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Show 1 The Salt nit Lake Tribune, Thursday, March 8 Boxing Chump Wows New Inns title 1971) lis Juhn to make a hit with the hai ging a loft i hump hook on the Lo ez c bin Monnc-- lbune Spm Ldilm Whin he very hi-- , fathei lex-- , young ianulv wax broken i.p and w ith tux brothers and Damn Lopez sisters neat to live with foster parents Which mac be one reaMin why the world feathei weight champion can relate to youngsters who may led alone and sometimes forgotten Lopez 111 final tl dining foi his title defense Ti ' ' ' Mik k Hfhf! l f l f V 'V'- - vVyV " 3 V & 2b ' i g j autogi aphef pu tuns atid visited with most of the patients in the aieas and hospital 1 Their faces seemed tu hfit lip when he came in the room li was a real tion we fn d unusual in a'hietk stais the hospital Roberto Casta non of Spain took time to y isit some of the wards m the Primary Childrens Hospital this week When Little Red was introduced by tht staff in the Department of Child Psy c hiatry in pat'ent aiea the cues of I didn t think I d c y er mei t him " and This is neat echoed from the young patients Rut Danny made his biggest hit with one youngster who also was named Danny , And it was up to Michael Ford, one of the little patients, Point to Go during recent visit. Lopez defends his title Saturday. boxing champion Danny Lopez a playful blow to the chin Game Utah to Battle Pepperdine Friday havent By Ray Herbal Tribune Sports Writer those of you who like to play the numbers the University of Utah rolls toward its 11th ;nCAA tournament and the Utes overall tournament record is going back to 1944 when the school won the national championship In addition, the numbers between Utah and its Friday night (8 06 MST) opponent, Pepperdine, are ijuite similar. Utah brings a 20-- 9 record into the opening round of ; the Western Regionals m Los Angeles, and Pepperdine stands at 21-- 9 I "And if you look at the statistics for the entire Season, you will note that the two teams are very close," Ute coach Jerry Pimm pointed out We respect the Waves very much Their league, the WCAC, is a good one and they finished second to San t 13-1- Francisco." Pepperdine was seeded No 9 m the regional and Utah gained the No. 8 seed Pepperdine averages 80 points per game Utah scores 77. Both teams have given up 75 points per game. The Waves shoot 49 percent from the field and Utah averages 50 percent Pepperdine hits 68 percent t of its free throws and Utah makes 66 percent of its Chanties The Waves take down 39 rebounds per ,ame to Utahs 38. seen us this year," Pimm explained However, Pimm and Waves coach Gary Colson are familiar with the individual talent of their opponents I sure know about Greg Deane, said Colson, 1 tried who will retire at the end of this season very hai d to recruit Deane And I know about some of the other guys Jerry has They always play hard and have great basic skills Pimm is aware of Pepperdmes physical prowess "They have a big, strong fiont line, said the five-yeUte mentor. They go to the boards well, and their backcourt men are very quick The Utes just might 'lave more problems w ith the Waves guards than their big inside players. Renaldo Brown and Tony Fuller are outstanding guards Brown averaged 19 6 points during conference games, w hile Fuller scored 13 7 per game over the season Fuller is a big guard, said Pimm He goes 4 and gets about five rebounds per game and he can play well inside. Brown is an excellent ball handler and passer Utahs Danny Vranes, Tom Chambers and Deane center Ray have defensive assignments against Ellis and forwards Ollie Matson ) and Danny Matson and Ellis average nine ) Ramsey rebounds apiece Reserve Wave center, Evaristo Soares, had a tie-i- n Brazilian led with the state of Utah The state basketball title Lehi High to the 1976 Class He attended Lehi as an exchange student The w inner of the game will play No 1 seed UCLA Sunday at 1 p m. MST. That game will be nationally televised 6-- 0 (6-7- 6-- Trying to pick a winner from the stat sheet would And how do you measure the be Nimpossible intangibles, such as intensity, turnovers, foul problems, tic. "Welvavent had much of a line on them, and they 2-- A Utah-Pepperd- AhmTayloi Meet Bill Cartwright By Dick Rosetta Tribune Sports Writer I PROVO B am righ Young Universitys er is Alan Taylor. cent-- , . a . rebounds a game, points a game. University of San ; 9 6 13 5 junior' 1 ' Franciscos center is Bill fcartwright. . a senior, 16 2 rebounds a game ; and 24.1 points a game ! And on that matchup, many feel, rests the ver- fhet of Saturdays NCAA showdown at noon in the McKale Center m Tuc-so. ! 7-- 1, Ariz. Taylor, buoyed by a strong performance in ! ' ; the championship-- j clinching win over San Diego State March 1 in w hich he scored 19 points and pulled down 10 rehounds, bubbled over ith excitement Wednesday as he profiled the impending clash of "tall timber at Tucson y i . "Hey. I'm just pretty excited about meeting up Vuth Bill Cartwright 1 dont get many oppor-tiunitiles to meet players 1 of his stature It will show me what I have to ! I j ! ; .1 i I work cm He's the best center in the country, leading the nation m re-- ' bounding and scoring 24 a game You know, 16 re-- ! botulds a game is pheno-- ; menal Im averaging around 10 a game Six-- ! teen rebounds would be a great game for me," Tay lor said Taylor, who was cavorting as a prep m the 1LA area (Granada Hills) when Cartwright was .achieving two time prep status in theSnn Francisco area L'i seen 'never 7ulyight play VC - Uiklur 1$ t WEST HAVEN, Conn iUPI) S As.hij'iu'tl Left-hande- d Dave Righetti, by the New oik Yankees when the tam traded relief tprtMur Sparky Lyie, has -- tbeen assigned to the O Yankees West Haven facm team ! r Righetti pitched for , I'ulsa last year, striking .jdt.l27 batters and walk-nh49 in 91 innings i g Well, I know he takes the whole key and claims it as his own Im going to have to block hnn off and keep him from coming up my back I had to do that against Purdues Joe Barry Carroll (led the Big 10 in scoring) and I had a very good game (BYU won the Cougar Classic by beating the Boilermakers). I know, Taylor confessed, "that to beat San Francisco, we'll have to run them They are so big that if we run them, well tire them out That means we (Taylor, Fred ) Roberts and Devin have to hit the boards and get the outlet pass going "We have to stay with them on the boards or else we're m trouble," Taylor said They average 4H boards a game and we avei age only 37 Well have to have our best rebounding game of the Dur-rant- year For another v iew, turning to a guy who has not only seen both Taylor and Cartwright play, but actually played against them, San Diego States center Steve Malovic was called to the witness stand All-WA- "Look, the 6-- Malovic said in a phone chat from San Diego, "you wont believe how strong this Cartwright is until you see him Hes pounds and hes taller than 1 He's like a wall He doesnt push, shove or elbow you He just leans 260 oil you Alan will have to screen him off, play him quick You can't stop Cartwright from getting the ball without fronting him And there weren't that many lobs to him m our game (San Diego at San State won Fiancisco) He just bulled his way for 28 points 77-7- 5 and I thought that was one of my better games of the year, Malovic added Alan might have limitations that Cartwright doesnt have, but Alan plays well with those You know, limitations Coach (Frank) Arnold has said that we play as well as Alan Taylor plays, Malovic said The Aztec center offered one last observation BY'U had better be ready for another big Don rebounder Doug Jemison (6-- senior) Hes the leaper on their club If Cartwright doesnt get you, Jemison will Playoffs Begin l Palace The Cougars are heduled to depart from Salt Lake City Friday morning and will have a woikout m the McKale Center Friday afternoon The w inner of Saturday s game advances to the Far West Regional at Piovo March 15 Ray Ilerbat Ti ibune Sports W i iter NCAA totirna Thanks to the expanded ment this year, ltah States Aggies aie still alive in post season play despite bowing to Pacific last Saturday night m the finals of the PCAA tournament in Anaheim USU returns to Southern California Thursday' afternoon to aw.nt its first round Western Regional game w ith USC s Trojans I nd.ty at 10 16 pm MST The Aggies were the 10th and final seed into the Western Regional w hilt I'SC was seeded No 7. I SC is very similar to us in style," offered Aggie coach Dutch Iielnap "They run a very, very g.xxi passing game and usually play a good man defense except after free tin ow s when they go into a full court press " This marks the Aggies first NCAA appearance since 1975 when they lost in the first round to Montana In seven previous NCAA tournaments, USU won five of 14 games, and the L'tags best showing came in 1970 when the Ags won twice before bowing to eventual national champion UCLA in he Far West Regional finals Southern California has been one of the hottest teams in the nation of late The Trojans have won six straight, and they've accomplished this winning streak with their liest player, sophomoie center Clilf Robinson, on the bench with a foot Injury Robinson is Hie Pac-lO- s leading rcbounder with 11.6 per game, and Uie Trojans' lop sc orer at 18 8 points per contest However, the Trojans tiave played better without Robinson Junior Doug Widtfeldt has been the USC center during the six game win streuk, and Widtfeldt has aveiaged 10 1 points as a starter f, J will alow d flu f weight in the I S against I ontlllio Flores lukets in all pirn antes from M to 10 aie nuning bnsklv and States ( ham plan ship inti t s'ait at mg the 3 ht t fans were beginning dime from Los Angeles and Los egas particularly The f.ght will he shown nationally on ABC, with the i p m starting time ti r the championship the p tn roiin to between Freddie and Sione ulu Following tin mam event ( ookie alenc la of Ogden will fight Tavaio del 1 New s llcinj nio in a 1,1 SUve Hunting ton of West Jordan will Patti I soil 111! Dal 1 fuht 11 1 1 which will not lie locally Even if the should sell out the bout rounder blackout is neei lifted for a championship T Skier Still tight Critical eis KZWS9APEBS RUNG ION Italian downhill VT HI (I PI) ttAtnts skier leonaido David mjtned Saturday when he fell Satin day during a Win Id Cup race at Lake remained Placid NT in cut leal but stable condition Wednesday at the Medical Center Hospital A hospital spokesman said Day id 14, was still in a coma ;pIp Pay Top Prices Accept Any Quantity CALL 571-10- 42 Reg. 34 each plus fed tax, Size A73-1- $OQ mZ9 3 EITigre 278s Wide 70 and 78 series profile feature a 2 pnlyp5ter ply body with 2 fiberglass belts Metric sizes in blackwall only No trade-irequired Tires mounted at no extra charge. emblTeam azoned across its un- n iforms The Pros know for certain that theyll be playing in the Salt Palace Thursday at 7 30 p m m the first game of a d first-roun- best-o- three f WB A playoff series What they didnt know Wednesday was their first round opponent The only determinant was Wednesday nights late game in the between leagueleading Tucson and Tn-Citi- H Washington. The rule is simple If Washington beat Tucson, it would finish second in the league and would not come to Salt Lake for a the game Thursday Reno Big Horns would If Washington lost to Tucson, it would finish third and would be the opposition at the Salt Palace Thursday The situation was thrown into a mess Tuesday night, when Reno, which had held second place behind Tucson for most of the season, was belted at home 0 m its by Fresno season finale The Big Save 30 to 40 on these stereos 125-11- tire for off on road use Tough nylon cord body with raised white letters Tubeless clinched second by winning that game, assuring Washington of having to plav Ltah The Pros, as the WBAs sixth place finisher with a final 9 record, must play the third place team in the opening round, while the second place team must play seventh-plac- e 99.99 S21I0 19-2- Montana, RV Rugged have Horns could fourth-plac- Save s40 on four ScatTrac Bravas. 535:1 Reg. 39.89. cassette player 1 AMFM sterc o radio with sh Traction tread and Fresno e meets Las Vegas in the opening series League champion Tucson sits out the first round No niatet who Utah plays m the fust round Thursday , it appears that Thursday-- , game will be the Pros only home game in the best of three series fifth-plac- e Sai 9.9! 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W tfx't'' ( batteries. .j - Sale balance Gould Action the oil by think we match up with USC pietty well," cxpiessed Belnap. but the guv we will have to watch most is Purvis Miller Hes a 6 7, 210 pound toward and he's a real man Utah State played well in the PC.AA tournament befoie falling behind regular season and tournament champion Pacific in the final 1 30 of the game The Tropin guaids piesent a problem for the Aggies USC can go to any of three guards with confidence Steve Smith is the shooting guard while Dean Jones is the better ball handler Don Carfmo, a t 3 junior, can be excellent or a bit erratic T SC is quick to make the transition from offense to defense," Belnap added "And thev might he the " quic kest passing team we have seen this year The Trojans finished second in the Pac 10 to I CL A with a 114 record and thev wue 19 8 over all They dosed the regular season at home and easily handled Stanford and California USC shot (0 S and 55 6 percent from the field m those two games, and for the season the Trojans have hit to 4 pci cut of the lr field goals The Aggies are one of the better shooting teams m the West, firing in 51 2 percent of their shots Although USU holds a rebounding edge over IsC, A3 to 34 per game, the Aggies usually get out boarded each game by an average of thiee Concerning Robinsons availability Fndiv night USC coac h Bobby Boyd said ' Cliff is walking mm h better He will suit up for the game and has a ( hance to play. He won't stait but may Ik he can blend m and help us " The winner of the LSI ISC game will play l Sunday afternoon at Paulev independent Pavillion DePuul was seeded No 2 in the region behind UCLA I j,m-m.M,mm- Johnson Motor Lodge The commission will announc e the referee and two judges just befoie the championship bout Rut since this is not a -t- I Through an mterpre The fighters will weigh in bef ire the I tah Boxing Commission Saturday at 8 a m at the Howard of Roy in a six an f a final loundi! pits Ost at in Muniz the o 3 bantam bv no Vilt to tht os stipulation micssitv if importing ofhc nils foi! outside tin tlu ter tastanon indicated he had no worries either and said he weighed perhaps a pound and a few ounces oyer the lit pound limit dered here is on four fiberglass belted tires. USU Tests USC Frid y By - The Utah Pi os open the Western Basketball Association playoffs Thursday night against an outfit that may come out with the woids "Third-Plac- e 6 sc who u-i- t Lopez obw uusly was something spe i ia! to the patients Dunne wound up his hejyy woik Wednesday and professed no ptob lems for the 13 roundel hat aiuay at 3 p m aga.nst tj Primary Childrens Hospital Michael Ford gives vrbatient : leported personnel afternoon Saturday ope m a r dat ol v dt feiise- one oi , m m. $) 2 7 1 1th ) |
