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Show PAGE' SIX PROVO UTAHV DAILY HERALD, -FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1942 ,11 : - . a. Tr lOl 11 , ' roung. u, w yopung - : - - ' -f . 0 mm ;;t;i;;i;'.iiiiuiiiiii:i SPORTS Huddle By GLEN SNARR Touted Cowboys To, Test Cougar Quint In Big Seven Tilt WAR MAY DE-EMPHASIZE COLLEGE FOOTBALL A number of factors, all with war as their source, will sharply curtail subsidization of athletes J particularly football players during- the next few years. That is the opinion of many of the nation's top-ranking coaches and educators, who predict that the war will bring about a much-sought much-sought house-cleaning in college football. Stress and studies and military training in colleges, especially for the upper classmen class-men will- in itself de-emphasize football. Many colleges will go on a 12-month schedule, sched-ule, and this would make it too expensive to pay a. subsidized subsi-dized player for a whole year just to have him play three months of football. Also, there will be too much chance of a play-for-pay gridder be- -lng drafted for the colleges to put out as they have in some sections of the country. If the . war accomplishes this clean-up of college football, it will have done something that campaigns, cam-paigns, regulations, and G-Man commissioners have failed to accomplish. ac-complish. Perhaps, after all, it is Just wishful thinking on the part of the coaches and educators who favor discarding the era of subsidization. subsi-dization. X X X X HERE'S OUR WEEKLY CASABA PREDICTIONS Only sure bet on the hoop calendar cal-endar this week is the B. Y. U.Wyoming U.-Wyoming game tonight; the prediction: pre-diction: It will be a hard-fought game one of the best ever played here and a thriller from start to finish. Satisfied? Or do you wast our prediction on the winner? Here it is Young U to win by a nose with a stretch drive that will put Whlrlaway to shame. The reason: The Cougars are primed for an upset, and aided by their own floor, paced by Skinny Fullmer, Full-mer, and helped - with great defensive wcrk by Dale Rex, who will halt the touted Milo Komenich,, should jBflueeze through to an. eyelash decis ion over the cowboys, x x x x OTHER BIG 7 GAMES If that isn't going out on the proverbial limb for enough, here's the way we pick the other conference confer-ence games: Colorado to humble Utah State, then trip Colorado State. Utah State will squeeze past Denver, and Wyoming will rebound after the "Y" defeat to smear Utah's Redskins at Salt Lake. Incidentally, we picked all Big Seven games on the nose last week. X X X x PREP PROGNOSTICATIONS In Region Three high school games where we hit only three out of five right last week we f -' .- y ' J s X'' ' i - 4 : - - - I : s v f v f v 7 A ' imjr , - - -f-y , ' y - - - jT,- ' $ 5 X ' I FLOYD MILLETT Cougars of Young U battle the Cowboys , of Wyoming in the Women'3 gym here tonight at 8:15 o'clock. The game shapes up as a cage classic that will be hard to top anywhere in the United States for thrills and action. It should bring to Utah county fans their finest collegiate ' basketball opener1 in many years. . The contest will be one of "the" games of the year because the two clubs aS evenly-matched; because much is at stake, with the winning team moving into an excellent spot to capture the Big Seven title one of the most coveted in the nation; because both teams remember a thrilling thrill-ing . game last, year, and Wyoming Wy-oming is. determined to gain vengeance, and, Young U, is just as set on capturing the glory of the overtime victory fans are still talking about. 2000 Expected One' of the largest crowds of the season is expected, with over 2000 turning out to see the colorful color-ful collegiate hoopsters match baskets in an. all-important game and to see the conference debut here of Floyd Millet as head coach. It should be a thrilling offensive offen-sive game, with . both clubs boasting smooth, classy attacks that reap plenty of points. Coach Ev Shelton's club rolled up a 64- 50 score over a strong "def encive" Utah team last week, utilizing a deliberate offense based on screening and blocking. Mentor Millet will introduce a new system an intricate, smooth.-shiftir.g, smooth-passing attack ' that is polished, colorful, and most important of all hard to stop. Cowboys Given Edge Among conference followers, Wyoming enters the game as the slight favorite because the defending championship Cowboy crew has a much faiffer practice schedule behind it and because tne Punchers have played the same impressive type of ball that characterized char-acterized their march to the title last year. However, Young U although . not actually tested yet has given a good account of itself in games to date and has the advantage ad-vantage of playing on its own floor narrowest in the league. B. Y. U. opened its conference campaign last -week with a 54-24 triumph over Utah State the Cougars' tenth victory of the year against no defeats. With the squad at nearly full strength, the Millet Men will line up tonight with Frank (Skinny) Fullmer who "has averaged 13 points per game this season and veteran, steady Dean Gardner at forwards. Six-foot, six-inch Dale Rex will bei at center, with Floyd Giles and Bryce Christensen at guards. Reserves Strong This still leaves plenty of reserve talent for use. Duane Esplin, all-conference forward who hasn't broken back into the "Y" lineup after a forced layoff because of an injury; Gee Jackson, Rolfe Peterson, and Dale Hunt are all capable forwards. Don "Rabbit" Snow is a classy center, and Bob Orr and Brady Walker are just about as good as the starting guards, although Orr is still slowed up by a Charley horse. . i . The fame of Wyoming has preceded the Cowboys, and fans will be watching lor the towering, six-foot .seven-inch 'height of Milo Komenich; for the classy ball-handling and accurate - shooting by Bill Strannigan; for flajhy Kenny Sailors and Willie Rothpian, and for the effective work of big Jim Weir. .Of this group, Weir and Sailors will start at forwards, with Komenich at center, and Rothman and Strannigan all conference players last year at guards. This still leaves Wyoming with plenty of top-notch leserves. Individual Battles A number of interesting individual battles will develop in the game. The two giant centers, both over six and a half feet tall and Komenich weighing 250 pounds; Rex, 210, are expected to find each other plenty of tough competition. Strannigan and Rothman will have their hands full guarding Fullmer and Gardner, and, Giles will find Sailors a tough foe, with Christensen and Weir matching height and basketball ability. Following the Cougar game, the Cowboys go to Salt Lake City, where they test the dwindling title hopes of Utah's Redskins Saturday Sat-urday night. In the only other Friday game, Utah State plays Colorado Colo-rado at Boulder; Saturday, Colorado and Colorado State mix, with Utah State moving on to Denver for another game. . u A hTI IT (rR mum First choice of millions from coast to coast. Other economical St Joseph sizes 36 tablets, 20c 100 for 35c. like Provo to pull out a hard-fought hard-fought victory over American Fork, and B. Y. high to come from behind to tip a tough Lincoln Lin-coln club. Lehi will fall before Pleasant Grove in the other Al pine game, while down Nebo way Springville will continue its unbeaten un-beaten campaign with a win over Payson but it'll be close. Tintic will wallop Juab in the other Nebo contest. -O- Coast League's Angels Set for Killing FOR BETTER SKIING... See Our Complete STOCK OF SKIIS Ranging from 2.98 1. 16.95 We Have a Complete 1 Line' of . Ski Equipment! BENNETT'S 272 West Ceaier- : Phone 160 Uijuuuiiiiujji.wjlii.ii mmmmmmmml1 W ' 4 " f ,- , -i, f " a ; - ' ? 8 '! "v ' - v. i li ' , ? -s,- " i v & v.- . i Mil ' - ""i - r.f- V' II - i ' -. n5 A frr , j VT 'v Li IMHW.HII rimiii if-JMMllMlll I Manager Arnold Statz,- below, of the. Los Angeles Angels, and bis new baseball, coach, Bill Sweeney, formerly of the Hollywood Stars, man big guns as they set their sights on a pennant in tha Pacific Coast League Brilliant Cougar i Guard Mm-., - ' I ZSr Ft,-. . ; '1 1 1 w.-mv, ..:.- v., -.v. -jt. V .'.: f 11 i I'itff J1 V, Iff, ' Iw Te ams n One of the best guards in the Big Seven conference, Floyd Giles will be a marked man wnen the Cougars tangle with Wyoming U here tonight. The flashy "Y" eager is a fine defensive player and has a one-handed push shot that is deadly. SON TRANSFEKKKD SPANISH FORK Lyr.n Child, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Child has been transferred to New he was previously stationed. Mr. Child went to San Francisco and bade his son good bye and brought home his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lynn Child who will visit the Child Jersey from San Fancisco where family for some time. mm MKMWMt mBM Perry ft God 1 1 lL-Jii!iCfitfe CHICAGO, Jan. 16 UPV Fred Perry, with, a thre ; set victory, ovex Frank. Kovacs: under,,-his belt. was.. bacH.;, In . championsHip form today, :; while. Bobby. : Biggs held a still, bigger lead., in - the Alexia Thompson professional Tennis tour. Perry outlasted Kovacs, 6-8, 6-3, 6-4, before a crowd of 5,000 in Chicago stadium for his first victory vic-tory of th tour. It was Kovacs' fifth defeat against seven victories. Riggs defeated Don Dudge, 6-3, 6-3. Budge,, still overweight, was no match for the 1940 amateur champion, whose victory gave him nine wins against four defeats. Under Promoter Thompson's terms, the player who finishes the tour with the highest victory per centage will take 36 per cent of the profits. Perry and Budge combined in doubles to defeat Riggs and Kovacs, Ko-vacs, 6-1, 7-5. DELAND, Fla., Jan. 16 (C Jolmny Mire, the 165,000 "beauty" who .was acquired recently by - the Giants from St. Louis, is confident that his ailing shoulder .; will be in shape for a successful season at New York's polo grounds. . - TK big first baseman, who was injured in $lay late last season, admitted today that his ehoujder has been giving some trouble during dur-ing the winter, but: "It hasn't bothered xne much during the past two weefcs, and I think it's going to be all right. I played 18 holes of golf Tuesday and spent 45 minutes irf driving practice, and felt no twinges." Mize, who blasted out 43 homers hom-ers for the Cards in 1940, but only 16 last season, realiz.es that the Giants would like to have hinj ape the efforts of his cousin-by-mai;-riage. Babe Ruth,, when he starts belting toward the polo grounds short right field. DAVIS JOINS L. A. CLUB LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16 (U.R) Roy (Peaches) Davis, former pitcher for the Tulsa club in the Texas league, prepared today to join the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast league. Davis was exchanged for Byron By-ron Humphrey, who also is a right-handed pitcher. Davis has a reputation as master of the "sinker ball." SABLN TOPS FIELD CORAL GABLES. Fla!., Jan. 15 UB) . Top seeded Wayne Sabin from Portland, Ore., led a field of the nation's outstanding una teura into the third rojind of the University of Miami invitation tennis tournament today. Billy Gillespie of Miami and Jack Kramer of Oakland. Calif., kept pace with Sabin as the three some stroked down opponents in early rounds. The nieces of the puzzle pic tures that' are the Alpine and Nebo district cage races, are expected ex-pected to fit just a little, bit better bet-ter after, second round ..contests tonight i games which thorough- lv test leaders, and rive first- round losers excellent opportunity w Dreajc into uie win wuwui. Action in the fast Alpine loop centers at Orem, Pleasant Grove, and American Fork. . with photo finishes expected ; in all three games,. Pkivo'm tooted Sulldoes. defend ing state champions and league ravome again, run up agiunst, fighting-mad ' American Fork team. Tne uavemen are - suong having one of the best , pre season recoras in, uc are out to get back into tne thick of the title chase after losing the opener, to Lehi, 30-29. crime Battle -B. Y. high and Lincoln teams fnirn licrbtlv at first but now ranked as " dangerous title contenders con-tenders battle it out at ' Orem, with "Y" high Slven a slim edge over the rugged Tigers. Lincoln tasted ceieat- at ue n&noa rnA lut W(Jc. while H. Y. was upsetting Pleasant Grove. rhf fnce the tourh task of defending its clean record against - A. .1.1 . M . Fleas anv liroye anowier uuo i-vorite i-vorite which took a first-round walloping.' The Vikings, with a veteran team that should find itself after a slow start, are expected ex-pected to break into the victory column at the expense of the Lehi quint. Nebo Feature- Down Nebo way, it's leader vs. leader at Springville, with the Art City Red Devils matching baskets with Payson. Both notched, notch-ed, up first-round wins, and the victor tonight will take over the undisputed lead. m the other game, once-beaten Juab offers a stern opening test for Tintic at Eureka. The Miners, idle last week. . will have their title chances sounded by a Nephi team that is bound to improve. All in all, it's a busy, important impor-tant slate in Region Three tonight. i Jrm rf S V . fife I "xji 1 t . 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