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Show f tigr tirj'Hni w'fcwn yjtm-fli- i m'riair'i 9 Cowboys have won one vear. Sports Foundation, which is promoting the gam, said a crowd was expected. This up to 8,0 iaispd a few eyebrows since Phoenix is not the greatest basketball town. The Cougars won the flip and will get to wear the white suits. Everyone knows this is an edge. Meanwhile, the Great Phoenix if Wyoming On Screen, Air would mark since the 1052-5- 3 Tiie Wyoming-EYL- ' playoff game at Phoenix wiil be tele-- , cast Wednesday at 8 p m. by Channel 5 and broadcast by KSL and KOYO radio. should win it the first time season that the to all out go fur tiie NCAA shape physically, said the players had made up their mind tially Paul Ruflner the 6 9 center. Ruffner scored 27 points against the Cowboys in the game at Provo but last Saturday in Laramie he got only about a plan. This is the group that is trying to get the NCAA and the WAC to agree to a football bowl game here and they want to use this opportunity to demonstrate they are a great bunch of promoters. bertn. Cougar Coach Stan Watts, aho indicating his kids are in fine Bill Strannigan, the Wyoming coach, said his team is ready, tiiat it has played its best basketball of the season in the last three gamps, and the kids have decided to go all out for victory. e games m 20 As a matter of tact, as Watts pointed out. there is no guarantee that tiie loser of this game will be invited to the NIT in New Yoik. Wiles Haliock, WAC commissioner, explained the financial aspects of the game noting tiie corference takes all the gate receipts and pays all expenses for the two ( earns. The Greater Phoenix Sports Foundation gets nothing, but this group has a Haliock estimated dozen. Wans said EYl"s big problem was in the quickness and experience ot the Wyoming club. Wyoming's tallest man is only but the Cowboys make few mMcikes in handling the bad and do not take sillv shots. total expenses to be in the neighborhood of $12,000, which means there will have to be a fair sized crowd to crack the nut. As for the game, itself, Strannigan said that Wyoming's big problem w 11 be to combat the height of the BYU team, long-rang- e r wyi-yiff- at Phoenix Tonight BYU Wyoming Collide in Duel Bv Bill Coltrin Tribune Sports Writer PHOENIX Lui.k was with Brigham Young Univ i ity cag-e- i s line Tuesday afternoon when the coin was flipped to see whether BYE or Wyoming would be the home team for t!in playoff game Wednesday to which team will enter th.p NCAA tournament. thjvs 6 If BYU wins, Coach Watts to take his players to El expects es-p- f Paso Thursday, woik out at UTEP and then go to Las Cruces Friday for a workout on the New Mexico State floor where the first round of the NCAA will be played Saturday. Both Watts and Straiirigan indicated they thought the fact NMS got to play an NCAA game on its home court is more than a little unfair to the other teams. Both expressed confidence, however, that they could give tiie Aggies a goocl battle even on the Las Cruces Boor. Provo, Box Elder, Granite, Logan Nab Wins Last Gasp alt Bid by Sports Mirror by Second Section fab f f iimite Bulldogs Rip Buffs In 72-5- 5 Contest JSi) xtf Lehi Fails John Mooney from there, it was two points. By A. T. Roberts The Bulldogs of Provo, unde-- i Rydalch made good on a three- P'ay 1 Pst tiie score at Sports feated champions of Region By Ray Herbat 110-in favor of Provo. The Four, hams rung tiie Tooele Buffs could never Tribune Sports Writer get closer in the first, Bufialoes, Granites Fighting Farmers, Condie and Drufy, with an es- , . game of Tuesday s lower brack-- sist shunning the stall game and by David Atkinson more A et action in the state class than doublet the score on shooting from the hip at every Tooele as they sported a 21 :o cage meet at the chance, barely held off a couraProvo made it look easy in lead at the end of the first bunch of Pioneers from The Western Athletic Conference offered a few geous breaking away last and never period, in the third game of Lehi, shocks, it's true, and a lot of thrills. letting Tooele get into any kind, of a threatening posticn. The' New Mexico, everybodys choice for the champion- the Class A tourney Tuesday e Buffs couldn't hit from outside, .Two minutes in the second ship, finished in a tie for fifth and sixth, yet managed evening. and Miller had r'(x Drury but to shooting, poor partly to pull one of the big upsets of the season by beating Granite appeared to have this ' ut n front and mostly to that harassing n one locked up with, a couple of New Mexico State at Las Cruces. fense Provo put together. ieven tne most loyal Tooele fan knew that the Bulldogs were too Two of the three New Mexico State losses in a 23-- 3 minutes to go but Lehi refused Never I'ntractcd much for the Buffaloes to to acknowledge it and fought season came at the hands of the Lobos, And with Tooele's big scoring; handle, Yet the Lobos committed the unpardonable sin of back. punch, Doug Tate, effectively Tate, Region Three's leading losing two of their five WAC games at Albuquerque to Praise Both Clubs blanketed by Craig Drury, Ste- scorer, with a 26.0 in the conference. fall from contention average, wart Morrill and reserve Val Much praise can be given ,,gave Tooele rooters a slight Five WAC teams won on the road, which will lead both teams. Milier Buffaloes never the Granite played gotjDreath of hopp when he scored some to believe the home-cou- rt jinx isnt as strong as it well, hustled on defense and untracked. seven of his 11 points in the once was. It was Ricnard Condie w ho next two minutes, and helped bv pounded the boards. The FarmBut the 25-- 5 mark in favor of the home teams is ers were able to penetrate killed the Buffs with his deadly baskets by Proctor and Alan and the Lehis defense and get several shooting from the deep comers. Smart Tooele did pull up to just une game better than last year's 26-close-i25-- 5 baskets. Muscleman Morrill was held (62-63- ), at the half. But it was only seven-yea- r record, by years, is 19-1- 1 21-26-- 4 22-pretty well in check, and a hope and nothing more. 23-F63-G4- ), for a seven-yea- r And not enough can be said of and 25-Provo's other potent scorer, After the halftime intermisthe Pioneers. Seldom has this home-cou161-4- 9 advantage. seen a team, down by 14 writer Drury, collected his usual 19, sion. tiny ) David Taylor, Every team with the exception of Utah won a points in the fourth quarter, batbut Tooele didn't ligure on Condie and resumed the Drury Condies devastating bombing. game on the road in the conference. tle back to the extent it could for Provo, collecting scoring 1962-6season in since Tooeles Ron Rydalch op..-.eBut this isnt a record, have won in the last second. eight points to just four for the scoring with a short jumper, Tooele as the every club in the conference won at least one on the The Pioneers press bothered Bulldogs widened to put Tooele out in Iront the lead to 4X27 road, two won two games and champion Arizona State Granite down tiie stretch and and that was the only time the' with Mark Peterson, Neal At the 3E minute mark. Tate vyon four of five (losing only at Wyoming). Bu,f- - were in the game. Dave Lind and Jay Hardcommitted his fifth personal man scoring otf the defensive Out in Front and Tooele's scoring ace was pressure, ti.e Pioneers roared Condie knotted the score, waved to the bench. back. All for Provo Morrill put Provo out in front fin, BYU, Wyoming and Utah Three teams when he muscled his way in for 1962-6From that home. 0 In at marks point on Condie, i only ished with perfect Condie struck again a lay-uAtkinson, and company j record. home Druiy a had Arizona State and then Drury joined in to give perfect had things all in Provo's favor'; the snarling Bulldogs an The 4 record giving Wyoming and BYU the as they kept tiie Bulldogs lead I Erst time Lind scored with five lead with only three minutes ebehampionship was the poorest title percentage in the boimcing between 14 and 20 1 seconds to The let Fanners go. gone. seven ears. Tooele's Ken Proctor, canned points. New the ball go out of bounds again Arizona Slate won the first year with 9-Provo displayed great outside a long bomb, but Condie fired 7-iMexico and Arizona State shared the next with from that deep corner, and shooting by Condie, Drury and Morrill (42) move in on play in Class Tooeles Ken Proctor (32) grabs the Utah with 7-- Wyoming and BYU BYU won with when Condie liied Atkinson. They also dominated Tuesday, A tourney battle won by Provo, 72-5ball as teammate and Provos Stewart both boards as Miller, Morrill, .tied with 8-- New Mexico won with 3 and then there and Drury never let Tooele ,'came this year's 6-- 4 tie. have more than ora chef ppp . , There is one encouraging factor m the home and at the buzzer. That is how close! T possession. also-ranLehi came to winning a game it road recorc.s of the Husky Buff Rydalch topped 17-to be out seemed of. 3 far marks ; Last j ear the bottom four teams had the purple and white's scoring ' bottom 0 season the This road. on the at home and w ith 16, while Tate was held to !hero in the last minute. He on the road. four totaled 15-- 5 at home and 11, way below his seasons aver-Her- e is Wednesdays schedule age. This duo's scoring didn't Only the Utes had the perfect reverse score with scored 50the last Farmer basket I"''11 secon(,s showing in the Class A baskegball tour- - come 5-- 0 close to Condies 23, at home and 0-- 5 on the road. WAC for three yearn bmgpiaved at Emar Drury's 19 and Atkinsons 11. The U.e road record in mates, terrorized Olympus in .first half and 19 in the second"3"1 By Dick Roscita iNeilsen Fieldhouse with favor- the nightcap of the 1969 state half. Tribune Sports Writer pravo 75, Tooele Si and prevented Lehi from overlisted in bold face caPltal Prcvo 51 34 team cannot 51 7? tourney's first round and with But a taking them. 10 55 who 54 letters. Tooele 35 was a it pressbox wag jg p0ints, led The Tribune's No. win a state tournament and Provo 11, 25; Condie Davis, Is it legal for a hve'j Schedule quipped, Richards Boys it! crew to Logan provpd Tuesday night Wednesday's Cache Valley 3; Drurv, 7, 5 ,19; Miller, 1, 2, 3, 11; 5; Atkinson, 4, to play basketball in the,a SKY VIEW vs. Merrill, 2,0, , Ibcar has plentv of horses to go along 2:30 p.m. victory. 1; Porter, 0, TayGourley. s the Earlier in Gran.te game, Fieldhouse? Nielsen ' ', 2 3, 4; Bowen, o, 0 0. 0; Totals jzmar recSid! Fork lor, overall i, best the (Consolation). has Spanish Steve The with Bear. Laing, Brigham Young University Richards boys, Doug and Gold-- j 27, 18 X. 72. 11(j L'ery Shot everyone laughed until BOl'NTIIYL Groll and Kent Baugh worked! 4:20 p.m. ord in VAC play with 43 victories against 27 losses. Toce'e Tate, 4, 3 5, Ur Rydafth. 5, scored well and played , Launki The 8, 16; ProciO', 2, 0 0, 4; MrBeth, Tribune wey 0u the inside while Steve Learns (Championship), G 5. Bevan, 0, 11 1, The Cougars have a fantastic 32-- 3 maik for the tough defense. Stan Stilwell, Logan'sonto the '4 Hvmas, Tues-- i selected as a junior .Watts and Terry Taylor engi-- j 6.30 p.m. OGDEN VS. Smart, 3. 2 3 8; Rose, 0, H, 0; AusiCk, stepped maples the . Riehards boys. Buchi and 55. 2 19. Totals 6, George Albert Smith fieldhouse, but they also have tunneled in every Peered the offense. Orem (consolation) a year ago avvfullv,djy niRh, won more road games (11) than any other WAC 'ke Laun-sk- l 8:20 PmHIGHLAND vs. furIrd l)' Pulsion type of shot and was literally, wih Brent Pie1 hitting jjangum for ,ousb Avetlefclt el Teef Nikkerkee4 with 17 points the member. (Championship) Murray passes from his Grizzly in the 0ijSeSsed as thp hoar()s I D. I. Prw StorR Because some people like to consider statistics furfirst half, the Titans stayed led Granite by only one, close and actually led most of ther, here is the way the WAC members stand, at home at hahume but College Scores the Farmers the first quarter. Cal Woffinden, for and on the road, against conference members-onl- y Tuesday's kesuits went out to win 'his game in the Baylor 45, Texas Tech 63 Erickson, Mangum and Larry the seven years: TCJ 94, Texas A&M 71 third period. They outscored Bryan Pavlisn had the hot Arkansas 69, Texas 45 , in that and Northwestern 72, Wiscorsm 70 Lehi, School quarter hands in the quarter and with Bradley 64, Cincinnati 61 built up that lead. for Alfred 99, Rochester Tech u 3:32 to play it was 12-Brigham Young Dartnsoh 83, Harvard 71 Ohio State 108, Indiana 86 The score was tied six times Olympus. Purdue 116. Michigan 87 New Mexico in the first half before Granite Here are the top scorers after Minnesota 71, Iowa 65 Three Straight SAVE Hk WITH THIS COUPON Hi Branded 85, Tuft? 75 moved ahead bv six at Wyoming ERICKSON 101 PHARMACY jj)e fjrst r0und of the Class A Lauriski Providence VI, Brown 74 But at that Editor Tribune Pnt 7 72-3- 3 WAC Season Offered Shocks, But Be It Ker So Humble... f. 1 I. 62-6- 27-1- 0 '0 then-unboate- 4, n 34-2- 4 5, rt (3-3- 3 . Three Perfect at Home 3, 5-- 6-- 8-- 2 1, 3, 3, 8-- 2, 8-- 3. 2, Todays Cage Laill lkl Lld(li F,,V s. Meet Slate Grizzlies Chew Up Titans, 68 to 50 3-- th. one-ma- n Cougars Best Overall 1 . Robert - - 26-2- Logan's Lauriski Captures First Round Scoring Lead 18-5- 6 24-1- tna nan in Then came basketball tourney: .A Utah the final Arizona Stale Arizona minute. Murraj 36 riod and Lehi's pressing tactics This mav offer an interesting conclusion, that do- spite complaints about the snake pit of Bear Downj nym the records show four clubs arc harder to beat at home than the Wildcats. t losses spiced the race Anyway, the five tie and eliminated the horrible possibility of a for the championship, all at home-eour- six-tea- in Uie fourlh- Robert Lauri.-k- i. Pehrson, Sky View. Logan. - Riehards boy each led the Farmers. But, Olympus did not wilt . i' Y F1'"; l! 28 ptCTS M Bryan George, Highland. Allen, Grant, tt, LEHI u Ross, 41 56 14 ' Jim Sorenson, Box Elder; . 1? 5 G. Richards, Grind Buchi, x 1 2, 7; j. o. 4;Bro-o aru Conuie. Provo. Richards 5, 2 3, 12; Smith, 2, 4. 2; Totals oby, 2, 3 5, 7; CHwson, 24, U 2 2 4 2, Coi'edde Nielson, 6; Lf, M Petersen 8; Hardman, 7, y?, Lairy Green, Bountiful; 8, 22; Lind, 2. 4; MeNor, 0. 23, '5-l. "'Spring, Bountiful. 0; Totals ), 46 55 Rvrlilrll Rnn Paiiih, TooPiP Olympus. R'VTH Baugh, 4. 13 .9; GroH u Tayor, o 5 '4, Fonnes&eck, 0, 4, 2 2. 10; 5, 5; watts, 2, Totals 1 Tuesday. the recommenda-!ei- l tion would be submitted to the Board of Govornois of the nois State Col.eees and sitios on March 13. Mudra appaienth will receive an increase over his salary at Arizona, Western Illinois, member of Univer-Fi.iversit- Interstate y intercollegiate t 1969 PONTIAC 13 Oivmpus Larry Banks, Spanish Ted Mac.sen, Murray, AND WE CHANG! THE OIL SEE John Gibb ADJUSTED FREE Fork; 2 2 2; 6 6 2. 2; U- Pavlish, 4. Woofmden, 1. Suoberg. i, Ericksen, 4, 17, Totals 535 So. Main Salt Lake City Pontiac 364-199- 1 SPECIAL ! I GSM3SD 24, Ct rhs. 50. 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