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Show Monday, November 23, By MARTY It Big ii YORK (UPI)-P- ro basketball notes: Tom Van Arsdale is heir to the Cincinnati Royals' team captaincy, but coach Bob Cousy would like the blond twin brother of Phoenix's Dick Van Arsdale to "stop pressing and setae down a little." Cousy is getting a lot fran a "little" source in guard Nate Archibald, the team's second leading scorer. Archibald, a rookie, leads the team in playing time. During the last Eastern swing, when Archibald the New York Knicks, 5-- 8 RALBOVSKY undetermined but considerable poundage (he hasn't stepped on the scales all season), who seems the catalyst in the the team's light mood. Although he takes no credit for revitalizing the Pistons from a motivational standpoint, at least Coach Bill van Breda Kolff, Pistons will tell you, has changed no only the team's individualistic demeanor but has made it rise above its dismal history. Watching the Pistons in an inspired workout, one senses that the days Fort Way:.e and Dave DeBusschere, and Reggie Harding and P?ui Seymour are no longer even memories. now." loose J Indeed, the Detroit Pisteam tons, quickest-startinin either pro basketball league, appear loose. Smiles have replaced the furrowed brows on the faces of Dave Bing and Jimmy Walker. g LLi one pint-size- jovialand tines. About 100 spectators, standing against the pale yellow walls of the gymnasium, rewarded their showmanship with a long, loud outburst of applause. "These aren't the same Pistons I saw last year," said one of the appreciative students. "These cats are minutes against spons writer asked if the guard wasn't looking toward Cousy with eyes pleading for relief. "Of course not," Cousy retorted, "he's merely looking for approbation and my refusal to acknowledge it only makes him work harder." Little Calvin Murphy, San Diego's guard, is making a big splash in pro basketball. "Murphy gives San Eiego movement," says New York's Walt Frazier, a master of the with a basketball. "If dipsy-do- o he plays like he did against us, then I'd have to say he can play in this league." An at Niagara, Murphy doesn't think he's in line for any early rookie of the year honors, but believes "I'm doing as well as any other first year man." The American Basketball Association makes its first encroachment on New York's National Basketball Association territory with a doubleheader at Madison Square Garden Dec. 9 when the Denver Rockets meet the Virginia Squires and the New York Nets play the Indiana Pacers. A couple of Ricks are the main attractions. Rick Barry of the Nets and Rick Mount of the Pacers. As an inducement to attract some of the 19,500 sellout crowds the Knicks have enjoyed the last two years, every child accompanied by an adult will receive the standard ABA red, white and blue basketball The Harlem Globetrotters' schedu'sd appearance at Chicago Stadium Nov. 27 was canceled because a new Bulls' lease with the arena reads that doubleheader programs are banned except for those involving NBA teams. Bulls General Manager Pat Williams expressed his regrets to fans who were looking forward to the twinbilL The Bulls and Buffalo Braves will provide the single entertainment that night. Detroit coach Bill Van Breda Kolff is setting up all sorts of arguements for NBA buffs when he describes bis Bob Lanier as "a better shooter than Willis Reed." The Knicks, who broke the Piston's nine-gawinning string earlier this season, are certain to take exception to that statement. What a difference a shift in franchise makes. The Los Angeles Stars drew 2,535 fans in their 1969 home opener at Dob Lanier, the rookie, is a giant of NEW YORK (NEA) During a recent practice session at a college gymnasium, the Detroit Pistons were rrimicking the Harlem Globetrotters' pregame rou- NEW 48 d Pave Bing Dressed in a black Andy Williams' cardigan over a 7 Utah-P- age DENVER (UPI)- -A familiar figure to the millions of skiers who hit the slopes across the country this year will be the ski patrolman in his parka. Several thousand skiers will get to know him better, if not under the best of circumrust-color- stances. With skimg becoming ever more popular, ski injuries are becoming ever more plentiful. And when a skier finds himself on his back in a drift with his leg painfully bent up, the first one to help him is usually one of the 25,000 ski patrolmen in the United States. The injured skier can thank a New York insurance broker, Charles Minot "Minnie" Dole, who in 1938 devised the National Ski Patrol after he broke an ankle on a New England ski slope and had to wait two and a half hours to reach a doctor. The idea of a national ski patrol was nurtured even further when one of Dole's close friends, Frank Edson, died after a skiing accident From those beginnings has grown a system that will number about 25,000 patrolmen this ski season from nearly every state. "We have ski patrolmen in Jacksonville, Fla., who drive 350 miles to Beech Mountain, N.C.," says National Ski Patrol executive administrator Edward L. Ericson. The system has nine divisions, including ones in Europe and Alaska, all coordinated from the top by the national headquarters in Denver under Ericson. Nearly all of the patrolmen are unpaid volunteers who seemingly have little to gain other than a lift ticket at their area. The exception is the professional, about 3 per cent of the total, who is paid to patrol at an area, usually the large, tourist-orientresort. "The guy you see mostly is the volunteer to whom skiing is an avocation," Ericson says. "The stereotype patrolman is highly skilled, compassionate and courteous." The patrolman is a strong skier, but not necessarily the picturesque "bronzed god" that is associated with the ski instructor. "How polished can you look sled and with a man in it pushing you down the slope?" Ericson says. A ski patrolman has to be highly motivated and love siding, Ericson says, because of the skills needed. He must hold both the standard and advanced American Red Cross first aid cards, which require 26 hours of training, and must be able to ski in all kinds of snow conditions and terrain. Each year he must taks an eight- ed hour first aid refresher course and additional ski training. The largest division is the East, which covers 14 states and has about 8,500 patrolmen. The next largest is the Central, which stretches from Minnesota to Mississippi. The national headquarters has three main functions: registering all patrolmen, supplying and equiping members and providing "logistical support" for the divisions. The headquarters sets the national standards, which are administered on a local level. There are various classifications for patrolmen, starting has taken the pressure off Otto Moore. Now Otto's a damn good center. But he's skinny. In the past, he's been worn down. Now, with Lanier coming in 20 minutes a game. Otto looks as good at the end ot the game as he did at the start." t. "The last tv.o years. I haven't been myself." said Bing. "I was hurting so much of the time, that playing stopped being fun. 1 was down on myself a little, too. Now I leel good again, physically and mentally. I don't think I've lost any speed, the knee isn't bothering me, and my timing is back. I sense something on this team that wasn't here before. Confidence. We know we can win now every time we go out." Filing out of Pace College, ditty bags in hand, the Pistons were chased by young autograph-seeker- s as soon as they 111: Park Row. They stopped, smiled and signed away, each with an audience of three or four to satisfy. "Loose?" said Van Breda Kolff, standing in the street, waving his arms and attempting to hail a cab, "when you win, even the coach is loose." Van Breda Kolff added one more reason for the Piston's success so far Bob Lanier. (Newspaper enterprise Assn ) "Besides being a helluva player,'- he said, 'Lanier - with the junior and going up to a national patrolman. Most patrolmen work only at their home area. Quite a few patrolmen are physicians and among these the orthopedic surgeon is quite common, but they still must undergo the same first aid training because of the peculiarities. "The doctor has not been trained in the skiing aspects of the situations," Erie-so- n bracket and has had some the training demands, the time formal education. needed and the strength reGenerally, the patrolman is quired. not a woman. "There's always a need for Usually women don't apply to more, highly skilled, patrolbecome a patrolman because of men," Ericson says, and this is especially true at the smaller areas. Bomb Scare COLUMBUS, Ohio (UPI)- -A bomb squad rushed to Port Columbus International Airport on a report a black bag found in the terminal was ticking. The men gingerly carried the says. The "average" patrolman, bag to a vacant field and Ericson says, is usually mar- smashed it open. Inside they ried, has been skiing five to 10 found an electric razor rechargyears, is in the mirMe income ing itself. patrolman? "He gets to ski free, but often he doesn't get to ski at all when he's working," Ericson says. "The benefits are intangible and different for each individual. "He may do it for recognition, because of his compassion, because of his love of the sport. Each person has his own motivating factor but basically I guess it is love of skiing and desire to help people." The patrolman treats injuries on the slope as best he cai using first aid teduiiques. Then he takes the injured skier off the slope to a first aid station and helps arrange transportation home. Considering the lack of pay and the time required, why would any skier want to be a Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds won the National League batting title in 1968 and 1969. Kg " ' ' 'Old Folks7 of Baseball Set Sight on Ruth Record , Ll,N', 5" x' ' Vv , fj v rf. 't A v yi- :V V?.1 - a Jl 3 ""-- '..v:iaA.itAj.,. 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NYLON CORD Y 0 No PP bo it: 2 FULL YEARS Pion.., pmt.c. smce At Hardwa ryana Lumber Dealers Everywhere 4-Pl- OFFER ENDS DECEMBER ar J sy I ism? KiUitsiLl&tiu. .... 6nmn iJMk wZAm Bonavena Is Good At Talking Bonavena has fought current heavyweight champion Joe Frazier. Twice the Argentine knocked down Frazier in the early rounds, only to lose the fights by points. Bonavena knows that the winner of his fight with Clay will probably get to fight Frazier for the indisputed wodd heavyweight championship. And, Bonavena wants to fight Frazier again. Clay was a spectator at the second Bonavena-Frazie- r fight in Philadelphia in 1968. His comment on the fight: "It was a match, between amateurs." back-cour- practice times he was missing as a rookie. He has also improved his defense, and has been rewarded with a startir niche next to Bing. 250-pou- rs war." even the coach gets tired." Besides the platooning and the collective vigor, another reason for the Pistons' quick start is the noticeable improvement in their Bill Bradley of the New York Knicks said: "Last year when the Pistons fell behind in a game, it was everybody for himself in the backcourt. But now Bing and Walker stick to the plan. It looks as if they've matured together." Bing. wearing a mustache across his slender, bony face, has recovered from two knee injuries and two operations in two years anc resembles again the Dave who was the Bing of 1967-6leading scorer in the NBA. Walker, wearing "sideburns" that end at the corners of his mouth, has adjusted his life to meeting the plane schedules and the canary yellow mock turtle-nec- k shirt and wearing white sneakers with blue stripes and red stars down the sides, van Breda Kolfl ended two hours of practice with a fresh cigar. Lighting it and pushing back long brown strands of hair from his eyes, he talked about his in platooning experiment which, he said, may have contributed to the Pistons winning 12 of 13 games they've played in the new season. "I've set up two platoons," he said behind a screen of smoke.. "I've been interchanging them a quarter at a time. Gives a guy a chance to rest, catch his breath, watch a little and get better perspective. In the long run, though, I think it's going to help prevent the guys from getting tired. Hell, you play 82 games in a season and Greater Importance Every Winter Ski Patrol Is Becoming of NEW YORK (UPI)- -If the those two are likely to have ihe old folks last that long, the 1973 shot. be baseball season could All other active players in the something else. top 40 may be too old or just It's asking a lot of the old cat that productive to make a Willie Mays run at 714. folks Hank Aaron -and After Aaron, No. 3 on the list, but if they're s'ill swinging come Mickey Mantle 536, effective bats in 1973 both could Jimmy Foxx 534, Ted Williams be swinging at Babe Ruth's 521, Eddie Mathews 512 and career home run record of 714. Mel Ott 511. It could happen but don't bet In ninth place is Ernie Banks on it. of the Chicago Cubs (509) and Mays is only 86 homers shy Ernie will be 40 in January. No. the Los Angeles Sports Arena. of the record right now with a 10 is Lou Gehrig at 493. Then The Stars moved to Utah this total of 628. Aaron, who'll be 37 come a pair who'll move up -season and attracted 9,185 in in Killebrew of the February, has 592 or 122 Harmon their first home game at the short of the mark that Minnesota Twins and Frank homers Salt Palace in Salt Lake City. stood since Ruth retired 36 Robinson of Baltimore. ABA commissioner Jack Dolph has ago at the age of 40. Killebrew, 11th on the list reports eight of the 11 league years More than healthy bodies are with 487, hit 41 homers at the franchises show substantial required for an assault on the age of 34 last year but he'd still gains in attendance this season. Ruthian record the be short with five more seasons insist never will be broken. just like that. Both Mays and Aaron would Robinson, 35 last August, hit have to keep knocking them into the seats at slightly better 25 last season for a 12th place than their 1970 paces to go over tie with Stan Musial at 475. No other active player ranks the top in '73. Mays hit 28 homers for the in the top 20 which is rounded San Francisco Giants in 1970 out by Duke Snider 407, Rocky and three more seasons at that Colavito 374, Gil Hodges 370, BUENOS AIRES (UPI)-Os- car rate would leave him two short Ralph Kiner 369, Joe DiMaggio "Ringo" Bonavena has of the record. Aaron whacked 361, Johnny Mize 359 and Yogi not fought Cassius Clay yet 38 for the Atlanta Braves, a Berra 358. that will come Dec. 7. But the rate that would leave him eight Willie McCovey of the Giants heaold Argentine moved from 25th to 21st with 39 shy at the end of 1973. vyweight already has proved Heavy pressure certainly home runs last season but himself to be at least Clay's would enter into it, too, as Willie will be 33 next season equal at verbal sparring. Roger Maris will attest after and he's not yet halfway to the In a country where there are his phenomenal effort to top with 352 for a career. no Negroes, Bonavena recently Al Kaline of the Detroit surpass Ruth's single season proclaimed himself "the great record of 60 which he did, amid Tigers is No. 22 with 351 but he white hope." Considerable hirhnlpnre with 61 will be 36 in December. Orlando Bonavena, who has never in 1961. Cepeda of the Braves, aged 33, been knocked out in his 53 Will either or both make it? is No. 23 with 340 homers. ), professional fights It's a long shot, a goal that Frank Howard of Washington, went on to predict he would perhaps neither considers se- 25th with 334, is 34. defeat Clay, because the former riously. Farther down and out or the Aaron, younger and champion was "scared" of him. more productive, would seem to chase are Norm Cash of the "I saw Clay in a fight when have the better chance, especi- Tigers, 31st with 297; Billy his manager had to push him if he can ally keep swinging Williams cf the Cubs, 32nd with into the center of the ring," into 1974. 291 and Ron Santo of the Cubs, Bonavena said. "Nobody has But if it's going to be done in tied with Ted Kluszewski in ever had to push me. I come the next decade or so, only 38th place with 279. out fighting, looking for total Twice Provo, Pistons Are Winners Even in Their Workouts Murphy Makes played all TS HERALD, 1970 lVUlhAnnwersaw G00DRIC Inl C0M.mil5b? 423 WEST OPEN WEEK DAYS 1 230 8:30 to NORTH - 6:00- - SATURDAYS PROVO -i- i aa MAKias or LIFE54VER RADIAL TIRES "YOU llfl SHOULD 8t BIDING ON THIM" AIT. |