Tuesday, March 26, 1968
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UCLA Commits Double-Homicide On Way To National Basketball Title
Story By
Larry Keith
Photos By
Sandy
Treadwell
Remember the way Jack Webb (Sgt. Joe Friday) used
to begin the old Dragnet series?
"This is the city," he would say, "Los Angeles, California."
The he'd tell you the time and the weather and how
it was that he and his partner, Frank Smith, were working
the night shift out of homicide.
Friday should have no problem investigating the annihilation
of two basketball . teams that occured this past weekend at
the NCAA finals.
UCLA, the greatest collegiate basketball game ever assembl
ed, destroyed Houston on Friday night, 101-69 and North
Carolina on Saturday night, 73-55.
On each occasion some 15,000 witnesses saw it happen
at the beautiful Los Angeles Sports Arena.
You would not believe Lew Alcindor's greatness unless
you saw him in person. The same can be said for his
team and the beauty of the city they call home.
The trip was 'strenuous. Over 3000 miles by Eastern to
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Chicago and TWA to Los Angeles. Billy Carmichael of The
Chapel Hill Weekly has the best line for it, "North Carolina,"
he says, "went 3,000 miles to lose by seven feet two inches."
Less Alcindor the Tar Heels might have repeated their
1957 performance against Wilt Chamberlain's Kansas team.
In the championship game North Carolina forced 28 turnovers
but it made 23. Bruin Coach John Wooden called that number
"horrible."
Except for Alcindor, who scored 34 points (15 of 24 and
four of four) no UCLA player bad more than three field
goals.
Dick Grubar and Charlie Scott played their usual outstanding
defense against Mike Warren and Lucius Allen.
North Carolina shot 35 per cent from the floor, as much
its undoing as anything else. That's no worse than average
against the Bruins' first team, by the way.
The Los Angeles press had little good to say about anyone
other than the Bruias. In fact, some visiting dignataries
from the Tar Heel state were a little miffed by such comments
as appeared in Jim Murray's LA Times column Sunday
morning.
"It wasn't a game," he wrote of the title dash, "it
was a Death Watch. No one expected much of North Carolina
and they didn't disappoint. North Carolina had nothing to
lose so they lost it.
"They thought they could get at least a tie if they hid
the ball. The way they played the first half of the game,
the basket was superfluous. So was the balL
"The University of North Nicotina gave it a good try
but UCLA had too many horses for the stall. The guys
were under a further handicap. Their rooting section's idea
of a cheer is lGo, Heels.' "
You must understand, of course, that it is Murray's style
to be insulting. However, neither of the papers accorded
the type of respect or attention befitting the top four basketball
teams in the country.
There is no end in sight for the Bruins' reign, unless
they schedule the Philadelphia 76'ers. Coming in next year
is the best junior college transfer in the country and a
freshman who gave Alcindor a tough time in scrimmages.
Graduating is Warren and forward Mike Lynn. It's rumored
that Allen may be in grade trouble but he'll probably make
it back too along with Lew Lynn Schakelford and top receive
Kenny Heitz.
Los Angeles is a friendly town but there is no love
lost between the basketball fans of LA and anything which
has to do with Houston.
They cheered just . as hard . when the Bruins beat the
Cougars on Friday night as when Ohio State did the same
on Saturday evening.
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Lew Alcindor, UCLA's 7-2 All American,
cans a shot by 6-11 Rusty Clark. Alcindor
blocked five shots in the game and four
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of them were Clark's, who called Lew the
"biggest man I've ever seen."
Charlie Scott gives Brain guard Luchts Allen
trouble as the Tar Heels press defensively
in the second half of the championship loss
to UCLA. Carolina trailed at the time, 62-40
with just over eight minutes remaining.
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"tut-tut's" had him in a nice looking 'suit after the championship
game.
Rusty Clark, who had four of his 12 shots blocked by
Lew, called Alcindor, "the biggest man I've ever seen." -
Carolina's fans ended the game with a "We'll be back "
UCLA's added, "So will we."
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but spare my country's
flag."
The villain of this drama
is the fellow on the far
right.
Lew Alcindor, who
stands 86 inches tall and
weighs 230 pounds, scored
34 points, blocked five
shots and recovered 16 re
bounds Saturday night as
his UCLA wallopped North
Carolina 78-55 in the
NCAA title game.
The 23 point defeat, the
worst in the history of
the championship finals,
was a pain to watch.
North Carolina sent one
very good basketball team
and some 1,000 loyals to
support it in the Los
Angeles Sports Arena.
Alcindor was just too
much, however, even
while the number two Tar
Heels tried harder.
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North Carolina's All-America
forward Larry Miller .joined
four members of the champion
UCLA Bruins on the 1968 all
tournament team of the NCAA
playoffs in Los Angeles.
The 6-4 senior scored 34
points in two games as the
Tar Heels finished their season
as the nation's number two
team. The UCLA players pick
ed were Lew Alcindor, Mike
Warrens, Lucious Allen, and
Lynn Shackelford.
Alcindor was chosen the top
player in the post-season
classic for the second con
secutive year. The 7-1 center
poured in 53 points in pacing
the Uclans to victories over
Houston and Carolina for their
second straight national
crown.
Alcindor, Warren, and Allen
were named to the all-tourney
team last year. Elvin Hayes,
College Basketball Player of '
tiie Year for 1968, was not
selected this season. The
Cougar forward tallied 44
points in Houston's two
losses.
The all-star squad was
selected by sportswriters and
sportscasters covering the
championships .
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