Show xx rx- - rn est Layton By RANDY HOLLIS bringing the Falcons their first league title since 1967 The teams had finished regular-season league play deadlocked at 1 to necessitate the playoff at WSC but the Falcons by the scoring of sparked hustling Jay Welk and sharpshooter Steve Gardner made it “no contest” in a hurry before a crowd of 4345 Welk who hit his first seven shots from the field and wound up as the game’s leading scorer with 19 big points hit a three-poiplay to open the scoring and that was as close as Layton Clearfield High head basketball coach Roger Reid who played his college ball at Weber State back in 1967 and ’68 returned “home” Tuesday night and his Falcons made the homecoming a sweet one with a 0 victory over arch-rivLayton to capture the 1976 Region Two cage crown in an intense playoff battle at Wildcat Gym Coach Reid a scrappy guard during his playing days at WSC employed his trademark— fierce defense— against the Lancers and it paid big dividens in 9-- 55-4- al nt 1 got the rest of the night The frostbitten Lancers managed to connect on just 286 per cent of their field goal attempts and were outrebounded by the smaller Falcons 37 to 27 Clearfield now enters next week’s State Tournament as team from Rethe gion Two while Layton completing its best season ever enters the tourney as the league’s second-plac- e entry with the disappointing defeat The Falcons raced to a 154 advantage at the first stop as rt Clearfield’s tight and 4-- A top-seed- ed 4-- A full-cou- defensive maneuvers gave Layton fits on offense The Falcons stretched their lead to as much as 17 points 3 in the second stanza before the Lancers cut the gap to 9 at halftime Clearfield maintained an 9 at the third margin and when stop Layton battled back within seven points early in the final frame Max Livingston who had been sidelined with foul trouble came back in off the bench and snuffed the Lancers’ comeback bid with man-to-ma- some smooth shooting of his own 19 Behind Welk’s game-hig- h n points Gardner added 12 for the Falcons while Johnny Gilbert was the lone Lancer in double figures with 13 points Box score: 30-1- 30-1- LAYTON 11-po- int 1 SV Itlf CLEARFIELD 40-2- Am' 14 Totals 40 12-2- 1 Layton Clearfield Warriors Sky View feif 4 15 19 19 30 55 29—40 40—55 17-2- 5 N'UvVt ytk No Headway f xv-- ' v Take Tourney Negotiations - NEW YORK (AP) sentatives of major BY DON WARNER struggles that you knew was LOGAN — Weber and Sky going to go down to the wire View are in Box Elder and and it did Roy are still floating around in Sky View’s Bruce Godderidge the “twilight zone” 1 Weber High edged Roy hit a pair of pressure-packe- d and Sky View slipped past Box free throws with 38 seconds at the Utah State remaining in the game to give Elder 9 lead Box Spectrum here the Bobcats a Wade in old hit a Hall of Elder’s a Tuesday night pair to to put the Bees down by then Godderidge determine three berths in next one at 9 was fouled again with only 11 week’s State Tournament The four Region One teams seconds remaining This time all tied at the end of the the little guard missed the front 5 situation end of a regulation season with clock to the force Bees a records stopped playoff By and the seconds virtue of their victories here with three remaining to Tuesday Weber and Sky View set up a last shot Box Elder’s both claimed berths in the Alan Asay managed to push up at the classic The other remaining a desperation spot will be determined at 8:15 buzzer but the ball fell har-pThursday in Weber State’s Imlesslv off the rim to give Sky Wildcat Gymnasium when Box View the win Elder and Roy lock horns to The two teams struggled d decide the third and final berth throughout the Weber and Sky View will collide 'entire game with neither club at 6:30 pm to decide seedings able to gam much of an ad- PETE ROSE of the Cincinnati Reds makes contact while taking batting prac tice at Tampa Fla Tuesday About a dozen Reds practice on their own as own UPI Telephoto differences remain unsettled — Standard-Examine- r Bear River Davis Both Rule It effects only the two pitchers this year — but if the deci- 63-6- i i 50-4- University fashioned 50-4- 7 15-foo- ter barn-burne- rs 50-4- 4-- A 7-- one-and-o- ne 30-foot- er m j head-to-hea- vantage Box Elder’s super-smoot- h - - Scott Corry led all Weber High looked like it had guard corers with 22 points Todd the game all locked up as it was Johnson ed the Bobcats with 16 sailing along with a com- - pojnts ' lead with 4:30 B manding nrp in the third quarter1 ROY remaining G G PI Then suddenly the momentum 11 Stonehocker 5 9 switched completely to the other Nichols 4 10 Porter 4 Side as Roy went into a fuL1 14 Smith 2 court press that completely McMahon off balance Warriors the threw Roy reeled off 12 straight points to narrow the gap to 2 then the two teams traded PROVO — Bear River and squared off against Springville 48 Weber to it make baskets will rule Davis as slight Tonight’s consolation bracket SKY VIEW the as favorites Roy 44 going into the final1 BOX ELDER State today game matches Carbon and F G P( 22Pcorry hectic eight minutes of the 4 Basketball Thomas 2 Tournament moves Tooele at 6:30 pm s Han 4 i Godjdohndson I 21 it! into the quarterfinal round game Tuesday lower bracket team ° the oj tl finally caught souhier oo-Roy Davis the defending cham- - went at one another in first Warriors and passed them whenj i a’pion went against Murray in a round games at the Marriott Dan Smith hit a pair of free! $ In Tuesday’s play 4:10 pm championship quar-- j Center 2 with o throws to make it Fork bombed Cyprus American while siterfinal today Bear River 3:21 showing on the clock 4 Cedar on 8:10 Uintah at City topped stakes pm Weber came fighting back andln 5 so tonight 22 9 consolation action Bingham In pounded Logan 5g Box Elder took a three-poibulge at 7 0 and Fork 'past Pleasant Grove this afternoon 2 1 112-1- 7 1 0 3-- A o--o c-- o o-- o ® o o-- o 53-5- McNally NO COMPROMISE "m r- m' f t' T 'r 89-4- V- Wr -JJ 'I CLEARFIELD HIGH’S Larry Clements (center) battles for a rebound against Layton High’s Jim Anderson (21) and Keith Call (23) during action in Tuesday's Region Two title game 2B Wednesday Mar Standard-Examine- r 10 1976 Fort Worth Registers 10-- 2 Victory Over SL sion stands and no compromise between the players union and FORT WORTH (AP) — The owners is forthcoming it could Texans knocked Oklahoma City mean every player without a out of fourth place here Tuesmulti-yea- r contract could be a day night with a 10-- 2 massacre free agent by the start of the over Salt Lake City Dave Salvian notched two 1978 season It was the second court set- goals for the Texans his 30th Dixie edged Judge Memorial back for the owners They have and 31st of the season in7 one more appeal — the cluding the leadoff goal in a teams will only Lower bracket four-gofirst period US Supreme Court in Thursday tangle again Salvian Brad Anderson Ron The players’ 24 player reprequarterfinal action Thursday’s sentatives two league repre- Kennedy and Neil Nicholson schedule is: sentatives plus Miller and scored that period to chase 2:30 pm Pleasant Grove vs union counsel Dick players Judge Memorial (consolation) Moss will be holding an execu4:10 pm Logan vs Dixie tive board meeting Thursday in 6:30 (championship) pm As Tourney Favorites Today 46-4- i nt er-play- er 46-3- 0 Repre- league baseball’s players and club owners further apparently apart than they’ve ever been in their current complex contract meet sessions negotiating again Thursday in Tampa Fla with the first order of business to heal the wounds of Tuesday’s meeting The owners took salvos from two different directions Tuesday On one hand Marvin Miller the executive director of the players’ association leveled a blast at them accusing them of issuing misinformation and trying to divide the players But the biggest blast of the day came from the relative calm of a courtroom in St Louis where a three-judg- e Apruled Court unanimously peals against the owners and affirmed the decision of arbitrator Peter Seitz who granted free-agestatus to pitchers Messersmith and Dave Andy 1 I! ! 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' ISLC’s j 79-7- al Skiing Excellent At Local Resorts starting goalie Jim War-jde- He was replaced by Larry Hendrick for the last two peri- ods Frank Spring and Brent Meeke scored for the Eagles in the middle period but the Texans continued the attack with a couple of manpower advantage goals by Bob Bourne and Bart Crahshley Alf Handrahan picked up a pair for the Texans in the third period Salvian added another and Lome Stamler another Tampa (championship) 6:30 pm CyThey invited the 24 club own 1 OF MANY prus vs Bingham (consolation) ers to attend but the invitation Skiing remained excellent at 37—50 3i Spanish view But!Skv with just 1:20 remaining 8:10 pm American Fork vs COACHMEN was accepted instead by the Snow Basin and Powder MounCedar City (championship) runs on tain MOTOR owners’ packed today ComRelations Player Bear River breezed to an easy Total snow depth at Powder mittee and John Gaherin its HOMES 4 win over Carbon in its first Mountain is 158 inches while 95 chief negotiator Martin 20 ft throw by Weber’s round game and Monday inches remain at the Basin All 09 ft a steal and Gamer’s of one Cl itself as the ii Denney SET FOR FRIDAY stamped Powat are lifts daily operating bucket by Conrad Hafen tied the tournament favorites Big Dale The next official bargaining der Mountain while all except INTERMOUNTAIN ll with just 23 game at Thompson poured in 30 points in session is set for Friday in St the Wildcat double chair are Wall 3776 seconds remaining about three quarters of play Petersburg Fla Snow Basin at said MacKenzie daily running since last being perspective” Weber’s Rulon Jones was LAKE PLACID NY (UPI) undergone and three of his teammates i“We hope to maximize the Brad Cutler Mark Weese and If New York State and hosted by Lake Placid fouled hauling down a missed Roy shot wtih only five seconds Senators athletic aspect of the games Jeff Williams were also in said MacKenzie Warrior the and and minimize the show business double figures big remaining Jacob Javits and James Buck- - side” center iced the victory by Uintah the Cinderella team of ley have given the project tournament knocked over the hitting both shots at the line RIGHTS TELEVISION as has enthusiastic h desperation aates1Il'SOTTtotert‘PMCE New York support o£ State Some of the funds will Tooele 0 in overtime to Roy had a Secretary shot fall harmlessly off the rim said Tuesday the earn berth quarterfinal invariably come from television as its gallant rally fell two Peacock and other members Bears are the Utes The against 50111 the rights but Marketing Commit- led of the Lake Placid Olympic Mc6 center points short by Larry tee Chairman John Wilkins was Jones finished the night with Committee discussed the 19B0 ‘ who pumped in 31 Kinney much how our to estimate hesitant Phnng 15 points and was a dominating Winter Games at newsj1Pres?ed by “We have been negotiating counters in the win over Tooele backboards on the Olympic!oPob0Plnf(0r the force conference at The matchup between ThompAs Low As definitive by Congress with all three networks over the son and Denney also had 15 points while Arena site of the 1932 games underneath McKinney ABC Frank Shaw tanked 11 and Dee ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT before May 15” MacKenzie past 18 months and with three should be a classic battle betthe last added Schumers 10 Smith led the primarily Ronald A bill has been offered in months I’m not at liberty to ween two of the tourney’s better Royals with 14 points while Committee Chairmanthe value Congress seeking $5C (million in give out any figures regarding players which was Rick Stonehocker had 11 and MacKenzie estimated Davis far from current !°f facilities s resort the federal funds for the project possible payment” D0Urr Porter 10 4 razor-shar- p its in opening at $20 million but said another and another $10 million in state ABC paid $10 million for the win over Spanish Fork round ELDER SKY VIEW-BOFET i Size AR78-- 1 J to the broadcast $60 million will be needed to money is being sought recently rights The Sky View-Bo- x Elder upgrade them and provide for “Our plan calls for putting concluded Winter Olympics at could have its hands full against d Murray today battle was one of those classic the expansion the games have the Winter Olympics back in Innsbruck Austria The Spartans handed the Darts their only loss in Region Five OR PLAY OUT 8 and play this season Davis was only able to win by RuS iliX3COie i jOs weYetheotherguys ” Ho finonco chorgo one over Murray on its home 90 dcyi somt os cosh floor 7 STEEL BELTED The Darts will be led by 7 center Dean Hunger who scored BIAS PLY 20 points in the opener against Now you con buy Goodrich steel belted tires cf prices Carbon Other starters will be NEW YORK (UPI) Reggie thot meet or beat whet By remaining unsigned past clear in light of the fact that Jackson Bando Blue Rollie Ron Adams and Scott Mounteer for fiberglass belfeds! Jackson Sal Bando and Vida pay you'd renewal date some most clubs have been signing Fingers Campy Campaneris at forwards and Scott todays Belted Steel Silvertown The Starkey Blue are among nine of his will be showing their most of their players without Joe Rudi Ken Holtzman Gene and Glen Toomer at guards you two tough layers gives players Oakland A’s whom Charlie of steel cords for strength Tenace and Bill North hands for the first time undue trouble ond increased protection against Finley figures may decide to SAID PUBLICLY potential road hazards And a FINAL MEMBER play out their option this year serving notice on their clubs cord body that works polyester and today is the day when that they intend to play the Bill Freehan became the final Jackson and Bando already to give you a smooth pleasant ride have said publicly they intend the other major league owners entire season without a contract find out which of their players and become free agents at the member of the Detroit Tigers to do so SAVE BIG ON CUSTOM MAGS 1976 to contract Holthis of end the as Messersmith to most sign lose Campaneris year Fingers they’re likely The owners and the players and McNally did Tuesday and the Cleveland zman Rudi and Tenace all are KAMAS St 95 Tff?6mma6acouPOWiSMwarfiF AliGNMEHT Joseph was elimboth are aware of today’s Numerous stars in both Indians also have signed all represented by Jerry Kapstein fejj because it is leagues are still unsigned their players The Chicago who says he still is negotiating inated in the Region Nine-l-wheel alignment importance renewal day the day all clubs Players like Tom Seaver Fred White Sox have satisfied all contracts for all of them with Round Robin Tournament here For oH American SOV© Tuesday falling to Wendover cars When you must under the rules notify all Lynn Jim Palmer Rod Carew their players with one excep- Finley SIZE th present WITH COUPON tj of their Carlton Fisk Bobby Grich A1 tion infielder Jorge Orta and “My people are unsigned but 5 coupon to any 14x5'a unsigned players 8 FGoodtich state Regularly intention to renew their con- Hrabosky Bobby Bonds John he’s talking terms with vice it doesn’t mean they want to Bob Imhoff led the Jays with Good one week $1395 Fits Chev onfy tracts The clubs have to do Mayberry and Thurman Mun- president Roland Hemond play out their option” said 11 points as the Ogden team CoH for Ford Chrysler Offer expires March 1976 en appointment this in writing or the players son to name only a few That But Minnesota has 20 players Kapstein “If he (Finley) thinks suffered its second loss of the Limited stock and was eliminated by Naioei Wt fffptev meetemes automatically become free doesn’t necessarily mean they still unsigned and Milwaukee we’re pointing a gun to his tourney mum rn M coupon: t NCL tot ST JOSEPH WENDOVER can’t sign anytime later this 14 including a couple of good head he’s wrong Nobody’s G F P G F P IMCL IUGS & CAP agents 6 20 Shepherd Devlin 2 This has been standard year but the fact they haven’t ones like Robin Yount and threatening him Nobody’s put- 93 ZCMI Credit Card to 4 Majier BonkAmeucard Choige Wolker Bonkord ways charga 9 Lewis 8 Isbell 4 21 Tripp 4 9 Shiramizu 2 ting a pistol to him” procedure every year but this come to terms yet by the Darrell Porter 11 Imhoff 5 ll Spillman who received 4 is much different It’s renewal date alerts their clubs Eleven Oakland players Jackson 11 Brcvn 7 4 Lauclrica 3 CAR CARE CENTERS a for is to but them come 7 $140000 of terms' haven’t to 3 the looking dried cut McEntee and a but yet possibility anything (I OSIN SOO t 4:00 4M M 4 4M JJ 4 we're ihe other guys 2 Evans three-year ones $750000 nine the package important OGDEN 44424th STREET PH formality because of the Andy plaving out their options 1 8 Sfoeckl 4 berulThe other eight also are Messersmith-Dav- e McNally Many players obviously do important because Finley 24 55 72 Totals could understood to be seeking multi 29 all decide of them lieves to not become care free reserve clause the agents 55—72 188 ings calling 35 Wendover 11 41—55 30 St Joseph invalid a development which becomes to play out their options are year contracts -- 6- 90-8- - 60-5- nt 52-3- SSSS $60 Million Needed or 1980 Winter 85-5- 61-a- 394-340- 5 last-ditc- LIFESAVER 64-6- 6-- i 54-4- X j j upset-minde- OPTIONS 61-5- P- -7 1 Deadline Today to Renew Contracts 68-6- 6-- - Jays Defeated By Wendover wheel alignment sale A 72-5- ' OO AUIOMOTIVI yr 2-- 3 2-- 3 3--4 0-- 3-- 3 0-- 0 3-- 5 1- 3-- 4 1- MON-- 0-- 0 f 393-616- 0-- 0 14-1- 9 SERVICE CXCCU Z C3V1 I 2 5-- 9 V n - - — - |