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Show The PARSON December 8, 1965 Page 7 Parsons Slip by E. Mont. by Rich Lee, Parson Sports Writer Led by Matt Browns and Brent Smiths perfect shooting at the free throw line, the Parsons eked out a 97-victory over the Montana Eastern Yellowjackets in the basketball season opener last Friday night. Bob Smith and Matt Brown were outstanding for the Parsons. Bob made 9 out of 14 field goal attempts and total while Matt was 7 for 7 at the free throw line with a total. Ed Brown was also a key figure in the victory, coming off the bench to score 18 pts. and grab 15 rebouns, high for the evening. In the second game on Saturday, the Parsons preached a more potent sermon. The Parsons defeated the College of Southern Utah 96-with a considerably Six Westminster improved their effort. players scored in the double figure; Scott Iverson with 22, Brenth Smiths 17 and Mike Murrys 16 were the leaders. Iverson, who played with little in the first game, had a great night, shooting 64 from the field and 100 from the foul line. Bob Smith was equally impressive on the backboards, grabbing 18 rebounds. The game was marked by excessive fouls and the 61 performance at the charity indicates the Parsons need to imstripe prove. Westminster used a two-mpress during much of the game and capitalized on a smooth-workifast break. 20-po- int 93 The 25-po- int Yellowjackets, Westminster from the field, were beaten by their excessive fouls. The first half saw the Parsons shooting 35 from the field and being beaten on the boards. Tip-iby John Hatton and Matt Brown and three charity tosses by Dick 0 Paff brought Westminster from a 4 deficit in the closing minutes to a Matt Browns rebounding tie at half-tim- e. and scoring kept the Parsons in the game. Eastern Montanas Mickey Hartsburg put out a tremendous scoring effort in the second half that was almost matched by towering BobSmiths performance. The Parsons piled up a lead with eight minutes left but Hartsburg led his teammates to a 88-tie with less than three minutes to go. Then, with 14 seconds on the clock, Bob Smith dropped in a free throw to make the score 1 and put the game out of reach. strong-reboundi- out-shoot- ing ng , Rip CSU ns 81 37-4- 44-4- 16-po- int 10-po- int 88 an 95-9- ng (Cont. from P. 1) The rationalizations: a chance to travel; to save money ($75mo. x 24 equals $1800, after taxes $1500, not bad clear profit for two years); to discover myself; to have the satisfaction that can become a quasi-nav- e not and probably somewhat enjoy it, to feel Ive done something beneficial;. . .etc. But, all this is superstructure to the basic fact: JUST BECAUSE. Suddenly I'm a Foreigner As the hot night wind of Delhi carried strange odors to suddenly dry nostrils, I The excellent play of newcomers Ed Brown and Brent Smith boalsters the team, rated No. 1 for the Intermountain area by forecourt the NCAA. With our men and three playmaking guards in the persons of Schaffner, Iverson and Smith, the Parsons can expect one of the best top-not- ch seasons ever. its Fog's so thick cor it Yd coo id a Knife Lurth . ' descended the ramp from our plan to the terminal. It was immediately there. I listened to the clicks cadence the kilometers as the train rolled from Delhi to Hydrabad. It was constantly there. The faces in their varying curiousities said: You are different. You are a Shab, a Westerner, a foreigner. Being different means many things. You are exempt from some cultural rigidities, and bound to others. Being examined orally and visually wherever you go or stay is a fact of your life. To the host national you are simultaneously without the least both far above and far below him in status and standard. You are in a mold formed by whatever knowledge he has of the Westerner. Most of his knowledge is incon-sistan- vacarious-once-remove- cy d. Even as you realize you have been stereotyped, so suddenly do you see you have also done it. A continuing part of the Peace Corps experience is the breaking of stereotypes yours and theirs. The codiscovery of the humanness behind the initially customs, strong skintone, attitudes, actions, reactions, and language is a growing thing. Crossing the language barrier is a frustrating initial leap. E3 |