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Show NEWS, Tuesday, May 19, 1970 DESERET Los By JAMES F. COUR - ANAHEIM (UPI) When the Los Angeles Stars come back to Anaheim they come back big. And Monday night the Stars scored a victory that could bring them back within the shadow of Disneyland. Down by 21 points at the end of the first quarter and trailing by 10 at the start of the final period, the Stars rallied for a triumph over the Indiana Pacers in the American Basketball Association payoff finals. The Pacers, who now lead the best of seven game series and the Stars tangle in the Anaheim Convention Center again tonight. 109-10- 6 2-- ack Horn Angeles Los Angeles, which started as the Anaheim Amigos franchise three years ago, drew it's largest crowd of the season 5,780. After the game, new Bill owner Daniels huddl d with ABA Commissioner Jack Dolph. Daniels, a Denver businessman who bought the financially distressed Stars midway in the regular season, has promised to move the rlub out of Los Angeles after this vear. havent made up my Daniels said after his meeting with Dolph. But there was a big smile on his face. I still mind, The Los Angeles owner said he would make an announcement on the matter about 10 days after the playoffs were concluded. He added that Albuquerque and Salt Lake City were still in the franchise switch picture. Los Angeles coach Bill Sharman, whose team rode a late surge (17 and 21 wins) to gst into the playoffs, was almost beside himself. This game was like the last three months, he said in a hoarse voice. We were down but we kept fighting. Its been uphill all year, He must have been pleased with what he saw both in the stands and on the court and the club could be coming back to Anaheim. The Stars had a crowd of 4,468 for an earlier playoff game here. scored the Pacers 25-- in the first 10 minutes of the last after quarter. Down three periods, they roared back and went ahead to stay nn a 15- - foot jump shut by Stone with 7.33 remaining. Indiana, which had a playoff win streak broken, didnt get a field goal until Daniels made a layiti w itli 1 :39 to go. The Stars won the game for two reasons the hot shooting of George Stone and reserve Tom Washington's defensive job on Mel Daniels in the second half, Stone fired in 27 of his 34 points in the second half and Sharman took the job of stopDaniels ping the from Craig Raymond and gave it to Washington. is a tough Washington kid. the Los Angeles coach Daniels is just a explained. little too quick for Raymond. Stone, who hit 14 of 26 field goal attempts, explained his second half blitz: e Indiana out- - to. - 3- - Keiler 3 Brnhl 8 ?4 Lewis 7 18 Nticky 2o 7 2 F 104 J7 Svce 0- - 4 6 2 Wihgm Cvn u.n n Dills Brwn Thckr ur - 15 12 4 0 - 8 13 6- - 7 34 - 2 12 3 14 Aca. cn a Wise 4 Rymnd 4 Touts 44 P 3 5 v JVC '-- Ay ;V - 1 3- - 5 11 lot Jl-- IM Indiana Los AngtlB 108 Goals: Barnhill, Lewis 3. Personal. Fouls: Keller 3, Barnhill 1, Lewis 5 Netolick 4, Darden, Daniels 4. Brown 3, Becker 2, Thacker 3; Jackson 4, Washington 3, Warren 3. Stone 2, Anderson 3, Wise 2, Raymond 4. Total Fouls: Indiana 24, Los Anoeles Three-Poin- t 21. A- -- 5,780. Tyeiccal To George Ferguson LaBenz-Jense- n: I - em yv : Intense Duo teurs were permitted in each By GEORGE FERGUSON group. Sports Managing Editor iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiumiir The competitive history of Arizona States Chuck LaBenz and Wyomings Wayne Jensen is mighty intriguing. They have met in competition four times in the last two years and there has not been a total of two yards difference in the outcome either way. At the 1969 Western AC meet at Tempe, Ariz., LaBenz posted a winning 4:01.3 mile (new WAC record) and Jensen breathed down his neck at 4:01.8. In another encounter last season, LaBenz nipped Jensen by inches in the 880 run. Earlier this season, Jensen beat LaBenz by a half step in the mile. Then in Saturdays WAC encounter, Jensen edged LaBenz 4:02.27 to 4:02.36. - supreme. The steady little professional from Alpine Country Club enters every golf tournament to win. amateur. The $5,000 Provo Open is second largest tournament (next to the Utah Open) on (lie Utah Golf Association circuit. The professionals will be the Utah Open, there is no golf hardthough, ware he would rather cart home than that from the Provo Outside Open. some five-tent- 10 ot Chuck Changed Strategy, Too Chuck, ironically, had also changed his stratefactor helped him decide to play cat and mouse with Wayne. He lagged a little, anticipating a shorter move because of the altitude. When Wayne started his move much earlier, he spurted some 15 yards ahead of Chuck before LaBenz realized what was happening. Competitive Chuck roared up and was neck and neck with Wayne into the stretch. But he didnt have the kick to overtake Jensen after they bumped during the final yards. gy. The altitude Club assistant John Evans, Las Vegas pro Jerry Belt, Riverside Country Clubs Bill Korns and Ogdens Ernie Schneiter Jr. Joey was at 141, the pack at 142. back came Bonsignore strong last year, but was beaten on first hole of a sud- Incidentally, Waynes father (Wavnard) now residing in Moab (Utah) had a stop watch on his son. He was so excited, he vaulted over a fence, onto the track, and ripped the seat of his pants. Thsn There's Paul Gibson Speaking of competitors, they do not come any more intense than Texas El Pasos Paul Gibson. In the 1969 WAC meet. Paul set a new WAC high hurdles standard at 13.7. He took thiid in the 220, fifth in the 100 and ran on a UTEP 440 relay h team which was second behind BYU by of a se,cond. Saturday, after running on the wanning 440 relay team which set a new WAC record, and clocking his second straight 13.6 time in the hurdles (he set the new mark in Fridays trials), Gibson wanted the 220 title. And he wanted to go for the 100 dash medal. Gibson pulled a hamstring muscle during the 440 relay. He said nothing to Coach Wayne Vandenburg. I was sure he would scratch me from the high hurdles if he knew, Gibson said. one-tent- Gibson, who has great sHed between hurdles and a fine trail leg, got a poor start. After the D-- 2 playqff by Billy In the first at Ben Lomond, Bonsignore displayed form. On a cold, blustery day with the course soggy from steady rains. Joey carded an mid-seaso- n eight-birdi- Other professionals include Paul Allen of Billings, Mont., Californian Jim Blanks, Nevadans Dave Johnson and Bob Boyce, and Jim Farkas, Richard Taylor, and Loren Jim Marshall ' Foye, all from Arizona. 64. e Though Ben Lomond is flat and not the most severe golf challenge, the 28 other professionals and 87 amateurs agreed that for that days conditions, 64 was a great score. So, when a capacity field of professionals and amateurs go after the Provo Open loot Friday through Saturday, again looms one of the Open champ, Williams. Ralph Johnson, who rejoined the Beehive professional contingent as head pro at Westland Hills, is playing steady golf. Jon Mauss, Bob Droz and Lanny Nielsen are among top favorites. ing Timpanogos Golf Club president, Eldon Reese, tourney chairman Tad Hideshima and host pro Dave Crowton have the Provo Open machinery oiled. s this year, three amateurs team with the professional. Previously, four ama pro-am- Joe Bonsignore Jr. seeks second Provo Open title after 1969 'sudden death' loss. Yankees See Baseball Summary Page on D-- e lead over them in the Eastern Division but they had to be wondering about the strange things that were going on at Yankee Stadium. They remember a lot of strange things about last October, too. One of the strangest Monday night was a two-ruPeterson that homer by the dipped the foul poie biggest blow in a 10 single, attack that gave the Yanks a 10-- win over the Orioles. Petersens homer started a seven-ru- n rally. "This homer was all luck." I just Peterson admitted. guess when I bat and I guessed right this time. It was a five-gam- n 13-h- 4 i a bunt situation, runner on but first and us down Ralph (Houk) figured I could hit a fast ball. But even though Peterson admitted he was lucky, he still seems to think the Yanks are genuine pennant contenders. It's possible we could go all the way . . . seriously, Mel (Stottle-myrhe insisted. is coming around and Stan Bahnsens been pitching well and I think I can contrib2-- 0 e) ute." 4-- five-hitte- n nine-gam- e n He added, This is the se.ies Ive ever biggest pitched in since I came to the majors six years ago. Its the first time we've had a chance to scare the guys in the lead. didnt exactly Peterson, stymie the Orioles as he was touched for 10 hits but he stranded nine runners. In other games, Washington 5-- downed Cleveland Minne- 7-- sota beat Kansas City 7-- and California downed Chicago The Detroit at Boston game was rained out. Oakland atid Milwaukee weren't scheduled. In the National League, Montreal beat New York Houston blanked St. Louis Pittsburgh nipped PhiladelChicago drubbed Cinphia cinnati 12-- 5 and Los Angeles 6-- Atlanta nipped San Diego and San Francisco werent schedu'ed. Andy Messersniith piched a r and Alex Johnson hit a two-rusingle in tits third inning as California downed Chicago. The senators finally broke their losing streak by downing Cleveland. Pitcher Gecrge Brunet hit a three-ru- n homer in the second inning and Ed Stroud cracked a three-rudouble in the sixth to win the game. I.eo Cardenas, Rod Ctrew and Harmnn Killebrew for the Twins but it took a sacrifice fly by pinch-hitte- r Charlie Manuel to beat Kansas City. Larry Dierker knew he had good stuff when he struck out Richie Allen for the third time. With good stuff, I can ususaid ally strike him out. winner Dierker, a last season, after pitching the victoHouston Astros to a ry over the St. Louis Cardinals. hom-ere- d r vet- ings for anyone in Green Bay, I just feel Ill have more outside opportunities in Miami. Ive studied acting for three years and want to get into that field. Fleming, who was in New York when the deal was announced trying to find a publisher for a book hes writMind The ten entitled Garden, said he would have preferred Los Angeles or New AAets? Win-Li- ke seven-yea- eran, was unhappy in Green Bay although he said after the deal that, "I have no bad feel- h PGA) They laughed last spring when a guy named Tom Seav-e- r said the New York Mets had a chance to go all the way. fts even funnier this spring when a guy named Fritz Peterson says the same thing about the New York Yankees. But the Baltimore Orioles weren't doing too much laughing Monday night. Theyre not exactly worried about the Yankees since they've still got Fleming, a Defending champ, Billy Downs, suffered a ankle gash recently in an auto accident which totaled out his vehicle. Downs, just getting back into form, fired a par 72 at the Ben Lomond proamateur. He should be dangerous in the Provo test. Crowton said Friday's proamateur kickoff would be a two best ball of the foursome event. In all Central Chapter United Press International defend- Utah Tommy top contenders. (Rocky It wasnt a trade because Fleming had played out his option and was free to sign with any team. However, under pro football rules, the team that signed him had to work out an agreement with the Packers or Commissioner Pete Rozelle would award the Packers compensation. This is known as a player exchange. to The Packers agreed accept Clancy after the Doland phins signed Fleming there was no need for Rozelle to act. Most of the Utah profession-- , als are entered, led by Bon-signo- Mountain The Miami MIAMI (UPI) Dolphins and the Green Bay Packers did not conduct a trade Monday. They conducted a player exchange. It sounds like , the same thing but it wasnt officially a trade when tight end Mrtrv FI e m i n g of the Packers signed with Miami and the Dolphins shipped wide receiver Jack Clancy to Green Bay. Fleming is a former University of Utah football star. in the old pro Another field is Californian Ed Roark. In 1962, Roark was involved in sudden death a thfee-wa- y with amateur Norm Jorgensen and professional Smiley needled his Quick. Quick way. to the title on the second extra hole. Ogdens Theyll be at it again in the NCAA. And perhaps the competitive urge they have for each other will push one into the NCAA title. Meanwhile, Wayne now has the fastest miles In Oolorado (4:06), Wyoming (4:16.2) and Utah. Jim Ryun had the best at 4:03.5 during the 1967 NCAA meet at Brigham Young. , den death Downs. 6. Fleming Traded' To Miami Club Evans, the 1968 champion and the leading professional in the 1969 Challenge Cup race, also is in the battlp. Evans also won the 1967 crown as an amateur. He defeated John Miller and professional Jack Mann in a sudden death. He won his first Provo Open in 1968, edging Logan title Country 109-10- 0-- Joey has been entering the Provo Open since he was an amateur tyke from Grand Colo., Stars' Bob Warren seems concerned about making the basket against the Indiana Pacer's Tom Thacker. He shouldn't have been, ihe Stars won Los Angeles shooting for about $2,000. The four amateur handicap from breakdowns champ through C flights are C fl'ght will and tee up first Friday and Saturday, lollowed by the professional flight. years. At the 1969 WAC meet, Jensen doubled in the 880 and pushed BYUs Steve Bergeson into a new record (1:48.8), losing by of a second. In this years meet, LaBenz doubled in the 880 and pushed UTEPs Kerry Ellison into a WAC record tie, 1:48.8 to 1:48.89. That is an amazing career parallel for LaBenz and Jensen. And had both doubled in the 880 in either the 1969 or 1970 WAC meets, it is a safe bet the outcome world have been a matter of inches again. Bitter enemies? Nope. In 1969, Jensen was running in the NCAA then a sophomore meet a first time. He was edgy. Chuck then a reassuranee. much junior gave Wayne Last Saturday night, Wayne decided to change his strategy with some urging from his coach, Johnny Walker. I had always tried to just keep up with Chuck the entire race and try to take him in the stretch, Wayne explained. I made my move on the last curve. I always had to overtake Chuck because he makes his move early during the gun lap. Tonight, I started my move where Chuck usually starts his. Since I run more at altitude plus), I felt the rarified air (Wyomings 7,000-fowould get to Chuck more over a longer push. FERGUSON, Page s, An amateur sweepstakes as well as a gross sweepstakes will tie operated in the pro- AMERICAN FORK Joey Bonsignore Jr. is a competitor Junction, Bofh Pushed New 880 Marks fcee Jekn 4 4 3 if Lot Angelti iW G - "Once in a while. Pacer Coach Bob Leonard said ruefully, You have a half like that. We just didnt do anything. I think well come out and really play tomorrow night, though. We've got to do a better job on Stone. We let him get off the hook. He can shoot it. They were sagging on Raymond and just left me alone. Incredibly, the Stars Bob Warren 88-7- high-scorin- g in Style Merv Jackson scored 15 and tallied 13 for the Stars while Fred Lewis and fits Bill Pacers Keller, guards, had 24 and 22. respec-tivelDaniels added 20. 2 D 1 attack Chicago used a Cincinnati and move one game ahead of New York for the East Division lead. Don and Cietm Kessinger Beckert the Cubs paced attack with four hits apiece w hile Ron Santo's bases loaded double highlighted a four-ru- n second inning for Chicago and helped Bill Hands notch his sixth victory in eight decisions. R o o o k i c Sandy Vance, recalled from the minors only last month by the Dodgers, won his fourth straight game and helped his own cause with an RBI single in Los Angeles' triumph over San Diego. Bob Moose pitched a and Pittsburgh scored two runs in the sixth inning on Manny Sanguillens RBI double and a passed ball by Del Bates to send Philadelphia down to its 10th straight defeat. to beat Sports Financial Comics IV Highlights City, Regional To Laud Utes The Towne House Athletic Club will honor 11 athletes representing each intercollegiate sport at University of Utah Thursday. The event begins at 7 p.m. and includes dinner prior to the awards presentation. are Reg Chapman and Set Branham. The stag event is open to the public. Reservations at $10 per person may be made through the Utah athletic ticket office or Towne House Club. Proceeds go to ihe Utah athletic scholarship fund. Athletes are selected on athletic prowess, leadership, character and scholarship. Following the awards highlight films of past footl-al-l and basketball seasons and 1969 Denver Bronco highlight films will be shown. & 3 ... 4, 5 6 ...8 see high YELLOW! acoolfilm... gj Ths Best Aluminum Boat ALUMILINE Hot $300 want, it (aim Sail $441 01 hit Bob pinch Bailey's grand slant homer in the ninth gave Montreal its win over the Mets and helped the Canadian team celebrate Victoria D ;y in victorious style. 1 jfc Towne House CURIOUS? 6-- 0 A Fleming caught 109 passes in seven years with the Packers but the Dolphins are hoping his blocking will heip their running game. Clancy, is a question mark since he sat out all last season after suffering a knee injury. SECTION D five-hitt- er &-- York but the Rams, Giants and Jets werent interested. 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