Aggies and Drake claim regional wins
By United Press International
By United Press International Fourth-ranked New Mexico State blew a 17-point lead, then rallied on guard Jimmy Collins' shooting and went on to beat Big Eight champion Kansas State 70-66 Thursday night in the NCAA Midwest Regional basketball tournament.
Drake defeated Houston 92-87 in the first game and will face New Mexico State Saturday for the right to advance to the four-team national finals at the University of Maryland.
New Mexico State opened as if it would breeze past the Wildcats of the Big Eight, scoring the first seven points of the game and limited K-State to
eight points in the first 13 minutes.
But K-State, with Jerry Venable leading the charge, closed the gap to 35-27 by halftime and continued to chop away at the Aggie lead in the second half.
A 12-foot jumper by Jeff Webb finally put K-State in front, 54-53, with 6:32 remaining. But, with six minutes to go, Collins hit a jumper and New Mexico State was again
Drake, champion of the Missouri Valley Conference, took a convincing 18-point lead into the final nine minutes before
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Al Williams, lone starter returning from last year's Drake team which finished third nationally, set the early pace for the Bulldogs, who led by 10 or more points throughout the first half.
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—Reluctant Richie Allen, controversial slugger reported here from his Philadelphia home Thursday, signed with the St. Louis Cardinals and said "I hope to be able to play with peace of mind."
Allen signs with Cards
Smiling, neatly dressed in a light brown double breasted Edwardian suit with orange shirt and accessories, the 28-year-old Allen said he was "very excited to be a Cardinal" and was "satisfied" with the reported $80,000 contract offered by the club that traded regulars Curt Flood and Tim McCarver to Philadelphia to obtain him.
"What I wanted to do was clear up some fringe benefits I got from Philadelphia last year," he said. "No, a take-it-or-leave-it ultimatum by August Busch didn't force me to sign. My lawyer and I had already talked it out Tuesday night and reached a decision before I heard Wednesday what Mr. Busch had said."
Allen, grinning, said "besides,
it was about time for me to leave for camp. Spring training is too long and I haven't been on time since 1964. I figured on getting here around March 15,
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Allen, who hit 32 homers and drove in 89 runs for the Phillies, even though playing only 118 games last year when he experienced a month-long suspension, said his goal was to play "all games" if possible.
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ahead, 57-55; this time to stay.
Venable was the game's high scorer with 26 points; Collins finished with 23 for the Aggies.
Drake's Bulldogs withstood a furious second half Houston rally triggered by sharp-shooting guard Poo Welch to squeeze out a 92-87 victory Thursday night in the first game of the NCAA midwest Regional basketball tournament.
Robisch decides to pass up baseball
Dave Robisch, All-Big Eight in baseball and basketball, will not compete in baseball this spring.
"After a long basketball season that left him mentally and physically fatigued, Dave felt he could not perform for us to the best of his ability and decided to pass up baseball this spring," Jayhawk coach Floyd Temple said Thursday.
The 6-9 lefty led the Jayhawk pitchers with a 4-2 season record and an earned run average of 2.57.
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Welch scored 10 points during one three-minute span and twice helped cut the Bulldog margin to four points.
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