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Show DESERET NEWS, FRIDAY, APRIL What's this homecourt advantage? By Dan SPORTS EDITOR HACK miLLER The Stars appeared to be tired the second half and only played well in spurts. And the fourth quarter the Stars were hurt by Freddie Lewis and Kellers three point bombs. Gus Johnson got some key rebounds in the final quarter, Battison Deseret News Sports Writer ou can t call the home" court an advantage in the ABAs Western Division champi- onship matchup between the Utah Stars and Indiana Pacers. It's like a hot potato, no one seems to want it. Signs at the bridge site Johnson swished a 19 foot jumper and Keller followed his effort with a three-pointe- The Pacers derailed the Stars last Saturday night at the Salt Palace to take away an investment of blood, sweat and tears -t- he homecourt. Utah gained a split in the two games at Naptown to get it back. But Thursday night the Stars let it. escape them again before 12,453 fans at the Salt Palace. Indiana won the heart breaker, r, which put the Stars down bv five, at 11:04. 89-8- Ken Garff had a great idea as he walked down the stream bed which meanders under the great Rainbow Na- "That fourth quarter made the differoffered Don Freeman, who reversed ence, his Wednesday night's performance by scoring 1 points. Keller and Don Bmse started to bring the ball up faster and attacked them. o tional Bridge. About 13 Sierra Club members, who had hiked in from Navajo Mountain (13 miles) from the south were discussing (and cussing) the lakes approach to the mon- ument. There will be a marina right under the bridge. one club member said. This was the first time he had ever We built that five point lead and eouhl have broke it. A couple of errors hurt us. And Utah came back. Then, Freddie took control down the stretch. As far as my game was concerned. I missed that jumper the last game and there was a little carry over pressure. I wanted to do well. Indiana gra)Ued a 3p2 edge In tke series. The lagi rem(tck at Indianapolis is Saturday afternoon Cnoon MST VeW CBS . And if the Stars can grab another game back there, the final game will Ue layed Monday night at the Salt Palace, 7:3 p.m. If the Starg can muster one more, ticketg will go on sale at the Salt Palace at 2:3C p.B. Saturda . Its going to be a dogfight, asserted a dejected coach LaDell Andersen. It swings back the other way. Now, they have the home court advantage. But it doesnt seem to be much of an advantage the way we play. Both teams went to war at Indiana. We came off of two tough games. But the intensity wasnt there as much tonight as it has been in the series. best-ofsc-v- was missing the jumpers at first, beI was releasing the ball on the way up. So I just started penetrating more. Even after we lost the last game, 1 felt we would win the next two in a row. Theyre going to come out shooting for us Saturday. We know they will. . .so well be ready for them. The Stars came back the fourth quarter on Willie Wise's shooting and went ahead, at 4:05. But Iwis hit a home run to tie it. Wise added an at 2:58 to put the Stars up, Mel Daniels followed to knot it again at 2:38. Lewis came back to hit an jumper. I cause 98-9- ere Boone and Utah coach LaDell Andersen engage in a strategy session, but it didn't work. Indiana beat Stars, lead Ron 60-5- bY , Nes Photo Howard C. Moore 3-- 2. But even with the call, the Stars had plenty of chances to tuck it way. Turnovers were pathetic. And they didnt run the third quarter and carry it to the Pacers like they had at Naptown. They always let the Pacers off the hook. found It hard to We a team by nine field goals, seen it he said so) and yet knew so much about it. Someone explained where the water would come when the lake reached capacity. He challenged that explanahis own opinion. tion. He had It was then, upon returning to the boat with Willard Marriottl Bob Rice, this reporter and our wives, that Ken suggested the Bureau of Land Mangement and the National Parks Service, which bureaus operate, in varying degrees, the whole le areal place signs or markings which would show the hundreds of us daily visitors where the actual high line of the lake W'ili be. There you are on the site, Ken suggested, and if you could see where the water would would come at maximum level you could know w at effect it would have on the area. 100-9- Andersen didnt comment on the call which ended the half ith Billy Keller scoring a basket after the buzzer had sounded. Kellers basket cut Utahs lead to two points, and it seemed to propell the Pacers the second half. Andersen D Entertainment 20, 1973 (37-20- out-scor- e he Zelmo Beaty missed a desperation shot. . Wise played with the intensity that he has through the playoffs. He came up with 34 points, 10 rebounds and made several clutch a very talented guy and one of the great leapers. We werent doing a good job on the boards early and that hurl us. We closed the middle pretty good George McGinnis didn't hurt us as much tonight. His 25 percent shouting didnt beat the pointed out, shoot 48.9 percent from the field and 80 percent from the line. Its hard to offset those 17 more foul shots ) they got. But disappointed I was he added. They boards, rebounds. Darnell strength their board (19) and he got James Jones tied it again at 1:43 with at baseline jumper. But Cincy Powell fouled Hillman with 1:11 left and he cashed in on both. Utah lost the ball after that. And the Pacers used the rest of the time until the clock expired with only :03 left. in our defensive got 27 offensive Hillman adds to six assists. Hes baskets. The Pacers went more to Daniels than they have in the series and the big guy came up with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Utah Stars. To inform the tourists Markings need not be permanent, nor offensive. They need to be there now because the high water line of last year is already upon the scene down stream from the bridge. How much higher it will come should be part of the information offered tourxsts. As I walked up the creek I chanced upon a couple of people who flaunted the fact that they were members of the Sierra Club on the scene to study the effect of the water on the base of the bridge. What perturbed this writer is that these experts had come from California to opinionate upon our Utah scene and yet didn't care enough about the pureness of the place to use restrooms provided for them several hundred feet away from where they were creating theif nusianee. Same old story, though. You grow a little weary of by ecologists. being saved fromyourself self-styl- one-da- Eagles face ice challenge! Angels hit, pitch, run past Toros Deseret News Special By Brent Checketts News Sports Writer - - ARIZ. Those Salt Lake Angels have found their hitting shoes. Yes, and weve got our pitchers going pretty well. manager Les Moss drawled while diswin cussing the Angel over Tucson here Thursday. And youve heard of our new catcher on' his down from Charlie Pittsburgh? Sands. Hes big (6-225 pounds) and is a powerful lefthanded hitter. Were Moss going to need him, smiled following his third win of the season against two losses. TUCSON, 3 Just Deseret to go, he kidded. The Angels are at Tue-so- n through Sunday after which theyll meet Phoenix through Friday of next w eek. 139 Were not getting away from the winter weather, he observed following the Thursday thrashing of Tucson. We'ro playing in temperatures in the low 50s. ! DENVER Weve had our backs against the wall before. We had to win three straight games, one of them on the road, to get into the playoffs. I think we can handle this challenge just like we handled that one. Those were the words of Denver coach John Choyce at the Denver Coliseum here his following Thursday teams workout. The Spurs enter game four of the Lester Patrick Cup semi-finseries tonight at 7:30 at the Coliseum trailing Lake the Salt in the Golden Eagles series. n 1 The Eagles put a lot pressure on us with their of 1 Deseret News Special Hockey League this season, but two individuals on the three then four three Winston Llenas paced the Angel assault with two doubles and three runs batted Rivers singled in. Mickey and tripled for the Angels who appear to be on their way to getting waim at the plate. We've got a good start, but we've got a long wav to go, Moss observed. While Choyce was asserting his team could even the series, the Eagles were gaining more confidence that they can take a edge in the series. surprised them and beat them in their first home game, and now I think we can do it again and go home with aj-- advantage. We 1 dominated the Spurs most of this season, defenseman Paul Eagles We felt we Shakes said. in the could beat them Wednesday night game and feel we can tonight. We feel we are a better team than they are anytime we take the ice against them. have team are getting their share of honors. post-seaso- n Center Bob Walton was the leading scorer in the WHL with 101 points and placed second to Ken Broderick of San Diego in tHe most valuable player ballotting. Seattle defenseman Now, Dave Dunn joins Walton on the honor list. of the evenings top performance was turned in hurler Bruce Heinbechner, the pitcher. had to be relieved in the eighth inning when the Toros threatened by scoring one run and placing two men on base Jack Donovan came in and retired the side, leaving the two runners stranded. In all, Tucson left eight runners on base, to Salt Lakes seven. winning Hein-bechr.- Salt Lake fans will get a preview of Tucson's Toros when the Angels return home Surday (April 28). one change. Center Dave will miss the game due to a deep shoulder bruise suffered in the first period Wednesday. Veteran Fred Hilt will take Gilmours place on the roster and will skate at left wing on the line with Lyle Bradley at center and Pete Vipond at right wing. The other lines will remain the same; Howy Menard centering Del Hall and Wayne King, and Ron e Huston centering Roger and Hart Monahan. Bell-eriv- 1 Id like to finish the se- ries off Saturday at the Salt defenseman Dave Palace, But Ill be Amadio said. happy just to win the series how matter no many games. Rollins said there will be It was announced today at WHL offices here that! Dunn has been voted by fellow players as the most valuable defenseman in the league. A Dunn is noted as a rushing defense- man. He saw spot duty for the Totems as a forward in addition to playing defense. He established a new WHL record this season for most points by a defenseman with n 75. Miszuk of San Diego, who placed second. Jim Murray of Phoenix was third while A1 Lebrun of San Diego was fourth. Amadio, ShaXes, Tim cobs, A1 Simmons, Terry Jim Jones and Murray, Barry Cummings will form the defense. Ted Tucker will start in goal again for the Eagles while Bob Johnson is expected to start for the Spurs. The Saturday game at tho Salt Palace will begin at 8 p.m. If a sixth game is necessary, it will be back here on Easter Sunday. The seventh game if needed will be Tuesday at the Salt Palace. Ja- A major reduction in the guaranteed purse for the fourth annual California 500 was .accepted Thursday by the United States Auto Club. USAC directors agreed to a guaranteed purse of $300,000 for the Sept. 2 race at the financially troibled Ontario, Calif., Motor Speedway. The previously announced guaranteed purse had been $300,000. The Ontario track was on the verge of financial collapse until it was taken over this spring by a group which includes Motor Indianapolis President Tony Speedway Hulman. EASTER PARTY! FREE EGGS irkirk easi 2100 saih STOSS Sugarhouse SHOES FOR THE CHAMPIONS ) Wilson Adidas Riddell Saucony Min SPECIAL Wilson mowers deliver more leisure living time than any other mower. Lawn are made Why? Because-theFaster to do the ob better Longer than any other brand. if 8303 Jean-ni- e the first prize and her fifth title in six USLTA .tournaments, four of them at the expense of Miss Goolagong. Chris faces Marijka Schaar, the sixth seed, tod; now $3695 STRETCH KNIT We Carry Stock for The UNIFORMS Everything In the Individual, Teams and the Leagues. Thurs- days 00 Reg. 45.00 Goo-Iago- for 1176 TOY RABBITS NOON 'TIL 5:00 P.M. SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 1973 sjjods r But No. 2 seed Evonne of Australia defeated the younger of the Fort Lau- aiming stays rusty. WEST NORTH TEMPLE 6-- 1 $5,000 lawn-mow- proval between the city of and Ontario the Ontario Motor Speedway operating company, said USAC President Reynold C. MacDonald. Top-seede- d 6-- It looked like a Garden of the Angels. Some boatmen took to shore and kept caved in for the time. Others, if they had cover, stayed to watch the wonders. Many years ago, in a cloudburst on the Yampa River, Fred Speyer and others of us watched such a phenomenon. Twice in a lifetime is more than usual, though not even if the enough. It was a day to remember Dunn garnered 336 votes to 287 for John compared ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. Chris (AP) Evert advanced to the quarterfinals of the $21,000 St. Petersburg Masters the final event on the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association tour with a victory over Anne Kiyumara of California. play, Chris is s. The agreement announced Thursday is subject to ap- Chris, Evonne grab net wins derdale tennis sisters, in Evert, This kind of weather keeps rust upon the lawnmow-erJust when I put the snow shovel away. But there are some compensations for bad weather. Bob Rice had anchored his boat in Oak Creek Bay. The winds were already wild upon us at sunset. There were thunderclouds forming all around. Next morning drenched tampers sped downlake and we pulled anchor and went to see such places as Hole In the Rock, Reflection Canyonl Cathedral Canyon. Rains continued and as the high falls from the sandstone plateaus started in form we hoped the rains would stay. They did and nature drenched us with some of the most unusual scenery this country can offer. Everywhere there were BridalVeil falls, some coming off the tops a thousand feet above us, vaporizing before water hit the lake. "42" LANES 1 i RANCHO 641 vote-gette- r. Other Eagles receiving Shakes votes Paul were (8th). A1 Simmons (12th) and Barry Cumming (13th). INDIANAPOLIS, IND. (UPI) Rust upon the lawnmower irkkitkickirkirkkrkirkrk Captain Dave Amadio was the top Salt Lake Golden Ea- He placed gles fifth it One A1 h Friday. the trade. The Angels scored runs in the fourth and turned around to punch more in the ninth on hits. square things. We manager-coac- 1 felt it would Rollins said. be harder to beat the Spurs Wednesday than tonight since they came back home with momentum from beating us in the Salt Palace last Seattle's Dunn gets honor SEATTLE-T- he Seattle Totems failed to qualify for the playoffs in the Western ' But indications are that Salt Lake isn't going to need mound help as much as the offensive and defensive prowess that Sandz brings to the team. general Top WHL defenseman Pitcher Mike Strahler went Pittsburgh farm team Toledo in the Charlie Sands to When we came over here, 1 felt we needed at least one win in two games, Eagles win Wednesday, but I think we can bounce back, Choyce The three games continued. of the series have all been and well evenly played matched and could have gone either way. If we keep playing well, I think we can Ontario's still in $$$ bind, purse lowered y y see it asy Today! f mo 6s. tMMuu Wtmr (TORI HOWRSi 3913 I I To O A.M. TO U7MMMI W Cmrpm Tihlul 5i30 MM. 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