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Show I r . & Hack r.liHcp i mu itimui miuiuiuimii September 7, 1967 DESERET NEWS, Thursday, Q mniimii min m i um initiiumnmiiiHHm oes Sport Of It! Deseret News Special Texas Western DENVER and Colorado State University were voted into Western Athletic Conference membership Thursday by presidents of the member schools. tmmrninimmmmnintnmnTminmimnmimnmmmiinnmmiA It appears there is no hope for open tennis like we enjoy with open golf! Wally Dill, who took over the tennis promo- tions after Jack Kramer decided it wasnt worth his time, came into our town with Billy Casper Tuesday. ( Wally is also Bills business manager and has been for many years now. With them was Bills new administrative assistant, Gary Warren. The expansion move was the first in the young history of the conference which was formed upon the breakup of the old Skyline Conference in 1962. Action by the Presidents Council was a blow to the hopes of Utah State University at Logan which long had wooed the WAC for membership. WAC Commissioner Paul Bre chler said it would take approximately two weeks for Colorado State and Texas Western .to offi- pro-amate- ur Wally has gone the way of Jack Kramer with tennis. He told the players, For neither money nor terms will I remain in tennis promotion! Wally, of course, was fed up with the flock. He had staged what he thought were good open where local pros could compete tournaments, where there against the travelers as in golf were qualifying rounds for the lesser lights so all would have a chance to win like golfs United States Open Tournament. But there was greed among the people and Wally couldnt take it wnMoirag ( Assistant Sports Editor DRAPER The 1967 Utah Open was under way Thursday at beautiful Hidden Valley Country Club after Brigham City professional Tommy Williams drew first Mood in Wednesdays pro-akickoff. Williams posted a to lead eight sub-pa- r professionals. Canadian Ron Folk was next at followed by 70s from Bob Droz, Bob Duden and Chick Evans and 71s by defending champion Ernie Schneiter Jr., L&nny Nielsen and Walt Harris. On basis of Wednesdays action, consensus was that an 280 would come close to taking the title. That was into consideration tougher pin placements and Yon cant get anywhere with that kind ef program. Wally admitted. They are there forever and what was good for Nathan Ilale and his patriots Is certainly good enoogh for the clubs of today. 1 could have made a quarter of a million dollars if I hadnt fussed with open tennis and stayed strictly to the exhibition program, Wally said. But I thought open tennis would go and eventuale ly everyone would have an interest in the tournament play. I asked Wally if he tought open tennis would ever go. He said not until the leadership in the various amateur tennis organizations changes its toward professional play. That could be forever! Le f.:. i L'. jv 5 j taking "! increased pressure which typifies title action of this type. FIGURES 271 Chick Evans, assistant pro at Twin Orchard Golf Count in Longgrove, HL, figured the winning tally could go as low big-tim- es I figure some are going to sneak in with five or six linden during any given Chick day of the tourney, as Lesser Players Rebel 276. aid. Evans placed second to Ernie Schneiter Jr., last year at Ogden Country Club and figures he is good for the title this year. The former Salt Lake Country Club assistant aaid, Ive been playing well this year. Ive gotta get used to the altitude again. The ball goes a lot farther than in Wally Dill explained that there was no trouble with the top half dozen players. But the second half dozen thought they were being pushed out in open play and they revolted. They demanded that if they didnt win a tournament they would take a minimum pay of $750 a week, plus travel expense, plus the compliments of so many of the tennis hosts in each city. Well, that was asking more than the gate was getting. They broke up the program and now they are out in the cold because an exhibition schedule is being arranged that excludes them. Tennis, for some of than, is no longer their money mart, Wally said. Illinois. Ernie Jr. took a big share of glory (and loot) in the pro- - Nicldaus Sometimes its the greed that gets em. They must look at the $178,000 made by Jack Nicklaua this year in golf and the $157,000 made by Arnie Palmer and the half a hundred others who are $25,000 or more and wonder why they cant get that gate on the tennis court. Favored In Series - Jack AKRON, OHIO (A P) Nlcklaus has been established as the favorite to win hia third World Series of Golf in six Nicklaua captured the 350,000 any one of the four contestants in the exclusive affair could provide fireworks. Golfers paid the price. Casper, In Us two Canada wins this vear, with a $63,000 total purse, won more money than was staked on the tour when he started some 12 years ago. And the golfers themselves built it up. Unless tennis players pay some of that price, they have no pro hopes. Theyll continue to service the ball for the sport of it levens Trade, Trim By The Associated Press Professional football teams to shuffle personnel Wednesday with several players cut by one club belng plcked up slate. By GEORGE FERGUSON It seems, like some of our AAU and Olympic committees of the past, these associations have become mildewed with old the purists who maintain that if you open a fresh stick of gum you must account for it or be pointed out as a pro. i ' Pro Am In the first place there are those staid amateur tennis associations which wont budge toward open competition. This anarchy in tennis has been talked about for generations. But they might not remember the days when only a few years ago Utah, for instance, had more of the professional golfers on hapd than any other tournament or when Bing for a $40,000 open held Ben Hogan, led of a and Bob Crosby Hope U.S. Open dozen Nelson and former a half Byron winners in a $10,000 Utah Open . CSU is not so fortunate. The Colorado Aggies have only Texas Western and Wyoming trom the WAC on their 1967 grid two-tea- Low In The Staid Old Groups They Paid The Price Brigham Young and Utah, honoring promises to stick by Utah State in its battle for admission, voted for the four-teaaddition and voted against the expansion. CSU, a member of the old Skyline but dropped with the formation of the new conference, rejoins conference compe two-thir- Williams , at-tud- states. oero: . tition with several of its traditional old opponents including Wyoming, Utah, and Brigham .Young. Texas Western is almost completely integrated into WAC football for 1967. The Miners play Arizona State, Arizona, Brigham Young, New Mexico, Colorado State, Wyoming and Utah this year. 2 Expansion in the conference was actually almost impossible ' until Wednesday when the presi- dents agreed to allow expansion by majority instead of the previous unanimous consent. First proposal Friday was to conferexpand to a ence with Colorado State, Texas Western, Utah .State and San Jose State but this was voted down. The conference then con cially accept membership. The presidents also voted to let the council of faculty representatives and athletic directors arrange scheduling. Breehler also indicated that the new eight-tealeague will not be effective until July 1, 1968 which means the two The three went fishing Tuesday with Lewis Ellsworth and Mark Eggertson and will be joined by Ralph Ashton, after Ralph tries his hand at title. winning the Utah Open Colorado sidered State and Texas Western and presidents for and the eventual voted expansion to the eight team league that spreads over five schools will not participate in activities this any conference school year. continued Green Bay sliced fullback Jim by another. Mankins and he was immediate- Miami of the Americanly claimed by Detroit The League ctaimpd place Hrker Packers also traded tackle Dick Booth Lusteg, who had been 'Arndt to Pittsburgh for a high placed on waivers Tuesday by draft choice. the Buffalo Bills. Lusteg, who Los Angeles dropped a couple scored 98 points last year on 19 of familiar names. The Rams of 39 field goals and 41 of 42 cut linebacker Dan Currie and extra points, will battle veteran tight end Bob Jencks and placed Gene Mingo - for the Dolplns veteran defensive tackle Roosevelt Grier on the injured list placeklcking job. amateur. He teamed almost to perfection with amateurs At Drake, Bill McLeod and Harold Haight to snare the honors with a The winning group carded one bogey in its winning round. was Next in line at the team of professional Jerry pro-a- effort. Braun and amateurs Harry Foney, Clarence Bamberger Jr., and Bill York. TWO TEAMS At were two teams. Pro Bob Duden headed one with amateurs Glen Lewis, Vera Yoho and Rich Chick Evans and amateurs Gordon Roosendahl, Royce Fry and Grove Cook; pro Don Dorton and Greg Sharp, Karl ard Durfee and pro Dean James and Gardner Duffln, Hubert Wolfe and Don Nofs. Five teams had They were pro Peter Carrlell and Dee Woolley, Max Baker and Glen Groo; pro Phil Cannon and Don Goodliffe, Kent Simmmons and Dick Bowman; pro Dean Candland and and Don Lybbert; pro Walt Harris and Ike Hall, Dave Johnson and Bill Schultz, and pro Jack Harden and Carl Hulbert, C. R. Clay and Blair out Rounding winners at the rounds. Among the low amateur scratch scores posted in the were a 71 shot by Karl Pace, a 72 by Glen Jensen, and a 73 by Arlen Pea- Pace and Emerson Hardy; and pro Lanny Nielsen, and Keith Olsen, Ralph and Joe Winder. cock. Ashton Steve Dunford, executive secretary of the Utah Golf Association, said the mid-wacut definitely would be 70 and ties for Saturday and Sunday y Other professional winners included par 72 shooters Nolan Wathen, Phil Cannon and Dick Kramer; 73s carded by Bill Johnston and Lane Gardenhill and seven at 74 Jim Chenoweth, Jim Baker, Glen Harvey, Jerry Braun, Terry Malan, Bob Jensen and Peirre Hualde. Smith. pro-a- were pro action. Financial pro-a- winners. m had a recent operation and thought it was responding to where he could play. However. a setback caused him to withdaw. Bo Wlninger also had to withdraw from the , but will be competing pro-am- in the Open. PUTTING PROBLEM Some of the favorites such as Gary Gruen-emeie- r, Don Easterwood, Vera Burnett and Francisco Lopez did not fare so well Wednesday. But they indicated they had learned much about the layout and predicted better things to come. - FOREST HILLS, N.Y. (UPI) Second seeded Ann Haydon Jones of Great Britain fought into the semifinals of the U.S. tennis championships Thursday with 1 national junior champion victory over three-tim- e Peaches Bartkowicz of Hamtramck, Mich. 7-- 6-- Mrs. Jones, a lefty who reached the finals In 1961, had plenty of trouble coping with the junior star for two sets but stepped up her pace at 1 in the third set with harder drives and more trips to the net. 1-- Saturday-Sunda- The Briton's attack quickly broke up Miss Bartkow-lcz- s defenses, and Mrs. Jones ran out the next five games for the match. ORTHOPEDIC y at Hill Field. The event, to begin both days at 8 a.m. on the Hill Field shooting range, is sponsored by the Utah State Rifle and Pistol Assn, with the Salt Lake Small Arms Club. Competition is in .22 and .45 cal. weapons. Ten high scores in the .22 aggregate will form the nucleus of the Utah State NRA post team. This team will fire the postal match Sunday. 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But we are lookWe are on rebuilding February and saw little action ing to the future and feel that in games, this year. our younger players we have program, Lion General' Man- in for said adequate - Schmidt Joe Coach in said replacements ager Russ .Thomas him. tackle slot defensive Brown's takes which deal the , explaining The DETROIT (UPI) e Detroit Lions swapped tackle Roger Brown to the Los Angeles Rams Thursday for. three Ram draft choices, including . their top pick line-Rus- h, two-tim- ' KING MATTRESS t 6-- 5 6-- 5 - - 4 an am at m .. - . 99 149 Box Springs ... d n . : NOW ESTIMATE TO REBUILD YOUR PRESENT NO OBLIGATION MATTRESS 6-- all-pr- o Sports Comics TV Highlights. TO warlike v- -- v BRITAIN'S JONES WINS, ADVANCES INTO SEMIS The Camp Perry matches, held annually in late August at Ohios famed and numerous rifle courses, attract top military and civilian shooters from across the United States. Competition includes youngsters as well as older shooters. Utahs top shooters will com the states final rifle the year, the qualify. One blow to the tournament was withdrawal of three-tim- e champion Zell Eaton. Eaton Sgt. First Class Gary Sheffield of Salt Lake City finished high in the Marine Corps cup matches. Sheffield is a relatively new but accomplished shooter. It in Included must be 20 amateurs, and there can be more if scores S.L Shooter Snares Top Civilian Honors By HARTT WKOM Deseret News Sports" Writer , v. Peter Carriel was among Don Easterwood found some trouble on Hidden Valley layout. took a long time, but University of Utah medical student John Bermen finally captured the nations top civilian shooting award at Camp Perry, Ohio. He is the first Utah shooter to earn Distinguished Rifle MarksNlcklaus captured the 330,000 manship honors. prize in the first series in 1962 Bermen, 21, brought the trowhich phy back after five years of with a sizzling still stands as a record for the accumulated point totals finally event He won again in 1963, reached the magic mark, 30. failed to qualify in 1964, placed Two other Utahns inched closer second in 1965 and tied for sec- toward earning the militarys ond last year. highest award to a civilian shooter. The oldest player ever to Blaine Jensen of Mantua o Vicen-zIn the series, De compete is rated as having the best came within six points, and Salt chance of upsetting Nlcklaus. Laker Max Manning, 10. The points can only be The Argentinan edged Nlcklaus to win the British Open, and attained in regional and nationBritish Oddsmakers rate him al shooting matches. 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