Banner Graphic, Volume 10, Number 86, Greencastle, Putnam County, 13 December 1979 — Page 12

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The Putnam County Banner Graphic, December 13,1979

Bucks suddenly on skids as losing streak hits 5 straight

By The Associated Press the Philadelphia 76ers are rolling, the Milwaukee Bucks are reeling. "There's no doubt in my mind that we're in the midst of a major slump, and we can't seem to come out of it." said Milwaukee Coach Don Nelson after his Bucks dropped their fifth straight decision Wednesday night. U‘2-91 to Philadelphia. , * "We're just not playing well." sadded Nelson, whose team I holds a slim I' --game lead over rKansas City in the National • Basketball Assoeiaton’s Mid • west Division. "We’ve had a > couple of guys out with injuries “and (Manila’s) Johnson having • a pulled thigh muscle tonight • certainly didn't help us." Johnson, oik* of tin* Bucks’ ' leaders, punt'd tin* muscle after • scoring seven points and was • unable to play in the second jlialf.

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Celtics its. Nets 102 Dave Cowens scored 24 points and I,arry Bird added 21 for Boston, which, leading 79-73. broke open the game in the final 90 seconds of the third quarter. Chris Ford hit two straight three-pointers from the corner and Bird connected on a layup and a foul shot to give Boston an 88-75 lead heading into the final quarter. Hawks H I. Knieks 102 Kddie Johnson hit a Ihird-pe-riod basket to put Atlanta ahead for good and scored 21 points. After a close first period, during which the lead changed liands seven times. Atlanta nut scored the Knieks 12-1 in the middle of the second stanza and held a 48 -Mi lead at the half Johnson s hasKet put Atlanta ahead 7(M59 with 3:21 left in I Ik* third period and the Hawks, who lead the NBA's Central Division with a 19-13 mark, slowly built their lead to the final margin.

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Kings 124. Blazers 85 Otis Birdsong and Scott Wedman combined for 68 points to spark Kansas City over Portland. Birdsong tossed in a sea-son-high 38 points, despite sitting out the final six minutes. The Kansas City guard hit 14 of 18 shots from the field and 10 of 11 fret'throws Pistons l I t. Warriors 90 John 1/ong, Boh I .aider and Terry Tyler each seared more than 20 |>oinls. leading Detroit over Golden State. The Pistons broke a 13-game road losing streak, winning away from liome for Ihe first lime since their season opener. lamg finished with 30 points. I .aider 29 and Tyler 21. Tire Warriors’ top scorer was forward Purvis Short with 28 points. Itockcts 118. Clippers 107 Moses Malone scorer! 28 points and blocked four shots and Calvin Mur|»hy added 24 points to lead Houston over Sail Diego. Williams tires Pacers INDIANAPOLIS (API Gus Williams may have been a "little tired" in the first half but by the end of the game, his 27-point performance gave no hint of sluggishness. Williams drilled in the 27 points Wednesday night to guide the Seattle Super Sonics to a 112-107 victory over the Indiana Pacers. "I thought Gus Williams was a little tired in the first half," Seattle Coach Wilkins said. " When they cut it to one, that’s when we showed our poise.” Indiana, led by James Edwards’ 21 points, battled back from 11 points down at the start of the third quarter, pulling within one point on a basket by Edwards with 2:30 remaining. SEATTLE (lin Shultun 9 4-4 22. .1. Johnson 4 2-2 in. Sik Ilia 4 (Ml H. U.Williams 111 7 7 27. I).Johnson li 4-4 16. Bruwn 5 2 2 12. Hailey 4 IHI K. I«i(iar<ie I OH 2. Silas 2 2-1 6 Totals 45 21 22 112. INDIANA <l*7l M Johnson 2 (Hi 4. Itanlnm 7 1-2 15. Ed wards II 5-10 21. Hradk-y 4 ihi «. Davis li 2-4 15, English 7 2-5 Hi. Chenier 2 1-2 7. Hassell H 041 17. ('.Johnson 2 IMI 4. Totals 47 12 24 HIT. Seattle 2K 22.22.21-112 Indiana ... 29.2* 21.27—1 K Three-point pnals Drown. Hassell Fuukil out None Total fouls Seattle 22. India nal 5. Teehn ie a I Indiana. M.Johnson. A H.52K.

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A Caged Cougar, Shar George, finds herself surrounded by Greencastle D'Ann Brown (left) and Nancy Johnson (30) after pulling down an offensive rebound. George scored five points and pulled down five rebounds for North Putnam, but Brown

'Little Brother'

NCAA friends with high school stars

MISSION, Kan. (AP) - Since last summer NCAA investigators have been quietly making friends with 25 of the nation's top high school football and basketball players. Dubbed the “Little Brother Concept,” it’s the latest in a series of innovative moves the watchdogs of collegiate athletics hope will bring them into sharper, more personal focus with the young men who are the objects of the most highpressured college recruiting. “We’ve been trying to pay at-

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countered with seven points and six boards for Greencastle and Johnson six points and five rebounds during the seventh Tiger Cub victory. (Banner-Graphic photo by Beth Robinson).

tention to who the good ones are, and since last summer we’ve been in there recruiting them just like college coaches do,” said David Berst, director of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Enforcement Department. “The idea is to assign an investigator to two or three athletes and visit with them generally. We’re not necessarily trying to find out what’s wrong with their recruitment as much as we’re trying to establish some kind of relationship with

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them and their parents." Berst declined to identify the high school stars who have been contacted. “It's an experimental kind of program right now," he said. After Jan. 1, NCAA investigators will fan out across the nation with a list of the top HK) football prospects and observe their recruitment first-hand in a continuation of the controversial and apparently highly successful "Project Intercept,” which was launched last year.

Sports scoreboard

Wednesday's Coilejfe Basketball Scores. By The Associated Press KAXT Bridgeport 112. New Haven 90 Harvard 95, Brandeis DO Long Island U. 53. Manhattan «2 Princeton 53, Fnrdham 43 Khnde Island Col Wl, Nichols 7U St. Joseph's, Pa. 46, West Chester 44 Villanova 91. Baltimore 70 Wagner 94. Siena 91. OT SOI Til Ala. Birmingham MR. Washington SI R 7 Alabama SI. 71, Tuskegee Mi Ark.-I Jtlle Hock 72. Jackson Si Mi Cohnultus R 2. Berry 50 Davidson Mil, Kckcrd R 4 Day 100 70. Biscay ne 5K K. Tmiwssce St 54. A|i|ialaeliiao SI 41 Georgia 64. Mississippi 62 Georgia TrrhßH. Presliylenan :>:i McNeesc SI. 73. Tulsa 65 Tennessee 61. Amlmiii .58 VMI 101, f’oueoni W Va. MO MIDWEST / Hull SI 77. Indiana ( 5-til 73 Bradley 90,1’orilatol SI 6.5 Ciiil SI . Oklahoma .57. \K wkl.dioniu ill ('lm ago SI 69, Wis I'urkside 62 ('men mail 75. Miami. Ohm 72 Del'aul 57. N Illinois 55. HI K. llliimhs H 5. NK Missouri .>1 Kansas SI Ml, An/<Hia SI to Keolueky 57. Kansas a, Miring. 11l M 5. Dell oil 72 Missouri 64. Duller Mi North Dakota 79. Dun Martin 64 W. Illinois 107. SI Xavier Mt Wiseousm69. K. Michigan u sin tiiwksi Texas A&M H 5, K Texas SI 42 Texas ArlmgliMi 94. Oklahoma A&S ,1 W < Veorgiu 72. Saiu Houston SI 6.5 FAR WEST Fresno Paeifie 102. I.a Verne ,4 St. Marlin s Mo.l.inlteld 7H Mali 71. Nevaiti Hum Mt Indiana I idlegr Baskelbnll lly The Assurialrd Press Wednesdav's (lames Ball SI 77, lml.('inlral 73 Defiance 110. Karlliam M 2 DePnuw K 2. Kose-lliilmuti 69 Indiana SI Kvansvitle «9. SK Missouri IlilDl 77. Hanover 7.5 Ky Wesleyan 77. Oakland I 'ity 6.5 KKNTI'CKY <5J> Cowan 3 2-2 M. Williams 3 (Hi 6. Bowie 6 56 17, Maey 4 2-2 10. Amlerson 2 0-1 4. Ventwrlwr I 2-2 4. Hunt 2 oil 4. Hurl o no 0. Mminefield 0 OO 0. Slndler 2 on I. To Inis 23 11-13 57 KANSAS 1561 (iuy I IHI 2. Magley 0 1-2 I. lilies 5 2 2 12. Valentine 7 3-3 17. Buss 6 I 2 13. Crawford 3 1-2 7. Snow I oil 2. Douglas o 2-2 2. Totals 23 10-15 56. Halflime Kentucky 27. Kansas 25. Fouled mil Williams. Total louts Ken tueky 17. Kansas 16. A 1.4.KM1 Nation*! Football Leogot At A Clone* By The Aiwrlated Press American Conference ... Eost W L T Pet PF PA x-Miami 10 S 0 B*7 317 230 New England I 7 0 .533 304 303 Buffalo 7 8 • 4(7 MS 751 N Y Jets 7 8 0 .487 310 350 Baltimore 4 II 0 .2*7 M 0 344 Central y-Pittsburgh II 4 0 .733 388 282 y Houston It 4 0 .733 342 305 Cleveland 9 6 8 .000 347 338 Cincinnati 3 12 0 .200 321 409 Wert y-San Diego II 4 0 733 394 239 Denver 10 S 0 .087 282 245 Oakland 9 8 0 .880 341 308 Seattle 8 7 0 533 349 348 Kansas City 7 8 0 .487 238 250 National Conference Rati y-Dallas 10 S 0 .887 338 279 y Philadelphia 10 5 0 .387 313 282 Washington 10 5 • *B7 314 280 N Y Giants I 9 0 400 230 292 St. Louis 5 10 0 .333 301 318 Central Tampa Bay 9 6 0 .800 270 237 Chicago 9 6 0 .800 284 243 Minnesota 7 8 0 .487 238 310 Green Bay 4 11 8 .287 228 303 Detroit 2 13 0 .133 208 347 Wert x-LosAngeles 9 8 8 .00( 300 280 New Orleans 7 8 0 .487 341 348 Atlanta 5 10 0 .333 281 307 San Francisco 2 13 0 .133 287 305 x-cllnched division title y-clinched playoff berth Saturday Dallas 24. Philadelphia 17 Seattle 28. Denver 23 Sunday's Games Chicago 15. Green Bay 14 Washington 28. Cincinnati 14 Los Angeles 34. Atlanta 13 Miami 28. Detroit 10 St.Lnuia S, New York Giants 20 Minnesota 10. Buffalo 3 Kansas City 10. Baltimore 7 San Francisco 23. Tampa Bay 7 San Diego 35. New Orleans 0 Oakland 10. Cleveland 14 New York Jets 27. New England 28 Monday* Game Houston 20. Pittsburgh 17 Saturday. Dec. is New York Jets at Miami Green Bay at Detroit Sunday. Dee. id Baltimore at New York Giants Buffalo at Pittsburgh Cleveland at Cincinnati Kansas City at Tampa Bay Minnesota at New England San Francisco at Atlanta St. Louis at Chicago New Orleans at Los Angeles Philadelphia at Houston Seattle at Oakland Washington at Dallas Monday. Dec. 17 Denver at San Diego. (n>

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National Basketball Association At A Glance By The Associated Press Eastern Conference Atlantic Division W I. Pet. GB Boston 22 7 759 Philadelphia 22 7 759 New York 14 16 167 k Washington II 14 440 9 New Jersey 11 Ik ’.79 11 Central Division Atlanta 19 l: 594 Houston 15 I.: 59. i San Antonio 1.5 11 .517 2 Cleveland II 17 152 I Indiana II IV 452 4 Detroit 9 20 il" k Western I nnlei rare Midwest Division Milwaukee 19 I . 594 Kansas I 'ity IV it 54k 1 • Denver li <o j.si V ■ Chicago I" 2o si*. k dull 7 21 2.50 10 Pacilic Division Seattle 21 9 ,oo I .os Angeles 20 10 MW i I'lmntiix Ik I i skl . Portland 16 to .mi *. San Diego 14 Ik tsk i; Guillen State II 20 J 5-, to Werinesilav 5 I .antes Boston 116. New Jersey 102 Atlanta 114. New York 102 Philadelphia 112. Milwaukeetil Seattle 112. Indiana In. Kansas City 124. Portland K. 5 Delroit 114. Gulden State 90 llnuslun Ilk. San Diego 10, Thursday's (.allies Washington at Cleveland San Antonio at I tali Houston at I’lmenix Friday's Games Milwaukee at Boston New York at New Jersey Atlanta at Philadelphia Washington at Indiana ( Jail at Kansas City I Oliver at San Diego lietroil at lais Angeles Houston at Seattle NatHiii.il lloekey l eague At A Glance My The Associated l*ri-ss I ampto-ll (mderem'e Patrick Division W I. T Pis (.F GA Philailelphia IK I 7 4:1 121 K 2 NY Hangers 14 t:i 4 :i2 120 in Alla Ida 12 12 4 2k 9H 9:5 NY islanders in U 5 25 lir2 IMi Washington 5 20 .5 15 H 2 121 Sm> Ifae Div isioo Vancuuver 12 II 7 it 99 95 Chicago k in in 26 7:i K 4 Si I aims 9 16 .5 22 84 H*i Wiimi|)cg 9 17 4 22 kn Ilk Colorado K 16 I 19 kk 102 Kilmonton 6 14 7 19 91 120 - Wales I iMilereoce Adams Division Buffalo 19 6 :t 41 III) 6# Boston 16 7 4 :ih 99 7K Minnesota 19 6 7 22 114 90 Toronlo IJ II J 29 9K 91 Quebec II 14 4 26 H 9 IOU Norris Divisimi Montreal 15 9 h 26 111 90 lam Angeles 12 II 5 21 125 117 Pillshurgh II k k :m 99 95 Hartford k 12 k 24 92 lot Detroit 9 12 .1 22 82 85 Wednesday s (.allies New York Islanders 5. Pittsburgh 2. tie Minnesota 5. Washington 4 Quebec 5. Winnipeg o Toronto 5. Colorado 9 New York Bangers 5. Chicago 2 Atlanta 5. Edmonton .5. tie la>s Angeles 7. Hartlnrd 4 Thursday 's Games Detroit al Boston Quebec at Philadelphia Chicago al Buffalo Friday's Games Minnesota al Atlanta Montreal at Edmonton Colorado at Vancouver Wednesday's Sports Transactions Bv The Associated Press B ASK K ALI American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX -Purchased Bill Atkinson, pitcher, from the Montreal Expos National League SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS- Signed Kennie Stennett. mfiekler. Milt May. catcher, and Jint Wohlford. outL Ider Pacific Coast League . VANCOUVER CANADIANS Name Hob Didier manager. FOOTBALL National Football League LOS* ANGELAS KAMS-Placed Sid Justin. cnmerback, on Ihe injured reserve list Signed Ken Ellis, cornerback. NEWKNGLANDPATKIOTS- Activated But) Goiic. linebacker, and Dick Conn, safety. I'lactsl Sam Cunningham, lull liack. and Dwight Wheeler, offensive tackle, mi Ihe injured reserve list. HOCKEY National Hockey l.ragnr EDMONTON oII.KKS -Announced tlie relirement us Hill Fh-11. right wing, ami said he would remain with the dull as a scout MONTHKAI. CANADIENS- Announced resignation <8 Bentie Geoftrion. head coach Named CUtuile Keul head coach tor the remainder of tlie year ( 01-LEOj: APPAIaVCIIIAN STATE Nameil Mike Working head football coach. IjOI ISIA.NA STATE Named Kip Scbe rer. George Belu. Bishop Harris. Darrell Mondy. Hobby Morrison, and Greg Wilhams, asstslanl football coaches W ASHING TO N I'NIVEKSITY S T |J»CIS Fired Chris Gianoulakis. head Imdball coach.