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. ^^i I Pl0tl>#TMIViXAMOVAN»l'^»niwy<^m7 St. John's Redmen scatp Wildcats By STEPHEN J. SCHLAGER battle of attrition as no one scored to push the lead to 14-6. down two to take the lead, 53-52. with 11 seconds and 10 seconds 4 for over a minute. A Wilson foul The Eagles flew right back at Vol. tt, No. VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, VILLANOVA, PA. FMmMury 13, 1087 Villanova got the ball hack with left on the clock. This action 14 St. John's 61, Villanova 58 allowed St. John's to put up the the Wildcats with their own surge 25 seconds on the dock, but B.C. meant the next foiil would put ^ The names were still the same, first points. The Wildcats, for the of points. Bob Francis ran off four had only two team fouls. B.C. only Villanova on the line with a * the location was still a basketball second time in the ballgame, points and Skip Barry added two had tp foul every five seconds and chance to win. That is just what court, the object of the game was turned angry. They attacked from to bring Eagles to within Newspaper delivery •V^1 more the not allow the Wildcats to get off happened. With two seconds still the same and yet how much all directions: Maker in the lane, two. 'il a shot and they would have the showing on the clock, Wilton was difference a little time makes. A Plansky from the comer, Plansky The two teams traded buckets game. With 17 seconds left, B.C. fouled. Both his body and the mere 24 days before this meeting, from straight away. West from until, with 2:45 left in the first foulcxi. They followed that with game were on the line. Wilson cause status questioned the two teams had gone head*to- the line and a Jensen layup. A 10- half, Barros hit two from the Dana a foul at 12 seconds. Then came sank both shots and the Wildcats head. Villanova came out of that surge brought the first Wildcat charity stripe as the result of a Last semester, Rosenbaum the crucial mistake: B.C. fouled snuck off with a win, 54*53. By JENNIFER REIDY meeting on fire, building up a 15- lead of the game, 37-33. Eric Leslie foul. Jamie Benton often failed to deliver newspapers point first half lead. The Cats Jackson broke the streak with followed with a 16-footer from the The problems concerning news- to students who ordered them. ended up winning by 8. But in that a 3-pointer. Jones followed with a side and Barros added yet dormi- Only when articles in the Villa- right By NOEL E. FALCO paper delivery to student 24-day time span the Wildcats had turnaround off the boards to take another two from the gift stripe. tories on campus were recently novan brought the situation to lost the edge. the lead, 38-37. West scored one point from the discovered to have been created by public attention, did the deliveries A tree, knocked over by a wind- In this meeting, St. John's was Jensen came alive with a re- line before the teams went in at a former Villanova student who occur regularly. However, this stdrm Feb. 9, brought down elec- the team that came out on fire. bound and a followup to take the halftime. The Wildcats were had returned to the University, semester, newspaper delivery has trical wires, cutting off power to Shelton Jones took the opening tap lead again. Glass, as a measure getting beaten in front of a sellout gained control of the deliveries, conspicuously ceased altogether. campus and residential areas and drove in for the jam to start of spite, took the ball coast-to- home crowd, 26-23. and allegedly embezzled funds Reportedly, an investigation of along Ithan and Lancaster off the Redmen victory dance. coast following a Brust jumper to The Wildcats came back onto from the program for personal the charges is imminent, accord- avenues at 2tp9 p.m. The electri- Mark Plansky brought the Wild- put the Redmen up, 42-39. the court, which stood bleak in gain, according to ing to Benson. "He [Rosenbaum] cal power was off until approxi^ Faythe Benson, cats as close as they would come The teams exchanged some front of the quiet crowd, with a representative caused us a lot of hassles as well matety 10:30 p.m. in some parts of the Philadel- in the first half by acing two shots streaks and with 3:22 left in the determination in their eyes. as cost us a lot of money," she of campus, while other parts of phia Inquirer. from the line. The Redmen then ballgame, it was tight, St. John's Plansky took the opening tap and later stated. campus were without power until The former student, Paul Ros- took control: Willie Glass threw by 7, 55-48. drove down the left side for two Rosenbaum could not be about 12:30 a.m. enbaum, devised and ^maintained down a thunderous slam off a feed Jensen hit his 10th and 11th off the glass. Then it happened. reached for comment, as his -Mark Nunes, a sophomore and a delivery program* in which from Mark Jackson, Matt Brust point from straight away, Plansky West came out of his first half telephone is disconnected. Mo- an eyewitness to the incident, Rosenbaum handled all transac- hit a long-jumper from the side, followed with a 3-pointer and shell. West scored Villanova's reover, Benson revealed that he said, "I was walking back from tions, including subscriptions and Glass threw one off the glass Gary Massey laid one in to tie it next nine points, but the defense could not be located at the present lunch, and the wind was bk)wing from students, orders for news- to take an early six-point lead. all up at 55 with less than two could not hold the Eagles, and time, after Benson herself attemp- in my face, and I looked up. Just papers from the publications Kenny Wilson then went one- minutes left in the game. Villanova still found themselves ted to contact Rosenbaum. "All I as I looked up, this tree was involved, and, moreover, the han- and-one from the charity stripe Villanova failed in its quest to down, 38-34. have to say is that he drives a coming down, and it pulled the dling of the money involved in and drove inside for a layup to win two from St. John's as the Plansky added two more on a - BMW," she concluded. wires down with it. these transactions, according to bring the score to 8-5. For the next Redmen finished up the game layup following a B.C. turnover The Inquirer has received nu- "When the wire was still live, Benson 5:06, it was all Redmen. St. John's with a 6-2 run, winning the game and brought the score to 38-36. merous cancelled checks for sub- there was enough power going scalped the Wildcats with a 10- 61-58. Bowers and Barros hit jumpers According to the Registrar's scriptions from Villanova stu- through it ... it was actually like 2 run. Jackson canned seven from either comer to boost the Office, Rosenbaum has not at- dents, all of whom the newspaper a fire. I think it was melting the points: one 3-pointer, two from the Villanova 54, Boston CoUege B.C. lead to six. Villanova re- NUHM) tended classes at Villanova since had no knowledge of as customers tar on the^^rood. You could see it line and two from outskle. 53 sponded with a point surge that the summer 1986 term. because of Rosenbaum. Benson Gary Maseey fooks for a lob m the Wildcat's 54-53 whi over Boston. bubhUnr up like |ava. When the With 7:16 left in the half. 3t. After their disappointment ver- lasted for over seven minutes. In Apparently, Rosenbaum main- stated that if any student still College. Tlw sophomore forward led Villanova with four steals against - tar would kick around, it would John's was up, 26-16. The Wild- sus St. John's, the Wildcats came these seven minutes, Villanova tained a position as a "middle maintains a subscription includ- the sizzle and siut out over the snow," cats then gjk mean, turning faom home with their tail between their outscored the Eagles 12-0. Jensen man" between the students and *ing on-campus delivery, his or her Nmies said. v prey to predator, IcMllg eight legs, hoping to turn around their filled the bucket thivelitees, West the various newspaper companies, money can be refunded in full. Hr also reporbll, "Th^ was straight points. Ikuf^ftst hit on most recent losing streak. They twice, and Plansky once to found while allegedly skimming off The newspaper delivery system auBsnii 'nMQi.iire;9ii|iii su^yanis lunds from the business' income. is a private enterprise is not a jumper from the line, then laid invited the Boston College Eagles out the scoring and take t|t|^ lead, and one up inside. Wilson chimed in to duPont Pavilion»^ the same > The newspapers had no knowl- sponsored or oiiganfzed by the 4842. ettt, (PhoiobyNunM) with a long, corner jumper. Eagles that lost to edge of Rosenbaum's operation. In University, according to the Dean mosHlweentiy The game, howewer,i9$g%i v0 Vilhmova Security the fhst ifui fact, Benson revealed that Rosen- Plansky hit twp^ from thie Hne to the hapless Connecticut Huskies.