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Show Sun Chronicle Thursday, February ''? , - . '; VW f ' , !' ', 5 ;& , ' Coach Wade ,, r'V f:f4-'?v- ' 4rM J(l t Page ywer s a 28, 1876 tiI n sr1 I i " f' v4 ' - '- k! ' ;v r - .. x ,& v: ' f: -- back to Roy and see if the spot was still available. I did and when I came to Roy again, Mr. White asked me what my credentials were in basketball. I guess he was satisfied with what I had done and he gave me the job, something that I have never regretted, said Coach Wade. Coach Wade agrees that it lakes time to build a strong winning tradition, something that Roy has begun to form in their basketball fortunes. He enjoys it very much at the school and couldnt be happier to be associated with a winning team. He is astounded by the support that the school and the community give not only the cage team, but all the sporting events. Most of the credit for this years junior varsity success has to fall on the players themselves. I can see bright things for this school in the next three or four years, and hopefully forever. These kids have given the right amount of dedication to become professionals in this business. We have kids who are willing to enjoy some hard work in practice. Presently his team is 14-- having lost only one game in region. They will travel to meet the tough Logan Grizzlies next week to round out the season, before hopefully entering the state tournament. I really feel that these kids have paid the price during the summer. We encourage them to play as often as possible in the summer months, taking time out to play and learn in summer camps all through the state. But one attribute that makes this years squad just a little stronger than others Ive coached, is that they have learned team unity and have a mutual respect for each other. This will be a big plus for them next season as varsity performers. We havent played in too many close games this season, but the ones we have, we have picked them 44 vlafT5 ; V i ij II IT 11 U fririr ft i? r rr j',,,, - x tv x f vi i ii rvS ;i I it - I -j-- Zvi', s irtreajrir ff 4- , v. ' f ,., f i i ip - v g 5 i , S.,-- ? SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS will be staying in the Bay city by the looks of Mondays sale. (Photo taken by Keith Duncan last July as the Giants met the Chicago Cubs.) J Lurie, Short hope for purchase of financially troubled Giants Bob Lurie is as optimistic as he can be that a week from today he and his partner, Bob Short, will own the San Francisco Giants. He may be right but there is n guarantee, even though a San Fran cisco judge accepted Lurie and Shorts offer of $8 million to purchase the club from Horace Stoneham and his National Exhibition Co. as valid and viable. Their offer was made last week and after the judge was convinced of its merit, he granted the city of San 4 Francisco its request for a temporary injunction. The city had sought the I injunction to prevent Stoneham from Sr : r the selling Giants to Labbatts Breweries and moving it to Toronto. As long as the injunction is in force, there is no way the club can be moved to Canada. But as valid as the Lurie-Sho- rt offer may be, Stoneham is balking. Thats because he wants Lurie and Short to assume about $1.8 million in indebtedness as well as give jobs in the new organization to his son Pete and Chuck Rupert. Reportedly, those concessions were included in the Toronto offer. Lurie said Wednesday progress had been made toward completing the deal but admitted there are stumbling blocks. Outside of a couple of things, Lurie said, we are in general agreement with the Giants. Im as positive as hell that we can formalize everything within a day or two. Weve made a lot of progress in our talks. While Lurie remained optimistic, James L. Hunt, Stonehams attorney who is handling the sale, dropped out of sight Wednesday. His office said he was not available for comment and would not be available at any time in the off. Tough bunch to beat at Roy that make up the team itself. John Garner, hes the captain, and does a terrific job as far as poise is concerned. He is the Mr. Clutch of the bunch. Pressure doesnt seem to affect him that much, though he will be remembering the layup he missed against Bonneville. The rest of the team has pretty well accepted him as a leader and How about the kids from being accomplished. In the event the Giants turn down the Lurie-Shooffer, which seems unlikely from a dollars and cents standpoint, only two alternatives remain inasmuch as the club cannot be moved out of San Francisco while the court injunction is in force. The first is for the National League to operate it and the second is for Stoneham to declare bankruptcy. Neither alternative seems logical. The National League, for economic reasons, might find operating the club a son-in-la- w CONT. FROM PAGE staggering burden. Basketball Assn., says The Professional sports world is so screwed up you wouldnt believe it, according to CATV Magazine. And what Im going to do after another two or three years ... is write a book about professional sports, Daniels is quoted as saying in the Feb. n y is a 16 issue. The industry publication. owner heads The former Stars Daniels Associates and other companies and subsidaries in the television-cabl- e industry. The Stars folded Dec. 2 when Daniels failed to meet the players payroll. Daniels said at the time he had spent $3.1 million on the team, which won an ABA title and had winning records in all but one of the five previous seasons in Utah. In the CATV article, Daniels, of Denver, was asked why he came back into the cable business. I have wanted to get back for two years. But I had a bear by the tail. The only way I could get out of professional sports was to hang in there with it and see if I couldnt solve my problems, he was quoted as saying. Daniels said he went into pro sports because the Federal Communications Commission told our industry get into business on your own, the sports programming. Last December Daniels said pro basketball was in deep trouble and if "sanity isnt returned to the sport in short order, the public is not going to stand the nonsense, he said. Daniels had long been critical of basketballs player salary demands and legal actions. "Now, Daniels said in announcing cable-televisio- new-weekl- remarkable display of consistancy has con- tinued to highlight the play of the Bonneville Lakers. Once again, they sank into the depths of defeat, this time at the hands of the Roy Royals, 79-6- 1. It was the third quarter which again proved to be a nightmare for the Lakers. Bonneville was by an awesome Roy attack, 20-- 9 that period to turn a relatively close game into a Royal rout. Bonnevilles inability to put together an offense during the third quarter again haunted Coach Gaylen Hansen, as Roy coasted through the fourth quarter to a 1 victory. Brian Castlemain contributed his usual 12 points in a steady but unspectacular fashion, never scoring more than 4 points a quarter. Sohpomore Center Kurt Child and Junior Guard Jeff Blackburn also scored 12 points each, providing some future hope for the Lakers. Bonneville fell to an ignonimous out-scor- 79-6- an unsuccessful He said he entered politics because "I felt strongly that unless businessmen take an active part, not just as financial contributors, but as candidates system themselves, the as you and I know it is going to go down the tube. It cost me a lot of money but it was a good race. Im proud of it. 1974 Republican candidate for governor in Morgan Lions plan tourney The Morgan Lions Club will be sponsoring their at Morgan High School on March 4, 5, and 6. This tourney is specifically for boys in the eighth grade and under. Two teams from Roy will be visiting the three-da- y cage affair and their chances for victory are the brightest in years. Other teams that will present are squads from Box Elder, East Ogden, the two from Roy, two from the host town Morgan, Park City and one from St. Ambrose of Salt Lake City. Officials report an admission cost of $1. Twelve year olds and under will be admitted for only 50 cents. A team from Wahlquist won the tournament last year. Arbys Bucks of Roy finished 4th, 2nd and 3rd the past three years with Harry Hall serving as the head coach. Some big names around Roy these days have been members of past teams that have gone to play in Morgan, are in 1973, it was Conrad Hafen and John Garner; 1974 saw Kurt Bennington and Fred Fernandez standouts and last year, both Fernandez and Jon Nickerson were the steady annual basketball tournament pro-spor- ts all-star- s. Girl athletes compete, come out on top in action Roys coed gymnastic squad buried the Ben Lomond Scots 151-6- 2 last week and are in a position to go up against Viewmonts top performers in the coming week. The girls basketball team has completed their regular season action and enter the state tournament next week. Cindi Allen was the gymnast and earned high praise from Coach Jan Parrish. Kammille Myer and Heddi Bishop have performed to very high standards over the past few weeks of action. On March 2, Roys Class 2 and Viewmonts Class 2 battle at Viewmont. Then on Friday, March 5, the Royals all-arou- will be hosting tough Bonneville High in a 7 p.m. display of gymnastic skills. The girls cage squad defeated last week to visiting Rock Springs up their total season mark to in Region Presently the team stands One action, good enough for third place. Annette Day, Toni Green, Diana 52-4- 5 6-- 5. 4-- 2 Stimson, Sue Ann Bodily, Diane Wheel-rigand Rhonda Hibdon will be preparing for the state tournament this week. The Junior varsity squad is now tied for the region lead with Weber. The Roy gir's will most likely play the Provo Bulldogs in the opening round of the tournament. ht CINDI ALLEN, Roy's gymnastics performer copped another top award in the team's Lomond. meet 1- 0-- Colorado, was quoted by the publication as saying, I will never be a candidate for public office again. the Stars folding, you see the results of that folly. Daniels and Mountain States Sports, Inc., the Stars holding company, were recently named with others in a $462,800 federal court suit filed by former Stars Coach Tom Nissalke. Nissalke seeks pay for the balance of three seasons under his contract with the Stars and for damage to his reputation. Daniels, overall. Paul Ozmun is the only lefthanded shooter and likes to drive a lot. He has a good attitude and works hard in practice. Rick Reese is another hustler and scrappy player who always comes up with a loose ball or two. He plays good positive defensive, the kind that Coach Wade is fond of. The rest of the squad is usually made up of sophomores. Craig Manning has been earning a starting spot for a good part of the season. His smooth shot thrills Coach Wade. Kurt Bennington is another of those sensational sophs who makes the team run. Coach claims, he just plain works his guts out and makes things happen. Kurt gives 110 percent and more. Kelly Checkets doesnt say much but is a junior who plays well in practice. Jeff Sholtec, Kurt Brown and Steve Mendrick are the remaining sophs who get good amounts of playing time. Coach Wade says this of Coach Smith,He has two personalities, both off and on the court. Super guy to work with and I couldnt have a better boss. Basketball is his entire life and there arent too many other coaches that know the game as well as he does. He is a great competitor and the type of guy who doesnt give up until the final buzzer sounds. He's unselfish and appreciates everyone who is for the betterment of the program. in Region I play with the loss. by Ben Hyde A If Stoneham 'Sports world messed up' k shooting better, passing more precise and hustling Lakers drop tenth straight declares bankruptcy he will not receive a cent for the club. While his debts are prohibitive, a sale for $8 million would leave him something for his trouble. I dont believe there is any reason to believe we wont reach an amicable These agreement, Lurie insisted. foreseeable future. That seemed sort of negotiations are never that easy strange for a man who made himself as to tie down. Naturally there is some available as possible only the day give and take as there is in all business. before when he said formalizing the Again I remain as optimistic as I can sale to the Lurie-Sho- rt group was far be. Daniels notes: now-defun- ct Conrad Hafen is one of the most dedicated members of the team at Roy this season. Basketball has always and will always be a major part of his life. You got to love it to play it is his slogan at times. He has saved several games for the team this year. Mark Miller has improved tremendously since his sophomore campaign. He has improved in great strides on his rebounding and has gained confidence and is a bit more aggressive playing in the rough and tumble Region One race. Doug Dance is the playmaker type. Hes been Remain in cellar , Daniels, owner of the Utah Stars of the American earning much valuable respect. rt - Bill 11 with Ben Roy kept their state playoff hopes sparkling with Dan the victory as they upped their record to Smith led the Royals with 17 points, while Greg Nichols added 12. Child led a balanced Laker offense that dominated the first quarter. The Royals were forced to rely on a steady stream of foul shots as their stagnant attack proved unproductive. After Bonneville nabbed a 15-- 9 lead, Roy narrowed the margin to 5 to close the first quarter. Roy slowly untracked itself in the second period, taking a 7 lead to open the quarter. However, 4 quick points by Blackburn shortly afterward handed Bonneville the lead for the last time, Roy's attacksteadily .begad to produce after that as the Royals took a 1 halftime lead. Friday, the Lakers hope to score an upset of the Box Elder Bees, as the Bees invade Bonnevilles home court. 6-- 17-1- 19-1- 24-2- 37-3- 13 |