(Eonttwtfrut Sathj &amjM0 Serving Storrs Since 1896 VOL. LXVII NO. 79 STORRS, CONNECTICUT Monday, Mar. 2, 1970 Huskies Champs, As Rhody Bows 35—32 By FRANK WALDRON Campus Sports Editor class. With :01 left and the score 33- 32 Hoagland added the Huskies 34 and 35 points as he floated down the center and gently dropped the ball through the Doug Melody a 6-0 155 lb guard hooD as the Huskies chalked up their 14 from East Hartford, Conn, who started th win against 9 losses and finished for the first time this season because with a 8-2 Yan Con slate. The Rams of the lnellglblllty of Bob Boyd, played who were butted out the Yan Con title a sad tune for the Rhode Island Rams picture are now 14-10 and 7-3 in the as the UConn basketball team scored a Yankee Conference. slow down game 35-32 victory over Rhody to clinch at least a tie for the Yankee When the horn sounded signaling Conference championship before 4,450 the realization of the Impossible Dream, screaming fans at the Field House Sat- as the Huskies, Yan Con cellar dweller" urday night. last year, move into the penthouse of the Yankee Conference, the Huskies were Melody however wasn't the only engulfed In a mass of UConn fans as player to draw a starting assignment the spectators stampeded on to the court in this all Important game as with just hurdling the press table in the pro- 15 minutes before game time center cess and Jubilantly roared as a con- Phil Hoagland was told that he would quering Dee Rowe was carried aloft start because the starting center Tony by his troops who cut down the basket- Budzinsky had a fever of 102 degrees ball nets and presented one to him in and would not start. appreciation for The Miracle Worker's winning magic. Rowe, holding the net Hoagland responded to his opportunity proudly, was gloriouslv carried off the to start by scoring 14 points more than court as the Huskle faithful chanted he scored all last season (last season "We're number one" and let out with a Hoagland totaled one point) to cop game chorus of UConn Husky, as pandomonlam scoring honors with a 4-5 performance broke loose. from the flcorand a 6-8 free throw ave- rage. In Coach Rowe's office there hang 17 plaques, symbolic of UConn's basket- Melody who had 6 markers was the ball excellence, and shortly another quarterback of Coach Dee Rowe's slow plaque will be hung denoting that Conn- down game and had the hard task of ecticut either won or tied for the Yan- covering Rhody's spectacular guard Con honors as UMass the only team DwightTolliver and held the shifty moving that has a chance of tleing UConn rolled backcourtman to six points. over Maine by thirty points that Sat- urday evening, and will play their Yan Con finale against New Hampshire on Ron Hrubala who scored 11 points Monday of thisweek, with a loss to the and pulled down 8 rebounds to help Wildcats giving the Huskies the Yan Con the Huskies edge the Rams In that de- title outright. partment 20-17 was instrumental in the UConns triumph as many times through Coach Dee Rowe who Joins Hugh Greer out the game the East Hartford forward and Fred Shabel as the only coaches maneuvered his 6-6 frame between URI who have copped the Yankee Conference defenders to score many key layups. title in their first year as coach, ex- claimed "This is one of the greatest UConn basketball co-captain Bob Staak the Junior guard and co- thrills in my lifel" Rowe then praised Bob Staak cuts down the net a- captain showed Spartan like sacrifice his assistant coach Fred Barakat calling tter the Huskies scored an un- as he took only one floor shot in the his helper "Unbelievable" and lauded Staak Cuts the Net believeable 35-32 victory over contest but sank two foul shots to fin- his other assistant Dick Stewart who ish the night with two points in com- played for Rowe at Worcester Academy URI,clinching a share of the parison to his 17.1 average. Coach Rowe as "a real winner" saying "you don't YanCon title. said "For Bobby to play slowdown ball win without good assistant coaches and Is a real test but he Is unselfish and I've got to praise them to the sky." really sacraficed. " Staak who adapted well to the slow down type of game "was Reflecting back on the events of the as happy as if he had scored 30 points." past week Rowe declared "I don't be- ROTC Panel Scheduled Rowe added. lieve it to tell you the truth." On Thur- sday Bob Boyd, Steve Koskl, and Tom Bob Taylor the former intramural McCrocklin were arrested while they Samuel Bowles, Assistant Professor UConn Institute of Military Education. star who stole the ball from Tolliver were In their practice uniforms. The of Economics at Harvard, and son of Voting on the referendum Is being held when the Huskies met Rhode island at tragedy of losing three key players former Connecticut Governor Chester all this week. Kingston that enabled the Huskies to coupled with Tony Budzinsky the starting Bowles, will be on e of three speakers The referendum ballot asks, "Doyou center unable to play because of a at a panel discussion on "Militarism or support the proposed Institute of Mil- win that one In overtime 77-74 contin- education" sponsored by the Associated ued to harass the Rams as he scored 102 temperature made the outlook dim itary Bucatlon?"; to be answered either for UConn. Students Government (ASG). "yes' or "no". The ballot Itself Is two points and pulled down 7 Important The discussion will be held Tuesday, somewhat confusing; there are 27 bubbles caroms. At one point In the second But Coach Rowe said philosophically March 3, at 8 pm In the Student Union acroos the top of the ballot, only the quarter the 6-5 forward blocked a D wight "The making of a man is what he does Ballroom. last two of which are necessary for Tolliver bomb from behind and recieved in adversity." Rowe continued saying Also speaking will be MIT lecturer the "yes' or "no" answer. a howling ovation for this act from the ■Pride, courage and spirit, put it to- John McDerraott, and Harvard professor For a reprint of the proposals for rabid fans. gether and you've got to win." Arthur MacEwan. the Institute of Military Education and Trailing 9-7 at the half Rowe's disci- Coach Rowe elated said "T am oroud The panel discussion Is being held the Student Senate's alternate recom- plined charges took a 15-14 .lead with of this team and the fans here are in connection with the Student Senate- mendations, see the Perspective suppl- 16:01 left in the game on a Melody per- tremendous. Connecticut deserves a sponsored referendum on the proposed ement In today's Campus. fectly executed layup and never trailed champion and I told you that I would from that point as they ran up a lead try my hardest to bring them (UConn Associated Press by as much as seven 29-22. But with fans) one." 1:22 to play Rhody's John Fultz drifted in for a lay up to make the count at Locker room visits by Governor Mathias Warns Of 32-30. Hoagland sank one end of a one Dempsey and President Babbldge "and on one and Staak missed the technical their support at a time like this "was called on Ram coach Tom Carmodv. greatly appreciated by a thankful Rowe. During his post game Interview Rowe Rhode island center Ron Louder blew was presented with a telegraph, one of Laotian Committment an easy lay up but even had he made It wouldn't have counted because Melody the many the basketball mentor has re WASHINGTON -- (AP) — Senator which would terminate some past resolu- was fouled up court. Melody didn't con- cleved all season from people he doesn't Charles Mathias warned yesterday that tions that grant the Presldant powers of nect from the charity stripe so the know. Rowe said that the support (from the United States is approaching a com- milit-'-v Intervention. these telegrams and letters) is totally Car swell Supporters In lead score still read 33-32 UConn as Fultz unbelieveable and will bring tears to mitment in Laos of the kind that was hit on a Jumper. •inched Into in Vietnam.• The Maryland Senate supporters oi supreme court your eyes as they have to mine". Republican said the government must nominee Harrold Cars well currently hold Commenting on an atrocious 9-20 consider the problem of whether to "trig- a two-to-one margin over declared free throw performance Rowe exclaimed So the Impossible Dream is over opponents of the Florida Jurist. An the Huskies 5-19 a year ago climax ger a massive North Vietnamese offen- "Nine for twenty from the foul line sive In Laos." Associated Press survey indicate only Wow!" The first year mentor said "When a successful 14-9 season with an unex- 18 senators have announced their oppo- we missed those foul shots toward the pected win over URI and will at least Speaking on a television program sition to President Nixon's choice. end of the game I thought school was get a share of the YanCon title, as (CBS "Face the Nation") Mathias said, But civil rights leaders are contin- Doug Melody and the rest ot the Huskies out".