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Show June 3, 1966 Page 9 SIGNPOST Bits 'Bout Sports junn Bennington, Every college sports writer in the nation has, or will, reflect on the season's achievements this week. Not being a crusader, I will follow the conventional pattern. I should start with football and cross-country. However, since I was not in attendance at that time, I leave that nostalgia to Rick Hassett. By the time I was aware there was such a thing as Weber State College, I had seen Texas Western beat the University of Utah on the gridion and the Utes tromp a tough Saint Mary's College basketball team, (the whole college has every one of three hundred students enrolled).When BYU took the WAC title in football 1 knew I was at the wrong school. - I tried to enroll at the "Y", but their quota on Catholics was filled. Weber State said they would accept me for one quarter on probation, so I accepted. It took me two weeks to learn how to pronounce the name of the school. By the rime my first issue came out the basketball team was already on its way to the conference title. They had completed a tough road trip to Texas and Southern Colorado. The taste of defeat was bitter and coach Motta wanted to make sure his team had had their fill of tragedy before they took on their conference contenders. Had he known what we knew now about Texas Western, Weber would have another win in the lefthand column of their season record. While the basketball team was monoplizing the court on Friday and Saturday nights and the papers on Sunday morning, the wrestling team was working its heart out for a victory which couldn't possibly come about. The team wasn't looking at the record they posted because they knew their day would come. I am sure it will, too; I wish I could be the one to put it in print. The swimming wasn't leaving opponents high and dry, but they managed to show several of the finest teams in the Intermountain west that they could perform. They did too. Although the team lacked depth, individual performances were of the finest caliber. T.he freshmen weren't to be outdone as they teamed up to form the finest frosh basketball team in the history of the school. Many o these performers will be pushing the veterans next year for starting spots on the Weber basketball UB FILM COMMITTEE will present the following outstanding films FALL QUARTER What's New Pussycat?" "Help!" (4 "The Knack" "The Collector" Fellini's "8 12" "Charade" "The Ipcress File" "Forbidden Games" "Cat Ballou" Thank You For Your Support Sports Editor team that will break the Big Sky into the NCAA. By the time the quarter ended the Wildcats had many records and two Big Sky Conference trophies to fill space in the trophy cases. Spring quarter brought such bad weather that Coach Tom Low thought his wrestling mats would be shreds by the time the track team and the baseball players got outside.Spring quarter brought new problems for me, too. The school authorities said they would give me one last chance to prove myself a scholar. They suggested that I attend classes this quarter to help aid the problem. I complied for the first week at least so I would know wherr to take my finals when the time came. I was wondering what to put in the first issue following a wonderful vacation to California. I thought maybe a girl in a bikini might do something to get readers for my column. The editor had ideas of his own and thought I ought to stick to the business at hand. I told him there were zero ways I could put out a spring sports issue, because I was a Salt Lake Bee fan and the only track I was interested in was in Kentucky and I didn't have the money to finance a sure thing. Things started to get heated when the sports editor from Utah State began pushing a USU-Weber football game. One of Weber's opponents didn't want to take any chances on a shellacing so they pulled out. When Utah State's Athletic Director said "We are a heritage - - they are in knicker pants," and when he continued with "It is a step down to schedule these schools," I though I should print some kind of stiring column, but I though I would get better re- Fish and Game Orders Licenses For Rabbit Hunters At its April 27 meeting the Utah Fish and Game Commission placed the cottontail rabbit on the protected list effective May 15, 1966. The cottontail rabbit may no longer be shot except by duly licensed hunters during established hunting seasons. To date, no open season has been declared by the Commission. suits if I asked Ho Chi Minn to quit his assinine foolishness in South Vietnam. On the other hand, I am afraid if we played Utah State somebody might get killed, and the Student Life doesn't print obituaries. As the quarter progressed I became a regular figure at the school photo lab and every time I went over there Brent and Dave locked themselves in the dark room, mainly because I bitched so much. They did pretty good work when I hounded them enough. Don Spainhower, Weber's Sports information director, was wondering how anyone could butcher a press release so badly. He told me that the only time the coaches read the paper was when they missed the Sunday funnies because of a road trip or something. Don has helped this column quite a bit all kidding aside. On several occasions he allowed me to swipe pictures he planned torelasetoour competitors. By then my pages were so bad that Jack Suttlemyre resigned, and so did I. Ryan Rees, the new editor, thought I loused things up so bad that he couldn't find anyone else to take the job so he asked me to finish out the year. The track team was breaking records as fast as I can type (that's not a lot, but it is notic-able). I was afraid I would find a nasty letter to the editor when I didn't pring a word about their fine invitational meet they held on the newly rubberized track. The baseball team started out pretty good, but when they found out that I was a Met fan they started to play my calibre of ball and began to lose. Other teams that were practicing and competing regularly during the good weather were the golf team, the rodeo club, and the soccer club. I figured Werner Thaller would quit writing for me when I messed up his soccer tournament results. As the sports season at Weber State winds up, maybe people will really wonder if the Yankees do have a shot at the pennant, and do girls really do handstands in bikinis in California, and did Montana really win the Big Sky Conference track title in 1965? Only One Basketfull Per Person Your Choice of Colors, Sizes & Styles Weber State College Bookstore "Everything for the College Student" Cats Finish Fourth In Conference Track Last week the Weber Wildcats finished fourth in the conference track meet. Although the team's standing was somewhat disappointing, Coach Marv Peterson was pleased with individual performances.The most thrilling race of the meet was the mile run won by Doyle Shaw, freshman distance man. Montana's Doug Brown was a heavy favorite to repeat last year's record performance. Brown is the NCAA defending champion in the three and six mile events. Shaw from Clearfield, stayed with Brown until the final lap when he caught his second wind and kicked on, the backstretch running into a 20 mile an hour wind. Shaw's time was 4:19.6 not good enough to break the record, but good enough to beat the record holder. Another outstanding performance in the meet came from sophomore Dale Stagg, who posted a 1:58.4 in the half mile pace. Steve Blood captured the triple Bassett Wins Checker Title Ronald Bassett captured the first annual UB Checkers Contest last week. He defeated Jack Suttlemyre twice in the two out of three competition. Monty Shupe presented the winner with a trophy for his victorious climb through the pairings.Shupe said he hopes to expand the program next year. Checkers teams from various organizations are a possibility, he said. Maybe, he said, we could get team shirts for the groups. When asked about getting subsidized by the athletic department, Shupe declined comment. SPRING CLEAN Jit1-. v. :s W-i TV jump with a 44' effort, and racked' up a second in the broad jump. Three Wildcat cindermen will participate in the NCAA track and field championships in Chicago June 10-11. Marv Peterson said that Steve Blood, Ace King and Dale Stagg should do very well in their respective events. Blood and King both have jumped 48' in competition this year. They teamed up to sweep the conference title in the triple jump. Stagg's best time of the year has been a 1:52.2 which is among the top fifteen times in the nation. Summer Fitness Program Offered Summer gets into full swing with end of finals and the beginning of the Weber College's junior fitness program. Today will be the final day for registration in any of the fine programs being presented. For all of those people who don't get lifeguard jobs or teach tennis all summer, Lynn Corbridge will be heading an A.A.U. competetive swimming program. The program is open to boys and girls between 8 and 13 years of age. Any one who is too tall to get through the door of the swimming pool is urged by Phil Johnson to register for the basketball clinic. Weber State players will assist Phil in the coaching and training and should help any potention Ail-Americans develop their skills. For the girls who don't want to get their hair wet and don't fancy basketball, Tom Low will direct a gymnastics program. Boys aren't excluded from this activity either. Interested students may register at the cashier's office in building one. Cost is $25 for the ten week course. - UP Inventory Clearance On All Sweatshirts From $1.98 & Up j |