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Show nwp "'g1 uriiiHgjtfyiH f 6D DCSERET NEWS, THURSDAY, "V v 1 V M ,,''1 M i',''' 1 Utahs Milkovich ranks lent defensive stand at first base and plenty of power at Steve the plate Shortstop and elder center!, Pageant Marty Giovacchim bolster the attack both ways, as well. By I W riter Taking second place in Region Five's baseball romp is like showing up thirty minutes late for a half hour movie With only four seniors overall. Bingham can rightfully call its tpam young Coach Sonny Sudbury is entertaining title thoughts, however. a winner take all situation for the half dozen league clubs. First place gets a tic ket Sec- ond place gets a ticket to the showers. Pitchers Dennis Avery and Craig Petersen are doing the bulk of that work for the Miners The pair also ranks among Bingham's best batters, along with Jay Dee Cahoon Tops in that category footis Bruce Hardy, ball and basketball player, who is hitting the apple with The situation has provided for some gritty baseball playing m the traditionally tough league And with the season now wearing to a fast finish, each game is like roulette It's suicide to rus-sia- n lose. all-sta- With all that pressure, it's wonder the old pros of the loop are doing the leading dominated Senior Davis, Tooele and Judge hove used their expenence to survive the sweaty situation best to Bo 525 years team This Is the peak year for Tooeles buffs And after starting the league with a shoddy Dave Faddis group has started to show some title contending talent. after three Tooele was Faddis Then games region turned things arour.d and got his Buffaloes back on the winshowing, 2 ning track lensen is Tooeles tee in the hole This senior lefty is considered one of tab's top prep pitchers and top pro prospects. which saw In Jensen had a Tooele go healthy arm and pitched 20 innings, gave up one hit and Struck Out 39. Thats an average of nearly two stnke-out- s per Inning. Since that time, Jensens arm has failed him, and while he was nursing it, Tooele slumped. Indications are he's healthy again, however, and ready to lead the Buffaloes down the stretch Guy Pomeroy, Bob String-fcaand Matt Harris assist with the moundwork Hams is the hitting leader, punching the ball at a near 500 average. A definite college prospect,' Says Faddis Senior Joe Morris is also hitting the ball at a near clip Cleanup Lerry f 50-5- 0 regularity Cyprus is also battling immaturity. Coach Mike Petersen lost 13 of 17 players from last date. ' as hitter hard-luc- k By Gary R. Bledgett Deseret News Sports rfV ' yws ; jgw. , m .1. Tooele's outstanding Larry Jensen is not only a strike-obut considered one of the top prep pitching prospects During a five game stretch, four different pitchers go the distance for We've got five kids him throwing well for us, says the coach All are doing adequate jobs 1 don't know of too many hall clubs with five Draayer had better Ron Hovey, a senior, leads in state. rung ther first three, the Bulldogs matched that effort with a tno'of losses batter Jerry Rose and center-fielde- r the pitching pack. Ron Moss Jack Fandl are two and Jeff Robbins are two more fine batsmen. more good seniors and juniors Davis has paced the loop to Mike Lewis and Cory Farr Dart date. mentor Ken round out the corps. Draayer, a seven year veterHovey is also a terror at the an, figures good balance and a full pitching staff have provided him with his success artist ut plate, hitting over 400 for the year. Rod Stanger, an outfielder, is second best swing350 er, averaging around Stove Jewkes and KeiUi Russell add power hitting to Davis lineup athletes Blair Arnell, Craig Taylor and Brad Timothy bolster the Dart attack both in the field and at the plate Judge started just the opposite from Tooele After win-- 1 Our hitting failed us after a good start, says Coach Dave Disorbio But I think its coming back and it looks like a good race. Judge's Tuesday J5-- wm over Jordan indicates Disorbios prediction has some credibility. 0 Randy O'Bnen and Bob Allen staff the Bulldog pitching staff. Top hitters, perce- are ntage-wise. Kevy n Khoury and Dave Harte Pro prospect Bruce Lovato aids the team with an excel But a pitching staff, consisting of Steve Chnstison, Craig Jessen and Scott Hill, is performing well Catcher Trent Bliss is hitting at a good clip, along with senior teammate Duane Potts, an excellent shortstop Jordan is using four or five m its starting sophomores lineup, and it took Coach Kent Swedlund six games to finally get a win, a 4 3 extra inning effort against Bingham has been the Pitching biggest Beetdigger headache Junior Ross Ainsworth went the distance against Bingham and raised some hopes. Mark Hardy, Vincent Bluth, Ralph Crystal, Mark Rogers and Ron Hughes are leading the team in hitting For current region standings. see Deseret News Score-boarPage D-- reactivate top bullpen ace JTigers - DETROIT (UPI) The Detroit Tigers, in a move to strengthen their bullpen, activated Chuck Seelbach, their top reliever, and optioned rookie Dave Lemancyzk to the Toledo Mud Hens of the International League Wednesday right-hande- d commented senes, W hits, two were BYU), five tnples and four doubles He's collected 15 runs batted in and has one stolen base Of the home y Kerry Milkovich is a baseball player But no one carries the hard luck hitter label any more than Kerry. I cant believe some of the catches that opposing outfielders have made on my hits, said a slightly dejected Milko-vic- h Ive hit the ball well m the past several games, but they just den t seem to fall for base hits To look at Kerrys 216 batting average (21 hits in 97 at bats,) you'd think he was just a mediocre player. He isnt, he's an outstanding player and a solid hitter Kei ry Milkovich Its not just Kerry's idea of that hes been robbed several extra base blows This writer and scores of fans who have seen Utah University play baseball this season know that its true BYU has, been especially .tough 'o get base hits between Buys . , . Ute "robbed"? outfielders Centerfielder Lee Iorg is one of the finest college outfielders I have ever played against and he certainly made some spectacular catches off me in the last HOME-OWNER- I've struck out only three times in 97 at bats and walked only a half dozen times So I'm getting wood on the ball most of the time, he noted. Kerry appears very loose at the plate, always smiling and joking with the catcher I have to snule and umpire. to take away the pam of my dismal batting average. he laughed The Yugoslavian lanky played most of his younger days as a third baseman, being converted to outfield at Utah two years ago He started his baseball career at age nine playing in the Little Cottonwood Heights League He later played in the Cops, Babe Ruth and Automoand was an tive leagues r at Granite High School infielder-outfielde- Durham gets Foster Kerry doesn't come from a sports playing family, but he got a lot of encouragement from his parents who like to see him play at all home y N M World ALBUQUERQUE, (AP) weight champion Bob Foster of Albuquerque, now is in Yancey Yank Durhams boxing stable, which also includes former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, an Albuquerque newspaper reported Wednesday. The Albuquerque Tribune said Durham announced Wednesday he has purchased Foster's contract from Lou Viscusi light-heav- games The operate in Salt it over Milkoviches own and a sports trophy shop Lake. Id like to take as a sports store and trophy shop when 1 gradu' ate, said keny Viscusi said he gave up the contract reluctantly, but that illness had forced him to take things easier, the newspaper said. The important thing is that Bobby needed the finest and I feel that Durham is the manager m the country right man to take over, Viscusi said. Durham said he purchased Fosters contract m December. but he didn't want it made public until now so Foster would have at least five months to recuperate from his junior, he will have anothof baseball with the lies, lies a physical education and business major A er year Utah travels to Latamie for games this weekend then wrapup Western Athletic with a Conference action e series the following week at Ft Collins three heavy fight schedule of 1972. Durham arrived m Albuqerque late Tuesday and visited with the weight champ at the Bernalillo County sheriff's office, where Foster is a deputy. light-heav- y four-gam- right-hand- S SEALED ROOFS WITH A FIVE-YEA- WARRANTY . . . R NO LEAKS NO ROOF RUMBLE WARMER IN WINTER COOLER IN SUMMER ELIMINATES MAINTENANCE Unlike most was developed over a period of years and is thoroughly Safe-Kot- e nor will it harden and does r.ot melt under blistering summer sun enters track from winter's ke and snow. Applied with spray guns, 5afe-Kot- e metal roof to effectively eliminate potential leaks every track and crevasse and bonds to the is an excellent insulation and and maintenance problems. In addition, Safe-Kot- e Safe-Kot- e r. has been given extensive tests which prove it to withstand all weather conditions for at least 23 years. field-teste- Safe-Kot- e roof sealants, high-pressu- re sound-deadene- THE SEAMLESS ROOF THAT REVOLUTIONIZES MOBILE HOME APPEARANCE SAFE-KOT- E 0 VALUE O SAFETY DOESN'T COST- -IT Setso? QTQttV U PAYS Q 1 vaneypaiR man 3601 SOUTH 2700 WFST I 1 (against me - at Coaches played third base and m the outfield because of my strong throwing arm. said Mikovich. who can throw from his regular right field position to home on the flight out contract - 21 runs U ATTENTION MOBILE Milko- vich riter happy-go-luck- It's to the state tournament W MAY 3, 1973 Davis , Tooele in baseball struggle Btas Deseret News Sports i , ' V m U |