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Show 32 Teams Begin Quest forNCAA HoopTitle Friday, March 12, 1976, THE HERALD,Provo, Utah—Page 7 including schedule Saturday when they meetschoolsthey already have conquered on the opening day ranked No of the NCAA basketball championships. Afield of 32 teams will be in action at eight sites with the survivors advancing to the 28-0 mark. 3 and goes neeton, which is 22 al Providence, R.I Earlier th regional semifinals next Thurs- day, The finals will be played at 69 victory overSt. John’s in the championship round of the Philadelphia March 29. The top-ranked Hoos ers, who have rolled up an Holiday Festival in New York while Rutgers owns a 65 triumph over Princeton incredible 57-game winning ‘We know some things ngs first fi hand about them but they knowsome things aboutus ¢ one cancels the othe r,"’ Hoosier te they ch hip State haven't forgotten UCLA. the Bruins were listed a second choicesat same is true for St. John’s. second-ranked Marqu it comes to the playoffs, UCLA never be fi its season 1 rite with opener be giving orders when 12th ranked Arizona and Georgetown meet Saturday night in the Western regionals of the NCAA basketball playoffs. Pepperdine and Memphis State clash in the other game. sophomore guard Derrick Jackson, averaging 16.8 points His running mate is 64 Mike McDermott Arizona will counter with 610 junior Bob Elliott, averaging 18.4 points and 10.5 rebounds, at center; 6-9 senior Al Fleming, holder of the school career Fred Snowden’s Arizona record in virtually every team won the Western Athletic category, and 6-8 sophomore Conference crown,the school's Phil Taylor at forwards; and first cage championship in 25 senior Jim Rappis and junior years, after finishing second Herman Harris in the back twice and third once since court Snowden assumed the head coaching spot. His team was 228 forthe season. In four years at Georgetown, John Thompson's teams have consistently improved from an 11-13 markhisfirst year to 21 6 this year, good for the East CoastAthletic Conferencetitle Pepperdine, the West Coast Athletic Conference champion, has a 21-5 record, and Memphis State, runnerup in the Metro Six, a 20-8 mark. The Arizona-Georgetown game figures as a matchup of All five Pepperdinestarters arescoring in twin figures, led by the WCAC Most Valuable Player, Brazilian Marcos Leite. Leite, 6-10, is averaging ST. PETERSBURG, Fla About 40 players, including the membersof the executive board of the players’ union By United Press Internaional New powder snow and sunny met for more than two hours skies mark Utah skiing for the Thursday with the owner's players relations committee weekend. Upto 22 inches of new snow and Miller described the nonfell in Thursday's blustery negotiating discussionsas “the same old hash. stormbut some Today's meeting will be a roads and caution wasadvised. Skiing is described as excel. negotiating session and Miller lent on pack and powder. The said he was “almost certain’ forecast called for variable the talks would continue clouds tonight and Saturday through the weekend. The players met earlier with highs in the 20s. Night skiing was scheduled tonight at Thursday for more than two Nordic Valley, Park City, Park and one half hours to discuss West, Powder Mountain and Total snow thesituation and unanimously adopted a resolutioncriticizing the owners, Miller said. “We consider the owners Alta 121 Beaver Mt Brian Head Brighton 82 04 lockout of spring training 98 4 camps to benot only destruc: 106 14 tive to good faith negotiations NordicValley Park City ark West 65 06 87 95 08 Mt. Holly 22 8 12 Powder Mt Snow Basin Snowbird 160 08 103 10 107 12 Sundance 60 06 Deer Losses AUSTIN, Tex. (UPI) — Deer herds in Central Texas are facing starvation this winter but also destructive to image of baseball,” the the players’ resolution said “It is an attempt to intimi. date the players rather than negotiate and it will not looking plays At Providence, R.1. TUCSON, Ariz Wichita State at Denton, Tex and 10th-rai ad Washington plays Missouri at La’ rence Kan ng trouble after the first day of Syracuseat 158;pounds. Janiak during Thursday's action were Rob Anderson of Colorado State at 126 pounds and John Hanshaw of Arizona at 158 coach Gary Kurdelmeier fig. uresothertitle contenderswill a runnerup last year, lost a 4 3 decision to Navy's John Al thans Another 3 seed, Ken outstanding have their problems too. The Hawkeyes werein third Nelson of Oklahoma, was beaten in overtime, 1-0, by Defending NCAA champion Iowa appeared in competition Hawkeye seeded John Janiak of pounds Anderson WAC was wrestler Final NCAA Hoop Stats tion if it negotiated that right players of their rights in any Miller said Ed Fitzgerald, Brewers and a memberof the have caused range conditions to deteriorate. the lockout was a pressure SPECIAL PURCHASE Warriors, 110-99 THE SUPER SHOW! not read to the owners: committeebutsaid hedid give itthe“gist” of the resolution. chairman of the Milwaukee away Wewill not strip the contract,’ Miller said. liom, Buffalo % 420 16.2 2 Bamett, Samford 3, Irving, Hofstra 4, Thomas, Connecticut 5, Rudd, MeNeese St 2356155 BALL 27:372:13.8 24 908 13.7 right leg for the last two seasons, kept Cleveland in the gameby hiting 6-of-8 shots to help the Cavs grab a 60-59 WASATCH CHEMICAL FELLER BOYS ‘& DODO Fantastic feats of balancing and daring on the tightwire. ares & FED! 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Your Tool Repair Center PowerToo & Machinery 275 South University Ave., the in meet and Hanshaw had Cavaliers Dump 5: $a pe Among the upset victims in the second round werethird (UPI) ¥ ro © Ban ninth-ranked Michigan plays some As for the game against Western eighth Cincinnati at Lawrence, Kan think they can be tightening in its xth-ranked North lostonly once all season. Ivy League Champion (Princeton) vs game because his wife was BCAC Metro New York-New Jersey placeafterthe first two rounds Harold Wiley of California After opening day action. Champion (Rutgers) 12:15 pm., East with rival Iowa Stateinfirst Santa Barbarain the 126 pound the only WAC wrestler expecting Chast champion(Hofstra) vs, ECAC New place and holding down the division. Wayne Packer of unbeaten was Wyoming's Paul Senior guard Bill Cook, a Engand champion (Connecticut) 2:15 favorite’s role, The Cyclones PennState, No. 4 at 118 pounds, Reed, the secondplacefinisher starter since he was a pm. Mideast Regional At Dayton, Ohio had 23%4 points andstill had was upended by Andy at 167 pounds. BYU's Brad freshman, paces Memphis Southeastern Conference champion eightof their 10 wrestlers in the Digaralamo of Cal Poly 7 Hansen, who was third at 167 State with an 18.4 average. Six es vs. Atlantic Coast Conference pounds in the WAC, pinned Jim 2 (North Carolina) 12:15 p.m.; Ohio competition. Oklahoma nine Marion Hillard is Valey Conference Charnpion (Western qualifying six wrestlers for Thesix defending champions O'Connell of LouisianaStatein averaging 17.4 and1] rebounds. Kentucky) vs. Marquette2:15 p.m. Friday's quarterfinals, was all movedinto Friday's compe- 3:05 and then lost to third and Dexter Reed 14.7 points. ‘At South Bend, Ind. seeded Joe Carr of Kentucky, The Tigers start two Mid-American Conference Champion second with 22's points and tition. They are Shawn Garel. sophomores, John Gunn and (Western Michigan) vs. Virginia Tech Iowa, which had onlyhalf ofits Oklahoma, 118; Mike Frick. 13-9, 10 entries left, was third with Lehigh, 134; Jim Bennett, Yale, The three other BYU Alvin Wright, but both lettered 11:5 am.; Big Ten Champion(Indiana vs. ECACMetro New York-New Jersey 214 142; Chuck Yagla, Iowa, 150. wrestlers also suffered defeats as freshmen, No,2(St John's) 2:15pm. Mike Lieberman, Lehigh, 177, Thursday but arestill in the Oklahoma State qualified six Midwest Regional AL Denton, Tex. Southwest Conferei a men for the third round while and Larry Bielenberg, Oregon running for consolation honors (Texas Tech) vs State, heavyweight. Bennett, At 118 pounds, Sam Orme Champion(Syracuse) 8:05 p.m. Missouri Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, however, is competing at the dropped a 10-8 decision to Valley Conference Champion (Wichita fourth with 19 points. had five 150 pound division this year Chuck Davis of Colorado. Paul State) vs. Big Ten No. 2(Michigan) 10:10 athletesleft. Two-time champion Pat Milk: Fehlberg pinned Andy Sook of Filling out the top ten were ovich of Michigan State, who Millerville College in 2:22, but Big Eight Conference Champion (Mis Oklahoma 11%s, Penn State was second at 134 last year. then lost to third seeded Joe 114, Lehigh 1084, Michigan 10 sui) vs. Pacific 8 No. 2 (Washington Carr of Kentucky, 13-9. 1:30. am, Metro Six Champion (Cincin and Wisconsin and Arizona also was unbeaten. Quarterfinal, semifinal and nati) vs. Notre Dame: 15 p.m. The three other BYU State 9's tactic West Regional At Tempe, Ariz consolation matcheswereslat- wrestlers also suffered defeats Miller said the primary We had some disappoint West Coast Athletic Association Cham: ed todayat the University of Thursdaybut arestill in the purpose of Thursday’s meeting pion (Pepperdine) vs. Metro Six No. 2 ments but some other teams Arizona. was to clarify the players (Memphis State) 9:05 pm. Westen are going to be disappointed Also defeated in the opening running for consolation honors. Conference Champion (Arizona At 118 pounds, Sam Orme position and a spokesman for ys.Athletic ECAC Souther Champion (Geor before it is over with,” said rounds was previously dropped a 10-8 decision to theowners said it was to outline getown) 11 oe Kurdelmeier. ‘OklahomaState unbeaten Roye Oliver of the problemstothe players and At Eugene, was the hot team today and Arizona State at 150 pounds. Chuck Davis of Colorado. Paul Big Sky cintrence Champion(Boise Fehlberg pinned Andy Sook of to build some communications. Sate) vs. University of Nevada at Las Iowa State hasn't met anybody Other Western Athletic Millerville College in 2:22, but Cincinnati Reds catcher Vegas Conference wrestlers whofell then lost 14-5 to Oklahoma 10:05 p.m. Pacific Coast Athletic tough yet.” Johnny Bench said he didn’t Association Champion (San DiegoState) State's Doug Duell see how spring training camps Ws. Pacifie Eight Conference Champion Steve Sanderson downed can be open before the middle UCLA) 12:10am. Mike Millay of LSU, 5-0, but of next week, if then, and said thenlost on riding time to Brad the question of retroactivity Smith of Toledo, 2-1 wasa major “logjam.” A fifth Cougar wrestler, hard That issue revolves around luck Alan Albright, was whether or not any contract unable to compete due to flu negotiated by the union would MISSION, Kan. (UPI) — NCAA problems. Albright had missed supercede those players might Division | statistical leaders through By United Press International halftime lead much of this season due to now be under. More than 160 March 6 Will the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Coach Bill Fitch various problems before players are now playing out GTP Avg once the laughingstock of the called the game “‘our best upsetting Hanshawin the AC their option year, which means 1, Rogers, Pan Am 35919 368 NBA, be the Cinderella team of defensive gameof the season finals. Albright missed last they become free agentsat the 2, Williams, Port St 1976 In the only other NBA game, year because of a knee injury 3. Furlow, Mich St endof the 1976 season. The Cavs dumped the 1975 Phoenix beat Atlanta 104- and had to sit out the year Recent federal court deci 4, Dantley, Notre Dame 5, Carr, NCarSt Cinderella team.the Golden 9. In the ABA, New York before after transferring from sions haveruled that a player 6, Dixon. Hardin-Simmons 27 State Warriors—110-99 Thurs- edged Denver 141-136 in OklahomaState, where he was becomes a free agent after he 1, Tripucka, Lafayette % day night before a selicut overtime and San Antonio third in the NCAAhis freshman completes the length of his 8 are Houston Tennessee 5629252 crowd of 19,821 in Cleveland. ripped Virginia 131-114 year. contract, plus theoption year. 10, Hicks, Nolll 25 625 25.0 The victory was Cleveland's Thereis a strong probability FGPet FG FGA Pet th straight at home and any newunion contract would 5 moved the Cavs to within 1'2 provide a player stay with a 1, Monerief, Arkansas 2, Brown, ETenn gamesof the Central Divisionteam a given time, possibly 3, Thrpe, VirTech leading Washington Bullets Great Shows in One! five or six years, then playout 4, Shute, Tex-Arlington one option year before becom: 5, Abrams, Soll! Theloss, the 19th in 66 games ing afree agent for the Warriors, kept the Players now in their option 1, Krovic, VMI defending NBA champions yearareinsisting their current 2. Dufelmeier, Loyola from clinching a tie for the contracts be honored and Los 3, OConnell, Steton WesternDivisiontitle. Angeles Dodger pitcher Mike 4, Rood, Hofstr: 101 115 878 Marshall said Thursday he 5, Drake, CenMich Austin Carr, who finally Rebounds would suetheplayers associa ded a knee braceonhis GT Avg succeed,” the players said. Miller said theresolution was owners’ committee, admitted during Thursday's session that because of droughts which if you're a Baseball Owners Utah Skiing Sundance. Area in In NCAA Wrestling vs Southeastern Conference Tennessee) 7:05 pm.; Atlantic Coast Qinierence champion 8 DePau! 9:10pm Pepperdinelost to Memphis State 90-82 in the regular season, but Leite missed the Players Criticize two tall front lines. Georgetown (UPI) — Baseball club owners has 6-9 senior Merlin Wilson. and Major League Players averaging 114 points and 10 Association executive dir rebounds at center; and 6- Marvin Miller go back to the 10 senior Bill Lynn and 6-7 negotiating table today to try to freshman Al Dutch, each get talks off dead center and averaging 1l-plus points, at clearthe way for theopening of the 1976 seasonon schedule But Miller and several players think the season is in dangerof being delayed. Conditions Matson Jr., 14.7; Dick Sko: phammer, 12.6 and Flintie Ray Williams, 12.2 happen lowa State Leads Tourney Heis joined by Dennis Johnson with a 16-point average; Ollie Alabama at Dayton ranked Dame can plays Boise State at Eugene Carolinaplays seventh-ranked 11th Annual will is an favorite against KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPI) The pairings for the opening roundof the NCAA Baksetball Tournament M: all times easternstandard time ag Regional At Charfte,N¢ 18.1 points and 10.2 rebounds things LasVegas Ze black coaches, whose careers have been similar overthe past four years, forwards, The Hoyas’ leading scorer, however, is 6-2 top10, f burth-ranked Nevada: tournament record including winning streak, overwhelming T'd like to get at Indiana as as possible Mar quette Coach Al McG: The sooner better. Too many ahead Indiana's been close to getting beat a few times and I Marquette hasn't been up to its regular who standards. The Bru have won the NCAA crown 10 of thepast 12 years, ha ad what was for them a sub-par 23-4 record. In First Round Clash March 20, diana was discounted even ed 20-8 record, McGuiresaid, Wedon't think it's a piece of cake. We know Western Ken: tucky is a great ballclub. Amongother members of the finals at Baton Rouge, La respect for them a hey must do to win, the When Western Kentucky, whichpost an expected showdown with Indiana in the Mideast regional Diege Regional at Eugene, Ore The oddsmakers Coach Bobby Knight said of St John's And where players have the Arizona, Georgetown Pairings TEMPE, Ariz. (UPI) — Two Kentucky at Dayton, Ohio, The Warriors are looking ahead to rt making begin de! P streak during regular se ‘ason competition, Orecord this year, open aga z By MARTIN LADER Indiana and Rutgers, unbeat en but as yet uncrowned, begin the do-or-die segmentof their Provo 374-0410 Located at the CYCLE EX 0°76 ® EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION Wayman Fruit Farm West Mountain Rd. Payson, Utah FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL- Reid Craig Chad 465-3442 465-2481 225-1980 WASAIRC! i CHEMICAL DIVISION 746 NORTH WASATCH DRIVE, OREM, UTAH RAAT Intermountain West's Greatest Sports Show. 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