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Show Howes 28 plus teamwork does it The deseret sampler, fh., Feb. 5, 1971 Independents fall to HHC No. 1 1111C NO. 1 hull 66, of 12 points, hut tlu 111 K! paiil off with a halftime edge, llowe The intramural eellar-dwelers used a tenacious defense and and Henry led the team with a patient, disciplined offense to 11 and 1(1 (mints respectively. The second half saw the In- spring the upset of the season. lnde- - dependents open things up in g handing the peudents their second loss of an attempt to make 1111(1 run with them. They tried a full the season. The teams played fairly even court press which, prosed to at the (Hitset as the lead swap-- lie little trouble lor 1111(1, but ped hands a couple of times almost got the winners to start before 1111(1 moved out in front running. After a timeout, 1111(1 for good. Bruce Henry hit a went luck to their patient of-couple of long range jumpers tense and waited for the good for 1111(1 as thev pulled away shot. INDEPENDENTS o2 l- high-ridin- and (leorge Douglass and John Howe were driving through the Independents and hitting on layups aud short jumpers. THE INDEPENDENTS early haskets came from Don Nichols and lam Iloselmro in close, but once thev liegau falling Ijchind Pleasant liegau to operate from the low post. He hit for a first- - WITH ABOl'T seven minutes remaining Niehuls drew his fifth personal and withdrew witli II points. This allowed the 1111(1 defense to sag and help Ilowe on Pleasant with the result that, 13 Pleasant scored although second-hal- f not was he points, able to diuniuate the game. At the four minute mark 1111(1 went into a suit freeze and forced the liidcpeiulciils to foul. However. Ilowe dropped in four straight foul shots to maintain the 1111(1 margin. Howe took game honors with 1111(1 managed to muiulaiii 2K points, including 10 of 12 a lead after the early charity tosses. Douglass finish- going saw their lead cut to ed with 11 points aud Henry four. The key man in maintain- - had 13. Pleasant hit the losers bv Nichols ing this lead was Ilowe who with 25 followed continued to drive and score on with 14 and l.ou llosclioro with layups and foul shots. Douglass 12. The Independents' 52 (joints also threw in three important was their lowest output of the baskets aud did a great job season and thev made onlv four defensively on larrv Hamm. balanct of 'o-2S January Highlights :s cal SSG Ken Peavler, DPG Career Counselor, ged near Alpine, Wyoming, while hunting what dangerous, are becoming scarce in now adorns his office floor as an animal-ski- n Intermural at-th- displays his 30 pound lynx (wild cat) he bagdeer. Lynx are predators and although somethe United States. SSC Pearler's prize kill rug. Selected; face league champs Feb. 17 intramural The team that will face 'he league champion team oir February 17 was selected last week hy the coaches of the league also All-St- ar ar All-St- ar - PHIL s, WENDELL, HHC ii.NO. 2 7 league's leading scorer, currying a 30.2 points per game (ppg). average. He lias led his team to its present third place standing with such as; 44 scoring pcrformum-cagainst HHC No. I, 43 the Civilians, 37 against against the Civilians and 36 against the MIN. He has lieen held under 20 points only twice in 13 games and is also a strong reljounder. Wendell is the leagues ninnljer two fool shot artist, hitting just under 66 percent of his charity tosses. defense. JOHN THOMPSON, MPs-- A scrappy, hustling defender, Thompson brought his average lip to an even 10.0 ppg with consistent double figure performances after a slow start. A fine 1ia.ll handler, he is also one of the leaders of the MP fast break. His liest scoring night came against HIIC No. 2 when he pumped in 23 points. s JOilNPLEASANTJiulcpen-dent- the leuper in the league and an excellent rclioiiiidcr on lxith lxiurds. A solid defender also, John has blocked many a shot during this season. FRED JOHNSTON, HosThe Hospital's leadpital ing relmunder, especially on the offensive Ixiards. Johnston has lieen a consistent 4.5 ppg scorer all season, lie has had high games of 21 (joints against the MPs and HHC No. 2. A tireless defender. Johnston has. lieen a key man in his teams zone is a In case an ineniljer of the championship team he will play with his regular team in the game and will not lie placed on the roster. Here are the All-Star- An outstanding player, John is most outstanding long. one-on-o- teams. All-St- All-Sta- rs season All-St- ar PAUL NIEMANN, MPs-Proli- ably the strongest man in the league, Niemann has lieen an intimidating relxmiid-e- r for the MPs. Virtually imto disl.xlgc under possible the Ixiards, his relxinnding has lwcn a big part of the MPs run and gun offense. Niemann also finds the time to net alxmt 12 (xiints a game, with his high of 22 coining against the Independents. s Through the games of Jan. 26, Pleasant is the second leading scorer in the league, hitting 27.6 (jpg. Plea- sunt has lieen the driving force that pushed the Indeinto the league pendents lead and kept (hem there all Due to some uncontrollable circumstances much of the intramural liaskelhall action in January was not reported. Here are some brief highlights of those games. Civilians 66, Independents 59 George Brine's 24 points and 16 hy John Southwick led the Civilians as they handed the Independents their first loss of the year. Despite a (lixir night e foul line the winners over eame John Pleasants 20 points and lam llosol xiro's 16 for the victory. Three double figure 1H1C NO. 2 66, HOSPITAL 49 scorers led the HHC team to an easy win. HHC held the Hospital to just 16 (xiints in the first half and that was it. Phil Wendell (30), Duane Drake (15). and Ivick Cattivera (13) led the winners and Tom Scheidler ( IS' led the Hospital. Mike Simmer (35), Paul NieMIN 99, HHC No. 1 55 13) led mann (19), John Thompson (IS) and Chuck the MPs to an easy romp. George Douglass (21 and Bruce Henry (16) led the losers. A outburst hy HHC No. 2 90, Civilians 76 Phil Wendell sparked HHC to a surprise victory that put a severe crimp in the Civilians title hopes. Earl Edwards (20i and Lloyd Kelly (13) helped Wendell hand the Civilians their third loss of tlie year. Four men hit double figures for the Civilians: George Bruce i26), John Southwick (19), Bobby Johnson (10) and Dennis Laineraux ( 10). The underdog HHC CIVILIANS 66, IIIIC NO. 1 62 team gave the powerful Civilians a . a! battle Ix'lbre succumbing in the dosing moments. George Bruce's 32 points led all scorers and were the key to the Civilians victory. John Southwick and Dennis Laineraux each had 10 for the winners. Bruce Henry (15), George Douglass (14), Dave Cropper (12i aud John Howe (11) led the losers. The MPs forced the league Independents 75. MPs 72 leaders into two overtime periods Ix'fore giving up the ghost. A missed foul shot by John Thompson with no time on the closk n CHUCK LEPPERT, MPs -I- addition to carrying an 11.6 ppg average, Leppert is a real liullhawk on defense. During the early part of the season L'ppert was mainly a playinaker cm the fast break, hut he has recently improved his scoring with a 23 point - against the Civilians, followed hy a 22 point game against HHC No. 2. GEORGE BRUCE, CiviliBruce is the league's ans night third leading scorer, just Ixhind Pleasant with a 27.5 average. A fearless driver, Brace is perpetual, motion onM offense aud a strong rebound--e- r and gixxl defender to . lioot. His scoring, such as 34 and 32 against HIIC No. 1 and 30 against the MPs, has been a key factor in the Civilians drive to catch the Independents. JOHN SOUTH WICK, Civilians is an exBig John cellent relxninder on lxith hoards and has a fine scoring touch around the hoop, llis 19.5 (jpg put him fimrth in the league as he and George Bmee are the top one-tw- o punch in the circuit. Southwicks high game was 30 against HHC No. 2. GEORGE DOUGLASS, HHC No. 1 Douglass 16.0 ppg place him sixth in the race, hut league scoring his fine relxmnding and excellent defense have lieen just as valuable to his team. Ilis defensive work was mainly 1111C NO. 2 84, HOSPITAL. 59 MPs 56 The league leaders lxmueed Phil Wendell and Lloyd Kelly hue I. onto the winning track eoiuhined for 52 points and HIIC as they rail'd out In a massacred the MPs. Kelly's 16 halftime Imlge and never look- - first half (Joints boosted the ed Itack. 2 halftime ad- winners to a John Pleasant poured in 34 vantage. The win left llllC with an ,o lead the scoring (joints mark and an outside shot parade and the lndecudcnts got their foul line eyes back as they at the league title aud Wen- notched 21 free throws in 31 dell's 30 (Joints left him at the top of the league scoring race, attempts. For the MPs. it was their Pleasant had IS points in the first half runaway aud he seventh loss and mathematically had plenty of help from lam eliminated them from the title Hose boro who had 13. Koselxiro chase. The loss of their leading finished with 19 and Don Ni- - scorer, Mike Simmer, and their chols notched 10. All nine play- - leading rehouuder, Paul Niemann, ers got into the scoring column has hurt them considerably. for the winners as opposed to The bulk of the losers scor- four the evening, just previous ing came from Chuck l,eppert Double figure scorers for (22i, Mike Kalinowski (16) and the Hospital were: Fred John- - John Thompson 10). The win- 17 ston loin Scheidler (14' nets placed four men in double figures including Wendell. Kelly wound up with 22, Rick Catti-ver- a hail 15 and Duane Drake lNDhPENDEM S SJ, 46-2- 11-- 1 11. cost the MIN the victory in regulation time. Thompson did. however, send the game into overtime with his first shot. Four men hit double figures on each side. For the Independents: John Pleasant i25). Don Nichols (17). lam Hosclxmi Hainin (Kb. For the MPs: Mike Simmer 32i. (II). and Thompson (13), Paul Niemann (II) and Chuck Leppert (10). The top three men on HOSPITAL 65, HHC NO. 1 55 each team combined for 40 points, Imt the Hospital showed greater de(ith and got eight men into the scoring column compared to IlllC's six. The Hospital jumped out to a quick 10-- 2 lead and maintained that margin throughout the game. Tom Scheidler (16l, Biek Giles ( 12) and Lordiuc Brewer (12) matched the HHC trio of John Howe (19), Bruce Henry (ID and Ed Toun (10). Larry llaniin explixled Independents 77, HIIC No. 2 57 tor 20 (Xiints for the winners and they hald Pliil Wendell to an 2 at the half, Imt the even 20 to key the victory. It was winners pulled away in the second half to win easily. John Pleasant (271, llaiiinl and Loii Boselioni (16) led the winners. Wendell led the losers followed liv Biek Cattivera (131 and Lloyd Kelly (11). Phil Wendell's HHC NO. 2 65, HHC NO. 1 62 bulge shixiting streak in the first half led 111IC No. 2 to a 46-3-0 that the losers just could not overcome. Wendell finished with Phil Wendell's IIIIC NO. 2 65, HIIC NO. 1 62 first HHC No. 2 to a half led in the streak shooting bulge that the losers just could uot overcome. Wendell finished with 44 points the league high this year. Kick Calti-ver- a had 23 and Lloyd Kelly 12 for the winners. George Douglass (29), Brnee Henry (27) and John Ilowe (20) were outstanding for the losers. After a tight first half the CiviliCivilians 79, MPs 56 ans pulled away to a relatively easy vietorv. Four Civilians found double figures; George Bruce (21), John Southwick il9), Walt Gurney (14) and Boh Johnson (12). Chuck Leppert and Mike Kalinowski led the MPs with 23 and 17 points, respectively. - .'13-3- - 30-poi- - 46-3- 0 Mustangs down USD 110-4and Wasatch Academy 73-3- 8 Sjxirts dynasties such as the New York had in Ikim.'IkiII and the Boston Celtics had in Ixiskcthull: are they possible Yankees anymore':1 It is hard to say. hut the answer would seem to lx that such total domination of a sport for a uiimlx'r of 'years is highlv nn- - - likely. ' Icucc came to a peak from 1919 through 14)53 when they won a record five cousecii- live World Series lilies. The Bronx BoiiiIxts, as they were known then, did achieve total doiuiiialion of the 1 of the 16 American League winning league (X'liuaiits from 1919 to 14X11. losing only to Cleveland in 1951 aud Chicago in 14454). They won nine of those World Series appearances and lost five, including (lie last two. How did they achieve such domination? Basically it was due to their ability to sign and develop the best players (lining!) their farm system. Their iiianagemeiil was also quite adept at piekiug iqi gixxl, ex- -' X'rienccd ballplayers in the lale stages of a close pennant race. 1 ' ' WHEN EXPANSION came in the early sixties, the Jalcnt was spread thinner and they Ix'giin to give up sonic of their poten- - teams could promise the play almost immediately, to languidi in the minor five years. Tims the Yankee farm system liegan to weaken in the first part of the Sixties and with that weakening came the downfall of the dynasty in 14X45 and 14X46. Teams learned from the Yankees and held onto their youngsters when they got them, giving them time to develop. This idea known in liaseliall, aud eventually in all sports, as the youth movement. Teams refused to trade for veterans who could help them "now." Tliev preferred to take r their lumps for years and then capitalize. The increase in Ixinus money also led teams to hang on to their youngsters rather than wind up (laying the player to perform for another team. Trailing did not. of course stop,- hut it tixik on the aspect of trailing players that were at upiroximately the same stage of development. More front line talent was exchanged as opposed to the previous experience for youth type of ileul-inlx-ea- T1IE YANKEES had ail enviable record "' of 20 World Series appearances in the 27 14X42. Of those 20 14)3(4 between and years World Series they woo 16 and their excel- - ' cause the newer kids a chance to instead of having leagues for four or tially excellent farmhands when they needed a veteran player. It also Imtiiiiic harder for them to sign premising youngsters lie- - two-fou- THE BOSTON CELTIC dynasty was built in mill'll the same way although the mail lx'hiud the power. Red Aucrltach, can lx. seen much easier than any one man in the Yankee scheme of things. Aiierlxieh's greatest coup was that of acquiring the rights to Rill Russell hy trailing two fine, exX'rienci'd liallplayers to St. Louis. Russell was the key, alxive anything else, to the Celtic dynasty. The dynasty fell when lie retired, lint a single man can dominate the haskrtliall much easier than lxischall. Still, Russell was surrounded hy athletes who were nearly all outstanding in their I MPs 52, HOSPITAL 48 scoring and a hustling, scrappy defease got this one for the MIN, although the Hospital w as handicapped hy a manpower shortage which forced Lordine Brewer to play the entire first half with a pullBahmivd ed leg muscle. (15), Mike John Thompson Kalinowski (14) and Chuck Lep-pe(13) got many of their points uf fast breaks and steals aud hy some very aggressive rt driving through the Hospital's zone defense. Fred Johnston was the only medic to answer liack as he used his height advantage to pluck reliounds off several offensive aud turn them into baskets. He finished with a game high total of 19 points, Imt he was the only Hospitahnan in double figures. lough wound up as the Ponies' leading scorer with 15 points. and Harris also hit Vance double figures for Dugway with 14 and 12 points, respectively. In addition to lieing the leading scorer, McCullough was also the top Mustang relxninder with 11, followed hv Harris with nine. The PONY POINTS teams leading scorer aud the tmly player averaging over 10 points per game is Vance. Kenny has 164 points for an 11.5 uv age. McCullough is- second with a 9.3 average and Harris is third with 7.4. The liest percentage shixiter on the team is Kendall with 32 of "4 for 43 percent. Palmer is second with 26 of 70 for 40 per - scoring honors With' 21 points, at- -' Imt the Mustangs-ltalance- d again saw,, everyone get a chance to play as three men hit double figures and Dugway ran awav and hid 73-3The Dugway Mustangs ran ran up a 23-1-0 lead by the end at the half. In the third quar- The Mustangs built an 16-- 9 their overall record to 7 and of the first periixl. The big ter it was Palmer (10), MeCul- - fjrst quarter lead to 1 at their Region Five record to 3--1 contrilmters were Rex Palmer hmgh (9), and Harris (6) who halfiime with Vance and Har- with two big wins lust week- - (7), Mark Houle (6) and Chaim- - got hot and the score mounted r;s leading the way. They each cent. end. cev Kendall (5). After the initial to 6 The leading foul shixiter is entering the final .,,,1 eight points in tlie half of last period Ken- - anl( McCullough got seven. a was it Post the at matter that In stanza. Rudd with 29 of 39 for 74 per Friday night just period held Wasatch cent. He is folhiwed by Vance Tlie defense Gym the Mustangs massacred how many points the Ponies dull found the range Rir eight the Utah School of the Deaf could score points and Griffiths put iu seven j0 just 17 second half points and (54 of 77) and McCullough (35 ALL ELEVEN Dugway hoop-tes- t. more. in a region con- (USD) 110-4- 6 the offense ran up 36. McCul- - of 51), lxith 70 percent. The leading relxnmders were Dugway broke fast and sters saw action in the contest and evenlxxly got into the Rudd with 17, Steve Brothers as well. In faet with 11 and Houle with nine. The . scoring column responsible for holding Phil seven Mustangs reached double team shot 41 percent for their Wendell to his lowest point figures. Palmer was the leader massive 1 10 point liarragc. The total of the season, 13 points. with 17, followed hy Kendall leading shooters were Rich White offensive Douglass' biggest (13), Garry Harris (12), Rurv (6 points) with four of five and night also came against HHC McCullough (12), Monte Rudd Palmer with seven of thirteen. No. 2 when he scored 29. A fourth quarter rally the their shots refused to, fall THE following (12), Cal Griffiths (11) and night JOHN HOWE, HHC No. Houle (10). traveled to Mt. Pleafell short as the Dugway Mustangs through the hoop. 1 Howe's 15.3 points per Rudd's seven points and six sant to face Wasatch Academy their KEN Hernandez led Mustangs dropped game put him right Ix'hind by Ken Vance helped move the in a n encounter. Waafter first contest the winners attack, in the league teammate Douglass in tlie home team to a advantage satch's Paul Nelson tixik game second quarter as, he gartwo wins as W'endover downscoring race. nered eight points during ed the Mustangs 49-4- 7 Januthe period as Wendover ary 15. led by 8 to I: at the BEHIND 16-1- 0 points and end of the first quarter, left the floor,- - at halftime 30-2- 0 with their at halftime and 2 point marat the end of three perigin. The Nlu.stangs were able ods, the Mustangs tied up own right. The Celtics drafted and signed primary cause ol their fall from power. In the game at 41 all with to cut th e winners margin such key men as Tom Sanders. K. C. Jones, their place rose the Boston Bruins, who 5:40 left. Two baskets hy to five points late in the Sain Jones, John Havlicek, Frank Ramsey were building up a Montreal-lik- e farm sysRon the visitors third (Quarter on two free Lacy gave Ilciiisohn. tem. but they tixi, have Ix-e. and Tommy hurt liv the 45-4- 1 and after lead a throws, and a liasket hy NHL expansion. NONETHELESS, after the Celts had free Rory McCullough's Cary Harris before a Lacy if is to Nonetheless, any sport spawn a won nine consecutive division titles and throw made it a three point bucUet brought it to 39-3- 2 in the it wimld seem as Seventies, dynasty eight straight world championships with at the three free throw a t by margin, chance of though the Bruins have the quarter mark. the sterling help of such reclaimed veterans made Roliertson Ken it team. relativehave a Vance and Steve Paul professional any They as Carl Braun. Civile Lovellctte, Willie 46-4ly young team that is considcml to lx the Naulls, Bailey Howell and Don Nelson, 'got two pointers for the hix-kefinest in still and have liasket tixlay losers to open the final they the other NBA teams decided to stop trailMcCullough's a lmmlx-- r of farmhands ready 2:40 made it 46-4- 4 with eight minutes and then afanil vets them p to help keep ing fading to move up to the parent team. left, and then after Roliert-so- n ter a liasket by Hernandez, their youngsters. IN THE OTHER sports, the teams free hit two more a free throw liy Paul and Thus, the youth movement and the with the Ix'st chances of 'developing dythrows Rex Palmer got 14 increased competition for college stars buckets liu.se-Inill liy McCullough and nasties are the Cincinnati Reds in bucket for the Mustan 8s due to the now defunct. ARL, the ABA Vance brought almut the and the New York k.nicks and Miland NBA expansion also rotted the foundation and then Kenny Vance A'as tie and set the stage for waukee Bucks iu basket baU. Ilicse teams, of the Celtics great dynasty. fouled. With a one and are the final five minutes. to greater competihowever, suhjixt Tlie closest lux-kecame to dominaone situation he hi tion for upcoming talent and the odds the HERNANDEZ led all t first to make it 48-- 47 are stacked tion by one team was from 1445(4 through hut higher against scorers with 15 points while 14XXI when the Montreal Canadians of them. missed the seemvj. Ken Roliertson had 12 and Lacy One sport dynasty that we laileil to menDoug Harvey, Jean Bclivcau and the Richaud Dick Spillman each 10 Lyons made a churitv toss ard brothers won five straight Stanley Cups. tion is. of course, the Crt-cBay Iackers. for the final Weiiilover to lead the winners who Montreal remained tough through the The) are left out. despite their three with for ty seconds had 20 liaskets and made point Sixties and won Cups in 14X45. (Hi, '66 and slruight profixithall titles and excellent releft but misser J his second on only 9 of 20 from good 644, lint they were uot totally dominant. cord through the early and middle Sixties, Tlie. winners got the free throw line. attempt. hold with for two reasons. Toronto, They did, however, the rebound, however and Vance was . the only the feel a two-teahold NHL. we that Pucker the One. oil dynasty, strangle Roliertson was fouled Imt AS IN THE case of the Yankees and more than any other was the total creaMustang in double figures missed his, free throw with tion of one man. Vince Lnnbardi. Even Celtics, it was tlie Canadians' ability to as he collected 11 points. hud they hud the saiii-ten secrjtids left Imt the talent, we feel that sign aud retain the top young athletes that and Harris McCullough enabled them to continue to put top teams without Limhurdi. t'ney could mil have Mustan'gs final shot failed. each had eight. Palmer, 6, Ixt'ii the power that they were. Secondly, on the ice year after year. A change iu the The,Paul and Monte Rudd each Mustangs led early lux-kedraft mil's wilhdrew the right of the Packers' total domination of their 6-- 4 intl.ie and at with five points and Cliaun-ce- y game the Canadiciis to have the first choice of sport lasted only three years. 8- but then went three Kendall with four 14X41 14X42, lint g all the and amateur hixkev in wen (Xiwcrful They minutes without scoring failed the next two years with the same points rounded out the players in Canada and pul the acquisition jk1 the winner built up a of young scoring for the Mustangs players on a draft liasis personnel. 16-- 8 lead. Tlie losers were similar to that used by pro footlxill anil who hit only 17 of Of) atOne concession, we will make, however, liaski-tliall- . never able to cut the maris that perhaps tin- - Pack's domination was tempts from the field and thwarted because expansion and the draft This, plus the expansion of the NHL 13 of 19 from the free gin to less than eight (mints came to pio football irst. in the second period as sapped (he Canadiciis' farm system was the throw line. 8; dr-ta- 6. 9-- 37-2- 66-3- Mustangs drop Thriller 49-4- 7 non-regio- 5(4-2- Dynasties: Are they still possible? John Howe 1 l tn 341-3- n lx-s- 2. top-flig- ht dc-elo- -- souu-whu- - - 14Xi-(4- 7. French-speakin- lux-ke- . I |