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Show 10 B The Salt Lake Tribune, Friday, January Weber Slides by MSI) Pros Haiti I Tonight In Nevada By Tribune Sports Writer Weber State is quickly learning that it cant just show up for its home games and expect to win easily. The Wildcats had to get eight free throws in the last two minutes Thursday night to subdue a feisty before 7,195 fans at the Montana State team, Dee Events Center. .Although Weber coach Net McCarthy was not happy with his teams play, particularly with 33 percent shooting from the floor, a win is a win and Thursday's verdict put the Wildcats into sole possession of first place in the Big Sky Conference thanks to Montana's loss at Northern Arizona The Wildcats, who host Montana Saturday, are now 15-- 4 overall and 0 in the Big Sky. Bobcats Hustle Montana State, definitely on the upswing under first-yea- r coach Bruce Haroldsen, as its current record indicates, had to overcome some adversity to stay in the game, but the Bobcats were there at the end, trailing by just two with 2:20 to play. But from that lead. Weber sank 8 of 10 free throws down the stretch to wrap up its shaky victory. Montana State saw two of its leading players, top scorer Arnold McDowell and starting center Rod Smith, foul out of the game And its top player, guard Craig Finberg, scored only nine shooting points on three-for-1But despite all this, the Bobcats charged back 5 from a deficit, holding Weber scoreless for nearly five minutes while scoring 10 straight points itself to pull within 5 The two teams then traded a couple of baskets in the next two minutes before Weber won it at the free throw line. Dui bain leads Charge MSU's Mick Durham, the little point guard, led the late charge with eight points, the last on a jumper But Durham that pulled the Bobcats within made the last key MSU mistake when, with the he walked with 46 to go, and Bobcats trailing and MSU never had such a golden chance again on the road, have not The Wildcats, who are played particularly well at home recently. In three of their last four home starts, the 'Cats have shot 40 percent from the floor or less We're not playing well at home,' said Weber guard Mark Mattos. We just seem to think that nobody can come jn here and beat us If this game had been up there (Bozeman), we would have lost by 59-5- 1, their last six games, challenge the Horns Reno Big Friday at 8:30 p m. MST at the Centennial Coliseum. Pros The longest winning streak is three games, skein they put 3-- a to- the first gether week of the Western Basketball Association season, and they will be trying to match that Friday Reno has won three of the four games played between the two teams and has won both games played in Reno. The Pros are 8 on the road, but they've never won in either Fresno or Reno Utah Coach Dick Nemelka is expected to keep going with Clay Johnson as a starting guard in place of Sam Smith, the WBA's leading scorer who has been effective coming off the bench in the last three games. in ncy No. 73 purchase of any Brooks, Nike, Etonic, Converse, or Puma Shoe, Cutlass Supreme Coupe 1 Automatic, power brakes, power steering, radio, air conditioning, tilt steering, sport mirrors No. 363. Similar models in stock reduced through January with this coupon. Ken Garff OldsmobileHonda Stevens Brown State at 5th South SLC, Utah 521 6111 1176 Cast 2100 South. JANUARY CLEARANCE OFF SAVE 20-- t 13-- 14. told them to let me know if they respect the other team, and then Ill just sit back and watch, said McCarthy. But if they dont respect them, Ill start the second five. 1 Utah Skiers Lead At Wyoming Meet Special to The Tribune Ute BOW. Wyo. won here the Thurs-da- v to lead the University of Utah into first place in the RMISA Wyoming Invitational ski meet. Utahs Per Chr. Nieolaysen finished' second behind Montana States Rusty Squire in the mens slalom. Svein Arne Olsen, Ottar Vasseljen, Henning Ruud and Mont Straley finished fifth through eighth, respecy while Petter tively, in the Adde and Tim Hazelhurst came in fifth and sixth in the slalom. Utah leads the team results with 101 points followed by Wyoming, 72) Colorado, 45; and Montana State with 20. Competition continues Friday with more slalom racing and a cross country relay. About 160 skiers from 15 universities are competing in the meet cross-countr- 3650 OPEN WEEKDAYS 9 SATURDAYS 9 championship Why did he keep trying to force the ball to Ron Jessie when the Cowboys showed that this time around they had the Rams premier receiver well covered? But count on Don Klosterman and Ray Malavasi both being back with the Rams next year, despite all reports to the contrary. Eddie DeBartold, owner of the San Francisco 49ers, wants Ernie Accorsi, the assistant g.m. of the Baltimore Colts, as his new front office head. In my opinion Accorsi is one of the most capable persons he could get for this position, plus the fact that he has had much experience in handling press relations, as well as following in the track of Joe Thomas. Final Yes or No Accorsi will meet with DeBartolo and new 49er coach Bill Walsh at the Super Bowl for a final year or no. Mean, 'hile watch where Joe Thomas lands. He is too good a personnel man to stay out of the game very long. Whats going to happen to George Allen It doesnt look as though hell be working for anyone but CBS next year even though he keeps telling insiders that he has a job locked up. It isnt the Giants They will be looking for an operational manager before coming to a decision on a new coach. The question is: why is Andy Robustelli hanging on to help make the decision as defense-oriente- d Super Bowl, Tribune Outdoors Writer LAKE Although a few anglers were catching cisco with hook and line through the ice Thursday, the ann ial run of the tiny fish has not yet BEAR started being seen close to shore yet If the fish come in Friday, the run isnt expected to reach its peak until later in the week. Conditions on the east side of Bear Lake are a little grim, with Thursdays d rain making the road extremely slick If you plan to haul a trailer in this weekend, you should have a drive outfit or chains. Otherwise, snow tires are recommended The only facilities at Cisco Beach consist of chemical toilets hauled in by the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation. 1979 fishing licenses and food are available at nearby Garden City and Laketown Anglers who wish to start fires should bring their own wood No rubber tire fires will be allowed, and littering laws will be strictly enforced. Cisco fisherman should bring an ax or ice auger. The ice on Bear Lake is several Inches thick and fairly safe to walk on This should make cisco fishing excellent when the fish finally come in to shore. No one is quite sure exactly when tlie cisco will come in, but the feeling at Bear Lake Thursday was that it wont snow-packe- Utah Division of Wildlife Resources official LeVon Thomas and Bryce Nielson checked a hole near the shoreline periodically throughout the day, but saw no cisco. Im surprised we didnt have any this morning. said Thomas, a long-timconservation officer in Rich CounBut they have been known to come ty. in as late as Jan. 19." Anglers braved a rainstorm Thurs day to fish for whitefish and an occasional trout through the ice at Cisco Beach on the east side of Bear Lake. Fishing was generally good, and most anglers were hauling in some nice catches of whitefish using Jigs and lures. cutthThomas landed a seven-poun- d roat while fishing late Wednesday Anglers were catching a few cisco in the deeper water on hook and line, but massive numbers of the fish were not e 268-148- & REPAIR 1 Kw?m a.m.-6p.- BIBS '78-'7- 9 DOLOMITE MEN S TURBO A HATS Jr . list $180 13995 OFF SWEATERS T-NE- VENDRAMINI CHARGER MEN'S LIST List $60 ALPHA DOLOMITE MEN'S '77-7- 8 List $60 DOLOMITE LADY LEITE List $90 VENDRAMINI MEN'S VENUS LIST ROSSIGNOL 124 $160 LIST 2 CHALLENGER SKIS 89 List $130 1 GT BINDING SKI CISCO NETS For Cisco Fishing 888! 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STATE SKI RENTAL REMAINING STOCK A last thought about the playoffs: Tom Landry, Bum Phillips, Chuck Noll and Ray Malavasi had one thing in all of them made their common Open 8 am to 8 pm -- The Sports Store 9-- 3 short-yardag- l inn wagon-efficie- plus comfort. $4.00 off on the 1 52-4- especially against Dallas last Sunday because when L.A. needed a crucial first down e in a situation they had to go with an untried back, Jim Jodat. and he failed. Make a Change The feeling around the NFL is that the Rams will have to make a change at quarterback. Pat Haden was a distinct disappointment in the conference Any The working $6005 selling midsize. 51-4- of John Cappelletti was damaging to the Rams y V-- 47-4- By Jimmy (The Greek) Snyder MIAMI Some leftover notes from the playoffs and some grapevine on recent changes in the NFL cross-countr- 262 automatic, air conditioning, radio, tinted glass, power steering, power brakes, deluxe wheel discs Americas No. Jimmy the Greek Says L.A. Rams Seek a QB Jan Bjorkheim Cutlass Cruiser Wagon 0 47-3- . MEDICINE Cutlass Cruiser at Ken Garffs & 3 helped the Pros produce home court victories over Fresno and Las Vegas earlier this week After Friday nights game, the Pros will travel to Montana for a game Sunday night before returning home for a contest against Las Vegas Tuesday. loss Super values on a Cutlass Supreme McCarthy was obviously upset with his teams even thougn the shot chart revealed the Wildcats took most of their shots from within 15 feet in the second half and made just 29 percent of them The only accurate Wildcat was center Richard floor shots to lead all Smith, who hit scorers with 20 points. Thats got to be the lowest shooting percentage weve had since Ive been coaching here, said McCarthy of the 33 percent statistic. We did three things right tonight. First, we played hard ; second, we got the ball into Richard Smith and third, we made our free throws at the end. If we didnt, we would have lost this game. Smith played well despite being kicked in the right calf after just seven minutes of play. But he refused to come out of the game, despite noting later that Ive never felt anything so excruciating in my legs shooting, 9 The experiment The Olds Values of the Month 9-- 5-- . Iex Hemphill OGDEN Special to The Tribune RENO-T-he Utah Pros, playing their best basketball of the season with four wins in 12, 1979 I Remaining Stock .22 RIFLE SCOPES All remaining stock ' 20 CB ANTENNAS Entire stock of Shakespeare fiberglass A88 50 IV LR CCI OF 500 J89 OFF SHAKESPEARE BLAZER AMMO CTN. OFF V YOUR CHOICE CB DELUXE Cist $149.95 four-whe- lie long COLEMAN INFLATABLE uu $42.95 PUMP Oil 9 5 TRUCK SEAT COVERS MODEL INDIAN 8LANKET RIM AIMING STOCK ANTIFREEZE TRAILERCAMPIR SPECIAL 3 GAL. PROPANE HEATER BY TRAILBLAZER 5,000 lid $45 BTU ALL SALES FINAL! NO PHONE OR MAIL ORDERS NO RAIN CHECKS QUANTITIES LIMITED campers trailers boats 3650 S. STATE |