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Show Contest Spices Prep Slate East-Tita- n Friday Morning, October 6. 1972 By Tom W Tribune Sports John Mooitey rilmiM' jorl Editor immediate title shot with Joe Frazier, which may have been justice. Now, 19 months later, they are talking of giving Ah another shot at the championship while Foreman, who has won 16 fights by kayo since the first title fight, cant get a hearing. We had said once we wouldnt press for a title fight; we would let pubhc demand force the issue. Well, in the case of justice, we are trying to force the issue, to make Frazier defend his title against a top challenger, something he hasnt done for 19 months, despite a defense regulation in the boxing rules, SadW once-a-ye- said Easts Havens, shton, left, Mark Pete Isaacson, Dan Clark Kim Ute Steals Way to Glory is the fourth ranked inter cep toi in the nation and is second only to Daytons Dwight Mosley for number of aerial By Dick Rosetta Tribune Sports Water Old University of Utah foo- stars don't fade tball thefts Thats my job, of my jobs, . they recruit other away Ute stars and if you need substantiating evidence, Larry Eldracher is ready to talk was Eldracher funning abound on the sunny beaches of Waikiki three years ago Now, opposing football play ers dont figure Eldracher's any fun at all Sadler also defended Terry Sorrels as an opponent in the Tuesday (1957), Eldracher, a VanderManagers come to us and say Well let our boy bilt University drop out, had fight Foreman for $20,000 or $50,000, but we are willing his football spirit rekindled to help a promoter get started We came into this fight and now is a standout defenon a strict percentage and if the promoter makes sive safety for the Utes So outstanding, in fact, that money, we will make a little. But the mam thing we want is to let the public see and judge the merits of he has four pass interceptions Foremans charges against the boxing freeze-ou- t, Dick in three games I was a coleader a year ago m pass added well-place- interceptions with, would you believe, one, the red haired Virginian remarked with a chuckle Eldracher. the only son of a career military man. Now, well it s one Eldracher explained as he pulled on his new astro turf cleats for a Ute practice Im the last man between the ballcarrier or pass receiver and the goal line Everytime the other a touchdown, team scores those of us in the secondary know there has been a mistake made aong us and usually, I feel personal guilt So, It Seems Easy Playing m the secondary must seem like a snap to the fans Its this easy, Eldracher snapped, adding the offense knows exactly what it is going to do while all we have to rely on is instinct and quick reaction Vnyone looking for an easy time out there doesn't make it m the defensive secondary lineup, contended Eldracher Eldracher tried to take the easy route a couple of times He never made it But twice. in scholarship the process, Eldracher reflected The failure at Vanderbilt prompted Eldracher to turn to the the first rugged oath Marine Corps He made it It was while he was performing with a service team in Hawaii that Vaughan, himself a Marine officer, detected the tal ent in the Fairfax, Va , prod uct and urged him to try Utah m the fall of 1970 Was on Trial 1 was on trial here that first year, Eldracher related They told me I would have to prove myself I had to pay my own way while I red shirted that first season, but GI Bill Last considerably helped year, they gave me a scholarship and put me in the defensive secondary and here I am Hes ung wars himself before during World War II, the prospect of Ah and assessment safety of the one of our top leaders down On the first play, Larry made a truly great interception and we drove 65 yards for a ty mg touchdown Thats how a safety can turn a game he argues And the second, if it ever comes off, will be more in favor of Frazier. Joe knows he took everything All could throw, and didn't go down Ah, on the other hand, knows that despite his boasts of I am the p-- be-Ior- than some of the guys who can walk faster for office tMnk thv nr nmnln LaRue con- The Titans and quarterback Randy Giiffm will test Easts super soph Sam Baldwin and Kent Larson and Tom Tavlor in what should be their tough est league test of the season In Region Two, Bountiful and Layton, both 1 0, battle on the Lancer field in another key league game with both head coaches claiming each game is an important one Theyre all big ones for us, says Layton coach Gary We have come a Hansen long way since the first of the season and weve still got a ways to go Weve beep kicked around much the last couple of years, says Bountifuls Paul Waite, that we have to take each test seriously so Associated Press Wirephoto Buc ace Willie Stargell, sporting new beard, signs Pirate drills Thursday. baseballs before Lancers Rod Bockwoldt Joey Benton and Robbie Har-el- l will test Braves Rusty Courville, Joel Levet Dalls Speculation on Bucs Lists Blass Starter Nielsen and Weird Game A different kind of football will be played at Magna when Davis and Cyprus battle for a piece of the Region Five title Friday night at 7 p m Pirate coach Glen Rupp plays a wide open offense e while Dart coach Jay uses a double wing offense The unique styles of these two clubs and the fact that they are both 1 0 and potential champions make this contest a top game Culh-mor- Watch Darts Bob Raws, Vaughn Hovey and Jeff Fillm and Bucs Bob Burnsides and this Christensen Steve in clash of In Region Four, the losers the Brighton Murray and r battles can almost be counted out of the state tournament race while the winners are very much in Hillcrest-Grange- PITTSBURGH Virdon was Otherwise, (UPI) -Bill Virdon will expected to go with a platoon Manager announce Friday his Pitts- of 300 hitters catcher burgh Pirates starting lineup Manny Sanguillen ( 298), third for Saturdays opening game baseman Richie Hebner ( 300). e centerfielder A1 Oliver (.312), against Cincinnati in the National League nghtfielder Roberto Clemente playoffs, including probable ( 312), leftfielder Rennie Sten-net- t starter Steve Blass ( 2S6), second baseman said a Dave Cash ( 282), shortstop so, Apparently Pirates spokesman Thursday Gene Alley ( 248) and first when asked if Blass, his right baseman Willie Stargell ( 293) elbow injured by a line drive Gene Clines Utilitymen last Sunday, would be the DavaMlo Vic and ( 334) ( 318) Pittsburgh starter in the first of the opening two games to also were available m reserve be played here The Pirates worked out Blass (19-8who pitched briefly at Three Rivers Statwo innings agamst St Louis dium Thursday and scheduled without any apparent difficulty another workout at 11 am Cincinnati was to Tuesday, was likely to go Friday against Gary Nolan or Don amve here Friday and hold Gullett for Cincinnati workouts at 1 p m best-of-fiv- ), Pretty soon one roll bar to every car couldbecome a law. We already have two. Not Rah Rah Type greatest he was knocked on his seat by Frazier. Both will have that m the backs of their minds Ah is a sucker for a fighter with Fraziers style Others tned to follow All around the ring, but Frazier pressed him Ah has no attack or defense for a fighter who crowds him He has no punch to the body, no upper cut and no hook And he doesn't know how to tie up a man in the clinch Frazier should beat Ah every time they fight, but I hope its l.ot for the title Other fighters won the Olympic championships, like Floyd Patterson and Cassius Clay and shortly qualified for a shot at the world o crown Foreman won the championship in Mexico m 1968 and hes still waiting for a chance to prove or disprove his claim to greatness, Dick added " Dick concluded, We dont ask Another thing, to any fighter. Thats why he has 11 carry George kayos in the first round Hes a young fighter, and a bit e Inexperienced since hes had so few amateur fights his to tell opponent I get so go George turning pro, whenever he can. Well get the experience m the ring and fight twice a month if we have to, but we don t mess arounu as a potential Hopefully, Dick sees Salt Lake City atsecond homo for George Foreman, if the Tuesday Salt Palace. tendance warrants another show in the ! The dream is to get bcxmg going again and eventuarena before a sellally have Foreman fight in the main title ihe at shot a out crowd, for for you, around cluded lop-side- d vho ROTC Van- n It takes a goodly amount of intelligence to play the safety spot and Larry has accepted the responsibility with great maturity Take the Washington State game for instance The only time all day we had poor field position was near the end of the first quarter wheu WSU intercepted a pass and was on line with a first our No Great Figlit fpmtMulPc candidate at as a derbilt U , I fiddled around as a freshman and ended up flunking out, wasting a Navy walk-o- coordinator Jim Frazier fighting again I know I never really made it big m high school Matter of fact, after an injury my junior season, I had to be persuaded to even try out as a semor Then, LaRues enforcing the time limit for title defenses, as well as its own regulations against the rematch clause in title figut contracts, he added Observation Ward he has taken the more rugged path and both times, he has made it over the mountain The best testimonial to capabilities beyond is the four interceptions We dont intend to wait that long and we are calling on the World Boxing Assn to enforce its own rules on "Their first fight wasnt that good, or that close, East beat Oly mpus 7 J on a last minute score last year and erased a 21 b Titan margin to win 28 21 the year before that and Jeff Soderberg will have to play great at Olympus in Region Three Defender Larryr Eldracher aughan Through the efforts of Stu Vaughan, Utahs former All Skyline Conference receiver Naturally, I do not expect to see Sorrels beat Fored man, but any boxing fan knows one punch by a heavyweight could mean the end of all our rosy dreams One punch can end a heavyweight career and fill our championship hopes I do not expect this to happen, but the veteran sees in Foreman one chance to get some publicity with a knock out or a decision, and this would give the veteran a couple of more paydays as an attraction So, even in the gymnasium, Foreman has to defend his laurels against guys who would risk everything on getting over that one punch, Sadler said Dick pointed out the freeze out is nothing new and when he was working with Archie Moore, the Old Mongoose waited as the No 1 challenger for 10 years before he got a chance at the title , "They 11 be up for the game with that bit of knowledge, but that little says Martin, tt adit ion isn t going to hurt us any, either Besides that, our kids want to get into the plavoffs and the only way theyre going to do that is to beat Olympus Because of Defends Opponent ; Skyline will try to keep pace with Olympus wh n it meets Cottonwood in its homecoming game. Granite will be seeking its first win against a city fact, in its 18 year histo Olvinpus has nev er beaten East So Ah was given an Sadler, a veteran of the pro of one Judge, sporting Utah s finest football teams, will try to keep undefeated when it invades Jordan while and Bingham quarterback Bruce Hardy will try to recover from last weeks 1918 loss to Cyprus at Tooele school against West and South and Highland meet in their an-- J nual grudge match in Region 4 4 Three contests Two pit Region View mont, against Ogden in a 3 30 p m game at Bountiful High School while Ben Lomond and Clearfield seek first league wins on the Fal con field North Dugway entertains Summit m a key Region Nine test for both clubs In rv George Foreman is the hottest of the heavyweight prospects, so u hats he doing fighting Terry Sonets in the Salt Palace Assembly Hall Tuesday night, where the mating will allow maybe a $10,000 gross gate? Dick Sadler, who has been bringing boxers in Utah since the promotional days of Jim Downing, handles the Foreman affairs and Dick says simply, We feel the boxing leaders have done George an injustice in trying to compensate Muhammad Ah, and we are taking our case to the grass roots to get public support to give ps a title fight George Foreman Remember when All was stnpped of all his boxing laurels m his induction hassle Weil, when the courts vindicated All, boxing rushed in to compensate for the injustices it had done the former Cassius Clay he started coaching and training isnt one who looks with relish on nter nd Leopard coach Grant Snake Martin isn t about to lose to Olympus for the first time in lb vears without a fight Foreman Makes His Bid For Grass Root Boost - W The Ea.t iLgh School foot ball team is the last really rugged club that stands in the way of mighty Olympus before the Titans meet Skvhne later this season Sports Mirror by I contention harton ' Eldracher, certainly not the rah rah type, is certain that Ute fortunes are on the up- Tribune Staff Photo bv Tim Kellv Utes Larry Eldracher, with four pass intercepwith old tions on season, pulls on "astro-sho- e Notice cleat change. shoe in foreground Bleacher Utes to Convene Special Session Today The Bleacher Utes will have something new in store for Utah football fans Friday The Bleacher Utes will hold a special meeting Friday at 7 30 p m in the VIP Lounge of of the Special Events Center, according to Jim Dunn, program chairman The meeting wi'l allow all Bleacher Utes, fans and guests the opportunity to meet for a Continental Breakfast and hear a cnrnnMp crntiti,,, rortnr ni the Saturday game with LTEP." Dunn said This wdl be the first time the Bleacher Utes have met other than on a Monday afternoon and it was emphasized that the meeting will last no longer than one hour Name Captain - SEATTLE (AP) Spencer Haywood was named captain of the Seattle SuperSomcs Thursday bv Coach Tom Nis cnlVn Look, we had some swing dissension last year Now, we are a team No one is looking for individual glory The secondary had four interceptions last Saturday You know why? Because the front wall was putting intense pressure on the quarterback W ere working as a unit Eldracher, an intense, fiery (a redhead trademark) individual endured a personal tragedy last fall when his father I owed a lot to him died While he was proud and was alw ays back of me, neither he nor my mother ever pushed me in athletics, Larry admitted Right now, the rules about auto roof strength are prett) weak. Even if a new car has no roof at all (such as a convertible) it can be sold. But as of August 1973, ever) new car sold in America will have to meet certain roof strength standards. Or itll never get on the road. There has ev en been some talk lately about requiring all cars to have roll bars. Well, if it goes that far, were all set. We already have dual built-i- n roll bars in our Saab Sor.ett. Plus a lot of other things that make it a little different than most other cars. Like front w heel driv e, a fiberglass bod) , a 1.7 liter 4 engine, rack and pinion steering, retractable headlamps... things that make it a verv exciting car to drive. Obviously, Saab has some ver) definite ideas about how a sports car should be built. And the) built the Sonett to be one of the most sensible sports cars on the road. In every respect Including price. V-- Saab Sonett.$3,795. AH. cjj j(Z-- ' Now, hes playing for the good of the University with an eye to his Mom, Jeanne, and sister, Debbie, back home m Fairfax While mom and sis may not get all the local news way back there in the Alleghenies, they might pick up the latest NCAA statistics. There, in the Q Test drive a Saab Sonett at 4603 South State category marked pass Phsr.3 mteiceptions, is the name of Eldracher And that name is making room at the top Pr... POE ticludinj LfsJ-u- V dealer preparation, transportation, ate and loud tana ajNtwXjJijrV-0-i- i MtdMa. 262-552II anj. 1 |