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Show 4C The Salt Lake Tribune, Saturday, Di cember 11, 1371 This Dav Jim Murray's Column Qnnnirc Hex By Jim Murray Los Angeles Times Writer LOS ANGELES The fas vorite story of Geore us the bov has picmoier, to do with the he managed back In the f days 1 when he was doing that sort of thing, and the boy got knocked down in an early round. George around to the ring where he was down till 9! he shrieked at his fallen tiger. The boy looked at him blearily. he Okay," said. What time is it now ?" The story illustrates something the veteran handler of pugs, Eddie Futch, learned a long time ago: Fighters are fighter Todays Boxers musJe. They believe in the Mafia, and m the conspnacy theoiy of histoiy Successful ones pay dozens of people to hang around them because they are terrified of bring alone with anything they can not hit or clinch. Pc,r-iid- f They are superstitious. finch at They phantoms, card-- r and aders The week before a fight becomes a Halloween of fears. A telephone ringing in a hotel room can set them to jumping straight up out of bed. A few have a low enough thieshold of imagination to fall asleep before fight time, but most, like Dempsey, begin to pace like a caged tigei and count the second hand. fort ran Salt Lake Tribune Sports Scoreboard In Sports s -- Slipped Grasp Eddie Futch believes a potential dozen of champions have slipped his grasp because they went through their Junky. like a kid who becareers be can like a They spooked in lieved witches going racehorse. They are as suspithrough the Black Fure.st at cious as the Better Business Buteau. Impervious to physi- night. There was one top contendcal pain, they get hysterical for the welterwe'ght title er demons at they cannot see. he had whom we shall call They have seen too many Leonard Decause thats John Gai field movies. They close enough to h:s real name. are the loneliest of athletes so happened, lived and the most paranoiac. They Leonard, it in of Sugar Ray mortal terror aie sure the rpferee is against them. The judges aie In the Robinson. Eddie outlined a to Ionard which would pay of their opponent's man- plan see him rot eting and beatager x.o, they are suie, is over-th- e in weight far cleverer than their own. ing match, the then - lightweight Terrified Men champion, Ike Williams. My information is, Williams is They have been intimidated mobsters with no by two-bi- t explained Eddie. Then, we will challenge Robinson, because Sugar is getting ready to turn cannot He middleweight. make the weight any more. Now, don't worry vve will not fight Robinson. This will just be to get us a lot of publicity and the commission will make us No. 1 when he relinquishes his title. Dfsmal Showing The fighter enthusiastically agreed, all the way up until the night of the Williams DEC.II fight, when he put up a dismal, listless showing with the washed-uWilliams and lost the decision. You could have beat him easy! shouted Eddie. didnt iVhy jou What? fight? yelled the And have to face fighter. Robinson!? Eddie had one champion Kill p foroN ovegive PALtiMoeg WllW, 94. 83. i33...BPPANOWSK'S -- got 61ANT& 13-1- Kurt Bellock, Utah, Heavyweight pinned Ph Kormyio, Wyoming, 2 30, Jim Gpperman, Colorado State, dec. Carl Darbeou, weuer, 3 2, Jonn Siahi, BYU, dec Bill kiiiar, Montana State, Rick Memders, USU, pinned Sieve Johnson, Southern Utah State, 3 30 177 Steve Jentzen, Colorado State, pinned Mike Plium, webr, 48 seconds, Bruce Mansur, Wyoming, der Doug Mike Hansen, Utah, Mangrum, BYU, dec. Ken Kannagaard, Utah Sate, 9 0, Jerry Greer, Idaho State, dec Jim Bessel, Montana State, 118 Mike Isom, Utah State, dec. Gil Keith, Rick Johnson, BYU, 41, Montana State, pinned Randy Weitzel, MS, Colorado State, 4 50, Johnson, Utah Southern pinned Gary Jones, State, 3 02, Stacey Cody, Idaho State, p nned Phi! Orton, Weber, 3 42, Forrest Hrdlickl, Wyoming, dec. Dan Rodriquez, Utah, 126 Idaho State, John Berry, pinned Wayne Sugimoto, Weber, 3 46, Steve Aimada, Utah, dec Neil BerColorado State, trand, Aimada, Utah, dec Doug Gemm, Uth State, Brad Warrick, Wyoming, dec Bill t Van, Soutnern Utah Kerry Anderson BYU pinned Don Feller, Montana State, 4 30 134 John Atwood, Wyoming, dec Sam Machulis, Southern Utah, 543, Reed Fehiberg, BYU, dec Rob Schis-sleUtah, 3 2 Fehiberg BYU, pinned Randy Hoff, Colorado State, 4 04, Gene Walker, Idaho State, dec Bruce Ball, Weber, 15-Larry Baxter, Montana State, dec. Tom Dunham, Utah State, Bout Jordan a title 142 Laren Hansen, BYU plnncd Craig Lester, Weber, 4 40; Bob Owen, Montana State, dec Dennis Whitetey, Utah State, 2 1; Bruce Burnett, Idaho State, pinned Herb Stinson, Southern Utah, 4 18, Bruce Carnes, Utah, dec. Paul Allison, Wyoming, 150 Tim Fisher, Idaho State, dec. Ladd Larry Rozak, Colorado State, Holman, Southern Utah, dec $id Monts, 12 2, Montana Sloan, State, Jody Wyoming, dec Ladd Holman, SUSC, 3 1, Ray Vincent, BYU, dec Mike i, Utah 41, Russ Paulsen, Utah State, dec Mike Ferron, Weber, 10-158 Ron Holman, Utah, dec Julio Lane Lindley, Cortez, Weber, dec Ken Stuker, Montana Wvcmtng State, 3 0; Lancer Smith Idaho State, dec Lane Lindley Wyoming, Rondo Fehiberg, BYU, p nned Grg Cook, Idaho State, 2 48; Ron Taussi9, Colorado State, dec. Richard Tree, Southern Utah, 167 Greg Rozak, Colorado State, dec Lee Hunsaker, Southern Utah, John Caccia, Idaho State, dec. Tim Roberts, 9 2, Caccia, Idaho State, Richard Black. Weber, 4 46, p nned Randy Macy, BYU, dec Sam Spring, Bob Mcntara State, Fanning, dec Wayne Miner, Utah Wyoming, State, 9 2. 190 Ken Sulims, Colorado State, ? dec Mike Birr, Wyoming, Ken Westfall, BYU, dec Morgan Anderson, Utah State, Joel Savage, Utah, pinned Scott Peeples, Southern Utah, 1 51, Bob Herndon, Idaho State, The public thinks a ring general is a stand-u- p boxer, but a swarmer can be a superior ring general, too. Classy Boxer Eddie handles the classy Hedgemon Lewis, who was given only a runners chance in the upcoming title shot with Jose Napoles at the Forum Hedgemon is Monday night. not a kid who sees ghosts, says Eddie. Hes bright intelligent, hes got speed and youth and doesnt look under the bed at night. In other words, if a guy shows up at ringside in a gray fedora and pinstripe suit, carrying a violin case Monday be Hedgemon will think its just a guy on his way home from a Philharmonic or Sheldon Leonrehearsal ard researching a role. night, Padtller Honored MOSCOW - (AP) Austra- swimmer Shane Gould has been named sportswoman lian KITCIIUM'S 7th 4th 355-463- Bahamas Open Denver - St Fouled Ou- t- None Total inoiara 20 Virginia Techmcal foul Indiana, Coach 8 ard 3 Three point Brown 2, Lewis. A 28 Leon Louis Calitorn a Pn.iaoeiph a Los Angeles 9 9 8 5 54 56 77 8 Friday's Result St Louis 4 California 4, tie (Only Game Scheduled) 8 676 Nets Tip Pros Prep FRIDAY'S RESULTS Logan 71, Roy 60 Box Elder 58, Sky View 51 Ben Lomond 70, Borneville 58 Weber 83, Ogden 67 Memphis Jons Goven Williams Warren Neumann . Memphs York Personal . 25 27 New 29 28 19 26 25 25 101 103 fouls Jones 4, Laaner 2, Goven 4, Nu 3, Williams 4, Warren mann 4 Owens, Ard 4, Barry 2, Paultz 3, Roche 3, Melchionni, Moore 2, Baum 3, Taylor 2 Total Fouls Memphis 22, New York 20 3 pt fieid goals. Ladner 4 Aft 6,293. It Weber Frosh EoII . j 1 -- - , , - Colonels Prep Mat Standings Floridians 6 j Kentucky 6 2 2 14 PowHI Long Tucker .10-- 0 2 Issei . 6 0 12 Gdmore Harge Jones .. 58 4 4 14 OBrien Calnm . 7 56 20 Dempier Allen 4 Gale -5 lu Hunter Raymond Robinsn 7 22 16 Simon 8 Russell Wright .2 Total 40 Flordians Kentucky Fouled out Total fouls College Cage Scores Three-poin- FRIDAY'S RESULTS Bayou Classic Long Beach State 74, Texas El Paso A t 7,986 100 11 7 9 10 27 20 .. Totals 26 1 00 1 28 11 114 48 8 26 29 32 4 4 5 Devita 12 14 2 3 3 8 11 w inams Vance Franklin Peterson Sacketf Wheaton Burhley Devine jobs 33 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals Halftlm EASTERN CONFERENCE 4th So., 7th W. 5 2 Go First Cabin 00 ... 2 24 33 32 Go Classified 8 28 Z'anas liHSSESK 38 Max Zief Classic Susauehanna 60 Invitational Semifinals Union, Ohio 99 Virginia Union 95 Marisf 72 Randoiph-Maco- Mt Sermftnas Randoiph-Maco- 98, n Rhode Island Col- lege 89 CABLE CAR CLASSIC California 64, San Francisco 63 South Carolina 77 Santa Clara 66 Other Games North Carolina State 84, Purdue 71 Wichita State 91, Southern Methodist 69 Missouri 64 Pacif c 54 Norrh Carolina A&T 91, Delaware State 55 Howard 80 South Carolina State 79 Illinois 79, Tulane 68 Duouesne PQ tow 75 Defiance 88 H de'b"0 82 Mars Hill 96 Vofford f9 New Hampshire 84, Franklin Pierce 68 Kinqs Point 95, New York Tech 82 Viroima State 97, North Carolina Weieyan 66 Moorhead 89 Valley Citv 77 South Dakota State 90, Northern, S D. 78 North Dakota 110, Rocky Mountain 59 Baruch 66 York 52 Mankato Stat 74, Idaho 59 Oreqon 73 Portland 68 Fresno Pacific 79 Sonoma State 75 Cal State, Bakersfield 74, Stanislaus Portland 101, Buffalo 100 (overtime) Milwaukee 120 Boston 104 Houston 95, Atlanta 88 Cincinnati 113, Philadelphia 105 (over timel Los Angeles 126, Phoenix 117 (over time) Seattle 105, Golden State 94 Prep Practice Games Cyprus 68, Granite 65 Brighton 73, East 70 Hillcrest 75, Skyline 61 Manti 56, North Summit 43 Laytun 70, Granger 64 H ghiand 79, Bountiful 66 North Sevier 61, Richfield 54 Kearns 80 Olympus 70 South 67, Clearfield 63 Lehi 61, Emery 51 Spanish Fork 70, Davis 50 Bmaham 76, Cottonwood 59 Judge Memorial 88, Uintah 80 Morgan 83, South Summit 79 (OT) Dugway Desert Classic East Carbon 61, St Josephs 42 Stae 72 UCLA 110, Iowa USC 85 Loyola State 81 (Los Angeles) 65 Colorado 89 Texas Tch 77 Oregon State 76 Oklahoma Sate 72 Arizona State 98 Houston 97 71, Corpus Christi 66 Tnnity M I s s 0u r Wisconsin 81, 0 Sla Milwaukee 60 St Paul's 103, Livingstone 83 of 1971 in a poll conducted by the Soviet nes agency Tass. Miss Gould, 15 years old, set world records ths year in the free 200, 400 and style events. Western Hockey League SKI Friday's 1 Results Denver 9, Seattle Portland 5 Phoenix 5 (he) into rv, te Never On BRAND NEW (7301) 1 Weber 31, Snow Score ease. with j KETCHUM'S 30-- 100 Kentucky, Pratt 8 Floridians 22 Kentucky 26 Gca s Dampier 3 , Calvin NBA Standings 64 Pan Louisiana Southwest4 n 102, American 83 Mountaineer Classic West Virginia 106, Co'umb a 53 Northwestern 72 Rutgers 68. Vanderbdt Classic Vanderbilt 82, Bradley 80 Memphis State 74, Mississippi 71 Classic Alabama Mississippi State 90, South Florida 77 Alabama 108 Southern Mississippi 80 Crusader Classic Augustana 72, Gustavus Adolphus S3. Mississippi College Invitational Consolation Arkansas Little Pock 102, Dallas Bible Dion 92114 23 79 917 FT TP 35 FG Lowe 5 6 .211 .4 ..6 Pratt 0 9 . Totals Weber Frosh T 10 3 .122 b G 19" HP burn- Outstanding value. out protected motor and 7 Vi" blade to handle big cutting 1 Cruise F.T fl Region Three Black & Decker 7!4" circular saw 9 PRESIDIUM 14 16 13 22 .... r3. Eddie. W. 5 2 8 15 Totals 41 0 144 Totals 57 21 34 130 N feTipms 9 1 17 Da las II 27 39 41 37144 Pittsburgh 17 10 in Denver Carolina 3 29 40 30130 Three pont Goals Thompson 1, LehFrida) . Result mann 3 Kentucky He Florj oos J0Q Ne York 1G3, Mempn s 1C1 Fouled out none g Total fouis Pittsburgh 25, Ca'ol na 2o . Pittsburgh 144 Carolina IjI A 4 8u9 Virg ma 118 Indiana li4 Utah 1)0, Denver 102. Saturday's oames New York at Utah, 7 30 p m Carolina at Denver FREEPORT, Second GB! (AP) Kentucky vs Virgin a at Norfolk round scores Friday In the $130 000 BaFiord. ans at Ino ana hama isiands Open golf tournament on Dallas at Memphis the 6 805 yard, par 7 Luca van Country (Only Games Scheduled) Club course George Archer Grier Jones Clip Bert Yancey FT R A E TP M F6 .. Denver 1 7 herb Hooper 6 ... 14 37 5 14 2 6 Smith 1 J C Snead 17 2 26 2 0 Kee Rod Funseth Bob Dickson .. Tommy Aaron . Bob Goalbv George Johnson Bob Murphy Beck 3) 7 12 ... Julius Boros 2 2 5 43 67 72139 Simpson .V 34 7 8 T tdi 20 30 56 23 12 12 Jim Wtechers 240 69 70139 M FG Utah FT R A E TP . . .... 7161, Jerry ADOOtt Roooms 30 0 8 0 1 8 Ralph Johnston .. 41 11 22 1 18 Tom Shaw 3 40 Wise 36 5 12 5 5 12 2 2 Beaty Bunky Henry 44 5 13 6 Joe Porter . . ,. 69 71140 2 5 38 2 3 1 Peter Buffer ... 18 Bob 5 3 5 1 Barbaros-- a 6 . .. . . ... 27 14 14 1 1 Bruce Fleisher 2 2 6 Bob Payne 5 0 0 . ... 69 72141 240 41 94 26 37 67 25 15 110 Art Wall 70 71141 Score by Quarte-sChi Chi Rodriguez . . 73 68141 Denver . 35 21 J 17 . 69 73142 Randy Wolff . Dlah . 33 33 23 21 110 Butrh Baird . .. Snooling Percentages Field Goals, Jchn Garner Denver 30 1, Utah 45 9, Free Throws, Bruce Devlin . .. 69 73-- 142 7 Utah 72 3 Three poirt goals, 68 74142 Denver 66 Harry Toscano Bob Wynn U2 Smilh 2, Combs 2 Total Fouls Denver 28 Utah 23 Fouled Out. Smith, Keyc. Jerry Heard . Attendance: 5,304. Ron Cerrudo . Larry Hinson ... Beehive Wrestling Eddie has noticed a new brand of fighters, however, since the television era. He is Joe Fraziers cornerman in all of the champs big fights. We made Joe a ring general for the All fight, says So. WIN 7 Z 6 2 9 1) .... .... non-titl- Q 7 OVL fight with Denny Movers. The mobstor, Mickey Cohen, and his mouthpiece showed up. Eddie threw them out of the motel. Jordan got hysterical. He discharged Eddie as his trainer, bought off his managers and promptly lost his title and hasnt been heard from since. PLASMA N.FU CHAMFlONMir WITH A 3 33 Dtvtstea Stars HANKOAK Tn5 6A shot, and a title, within 11 months. One night they were e in Portland for a over-the-hill- jswgp LVtie paw to Toucftoww THE 16 18 21 15 12 VBlt? WHS1 (Ml5EAMNHiH) G8 4c 4z9 407 la 9 Western boanv title holder. He found him in a Mexico City hotel, broke, abandored, unable to leave the country because of back rent. His clothes had been impounded. Eddie returned to the states, got money from an American manager, bailed Jordan out, then sent him air fare to come back to Los Angeles. Jordan spent It on the way to the Mexico City Airport. Eddie fet? National Iloekey League 7dl 61 12 11 42 row : Division Won Lost Pet Eastern 1, V Pacers Falter Again ABA Standings 40 19 SHARMAII Don Jordan, the Non-titl- e ff Pittsburgh Mins Sunday! - SNOW TIRES I (FREE MOUNTING! NO TRADE-IPREMIUM SIZE REPLACES 4 PLY NYLON TAX Do you enjoy gift shopping with special fashion consultants like these lovely ladies helping you and modeling for you? t PRICE Do ARD GERRY WEST -S- KASTLE ANBA BINDINGS SKIS BOOTS POLES BINDINGS MOUNTING REG. 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