
81 victory over Falls Church at
Osbourn.
Also in Virginia, Parker
Gray bounced Tubman, 90
AZ, at Parker Gray; HOff-
man Boston, whipped Dun
bar, 62-51, at HOffman-Bo
ton; Jennie Dean wallOped
Carver, 1873, at Jennie Dean
and Herndon spanked War
rem County, 61-46, at Hern-
don.
Washington Lee, Hammond,
Groveton and George Washing
ton already have clinched the
top four spots in the Group
LA tournament.
Yorktown holds fifth place
with a Us mark, followed by
Mclean, 6-5, Annandale, Lee,
Wakefield and Fairfax, all 6-6,
and Mount Vernon, ST.. Only
Wakefield and Mclean of that
group play each other the rest
Of the way.
All ties for seedlings in the
tourney supposedly will be de-
cided by a flip of the coin, ex-
cept for eighth place. There
will be a playoff if a tie for
eighth place develops.
4 If the seven contenders go
down to the wire - and only
Yorktown appears safe - it
could wind up in a series of
round-robin playoffs unless Of
ficials decide on another plan.
Mount Vernon hit on 46 per
cent, of its shots from the floor
to Yorktown's 81 per cent last
night and that was the diff
ference. The Patriots almost
pulled it out at the foul line,
sinking % of 80 shots to Mount
Vernon's six of %.
John Chapman led the Ma
jors with 20 points and Bill
Pacella had IL. John Yelver-
ton and Herb LeBosse each had
10 for Yorktown.
The Majors held a 1925 lead
early in the third period but
the Patriots rallied to outscore
them, 1913, in the next five
minutes to make it close. Three
key baskets by Butch Robey,
leading a fast break in the
fourth period, kept Mount Ver-
non in front.
Doug Dotson, who became
eligible last month, scored 27
points to lead Osbourn to its
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first Group la victory of the
year. The Manassas school
dropped all of its football
games last fall and 13 straight
basketball games.
Falls Church, now ILL, held
a 17-14 first-quarter lead but
Osbourn forged ahead at half
time and retained the advant-
age during the second half.
PARKER GRAY TUB
MAN - Charles Lightfoot led
four Parker-Gray players in
double figures with 27 points
as the Bulldogs chalked up
their 18th victory in 16 games.
James Lewis added 16 points,
Frank Pitts 13 and Lawrence
Elliott IL for the winners.
HOFFMAN BOSTON -
Thomas Cant scored II points
Evening star., 1962-02-21
HIGH SlHOOL
BASKETBALL
RESULTS YESTERDAY

RESULTS YESTERDAY
PREP
DeMatha. "a: Carroll, SO.
Landon. 70; st. Adams, 45.
St. Anthony's 81; Quantico Post. "a
MARYLAND
Glen Burnie. Sc; Bladensburg. 81.
springbrook. Sc; GlenelE, AZ.
Sasscer. 66i Pesry, SO.
LaPIata. So; Gwynn Park, Al.
Annapolis. So: Lackey. So.
VIRGINIA
Osbourn. %; Falls Church, So.
Mount Vernon, So; Yorktown, 53.
Parker-Gray, 09j Tubman, 43.
Hoffman, Boston. 62i Dunbar. 81.
Jennie Dean, ST. Carver. SO.
GAMES TODAY
Battlsiield HI.,a GROUP i,B Tournament %
ORANGE snSe'; at :. .culp.per, s:4s.
Va. District Group 2 Tournament
Marshall VS.. Rappahannock at Os-
INTERHIGH
Wilson VS.. Western at Roosevelt, $3.50.
Bell at Roosevelt, 4:3O.
SdINoAO Vs. DuHUAE AZ MCCARTNEY O.OU.
Mckinley at AnacOstia, $3.50.
Spingarn VS.. Phelps at AnacOstia, 4:3O.
Eastern at Ballou. $3.50.
PREP
st. Johns at O'Connell, 3:45.
Gonzaga at Episc0pal, 3:45.
Mackin at Water Johnson, 8.
Longfellow at Bulls School, 4.
st. James at Friends, 3:15.
Capitol Page VS.. Kendall at Wilson, I.
MARYLAND
Oxon Hill at SurrattsvilIe, g.
High Point at Fairmont Heights, 2.
Blair ct Northwood, 8.
Richard MONTGOMERY at Gaithersburg,
Bethesda Chevy Chase at Wheaton, 8.
Laurel at Sherwood, 8.
Peary at POOlesville, 3.
Mackin at Water johnson, 8.
VIRGINIA
Falls Church at Madison, 8,
GrOvetOn at Lee, 8.
at Wakefield. 8.
GAMES TOMORROW
-, st. Stephens Tournament
st. Adams VS.. Good Counsel, 4.
Landon VS.. Christchurch, $50.
S1dwell Friends VS.. Norfolk Academy,
KingsWood vs.. St. Stephens, $50.
VA. DISTRICT GROUP
Nokesviile VS.. Warrenton at Osbourn, 8.
PREP
Maekin at Catholic U. Junior Varsity,
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$1,000 Bargain

Mrs. Moody Jolley's Ridan
winner of all seven races as a
2-year-old in 1861, was pur-
chased as a yearling for $11, 900
by the owners husband.
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EorIy Squirt CIinches
PooIesviIIe Victory

POOLESVILLE, Md, Feb. 81
(SpeciaD. - Poolesville High
rurshed off to a 1910 lead in the
first 3 minutes, built the margin
to 18 points at the half and
then held on for a 60-53 bas-
ketball triumph over Damascus
here last night.
The victory gave Poolesville
a 1913 record and was high
lighted by Len Ramey's 21-point
contribution
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Field-GouI Record

Jim Bakken Of Wisconsin set
a Big Ten field-goal mark when
he kicked a 47-yarder in the
1861 game against Northwest
.ern.
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Cincinnati I'd
|nCagePo||

For the 10th straight week,
Ohio State is the unanimous
choice today as major college
basketballs No. l team.
The Buckeyes, who pushed
their record to 300 with two
more victories last week, drew
all 43 first-place votes again in
the 18th weekly balloting by
the members of the Associated
Press special Nationwide panel
of sportSWrlters and sports
casters.
Ohio State wound up with a
6O-point edge over Cincinnati,
which moved up to second place
after the runnerup of the last
few weeks, Kentucky, was
beaten by Mississippi State.
Kentucky fell to third, just
ahead of Kansas State, which
held its position of last week.
Behind them. there was a
general reshuffling as a result
of losses that hit teams like
Oregon State, Duke and Du-
quesne as well as Kentucky.
Mississippi State moved UP
to fifth, Bradley dropped one
notch to sixth, Bowling Green
jumped from 10th to seventh,
Duke slipped one position to
eighth, Colorado-on a 1O-game
winning streak after losing five
of its first nine games-entered
the top 10 in ninth place, and
Oregon State fell from sixth
to 10th. Duquesne, beaten by
Westminster CPa.) and Dayton,
dropped out of the select group.
The top 10, based on games
through February II, with first
place votes and won-lost rec
ords in parenthese (balloting
on 10-9-2-7-6 etc ha sic).
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Gu HOST TO RANDOLPH-MACON
CIV, Indians Cook Up
Cage Stew Tonight

all IA road games for an over
all 6-16 record.
That should indicate that
WIN at least doesn't shoot
as well away from home. The
Indians scored 56.4 per cent
from the field against CIV last
time, Roger Bergey the most
accurate with eight for IL and
% points.
The CIV freshman team will
wind up its season in the pre-
liminary game at els against
the WIN frosh. The Baby
Colonials beat the Papooses,
1854, two months ago for one
of their 10 victories against
one loss.
Catholic University is en-
gagged in the only other college
game here tonight, entertain
ing Randolph-Macon in a Ma
son-Dixon Conference scrap at
8 o'clock.
The Yellow Jackets lead the
M-D'S Southern Division with
an Ill league record and their
AL Roberts has a 2O.4-point
scoring avarage in those IL
games. Gu is 1876 overall and
third in the division at Us.
Tomorrow night the feature
here will be Virginia at Mary
land, while road games take
Georgetown to Duquesne and
American U. to Mount st.
Mary's.
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Club Mark SET
By Ki||ebrew

Harmon Killebrew, who
blasted as home runs for the
Minnesota Twins last season,
has set a record for Cal Grit
fith's club by signing a contract
that will pay him an estimated
$4,000.
The teams previous high was
paid to Roy Sievers in 1858,
when the club was still in
Washington. The raise of more
than $4,000 came at an OPP
perfume time for Killebrew,
who on Sunday announced the
addition of a baby girl, his
third child, to his family.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore
Orioles announced the signing
of Centerfielder Jackie Brandt
c.29O for 100000, a raise Of
about $4,000. (
The White Sox came to terms
with Second Baseman Nellie
Fox, Outfielder Floyd Robin
son and Third Baseman Al
Smith. After hitting only PSI,
Fox took a Slight" cut from
his reported $4,000. Robinson
was the top White Sox hitter
with a $40 average, while Smith
batted ,278 and led the team
with % homers.
The Dodgers signed Stan
Williams, who famed 204 bat
tiers during a 1912 season.
and the Giants signed Out
fielder Felipe Alou (.289).
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the inside track on Jake, aside from the
monetary reward, is that Alley Donald the
one-tlme pitcher who scouts the Mississippi
area, had followed Gibbs career for some
years. Partly because of Donald's appraisal
perhaps, the Yankees transported Jake
from the campus to Richmond of the
lrlple-A International League.
1t was monumental Jump for a COL
leglan Most start in rookie league. or
class d. Moreover, the International is
known as pitchers league. In the first
TWO weeks and over a nine-game hitting
streak, Gibbs was over 400. Then he cooled
OH, qulck-like. ''The pitchers have found
out something" the grapevine buzzed,
Maybe they did," Jake admits, "but
when dropped to .24O took stock of nv
self just said, This won't do, boy" At
the seasons end Gibbs had very respect
able .270 average in a league that onlv
produced two or three 300 hitters
He didn't do anything to lower himself
IN our estimation" Houk says That's
what mean when I say he seems able to
WILL himself to play BETTER" DiMaggio saws,
NOTHING SEEMS TO SHAKE Jake
very much. In college he was a cool and
gifted quarterback. Here he is loose and
promising rookie. Gibbs almost has to be
tarmed out for more experience, especially
with Clete Boyer playing third base, but
everyone expects that he'll be back.
In fact Jake may wind up as a second
oaseman. There is some criticism of his
arm at third base, although it is mild. And
hes hardly serious candidate for short
stop, despite the loss of Tony Kubek to the
Army If two more experienced rockies
Tom fresh or Phil Linz-don't pan out the
Yankees merely have to move Boyer over
to short.
1t is the Mississippian's notion that
football puts more pressure on the athlete
than baseball. This he volunteered after
being asked if he felt tense in the Yankee
camp:
The way 1 look at it," he said, "a guy
can go hitlesS in ball game and he realizes
that he still has so or 100 more games to
make up for it. In football you've got 10
games, that's all, to produce. If you're off
a little in one or two it takes some kind
OF catching up to make it come out good
season."
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Fight EruPts Over Bill
To Shift Racing Dates

headed by Chairman Bruce
Livie, denied that dates actually
would be sold.
Ed Farrell of the Marlboro
half-mile track threw a small
bombshell into the hearing
when he objected to transfer
dates at half-mile tracks to
mile tracks.
earle Jackson, a commission
member, said Farrell was out of
order because Farrell hadn't
discussed his opposition with
the commission beforehand. But
Senator Winship Wheatley,
Democrat, Of Prince Georges
County, jumped on Jackson
with both feet, pointing out it
was a public hearing and Far
rell could say anything he
wanted to.
Don Prettyman, an attorney
representing Ocean Downs, told
the committee that harness
racing has not been successful
in Maryland because it has not
been given an opportunity.
Harness racing in New York,
he pointed out, was successful
because the New York COM
mission asks the tracks how
many days they need rather
than tell them how many they
can have.
The Eastern Shore Senators
on the committee, including
Mary L. Mock, seemed solidly
opposed to the bill. They were
joined by others who seemed
to think that it all boiled down
to private individuals selling
racing dates that do not be-
long to them but to the State
OF Maryland.
The hearing was called to
discuss a bill that would grant
a racing commission power to
approve transfer of racing
dates from half-mile and har-
ness tracks to the three major
tracks - Bowie, Pimlico and
Laurel. AS the law now stands
the Legislature and Governor
must sanction permanent
transfer of dates, with the COM
mission limited to temporary
transfers on an emergency
basis. !
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then just missed pulling out the
victory with a late rally. In
the final minutes, Maryland
chopped a 66-57 deficit to g.
IS on a pair of baskets by Mike
NofSinger and one by Paul
JeluS, but couldn't quite catch
up.
The Terps got another good
game from Jerry Greenspan,
who scored 81 points. but only
Bob Elcher CID was able to
join him in double figures.
Meanwhile, North Carolina got
a dozen points apiece from it's
front men, Charlie Shaffer and
Jim Hudock, in addition to the
combined ~ points from it's
guards.
Both teams shot at a so per
cent clip, but the Tar Heels
outscored the Terps, 20-13,
from the foul line to win. The
victory gave North Carolina a
7-6 mark and an 81 overall
chart. Maryland now is SO in
the league and 8-14 in all
games
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Terps Still Wondering
How to Win on Road

Maryland's basketball team
is back home today, hoping to
find the secret of how to win
on the road before it's too late
The Terps took it on the
chin again last night from
North Carolina, 70-67, to run
their current losing streak to
five games. Instead of the
braWny giants, the Terps this
time were victimized by 5-foot-
II Larry Brown, who scored
rs points, and his back court
partner, 6-foot Don Walsh, who
added l6.
The Terps finish up their
regular-season campaign with
home dates against the only
Atlantic Coast Conference
teams they outrank, Virginia
tomorrow night and Clemson
Saturday. After that comes
the ACC tournament in Raleigh
March 1-3. and the last chance
to salvage something from
what shapes up as the worst
season in Coach Bud Millikan's
II years at College Park.
Since the tournament re-
quires a trip. the chances of
the Terps creating any sur
priseS must be considered dim.
They've won only one ACC
game away from home. at
nearby Virginia. They did
come close on this junket, but
both games fell into a dis
couraging pattern.
Like the three point loss to
Wake Forest on Saturday, the
Terps opened an early lead
against the Tar Heels, fell be-
hind in the second half and
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VIM LOSE OR DRAW
A Young Man on His WAY
By FRANCIS sTANN

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla, Feb. Co.
Nearly everybody in the Yankees training
camp Is assuming that when General Man.
ager Ralph Houk prunes his squad to
varsity size Jerry Dean (Jake) Gibbs will
return to the Richmond farm for full
season in the minors. Nearly everybody
that is, except Jake Gibbs
I'm here to win job" says the for
mer All-America quarterback from Missis-
sippi. Il don't care whether it's third base,
shortstop or second. Things take care of
themselves if you do your BEST"
Jake might just do it," Houk comedies,
because never saw an athlete with more
competitive spirit. He's little green in
the field and lefthanded pitching bothers
him some but Gibbs is a wonderful pros
pect"
III buy that statement Joe DiMaggio
agrees. Its hard to believe that the fellow
was still in college less than year ago and
only has two months of pro baseball behind
MIN. He simply wills himself to play."
EVERY BALL CLUB IN THE MAJORS
plus the two new National League teams
that hadn't been admitted at the time.
logged Gibbs last June at Mississippi. The
Yankees big bankroll won out. Jake picked
up more than 100000 to sign. the money
to be spread over period of years.
Bucky Harris, who scouts for the White
Sox regards Gibbs as good prospect. 1--WE
just didn't think we could bid that high
for him." Bucky reported But he's strong
and fast. He may be little too muscular
to have the perfect ball players build but
not too much So"
Gibbs wears a ready smile almost all
the time, despite his competitive fire. The
only time his grin tightens is when he is
asked how much money he got from the
Yankees and what he's done with it.
Cautiously but firmly, Jake replies, What
man makes and what he does with it
ought to be his own business
But Jake speaks freely of other matters,
such as why he turned down the Cleveland
Browns after he was drafted No. 5. 81
never seriously considered football" he
says. Il could have picked up some money
from the Browns, or from the American
Football League. talked it over with my
self and decided my future was in baseball"
ONE REASON WHY THE Yankees had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20
BY DICK STAY
Star Staff Writer

A number of ingredients will
go into the basketball stew at
Fort Myer gym tonight, which,
despite the unimpressive rec
ordS of both George Washing
ton and William & Mary, should
make for one of GW's more
appetizing home-cooked serv-
ings of the winter.
First and foremost, it will be
the last home appearance for
the ColonialS this season, and
that means the last time the
home folks can watch Seniors
Jon Feldman, Gar SchWeick-
hardt and Don Heron perform
Almost as important for CIV
partisanS, the Colonials will be
striving to improve their South
ern Conference tournament
berth and William & Mary will
be trying to get there in the
first place.
These two teams were the fin
alists in last years tourney at
Richmond, CIV winning the
championship, 1892, but this
season have been tagging well
back in the pack.
COlOnials Fourth
George Washington, current
ly IN fourth place with a SIS
conference record, most likely
will keep that position if vic
torious tonight, but clinched a
spot in the tournament only
last Friday.
The Indians, eighth with a
f-l0 league chart, must win to-
hight and again Saturday night
over Richmond to be abso-
utely sure of avoiding ninth
place and elimination from the
Journey.
We've got to get into that
tournament because we know
we're not the worst team in the
conference" the Associated
Press quoted Coach Bill Cham
,erS over the week end. The
Colonials, and now the Vir-
'inia Military team, probably
will agree.
Several Ambushes
CIV took it on the chin by
j points the last time it played
he Indians, December 9 in Will
lamsburg. Last Saturday, VMI
,ot much the same medicine at
V&M, 1924.
The thing is, every time the
indians have strayed off the
eservation this winter they've
cen ambushed. They have lost
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Cincinnati Boosts Chances
For Crack at Ohio State

Bonham scored 20 points, IL
in the first half, and Wilson
Clipped in with 16, along with
IA rebounds.
The Bearcats hGd Chef
Walker, Bradley's All-America
to Is points, II less than his
average. The Braves, on the
other hand. shut off Paul
Hogue with just two field goals
He sat out most of the second
half with four fouls.
Cincinnati jumped to No. 2,
IN front of Kentucky, in this
weeks Associated Press poll,
while Bradley held down the
No. 6 spot.
Nash PAGES Kentucky
Kentucky had it's troubles,
but managed to hang on for
an 1870 victory over Wander
bilt in a Southeastern Confer
ence game - mainly through
the efforts of Cotton Nash, who
scored 38 points. Vanderbilt
led most of the first half and
stayed right on Kentucky's
heels through the second half.
Two other members of the
top 10 also won. Mississippi
State, No. S, also had it's prob
lens before subduing Georgia,
1874, to stay in the SEC lead,
while Duke, No. 8. rolled to an
easy 97-71 Atlantic Coast Con-
ference decision over Virginia.
Mississippi State was ahead
all the way, but in the second
half, Georgia's Allan johnson
began hitting with one-hand-
ers and pulled the Bulldogs to
10 points with 6:29 re-
naming. He finished with %
points.
Duke was led by Art Hey
man, who scored 80 points, and
Jeff Mullins, who had 81. The
defeat was Virginia's ninth in
3 row.
Creighton and Loyola of Chi
cago celebrated their NCAA
and NIT bids with victories.
Creighton ran its winning
streak to seven by whipping
Centenary, TITO, and Loyola
'rampled st. Norbert, 1852.
Wisconsin Still Second
Western Kentucky won the
Ohio Valley Conference title by
defeating Morehead, 77-51 to
DIN Arizona State University
Border) and Bowling Green
(Mld-America) as an auto
matte qualifier for the NCAA
tournament.
In the Big Ten, Iowa out
asted Michigan State, 1881:
Wisconsin remained in second
'lace behind undefeated Ohio
state by edging Illinois, I03-
OIL, and Indiana cut down
Michigan, 86-77, with Jim Rayl
lifting nine straight free
hroWs for a three-game string
I ga league record. Purdue
'ollshed off Notre Dame, u.s.
U, In a non-conference game
nd in the process set a school
coring record.
In the Big Eight, Missouri
ulled out of the cellar by turn
ag back Oklahoma State, 60
4. Oklahoma eked out a 67-66
lctory over Kansas and drop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON
Star Staff Writer

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 2O.-A bill
to consolidate horse racing
dates in Maryland ran into
trouble this morning in a hear
ing before the Senate Finance
Committee.
The "blockbuster BILL" which
would permit the transfer of
Baltimore Raceway's "a harness
nights and Bel Airs IL days to
the big tracks at Bowie, Pimlico
and Laurel, ran into opposition
from some members of the COM
mlttee who disliked the idea of
selling racing dates to other
tracks. The racing commission
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Others receiving votes mot neces-
sarily in order)-Duquesne, Dayton,
Villanova, North Carolina State, Au-
burn, New York u, Purdue. Wichita,
Utah. West Virginia, St, Johns IN. ",
sdlt stats y. Chicago Loyola,
Virginia Tech. Utah State, Creighton.
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ped the Jayhawks into the
basement.
Furman clinched third-place
seeding in the Southern con-
ference tournament, trouncing
Richmond, 1854 North Car
DINA whipped Maryland, 70-67,
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IOtaIS --25 2O-3O II 7l
Halftime: 1885, North Carolina.
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Snow Stops Opening
Of Lincoln Downs

LINCOLN, R. l., Feb. 20 (AP)
"A second snow-forced post
ponement now has pushed back
the New England racing season
opening at Lincoln Downs to
Saturday.