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19 Time abbr.
21 Initial* of '50s Earl -or- abbr. for "
22 Cot Jim and family -or- phone wires 24 Preposition
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33 National Champs James and family -or-protectlng shelters
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46 Actor Cuinness 49 #4 -or- moth
51 *47-'50 Cat Barnstable -or- valley
53 Mr. Bowie
55 Musical instruments
57 '50 letterman -or- powerful
61 Played for Eddie -or- door bolt
63 First two of the five
64 B_     and sell
65 '66 letterman Bob -or- skill 67 "Green with _"
69 Abbr. for baseball's passed ball
71 Initials of old-time Cat McCinnis
72 Latin for Jesus Christ
73 '60s Gary -or- wage $ -
74 '40s letterman -or- common color
75 Initials of 53 Across
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2 Gathers leaves
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4 Initials of  '40a Lander -or- overhead railway
5 Charles and  family -or- Injure**
6 Initials of  "Odie" -or- like
7 '70s Edelman -or- bean
8 Initials of Cat Eric -or- printer's measure
9 '43 letterman Paul und family -or- words at Christmas
10 Chris from i-A -or- flour makers 14 Standout guard -or- chess expert
17 A.R., J.H. and
18 Trees
20 '50s Gayle -or- flower
23 Religious worker
24 Standout Bobby -or- Holmes' partner
25 Rupp's Joe -or- European country
28 '60s Tommy -or- train usher
29 Namesakes of Cat Jennings
32 Touch gently -or- first name of Cat who made it big in the NBA
34 Initials of 020 -or- baseball pos.
35 Late-'60s Randy -or- swimming spot
36 Uno
38 Water form
39 Cats Cecil, Carl or Charles -or- TCP's editor
40 Vegetable
41 '70s Jerry -or- robust 43 Abbr. for an NY island
47 All-Amcrlcan Huber -or- wind-sheltered side
48 Issel teammate -or- fictional baseball batter
50 All-Amcrlcan Cat -or- bargain hunter's love 52 Biblical vessel 54 Time period
56 '40s Mulford -or- Confederacy's Jefferson
58 Band instrument
59 Bible section abbr.
60 Strong wind
62 Initials of letterman Tillman -or- NE state abbr.
66 Follows "K"
67 Compass abbr.
68 Initials of baseball's strikeout king
69 Initials of  '50s Phil -or- movie rating
70 Initials of Burchctt -or- type of radio 72 Initials of Irving -or- pronoun
You can imagine what question Bobby Watson is asked the most
by TCP Associate Editor Nick Nicholas
Each day THE question circles the commonwealth. Whether in a Paducah restaurant. Ft. Thomas barber shop, Pikeville church or popular Middlesboro street corner, inquiring minds want to be quenched with the answer to who will be Kentucky's next basketball coach.
So far a coach has yet to be uncovered. Not even a clear-cut favorite. Suffice to say, there's always a thirst for curiosity when names are rattled off in regard to Eddie Sutton's successor. Postmen, policemen and even milkmen want to know. So do doctors, lawyers and politicians.
For every one question asked by the average fan, how many more are targeted for CM. Newton's nine-person screening committee?
"I have a number of people I run into that I don't even know and they'll ask me, 'How are we coming with the coach?'" said Bobby Watson, an Owensboro businessman and member of Newton's committee. "They want to know who we are going to get and when we are going to get somebody. It really is surprising.
"Of course, a lot of my friends that I know ask me about how things are coming along. But I run into people daily that I don't know. They'll call me by name and ask me how's it coming with the new coach. I always say, 'Fine.'
"A lot of times I'll ask them, 'Who do you like?' I like to see what they say."
Watson is one of four former 'Cat cagers on the committee. And as of last Friday the nine-member committee had met once.
No one has to introduce UK's athletics director to Watson. The two were teammates on Adolph Rupp's 1951 championship team. Now they're teaming up again, this time to try and restore the tradition of a program fallen on hard times.
"When I first talked to him about being on this committee he asked me if I had any suggestionsWho do I like or if I had any names," Watson said. "He is willing to listen.
"He has to find out who is available, and he has in his mind who he's looking for. He's talked to the screening committee about the needs of the university and its coaching position.
"He wants to find that perfect fit. If it takes a while it's going to have to take a while."
Once Newton finds a candidate to his liking, he then will introduce his recomenda-tion to the screening committee. Said Watson: "That's really what was going to happen to Lute Olson."
Olson was supposed to make a visit to Lexington but disregarded previous thoughts of making the Bluegrass his permanent home when the University of Arizona, his employer, sweetened his salary.
"He (Newton) was going to have Olson in to meet the screening committee and show him around Lexington," Watson recalled. "And I'm sure he probably would have made a recommendation."
The committee's function is to give Newton's recommendation(s) either a thumbs up or thumbs down verdict. According to Watson, if one or more committee members happen to oppose a candidate Newton will more than listen and revaluate the situation.
"Speaking for myself, CM. knows these coaches a lot better than I do and I would more or less go along with his recommendations," said Watson. "He's very well thought of in the coaching profession, among his peers; I'm sure he will come up with some good recommendations."
The search committee, though, will have a role into putting the "amen" to UK's choice.
"I think it's good that there are some former players on that committee, as well as other parts of the university being part of it," mentioned Newton.
Forever, Watson will be linked to basketball in Kentucky.
In his UK career the Wildcats were consecutively ranked nationally No. 3, No. 1 and No. 1 at the end of the season by Associated Press. A 5-foot-10 guard, Watson captained the '52 team, averaging 13.1 points per game.
A successful prep coaching career followed.
"Of course, a lot of my friends that I know ask me about how things are coming along. But I run into people daily that I don't know. They'll call me by name and ask me how's it coming with the new coach. I always say, 'Fine.' A lot of times Til ask them, 'Who do you like?' I like to see what they say."
Bobby Watson, member of screening committee
He learned basketball from two teaching legends, Rupp and Lawrence McGinnis (himself a former UK player and Watson's high school coach).
In 1972 and 1980 Watson coached his high school alma mater, Owensboro, to state championship titles. Now, this former coach has been asked to assist UK in finding a leader for its basketball program.
First and foremost Kentucky is searching for a coach who: A) abides by NCAA regulations; and B) is a stickler for academic success.
"Sometimes it (the program) gets too big that maybe the education is put second," Watson believed. "Definitely that should be first. You should follow the rules. I'm not saying anybody broke any but I'm just saying education should be first. I think you can follow the rules and still do very well and satisfy the people here in Kentucky.
"I don't think there's any question about that. It can be that way."
Next, Newton has pointed out that whoever fills the vacancy must have a chapter devoted to a fast pace brand of hoops in his playbook.
Watson grew up and played the Rupp style of X's and O's. His Owensboro teams were coached in the same manner, an uptempo offense to go along with a pressing man-to-man defense.
"The style of UK basketball," Watson said, pausing for a moment, "...Kentuckians would like to see it get back a little bit more to where it was as far as a faster game. I think they like the action, and I think that will be kept in mind.
"Basically, Kentuckians would like to see the style get back to more what it used to be, the fastbreak and more action."
Until the university hires a coach, Watson will be recipient of countless "Hi, Bobby. Oh, by the way, who's the next UK coach?" greetings. A former Wildcat, he understands basketball is vital to the average Kentuckian. He says it's rather "interesting."
UK fans in western Kentucky are no exception.
"Down in this area, the coach over at Evansville (Jim Crews) gets a lot of talk," he said of the local rumor mill. "A lot of people are talking him up.
"They (UK fans) feel a part of it. I see a guy at the YMCA shooting baskets. He'll ask me and he's very sure of who he wants. They are just very interested people."
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