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Show For Sports Information Call 237-200-1 For Snorts Scores wnr s'.ports Salt Lake City, Utah Section U Sports Mirror by Sunday Morning August 13, Page One 1978 to Cro Oil WOO John Mooney Gill 237-202-5 E asy Evening Tribune SMrt Ixl i tor Stories you hear 'round the sports beat For Champs : Satchel Paige, the ageless relief pitcher who didnt get into the majors until his twilight years, my be remembered for his rules ot longevity which concluded, Dont look back; someone be may gaining." But when he reported to the old St. Louis Browns, Satchel was a legend in 12-- 1 the Negro baseball circuit, and it seemed half the adult population in the United States had seen Old Satch pitch in the barnstorming leagues. I hadnt heard this story, though. "When I joined the Browns I was sent into the game in relief," Satchel related. "The bases were full, no outs on the batter. and the count I When came out of the bullpen I picked up an extra baseball. I threw those two balls at the same time, one to first and one to third and picked off both base runners and my follow through was so good the batter struck out. Triple play. 2 A Football Story Gus Schrader of the Cedar Rapids Gazette relays the story of the three football fans slated to be executed in a triple electrocution. As the first was seated and strapped in the chair, he was asked for his final words. Since Im a loyal follower of Nebhe raska. Ill say, Go, Big Red! shouted. The switch was thrown and nothing happened, so they had to turn him loose. The second was a Penn State follower, and his last words were, Long livq Joe Paterno! Again, the switch was thrown and nothing happened. He was turned loose, a free man. The third man was an Aggie and when it came time for his last words, he said, If you guys don't attach the black wire to the red terminal, youll never get this thing to work. Gambler Returns Jim Walden, who may be remembered as the Mississippi Gambler when he quarterbacked Wyoming, is the; fourth football coach at Washington State in recent years, and hes inherited one of the hottest quarterbacks in the country in Jack Thompson, the Throwin Samoan. Thompson told the football writers in Ohio a few week ago, I was throwing fire torches around the stage with the Samoan troupe, when I noticed all the other youngsters had bulging muscles. Thats when I turned to football. But the Throwin Samoan tag wont have to be retired when Thompson leaves after this season, because one of his; understudies is a native Samoan named Samoa Samoa. Honest, thats what Thompson reported. How does Thompson react to the fact Jim Sweeney recruited him as a freshman, Jack Sherrill coached him his sophomore year, last year it was Warren Powers was the head coach at WSC and now Walden? "When we played our version of football in Samoa, it was more village warfare than sport, Thompson smiled. On Kicking Rule Switch Charley Pell, coach of Clemson, told the football writers, The new rule on the; missed field goal ( ball reverts to line of scrimmage on a missed attempt outside the line) is bad for us because we have a Nigerian soccer player named Obed Arriri, who joined the football team from the soccer club, and he had a field goal. "The passing game can score so quickly in the modem game, I doubt if many coaches will gamble and give up the football near midfield in the gamble for a long field goal which misses. Fran Curcci of Kentucky was one of the few college coaches who agreed with the rule change on the field goal. 1 dont believe its right for a guy to miss a field goal and still gain 30 yards, because the ball in the end zone would go out to the line, even if the line of scrimmage was the 50, under last year's rules," Curcci argued. d Just a Challenge 6-- Tribune Staff Photo by Lynn R. Johnson Im dusty but Im safe! That appeared Williams Saturday night while sliding back to be the reaction of Cottonwoods Brian to first base and avoiding being picked - players were Russell Erxle-bethe Texas kicker, and Rick Leach, the Michigan quarterback. Texas lost the national championship in losing to Noire Dame in the Cotton Bowl, but Erxleben admitted, "The los to Notre Dame will help us, because we knew we didn't get to the top of the mountain last year when we should have. And Leach said of the Rose Bowl loss to Washington, "We naturally wanted to win the Rose Bowl, but in defeat we still could enjoy the fact we had received a wonderful trip as the reward for a good season." n, Observation Ward Didja hear about the TV sportscaster whose wife filed for divorce and listed his mirror as the object of his affection? off. Murrays Rob Dahle waits for throw during American Rice Stadium Contest Utah Football Team Beats 14-- 7 Arizonas All-Star- s, By Roger Graves Tribune Sports Writer For those who appreciate the finer field points of football- - like tangoal attempts. Woody Hayes-lik- e trums, and fumbles perfectly timed to heighten the drama the second annual r Utah vs. Arizona High School football game was a joy Saturday evening. But following the medley of unusual events, plus a second half of good flashy football, Utah again emerged urbeaten, untied and unchallenged by cruising past Arizona, 14-- at Rice Stadium. Arizona, embarrassed to the tune of 20-- 0 in the first football game between the pair last year, earned a great deal of respect Saturday night. But the Grand Canyon staters again failed to earn a victory chiefly because a devastating Utah defense weakened only once, while limiting the visitors to nine first downs. Utah Takes Lead The first quarter Saturday was spent exchanging fumbles, as both teams took a few moments to adjust to the footlights and footing, which was made slippery by rain showers earlier in the day Saturday. However, Utah put together a drive midway through the second quarter to assume a lead. All-Sta- 7, 7-- 0 and LaytonsKen Maurice Turner of a Wadworth, pair powerful runners who will begin their collegiate careers this fall at Utah State, took turns picking up first downs, and Olympus quarterback Mike Vanderhoof fired a pass to Laytons Rick Snow to give Utah a first down at the Arizona 26. Two plays later, Arizonas Jim Hartman was flagged for pass interference at the goal line while trying to prevent Marlin Jensen from hauling in a touchdown pass. The interference call d led to a Wadsworth plunge for a touchdown with 7:23 left before halftime. Box Elders Dale Money booted the extra point to give Utah a 0 advantage. Penalties Give Aid Arizonas only major threat in the first half was a drive, aided by a roughing the kicker penalty and an unsportsmanlike conduct call on the Utah bench after Utah coach Ken Schmidt briefly did his Woody Hayes imitation. The penalties put Arizona in business at the Utah 33. but Judges Tom Eckroth forced Arizona quarterback Mark Boggie to fumble, with Brighton's Mike Morgan recovering for LUah. Box Elders Money then attempted a field goal with two seconds left in the first half. The kick fell far short of the bar. Arizona, unable to penetrate the Utah defense anchored by Skylines Steve Skylines one-yar- Two of the most disappointed players on the NCAA tour of potential By Lex Hemphill Tribune Sports Writer MURRAY Its been said that staying on top is harder than getting there, but Cottonwood has disproved that theory this week. Cottonwood made its defense of the Utah State American Legion Championship look easy Saturday night at Ken Price Park, as it demolished Murray after scoring a 19-- 3 victory over Ogden in the first game. The tournament victory sends Cottonwood to Arvada, Colo., to represent Utah in the American Legion Western Regional Tournament, which begins Aug. 23. Cotton wo .xi will open there against the host team from Arvada, a draw that buoys the hope that this is Utahs best chance to win a regional. No Competition Indeed, Cottonwood had no competition in this tournament, outscoring its opponents by a total of 59 to 10 in winning six straight games. Cottonwood was simply superior in all phases of athe game hitting, pitching and fielding. There were no slouches in the Cottonwood lineup, but it was decided that two players stood out. Bob Waddell pitched the title clincher against Murray and came away with the Outstanding Player Award. Waddell allowed Murray only five hits in gainning his second win of the tournament. He also hit .474 for the six games and was the tournament leader in RBI with nine. The Most Valuable Player Award went to Larry Mitchell, who was Cottonwood's leadoff man and steady shortstop. Mitchell had 11 hits in 23 at bats for the tournament, including three hits in the championship game against Murray. Cottonwood Takes Lead Cottonwood jumped Murray quickly in the title game, scoring five runs in the third inning to assume a 0 lead. Four of the runs in that rally were unearned, as Murray gave Cottonwood unneeded help with two costly errors. With one out and Waddell on third. Cottonwood got its first break when Jeff Bird dropped Eddie Iorgs fly to right .Waddell scoring. After Rex Hamblin singled. Cottonwood scored two runs when Murray shortstop Dean Roumpas threw away the third out of the inning on a grounder by Glen Roundy. Mitchell then iced the rally with a two-ru- n single. Cottonwood got two more runs in the homer by number fifth on a two-ru- n nine hitter Steve Schaap. Leif Olson homer to spice a tagged a three-ru- n four-ru- n rally in the eighth, giving Cottonwood 13 homers for the tournament, a total that dwarfs that of any other team. The Cottonwood players must have felt like world beaters after their offensive explosion in the game against Ogden. Every Cottonwood starter got at least one hit and scored at least one run, and a total of 12 Cottonwood players got hits in the game. Cottonwood got at least two hits in every inning and scored in all but one inning. John Hughes got four hits and drove in four runs, and Larry Mitchell, Brian Williams, Waddell, and Eddie Iorg got three hits each. Second-strin- g catcher Craig Houtz got into the act with two hits and three RBIs, including a two-ru- n homer. Smartt Gets Victory Dave Smartt, who pitched the tournament clincher last year for Cottonwood, went the first five innings against Ogden to pick up his second win of the tournament. Cottonwood had a 14-- 1 lead after five innings, so there was no need for Smartt to go any farther and Hughes came on to pitch the last four innings. The drama ended in this game in the bottom of the third inning, when tie with a Cott'.r vood snapped a nine. run rally, ail the runs scoring after two were out. The score got up to 13-- 1 in the fifth, but that was apparently insufficient, as Cottonwood pulled off a successful steal of second and also attempted a suicide squeeze, which failed. Ogden got a total of ei ht hits off Smartt and Hughes, and Scott Hartung got three of them. Hartung and Kelly Deaton both finished the tournament with nine hits in 22 at bats to lead Ogden, while Roger Farnsworth led the team with eight runs batted in. 7-- d Clark, Tracy Duckworth and Steve Haymond, along with Murrays Kevin Robinson and Olympus Dave Neff, finally came to life briefly in the third period to tie the score at Arizonas Mike Brooks set up the visitors touchdown when he intercepted a Vanderhoof pass at the Arizona 48, and sprinted to the Utah 29 before being dragged down from behind. Then, after Arizona had been moved back for holding, Boggie rifled a touchdown pass to Mike Haywood, who made a splendid over the shoulder catch in the end zone. Haywood, who is headed for BYU this fall, was responsible for putting Arizona back in the game, but it was Doug Williams eitra point kick which officially tied it at 7 with 8:16 left in the third period. 7-- Utah, determined to keep its winning ways intact, came right back to score what proved to be the winning touchdown late in the third quarter. With Dave Holbrook and Skylines Wadsworth combining for Highland's on the ground, Utah drove 70 14 plays to again command with 1:44 left. yards in take Facing a third and three situation from the seven yard line, Vanderhoof faked a hand off to Holbrook, spun to his d into the end zone left, and untouched to elevate Utah to a 13-- lead. Money then kicked the extra point, and the final score was on the scoreboard, despite another 12 minute period of football left to play. Neither team seriously threatened in the fourth quarter, mainly because fumbles killed drives for each side. high-steppe- 7 Special to The Tribune in the fifth on singles by Dick Thon, Dave Machemer and Bobby Jones, but that was as close as the Gulls could come. here Saturday by capturing an eight-gam- e and an ending victory Spokane scored again in the fifth on a losing streak. double by Juan Lopez, who went to The big hero for Spokane was pitcher third on a wild pilch and scored on a Lynn McKinney, who held the Gulls to single by Tevlin. two runs while striking out five and The Indians capped the game's walking one and scattering nine hits. in the eighth when Gulls relief scoring Spokane Starts Fast specialist Mike Overy gave up a double Spokane started fast, striking for to Severns, Heidemann reached second three runs in the first and two more in on the games only error, Diggle was the second against Gulls starter and walked intentionally and Severns was loser Bob Ferris ). forced in when Overy walked Holly. But Jack Heidemann started the Indian Overy struck out the next two batters rally in the first with a single and Ron and got Lopez on a fly ball. Diggle walied. Gary Holly lashed a Hitting Star triple to score the two runners and then The hitting star for Spokane was scored himself on a double by Duane e who went scored Tevlin, Espy. two runs and drove in another. Holly in it the second made Spokane had three runs batted in vhile Diggle when Creighton Tevlin singled and two. .had Heidemann was hit by a Ferris pitch. two-ruloss was a costly one for the The a double which Diggle then hit scored Tevlin and Ed Romero, a pinch Gulls, who had won nine of 10 going into the game. Albuquerque won its game runner for the injured Heidemann. of the Salt Lake scored its first run in the Saturday night to move ahead of the in division eastern the Gulls fourth when Willie Aikens hit his 24th home run of the season, a towering Pacific Coast League after Salt Lake held top spot Friday. blast over the high center field wall. Salt Lake continues what has been a fairly successful road trip Sunday Gulls Narrow Margin against Spokane. Carlos Perez will The Indians then chased Ferris in pitch for the Gulls against the Indians their half of the fourth when Tevhn Bob Galassco. opened the inning with a double and The Gulls then begin a long home Billy Severns singled him home. Gulls stand Monday against Phoenix. This reliever Bill Wilson put out the fire. will bo the last home stand of the season. Salt Lake narrowed the margin to 8-- 2 four-for-fiv- 5-- 0 n 25-fo- 6-- Californians Rally Last, Secure Title By John Mooney Tribune Sports Editor PROVO It was basketball justice, perhaps, that the championship battle of underdogs would be won by the team trailing by 12 points in the fourth quarter Saturdiy afternoon. And thats what happened in the BYU Marriott Center, as Mid Valley of California won the fifth annual Prep International Basketball tournament, in overtime from Seattle. Seattle Fades The matchup of the tournament's uniil Cinderella teams was the fourth quarter when Mid Valley rolled from a 4 deficit to send the game into overtime with a deadlock. Seattle, which had led from midway in the second quarter and carried a lead in the third period, was with 3:05 left in collared finally at the championship game. Charles Sitton put the losers in front but Mid Valley for the last time, put together baskets by Byron Scott and 2 Ixxm Wood for a edge with 1:39 78-7- 66-5- 74-a- ll 70-a- ll Indians Stop Gulls, End Losing Streak SPOKANE The Spokane Indians cooled off the torrid Salt Lake Gulls Legion championships. 72-7- 74-7- left. Sitton came through again to tie the and send it into overtime. game at 74-a- ll 1 But Wood and Darren Daye hit from the field to offset a closing basket by Ron Burns. Seattle had one more chance when Bob Mandeville missed on his from the foul line, but the Mid Valley defense wouldnt let Seattle get off a shot in the final 21 seconds. Woods Named MVP Wood, who scored 23 points for the champions, was selected the most valuable player in the tournament. team also inThe cluded James Fuller of Las Vegas; Kevin Darmody of Washington, DC.; Billy Goodwin of the New York Gauchos; Gary Springer of Riverside Church of New York; Tony Bruin of defending champion Elmcor of New York ; Jacques Hill and Steve Corfino of Watts Magicians; Darren Daye of Mid Valiev ami Chris Monson and Sitton of Seattie. Watts, a former three-tim- e champion, beat defending champion Elmcor, for third place, as James McDonald scored 18, Melvin Herndon 11 and Corfino 11 for the Los Angeles team. Other Scoring Craig Robinson had 19 and Sid Green 17 for the losers. Las Vegas beat Washington, D.C. for the consolation honors, as James Fuller paced the winners with 19 points. Riverside Church of New York beat the New York Gauchos for fifth place, as Jerry Springer scored 25 points. The championship game was all that was expected in this tournament. 90-7- 66-6- 84-7- I , fe.. A x t . te A m SoflhallTouriiamenl Concludes; .I Winners Emerge IT' Davidson Construction, Western Land Contracts and Budweiser won titles Saturday as the Salt Lake City Amateur Softball Association tournament wound up at the Cottonwood Complex. Davidson came from the losers bracket to win the mens Class A fast pitch title, while Western Land won the Class B slow pitch crown. Budweiser won the mens Class A slow pitch title with a pair of wins over previously unbeaten Budweiser. Western Land, Brighton Builders Farnsworth Construction, Ensign Homes, Bill Herman Realty, Budweiser and Sherwin Williams all earned spots in regional tournaments during the Salt Lake City tourney action. ' |
