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Show O $- it nii mii. jrrM.j By GEORGE FERGUSON Sports Managing Editor Western Athletic Conference basketball wars begin Friday m the states of Utah and Arizona. Wyoming and Colorado State make the Beehive jaunt. New Mexico and Texas El Paso are in cactus country It's a brand new golf game as the nations best hitters start swinging Thursday ia the Los Angeles Glen Campbell classic. With a mere $135,000 purse it nevertheless remains a prestige tournament because it launches the season. Wyoming is at Utah Friday and BYU Saturday. meets BYU Friday and Utah Saturday. UTEP is at Arizona Friday and Arizona State Saturday. New Mexico plays Arizona State Friday and Arizona Saturday. Its predicted to be a fascinating golf year. Young against the old again: a comeback for such as Arnold Palmer and Billy Cr :per; a continuation of the reign of the great Jack Nicklaus; a heavy thrust bv the guys like Jerry Heard, Lanny Wadkins, John Miller. neo-phit- Except in the case of a televised game, there are none this week, all WAC games will start at 7:30 p.m. Casper has been laid up with a lame back got it bj trying to bend his drie around a right-to-ledogleg. Tore the back muscles ana was supine for a couple of weeks under doctor's care. He called yesterday to extend New Year greetings, said he was headed for the golf course. He played gently last week, found he could swing moderately at the ball with his biggest bats but is timid about tearing another muscle. But like some of the oldies have to do he will give it a go between back spasms. ft n prognosticators picked BYU to win its third straight WAC title. No. contender is supposed to be UTEP. New Mexico is picked 1 Armes back and he intends to write a more glorious chapter than last time hes in his 43rd year. He, like Casper at 41, and others in middle years, has had back aches of sorts. Arnie has also played in back braces. Player Will Select His Dates By LEE BENSON Deseret News Sports Writer Who were those guys? Two respectable Salt Lake County basketball schools are most likely wondering just what hit them when they ventured into region four competition Tuesday night. With Brighton meeting Orem on the latters court and Kearns playing host to Provo, the two Utah County schools bushwacked their peers by reand scores of spectively. Winning, no matter who the foe, isnt anything new' for Orem and Provo. Theyve been dominating the cage scene in Utah County for decades. But this year the two were sent from their home confines into a region with six top Salt Lake schools. 63-4- 92-5- 9 Player will select his field. He hates to leave his growing family, plush horse stables and expansive farm in South Africa for too much time on the USA grass. Once, two years ago when we lunched together, Gary thought he w'ould come to the USA for five solid years of play, bringing his family with him. But he has thought better of it and will come for the best tournaments. Considering the time he plays the U.S. circuit. Player is one of our greatest, lies always in for honors, wins more than his share of them. But he likes his life pattern and w'ould rather do it at his pace than try and tack his shingle too high on the golf board. Hes a cowboy of a sort, has a large cattle ranch, raises fine horses, enjoys his family and the land in which he lives better than hopping from hotel to hotel, from buffet to buffet. is possibly the best shaped golfer from a physical standpoint. He runs several miles daily, does strenuous exercises, eats wisely. He told me once that a man isnt doing what he should unless he disciplines himself to a proper way of life. Garys 37 going 38. He can outlast most kids in the competition. His day doesnt end after hes spaded 18 holes of divots. His exercise begins then. This year we might see Nicklaus pull in his play somewhat. He was driven last year at a torturous pace in his drive to win the most ever, t; grab the slam. But he wont quit golf. He. almost did once and learned that in business he couldnt top the Mellons, Rockefellers, Hunts or Simplots. At golf he could beat everyone and took a season to understand this. This year he may shoot only for prestige classics he still wants the slam. This could leave gates open for underlings to march tnrough. We might have another king for this years reign and a young one at that! "ty yy Tiy-r- After a maze of early season have not action, things ' changed, except that New Mexico is more in the title picture than anticipated. jN-- New Mexico is 0 after winning its Lobo Invitational over Dartmouth, . , , and Seattle. i07-3- The change hasn't stopped any traditions. The Tigers and Bulldogs are in class presently rankings, and Tuesdays wins should secure those places. OREM USES HEIGHTH Brighton gamely tried to stay with the Tigers in Orem but the Tiger front wall was too much to contend with. The were ' Bengals and spent plenty of time on defense. d 62-3- 3 Biggest reason glass dominance Jay Cheesman. center had seven Brightons for Orems was big The senior inches over 6--9 Larry post-ma- McCleary. Cheesman also netted 14 points on seven field goals. Aiding the up front effort Richard for Orem were Don Allphin. Herlin and Herhn collected 21 points to lead his team and tie for game honors. Allphin scored a 5 6--4 steady 16. Also pitching in 16 was 9 guard Steve Hodson, w ho took some of the glimmer from the big men with some dazzling drives and timely assists. Forced - Amazingly, New Mexico is winning without its touted junior college transfer Bill Hagins, who was supposed to start at center. Hagins played 22 seconds m an opener against the Chile Nationals, an exhibition of course, wrecked his knee -- nd still has it in a cast. The loss of Hagins was supposed to virtually deck New Mexico's chances. But veteran Darryl Minniefield, who was scheduled to play forward, was shifted to center 6--8 BYU, 2 after losing m the Classic final to Long Beach State, should gallop to a couple of wins this weekend. Utah, though, after losing and finally beating Colorado State in the Rainbow Classic, will he hard pressed to win over Wyoming and a rematch with the Rams. 8 tw- - almost exclusively ' rJt !, ' n honora- W - .. Phil Krueger gains favor is set for making the announcement. The six candidates will be Thursday for perThe final sonal interviews name or names will be presented to University President Glen L Taggart and LaDel! Andersen, who was recently named to the position of athletic director, for final ap- - Max McCartney . . . USU front runner proval. They, in turn, will submit a recommendation to the institutional council for final approval. on campus Krueger, assistant coach at Illinois in charge of linebackers and recruiting, worked as defensive coordinator at University of Southern California. He served at USU under before going to Fresno Tony-Kna- Braden, head coach at the United States International University at San Diego, led his team to sixth place in national rankings of the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics). Six of his footballers have joined the professional ranks. King, head coach at San Jose State College for the year and directed his team to the Pasadena Bowl m one-hal- 1971. King served under Michigan State University Duffy Dougherty for three years. At Pennsylvania University, he was backfield coach for five years and also served Rutgers University for HI years as defen-v- e coordinator. t ) intact . . .espe- Alex Hannum's club wants to gain sole possession of second place. A victory over the Stars just might do it for them since the Pacers have the challenge of playing Kentucky at Louisville tonight. The Pacers also face another challenge. Indiana has to play catch up ball now against the Stars and the way the latter has been playing, it doesnt look hke they want to be caught. Deseret News P!.oto by Gerald Silver Provos Veryl Law grabs a rebound while Kearns Allan Davis (25) waits to defend. Allan Don 17-- 4 (17-2- cially since they hit the road against Kentucky, Indiana and New York this weekend. Tonight's game is crucial for both clubs. Meanwhile, ning. V record High School, Provo enjoyed Tony Kopav, UCLA assistant for offensive linemen, defensive secondary and offensive backfield, is in the run- Vat (25-15- ). 0-- Mike Mon-somanaged to put 13 points in to lead his teams scoring. an- and But Utah has other ideas. The Stars want to keep their home 58-5- 7 Bngham Young University offensive coordinator former head coach at South Dakota State, and former player at USU in 1954, is a popular selection. ! , Denver would like to pull Orem now stands at 1 in region action. They lost to Provo in their league open. er. Brighton is PROVO GRABS WIN For Kearns, Utah's superfrosh, Mike Sojourner. is nursing a bogus back. He played 18 minutes other surprise tonight upset the Stars good ball Orem Coach dub, Harold Anderson following the theres no question game, about board work playing a big factor. It got them off on their shooting when they had to go outside. Gifford Nielsen and Veryl Law put in 13 points each from their forward and guard slots to aid the scoring. d (21-1- a 1 guard-oriente- 7 stated But the momentum didn't last,, as Provo found it had a ball game to play and put in 23 points to Kearns eight to set up the win. Brett Vroman, Provos center, had little trouble with the Cougar defense as he poured in 27 points to lead all scorers. the Rainbow Classic, is having trouble tiying to stay afloat ofwith its fense. Right now. the Rams are suffering without tough and board inside scoring strength. They hurt especially against big clubs like BYU. in By DAN PATTI SON Deseret News Sports riler The Utah Stars are back at the Salt their launching pad Palace tonight against the Denver Rockets, 7:30 p.m. The Rockets have been a surprise this season with a record and knotted with for second Indiana place in the ABAs Western Division. on. out at Kearns a winning margin, but had more difficulty in nailing down a victory over the defending state champions. The Cougars came to play, and after one quarter had used their adrenalin to race to a 7 lead. alter 4--6 three straight losses Davis put in nine and contributed Seymour against Colorado State, but scored only two points. His prowess for this weeks action is a mystery. Coach Bill Foster is still bemoaning the lack of offensive punch and rebounding. He thinks Charlie Whiting, Jim Sorensen and the foir guards, Eduie Trail. Bernard Tomlin. Luther Burden and Tyrone Medley played well in the Rainbow Classic. UTEP dropped Indiana in winning its own Sun Classic. But the Miners lost star Jim Forbes to an injury. He may be out for aw hile, and that would hurt UTEPs chances on its first i oad trip d BYU coach Glenn Potter was generally pleased with the Cougars in the Kresimir C osic did not have a However, good tournament. Jay Bunker, Cosies backup, had his most consistent effort of the season. Stars Play Host To No. 2 Denver 0 Brighton's State. Colorado and the Lobos went merrily along their way. We have no superstars," said rookie head coach Norm Our Ellenbcrger. leading scorer (Chester Fuller) is only averaging a little over 14 points. We don't have the big center. But we have good balance through eight or nine kids, and theyre playing a defense. hustling Orem set the tempo of the game early, racing to an lead before the Bengals could light the scoreboard. In the second period the Tigers ran in 30 points, and the rout was USU. date D I McCleary chipped in 17 points for Brighton, and forward Gary Wallin scored eight. ble mention while playing at No Wednesday, January 3, 1973 outside, Brighton's Dan Van Valhenburg began gunning in an effort to move the Bengal offense. For a while the senior guard was hot and he ended the evening with 21 points, to tie Herlin for scoring honors. He gained . . . DESERET NEWS, man-to-ma- n Krag-thorp- v The Cowboys are only shooting 39 percent from the field. Foes are running much zone defense against them. But Wyoming is boarding well, 45 per game. ? x , Sg x.',. 70-5- State College for two years. LOGAN v-- after one win Wyoming, and two losses m the Far est Classic, is having turnover problems. In beating TCU ov one point, the Cow boys had 27 nuscues. The Pokes had 18 turnovers in a loss to Oregon State and 32 miscues in a loss to Oregon. 4--6 , h g tiTJ Tp to be the team most likely to upset the favorites. USU Narrows Grid Coach Post always-powerf- y J Orem, Provo Impressive ' It was an aching back which took Art all off the courses in his prime. Mike Souchak suffered with sore back muscles. It isnt new to golfers. Pain permitting the oldies will try again. For the kind of cash they collect it is little wonder, if they can qualify, that they do not swing from their wheelchairs. Jack Nicklaus, who set all sorts of records last year in winning six major tournaments, including the Open and the Masters (he lost the British Open by one stroke to Lee Trevino and the PGA to Gary Player) will likely start off with the first guns. McCartney is married and has three children. He received his bacnelors and masters degrees from Whittier Cokege and served his early college coaching years at San Diego State University. Also gaming consideration by the subcommittee are Phil Krueger. Dave Kragthoipe, Tony Kopay, Dewey King and Marv Braden. 1 CRUSH REGION 4 FOES Palmer Will Try Again sixties. B -- Young King For 73 Golf Deseret News Special While the screening committee of the Utah State Athletic Council has narrowed the field of coaches seeking vacated Chuck Mills head coaching assignment to six. three names are gaining favor for the considerable football post. Max McCartney, former assistant to coach Mills and' Unipresently an assistant at of Berkeley, California, versity is the candidate gaining a lot of attention as the selection process moves into its fourth week. McCartney, who left Utah State to become an assistant to John Ralston at Stanford, was a popular coach while serving USU during the late VIT ,.y WAC Race A Three Way Affair NEWS SPORTS EDITOR Player .u.. '' y,'w Hack Miller DESERET y y son and Warren Jabali. Simpthird year performson, a er, ha.i been coming on strong in his last few games after a slow start. Ralph has averaged 30 points per game in his last few games. 5 This is a situation where if Jones or Combs get into trouble, the Stars can use ) Bobby Warrens size against Simpson and Jabali. The Rockets haven't been what a person would call a great road club. Denver has won four games on the road this season and three of those victories have been against San Diego. But Denver, like Utah, has been playing well at home. (6-5- JuDenvers frontline of lius Keye, Dave Robisch, Willie Byron Beck, Marv Roberts is Long, and leading the league in rebounding. Long will probably miss tonights game with a broken hand he got in a fight with San Diego's Simime Hill. Utah's Zelmo Beaty, Gerald Govan and Willie Wise face the. task of matching up against Denvers big frontline. Wise leads the club in scoring with a 21.8 average and Beaty is the teams leading reboun-de- r 0 0 8 9 8 at 10.8. James Utahs guards Govan has averaged 12.4 face rebounds since becoming a Jones and Glen Combs the challenge of matching up starter 14 games ago and Utah against Denvers Ralph Simp has won 13 of them. New Year Special eight. The game never turned into and a runaway, however, Provos Jim Spencer used his five starters throughout the game. 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