| Show Standard-Examine- Thursday Dec 13 1973 r Redskins Face Dartmouth s a First Round ©I Classic SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) — The host Utes go after their fourth title in the sixth annual Utah Basketball Classic this weekend and Coach Bill Foster thinks his young team has found the way to win “I dreamed I woke up Sunday and we’d won both 1 on the games and were season” said Foster “Now! we’ve got to win them for By DICK LINDSLEY Coincidence brings persons together at such places as Coney Island and the Louvre It does and fun things with space and time It can even come to the rescue And that is precisely what it did this past week Planting an idea in this empty head for a subject Ed Vendell retired Ogden postmaster and one of the early enthusiasts and avid supporters of Snow Basin stopped by the desk last week and reminisced briefly about another time in skiing The construction of the wooden towers for the old single chair up Wildcat (which was torn down this 5-- real” st i ised to come again and bring some scrapbooks I’ll bet they’re chock full of some truly rare and excitingly wondrous times up on that mountain SALT LAKE BUSINESSMAN : Then a few days later I’m going through the “Single” routine in the Germania lift line at Alta (Let’s not kid ourselves— Weber County desperately needs to think “Snow”) And during my third or fourth time into the line the somebody behind me who responded was Foley Richards a Salt Lake businessman - I’m not a loner by nature but guys have an awful lot of ' excuses for not going this early in the season Even so this going it alone always ends temporarily in the lift line and often it is fascinating to chew the fat with strangers Z It turns out that my lift buddy has been skiing a few more years than I His brief reminiscences were on Alta the first road up the canyon guys getting together to charter a bus when the only thing at the upper end of the canyon was a ploughed out “Turn-around- ” for vehicles And then th$ first tow erected on the slopes! REAL SPECIAL TREAT DOWN WATERFALL CANYON The wooden skis the leather strap that threaded through a slot in the wood and fastened over the galosh Keith recalled hiking up the Ogden side of the mountain and skiing down through Waterfall Canyon Mentioned skiing around a reservoir at the top of 21st Street or thereabouts And finally Keith’s comment about wax It struck a warm remembering chord for back home in Pennsylvania : Suppose the kids I grew up with were doing something that just barely bordered on “skiing” Regardless apparently the wax was the same East or West Mothers handed out paraffin wax from the home canning supplies It wore off quickly but there was always more How well I remember removing the excess from the groove on the ski bottom Fingernails served well Not only that But if I continue in tills vein how can I keep lying about my age? You know— if you’re old enough hs Phoenix 6 Salt Lake 1 Today's Schedule Portland at Seattle Gofton man-to-ma- son Roy and Logan should be another even contest with the Royals getting the nod because of the home court advantage Coach Ted Smith of Roy has a fine transfer in big Alan Shol-te- c and he will join forces with Lonnie Hipwell as the big point Coach Gene Smith will Bonneville on to in 1973 BRIGHAM CITY — In spite of respectable records the Box El- preseason der Bees feel that they’re going into the 1974 basketball season with a hefty handicap They’re either long on short or short on long players But either way you look at it lack of height is-- going to be a problem for the Bees during a rugged Region One campaign that appears to be a toss-u- p between all seven teams Coach Dennis Cusick — who happens to be immune to — is preseason optimism UDhill a battle tough predicting against larger teams that will hfnge on the ability of his small front line to come up with their share of rebounds Vic on 21 - EL PASO Tex (AP) when they’re in the backcourt Nittany Lions is one of the taller Vikings nation’s this inoutstanding guards Box Elder has a pair of together they present an University of Texas at El Paso near was hunting for a new head returning starters in their 1 teresting strategic problem for ftffTiSrn1veran a game senior forwards Scott Keyes and most teams that is downright The Penn State football coach today after the Seattle — to who can aiso fun watch Jim Kaminska matchup looks like a shootout school announced it has reas6-- -- j NO BIG GUYS “Our biggest oroblem is lack of tall guys on the front line to in give us board strength order to win we’re going to have to get rebounds” be said should we he of the representative region we’ve got good experience with a number of players back who ‘‘But move into the post SIXTH MAN Keyes’ biggest assets are Bob Farnsworth will be the rebounding and hustle while “sixth man” for Box Elder this Kaminska is an improved and coach Cusick will shooter who works hard and year count on senior guard to the jumps well for his size How e off ?ench aPd fire UP well they hold down their inside engines fee offensive who jobs will probably be the key to thl Other seniors figure to producing Box Elder victories see of game time include plenty OUTSIDE THREATS a Mark good Longhurst The Bees have strong outside defensive guard who can score threats in senior 1 guard but tend to be a very unselfish forward Mike! Larry Bywater — one of the player and most productive Larsen who plays excellent scorers last season — and the defense but lacks altitude Junior center and forward! irrepressible Yagi twins an Rick and Randy Yagi are John Conrad who “scrapes” mini-guar7 identical set of the rrfters at 2 should see who are both capable of reserve time in the post with quarterbacking the Bee offense other juniors who figure to play hawking the ball and running include Ladd Hall Mike Jones the opposition cockeyed Mike Sutton and Bryce Randy is averaging about 15 Thompson between Brown and the Chieftains’ Frank Cleynick and Rod Derline Cleynick is averaging 26 points per game and Derline 165 6-- 5-- 11 region's 5-- ds 6-- NEW SNOWFALL COVERS RESORT Skiing conditions were good to excellent at the Powder Mountain Ski re- sort today after Tuesday night’s storm dumped seven inches of new snow The total depth is now 35 inches and both lifts are running daily The Sundown lift also operates nightly except Sunday for night skiing isn’t aoparently Heightbecause the Bees Smith has good talent going for him but it is always difficult to beat veteran Bear River! coach Durrell Hughes in his home territory Meanwhile other area high signed Coach Tommy Hud- school teams will be involved in a series of speth games reasthe Friday and Saturday Hudspeth requested Friday’s schedule is as folsignment lows: The Miners struggled to a record under Hudspeth in Intermountain at Tintic Mor1973 Only two other major col- gan at North Summit 8 pm leges Army and Florida State Provo at Clearfield 7:30 pm Manila at St Joseph 8 pm had winless seasons this year School officials said Wednes- Davis at Bountiful 7:30 pm day Hudspeth who took over Murray at Layton 7:30 pm the top coaching job at UTEP Saturday’s schedule: n 1972 when Bobby in S:uth Summit at Intermoun- Dodds resigned will be reas- tain 8 pm St Joseph to of another area the signed a’Hetic department with the Ogden and Ben Lomond two title of assistant manager of in- teams from Region Two will! both be idle this week tercollegiate athletics non-leag- ue mid-seaso- CuETO© GjXDI Something he always needs and will most certainly appreciate "Gifts Your re Proud To Give u added GOOD TALENT 0-- 11 5-- 11 started last year and some prety good shooters” the coach everything off to a ouick Ron Brown to 2-- 1 Vie 4-- 1 got 4-- 0 over victoriesDavis start with Clearfield and Ben Brighton Lomond before absorbing an 4 thumoing at the hands of iViewmont last Friday In the post the Bees are depending on 4 senior center Vie Anderson to hold his own with the rest of the Region One centers WAS EVIDENT Coach Cusick describes An-- ! derson as a good team player! who is rapidly improving his offensive and rebounding game: tiHUBAY SAIiE 88-6- x f Vasque Boots for Men Women & Boys CASUM COMFOKT 6-- j j Reg 1995 For Concrete 1 6-- player petition the Bobcats have kept the scoreboard working overtime TIGHT DEFENSE Coach Conolly likes to throw n a stiff defense on the opposition and this tactic has made him a winner in past seasons All in all the Weber-Sk- y View struggle shapes up as one of the better games in the early sea- ite a most on Miners'Xoach producers take Penn State— with Search his Lakers the Quits in the Qassic— brings that improvement was evident points a game while Rick js Utah road Bear face the River a record ana an wmont game when back from third in the battle early league coming Friday night te Special Events Center Under Way The' tanked those occasions! Brown a senior for the points against the injury and j PHOENIX Ariz (AP)-Jo- hn Gofton drilled four goals to pace the Phoenix Roadrunners to a 1 victory over the Salt Lake City Golden Eagles in Western Hockey League action Wednesday night Gofton’s production totaled almost half his points scored in the first 26 games where he popped in nine goals Wednesday’s output was his highest single game production in six years as a professional hockey pre-seas- RECORD 2-- 1 : Phoenix Dumps Eagles On Gofton's Four Goals View will likely throw his famous full court press at the comWarriors and in i SHALL BECOME ANGRY 'Must sit down some day with some “old timer” and really get into the subject rather than skim it the easy way And while at it I suspect that I shall become angry for not having grown up in the West and staying with the sport For then today you see I would be a super duper powder hound - 'Be that as it may I envy those men who pioneered for the likes of me And I shall if it’s possible tearfully envy from my grave those countless hordes of tomorrow who will follow people of my ilk And with a chilling joy invade the quiet of a bowl or a glade or a chute high up on some fantastic mountain Among the many will be a newcomer with scarcely a touch of gray at the temple And the silent question as he stands there surrounded by deep snow laced with hoarfrost will be “Why did I wait so long?” 0-- 87-8- Who knows non-skiin- Angstadt is averaging 10 points and nearly five rebounds a game and is the Lions’ top assist man The Chieftains 2 with one of Gonzaga game against ion One League Play Opens Friday The Utes play Dartmouth in the first game Friday at 7 pm (MST) and Penn State meets Seattle at 9 pm in another East-Wematchup The winners meet Saturday at 9 pm for the championship “We’re playing a slowdown team in our opener” said Region One basketball teams Foster “Dartmouth likes turn- jump into league play Friday ing a running team like ours with three contests on the openoff They try to slow the game ing schedule down Then you’re playing The opening schedule lists their game” Sky View at Weber Logan at BETTER THAN 93 Roy and Bonneville at Bear All three games will River Utah’s been running this year commence at 8 pm —averaging better than 93 Box Elder draws a bye in points per game and losing only 2 to Kansas State before the opening round but will be upsetting Southern California on the road for a 7:30 pm pracby 24 points and dumping tice game Friday against CyLoyola Marymount and Utah prus High Coach Dick Conolly’s Weber State The Utes have five men in High Warriors will face quite double figures to take against a task when they open the Dartmouth’s three-ma- n attack league campaign in their new The Ivy League team loser Pleasant View surroundings in two games this year is against a quick and talented Sky averaging only 67 points per View High team igame But Adam Sutton Mark Coach Ike Christensen of Sky and Bill Raynor jDonoghue account for nearly three-fourtof Dartmouth’s total past summer) Ed was the president of the Snow Basin Ski Club — believe that was the name and I suppose anybody who has skied hereabouts for very many years knows the Ed Vendell of skiing better than the one who was postmaster Ed prom- Perhaps a ski historian one day might well as the dawn of skiing civilization Anyway tows to such refer know doesn’t it but he was a real special treat A Foley a and skier After all what else counts beyond gentleman Don’t that suppose I’ll ever see him again But I’ll watch that Germania line And perhaps before killer spring comes I can say “Hi” So with two conversations on the “olden days” still terribly fresh in my mind next comes a brunch Naturally the conversation at our table drifted to skiing Sitting nearby was Keith Madson I am an eavesdropper by nature And by g woman sitting sheer coincidence Keith and this next to me (she’s a grand listener) were talking about skiing once upon a time Penn State coach John Bach likes 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