Long hold-out of Chicago White Sox Luis Aparicio proven, golden glove notwithstanding, that he was expendable. His single retort to Chisox brass, a sarcastic “thanks.” On the face of it, sway of Little Luis and Al Smith for Baltimore Orioles’ Dave Nicholson, Ron Hansen, Hoyt Wilhelm and rookie Pete Ward seems to have afforded the Redbirds with the best of the deal . . . It was virtually an historic moment in Western Hockey league play the other night when gentlemanly Rudy Fillion of the Seattle Totems was docked five minutes for the skirmish with Dennis Rathwell of Edmonton. If was his first penalty of the current year and only his 80^th minute in the sin bin over 14 years of WHL play . . . Don Rosbach, assistant football coach at Port Townsend, has been appointed vice principal of the city’s new junior high school. . . In the foul-filled JC conference debacle between Grays Harbor’s Chokers and Lower Columbia last week in Aberdeen, 62 personal foul calls led to what must have been a near record total of 91 foul-shot opportunities . . . The 81-point total registered by West’s Wildcats in their conquest of North Kitsap the other night is about the largest registered by local preps since Lyle Bakken and Co. were operating at East . . .

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Tom Whalen, 6-6 transfer to Pacific Lutheran from Olympic college, has taken over Lute scoring lead with 269 tallies in 15 games, a 17.9 average. Fifth on the PLU list as another ex-Ranger, guard Gus Kravas, with 97 and a 6.5 per game mark . . . Bill Hansen, another one-time Ranger and West Wildcats, improved upon his nine-per-game standard at University of Puget Sound with 12 in a loss to Eastern Washington Saturday . . . Larry Steele, son of former local Peewee coach Harold Steele, is currently a regular with the Shortridge (Indianapolis, Ind.) high school team and in two recent games hit the scoring column for nine and 10 points . . . Word to the Wise – Come early if you aspire to witness Friday night’s crosstown meeting between East and West . . . One of the better unfounded reports we’ve heard lately is that one Canadian professional football team sent Oregon State’s Terry Baker a blank check and told him to use his own judgement . . .

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Dave Wortman playing in the Northwest AAU league after stints at West high and Seattle Pacific, has lost little of his scoring touch, as witness his standing among the top five in the loop . . . Younger brother Gary, still at SPC, doesn’t produce offensively as often, but he’s nonetheless carrying an 11.1 per game average . . . What’s the largest high school in Washington state by way of enrollment? According to a recent Washington Interscholastic Activities association report, Lewis and Clark of Spokane holds the distinction with 3,145 students. Renton is next at 3,002 . . . By way of contrast, local area enrollments are West 1,818, East 1,068, Port Angeles 1,435, South Kitsap 1,345, North Kitsap 706, Shelton 967, Central Kitsap 787, Bainbridge 487, North Mason 196, Forks 254, Port Townsend 462 and Sequim 319 . . . If you haven’t noticed it before, watch Olympic Rangers’ Terry Easter, Jim Hunter, John Henderson, Mike Pugh and Jack Nighbert in lay-in drills at the next home game. They all dunk the ball, from either side, and in order. Quite a sight . . .

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Stadium Rally Turns Knot Into 67-58 Rout

CHECKED ATTEMPT - West's Leon Leslie (22) watch his field goal attempt from the left corner batted awry by long reach of Stadium defender partially obsured from camers. Game high scorer Bob Salatino (15) who tallied 26 points, moves toward play from midcourt

By JOE SHERK

Sun Sports Writer

West Wildcats didn’t cure their late-game fade, thanks to the shooting of junior forward Bob Sloan.

Sloan paced his Stadium Tiger teammates to a 67-58 triumph over ‘Cats in Capital league action here last night. The elusive forward connected for nine of his team’s final 13 points to turn a close contest into a walk-away decision. He finished with 26.

Loss was the third of the season for Wildcats, all to Tacoma opposition and the second to Tigers. West is 6-3 for the campaign, but 0-3 along the Capital league path. Stadium is now 7-2.

WEST HAD given the impression it was out to make a game of it, after trailing by as much as eight points in the third panel, by coming back to knot the count, 54-all with 3:29 yet to play. Dan Shedwin’s tip ended the comeback effort as Wildcat shooting tailed off to where they couldn’t but a basket at a close-out sale.

Thirty-three seconds remained on the clock when the next point for West was registered, but in the meantime Tigers had pumped through 10, eight by Sloan, to rest on a comfortable margin.

Coach Bob Smith’s ‘Cats encountered frustration after frustration during the final minutes as they saw the ball roll around the hoop in every way except through it.  At one time, they had six opportunities at the basket from within five feet but watched in vain as it rolled off into the hands of a waiting Tiger.

West hit only seven of 26 attempts in the final eight minutes.

STADIUM USED outside shooting of slender guard Bob Salatino and team play to break a 29-29 halftime deadlock and go in front by as much as eight during the third stanza.  Salantino hooped eight, four of six from the floor, during the 19-point period. He finished with 14.

West trailed by five, 48-43, at the end of the third quarter.

Second half outburst by visitors from Tacoma broke open a close fray that saw the score tied six time and the lead change hands 11 times in the initial two panels.

Wildcats jumped to the advantage and maintained if for much of the opening period, leading 17-16 at the quarter mark. They went ahead by as much as four after being down by three shortly into the second stanza but could not hold on as long outside howitzer by little guard Art Frazier with three seconds showing knotted the count at intermission.

DIFFERENCE between the two teams came from the foul line as both managed the same number of field goals, 24. Whistle blew 18 times against West during the course of the fray that at time made one wonder when the next first down would be. Fourteen of the toots came during the last half when stadium made good on 14 of 23 attempts. Winners were 19 of 29 for the game.

Tigers were called for only 13 personals, ‘Cats meshing 10 of 18.

Fred Kegel and Steve Schumacher did their best to keep West in the contest, each netting 13. Both were victimized by the last half bug-a-boos that saw ‘Cats connect on 12 of 43 field goals tries.

Frazier was the third Tiger in double figures with 11.

Wildcats hit on 24 of 68 shots from the floor for a 35.4 percentage. Tigers found the going a little better as they bucketed 24 of 55, 43.6 per cent.

West returns to class AA tourney trail Friday night in an important contest with East Knights at West. 

B Team Game

West (51) - Matlock, Gordon 8, Gran 15, Richardson, Shute 8, Chamberlain 3, Jackson, Tobacco 17;

Stadium (60) - Darland 7, Cole 17, Irwin 2, Disney 4, Burquett 2, Brinas 1, Burrell 10, Brooke 17.