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Show Redskin Tennis Hopes Ride With These Court Stars jjalt faltt fTfibtmr JfyxtftjS Monday Morning, April ce:-oiu- 1970 2(1, rage 2 Section I I Lakers Sweep Hawks Series erd of the tlmd period before 17 110 fans at the Forum, who then saw their favorites IDS ANGELES (AP) -JWest with 29 points ami IJgin Baylor with 31 paced the Angeles Lakers pa- -t Atlanta Sunday night for a clean svep of then National Baketball Assouatun Wesein finals. The leakers, who now meet the winner oi the New EaMein series, an NBA iecord for icteric': consecutive playoff with their seventh in a row thiee over Phoenix after hailin that senes and four ing sti night over the Hawks. plaver-coacA f a n t as llidue Guerin made a valiant ef.oit 1o keep the Hawks Cueim alive. The scored 31 points m this game after having only seven during the entire regular season. He named himself a starter for the third and fourth games after Walt Hazzard broke his left wnst. at the The Hawks led eiry evplode m the middle of the final sturm. 123-11- During fhe lug and winning tally, the Lakeis scored 17 pomts while Atlanta could collect but a single field gcal by BUI Bridges. Bay lor started the surge with a field goal and West followed with a pair of free llrows. He hit 17 times from the charity line during the 1 1 4 4 4 h added and game goals. Dave Harmon Salt Laker on I te Squad Bv Steve Rudman (Belt ef Seven Division Finals) Divioen Pet. 70 Wen York Milwaukee 3 Western Divi'ci Pet. Wen 1 05 Angles Atlanta New York Lo Anjjeie Ork 4 o .OuO Sunday's ftetutti II? Milwaukee 105 IC3 Atienieiie Monday's Games Milwaukee at New York (Oni gam scheduled? 89-8- 8 Tribune Sports Writer University of Utah tennis coach Harry James, his face deeply tanned as though he had spent the entire winter lounging in Florida, peered out over the endless rows of g courts at the Salt Lake Sv and Tennis dub and Plenty Sports Mirror by John Mooney Tribune Sports Editor Why Not Southpaw Class For All Sports Stars? job playing No. 1. On another court, dad in an impeccable white warmup, Krulev itz freshman Steve rubbed his hand through his cu-ihair, then stepped to his left and "mashed one to Dale Fritz. Then Bill Benmon joined them. There is our depth, James smiled. Those three have lost only two matches all Shoulder Heals y is doing now Is himself back into playing shape, James observed as he watched his great star attentively. His shoulder has been giving him trouble since last October, but it's getting better all the time. Janies turned to where F.D. had pounded the ball. Dan of Depth Robbins F.D. self. All F.D. The best thing about my team this year is that it has plenty of depth. We have good players, outstanding ones I should say, in all six singles. On one of the green and red courts, Hes worked hard for that spot and hes doing a fine ness out of it. Then, suddenly, he moved into high gear to a far side of the court and lunged violently at a speeding ball and whacked it back over the center net. said: , stretched his arm high in the air; he had a firm grip on his racquet, but it was his shoulder he was concentrating on. II was trying to loosen it up and work some of the sore- - year. Utahs Harmon, started warming up. Placed Seventh was Bleekinger standing there, his auburn hair falling slightly over his ears, playfully bouncing the ball up and down with his racquet. We moved Dan to the No. 1 singles position because of F.D.s player, Dave appeared then and No. 3 is an exceptional James said, looking at the former Highland High School basektball and tennis star. In fact, all these boys , are fine they could play any sport. Dave athlete, sore shoulder, but Dan ath'-etes- has more than proved him If James sounds, a little high on nis team, he has a right to be. The Utes, with basically the same lineup, finished seventh in the NCAA champilast onships spring, and James is looking forward to better things this year, epe-call- y considering the Utes will host both the WAC meet ) and the NCAA (May (June 13 20) this year. Here is a capsule rundown on the Utes this year, in the order James currently has them playing: Bleekinger . . . Selected an All - American year when he reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA. He has recorded victories over such outstanding performers as Zan Guerry of Rice and Steve Avoyer of USC. He is a former Big Ten champion from Wisconsin and is one of the nations nationally ranked singles players. lat Aa one of the voters helping select the bowling team, I wonder why there is no designation of right-o- r keglers? This might ue a vital category, inasmuch as the southpaws have made their presence felt in bowling recently. When you get right down to it, baseball is the s are desonly sport where pitchers and ignated as left or right handed. teams are asked to select Those nicking a southnaw pitcher. And and a pitcher r to sometimes you are asked to select the hit from one side or the other. Perhaps the pitching arm makes more difference in baseball than other sports. Supposedly, the s pitch batter can see the to a in comes and the pitch lefty breaking better, batter. at the plate and away from a So managers plav percentages and a southpaw d pitcher will see the batting order loaded with all-st- left-hande- Scott Dennion Steady Ite Performer Last Year d ar X3 d pinch-hitter- all-st- right-hande- d pinch-hitte- right-hander- left-hande- riht-hande- d right-hande- betters. e But the southnaw bowler seems to have a advantage, too. And this is why I feel he should be designated in the votmg. d bowler must roll his ball on The where the track may have messed wood. on the finish or the dressing up Because there are so few leftie3 in bowling, the southnaw rolls his ball on a surface much less used, and he onlv has to worry about rolling his ball, not about the tracks worn bv other howlers. in Definitely, the Fcrthpaw should be designated bcseball. in as bowling, def-nit- rs lfiM Voco Opinions Aivait Playoff jpnS third dovv R's Blizzard Postpones Gelande f" SUOlts Fed become so vocal in c: itiiing rivers eoecVs th"t seme fans wnn'dnt sif. near him at the ball nek. H1" padium or the fieldlionse. Tvnierl, too. was Verne's reaction to f'e strac-gof l.'cHn0' dee i) to Co1 ora do State in the fin wlvch allowed Biadv Keves to run the lnooff back for a touchdown rod a video v over the T'tes. I cseaned Verne ous'de the wes box. bo, he m11-vt- c. brfoe I cow'd rt beat me downtown and rcl'r'-'vdid Verm ravehp'oiv a Tpe T"bune. d seus':en to be wt r d e1 ouet'v, a ,n 'tc d- rftemoon shoppers knew a fight was in the l - m-ts T Offi!'" The calendar read but the weather ALTA m.dApn!. 'iietly January bhzz-a- : J type Sunday at Aha for the seiond oa of the National Gea'ide CouteM. Heavy m ovv and coual'v 1 v md ' f.ndly Dre-'r1 t! ofiiti. N lo po ,po: e tl Thaf was tlie soit or fan Verne VcCu'lnir'i ed a lo to Un snorts ui the v'rv. He was a member or the Deseret vvectli"g team, wh'ch went to C?li,'ornia more tSr,n '0 ye''v ago. He vrs a nartrer in b,;id'rr' a b'ke ra";ug track, which later became the Temple Bowling Lanes. He also owned McCu"ou,tu's Amna. vhnre th v boxin end rac's,'nT him:nrr',s o He Ird tb- Rbz Ftov-- ng palace and, at b's death, the Ritz Cass'e Trr.cs. re tlie c;'- d',,-bo Mcrt of the lie rNo erd-.bat- fe H'ch'd"le ? d jntc".t. it the Satridav during id dav of the meet. Actually, one of the tlue cl 'Cs competing this week end. the and under clas, did get in one jump before tlie wind picked up aid treated the cod. miserable blizzard conditions. st"r' of the boners and a v,i:sJ Mr s Jul'cndi. rsu'd marv :s. e Eu 'Xlj? 12 1) g.' c. vo a Sj. v tic ()! f -- t! I betelia our generation luid problem', in college, but we wem too busy earning room, board and tuition to be able to afford problems. vr.,r YA The ore ill CoiKit jump that tl e year and under class did get in this week will count, and tl ey will take just ore mote tup off taeir small gelande lull. The oheis will jump tv.iee next week. considered Meet officials rv tpormg the meet early in the clay when the clouds and snow settled m on the report. But conditions impioved. and the judges recorders, markets and jumpers were all on the hill at 11 a.m. But it didnt take long to drive them off. 11 a all. 'to the 19 , ro-- l r'p try n cf tl . r.v rt r da le -- s t cn las- ye ; - The smallest kids had just finished them first jump when the w ind hit. The Alta lifts weie shut dou n briefly as thunder rolled through the canyons and an occasional flah of lightning reflected around peaks. cf hours early, and meet officials are hoping for better weather. The pros and adult amateurs will take their qualifying leaps Saturday, with the finals on Sunday. All amateur classes are jumping for trophies, but the pros are going for $900 in prize money, plus a variety of merchandise awards. s. S.rong Winds Tlie accompany mg winds up- - et a heavy scaffolding that was serving as a judges stand on the b.g gelande hill, but luckily theie was iio o.ie around it at the time. The report's parking lot was j, mmed with cars, and some traffic problems arose when lenvinuo- thpv. beean O o, next week the action will begin Saturday a couple em-r- ovpi (1 t to ;,Jr y foi te t . J . 26 o 1 t g'tyerg.r will t tiev alre.'iy lave t'cr cuaifyiog jurp in t. e vese tordny thy VwJ MeiKirxt Saturday at li) yi-r- FIBERGLASS PANELS .v d yet ihfint (cc e- -r oic'-t- . 01MT:;lzon Wai 4 i i F. D. Robbins Last Year Storm Spikes Padres in Derks Duel D-g- ! t By Ray Herbat Tribune Sports Writer The final game of the Salt Lake City home stand with Tacoma w as postponed Sunday afternoon because of rain and j I snow. The game will be made upf June 18 when the Cubs make! ther second visit to Salt I cenes Lake. In that four-da- y the two clubs must play six i games. Last Wednesday's game here was called off because of cold weather. Salt Lake City now leaves on a road trip, stopping for three games m Hawaii, five in Portland and five at Eugene. Next home stand begins May 4 against two-wee- k Portland. The Padres won two of eight games with three postponements. A1 Thompson, designated who was a r at Elmira in the Eastern League last season, has jumped off to a great start for the Paares. pinch-hitte- The outfielder-firs- baseman t leads the club with a .333 batting average. The hustling Walt Hriniak is second at .308. Johnny Sipin hat! a steady home stand with two homers and eight runs batted in to lead the club in those categories. Jerry Nyman picked up both pitching victories, going eight innings to beat Spokane, and then pitching Satur- 5-- day nights second-innintest and winning, g con- over Tacoma. His earned run average is a sterling 1.48. afetyiSpecialist QUO ttUFFLERS I UJIIEGELO ALEGHEDj QQ type Camber and Caster 13 tin i Adjust Steer.ng FACTORY Set Set 11 R Th.Oui.tOn. INSTALLED FREE I U I Toe-i- n, Toe-o- ut 1 UII II Safety Check Air Cend. Na Extra ,5) Xwr , American Cars I No (hanc-- d-- - iml t! l - teurs are scheduled to start jumping at noon. w.w i v-- m, Vt-- h a m. The pros and adult ama- By Grant V. Mevseily Ttibune Spoits Writer v 1 The meet was postponed a few minutes later by high winds and heavy snow at the ski resort. V r fti in mi c at o cvinnu i. 14 ns 1 2 98 2 CHRlS & DICK'S 1553 West 3503 South, 2E6-S55- 1 SMMIW wuua.-I 26 10 Reg 3 98 25 12 Rig 4 98 Nil. 2 -- fU5( I. wjl 29 The Wall Ponding Kings Man. Sot. 4 7 Inlet labor foi $ aft, point tonben.et roto abja.l tarbutetof and timine 4T, eitrj Hu. TUNE UP SEAT COVERS Mod All Cart Installed fr. 1695 OPEN DAILY 8:30-5:3- 0 CHARGF 11! SHOCK ABSORBERS 595 T Installed Free ill! :l t i i i . i i 2 Little Jiin Shane stretches to set distance as he jumps in National Gelandc Contest Sunday. Verne may have conv'"eed the membership of his loc. but h ended "nocu ranees. T'v't was typical of R. Verne, who was a ir.bd SEATTLE (AP) Vancou-e- r and Portland, who finished the regular Western this Hockey League season year, square off in Vancouver for the Wednesday finals for the 1970 Lester Patrick Cup. In the 1969 series, tlie Vancouver Canucks swept the title taking four1 stra'ght games from the Portland Buckaroos. Vancouver advanced to the finals by edg ng San four games to two in tlie semifinals while Portland posted a similar record over Seattle. After Wednesday's opening game, the teams will meet Friday at Portland, Sunday at Ponland at 7 p.m., and Wednesday at Vancouver. i 4 d Canucks Bucks ce--- on t ... sixth-ranke- NCAA. I think it was befoic Wot Id War II thet the Javeees had a ouarterback meeting in the basement r"d of the Hotel Uah. Ike A mstrong was the this Monday R. Yerr.c VeCulouCTh challenged Ike's strategy of puntuig Robbins . . . Or.e of five Utahns on James team, Robbins was also selected last year, as a fieshman. He is a member of the United States reserve Davis Cup squad and is the 20th ranking singles player in the country. Last year he beat such players, as Roy Baertli, Tom Gorman and Dick Dell. Harmon . . . Only a sophomore, but already a great star. Has defeated such players as Paul Gerken and Tom Leonard, and has even defeated Utah assistant Jim Osborne. Product of Salt Lake, he will be vital in Utes drive for conference title. Krulevitz He was the tennis junior player in the country last year before enrolling at Utah. Also was a member of the Junior Davis Cup team. Brnnion . . . Bill is the fourth Bennion to play tenn.s at Utah. A member of the Junior Davis Cup team last year, he is only a freshman, but has great potential. Fritz . . . Dale is a senior and has vet to be defeated this year. He has played every singles slot for the Utes. and has iecorded wins over Dick Knight and Zdravho Mineek. Bennion . . . Scott is a senior and played No. 6 last year. A steady performer, he will add maturity and depth to the Ute squad. This year the Utes will play nine of the top 12 finishers in loot year's NCAA, including No. 1 and 2 Southern California and UCLA Monday and Tuesday in Los Angeles. Then the Utes travel to Tucson for a match with Arizona and the beginning of the stretch drive to the conference meet. James is confident. If F.D. gets healthy, and everyone is playing well, we will be tough to beat. Both in the conference and the right-hande- right-hande- Daa Bleekipger Ten Champ Former Big Ute Mentor Counts on Depth in College Net Wars r NBA Tlajoff Standings Cistern Steve Krulevitz Sixth-Ranke- - field 11 Dale Fritz Senior Star For Redskins Junior Davis Cup Member 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 iHfWGro gn 1 Phone 1147 S. State 364-843- ilx. I! |