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Show Sports Information Call 5214301 For Sports Scores Call 5214500 Section D Salt Lake City, Utah Page One March 25, 1971 Thursday Morning Eagles Falter Again, Lose To Bucks, 3 Tribune Ski Classic Adds Faces From Yesteryear Special to The Tribune There will PARK CITY ester-yebe a lot of faces from on the race course at Park City Saturday during the annual running of The Salt Lake Tribune Ski Classic. The junior ski racers of the now" generation will still hold center stage, of course, in the annual running of the event, but this year for the first time their coaches will also get a chance to run for sparkling Tribune Trophies. Coaches Classic - V MMp ? I i I ' - . u. U.?v Lt 4 ' v v i 5-- ar -- : -v i x I $ i :4s 7 Uiw , By John Mooney Tribune Spoils Editor Rick Foley, known a.-- the bad guy of the Western Hock ey League, turned m the hat tr.ek" Wednesday night as ihe Poi tland lea Buckeroos turned hack the Golden Eagles. before 4,120 fans at the Salt Palate. The new race within a race will be called the Coaches Classic, and some of the greats and near greats of the not too distant past will be Broken Retard 6-- racing. ho brought Jean Sauber,, two medals from the Wests state champion hurdler, home be runOlympics, ning. Shes now a coach for Sundance Ski Resort's junior team. he ski Junior Bounous. school director at Sundarce and a nationally famous skier, will be racing. Jim Gaddis, an NCAA champion and head of the Gaddis Training Organization sk team, will be in the field. And how about Suzy Harris Rytting? She was one of the best of a generation ago, and Mrs. Rytting is now coaching the United Alta Skiers, and she will be racing. , j.,.sUil f ' - W J C s ' fc Guess who? Its Snzy Harris Rytting, thats who. And the great skier from a few years ago will be racing again Saturday in Classic. SO Sports Mirror tv John Mooney Tribune Sports Etlilor Years Too Late oO-So- I Find I W asn't Pushed Week in Couple of summers ago, during Chicago, one of the Chicago Tribune editors said, You know, John, you always say you were fired by the Tribune. But you werent fired. We always wonAll-St- ar dered why you didnt come back, This is the trouble with semantics these days. For 30 years I believed I had been fired by Arch Ward, Tribune sports editor. And I wasnt fired at all: I quit. Its all a matter of semantics. You Like the bartenders closing remarks, here. cant to but dont have go home, you stay the exploitation of connotation Semantics ' and ambiguity." Rember Mike Giddings, who resigned after a series of incidents on and off the football field ? There are people who will bet Mike was the most , surprised guy in the Park building when he was told his resignation had been accepted. It's the old question asked when a body lands on Did he the pavement below an open window he or was pushed? jump Theres always the question of jumping or being pushed when resignations are discussed. k Matter of Concern i That the University of Utah has been concerned about its basketball situation is no secret. In two Special Events Center, the years in the 15,000-sea- t y crowd only jnce. Utes have played to a If there was any doubt the Utah Stars of the ABA were proving to be much more of a threat than . turn-awa- Coaches In all, there are 30 coaches from nearly every race team in the Intermountain Division signed up to run. The Coaches Classic will be the final event of the day, following the running of all the junior classes. Entry deadline for the meet was Wednesday night, and w hen the di st had settled there w ere 185, junior competitors entered. The day will start Saturday at 11 a.m. with the junior expert girls, and they will be quickly followed by the expert girls, expert B beys, peewee girls, peewee boys, intermediate girls, intermediate boys, novice girls and novice boys. Then the coaches will race. Other coaches signed up to run include Linda Smith, Tedd Bountiful; Cloward, Sundance; Dwayne Manful, Utah Racing School; Butch Hoffman, URS; Alan Miller, URS; Terry Morris, Park City; Steve Clegg, Park City; Mike Wilson Park City; j Jacques Sarthou. Jackson; Brad Ferney, Grand Targhee; Howard Fishman, United Alta Skiers; Ken Klecker, UAS; Jim Shafer, UAS; Terry Groth, Idaho Falls; Larry Lewis. Idaho Falls; Bob Skinner, Pinedale; Dave Price, Park City West; Rob New-comb- e, Park City West; Tony Hedgecock, Park City West; Terry Hines, Bountiful; Dave Wilson, Utah Ski Racers' Ted Wilson, Foundation; GTO; Carl Buckland, GTO; Bruce Hammond, GTO, Randy Smith, Bountiful, and Jan Hines, Bountiful. some predicted, the answer was plain to see Monday night. The Ambassador A.C. Award banquet, for Ute football and basketball seniors, had to be delayed some 20 minutes, because hundreds jammed the hall to watvli the Stars on the TV set. This was a crowd of Ute boosters, predominantly, the Stars drew the fans away from the hospitalyet and the banquet hall. room ity Next year the Stars will be playing more w'eek end games, half of the home games on Friday and Saturday, in direct competition to the Utes. Right now, barring the unveiling of some unknown phenoms, the Ute prospects for a winner and are not bright. & crowd-pleas- er Xolecl in Hi jih Places Observation Coach Gardner might help the Golden Eagle, in after all. owner Dan Meyer would be the winter over joyed with second place finsh. low 180-yar- 129-di- e eent. Lead Host and Crawford Scott could well earn five first place medals and propel West High School to a state track the and field championship middle of May at the University of Utah. The middle of May is a long rainway off. Snowstorms, storms, and finger numbing cold temperatures -- - Utah Together, -- are spring trademarks some of the obstacles. But Monday, it was 60 degrees and a southerly breeze was wafting across the Panthers track. Well, it only seems wai.n today because were just comCrawford ing into spring, mused as he pulled on his r W'orkout. spikes for a I can easily tell the difference between mild tempertwo-hou- atures the d d 120-yar- d Panonds flat. The crew-cu- t ther senior missed by a whisker of getting the hurdle mark held by Granites Golden Richards. Scott ran while the mark is 18.9. I have my sights set on getting the low hurdle mark 180-lo- 19-fl- because this is the last year for the event. Next year, the instate will run the termediate hurdles and drop the 180 event. 330-yar- d You see, my legs are short, not real short though, so my stride isnt long. cooler weather really shortens my stride. Crawford went on, his long, blond hair brushing over knee action. Im ..? J aimi.ig for a :09 6 dash. mark in the Three of us (Anthony Edna of South, Richard Swenson cf have East and Crawford) done :09.7 at state for the record, but Im a senior now and have just one more chance, Ted continued. There are so many variables in running a :09.6. I have to get out of the blocks quickly. Some sprinters can have a bad start and make up for it. I have learned to depend on a good start. Last year, I had trouble in that I would start to break form 20 or 30 yards from the end of the 100. Instead of my arms going straight forward and keeping my elbows in, I would throw my arms out and toe ou about 20 yards from the finish. I have got to learn to keep a steady head. But I can assure you of one thing. If the weather is warm and my body is in good shape, I'll attack that :09 6 clocking, At 4 I v ' This his ears. Yes. V vf Stride Lengthens In hot weather, my stride lengthens out as the muscles loosen up. I can get higher I i . ' p. , ' o iXX. ,!w d They come in for a shot and its comparable to a kid runring the 8K0 all tear and then entertrg the 100 at sate Tneyre just not n prepared. We're hoping this tear to get ti.e University of Utah's data timer from the Natamri-um- . This would synchronize the tl.cks on the timing .' 4 y ' TV. S' 't ,' L i P; ' $ A - v, , , 4 v, ci r! i ' ii bans on Bairie and Butch Dead-mars- h for fighting and a misconduct and a game misconduct penalty on Dick Van Jmpe, u'hich resulted in an early shower for ihe Buckeroo Cummins winger. Disallowed Goal Van Impe protested a goal which was disallowed when the official ruled the puck had been kickpd into th nets. Portland went in front in the thud period on goals by Oscar Gaudet and Bid Saunders, but Fielder picked up his second goal of the evening before Foley completed his hat trick and Eagl Randy Wyroub ended the scoring. Shots on goal . . . Salt Lakes defense ws poor in protecting rookie Jon Wallis in the nets . . . Time after time, the goal tender woud make a great save, only to he at the mercy of the follow up shot as his defense men were counting the house . . . Foey picked up the puck and kept it after having turned his hat Ted Crawford, one of three Utah preps to run :09.7 in 100, is West Ilighs sprint hopeful. truck . . only two . Tech. Bonny Nab Wins 78-7- 0 I! u he Walker Dies - Ye: Ion CHICAGO (AP) Rube Walker. 42. a coach with the Chicago Cubs c.nre 1961. died Wedneday at Wesley Memorial Hospital after a long illness. National Invitational Tournament. The Yellow Jackets, 22 8, will play a semifinal match against St. Bonaventure which behind stopped Hawaii he If Carl Jacksons points in the first game of the at Madison doubleheader Square Garden Duke and No.th Carolina, two Alaiitic Coast Conference teams who won their cmarter-fmal- s 73-6- 4 matches eailier this week, play the other semifinal game Thursday Frs. (Jt SL' 8 65 Period goals. Portland, 1 2 151 M (Pi iL) Vck o :i ta P 3 5 5 il Fcney ts - 6 -- Vaooan Gl W "7 19 il P P Fc ey Van Du aidsvn iPi 8 lnp 1 (P) Garf V scoi.duct 2 Salt Lafcr beccrd Pe ica r u ? una Pc! T Foie Foiy (Jones) is 53 Pealt e 54 P' (Vaior) 3 5 iP Cummins t Sl Deadr-jrs- n Cuoa iMatori 3 bl j 8 6 Cuadv (bU 18 46, CampoatJ IV u6 (Pt Th rt Period 4 Pc Hand Ga Ket 5 Portland 4 1ft Sav,naer (Jones) 8 24 6 Hebenton Sat (Johnson Lake Ftelner Ball Kw,en), 10 35 7. Heoe on), Port and Fi lev ijchrsc,n 8 4 13 Salt Lake Wyrrjob (uness-e- a U 2 J Penalties RoOertson i$L), j Jt Portland Scoring bncis on Qoal Sat Cke V I Sait Lake Cv.fliies 1? Kelly, Salt Lake land 5, J Portland Ij 8 Port- vaiits. UCLA I accs Kansas as Semis Begin - A HOUSTON (AP) UCLA, which has hungry captured four consecutive NCAA basketball championships and 26 straight playoff games, is a heavy favorite in Thuisday nights semifinals at the Astiodome, the graveyard of an incredible victory string 111 1968 Coach John Woodens P.i unis put their unNCAA plrtV off precedented suctes on the line against the muscular Kansas Jayhawks at p m. MST. top-rack- On The Screen KenThe Villanova-Westertucky game will be televised Thursday over Channel 2 at s 5:30 pm The game will not be shown locally. n UCLA-Kansa- The Jim McDaniels-le- d Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are a slight choice over scrappy Villanova for the 5:40 p.m. MST opener. Wooden saw a victory skein go down the drain in a loss to the University of Houston in the spacious dome on Jan. 20, 1908. Wooden, although his team is not shooting particularly well, is pleased with the late season charge by the Biums. Weie now playing with more enthusiasm and appear to be liungriei, he said. We basketball negative played early in (lie season but we ate now playing positively 71-6- 9 Kanand records. sas, each hold The Jayhawks, behind UCLA lourtli-ranke- d 27-- Dave Bud Siallwoith, Robisch, and 5 0 Roger Brown, all but three of the teams they have played. While Kansas is big, it usua deally handles the pres fensive sjjecialty of UCLA. Stars Test Texas Crew At Salt Palaee Tonight By Steve Rudrian Tribune Spoits Writer The Stars have had su. good luck with Tpxas night. gly this season, but the Chajiai-- r ds, like Denver, are battling for a playoff berth in the and that division wesiern means they will be more wleri they than visit the Salt Palace Thursday night This is the last tune Texas, Wf - -l pii-in- 3- - NEW YORK (AP) Rangy Rich Yunkus burned Michigan w ith a performance to lead Georgia basketball Tech to a victory to gain the semifinals Wednesday night, in the 34th and opponents j" 4 V"- i. I ' nvnu'es all no-w- whistled in penalties including of 44 Wins for the season . . . They get a chance Friday against the Eagles at the S,.It 'ft9' ss , rough with Portland now needs victories in the remaining seven games to set e Portland record an ' i $ - 4- -- " SWCTT Guyle Fielder snapped the Eagle fans awake in the second peiiod when he wove his way through the Bucks and flipped the unassisted goal just like it was in practice. That nullified Folevs fii'st period goal, but the deadlock didnt List long as Folm- blasted one home fioin i'll feat ou to put the Bucks alead to slay The fust two peiiods weir d the dash and a 7.3 in the hurdles in the indoor meet at the Salt Palace in February, Murray said. He gets the maximum result out of the minimum output. I dont believe weve seen his 100 percent effort. Im trying to get that out of him this spring,Murray grinned. Murray hopes for firsts in the 100, 220 and long jump from Craw'ford (Teds best just inches long jump is 23-off the state record) and firsts from Scott in both hurdles events. I scratched in the long jump finals at state last spring, so I have a lot to make up for in that event, Crawford concluded. year ago, he set a state record in the high hurdles by timing in at 14 sec- the of Golden Tremendous Spring The kid has tremendous spring. He has a woild of natural ability. Eddie ran a 6.3 in Sets State Mark tactics slow-dow- Buckeroos. 5-- A harder. lot And the Eagles had more than a little success late in the game especially against ., - d Little Success Las year that time in the high hurdles qualified for the Top Ten in the ccuntry, so Coach Murray has set a schedule so we might the dip lower, Scott added. At and 140 pounds, Scott doesn't strike one as being the athletic type. But does he go over those hurdles! Theres not a heckuva lot one can say about Scott because he doesnt tall- much. He talks with his flying legs as he skims over hurdles. and warm weather. a second 14 two-tent- and 1954, includes ano.h-e- r important point in the struggle to reach :09 6. Times Not Prepared We have always had a problem at state in that timers are used wno haven't timed track meets all season. Jim Gaddis was real tiger in earlier day. He'll be raring. in the of crowns this sprmg d yard highs and watches and eliminate most of the error in timing. A year ago, one of tiie official timers had Ted in :09.6 at state but the average of five watches is used and one watch had him at an unbelievable :09.8, Murray went on. Reacting to the starting guns determine state records, Murray added. When theres of a second difa ference in watches, reactions are open to question. By Dick Rosetta Tribune Sports W riter Ted Crawford is a talkative, eloquent lad who is headed for Cornell University in Ithaca, in and a career N.Y., environmental design. Eddie Scott is a quiet, almost inconspicuous black lad whose burning desire is to earn a college degree over a flight of hurdles. 1953 anl j Two West High Track Stars Carry Panther Slate Hopes Crawford smiled. West coach Bud Mutray, who hopes to follow in the footsteps of Keith Tollstrup who guided the Panthers to state track crowns in 1951, A year ago, waiting in the New York airport after the Natonal Invitation tourney loss by the Utes, I was discussing the basketball game with a member of the higher echelon on the facultv. Were in trouble, he said, unless Utah w'ins next (1971) year. We have that huge basketball building and Utah has nothing coming up to replace Mike Newlin and Ken Gardner in the public eye. , D. James C. Fletcher, who will be using seman tics more and more in his new position in Washington, D.C., parried a question at the Monday Press conference thus'y: I cant tell if pressure on Coach Gardner influenced his decision to ask for a sabbatical. Coaches are always under pi ensure, aren't they? Ed- - for pair Scott, will be gunning will 1964 s? deFoley, the fense man who already lias bioken the league revolt! foi minutes in the penally lx., scored power play goals in each of the three periods as Poi tland picked up its 42ml victory of the season and tiie Eagles absorbed their 44ih defeat of the year. It really didnt make any riiifetence, with both squads having clinched their respective final berths m the WHL, but the Golden Eagles did tiy Palace , . . Eagles are winless now in last It) games and Iasi vk tory came Feb. 27 . . . streak In this cunent Eaeles have scored 22 goals Don Freeman and Wayne Hightower, play in this the Palace season, and the playolfs excluded second to last regular reason home game for the Stare. The last regular outing will be agaimt the New York Nets and Rick Barry Tuesday nicht. Tuesday night the Stars man "Pd to hold off Denver, 124 117. to move back into (if pi : e iri the v esie'n dn ( and with Indiana Sh ire r it s e iiv 10 B going to take snip dn g to n-- -- I1 nmnt-i- that leu r The Stare must play Yitg. ia Pittsbugh and New York on the road belore ihe season il- Is over and the Fackers play only the Roikets and Chaps on the road The tais will probably go win their regular staring lineup of Zelmo Beaty, Red Merv Rut b 11. Wil'ie Wisp Jacksin and Glen Combs W re piavpa one of his best games of the vear, sronne 28 and pulling 23 rebounds, im lading 17 Horn t boards. That 0 tensive will particular achievement get Wilhe s anme into the record books. The previous recregular-seasoord 0)f a game was 16 held jointly by Me! Daniels who did it twice and Simmie Hill. points n |
