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Show -r--v iM-rvr- r-n- T'O rrrr Tr UCLA Stops - LOS ANGELES (UPI) "We did everything wrong you could do in a UCLA football coach Dick game, Vermeil said, "but we still won. "UCLA must be awfully good if they can beat us while losing eight fumbles, University of Southern California's John McKay noted. The Bruins overcame nine turnovers, eight of them fumbles, to beat the archrival Trojans Friday night and gain their first Rose Bowl berth in 10 years. "Thats the hard way to win, Vermeil added. "If we hadn't turned it over so much, it probably would have been an entirely different ball game. We were just fortunate to win. "Going into the ball game, I thought we were a much better team than this. I didn't think we would make as many turnovers. If you had told me before the game we would make that many turnovers and still win, I wouldn't have believed you. 25-2- 2 tr"f t --- w Tr"rrry r n r'nnnr -- r O'r rrr'yi to Bowl Rose Berth Earn Trojans "In retrospect. I'm glad we turned it over tonight, though. Hopefully, we got it out of our system. McKay said UCLAs veer was an offense which produces fumbles. We should have scored three or four I times down there, he remarked. dont know if it was their good defense or our poor operation. Maybe it was a combination of both that we didn't score. The victory gave the mistaje-ridde- n Bruins a share of the Pacific-- 8 title with California with a 1 record. Theyll go to Pasadena on New Years Day for a rematch with Ohio State, the Big Ten champion, on the basis of their victory win over Cal. 6-- 28-1- 4 Two TD Passes John Sciarra passed to tight end Don Pederson for two touchdowns, includthat put the Bruins ing a with just 42 seconds gone in ahead the second half. 25-1- 4 Salt ak gfibittu matched Ricky Bells statistics and sprinted 57 yards for the Bruins second touchdown, but fumbled four times. Eddie Ayers, the other starting halfback in the UCLA veer, fumbled twice. Bell brought the Trojans to within touchthree points with a three-yardown run and a conversion run with only three seconds gone in the fourth quarter. USCs crack junior tailback rushed 36 times for 136 yards, but failed by seven yards to break Ed d two-poi- Saturday Morning, November 29, 1975 Section I Page One NCAA rushMarinaros single-seasoing record. He finished with 1,875 in 11 n regular-seaso- The Bruins, who completed their For the Liberty Trojans, regular season with an record, did it was their fourth consecutive defeat everything they could to present the since McKay announced he was leaving game to the Trojans in USC head coach USC to coach the new NFL Tampa Bay John McKays finale at the coliseum. Buccaneers next season. They coughed up the ball seven times in UCLA, which last appeared in the the second half, six of them on fumbles. Rose Bowl in 1966, rolled up 23 first They had 11 fumbles in the game and downs and 414 total yards, but nearly lost eight of them. killed itself. Wendell Tyler nearly Bowl-houn- d n games. USC simply did not cash in on all the Bruin miscues. After Kenny Lee of UCLA fumbled on the Bruin 44, the Trojans Rod Martin recovered the ball with 1:21 left in the game to give his team one final chance. a . passed 22 yards to Dennis Thurman to put the ball on the UCLA 43 with 44 seconds to go. An Avans-to-Be- ll pass put the ball on the Bruin 36, but three plays failed to gain anything and the Bruins took over the ball with 21 seconds left and ran out the clock. UCLA, a favorite, grabbed an 4 halftime lead on an Sciarra to Pederson pass at 9:21 of the second quarter. two-poi- nt 18-1- d run at 3 05 of Tylers dazzling the second period brought UCLA back from a 14-- 6 deficit to make the score : 14-1- USC took the games opening kickoff and marched 71 yards in 11 plays with Bell going into the end zone on ; a run with just 4:04 expired. ! one-yar- Nah First Down Trojan quarterback Vince Evans, on fourth and 20 situation on the USC 35, '&&&. to d UCLA came back and closed the gap touchdown run by on a See Page Column 1 five-yar- fi d D-- ies. Utes Garner Cage Victories Utah Bombsj Idaho Five USU Edges Montanans Special to The Tribune Blair Reed's layup basket with 1:24 to play in the game and four straight foul pitches from Oscar Williams in the final seconds sealed Utah States first basketball victory of the season here Friday night as the Aggies edged Montana, Last March, Montana defeated USU by a similar score in the NCAA playoffs on a neutral court. John Mooney Tribune Sports Editor When the NCAA approved the 27th basketball game for this season, Utah quickly signed the University of Idaho for the extra game, which opened the season Friday night. By LOGAN 66-6- And the 5,966 fans who braved the snow storm to watch the opener in the Special Events Center, saw the scheduling logic as the Utes toyed with the Utah State had to rally in the second half as Montana, the defending Big Sky Conference champion, led at halftime and held a seven-poispread early in the second half. But when things were looking dark for the Utags, senior guard Reed hit three long bombers to keep them in the contest. After Montana held its biggest lead with 12 minutes remaining, Reed scored two baskets to cut the gap. Blair Martineau hit one to put the Aggies down by a point at Williams eight-footput USU in front for the first time since early in the game. Top Scorer Mike Ray Richardson, the leading scorer on the floor with 24 points, scored just before another Williams basket and the count was 1 for the Grizzlies. Williams' three-poiplay put USU in front at the seven-minumark but after the Aggies led, Richardson and Tim Blaine hit baskets to tie the count again. Ben DeMers basket put Montana ahead for the final time at Ed Greggs two foul shots tied it and Reed and Williams finished off the Grizzlies. Montanas zone defense presented a lot of problems for the Aggies. Reed and Martineau led USU with 16 points while Williams had 11. Vandals, 99-7- Once the game was scheduled, the only question was whether the Utes could make the Vandals their 78th opponent to be burned in the 100-poi- nt games. Missed a Point Utah missed by a point in going for the 100, but coach Jerry Pimm has to get a special sportsmanship award for clearing his bench and playing the second unit as much as the starters. 50-4- 9. The 100 points seemed a cinch as Utah had 83 points with almost eight minutes to play but the Vandals were fighting for their basketball respectability and the Ute subs may have been a little over anxious. 52-5- Utah led all the way but the biggest margin was the final score. te Coach Jerry Pimm was pleased with the result with 13 players seeing action and 10 getting in the scoring column. 58-5- 4, Pleasant surprises were Jeff Judkins with 18 points and Buster Matheney with 22 points. Newcomer Earl Williams had 16 points as another bright 60-5- spot for the Utes. Idahos best gunners were Chris McGuire and Mickey Brown each with 15. Steve Weist, the Vandals leading scorer, was held to 10 points. Vandals Come Back 12-lead and with a 20-- 8 margin after nine minutes Pimm substituted for Doug Terry, Jeff Jonas and Matheney. USU plays Oregon State here Monday night. Utah rolled up a Gain Halftime Edge Montana displayed a patient and deliberate offensive attack to cruise to 2 a halftime edge with Richardson doing the bulk of the damage with 16 points and six rebounds. The Grizzlies shot a blistering 58 percent from the field during the initial 20 minutes, hitting on 18 of 31 attempts. In contrast, the Aggies were accurate on 12 of 28 for a 43 percent average. Martineau kept the Aggies close throughout the first half while popping in 10 points as Ed Gregg swished five. In a junior varsity game prior to the test, Ricks College defeated the Utah State understudies, Former Skyline High standout Scott Slaymaker paced the Aggie JVs wilh 12 points while Wally Foster counted 17 for the winners from Idaho. Tribune Staff Photo by Lynn R. Johnson 38-3- USU-Monta- 63-5- Tucson's Blair Davidson goes after Salt Lake's Butch Williams Friday evening in - Harold HAMILTON, Ont. (AP) Ballard, owner of the National Hockey League Toronto Maple Leafs, expressed interest Friday in adding the of the Canadian Hamilton Tiger-Cat- s Football League to his sports holdings. Sports Mirror br By Tom Wharton Tribune Sports Writer Salt Lake Golden Eagle captain Lyle Bradley took 19 games to score his first goal of the season but, when things finally went right for the veteran center, they went right all the way. Bradley picked up a hat trick and two assists Friday evening at the Salt Palace to lead the Eagles to a 3 victory over hapless Tucson before 5,311 fans. Good Opportunities "I was a lot luckier tonight than I said the have been in the past, n Bradley. "The pressure for just one goal was on me. Tribune Sjnrl Editor first year as head coach at Arizona, the Wildcats tied for first in the WAC with a 1 record and last year, Arizona finished second with a mark. 6-- 6-- Arizona, now 5-- championship State Saturday night at Tempe. With 19 seniors on this squad, including 13 starters either on offense or defense, Coach Young appears to face the toughest rebuilding job in the WAC. Almost every other opponent returns more starters than Arizona. But here's where a solid football program comes into force. p Of the alignment for the WAC V This list included the place kickers and punters. The womens volleyball team from for this year by beating Arizona two-dee- Utah game a week ago. Young listed 19 seniors (13 starters), 10 juniors (four starters), 15 sophs (five starters) and five frosh (no starters). Stuff n Somocnsc can share the BYU captured the regional championship in Greeley, Colo, last week and will compete in the national tournament in Princeton, N.J. next month. . . . BYU breezed through the eight-teatournament, losing only one game, to New Mexico State. . . . Mark Koncar of Murray, playing in the offensive line for Colorado U., was named to the g If all Eight football team by UPI. the players in the National Football league were laid end to end, they would stretch 4.6 times as high as the Empire All-Bi- ... State Building, and the combined weight would top that of a herd of 40 . . When Chuck Muncie, elephants. . I "1 guess things even out. Ive missed a lot of good opportunities and then, all at once, things bounce for you. The line we're playing on could have given us a few more tonight. That fact was obvious as the Eagles had an incredible 50 shots on goal. If it hadnt been for some fine saves by Tucson goalie Roger Swanson, who finally left the game in the third period after a frustrating evening, the score could have been much worse. First Period And yet Tucson played well in the first period. The Mavericks caught Salt Lake two men short and took a lead on a goal by Stevie West and then, after Eagles Bradley and Paul Tantardini 0 scored, tied it up at two. Paul Shakes put the Eagles ahead to stay with 55 seconds left in the first period. Salt Lake put it away for good in the second period as Jim Martin scored on a wrist shot at 8: 47, Brent Meeke picked up one on the power play at 15:18 and Bradley socred again at 19: 15. The Eagles had 22 shots on goal in that final period. Jim Moxey got the Eagles going in the third period with a goal at 4:26 but Tucsons Mike Hobin came back moments later, deflecting the shot past Eagle goalie Ernie Miller. Hat Trick Salt Lake countered that twice as Tom Sundberg scored with 12:27 and 30-fo- Rebuilding of Little Concern For Arizona Football Pilot John Mooney In Jim Youngs 9-- 3 tain Lyle Bradley as they scored three times in each period for second straight. Golden Eagles Bruise Tucson in 9-- To Add Franchise? the Salt Palace. The Golden Eagles took a victory behind a hat trick by cap- - California running back, was run over by a tractor trailer when he was eight and suffered broken arms, legs and collarbone, to extent doctors told him he never would walk. Muncie finished his career last week e against Stanford as the third rusher in the Pac-- 8 history for a season, trailing only Ricky Bell and O. J. Simpson, and his career total makes him only the fourth player in the conference to rush for more than 3,000 career yards. . . There were those who felt it would cheapen the Rose Bowl if the second-plac- e teams in the Big 10 and Pac-- 8 were allowed to go to other bowls, but Bill Nicholas, chairman of the Tournament of Roses football committee, reports the committee has had to turn down 41 ,(K0 applications for the 80,000 tickets for this years game. . Headers (Bless Ym) Write Coach Tom Nissalke's statement that you don't even have to be in shape to play baseball, would you please point out to him the conditioning "Regarding required to pitch nine innings or to play schedule when a baseball a player sometimes plays 15 days in succession? Al Figone, former baseball coach at San Francisco State U. In reading your comments on the junior canceling of the Utah-BYvarsity game, I felt it was an excellent article and so appropriate. Bringing in out of the area coaches really broke the Utah football program, and now, if we all will have a little patience, I think the present coach will turn the whole thing around. 1 would support him in his decision and I want to compliment you on handling the article well. Lee (Pony) 162-ga- Brooks. Brooks is a (Ed. Note: "Pony former BYU athlete and college official.) Observation Ward Maybe the trouble today is that many of us are intent on pursuing happiness instead of trying to create happiness. too 9-- 3 Battle Bradley picked up his hat trick on a deflection at 17 : 59. Interestingly enough , the Eagles have now scored three goals in the last six periods against the Mavericks. This was also the first time this year that the k games Elagles have won against the same team in the Salt Palace. and 3 victories were imporThe tant to Salt Lake as it embarks on a e road trip with its first stop at Tulsa Saturday night. Edwards' Comments Its nice to come off wins like these when youre going on a road trip, said Salt Lake coach Marv Edwards. "The guys should be ready. back-to-bac- 9-- 1 9-- four-gam- 2 The Vandals quickly regrouped and closed the score to 8 before the Ute starters came back. The Vandals hung tough for almost three minutes before the Utes got a hot hand and ran up and it was no ball game after that.-- ; at the half. Utah led 20-1- 48-3- 5 The Utes play Loyola, Marymount in nights game in the Special Events Center. Monday Judkins had a very good night with seven ot 10 from the field while Matheney had eight for 13 and Williams eight for 14. After shooting 46.9 percent for the first half, the Utes came back, even with the reserves playing, and fired a very credible 54.8 percent for the ball game. Only in the matter of rebounds was the game up for grabs with Utah getting one more rebound for the night and causing Idaho to commit nine more turnovers. Spirits Owner Confirms Discussions on Merger The American ST. LOUIS (UPI) Basketball Association Spirits of St. Louis could be moving as early as next week, according to a newspaper report. Frih The St. Louis day quoted majority owner Ozzie Silna as saying there was definitely to rumors the some substance Post-Dispatc- Spirits might fombine franchises with another financially troubled club, the Utah Stars, and move to Salt Lake City. Silna, speaking from his Teaneck, he N.J., home told the and Harry Weltman, Spirits president-general manager, met with Stars owner Bill Daniels about the merger. Weltman refused to comment and a team spokesman called the story "speculation in left field. The newspaper said Silna said a newspaper report from The Salt Post-Dispatc- h , Lake Tribune was roughly correct in that the spirits owners would control 70 per cent of the combined franchise, Daniels would get 20 per cent and local investors would have 10 per cent. Silna said it was not necessary for Utah interests to pledge as much as $600,000. Basically what I want, the New Jersey textile magnate said, "is the same thing I was looking for St. local investors interested in Louis promoting the sport." Silna said more discussions would be held Friday. He said a decision whether to leave St. Louis probably would be made after Friday nights game in St. Louis with Indiana and before Sundays game here with San Antonio. The Spirits ownership has been attendissatisfied with early-seasodance that has averaged 2,617 a game and the owners have been receptive to overtures from Cincinnati, Toronto and Hartford, Conn. n j j ; |