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Show Y Gymnosts Take WAC Third Place ALBUQUERQUE, N.M Brigham Young University gymnastsfinished in third place in the Western Athletic Conference gyninastics meei at the Page 13. University of New Mexico. The Cougars trailed New Mexico, who copped the WAC crown, and ColoradoState in the final standings. New Mexico gymnasts garnered 312.65 points in taking the title and Cclorado State totaled 294.05 points. The BYU final total was 293.90 and Arizona State took fourth with 279.95. Utahfinished in fifth piace and Arizona was sixth. BYU Coach Bruce Morgenegg reported that the Cougars had onefirst piace winner in Darryl Miller, who took top honors in the sidehorse with a 9.0 score. Other BYU finishers inztuded Don Ferre, sixth, floor 8. points; Wayne ixth, sidehorse, : eigh Wilson, third. stilt rings, John Hughes, fourth, still rings, 89 Don Ferre, fourth bars, 8.675; and John Hughes, h, high bar, 8.55. Cougar Gal Tracksters Fare Well BOULDER, Colo Four BYU coedstook several prizes at the Recky Mountain Amateur Athletic Union indoor championships for women here Friday night and sto~d well upin other events going into the SACRAMENTO STATE COLLEGEperformer, Barbara Parcher, is being judged during Saturday’s floor exercises, finals late Saturday night. (Herald Staff Photo by Phil where she placed fourth. She wonthe all-around ClassI title Shurtleff, chief photographer). Southern Illinois Wins Saturday. Linda Hamilton, of 330 S. 7th W., Provo, won the 220 dash in a clocking of :28.5. Becky Hogue, of Atascadero, Calif., won the long jump at 16-8% and took second in the 60 yard dash in 7.8 seconds. Roxie deMik of West Lake Village, Calif. placed second in jump with a jump of + the Ne, Gals’ Gymnastics Meet place in that event. By PHIL SHURTLEFF champion Springfield College, 100.05 to Former Olympian, Wendy of In Class II with a clocking of 2:32.2 seconds, ‘The relay team, madeupof the four giris, won the 880 relay, in finished second in the mile run fer the Cougars in a time of 4:17.3. See page 14 for results of triangular meet. (Herald Staff Phote by Meb Anderson). Indiana Cruises to Third Straight NCAA Swim Title 1:56.7, Entered in the meet were teams from Texas, New Mexico, ton, a former collegiate swimBy CARRICK LEAVITT Colerado and South Dakota. The SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) — mer, oe him on to his leading performer with a second and Lucy Miller, Springfield BYU girls competed inTwo more records fell and third big wi place in floor exercise and a College, fifth. In third place in the vaulting dividually rather than asa team. champion Mike Burton of UCLA tantaes'a David Edgar fourth in vaulting and a fourth in Another BYU student, Roy was Patti Corrigan, Springfield Johnson, of Camarillo, ‘Calif., nailed down his third gold net the balance beam competit al in final action Saturday of College, fourth was Miss Other pee in floor .xel nly men's the 47thNCAA Swimming a Miss Spencer, STU, and fifth, Karen Spencer were ‘Bev Marquette, Smith, STU, eee Indiana etched its who finished witha third place, In the unevenparallel bars, at Othe ee and oe coaches third consecutive team chamMiss Parcher in fourth, Jo presstime competition was just expressed delight in claiming so pionship into the record books Anderson of Eastern beginning with Karen Smith, manyplaces in the meet. on the strength of veteran Mark Washington State in fifth. SIU, leading through the Spitz and swimmers Lawrence By JOE WATTS On vaulting, SIU's Carolyn preliminaries with a 9.2. Barbiere, Gary Hal! and diver Heraid Sporis Editor Riddell pulled an upset over Teammate MargiSchilling was James E. Henry. Mountain States Steel, with a Miss Cluff, defeating her with a second with Barbara Parcher, Freshman Brian Job of Stan- well-balanced attack, chalked meet high score of 9.6 in the SacramentoState, in third. ford won his second gold medal up thrilling 96-94, victory over finals. In the prelims, Miss Cluff and established a new NCAA Savon of Ogden to win the first had scored 9.2 to lead, but Miss record in the 20-yard cham- ulampionship of the Spanish Riddell’s final performance of pionship backstroke heat. The Fork Invitational Basketball the evening wastoo muchfor the OGDEN,Utah (UPT) — Com- performance exceeded Job’s Tournament Saturday night in SIU favorite. peting in gusty winds and oc- preliminary record-setting run the Spanish Fork High gym. On the balance beam, behind casional snowflurries, trackmen earlier Saturday. Lynn Parsons Jim Jimas, Miss Cluff was Carol Donnelly of at Weber State College scored Heposted a 2:05.99 to best the Neil Roberts, and Scott Warner an incredibly lop-sided victory record established in 1967 by scored in doublefigures to spark here Saturday over Southern Ken Martin of Southern Metho- the Steelers to the championship Utah State and Ricks College. dist, victory, despite a 30-point The Wildcats amassed 107 The Courtland, Ohio, native performance by Justus LOS ANGELES (UPI)—Ron Fairly and Ron Santo hit solo points to easily out-distance said his formula, which bought anda fine Savon team that had him the 100-yard breast title Ricks who had 41 and Southern homers early in the gam> and five men in double figures. earlier in the three-day classic, the East All Stars rolled to a 5- Utah with 35 points. Lynn Parsons scored 23 and Weber’s Randy Montgomery worked again. 1 victory over the West in the Jim Jimas 22 to lead Mountain first Major League Baseball showed the finest form in the “J just kept saying, You feel States Steel in the championship good, you feel good’, I just triangular meet, winning firstClassic. game.Neil Roberts had 19 and Antonio Open. A crowd of 31,694 watched the place slots in the 100-yard wanted to stay relaxed,he Scott Warner 17. “He started like a house contest at Dodger Stadium. dash the 220-yard dash and the saiid. Paul Ruffner, Levin, was the Mitch Ivey, a 21-year-old high individual scorer of the afire, but we had a lot of golf proceeds went to the Southern triple jump. left,” Trevino said of his Christian Leadership ConferHe also ran a leg of the 440 swimmer from Long Beach tournamentwi'': 63 points in two opponent.“He’shitting the ball ence and the game was relay which Weber won with a State, backhanded his way to a nights, followed closely by —he’s going to be tough to dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther record - shattering time of 41.8 nw NCAA record in the 200- Justus Thigpen of Savon with 62. yard backstroke with a time of In the consolation game, the King Jr., the assassinated civil seconds. Rodriguez said after his 71 rights leader. Teammate Frank Reilly pick- 1:52.77. The effort relieved USU All-Stars defeated Levin, “Tf you started like I did, you Tom Seaver of the New York ed up 14 points for Weber with former Indiana great Charles 87-77, with Paul Jeppesenhitting wouldn't finish.” He hit hisfirst Mets started for the East and a winning 50 ft. 42 inch toss of Hickcox of the title. 28 and Dick Wade getting 24, drive at the lip of a sand trap pitched three innings, giving up the shotput and a 41 second time “T just gotta call home,” the which more than off set a 31and buried the ball, taking a three hits and one walk. H in the intermediate hurdles. breathless Ivey said following point performanrmance by Paul bogey five. He matched it with was credited with the victory. Montgomery broke the tape in his stunning win over Indiana’s Ruffner. a birdie at No. 2, bogeyed the Lew Krausse of the Seattle the 100-yard dash in 9.7 seconds top contestants Gary Hall and The mostoutstanding player seventh when he hit in the Pilots, who came on in the and turned in a 220 timeof 21.4 Jack Horsley, who finished 2-3 award wentto Neil Roberts and water andbirdied the 12th, 14th third inning in relief of starter seconds. His winning mark in behind the Santa Clara, Calif., the all-tournament team inand 16th with putts of 20, 3 and Don Wilson of the Houston the triple jump cameto 46 ft. native. cluded Jim Jimas of Mountain 9 feet. “T figured to win it would StatesSteel, Justus Thigpen and 7 \ inches. Astros, took the loss. Lotz got his 68 by birdying Fairly, the first man to face Southern Utah State had win- probably take a record,” Ivy Dan Sparks of Savon, Paul the first hole and adding birds Krausse, hit the first pitch into ners in the 120 high hurdles, said. Ruffner of Levin Insurance, and on the fourth and ninth with 15- the rightfield grandstands to with Kim Matheson setting a ‘the 1W0-yard buttertlytitle refoot putts. He birdied the 13th make it 1-0 for the East. He winning time of 15.2 seconds. mained in the hands of Hoosier LEVIN 18 by chipping to within three feet was voted player of the game Teammate Glen Richardson MarkSpitz. He plunged his way Gardner Watts of the pin and sunk a 13-foot by the coaches and other took the long jump with his ef- past Texas at Arlington’s pow- Ruffner putt on the 16th for another contestants, fort of 21 ft. 5 % inches. erful Dvg Russell and speedy Owens d, For the Ricks College squad, John Ferris of Stanford with a Patterson Santo, the veteran Chica_o Sampson He bogeyed the 17th by Cub third baseman, actually Mike Swallow claimed a num- 349.82. Dyer hitting the bunker on the tee provided the decisive run when ber-one position with a time of Russe!l and Spitz share the Totals n and landing his second shot he hit his homer off Krausse in 51.2 seconds in th 440-yard NCAA record at :49.5— Russell USU All-Stars 28 short of the green. Lotz’s 68 the fourth inning. The ball just dash, and Reed Stucki came out settingit in 1968 and Spitz even- Jeppesen Bean 10 gives him 13 rounds in the 0s care the 330-foot markin left in front *n the two mile event ing the marklast year. Spitz es- Wade 24 in his last 16 outings. with a 9:55.5 time. field, tablished the American record Tollestrup in that event in 1967 with a Pearson :49.1 clocking. UCLA's powerful Burton a7 made it three gold medals for Quarters 19 44 67 77 1970 NCAA competition as he Levin s All-Star 22 45 60 87 concerned, On an average, more Meet records, however, will The 57th annual Invitation swirled through the 1,650-yard than 3,000 participants were remain the same with only one Meet, which was first held at freestyle in a near-record time involved in the meet which has high school records section. The BYUbackin 1912, will cover a of 16:10.59. Hans J. Fassnacht MIN. StatesStee! ith been called one of the largest of Aand B schools will be running three-day period. Here is the of Long BeachState set the rec- Roberts 9 its kind in the country. ord last year at 15:54.2 in NCAA Warner against the same marks schedule: Lewis April 23 (Thursday) — Junior competition. ‘The new changes,Millet said, While the high schoo! com- High Schoo! Boys’ Tennis (BYU Tenacious Ralph Hutton of Jimas 2 should speed up the meet and petition will remain open to any Parsons 23 Coloraao State had second place Gardner provide the prep participants schoolwithin a 500-mileradius of courts.) April 24 (Friday) — Senior honors in the grueling race at Totals 96 with a greater degree of at- Provo, the majority of the enHigh School Golf (Timpanogos 16:23.046. He was followed by Savon tention and recognition. trants are expected to come 9 Course) and Tennis (BYU Burton’s teammat* Steve Gen- Sparks Trice 16 ‘The high schooltrack andfield from the high schools in Utah. courts), and the start of the tev. Fassnachtfinished fourth. n Millet also stated the:the all- senior high school all-around “| wanted to get away from events will continue in two 30 divisions, A and B schools. Team «ound championship will be run championships (BYU Stadium). tne pack,” Burton said “I 8 4 championshipswill be decided in as it hasin the past, and that the April 25, Saturday) — Senior wanted to get out ahead so I both divisions, and team winners would be able to add High School Track & Field (BYU could swim my own race.” Quarters trophies will be awarded the their points to the totals of their Stadium) and Girls’ Pep Clubs His wife of nine months,pret- Steelers 24 % respective teams, ty, blonde Linda Hildreth Bur- Savon winners in eacndivision, on Review (BYU Stadium), « ¥ vaulting and the uneven bars. Terry Spencer was SIU’s Southern Illincis University Wendy Cluff turned in superb won the second annual DGWS performancesin the final night nationalintercollegiate gym- to take first onfloor exercise and nastics championships for balance beam as well as second women, edging defending in vaulting. In the half-mile run, Carolyn Condi of Va'e, Ore., placed third SAM FRANCIS, BYU miler, in cold and windy weather,turned in an excellenttime in winning the mile run Saturday in Cougar Stadium, in 4:13.1. Allen Judd of BYU Southern Iilinois, followed by Barbara Parcher, Miss Spencer Steelers Edge Savon For TournamentTitle competition, determined Friday afternoon, Eastern Washington State, took the teamtitle with an 86.85 score Cluff of El Camino Junior and Bev Marquette from Leng College in California hai to Beach City College was the top settle for secondplacein theall- all-around performer with a 30around competition in Class I as 55 total. Barbara Parcherof Sacramento The final night’s competition State College edged herforfirst Saturday drew the top 12 scorers place, 33.70 to 33.55. from the combinedclasses,I and Miss Parcheralso placed third Il, with the average of the in the balance beam competition preliminaries and finals andfourth in flo r exercise and determining final placing. 10th in vaulting with the final Southern Illinois University event, uneven bars, just had mostof its team competitors beginningat presstime Saturday in the final night’s competition night, with Miss Parcher in third with five contestants in both Former Olympian, Wendy WeberTrack Team Scores West Bows EasyVictory To East Trevino, Menne Deadlock ln Classic stroke back at 207 after firing a Millet reported two major BYU's annualInvitation track and field meet, traditionally an changes: —All junior college comwith contestants,will have a new petition will be eliminated from slim, trim look for the start of the meet program, and the "70s. —A'l junior high school event that bulges at the seams Several changes have been made in the meet format, and competition, with the exception of junior high tennis, has been the result should be a dropped. streamlined affair with more Other than these two changes, emphasis on high school com- the Invitation Meet will include petition, all other traditional events— golf, tennis, precision marching According to Floyd Millet, meet director, this year’s 57th and track andfield. annual Invitation Meet will be Heretofore, the spring sports held oeasey period — carnival has been so large thatit ce proved to be a burden on all 4 s= 38 BYU Invitational Meet Changes Format A SooeTREn rs wat another 4 was erovenrs HDOOnROe M winner, eomuce—-o Open BSZSetsn who Menne birdied the par five 16th with a 7-foot putt but hit under a tree on the 17th for a bogey five, putting Trevino into a tie for the lead to stay. Menne said playing with the colorful Trevino did not bother him. “T enjoy playing with Lee and I enjoy his gallery,” said the Byear-old_pro whose highest finish in 15 months on the tour was a tie for 20th in the San SRaEoT Rodriguez, 15th. ~Eeceg Chi Trevino caught Menne twice before he made it stick, Once on the 12th hole when Menne landed in a sand trap for a bogey. Menne took the lead back with a birdie on the 13th, but Trevino tied it again by chipping in from 30 feet on the o 23 Chi started the round tied with Trevino two strokes back of Menne,fell to a 71 on the par 72 Country Club of Miami course and a three-round total of 206. Orville Moody, the 1969 U.S. 67, Gary Player shot a 71 and trailed the leader by eight strokes. The flamboyant Trevino flopped on the green after holing a 12-foot birdie putt on the ninth hole. “I almost broke myleg,” the Texan said. “I hit a bad putt and got away with <nousasg OUnnsds a9 In Airlines Golf Tourney MIAMI (UPI)—Lee Trevino clowned his way to a fourunder-par 68 Saturday anda tie for the lead with young Bob Menne going into the final round of the $200,000 National Airlines Golf Tournament. Trevino went into the third round two strokes back of the surprising Menne, but caught his opponent in a head-to-head match for the lead. Menne started strong with birdies on the second, third and fourth holes, then fell back to a twounder-par 70 for his three-round total of 203—-good enough tc share the lead. Two strokes back was the tour's top money winner, Dick Lotz, whofired a 68 for a threeround total of 205. notched his second gold medal of the meet as he sprinted through the 100-vard freestyle in 246.06. Peal Jeppesen of the USU AllTFaril of cuff links and tie clasps were presented to all members of the winning team and all other participants received &@ keychain memento. bout 1560 persons attended the two-night tourney, which officials hope will become an annual affair among the top amateur teams in the state. In Friday night’s games both teams trailing at halftime came on strong to win first round contests. Savontrailed Levin by six points at intermission,41-35, but Levin hadonly an eight-point third quarter and suffered a big 93-65 defeat. Mountain States Steel trailed by ten athalftime, 48-38, but rallied for a close 85-82 triumph, Savon was sparked by Justus Thigpen with a 32-point performance, 21 of them comingin the second half. Other double figure scorers for Savon were Sessions Harlan with 19, Dan Sparks with 17, and Gus Chatmon with 12. Paul Ruffner was all that Levin had in the way ofoffense. He scored nearly half of the team’s point with a 32 point performance. He had21points at halftime which had sparked Levin to an early lead. Mountain States Steel had Neil Roberts with 21, Scott Warner with 21, and Jim Jimas with 20 to offset USU’s Paul Jeppesen with 2% and Chris Bean with 24. SAVON GF P Sparks 734 0 Trice 3.00 6 Tillman Soe eee Thigpen S$ 23 32 Harlan 8 36 19 Chatmon Totals LEVIN Gardner Watts Ruffner rn 6 OF 12 1 00 2 42 9.17: 93 iS 6 2. § 4 22 10 2 815 32 Owens 4 00 Patterson 1 00 Parkinson 2 23 Totals 26 13-2) Score by quarters von 7 35 64 Levin 22 41 49 MTN.ST.STEEL G F Hill 2 35 Roberts 9 36 Warner 8 59 65 P ? 21 21 Lewis 10 Jimas Parsons McMaster Totals USUALLSTARS Jeppesen Bean Wad Tollestrup Pehrson Smith tieton rotate Score by quarters Steelers USUAIStars 5 01 2 2 6 65 9 24 20 6 0 00 0 36 13.26 85 G F P 10 67 2% 8 88 24 $ 23 12 6h 2 00 4 9 00 9 3°01 i 32 180 82 2) 38 66 85, 20 4B 68 62 ey |