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Show Utah Stars Name LaDell Andersen as Coach By JOE WATTS Heraid Sports Editor for Andersen at Utah State, Kerr indicated that any successer would have to be considered whenAthletic Director Bus Williams returns next week fram NCAA meetings. As indicated in The Daily Herald nearly one week ago,the Utah Stars confirmy:d Saturday afternoon that LaDell Anderse: would be their next head hasketball coach. The announcement was made by Vince Boryla, President and General Manager cf the Stars at a Salt Palace press conference. Andersen will replace Bill Sharmanat the helm ofthe Amerieap Basketbad Association championship club. sharman resigned from the Stars after leading them to the ABA championship with the apparent intention of scorns a position with the Los Angeles Andersen, when questione* on the point, said, “I would like to see one of my two assistants, Dale Brown or Dutch Belnap, get the job.” “We really are pleased to get a coach the calibre of LaDell,” said Boryla, who once coached Andersen and has been a close friend for many years. “His record certainly speaks for itseif and, in my opinion, you'd have to go a long way to find anyone who knows more about basketball. Andy literally lives, breathes and sleeps the game.In addition to being fortunate enough to obtain the services of one ofthe truly outstanding young coaches in the nation with a great future, in LaDell Andersen wepresent to cur Utah fans a coach well schooled in the brand of basketball they rs. a However,a threatened lawsuit by the Utah Stars against the Los Angeles Lakers has apparently forestalled action there, and Sharman still remains without a head coaching position. Rolfe Kerr, assistant to the president at ‘Utah State University, was on hand for the press conference, and indicated that whi ‘t would be a great loss for Utah State University “‘wealso feel a great sense of pride that the ABA champions came to Utah State University for their coach.” When asked about a possible replacement enjoy.” Boryla also announced the Stars would be retaining Larry Creger in the positions of assistant coach and director of player personnel and that Howard Adams would be joining the Starsas trainer. ‘Larry possesses a tremendous rapport with ourTre and this combined with his knowiedge of our scouting techniques make him a most valuab’eaide to LeDell in making a smooth transition,” said Boryla. “Adams, who worked with LaDell at Utah State, complements an outstanding trio to make our on-court decisions.” Andersen is a native of Malad, Ida., who went to USU in 1947 on a “‘make-good”type scholarship. During a mid-December ny of his sophomore year, Andersen sei.upon wpereney when he sparked the Aggies to a win by scoring nine points from his guard position in the last three minutes of the game. LaDeil started every game from that point through his senior year at USU. He twice was selected as an all-Skyline conference guard. His high scoring game was 27 points. Following college, Andersen played two yearsof Air Forcebasketball at Sandia Base, N.M. He was a member of an all-service quintet which competed in the 1952 nae Playoffs in New York’s Madison Square Garden. 1p 1953 Andersen joined the Denver Central Bankers team in the old National Industrial Basketball League and was an all-star backcourt performer for two seasons, Boryla coached the Bankers and Andersen during the 1954-55 campaign. From Denver and playing the game, An- dersen inoved into the coaching ranksas Jack Gardner's assistant at the University of Utah in 1956. He serve. in that capacityuntil taking over as head coachat Utah‘statein the fall of 1961, In his first three years at USU, Andersen guided his teams into the NCAA playoffs, becoming the only coach in the school’s history to take a team to a post-season ‘ourney more than once. Andersen garnered Skyline conference “Coach of the Year” honors in 196162 and four times has been District Seven ‘Coach of the Year.” For a hobby, Andersen plays 2 mean game of golf. At one time, he held the Logan Golf and Country Club course record with a sizaling 18-hole scoreof 65. He and his wife, onna, nave their own basketball quintet in sons Clint, 20; Larry, 19; Richie, 17; Bobby, 15; and Jimmy, 13, “There wouldn't be many coaching opportunities I would accept,” said Andersen, “But this one with the Stars is definitely a Super opportunity “The Stars’ organization is a tremendous one, and I feel Utah has to rank as the greatest basketball areain the United States. T look at the Stars’ coaching job as a tremendous challenge and plan to continue the brilliantstart the club alreadyhas gotten off to. I am looking forward to meeting the players as soon as possible.” Creger, a native of lowa and a graduate of SimpsonCollegein 1955, joined the Stars on a full-time basis last Septernber after serving for two seasons as a part-time assistant coach. He was a successful high school basketball coachin Iowa andCalifornia for 10 years. Adamsis a Salt Lake City native, who graduated from Utah State in 1965. He was the trainerat College of San Mateo in California, at USU andwiththe Salt Lake Golden Eagles professional hockeyclub for two years each. aon Andersen's coaching record at Utah ate: Season Tournament 1963-64 NCAA 1961-62 1962-63 NCAA NCAA 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 NIT 1969-70 NCAA 1970-71 20- 7-,741 TOTALS NCAA 176-96-.647 ‘Y’ Golfers Finish 7th In Tourney Brigham Young University finished seventh in the NCAA Golf Championships at the Tucson National Golf Course Saturday afternoon. The University of Texas won thetitle with a total of 1144 with favorite and defending champion Houston in second place seven strokes off the pace with an 1151total. Florida finished third with LADELL ANDERSEN,left, was aamed the coach of the Utah Stars at a press conference Satarday. Vince Boryla, center, President-General Manager of the Stars made the announcement. Rolfe Kerr, right, assistant to ihe president at Utah State University, was on hand for the announcement also, Three Americans Advance To Wimbledon Quarterfinals WIMBLEDON,England (UPI)—America’s top two players—Stan Smith and Cliff —fought their way past stubborn opposition in the blustery fourth round of the Wi Lawn Tennis Championships Saturday to give the United States three players in the men’s ql Smith, of Pasadena, Calif., took a 125- minute battle away from two- dumped out of the tournament Aussie Ross Case, 6-3, 8-6, 6-4. In the women’s singles, by an underdog New Zealand player, Onny Parun, 9-8, ee & Richey’s sister, Nancy Gunter 6, 63. With the victory, Parun of San iea joined becamethe first New Zealander to reach the quarterfianls of Long Beach, Calif., in the at the expel Jeff Browiak of Berkeley, a since Anthony Wilding in Calif., 64, 4-6, 64, 64. 1914. However,the cold, windy day Smith and Richey join Tom was not completely favorable Gorman of Seattle in the for the Americans as Marty quarterfinal. Gorman had adRiessen of Evanston, Ill., was vanced on Friday by beating third Aparicio Knocks In Team’s Runs, Boston Beats Orioles the bottom of the 10th. The pinch-hitter Joe Lahoud. Bobby Murcerhit two homers and Mel Stottlemyre pitched a four-hit shutout as the New in the second York Yarkees beat the Washington Senators, 40, and shortstop lined a shot to right Baseball Standings American League Standings Night GamesNotIncluded National League Standings Night sons included East as' Pittsburgh lew York St. Louis Chicago Montreal Philadelphia Ww, L. 47 26 4128 39:35 35 35 28 40 2 42 Pet. GB 644 594 4 «527 Ba 500 10% .412 16¥2 408 17 W. L. Pet. GB 45 24 .652 4031 563 6 383) 551 7 34:37 479 12 3138 449 14 a 45 318 21 Baltimore Detroit Boston New York Cleveland Washington W. kL. Pet. GB San Francisco 48 26.649 Los Angeles 99:33 542 8 Houston 2 37 «AT9 12Va Atlanta 42 4 7 Cincinatti a iG AS: san Diego 8 tn Saturday’ 's Results W.L Pct. GB Oakland 4823 676 Kansas City 3532 5221 Minnesota 35 37.486 134 California 32 43. 427 18 hicago 3 3 424 17a Milwaukee 418 18 Saturday's Ren Milwaukee 5, Minnes« mes 4 California,i 10 in- Cincinatti a! Atlanta night San Francisco at Houston night San Diego at Los Angeles 2, twi- Oakland 4, Kansas City 2 : er 3, Baltimore 2, Ist, 10 West Pittsburgh 11, Philadelphia 9 New York at Montreal night Chicagoat St. Louis night night seecanes All Tim: New York at Marre tel 2 Pittsburgh at Priladelphia New York 4, Washington 0 inni Baltimore at Boston 2nd, night Cleveland at ernestoie Sunday’ Kansas City Oakland 2 4:30 PET omMilwaukee at Minnesota 2 2:15 m Chicago at St. Louis 2:15 pm Cincinatti at Atlanta 4 pm San Francisco at Houston 3 pm San Datsat Los Angeles 4 pm Sell ear Nionirent” 2, twinight ew York at Philadelphia night bi Atlanta at Houston 2, twi-night San Francisco at San Diego, night ™ California at Chicago 2 2:15 pm Washington at New York 21 pm Cleveland at Detroit 2:30 pm Baltimore at Boston 2 pm mi Minnesota at akland night Chicago at Milwaukee night Detroit at Baltimore night Cleveland at New York 2, twini ig Washington at Boston night handed Denny McLain his 14th defeat of the season. McLain tasted only five innings as he saw his record drop to 414. McLain has now been beaten by every team in the American League. E hs Conigliaro opened inning with a single and went to second on a eenue cio’s winning the nationally televised mite foland second and two out in lowed an intentional pass to Horace Clarke collected the first of seven hits the Yankees had off McLain in his brief stint as he singled leading off the first. After Jerry Kenney popped out, Murcer, who collected a pair of run-scoring 38ge the winning run, - field off reliver Dick Hall that Frank Robinsonfone to have misjudge, the ball sailing over the outfielder’s head and seoeene Billy Conigliaro with F* By United Press Interaational Aging Luis Aparicio accounted for all his team’s runs—the winner coming on a 10th-inning single Saturday—to give Gary Peters and the Boston Red Sox a 32 win over the Baltimore Orioles. ae who scored the first out. Rich McKinney singled with two out in the 10th inning to score pinch-hitter Lee Maye from second base for a 43 victory for the Chicago White over the California Angels, the Sox’ me to six games, their longest in four seasons. THE HERALD, Provo, Utah—Page 11 AAU Meet Sees Records Tumble 1154 followed by Wake Forest at 1155, Oklahoma State at 1170, EUGENE, Ore. (UPI)—John after he crossed the finish line, championships were scored by Southern Calat1171, and BYU at Smith, a UCLA junior, set a “With three laps to go, I world record holder Rall world record 44.5 in the 440 thought I had no dane atall,” Mann of Brigham Young iv WAC champion Arizona State dash and Sid Sink, a 22-year-old said Sink who last week won 440 hurdles (49.3), Juris Luzins finished in twelfth place with a senior from Bowling Green, set the NCAA title at Seattle, in the 880 (1:47.1), Bill Skinner score of 1182, an American record of 8:26.4 in Wash. in the javelin (267-2), Karl Salb Individual champion was Ben the steeplechase Saturday to Collett was second in the 430 in the shot put (67-2 3-4) and Crenshaw of Texas with a four highlight the 1971 National AAU in 44.7, the old mark, and he Don Quarrie, the British ae of 273, coming in with a track and field seemed di: he didn’t C sprint champion in the final round Smith, running in bright win the race. from Southern California,in the ean sunshine that later turned’ to “Everytime I'm in a big 220 in 20.3, John Mills of Houston finished rain, collared Bruins teammate race, I do bad,” he said second, seven strokes behind the Wayne Collett in the final dejectedly. Mans and Skinner were hot shooting Crenshaw with a 280 strides of the 440 to shatter the Smith won the NCAA title repeating as AAU champions total. Third place went to Kd world mark of 44.7 set two last week and was repeating ae while Randy Matson and Ken Priese of Wake Forest, with a years ago by Curtis Mills of AAU champ. A year ago at Swenson were unable to defend 282, followed by BYU’s Dave Texas A&M, their titles. Matson, the world Bakersfield.Calif., he whi Shipley at 283, Sink, running in the second both 400 meter record liolder record holder in the shot, (ther BYU playersfinished as section of the 3,000 meter Lee Evans and Mills. finished second to Salb with a follows: Ray Leach,at 292, Joey steeplechase, beat the Ameribest throw of 66-1 while Dills at 298, Rusty ‘Guernsey at can mark of 8:30.6 set by Liquori scored his victory in Swenson wasthird in the 880 in the rain, which let up before 299, and Chip Garriss at 300. 1:47.6, George Young,generally rethe steeplechase, but the track Manley was clocked in 8:27.5 garded as America’s me at Hayward Field on the for finishing secord in the Gistance runner three years ago. Sink missed the world University of Oregon campus steeplechase and Steve Savage was full of puddles despite a was third in 8:29.5. That gave record of 8:22.0 set by Kerry the trio the three fastest times O’Brien of Australia last year. synthetic surface, Smith said he felt right along Other victories of note on the ever in the event by Ameria world record would be set in closing program of the two-day cans, the 440 by <ither Collett or himself and the twose out and outstripped the fi “ ANAHEIM (UPI)—Alex John- “T’ve been oseat but son, the American League Art Simberg, a friend, and batting champion in 1970, coach Jim Bush have worked Saturday was bon ein indefi- with me andI finally put it all nitely by the pehee together,” said Smith, LOGAN —- On acknowledging left his mark on Utah State “for failure to aes best Sink was well back in the pack and didn’t think he had a the announcement of LaDell University. efforts.” chance with three laps to go in Andersen’s signing to be the “Our sense of pride in LaDell coach of the Utah Stars An Angel spokesman said the the steeplechase but he came and his success surpass the loss suspension of Johnson, 28, war on with 100 to go and basketball team, Glen L. we feel, though we feel it effective Sunday base a passed Mike Manley to win Taggart,president of Utah State nonetheless, In his nine years as University issued the ivllowing eighth-year major league v going away. ‘ head basketball coach, LaDell itement an was free to leave the club in On Friday, Rod Milburn set a has gained recognition for Utah “This is a day of mixed Chicago. world record in the 120 high emotions for all a us at Utah State, for the players he has coached and for himself. He has Dick Walsh, the California hurdles with a 13-second per- State University and for all of general manager who tra ded formance. Milburn set his world those who have followed LaDell helped many young men to and progress toward pitcher Jim McGlothlin to record in a semifinal heat of the Andersen and Aggie basketball mature academicas well as professional Cincinnati for Johnson in 1969, 120 and there was some through the years. Coupled with goals, and he has given our was with the Angels in the speculation as to what exactly our concern at seeing a great students and fans muchto cheer Midwest but announced the was his record setting-time. coach and an outstanding in- about. He has produced suspension here. ‘Thetiming judges, using hand dividual leave our staff is a champions and has been Hitting .264 with two home stopwatches, caught Milburn at sincere joy at seeing one of our championed by us all. We are 13 seconds flat, but the Bulova own graduates and colleagues confident of his capacities to runs and 23 RBIs, Johnson was suspended under Rules 13 and naire, an electronic take a era step toward meet this new challenge and device, said’ his time was 12.94, reaching his MA of the major league opportunity and wouldin no way “We are ad that the wantto stand in the wayof his rules, according to the Angel rovnded off to 12.9, Theers decided to stick to their champions of the American professional development. spokesman. flat. Basketball Association have “Weintend to take such steps va Marty Liquori, winner of the selected someone who has been suspension, without pay, was mile in the rain in 3:56.5, and so much a part of Aggie as are necessary to maintain the “for failure to on his best Steve Prefontaine, who won the tradition. As a student, as a high quality basketball program efforts of three-mile on Friday’s pro- collegiate basketball star and as developed under LaDell’s gram, embraced Sink warmly @ coach, LaDell Andersen has direction.” games.” Angels Drop Johnson For ‘Poor Effort’ USU Prexy Comments On LaDell Andersen " Shoots triples Friday night but had to leave the game with a slight muscle strain, hit his 13th homer of the season. Marty Pattin threw an 11-hit pa and Bobby Pena had three hits, including a two-run homer, as Milwaukee defeated ta, 5-0. Pattin also drovein the first of two Brewer runs in the second inning with a basesloaded walk off loser Ji im Perry, 11-46. In the second, Milwaukee loaded the bases with none out on a walk to Andy Kosco and ingles by Pena and Ellie ez. Kosco scored on Pattin’s walk and Pena made it 20 on Tommy Harper’sinfield Sunday, June27. 1971 ranked 16th at home to the Texan’sfirst place. The only time Richey was in trouble was in the second set when his concentration appeared to snap after he was twice foot-faulted. The 24-year-old Parun hardly made a mistake against Riessen and at no stage did the American produce the form which upset fourth seeded Arthur Ashe in the previous round. Australia once again provided most of the players for the quarterfinals, four men and aewomen. On Saturday, Aussies Colin Dibley and Ken Rosewall, seeded third,joined first-seeded Rod Laver and defending chamj pion and second seed John Newcombe in the next round. Dibley beat Mexico’s Joaquin Loyo-'Aayo 6-3, 8-6, 6-3, and Rosewall defeated compatriot Fred Stolle, 64, 7-5, 7-9, 64 ina battle of three-time ~unners-up. Mitchell Leads at Cleveland CLEVELAND (UPI)—Bobby Dan Sikes and Tony Jacklin. Mitchell, bolstered by an eagle Sikes, the 1965 Clev eland 30n the 10th hole, rallied on the Open winner, had an even par back nine for a {our-under-par 7I Saturday and is at 202, five 67 Saturday to take a four shots back going into the final stroke Jead la the end of three round. Jacklin ran into trouble rounds of the $150,000 Cleveland andfinished with a 73 for a 54Open a tournament with a hole score of 205. total of 197 Another hot shooter Saturday Mitchell, the second round was Australian Bruce Crampleader byy a single shot, was ton, who sot himself into the even par for nine ‘holes picture with a 67, placing him aeon and in a tie at 12 in a tie with Coody for second under with Masters’ at 201. championFchacs Coody, who Behind Sikes at 202 came shot a record 62 on the 6,618- Jerry McGee and Phil Rodgers, yard par 71 Beechmont Country who shot 67s Saturday to come Club course. in at 203, But the native of Danville, At 207, seven shots off the Va., got the eagle on number 10 pace, were a group of seven and added three birdies to go players which included Billy along with one bogey on the Garrett, Jerry Heard, Deane remaining eight holes. Beman, Mason Rudolph, Billy Mitchell, 28, who was seeking Casper, Gene Littler and Bobby his first tournamentvictory and Cole. the $29,000 firs‘ prize, pulled Mitchell’ whose best previous away after the second round finish was second in the Azalea from his nearest challengers — Open last year, gid he was going to go out and charge the course on Sunday. “T layed it cozy at Azalea last year and it didn’t work, said Mitchell, who was edged out of that title when he threeputted the final three holes. “I was nervous on thefirst tee,” Mitchell said, “‘but after that I was okay.” Mitchell, building confidence as the week wenton, said if he “keeps playing like I am, they can’t catch me no matter how I play.” Mitchell’s eagle, one of several so far in the tournament on the relatively short par five hole, came when he hit a four wood to the back of the green and used his putter to drop a 25-footer, A 197 total for Mitchell is the lowest 54 hole score of the tour this year and his four stroke lead at the end of three rounds ig second only to Jack Nicklaus’ five stroke margin in the Tournament of Champions. Coody, birdied nine holes and didn’t he a bogeyin his 30-32 —62 round, credited his putter with the improvement in his play Saturday. On the ay before the tournamel nt, Coody said he would like to wake up the next morning with a new putting stroke. He said he felt like he co id make ‘“‘almost any putt Saturday.” Coody, who just missed birdies on the 17 and 18th holes which could have given tim a 60 or 61 for the day, said he wasn't too disappointed ebout not getting them. “T just wanted to shoot a halfway decent round so I could get back 4g the tournament,” Coody said. U. S. Open champion Lee Trevino had an even par 71 Saturday giving him a four under 209 going into the final round. # ¢ |