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Show i Upset Hopes fk Mm by Sports Ride High Mooney !gf;7 John Editor ?V Tribune J Aggies Meet Cats fab gfilmn nlt Second Section Saturday Morning November 15, 1969 In Logan Battle Page 26 At Arizona Sports Would You Believe Symphony Could Lure Grid Talent? . i 'JCSON When the snow is blowing and the winds are howling bitterly in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois, the prospect of spending the next four winters in sunny Arizona must be a powerful urge for prospective athletes from the north. It's most impressive to an athlete whos just come from below zero country to see the palm trees, and the bronzed students playing tennis, swimming or just Idling around the campus. - The weather must be a fantastic advantage to th Arizona U, and Arizona State football coaches in their recruiting. However, the universities in Utah, Idaho, Montana, Colorado and Wyoming, for example, have the advantages of the ski seasons. has And this winter sports enthusiasm influenced a number of outstanding athletes to attend universities and colleges in the mountain snow' country. Fishing and hunting also attract athletes, and the coast schools obviously get some boys who like to surf and swim along with their varsity athletic competition. But would you believe a symphony orchestra might be a valuable lure to attract an outstanding athlete? Joe Concannon of the Boston Globe told me in Chicago a week ago, when we hassled over the Football Writers' check list, that Mike Reid of Penn State had an interest in Utah and Salt Lake City. ca Outland Candidate Reid, a defensive tackle for Penn State, is one of the top candidates for the Outland Award, given annually to an interior lineman by the football writ-ers. ' Interior linemen generally are a forgotten breed, which is the reason for this award. Well, Mike is as tough arid rugged as they come for the unbeaten Penn State team, but he has an ear for music. According to Concannon, Mike had received an invitation to make a guest appearance with the Utah Symphony as a pianist. Hes quite an outstanding musician, as well as a top football player. Mike himself admits, Music and football are a rare combination and I feel theyve enriched my life. Ive been able to explore two different worlds. After all, if I prepared for a concert the way I do for a football game, Id go out and tear up the piano. Conversely, if Mike prepared for a football game like he prepared for a concert, he might spend most of the afternoon prone, too. . Mike, of course, was enrolled at Penn State before the symphony bid, but this might be a recruiting bit to remember. IIow Kickoff Picks Era .Colorado State is a 2.4 point pick over Idaho; choice over Arizona; Wyoming is Utah's an 19.4 over New Mexico; Brigham Young is 6.8 over Utah State and Arizona State is 15.3 over Texas-E- l 18-poi- nt Paso at least thats the way the Kickoff Power Point system picks the area games. Heres how Kickoff rates the major teams in the area: Air Force Academy 108, Colorado U. 105.6, Utah 104.3, Arizona State 103, Wyoming 97.7, Brigham Young 92.3, UTEP 87.7, Colorado State 86.4. Arizona 88.3, Idaho State 86.3, Utah State 85.5 and New Mexico 7S.3. Opponents of area teams are rated as follows; Memphis State 104.9, North Texas State 101.7, Wichita State 75, Army 96, New Mexico State 88.S, Pacific 94.8. San Jose State 69.9, Syracuse 101.2, Oregon 96, Oregon State 103.0, Iowa State 99 and Bowling Green 97.5. Observation Ward Tho dad who hammorod out a living now has an offspring who plans to chisel his way. Athletic Scholarships Bill Draws Wisconsins Okay v - A MADISON. WIS. (UPI) bill to bolster Wisconsin's failing football fortunes received final legislative approval Friday and was sent to the governor. who was expected to sign it into law. The measure, to provide a new program of athletic scholarships, passed the asote. Later sembly on a Friday, the Sena e concuned in passage, 29-The bill had the baekirg of I'ff. Athletic Director Flroy aimed at proHirch and viding a way to rec'uif mo-tanfed high sc!io'l football players. The I'U. football teim ha-- won only two games in the la-- t three season--- . 3 - Great Team Our cities are goirg to hell but at least we will have a great football team." said Sen. Martin Schreiber, aukee. sarcastically. He voted JLr the bill anyw ay. Under the bill, up to 280 athletes could be recruited under the program. Fees and tuition would be waived by the U.W. as an enticement for them to enroll. The bill had originally called for scholarships for aU U.W. campuses and the state universities, but amendments were tacked on restricting it to only the U.W. Madison campus. Big Move Russell Rep 01 --on. au'hor of the amendments, said, "A football team, a respectable team is important to the University of Wisconsin and to the State of Wisconsin." The $300,000 measure would cost durirg the current period. The money would be taken out of general student fees. two-ye- fiscal LOGAN Tribune Sports Editor TUCSON The Arizona Wildcats, who came within three seconds of losing their championship dreams at Utah On On football game will be broadcast Saturday at 2:30 p.m. by KALL. a year ago, have dream busting ideas of their own for Saturday afternoons Wildcat homecomi g football clash with the Redskins. It Lake unbeaten in the WAC, with 13 trailed Utah, minutes to play and pulled it out with two touchdown pass- 4-- No Title Hopes The Wildcats have no title hopes with those two defeats, but a victory over Utah w ould all but hand the title to sister rival Arizona State. the And Arizona, tabbed team in the nation best by Utah coach Bill Meek, could be dangerous. In quarterback Brian the Wildcats have the WAC leader In total offense and passing. In Rod Gardin, they have the No. 2 rusher in the conference, the No. 6 punt returner, the No. 3 kickoff returner and the No. 9 Papooses Triumph, Past Cougars 52-2- Wyoming to open the season, while the Utes beet the decimated Cowboys, last week. 34-1- Better Squad Utah looms as a better football squad on offense and defense, with the No. 2 team in the WAC in total offense, the No. 1 rushing team, the No. 3 team in total defense, the No. 4 team in rushing defense and the No. 1 team in defense against scoring. Utah has given up but an average of 10.5 points for eight games; Arizona has been burned by a 27.8 average schedule. against a Arizona has good size in its linemen with a average, which wont be as big as some the Utah front defensive seven has faced and whipped this year. h of Utah Frosh gridders ran their seasons record to 0 Friday and gave Coach Ron Taylor a 1 record over the past two years as the Papooses turned back BYU University Same Average Utah's 2162 offensive line, at has a pound-averag- standoff with Arizona's front four average of 216 pounds. Utah should be quicker b the line. But offers Arizona the toughest passing attack, with Linstrom dropping back to where the Ute rush can t get into the protection pocket. And with three of the WACs top recovers in Gardin (21 catches for 85 yards). Hal Amason (27 for 451) and Ted Sherwood (22 for 240), the Wildcats are air threats. No Utah Leaders hasnt the individual statistical leaders, with Ray Groth fourth in total offsnse, eighth in passing and tenth in rushing, nobody in the top 10 in pass receiving, and Love Smith seventh in rushing. But the Utes hae a couple of advantages like Norm Thompson, who set a new NCAA record for tie season with 253 yards on runs aftei pass irferceptions. Ard there's tie Ute defense vram-- t corir ;. which his kept the marg'n to a touchdown an extra point and a field goal for eight games. I tab Average Utah has averaged just a fraction ur,dr 25 points a garre. while Arizona's offense h:.s produced 21 points a game and tie defense has g ven up scores at just a shade under 28 points a game. 37-1- In Ute Sta- 4-- Utes Strike 7-- After BYU had scored first, the young Utes struck with Weber Battles Parsons In Grid Finale Today two big plays and a field goal to take a lead they never relinquished. First of the big plays was by Gene Belczyk who zipped for 64 yards and a touchdown and then Randy Peck passed to Larry McLaughlin, with the play covering 74 yards to the end zone. And after Jim Aylor had kicked a field goal, the Utes quickly had a big lead. A run by Belczyk for a touchdown and a conversion by Peck gave the Utes a 23-- 6 halftime FAIRFIELD. IOWA -- Weber State College ends its 1969 football season here Sat- - On the The Air Weber game will be broadcast Saturday at 12:40 p.m. over KLO, Ogden. State-Parso- urday afternoon while helping Parsons College celebrate homecoming. Parsons also will be dedicating this game to a former player with the dub who lost a leg in spring training in April aryl has recovered to practice with the squad as a placekicker. The Guest Charles Funk, West Ches- forter, Pa., a mer fig: ht end, will be guest of 6-- honor Saturday. Funk sustained a blow in practice last April which severed the blood vessels and Pro Cager Sues IS BA Owners CINCINNATI (AP) Two Wins Funk returned to school tl is fall wearing an artificial leg and has suited up several times to practice as a place- kicker. Parsons goes into the game with a 2-- 5 record, having won its last two contests. Weber stands on the year, winning three of its last four games. The Wildcats have never been at .500 or 5-- 4 below since Sark Arslanian has coached them in the last five seasons. y -R- oger Brown, a star player for the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association, filed a $1.5 million damage sut in U.S. District Court here Friday, charging the National Basketball Association has bmccted him from pla; irg ir, that league. Tie su. was directed against the NBA arl 14 NBA franchise holders. 3rown. who said. Top Slugger Killebrew led the league in RBIs with 140 and in home runs with 49. Ht was in Sait Lake on business en route to Japan. formery piaved at Dayton Un.verun, Giants Activate Two has been blocked from pla) ir. in the NBA because cf a scandal. He gambling charged in the suit that other players, involved in srrh thirgs, have been allowed to p.?y in the NBA, NEW YORK (UPI) The New York Giants activated running back Tucker Feeder-Htscand defensive tackle Frank Mo'den Friday in preparation for Surday'e game - n back-fiel- I S ) Fin-froc- Farasopoulos. The Aggie defense is led by end candidate Phil Olsen, middle guard Mike Becklund, end Ron Labrum, tackle Ray Child, linebackers Gary Anderson. Eugene Caril-lRandy Christensen and Dana Schulz and defensive back Dale Washburn. Black students at Utah State have said they will wear arm bands protesting the racial policies of the LDS Church during the game, but none of the six black players on the Aggie team will wear tl.em. one-yar- d Scoring Plays in from three yards out and Peck passed to Steve Llndgren for six yards and a touchdown and Aylor kicked both extra points to give the Papooses a 37-lead. Final two scores for BYU came late in the game when Coon ran 24 yards and then later fired a pass to Golden Richards, good for 78 yards and a touchdown. 6 ivaies Ruling USU coach Chuck Mills did not stop the players from wearing arm bands around the campus during the week, but said they will not be worn during the game. The six black players on the include five startAggie ers Tribble. Garne't, Washburn and defensive backs Tyrone Couey and Bernard Bradley. The sixth is reserve defensive back Rod Jones. Farasopoulos is one of the most exc'ting players in the region. He has run back 27 punts for 366 yaids, an aver- age of 12.j per try, and has returned 16 kickoffs a total of 522 yards, a 32.6 average. Talking about the firing of Twins manager Billy Martin, Killebrew said: It's too early to tell what effect the firing will have on cur tam. We won't know until evervbody gets together for spring training next year. Likes New Setup o, Sri Salt : l ! i c I I light-heav- y Tackle Activated i.-a- Turning to the past season, the divisional races and the Mets, the balding veteran from Meridian, Idaho said: The divisional setup helped by creating some excitement and this boosted the sport overall. I Jean-Claud- Dick NEW YORK (UPI) Tiger, fighting on unsteady legs and a hazy memory cl how he won world titles three times, proved that his punching power hasnt deserted him by intimidating Andy Kendall Friday night for a unanimous decision. The old army captain from Biafra, fighting in the Garden for the 16th time in a span, staggered the kid from Scappoose, Ore., in the second, third and fourth rounds with looping left hooks. After suffering through the barrage, Kendall was left with only his determination to carry on to the final bell. But it wasn't the same Tiger who had twice been middleweight champion and once king, and the victory had that hollow feeling that comes from knowing there might never be another title bout. Tiger, who at 40 was 10 years older than Kendall, ran his record to 61 victories against 16 losses and three draws. Kendalls record dropped to Defensive Aces The Kittens had tallied early when Dave Coon scored on a run. He said the Mets pitching surprised him. They have a fine young staff and great huriers in Tom Seaver and Jerry Kuosman, he said. Killebrew then said be was looking forward o next year and a chance to may the Orioles again and averge last season's loss ir. three straight games when the two teams met In the league champion- ship plavof's. the starting Jess Siipp, Ride Dixon, Gerk ald Meyer and Dennis are defensive aces along whn secondary star Chris Killer Credits Teammates For Surge Toward MVP Idaho's Harmon Killebrew, who won the Most Valuable Play- -r award in the American League this year, paused in Salt Lake City Friday and mixed business with baseball. Idaho The 33-- ear-olslugger credited his Minnesota Twins teammates with winning the MVP award. My teammates were always on base when I came to bat and that gave me plenty of opportunities to drive them in, he in fense go. lead. Jay Hardman went r Tiger Snares Verdict in Garden Ring - BYU will go with the same units that beat San Jose last week. Quarterback Marc Lyons, tailback Kip Jackson and receivers Bill Miller and Wes Homolik make the of- d nerves in his left knee. Circulation was cut off and doctors had to amputate the leg. tailback the Air sprained replaced by flank- for Tribble two-poi- Special tc The Tribune i i -- t d d d Greenlings, dium. i Sam Cooper. e Watch Cooper played tailback ir, bigh school but then moved to Killys skiing tips in the feawide receiver and didn't ture filled Sunday sports seccarry the ball again until the tion of Utah game this fall when he burn akf bf was called on for duty in the 90 ofAmtntSi Gridt Ntuspacwf second half. But the big senior is a strong, powerful runner and will team with quarterback Dave Holman, flanker Wesley Garnett and fullback George 37-1- 8 Ute Frosh Roll ' ( great Lost Tailback er i Sunday. The French skier, hero of the 1968 winter 0 1 y m pics in Grenoble, will have an column, complete with illustrations. telling you all his secrets of skiing. Killy dominated the 1968 Win"- - Olympics by winning tiire gold medals, and he followed that up by winning the 1968 World Cup championships. All his techniques will make must reading, be you a beginner or expert. gars. USU lost starting John Strycula in Force game with a knee and he will be in the starting lineup Jean-Claud- tion starting The have had Aggies trouble moving the ball this year and BYU has a strong defensive unit and this is the basis for favoring the Cou- Lin-stro- 24-6- Hew would you like a ski e from Killy? Its yours! All you have to do is read The Salt Lake Tribune's Sunday sports sec- lesson team. 6 played Skiing Star BYU hasnt beaten the Aggies at Logan in 10 years, but coach Tommy Hudspeth has his team in the running for at least a share of the WAC title this year which means they must be a potent 2-- 2 The Series by weather. 2-- 0 three common opponents. Arizona beat UTEP; Utah ; trimmed the Miners, Arizona beat New Mexico and the Utes trimmed the Lobos, 24-- Arizona lost to Tribune Sets And tne Cougars are a touchdown favorite to hand the Aggies their seventh loss of the season aqainst two wins. The two vk lories were both on the road, at Bowling Green and West Point The kickoff will come at 1:30 p.m. and the forecast is for cool, but clear and sunny 8-- 1 passes. rivals have ! Cats Favored es and a field goal, the latter with three seconds to play. Now its the Utes with the flossy record and the Wildcats battling to salvage a season by knocking over the big winner. Utah carries a 0 WAC reseason mark cord and an into die 2:30 fray. Arizona is for the season in the Western Athletand ic Conference. of 0 years. If BYU beats Utah Stat? in the battle for the old Wagon Wheel it will mean the Aggies will have lost every home game this year. The last time that happened to a USU eleven was 1941 when the Aggies went M. was a year agj in Salt that Arizona, City receiver the Air could happen to the Aggies hasnt happened to them in 38 Last Season s. when the Cougars stunned John Ralstons eleven in his first year as head mentor winning, 18-Saturdays game will be the first meeting between the two old foes in the new Romney Stadium which was used for the first time last season. Mills holds a edge over Hudspeth iu their individual rivalry. The last Cougar victory over the Aggies came at Provo in 1966. The old Wagon Wheel trophy will go to the winner. The Utah State vs. BYU football game will be broadcast over stations KSL, KVNU (Logan), KSVN (Ogden), and KRGO (Salt Lake) Saturday at 1:30 p.m. the Air Utah-Arizc- Faraso-pouio- The last time BYU beat Utah State here was 1949 Utah States football team entertains BYU here Saturday afternoon in a traditional brttle and what Bv John Mooney The velop between him and By Marion Dunn Tribune Sports Writer - ATLANTA The (UPI) Atlanta Falcons Friday activated defensive tackle Glen Condren of Oklahoma, who had been out of play four weeks because of ankle sur-ger- y. i HEAR U of U FOOnJALL with BILL MARCROFT L i i k. Kicking Star The Aggies have a fine kicking specialist in Jess Garcia who handies punts and kickoffs and a real dupl could de- - --a L - NL UNIVERSITY CF UTAH VS. PLUMBIUG Fixtures, Pip, Velvet, Fittings, Threadings, Etc. Everything rt fsr the ARIZONA 2.10 P.M. SATURDAY Enr-iivnii'i'e- :J9 e.a4 fmwm .. Sva. 4 I m m mum mj S. j k. J . S - |