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Show Rush mills? - He Made It On His Own r Life Classic: Mo fa j ! -- ?VS, Friday, December "S vV v a By HACK MILLER N CTOfflnmiHfflniwnnniBniinaaMmaiKflniiimniiimiin left their Bay City at 1:30 p.m. Thursday were fogged out of Salt Lake City and diverted to Denver. There the Dons waited to see if the Salt Lake airstrip would clear. It didnt before the last train left Denver for Salt Lake City about 9 p.m. The Dons finally arrived in Salt Lake City at 3 M a.ra. Deseret News Sports Editor If todays athlete doesnt make an There were do solid favorites as the four teams lined up the second annual Utah Classic basketball tournament. Utah hosts San Francisco ic the 7 p.m. opener. Michigan State and Bradley, rated about meet in the 9 p.m. nightcapper. Saturday night winners will play in the last game; losers will raise the curtain at 7 an team its usually his fault. He cannot always blame the lack of attention, as some of our great players did in the days of old. In the first place, if todays athlete has any talents along the line he has his own publicity staff working for him. His name is sent to every potential voter for honors. He is featured on pamphlets, programs, press brochures, annual team Looks and so cm. The scouts know him, because they are lookhis ing way. His coach blows his horn and touts him. In fact the coach writes letters for him, joins the information staff in plugging for the guy. The local newsmen, and the radio commentators give the man the most he can get. They have connections, too, and are usually involved with the voting on several of the honor teams. Such is the way of todays play. Like I said, if he doesnt make it it isnt because he hasnt been seen. Its because when all the facts are figured there is usually someone better than he. Out Of The Dixie Country But way back in 1932 one our young men made the official team (one of the top ones, at least). He was Elwood (Woody) Romney, a kid who had come out of Utahs Dixie country as an all stater for three years. He made the team first at the age of 15 about the youngest in the history of beehive basketbaJL an all-sta- te even-Steve- For a while Friuay It appeared that Utah had already made it into the finals. Saa Francisco, the Le playmates. Deseret News Special LUBBOCK, TEX. -Brigham Youngs basketball team left here Friday morning for Austin and a Saturday game with Texas, following i an victory over Texas Tech. Thursday night The win over Texas Tech was an extremely satisfying a the Utes on given up-en- d 50-5- 0 for a temporary restraining order and a three-judg- e panel, and, second, for the three-judg- e panel to hear the body of the case, including the permanent injunction and the damage award. Following the Nov. 17 denial by Kerr of the initial request, and the lack of appeal, be is expected to hear both the question of a temporary and permanent injunction against the university. knocked down Mike Blevins of sonvilie under tee Georgetown basket After calm was restored. Blevins followed White down court, apparently tying to shake hands. Then it started Jack again. Denver then 11 poirts in the overtime period, seen of them by Spencer Haywood, to pull out a victory. red Brigham Young's Scoft Warner (54) drives for basker against Texas Tech's Larry Wood. said, theyre the quickest team weve played all year. They run the fast break well and keep you honest on tee defensive recovery. Both clubs used a defense throughout the contest, according to Witbeck. We put pressure on their and guards at forced them into some key turnovers, be added. The win left BYU with a record going into tee Saturday night tilt with Texas, a b!ack-vs.-whi- Mothers of yesteryear sent to Friday their night high school sports events bearing cowbells, school pennants and megateeny-boppe- r" phones. Good clean fun. Tomorrows paraphemalia-ma- y be more brass knuckles, switchblades and bulletproof vests. In some hot spots, officials uc mulling thoughts of ruling out prep sports after dark. In others like Chicago it has long been a way of life. Racial" is a familiar tag versies simply draw attention to the trouble that has existed since the era of the flying wedge. Joe Brodsky, burly former University of Florida fullback, was here at Miamis Jackson High School when it was That was 15 years ago. Now coach of the Generals mostly black football squad, Brodsky claims, People used to throw rocks at the buses and beat people with chains. Nobody got excited about it teen." Btd, there have beat major complained about off-fie- ld to principals antics cant be even broadly that classi- fied as hijinks. Problems at football events have hit headlines from burgs in tee hinterlands to teeming cities. Basketball doesn't escape the haunting difficulties of nighttime athletics, aland though most coaches school leaders feel holding events indoors helps with policing . . , sometimes. A white boy was shot in the stomach during a racial disturbance at live Oak, Fla., to preseason favorite to win tee Southw est Conference. Texas has a young, fast team and plays much the same type offense we do, Witbeck said. Theyll be tough, but if we play as well as we did against Tech, we should do allright." Texas has a 33 record, having beaten Mississippi, Alabama and Tulane, while losing to California at Santa Barbara, UCLA and Oklahoma State. man-to-m- an mid-cou- rt Pres 0 International Moorehead St. 64. Hurrtoldt St. Cincinnati 114, low 106 EAST Wichita 96, Loyola (IK ) 94 Purdue 65, Kent St. 44 Buffalo 100, Ohio Norther Providence 77, Brown 66 SOUTHWEST Denison 61, Washington A Jefferson Mexico Olympic Teem 64 Aoiiene Canon 79, Lode Haven 66 Christian 66 Mount St. Mary's M. Grove tiff H Central Oklahoma 94, East Texet S3 (Overtime) Lamar Tech 67, Mcrie$e 70 Springfield 96. Cleric It North Texas St 96. Arizona S! Niagara 73, Rutgers 61 Bricham Young 86. Texas Tech 61 Indiana (Pa t St 120 Geneva 7? Eastern New Mexico 70, Southwestern Assumption 101, Worcester Tech 71 Oklahoma St. 61 Mrty Cross 76. Northeastern 76 WEST Muhienoerg 9?, Lebanon Valley 62 C W. Post 105, Lovota (Vtontreai) 76 UOP 9X Portland 65 North Texas 96 Arizona 61 Kings Point Ifcj, Lehman 62 South Carolina 69, Long Island U S Pasadena 96, Retfanos 66 TOURNAMENT SOUTH Washington 4 Lee Invitational at Tulane 59 Miami (Ohio) 57 Va Huntingdon )7, Columbus ft Washington 4 Lee 61, Centre (Kv.) 71 Aincns 1 5, Beimoni 78 Wofford 7 Didunson 56 Tennessee at Chattanooga 76, Florence St Southern California 101, Louisiana St. 96 Eastern Kentucky 97, Georgia Sou&ern 0 FeU peals: 41 9 par cant. Fraa throws 76 per cant. Team rebounds tour Halt me wore BYU 50, Texas Tec 47 7,200 SECTION D 79 J4 St. Kentucky Baltimore 99, s St. 76 6.7 get tic current cage season off on a sour note. The tiny north Florida city's game with Ridgeknd, S.C., High was interrupted by a fight in tee stands that was climaxed by the pistol shooting of Larry Type. Police said tee gunman was a black youth. Hie victim recovered. Playing of tee song Dixie has been a significant probschools. lem in Southern and Whites have stood cheered for decades when their band struck up the tune. Blacks now in the once schools take it as a racial affront and often explode when "Dixie begins. 79, Eastern Dnmioa Mel-chion- ni In the only other American Basketball Association game, Louie Dampier scored 71 points and Jim Ligon added 19 for tee Kentucky Colonels who i COMPLETE SELECTION of DOWN or Dacron Long or short, ragged or fashionable!, warm, colorful, comfortable PARKAS by: Tempco JR. SIZE PARKAS from $15413 is $25.00 l53Su.te.M5 , DACRON PARKAS tm. IN .70 2at.43 Famous Brand ta PAEXAS ONE LOT 20 OFF 1, Franklin (Ohio) 67 Western Maryland g 79, California (Pa.) ietoefss MIDWEST New England 64 Aiebame 91. 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Larry Jones led tee Rockets in scoring with 27 points while Levern Tart had 25 for New Rork and Bill chipped in with 2L College Cage Scores Fret Prep Violence Stirs Nation problems sprinkled throughout the country. Parents have stormed school board meetings, written newspapers and Hmten'l Denver tot, Mew York Its I overtime) Kentucky 193. New Orleans N 108-10- 5 FrOiy rock throwing for violence but some to pistol firing controclaim Eastern Dwisiaa The Rockets spotted the New York Nets a 20 point lead in the first half and teen came back to tie the score at the end of regulation play. YOUNG (Ml Sports TV Highlights Financial ABA Standings In tee ABA, the Denver Rockets made their point the hard way. 3-- 2 Attendance: 113-11- noticed. free-for-a- ll 41-2- 6. 2 scant lead, and 19 seconds to kilL Thanks to Le va they did. That was a big rebound, Motta said, as if no one had 4-- 3 TEXAS TECH Then tee Hawks went to work with Lou Hudson scoring IS second-hal- f points and Walt Hazzard adding 14 to leave the Bulls with only tee ball, a free-toro- Early Li tee second half BYU broke things open by sewing 10 unanswered points to take control, 6049. Witbeck was high in his praise for tee Texas Tech team, which now has a record. They were much smaller than us, but made up for it with exceptional speed, he cent. 78-5- 6 n domination of tee offensive boards allowed us to put up eight more shots during the game than toe Raiders did, and that helped. The game was close throughout tee first half, with BYU leading by small margins most of tee time. The Cougars took a 5047 edge into tee rest period. FieJ oca!:. 40 2 per Throws: 64 7 per cent. Team resounds: Four from outside, tee Bulls had a edge with V 0 left in tee third quarter. Boh Love had to haul-ia rebound on Walt Wesleys second attempt with three seconds left to preserve the victory in the only NBA game scheduled Thursday. Fracas Disrupts Basketball Game FLA. JACKSONVILLE. A fight broke up a (AP) basketball game between Jacksonville and Georgetown universities Thursday night, and Jacksonville merged as warmer by forfeit Coach Jack Georgetown Magee pulled his team out when tte battle became a near tee end of tee first half, with the Florida team leading, The fight began when Arthur White of Georgetown 9 A few minutes earlier, his Bulls had almost blown a second half lead to the National Basketball AssoWestern ciations Division leading Atlanta Hawks. took. RIGHAM The Bulls looked dazzling as they took the lead 10-- with four minutes gone and then stretched it into a 6348 halftime lead. With Wesley hitting from dose in and Love and Jerry Sloan banking away If we play a few more like this, I wont five to be an old man, Motta, who is now 37, said. broke a single-gam- e rebounding record that had stood for 13 years. It was definitely one of our best overall performances, BYU assistant coach Pete WItbeck said. Three of our players, Scott Warner, Doug Howard and Paul Ruffner, combined for 49 Warner collected 27 boards himself, which breaks tee previous BYU record of 26 set by John Benson against Washington in 1956. Leading scorer for tee Cou gars was sophomore forward Phil Tollestrup, 20 with points. Other Cat starters and their poit totals include Doug Howard 18, Warner 17, Jim Miller 16 and Paul Ruffner 13. We missed quite a few good shots in the first half, but were able to come up with the big basket when we needed it. Witbeck said. Our beat the New Orleans Bucs, 103-9Steve Jones topped the Bucs with 21 poirts. Chicago head coach Dick Motta stood outside his Bulls dressing room in Kansas City Thursday night with a shellshocked smiie and wondered about his youth. ner team 1 Wesley Rebound Saves Chicago one for the Cougars, a', all five starters scored in double figures and center Colt War- For Appeal Wednesday. The suit by the athletes, kicked off the Cowboy football team in October, asked, first, By HUBERT MTZELL Associated Press Writer nights opener. By United Press International Time Expires 30-da- ed were chance to rebounds. Thats seven more than tee entire Texas Tech their case temporary restraining order against the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees and other defendants. William Waterman, a civil rights attorney from Pontiac, Mich., and chief counsel for the athletes, had announced earlier be would appeal a Nov. 17 ruling of U.S. District Judge Ewing T. Kerr. The y period for taking the action expired at 5 p.m., two-hand- Dons Win; Texas Next panel and a all-st- ar super-sophomo- re poll the nt D Utahs coach Jack Gardner will try and get by without using Kenny Gardner in this series. Kenny sprained an ankle last week and chipped a bone in his foot He has been on the limp list during the week. After the Classic the Utes have five games at home, from Dec. 22 through Jan. 9. During that time the Utes hope to have Kenny Gardner in top condition again for tne conference games ahead. As soon as he is able to be on his foot in game action he will play. That action would come as early as the Ute Classic. eventual top honors. Simpson will be compared to other candidates in the Ute classic Pete Cross of San Francisco is one of them. Utah's Ken Gardner and Mike Newlin are two others. Bradley has several prospects. Kenny Gardner remains a starter for toquestionable lYU - Denver franchise. Flaying days over, Woody took up officiating and now is on Utahs state insurance staff at the Utah Capitol. in the Woody Romney made were aforementioned all when favors of the days not available to him. " Woody came up the hard way and someone heard about him, caught him in a game or two and he got the nod. Woody was one of our first ones, teams in although some others had made certain basketball tournaments. Many of ns left who can remember Woody Romney at his best. little guy with a great shot, a deft passer and clever courtier. Somewhere out of the files came the picture of Woody Romney being congratulated by BYUs 1932 team captain, Byron Nelson. It brings back of days when, if you some memories for many not because of somewas received any awards, it one else salesmanship. 3-- 3-- alance Keys CHEYENNE (UPI) Time ran out Wednesday for the 14 black athletes to appeal a VS. District Court denial of a three-judg- e to hear From there he joined BYUs Ott Romney and went to honors. His team mates on team were Richard Lenthicum that of UCLA, Ed Krause of Notre Dame (now the athletic director there), Johnny Wooden, coach of the famed UCLA team the past few years; and Lewis Berger of Maryland. From college Woody went to Denver to play for the Denver Athletic team. He played there for two years before taking Hie head basketball job at the Western State College at Gunnison. From there he went to coach at Colorado Mines and still later became interested in baseballs Western League (Class C). He owned the In a can do everything in the book about as superb as you could have a man do it, but if there is one problem with Michigan State's team effort right now it is in blending the rest of the team with Simpson." It will be the first big show for Simpson in his bid for 5-- 2-- court new' home boards. State and Bradley also were voted a standoff. Bradley will go into the tournament with the most impressive record, Michigan State is Utah 2 and San Francisco Shuttle buses will be operational from the stadium parking lot. There are ample tickets available. A crowd of about 12,000 is forecast. Michigan State will present one of the most colorful of the countrys cagers to the Utah court. Hes Ralph Simpson. Simpsons coach, Gus Gana-ka- s, says of Simpson that he They will rest most of Friday, except for a slight shooting drill in the Ute Wigwam, to introduce themselves to the 1969 Solid Favorites latters Michigan Friday. o'clock. 88-S- Captain Byron Nelson and Woody Romney die 19, haricia. |