Dogs' Xmas Present: 3 Wins
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PAGS POVJB r a s rana c o l l r g ia h INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA miDAT, JANUARY C, IMS DOGS’ XMAS PRESENT: 3 WINS Hinklehouse Named For 1st ABA All-Star Tilt Pros Take Floor BU Streak Snapped Tuesday At 8:30 By Ohio St. 71-69 BY BILL BOOHBR University officials said By JOHN MAYHILL And BILL BOOHBR OHIO STATE—The un the use of our school facil Butler’s giant-killing Bulldogs started out their tough beaten Buckeyes rolled into Hinkle Fieldhouse will ities by established profes Hinkle Fieldhouse Dec. 22 open its doors to profes sional teams in football and holiday schedule as if they were going to set the world on and from all indications in sional talent Tuesday night firetby shocking the defending Big Ten co-champions Michi at 8:30 as the Amer basketball on a regular the first half of action were ican Basketball Associa basis would mean the facil gan State, 66-55, upsetting 35-point favorite Toledo, 73-70 destined to remain that way. tion all-stars of the Eastern ities would go on regular and completely de-Mounting "mighty" Purdue, 76-59, be State jumped to a 21 point and Western divisions meet tax rolls. advantage in the first half Chris Theofanis, public fore a screaming crowd of 13,000. in the first all-star game of But, the Hinklemen soon ran out of steam as they on outstanding performances the young ABA. relations director, said he by 6-7 Bill Hosket who The game, previously felt the occasional use of lost a 71-69 cliff-hanger to undefeated Ohio State, took a scored 24 points and Dave scheduled tor the Coliseum, the school’s facilities for 93-76 lashing from an aggressive Michigan five, and suc Sorenson who equaled Hos was moved to the Field- certain events would not en cumbed to a talented Murray State squad, 86-74, in their ket’s game high scoring danger the school’s posi mark. house after Mike Storen, tion as a non-profit organi final three pre-conference games. Indiana Pacers general MICHIGAN STATE—Coach John Bennington’s Spar The Bulldogs were not manager, successfully ne zation. slow in taking advantage of The main reason for the tans were the first team to enter the Hinkle Fieldhouse up gotiated arrangements with change from the Coliseum the over confident visitors Butler University. to Hinkle Fieldhouse was set lair as they went back to East Lansing with a 65-55 as Butler scored the last Butler's trustees had thrashing they'll not soon forget. nine points of the half. Bob earlier vetoed the idea of the seating capacity. The Butler arena seats nearly Butler used balanced scor Schroeder tallied eight of hosting the All-Star Game 15,000 persons. The Bulldogs put together the key points, and Clarence and had closed the Field- excellent team work, good ing, four players in twin Harper sank a free throw to house doors to all profes Twelve players from the shooting, tenacious defense, digets, to onset the 27-point boost BU back into the con sional sports. Eastern Division and 12 and a standout performance performance of 6-7 Toledo test 42-30 at the halfway The rule for the use of players from the Western by junior center Clarence pivotman Steve Mix. Doug mark. the Fieldhouse is as fol Division,. chosen by news Harper for their winning Wininger, regained his hot- Keeping their momentum lows: media representatives in combination. shooting eye with a 21-point alive in the second half, the The University will rent each of the 11 franchise Harper, a 6-5 jumping jack showing on 9 of 16 field .Dogs continued to close the the Fieldhouse or Stadium cities, will match talent in from Gary, came into the goals and 3 of 4 free throws. gap as Gary Cox midway for a single game on days the first year affair. game midway through the through the half scored other than Sunday when not Not more than three first half and respond«! with PURDUE — Coach Tony in conflict with Butler players can be chosen from three straight times from the 16 big rebounds and 11 Hinkle, who celebrated his field, Doug Wininger added schedules only for, any team and every club points. His backboard work 68th birthday the day be 1) Exhibition games be must be represented by at two quick ones, and Harper helped Butler out-rebound fore, gladly accepted a belat connected for a jump snot tween professional football least one player. the taller Spartans, 45-39. ed present as his unpredict or basketball teams of es Tickets for the game will able Bulldogs completely to inch BU to within one, tablished leagued,or be priced at >6, »5 and *3 TOLEDO—John Nell sank throttled a team that came 52-51 with 10:44 to go. 2) All-Star games be and all seats will be ret three clutch free throws in to within two points of na Butler wason top 67-61 with tween members of teams of served. Tickets may be pur the final 12 seconds to send tional champions UCLA, the 4:22 left as the Dogs rallied established professional chased at the Pacer’s office 35-point favorite Toledo Purdue Boilermakers. for three straight baskets af football or basketball at 638 E .38th Street. Rockets back to their pad Rick Mount, the highly- ter exchanging the lead sev leagues.' with a 73-70 loss. publicized sophomore. from eral times. Lebanon, got to know Butler The lead was short-lived Valpo Crusaders Bring guard John Nell pretty well as the Buckeyes capitalized by the end of the game as on nine free throws to pull the hustling senior stuck to their fifth straight victory 6-3 Record to Butler Mount like a wet cloth the out of the fire, 71-69. entire contest. Schroeder and Gary Hoyt Although Mount scored 23 were leading score» for tne iu ICC Coutest Sat. points for game high honors, Dogs with 14 points each. he hit a mediocre 8 for 25 MICHIGAN — The Bull The Bulldogs will look from the field. dogs kept pace with the Wol far a change in the weather Purdue struck first" on a verines on their home court tomorrow night as they meet Mount free throw to fake and walked into the locker Valparaiso at 8 p.m. in their only lead of the game, room at halftime with a Hinkle Fieldhouse in an 1-0. The Bulldog then pro 45-45 tie, but Michigan Indiana Collegiate Con ceeded to set the nets on fire changed the complexion of ference tilt. as they rifled in nine of their the game in the second With a 3-7 record and a first 12 shots to take a 18-10 period to hand Butler its four game losing streak, the margin. » > sixth loss, 93-76. Dogs will match talent with Late in the first half, Hin A big loss to the Bulldog a strong CruBader team. The kle Fieldhouse. turned into rebounding power was Clar Crusaders are 6-3 in action ence Harper who saw the this year. a boxing ring as Bill Mauch,' Butler forward, and Roger game from the bench suf The Crusaders rolled Blalock, PurdUe forward, fering an ankle injury in past Carthage, Wagner, St. started swinging at each curred during the Michigan Procopius and Hope, while other like heavyWeights. As contest. losing to Northwestern, a result Mauch, Blalock, and Drake and California State. Gary Cox, who was trying MURRY STATE — Paced Valpo last year posted a to protect his forward part by Claude Virden, a 6-5 21-8 mark and ranked second ner, were ejected from the sophomore, and senior guard in the ICC. game. Mauch received a bro Billy Chumbler, who com ken nose from the boqt and bined for 49 points, the Leading the Crusade will Blalock suffered a broken Thoroughbreds moved to a be 5-11 guard Dick Jones, a leg. 10-point margin with five 20 point-a*game shooter. At minutes remaining in the the other guard slot is 6-4 first half and never let loose. Bruce Lindner, who adds Purdue made one last half State captured an 86-74 vic 9.9 points a game to the comeback when they closed, tory over the Bulldogs. Crusader cause. the gap to 58-50 with just Murry at one time led by Randy Goede, 6-5, is over four minutes remain 17 points and was on top of pivotman for Valpo, and at ing. But, Doug Wininger the Dogs 78-62 with three the forward positions are and John Nell, with- beauti DOUG WININGER hits a driving laynp la a manner ful fast break layups and minutes to go before Doug 6-3 Shelly Ferguson and 6-3 reminiscent of the style of Larry Shade. Dong scored 18 Wininger and Gary Hoyt put Tyrone Williams. Ferguson Wininger, with two free points as he led the Dogs to a 76-59 victory over Rick throws, put the game out of six points on the scoreboard Averages 9.9 points a game Moist and the Pnrdne Boilermakers. to make the game more re tallies 18.2. reach, 64-50. spectable..