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Show mm wro John Sports flje jialt fa! tribune Section Mooney Tribune Sports Editor Saturday, November C 26, 1983 By Lex Hemphill Tribune Sports Writer Adrian Dantley was there at the beginning, and he was there at the st years ago. Oldtimers will Stern as lone of the first end. a recall Picking on the Denver Nuggets yet again, Dantley scored 23 points in the first 10 minutes of the game and seven points in the final three minutes, and those were the points at the that beat the Nuggets, Salt Palace Friday night before overly-dramati- c sports broadcast- ers, who general- ly reported highly unusual stories on 126-12- his broadcast. 8,759 fans. Unfortunately, Stern was more interested in drama than facts and many of his exclusive reports were little more than figments of his mind. At the time, I was cleaning out a book case and came across the Sterns story of the Montana State football team which enlisted in World W'ar II and all 13 died in action. I had never heard the story and asked for confirmation from any of the Eventually, Tom Parac, athletic director of Montana State University, found my request for information, and his research confirms at least part of the Stern story. e We have a plaque in our in honor of these players, which reads, 1940-4- 1 Football along Bill Stern with the statement, picked them as the team in 1944.' I did find an article in the Bozeman paper which indicates the men all played about that time. What their status was regarding starters or reserves is hard to weed out. My guess is that it was mixed, as well as encompassing more than one years team. Parac includes a copy of a letter from then congressman Mike Mansfield of Montana, dated in 1945, to Sportscaster Tom Harmon, calling attention to the heroic Golden Bobcat football team, so Bill Stern was vindicated at least in this sensational story. Dantley finished the game with a 47 points against the Nuggets, who were the predictable opponent when he set his previous season high, 40, in the opening game of the year. AD. made 27 free throws in 31 attempts for the game, e and both of those numbers are Jazz franchise records. The 23 points he scored in the first quarter were one away from his own Utah Jazz record for most points in a quarter. And, while were listing records, the Jazzs 77 points' in the first half set a club record (Utah version) for points in a half. Dantleys scoring came at the right time. His big first quarter helped the Jazz take a 8 lead after 12 minutes, and a fast start is d important against the Nuggets, who are 0 this season in games in which they have led after the first quarter. But when Alex English, with help from his teammates, shut down Dantley without a basket in the third quarter, the gets got back in the game and were able to push the decision right to the end. But Dantley got the key points down the stretch to win it for the Jazz, who now travel to Kansas City to play the Kings Saturday night season-hig- field-hous- Tribune Stott Photo by Don Miller Games Angeles you may have the Olympic Los impression the athletes no longer have to sacrifice their time and money pete. to While com-- this true for KZAN-F- intermission, came back hard throughout the second half, mostly because, Jazz Coach Frank Layden analyzed, the Nuggets kept getting offensive rebounds (20 for the game) and outboarded the Jazz for the game, The Nuggets, behind a third quarter from Mike Evans, climbed back to within a point, late in the third, but the Jazz got k basback up on them. A ket by Griffith enabled the Jazz to build their lead back to 11, 108-9with 9 44 to play. But the Nuggets had another comeback left. Behind six points from Kiki Vandeweghe (26 points for the game, four under his league-leadin- g average), the Nuggets outscored the Jazz 19-- 9 over the next six minutes and got back to within one, setting the stage for a riveting final three and a half minutes. 98). On a night when Rickey Green Quest 4 their fast start, because the Nuggets, who trailed by as many as 19 points in the first half and by 15 at fast-pace- levents in the V utes. The Jazz needed every ounce of 6-- the Olympic Training Camps and the corporate sponsorship of the rfj h 43-2- So much has been written about in Is-se- h (6.30 p.m, MST, : is the champions, the athlete still trying to make the national elsss in competition still faces khe same old problems. Such an athlete is Mike Bailey, former University of Utah track . performer. Mike has been competing in the decathlon for 10 years. In regional and national meets he has scored high enough to attract attention, but not quite high enough to qualify for the Olympic Tinning Camps. While competing In the Martin Luther King Games in 1981, Mike drew the attention of Brooks Johnson, one of the national team coaches, who suggested Mike begin serious training for the 1984 Olympics. Bailey moved to Pocatello, where d in the Idahe could train ho State Minidome, under Coaches Jerry Quiller and Ronald Jensen. He received an athletic sponsorship from Asics Tiger Shoe and Clothing Co., which provides clothing and training equipment. But to make ends meet, Mike is jobs at holding down part-tim- e Sears and a gas station. year-roun- Has Potential Mike feels he has the potential to make the Olympic squad, but he says, I have good training facilities and coaching, and the company supplies my training clothes and shoes, so the only thing holding me back is financial support. The cost of maintaining a family e and training for the Olympics have exhausted my savings account, Mike confessed. The Pocatello Track Club and Moore Financial of Utah have organized a trust account to handle any financial support Utah or Idaho track fans might wish to send along to help Mike achieve his goal. In the T.A.C. National championships, I scored 7,400 points and fourth, 200 points below the total I needed to qualify for the Olympics, he added. I think I have a good chance, if I can afford to keep training, because there are few outstanding decathletes in the U.S. and if I can improve in a couple of events, I have as good a chance as the next man. Mike captained the University of Utah football team and lettered in wrestling and track in college. Anyone interested might call Ste0 ven L. Sharp at in Salt Lake full-tim- Utah Jazz star John Drew fought Denvers Bill Hanzlik for the ball during a frantic moment Friday night in National Basketball Association contest at Salt Palace. but 15 assists) and John Drew contributed a combined total of 13 points to the Jazz total, 24 below their combined average, the Jazz were able to get help from other sources. Thurl Bailey had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Darrell Griffith threw in 21 points. Rich Kel Fight Farce: Holmes on KO in 1st By Bill Lyon Newspapers television wanted LAS VEGAS this, and it was left with exactly what it deserved J 45 minutes of dead time. All that is rancid and foul in boxthe unconscionable greed, the ing offering up of sacrificial lambs on the altar of commercials, the shameless hyping of gross mismatches in shabby attempts to lewas exposed in gitimatize them prime time and grisly detail Friday Knight-Ridde- r, night. What occurred in the Sports Pavilion of Caesars Palace was a farce, not a fight. When Marvis Frazier entered the ring, in hooded robe and engulfed by a long retinue of attendants garbed in matching green and gold, he did so to the blaring accompaniment of a song entitled As I Walked the Last Mile of the Way. Saturdays Radio, TV NCAA football, 10 a m. Texas at Texas A&M, Channel 4. 11 a.m. NCAA basketball, Kansas at Houston, Channel 5. 1:30 p.m. NCAA football, Nebraska at Oklahoma, Chan- nel 5. 2 p.m. Pro golf, Skins Game, 2 p.m. The 2 p.m. Amateur boxing, US. vs. team, from Reno, Channel 4. NCAA basketball, 6 p.m. Utah vs. Kansas State at 111., KALL-A- 6.20 (910). NBA game, p.m. Utah Jazz at Kansas City Kings, KZAN-F- (98). NCAA basket- 7:30 p.m. ball, BYU at Utah State, Channel 4, KSL-A(1160). CHL game, Salt 7:30 p.m. Lake Golden Eagles at Indianapolis Checkers, KRGO-F(1430). (1550), KLO-ANBA game, 10 p.m. Utah Jazz at Kansas City Kings (1160). (tape delay), KSL-A- That turned out to be highly prophetic. Larry Holmes required little more than one fttinute to solve the style of Frazier, and as soon as he did, he cranked up a sledgehammer right hand that landed on Frazier's forehead a shot literally between the eyes. Frazier was frozen for a blink, and then his numbed nerve endings delivered the message to his brain you just got poleaxed. And then Frazier staggered backward on jellied legs, and he sat down hard. From a kneeling position, he peered intently into the eyes of referee Mills Lane, who counted loudly, methodically. Frazier rose at 8, and Lane dusted off his gloves. Seconds later, Holmes dusted off Frazier. There was a vast discrepancy in strength and experience between the two to begin with - a man against a boy - and that was evident from the opening bell. Now the heavyweight champion of the world attacked with resolute purpose. Fra- last round, Lane decided that Holmes knew what he was talking about. He stepped between the fighters and waved his arms to signal cease-fire. There was not a whimper of protest. Joe Frazier leaped into the ring and hugged his son, and you could him saying: I love you. I lip-re- love you. It had turned out to be even more gruesome and lopsided than expected. It had been billed as The Legend (Holmes) against The Legacy (Frazier). What it was, was an old pro against a raw rookie. Marvis Frazier never landed a punch of consequence. Very early. Holmes wrestled with him and slung him, almost disdainfully, into the ropes, establishing that this was a heavyweight against a cruiser-weigh- t. 47 s ley got his first start of the season and did a good early job on Dan l, who went on to scored a Denver-hig34 points. And Jerry Eaves and Jeff Wilkins, who had been getting sporadic time lately and hadnt been doing too well with it, came up with solid efforts. Eaves with 12 points in 17 minutes and Wilkins with 14 points and eight rebounds in 20 min- all-tim- s. Hard-Wa- y .3 Jazz Nip Nuggets Behind Dantley Well, it took a lot of research on the part of Tom Parac, the Montana State athletic director, to confirm an item Bill Stem first broadcast 40 For Recorded Scores Call Local 237-202- Those knowledgeable about boxing had insisted all along that Fra- 57-5- 96-9- fast-brea- 117-11- The first big play was made by Bailey. Vandeweghe played off him, low on the left side of the lane, and Green got Bailey the ball. Thurl had an easy basket, and an Vandeweghe fouled him. This was Kikis sixth foul, marking only the second time in his NBA career that hes fouled out, and the Jazz, now leading got to play the 119-11- last 3:18 without worrying about the other teams best scorer. But the Nuggets weren't without weapons. Issel scored on a rebound and made the free throw on Baileys foul, and that got the Nuggets even See Page Column 4 C-- Mancini 'Dances' Around Ring Foe - ' LAS VEGAS, Nev. ( AP) Ray Boom Boom Mancini, the World Boxing Association lightd weight champion, had a waltz with Johnny Torres e in a scheduled fight, then felt like dancing. The short fight means I can out and dance tonight instead go of soaking myself, said Mancini after knocking down Torres twice and stopping him with two seconds left in the first round. Torres was taken to a hospital for observation. A spokesman at Desert Hospital said Torres was conscious, stable and would undergo tests. Mancini got Torres in trouble late in the round and knocked him down with an overhand right jto the head. zier was at least another year away from being ready for this level of competition. That assessment was more than accurate. For his part, Holmes was sharp and tigerishly prepared, in stark contrast to his most recent outings. Smokin Joe's slurs of Holmes, his remarks about Holmes' ineffectiveness when he had been Smokin Joes sparring partner a decade ago, had reawakened the champion. The son had to pay for the fathers impulsiveness. The only saving grace was that it was ended quickly and cleanly. And there was a measure of juswas left to tice as well: NBC-Tb for more than scramble and half an hour, trying to explain why it had sanctioned a farce with which no one else had the stomach to be associated. one-roun- non-titl- V ad-li- zier, still dazed and virtually defenseless, was hammered into his own corner, and then Holmes began smashing him with right hands. Larry Holmes is not without compassion. Goaded by unflattering remarks by Fraziers father, he wanted badly to win this fight, bu he had no taste for senseless punishment. He blasted Frazier with a right hand and then looked at Lane and motioned him to come in and stop it. Lane, crouching nearby, remained vigilant, but he did not pull the plug. So Holmes fired again and then Lane once more. This sequence seemed to be repeated interminably, Holmes lash- mg a right hand to Fraziers head, then pawing in Lanes direction, then bombing again and motioning again. The impact of one particular- ly thunderous right hand caused Fraziers mouthpiece to explode from between his lips and tumble in a high arc into the audience. Finally, 3 seconds before the end of the first and what would be the N; ir y SfS vr f s S' 4 " lifer fM r'ihP'fx I t ! iirfx iM if'' pH 'Xtiv AV ' & , X"-:X- r A4 r iy'? S''-' ti X 4r Jjj , V: , I Assoc Wed Press Loserphoto Heavyweight champion Larry Holmes takes aim on Marvis Frazier Friday night in Las Vegas. Holmes found and ended fight with TKO in mark early first round. fih-ish- 584-160- City. Observation Ward When the BYU defense forces a turnover, the offense feels its like getting money from home without writing. Illini Turn Utes Rematch Into Mismatch By Steve Luhm Assistant Sports Editor The rematch ROSEMONT, 111. was a mismatch. Illinois'which was upset 9 by Utah in the first round of last seasons NCAA West Regional, avenged that loss here Friday night with an easy 5 win over the Utes in the first round of the Tribune Charities - 52-4- 99-6- Classic. The defeat spoiled the debut of Utah Coach Lynn Archibald, who re- placed Jerry Pimm last spring. It e also spoiled Archibalds better make that hope theory that his team's quickness could off- pre-gam- away, outscoring its NCAA conquerThe Illini's Big Four, incior 28-dentally, had 19 of those points. That made it 4 and left the partisan crowd of 5,463 at the Horizon Arena wanting only one thing 100 points. Illinois didnt get it, though, scoring only two points over the final 2 33 and finishing with 99 points. But keeping the Illini under 100 was the only good thing about the second half for Utah. A look at the first-hal- f stats might have indicated what, was coming. Utah shot 66 percent from the floor, but still trailed by 10. When the Utes set Illinois' size. The Illini got a combined 50 points from their key inside players, none of whom played during the final 11 and minutes. Efrem Winters (6-Scott Meents (6-- each had 14 points while Anthony Welch (6-- added 12 and George Montgomery (6-8- 78-4- ) chipped in with 10. Despite the lopsided final score, Utah stayed close for the first 14 1 with 5 48 minutes. But trailing left in the opening half, Illinois used an 3 spurt just before intermission to build a 0 lead. Then, in the first nine minutes of the second half, Illinois put the game 32-3- 8-- 50-4- after halftime, it was over. I thought it would happen differworently, Archibald said. I was would team get our how ried young out of the blocks. Well, we got out of the blocks OK, but then we got a little tight. I think our inexperience cooled off a little showed. "Illinois played very, very well in the second half. They came out with a lot of confidence in the second half, and did a super job. I think it was more a case of them playing well than us not playing well." Archibald was asked about the big turnaround from last March, when the Utes knocked the favored Illini out of the NCAAs. "First, we lost Pace Mannion and Peter Williams, our top scorers and rebounders from a year ago, he explained. Then, look at Illinois. They have a good nucleus back. I know they lost (guard Derek) Harper, but they have Winters and (Bruce) Douglas back. That's not a bad team. Archibald also noted the size difference between the two teams Utah, for example, started a three-guar- d lineup, and at one point had 3 Angelo Robinson guarding Welch. Column 1 See Page 6-- C-- 1 m.j jkjm m a: j m.Jt AMftr .4T ,4k utk.Jk.'JXLJKJS. AT A. .A. A. A 4N a' aA' At A " |
