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Show wwyw SSwywqA nymi 2C DESERET NEWS, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1973 Russians; spurs U.S. to cage win - By Lee Benson Deseret News Sports Writer Even basketbrawl, theres a place for the little man From the time he the game, with 2 08 to go in regulation, up until the finish, Ernie D. was the whole show. Ernie DiGregcno of Providence, the littlest man on the At the end I felt 1 had to and I did, said take over the That he did. His shooting was deadly, his passing brilliantly y accurate, his dribbling deft. NEW YORK (AP) in floor, proved it Monday night as he sparked the U S. squad to an 89 90 overtime victory over the touring Russian National basketball team before at Madison Square 15,734 Carden. Ernie sure got us going we needed it, didn't he? pratsed U S. Coach Bob Cousy, a pretty fair little man when in his own right. He picked us up when we were in trouble, big trouble Ernie D. sank a pair of baskets in the fmal minute of regulation play to erase a Russian lead, hit two baskets in overtime and set up two more to put the Americans out ahead, then stymied the Russians with his artful dribbling and ballhandling. 73-6- 9 As Ive said before, Ernie is the best player pound for that Ive seen in colpound lege this year. Some of the things he does are just amazing The Russian coach, Vladimir Kandrashm, was equally impressed. If we had him, we wouldnt lose any games, Kandrashm said. six-fo- dazz-ingl- the In the overtime, with U S. squad safely in front, he ran circles around the Rus- tae sians as they tried to ball away from him. could catch him. Cousy, smiling. Blatant, duly fouls," said center Len Elmore of They do everyMaryland. thing they can get away with. Jabbing with their elbows, grabbing your jersey, hitting in the back when you go to rebounds. Its brutal. What the Russians lack in finesse and they lack a lot they make up for in power. Under the boards they can hold them own with anyone, but they do not have the finesse or agility of the Americans. So they concentrate on what they do best hammer away under the boards until the ball drops through, or a foul is called. -- 9 - Weber inks players high school football players, including five from the state of Utah, have signed national letters of intent with Weber State College. Six to report Slated to the High and Brad Sampson, 190 pound hnebacker from Richfield High. 6-- In addition, 205 pound running back Walt Hayes, from Denver, has signed with the WJdcats. 6-- Ogden campus next fall are 205 pound Bob Thomas, Im excited about signing tight end and Paul Christianthese excellent Utah high defensive sen, back, both from Roy High; school football players. We David Watson, 64, 185 pound feel they will be a great asset said wide receiver and John Mclv-e- r, to our new program, new Weber Dick Coach 220 pound defensive lineman, both from Highland Gwinn. 6-- 6-- 6-- (K i'3 Looks like a battle looming between Sky View, Box Elder and Roy. Give the Bobcats a slight edge on the basis of number one singles man Gay Webb. Box Elder has Larry Romer, who could match up with Webb in the finals, and has enough talent to pull oif an upset. Roy is strongest at number one doubles, where Coach Larry Jones has the tandem REGION TWO Thursday. Mav State College. 19 at Ogden Coach Wiff sen has come out coaching retirement the Tiger tennis men Weber Christen- of semi to tutor to a fine region record and the number one seeding going into the league tourney. Bob and Tom Hardy provide Christensen with a fine brother act. Bob is a good bet at number one, but will have plenty of trouble with Ben Lomonds Bob Reese, who managed a win last time they 7-- met Tom is the number two singles favorite. Hes undefeated in that realm. Other Ogden netters, including Fred Kennedy, John Knoof and the undefeated number one doubles unit of Tom Johnson and Fred Ulnch, sound a good warning to Region Two schools. Bountiful should be best of the rest. Dave Rdey is a top southpaw. The whole region is Even balanced, however Woods Cross, with mostly sophomores, is competitive - MONTREAL The (UPI) Montreal Canad-ien- s are looking for their 16Ui( Stanley Cup tonight when they host the Chicago Black Hawks for the fifth game of their senes. Montreal blanked the Hawks in Chicago Sunday to take lead in games. A wm toa night would give Montreal their Y frophy and mark the fifth ti. - Montreal has defeated Chicago in the finals. g best-of-sev- 4-- 0 3--1 The home Ed Taylor LeRoy Page Habs are heavily-favore- d Montreal coach Scotty Bowman has swept aside the odds and statistics of past meetings with Chicago and warned his players the Hawks are down but far from out. ( Seles Manager) a.m. dual Cyprus, with a meet record going into the meet, is the natural favonte. Coach Glpn Rupp has an experienced squad ready for the tournament. Leading the Pirates at number one Singles is Charles Hunt Second man is Kelly Mitchell, undefeated this year. George Karpakis is number three. Two undefeated Cyprus doubles teams, consisting of Jody Loutensock and Mox ; . 'i 'J -,! y - f, f. - A&ty !r tv 4 "V;. f Thomsen number one) Dave Evans and Erad and And-reaso- give the Pirates plenty of de th. and Tooele have Davis strong teams and are expected to battle for runner-u- p honors. Davis is headed by doubles duo Randy Rigby and Bob Hawes and singles men Mark Brown and Bill Barnes. Tooeles Spencers, Kirk and Steve, are top singles players. Kirk is favored to wm at number one netter Mike Pardoe, Brighton, shapes up game for upcoming Region Five meet. FavoYed singles . Hams and Ted Pressett. REGION THREE Friday, May Park. 11 at Liberty The caviar of Utahs teenage tenms world are again expected to eliminate plenty ot top notch netters from further state competition in the annual regional meet. Its possible this league 4ias more talent than the rest of the state combined. Best of netters the are Skylines Blake Ottosen and Cottonwoods Drew Sweet and Kent Crawford. Crawford is the defending state champion at number one singles. Sweet is number twos reigning champ. Ottosen is fresh off a prestigious win at the BYU Invitational. REGION FOUR 9 at May Wednesday, Kearns High courts. 9 a.m. Another three way battle for the team trophy looks like a certainty in this league. Orem, Provo and Brighton aQ have talented squads. Provo could be strongest, with Doug Pickup, Kevin Larsen and Robert and Garth Sperry leading tne team. Orem is paced by Larry Leavitt, Dave Clark and Clint Friel. Brighton gles spot. Kearns should trail next. American Fork WHTJPAY1MORE? Brand New News Special The PROVO Mountainland RADIALS 1973 fully Guaranteed Open will be an 88,000 event with a first place of 8500, according to tournament VM chairman Craig Seegmiller. It will begin with a 18) Fnday (May and tourney proper will be Saturday and Sunday. Kent F iterson, president of the Timpanogos Mens Golf Association, said all amateur entry fees will be returned to the amateurs in merchandise. the K1J ws $2593 000.151 wij $9Q95 7 US $3495 (FI5) It $0595 (G1S $31 95 d15 15 some 8800 of the amateur entry money was used to fatten the pot for professional entrants. He said this would take the payoff m championship, A, R and C flights to 15 deep and the merchandise enlarge awards beyond first, which is limited to 8200. Professional Bob Droz of Carbon Country Club, is the defending champion and has signed to try to defend his title. 15 15 Normally, All prices plus mount j, good casing and $2.05 to $3.50 f.E.T. i No Down No to Pay Payment Merest V against or any defects In workmanship material for lifetime of the tread GUARANTEED HILLY Merckx wins bicycle race Q33j03l? VLLUJJJUU ltTT mi CTGSto j 1 ii. SPAIN AMPURIABRAVA, of BelMerckx Eddy (AP) gium won the IGth stage of the Tour of Spain bicycle race in 5 hours and 14 seconds on -- Sunday. is enough to be given a darkhorse role. well-round- TRUCK TIRES Cottonwood is the team favonte, with Mark Kramer another ace adding his talents. Granite, Highland, Skyline and East will all have their share of winners, it is predicted. 650-1- 6 liBUKBEUQiaaS) Granite boasts two fine netters in Derk Wharton and Russ Shino. Highland is paced by Ian Rothfels, Randy Gusta-veso- n and Dave Warner. East boasts Casey Jarman as its top performer. Jack Dunford and Mike Houser. Doubles team is Bnan groin nose. Mike sophomore Pardoe ranks as the man to beat in the number one sin- REGION FIX Wednesday and Thursday, May 9 and 19 at 9 a.m. Doubles at American Fork courts. Singles at PL Grove. should be on Spotlight Spnngville and Spanish Fork in Six. Springvilles Jed Mmer and Dave Hall head the Red Devil contingent. Spamsh Forks Steve Roper is given a good shot at Miner for the number one singles title. Clyde Sorensen and Ron Jensen round out Spanish Folks powerful singles side. $8,000 event Deseret -Provo $495 Depends Upon Your Ability to Deal Successfully With People 4 Founder Dole Cornegie You can develop this skill through the FAMOUS DALE CARNEGIE COURSE injury and a broken Speok Effectively Control Worry and Tension Bowman said also that while he would like to win his first Stanley Cup as a coach, he would like to sec one of the Canadiens pick up the Conn Smythe Trophy as the best performer in the playoffs. Bowman said Coumoyer is another likely candidate for the trophy, noting he needs only one more goal to tie Frank Mahovhchs record of 14 goals in one playoff season. Overcome Fepr of an Audience Develop leadership ond Executive Skills Remember Names Develop More Confidence Motivate ond Inspire People Develop Enthusiasm Widen Your Horizons Plus Mony More Valuable Skills X $ J95 I i (te W El Ts d 57c 6 J1 JO dqmb P.M. TONIGHT-7- :37 EL PASO w sin an! old reupNt tn. to9:00P.M. NAIKtAI CAS BLDG. SIS East 2nd South ' Presented by Lowell W Weiss ond Associates, Phone 322 - 0123 Inc. NEW to take the cup on ice tonight, but the ever-cautio- Stan Sutherland Don Atkinson Kn Jarvis Dave Whitehead Verme Swenson at Kearns 8:38 10-- 0 three-wa- y of Rick Sheffield and Marshall Momse, undefeated to date in dual meet action. 12 Saturday, May courts. High REGION ONE Thursday, May 1C at ML Eyre Tennis Club, Ogden. 9 swift-skatin- fed no. Reed Johnston Keith Bennett Milo Madsen Bob Kiser Mark Dunn Tom Parkin t .'(' 'ib'"" ' Doubles units consisting of M arsing Steve and Terry Lowry and David Rodeback and Steve Wilcox should produce points. REGION FIVE " Montreal favored 15 reasons why Rick Warner Ford Ken Clark Don Homer , the a.m. None I dont tluik any of them can take the ball away from me," he said afterwards, with more honesty than braggadocio. Its not their style. Its not quite basketball as we know and love it," said 6-- Tennis tournaments stretching from Ogden to Moab will determine Utah high school regional champions this week. Hundreds of prep netters in each of the states tei. regions will go after singles and doubles crowns Wednesday through Saturday. Also awarded to the winners will be tickets to the upcoming Utah state championships Saturday, May 19 at the University of Utah. Here are schedules and a league by league pre-meoutlook: 1 Provo Open slate 'Little D' amazes Prep tennis meets on WHOLESALE TIRE OUTLET S5SSHE 40.000 mile RADIAL BLEMS small sizes LARGER TRIAD SIZES Veteran Chicago coach Bill Reay also feels Chicago Is still very much in contention, deaffair Sunspite the I think my team can day. I play better than that know we can, he said. one-side- d jgl3R ... WARNE j3gsl Bowman said he hopes Jacques LaPemere can jom the Montreal d The 6th South and Mam, Downtown lineup tonight. 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