Show 8B Standard-Examin- Sunday Nov 19 1989 er Sports US one game away These names can be trouble HONOLULU (AP) — good scrambler but a struggling passer the University of Hawaii's second-strin- g quarterback doesn’t instill overwhelming fear in opponents But to many broadcasters Ken Niumatalo-l- o — all seven s llables of him counting his first name — is as intimidating as a defensive lineman "By the time you finish saying his name the play is over" said Mike Roberts who docs New Mexico's team for KOB Radio in Albuquerque the time you finish saying his name (Ken Niumatalolo) ‘By play-by-pl- Fear of Niumatalolo (pronounced is enough to make Roberts pray for the health and success of Hawaii’s starting quarterback Garrett Gabriel There's terror beyond Niumatalolo so much so that a group of sportscasters agreed that Hawaii has the West’s highest concentration of humbling names Try tackling Mitchell Kaaialii — who at a total of eight syllables is the consensus choice for biggest mouthful on the team "I can’t even say it now” said Ken who does radio for the Tulane Football Network “We probably pronounced his name a dozen ways I missed a Ber-thcl- Tavita Haku Eddie Kealoha Hiram Palimoo lu (tah-vee’-t- ah sung’-uh-poh-lo- o) Kahoano h) h) The fact is a roster packed with long and difficult Hawaiian Samoan and other Pacific island names makes even seasoned broadcasters wish Hawaii did more recruiting on the ot syllable every time” And Kalani Kalcleiki play-by-pl- that” Roberts said “When you're talking fast no way” Ber-thcl- ot said play-by-pl- Z 1 “I’ve had a lot of fun with it I don’t try to hide the fact that they’re difficult” said Walsh a former Weber State College man for KLO Radio in Ogden c' “I take pride in taking the time to make sure they’re pronounced correctly 1 Home” Prime Minister ANR Robinson late Friday declared Monday a national holiday in honof of cans the team — win lose or draw The United States plays Trini“They are and always will be dad and Tobago today for the firichly deserving of whatever nal berth in the World Cup If honor and whatever gratitude the the US team wins it goes to the nation and people can bestowton World Cup for the first time in them” Minister Jennifer Sports 40 years If Trinidad wins or ties Johnson said it becomes the smallest nation The US team which had ever to make the tournament the been training in Cocoa Fla:r-rive- d most widely watched sporting at 12:15 am Saturday via event in the world Miami and Bridgetown BarbaTrinidad an island the size of dos About 50 relatives and liS Delaware with a population of soccer officials many waving 12 million is fixated on the American flags greeted the payers as they stepped onto the tarmatch Almost everyone is wearmac amid a swarm of local team red of the colors and ing photographers and television black The airport plays videoE crews raTrinidad of The tapes goals ' dio plays calypso songs about the The US team worked out "beg team- the record in fore about a hundred curious the country is Sound Revolufans at National Stadium! a tion’s “Football Dance” Dozens 30000-sea- t oval where the field of rallies took place Saturday to is ringed by a cheer the team dubbed the wde concrete ditch “About the only other time I had to prepare as much was when we played a basketball exhibition against the Chinese” said Dave Walsh of the Wyoming Radio Network mainland “Namewise without a doubt Hawaii was the toughest and I've been a sportscaster for 5 years” Berthelot said “I practiced for a full week and I still missed a few on the air I don’t envy broadcasters in the WAC (Western Athletic Conference) at all” “They’re probably the toughest Fortunately Hawaii's toughest names are on the offensive line” and are not called as often as Niumatalolo’s said Jon Teicher man for KHEY Radio in El Paso Texas Teicher said he has less trouble than most with Hawaii’s names because he has to pro play-by-pl- "I can't say (noo-oo-ah’-n- “T&T Strike Force” One tabloid newspaper even ran a front-pag- e cartoon that said: “Yankees Go (AP) — The Roberts tries to gain an advantage by hirhe ing a Hawaii resident as a spotter when Roberts after But hearing comes to Honolulu butcher names the spotter “spends most of the time rolling on the floor laughing” “I forewarn my audience the names could be brutalized before the end of the day” said KIIX Radio’s Steve Anderson who announces Colorado State games The list continues: Nuuanu Kaulia Pepe Tautalatasi (peh-pe- h PORT OF SPAIN Trinidad US soccer team is more famous in Trinidad than it is in the United States More than a thousand fans were at the airport early Saturday in an attempt to psyche out the Ameri- secon- the play is over’ — Mike Roberts 300-pou- from World Cup bertfi nounce many Hispanic names Fortunately the broadcasters said Hawaii’s most difficult names belong to d-string players Mercifully the starting lineup includes a Smith a Jones a Robinson a Johnson and a Briggs A § ay $ t - ay “Once the game’s over you say 'Wow I'm glad that’s over’ and you begin studying for next year” fastest-sellin- ot Hawaii is a winner but no one notices Team is just seeking a little recognition HONOLULU (AP) — University of Hawaii head football Coach Bob Wagner wonders what it takes to earn the recognition he thinks his team deserves At 2 the Rainbows have 8-- clinched their second straight winning season and have a shot at bettering last year’s record Hawaii crushed 9-- 3 overall then-N- o 18 Brigham Young University on Oct 28 and has scored 60 or more points three times to overcome is the time difference As the latest mainland football games are ending Hawaii is just warming up for its home games When Hawaii wins at home as it has 10 straight times over two seasons the story rarely makes the mainland newspaper deadlines because of the time difference and often do’es not appear in Monday editions Some 56-1- 4 this season Yet Wagner asks where are the bowls the rankings and the respect? “It’s disappointing because we won nine last year” Wagner said “It’s not like we're coming out of nowhere” Depending on who you believe Hawaii is either one of the nation’s best-kesecrets or a team taking advantage of a relatively easy schedule and more than its fair share of home games “We’re a real good football pt better-than-avera- ge team” Wagner said citing statistics that rank Hawaii third in the nation in scoring offense (399 points per game) 1 1th in total of- fense (4519 yards per game) fifth in rushing defense (894 yards per game) and 26th in total Jdense (3182 yards per game) “We're probably the biggest secret in the country right now” said defensive back Walter Briggs who has nine interceptions this season “We’ve won big We’ve shut down nationally publicized individuals “We’re just in a part of the pountry where we don’t get the publicity” Hawaii finally moved into the AP’s weekly Top 25 last week coming in at No 24 The Rainbows' still have an outside shot at the Western Athletic Conference championship and have been guaranteed a berth in the Aloha Powl by winning their next game against Oregon State on Nov 25 The finish their regular season on Dec 9 against Air Force - Still Wagner believes Hawaii deserves better and feels that location and defeats in its only two road games have kept the Rainbows from getting more attention on the mainland ' One problem that will be tough of Hawaii’s after-hou- Guaranteed minimum rs accomplishments have been spectacular including an upset of per tire trade-i-n towards any Ha- - 9 Iowa last season then-N- o waii has blown out several oppo- nents at Aloha Stadium this season including BYU Long geach State (63-1Utah (67-2and New Mexico (60-1Hawaii plays 10 home games this season and must struggle against a reputation for using the home-fieladvantage to boost its record while losing on the rdad The Rainbows lost both of 5 their road games this year at Wyoming and 6 at Colorado State An NCAA exemption allows the Rainbows to play more home games than most teams Established in the 1950s the exemption allows teams traveling to Hawaii to play an extra home game to defray travel expenses Some teams choose to play Hawaii away to get the exemption increasing the home games 0) 15580R13 Tread design may vary Plus ance Non BIG-brand ALL SEASON d See Dealer For Details 31-1- B13 'V nY $2795 AS LOW AS P15580R13 95 99 99 34 99 35 99 on Hawaii’s schedule LEGACY The exemption has been extended to Hawaii giving the Rainbows an extra home game and a regular season Most vexing for Wagner has been seeing BYU stay in the Top 25 all season while the Rainbows remained unranked “After the BYU game I felt people might still vote BYU ahead of us based on the number of games they’ve won over the years” Wagner said “The thing that’s really surprising is the difference in the number of votes” Following a victory over Oregon on Nov 4 BYU garnered 193 points and the No 21 ranking to Hawaii’s 105 points BYU remained No 21 last week with 310 points following its 5 victory over Air Force while Hawaii entered the rankings at No 24 with 13f points after defeating 379 rsr469 rti WORK DOME IY CERTIFIED TECMMICIAMS—USIMG ALL ORIGIMAL OR BETTER QUIPVtHT PARTS (VERY UNIT £4 Snow SUN VALLEY ALL-SEASO- 22 99 23 99 25 99 26 99 30 99 185SR14 165SR15 17570R13 18570R13 18S70R14 $1000 lire Studding per tire RADIAL Snow Tire Special Change-Ov-er Included 8 wheel dismount mounting new tires spin balance Standard rims Custom wheels extra $1495 Cold Weather Coupon Specials I $10995! 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