OCR Text |
Show The Sports Scene BYU, Boys Gain Much Win th 200 irLHusky BYU Cage Tilte Dye Eyes SWDKll Teams Play From Casaba Workshop Two Games WENDELL RIGBY By Herald Sports Writer In Seattle Sports fans who attended the Brigham Young Univer- HIRED GUN Girl Team 4 sity Varsity vs. Freshman basketball preview one week ago enjoyed an interesting half time activity when a group of 16 tiny tots put on a highly interesting basketball demonstration. Youngsters are always interesting, but there is another angle to the affair that gives rise to some rather serious consideration for both old and young athletically minded individuals. The group consisted of 16 young eight year olds who had learned their cage tactics in the annual Brigham Young Basketball Workshop, conducted under the direction of Coach Stan Wats and his staff. Participants in the Workshop include boys 4 years of age who are interested in learning the fundamentals of basketball. Three years ago when the class began there were 35 boys enrolled; that number jumped to 165 last summer, and indications are that next June there will be more than 200 boys getting some fun, as well as some valuable training out of the youthful program. 8-1- By OSCAR FRALEY plains, "The Cow Palace in San United Press Sports Writer Francisco is adequate but we have be had in the Eldred Recreation to wait for buildings ir Los AnNEW YORK (UP) Major next Center Thursday night. league basketball expansion to the geles and Portland. The difficulty won't fans Provo West Coast still is two or three is that they aren't off the ground And, wrestling It looks like their basketball campaign against Brigham Young University in Seattle next weekend. The popular Husky mentor enters the new season with a record of 199 games won and 106 lost in 12 years at the head of three different colleges Brown University (1940), Ohio State (1947 through 1950) and Washington (1951 on). 6-- 2 . Royals Defeat Pistons 99-9- 6 Bears Await Annuo! Regal Recreation Cage Opener Meet Slated Today Bowling On Monday tourThe annual Recreation Regal bowling nament will be held today. There will be divisions for women and men bowlers and all scores will be figured on a handicap basis. Each contestant will roll six games will automatically receive a strike in the third, sixth and ninth frames, the idea being to try and build around these frames. Last year's winners were Dick Fowler in the men's division with 1396 pins and Verda Waycasy in the women's division with 1310 pins. Squad times will be 1 p. m., 5 p. m., 7 p. m., and 3-6- -9 1957-5- know and like it. A few years ago Jerf y Vroom, a California coach, wrote his master's thesis on "Faults of Incoming Freshman Athletes," and according to Coach Watts the thesis was a revelation to many people who did not realize the "unteaching" a college coach has to do before some of the boys who come to him are ready for play. Sports fans may recall a recent star player at BYU who never did reach the heights of his potential as a eager because of his unorthodox and unnatural way he had of doing his basketball chores.NHe became a great athlete in spite of, not because, of his lack Of proper training. The following night the Silvertips move over into Washington for a go at the Washington State Cougars. The Grizzlies turned in commendable performances in two intra-squa- d dashes Friday and Saturday. The games were the third and fourth of the practice tilts 'that were staged this year by Coach Forresf. R. (Frosty) open-to-the-pub- The varsity performed without the services of senior center Russ Sheriff, who slightly injured his knee in practice last week. The injury is not serious, however, and Sheriff is expected to be ready for action Monday. Junior Darroll Dunham made a strong bid for a berth on the startWeaknesses In Fundamentals Hinder Some ing lineup with sterling play both Even on the 1957 team at BYU there are some boys evenings. It was Dunham's last second who are handicapped, and are behind their fellows not field goal and free throw that because of lack of ability, but because of weakness m the clinched the victory for his team fundamentals. Saturday. In the four games, the Coach Watts pointed out especially the difficulty Dunham poured in in some boys are experiencing 62 points in addition to doing yeohandling the ball with man duty under the boards. their fingers rather than with the flat palm of their A sophomore, Dan Balko of hand. also trotted out his Great Falls, High school coaching has definitely improved in wares for the coach's scoring recent years, according to Coach Watts; but he reminds benefit. will be made of who team , 170-pou- nd 5-- 10 worked this year boys up some of from learned different patterns under, and play 17 or 18 different high school coaches. "It would be a dream," he said, "if a coach could pick up a team having four or five boys who had worked together as a group In that his prep school. Chicago Writers Name Hayes Top Midwest Coach work Sometime during December the will time be half featured during activities; and shop boys CHICAGO (UP) Woody Hayes, will get a chance in January to show their the coach of Ohio State's Big Ten footwares before the fieldhouse crowd. nine-year-o- ld 10-year-o- lds ball champions, has been named Midwest coach of the year by the Chicago FootbaOl Writers Aasn. Milt Bruhn of Wisconsin was voted coach of th most improved team. Hayes selection was by an overwhelming margin, 14 of 21 writer favoring the Buckeye coach who in one or two feet of tbe bole, lead his team through a schedule but the wind would blow the ball of seven straight Big Ten victorback off the green before they ies without a defeat.. could take their next putt. Sth hole (Don Whitt, young pro from Alameda, hit the Arnie ran the 200 yards to, the green in regulation figures, tent pin, he had a 3Woot chip shot to his putt up one foot from the the green. Surprising thing about the tourhole. The wind blew the ball clean off the green and Don end- nament, was that most of the starters finished. Three men took ed with a four-pu- tt performance. 10 (six over par on the first hole) 10th hole Bill Warren, a local and still finished their rounds. star, hit a strong drive into the Who was it said that golf is a teeth of the wind, normally good for 240 yards. The ball ended up sissy's game? on the ladies' tee just 80 yards from the men's tee. LUMBER Not Enough Wind 13th hole Darrell Hockock, ArSPECIALS lington Heights, HI., professional, xmo. a had a 09 wedge shot to the dry pine sheath- into the face of the wind. tug. per M green, Just as he hit the ball, the wind WIDTHS let up and the ball went flying Seasoned Fir QCOO & 50 yards past the green. Dimension, per M . 14th hole Arnde Levenhagen, Complete Line Moldings local amateur, placed his second ROSS L. JENSEN shot two feet from his pin. He BUILDING SUPPLIES raced up to the ball in an attempt 7th East, 5th North to get it into the bole before the Dial Fit wind caught it, but by the time Who's the Hardiest Sports Fan? Why Golfer, Of Course By HAL WOOD United Press Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (UP) For golfers only The hardiest sports fan of all has to be the golfer. Baseball fans head for cover, when the first hint of rain falls; football fans will sit home and watch on television if the weather, is inclement; and the horse racing crowd stajs under the stands when it is cold or rains. But not the golfer. He braves cold, storms, lightning, high : u to get winds and in a round of golf. Herewith the case history of a recent little pro tournament in this area, played at the Diablo Country Club, aeross the bay from S: a Francisco. The wind v as ccld and blowing in gusts up to 70 miles an hour, but the boys what-have-yo- played on. First hole Jose Santiego, a ident pro; Dewey Long worth, other resan- pro; and amateur Bud Shank each five-puthe first hole. They would putt up to with tt 11-po- int , or 50-ya-rd 6"S"10"12" 3-2- 01 intra-section- al . on Two Cities Return "The two new cities are coming along in nice shape," Podoloff asserted. "Remember, in the first year of operation, Detroit, St. Louis and Chicago all subsequently dropped out. But we have two of them back and eventually will get Chicago, probably next sea- son." Despite the large number of college stars being turnet! out each year, Podoloff us among those whd feci that too rapid expansion would cause a "dilution" of the teams' overall strength. 9 p. m. Anyone who rolls in an established league is vited to participate. in- NEW YORKER WORSTEDS Shelton Pleased With Play Of Cagers in Clinic Games LARAMIE, Wyo. Three successful intra squad clinic games behind them, Wyoming's cagers turn this week to the more serious preparation for their intercollegiate season openers next Tuesday and Thursday nights at Wichita and at Lincoln against Nebraska. Coach Ev Shelton was pleased with offensive performance of his squad, particularly the shot percentages registered at 12-m- an Dubois, Afton, and Rock Springs. The Gold quintet, featuring the probable starting lineup for next week's openers against Wichita the and Nebraska, Whites all three nights by scores of and Tony Windis, the defeated 74-5- 9, 77-6- 5, 77-5- 8. Talented Junior transfer Pete Hook paced the White team with 60 points. The Gary, Ind., former fpi Butler University .luminary, hit on 26 of 57 shots from his forM1 ward position. He was teamed with letterman Bob Rhynsburger, sophomore m Bob Thompson, senior monogram H wearer Benny Dees, and transfers Ron Bora and Harold White-foo- t. Hank Gardner, top guard prospect from Afton, was the sixth man on the Gold squad. In Wichita's opener December 3, the Cowboys face the strongest Wheatshocker quintet in many years and likely one of the nation's top fives. Four of the present Wichita squad are ranked among the top 25 scorers in Shocker history. Joe Stevens who averaged 18.4 points per game last season heads the list and is followed by such luminaries as Don Woodworm, Everett Weasel and Don Lock. fSB i (W MM I m 11 II rfe mM' 1 I iHflML jllillj fM M M If H fc ML 5 ft I MmftS .JKBvJ Yes, if you're looking for a suit to take you a11 Places you'll, find one of our lection your Michaels-Stern New famous both dividends Yorkrs business-wis- e and socially. The fabrics are rich and fine and the models cut and tailored to per-fection make you j t' P8 part 01 $ or gathering-l- ay ny I J ; &' H Pokes' junior All America candidate, posted 73 points in the three nights, hitting 36 of 66 field goals attempted. His scoring twin of last season, the Poke captain, Terry Eckhardt, scored 52 points with 24 of 36 fired. Don center Hatten, Sophomore 'senior forward Don Carlson, and Vermont Is the only state in me sophomore forward John Berto-ler-o East with a mountain range runmade up the starting Gold ning through the middle of the five. state for its enure length. two-pointe- rs A SPORTING CHRISTMAS DSL CWS .: in fast-risin- g . Too Much Breeze 99-9- 6, lic Cox. 6-- 5, f M PRESS The Cincinnati Royals now have mmmm a firm grip on second place in the Western Division of the National Basketball Association because the Detroit Pistons let a m. chance slip through their fingers. S2 The Royals downed the Pistons. in overtime at Cincinnati Friday night when the Pistons ran out of gas in the extra period. Detroit had rallied from an deficit early in the fourth quarter to force the game into overtime. Harry Gallatin sank a hook shot and two free throws in the last 90 ON MAT CARD Rose Roman seconds of regulation to force the will appear on Thursday night's tie and then started Detroit ahead tag team match at Eldred Recin the overtime with a long shot. reation Center. bas- ketball figures that the .West Coast can get into the pro basketball race when it comes up with a second adequate building. "We can start with two as a minimum o the West Coast," he says in his staccato voice. But actually they need four or five teams to compose their own division. Then we can have Eastern, Midwestern and Western divisions. The grand scheme, when such a setup finally is evolved, would accent local rivalries and cut down on inter sectional travel. There would be a certain amount of intersectional play under the three-d-i vision plan but the main accent would be on rivalries. "This is a national sport just as much as pro football and baseball." Podoloff explains. "There are 20 cities with a population of more than 500,000 people and we plan to move in on most of them." From a shaky beginning, pro basketbaal has become a sure-fir-e ition and the general recon- ion of what will eventually i a strong circuit ws started this season when the Rochester and. Fort Wayne franchises were moved to Detroit and Cincinnati. three-divisi- By UNITED The boys are also taught correct eating habits, proper sleeping times and conditions, and how to get along with each other. "We have never had any personal troubles among the boys," Coach Watts said. Parents appreciate the program too, as shown by the distance some of the boys travel to participate in tfie pro4 year old boys from Las Vegas paid gram. "Three board and room for the three-wee- k Montana's period," Coach Watts MISSOULA, Mont sard, "and the parents were more than pleased with the basketball squad this past week results." He said there were also two boys from Coke-vill- e, entered final drills in preparation sea8 Wyo., as well as youngsters from Lehi on the north for the opening of the son the University Monday against to Payson on the south, making up most of the enrollment. Moscow. of at Idaho The younger boys did not play ball: they were taught the fundamentals of the game such as catching the ball, passing to others, dribbling, proper position in shooting, feinting, and the other things that go. to make up the techniques of the game. Coach Watts said that the boys were taught the same general patterns that are used by varsity teams, and they years away. National Basketball yet." Assn. President Maurice Podoloff Two A Minimum said Saturday, but is as certain as The little Napoleon of pro the move just made by big league tag match. price for just that one thing," she declared. 13-1- - baseball. The next additions in the NBA will be Chicago, Baltimore and Pittsburgh as the league works toward an eventual 15 to 18 teams match. in three separate divisions. PodoBarbara Baker and Rose Roloff thinks it probable that Chiman will go against Joan Ballard will be In next season. cago and Romona Teselle in gal's tag is no problem but cities Talent brawl. which have large enough playing The match will be a feature atarenas are the big stumbling of a will send card that traction block. Suni Warcloud against The Bat, "That's the major problem on and 'Gypsy Joe against Rey the West Coast," Podoloff ex- Urbano. Urbano upset the Gypsy a couple of weeks age and the Globetrotter will be seeking revenge next Thursday. In last Thursday's matches, Eric The Great and George Drake battled to a draw. Gypsy Joe defeated John Pavich in two straight falls, and Little Beaver and Suni Warcloud whipped The Bat an Bull Brummel in a mixed ail-Ameri- Non-Existe- nt a wild time will mind a bit, if the action gets fast and furious. Promoter Dave Reynolds is bringing the girl wrestlers back to Provo and that always guarantees a good show. To make things even more interesting, the gal grapple rs will team up in a tag In that time he has won four and conference championships twice. finished second The Huskies entertain BYU next Friday and Saturday in Edmund-so- n Pavilion. Washington probably will take the floor with two sophomores in Youngsters Are Great Hero Worshippers its lineup. Dye has been using When the boys enroll, usually during the last three newcomers Earle Irvine, Seattle, weeks in June, they are given a locker, a BYU lettered and Al Murphy, Bremerton, at athletic shirt, and showering privileges in the George Al- the forward spots in practice. bert Smith Fieldhouse. Doug Smart, the team's on candidate, will handle the sessions The boys love it, and the practice big center duties, and likely floor where Terry Tebbs, Tom Steinke, John Benson and the at guard are Johnny Tuft, other great cagers have performed does nothing to detract starters senior who has shown great from their interest. The boys are really great hero wor- a Don improvement, and dead-ey- e shippers. Dorland, both lettermen. According to Coach Watts, there are several imThe Huskies moved their pracportant values BYU hopes to achieve through the tice sessions to the main floor in is for fine "In it the first place, Workshop Program. the Pavilion this week. Dye said indicated. he public relations' they would spend most of the will a BYU to such for come who program time scrimmaging in an effort to "Boys will remember a and it for long time, condition the squad to the larger likely remember it to the advantage of the big Church School where they court. Until this week they worked out in the intramural gym, a had such an enjoyable time." social are some much smaller floor. values that He also suggested top achieved. The boys learn to share with each other; they "We've got to get in a lot of are taught personal cleanliness one mother told how her running in the next two weeks," son hated water until after he learned to appreciate the he said. "Otherwise we'll be in showers after the workouts. "It was worth the tuition trouble against BYU." Personal Troubles Big League Basketball Certain to Move West Tag Match Tops Card SEATTLE Tippy Dye will be seeking his 200th coaching victory when his Washington Huskies open l9sf SUNDAY HERALD GIFT" FOR ALL Guns and Ammunitions, Bert's a double gift any man will welcome. First an attractive .Fishing Tackle, Boats and Motors, Golf Clubs and Golf Carts, Tennis Raquets and Tennis Balls, Saddles and Bridles, Baseball Bats, Mitts and Balls, Sleeping- Bags, Stoves, Lanterns and Tents, Bows, Arrows and Quivers, Ice Skates, Roller Skates, Bicycles and Tricycles, SkUs and Ski Clothing, Basketball and Goals. - ac useful miniature ash tray, replica of famous western hat then a setftonfonning" Hat in th style and color Gift Certificate for a perfect-fittin- g Resistol he Ekes best. He'll enjoy them both for a long, long time . . . Priced at A Small DEPOSIT will hold any Christmas to fr LAYAWAY Open Mon., Fri., Sat Nitcs 'til 9 P.M. It" a your sportsman's Headquarters DM I USE OUR CONVENIENT Artfcl't:i Or "You Kamo lt7Wo Havo (3)95 SHOZS FOR MOTHt or OIK 1 ' : : LADIES v SHOE a 1 MISS-VI- SIT srswsnwi a DOT. ; "'.I' UTAH PROVO J us - - 1 V |