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Show Page 6 THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Monday, May 8, 1978 Bullets Push Sixers to Brink of Elimination By United Press International Elvin Hayes, seeking to shed his image of not being able to win the big one, has the Washington Bullets on the threshold of a major playoff upset. With the Big E pouring in 35 points, including 21 in the first half, the Bullets Sunbeat the Philadelphia 76ers 1 in lead a to take commanding day n Eastern Conference their final series. In the other playoff game Sunday, to eveii the Seattle beat Denver Western Conference final at star recogniDespite tion, Hayes has never been able to take his team all the way. The Bullets made it to the NBA finals once with Elvin, but lost four straight to Golden State in 121-10- 5 121-11- 1 d 1975. But the Bullets, who beat Atlanta before upsetting San Antonio, need only to win their remaining home game to beat a 76er team most people felt would win the title with Portland out of the picture. "I don't know what else I could ask 'E' to do," said winning Coach Dick Motta. "He's been carrying us in the playoffs. Really for the whole season." Sunday Hayes, who has a 26.3 playoff scoring average, led a 0 Bullet tear over the final 4:24 of the first half which sent Washington from a deficit to a 8 halftime lead. Hayes, resuming his tough battle with George McGinnis who had 22 points, had 11 of those points, including a steal and a solo dash downcourt which terminated in a slam dunk. "Since I've been coaching, I haven't seen a more stirring personal run," 17-- 48-3- 7 54-4- said Motta. "I smelled it," said Hayes. "I felt I had to establish a leadership role and get us back in the game before None of us could wait for somebody else to do it." Julius Erving, who had 24 points, admitted the spurt 'rattled' his team as the sellout crowd of 19,035 shook the Capital Centre. "After the 17 points, the crowd gets louder and if you miss shots, you corne up empty," Dr. J said. "You can call it rattled or attach any reaction to it it all comes up empty." The 76ers were able to get to within in the third quarter, but Bob two, Dandridge and Kevin Grevey, who wound up with 27 and 18 points respectively, took up the slack. Mitch Kupchak, playing in place of the injured Wes Unseld in the Washington pivot, scored 19 points. Dandridge, who has gotten the better of Erving so far in the series, says the half-tim- e. Cauthen accepted the con- gratulations quietly and graciously and seemed more concerned with getting on with his customary card game he engages in every day before he goes out to ride. People weren't only talking about his Derby win at Aqueduct, they were buzzing about it in a lot of other places as well. Like Yankee Stadium, for example, where the Texas Rangers were three-gam- e series proclaimed "Welcome back, Steve winding up their with the Yankees. Kenof winner Cauthen, Saturday's "I watched the race after Saturday's tucky Derby" when he came out on the track with his first mount of the day ball game was over," said Yankee before the third race Sunday. manager Billy Martin, "and that kid, Hearing the thunderous ovation, Cauthen, was something else. I liked Stevie Cauthen's usually impassive the way he talked after the race, too. You could tell he's been brought up features dissolved into a smile. Every place he went, everywhere he well. You know, I've never been to a showed his face Sunday, everyone Kentucky Derby. I'd love to see one, either wanted to pat him on the back or but just watching the job that young tell him what a magnificent ride he had Cauthen did gave me a terrific feeling for him. Talent will always show up in given Affirmed at Churchill Downs. All the valets in the jockeys' quarters the end. I know he had a great horse, came over to shake his hand or tell him but what a ride he gave it!" Cliff Johnson, the Yankees' catcher how glad they felt for him that he had captured The Big One in his very first and designated hitter, felt the same way about Cauthen. try. - "The kid is unbelievable," he said. "I really admire that little guy, not only for the way he rides, but for his dedication. He just goes out there and gets it done without any fuss or anything else." Most ball clubs get up a pool before a race like the Kentucky Derby. The Yankees had one of their own Saturday and their equipment man, Nick Priore, turned out to be the winner. The Rangers got up a pool also. Campy Campaneris had the winner, Doyle Alexander the second place horse, Alydar, and Dock Ellis, the third horse, Believe It. The three split the pot among them according to prearranged agreement. Billy Hunter, the Rangers' manager, out of a hat picked one of the also-ran- s but that didn't dim his appreciation for the way Cauthen handled Affirmed from the starting gate all the way to the wire. old already at the "Here's an of his profession," he very top marveled. "My first thought after watching the way he won the Derby was what can he possibly do for an encore? By the time he's 30, he will have lived a full life." Hunter reflected a moment on the life of a jockey. "That's a dangerous business," hp said "We were in Baltimore last week and a couple of our guys were at Pimlico when that jockey (Robert Pineda) was killed. Wasn't that a terrible thing? "I remember the first time I was ever on a horse. It was on my grandfather's farm in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and I must have been about eight years old. They had this old horse they used for pulling the plow and somebody had to hoist me up. I was scared. I'm still scared about getting on a horse. And look at this kid? He looks as if he was born on one, Miller Second BYU golfer Pam Miller finished second at the Gearhart Invitational at Gearhart, Ore., this week, one stroke behind Robin Walton of the University of Washington. Walton completed the tournament with a 236 with Mil- ler at received a warm welcome when he appeared in the winner's circle for his thrilling victory in the Kentucky Derby aboard Affirmed. (UPI Teiephoto) 237. Washington won the tournament, followed by BYU, the University of British Columbia and Oregon State. BYU scorers were Miller 237, Tiru Fernando 251, Jody Reuss 254, Karen Brown 255, Julie Cloward 281, Nancy Bradbury Billy Cunningham, facing elimination for the first time in his young coaching career, insists his troops aren't dead yet. "I assure you we are not going to play that game like we're on vacation," Cunningham said of Game 5 coming up Wednesday night in Philadelphia. "It's spw 288. of observing the sign, having seat belts securely fastened and all seats returned to an upright position during landing. Then he Spoils Editor "Welcome to the Winter Wonderland of Denver!" Those passengers who were coming from the annual WAC spring meet in El Paso were not surprised to find Denver covered with snow. Denver is in WAC Country and in WAC Country you can't tell spring from winter without a calendar. The 1978 WAC spring championships were held last week in wind blew El Paso. A every day of the meet Saturday night the track and field championships found the wind suddenly turned cold and half the lights went out adding darkness to misgale-forc- ery. But you can't point a linger at El Paso. It would have made little difference where the championships were held. The weathei would have been a problem in every WAC city but one Ternpe, Ariz There was rain and snow in Provo and Salt Lake, snow in Fort Collins, rain in Tucson, rain in Albuquerque, snow in Laramie and wind in El Paso Only Ternpe enjoyed warm, balmy weather. Alas, it happens to us every spring and there is nothing anyone can do about the weather but talk about it. Maybe just when the new WAC maybe takes full shape it might be possible to rotate the spring meet among San Diego State, Nevada - Vegas and Hawaii. Then there would be a chance of good weather every year. It is interesting to note that chamnext spring the Pac-1pionships will be held on the campus of newcomer Arizona State That Ternpe weather is al Las 0 luring even to West Coast schools And while the spring championships were being plagued again by the weather, the WAC's Northern Division baseball was being snowed out in Laramie. Again, this is a common but something can be done about the weather for baseball Play the collegiate circuit in the summer. That's the answer It won't be easy. There will have to be some shuffling such as a later summer date for the World Series, but it can be done. And the chances are it will be done because most of the nation's baseball teams find it difficult to get in all their spring games. Speaking of changes, an interesting suggestion concerning dual track and field meets was made during the meet in El Paso. You've heard what's happening to dual track meets they are being cut down and are in danger of disappearing because of the 14 scholarship limit set by the NCAA. Well, track coaches in the WAC discussed the possibilities of holding dual meets in which only two contestants will be entered in each event one from each school It has great possibilities. It would make the dual meets real on': - on - one affairs, should make it possible for each school to field a team and it should - stimulate interest While BYU lost the war in the '78 track and field championships, the Cougars won one of the battles Arizona protested the qualifying of BYU decathlon athlete Steve Young The rule says that an athlete team wasn't even supposed to be in the playoffs, was glad Brown took over the offense in the final period, as the Sonics now need only to win all their home games to gain a spot in the cham- pionship series. "He had the feel," Wilkens said of Brown. "He knew wc wanted to use some time, and he had the hot hand. When you get the feel of the game like that, then you want someone to take charge, to take control and make sure you get a good shot every time." Dennis Johnson added 22 points and Gus Williams 21 for Seattle. Dan Issel led all scorers with 29 points for Denver while David Thompson and Anthony Roberts had 22 apiece. shots. Thompson hit only The series resumes Wednesday night in Seattle, where the Sonics have won 17 straight games. ff J G5 m M .ax"! SI (UPI Teiephoto) - Hayes scored 35 points to lead the Bullets to a convinc-- a 5 ing victory over the Sixers and a edge in their best of seven series. 121-10- 1 Watson Holds Off Trevino To Win Nelson Classic Crown DALLAS ( UPI) There have been a lot of pretenders to the golfing crown that Jack Nicklaus has had on his shelf for the better part of two decades. But there's one thing that separates Tom Watson from the others. He hasn't gone away. And there he was again Sunday, making important birdie putts, executing a touchy little chip shot over a bunker on the final hole to save par and holding off the hometown hero, Lee Trevino. The result was another victory for the man who twice last year whipped Nicklaus in major championships. It was the third win of the year for Watson, one more than Nicklaus has. And it vaulted Watson into the No. 1 spot on the 1978 money winning list, Roberson, daughter d "It's frustrating to get involved in a playoff series, playing at home and have them parade to the foul line. We got 102 shots to their 83 and still lost. And our bench didn't give us nearly as much as they did in the last game." The Sonics have shot 111 free throws in the first two games of the series. Seattle Coach Lenny Wilkens, whose WASHINGTON'S Elvin Hayes is all smiles as he grabs rebound over Philadelphia's Caldwell Jones during first half action in their NBA playoff game Sunday. in which of ahead of Nicklaus The win came in the Byron Nelson Golf Classic, a particularly satisfying achievement for Watson since he credits Nelson with helping him become the golfer that he is. And as an added goodie, Watson became golf's 17th millionaire running his career earnings to $1,013,226, Watson won his first million quicker than any other golfer than history. It took him seven years, six months and two weeks to do it, two and a half months quicker than Johnny Miller was able to collect that much money. "Winning this tournament for the second time) gives me a different feeling from other tournaments," said Watson. "I have a special feeling for Byron because he has worked with me on my game. "He is a friend and he is my mentor and he knows more about golf than I ever will." meet at may qualify least three schools compete and in which at least three athletes take part. BYU held such a meet last month, and Young qualified at that time but the results failed to reach the WAC office in lHnver Arizona questioned that the meet was held Well. Echo Airport yesterday the steward came on the inleicom with the customary announcement concerning the importance h 1 in a Stapleton 121, Nuggets 111 ""StS The Wacky Weather Whacks the WAC As the pilot of the Continental Airlines plane was making his final approach to Denver's SuperSonics Seattle, with Fred Brown scoring 15 26 points in the fourth of his team-higquarter, gained the honiecourt advanand tage in its series with Denver Nugget Coach Larry Brown is griping. "I asked Donnie (assistant coach Donnie Walsh) which of our players had three fouls and he told me who didn't in the first half," Brown said after the Sonics once again held a steady parade to the foul line. f - doesn't he?" STEVE CAUTHEN, the boy wonder of the racing world, waves his hat to cheering crowds at Aqueduct Race Track Sunday after winning the third race aboard Bold Chieftain. Cauthen one-on-o- 64-6- Cauthen Quiet, Gracious About Derby Victory By MILTON RICHMAN UPI Sports Editor NEW YORK (UPI) Normally, little Stevie Caullien doesn't show much emotion. He masks his feelings pretty well, especially for someone only 18 years old. But this Lin it , the mask slipped a bit. The warm, prolonged cheers of the crowd obviously got to him as the public address announcer at Aqueduct one game at a time. We are not going to fold up." effectiveness of his fellow frontcourt men has allowed him to go outside. "I've been coming out a lot farther offensively," said Dandridge, who had 30 points in the third game of the series Friday night. "With Elvin and Mitch down low, it gets a little crowded. It also means that somebody has to come out to guard me and leaves Elvin down there. If we can get the ball to him, nobody can stop him." However much Watson does know about golf, he demonstrated Sunday that he knows quite a bit about playing under pressure. t lead over four Owning a players to start the day, Watson stayed in front all afternoon in steamy weather with a record crowd of 48,000 running lorse and when Trevino eagled the par 5 l.xh hole to move into a tie for one-sho- MONTE CARLO. Monaco (UPI) -French Formula driver Patrick Depailler had to wait four years before he got what he wanted at the Monacc his first victory. Grand Prix At the wheel of a Tyrrell, Parisian clocked hour 55 minutes 14 tih seconds over 75 laps of Monte Carlo's twisting street circuit in race. Sunday's World champion Niki Lauda of Austria, in a Brabham, was left 22 45 seconds behind in second place, with South African Jody Scheckter third in a Wolf and John Watson of Ireland fourth in another Brabham 1 Mike Jones, who was born and raised in Provo and now coaches track - field and cross country at Davis High School, has been named a District Coach of the Year for 1978. The announcement of Jones' selection as Coach of the Year in those sports was made in Ocala, Fla., by National High School Athletic Coaches Association executive director Carey E. McDonald Jones is one of eight NHSACA district nominees for National Coach of the Year. He will be presented a plaque at the 13th an nual NHSACA National ConvenAwards Banquet tion - Clinic June 23 in Tulsa The national winner will be named at that time Jones is competing with the nominees from 14 sports for national coach of the year honors it on the final hole, he deftly chipped the ball over a deep bunker to within 2 feet of the hole and made that putt to shoot a 66 for a total of 272 -- one ahead of Trevino. "We both played well," said Trevino, who also shot a 66 over the Preston Trail Golf Club course. "I thought a par round for me today would win it. It just goes to show you what kind of golfer Tom is." Ed Sneed, Joe Inman, Don January and Dave Stockton finished in a tie for third at 276. The winner took it all in without becoming overly excited. "Winning a million dollars is just something that happens," Watson said. "It is all part of the game. What I want to do now is to try to keep playing well and to try to keep improving. "I'd like to win the U S Open and I'm going to gear my game for it. My swing is not where it could be right now, but the key to my game this week was my putting I made some good putts anil when you do that it gives you the confidence to play well." French Driver Wins Monaco Grand Prix BYU trainer Marv Robison. covered the meet for The Daily Herald and happened to have a copy of the story with her in El Paso She produced the clipping of the story that run in The Daily Herald and the protest was shelved the lead, Watson really went to work. He birdied the 15th right behind Trevino to go back in front by a shot and after Trevino had birdied the 17th, Watson birdied it too. Finally, when Watson mis-ha approach shot the'33-year-ol- 1 Until he slipped past Watson at the halfway point in the 38th lap and then held his lead until the end of the race. Depailler h;id a scorecard which read, "(18 races, 0 victories ." Now he heads the World Drivers' Championship standings with 23 points from five races He holds a 5 point championship lead over American Mario Andretti of Nazareth, Pa and Argentina's Carlos Heiite'iiann. who are tied for second with IB points Lauda was forced into the pits with a slight puncture in the 45th lap and drop ped to sixth place , He set a lap record of I 28 65 as he worked his way back up the field, but could not catch the Frenchman. The start was confused. Reutemann, starting from the pole position, had to pit his Ferrari with a puncture on the very first lap and Britain's James Hunt .slammed his McLaren into tin guard rail on the first bend DepailK'r came up from the third rank of the grid to emerge second out of that bend behind Watson "The Tyrrell is a better car than the Brabham," Depailler said "But at Monaco it's impossible to pass because of the number of curves "After 10 laps. I saw that Watson was going to have problems But I preferred to stay behind, forcing him to make a mistake It finally happened at Miraheau corner, where Watson had lots of trouble." Watson was slow to brake coming into the tight corner and got caught behind some slow cars about to be lap' ped and Lauda Depailler zipped past him but the Irishman spun on the chicane a few moments later on the same lap and dropped back farther |
