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Show Sports Mirror by John Mooney Page 4 Friday Morning, January 15, 1971 Section B Tribune Sports Editor . - Ilalloek Move to i' J - Utah Stars Defeat - Pac-- 8 Memphis in 116-10- 2 Contest As League Coiiiinisli The Pacific-- 8 conference Thursday evpning named Wiles Hallock, the WAC commissioner, as the new head man, replacing Tom Hamilton, who retired this summer. The only people who seemed to have any doubts about this earlier in ihe week at Houston were the Pac-- 8 committee and Hallock. Both interested parties refused to confirm or deny, but no one was taking any bets against Hallock. Most of us felt he was the only logical contender for the job, and Wiles friends in the WAC can only wish him success in hi? new job. Hallock's credentials are solid. He was sports information director at the University of California, then moved to the National Collegiate Athletic Assn, office and moved from Kansas City to the WAC commissioner's job. He has served on several national committees and his makes him a good man for the job for age early 50s at halttime as part Coach Babe on the sidestood McCarthy lines throughout the game Thursday night at the Salt Palace, and with a contorted Memphis expression on his dimpled face, chanted a mournful litany at the referees for allegedly blowing calls. McCarthy may have had legitimate right to be upset several years. Hoyt Brawner, athletic director at the University of Denver, was interviewed for the job, but everything pointed to Hallock. Meanwhile, Frank Kush has elected to stick w ith the folks who brang him football coaching fame, and the Sun Devil coach will be back at Tempe next hard-workin- The media men performed of the Ey Steve Redman Tribune Sports Writer g season. There is a possibility that Kush still is interested in talking pro football coaching with the Houston Oilers, but the Green Bay job, which included the general managership. was most attractive, and Kush withdrew. contract The fact Frank was offered only a by the Packers, and he wanted five years, may have been a vital reason in his decision to withdraw. Also, the Kush family professed unhappiness a couple of years ago when Frank decided to leave Tempe tor Pittsburgh. The weather conditions are different. two-ye- The college division of the NCAA approved the use of freshmen in all sports, and the move almost passed the university (major college) division. The vote against allowing freshmen to compete on varsity teams in football and basketball failed only by 11 votes. Many of the delegates abstained from voting, but this is a much more receptive idea now than the move of a couple of years ago when the Western Athletic Conference led the successful fight to allow freshmen to comminor sports programs. pete in some of the 113-10- n rtti u i 24 17 14 Thursday's 10. Baaron Pittenger, assistant athletic director at Harvard, says this of the former Denver U. coach: Bob never quits trying to think up something that will give his team an advantage. Remember when Princeton had Cogolak e.s its field goat kicker? Well, Bob worked out a scheme to upset Gogolak. He got a guy with some gymnastic ability and worked him into our dpfpr,cive rli'Tnment for th' nav. Hed have this kid time the snap from center, take a running jump off the linebnekers hips, and iumn as hiCTh as he could. Bob even had the pole vault standards there to be sure the guy leaped high enough to cover the cross bar easily in practice. First time he tried it against Princeton, the lemr jumped too ouicklv. In fact, he came flopping down in the unPrinceton backfied before the center snn. Rut nerved Gogolak and he later missed a couple of field goal tries. Tribute Staff Photos by Lynn R. Johnson Utah Stars Coach Bill feharnmn has uneasy moment On the Air The BYU vs. Colorado State game will be broadcast over KSI. Friday at f. p.m. its defensive tactics Thursday in preparation for the game Friday with Colorado State University. The game is scheduled for the Brigham Young fieldhouse at 8 p.m. Rick Fisher, a newcomer to the CSU sruad is tied with Willie Long of New Mexico for WAC scoring honors with a 23.5 average, while big center Mike Childress is in third place with a 22.5 average. However, despite the avet-rgethe P.ams lost to Arizona State, at Ft. Collins, last s, after disposing of Arizona the night before. Wyoming, BYUs Saturday night opponent, beat both the terns from the sun country and is Paso now tied with Texas-E- l w eek Special to The Tribune - BRIGHTON Coaches may pick up racing numbers for their skiers who are entered in the Majestic Cup from now until race time in the basement of the Mt. Milli-ceThe Majestic Cup began here last week and will continue Saturday and Sunday. Former Olympic skier Jean Saubert wU set the course for approximately 120 racers who will be competing both days. The pewee and novice divisions will be held Saturday and the intermediate division will be held Sunday. getting a lot of points. Generally sneaking, whan the BYU guards score, BYU w ins. With Steve Kelly and his cnerkv moves to work at one forward and strong Phil at the ether, and with Kreshimir Cosic or Jay Bunker at center, the Cougars can get the ball out cf the back court in a hum-- and down the floor in a flash. Miller, who never figured too much as a scorer in his first two years at BYU, actually is the top scorer for the Cougars in WAC games. Helped out by a penormance against New Mexico, Miller is averaging 16 points per game to rank in a tie for seventh among the WAC scorers. Steve Kelly has a average and Fryer a 12.5 average in WAC play, but both avare flirting with a erage over the season. Top Reboundrr Tol-lestr- Childress is the top rebounder in the con'erence. He von the Title last year and is off to a blazing start this year with 29 in his first bn games. The games this weekend will mark the first time BYU has been at home in almost a month and the Cougar fans are hungry to see their team in act'on. Sellouts both nights (around 11,000 fans) are expected. - all of a sudden Its that deep, empty feeling again. The Aggies were smooth and polished against the F llots and the win was easy although the score was close late in the game and the crowd drew' almost as much attention as the contest. LOGAN The Utah State basketball team had a lot of quality but the quantity cf the crowd shared the spotlight in the Assembly Center here Thursday night. Smooth, Polished 90-6- 7 2 season attendance record of total attendAgcies ance for the vear shot over 101.223. the 100.000 niak That's what the 10. Assembly Center has meant here. But back to the game. The Aggies with Liar Roberts, Nate Williams, Robert Laur-isk- i. Lafayette Love, Jeff Tebbs. Ron Hatch and Terry Wakefield all playing suoer-styl- e basketb-- ll had a waltz. The - 003-se- Need 9,766 By Ray Herbat Tribune Sports Writer OGDEN Seattle's here. And that means at least three definite things will happen at Wildcat gym Friday at bombed Mooney Big Leads They had big leads in the first half but relaxed and the Pilots trailed by orlv three at intermission with the score Seattle will bring its usual lightning quick basketball team to town. Second, And third, the game will be a battle down to the w ire. Last year, lormer Ute assistant coach Morris Buckwal- - On the Air Weber-Seatti- e The game will be broadcast over KLO (1430) Friday at 8 p.m. Lamour. And the Utah Redskins hope to convince the ter brought hi Chieftains here a great collection of and beat Weber talent one of three home State, court suffered by the 75-6- lo.-s- Wildcats in A crowd 1969-7- about 5.100 (standing room only) watched. Weber and Seattle have had some interesting duels in recent years, with Weber holding the edge in Ogden and the Chiefs having the upper hand on their court. One game, that playoff battle a couple of years ago, was played or a neutral court and Mebcr State won by two of points. Five lettermen are back for Seattle, including two starters, Gary Ladd and Torn Giles. Ladd can and will shoot the bottom out of the bucket. Currently 6 center Greg However, a former Williams, out of rrepster Detroit. i.s currently leading the Chieftains with a average. Willie Blue and Mike Coliir.s are the other Seattle starters. on the Seattle stands year. Among its victories aie conquests of University of Washington, Brigham Young, Arizona State and Montana J State. The 107-10- start of the season, Slrannigan predicted he would have the tallest, slowest basketball team in his career at Wyoming. reWyoming carries a cord into this fray, against Utah's 7 mark. Utah comes into this conference game e with a losing streak, having bowed to Penn, St. J o s e p h s The basketball game will be broadcast p.m. by KALL Friday at g their Wyoming Cowboys error in straying from the long-rang- shooting e doce-- t on the team. Jefferson had 21 uoints and Clayton 13 for the Pilots. Portland Utah U G State P G 5-- Plains of Old Wyoming Friday night. Utah strayed last week and WAC lost two basketball while the Cowboys games, stayed at home and won a four-gam- 86-7- l Paso. New Mexico, Indeed. McCarthy could very well have been watching a rerun of the Stooges Meet Hercules, for all the good his team dhl in losing to the Utah Stars, The Pres, except for brief flashes of brilliance in the first period after which they held a lead at Kuute Rockne between periods and the Stars 'ame out and they omreored the over the quarter. Pros, It took quite a while for the Stars to catch up, but they did in the last three minutes with some effective foul shooting while they enjoyed the bonus 38-2- situation. The Pros could do nothing about it, and stood by rather like a dupe getting taken by a guy with his own wheel at an Iowa carnival. for Utah by halfIt was time and McCarthy was Furious. But he could vent his 56-5- 0 emotion nowhere. Fast Break 116-10- 28-1- fell apart With completely. butter all over their fingers, the Pros couldnt control the ball at all. Second Straight erratic play enMemphis abled the Stars to gain their second win in a row and boost their shakv lead in the AB.Vs western division to a game and a half over idle Indiana. And that slim margin separating perhaps the t"o best teams in the learnte will be in furihe; Tuesday ieopardy night at the Palace when the Star tos the defending ABA champ t :s. D..t before that takes place, Utah will sojourn down to Timas for a game with the Chaparrals Friday night. It will be the first return home or I.on Boone and Glen Combs and the first time this year the S.ars have played against Don . Freeman and Wayne Hightower. Thursday W in 1 But all that is Friday night, and it may be a little better to dwell a little more on Utah's victory of Thursday night. There was excitement, and plenty of it; net only did it come from the respective professional teams involved, but it came from the local newspaper and radio and television The Stars fast break, which Sharman wants perfected, d was running like a machine in the third period, and the Stars also played some tight defense, which they did not do in the first period and part of the second wiien Jimmy and Steve Jones hit consistently from the outw'ell-oiie- side. Boone. George Stone, Willie Wise and . Comb'-- Zelnto Beaty were also strong in the second half as the Stars ran away with it. Stone and Beaty each had 21 points. Boone and Combs had 20 and Wise had 13. Mke Butler did some mild freezing in the fourth period and had 14 points. Charlie Williams gave the Stars more trouble overall than the Jones boys, however, and wound up the games leading scorer with 29 points, including two th.ee pointers. Jimmie Jones hit Tolali 49 u-- 101 21 Memphis Wtah Three-poin- II t goals: Cembs Tatall 41 Total Fouls: Memphis Fouled Out- Nona. encance 5 fctS. 27, Utah A! 1 72-7- 1 conference contests. All of which means the standings cairy little importance at this stage of the 94-7- 6 game. Nothing has been won or lost, really, until a team has won on the road or lost at home. Wyoming has had little success in Utah in recent years. SALT TIRE 87-8- 89-8- 1 LAKE CITY AND SERVICE CENTER 133 East 4rh South, 355-668axf. 581 or 582. Open doily 8 a m. to 6 p m., Monoay ond Friday 8 pm. 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Roberts aiso grabbed 14 rebounds, nine more than the second reversal. 2 57-4- sncctacu-l-- r 113 82 in the Special pulled a At the On the Air pair 52-4- 8 5 of Down to Mire Portland stayed close until the 12:36 mark of the second half when the Aggies moved and from to from then on there was no question. Bill Coach Strannigan's Pokes havent won in Salt Lake City since the 1934-6when the Cowboys season, 8 p.m. First, the game should attract another full house (about 5,000). 3S-"- Events Center. Tribune Sports Editor The last team to make it big on the road was Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dottie Loses to Stars 83.743. There were 7,431 fans here Thursday which boosted the Aggies home attendance to 75.979 for nine games which is one more than they drew in 14 games last year. If 9,766 fans turn out Saturday for the Seattle game, the e Aggies will have an The Aggies defeated Portland University, for their 12th victory of the year and their seventh win in a row. The with Aggies are now 12-Seattle coming to town Saturday night. Portlands record is C. Uah at Texas (Oily Games Scheduled) was Assies Race Past Portland By Marion Dunn Tribune. Sports Writer h over the way he felt his club being treated, but the Pros beat themselves just as much as the refs did. Verdict 90-6- 7 Weber Tests Big, Slow Cowboys Face Seattle ill Redskin Five Tonight Tilt Tonight John it's not conduche for the league leadership. The Cougars have a fine record so far this season. They stand at 5 and have beaten four teams which were in the top 20 at the time they placed BYU. 'Hiey first beat New Mexico State, then Utah Butkus Faces Exam State, then Villa nova and fie Albtiounr-quDick ?xieo at CHICAGO (AP) nally New and the Lobos are in the Butkus, the Chicago Bears Football League national top 20. will have his ailhis has linebacke., Watts Coach Stan fas break working this year ing right knee examined after and both of his guards, Jim the Pro Bowl game in Los M3er and Eernie Fryer, are Angeles Jan. 21 9-- early agonizes during part of the battle By Cats Tailing Up Defense For CSU Five Tonight By Bill Coltrin Tribune Sports Writer FROVO Faced with the prospects of plaring a team with two of the top shooters in the WAC, BYU was preparing then but his gladiators start to come through and then Note Available Observation Ward to rock festivals. and Skiing Numbers Grab ts You gotta say this about winter 121, Kentucky Pittsburgh Caroline 133, FtorlGrs IjO Ueh 114, Memphis K2 (Cnly Games Scheduled) Friday's Games Plttsburgn at New York Virginia at Indiana Denver vs. Carolina at Greensboro, 111 Lodge. Bob Blackman may prove to be a surprise in the Big d. 28-1- 8 nt Bring New Life game, either, in the first peri-oWith a severe case of the shakes, they missed she's repeatedly, threw the ball tway and all Coach Bill Sharman could do was sit on the sidelines and grimace. lead as Memphis had a the first period closed. Sharman apparently gave them a 30 2. 3 lay Benefit Had Lead ar Almost Passed Frosli Cancer Society with the newspapermen outclassing the television and radio players, 14-The newspaper men had a balanced scoring attack and won the game easily The electronic media people w ere never in it. The Stars weren't in the American - in just a few shod weeks planned mormr.g or evening Have fun, make $16.00 00 MORNINGS ONLY 6 DESERET GYMNASIUM Phon 326-207- 1 Fed. Excite Tox of .48 to .89 per tire. And retreodoble casing in trade WHITEWALLS ONLY 3.00 MORE PER TIRE Ply 6 8 50-1- 3 7.75 15 8.45-- 55-1- 4 8 25 14 1 5 8 7.75-1- 4 25-1- 5 REGULAR HIGHWAY OR SNOW TIRE RETREADS |
