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Show May 15, 1964 SIGNPOST Page 9 w et Weather Bogs Down Cat' Pigskin Practice The maximum number of spring practice sessions allowed the Weber State Wildcats may be shortened by the crazy spring weather which has prevailed the past few weeks. Since April 15 the Cats have only been able to practice eight times and will have to hustle to get in the 20 NCAA-allowed sessions by May 19, the day set aside for the annual alumni game. , Coach Wally Nalder has stepped up the practice schedule to include a workout each Monday through Saturday in order to get as many practices as possible before the spring game. At the most, the Wildcats will hope to get in 18 sessions.An intra-squad contest is set for next Wednesday, May 13, at 4:30 p.m. in the Weber State stadium, which will be a tune-up for the first annual alumni gridfest on May 19. Lettermen looking good thus far are fullback Frank Bentley, halfback Dick Pruitt, center Steve Yamaguchi, and end Rod Leslie. Five transfers are showing well Fore, Golfers Play Golf at Utah's Sportiest Nine Schneiter's Riverside Golf Club Date your best girl friend for a day of golf Complete golf shop, snack bar, lighted range and free golf tips. Phone 399-4636 Back of Weber Motor-Vu Theater in early drills and are battling for first unit berths. Dixie JC transfers Ron Haun at quarterback, Jerry Hawerth at tackle and Eddie Phillips at fullback, along with University of Utah transfer Jay Arbon at end, and Boise JC transfer Pat Shanafelt at tackle have drawn praises from Nalder. The Wildcat coach says that the offense has not progressed as rapidly as he had hoped due to the inclement weather, but the staff is enthused about the potential of the team and some of its outstanding players. At the present time, the defense is ahead of the offense; however quarterback Ron Haun is catching on to the Wildcat multiple T offense, and Nalder has installed a "belly series" to take advantage of Haun's experience with that type of play. The grid squad is without the services of several athletes who are participating in other spring sports or who have jobs which interfere with practice. First stringers who are not out for spring football are end Dennis Anderson, punter Lyle Johnston, and guard Larry Mitchell. At this early date, a first and second unit would shape up like this: Sophomore Tom Strebel at left end, senior Mike Adams at left guard, senior Steve Yamaguchi at center, junior Jay Gardner at right guard, transfer junior Jerry Ha-worth at inside tackle, transfer Pat Shanafelt at outside tackle, and senior Rod Leslie at right end. In the backfield, senior Frank Bentley is at fullback, transfer junior Ron Haun is working at quarterback, sophomore Gary Royer is running at left half, and senior Dick Pruitt is at right half. The second unit has Ron Ford Speed Is Our Business Not a Sideline 2920 Washington Blvd. Phone 393-6422 I OYLING A student bowling league, which has met every Friday during the past winter months, has concluded its scheduled program and the winning teams have been announced. The league functioned under the direction of Tom Bingham, who acted as secretary, and included eight teams made up of men and women students. Taking top honors for the year's play was a team called Marian's. High average award for men went to Tom Bingham who had a median of 175, and Anna Porter who had high average for women with 148. High game honors for men and women (including handicap) went to Dan Hammond and Marian Mcintosh with 255 and 221 respectively.The league will again function on Fridays during the 1964-65 school year and anyone interested is wel-c o m e to participate. Summer leagues are now forming for both afternoon and evening play. Anyone interested should contact the games desk in the UB. and Jay Arbon at ends, Jim Mann and Steve Hill at tackles, Ross Gardner and Sherm Beazer at guards, and Dave Melesco at center. Steve Bailey is the quarterback, with Ed Graves and Gary Lindsey at halfback, and Eddie Phillips at fullback. Another transfer from Dixie Junior College, guard Gary Rhomer is now eligible for competition next fall, under the new junior college transfer rule in the Big Sky Conference. He is not out for spring ball, however, due to a hand injury. The first annual Weber State Varsity-Alumni football game on May 19 will bring approximately 35 former Wildcat gridders back to the campus. Almost half that number are this year's seniors who completed their competition last fall at Weber State. The alumni team will begin working out next Monday, May 11, under freshman coach Leroy Over-street who has been assigned the job of coaching the alumni team. As a climax to spring football, the varsity squad will meet the alumni in a game to be played Tuesday, May 19, at the WSC gridiron at 7:30 p.m. The game will carry on a traditional battle of the old and the new and should be a good contest as the teams square off. WCats Swamp Bengals; Capture Division Title By Don Spainhower Weber State College won the southern division championship in the Big Sky Athletic Conference Tuesday with a twin-bill victory over Idaho State University in Og-den. The Cats' conference mark is now -6-2 which takes them to Missoula, Mont., this Friday and Saturday to meet the University of Idaho for the Big Sky title. Idaho won the northern division crown with an 8-0 record. The Wildcats are down to two starting pitchers again after lefty Ron Jancek hurt his arm again in the first Idaho State game. Jancek had been out for three weeks with an elbow injury and saw his first action in that time against the Bengals. Jancek threw only two pitches and a peg to first base in the first inning when he hurt the arm again and had to leave the mound. The Wildcats will face the powerful Idaho nine with only two starting pitchers, Jim Lyon and Dennis Anderson, and one reliefer, Jerry Hart. Both Lyon and Anderson are capable of excellent performances. Lyon is 3-3 on the year after a slow start, and Anderson is 4-3. Hart is 4-0, but his victories have come in relief or after being saved in the late innings. The Wildcats have a good defensive team fielding around the .955 mark, and are hitting around the .280 mark as a team. Overall record for Weber State is now 15-8. The baseball team has already equaled the highest finish of other Wildcat athletic teams this year in the Big Sky Conference. The Cat basketball squad copped second place in the league drible-derby, and now the baseball nine can finish no worse than second place. The title deciding series between Idaho and Weber State will be the first meeting of the two teams on the baseball diamond in history. Idaho has always been a strong entry in the northern league which includes top teams in the Northwestern states, and at the present time is competing in both the northern league and the Big Sky Conference. The Wildcats big righthander, Jim Lyon, has been tabbed to pitch the first game in the Big Sky playoffs. Lyon will throw on Friday and Dennis Anderson will go to the mound in the first game Saturday. If a third game is necessary, the Wildcats will be in trouble because of the lack of pitchers worthy of Big Sky competition. 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