,J8y THE ASSOCIATED PRESS tonight, By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS action in the Northern B by a 77-49 ’ The opening round of the Class C The two top matchups tonight Defending state champion Malta victory over Big Sandy, meeting divisional basketball spelled feature defending state champion barely scraped by in theNorthern Cut Bank, which beat Fprt Benton disaster for six of12 district Bysby meeting Roberts in the Divisional while Terry and Sacred 63-54. Champions Thursday, as lightlySouthern at Billings, while Heart added lustre to their image In the Southern B at Billings, regarded team s advanced to Kremlin-Gildford and power dash in the Eastern Divisional following District 6-B teams—changed from Friday night semifinals. in the Northern at Great Falls. the opening round of the Class B C to B at the same time as 2-B Four of the upsets came in the In other upsets, Twin Bridges divisional basketball tournaments was—fared poorly in opening afternoon round, when districttopped Arlee 81-66 at the Western Thursday. round play, Manhattan being the champions Hinsdale, Ryegate, Divisional while. Antelope dropped Malta, which coasted through itsonly team to advance with an 87-65 Denton and Rosebucf-all fell to foes Claims Blacks Naive, Saco 73-55 in the upsetfilled district after getting a 50-game victory over Roundup. In other considered not as prestigious. Eastern meet. winning streak stopped in its last Southern B games, district 5-B' In the Eastern divisional, Hind- In other action, Eastern favorite regular season game, nipped teams were victors, Columbus sdale fell to Lustre 68-67, Denton Westby dropped Savage 74-48; Fairfield 70-68 in a last minute clobbering Belgrade 73-51, Ab­ fell to, Centerville'66-63, and in the Western favorite Sheridan rolled rally. • sarokee beating Bozeman Rosary, Southern divisional at Livingstonover Alberton 70-57 as Charlo Wine, Dine for Deal Terry edged Poplar, the team the 6-B champion, 73-59 and 5-B Rosebud fell to Bridger, 57-54, dumped Willow Creek 69-60; Belt that stopped Malta’s win streak, by winner Lodge grass trounced in their business dealings and a game to stay on the taxi squad,” While normally high-scoring slammed Hingham 60-43, Kremlin- NEW YORK (AP) —. “Most a score of 52-48 and fellow. 2-BTownsend 70-55. Ryegate was measured by lost toGildford slipped past Grass Range black athletes are so naive that economics. r -J Overton said, “I decided footballmember Miles City Sacred Heart The Western meet at Missoula “We don’t confine ourselves \yjthwasn’t for me.” Custer, 64-49. 60-53 and Power dumped Lewis- they can be compromised by a surprised Scobey 78-76 in a game went pretty much as expected, as i blacks—we will take whites, too,” Overton grew up in a ghetto in Then, Friday night, Frazer, a town St. Leo’s 75-39. In the steak dinner and a glass of that was never more than fourfavorite Missoula Loyola advanced third-place finisher in its district, Southern meet, Busby clipped champagne,” . a former pro line­ Overton said in an interview. • “It Boston, began making decisions at points apart. with a 69-53 victory over Troy, the age of nine because both his shocked Culbertson 81-59 at theClyde Park 65-52 and Roberts backer turned actor charged to­just happens that, because of their The result of the opening games Ronan edged Corvallis 64-62, Eastern divisional at Glasgow and day. disadvantaged family life, blacks parents worked, and won a in the Northern at Shelby and Eureka beat Seeley-Swan 84-72 and clobbered Lavina 69-46 to set up scholarship to Wake Forest, where in the Western at Anaconda, Hot their meeting tonight. “Scouts, agents, coaches and are the most susceptible. Eastern divisional at Glendive left St. Ignatius trounced Bigfork 71-60. Springs polished off Philipsburg 48- team owners exploit blacks. It’s a “I don’t like to refer to myself ashe.majored in football and drama.Malta facing a stiff game against The top two teams advance to the The top two teams in each di­ He was graduated in 1968. vision advance to the tournamentfact that some super-star blacks a manager or an agent. I’m a god­ Conrad, which clobbered Chinookstate meet in two weeks, but father.” . “I was really naive,” he said. Following the opening round,with challenge games possible if earn, less money than mediocre 76-58, and Terry and Sacred Heart challenge games are possible if the whites.” Overton insists that the enter­ “The guys once took me to a Ku third-place finisher has not met the losers met this afternoon in loserthe consolation winner has not met Klux Klan cross burning in meeting each other in semifinal The accusation was made by Bill prise is more philan trophic than action tonight. runnerup. Challenge games would out games with the winners the second-place finisher during Greensboro (N.C.). I was one of the meeting in semifinal action the tournament. Overton, 25, a Wake Forest commercial since so far the clients Shelby moved into semifinalbe played Monday night. graduate who was linebacker with haven’t paid a penny into rthe first black guys to play at Auburn the Dallas Cowboys arid later theproject. Besides, Overton doesn’tin 1967. The trainer didn’t want to Kansas City Chiefs, although not a need it for a livelihood. d sit with me on the bus because he regular, before moving on to a He has had parts in four movies,was afraid he’d get shot. ABA Holds Draft successful career in die movies“Made for Each Other," “Hail,” “That’s not what bugs me. What Allen Doesn't Show and on television. “Mortadella” (with Sophia Loren)bugs me is that black athletes are NEW YORK (AP) - Can’t Bud Stallworth of Kansas and Paul With two active players— Mike and “Richard” (a takeoff on the being victimized by sharp agents anybody keep a secret? Stovall of Arizona State, two 6-5Garrett of the San Diego Chargers President) ; appeared on television and promoters—sometimes by The American Basketball As­ forwards. and Bob Grant of the Washington and on the stage (“Bill and their own coaches. We want to help For Spring Training sociation held its “secret” draft of —Other players chosen on the Redskins—the handsome, 6-foot-2 William” at Playboy Theater inthem.” college players Thursday, butfirst round included Dwight Davis Negro has formed an organization New York) and has done numerous Overton said he had discovered before long, it was learned that: of Houston,6-7 a forward drafted called Midlothian Industries, with commercials. that in many cases college coaches Associated Press the Pittsburgh Pirates at Sarasota, —The Virginia Squires had used by the Floridians, and La Rue headquarters in Los Angeles, for “When Hank Stram (Kansas made secret deals with the agents A Richie Allen by any other Fla., and, as a matter of fact, they the first pick in the draft to select Martin, a 6-11 center from Chicago the purpose of counselling athletesCity coach) offered to pay me $150and the agents, in turn, made name is just as tough to locate asdid not have Allen either. Bob McAdoo, a 6-foot-9 forwardLoyola picked by the Dallas secret deals with the pro teams the original was. “I don’t know where Allen is at from North Carolina who still hasChaparrals. with the athlete usually the loser. Allen, who has expressed a the moment,” said Holcomb one year of college eligibility Dave Brent, a 7-0 sophomore I “Even if you majored in eco­desire to be called Dick this Tuesday. “We’re waiting until he remaining. from Jacksonville, was taken by nomics, it would be hard for youseason, to either is or is not a holdoutcomes to us. It’s been the history of —Tom Riker of South Carolina,Memphis a as the first pick in the Tournament Results digest all of the small print in-some for the Chicago White Sox. Generalthe man that he generally reports highly-prized 6-10 forward, had second round. Doug Collins of of these contracts,” he added. Manager Stu Holcomb isn’t exactlylate for spring training.” been tabbed on the first round byDljnois State, a 6-7 junior forwardBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Custer 64, Ryegate 49 “So what happens? Some smart Thursday's Results Roberts 69, Lavina 46 sure. And, Allen’s ex-employers in the Carolina Cougars. who is * third in the nation in First Round Busby 65, Clyde Park 52 operator takes a guy out to a fancyThis much Holcomb and thePhiladelphia, St. Louis and Los —The Denver Rockets, with twoscoring, was drafted by Denver on Eastern B (Glendive) Northern C (Great Falls) dinner, soft-soaps his family and White Sox know. They did not haveAngeles might add, he’s occa­ Medicine Lake 68. Forsyth 43 Belt 60, Hingham 43 picks on the first round, named the fourth round, Plentwood 77, Ekalaka St Centerville 66, Denton 63 slips the guy $100. Then he has him a contract with Allen’s signature sionally late for other incidentals Terry 52, Poplar 48 Kremlin-Gildford 60, Grass Range 53 in his pocket. The guy will sign on it as they prepared for today’slike regular season games. Miles Cith Sacred Heart 78, Scobey 76 Power 75, Lewistown St. Leon's 39 Western B (Missoula) without looking at the contract.baseball exhibition opener against The problem does not seem to be Eureka 84, Seeley Swan 72 financial. Holcomb has a verbal St. Ignatius 71, Bigfork 60 White Glove Service Missoula Loyola 69, Troy 53 commitment from Allen’s Roman 64, Corvallis 62 Philadelphia agent for a 1972 OFFERING Southern B ( Billings) Lodge Grass 70, Townsend 55 contract.