OCR Text |
Show Page 6—-THE HERALD, Provo. Utah. Friday. April 20. 1979 a the I 4 any lime yung the top Beavers for the fact there were r last 850 fans in Derks F night's doubleheader between the two PCL te making ete he proceedings That fewer than arn a bid to ajor leag th 1 re real’ break g gue e g w R er : iz € A ba t 7 bett ve The ore As a young boy in ing. he nt You f crowd must have gone to the game to watch Vanceperform For starters, there was Vance entire family from Provo Then there was almost the entire BYL baseball team and coaching Award w pitche on Law and rkout with the Pirates and its day playing with them At BYU. Vance tried to double up in basketball and baseball and an throw g strikes They too much harde spot their pitches, he said Then he added: You prot know In hitting f nt guard on the In his senior Law mght t good nt rooting section and the stands would have been empty Vance went hitiess andsaid he didn't feel as if he played well in the first game “I was pressing too hard. Iamreal excited about being with Portland and getting to play here. I wanted to play very gest the Portland Beavers, a Pitt- Q t e they ext sear W k Well fee : High and BYU basketball and baseball star, made the jump sburgh Pirates’ farmteam. The Beavers are in Salt Lake to play pcr reallyelanthal lenin the HeSDurg ig chasrtaga chic inates The Pirates sent him to fromClass A to Triple-A baseball the Gulls this weekend have been my favorite team rk \ t on his dre ay ing an Ni asketba gd mer itisburg of wearing eam Pirate unif ery iu alive In one short year he has moy from college t Class A ust a end, he was claimed by his dad’s old team, the PittsburghPirates in one year. He is now playing for £ he e well and just tried too hard. In the second gameI relaxed and Virginia andA ball. There hebat wa € everything came. It was much better," Vance said ‘ he t { we Asked how it feels league away oD t Vaneea Nee i P w B ng the bal we just doesn t dr 1 asel i 1 think | VANCE LAW, a former Provo c ance The Th ter an average right now or 8 game ded to forego basket wentrate on baseball lieved he could make a it to the major leagues But last spring in the major league baseball draft he watched the big leaguers pass him by in round after rounduntil, near the ez ncentrating K t Vance would go to For with his ( staff 5: i A gle € t i g short year Almost half of last night the Vance ean . dh Was | Ne W Wh and there wouldn't have that had it not been for the n playing shortstop for young the Beavers That young man is V AW former BYU baseball and basket Take away s the ball star, who has made thejump from Class A to Triple A in ont any, c W e g 9X to tha g sin Be g " me “ i Being league camp 5 bases loade It was a bitterly cold might and a personh be a real ba fan to sit through the evening turned out testifies enoug Pirate snring go 319 a a neat ed 1 waste Vance Actually Salt Lake Gulls officia give ali assist to | | | | | lea If the ball will just t | | for himheco since I was little and myfather evensooner thanhe a, Beavers Whip Gulls Twice y SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) Portlar scored 10 runs in the first inning of nightcap Thursday and went Salt Lake 12-8 for a sweep of Coast League doubleheader The Beavers sent 14 batters t plate in the first frame Har Saferight drove two runs witha f singles, former Vance Law banged bases loaded s for most of the runs in After scoring one La Yl ng Sa tigur doubled in two m Lake got a two-run | BYU HIGH JUMPERS Don Jensen (left) and Kim this year when the Cougars meet Colorado State and Nielsen, both of whom cleared seven feet last season, will be seeuing to attain that height for thefirst time Utah Saturday. But Dave Pag enin rel Pagan got the win, his second against no losses Starter Jim Dorsey took his second loss « rac ta ers Os oloraao It's follyto expect a “sure thing’ in State The Cougars could also pick up a one and ColoradoState. Heplaced sixth the NCAA championships mer competition in Saturday's last year singles by Safe / Th Qme s 5 e 0) first inning as Portiand won 7-3 Portland scored the game-winne thescored secondining whet Hin ube on a throwing error by i nd baseman Bob Slater same F Al Holland was. the fe R el d improving dfler coming off an injury. State in a triangular meetin Colorado BYU !Stadium Ordinarily. Coach Clarence a in the hurdle events as well. Robison’sto Mountain Cats would be favored win comfortably against (14.16) will make BYU's power felt in mark with Orem second at 5-1 Orem $P&2 Thursday night at a dinner playing. driving. chipping. andputting the 110-meter hurdles, while Echavar- meets A Lake City today to. Kicking off the 17th Annu al Cougar was the most important thingsa golfer these two Wacopponents.. But recent losses on the road to Oregon and Washington havegiven the impression this year’s team does not have the U squads. overall power of te previous BYU Even so, the Cougars will be favored lead a group of BYU beginthe ia is expectedto hurdles over the finish line in the 400 jeter run . inoneceinenetiar TCS ORL AMaT er i noon, CSU) Eliioti Drumright 18:49 6 with he mate hed with BYU's Lart y 4 791 inthe me 3.000 Lawrence tecotechas of unattached performers meet im BYU Stadium. Thefirst event 1s sche¢ fora little after noon. with the rur ee . cee at approxi later minutes The Cougars are exp { Points should be coming BYU's way day § triangular meet will be wo big home me wil Next week BYU Weber. State in A Sere Date other field dominate the weights and Greg Stene of Utah has the best mark 10-44 clocking: fuchek Brad . hesame dstnce aver CSU's Donnie Hill cal 10.8 maths 4} same In the1,500 and the Couga Nation exy tah s Colir Greenhal, before Tiger pi CSUs n hit a fi h Greenhale al “ane s Wil Morgan #e Jokinen’s 22-1 While the g for a 7-foot eff I ‘ rk , is Esa Utah's Vinc the WAC . as at Sianworih’s renvorth each remember thatjal theth money was 1 was a an award for playing gc vod golf and actual atson Ss concern himself with on the Thelpame hunt Sel f the i i . H g a m e ts sti 7 Ip itting the : o h e h t in ball Pall in the hole.” said Reid Coach Karl Tucker saidhe iswhich pleased in with thefield of competition y and BYU TG Clampett Bobby Weney cludes Gaveltt StaofMBC sh the Masters Tournament ‘ sagepiece of wisdom was invol ed ‘i in ,) Watson ud th avoff BYU jumper Saturday afternoon The Cougars are in a position to h amen tne ( \ finished over the 6.91 L-yard La Cos y y Club layout with a one-shot lead over Ron Streck, a third-ye GVILLE from Tulsa. Okla who has mi eight cuts Watson b hree holes and carded 33-36, winding up wil five birdies anda : double Re Buhih if ; Pr I ‘Z (ial ’ erie tonne foubl 4 : f i 4 { pair of bopeys One BLO i or 7 i i when Sp aske aearine suaust ert ( ie Romielag yap tlurrisu Sterle a H ". 4 . 5 é San y nile : Ht Hole in One . Denny Bearden of Prov recorded a Hole in- one onthe sixth hole of the ex annksaL mom 2 4 ki ecutive course Course recently at Timpanogos r ‘ Se 600 rea \t 7 rey 7 nerican Fark, 43 b Kay S 8A ‘ \F play well w tt (fe gavhs. Ak f fi High jump.) Hubler AE : Ay baxtir AE nS G49 reli ald the his tournament 2001 W Bn nae sd i Golf awog 1 1. Bearden aced the 150 yard hole u a oo.0 1 9 $NG an eight iron His feat was witne epanain ek sed by Rulon Lidel ally don't f ure but Thad a very good round : ? BY 4 ae Jy vicignal . nthe t 4 ; I tu ineldseoattlnse (helerey Morgana the He reb fracksterfirst-r s was home the tinal In other weight events, Tapic Kuusela will be favoredin the hammer think and ind 1978 took ti . ‘ luabis nied jy, 7) | Hurricane and Goran Svensson and Anders Jonssonlooklike sure point - getters in the shot put had to t Tour and the PGA I Dump American Fork nee sweep the discus with three thrower among thetop five in the Confer BYU has three discus throwers inthe neihborhood of 165-170-feet the yt Zoeller For Watson. th ‘Slanworth's lez which should be bettered by7 Broek or Sneed he bout the ne pringville ‘ Puce birde putt Ga. a Master $300.00. . 1 Wai sympathized with Sneed builddelivered areal golte eaas T of Cc Cha e ineisuice inlaying ng: é if { to Portland IT (1-0) arand Rick F jos for Salt Lake press ‘ub MERianTHeesrUuBlon eee teher Conrad Tic settled down chener allow¢ well inthe long 912 for Wilsor 82. The closest AO annual sociation eet Saturday Me i Jab @ RICK Stale tive as he ai Juab took the ope using have jump within host the fee rge M when Gt en limes, 215. in t Mat "The Wass w game eeatianal SA ane A tea at . le other «=*=<~‘<‘<i<CC*;*« aicAmencans) t Erie Gott a Glamipettiand Goveweretnvited n Aw team receis liye Jensen, president of the Riverside members of the US. Walker Cup team S Country Clu tradition: ee Sie aa reoaie vietold 124i Fo hing tol 2 and BYL while CSL tiverin Warcue mimo runsin Q Ck Mo Stanwont Hin themselves introduce and Sieh Ha Saturday Cou This year’s field includes BYU. Utah Utah State. Weber State and New Mex. ico. Teams and coaches gathered at eas , nena: Riverside Country Club to hear Reid . ‘WwW. impyiew will ‘ Juab Wins Two HURRICAM A pro and former Cougar Classici tee 2 medalist Mike Reid was the featured tiverside Snacha? T e I] Ss oe a finda and f s Coac hes’ Invitational eG events, while the springs and middlc distances will be up for grabs in the 100-meter eaatenes rece WithTithen the league season haltway com Lloyd Jones (14.08) and Rafael Echavarria pleted the Bengals are first with a 6-0 . assic Saferight had stolen secon Ward is able to perform. Chris Child Brighton w 1 all three singles has a 16-8 vault this season, and Wardis matches. but lostoryboth on its overdoubles Oromethurs ; a Ron Mitchell got the Beaver should spark BYU's track and field its best effort of thee year year SaturSa team toits Way tod RBI ek a triangular track meet with Utah ‘G Bengal Netters Win two finish in the pole vault. if Burke TAPIO KUUSELA should be a heavy favorite to win the ham season against no In the first game, consecutive day when the Cougars host Utah and whenthe three teams, plus a scattering A Ss T college sports these days, and that fact <8 Ben Wilbank aad shut out the ( t preserve the win for the Beavers Local Sports Notes B Y U Ja. poles Ur the secon five runs in the fourth to cut the score to 10-8 and its fir $54. 000 was driving consistet week T hit four shots in the rough tee today nid ving more important this they've narrowed the en year ‘ause fairways little bit. The key to playing thus course boils down to driving Driving is paramount : |