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g8 THI NASHVIIU TENNESSIAN, Thursday Mommf Mrchjj5.l96l ELL RIP RAMS ZZLING Gain State Quarter -Finals By JIMMY DAVY TKNNESSEAN Sports Writer ENOXVILLE Madison's sizzlinp Rams fired an astounding 55.9 per cent from the field and crushed Kittrell S0-51 here yesterday in one of the all-time great offensive shows of the TSSAA State tournament. Probably no team since the Tennessee schoolboy eliminations began in 1921 has made a more productive debut than the Nash- collide today at 6:30 p.m. (Nashville time). Madison will be attempting to give Nashville its second semifinalist In two years, West having reached the round of four last year before losing to Union City. FROM THE time Madison forward Johnny Jenkins leaped at the head of the circle and hit the first shot of the game it was Ramble ville Intersrholastic League champions.

The Rama hit 33 of f9 attempts from the field and 14 of 15 from the foul line. Playing before some 2,000 aft-noon fans at the University of Tennessee Field House, the Region 6 runnerup rushed In front of Kittrell's Region 4 champions 28-13 at the end of the first period and never looked back. THE RAMS' total score was 80 51 to the highest for a single team In this year's State tournament and the deadly shooting had officials thumbing through record books when the firing subsided. Maditon didn't claim any records but came within three field goals of the record 36 fired in by Meigi County back in 1956. The total points was just nine shy of the 89 Meigs scored that OadhasOpiaioa Though on the Floor Twice, Floyd Grew in Stature RAYMOND JOHNSON -J finals opposite Union City.

The Golden Tornado, the State tournament runnerup to Hampton last year, shot 53 per cent and whacked Lexington's Region 8 champions 77-64 in yesterday's other afternoon game. In games last night Walland grabbed a 70-67 upset victory over Meigs County and Kings-port edged Shelbyville 33 to 32. Both gained quarter-final berths. The Rams and Union City busy that at players. MIAMI, Fla.

Despite the fact he looked like he should have been fighting in the Golden Gloves instead of for 11 boxing most glamorous prize, Floyd Patterson actually gained in stature in a six round knockout of Ingemar Johansson. His stock went up because he proved he could tak it Until this fight there had been doubt Twice he got off the floor in the first round and again in the third, although the latter wa3 officially ruled a slip Ingo's right hand had quite a bit to do with Floyd's dropping to the canvas, just as it did twice in the first heat. Anytime a man gets up, much less twice and comes on to win, he demonstrates that he is of material that makes champions. Of course, it is only conjecture, but chances are that Patterson saved his title when he floored Johansson in the first round It was a shock to the Swede, who appeared to have the bout won when Floyd caught him with a left hook, shortly after crawling off the canvas for the second time. STRANGE AS IT may seem, Ingo elevated himself in the public's eye, too, even if he did go out like Jersey Joe Walcott ij in the second bout wittTRocky Today obvious that the Rams were wide-open offensively.

Madison erupted to a 14-5 lead before four minutes had elapsed In the first period, hitting seven of its first 10 shots. Kittrell, with a reputation for fancy shooting, appeared unable to cope with such a deluge of baskets and perhaps tried much too hard to catch up. The Rams unquestionably would have broken all tourney Today's Games (NHhville Time) 1:30 Memphli Trctdwell (31-7) vi. Svnnh (21-9). .1:00 Oak Bldfs (21-6) vi.

Red Bank (3.5-5). :30 Union Citr 21-S Madiion (S2-5). Walland (23-10) ti. Klnfiport (34-2). for praise," Brimm said.

"That was one of the finest first quarters we have played all season." Madison tangles with Union City, winner of Region 7, today at 6:30 p.m. (Nashville time). Three bus loads of Madison students and a whole host of private cars caravaned here. Brimm said more are expected today. "Union City is great and that (John Ed) Miller is something," Brimm added.

"Miller is the finest player in the tournament from what I've seen." Miller is almost every tournament visitor's favorite. He and Holston Valley's 6-8 Bobby Hog-sett are probably the tournament's two best college prospects. Miller plans to study engineering and is interested in Vander-bilt However his father, UC principal John Miller, says the Commodores have not contacted him. AP Wirephoto times it appeared they were working harder than the basketball KNOXVILLE Madison cheer leaders get plenty to cheer about as their team rips to an easy State Tournament victory over Kittrell. The girls kept so Brimms Dark Cloud Has Silver Lining same gams In winning over Adamtville 89-78.

Everyone hit well for the Rams, wno managed only third place in the 19th district tournament. But, It was guard Gary Fambrough with 23 and center Mac Curtis, a bear on the boards, with 18 leading the way. THE marksmanship shoved Madison to Its 22nd victory and into the tournament quarter Ingo Uncle By WILL GRIMSLEY TVEW YORK UP) Is Ingemar Johansson trying to sneak past Uncle Sam's giant net and flee to Europe without accounting for the million bucks in taxes demanded by the United States? Not a thought of it, the Swedish fighter Insists at Palm Beach, Fla. Marciano Ingo removed any doubt that he feared Patterson, the way he started throwing leather at the opening" gong. He too got off the floor and kept trying although his efforts seemed most feeble at times.

Some folks down this way are still complaining that Ingo got a short count when Referee Billy Regan ruled he was still on the floor at the count of 10 was no shorter than the one Walcott got in Chicago May 15, 1954 when Marciano dropped him late in the first round. Jersey Joe jumped up at 10 i II J' scoring and shooting records except for a lean stretch In the final period. After scoring 23 points in the third period for a 65-33 lead, the Rams went three minutes into the fourth quarter for their first fielder. Fambrough was excellent, pumping In 10 of 18 from the field and Curtis. 6-5 senior, added seven of 12 on his way to 18 points.

Reserve Jimmy Thomas also was zeroed on the bucket, drilling in six of 12 and winding up with 14 points. Jenkins, who got the Rams off to a good start with three first period fielders, got in foul trouble early and managed only 10 points during his limited service. KITTRELL lost scoring ace Jimmy Montgomery in the third quarter when he was ejected from the game with a free-swinging elbow. He had only 12 points at the time but his departure had little effect on the game, Madison already leading 51-27. Forward Jimmy Nipper was Kittrell's top offensive star, scoring 25 points on 11 of 24 from the field and three of seven at the foul line.

Kittrell, a winner over Carthage, in the Region 4 finals last week, wound up the season with a 32-5 record and left Middle Tennessee with only one contender for the State crown. If Madison was shaky in its first State tournament appearance it wasn't noticeable. The Rams scored 80 or more points only three other times this season. They beat Donelson, which was eliminated from the State Tuesday, 80-56, and scored even more in beating Maplewood (82-47) and Woodlawn (98-54). MADISON'S quarter-finals foe looked great in a well-executed win over a fine Lexington team yesterday.

Union City got balanced scoring from Jerry Spencer with 22, Charles Quillin with 19 and John Ed Miller with 18. Miller had fewer points but led the rebounding with 14 and was the most impressive individual player to show In this tournament. The 6-0 holdover from last year made assist after assist to keep Lexington at a distance. Union City, champion of Re- (Continued on Page 31) IS the second year third-place teams from districts have advanced to region play. Madison, third in District 19, has gone further than any Davidson County team.

West, third in District 18 last year, finished fourth in the State meet at Vandy. Union City's Miller and Jerry Spencer are playing in their third straight State event, however, Spencer played as a sophomore for Rives. Bill Pitt, Donelson substitute, took part in his second straight State tournament, but last year it was in the Kentucky tournament with Louisville East. Joe Sills of Tennessee Preparatory School attended yesterday's session. He, Joe Patch of Manchester and J.

B. Smith of Mount Pleasant will represent the Mid-state regions in the TSSAA's legislative council meeting today. TENNESSEE Coach Johnny Sines had words of praise for Iceland Watts, Donelson's senior guard Bob Polk of Vander-bilt. Babe McCarthy of Mississippi State, Floyd (Red) Burdette of UT Martin Branch and Madison Brooks of East Tennessee State attended their first sessions yesterday G. E.

McCormack, Donelson coach, yesterday trav- (Continued on Page 31) 5 5 UNION 5 and complained, somewhat jf. I eooooooooooooooooooooOooOoooo0' AP Wirephoto KNOXVILLE Who wants a loose ball? Madison apparently wanted to keep the ball more than Kittrell as the Rams chalked up an 80 to 51 victory. At right for the Rams is Newton Welch. Left is Kittrell's Ben Cates (54) and Jimmy Montgomery (43). icheg-rceman CUSTOMIZED-CLOTHES Trying To By GENE PEARCE TENNESSEAN Sports Writer KNOXVILLE "I knew this was my lucky day when I won a dollar as a door prize at a luncheon." Jubilant Bill Brimm suffered a hectic arrival here Tuesday, but yesterday his polka-dotted Rams did him proud with a resounding romp of Kittrell.

The Rants turned in the tournament's finest shooting 55.9 from the field and 93.3 from the foul line to best the Blue Devils from Rutherford County. EVERYTHING went well for Brimm yesterday, but the day before is another matter. On arriving here, a hotel attendant wrecked Brimm's car and in the process broke another attendant's hip. "My boys are just a bunch of free-loaders and they want to stay here all week," Brimm said. "Why, we've got to stay, my car won't be fixed until Saturday." Yesterday's victory is just another mark for the "Gallatin Road Wreckers." The Rams chalked up the Class AAA football crown, a triumph in the Crockett Bowl to complete a 10-1 season, the Nashville Interscho-lastic League basketball title, and now a victory in its first State tournament appearance.

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Phone AL 5-6464 Sam. Tough. Floyd Patterson feebly, that he had beaten the count Ingo didn't protest as much as Walcott. It seemed to me that Ingo was just as glad it was over as was Walcott. The Swede was not groggy when he left the ring a few minutes later Recognizing me as I fought my way toward the dressing room, Ingo stuck out his hand and spoke in his usual low, soft voice.

Walcott wasn't even puffing hard when he reached the dressing room in Chicago years ago. WALCOTT HAD A $250,000 guarantee for showing up Johansson knew his share of the gate along with the money from theater TV would be nearly three times that amount He had given the fans much more than most of them expected He admitted later he was tired. Going Steady It shouldn't have surprised the old timers in the press row because Patterson and Johansson have been going steady now for three fights But when Floyd gave the Swede a peck on the cheek in the ring after the bout, they looked puzzled, but shortly their frowns turned to smiles. It was a typical soft-hearted gesture by Patterson, who is always glad when a fight is over and his opponent isn't hurt. After Tuesday's press conference he was asked if he didn't embrace Ingo and give him a peck on the cheek.

Floyd hesitated a moment and then bashfully replied. "Err; that's right." I didn't mean to say anything about it though because it looked girlish." No More Miami Bouts Although Patterson insists he would like to fight here again, it will be a lengthy time before a heavyweight title bout is presented down this way This was the first since Primo Camera fought Tommy Loughron here on March 1, 1934. Miami Beach is supposed to be America's playground. No one doubts that but the playboys don't dig $100 fight tickets At least, not in sufficient numbers to make the promoters request extra money wagons for the bank trips. Convention Hall was fairly well filled, but in order to get the folks in, it was necessary to cut the $100 ducats to $20 at the last minute.

Seven sections of the highest priced seats were reduced to one-third of their original cost That killed any future' hopes. Amateurish Promotion There were so many amateurish aspects to the affair that it was small wonder that Patterson and Johansson gave the impression of being amateurs at times. First of all, the promoters were amateurs, even though this was their second heavyweight title fight They learned a little last June Now they have learned enough to get out. Blueprints of the Polo Grounds' press arrangements of last summer were sent here to be duplicated But somebody misread them and it was discovered at the last minute there was no space for the photographers This as hastily changed, but the picture men were thicker around the ring than sardines in a can So many chairs were crowded into the press rows that it was impossible to use a typewriter The small ring (it was 18 feet instead of 20) actually cut down the space for the scribes, but they made out in spite of the cruel way the Miami police tried to haggle some of thm. But the case of Ingemar and his tax battles took on a cloak-and-dagger atmosphere yesterday when an airline (KLM) announced in New York that passage had been booked for Ingemar to Amsterdam last night.

The reservation later was termed "a hoax." This created a flurry of ex- MiP INTRODUCING THE Tourney Boxes Madlunn Jenklna 4 Johnson 3 Curtis 7 Fmb'ah 10 Hunter 4 Thomas Harrison 0 Welch 0 Younl 0 Williams 0 Kittrell 10 Cates 3 6 J. N'per IS M'UnVJF 33 P. N'per 0 9 Jones 1 14 A. N'per 0 0 P'terson 1 0 M'Knl ht 0 0 Adama 0 0 3-8 3-7 2-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Totals 3J 14-15 80 Total21 -1851 IV HO Id ,11 Madisnn Kittrell 13 14 S3 10 10 Afternoon attendance 1,435 (paid). I'nlon C.

Spencer Miller Ouillln 3- 4 5-7 4- 7 3-3 3-4 0-1 o-o 0-0 3-3 0-0 l.eilnifn 0-1 0-2 3- 3 4- 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 23 Stewart 3 7 Kosera 18 CKle 19 Morrli 9 Belew 0 Ramer 0 Hnimea 0 Edgin 2 0 Tanner Edmu'son 6 Oreer 0 Cultra 0 Burns 0 Kirltiand 0 Totals 29 lv-29 77 Totals 29 8-11 64 I'nlon Cltjr 11 Lexington 15 71 4 Walland Simerly Moraaa Ouiett Carroll Wilson Nichols 0- 1 1- 3 3-5 3-3 Meifs 18 She Hon 7 17 J. Letner 4 8 H. Letner 3 8- 3-3 3-4 3-3 3-4 0-0 0-0 7 B. Wilson 3 8-13 30 Bowman 0-0 0 Wilson Jennings Totali 38 14-36 70 Total! 36 15-30 67 HalUnd II Met tt it 17 1370 18 7 K'rnnri Sproles Alnslle Hale Smith Leonard Volberg Locke Haney Nelms Pruett 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 3-3 0- 0 1- 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Sh'ritllla Milton 3 Craddock 1 Calhey 1 Coop 4 Reed 4 Parsons 0 Phillips 0 Plica 0 3-3 0- 3 1- 1 3-3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 Totals 16 3-6 33 Totals 13 14 iU tt Klnitport 8 Mielhylll Attendance 4.904 (paid). Vikings Sign Pair ST.

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