Photo by Ron Bishop
Battle on the boards
Pierre Russell contests Nebraska's Leroy Chalk (no. 51) and an unidentified KU player for a rebound early in the opening half. Russell netted 25 points and grabbed 8 rebounds against the Cornhuskers. Watching for NU is Bob Grattop (no. 34).
Future uncertain for Ellis
Dundee makes decision to stop bout
NEW YORK (UPI)—Joe Fraier holds the whole boxing world in the clenched left fist hat destroyed Jimmy Ellis. But now what worlds can he conquer in search of another big payday?
Frazier's destructive left slammed Ellis to the canvas twice Monday night and left Jimmy so dazed and helpless he was unable to come out for the fifth round. For the first time since the title was stripped from Cassius Clay 32 months ago, boxing has an "undisputed" heavyweight champion.
"I gonna retire," joked the 26-year-old Philadelphia as he was surrounded by his court in the dressing room. "I'm gonna wait for that bigmouth Cassius Clay to come back, and then I'll whip him just like I whipped his sparring partner."
Who Will Test Frazier?
In less than a minute, however, Frazier had reconsidered his "decision" to retire and was challenging all comers. But the problem now is to find someone who can be sold to that small, wary
group of diehard boxing fans as a genuine threat to the champion.
"I'll fight anybody who thinks he can get in the ring with me," said the bull-necked 205-pounder. "I hear about some of these guys like (light heavy-weight champion) Bob Foster or Mac Foster who want to fight me, but I tell 'em if they don't mess with me I won't mess with them. That's probably the luckiest thing that can happen to them."
Lefthanded praise for left-hooking Joe came from the man who had the title taken away from him for refusing to be inducted into the Army 32 months ago. "I think he's a lot greater than I did before," said Cassius Clay, "but he'd still only be a sparring partner if I weren't retired."
Ellis, who actually had been Clay's sparring partner once, held the World Boxing Association version of the heavyweight title when he went into the ring. The other half of the title, recognized in six states, including New York, belonged to Frazier. Suddenly, in the third round, it became
clear to everyone that Frazier would soon own the whole world.
NCAA and Bruins upcoming
Jolted By Left Hooks
With only a minute gone in the third round, Frazier threw a left hook that jolted Ellis back into the ropes. Ellis tried to escape, circling to his right, but still Frazier pursued. There was less than a minute left in the round when Frazier caught Ellis again, and then he stood there smiling as Ellis flashed back.
"Ellis caught me with the hardest right he's ever thrown in his life in that round," Frazier said, "and I just laughed and told him 'you done threw your best shot, and now it's my turn.' Then I came across with that left hook."
With little over two minutes gone in the fourth, Ellis was hit with another left, and he crumpled slowly to the canvas. He lay there in his own corner not moving for three seconds and then slowly rose to his feet at eight.
Kentucky moves towards SEC championship
By United Press International
By United Press International It might seem almost against the law of averages that UCLA, the winner of five national titles, and Kentucky, the winner of four, have never met in an NCAA tournament game.
But these two schools have
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never faced each other in a post-season game even though they've won nine of the 22 NCAA titles decided since 1948.
That oversight, though, could well be corrected on March 21 in College Park, Md., when the NCAA title game will be played this season.
But after that first knockdown, it was all over for Jimmy Ellis, a 29-year-old from Louisville, Ky. Ellis survived another 40 seconds until Frazier's left struck again, and this time Ellis hit the canvas hard. He got to his feet at nine and was helped to his corner after the round had ended.
Kentucky celebrated its return to the No. 2 spot in the rankings Monday night by all but clinching its 25th SEC title and another
Maravich scored 46 points as LSU edged Auburn 70-64, Austin Carr poured in 53 as Notre Dame routed Tulane 115-80, Tennessee topped Florida 72-61, Vanderbilt routed Alabama 101-79, Kansas State edged Missouri 63-60 and Utah State beat Arizona State 112-102.
LSU got its first victory at Auburn in 17 years on Maravich's 46-point spree. LSU is now 16-6 and has a good shot at a tournament berth.
trip to the tournaments. The Wildcats, behind Dan Issel's 40-point splurge, clobbered Georgia, 116-86.
The last time the NCAA tournament title was decided at College Park, Kentucky rolled into the finals as the favored team in 1966—but was upset by Texas Western. That was the only year in the last six that UCLA hasn't won the crown.
In other action Monday, Pete
Dundee hit Ellis' knee and asked him a couple questions, and the responses were so slack he refused to let his fighter come out as the bell rang to start the fifth round.
The suddenness and savagery of Frazier's victory was the only thing surprising to the 18,000 fans who paid over $600,000 to see the fight. After all, Frazier had hacked his way through all 24 of his previous pro opponents and his record of 21 kayees had made him a 5 to 1 favorite over Ellis, who has now lost six of his 32 fights.
HURRY!
The deadline for KU's 4th Annual Photography Contest is this Friday, February 20th at 5:00 p.m. Entries are to be turned in at the SUA Director's Office in the Union.
Remember, top prize for the contest is a $300 Pentax Spotmatic.
In addition, remember the change in rules now permits picture stories to be on any number of mounting boards.
SO HURRY!