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SAN DIEGO (AP) - Rich to three points on several occa- a pair of free throws and n Guvett*. e followed Grovev*. in Washington and sions—the last at 88-85—but field goal by Washington to tie Kentucky scoring with 16 points combined for 52 points and con- twice when the Wildcats got the the score at 20-20, one of six while Flynn had 10. Captain ties in the first half trolled the boards Monday ball and only trailed by three Jimmy4 Dan Conner was held to night to send UCLA's incredible they could not cut further into The game remained dead- nine—connecting on only four Bruins to a 92-85 victory over the UCLA lead. locked back aim iorth until the of 12 field goal attempts. Kentucky, giving Kentucky's strong secon- d halt score was knotted 27-27 when For UCLA, Tzw-ich had Iti his 10th NCAA national cham- comeback was paced by Gre- Grevey hit four points to give points, H in the first hall. pionship in his final game as a vey, who failed to score in an the Wildcats a 31-27 lead. That Drollinger had 10. coach. 18-minute stretch when his was Grevey's 18th , and Drollinger led the Bruin re- A crowd of 15,153 saw some team went from four up to 10 his last one until his team trail- bounders with 13. Washington of the 64-year-old Wooden's own down, and by fellow forward ed 66-56. had 12 and Meyers 11 to give strategy pay off for his Bruins, Bob Guyctte. who scored 14 Then came 's UCLA's strong front line :<6 which won the title for the points in lie second half. Gre- turn to get hot for UCLA. The rebounds. eighth time in the last nine voy had 16 in the final half, but senior guard, not known for his Freshman Rick Hoboy, Ken- years and 10th in the past 12. it was not enough. shooting ability, hit five field tucky's starting center who was UCLA, which trailed by six As the No. 1 ranked Bruins goals the remainder of the first held to two points, led the Wild- points early in the first half be- and No. 2 Wildcats opened their half to become the primary fac- cats with nine rebounds before fore Wooden sent 7-foot-l Ralph championship battle, the lead tor in the Bruins building their fouling out. But neither he nor Drollinger into the game, went changed hands 12 times in the 43-40 halftime lead. the other huge Wildcats were ahead 43-40 at the half and nev- first six minutes with never The second half was close, able to intimidate the Bruins. er trailed thereafter. more than one point separting with UCLA building six-point Kentucky Coach Joe B. Hall Drollinger added height and the two clubs. leads and then seeing Kentucky used JO players, hoping his

rebounding to the Bruins' front Then Grevey, a 6-5 sharp- cut them to two until Mover¥ s deep bench could wear down three, combining with the 6-9 shooter who can also drive and Washington led them to UCLA. It might have worked Washington, who had 23 points, well, sank two free throws and their biggest bulge. 10 points at except that normally hot-shoot- and the 6-8 Meyers who had 24, a pair of field goals to give the 66-56. ing Kentucky could only hit 38.4 . •;--ifr*-jy-,-,-.• *•.;-.' AVT - . f- »• . ••>• •X'X •/•>V:P>•••••.i->X ,•:•• '• • *^- '• - V •••> *'.• \fjT. mfff> .. • • • - ., Wildcats a 17-12 lead. Washington turned in his sec- *v^: v£-x*£v:v *.•<: • " •.-' as UCLA began to take control per cent from the floor. of its offensive board. After Meyers hit for UCLA. ond great tournament show- Kentucky's . freshman reserve Jack Givens. ing—his basket with two sec- The Bruins, who only used the star of Kentucky's win over onds left in overtime was re- six players and seemed to lire who had a game-high 34 points, V led a strong Wildcat comeback Syracuase Saturday, drove for sponsible for the Bruins' 75-74 against Kentucky's depth sev- that pulled Kentucky within one a three-point play to give Ken- victory over Louisville in Satur- eral times, hit 48 per cent of point at 76-75. But Kentucky tucky a 20-14 lead, its longest day's semifinal. their field goals, and that may blew several chances to go lead of the game. Wooden's last team at UCLA have made the difference. ahead—missing a one-and-one That's when Wooden, whose finished with a 28-3 record and Wooden's successor was ex- free throw and a technical—and UCLA record finished at 620- a national crown to go with pected to be named shortly could not catch up. 147, began making his moves. those won in 1964 and 1965 and But Louisville Coach Dennv* Crum. rumored to be a strong Wooden's first strategic- And the Bruins soon had con- consectutivel•*v from 1967 change came when he put Mov- trol. through 1973. Kentucky finished candidate, withdrew his name : ers on Grevev. who already At the midway point of the at 26-5 and failed to win its fifth Irom speculation before Mon- .^,^. r./.^^ « • •: : "V. v:-:^ :^^- had scored 10 points when Ken- half the Bruins had stormed national title. The last Ken- day's games by saying he tucky led by 20-14. Later Drolli- back on a layup by Meyers plus tucky crown came in 1958. planned to remain at Louisville.

*'"' " '' nger replaced 6-6 and the Bruins began to change the game's tempo. Scrap for Title Thr Bruins went ahead 35-34 i ^^^^^S ^^^k ^^^^^f UCLA's Pete Trgovich (right) and Kentucky's Jimmy outlasted the Wildcats, 92-85, to present retiring coach when Pete Trgovich hit three Dan Conners race for a loose ball during the first half of John Wooden with his 10th NCAA title in 12 trips to the fi- straight field goals and UCLA the NCAA title game Monday night in San Diego UCLA nals. (UPI) never trailed. Midwav in the second half, on * ardinals baskets by Meyers and Wash- THE POST-STAMMRD April 1,1975 ington. UCLA built a 10-point lead at 66-56. That's when Kentucky began its comeback, with Grevey making two three-point plays «nd Mike Flynn making une. in Kentucky cut it to 76-75 when News:473-7920 4 Scores: 473-7923 Grevey hit a 20-foot jump shot. But then the Wildcats blow By TOM BATZOLD game. "I'm very pleased and prond of the way their big chance when Meyers we played in both games. fouled Grevey and was charged SAN DIEGO. Calif.-From the outset, it was Then Danforth made a statement which sur- with a technical when he evident that Syracuse University had made it prised many in the crowded, post-game press slapped the ball. to the NCAA's Final Four with less talent than conference. any of the other three teams here. "I'm going to do something 1 promised my- Grevev» had a one-and-one and a technical and his team But the Orange had plenty of character and it self Id never do." Danforth said. 'We have a couldn't have been illustrated any better than player on our squad who was a second team onl*v trailed bv- one. Greve• v SAN FRANCISCO (AP' - a negative vote on the pension The umpires' association is $15.500 novv. Cifelli said. missed both free throws and in Monday night's consolation game. Ail-America, was the ECAC Player-of-the-Year Major loague baseball umpires proposal reached a two-year basic The big league players' min- when Kentucky took the ball Trailing by 17 points and apparently beaten in for the East, and was not selected to play in the East-West all-star game. Thank you." a n d league managements National League umpire agi cement \\itli the major imum salarv• is 817,500. "and out of bounds, they threw it the first half, the proud Syracuse team desper- n-ached an agreement Monchiy Bruce Froemming. a member leagues las! ye-jr hut agreed to the average is $4.1.000." almost awav. ately fought back before losing in overtime, The terse remark was made, of course, in * ni^ht on a revised pension pro- of the association's seven-man wait until this *\ear lo work out $20.000 higher than the average They never got that close 96-88. to fourth-ranked Louisville. reference to Hackett. who along with his great gram. executive board, said no strike the pension m^Mor. with bone- umpires' salary, one umpire again. Syracuse University's best-ever co-captain Lee. ended his career with an out- The announcement \v,r- maile could be called without a vote tils to be retroactive. said, Wooden. who rocei ved a team will return to Syracuse on Tuesday night. standing performance. Hackett, the third lead- 1 The 1974-1975 Orange, first team in the ing scorer in Syracuse history, finished with 28 jointly by National League of the members "and no one is Th* umpires' minimum sala- liarrvi Wendelstedt of the Na- standing ovation as he entered * b * school's history lo reach the NCAA national points. Lee ending with 27. Syracuse ended its I 'resident Charies S. Ft'enev» talking strike." rv* . which was SIO.'HO in 1973. lional League is president of the San Diego Sports Arena semifinals, will arrive at Hancock In- greatest season with a 23-9 record. and American Leaguv ^- e Presi- Cifeili and a three-man nego- roso In $14.500 last season and the umpires association. after having announced his re- dent Lee MacPhail. Details of tiating committee of umpires tirement last Saturday, then ternational Airport at approximately 9:20 via Louisville, which didn't get much consolation the agreement wore not dis-agreed recently to submit a ABA Selects Louisville Site had his team slow the game American Airlines. by finishing third, got 24 points from Bill Bun- closed. pension improvement proposal down after the Bruins surged in Syracuse capped an unbelievable rally late in ton. 21 from Bridgeman and 20 from Allen Mur- The agreement came after a to the 48-member association, NEW YORK i APi - The over the Colonels. 55-26. New front 82-77 on two free throws regulation by finally overtaking the Cardinals phy. The Cardinal ended with a 28-3 season day-long meeting here between and the umpires rejected it American Basketball Associ- York had two games remain- by Trgovich and a field goal by and could have won the game after Louisville record. ing—at home against Memphis sub Danny Brown missed everything on a bad The consolation game was supposed to be a officers of the Major League overwhelmingly in a vote tall- ation announced Mondahv that if Washington. mismatch and it certainly appeared that way in I'mpires Association and the ied Saturdav. the New York Nets and Ken- Wednesday night and at Vir- Kentucky cut the UCLA lead shot with only 13 seconds showing. presidents of the two leagues. • tucky Colonels finish in a first- ginia Thursday night. Kentucky Jimmy "Bug" Williams missed a shot with the first half when Syracuse was shooting only "Compared to the players' place tie in the Eastern Divi- had three games left—at home UCLA KENTUCK V less than 10 seconds remaining, All-America 18 per cent and trailing by 17 points. John Cifelli. counsel for the pension plan, ours is one-third B T B F sion at the end of the regular against San Antonio Monday JOMtisnr. U- 6 l.ri'vry i3 8- lO Rudy Hackett grabbed the for SU and After you lose in the semifinals like we did. umpires, said the group was f or one-fourth as good. That's WrT^vton t ? J. 28 Pohnv i 0- 0 2 you eat a little too much, walk around too much season, thev will meet for a night and Virginia Wednesday V>P\ n<-', p :,.,-,. , passed it out to Jimmy Lee, 14 feet away from upset by a New York news- « 9 f- 7 ?4 *j J- 5 :0 what we're out to rectify," said Mi Carer ."i ->. Co-inprs u• i • 9 » one-game playoff Friday night night, and at Memphis Thurs- 3 8 2 the basket. and just overlook your training habits when paper story earlier in the day Tr ov'ch 7 ?• 4 '6 Guvottc 7 ?• 2 16 American League umpire Ron *s you're not playing in the championship game." day night. Drtl fj(.'f J 4 ' b 10 Phillips i ?- 3 4 Against a leaping Louisville defender, Lee at Louisville. •* which implied a possible strike. Luciano. C.-itfJunior Bridgeman, who scored were sluggish," said SU's Williams. "The Gallon S 1- 2 II Kindd 0 0- 0 0 coach told us to start hustling again. That's all NEW YORK (AP» — Larrv Fleisher. counsel for the National had sent a check for the line monev to the league office in New Brown 2 0- 1 4 Shnw 0 0- 0 0 12 of his 21 points in the extra period. • Wilson 0 0- 0 0 Parker 3 0- 0 6 It wasn't the easiest game to lose. it takes. Hustle and desire." Basketball Association Players Association, said Monday if York. Harmon 0 0- 1 0 Byrnos 0 0- 0 n Howard 0 0- 0 0 MCrtdOrs 0 0- 0 0 "I find myself in the same situation for the "I told the players before the game I didn't superstar Karoem AbdulJabbar was suspended by the league AbduI-Jabbar has appealed the fine through the American Civil Tot.ii* 39 18- 26 96 Totals. 3? U-l 7 85 Louisville . 42 36 18-96 second time in this tournament/' Syracuse care if this was a consolation game or not," because of violation of the so-called "gag" rule, he would Liberties Union. Sy frlC USC 26 £2 iO-88 coach Roy Danforth said immediately after the (Continued on page 21) immediately take the case to arbitration "because there's no "The Bucks are sending the money with the provision, made basis for responding him." by the NBA, that it will be refunded if Kareem's appeal is successful." Embry said in Milwaukee. "We support Karcem. Abdul-Jabbar, the 7-f'oot-3 center of the , but we can't take a chance on a suspension." After Courtside Crash faced a Tuesday deadline for payment of a $300 fine to the league He did not say, however, whether the money would bo deducted Syracuse center Earnie Seibert (50) receives treatment for his verbal blast at official Jerry Loebor on March 11. from Abdul-Jabbar's salary. "That is something that still has to after a mid-court crash with Louisville's Wesley Cox (41) But with confirmation from the Bucks Monday that they had be decided." he said. early in the second half of the NCAA consolation game paid Abdui-Jabbar's fine, the possibility of suspension seemed Abdul-Jabbar was not available for comment. Monday night ir. Sar. Diego. Seibert was carried off the less. Wayne Kmbry. the Bucks general manager, said me team His outburst followed a game against Golden State in which floor on a stretcher. Looking on is Orange co-captain Jim* Abdul-Jabbar fouled out with 10 minutes remaining and the Bucks lost J 07-90. my Lee. (AP) "Jerry Loeber sets a standard for ineptitude for referees that is unequalled," charged Abdul-Jabbar. winner of the league's Trout Season Most Valuable Player Award in three of his first five seasons in the NBA. "I think he is unqualified to be an official in this league. They fine you when you say things about officials, but I think he stinks. Opening Today He's the most inept official in the league. He completely takes the game away from the players." By The Associated Press Under the gag rule, AbdulJabbar was automatically fined $200 New York State's 183-day trout season opens Tuesday and onco for criticixing the official. He was assessed another $100 for atiain thousands 01 ejntiers wni descend on (he tamed C(nhdnrie> continuing his verbal assault at Loeber near the otticiais and Naples Creeks in search of the big rainbows. dressing room. As usual, elbow-to-elbow fishing was expected at Catharines, at "It's a disgraceful rule." said Fleisher. "The whole world Monionr Falls in Schuylor County, and at Naples, in Wyoming doesn't live in a vacuum. If he had said the man was a crook, that County. would be something else. But there's nothing wrong with calling a * man incompetent. When you are in the public eye, as the officials Rainbows also can he found in other parts of the state, but in X m:my locales brooks and browns were sought. are, you are subject to criticism, just like the players v The state has about 15.00ft milos of front streams. "I think it is improper for the league to fine a player for stat The Department of Environmental Conservation said it would ing his opinion about the officiating," said Fleisher >t.'>rk approximately 7.4 million trout and salmon (his year The Abdul-Jabbar. who already tos said he no longer wants to play fish arc put into 700 lakes ami ponds, along with 4,400 miles on for Milwaukee next season, has asked the American Civil ].m streams. Liberties Union for help in his case. *. S More Than 2fcVflW persons buy fishing licenses annually in the William Lynch, executive director of the Wisconsin Civil >•• sv s Union, an affiliate of the ACLU. ropwfedK Mas dis state. .V - Kewds of The State Bureau of Fish show th*)t rainbow were the matter with AhduUfaM>ar and Krobry Rut tfvr ACLU & firs? >rrr-frfri in Sfnrra l^kr-. which flows info Catharines Ciwk. s not yet taken any actirm. -v H F, F)rZ3Ti£ of (rf-r^v^ on Jur^ 17, 18K4. If (he firre was not r#M by Twmfoy. NBA Commi

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