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Show 1 A. Sunday Herald S ramsr :, m Region 4 Basketball Open Letter to Cougars ment in the squad, but not One of the best reasons for please recall that the magazine d is printed for profit, and going to college is to try to deinstitutions do not revelop the habit of taking the semble courts of justice. Sports Detrac Illustrated was interested in a historical tors of the Cougar basketball good story, not in a true ver team and team members them- dict. A court of justice examines Ilselves might pause for a mo- all the evidence. Did Sports ment to reflect on oast history. lustrated do this? The reporter A quick glance will reveal that interviewed Coach Stan Watts Coacn Stan watts nas naa a dis- and other team members, but what they told him. tinguished career. In fact, one he omitted doesn't need to go back more The Information didn't fit his than 12 months to remember angle. In other words, he stack that lie had a Conference cham- ed the cards. He dealt only BYU. He especially pionship only last year. There- deuces to fore, gentlemen, don't let your did an injustice to the boys he confidence in Coach Watt wa- quoted, because their words were taken out of context. Their ver for a single moment And as the wolves begin to attitudes were not fairly reprehowl about Sports Illustrated, sented. There Is disappoint- - sension. profit-minde- Of course, men in the public eye have to suffer abuse. However, what distinguishes the men from the beys is the way they take it. Who are the ones that don't flinch but keep battling? A dozen cliches come to mind. We won't use them, but let us remember that we live by cliches. Cliches are only cliches to those to whom they mean nothing. So, here s a use ful one: Let's keep battling! In fact, the Cougars are in a great position to make themselves felt through the rest of the season. The psychology is all in your favor. Let's make the most of it. I remember some verses that used to buck me up when I was depressed. They come from Matthew Arnold. Creep into thy narrow bed. Creep and let no more be said. Vain thy onset, all stands fast. Thou thyself must break at point-ofjvie- Jacksonville, UCLA Gain Hoop Victories The Jacksonville Dolphins can gland tall again. After losing their first game In 14 outings this season to Florida State Tuesday night, the Dolphins bounced back for a last mean UCLA, while, rolled to its 15th straight win as guard John Valle y, the only senior m the starting lineup, scored 25 of his 28 points in the second half and victory the Bruins whipped California, 124-10- dis- Top-rank- Standings Off the Beat Fan Urges Support for Cougars laJ By JERRY YOUNG cise date of the manger's down- It's a real temptation these tau ana me name v ine man days to join the '"Knock the Cougars" club, or its affiliate CLASS AA organization "Whittle at Watts." I admit that after trying to Team Won Lost Pet. shoot pictures at some of the 4 0 Provo 1.000 more recent games I was intent Orem 4 .800 I 1 American Fork .. 3 .750 on forming my own group if I 1 3 Carbon .750 couldn't get into one of the 3 .400 ones that have already been Spanish Fork .... 2 2 3 .400 established and are obviously Springville flourishing. I had even decided what to CLASS A 'The Teem Won Lost Pet. call my organization Lehi 1 3 .250 Committee Against Fossilizing 1 4 .200 on the BYU Basketball Court." Payson But then I remembered what 4 Pleasant Grove ..0 .000 a sportswriter did for the Seat tle Rainiers baseball team when Friday's Results they were in the middle of one Carboc 89, Springville 81 The of their worst years. Provo 75, Spanish Fork 70 as were called "Suds," they (overtime) American Fork 57, Payson 54 everywhere on the Coast ex Orem 60, Lehi 32 cept in Seattle, were just com ing home from a long road trip (sound familiar to anyone?) and Next Week's Schedule the team's performance was in Pleasant Grove at Orem a word, lousy. Springville at Provo The fans were already making Lehi at Payson book on such things as the pre American Fork at Carbon who would take his place. Then came the article. It was, a story which said basically that what the Seattle Rainiers needed was a little encouragement from the fans, a pat on the back instead of a kick in the pants. A statement that the community was still behind them even though they were losing. He encouraged the fans to fill up the stadium and show their team that they were stil grateful for the coast league pennant the Rainiers won the previous season. What happened was that the fans did fill the place. There were half again as many fans turned away as were able to get in. I was there and everyone cheered at evry pitch. We cheered at every pitch. We mistakes just to let the men know we knew they tried and we appreciated it. The team won. And they won all week. They got on a winning streak that got them off to win. It will be that obsession that will drive them to accomgue. also to win. It plish their victories as it did It takes talent takes heart And sometimes in the game with Georgia. ReII W 1 A !.. Va - come-fromespecially when everything is member that great behind victory? that going against you What the team needs is the and undefinable comkind of encouragement the difference-betwesame is the en modity Seattle fans gave to their base-ha-ll a win and a loss. team. We can give them I met Stan Watts in the hall; a day or so after the Utah game. this. Then they can work out He told me that Utah came to their internal problems on their play a 40 minute basketball own. ex game, anl BYU didn't He also What they don't need are tcld me that some night when cuses, because this won't help. the team puts it all together Neither do they need the decritithey will play their opponent structive complaints and cisms from the Federated Ord off the court. I believe him. And I believe er of BYU Belly achers. that the BYU basketball team With only a few games lett has all the talent it needs to to what is Droving to be a long, live up to that reputation. What long season the team has no the team needs now is to be- chance to win the title. But the come a team, and gain the members of the team do have heart it needs to get on the a chance to win back their self-court and compete at their max- respect providing they have imum peak for a full 40 minut- the kind of atmosphere to pull es. Some of them are doing this, it off. but it takes all five. For they The whale shark is the are not five they are one. fish in the sea. They also need the obsession uncon-trollal- le Let the long contention cease. Geese are swans and swans are geese. Let them have it how they will. Thou art tired, best be still. 1 convincing over St Peter's Friday night. An usual, the Dolphins' big Ansley Truitt, who finished Artis with 27 points, hebed shoot gun was towering Gilmore, the nation's leading California into a 5247 lead rebounder with a 25.1 average early in the second half, but per game. Valley hit five straight field Gilmore poured in 46 points goals to send UCLA on its tay and snared 30 rebounds and to its 20th straight win over the 24 Bears. guard Rex Morgan added points to lead the Elsewhere, George Watson Dolphins' attack. Three other muscled in a short jumper with Vaughn Wedeking 22 seconds left to Dolphins give Southern 14 with 15, Greg Nelson with California a victory over and Mike Blevins with 10 also Stanford. were in double figures. :: Tom Oregon State romped past Rinaldi and Rich Yale ripped Sehuester each had 27 points Hawaii, and Brown Harvard for the losers, but Jacksonville downed Dartmouth, took the lead early and never was threatened seriously. 87-7- 2. sixth-ranke- They outfought thee, hissed thee, tore thee? Better men fared thus before thee. Fired their ringing shot and passed, Hotly charged, and sank at last d Charge once more then, and be dumb. 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