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Show n ? ! ; F 2 V , DESERET NEWS, MONDAY, APRI L 1 6, 1 TV Today 973 City-region- al kf , Stars face foreign court challenge Dan Pattison Deseret News Sports Writer B INDIANAPOLIS more than just a game Indiana Pacers. the Salt Palace. They court advantage Now to get it back. a split. But with these two clubs, the home court hasn't been that much of a factor in our last two playoff series. Both clubs have come away winning the seventh game on foreign courts." gained The Utah Stars lost when they lost to the Saturday night at also lost their home they face a challenge 118-11- e n Brown sizled in the iirst half. Indianas big money player had 18 points, hitting from the shots and charity stripe. The second game was a lot more physical se'en-of-mn- than the first game between the two teams. There were 34 fouls called on the Pacers and 31 against the Stars. "Foul problems always hurt you, said Stars coach LaDell Andersen. Then you cant use the same rotation of your men." Indiana coach Bobby Leonard feels not only the Stars face a challenge, but his club does. too. "Were going to face the same challenge here as they did out there maintain our momentum and win two at home, offered Leonard. 3 we just didn't get things going early-likwe did the first game and we were lucky to be down by just a point at the half " Andersen pointed out We were Hat. And they were sharper than we were "Then quarter we buried ourselves in the third at 1.02 remaining). Its hard (811-9- 5 to play catch-uball aftei getting ourselves in a hole like that. But we got into gear and p weve four-for-fo- e And Freeman didn't help matters, either. The veteran, who has always yearned to be on a championship club alter stints at Dallas and Miami, cut the nets for 17 the first half. And he continued his assault the final half with 31 total points Freeman suffered from fatigue the first game. But Leonard solved that problem by giving more time to rookie Don Buse. "I thought I kept Donnie fresh in the second game and he always scores well against the Ix'onard pointed out "He did the Stars, same thing to them when he was at Dallas. "But e didn't feel that we couldn't win out tin re and they dont feel that they cant win here," he added. "You still hae to win four games to win this series. I'll admit 1 was very happy to come away with a split out there, though. now that (107-10- Saturday night's loss ended a home winning streak for the Stars, the last 12 regular season games and three playoffs games. Last year the Stars had an home winning streak stopped by the Pacers in the seventh game. Indiana will be prohome winning streak totecting a night when the two clubs meet. They could start with a victory tonight in game three at the Fairgrounds Colisuem. 8 05 p.m. (MST). in the ABA's Western Division championship game series. The series is even following the Stars' loss before their la'gest home crowd of the season, 12.233. "It might make it easier at evened it up the fourth quarter 4.04 and we the fourth) we thought were going to win it. But they make the big. big baskets down the stretch "I'll tell you it was ynbolicv cubic the way George McGinnis and Don Freeman were pouring them through in the third quartei. he added. And they got a nice first half from Roger Brown. Weve got to get more defense from certain players or vve'l! be in serious trouble in this series." The Stars had more leaks in their defense SPORTS EDITOR HRCK miLLGR than a plumlier could solve in one night. Besides Brown and Freeman's efforts. McGinnis scored at will, hitting for 29 a "It's unusual when you and still don't put ) team again by 14 Andersen continup as many shots ued "Turnovers have to be part of it " The .Stars turned the ball over 21 tunes compared to the Pacers' 13. Utah turned the ball over nine tunes m just the first quarter in getting off to a lousy start. The lack of moving the ball has to contribute to a lot of the nuseues. And the Stars didnt get much movement only 17 assis.s the first and third Fun football? (54-40- " Watch out! When a football coach says this is going to be a fun yea, watch out! quarters. Hes telling you something, lies saying most he can get out of it. If losing is fun. Utah made a run at it down the stretch. But they waited too long to get started in the first place And it didn't help to lose WTlLe Wise. Gerald Gov an and ('nicy Powell via the four route down the stretch. But beware of a coach who says this is not going to be a fun year that lie intends to push his pigsktnners hard; he intends to win the championship and there will be seven days a week when football will not be fun. If the Stars expect to gain their home court advantage back, theyll have to get off to a good start tonight and take it to the Pacers. The Beehive State club needs better pres .ure from their guards than they got the second game. Utah got big scoring games from Wise. He scored 29 points in both the first two The fun will come after coach of the champs. The Last season, Albuquerque Dukes outfielder P. R. Powell hit eighth in the batting order much of the time. Some scribes across the Pacific Coast League thought that was a pretty lowly position for a hitter the caliber of State Powell, an star and also an of the Minnesota Twins of the American League. Justification was that Powell had some of the strongest hitlers in minor league baseball batting ahead of him. Guys like Larry Jlisle, Ron (ey, Von Joshua. Ton: Pacio-reand Joe Ferguson, who have since gone on to the majors. With the big guns from last team Albuquerque year's k wins Deseret News Special g 12-- 7 Powells performance included three singles, a double and a triple. He drove in three runs and scored three. "Theyre already beginning do the job at this level. With that feeling and the talent we have, it could mean another big to feel they can son." The Angels fell behind quickly in the game, and not until a four-rurally in the final frame did they give the fans on hand anything to cheer about Jim Hutto hit a solo homer that inning, Curt Motion a three-rublast. The Angels committed six errors behind four different pitcWs, and the pitchers walked seven men between them. n usually hit well early m the season, Powell said dure interview. "1 ing a hope I can continue a good pace this season and stay 1 n post-gam- free of injuries. "I think getting off to a good start as we have is im- "Ve portant. We have a much younger team at Albuquerque threw 169 pitches today, and that's far. far too United Press International The New York Rangers were unable to get out of their own way Sunday. - selves Moto-cros- Brown, both members of the Plaza Cycle racing teram team, rode Maicos to victory in the 250 and open class, respectively, while Checkered Flag standout Dave Crandall scored a first place in the 100 cc class on Crandall's his Penton teammate Tony Jacobs won 200 honors on his 175 cc Penton. Plumb shoddy-fieldin- As a s PARK pilots Bob Plumb, Bob Brown, Dave Crandall and Kerry Fowler punched their motorcycles to triumphs in here over the competition weekend. MANNING noon at Derks Field with a performperfect ance at the plate as the Dukes crushed the Salt Lake Angels before 1.846 fans. panic-butto- "Ill keep making changes until 1 find a combination that will do the job for us." Only time things went well for the Angels over the week- end was Saturday, when they lead in jumped off to a the second inning against the That Dukes. game was rained out, however, and will be made up as part of a doubleheader in June. Despite being outscored by a total of 20-- in their two losses to the Dukes, the Angels have been outhit only That indicates that the difference might be in the defense. Another statistic confirms it. The Angels have made eight errors in the two games, while the Dukes have made 8 and result, they find tied 1 them- game-winne- their with Stanley Cup semifinal playoff series against the Chicago Black Hawks shifting to New York for Game No. 3 Tuesday night. contrast to the Rangers, the Philadelphia Flyers managed to be in the right place at the right time Saturday-nigh- they go in and sometimes they don't. the 4 - however. He is qualified to compecompete in Trans-ACalif. tition at Livermore, It was learned Monday afCheckered ternoon that would Crandall David Flags k fpmpptiiig in Livermore. i. 0 scored Stapleton in the opening his goals period and 4 straight faced Stapleton said of his two first period goals. "Dickie made the play." the blonde defenseman added when questioned about his asIt sist on Redmonds goal was on goal, but he (Villem-ure- ) would have stopped it if Dickie hadnt deflected L." Pat was responsible," All 1 did Redmond said. was change it direction a little. He furmshea all the t when they upset the Montreal Canadiens in overtime to win the opening game of the othli- semifinal playoff. The second game will be played Tuesday night in Montreal Dennis Hull and defense-maPat Stapleton accounted for two goals each for Chicago but the Hawks, after blowlead, needed ing an early a goal by Dick Redmond late in the second period to insure their victory in the nationally-televisecontest e Sometimes In n are expected to this weekends Park classic, Sunday, 10 a.m. Plaza's Bob Brown could miss the event, All winners compete m Widow maker both came off shots from the point deducted by Ranger defensemen Jim Neilson and Brad Park. Stapleton also set r when his up the shot from the point was deflected by Redmond past Ranger goalie Gilles Villein-urwho had replaced Ed Giacomin in the nets for New York after the first period. Smith defeats Laver BRUSSELS (UP1) Stan Smith defeated Rod Laver Sunday to win the ninth 850,000 World Cham pionship Tennis (WCT) Group A tournament of the year. 6-- 1 Smith of Sea Pines. N.C. earned the $10 000 first prize but perhaps more satisfying for him, now holds a edge over the redhaired Australian in their matches this year. Smith and Laver, currently the two players in the world, failed to produce a final match worthy of their reputations Smith was in top form but Laver was obviously worried by his nagging back injury. The result was a match. one-wa- y It was the Smith's 2lltli victory in WCT competition The WCT group A tour now switches to South Africa and then Sweden before the top four player- in groups A and B play off in Dallas. Texas, in May. Goo- Miss said after precision passing shots and powerful returns of service took the final two sets. The crowd's sympathies seemed to lean toward the spunky Australian rather than the method'cal Miss Evert, a high schooler and practically a hometown girl. Miss was The victory Evert's fift'.i m her first six lagong Everts ponv-taile- d ' professional tournaments and raised her winnings to $36,000 tops on the U.S. Lawn Ten-- ! ms Association tour. around the league after reading press dispatches, which are usually put out by a staff of underlings who are red hot to sell the and have to do it in spite of what the coach would have said in his behalf, it seems like Colorado State and Wyoming might be the down teams. Looking generally the advance pro-gia- In the middle area we could count on Utah, New Mexico, Utep and Arizona, with BYU possibly giving Arizona State a little more run for it. with the Utah Utes. Darkhorse? Take a their chances last year to walk in the back door of the title, when Wyoming staged the year's upset by trimming Arizona State, and opened the gate for all The Utes blew others. This year the Utes will have to earn their way into wonderland. Cant count on the Wyoming fluke to be their magic wand again. Brigham Young under LaVell Edwards, who seems to have brought some levity to the layout, should be tougher good enough to win some the Cougars shouldnt. Bet your high button boots (they say they are coming back) that Arizona State, with those Fiesta Bowl beans, will not let a payday like that slip by them. Third game of the series is tonight at 7:30 at Derks. Dick Lange will handle the pitching chores for the Angels, while either lefty Dennis Janies or Eddie Solomon will start for the Dukes. The series concludes Tuesday night, after which the Angels take to the road for 10 games. power and I was in the right place and saw it coming and tipped it a little bit " Rod Gilbert scored twice while Jean Ratelle and Bill Fairburn also tallied for the who outshot the Rangers, Hawks for the game Gilberts second goal with less than three minutes remaining in the middle period enabled New York to close within but Hawks' goalie to Tony Esposito managed turn aside all 10 Ranger shots in the final session. 32-2- 4 The Flyers, who set a regular season team record for were on penalty minutes, their best behavior and took only five penalties, but still on the managed to go one-uthanks to Rick Canadiens. p jacLeislis goal after 2 56 of overtime. "Our coach Fred Sliero advised me if I got close enough to (Montreal goalie Ken) Dry den I should just shoot the puck high and it worked because I saw him come out of his net a little." said MacLeish Gal's richest test Wright tops Dinah's field PALM SPRINGS. CALIF (UPI) Mickey Wright is a she legend in womens golf even had a tournament named after her and the legend came alive Sunday. Alive and kicking. The old pro came from five strokes off the pace in the final round of the richest ladies tournament to date Colgale-Dinathe $135,1)00 Shore Winners Circle and 68 to shot a win the $25,000 first prize. "Just think." she said afterwards, "In 1962 I won 13 tournaments and a total of Womens $18,000. golf has come a long way. Her total was 284. four under par, at Mission Hills Country Club. The dramatic clincher for Miss U right. 38. was a birdie putt on the 18th green. It was a downhill, curving putt that gently plopped into the cup That put her, at the time, a stroke ahead of Joyce Kaini-erskthe athletic young Michigan State grad, who led after the second and third rounds h wind-swe- i. Mrs had a to tie with a birdie putt in 'he 18th. went for it and it slid Kazmierski I chance past the cup about 10 feet, she said "It was academic then and I took a bogey I knew Mickey had won " Miss Kaznuerski won $15,000 for second place with her 75286 She was the last to qualify for this tournament she placed second in the Sears Classic and won $10,000, then her biggest when pay-chec- k finished with a 72 for and a tie for third with Canaan. Burfeindt, Betty N.Y., who had They each won $8,500. She 288 71-- 288. This tournament had all kinds of goodies for the ladies Miss Wright won an additional $1,000 for her 68. which was the low round of the day Sunday. Handsboro Mills, Mary Mass., won a new car for her shot 10 inches from the pm on the par three 14th hole Althea Gibson Darden, East Orange, N.J., won a car for her shot which was three feet, one inch from the pin at No. 17. y Kathy Whitworth. Richardson. Tex., who had been the year's leading money winner with a total of $31,000. finished with a 73 for 289. good for $6,000 in fifth place. lane Delending champion N II . Blalock. Portsmouth. fell by the wayside with a final nine with a 79 for 301 But it was still good for $1,087 arol Mann. Towson. Md . who won the Sears Classic, was in contention with the top two in the final nine but she took a triple bogey seven on the par four 16th hole. She got in a trap and hammered the ball deeper in the sand like any duffer with her first try to get out After she did blast out. her putt from about three feet lipped the cup and she had to take another stroke. ( Utah net team hosts Ag squad The University of Utah will play host to the tennis team from Utah State Tuesday at 2 tennis p.m. on the Utes courts. This will be the first home meet for the Utah team this season. Leading the Utah squad will be Bill Benmon and Dave Harmon. Do you have ordinary insurance or Moreton Insurance? IH!S CALL IS A DIFFERENCE, US AND WI LL SHOW YOU WHY. QCr.IZlC-- Fred A. Moreton & Co. MV fast South Temple Salt Lake Glv ,Y ( : none. Hawks, Flyers nab victories Cyclists capture moto-- x He showed himself deserving of that spot Sunday after- Angels skipper Les said in his office following the loss. "Sometimes when pitchers are wild it tends to bring your defense down, too. That seemed to be the case today. I'm not hitting the after two losses in as many tries, but Ill tell you this: We have some good personnel on this team, and Im not to stand going pat with the same starting lineup after a bad peformance such as today. There will be some changes in the lineup tomorrow night. Moss . Looking around the league year. many, bankrupt Sometimes you cant build a silk purse from the sows ear. No way. And this might be the situation at Colorado State. It might be an impossible world to conquer. A warrior like Alexander the Great couldnt cope w ith it. not to build a But in Sarks case he will need time football force, but to solve basic problems which have beset the Rainskins. It was the fourth time in five meetings that Miss Evert had defeated Miss Goolagong, making it four straight since the Australian's victory in the last semifinal Wimbledon this season, as eight guys have come up from Class AA. A start like this helps the confidence of the new guys. is Sarkis has the soul for it. He has hoed the tough row before. CSU picked themselves a good man. And when Sarkis says hes rebuilding hes not kidding He doesnt even have the footings for a football force. Beach-Carne- Powell has been gone. moved up to third in the Dukes' batting order this season. program Poor Sark, his program is bankrupt to begin with. He has the same job others have tried and failed with. He is supposed to build the Rams into a super power in three or four years! MIAMI BEACH (UPI) -Archrivals Chris Evert and Evonne Goolagong met in another tennis showdown Sunday, and for a while it seemed the classy Australian would carry the day with her own brand of dazzling volleys and daring net play. But Chris, of nearby Ft. "settled down Lauderdale, after a nervous first set to win a three-se- t victory and $5,000 first prize in the Miami r Bank Open Tennis Tournament, By Brent Cheeketts Deseret News sports writer . But what else can you tell your football fans, when, as in the case of Sark Arslatiian, youre the plug hired to stop Colorado State football from going completely down the drain. Goolagong to win crown Powell perfect; Angels defense leaky building year." That says the coach doesnt have very much to start with, hasnt any hopes, but with his energies he will start to improve the team's situation. And when he uses the word building he's telling you not to look for anything for years at least. Evert beats Miss as tipped his fedora Another word for "fun football" is games. "I fizzled out, hes fun is the Utah J JJ TUJ l |
