Tuesday, December 6, 1966
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DTH Sports Writer &
Basketball Country
. RALEIGH Saturday night, Twelve thousand peo
ple with time on their hands and a basketball game
to watch. It is cold outside a biting cold but
inside, the expectation of what is to come for the next
two hours is generating warmth.
; This is N. C. State's , Reynolds Coliseum. Basket
ball Country. And despite the changed faces that ap
pear in the Coliseum now, and despite the fact that
State doesn't win as much as in the past, basketball
in Reynolds hasn't changed much in the past seven
years.
The Year; 1959
It is 1959. A good year for Atlantic Coast Confer
ence basketball in general, and a good year forN.C,
.'State basketball in particular.
Dixie Classic time. Christmas has just passed, and
-everyone is happy. The Big Four State, Duke,
Wake Forest and Carolina are playing in the an
nual extravaganza. They are not playing with duds,
they are playing with fire: Cincinnati, with Oscar
Robertson, is unbeaten. Michigan State, with 6-5
jumipng jack Johnny Green is unbeaten. Carolina at
this time is playing the likes of Big Lee Shaffer
and accurate York Larese.
N. C. State, though, doesn't read the newspap
ers. With Mutt and Jeff 5-9 guard Lou Pucillo,
the collegiate Bob Cousy of the day, and 6-8 John
Richter, the conference's leading scorer State is
playing to win.
. The coach is Everett Case who, before his death,
brought big - time basketball to the South and led
State to the pinnacles of cage success.
On a given afternoon or night during the four
day classic, 12,000 basketball fans sit. . . awaiting
what is to come. . . generating warmth to offset the
biting cold that is outside. They do not wait in vain.
The Wolfpack, a home-town favorite, sneaks by
an opening foe then, on successive days, puts a big
hurt on both Cincinnati and Michigan State to win
another Dixie Classic title.
Basketball Country.
The Year; 1966
It is 1966. A cold biting cold Saturday night
in December, and 12,000 people with time on their
hands are waiting for N. C. State to run on to the
court for a warm - up drill.
There are few changes . The coach - now f Nor--,
mal Sloari, a State alumnus is (different.. The play
ers are-different. But: the Coliseum is r the samettncb
the emotions of 12,000 basketball fans are the same.
The Wolfpack runs on to the court and, in uni
son, 12,000 leap to their feet and scream for two, three,
four minutes. That has not changed.
But there is a pep band now, and it blares with
"The Caissons Go Rolling Along," and during the
rendition, 12,000 yell, "Go, State" to urge the Wolf
pack to great heights.
: There are more girls at State now, and there
are more pretty, girl cheerleaders. . They bright
en the evening and the scenery in Reynolds Coliseum.
The make the writers along press row glad they
came. They wear short very short skirts.
Game time. Lights dim, spotlight shines on the
center of the floor. Cheers when State players are
introduced, good - natured boos for the opponents,
boos for the referees. It could ' be 1959 easily, but it
is 1966.
It is a slow game, marked by mistakes that come
from inexperience. State waits five minutes to hit a
field goal, and by then, Wake Forest has put it out
of reach.
The Wolfpack loses. They will lose a lot this year,
but this may be the last year they are pushed
around. They have a young, energetic, enthusiastic
and . intelligent coach who dislikes losing. They have
a lot of sophomores ana juniors who will in a year's
time become basketball players.
And they have 12,000 screaming fans in a tradi
tional Coliseum who will yell their heads off win or
lose, rain or shine. That's the way it is during a
basketball game, at N. C. State.
That's the way it has always been.
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From the Associated Press
Now it's known. UCLA's 7
foot, 1 inch Wonder Boy,
Lew Alcindor, is not a myth.
He's a flesh and blood fact,
and that spells trouble in col
lege basketball for the next
three seasons. '
The most publicized basket
ball player of the decade made
his varsity debut Saturday
night and scored 56 points in
leading the top - ranked Bruins
to a 105-90 victory over South
ern California.
The former star for Power
Memorial High School in New
York City shattered all UCLA
scoring records for a single
game with his 56 points coming
on 23 field goals in 32 shots ,
and 10 of 14 free throws.
Under UCLA rules newsmen
were not allowed in the dress
ing room after the game, but
Alcindor was quoted as say
ing, "I wasn't satisfied with
my performance. I thought
my shooting was adequate, bu
my defense could be much bet
ter. I didn't have many oppor
tunities to pass off, so I shot
more than I ordinarily might."
Alcindor's Iperformanjce
made it obvious why UCLA
was picked as No. ,1 in the
preseason ' Associated Press -?.poQregun2eiiationaVcQl
legiate ' championship after
failing to win a third straight
title last season.
"Alcindor is such an awe
some scorer that sometimes
he scares me," said UCLA
Caoch Johnny Wooden. "He
needs exprience and work on
his defense, but nobody is go
ing to stop him from scoring.
I was surprised that USC used
Notre Dame's
From The Associated Press
Notre Dame is the national
major college football cham
pion for the first time since
1949. The Irish handily, de
feated Michigan State in The
Associated Press' final poll
of the 1966 season while Ala
bama, the defending title
holder, placed third.
The Crimson Tide's 31 - 0
victory over Auburn last Sat
urday, their 10th in an unbeaten-untied
string, made no
distinguishable impression on
the AP's national panel of
sports writers and broadcast
ers. The Irish finished on top
with 41 first place votes and
506 points. Michigan State had
eight votes for the No. 1 posi
tion and 471 points. Alabama
was named the top team on
seven ballots and accumulated
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a man - to - man defense
and we probably won't see this
defense too much, this year."
Kentucky was impressive in
its opening game, swamping
Virginia 104-84 on the first big
Saturday night of the new sea
son. Louie Dampier pitched in
31 points to lead the third
ranked Wildcats as they chalk
ed up career victory No. 753
for Coach Adolph Rupp at Lex
ington, Ky.
Texas Western, the defend
ing national champs and sec
ond - ranked to UCLA, crush
ed Abilene Christian at El Pa
so 85-46 for its 30th victory
in 31 starts.
Cage Seats
On Sale Now
Carolina's ticket office an
nounced a sellout of all tickets
which were available to the
general public for the Tar
Heel's game with Duke here
March fourth.
Student and staff tickets for
Friday's game .with Tulane
continues this morning.
xThe ticket office has an
nounced rthat ? "seatsT foF the
Princeton game on Jan. 2 will
go on sale Dec. 2.
BELTING BAUER
NEW YORK (UPI) flank
Bauer, manager of the Balti
more Orioles, hit safety in 17
..consecutive World Series
game from 1956-58 while with
the New York Yankees.
428 points. ' -
Four among the 52 selectors
put Notre Dame and Michigan
State in a deadlock for the
title. Each team received 10
points for the first place tie.'
Otherwise, points were award
ed on the usual basis of 10 for
a first place vote, nine for
second, eight for third etc.
Michigan State completed
its season two weeks ago Sat
urday by playing a 10-10 tie
with Notre Dame, the result
marring otherwise perfect
records . of both teams. The
Irish wound up their season a
week later by walloping Rose
Bowl-bound Southern Califor
nia, 51-0.
:There were no other
changes in the rankings. Geor
gia finished in fourth place,
followed by UCLA, Nebraska,
Purdue, Georgia Tech, Miami
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By OWEN DAVIS
DTH Sports Writer
With their first collegiate
victory tucked neatly under
their belts, the UNC Tar Ba
bies hop to Durham tonight to
challenge arch - enemy Duke.
Tipoff time for the freshman
skirmish will be 8 p.m.
Both squads enter the con
test with opening - game wins.
Duke won handily in its initial
fame against Warren Wilson
College and Carolina whipped
Clemson Thursday night. ,
The contest was originally
scheduled as a warmup for the
varsity Duke - South Carolina
game but somewhere between
Mike Grosso and the ACC ath-.
letic committee the varsity
match was called off.
According to Coach Larry
Brown, the Baby Blue Devils
are "bigger than us." He said,
"But so is every other team
we will play." Duke has two
6'6" boys, Steve Jackson and
Doug Smiley . Jackson is a high
school all - American from
ansas City and Smiley xs
from Montana.
- "They also 'have two real
good guard prospects," Brown f
said. "They have a 6'2" kid
named KuUimeyer and anoth
er 6'2" guard named Posen
who is probably their best pros
pect. Posen scored over 20
points in their first game."
Brown said, "I sure wish we
had Charlie Scott."
' Defense was the strong point
of the Tar Babies in the
Clemson battle in Brown's es
timation. "We played very well
defensively," he said, "and we
also played very unselfishly
which always helps. I think
our unselfishness is going to be
the highlight of the year."
No I Despite 4Bama Record
1. Notre Dame 9-0-1
2. Michigan Sfete 9-0-1
3., Alabama 10-0-0
4. Georgia 9-1-0
5. UCLA v 9-1-0
7. Pnrdae 8-20
8. Georgia Tech 9-1-0
9. Miami, Fla. 7-2-1
10. South Methodist 8-2-0
Others receiving votes,
listed alphabetically: Arkan
sas, Army, Florida, Houston,
Mississippi, Oregan State, Sou
thern Californa, Syramuse,
Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Wy
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The Tar Babies were able
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pleased Brown a great deal.
"We got to see a lot of boys
play which. is good for the
team. We were able to see how
different boys would react in
a game situation."
The Tar Babies are still lack
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odist. Notre Dame, which ranked
ninth in 1965, opened the 1966
season by defeating Purdue
26-14. Then came victories
over Northwestern, Army,
North Carolina, Oklahoma,
Navy, Pittsburgh and Duke
before the Michigan State
game.
The Spartans' triumphs
came against North Carolina
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going to have to continue to
improve on defense," Brown
stated. "Our game wasn't
real good but it was about
like the first game always is.
We will definitely have to get
better on the boards and
block out better."
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Alabama beat Louisiana
Tech in its opener, The Tide
then defeated Mississippi,
Clemson, Tennessee, Vander
built, Mississippi State, Louis
iana State, South Carolina
and Southern Mississippi. The
shutout victory over Auburn
was the Tides' sixth of the season.
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the Tar Babies will certainly
have to get excellent position
ing on rebounds. Otherwise
they will be clutching air as
their taller opponents easily
control the ball when it ca
roms off the . boards. And
Duke's guards are only two
inches shorter than Carolina's
center.
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