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Show Page 7 January 20, 1967 THE SIGNPOST S ,DWff ISMS Dartmouth Tops 'Worst Ten' Poll By Rick Hassett Signpost News Editor In the belief that winning isn't everything, the Signpost sports staff has decided to reward the losing efforts of various collegiate basketball teams across the nation with a Worst Ten poll. Dartmouth College, the doormat of the Ivy League, garnered top honors in the first weekly poll from our board of experts by vir-& tue of its impressive 116-42 loss to Princeton last week - - at home. The Hanover, N.H., school allowed the Tigers to establish new league re bounding and scoring records. Good show, Dartmouth. Second place in the poll went to West Texas State, which may overtake Dartmouth with another big loss. The Buffaloes were just that last week in a brilliant 103-72 effort against Houston. Third place in the balloting went to a terrible Navy squad, possibly the worst team in the entire East. Many observers fail to see how the Midshipmen could rate lower than second. Rice grabbed the coveted fourth spot in the Signpost poll on the basis of its 84-76 defeat to Southern Methodist (among others). Filling our the Worst Ten were San Jose St., Texas Tech, Kentucky, Colgate, Idaho State and Brown. Worst ten: 1. Dartmouth 2. West Texas St. 3. Navy 4. Rice 5. San Jose St. 6. Texas Tech 7. Kentucky 8. Colgate - 9. Idaho State 10. Brown Others receiving votes: Harvard, NYU, Virginia, Georgia, Loyola of Chicago, The Citadel, Abilene Christian, Ohio State, Swedish Nationals, Australian Nationals and Roy High. Frosh Notch 5th Victory Weber State's freshman basketball squad started off a winning evening Tuesday by beating Rang-ely Junior College of Colorado, 88-74. The frosh, led by guards Mike Hall and Richard Nielsen, racked up their fifth season win against three losses. Help on the boards was provided by Mike Dellapia, Wil Bellamy and Mike Sasser. This trio and the two guards formed a well-rounded attack. Every man on the team participated in the game and Coach Phil Johnson termed it a " real fine team effort." The Wildkittens take on Snow College of Ephraim, Utah on Monday in a preliminary game to the Weber State - - Southern Colorado State battle. Box score: , WEBER STATE FROSH RANGELY G F Stanlz 2 0-1 Lesh 1 1-1 Unrlnn 3 9.11 f T 2-5 14 Hall . 3.5 7 J. Nielson 9-14 23 R. Nielson 1-1 17 Bellamy 5-5 17 DellaPia 0-0 4 Sasser 3 15 Gumber 11 4-5 26 Rerker 2 3-5 7 Schrodder 4 Richie 3 Havers 1 Hall 0 2-5 10 0-3 6 2-2 4 2-2 4 Hughes 0-0 0.0 0-0 0 Klemm 0 leFevre 2 Gardner H 0 33 22-32 88 Totals " 27 21-33 74 Halftime: Weber Frosh 37, Rangely 35 --. i - Ojggjfc. i jai Bobby Joe Hill, Texas Western's sensational ball-hawking guard who stands only 5-10, shows his form in early-season contest at El Paso. Ceffs Shock Seen Weber State parlayed an aggressive man-for-man defense and clutch shooting from outside into a convincing 86-72 win over powerful Seattle University here Tuesday night. The slick Cats, sending a record home crowd of 5,074 into hysterics with their 42nd straight home court triumph, roared out of the starting gate and never let up to post their 12th season victory against two losses. Seattle is now 11-4. The big andbrawningCnieftains, who lost by 12 the previous night to Utah State at Logan, just couldn't get their wheels rolling against the sticky Weber press. Seattle managed to tie things up I JflL diamonds I I from cutter to you! I i4 Save $m' 00 y j LrlJ $200. 00 or more on I FINEST QUA LITY STONES j j Steven's Diamonds I ? ... 547 North 1 st East Tremonlon, Utah j y Call for app. at 257-3340 h or call 782-7610 after 8 p.m. h at halftfme, 39-39, after trailing the entire first half. Monstrous Malkin Strong, Plummer Lott and Jim LaCour did most of the damage during the first stanza. But the speed of the Wildcats was just too much to overcome. Greg Harrop, Wes Jessup and Monte VreNon played sensational games on the guard line while Dan Sparks, Larry Bergh, Ted Bryant and Nolan Archibald beat the bigger Chiefs on the boards. The Wildcats outrebounded Seattle by 66-55. Although the Chieftains hit 46 percent of their shots compared to only 35 percent for Weber, the home team took 32 more shots from the field. Coach Motta Optimistic By Rick Hassett Signpost News Editor Weber State's improving basketball team, fresh from an exciting 86-72 triumph over Seattle's rugged Chieftains in Ogden Tuesday, will travel to the land of cactus, sombreros and coyotes Saturday to take on defending national champion Texas Western in an afternoon contest. The fabulous Miners, who captured the NCAA championship last season with a 28-1 record including a 74-63 win over the Wildcats, will be favored to scuttle the Big Sky Conference visitors again. It may not turn out that way, however. Weber State ran its record for the season to 12-2 with the big win over the Chieftains and is playing more polished ball than at any time in recent memory. In other words, what was considered pretty much of an im-possibility a week or two ago has now moved into the realm of the possible. Texas Western is currently ranked fifth nationally by United Press International and sixth by the Associated Press. The game will not be seen on local television, although it will be shown on the screen in the Southwest. Local radio station KLO will carry the game at 1 p.m. Saturday, with Don Spain- 72 Box Score: SEATTLE G F T WEBER G Jessup 3 VreNon 4 Bergh 2 Sparks 5 Archibald 7 STATE F T 4-8 10 Workman 0- 3 14 Strong 3-5 15 Lott 1- 1 9 Looney 1- 1 1 Acre 3.3 11 LaCour 0-0 8 Kreiger 0-0 2 Beil 2- 2 2 Wilkins 0- 0 6 5-6 13 2-2 6 5-5 15 2-5 16 1- 3 7 7-10 19 0-2 4 0-0 0 0-0 0 Rucker 3 Harrop 6 Bryant 2 Reid 0 Strong 0 29 14-23 72 Totals 32 22-33 86 Weber State 39 47-86 Seattle 39 33-72 Total fouls-Seattle University 26, Weber State 15. Fouled out-Seattle, Workman, Kreiger. Weber State, Sparks. Attendance-5,074. Attention MARRIED STUDENTS Alow Available Hospital and Maternity Insurance BENEFITS $ 25.00 a day room coverage $250.00 maternity expenses $800.00 miscellaneous $300.00 surgical benefits All This and More for Less than SP.00 per month For free information, send this coupon to Union Bankers Insurance Co. STUDENT PROGRAM 150 S. 6th E. Ambassador Plaza Salt Lake City, Utah Address Phone Name hower calling the play-by-play. The Miners' only two losses in their 11-2 mark to date have come at home. They lost to archrival New Mexico, 71-62, and to small college powerhouse Southern Illinois, 59-54, in their holidaySun Carnival. TheSalukisuseda 1-3-1 zone press to edge the Miners. TWC's victories have come over Kansas in overtime, Sam Houston State, Abilene Christian, East Texas State, Pan American, Southern Methodist, Wicita State, Drake, Southern Mississippi (twice) and West Texas State, who Ogden fans got a glimpse of in the Golden Spike tournament recently. The battle in El Paso, which may resemble that one for the Alamo in San Antonio a hundred years ago, will feature some top basketball talent. The pick and Shovel crew have five of their top seven players from a year ago back, with only Harry Flournoy and Orsten Artis gone. Returnees include 6-8 Nevil (The Shadow) Shed, 6-5 Willie Cager, 5-9 Willie Worsley, 6-7 David Lattin and backcourt magician Bobby Joe Hill, the speedy 5-10 guard who ruined Kentucky in the NCAA finals last March with three straight steals. Going up against this glossy array of talent will be some pretty talented basketball players also. Greg Harrop, one of the top guards in the West, will join Nolan Archibald, Ted Bryant, Dan Sparks, Wes Jessup, Larry Bergh, Monte V re Non and Charlie Rucker for the big shoot-out. : , The battle under the boards should be heard clear across ihe Rio Grande into old Mexico. Texas Western is famous for its defensive and offensive rebounding skills, and that's two departments in which Weber State also excels. The Cats and Miners are both adept at the fast break. Coach Dick Motta, although not so foolish as to predict a victory over the Orange Devils, is optimistic about the game. We're going down there to win," he said in a calm voice following the Seattle win. The contest with the Ogden school will be the first for the Miners since taking time off for semester examinations.. |
