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Show BYU Tracksters Grab Conference Crown UTEP Fini shes 2nd; Foyt Wins| ASU Ends Up in 3rd Pole Slot By JOE WATTS by 82 seconds. UTEP’s Paul Hereld Sports Editor Gibson established a new stadTEMPE, Ariz — Brigham |ium record in the 120 yard high Young University swept to its hurdles with a clocking of 13.7 second straight Western Athletic BYU's Tom Borin was disquali- Conference track championship fied in the trials for two false Saturda” night in Tempe, Ariz. starts. with nearly peak performances In the final team standings, Cougars Capture WAC Net Crown For Indy By KURT PREUDENTHAL | INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (UPI) —Hard-charging A. J. Foyt, the! Texas tornado with a heavy By JOE WATTS the number three singles, | DonIn Lowe defeated Bruce HutHerald Editor TEMPE,Ariz. — Brigham chieson of New Mexico, 6-3, 6-3, Young University got some big in the semifinals, but lost to help from New Mexico's num- Bud Guion of Arizona in the ber one tennis star Van Hill, finals, 5-7, 6-2, 64, Lowe had which enabled the Cougars to jadvanced to the semifinals with win a tight three-way battle for a 6-1, 6-2 win over Bill Gooding the Western Athletic Conference of ASU, tennis championship Saturday In the number four singles, in Tempe, Ariz. Chuck Pate, BRU, was defeated BYU edged Arizona and Utah by Harold Sears of Utah in a for the title as the Cougars very close 46, 6-3, 10-8 chamscored 17 points and Arizona! pionship match. Pate had deand Utah each had 16 points to feated Scott Ford of Wyoming, tie for second place. 6-3, 6-4 to reach the finals. Van Hill, the number two! Patrick Landau reached the seeded Southern Division play- number five ¢.ngles championer, upset number one seeded ship by downing Jim Halstead Brian Cheney of Arizona, 10-12, o fASU, 6-1, 6-1, and then up846, 7-5 to win the number one set Craig Hardy of Airozna, 3-6, singles championship which 6-3, 10-8 in the semifinals. Hi moved Arizona cut of the then defeated Fritz in the finals. championship, -and then Hill) BYU was shut out of any teamed with Tony Bull to de- points in the number six singles feat Utah's F, D. Robbins and when Dave George fell to Dale Fritz in the number one Dwight Howard of New Mexico, doubles in another gruelling 64, 46, 64 in a first round three-set match, 10-12, 6-3, and match. Eric Evett of Arizona 62., to move Utah out of the was the eventual winner with a : championship. New Mexicofin- rey over Scott Bennion of ata: Se ished fourth with nine points, Brigham Young University's PERTTI POUSI of BYU is shown competing in the long jump in the Western Athletic Contop point getter was Larry Hall. ference Track and Field Championships. He w on the event with a leap of 25 feet 6% inches. who easily captured the numHe alse won the triple jump. (Herald-UPI T elephoto.) ber two singles title and teamed with Don Lowe to win the num-| Gooding ber two doubles title. The only ‘other BYU champion was Patrick Landau, who won the number five singles over Utah's Dale Fritz, 2-6, 64, 6-4. 4-2 Win for Tigers McCovey, B onds Homer In 5-2 Giant Victory ail Al Kaline Stars In | SUNDAY,MAY25,1969 s U.S., Foreign Track ‘Aces | Eye Meets & 8 3gai Bs a 5. by most cf the BYU athletes in |Arizona State finished third a somewhat surprising show of with 46% points while New |Mexico garned 4, Arizona 2, strength. speedway at better than 170 The UTEP Miners went into|Utah and Wyoming 17 each and miles per hour Saturday to win the mert as slight favorites, {Colorado State University fini- the 500Mile pole position for and they almost pulled out the shed last with 10 points. win, but BYU staved off the BYU was runnerup in the Miners and won 72%-69, in one conference track championship aiming of tne closer meets in recent the first five years it was held Memorial Day race triunph, and has won the title the last jwas the third speedster to years. two years. |make his 10-mile sprint under UTEP went into the final 300 Meter Steeplechase enerally fair and mild weather event, the pole vault, with only \Kerry Pearce, UTEP, 9:00. 59 points, but Miners placed in \Bre:n, UTEP; Loudat, NM conditions before an estimate three spots in that event to |Meldrum, U; Pat Shane, BYU ‘200,000 fans at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Then he sat gain the additional points. |(New WAC record, old record back and watched as one rival Pertti Pousi, BYU's tremen- 10:00.6 by Bob Richards, BYU) jafter another failed to wrest dous jumper, was the only dou- | Shot Put — John Birkeleach, \the pole spot from him. ble winner of the meet as he |UTEP, 58-2%; Monari, UTEP, | By late afternoon, 25 cars had set a new stadium record in the 56-5; Kearin, A, 553%; Jaros, |been qualified, leaving only long jump with a leap of 25- NM, 53-0; Trout, A, 52-65% eight spots to be filled Sunday 6% andalso established a new 440 Relay — BYU (Jim Maw, whenthetirals are scheduled to stadium markin the triple jump Gary Tipton, Jim Blaisdell, jend. | with a leap of 51-7. Gary Thacker, 41.0; UTEP, | However, the possibility of an Steve Pergeson, formerly a 41.1; ASU, 41.5; Wyoming, 42.1; extention remained because last BY High athlete, was probably Utah, 42.1. weekend's qualifications were the most elated performer of Mile Run — Chuck LaBenz, |rained out. the meet when he put on a) ASU, 4:01.3; Jensen. Wyoming, | The 25 qualifiers have an crowd-thrilling sprint finish to 4:01.8; Fisher, UTEP, 4.03.7; average speed of 167.341 m.p.h., establish a new WAC record Loudat, NM, 4.04.1; Romero, compared to the 33-car field | in the 88 yard run. Bergeson UTEP, 4.04.3. New meet and average of 164.958 last year. was clocked in 1:48.8, but it stadium record, old WAC re- Mario Andretti, Nazareth, Pa., the dapper little native took an all-out effort at the cord 4.09.5). tape te win the blue ribbon. Long Jump — Pertti Pousi, Italian who was the number The old record was 1:49-3, set BYU, 25-6%4; Blaisdell, BYU, | one pole choice until his machine was wrecked in a 4-11; Palmen, BYU, 247, Robin the preliminaries Friday night by Wayne Jensen of Wyo- inson, BYU, 24-54%, Steffes, N spectacular mid-week crash, ming, who didn’t finish in the M,23-7 ( New Stadium record). had to settle for runner-up 100 Yard Dash — Mike Frazi- honors in a back up car, top five Saturday night. Hall defeated Bjorn Alven of BYU’s Stan Bergeson, the er, Wyoming, 9.6; Bright, ASU, Arizona State in an easy 62, othar half of the Bergeson twin 9.6; Gary Thacker, BYU, 9.7, 6-1 semifinal match and then track combo, placed fifth with Jackson, UTEP, 9.7; Gibson, defeated Butch Polmer of Ari2 1:49.7, which was better than BYU, 1:48.8; Ericson, NM, zona State, in an easy 6-0, 6-2 the WAC record prior to this| UTE! P, 9.8, final. 880 Run — Steve Bergeson, PROVO,UTAH, meet. Of all the championship’ 1:48.9; Tague UTEP, 1:49.6; Another, B Y U performer, Jones, UTEP, 1:49.6; Stan Bermatches, that was the largest Ralph Mann, also set a WAC geson, BYU, 1:49.7. margin of victory, While Van After record, when he skirted the Javelin — Mark Murro, ASU, Hill helped the Cougars in | Arizona oval to post a 50.4 time in the 292-8; Waddell, A, 244-4; Halmi, | NEW YORK (UPI) —tItalian eliminating Utah and Arizona in 440 yard intermediate hurdles. Wyoming, 240-11; Jahani Numjchampionship matches, he also ‘The old record was 51.1 set by mela, BYU, 238.10; Groen, U, |medal winner [miehe, BYU along the way Olympics, Saturday was added Mike Douglas of BYU in 1966. when he upset BYU’s number 236-10. (New American, colleA meet record was also tied: giate, W A C and stadium rec- \to the list of foreign track and one seeded Zdravko Mincek, fielq stars being brought to the in the nigh jump when Lorenzo rd,.) 6-4, 64 in Mincek’s only singles Allen of Arizona cleared seven 120 High Hurdles — Paul Gib. U.S. for a series of meets match. sponsored by the Amateur feet. Hill and Bull also teamed to son, UTEP, 13.7; Williams, NM, Athletic Union. beat Mincek and Erie Beer in 14.0; Hooker, ASU, 14.1; Don The international competition Undated American League. Saturday, powering the Detroit a run in the eighth on singles the number one doubles. Thus French, BYU, 14.2; Jones, ASU, swings into high gear next Roundy California Angels. ip by Lou Johnson, Sandy Alomar second, third and fourth in the 44. Mincek went through the tourJong jump and first and second | 440 Yard Dash — Ron Taylor, weekend with staging of the By United Press International Earl Wilson received credit nament without winning a inaugural Kennedy Games at’ Al Kaline drove in three runs for his third win of the season George Brunet carried a 10 match although he won points O11, 86 in the triple jump. \U, 47.1; Miller, UTEP, 47.1; Berkeley, Calif. with two homers ard Jim semifinal, Undoubtedly the most remark. | Jim Blaisdell, BYU, 47.3; Peter- Jorma Kinnuen of Finland, a Northrup homered over the 440- although he needed help from lead into the sixth inning when by his seeding positions, able performance of the meet) son, U, 47.5; King, CSU, 47.6. javelin thrower; Czech weight) foot fence in center field) relievers John Hiller and Pat Mickey Stanley walked and Dobson when the Angels scored Kaline hit his seventh homerof came Friday night when Mark Discus — Ervin Jaros, NM, man Ludvik Danek; sprinter the year into the right field Murro of Arizona State threw 180-4; Mike Hoffman, 179-144; Peter Norman of Australia; stands. Norhrup boosted the! the javelin 292-8 to establish a Ortiz, ASU, 167-8; Kearin, A, and distance runner Juan Tigers’ lead to 3-1 when he led new i record set by 165-10; Trout, A, 163.7. Martinez of Mexico all are off the seventh with his homer’ Frank Covelli, also formerly of 440 Intermediate Hurdles — entered in the May 31 Kennedy ito straightaway center field and| ASU, who held the record at Ralph Mann, BYU, 50.4; Phil-|G:ames. Kaline rounded out the Tigers’ By JOE WATTS lips, NM, 51.6; Miller, ASU, The competition will move to scoring with his second homer 9% by Janis Lusis of Russia. 51.9; Jones, NM, 52.2; Jaako, Orange, Calif., June 14 for the Herald Sports Editor of the gamein the eighth. ‘There were many other rec- Tuominen, BYU, 52.3. Orange County Invitational Ii was the ninth straightloss PHOENIX, Ariz. — Arizona ords set during the night. Kerry Triple Jump — Pertti Pousi, where Australians Ron Clarl s. State University, a school that i: Undated National League sent the Los Angeles Dodgers for Pearce of UTEP bettered the BYU, 51-7; John Konihowski, aanaes Doubell will join the! had gone almost an entire Round lup on to a 5-0 triumph over the St. Jim Kaatpitched a five-hitter eonference record in the steeple- BYU,49-2; Steffes, NM, 49-1 %; ield. school year without winning a chase by a full minute in run- ‘Clark, CSU,48.6; Brezina, CSU, Otioz will also make his By United Press International Louis Cardinals. Don Sutton and Leo Cardenas and Tony Western Athletic Conference Oliva drove in one run each as’ Home runs by Bobby Bonds allowed nine hits but scored his ning the event im 9:00.6, the fast-| 43 3. initial appearance in Minnesota Twins defeated ‘championship, , won its second sub-par est time recorded in the nation 220 Yard Dash — Jerry Bright Orange County meet and then and Willie McCovey accounted fifth win of the year against New York 2-1 and snapped the title in two days Saturday by this year. ASU, 21.2; Gary Thacker, BYU, move onto the Sacramento, for three runs Saturday and four losses. Bill Sudakis hom- Yankees’ eight-game winning] ‘winning the WAC golf championplaced the San Francisco Giants tered for the Dodgers. Arizona’s State’s Chuck La- 21.3; Gibson, UTEP, 21.4; Jack- \Calif., a week later. hips at the ing Goodstreak. Kaat gid not allow Benz also set a conference rec- son, UTEP, 21.6; Rodenheizer, All of the meets are part of to a 52 victory over the Ernie Banks’ grand slam than one hit in inning ‘as he year Golf Course at Litchtield the AAU track and field series Pittsburgh Pirates behind the homerin a five-run fifth inning ord when he ran the mile in U, 21.9. walked two andsiruckan four. Park, just outside live and on tape for seven-hit pitching of Mike and a two-run homer by Ron 4:01,3, bettering the old mark ‘Three Mile Run — Harris, scheduled |S 8 consecutive Sunday after- McCormick. The Twins scored one run in Santo enabled the Chicago Cubs SCU, 13:29.7; Jobski, ASU joons on the Columbia Broad- Bonds led off the first inning to defeat the San Diego Padres ‘the second inning on singles by! Arizona State defeated BYU’ 30.9; Pearce UTEP, 13:46. ‘Harmon Killebrew, Graig Net- in a baseball playoff Friday casting System TV network, 7-5. The grand slam was the with his homer off Bob Veale Breen, UTEP, 14:02.6. les and Leo Cardenas and and McCovey boosted the 12th of Banks’ career tying the another in the third when Rod night for their other WACtitle. Mile Relay — BYU (Paul Giants’ lead to 3-0 when he 38-year old Cub veteran for ‘Carew walked with two out, The top four Arizona State Hackett, Jim Blaisdell, Gary golfers averaged five over par second place on the all-time homeced after a walk to Willie stole second and rode home on 2is for a team total of Tipton, Ralph Mann) 3:08.7; 8 6, Mays in the fifth, It was National Leaguelist two behind Oliva’s single. Utah; UTEP, New Mexico, Ariwhich was nine strokes better McCovey’s 11th homer of the Gil Hodges. Bill Melton’s grand slam than second place Arizona, zona. Banks’ grand slam in the homer was the big blow of a season. High Jump — Lorenzo Allen, which finished with 895. Willie Stargell hit a two-run fifth cameafter the Cubsfilled five-run third inning which PULLMAN, Wash. (UPI) —' A, 7-0; Dedel, A, 6-10; Celion, homerin the sixth inning but e bases on singles by Glenn ‘enabled the Chicago White Sox Tied for third place were course during any of their i8Weber State College, which BYU, and Shepherd, ASU,(tie) Beckert and Billy Williams and to score a 93 victory which Brigham Young University and hole rounds, but Garris and 68; Mendenhall, BYU and the Giants clinched the victory captured the conference basket‘Undated Davis Cxp Roundup a walk to Santo, Randy ended the Boston Red Sox’ four- the University of New Mexico, Rusty Guernsey turned in one ball championship and tied for Schlessinger, ASU, 6-8 (tie). By United Press International with two runs offrelief pitcher with scores of 909, 23 strokes over par 73 rounds. While the the football crown, was named Pole vault — Paul Hegler, Australia, loser of the Davis Chuck Hartenstein in the Hundlev singled, went on game winning streak, Ken off the winning pace set by the ‘Cougars didn’t sizzle the course today as the all-sports cham- UTEP, 16-0; Dick Rambeau, cup to the United States in seventh. Both runs came with second on a wild pitch and Berry and Walt Williams also Sun Devils. with especially hot scores, they homered for the White Sox scored on a single by reliever ASU,16-0; Breit, UTEP; Cotton, two uot cn a walk io McCovey. pionship team of the Big Sky January, is faced with éliminaTed Abernathy to complete the while Tony Conigliaro homered The other WAC schools were showed remarkable consistency Wyoming; Bean, UTEP, Conference. tion in the preliminary rounds McCormick struck out eight rally. ‘not in contention as UTEPfin- and were all competitive. for the Red Sox. and walked one in squaring his of the 1969 competition. Mexiro took a 2-1 lead over season record at 2-2. the Aussies in Mexico City Wes Parker’s _bases-filled Saturday when Rafael Osuna single in the seventh inning NATIONAL ee STAND- American League Standings end Vicente Zarazuna won a keyed a three-run rally which By Untied Press International marathon doubles match from By Unite# Press International John Alexander and Phil Dentn E Arizona State Golfers Win Conference Championship WeberCaptures All-Sports Australians Team Award Trail in = Cup Action Major League Standings (Night Games Included) EAST Baltimore das it St Pee Retains Championship 1 pet, gh) 216 120 64. Mickey Wright The, finals singles matches . 14 gat gull be played Sunday. In Leads in 3113 705 — Bob Foster Finishes Off Kendall of the challenger from Port- halt to the rally, and Foster record to 35-4, including 29 By WILLIAM VERIGAN land, Oregon. charged out in the fourth round |knockouts. U? Sports Writer to end the bout. Kendall's record dropped to Pittsburgh 20-20 500 7_|Detroit Sk ST Bowrey had defeated young Bluegrass Test WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Foster shouted at Kendallfor ready accidental butt and pleaded A right hand to the head sent} St. Louis 19 21 475 8 eos ¥ - = i Joaquin Loyo-Mayo but Osuna * (UPI)—Bob Foster, enraged an with the referee as the small Kendall spinning into the ropes and turned into a brawler by an. crowd hooted its disapproval. and Foster flailed away. The A timer of the American : victory by dropping Ray ae y: a acidental butt slashed open ‘Kendall, six inches shorter than slaughter continued for 15 Broadcasting Company, which Andy Kendall's left eye and’ the 64 Foster, tried to move seconds before Kendall slumped televised the bout on its “Wide World of Sports” program, stopped him with a viciouslinside the looping left jab but ‘to the canvas. referee could have! showed the first round was barrage on the ropes. in the jonly managed to run into! The Atlanta % 18 658 — (Minnesota 21-16 568 — | Aiexander and Dent. Alexander ea hen oe Seae fourth round Saturday after-|uppercuts, stopped it even before Kendall about 40 seconds over the threeLos Angeles , ms % a 17 17 .500 2% /is 18 and Dent 17. The Jongsets al ‘adie GolfToamament oe noon to retain his world light | A cut was opened over fell but he waited until the minute limit and that extra heavyweighttitle. \Kendall's left eye in the second challenger got up and gazed time all belonged to Foster. But it was only a matter of a few arenes 0 4 455 8 ails aoe et igu(@ toll on the endurance of! sistent 230-yard drives down the The 29-year-old Kendall wasjround by a hard uppercut but blankly, waiting for more jrounds that Foster needed to : ae 16 28 364 12 caecae 11 27 269 10% Osuna, a battle scarred veter hilly’ Hunting Creek course trapped in his own corner as|the challenger threw caution punishment. jend the hout anyway. The champion went into the the flailing, enraged champion|away and charged into the Te eatattay'sSatRes is 0 Saturday's fan won the U.S. amateur|fairways, fired a blistering 33 Minnesota 2. NewResults York 1 titlewho in 1963. lag hence “and ‘caide pummelleq him with rights and|barrages to catch Foster by jfight with most of the Connelly and judge Jack Sharkey hag each scored two Los Angeles Louis Chicago 9 Boston 3 Australian captain Harry|back i n with 36. Her 36-hol ladvantages on his side—10! le lefts to the head. Finally the surprise. a 3%. Her ack in . _ E San Francisco 5 Pittsburgh 2 It was near the end of the) inches in reach and nearly six rounds for Foster and one for Hopman had predicted a 41/total was a 2-under-par 142. \challenger slumped helpless @» third Detroit 4 Calfornia 2 Chicago 7 San Diego 5 Kendall under the l0point inches in height. Foster round that Kendall the canvas and referee Bob was 143, at back stroke One team,| 4)victory margin for his Gicinati 11 Montreal 2| (10Kansas innings)City 5 Washington but Osunua in particular has |defending tournament champion ‘Connelly separated them. brought the fans to their feet weighed 174 pounds compared “must” system, giving the ) third to the challenger, Judge dashed that hope. In the three- Carol Mann, who watched Miss Kendall managed to rise but by hammering away at Foster to 175 for Kendall. (ildelpia 8 Atlanta 3 Seattle @ Cleveland 2 Baltimore 2 Oakland1 (night) hour doubles match the veter- Wright’s fine play with a 69 to hte referee called a halt after jand hurting him momentarily. It was Foster’s 14th consecu- Joe Hashim had the first two t) taking a look af the glazed eyes But the bell quickly brought a tive victory and boosted his for Foster and the third even igo with her first round 74, (Pick up Sunday’s Games) an never lost his service, cay . — . opening matches, ct eeeee Palacelpia we ate paiCleveland, w 1 pet, gblOakland ust a's eee 10 25 286 16%4/%2d_ given Mexico a vital) aeee) 21 16 568 — gnanneaeeameg |frst round 73 with a Sunder- San Francisco TO 1g 30) 6 (cataas City OL ciea ¢ of the doubles match may take)" agi ‘Wright, slamming con eriEatan 6 diem York 4 (aight |