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Show Page HERALD, 6-- THE Provo. Utah. Wednesday, July SO. 1980 What's happening on the national scene, state and local sports, columns and opinions Sports --mm - f f I'vT Woman, Judkins to Play for iaiz - ! the foul line and nearly 51 per cent on field goals Judkins, who prepped at Highland High School in Salt Lake City, was a Brett SALT LAKE CITY il'PD Vroman and Jeff Judkins, both free contracts agents, signed multi-yea- r with the I'tah Jazz Tuesday. Both Utah natives are guaranteed spots on the 1980-8roster, team officials "id at a news conference. Vroman. a seven-foo- t center, led Provo High School to 52 consecutive chamvictories and two state pionships before moving on to UCLA. He played there for three years and finished his collegiate eligibility at three-tim- Nevada-La- Lehi's Mark Tuckett fires pass to unseen team mate. Utah County Cagers Working Hard tor BCI By DICK HARMON Herald Sports Writer The Utah County entry into the Basketball Congress Inter- national (BCI) Tournament is working its guts out preparing to challenge the best senior-to-b- e hopp talent in the country next week. It's serious business. The BCI games will be in the BYU Marriott Activities Center. American Fork High's Coach Art Allred and crew are sweating through early morning practices in the George Albert Smith Fieldhouse. They're sweating even though it's early in the morning. Alfred's coaching plans haven't been helped much by players who have been out of town, the Utah County BCI team has been practicing for two weeks and still hasn't had all the players at one time. Tuesday Provo ace Dave who was Heaton. a one of the BCI top 10 scorers last year just off his sophomore year, was absent because of a den6-- 5 all-st- tist's appointment. Another Provo standout, Jimmy Edwards, is in California with his father. BYU Football Coach LaVell Edwards, and family. Allred hopes to have all his players Wednesday. Friday he takes the road to Salt Lake City and practices against the Utah BCI entry. They return and play rematch in Provo Saturday. Both the Salt Lake City entry and the Utah County team play exhibition games against the Los a Angeles Watts Magicians and the New York Riverside Church BCI teams Tuesday at BYU. "We should be a good team. This entry isn't as tall as those in the past from this area. We'll go to and that's it. We about will play taller teams and must execute well, play disciplined basketball and key defense. In addition to Heaton and 6-- 5 6 Edwards. Provo High's third player to make the team is 1 Dan Hatch. Joining the Bulldog trio will be Allred's own Cavemen duo of Pete Garbett and guard Daniel Smith. Garbett will be the post man. Other players on the Utah County team include Dave Hill and Greg Nord, both 2 guards from Timpview; Dave Tuckett, a Spanish Fork guard; Mountain View High School's John Mark and Lehi's Gleave at Tuckett. Kelly Graves, a 5 player from Dixie will be the eleventh player on the squad, a late entry expected to see good action in the BCI format.' The state team includes Granite School District players Paul Drecksel of Skyline, Russell Urrey of Granite, Ronnie Butter-fiel- d of Granite, Brent Jensen of 6-- 6-- 6 6-- 1 6--3 6-- 0 6-- Carbon, John of Boswell Hil-lcre- st and Mike Brown of Olympus. The other six BCI state entry players are Mike Matheson of East, Troy Powell of East, Kelly Johnson of Weber, Greg Dockery of Ogden, Norm Parrish of View-moand Cory Sylvester of Marion Dunn- nt of Utah. He led the WAC in scoring rt BRETT VROMAN signed a new contract with either of them. In his rookie year with Boston Judkins averaged 8.8 points per game. But last season, with the arrival of Larry Bird. Judkins had less playing time and only averaged 5.4 points per game. In both seasons he shot 81 percent from STRAWBERRY RIDGE -- half-hou- It was yesterday morning and for us the day began early. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources officers Dennis Shirley. Paul Tervort and I met in Provo at 5 a.m.. then drove up Hobble Creek Canyon, took the left fork and threaded our way laboriously over mile alter mile of pockmarked, narrow dirt road. We stopped periodically to pot out and scan the mountain ridges and valleys looking lor that most magnificent of wild animals elk Action Olympic Highlight Today's - To Alberto (UPI) the man they call "the horse," today tries to prove he is still a thoroughbred and not yet ready to be put out to pasture with the resumption of track and field at the Olympic Games. MOSCOW Juan-toren- a, - The Cuban and 184 pounds made Olympic history at Montreal four years ago by becoming the first man to win the 400 and 800 meters titles at the same Games. But "El Caballo" has only recently returned to competition after an operation on his right achilles tendon and is struggling to regain the form which set him above the rest. Juantorena has been plagued by a series of leg injuries and last year he , was comprehensively beaten by the Americans and then missed the World Cup to undergo surgery. The Cuban knows his limitations and did not try to defend his crown which went to Britain's Steve er Ovett. It's been evident here that Juannine-fostride torena's track-eatindoes not carry its old authority and he had to work hard to qualify for Wednesday's final. If the Cuban defies the odds, he will become the first track and field Olympic champion at these Games to retain a title. six All nine defending champions have been men and three women defeated during the first five days of competition at which 20 gold medals have been decided. The absence of the Americans, in g particular, and also the West Germans has tipped the balance of power heavily in favor of the Eastern bloc countries. Between them, the Soviet Union (7) and East Germany (5) have won more titles than the rest of the opposition put together. But the West has had some notable successes with Britain and Italy grabbing three golds apiece. Allan Wells (100 meters), Ovett (1 500) and Daley Thompson (decathlon) scored for Britain, while Pietro Mennea (200 meters), Maurizio Damiano walk) and Sara Simeoni (women's high jump) struck gold for the Italians. Britain can also confidently expect to collect another title in the men's 1,500 meters in which Ovett and his archrival Sebastion Coe, who share the world record of 3:32.1, tackle the semis today en route to renewing their duel in Friday's final. favorite in last week's Coe, odds-d- n final, is still smarting over his tactical blunder which left him nursing a silver medal behind Ovett last week. The victory has given Ovett a vital psychological edge for the battle of the metric mile and he is confident of going on to complete the double, last achieved by New Zealander Peter Snell 16 years ago. Before their cl?.,h in the shorter distance, Ovett gave himself only a 0 chance of winning the 800, but a 90 per cent change of taking the 1500. The last three days of competition in the track and field program, which had a rest day Tuesday, sees another 18 gold medals go up for grabs. er 50-5- viously this year's ob- vintage because didn't have its quills yet. It was just a tiny bundle of fur lumbering off the road. We saw deer A fawn and a doe streaked across the road and climbed the hillside There goes Kambi and Bambi's mother.'' it Tervort said We stopped the truck to watch a Blue Grouse hen shophurd her family of six along the dusty road. Paul and Dennis got out of the truck and walked toward them. The hen took oil and flew to a nearby tree. The chicks scurried off the road and two of them winged away, the others crouched in the deep bush Five titles are at stake today, the men's 400 meters, pole vault, shotput, walk and the women's 200 meters. Juantorena's main danger in the 400 meters is likely to come from Belgium's Alfons Brijdenbach, who has a personal nest time of 45.04. under fire is Another Poland's Tadeusz Slusarki in the pole vault which could provide France with its first track and field gold medal of the Games though world record holder Phlippe Houvion or Thierry Vigneron. One Olympic title which should stay in the same hands is the shot where East German world record holder Udo Beyer is a strong favorite with 1976 title-hold- bronze medalist Aleksandr Yugoslavia in today's final. The Yugovlav victory eliminated the heavily favored Soviets, who were stung by k losses to Italy and Yugoslavia earlier this week. An off day in track and field spurred Soviet competitors in other sports into grabbing 10 of the 15 gold medals at stake. Soviet weightlifter Leonid Taranenko hoisted a world record 422.5 kg (929.5 (242 pounds) total to win the pounds) title and the Russians won the men's team sabre title, two wrestling crowns and swept the team title in the Grand Prix show jumping, one of the events badly mauled by the U.S.-le- d back-to-bac- 110-k- boycott. The a dramatic game ended in Brazil-Yugoslav- also in contention. Mexican Daniel Bautista, who lost walk title last Thurshis day after being disqualified for breaking contact with the ground when leading the field 2 kilometers from the finish, seeks consolation in the event, which has been reintroduced to the Olympic program. East Germans, who filled the first three places in 1976, are again likely to dominate the women's 200 meters with defending champion Barbel Wockerl spearheading the assault. g scramble when the Brazilians missed a shot at the buzzer that would have won the game. The Russian fans were cheering madly for the Brazilians as the last hope to get the Soviet team into the finals. Italy's hero was Dino Meneghin, the veteran center who scored 29 points and dominated under the basket with 11 rebounds. Michael Sylvester, born in the United States but now an Italian citizen, added 16 points before fouling out. heavyweight boxing champion Teofilo Stevenson of Cuba, who has won all his Olympic bouts inside the distance, kept a tight grip on that record with a knockout of Poland's Grzegorz Skrzecz to advance to the semifinal. The Russians beat Yugoslavia 7 to win the water polo while India notched its eighth men's Olympic hockey title. Two-tim- e In Tuesday's competition, Yugoslavia's unbeaten basketball team, led by Drazen Dalipagic's 26 points, defeated Brazil 5 Tuesday, thereby eliminating Russia from Olym96-9- pic gold medal contention. Italy, chasing its first Olympic basketball medal, defeated Spain 9 earlier in the day and will face 95-8- third-roun- d 8-- USOC Chief Denies Team - We saw more deer. A young doe watched us watch her. then took a couple of leisurely steps and was lost in the brush. A fine buck stopped grazing, took a short jump, watched us for several seconds then bounded up the hillside and his white rump disappearing into a stand of trees was our last sight of him. We saw two snowshoe rabbits, their large white feet looking like house slippers. But we didn't see a solitary elk. false alarm. the truck." Shirley said. "Stop "1 see something in that Beaver pond over there." Three pairs of glasses picked up the "something" at the same time. "It's a white faced cow." TerWe had a vort said We saw a tiny porcupine, two-yea- misdemeanor counts. Jazz General Manager Frank Layden said the team decided to invite Vroman to its rookie camp after receiving favorable reports from Golden State where the center also tried out. But the Warriors who already have several centers, said they didn't have room for Vroman on their roster. Layden also said the first thing he did after becoming general manager of the Jazz last year was try to sign Judkins away from Boston. "But things didn't work out last summer. However, they did this year after Dallas picked him up in the expansion draft," said Layden. Judkins said he was glad the Jazz moved from New Orleans to Salt Lake City because "it's a great basketball town." "I thought maybe then I might play here sometime, and I'm ready to do whatever needs to be done to help Utah become a winner," said Judkins. Vroman, who spent the last season playing for a Continental Basketball League team in Hawaii, said "this is a unique opportunity. I think I can do the things the Jazz expect of me." Juantorena's Bid for 400 Repeat No Elk: Trip was for the Birds The pipe spring wasn't on the agenda and we stopped there only to get a drink of water. But the pause that was to refresh turned r into a show in which we were treated to a virtuoso performance of life in the wild. twice. will likely play Judkins, who is both guard and forward for the Jazz. Coach Tom Nissalke said the signing of Judkins and Vroman will give the Jazz a "better posture" next season. He said Judkins could play both guard and forward and Vroman at forward and center. Nissalke said, "We had four or five players last year who couldn't make any NBA team but ours. These two players will give us more flexibility and better talent." He also said the two were men of "impeccable character" an apparent reference to the Jazz' problems with Bernard King, who was arrested midway through the last season on sex abuse and drug possession charges. He was fined $2 000 and placed on probation after pleading guilty to 6-- Vegas s Vroman signed with the Philadelphia 76ers last year, but was the team's final cut. The Jazz, looking for a big center, had invited Vroman to their rookie and free agent camp last week. Vroman looked impressive throughout the camp and averaged 15 points per game in two scrimmages against the Denver Nuggets rookies and free agents. Judkins had played for two years with the Boston Celtics before being picked by Dallas in the May 28 expansion draft. Under league rules the Jazz will not have to compensate either club, however, since Judkins had not Athletic e Conference selection at the University 1 'zil Aol "There's four of them." Shirley added "It's such a beautiful spot there should have been an elk." I said. By this time it was obvious we weren't going to see an elk. It was early morning to most people but it was too late in the day for an elk to be feeding in the open. They were already back in the shadows. And then we stopped at the little pipe spring on the road above Shingle Mill Creek. The water was pure icy cold and delicious But the water was secondary to the scenery. Now. to understand this properly you must realize that Shirley is a genuine registered birder once known as a bird watcher. Tervort is a fairly knowledgeable birder and I'm a rabid would-b- e birder. We were looking for elk. We found birds. It was like being at the opera. Before our glasses a variety of birds darted from tree to tree, from bush to bush, from limb to limb. They chased each other They passed each other going at great speed in opposite directions. They sang to each other and to us. They stopped at the spring for a drink. And once they vanished from sight and the chirping stopped. A deadly a small hawk Coopers Hawk who feeds on smaller birds made pass over the area tree about one landing hundred yards away. Seconds later he left the tree and flew downhill, a pair of hummingbirds hurrying him along. We saw a cassins finch and marvelled at its red head. It paused to drink from the spring and for several seconds we in all its watched it close-uglory. In that one small patch of trees, bushes, rocks and water we counted mental coup on the finch, two sparrows, a song and a white crown; several juncos. a McGillvers Warbler with a yellow breast and bright blue head, a combination that would turn s any human male green with envy; a Lazuli Bunting whose pale yellow breast a in a big p clothes-consciou- Didn't Want Carter to Speak WASHINGTON (UPI) UTCL was almost brown; broadtail and rufus hummingbirds: woodpecker and a grosbeak ing a bath in the spring. a tak- It was a rare half hour. We had come to catch a glimpse or two of one of the most prized of game animals. We stayed to watch exciting performances on the part of some of our state's prettiest wild life. non-gam- e And as we stopped looking for deer and elk. we easily saw more deer. saw a solitary buck. We trailed slowly beside a pair of yearlings, a buck and a doe. "That buck has got to get smart in a hurry. If he survives this fall he'll never move this slowly this close to humans again." Shirley said. We came up behind a lone yearling doe who took her sweet time to move away from us. We saw another yearling brother and sister cross the road and climb a small hill and at almost the same time flushed a large doe hiding off the roadside. She jumped up and bounded away. "The yearlings are probably hers and she probably has two fawns with her but they are staying still Yearlings often stay close to their mother." Tervort said. We passed a sign reading Yellow Jacket Canyon. "There's a moose up there," Shirley said, and we all looked expected to see a pair of broad antlers. But there was no moose in sight. And no elk We - U.S. Olym- - Committee President Robert Kane Eic denied allegations that President Carter was asked not to speak at today's medal presentation ceremony honoring the U.S. Olympic team. Kane Tuesday refuted a statement by Chris Wood of Almstom. Mass., captain of the men's rowing team, who said the USOC has expressed the wishes of some athletes that Carter not appear. The athletes, who are not competing in the Moscow Olympics this week because of the U.S.-le- d boycott of the games, are in Washington for four days of honors and festivities. "The USOC set up and paid for this entire week as a tribute to the athletes and their families," said Kane. "When we talked to the White House people, we informed them of our plans and it was understood that the President and some members of Congress would take part this week. "We were certain the President would be at the White House reception, but I just found out two days ago that he would attend the medal ceremony. Cer tainly, the President is free to attend what he wishes." Members of the men's and women's rowing team have voiced their displeasure that USOC funds were used for the festivities this week rather than for training athletes. They also have been strong in their disagreements with Carter and have been wearing as proclaiming themselves "Carter's Threat to National Security." "I have a personal distaste for attending a ceremony that has obvious political overtones," said Wood. is to be blamed for our not being and Moscow and I would rather not have him (at the ceremony). I'm afraid our appearance there with him comes across to the public as a endorsement of him. "Some athletes have asked that Carter not be at the ceremony. But the U.S. Olympic Committee said they could not control it." Wood claimed the USOC informed Carter that his presence at the ceremony "is not wished" by the athletes Soviets Accused of Cheating - MOSCOW (UPI) The International Olympic Committee has asked the International Track and Field Federation to investigate claims that Russian judges and officials have been cheating in Olympic track and field events, a d IOC source said Wednesday. In at least one case the IAAF has admitted there were "irregularities." the source said. There have been charges from Australian and Scandinavian athletes that Soviet judges have made things difficult for Western athletes during field events and that throws or jumps have been unfairly marked. The most blatant case came in the men's javelin, when Russian officials opened the doors of the stadium behind Russian throwers so that they would have a following wind, the source said. well-place- "We heard about this and asked (IAAF President) Adrian Paulen about it. He first said it wasn't true, but when he checked up, he came back and said it did in fact happen " the source said. In addition there have been allega- tions that the Russian throw in the javelin not only landed flat on the ground which does not count, but also was marked about a meter longer than the first point of impact. There were also claims that Cuba's bronze-medthrow in the discus was given the same "long measurement" treatment and television videotape editors believe they have the evidence to prove it. For the first time in an international track and field meet, the IAAF jury of appeal is not allowed to stand on the infield of the track and is not in a position to check such allepamn gold-med- al |
