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Show ij y yiy p iy 'p W y1CrVfc1if -- y f ajf Face Test Today Playoff .Basf, Skyline y aJw Second Section n i gTT' u '' ,M l,,i111 I ffjlmtw Salt Lake City, L'tah 110 rfwfw,'v5 Tuesday Morning f J0ft By Dick Rosetta Tribune Sports Writer East High, with a 27-win over Skyline, will be favored to win not as decisively, however Tuesday when the Region Two, Division Two schools meet again to absolve the tie in the division. The winner moves on to the mid-seaso- n 6 A Rosy Outlook by Dick Rosetta quarterfinals. Flip of Coin The game is set for East High 2 p.m. The site was determined by a flip of a coin. The teams finished the regu- lar season with identical marks of While East beat Skyline earlier, the Leopards lost to and were beaten by West, Davis, 13-Skyline survived the East defeat by beating West, The Eagles other loss for the season was to Davis, Lets Make Region Playoffs Unnecessary in Prep Grid at 8-- Today, I join the ranks of the minority in believing tHe playoff game between East and Skyline Tuesday to absolve the tie in Region Two, division two, is p; tently unnecessary, Granted, it will be a great football game . . . it fact wys is when East and Skyline play. Matter observe would this rather writer there isnt a game S3 Points showdown. than a Leopard-Eagl- e t But the point is, the game should have been unnee Tuesdays game shapes up as eqeary. East won a game against Skyline four weeks a standoff between the offensive but the edge goes to ao, 27-- It seems clear to me that result proves EastB attacks, East on defense. The Leopards, Iperiority. East should be going into the quarterfinal led by middle linebacker ue against Box Elder this week by virtue of that McCarthy allowed only 53 Terry points 7-- al-- 23-2- 21-1- 6. statewide It would have been simple. A reement could have been made that if two teams tie a division title, the winner of the regular season game between the two teams would be awarded the quarterfinal spot. Region One the decision was made by league if Box Elder and Sky View should have tied division one crown, the winner of the regular season game would be the quarterfinalist. Box Elder wfm the game, but Sky View went on to lose its last le to Weber. But the point is, the agreement was made and now, could like to pose the question: Will East or Skyline physically prepared to meet Box Elder Friday or jturday in a quarterfinal game? pre-seaso- n, tin Three Games in Nine Days East and Skyline will play 48 minutes of rugged football Tuesday. They played 48 rugged minutes of football last Friday. Regardless of whether the game is pftiyed Friday or Saturday against Box Elder, East or Styline will have played three games in nine days. J My non; - professional viewpoint is that subjecting high school football players to that many games in sttch a short space of time could be physically devastating. s The professional iewpoint lends credence to that ttiought. Dr. Reed Clegg, Salt Lake surgeon and University of Utah team physician, said Saturday that it is enerally not recommended that young men below college age be allowed to play more than one football gime in seven days. Dr. Clegg continued: "Statistics dont prove there ate a larger percentage of injuries when more than one game is played within a week, but time is the best healer and 17 and young men should have that time before being subjected to more game tmuma, he added. 4 The winner of Tuesdays game will not be a fair representative of Region Two, division twos football pjjowess. Granted, the city team will go into the slightly favored. f But get one thing crystal clear. Tuesdays game is ft virtual tossup. Skyline, defending Class A champion, made a late season surge to tie up the Leopards. Jdst because East was superior back on Sept. 27 doesnt cut much ice come Tuesday. 1 But there must be a few folks chuckling up in Brigham City. The Bees were idle last Friday, by virtue of a forfeit win from Ogden. It gave Box Elders premier rinner, John Wheeler, another week for his foot wound id heal. auar-tyfin- al Tribune in 10 games while skyline gave Up 142 points in 10 games. East should get a big boost if star running back Mike Stevens is given the starting nod by coach Grant Martin. Stevens, who was hobbled by an ankle injury for several weeks, seemed to be on the road to a complete a recovery with couple of key runs in the season finale against South last Friday. Three of Skylines premier defenders, Steve Macro, Mark Sorensen and Rick Bar Indian, Bear Pilots Pick SAN Stevens will be joined by g Steve Lindgren, Bill Mavor and quarterback Norm Maxfield on the offense. Fine receivers Pete Baldwin and Eric Orme are also expected to start. Skyline is putting all its confidence into the arm of its capable quarterback, Gary Groen-dykIt will be Groendykes ability to pass which will decide Skylines fate and in the last meeting, Gary was harassed to such a great extent by East that the Eagles had to resort to a shotgun formation to give Groendyke more time. FRANCISCO (UPI)-J- ohn Ralston and Ray Willsey, friendly rival coaches, had one thing in common Monday: Both think California can beat nationally top ranked Southern California this Saturday. hard-runnin- If we play our very best game, Willsey told the Northern California Football Writers, We can win. e. The Cal coach didnt think the loss of flanker Jim Lawrence by Severn California wiU turn out to be as big as it now seems. Sure, they will feel his loss, said Willsey, but last year O. J. Simpson didnt play and they More Steam still beat us. They always seem Groendyke will be looking to to come up with someone. the running Ken Gibson and Ralston, who saw the season Jerry Jensen and the receiving all but end for his Stanford Indiof Steve Maero, Dell Felix and ans last Saturday when Oregon to complement Gibson his State ran off to a 29-victory, coach Ken went game. Skyline Willsey one better. Schmidt has to be hoping that I think California can beat his offense will generate more USC this week and Oregon State steam than in the first game can beat them the following against East. If it should come down to the week, said the man who lost in the season to theTro-excellekicking game, both schools have ifrIier on TD by a Rustlans performers. Bob for East and Mike Smith of the Simpsoa Eagles could get quite & kick John Reed, University of Wasout of the encounter. The win- - initon publicist in town for Sat-ne- r of the game will move Husky date with Stan-- a ford als0 observed Cal can beat Satquarterfinal probably Hockey st Falk-enber- USC. I think Cal will beat USC because of its great defense, said So, if Its a score you're look-- 1 Reed. Washington lost to USC ing for, the pick from here is 'and OSU but played Cal to a 7 East 21, Skyline 14. tie last Saturday. 7-- Track Coach Proposes Olympic Rules Change Box Elder will go into the weekend quarterfinal Bill Jauss a fair and equal sys- By East or Skyline will have two, and at the most, three Chicago Daily News Writer tem of sustaining athletes while diya rest Whereas Box Elder has a fine football team, the.y are trainin? for Olympics we If MACOMB, ILL., go and anyway, the Bees advantage on the rest factor will into competing in the games. Munich in 72 with the samei Each athlete would receive the loom very large. rules and regulations regardmg same 4. Set This column was not intended to be a psychologi- amateurs th.it we have now, Jj y would cal boost to East, Skyline or Box Elder. The better said Stan Wright, it wiU foot-hilteam wins 99 per cent of the time in high school stroy future Olympic games. New Code Wright is the successful track' . coach who coached Tommie 5, Draw esto be case is the a for intended above All of up a new code of the Sj s Jimmy Hines, John for Olympic athletes one eliminate to tablishment of a agreement los and other U.S. sprinters in; that recognizes that this is no needless playoffs such as that Tuesday between Sky- the recent Mexico City Olym longer 200 years ago . . . when l. j j Car-jjc- pre-seas- and East. pics. As for the game Itself, it should be a classic. Its Deeply Troubled ofte of those games where you dont put the reserves in Wright also is an Intelligent with a three touchdown lead with a quarter to play. All man who is deeply troubled the marbles are on the line and both Grant Martin of with the hypocrisy and politics East and Ken Schmidt of Skyline know this full well, that infect his sport. In an Inter-line j ! here, where he serves as a j Two solid months of league football should have been enough to determine a quarterfinalist. It wasnt Western Illinois University track coach, right told of bold enough, no agreement provided for one of the teams to changes he favors to strike at the go in and now, for two of the biggest high schools of abuses and abusers: the state, a date with destiny has arrived, 1. Replace aging bigwigs It is my fervent hope that the teams emerge Tues- who cant relate to young athday without injury to personnel and beyond that, come letes" on both the U.S.. and:Olympic Commitgut of the weekend game against Box Elder without International them with young tee. Replace Elder. Box ride with ip jury. Of course, the same hopes men such as Ralph Boston. Hall imbe should taken But, for the preps sake, steps Connelly, A1 Oerter, Art Walker mediately to reduce the prospects of these playoffs be- and Ron Whitnev. fore the playoffs. Football was intended to be a sport pfayed once a week. Lets have legislation, and it would jers, fresh from their own olym-fexperiences, to "tell it as it simple to achieve it, that would return the sport to pic is to upcoming athletes.. warn- Normalcy in the prep ranks. ' only the wealthy had the leisure to indulge in sports. 6. Select young leaders with the guts to punish offenders of the new code. All offenders, Wright said. Companies, 'etPS and nations. If Russia breaks the rales or the bl.S.A. ban em from the, 8ames ! ath-vie- i e i I odgers Official Enters Hospital h.OS ANGELES (AP) - Fres- Monday. Thompson is in the intensive care ward of St. Judes Hospital hos-jinearby Fuilerton. Doctors Jigeles Dodgers, has been have ordered no telephone calls National the vitalized again, ners stand. League baseball club announced! or visitors. - vice president, oo Thompson, a&d general manager of the Los' n fi ing them of companies that seek to expioit them for $100 for a pair of new shoes. 3. Keep a constant dialog going between olympians and high Olympic officials. Absence of such dialog, Wright maintains. contributed to the black Smith Demonstrations power and Carlos made on the win- - ASPEN. COLO. (AP) The aspiring young American ski team will collide with the powerful French skiers, Dec. in the French American Challenge Cup. The slalom and giant slalom races will be staged with competitors skiing the course simversus ultaneously, man man rather than man against the clock. Each team will enter five men and five women, with the winner of each matchup getting one point. A - Orem-Cypru- intoy's aiainst either East or Skyline with two full weeks rest - CLEVELAND (AP) Bill veteran defenGlass, an sive end with Cleveland, will be out at least six weeks with two cracked ribs, the National Football League Browns announced U-ye-ar The Utah High School Activi- - p.m North Summit at Delta, Frl-ties Assn, has listed the specip,m Hillcrest vs. Provo, Saturday, ray fics for seven of the eight 1968 1:30 p.m. at South. Millard at Wasatch, Friday, 2 quarterfinal football games and Orem vs. Monday. Cyprus, Saturday, p,m' the schedule shows three games 11 a.m., at Skyline, Glass was Injured Sunday in at Kanab Monticello, Friday and four tilts Saturday. 1:30 p.m. the Browns victory over Sari CLASS B Home Team revealed Francisco and Two Games Morgan at Dixie, Saturday, 1 Only the East or Skyline vs. p.m. fractures. the Once again, it might be pointBox Elder quarterfinal game ed out that the semifinals will remains undecided but the Ace line up thusly: In Class A, the Recall home team, Box Elder, has tenwinners of the first two games FREEPOST tatively Indicated the game will DETROIT The listed above will meet in one EXTEND (AP) 1:30 at p.m., prefSaturday s semifinal while the ferably in the Weber State Col- - Detroit Red Wings of the Nawinner will play the winner of tional Stadium. lege Hockey League Monday the Box Elder-Eaor Skyline Here are how the other games recalled defenseman Jim Wat- winner. son from the Baltimore Clippers line up: of the American Hockey League In Class B, the winners of the CLASS A and sent defenseman Bob g first two games listed above will West vs. Roy, Saturday, 1:30 down to that club. play the other semifinal. quarter Box Elder Will Be Rested by Earl Conrad Veteran Brown Out for Season USHAA Lists Data on Prep Playoffs 7 hs taff phot when teams meet to absolve the tie in Region Two, division two at 2 p.m. at East. Seven Games All Set Cal Oyer SC Fine Receivers ton, from left, will have a big task in stopping potent East offense Tuesday k |