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Giants
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (UPI) —
Alex Webster, the welMiked "Big
Red" who is known as "a players*
coach," resigned Wednesday as the
New York Giants head coach in an
emotional move that could trigger
the biggest shake-up in the history
of the beleaguered Giant team.
Wellington Mara, the Giant
owner* was n o t present' when
Webster first informed the press
and then told his players, but hod a
statement issued saying the seven
assistant coaches are "at liberty to
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seek other employment9* after the some of their gfory wm** takThe
jexpects to sever all connections
season ends Sunday.
It might mean that Mjura, often with the Giants because ' i f s time
criticised in the past for falling to for a complete change." - - " ' ' • '
the players seemed
bring in a strong coach and-or
saddened
to see Webster go
general mangager to run the team,
several
of
them
kept repeating that
could decide to relinquish some of
"he
always
treated
u* iflce men-"
his authority. Poor draft choices
Veteran center Xireg Larson said
and disastrous trades by the front
"be treated everybody lice he
office have contributed to this
watned to be treated when he was a
season's 2-W-l decttiie.
Mara added in bis statement: "I player. But some guys d«if t toow
how to handle h. It's a sad thing
have decided upon a course of
action and will have an an- because we had the Utopia players
nouncement as soon as it,can,be always strive for and we blew it/*
Even some players who had their
implemented."
The Mara family has run the differences with Webster said they
Giant team since it was founded in were sorry to see him go.
Running back Charlie Evans,
1925 as a family venture and
Webster said, "I feel like Well is a who was suspended by Webster
father. I'm very close to him and earlier this year after Waster had
reaterw.
his family and the Giant organizaa shame for one man to take the
tion."
But Webster, who first joined the blame for a team quitting or giving
Giants in 1955 and played through up.
Red-hot baffle
Plattsburgh State goalie Brad Ott watches
as nearly a dozen hockey players from
Northwood and Plattsburgh State exchange blows during second period melee.
Eleven hockey players were elected from
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Sport sr Today
Charge similar to 2nd degree murder
Celtics tip Braves,
Nets
SANTO DOMINGO, D R . (UPI)
— A Dominican District Attorney
filed an information with
Magistrate Socrates Diaz Curiel
Wednesday requesting that Cesar
Cedeno, the Houston Astro all star
centerfielder, be tried for
PROVIDENCE, RX (UPI) — Ford, posted their seventh straight "vohintary manslaughter" in the
forward Steve Kuberskl
National Basketball Association motel slaying of a ) 9-year-old girl.
:tk>n by District Al
sank the hopes
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Maximo
Henriquez Balaam is
Braves for the 20th time in their over theXos Angeles Lakers. .;;
tantamount
to the filing of formal
four year existence in the National
The Pistons grabbed a quick 1S-2
Basketball Association Wednesday lead over the Takers who lost their charges Under the U.S; system of
night, scoring IS of his 12 points In
fifth game in a row for their longest jurisprudence^ Ponjiaican legal
; *.: . * ~. the fourth quarter to push—the' "Tosihg streak since^Bttl Sharman sources said.
Magistrate Diaz continued the
Boston Celtics past the Braves td a took over as coach. Los Angeles
closed hearing until Thursday,
never could catch up.
Alex Webster, New York 126-119 victory.
(^edeno was returned to jail, where
The
win
extends
Boston's
.
The.
Lakers
drew
to
within
two
Giants' coach, bows head in domination over the Braves, who points at 73*71 late in the thin) he has been held since surrenr
sadness following announce- have yet to defeat the Celtics in quarter.V_x
dering himself early- Tuesday
.
ment of- his resignation as regular NBA competition since
head coach of football team. they entered the league in 1969.
Kuberski .entered the game
(UPI photo).
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midway through Hie third period to
replace starting center Dave
Cowens who had committed his
fifth foul. Starting forward Don
. TROY — Cinton Community the big man. to 10 jpotats while
Nelson teamed with Kuberski to
College
rolled to their fifth con- controling th* backboards for the
represent the Celtics under the
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secutive
victory as they turned Cougars.
boards and defend against the
.CCC
Coach
Jim
Lacey attributed
back
Hudson
Valley
C.C.,
85-79,
Bwrves' red hot Bob MacAdoo, who
the
victory
to
great
team poise. In
here
Wednesday
night.
SBURGH — Defeat came scored a game high ttf 42 points.
The Cougars, facing their stiffest earlier games this season, the
about five minutes
n s n ^ <
# t ^ ^ i ^ ^ 3 ^ ^ ^ 3 _
committed numerous
burgh State's hockey team as offi- the night to lend the Celtic attack,
turnovers,
halftime
margin
to
carry
them
by
cials called an end to a brawl* carried the scoring load for Boston
Region 3 power H.V.C.C. The mitted just 11 turnovers in Wedinfested game here Wednesday in the second and third periods,
Cougars used pressure defense in nesday's contest.
night with Northwood Prep ahead, scoring 26 points in the two stanzas.
Jem Green wait, hitting on six
holding
the Vikes to just 27 points in
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buckets outside the 20 foot range,
the
first
half.
Hudson
Valley
had
The loss was the second in five Nets streak hits 9
entered the game averaging $2 brought the Vikes back. But Gould
games for the Cards. But Wednesand Morrison hit key free throws
UNIONDALE, N.Y.
.Y. (UPI) — points a game. • •
day night, fights were the name of
Big Jerry Morrison gave the late in the, contest to preserve
the game as four different battles Brian, Taylor and Billy Paultz
Cougars a boost in the scoring victory.
marred hocky action . here at combined for 47 points Wednesday
department as he tossed in 29
night to lead New York to a 107-97
Plattsburgh State's ice arena
(79) . *
ctsi
points
as CCC placed four men in
fi ft pH
victory,
over
the
Carolina
Cougars
Hp
Eleven players were ejected
11 *U
.4 4 12
figures.
7 0U
from the contest during & melee as the Nets extended their club double
4 4 16
.3 0 10
Morritfln
Meanwhile
on
defense,
Ron
12
S79
winning
streak
to
nine
games.
6 0 12
midway through the second period.
Grtanwatt
0 0 9
7 7 13
g
Taylor, averaging 10 points a Gould was busy handcuffing .the
2 0 4
In all, 13 players were ejected by
Kimt»ll
10 2
1 3 5
Vikes Steve Armstrong allowing Smith
10 2
officials Dick Frank and Fred game, hit on tfeven of eight field
. 5 0 10
1
0 2
0 2
goal attempts in the first half to him only two points in man-io-man
34 11 7 *
Wood.
Tot»H
during the first half. Ted
Northwood jumped to an early 3- help New York take a 52-42 lead at coverage
WoolridgejlFewlthe
assignment oT
intermission.
The
second-year
pro
0 lead in- the same. Yet, hard hit*
center
Harvey
Doraey
and he held
fiuui
PilncetOTT
finished
with
15
Ung and tough soling were ^fi
points.
order of the game during the first
The win was the Nets' 15th in
period. Pittsburgh's Bob Mehan their
17 games and moved New
was whistled for boarding North- York last
within
-V& games of the
wood's Bob Potter early in. the Cougars, who2lead
the American
game and that one incident seemed Basketball Association's
Eastern
PERU — The Indians of Peru Devms came back quickly with
to ignite tempers. Potter was taken Division:
used five pins to carry them a 42-17 pins to tie the match at 12-12, Jim
to CVPH where be was admitted.
Paultz, the Nets second high wrestling victory over visiting Prue and Hebert drew in the next
Trailing 44. PSUC's Tom Jen- scorer,
wound up with 22 points. Bedunantown Central. The match match before the Iiufians won five
nings and Tom Thibedeau squared
was Peru's first of the season while straight weight class decisions.
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off at 7:22 of the second period and
lead
Beekmantown dropped their first
botfi were ejected. Just eight
New York
at
»-S2
decision
in three matches.
minutes later, a meleeinvolving H to 17 at one stage
In
junior-varsity
competition,
players started. All 11 were
Peru toppled Beekmantown, 41-8.
ejected. At that time, teams were Pistons rip lakers
Mark Rock and Mike Hogan got
warned that any further disDETROIT (UPI) — The Detroit the bx&ans off t o . a fast start
turbance would result in a quick
pp
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Pistons, riding 33 points by Bob recording p i n in the opening two
end to the ggame. It happened
just
one quarter later and PSUCfento a Lanier and a fourth quarter scoring matches. But Dave Daniels and Al
loss,
punch by George Trapp and Chris
Shattered dreams
Unbeaten streak hits 5
to
Northvyood
belts Cards
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Peru matmen win f 42-17
College Scores
LOS ANGELES (DPI) —
Vermeil.
old
point of Toronto In fourth place.
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following the pistol slaying of
Altagracia De La Crur.
Dominican legal sources said
that Cedeno will inevitably have to
stand trial, but that Magistrate
Diaz could decide to reduce the
.charge to "involuntary manslaughter." . They ttaid the
"voluntary manslaughter" count
the equivalent to second
>gree
malice" m the United States.
District Attorney Henrique? said
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shooting was accidental
should not be the determmining
factor on what charge Cedeno
ultimately answers.
He said the magistrate alone will
decide and that "justice must be
served without taking Into account
the personality or the popularity of
the personage submitted to
justice^ He said he felt there was
grounds to make the sttffer
"voluntary manslaughter" charge
stick. He did not specify.
Neither the magistrate nor the
defense attorney would
comment
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on the case.
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Police said the girl had picked up
the 88 calibre pistol to examine it,
that Cedeno had attempted to get it
it it had
discharged accidental
firearm was legally registered to
Cedeno.
.<"" ''*•The preliminary hearing was
closed. Sources close to the district
attorney said four witnesses held
been called in addition to Cedeno,
who was the lead-off witness in*
terrogated by the magistrate.
Wednesday.
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wIf magistrate Diaz chagnes the
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man*
slaughter/* Cedeno
remanded to a lesser, ^corrector release on tx>nd pending the
trial. If the "voluntary manslaughter charge stidks he wfli
have to face a criminal Court, and
may not be eligible for bail release,
Dominican legal sources said. - H.L, (Spec) Richardson, General
Manager t>f the Astros, who flew
here ~from Houston, met. with the
star outfielder in the La Ffe
Precinct (ailhouse Wednesday
afternoon. •
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Richardson told newsmen later,
"He* okay Apparently the case
hasn't affected him too snottir
emotionally, and that's what's
important.".
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The Aiftros general manager
said, however, Cedeno "was very
concerned about what happened
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Penguins rout Seals
PITTSBURGH (UPI) — Syl Apps
and rookie Ron Lalonde each
scored two goals as the Pittsburgh
Penguins broke a seven-game
wintess streak by trouncing the
California Golden Seals, i*l,
Wednesday night.
Whalers rally
for 8-6 win
BOSTON (UPI) — John French
scored four goals and Paul Hurley
netted the ever.tttal gaxse-wiaaer
We<±r>es<iay night as the Sew
England Vhaiers overcame a 4-;
def;c:t t£ defeat ibe Toronto Torof
M :« a Work! Hockey Assooatioc
garr.e
Trailing 5-3 at the begmmsg erf
the thxd perxxl the
scored -±ree q-jrek goais for a
iea<l Hugt Harris broofh:
tc within a foml st 1
be pumped a wris: s b ^ past
^^j,
Jt
former UCLA atststant under
Tommy Prothro, was named
UCLA^s new bead football cotxrh
Wednesday, succeeding Pepper
came ooly a
bd his
and UCLA athletic director
J.
D.
UCLA
by
acthat
at
job at Vermeil wfiB remain with the Rams
the
until the IS73>*eason, inchxfing the
Georgia Tech.
playoffs,
is
Vermeil, rumored as ooeof the
Tbeai
week aner
Rustic trips Oneida, 91-81
PLATTSBURGH — The Rustic
renamed uabeatea in MetJf City
BatketbaH League play as they
rallied from a 46-V. halftime deficit
xc defeat Ooesda Chemicmi. 1141.
Is the film] game of the evening.
Wildcats npped the
edge a: the hrsz
but
omsc«ed Ae
third qwrsn to take
iu dropped in 11 for the
winners. Bill Finaey netted 23 and
Bob DuBray had 23 for Ooeida.
The WUdcats expkxied for 68
points is the secood half to rout the
Bobbers as Tom Welch and
Derberet flipped in 2f eachtorthe
2H3 «eain mates
Torn GiMMar added 23
tod
«JL
joronwo,i
5T
5;47.
B^ftmiA
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CASTLETON, Vt — Piattsbargh fihal period and Opened the door for
State/using a tough second half easy buckets for Perkins. In fact,
.defensive performance, stormed during an eight-minute spaiv,
past Castletqn State here Wed- Perkins scored 14 straight points as
nesday night, 73-63, to snap a four- the Cardinal lead jumped to four,
game losing streak.
• Finney, who ended with 19 points,
The Cards, who notefeed their scored 10 points during the hectic
first victory of the season, fell final minutes.
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behind 31-30 at the half then ripped
The Cards return home tonight
off 4? recopcHwtf i ^ t t 4 o ^ i w a ^ = l t t g = «
team
Cardinal center Jim Perkins, stymied PSUC last year.
with rebou Mfing help from. Bob
tw
Finney and Bob Maber; did most of
the darnree as he rammed through
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23 points In the second half to finish Flnrwy
4 • t
1 2
2 1 S
with a game high of 3?.
2
1
10 2
'4 •*•
2 0 4
Hie Cards got themselves in the
7
'4
1 "0 2
4 «M
victory cohmin using a press
28113 it
n
successfully. The press
wore
down
Castleton mid-way ; through the
gels go
'1x1
SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) —
Francisco 49ers coach XMdL Nniiiii,
tmd
- to toe xnan ~* s^SEutetf before giving^ way, t o
Skicethe
criticism, said Wed-
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Molone sled races cancelled
MALONE, N.Y. <AP) — t h e
torn, in * i i
7 27, have
of the
jatio
Last January
rs and more than SjMt
spectators from New York, Maine,
Wisconsin,
•j^«*7?rllllj
.dNC - v . 4 "- lUWflB
HPHPN
f-fc
Michigan,
17:10^ COtt
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Dunn) T
s Hfooks
.assisted
UCLA in 1S7» and then
totte ftams, where
be was an assistant in 1S71 and
lf72.Tbis pastaeaton, Vermeil was
in charge of offensive backs and
special teams 4or first-year Ram
SWI«I
Mk-^^y
Vermeil ham&d UCLA coach
Charging Rangers tie
NEW YORK (UPI) — A third
period goal by Pete Stemkowski
offset an earlier score by Buffalo's
Craig Ramsay Wednesday night
and allowed the New York Rangers
to stretch therr borne ice unbeaten
suing to 11 games with a 1-1 tie
against the Sabres.
The deadlock enabled New York
to climb within a point of second
place Montreal rtj the NHL East
while the Sabres moved to within a
the game which was later called with live
minutes of playing time remaining. Cards
dropped a 9-2 decision. <P-R photo; by
Steve Frailer}.*
Pen©-
ceBattaiof
that bokfing the
only would not
beneficial
Reed has knee surgery
OKLAHOMA OTY £UPI) — New
York Knicks center Willis Reed
was listed in good condition
Wednesday following uggeiy for
removal of torn cartBafe is his
right
A
in these operations, but
good recovery, tne
said.
O'Doaoghoe performed the
operation at St. Anthony's
the 31
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