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Show I Love for Logan Lives; Aggies Falter Again, Cal-Irvin- es The loss, USU's 11th in 17 outings overall, dropped Coach Rod Tueller's Aggies to in the PCAA and deeper n into tournament oblivion. And if the Ags think they got shaked and baked a little in Thursday by Irvine, which movtd to 10-- overall and the PCAA, then they really only got a sample of what's due up Saturday afternoon (2 p.m.) when Vegas moves into The Spectrum. "What can I say? USU Coach Rod Tueller parried. "I wouldn't be surprised if we came out with great gusto and aggressiveness Saturday vs. UNLV. What do we have to lose? We're like a wounded animal now. We've got to fight now." A fighting mood is not what the Ags displayed Thursday e constructed its victory through rowdy, night. again. physical play and the Ags wanted no part of it Our game plan was to pound the ball inside, ex By Dick Rosetta Tribune Sports Writer LOGAN Cal Irvine Coach Bill Mulligan, probably with a touch of sarcasm in his voice, said before Thursday night's game with Utah State, I like Logan. No kidding, I like it here. Unlike their coach, Irvine seniors Tod Murphy and without any sarcasm. Johnny Rogers like Logan Actually, Murphy and Rogers have an affinity for the Aggies. Period. A month ago, in Irvine, the sterling senior tandem comwin bined for 50 points in the Anteaters resounding over Utah State. Thursday night, the two of them slacked off a little, scoring only 40 points between them as Irvine steamrollered by the beleaguered Aggies at The Spectrum, post-seaso- 6-- lOth-ranke- 96-8- 2 Cal-Irvin- 89-7- plained Mulligan, whose record at The Spectrum is now 5 "It worked except we thought they'd be in a man defense They went to a zone early and it's not as easy to " pound inside against the zone Really1 You couldn't prove it by the Ags' pathetic effort to stop the likes of Murphy (22 points and 11 rebounds) and 6 6 14 senior Troy Camion, who had a season-higpoints and four rebounds When they wanted the paint, they just pulled out a brush and covered the lane Then, there was the Rogers, a frisky redhead who's 15- - to be best shooter in college ball to the got You don't have to convince the Ags of that Rogers had 18 points on stuff) and addshooting Anteater carom advantage ed nine rebounds to a "Like USU, we just don't have the quickness it takes 2 . 20-fo- (long-distanc- e 44-3- l most of the time, so we have to depend on going to the boards hard." Mulligan assessed Really. Irvine tried to deliver the Ags this one on a silver platter, coughing up the ball 21 times, including 13 steals by the Aggies But 43 2 percent field goal shooting doomed the Ags for-"We had such a slow start from the field and then we could never find the rhythm," Tueller said When the Ags did find a spark, the Anteaters would douse the embers with bulls eye free throw shooting, a facet of the game UCI is noted for with its third place national ranking 15 charities Mulligan's crew ended with 32 more pit hes than the Ags got Irvine's convincing victory dampened another move up See Column 1 1 of-3- C-- or Hccordcrl Scores Sports Information 1 Call Call 2:17-200- I. or Section C Friday Morning January 31, 1986 Page 89-7- 9 al 2:i7-20- 2 1 Enduring Kelley Returns as King v W' w J Former Jazzman to Oppose Utah By Lex Hemphill Tribune Sports Writer The last time Utahns saw him, he was the Jazzs starting center. The SACRAMENTO KINGS At the Soil Palace, 7:30 p.m. next time they see him, it may only (570 AM) be in warmups. But they will see him. Probable Starters And thats the achievement of Rich Poi. Kingt, IS 29 Jan, F Adrlon Dantley, 29.4 Terry Tyler, 8.9 Kelley: that hes still making a living F Karl Malone, 14.7 Mark Olberdlng, 7.2 at this game, 11 years after leaving C LaSolle Thompson, 12.1 Mark Eaton, 8.5 Stanford with a degree in psychology G Rickey Green, 11.1 Regole Theus, 18.2 and with basketball ability that few G Bob Hansen, 10.3 Mike Woodson, 14.2 Remember the Kings? They're thought would carry him for so long Kings Glance rival of the Jazz, in the NBA. supposed to be an yet, with the season almost 60 percent completed, To measure how long the this Is their first Palace visit of the year. It also Is the Kings' first appearance here as representatives of Kelley has persevered, consider a Socramento. The Kings are assured of a winning few of his fellow memhove a record for the month d bers of the draft class of January, as atthey home Thursday night against Housafter losing 1975 the late Bill Robinzine, David ton. February looks even brighter for Phil Johnson's at home. The K ings Improved team eight out ot Thompson, David Meyers, Joe Bryrood record. come here with a ant, and Scott May, among others. The Jazz close out a trying JanuJazi Glance Kelley has outlasted them and many record for ary with this gome; they enter with a others. He recently played in his the month. This game also concludes a 800th NBA game, and only five other tiomestond, the Jazz's longest of the season, ond active players have appeared in that they need a victory to make It a winning one at home, where they hove played The Jazz are many. to 12 sellout crowds In 23 dates and have overoged When he returns to the Salt Palace 11,544 customers per gome. The Jazz practiced for about an hour Thursday, but Carey Scurry ond Fred Friday night with his sixth team, the Roberts didn't. In a gome before pracSacramento Kings, hell provide a tice, they collided and bumped heads, and both relive reminder that he is the Jazzs cuts over their right eyes. They quired stitches for own longevity leader, too. He is the will be able to play Friday. franchises career leader for games played (497) and rebounds, not to mention personal fouls. In the season of the Jazzs retirement of Pete Mar-avicries earlier in the season, has apNo. 7, there is still room for peared in only 27 of the Kings 46 some nostalgia for the returning Kelgames so far, meaning that this will be the first season since he entered ley, now the last of the old New Orleans Jazz still playing. the league that he wont play in as Im looking forward to it, said many as 70 games. He has played fewer minutes this year than has the Kelley earlier this week of his Utah Jazzs Steve Hayes. return. "I have a lot of good memories there. It's harder than I imagined it The most vivid memory would would be to play as little as I have have to be his part in the Jazzs vicand keep my concentration up, said tory in the fifth playoff game in HousKelley. ton last spring. Kelley helped win He was facing much the same situthat game. Then, after Mark Eaton ation in the first half of last season got hurt in that game, Rich went on to with the Jazz. He was getting miniserve as the teams starting center in mal playing time, when Jazz Coach the playoff series against Denver, Frank Layden all of a sudden decided leading the team in rebounding in to start him at forward one late Januthat series. It was an appropriate ary night against the Nets. Kelley reway for Kelley to finish his Jazz camained in the lineup for 28 games, reer. 3 during which time the Jazz were (8-- 6 in road games), reviving their Kelley knew those would be his last season. games in a Jazz uniform. He thought he was retiring, but he didn't want to There will be no such resurrection announce it because, as a free agent, this season, because Johnson is two-dee- p he wanted to keep open the possibility at both center (LaSalle Thompthat some team close to his Northern son and Joe Kleine) and strong forCalifornia home of Woodside would ward (Mark Olberding and Otis be interested in him. The Kings and But Kelley will still be earnThorpe). their coach, former Jazz assistant his keep trying to show rookie ing Phil Johnson, were. And so Kelley Kleine the NBA ropes. signed with Sacramento, and the His spirit and enthusiasm carried Jazz, knowing that Kelley would when he really didnt know what him probably retire before returning to was going on, said Kelley of Kleines him let go. Utah, adjustment to the pros. But the rookI really hadnt even thought about ie blues crashed in on him when the it until Phil called me up in July, first college season came to an end. said Kelley. Thats one of the reasons Phil brought And what did Johnson say he exme here: to stay with him and be with pected from him? him after practice and make sure he doesnt take it to bed with him and "Basically, exactly whats hes gotten," replied Kelley, which is conmope. Its a long year, and if youre tributing some sage advice and some young and youre talented, its a long career. You dont want to spoil it with good team spirit for the other guys, and some spot duty. a short view of life. on who It may be a long career ahead for spot. Kelley, Emphasis was hampered by some nagging inju- See C-- Column 1 Jazz Tonight KLUB-radl- o long-depart- first-roun- 9 Tribune Staff Photos by Tim Kelly Eagle forward Doug Morrison zips past sprawling Muskegons Gord Paddock on breakaway (above) and fires Golden 14-- 15-1- i puck into meshing for unassisted goal, while Lumberjacks goalie Michel Dufour (below) watches puck slide into net. Muskegon Humbles Golden Eagles, 6-- 3 Struggling Salt Lake Falls at Home Again By R.C. Roberg Tribune Sports Writer The Muskegon Lumberjacks continued to make life miserable for the Golden Eagles Thursday night. They got the break and capitalized on it, said Golden Eagles Coach Wayne Thomas in the aftermath of a 3 loss to the Lumberjacks before a Salt Palace crowd of 2,277. It markel the fourth straight loss for the Golden Eagles on home ice. Thomas had been hoping to open up a little breathing room in the standings during this homestand, but thus far the plan has backfired. Instead, the rest of the International Hockey Leagues Western Division is gaining ground on the second-plac- e Golden Eagles. Only two points sepae rate the Golden Eagles from Indianapolis. The break Thomas eluded to came with 3:35 to play in the game and the score tied Dave Michayluk stole the puck from Golden Eagles defenseman Kelly Elcombe and passed it to Todd Charlesworth, who was camped in the Golden Eagles swept a series. said the team played with Ley more restraint in killing off five Golden Eagle power plays, including two-ma- n one with a advantage. Coming into the game, the Lumberjacks had yielded 14 power-plagoals to the opposition in 30 chances. Thomas said he is still working on finding the solution to why the Golden Eagles havent been able to convert on their power plays. We played a little rusty at the start, said Thomas. He wasnt alone in his observation. which three-gam- e 6-- y Both Heinz and Muskegon fifth-plac- the goal-tend- Michel Dufour had troubles handling the puck. Heinz and Dufour were each beaten on the first two shots they faced. Wayne Groulx beat Heinz on a shot from the right point which seemed to dip under his catching glove. Heinz was beaten twice more in the opening period on shots from the slot. Scott Gruhl the IHLs leading with 37 rapped home his own rebound and Dennis Polonich beat Heinz with a wrister on a centering pass from Michayluk. d Dufour allowed goals to Todd Hooey and Scott MacLeod. It was MacLeods 33rd goal of the sea- slot. goal-scor- Charlesworth simply whistled the puck past Golden Eagle goaltender Rick Heinz for what proved to be the winning goal. Tim Hrynewich and Michayluk added empty-ne- t goals in the closing mineasthef lde i Eagp' r os ed to get b k into the game We were due, I guess, said Muskegon Coach Rick Ley. Ley was referring to the Lumberjacks last visit in er first-perio- son. All the d scoring came in a stretch of 8:09 before Heinz and Dufour settled down to the type of defensive hockey both are noted for. The Golden Eagles rallied to tie the first-perio- score at 3 when Doug Morrison scored on a breakaway after stealing the puck from the Muskegon defense. Both teams were content to play a game in strictly defensive-minde- d the final period before the Lumberjacks were able to pounce on the Salt Lake miscue. We were a little rusty at the start and got into thouble in the second and third periods, said Thomas. Thomas gambled by pulling Heinz for the extra attacker with a minute left in the game, only to see Hrynewich outduel a Golden Eagle defender for the puck and score. We took too many chances and got caught too much. Theyre a good counter attacking team. Not only did thr Golden Eagles lose for the ninth time in their last 13 games, but they perhaps lost the services of left wing Dave MacLean. MacLean was injured as the first period came to a close and was on crutches as he left the club's dressing room after the game. The injured was to his left knee. Brent Sapergia the IHLs sec Weber Athletic Director Speaks Special Language People and their ways: Comedian Norm Crosby was master of the malaprop. Weber State Athletic Director Gary Crompton is king of the The genuine and likeable Crompton doesnt mince words, he butchers them. During a casual conversation with the Wildcats head man, Garys Cromptonese would sound like the following: Dukes or Tics tickets to an athletic event. hotel or airline reservations. Rezies Uni team uniform. Farm his basketball coach Larry Farmer. Lar see above. Bucks contributions to athletic fund. his wife Carol. Flower me. Hoiby his school. The Weebs his assistant Richard Ordyna. Ordine his SID Brad Larsen. Lars Evie Wildcat Club Director Gary Evans. The Chaunts the fine women's dancing corps Chatonelles. , half-wor- - Spain play-by-pla- y man Don Spain-howe- At Weber State, its not what you say that counts, but only half of it. t Add Lar Farm. The only significant differences between Webers first-yehead basketball coach and his former mentor, John Wooden, is (1). Farmer is about a foot taller than the Hall of Fame former UCLA coach, and (2). Wooden is richer by almost 600 coaching victories. foot problems have held up now that he is with a championship-calibe- r team like the Boston Celtics instead of the lowly Los Angeles Clippers? I Will LaVell leave? Each December, ar Otherwise, there Is a great deal of similarity with the way Farmer manages his Wildcats and the way Wooden handled his Bruins. For instance, Weber State players are sequestered in an Ogden hotel the night before home games. Farmer says he uses this practice to avoid all distractions. Also, Farmer uses a low profile while dealing with his athletes. He does not scream at them. Furthej', Farmer believes the players' lockis private domain. Outsiders are not allowed to enter these quarters, and even the team trainer must knock on the door before er room he p u You might wonder whether today's athletes are pampered just a little. Final add on Jim McMahon. A week before the Super Bowl, his dad, Jim Sr., who still lives in Roy, boldly predicted the Bears would Do you ever recall Jimmy choking win, 35-in a big game? asked the father. In all my years in this business, Jim McMahon remains the most mentally tough athlete I have ever known. I How do you measure mental toughness? And how do you measure pain and its endur- ance? But isnt it remarkable how well Bill Wal ru- mors abound claiming BYUs LaVell Edwards is a candidate for another job. Radios Larry King especially has LaVell headed for every job which falls open. And every year, Edwards is back at his familar Cougar post. The closest Coach Edwards came and he admits that he was quite close to leaving Provo was immediately following the national championship season when the Detroit Lions offered him an open check, no holds barred deal. After much soul searching, Edwards turned down the tempting offer. And I still dont know why I did, he said. What perhaps is not generally known is that Coach Edwards is due to become president of his college coaching fraternity in a couple of years. Obviously, he is looking forward to that honor. Then a career decision might follow. I New England Coach Raymond scorer straight game didnt could enjoy. Everyone worked hard for this win. Muskegon raised its season record to and padded its Eastern Division lead over the Saginaw Generals to six points. The struggling Golden Eagles lead third-plac- e Milwaukee by a single adpoint and have a slim vantage over both Peoria and Indianapolis. Perhaps one of the most frustrated players recently has been player-coacBobby Francis. Francis has correctly measured the opposing goaltenders correctly in the last three games, only to see his shots hit the pipe. The two teams conclude their series Saturday in a 7:30 p.m. Salt Palace fray. two-poi- h Cromptonese tons r. missed his secwith a knee injury. The win was Muskegons 15th this season on the road, tops in the IHL. Its something Ley and his players take personal pride in. He said it was a win the players who scored and goals and those who g ond Berry's claim that 27 NFL teams may have a worse drug problem than his Patriots is a damaging indictment. Six or more Patriots are said to be abusers. There is a growing feeling that maybe a quarter of the team may be addicted. The memory of New England's woeful performance against the Bears is still fresh, and the credibility of the entire league is now threatened. How much longer will the public be asked to pay exorbitant prices to watch someones folly? Its obvious a mandatory drug testing program is in order. New Toronto Blue Jays Manager Jimy Williams has already gone the extra mile toward relations. A few weeks k ago, Williams and General Manager Pat flew to the Dominican Republic to watch infielder Damaso Garcia play. When I was named manager of the team, said Williams recently, Garcia asked me if I would someday come down to his native land and watch him play in the winter leagues. I told him 1 would. I know it meant an awful lot f hurt to him and a little p r player-manageme- Gil-lic- |
