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Show NBADrafts Paul Ruffner in Second Round By STU CAMEN UPI Sports Writer NEW YORK (UPI)—Oh, to be young and a firs selection in both the Natior and American Basketball Association college player drafts! That quick road to fa fortune (well, at least fortune was happily contemplated today by such college stars as Bob Lanierof St. Bonaventure, Pete Maravich of Louisiana State Rudy Tomjanovich of Michigan, Dave Cowens of Florida State and Sam Lacey of New Mexicc State. Despite moving up its draft by one week, the NBA was still faced with a two-month handi- cap as the younger ABA, grimly determined to force 4 merger wita the NBA, got cif to a head start by holding 2 secret draft in January Western Athletic Conference players, led by Nate Archibald of Texas-El Paso an¢ _ Ruffner of Brigh icked Monda' Basketball Assoc iation 0 draft Archibald went in the second round to Cincinnati and Ruffner was taken in the same round by the Chicago Bulls. Ruffner joined the Levin In- the Helper Tournament, and this week will be playing for Levin Insurance at ihe Spanish Fork the NBA draft as he was selected by the Detroit Pistons Invitationa! Tournament. Buffalo, N.Y., native a fiveyear pact worth around $1.2 Seaburn Hill of Arizona State went to Baltimore in the round; Colorado State's Cliff Shegogg was picked by Buffalo in the seventh round and Carl Ashley of Wyoming was a ninth pick by Phoenix. ounding out tre WAC players were Ron Becker of New Mexico to Baltimore and Gerher Schreur of Arizona State to Phoenix in the 10th round. surance amateur teamfollowing the conclusion of his career at BYU. Last week he scored 33, 32, Lanier, a 6-foot-l1 AllmAmericz, had the honor of and46 points totop all scorers in being the first player chosen in e Lanier First Choice whose basketball talents are also felt to be good enough to who have reportedlyoffered the million, Bidding against a Tomjanovich, the second hest scorer in Michigan history, seems pretty ‘well set with the San Diego Rockets who made him the second in the NBA draft while Cowens reportedly already has cast his Pistons for Lanier’s services are the New York Nets of the ABA. Maravich, the greatest scorer in major college history, had made known his desire to play pro ball in the South and he very conveniently was chosen by the Atlanta Hawks who had the third pick thanks to an early season trade with San Francisco, The Hawks will have to outbid the Carolina Cougars of the ABA for Maravich, lot with the older league by signing with the Boston Celtics for an estimated $270,000. Lacey, New MexicoState's 6-9 center, was picked on _ first and New Orleans uf the ABA. Other First-round Picks Other first-round NBA picks that muchof a ham,” but he waited until television time to turn on his afterburner. January beat Dale Douglass by three strokes Monday in the Greater Jacksonville Open’s 18hole playoff but they were all even going into the final three holes and in range of national television. At that point, the 40-yeer-old Texan ramined home a 35-foot birdie putt to move front and then added a couple more birdies for good measure. Mexico State by Chicago; Al still had college eligibility remaining at Detroit; and Bob Croft of Tennessee, who signed with the ABA, was chosen by Dallas, but will probably be assigned to Kentucky. Henryof Wisconsin by Philadelphia; Jim MeMillian of Columia by Los Angeles; John Vallely of UCLA vy Atlanta; John Hummer of Princeton by Buffalo; Gary Freeman of Oregon State by Milwaukee; and Mike Price of Ilinois by New York. Final preparations are being made for the Second Annual National Women’s Gymnastics Championships to be held Friday and Saturday in the Smith Fieldhouse on the Brigham Young University campus, Miss Lu Wallace, BYU coach and director of the meet, said, “We are getting excited about the meet andfeel thatthe public will really enjoy it. This is the second meetofits kind, with the first a tremendous success last year at Springfield College. We ‘also feel honored that BYU was chosen as the host school.” Over 125 Pi Entries from 36 schools, with participants numbering over 125, have comein with hopes of placing in this natioral championship meet. Entrants include last year’s champion team from Springfield College, with runnerup Southern Illinois led by Alla‘Terry Spencer. Saturday afterncon in the BYU stadium. As the situation now stands, the Cougars have already compiled, so to speak, an im- pressivelist of wins andlosses, First Outdoor Win First win of the utdoor season came last Thursday in Tempe, Ariz., where the Cougars edged Arizona State in a dual meet. Butin the process, BYU lost two performers, javelin thrower Dick Legas and sprinter Gary Thacker. Legas, who holds the school record at BYU with a throw of over 250 feet, injured his arm trying to outdistance ASU’s Mark Murro, who uncorked the longest throw in the nation this season, Legas, the Cougars fear, will beout for the season. Thacker, the Y's top sprinter who had a 9.5 in the 100 last year, puiled up lame in the 440-yard relay, Thacker immediately returned to Provo, butit's not known how long he will be out of action. Meet Cancelled As for the dual meet with Abilene Christian two dayslater, it was cancelled because of a freak storm that left 10-inches of snow on the Abilene oval. Because of the eavy amountof moisture, officials from both schools decided to cancel the meetrather than wait for things to dry out. The cancellation didn't make much difference for BYU's pole vaulters, since their poles were stuck in Dallas, thanks to a win all around honors. The 4’11”” Miss Spencer presently carries a 9.3 all-around average (on a ten- point scale) and is backed up by NEIL ROBERTS,former BYU ace, shows he still has the stuff as he drives for a basket against Nelson Distributingin a playoff game Wooden Is Coach Of the Year for a national tourney berth. Roberts plays for Mountain States Steel. Denver Outfit Tips Mtn. States Steel By Wendell Rigby Herald Sports Writer misunderstanding on the part of Orem — Nelson Distributing PGA championship in a similar oneoftheairlines involved. Co., operating out of Denver, playoff with Don Massingale Things should return to nor- Colo., downed the Mountain and then won the 198 mal this week, however, as the States Steel team, made up of Tournament of Champions for Cougars host two or three other former BYU cagers, 119-106, to his last victory prior to teams in their annual BYU win the regional playoffs and Monday, and the 34-year-old Invitation Meet. The Redskins, qualify for a berth in the Douglass, seeking his fourth Big Blue and Idaho State are Amateur Basketball Association victory in 11 months, finished expected to take part in thefirst vue April 2, 3and 4 in Reading, regulation play Sunday tied at outdoor meet of the season in Sunder-par 279. Provo. Pathe Mountain Steel boys That gave the co-leaders a Will Be Felt played good ball at times and led two-stroke lead over third-place Because of their depth, the the Denver quint through much Tony Jacklin of England in the Cougars should be able to take of the third quarter, but they $100,000 Open. Dave Stockton teamhonorsagain. But theloss could not stand the strain and had finished fourth at 282, Jack of Legas and Thacker will be felt the Eastern All Stars broke the Nicklaus and DanSikes tied for bythe Cougars, game wide open in the final fifth at 283 and Lee Trevino BYU got some strong per- period to romp to a 13 point 284, formances in the meet at margin, January's victory was worth Tempe. Miler Sam Francis Shegogg Leads Way $20,000 and a blue coat. cameup with his career best of The Nelson Distributing Co. Douglass, who has now lost the 4:07, :07.6, although he hadtosettle quint was led by the 38-point only two playoffs he’s been in, for second behind veteran Chuck shooting of big Cliff Shegogg, got a pretty good consolation LaBenz. who gained All WAC Conference prize of $11,400 and both got The Cougarsalso fared well in recognition at Colorado State $5,000 in television monev plus high hurdles, sweeping 1-23 this past season; Bruce Hiack, a fourth of Monday’s gate positions with Don French, Tom 27 points, a veteran player from receipts. Bonin and Dan Redfearn Coloradu and Chuck finishing in that order. French's Williams, a back court winning time was 14.4. artist from Boulder, Colo., who BYU G Gains Sweep tanked 28 counters in helping to All-American Ralph Mannled lead theDistributers attack. the Cougars to a sweep in the Mountain States Steel 440, winning that event in 48.3, players hadtheir moments when followed by Gary Tipton and they actually dominated play Erick Wadsworth. with Neil Roberts tally Other BYU winners were points for top honor ott Dave Hindley, a 9:31.9 clocking Warner ty 20 points; Jim in the stee plechase; Steve ynn Parsons WASHINGTON (UPI)—John Bergeson, a 1:5 7 and Mike Gardner with Wooden, builder of champion- in the880 15 showing someoftheirold time ship teams at UCLA, today was the style. named college Basketball hurdles; John Konihowski, a 48Coach of the Year by the U.S. 142 winning markin thetriple Basketball Writers Association. jump; anda pole vault of 16-6 by Selection of Wooden, who Altti Alarotu, guided UCLA to an unprecedented fourth straight NCAA championship this season, was announced by Smith Barrier, Greenville, N. C., president of the writers association An amateur basketball The writers also voted Pete SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (UPI)— Maravichof Louisiana State as Led by Lane Bennett's one-und- tournament attracting some of Player of the Year and er-par 70, Brigham Young de- the top basketball players in the recipient of the first Henry P. feated San Diego State, 38-16, state has been set at Spanish Tba Award. The Player of the on the Pasatiempe Golf Course Fork High School this Friday and Saturday. Year Award is named in honor here Monday. It was the third consecutive Savon Market of Ogden, the of the veteran OklahomaState recent winner of the Helper University and U.S. Olympic victory for the Cougars. Bennett took medalist honors Invitational Tournament, will be coach who retired after 51 with a 70, while teammate Don favored to win the championship years of college coaching. Wooden guided the Bruins to Hawkin and San Diego State's at Spanish Fork. an overall 28-2 record and the Lon Hinkle tied fer runner-up Others in the tournament are honors with 72's. Levin Insurance, the USU All national title. January, who won the 1967 teammate Julli Mayhew, a more and Canadian Cup champion who boasts a creditable 9.2 all-around average. Other Top Competitors Other outstanding participants include Ciympian Wendy Cluff. Miss Cluff, an 18year-old freshman at El Camince “unior College, was a member of the 1968 Olympic team in Mexico City. She was the highest scoring Warner's drive under the hoop gave the Mountain Steelers a two point lead in the early seconds of the contest, but Chuck Williams hit a pair of foul shots to knot the count, and the war was on, Roberts shot a fielder and foul try but Don Bauers of ColoradoU hit from the line and Hiack took control of the situation to push Nelson’s into a 33-28 lead at the end of the first quarter. Fromthat point on the going becamerough for the locals as Hiack, Bauers, Williams and Shegogg kept the nets hot and they moved the Distributers out in front. Jim Jimas, former BYU guard, beganto find the range in theclosing minutesof the second period and they moved into a 5049 lead before Hiack tied the score and Bauers and Breg Togerson and Chuck Williams put Denverites ahead 57-55 at the halfway mark. Warnertied the score after the intermission with a hook shot, then knotted the count again after Shegogg had counted from backof the foul circle. Gary Hill, Lynn Parsons, Neil Roberts and Jimas hit again and Parsons fielder gave the former Cougars a 69-64 lead their biggest margin of the ball game. Bauers and Williams added clinchers for Denver in the closing minutes of the third quarter and Williams drilled through the net to give the visitors an 83-78 lead at the three-quarter mark. Davis Cup it was all over in the final petit. Shegogg, Bauers, ick and Torgerson Wi kept the hoop hot and after Warner was waved to the bench Nelson’s had full contro! of the boards, Gardnerhit a pair of foul pitches and Jimas connected for a field goal to makeit 106 points for the Steel Men but shot from the line and a pair of charity tosses by Torgerson gave the Denver team its 119 points and the ball game. A large and enthusiastic partisan crowd tried to cheer the Mountain States Steelers on to victory but they just didn’t have the power to match the winners with their hand picked stars from Colorado, Colorado State, Kansas, Nebraska and Oregon. Nations Ban S. Africa LONDON(UPI)—An extraordinary meeting of the Davis Cup nations in London Monday decided to exclude South Africa from this year’s competition because her continued participation threatened the competia JACKSONVILLE,Fla. (UPI) —Don January insists “I'm not The ABA, thanks to its two month head start, already has signed six of its first round choices: Rick Mount of Purdue by Indiana; Dan Issel of Kentucky by Kentucky; Mike Maloy of Davidson by Pit- tsburgh; Charlie Scott of North Carolina by Washington; Spencer Haywood, who was chosen by Denver last year while he Calvin Murphy, the 5-10 AllAmerica from Niagara, was selected on the second roundin both drafts, Tuesday, March 24, 1970 Ags, U tes January Wins GJO In Playoff included: Jim Ard of Cincinnati by Seattle; John Johnson of icwa by Cleveland; Geoff Petrie of Princeton by Portland; George Johnson of Stephen F. Austin by Baltimore which got Buffalo'sfirst pick in a trade for Mike Davis; Greg Howard of New Mexico by Phoenix; JimmyCollins of New Women Gymnasts Await BYU Meet BYU Hosts The outdoor track season at BYU is barely underway,but the Cougarsare already the victims of a false start. Bad weather beat the Cat tracksters out of the blocks in Texas last Saturday, but BYU isn’t giving up, Coach Clarence Robison and his crew will try again this week, hosting Utah and Utah State in a meet at Provo. ‘The three Utah schools may be joined by IdahoState in an open chase scheduled for 1:30 p.m. million-plus contract. the iv Page 10—THE DAILY HERALD, $1 ion, South Africa’s team had thus gone the way of her Olympic soccer teams now barred from competition. The republic’s only remaining sporting ties, in terms of world tearn participation, are in cricket and Tugby union. The United States’ resolution, MOUNTAIN STATES STEEL ashing that a special committee p be formed to look into the entry (106) Hil Soot of any nation whose presence Lewis 2 00 4 could endanger the competition, Warner 10 02 20 recéived the support of the 34 Gardner 6 34 15 Jimas 10 00 20 nations at the meeting. Parsons 5 79 The seven-man ccmmittee Davis 0 01 0 which then looked into South Roberts 9 69 24 Total Is 45 1 6-35 106 Africa's case was formed by NELSON DISTRIBUTING CO. representatives from the United ie (ii9) Australia,Russia Britain, Williams 9 1013 28P States, France, Malaysia, and el “on 8 pad Parker, cn i233 0-0 27 © 7 1.2 3.23 15 9 } $9 Bavers Torgerson Total s Score by quarters Mountain States 2 46 2734119 Steel 28 55 78 106 Co. 3B 57 83 Nelson Distribution 9 beginning team member in the history of women’s gymnastics. Also, she is the defending free exercise champion. Friday’s competition will with two preliminary sessions, ClassI]at 1:15 p.m.and Class 1 at 6:50 p.m., and thefinals for both classes at 6:50 p.m. Finals include the top 12 participants in each event. begin in the Smith Fieldhouse MetsSpl it Tilts, But Lose Gentry By GREGG GALLO UPI Sports Writer With opening day just two weeks away, the world champion New York Mets regained the services of their best hitter andlost their No. 3 pitcher for an indefinite period Monday as the team split a doubleheader. The Mets, who open the season in Pittsburgh April 7, defeated the St, Louis Cardinals at St. Petersburgh, 4-3, as Cleon Jones returned to the starting lineup for the first time in 12 days and belted a and a single as a Reds defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers,7-3. The Padres scored four times in the seventh inning while the Oakland rookies were committing numerous miscues. San Diego went on to down the Athletics, 8-3. Frank Baker’s three-run homer in the sixth gave the New York Yankees a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Pilots Defeat Angels Greg Goosen’s two-run single highlighted a four-run eighth three-run inside-the-park-homer. inning as the Seattle Pilots Meanwhile, at Clearwater, the defeated the California Angels, Mets’ “B” team lost to the 53, Philadelphia Phillies, 43, as Fastballer Sam McDowell Gary Gentry was forced from struck out seven men in seven the gamein the second inning innings and Larry Brown drove when hepulled a calf muscle in in all three runs as the his left Ig. Cleveland Indians edged the Gentry was pitching to Sam Chicago Cubs, 3-2. Parilla, a Philadelphia rockie, Reliever Ron Perranoski got when he injured himself. It was out of a bases-loaded jam in the not known when he might be ninth inning to preserve the expected back. Minnesota Twins’ 4-3 victory Belts Third Homer over the Chicago White Sox. John Mayberry,a rookie first Casey Cox, Dick Such and baseman,belted his third home Darol Knowles combined fer a Tun of the spring to give the five-hit shutout as the WashingHouston Astros a 3-2 victory ton Senators blanked the over the Boston Red Sox. Baltimore Oriols, 20. Zoilo Willie Stargell led a five- Versalles and Frank Howard homer barrage with a two-run d blast in the first inning and eae in the only runs of the then drove homeanother run in‘ the fifth with an infield al Niekrc, Atlanta’s 23+ grounder to spark the Piter last season, hi ee Pirates to a 15-7 romp citer bad session, giving up over the Kansas City Royals. seven runs to Montreal as the Darrel Chaney led a 10-hit Expos scrambled to a 10-7 Cincinnati attack with a double victory. Gymnasts, Wrestlers Leave for Kay Meets Coach Bruce Morgenegg and his BYU gymnastics team will leave Provo this evening for Albuquerque to participate in the WAC gymnastic ae to be held March eth a 7-5 duel meet record, and several wins over WAC competition, the Cougars have a good change of scoring higher than their third place finish last ve summing up the meet possibiles coach Morgenegg says, “The way I figure the meet, based on previous Coach Fred Davis and his BYU grapplers head for Illinois to participate in the NCAA wrestling championships at Northwestern, March 26-28. Last year in the national championships,held on the BYU campus, the Cougars finished ist and hope to make a better showing this season. Coach Davis tovk a six-man team with him including freshmanGilKeith (118), junior Chuck Chambers (126), junior Glen Takahashi (134), junior Ron Kenworthy sophomore Rondo Fehlberg should win the championship (150) and junior heavyweight with BYU, CSU, Utah and Ken Tams. Uruguay. Conference champicns ‘They did not hesitate to Arizona battling for the second included Chambers, Takahashi, exclude the republic from the spot.” Fehlberg. competition after its represen- Possible Cougar champions and“The teams to beat,” says tatives declined to withdraw are senior Don Ferrein the All- Coach Davis, ‘“‘are Iowa State, Around,junior Darryl Miller on their entry. Rhodesia, expected to go the the side horse, and Raleigh Oklahoma State «nd Michigan State. But we have a chance to way of South Africa, gained a Wilson, a ed on the rings. place and should: have several surprise reprieve by pointing ter wineas a dark-horse high finishers. We wiil do better out they allow multi-racial than last year.” inae WAC championships, tennis. performances, New Mexico AtSpanish Fork Gym BYU Golfers Gain Big Win L- 4 BYU, USU, WeberStarsin Local Hoop Tournament Stars, and Mountain States Steel. Favorite’s Role Savon Market defeated beth Levin Insurance and the USUAll Stars by slim margins in the Helper Tournament, which gives them the favorite’s role in this tournament. Mountain States Steel, a team composed of former BYU stars, was given the second seeding in the tournament and could win thetitle. Mountain States Steel will be paced by Jim Jimas, Lynn Parsons, Scott Warner, Bob Davis, Mike Gardner, John Lewis, Gary Neil Rober, alltformer outstanding players at BYU, Savon Market is sparked by former Weber State stars, including the guard duo of Justus Thigpen and Sessions Harlan, off the fine Weber team | of two years ago, Along with the Parkinscn, and Lynn Patterson. The USU All Stars are paced petetatis Weber guards will be Dan Sparks, Gus Chatmon, by an Tollestrup, Chris Bean, John and Eddie Tillman. Beksen, Dick Wade, Stan Levin Insurance is paced almost b; Paul Castleton, Chuck Tebbs, and Joe draft Winrow, andwill pe eae by All Ruffner, a choice in the NBA. Ruffner was American football star Phil oe ea in the Helper Olsen. Thefirst round games Friday Joining Ruffner will by Tay Bunker, Joel night will have Levin aearanes Trane, Joe meeting Savon at 7 p.m. and Gardner, with Watts, Sam Sampson, Jerry USUam All Stars Mountain States Steel at 8:30 p.m, On Saturday the consolation game will be at 6 p.m. and the championship gameat 7:30 p.m. A wrist watch will be presented to the Most Valuable Player in the tournament, an all tournamentteam will be selected, The proceeds of the tournament will benefit the Spanish Fork Letterman's Club. A 4 |