Nats Beat Celtics as Yardley, Schayes Star Dolph Passes 15,000; Notch Ninth Straight George Sinks 47 Points Warriors Whip

to The fng noisily for the Nats for a and Philadelphia's Neil Syracuse, N. Y., Wednesday, January 13, 1960 15 PHILADELPHIA—The great change since Ihe Warriors are Johnston, Ironically both John battlinr Boston for first place ston and Pettit did their damage Hawks, 126-108 became the first in the Ewtern Division, weni in games with Syracuse. player to score 15,000 points In berserk when Scnayes dropped The high-leaping Yardley PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia rolled to its ninth pro Tuesday night a long set near the end of the aank a record 21 of 31 floor Change in Football Rules for straight victory—a ciub record—by defeating St. Louis, when he combined with sensa- third period to reach bis mile- shots and five of seven fouls. 126-108, on the strength of 's 37 points tional 47- shooting by stone In bis 800th game. He hit 12 straight shots from and 's 26. A capacity crowd of more than 10,- Gets Standing Ovation the field at one stage of the George Yardlcy to lead the Syra- first half. George's first half Subs Subject for Voting Toddy 000 fans saw Syracuse prolong Boston's slump in the open- Dolph was all smiles while th cuse Nats to a 127-120 victory outburst included 14 point: In MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP)-The er of a NBA double header, 127-120. over Boston before 10,000 fans recipient of a standing ovatio the initial period and 16 tallies unlimited substitution as it was "The rules committee faces the The Warriors' victory put them and only resumption of pla subcommittee appointed to mull before 1953. impossible task of trying to satisfy in the opener of an NBA double- In the second quarter. Many over suggestions for changes in 2>i games behind the Eastern halted the cheers. He went o of his 14 goals on 17 shots This became obvious, everyone," Neyland commented header here at Convention Hall. to score 34 points for ths gam he substitution rule has come up as the rules makers took a pro- dryly," division pace-salting Celtics, who were of the spectacular variety. with a decision, still unannounced, Bos/7/o Goes The Nats failed to gain on the to raise his career total to 15,01! This was Syracuse's eighth visional vote on the still carefully- All 26 men attending the current now have lost six of eight games Schayes, who has missed onl so far as the Football Rules Com- guarded alteration proposed by since'Dec, 30 when they tied the Breaking Philadelphia Warriors, victory in its last 10 games, com- mittee is concerned, but it isn't meeting took part in the provi- three pro games, said alter th the subcommittee and approved it sional vote, but only the 14 eligible who beat St. Louts, 126-108, in game, "I knew I needed only 2 pared to Boston's sixth loss in almost unanimously. NBA winning streak record at 17. Be/ore Ring the nightcap. The Nats face the eight efforts since its IT-g^me members of the rules committee Bob Pettit, St. Louis' high- points to go over the mark. record-tying winning streak. The That the change doesn't encom- will participate in the poll Warriors and the Hawks meet kept mental notes. The ovation Nats have won three out of four NBA Standings pass free substitution was appar- Wednesday which will determine scoring ace, was limited to 10 Board Today the Celtics in Boston Wednesday was a great feeling." games from the Celtics in their ent in the statement of Gen. Bob whether the suggestion becomes points and made only two field night, and then Syracuse goes Yardley also had some fun surge and now are all square EASTERN DIVISION Neyland, rules committee chair- a rule. goals in 18 shots. NEW YORK (AP) — Carmen with the record book, droppin; with the Eastern Division lead- W. L. Pet. man, that deliberation on a was high for St. Louis with 26 Basilio, former world welter and home to meet St. Louis Thuis- in 30 points in the first half t change in the checkoff rule for It will not be a secret poll so ers at lour victories apiece. Boston 33 10 .764 far as the other at the meeting points whiU teammate Clyde middleweight boxing champion, day, break the floor standard of 2! Yardley's total was the sixth hiladelphia ... 28 11 .718 substitutions was not yet com- s Loveleltc tallied 25. The partisan audience, root- shared previously by St. Louis YKACUSE .... 25 16 .610 pleted. are concerned. Each of the 14 ST. LOUIS PHILADELPHIA will appear at the New York Slate highest of his career and his best eligible men will be called to c F T G FT since jommg Syracu.se last sea ew York 16 24 .400 "I will be greatly surprised if PclLtt 2 6 10 Anzm 10 6 Athletic Commission Wednesday voice his vote, Batan . . s i is Jrtlmvin 2 3 son. His career high of 52 was WESTERN DIVISION the checkoff rule is not changed," UvTle n 1 r. Ctia'bTn 13 11 37 for an inquiry into his fight-man- Neyland said he ^expected the Me Cur thy 3 1 It Oola 6 2 compiled with Detroit. W. L. Pet. Neyland added. NeyJand didn't Ma rim S 3 11 Hrtlon < 1 ager contract with Johnny De- George's 21 Held goals broke It Louis ...... 22 16 .579 say if he meant the checkoff committee would complete its Share 3 D 6 s idtfj'r B i business and adjourn around noon Ferrari « 1 13 BecK S I) IB John and Joe Netro. the Convention Hall record of Detroit 15 28 .349 routine would be streamlined or Gambee 2 0 4 Grabosk! 0 (( P 20 set by WiH Chamberlain Minneapolis .... 13 26 .333 how much subbing would be per- Wednesday. Green 0 ft 0 Rutlick 2 0 4 A hearing on charges against Ferry 1 1 3 only last Saturday against the Cincinnati 13 33 .383 mitted. Aside from the provisional vote Tola In £1 J4 12S Norman Rothsdiild, Syracuse pro- St. Loud n 3n 31—108 Nats. And he also topped the Yesterday's -Results It was apparent from this com- on the substitution rule, Tuesday's SI 33 X S6-1M moter—scheduled for Tuesday — Syracuse club record of 20 held Syracuse 127, Boston ISO. ment that free substitution was session was devoted to discussion was postponed to Jan. 21. The pro- by when Hal set an New York 141. Cincinnati 123. out, inasmuch as no checkoff of possible minor technical FIRST BAPTIST WINS moter was alleged to have paid NBA record of 38 points In a Philadelphia 126, St. Louis 10R. would be necessary under that changes in rules which have been Jack Met; scored 16 points to $10,000 to one Gabe Genovese, an half against Boston last season. Games Tonight system. confusing to coaches and officials. lead First Baptists to a 57-55 vie. unlicensed manager, in connection Russell PJayi After All Philadelphia vs. Syracuse at The subcommittee deliberated tory over Valley Presbyterian, with the Basilio-Johnny Saxton wasn't supposed to Boston, more than seven hours before to gain a first place tie with the welter title bout in 1956. e able to play in this one be- St. Louis at Boston. making its proposal, considering EASTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE losers. The game, YMCA Church The Basilio hearing reportedly cause of a sore ankle, but he New rork vs. Detroit at Fort every suggestion in its effort to Philadelphia 2, New Haven 1. League conflict, was played at concerns events connected with played until the final minutes Wayne. uncover an acceptable idea. Clinton 3, Washington 2. Washington Irving last night. Rothschild and the Saxton fight. and grabbed 21 rebounds, Yard- .ey snatched 17; Schayes, who potted IB free throws, nailed 12 and soph pro was a mighty big help with an- other 12. had one J>OLPH SCHAYES of his best nights against Bob ousy, scoring 19 points against Reaches Milestone Scores 47 Points Sob's 10 and setting up several fine scoring plays. and Ramsey were the high point men for the losers with 22 each, Heinsohn Keeping Posted fouled out with 42 seconds to go jut had to leave the premises before the game ended. Big Tom protested Eeferee V With Bill Reddy Willie Smith's call from the jench and the arbiter called a technical foul on the Celtics Loren Schoel, coach of -the Pan-American eight- after demanding Heinsohn's re- oared championship crew, leaves here Saturday to be- moval. The average car buyer, we've found, thinks Mercury gin two weeks active training duty aboard the USS Am- Syracuse's lead swelled to 22 phion, a repair ship now berthed in Nor- before the close of the folk, Va. The Syracuse varsity crew men- third period but the Nat; had to Dattle to the end as Boston re- costs hundreds of dollars more than it actually does. tor was promoted to commander in the .used to quit. The Celtics trailed Naval Reserve a year ago, and will be by only nine points at 115-106 returning to active duty in that rarik for with 4:25 remaining. Boston the first time Walt Splain points crept even closer at 117-110 with It's so beautifully styled, so superbly built. It conies out that the proposed Gotham Bowl-won1; 3:22 left on. a tip-In, by Gene Con ley. really be New York's first post-season ex- Personal foul difficulties ther travaganza. He thinks the first was played jegan to strike the Celtics as Dec. 6, 1930, when Colgate beat NYU, 7-6 Conley, Frank Ramsey and Ton- as a pleasant surprise that a Mercury costs so little at Yankee Stadium in a game especially Heinsohn fouled out while Syra- Bill Reddy arranged for the benefit of the unem- cuse lipped its margin to 121-112 ployed. The crowd then was estimated a on two fouls by Yardley with 2.28 remaining. more than the leading low-price car_only $36* more 20,000, 'but there was no mention of tbe weather .... Syracuse saw its lead cut is The New American Football League has made some 122-116 u the clock showed lush deals, but the best of. them all seems to have 1.05, but rookie been given to Tom Landry, new coach at Houston. The converted two fouls with 42 for this Monterey 4-door sedan. No wonder Mercury Giants' defensive coach reportedly will get $30,000 seconds remaining and then year for three years, all guaranteed, plus another $30,000 delighted the fans with a fine dribbling exhibition as the yearly in sales to his insurance company. game ended. The Celtics were hot at the sales are up more than any other car in its field. It's A Ion*; trail which has led from North Carolina to Fort outset and rushed to a 6-0 lead *B»sid on mmutatluuft su|(ttlid rtUil Mivtitt pike tot I960 Mttcury Monterey 4-dwr Sedtn v. tompatabfe mode! of top low-price njm« of. Wayne, where William (Whttey) Bell Is slated to make his as the Nats couldn't hit paydirl debut tonight with the New York Knickerbockers. Last spring, n the first two minutes. But on a Florida vacation, the Nats' Paul Seymour stopped off with 3.50 gone in the thriller to Inspect Bel), and Invited him to the Syracuse pre-season Syracuse evened matters at B-9 camp, then it developed that St. Louis had put Bell on their as Greer, Yardley and Schayes invitation list, and Whitey couldn't accept the Syracuse bid. did the damage. He worked out with Ihe Hawks, didn't make il, and started Boston Grabs Back Lead playing AAV basketball. Bui the AAV thought of a new rule, Syracuse then took command made him Ineligible because he worked out with the pros. So s Schayes and Yardley ripped • meanwhile, St. Louis had assigned him (o Cincinnati, and Ute ioston's defense. But Ramsey Royals assigned him to New York, so the Kntcks signed him ame off the bench to ignite a Monday .... He wouldn't have made the Nats, either. Celtic counter-attack that pro- uced a 31-28 lead entering the Oscar Guilfoll has hecn associated with the "Coach of the econd quarter. Year" selections almost since the inception of that annual Yardley then went on a Scripps-Howard feature, and he was one of the happiest men rampage that earned Syracuse in Syracuse when Ben Schwartzwalder was chosen as the 1959 a 39-39 deadlock with 9:33 left representative. The glasses he has helped to create to commemorate in the half. The leaptnt; Nat SchwartKwaldcr's selection are now on salc.at Wilson's Jewelers, ace simply couldn't be hatted and they're selling like hot-cakes because they serve a series 13 he hit from all angles. of purposes. You can drink out of them; keep them to recall Syracuse grabbed a 48-45 edge the frealest season in SU football history; and by your purchase midway in the period as the you can help raise funds for the new Orange field house. ther Nats took the hint. The Guilfoll recalls a breakfast In New York after Chuck Yorkers, spurred on by the Taylor had been chosen as 1953 Coach of the Year. Joe Wil- artisan Philadelphia crowd, liams Invited the late Glenn (Pop) Warner to trtakfasl, along ontinued their assault on the with Larry Robinson and Oscar. It -was then that Will lama asket and Yardley connected asked Warner: "Who, In your opinion. Pop, was the greatest n 12 straight shots as he racked All-America player, either coached by you or notr Was It Jin p 30 points during the initial Thorpe. Ernie Nevers, Red Grange or Bronco tfaguraM?" 4 minutes of heated action. Warner replied with a question of his own. "Joe," he £ftor Boston rallied to take said, "If you had a team «f 11 Nevers, li Granges, II Nagttr- 51-50 lead on Heinsohn's skls, or II Thorpes, which team would you prefer?" Winiama ucket, Yardlcy dropped a answered: "Eleven Thorpes, wouldn't y*u?" umper and Syracuse never Pop gave the answer t» the first question when he said: railed again the rest of the -AbMtvlely not. t woild by all means take 11 Nagnrakls." alf. The Nats poured in 12 traifiht points to roll to a 71-58 A brochure from Lycoming College, which I was surprised to margin at hotdog time. Their 43 learn was founded in 18)2, shows two Syracusans on winter points for the second period was sports squads at that Williamsport institution. Jim Hunt, 5-11 a club record away from home. junior, is on the basketball squad. Dave Tuxill, * breast-stroker, Helped By Costell* is a freshman on the swim squad. Dave is the son of Len Tux- Yardley continued his torrid il), a physicial director who teaches swimming at the YMCA shooting in the third quarter here. and aided by Costello gave the Nats an M-«8 bulge with 9.12 A U-nliMte fiiac which will prove partlcHlarlr fnlcrntlnf remaining in the period. But the here ttp*m4 yesUrtay at Uw Paratmtwrt. It's TMitaall High- Celtics kept picking away at lights tf m»," an* It ilKlfrfet •wrttMM of Syracuse's (ramea Syracuse's lead and trailed by against West Virginia and Penn State .... Mln Chrlsten- only 8»-77 with 3.43 to go in the THE BEST '36 YOU'VE EVER SPENT. Here are just some of the more insulation) • More foot room (692 cu. in. more for -scat ten Is entitle* 1* them tor the ftoe work he dW In session. advantages Mercury offers you over the leading low-price' name car: passengers) • Fewer bumps (special 3-phase shock absorbers) • Greater putting on the Elnw6«4 Midnight mifckm' dinner f« the But the Nats always- had the • More distinctive styling (exclusive body shell) • Steadier riding (7* ''see-ability" when it rains or snows (overlapping 3-speed electric wipers Orntr^c grW KOjfM* MMH!*V nWrt, The Illness of answers every tinis Boston ral- at the time (here's Doping Vic bounces back t»kkly> lied and when Schayea hit his longer wheelbase) • Safer on curves (greater weight for more stability) clear even the center) • Better visibility ail around (bigger windshield made m«t giestt tergal t» IHMR their hmto . . . The I**IM1 13,000th point the place went • Larger tires (8,00 x 14— cost extra on low-price name cars) • ExclMsive and windows, 1102 sq. in, more glass) • No periodic brake adjustment rafts cmnlttm tnl expecte* W craw •» wfth Myffttag wild and so did the -Nats. startling May. B»t fnt'l to wrprbetf If tfter elfnfmte the Dolph'* record-breaking shot Road-Tuned ride • Safer brakes (more brake lining) • Quieter ride (23% (brakes adjust themselves)/ UHCXH-MEKCURT nm penally for coMhtng tram th* sMelhwt. E«ry«a* (ton It, ant came with 3.45 to go in Ihe pe- some cMchcs even a4hntt If. riod and pushed Syracuse out to A fellow who used to be jny commanding officer, because 101-83. He came right back with the governor of Kentucky traditionally is head mnfl of all of us a thm»rmfoi play and Uw Hats "colonels." A. B. (Happy) Chandler wiH help Boston observe owned a comfortable IOfl*W ad- Kentucky Night wh*n th« Celtics host a double header tonight. vantage entering the final 12 It wilt be the seWrtd twin bin in u many nights for all tout of minutes of play. the teams, with Ihe Nils playing the Warriors in the opening M51IM SYRACUSE game. GWtffl* OfM The former fovemov on« coached football al Wellesle/, bul he'll be hoTtotlng basketball players who hav* m«*nl much to iJrt N6A. TT* i#» Renforckiarts to b* fete! we CliK Hag»n of] IRC* litOt Horwy Mt 5wwcrt vorpt the St» Louis Hawks «ml Frank ftftfnsey trf the Celtfei H»pp?| "™ ty (Hdf tftftsketb*!! with ftamsej's father at CofyAm, Ky.v 900 W«* titMMfj Strttf JI2 Sfrvtt d Frank thrice fcoft the Ch»r»)I«r Iropny awarded srrt«*1IJ' the fcUfr&Hrt Kenltttfe? £jr*MttM, N. Y. N. Y. Syncniflr N. Y. I