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Show - - - , . , , . ' ' , I ' '. ,. .., , ,, e ,, ; --- ,' ' , , .. ...,,,7,Iftlie.441) 1 s... ,,,,,EJ141,--,- , , . , . , 0 . . ,,, , , 4a a ; ,,. , ,,.. 1 . ,' I By HACK MILLER : . . , ., - . , ..,.,. s r . . '.. ',...,' ,... , s , .g , : ,,. .. ., , . . , .. , .,. . . ' ' ' i ' ' ... .. . . 17;;--- - , , . , .., ,, y .. .,. . tia.. t . . 0 , . , a f.,,1 ' , C'' - 'The ' .Utah,13 ,,,,:.- , -- , . v - ,e.i---- . e ,.,, ji,': , , A, ' . , , '' 1 ''..- -- ' .. ., MillaiirOther-Tori---Storie- s . ' -s- . ' ' 141 4 ,,,.. .. I ' ' - ' - , , Deseret News and Telegram Sports Editor .I 60 to some telecast million football YU game, , ' ' ' 5' '''''';'.. : people on Thanksgiving Day and which game' highlighted ihe ...,040.,',:, -' ' .. NC A A schedule, held No, 1 spot, as the year's best..: ' w :,,,,...;. ,.. ...... ,,..3....:.-,sports story for the mountain area. . ,;,,, i ' ,',?", Ai,..4i,;i:),.:i ji,..... .:;. .:4.s..lc,,.,,. :,,, .i,,, Close behind it were four others: .. "'''''' ... '' , 1. The Maxim-Moor, in title the .,. Stadium, NI- 4 '::.:'H 4Vr.; fight Ogden i..ik- AP . À world's championship boxing ,ntatch helthin Utah first , , '. SALT' tAKE CITY, UTAH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1953 'for Millard ...: 1 1. ' . - ., ,, , ''''''.:,. - ------- 1--......1:.:.':: ..':: e,..''-- ,' .,''' ,,, t High School. ' ., ,, , '; :' ' ' ,, A 8. The fall of Rex Layne: in the heavyweight boxing ',''''....-',,,'''j,., II, 44 ..... ' business. lk. ?.:,,,i ..ir , ' 1k f,'. The resignation of Vadat Peterson, for over a quarter ; ' ' of a century the basketball mentor at the University of Utah, ,,,,,fol ":1.,4'4.,:'. ..., , also was football 10th classic The BY judged the , :.., ,....o best general pews story for the year. (r... ,4. :0,,,,,,,,, '''' :,,,.. , , ' ''T' :11:7"A,,, .. In three of these events Utah and Utah athletes made It ;," , , .;',i the national televisiontopspread. ,. ,,.. . Layne vs. Charles yn'e:Charles ' -TV on the First specialS came the La fight ...,,.---1,, .. ,, 'Ilt Charles .,'')'4 the night 421$ (APril.li at San,Francisco, settled, once and :.,.'',.k,.f", for all his supremacy over the huTIkischa nliletiahas-n.t7.,..::...!:::',,..trfs:,:!',..4, :;.,:)...",..v.,:-.2:71';?':::;:,,:, .7 ,,,,,,i:.2:-:;..,...,,.:,.:1,044,ti:,..:,...,. ;:. ...,. the national Vtah .sgain.. 7,:,: 1 Boxing brought. ',.:.'--:'' ::;':i.,,,,;-on June 24, when 'Al Warden, and Kenny Mayne promoted ':, ,.., :',,i:,.::r loi, ia v, ,':i', .0 ':.' ' t.' N- t' li.,0,;A., 4 the Maxim-Moortitle fight,in the light heavy division, This ,,,,.;:' ':: 1' .74"S', :, 45 ,:i: i '''. ',,',.... ''','',,,'0,,,; .. ' 4,'"r ' was CItah's first championship hoot and, whileit was a finan- :',ei.'' ..::' .. ','" . 't ' 1',.:4. ..,::,'7.4tero. . ,' ., 5 I,:oe, , 's ,!,"'-.1,'H'' ' :t. V .............. '2' ' It ' the Wasatch Range did get sunset cial Utah , ........,..: , ,,:: against flop N,., -41,;41, ,,, 41t.ttaymbss i p 41 ' ...1 , , , elom,,,.0.,,;.0--j.: , , l',4,..,2'1..,12,1. pbefore the national audience rs,'1.:Apii0::.,....4.,. N k, ':.,' The biggest and best TV show of all came with Utahi''s 7. ' 41; t.i i,.'..: .. , ';':''':'''';P'4;:::,.:?...1".b."141 ''''''''' '.'(''''. i e, ''''' B Y U Win in the over Thanksgiving Day special. 1 .,,,,. - 4. WOO, '''' , ,'. :::e.''t.'!"4N ''. ''''''. ''' l'foo...fttr(:44'.: :;." ,,,,,? :,,;,, ,, '.4 No one will forget that gameand the chance the Cougars , ,...., gn ,,,,,, .., . 10...,,',' s; ..., .. ,.., 1., P ..Ak.) :..c.s;:z,. - ,..,,o..,:v.,.:,;,,:,,,-:,.,s.,:,.,,1 had totie it up in the final minute and a halfonly to muff ,:1;::,,-,s,.,:A:::,'.:::4::'..,;;:::, ., !t'it, , :.:: ,,,441!",,,,f --"' '''' ,... : ':?,:;:t:;'',;,-'.,,.':..-:;,Ar 1 .5,t::::''''.:::::',':':::'!:'''f ' !'. . L. center pass on the placement try. .. , ..1 trfr. the lo,vp ,..:,,,,...:. :.. .,:. , i!!'':' 3;,,C,t, . i: ',. ',',; 4 .....u.,.. , ,T,,,t,..,,, v., ,,' ,.': ! .:' ,,,. 4 .47 '"ik,,,,, 4 :'-Vadal Peterson' last spring alsh made of The ,,,,,I, 2 ! ,;' 4 4:;. resignation ,;. :'''..,;.: 6,'Ar ' " , :, i. :;','':,,',:' ,..:.,.,: ..:,:,,,:!..,. the nation's sports .pages. Vadat, the veteran Ute mentor, , ,,- '..,..,.. .' , " ,,.....mptr:,--1,,,, , .,,,,,,,,,,,4. .:::::;,,:::..:-'' ''''''.... ' .:4''''' ..:"..t..',..''s ..r.i,,,, .,' ' who became first coach to in both the NC A A and N IT 1A'ho led his players to national honors In 1944 and titles and '1.- m. ,,, , .4 :' , :, :. ,e,n-- ', .....:: ,.k:., :. : v ' 1947, gave up coaching after 26 years. His resignation came Yàlitt.40,0,600044144k44444i.kaoATAtiagit?iiiiilVa 14 ,', Vi,,,,, ,,:!::., , unexpectedly. ' ' 1 ,g i' :'.. ., .. k Millard Achievement ' - ' ..' 4;c, 7 IV::. moo Only Millard high failed to spread its news aeross the 1..,'::,,..,,,;,,:i,,,: '' , ,,,t,.: ,.....k.:,,... '4' , , , , .... , .. country, hut in state annals Millard's fourth straight football' g:, ::., .. kN,,,,u,m.....pl.v , .. ...m.o... , title in Class B competition stands as one of the top sports ' :.: ' ..,,, e r: .4:.: ' ' e . N ?,,,':' , '' achievements in this state. And to Taft Watts, who surprised :'.:',":'..'''' 1,2:41 ''' .::,..;,,,,.,::4..,i. . most of the football folk with a k.,,,i ssith.iik;,:,is:..d',',;;'!' ,. upset Win over i'noele , 0,,,,, :'. ) , , ,,.. ,, the That made it four .. for the ..., big bouquet. title, goes straight 444444;',: . ' Ar for Watts, too. One of the ton five stories was based on defeatsthe ::.,...,.,. fall of Rex Layne. The- - great- - slide started- early in. the year when Layne ,,:4 a controversial decision to Roland LaStarza, He figured lost :,., ,., , ,. ..1 he could get Charles again, having fought him in Pittsburgh ;:.4( , , ' one cold October night two years before and having won a :.; :..E'i; ....,...,: disputed edge over Charles a year earlier in Ogden. , , ... ,,,...,,., ,'' ,, .. . ..,.: , , , , ,,,,, , That was his mistake. Charles got him in the sixth and E .;;;;:::' ... .... , " ':.' from there out it 'was an unjustifiable beating. On sheer " ... " .:.!; " , ' " ' . ''' t,"!,,', , out the lived have ,.4 should It the been ' ,:t. guy guts fight. stopped r,,!,.,,i,!:,... , ,,,, in the seventh. Then came Earl Walls in Edmonton. Canada. Walls , ::,.''...14,5,',:.-...''',Layne with a knockout Mow in the first minute. Layne caught ''', IPPer'446'44 was still out cold long after the crowd had started to leave ' ' ' 4""".606010,,... ..,,,. ,. the arena. ,,...,:,,,,,, .r.:,,' , t Walls came to Salt Lake on a return engagement and 1, ''' :'1"10,4':.1 r .: , f .:?,::.: K :,:'....;,, .:.,',,, Layne looked good to whip him. But Layne lost his advan, , ' Walls nailed him to the mat for the sixth in the when tage ,, ,..'..,,S ' .;,:,. , t. ,..4:. 4;,,",, : ., is t nine count and knocked him back down again for the full , ..., is::, ...t.r.,..-... ..,, ::,4'...1:::i 7 couht a few seconds later. , ,':, , ,' ., ',..,. ,.. ,A ,,,,.:iic:Ai,.,: : A t ' Tennis Youngsters ;.':':::4:;'. ...''.;.:'..1,1...'',..: 4. ,...,.., ' , :;;.' :.:;' 1, ;',. A on LaStarza break the have 0 changed decisionmight ;g; 4..?':.: ::,,, ,'::': :. f lk. ::.: i the whole Layne life. , r:' ': .i., 4 :' :'. t,:: TWo tennis youngsters ranged high in the girls' 15 and' ;;;;;:,:li ' 4. , 11171.!tr,..-11,1, under national ratings. Manya Baumbachcr was placed No. 3 ..... 1 .I ;' and Jo Freed No. 4. The two Salt Lakers reached the semi- ,,,,,,0:, , 4,1 of the national tourney last summer. finals ,,,,:.tr,t..J,,:,0,;.:;:. r'rdial..4111.661.1111 :i 1:.:,:;!:,::;;;;:.:;:: .' ,;,, :: ,t,).7:74.0 , Otherwise the year 1053 was a rather ordinary one, It --- , :i 1 1 :, t , 4 that six national champs retained or won crowns in istrue ,.....: 1 i. , tit , 1 4 :,,,..,,14 . athletics Utah ,:, that ,), 1 period. .. , during ' , , .6:',.,, , 1:e ," ', ,,,,. ,,,,, aii'.."e 4.. F' :.;; .., This list includes the Moore title defene against Ntaxim, 4 .11 ve or...4 l',.:,. .4,,,,.. 11 I. ''', Tony Trabert's championship- in the national hardcourt sin- ; .,''''. . ..,,;4y,, ,,:. w' , (40.1q 7. 4'. 1 , 4 4.: gles and his doublestitle with Tom Brown in the same meet. .:it:;?,:k, :;',.!...' '... ....,.... fr..."..'$ ''. ,.., , .4T''''': ....-, 0. ..,: San Pedro softballers won the world's softball title in a .., , , " it,,, ' tourney sponsored by the National Softball Congress. Ted , ..?, . , ,, . ' Colorado Allen horseshoe of won tournament. the national -, , 7."Now, 4 , , , ,. i, , .), Two skiers, both Utahns, came up with national honors ' ,....t!',. 5.'1::, ' ' ' ' v i ' ", this year. Dick Mitchell of the University of Utah won the '. ..:1.:: ' '' , ' 7.;:li' ....'''',;.: national intercollegiate downhill and BilI, Meyer of Granite .:' ' '''' : ''''s I . ..'4 : ; ::'.. ':: '. ;1'. . High won the national junior downhill. . , !): '::' '; v.. ..'' An event which certainly should not go unnoticed is . , ...... the third straight football championship for Utah. Coach Jack .. .1.3:!.1..t ot ' ,, ,.: ::.: ..''. ::.;; ran through a rohtine football schedule and gathered ., ICurtice third title. 't. . ...,, No one really gave Curtiee the bouquets he deserved for , t, 1: ' ' . ,.... , this one. They just assumed that he would get, it and when , t , , x'' r.r.:'.i:' ;.',' ' . he did it surprised no one. It was the first series of grid , ,' v.!. :., ', "' '. -- v, ''.'. . i, , , ,f:rto.t.:77-----Eleshaveeolleeted $....,"),;::,-.N,1'.,,:.. "., x k.:0- ,: ,..,, to 1933. :,:i.1 y 4,. power teams ran six straight-1928 , 0.,.., ..., ' ,: ,;, 1 , : ci, ,, i."''. ' '''' :,,,r''''.'''.''',: k ,, .,.. .. '',,Y;;..,isi ',' '.' ,',..i..i4,''': ,1 A - s.,,. NA, ' t,."..'',:::t' ,1:;:', 4; t-, .., ,c1 ''. 1, ., , ... - ,; . .. ,. ,.. ,. ,.,, , , ' nilio . ,, ,.,. , - ..; Moore vs. Maxima, Layne,. Peterson Resignation, . . nI l ' I. . , .,, C11411ssoc-Elagrhil- . n' .' , r . - . ' : - - - ..,.. - . ' . . - . . .. tic - , - , e champiohship ,,;, H" ' te- ..",:::oii.4.. r i - , "': 't ,,,,,,i:".'":::::141H,-,,- ,.. , '' t . t ,1 :,,,.,,..,. ' .. - ,. .', '.- . ,.: 7,143s.,s',..: ' ,:, ' -- f, 3 , ' ;',.... . j ri, '0 Th e Fall 0 e , j I ,,,,-. e '' .3':? P , , s. ,,,,s:. ,,.,::: l ''' , , :: 33-3- ! 14...14111. : ' , , , ,:. ...:. , ,,,,,,7,,'',,,.-:-:';',.-.;- ' ' ,, ,.;,:z6:-..o--,,- .,,' ' . ' ' - . ' , " :. ;.:.,,,,,-:..,,,,,;,:, . ,..;. k- - ' :: , - . , '',:-- ,.:',,!.-,,- .. J2 '. s'.!.:;.s..:'-is,!- -f, r," ' .. :, ' , .,,,, &i,:A-.:- , . ' ; ex Layne 1,....4.:: :':;'::: e t ,, i ' ', ., q ,,, -- --- ' . ' '.:5: N o. lSii,,if,?:---!- :v Seats M o 0 re' -- , ' :, aD .en , ' :; It , . , , '. , , tp,. ' , . - '.. '.' 26-2- a ' ,,. ..,, ''::,., ' A ., : , .. . , , t: ,,,, ,:,.:,,,.,-.,- ( .. 4.74-i- f, ' ' ,,....., . .644;4 . , ,., . :. ,.".::.,: ,;.,.,.::.:.:5.''''''.. ' ' 1, ;.12::':', , - ,!:,,.: ' , ', : .., 1.: ;,. :::;.: ;7; i :::. r- t;t. ' .......1...,..?;ti :. . ..!....1:'.';t , ... ''''''f ' : 1 .,.: ,,,, ,1,... .: ',. ' P :. .:. - ' ' : t ' 1.,, , j 5 ': 's ,. ,:. . :.t...',,,:..::: , v 1 '.' . , 1;. i '...:' 4': .".::,,: :. ,.,,, .. 6 ,..,,, .: , . ' , . ..: i:, 4 :: ... .'...: ......; , ' ....:.s..... .. ., . ' " :: -,- ',. , ' - ' . . :01Ir - ,A.0,4-- 40 114, iii,::. : '' t; 10,0Ahli,,,,,,..: k, (4: ar ,6,:4:- - , ,e,, ,, . , - , , 0 Seare Was Peer ; .1 il.::"..:4,!..'4, .. In 1953 Swim 'Events ....: : , - 1 .. r....:Iiimigito. - '' .., ; , - , .,: ,:,..::,::..::-,.,:,..,,;,!- , ; 3,,,, :, -- "..-,- - 41:os. . ,i :.-, . '?: fr),,,:(c4J' '' ,,,oimi,k0.4404,40,' '''' ' " z- ',,'',..;:,,:::,-..!,,,;;7- .' . . -j : '' : ..2,. :,:' i,:::,v,':-- ,.' - ,2u4y:,1.,,,Lp- ., ' . - ' 'f '.'t. , ,,1 IP., ...;04-k- - .,;,,,--.,::- - :, i4,,,TA.4. ... . ,, , , '',4:;.:40 Roswell Seare again was the the ... -f sprint relay and ..1,.... ''' , , ,i--1;474 ,t, of intermountain swim- Horace Knowlton of the Utes peer ', set a new standard in the' 100- - in mers in 1953. 11.' backstroke. ,,, ... , Univer, yard for the , Performing ' , I ,, ,... 4.,?, RosOn the heels- of all this the Utah of pool brigade, 11661 sity re- Utes easily churned to the Skyto himself took it well ' 01 upon ' Ni, ,, , , 4C write the Skyline Conference line championship, rolling up ) ,i .it ., t,,,r,........." g.:-Wo, ,,,,,,;," 107 points book.- 7812 for second-plac- e record ..w ..' ,,,,..,,- ,- ,;i', A N , ,.te71",.,..., I Denver. Colorado A. and ,,,,, .441 , New Marks : ,,, .iit ' '., :',":'' M. was third with 5312 ' 0;,.."t'''',5 Ev ; She Rat of Wyoming !stay out of a tie with B Y U. the most individual honors by ; errr'1 I In the league meet at Fort '', ,, 5,0 ,,,,,.. Don ,Brown estab edged Brigham Young for the went the In New York, ,p. y ''': ; Denver's, 3: pickers for '.'.' ' in ,p, .4 estabCollins March, Roswell V" . an in in lished records the He was named to the see:, the first basketball and down title night Skyline , ',1 100 new lished records in the ,,1 4., . .,.41$4k free- both B Y U and Wyoming met time to .Niagara,' the It was lond team by Colliers . ,,1.: ilik' :IV 'tc: ' and breast stroke and freestyle, 10 7 "4,.....; .4 . and individual a fast trip. in . their betters style , Darrell Tucker of Utah State play A ,,,,..,, : i ' I -,(- ., 5,,59ft 0,.,.,..,,. accompanied Horace, Knowlton It to highlight the 1953 season. Just as fast was the Wyo- - 'beat all others in the year's medley. ,.5' a markseton Green and 5,?,N450 11100e$00101 '''''Y Doug " ,, 1 ' A A U Meet ' ' '?: ' t it, ,, The Wyoming victory came Ming jaunt to Corvallis for the scoring. He scored 293 points in Nvioolir.: glow,ke4,!?. t ting journey in the ii: 1 14'4'4 N C A A play- - his 14 league gamesaveraged swim...hers came Amateur when ciao, 41kvirz;" Brigham Young blew a 'Western Division ,4,..3: medley relay. 0" .'" 4 ,hog-tiethe out best at 20.9 per game. Clara Santa offs. 'le n 4! Colo: March 0 in with the,. 4 7 ,;;,e, , r:4rr: limelight I Evan Ashworth, Bill Wagner, pair to the Cowboys and , .t 4,,,,,,;,.,..,;,4,.., the 'it.'-In . end-the- it annual of Shell.ont, Intermountain I on ROL": men, an nlarms'io rado staging Nilsson and Green Aggies 'A ' Doug (.47', His Jerry , big Bill ,,,,,olvot'AI:0;.o3vi season road trip, The great fall Opener. , also carved out a new markein A A U events. k , was second with 17.8 per : 4., t't AIN eee!'"'.....5,..:".; B Y U -'of received Joe featured ...emei0,551; divi: 4 In Richey men's the l'; I left Wyoming's Shelton with f '',7.:,,,,...:,.'..i'.7,,z,F., l' t game. Following in order: ' ..,... sion of the A A U. Sears again I,his second straight champion, ''' ''''....'" :- 1 Here's Pro ''...:'1';''...':':.' were Joe Richey, Montana's ' . Lineup ., sparkled with three champion- ship, a berth in the N C A A :;:,",,,,,,:42! '..', ' ' Chuck Davis and Bill Sharp ' T . Takes North earn ; a with and Horace playoffs and his seenth title ::':':.,..;:;-.:,-.,''i,.:,:'!,t',victory ships " .;,..,1 'For Local Links wi of Wyoming . " Knowlton and Bill Wagner on in 13 years at Wyoming. ' ' , , 14-- 6. South '''': . , Win ''''' . ) The lineup of Salt Lake's golf the Named on the Deseret News medley relay leant. remainfour With games "'- - -- '..K ' ' won the and Telegram ': The same North ' the r mainecl Davis, the young man .4 through pros Gary 4., 1 "s Ing and B Y U a half game in Utah high school '' .: - ''- r ' ' were - Tuckec, , Rithey, foot- team 1953 after Walt Harris took over from Box Elder who set a new '' : ' , .::'',': ,: were tab. ball the 4 , Y, Cougars front, Ron Rivera' and Harold in 200t in . last Ft Ogthe a to battle the school Sharp, record 44i begin. ,Atielliritefib2,4341.,401:;04401,140.,4;200ftli,,I.1000441011.:. Douglas August 11111002,11.24,01:seilialiMWR4Pitia0kWa,1012,&40,4441,,CNOVVA:A.,22,10i high 4,W.21400,1101,141iii:4242a. en apart in the Laramie gym, den when back the Christensen. turned season. ' they yard freestyle in '1953, won a succumbed. , to Colorado . Christensen and Richey The others: Tee Branca at pair of A A U racesthe 2,50 South, ' and the same day re Aggiec state A ane ClaSs that basketball players played post - season all star Lake . Salt the Club, won the Country freestyles. team Eagle con. from the Millard Veteran Captured McAtAward, Alex MeCafferty at Nibley Jeanne Metcalf, representing ceived an okeh r ;won the three-gamgames. Richey joined the West ference to accept a bid in y championship irt in Madison Square Garden team defeated womstandou't Niels-enwon serieswhen at Forest Hendermm three 1,)e,,eret they cage Kent Gym, Park, all:state the Jerry Easti Roger Adains, i Roger starred1n each Mil- 'High passer and punter, was Dale, Dick Kramer at Bonne- en's division championships and 'the, NIT. and 53- - and Christensen played with the Class El team, backfield aet--- from Millard ent on to beat !46, while - losing one game, !the West team in the Kansa. lard contest of 453, including iawarded the Tom Mc An most' ville and Mickey Riley at !also starred on the winning 300- - t. tVyoming ' High, 'was the only returning, . . ' Classic. -i to A. and team. 'Colorado' M., --1953. Meadowbrook. over final state win for the s City relay Abe Tooele.ivaluable player trophy regular this year from ,yai:a.).nealey ., . , , tt:Ir 400-yar- ) . Kt Sky lin! Basketball .1 , -- , , ,:,,, , . ,.. 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